Earliest known ancestor, David Hayes, married Rachel Dean 1789 in Cornwall, Connecticut. He was born ca. 1768 in England, and died in Canfield, Ohio in 1847. He moved from Cornwall to Bristol, Vermont in 1796. Around 1810 they moved to Canfield, Ohio area with Benjamin Dean and William Dean, who were Rachel's father and brother.

Chiefly, a record of nine generations of descendants of Matthias St. John, Sension, or Sention who was born in England, came to Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1631-32, and was made a freeman there, on September 3, 1634. Matthias moved to Windsor, Connecticut in 1640. In 1654 he moved to Norwalk, Connecticut. Matthias and his wife, who's name is unknown, had at least four children. Matthias died in October or November 1669.

"Edmund Lockwood, son of Edmund and Ales (Cowper) Lockwood bp. 9 feb. 1594 at Combs, co. Suffolk, England D. before 3 March 1634/35 at Cambridge, Massachusetts."--P. 8. He was married twice, the name of his first wife is unknow. He married Elizabeth Masters, daughter of John Masters in about 1631. ( After Edmunds death she married Cary Latham). Their son, also named Edmund, was born about 1625 in England and died 31 January 1692/93 in Stamford,...

William Gerrish was born 20 August 1617 in Bristol, Somerset, England. His parents were John Gerish and Anne. He marrried Joanna Lowell, daughter of Percival Lowle, in 1645 in Newbury, Massachusetts. They had ten children. Elizabeth Gerrish, who married Walter Price (1613/14-1674), was probably William Gerrish's sister. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Massachusetts and Maine.

Chiefly a record a record of seven charter members of New Holderness, New Hampshire, William Cox, Charles, Cox, John Cox, Edward Cox, Joseph Cox, William Cox, Jr., and Charles Cox, Jr. Includes some descendants of these men. Descendants lived in New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Connecticut, Maine, Washington, Canada and elsewhere.

Henry Dow (1605-1659) was a descendant of Joseph Dow (d.1561) of Tylner, Norfolk County, England. Henry married widow Joan Nudd (widow of Roger Nudd), and immigrated in 1637 to Watertown, Massachusetts. They moved to Hampton, Massachusetts in 1644. Thomas Dow (d.1654) immigrated from England to Newbury, Massachusetts in 1639. There were also five other immigrant Dow individuals whose posterity is traced in this work (see p. 770 in v. 4 for a listing...

William Hartwell (1613-1690) was born in Kent, England. He settled at Concord, Massachusetts, probably in 1636. He was the father of two sons and three daughters. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Illinois, California, Missouri, Minnesota, Texas, Michigan, Alabama, Idaho, Washington, Canada and elsewhere.

Details as to the country of origin (possibly England), parentage, date of arrival in America etc., for William Johnson of Charlestown, Massachusetts are uncertain. However, amid the uncertainty surrounding the early life of William Johnson, the author of this book, Eleanore Johnson Baker, states there are some facts that are known about him. "On January 3, 1634 the selectmen of Charlestown assessed him for several parcels of land. This must indicate...

"Aaron Denio born Dec. 26, 1704 at Boucherville, P. Q. d. at Greenfield, Mass. Apr. 29, 1780, made his will Apr. 5., 1774, m. July 8, 1730 Anna Coombs, b. Feb. 11 (or 17) 1711 at Northampton, Mass. dieP at Greenfield, Apr. 5 1774."--P. 52. Their children were born at Deerfield, Massachusetts. He also served in the military. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, New York, Wisconsin, Michigan, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Nevada and elsewhere.

Gerret Gerretse Dorlandt, son of Jan Gerretse Dorlandt, was born in 1655 in Brooklyn, New York. He married Cornelia DeBeauvoice in 1682. He married Gertrude Aukes Van Nuys in 1684. They had seven children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in New York.