Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register

3. John, s. of Richard (1), m. Abigail Wood 22 July 1675, and had John, b. 20 July 1676; Abigail, b. 28 Nov. 1679, m. Capt. Samuel Frothingham of Chs. 23 Nov. 1708. John the f. was Selectman fifteen years, between 1695 and 1714, and d. 14 Oct. 1719, a. 66; his second w. Elizabeth survived him.

4. John, s. of John (3), In. Mindwell Parks 1 Nov. 1720, and had John, b. 18 Dec. 1720; Samuel, b. 26 Aug. 1722; Mary, b. 10 Mar. 1727-8; besides these were Abigail, who d. unm. 20 Oct. 1743; Jonathan, and Elizabeth, named in their father's will. John the f. d. between 7 Mar. and 9 July 1733; his w. Mindwell m. Joseph Fessenden 6 Dec. 1733.

5. John, s. of John (4), m. Sarah Chadwick 2 June 1743, and had Abigail, b. 18 Mar. 1743-4, d. 26 May 1744; Sarah, b. 30 July 1746; Susanna, b. 11 Mar. 1748-9; Abigail, b. 3 Ap. 1752; John, b. 1 Nov. 1754. John the f. d. and his w. Sarah administered 21 Feb. 1757.

Oliver, Thomas, an Elder of the First Church in Boston, came to New England 1631, and d. 1657. By his w. Ann, he had James; John; Peter; Samuel; Nathaniel, who was killed by the fall of a tree 9 Jan. 1632-3, a. 15; and Daniel.

2. John, s. of Thomas (1), grad. H. C. 1645, was a preacher at Winnisimmet (Chelsea) several years. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Newgate, and had John, b. 1638, d. 1639; Elizabeth, b. 28 Feb. 1640, m. Enoch Wiswall; Hannah, b. 1642, d. 1653; John, b. 2 Ap. 1644, res. in Boston; Thomas, b. 10 Feb. 1645-6. John the f. d. 12 Ap. 1646; his w. Elizabeth m. Edward Jackson of Cambridge 14 Mar. 1648-9, and d. 30 Sept. 1709, a. 92.

3. Peter, s. of Thomas (1), admitted freeman 1640, was an eminent merchant in Boston, where he d. 1670. He had sons Nathaniel, b. 8 Mar. 1652, a member of the Council of Safety 1689, d. in Boston 15 Ap. 1704, described in an obituary as ‘a principal merchant’ of Boston; Peter, b. 3 Mar. 1654-5, grad. H. C. 1675; James, b. 19 Mar. 1658-9; Daniel, b. 28 Feb. 1663-4. He had also dau. Sarah, who m. John Noyes; and another dau. Mary, who m. Deac. Nathaniel Williams of Boston, and was mother of Nathaniel, b. 25 Aug. 1675, grad. H. C. 1693, ordained in the College Chapel 1698, as an evangelist to preach the gospel in Barbadoes, but his health would not permit him to remain there; he returned and was master of the Grammar School in Boston, with Cheever, from 1703 to 1708, and sole master from 1708 to 1734; he also studied medicine with his uncle, Dr. James Oliver, and as stated in an obituary notice of him, ‘he continued to preach and practise physic as occasion required, through life’; he d. 10 Jan. 1737-8, a. 62.

4. Thomas, s. of John (2), m. Grace, dau. of Capt. Thomas Prentice, 27 Nov. 1667; she d. 30 Sept. 1681, a. 33, and he m. Mary Wilson 19 Ap. 1682. His chil. were Grace, b. 15 Nov. 1668, d. 16 Nov. 1680; Elizabeth, b. 11 Ap. 1670, d. 22 June 1674; John, b. 22 Nov. 1671, d. 20 Dec. 1673; Hannah, b. 16 Aug. 1674, prob. d. young; Thomas, b. 22 Aug. 1676, d. 22 May 1683; Samuel, b. 18 May 1679, d. young; John, b. 9 July 1683, d. 23 Sept. 1683; Nathaniel, b. 1 Feb. 1684-5; Mary, b. 20 Mar. 1687-8; Sarah, b. 14 Nov. 1690, m. Rev. Caleb Trowbridge of Groton 10 Mar. 1714; Abigail, b.——m. Benjamin Prescott of Groton 12 June 1718, and was mother of Col. William Prescott of Bunker Hill memory, and his brothers, James, Sheriff and Judge C. C. P., and Oliver, Judge of Probate for Middlesex County; Peter; Thomas, b. 17 July 1700, grad. H. C. 1719, a schoolmaster; Samuel, b. 12 Jan. 1702-3, d. unm. 2 Dec. 1729. Thomas the f. was brought here when a child by his mother, whom. Edward Jackson. He settled in that part of the town which now forms the westerly border of Brighton District, but retained his connection with the Church at Newton, of which he was a Deacon. He was Selectman of Camb. 1687, Representative 18 years, between 1692 and 1713, and Councillor 1715. He d. 31 Oct. or 1 Nov. 1715; his w. Mary survived.

5. James, s. of Peter (3), m. Mercy, dau. of Dr. Samuel Bradstreet, and