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Emery, who was born soon after 1600, in
Romsey, Hants, England, second son of
John and Agnes Emery. With his elder
brother, John Emery, who was born in
1598, he came in the ship "James," which
landed at Boston, June 3, 1635. After a
short residence at Newbury, he removed
in 1646 to Dover, New Hampshire,
whence he removed in 1649 to tnat part
of Kittery, Maine, which is now Eliot.
His residence in Dover was at Dover
Point, where he kept an ordinary, was
selectman of the town in 1644 and 1648.
Near the close of the latter year, he purchased
a house and lands in Kittery, but
continued to reside in Dover until the
next year, when he served as grand juror
in that town. In Kittery he received four
grants of land, served as selectman and
constable. In 1660 he sold his property
in that town and removed to Portsmouth,
Rhode Island, where he was made freeman,
September 29, of that year, held
various offices, and was deputy to the
General Court in 1672. The last record
of him is in 1680, when he deeded some
land to a daughter. He was accompanied
from England by his wife, Frances, who
was the mother of James Emery, born
about 1630, in England. He had grants
of land in Kittery in 1653, 1656, 1659, and
1671, was selectman eight years, deputy
two years, and filled various other offices.
He was a man of large frame, weighing
more than three hundred and fifty pounds,
and no carriage made in his day could
carry his weight. When he made a trip
to Boston, he was accustomed to ride in
a chair placed in an ox cart drawn by a
pair of steers. During his last years he
resided at Dedham, Massachusetts, and
died before 1714. His wife's baptismal
name was Elizabeth, and their fifth son,
Joseph Emery, born 1670, resided in Berwick,
Maine, was a deacon in 1717, and
ruling elder in 1735, held many civil
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offices, was selectman three years, and
died between February 6, and December
26, 1738, leaving an estate valued at five
hundred and nineteen pounds and ten
shillings. He married, April 6, 1696,
Charity Nason, daughter of Jonathan and
Sarah (Jenkins) Nason, granddaughter of
Richard and Sarah Nason, who came
from Stratford-on-Avon, the home of
Shakespeare. She died between 1748 and
1752. Her fifth son, Jabez Emery, bap-
tized July 13, 1718, settled in that part of
Wells, Maine, which is now Kennebunk,
and died May 19, 1790. He married, February
6, 1745, Elizabeth Butler, probably
the eldest child of Moses and Mercy
(Wentworth) Butler, of Kittery, baptized
September 2, 1727. Her fourth son, Isaac
Emery, born April 22, 1756, in Kenne-
bunk, lived in that town, where he was a
merchant and importer, and died June 14,
1826. He married, May 15, 1783, Eunice
Perkins, born March 6, 1761, died August
20, 1834. Her second son, Benjamin
Emery, born February 26, 1793, in Kennebunk,
died there, July 20, 1871. He married,
October 5, 1817, Sally Towne, and
their third daughter, Sarah F. Emery,
born April 25, 1828, became the wife of
Cornelius Wilson, of Biddeford, Maine.
Their son, Edward Everett Wilson,
born about 1855, in Biddeford, Maine,
married Annie Elizabeth Hawks, a de-
scendant of John Hawks, who was in
Windsor, Connecticut, as early as 1640;
there his name appears as Hake. In 1659
he removed to Hadley, Massachusetts,
being one of the first settlers of that
town, and was buried there June 30, 1662.
His widow, Elizabeth, married Robert
Hinsdale, died September 29, 1685. Their
fourth son, Eliezer Hawks, born Decem-
ber 20, 1655, was one of the first settlers
of Deerfield, where he was deacon of the
church, very prominent in town affairs,
and served continuously in some official