The genealogy of the descendants of Richard Haven, of Lynn ...

IV PREFACE.
Farmer's Genealogical Register, that " JOSEPH, the eldest son of
RICHARD HAVEN of Lynn, was one of the Jirst settlers in Fram-
ingham, and was the Grandfather of the Rev. SAMUEL HAVEN, D. D.
of Portsmouth" The same, in substance, had been stated in Lewis'
History of Lynn. Knowing that his Grandmother Stone was a sister of
Dr. Haven, he began searching the records of Framingham, and the other
towns, for the names of JOSEPH Haven, and his descendants. Two of that
name were found ; one of whom was the father, and the other the mater-
nal uncle of Dr. Haven. After much perplexity, and fruitless conjecture,
there was no reason to believe that JOSEPH Haven, the son of Richard, ever
came to Framingham ; no mention being made of him after his birth, at
Lynn, in 1649. In the search, however, it was ascertained, beyond doubt,
that three of his brothers, viz : JOHN, NATHANIEL and MOSES,
settled in Framingham ;
that JOHN and MOSES were the two Grand-
fathers of Dr. Haven ; and, that HANNAH HICHINS and MARY BAL-
LORD, of Lynn, were his two Grandmothers ; which is his full allowance,
whatever may have become of Joseph.
The tomb-stone of Joseph H. Esq. of Framingham, the father of Dr. H.,
shows that he was sixteen years old in 1714 ; and the Probate Records,
of that year, show that a guardian was appointed over " JOSEPH HAVEN,
aged 16, son of the late JOHN HAVEN, of Framingham" There is
much other evidence, ALL tending the same way. Among other things, it
will be seen that Joseph is the only son of Richard Haven, not mentioned
in his will.
Whether the method, which has been adopted, be original is unknown
to the author ;
so many generations.
he having never seen an attempt to trace both sexes through
It was found difficult to pursue any single branch,
without referring to a subsequent page, for a continuation. The next generation
will there be found. The reader may follow the references to the
succeeding generations, or proceed with the collaterals, as may be most
interesting to him. Such references, however, have been often dispensed
with ; mostly where the generations were few, and the numbers of each
small.
The small figures, placed after a name, denote the degree, or remove
from Richard, the common ancester. Thus, John 1
, Joseph 2
, Samuel 3
, D.
D., Nathaniel Appleton 4
, Nathaniel Appleton 5 . To prevent confusion, and
to enable the reader more easily to distinguish with the eye, the heads of
each branch are set in large capitals ; their children, with their husbands
or wives, in small capitals ;
and the grand-children in italics.
In regard to the first and second generations, a disposition was felt to
insert any facts, appearing on the records, though some of them may seem