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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
PREFACE. V of little importance. They indicate something of the character and stand- ing of the ancestor ; arid, being all that his descendants may ever be able to learn, it has been judged best to insert them. As to the later generations, it has been found both necessary and fitting to adopt a different course ; because no room could be found for the insertion of so many characters, and because all, of any consequence, are yet in the memory of the living ; to say nothing of the delicacy of discriminating among such a variety. of characters. Had the task been undertaken a few years sooner, before the decease of many aged persons, the account of the early generations might have been much more full. As it is, however, it may be deemed a benefit, by some of the descendants in future ages, that, by the assistance of the following pages, they can trace their descent from the first emigrant from England. Those of them, who shall take no interest in their ancestry, bending their whole energies to raise up other generations, will care nothing for this little book, or its author. But he has the proud consolation that they will have his testimony that they did not descend from him. The author has the satisfaction to believe that the two tables of the Graduates will be highly valued. They show, at a glance, all the generations, between each graduate and the common ancestor. They have been compiled with great care, and are believed to be free from error. If errors should be found elsewhere, as doubtless there will be, they must be imputed partly to the intrinsic difficulty of obtaining truth from imperfect sources, and partly to that liability to error, which the author inherits in common with the race. Should he be charged with having done too little omitting many branches, and noticing others but imperfectly, he will balance the account, by claiming credit for having done so much.
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Page 23 and 24: THIRD GENERATION. 17 are living in
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Page 27 and 28: THIRD GENERATION. 21 Elizabeth, who
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Page 31 and 32: JASON HAVEN 3 THIRD GENERATION. 25
Page 33 and 34: FOURTH GENERATION. 27 the birth of
Page 35 and 36: FOURTH GENERATION. 29 of Col. John
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Page 39 and 40: FOURTH GENERATION. 33 NATHANIEL APP
Page 41 and 42: FOURTH GENERATION. 35 has Elizabeth
Page 43 and 44: FOURTH GENERATION. 37 mouth. They h
Page 45 and 46: FOURTH GENERATION. 39 who died unma
Page 47 and 48: FOURTH GENERATION. 41 has one child
Page 49 and 50: FOURTH GENERATION. 43 tant town off
Page 51 and 52: FOURTH GENERATION. 45 LAWSON, who w
Page 53 and 54: FOURTH GENERATION. 47 of Sudbury, a
Page 55: FIFTH GENERATION. 49 erson, Charles
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