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GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 183
His grandson Jakin, had two children by his first wife, Joseph
and Sarah; and by his second wife, two sons, Esaias and Moses,
and seven or eight daughters.
Joseph, his great-grandson, married Susannah Raymond, August
25th, 1748, daughter of Joshua Raymond, and had eleven children,
six sons and five daughters. The sons were William,
Joshua, Joseph, Seth, Ira, and Aaron. The daughters were Rebeckah,
Betty, Nancy, Susannah, and Deborah. He was an officer in
the expedition sent against the French Provinces in 1758, '9, and
kept a journal of the service, which was unfortunately lost in pulling
down the old family mansion, a few years since, which stood
on the spot where Dea. JohnBouton, his grandson, now resides.
William, the son of Joseph, the 5th descendant from the 1st John,
was married to Sarah Benedict, February 15th, 17G9, by whom he
had fourteen children, viz. Isaac (who died), Isaac, William, Betty,
Esther, Sally, Clara, Seth, Joseph, Susannah, John, Mary, Ann,
and Nathaniel.
Joseph, the son of Joseph, was killed at Red Hook in the revolutionary
war. Seth, his brother, was killed by falling from a tree.
Joshua listed in the army at the age of 14, as a drummer, was taken
prisoner, and kept on board a man-of-war till the peace, and arrived
home just in time to see his father before he died. He afterwards
followed the sea, and was a skilful and able captain.
The descendants of the fourteen children of William are very
numerous. See Appendix A.]— Commmvicated by S. W. Benedict.
John Bowten, the sonne of John Bowten, borne the
last day of September, 1659.
Mathewe Bowten, the sonne of John Bowten, borne the
24th of Desember, 1661.
Mstr Thomas Handforde/pastor to the church of Norwake,
tooke to wifFe the widow Mary married
unto his sayed wiiTe at Newe Haven, October the 22th,
1661.
Theophilus Handforde, sonne of mstr The. Handforde,
born in July, the 29th, 1662.
John Haite tooke to wiffe, INlary Lindall, the daughter of
Henry Lindall, deacon of the church of Newe Haven, late
deceased, the 14th of September, 1666.
John Haite, the sonne of John Haite, borne the 21th of
June, 1669.