Penniman, Ezra, from Braintree, was a farmer, in the west part of the town, where Heman Ray now resides. He m. Lovisa Eager; their ch. were:—1. Lovisa, m. Uriah Merritt. 2. Abigail, m. Isaiah Howe; whose ch. were:—Sylvester, Almira and Franklin. 3. Benjamin. 4. Sarah, m. Jesse Hill; whose ch. were:—Joseph Milton, Sarah, Edwin, Calvin and Eliza. Her second husband was Benjamin Wood; whose ch. were:—Betsy, Amanda, Lowell, Oliver, George Franklin and Mary Ann. 5. Mary, m. Mr. Chevers. 6. Betsy, d. 7. Susan, m. I. Sumner Merritt; whose ch. were:—Simeon and Ezra. 8. Tabitha, m. Granville Williams. Her second husband was Mr. Bacon. Mr. Penniman d. in 1823.
Putnam, John, from Danvers, was a farmer, in the east part of the town. He m. Anna Penniman; their ch. were:—1. John. 2. Amasa, m. Mary Temple; whose ch. were:—Amasa, Mary Temple, Lucy, Martha Barker, Nancy, Sarah W. and Betsy Heywood. 3. Nancy, m. Joseph Whitney; whose ch. were:—Ivers, Eliza and Caroline. 4. Elijah, m. M. Elmira Bancroft; whose ch. were:—Mary E., Viola and William. 5. William, m. Mary Ann Flood; whose ch. were:—Mary Ann, Emeline, Louisa, William Elijah, Lucy Adalaide, James Amasa and Ivers John. Mr. Putnam's age was 77.
Pratt, Aaron, resided in the south-east part of the town. He m. Betsy ———; their ch. were:—1. Aaron. 2. Betsy. 3. Mercy. 4. John. 5. Lovisa. 6. Susanna. 7. William, m. Sarah Matthews; whose ch. were:—Aaron, Otis, Sarah, Joel, William, Walter and Eliza. 8. Russel, m. Ann Wheeler; whose ch. were:—John, Henry and Charles. Mr. Pratt d. in 1812.
