FIRST GENERATION.
(2) I. Elder George Minot was the son of Thomas Minot, Esq., of Saffron-Walden, Essex, England, and was b. Aug. 4, 1594. He was among the first Pilgrim emigrants to Massachusetts, and the first settlers of Dorchester. His place of residence was near Neponset Bridge, and he owned the land which has been known as "Squantum." He was made a freeman in 1634, and represented the town in 1635 and 1636. He was a ruling elder in the church thirty years, and d. Dec. 24, 1671, in the 78th year of his age. He left a will, which is recorded in the Suffolk Records, Vol. VII. p. 189. The inventory of his estate amounted to £277. 7. 7. "His death," say the records, "was much lamented by the town, whose weal he sought and liberties defended." He was a cotemporary with Elder Humphrey; and it is said the following lines were once to be found on a gravestone in the ancient burying-ground in Dorchester:—
Here lie the bodies of Unite Humphrey and Shining Minot,
Such names as these, they never die not.
Mr. Minot's wife, Martha, d. in Dorchester, Dec. 23, 1657, a. 60. He left the following children;
| 2—1 | John, | b. April 2, 1626, | m. Lydia Butler, May 19, 1647. | (3) |
| 3—2 | James, | b. Dec. 31, 1628, | m. Hannah Stoughton, Dec. 9, 1653. | (4) |
| 4—3 | Stephen, | b. May 2, 1631, | m. Trucrosse Davenport, Nov. 10, 1654. | (5) |
| 5—4 | Samuel, | b. Dec. 18, 1635, | m. Hannah Howard, June 23, 1670. | (6) |