(14) IV. Capt. Benjamin Barrett, brother of the preceding, b. May 7, 1681, m. Lydia Minot [32—2] Jan. 3, 1705. He was a farmer, and lived in Concord, where James Barrett now (1847) lives, and where he d. of the pleurisy fever, Oct. 28, 1728, a. 47. His widow m. Samuel Stow. Mr. Barrett had the following children;

69—1Benjamin,b. Nov. 15, 1705,m. Rebecca Jones.(29)
70—2Thomas,b. Oct. 2, 1707,m. Mary Jones.(30)
71—3James,b. July 31, 1710,m. Rebecca Hubbard, Dec. 21, 1732.(31)
72—4Lydia,b. Aug. 2, 1712,m. Dea. Samuel Farrar, Jan. 31, 1732.(32)
73—5Rebecca,b. March 29, 1714,m. Elnathan Jones, Jan. 31, 1732. She d.Feb. 8, 1733, without issue.
74—6Timothy,b. Jan. 13, 1716,m. widow Dinah Witt, lived in Paxton, was adeacon, had one dau., Persis, b. Feb. 3, 1752, who m. Ithamer Bigelow ofShrewsbury, Feb. 16, 1769, had 7 children. Mrs. Barrett d. ab. 1754. Hewas afterwards twice m. but had no other children. He d. Jan. 4, 1800, a. 83.
75—7Mary,b. Dec. 27, 1717,d. without issue.
76—8Stephen,b. April 18, 1720,m. Elisabeth Hubbard, then widow Howe of Concord,and settled in Paxton. He left 3 sons and 1 daughter; Stephen, Israel,Benjamin, and Lydia. The sons removed to Whitestown near Utica, N. Y.,all married and had families. The dau. m. Israel Stone of Portland, andwent to Ohio. She had a large family.

(15) IV. Rev. Timothy Minot [34—4] gr. H. C. 1718, m. 1. Mary Brooks, who d. Feb. 15, 1760, a. 61, and "her name," says the record of her death, "is like precious ointment." His 2nd wife was widow Beulah Brown of Sudbury, who d. April 13, 1786, a. 92. He d. Nov. 30, 1778, a. 86. A biographical notice of this distinguished man is given in Shattuck's History of Concord, p. 244. He gr. H. C. 1718. His children were

77—1Timothy,b. April 8, 1726,m. Mary Martin.(33)
78—2Mary,b. Dec. 27, 1730,m. Tilly Merrick, July 30, 1752.(34)
79—3Stephen,b. Jan. 30, 1732, gr. H. C. 1751, was about to settle as a minister atPortland, but d. Sept. 3, 1759, a. 27.

(16) IV. Hon. James Minot [35—5] d. in Concord, Feb. 6, 1759, a. 64. He m. 1. Martha Lane of Billerica, Nov. 14, 1716. She d. Jan. 18, 1735, a. 40. He m. 2. Elisabeth Merrick of Brookfield, in 1736. She d. Jan. 26, 1746. He m. a third wife, but her name is not recorded. The following epitaph is copied from his gravestone in the "Hill Burying-Ground," in Concord; and tradition awards to him all the praise it pays to his distinguished character. He held a military commission thirty years.

Here lye the remains of Col. James Minott Esqr. who departed this life Feb. 6, 1759 in the 65th year of his age. He was of Honl. Descent, early improved & advanced in Civil and Military Affairs. Divers years Represented this Town at the General Court was a Justice of the Peace, and one of the Hon. His Majesties Council for many years, which Offices he Sustained until his death. In all which Stations and relations of life he behaved as the Christian, the Patriot, and the benevolent friend, and as he merrited so he was much loved and honored in his life and Lamented at his death. Memento mori.
'From death's arrest no age is free.'

The following were the children of Hon. James Minot, the first three by his first, and the last two by his second wife;

80—1John,b. Aug. 31, 1717,m. Sarah Stow, Jan. 26, 1744.(35)
81—2Rebecca,b. May 15, 1720,m. Benjamin Prescott, Aug. 12, 1741.(36)
82—3James,b. Jan. 20, 1726,m.(37)
83—4Martha,b. Feb. 1, 1738,m. Rev. Josiah Sherman, Jan. 24, 1757.(38)
84—5Ephraim,b. June 17, 1742,m. Abigail Prescott, Sept. 25, 1764.(39)

(17) IV. Capt. Daniel Adams lived in the south part of Lincoln, then within the limits of Concord, on the road from Waltham to Stow, where he d. Feb. 9, 1780, a. 90. He was the son of Joseph, and grandson of John Adams, one of the eight sons of Henry of Quincy. He m. Elisabeth Minot, [36—6] April 23, 1715. She d. Nov. 12, 1764, a. 67. They had the following children;