(37) V. Capt. James Minot [82—3] m. for his 1st wife Rebecca Stow of Merrimac, and for his 2nd wife, a daughter of Col. Blanchard of Tyngsborough. He d. Aug. 2, 1773, a. 47. She d. Feb. 9, 1767, a. 37. They had the following children, of whom I have not been able to obtain many particulars.

220—1 Rebecca,m. Isaac Newton;
221—2 Rachel,m. —— Anger and d. without issue;
222—3 Joseph,d. about 1776, a. 20;
223—4 James,d. about 1776, a. 18;
224—5 Sarah,m. —— Upton;
225—6 Hannah,m. Darly;
226—7 Elisabeth,m. Smith;
227—8 Martha,m. —— Squiers.

(38) V. Rev. Josiah Sherman, minister of Woburn, m. Martha Minot, [83—4] Jan. 24, 1757. A biographical notice of Mr. Sherman is in the American Quarterly Register, Vol. XI., p. 188. They had the following children, born in Woburn, and perhaps others.

228—1 Roger Minot Sherman,b. Dec.9, 1757,settled in Fairfield, Ct.
229—2 Martha,b. Dec.8, 1758.
230—3 Elisabeth,b. March26, 1761.
231—4 Mary,b. Feb.3, 1763.
232—5 Susanna,b. April7, 1765.

(39) V. Lt. Ephraim Minot, [84—5] d. in Concord, Sept. 30, 1794, a. 53. He was an officer, and was wounded in the battle of Princeton. He m. Abigail Prescott, who d. Feb. 27, 1825, a. 78. Their children were

233—1 Abel,b. July10, 1765,m. Lydia Shed. He d. in Lincoln, Aug. 6, 1809, having had 6 children.
234—2 Abigail,b. Jan.30, 1778,m. William Bowers, May 12, 1797.
235—3 Mary,b. Jan.10, 1781.
236—4 George,b. Jan.31, 1783.
237—5 Louisa,b. Feb.10, 1787.

(40) V. Capt. Daniel Adams [85—1] removed from Lincoln, the place of his birth, to Townsend, where he d. Oct. 10, 1795, in his 75th year. He represented the town in General Court, and held many important civil and military offices. He was thrice married. 1. To Kesia Brooks, daughter of Benjamin Brooks of Townsend, previously of Concord, March 1, 1744. She d. in childbirth, Aug. 21, 1754, having had 6 children, 5 of whom survived her. 2. To Mehitable Crosby of Townsend, by whom he had 10 children. She d. April 4, 1783, a. 49. 3. Widow Sarah Phelps of Lancaster, Jan. 30, 1784. His children were as follows;

238—1d. in infancy.
239—2 Daniel,b. July29, 1746,m. Lucy Taylor. May 21, 1772. He d. June 10, 1827, a. 80. She d. Sept. 12, 1836. He was father to Dr. Daniel Adams of Mont Vernon, author of several valuable school books.
240—3 Abner,b. Oct.22, 1748,m. 1. Mary Sawtell. 2. Sarah Sawtell.
241—4 Rebecca,b. July6, 1750,m. James Campbell, Dec. 21, 1769. He lived in Brookline, N. H. She d. at an advanced age, leaving several children.
242—5 Benjamin,b. Oct.15, 1752,m. Mary Stone of Ashly, July 16, 1778. He d. in Cavendish, Vt.; had 7 children, 4 sons and 3 daughters.
243—6 Ephraim,b. Aug.14, 1754,m. Lydia Knowlton, lived in Jaffrey, N. H. Had one child, who died without issue.
244—7 Kesia,b.m. John Sherwin. She d. May 25, 1782, a. 23, a few days after her marriage.
245—8 Elisabeth,b.d. unmarried, Jan. 9, 1782, a. 19.
246—9 Mehetabel,b.m. John Smith; lived in Brookline and had 4 sons and 2 daughters.
247—10 Mary,b.m. Dea. John Giles, May 6, 1789. He had been previously m.; and his first wife d. Oct. 17, 1788, a. 24, by whom he had 5 children. By his 2nd wife he had also 5 children. He d. Aug. 14, 1825, a. 62.
248—11 James,d. young.
249—12 Phebe,b. Dec.18, 1770,m. Solomon Jewett, lived in Townsend and had 4 children: Solomon, Phebe, Kesia, and Rozella.
250—13 James,b. April15, 1773,m. Sybel Gasset, lived in Townsend, and had 3 daughters.
251—14 Joseph,b.m. Polly Brooks. Two other children d. in infancy.

(41) V. Capt. Joseph Adams [87—3] d. in Lincoln, March 28, 1807, a. 83. He m. 1. Mary Eveleth of Stow, 1746. She d. July 10, 1791, a. 66, having had 11 children. He m. 2. Mrs. Priscilla Reed Martin, July 23, 1795. Children,

252—1 Mary,b. April29, 1747,d. Jun. 4, 1748, a. 1 y., 1 m., 6 d.
253—2 Joseph,b. Jan.4, 1749,m. Love Lawrence, Sept. 4. 1770. He was a physician; d. in England, Feb. 2, 1807, a. 58. He had 12 children. [303—2]
254—3 Charles,b. Nov.8, 1750,was a physician, and loyalist, d. at Annapolis in Nova Scotia.
255—4 Nathan,b. Nov.11, 1752,d. Aug. 11, 1756, a. 3 y., 9 m.
256—5 Mary,b. Oct.11, 1754,d. Aug. 17, 1756, a. 1 y., 10 m., 6 d.
257—6 Sarah,b. Sept.13, 1756,m. Robert Eames, Sudbury, Aug. 14, 1783.
258—7 Mary,b. July14, 1758,m. Elisha Wheeler, Sudbury, May 4, 1779.
259—8 Nathan,b, March1, 1760,m. Hannah McCarty, d. in Charlestown without issue, Sept. 25, 1830, a. 70.
260—9 Martha,b. July15, 1763,m. Dea. David Lawrence of Littleton, Dec. 23, 1790.
261—10 Daniel,b. April14, 1766,m. Sarah Goldthwait of Boston.
262—11 Love,b. March21, 1749,m. Henry Willard of Keene.