James — Josselyn. 355 



JAMES. 



The w. of Francis (II. p. 379 : 2) was Elizabeth Hiland, or Hyland, 

 before m'ge, as will be seen by the foil. Thomas Hiland of Scit. in 

 his will of Feb. 14, 1682, mentions, u iny grandson Philip James, son 

 of Francis James of Hingham," who is directed to pay certain funds 

 to " his mother, my daughter Elizabeth James." 



In the fam. of Thomas (II. p. 380 : 3), a dau. Margaret, was b. 

 March 19, 1715-16 ; so that Content, who was bt. Aug. 21, 1720, 

 should be No. viii. instead of vii. 



JOHNS. 



William, d. 4 June, 1663. 



JONES. 



Two bro's of the same Christian name are given in the fam. rec 

 of Robert (II. p. 387 : 1, v. and ix.), and are mentioned also in the 

 fa's will. A similar instance is noticed in the "New England His- 

 torical and Genealogical Register," Vol. iv. p. 257, concerning the 

 fam. of Humphrey Turner, whose sons John and John 2d were own 

 brothers. 



Marcy (inscription on gravestone II. p. 395), was a dau. of Solo- 

 mon and Mary (Winsor) Jones of Hull. 



Olive S., wid. of Moses (II. p. 392 : 18), d. 6 Dec. 1888, a>t. 70th yr. 



Sally (II. p. 394: iv.), d. 27 March, 1889, set. 78th yr. 



JOSSELYN. 



The foil, relating to Abraham Josselyn, bt. in Hing. Apr. 8, 1649 

 (II. p. 396 : ii. 1), and his w., is from " Notes on the Josselyn family, 

 of Massachusetts," by T. W. Harris, M. D., published in the " New 

 England Historical and Genealogical Register" of July. 1848, pp. 

 308-9 : 



" Abraham Josselyn of Lancaster, the oldest son of Abraham and Bea- 

 trice, wa% married at Lancaster to his wife Ann, on the 29th of the 9th month, 

 1672. . . . They had a daughter Beatrix or Beatrice, born on the 9th of the 

 3d month, 1674. This family came to a tragical end, as is related by Mrs. 

 Rowlandson (' Narrative '), the Rev. Timothy Harrington (' Century Sermon ' 

 at Lancaster), and Joseph Willard, Esq. ('Worcester Magazine') ; but hith- 

 erto the son has not been duly distinguished from his father of the same 

 name. 



" Early in the morning of the 10th of February, 1675-6, Lancaster was sur- 

 prised by a large number of Indians, who made their attack in five distinct 

 bodies and as many places, burning the houses in their way, and destroying 

 the people found therein. Some of the inhabitants, to the number of forty- 

 two, being mostly women and children, among whom were Abraham Josselyn 

 and his family, took shelter in the fortified house of the Rev. Joseph Row- 

 landson. This they defended upwards of two hours, during which time several 

 of them were killed by the bullets which were showered upon it. At length 

 the house was set on fire, and the people within were reduced to the sad ne- 

 cessity of either perishing in the flames or resigning themselves to the savages. 

 In their attempts to escape, all the men, save one, were slain ; many of the 

 women and children perished on the spot; and the rest, about twenty in num- 

 ber, were seized by the Indians and carried into captivity. Thus perished 

 Abraham Josselyn, as we are assured by Mr. Harrington. Mrs. Rowlandson, 

 who was one of the captives, met Mrs. Josselyn, about the 23d of February, 



