A LIST OF THOSE FAMILIES 



BEARING 



THE CURTIS, CURTISS, CURTICE NAMES 



That Settled in New England Prior to 1700 



DEODATE CURTIS 1 settled in Braintree, Mass., about 1643 ; m. 

 , and had son Solomon ; m. 2d, Rebecca , 



and had Ruth, b. Braintree, Mass., Jan. 8, 1648. 



ELIZABETH CURTISS, mother of John and William Curtiss, of 

 Stratford, Conn. See page i. 



FRANCIS CURTIS settled in Plymouth, Mass., in 1671 ; m. Han- 

 nah, d. of John Smith, of Plymouth, Mass., Dec. 28, 1671. 



They had children : — 



i. John, b. Plymouth, Mass., July 16, 1673. 



ii. Benjamin, b. Plymouth, Mass., Aug. 11, 1675; m. Mary, d. of 

 Nehemiah Besse, of Sandwich, 1700. 



iii. Francis, b. Plymouth, Mass., April , 1679 ; m. Hannah Bos- 

 worth, of Plymouth, Mass, in 1700. 



iv. Elizabeth, b. Plymouth, Mass., June 15, 1681. 



V. Elisha, b. Plymouth, Mass., March , 1683; m. Amy West. 



vi. Ebenezer, b. Plymouth, Mass ; m. Mary, d. of Hezekiah Pinkham, 

 of Plymouth, Mass., 1710; m. 2d, Martha, d. of John 



Doty, of Plymouth, Mass., 1718. 



GEORGE CURTIS settled in Boston, Mass., where he was made a 

 freeman May 13, 1640. He was a servant to Mr. John Cotton. 

 Dec. 30, 1640, he was granted land for two heads. 



' As far as possible the compiler has adopted that spelling of the name in each instance which 

 appears on the earliest records. 



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