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     Jonathan Bancroft was born on 28 October 1675.¹ He died in 1675.¹

     Sarah Bancroft was born on 28 December 1676.¹ She married Abraham Bryant, son of Abraham Bryant and Mary Kendall.¹
     She joined the First Parish Church in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, on 3 July 1684 ("3-5-1685").¹ She and Abraham had the following known children: Mary (b 13 March 1695/96), Sarah (b 12 May 1698), Abraham (b 7 June 1700), Jonathan (b 25 April 1706, d 1 June 1708), Jonathan (b 11 October 1708), Samuel (b 17 October 1710, d 20 November 1710), Ebenezer (b 24 May 1712).¹

     Abraham Bryant was born on 14 February 1671.¹ He married Sarah Bancroft, daughter of Thomas Bancroft and Sarah Poole.¹ He died on 3 July 1714 at age 43.¹
     He and Sarah had the following known children: Mary (b 13 March 1695/96), Sarah (b 12 May 1698), Abraham (b 7 June 1700), Jonathan (b 25 April 1706, d 1 June 1708), Jonathan (b 11 October 1708), Samuel (b 17 October 1710, d 20 November 1710), Ebenezer (b 24 May 1712).¹

     Mehitabel Bancroft was born on 1 February 1678.¹ She married Jonathan Parker, son of John Parker and Hannah Kendall, on 2 January 1699/0.^1,2 She died on 18 July 1703 at age 25.¹
     She joined the First Parish Church in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, on 6 September 1691 ("6-7-1691").¹ She and Jonathan had one known child, Mehitabel (b 12 July 1703, d 25 July 1703).¹

     Jonathan Parker was born on 18 July 1681.¹ He married first Mehitabel Bancroft, daughter of Thomas Bancroft and Sarah Poole, on 2 January 1699/0.^1,2 He married second Barbara Elsetey on 15 October 1706.¹
     He and his first wife Mehitabel had one known child, Mehitabel (b 12 July 1703, d 25 July 1703).¹ He and his second wife Barbara had nine children.¹

     Jonathan Bancroft was born on 4 October 1681.¹ He married Sarah (?).¹ He died on 28 January 1703 at age 21.¹

     Sarah (?) married Jonathan Bancroft, son of Thomas Bancroft and Sarah Poole.¹

     Raham Bancroft was born on 14 February 1684.¹ He married first Abigail Eaton, daughter of Jonas Eaton and Hannah Mason, on 12 December 1708.¹ He married second Ruth Kendall, daughter of Samuel Kendall and Mary Locke, on 21 June 1729.¹ He died on 5 September 1758 "of fever" in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, at age 74.¹
     He served as selectman in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, in 1726, 1733, 1743, and 1749.¹

     Judith Bancroft was born on 7 March 1687/88.¹ She married David Parker on 22 November 1709.^1,2

     David Parker married Judith Bancroft, daughter of Thomas Bancroft and Sarah Poole, on 22 November 1709.^1,2

     Samuel Bancroft was born on 13 December 1691.¹ He died on 27 January 1691/92.¹

     Samuel Bancroft was born on 26 December 1693.¹ He married first Sarah Lampson, daughter of Samuel Lampson and Mary Nichols, on 26 November 1713 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He married second Sarah Leathe on 22 August 1733.¹ He married third Mehitable Fitch on 24 August 1761 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He died on 13 July 1772 at age 78.¹ He was buried near the First Congregational Church in Wakefield, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     He served as commander of the Reading infantry, the fourteenth person to do so.¹ He served as selectman in 1730, 1738, 1740, 1747, and 1753, and was a representative from Reading to the Massachusetts General Court in 1740, 1744, 1769, and 1771.¹ He died intestate, and his son Samuel Bancroft, Jr., was named administrator of his estate, which was inventoried at £50.¹
     He and his first wife Sarah had the following known children: Samuel (b 21 July 1715, d 15 November 1782), William (b 13 February 1716/17), Edmund (b 17 December 1718, d 8 September 1740), Nathaniel (b 17 March 1720), Sarah (b 6 February 1721/22), Jacob (b 10 September 1723, d bef 3 October 1754), Jeremiah (b 27 July 1725, prob d bef 26 March 1759), Caleb (b 17 June 1731, d 11 March 1816).^1,2

     Elizabeth Bancroft was born on 22 June 1696.¹ She married John Lampson, son of Samuel Lampson and Mary Nichols, on 26 November 1713.¹
     She joined the First Parish Church in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, on 28 September 1713.¹

     John Lampson was born on 12 August 1686 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He married Elizabeth Bancroft, daughter of Thomas Bancroft and Sarah Poole, on 26 November 1713.¹

     Mary Webster was born on 18 May 1679 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^1,2 She married Thomas Bancroft, son of Thomas Bancroft and Sarah Poole, on 1 August 1694.¹
     She and Thomas had the following known children: Thomas (b 8 April 1696, d 16 November 1683), Joseph (b 1698, d 15 August 1733), Benjamin (b 6 May 1701, d 21 July 1787), Jonathan (b 30 January 1703, d 29 July 1703), Jonathan (b 15 February 1704, d 19 October 1732), Edmund (b 13 June 1709, d 3 July 1709).^1,3,2

     Abigail Eaton was born in 1688.¹ She married Raham Bancroft, son of Thomas Bancroft and Sarah Poole, on 12 December 1708.¹ She died on 26 March 1728.¹ She was buried near the First Congregational Church in Wakefield, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹

     Ruth Kendall was born on 30 March 1692 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She married Raham Bancroft, son of Thomas Bancroft and Sarah Poole, on 21 June 1729.¹ She died on 17 September 1758 at age 66.¹