George's query on MERRIAM prompts me to put out what I have and hope someone can make some additions/suggestions ... while mostly MA, Jacob was the uncle of Hollis' Peter POWERS. Jacob and Daniel POWERS were brothers and Daniel my 5GGF is buried in Hollis. Jacob POWERS 15 Dec* 1678/9 Littleton-?? MA m Sarah MERRIAM c1684 Littleton MA . . Sarah POWERS 8 April 1705 Concord/Littleton MA-Bef 1799 m2 ?? aft 1704 m3 ?? aft 1705 m4(aft 1707) Edith Gould ADAMS 1 Dec 1683 Chelmsford MA . . . . Lydia POWERS 6 Oct 1713 Littleton-1807 . . . . Esther POWERS 13 Sep 171 . . . . Jonas POWERS Sr 19 Jul 1719 Concord MA-1755 near Canadian border in French/Indian War m(4 Dec 1739) Mary TRYON c1721 Middletown CT-1776 . . . . Edward POWERS 3 May 1725 Littleton MA-10 Nov 1790 Petersham Worcester Co MA m17 Mar 1748) Mary Nourse 10 Nov 1726-15 Aug 1782 Pat Powers Schlesinger New Hampton NH -ADAMS-BAKER-BATES-BEACH-BRADISH-BRANNELLY-CARTER-COE-DIX- FARMAN-HARLOW-HARNEY-HART-HINMAN-HOUGH-HUBBELL-JENKINS-KANE-MASON- MATHER-ORVILLE-PIKE-POWERS-REISINGER-RUPPERT-TRIDELL-SHEPARD-STEINMETZ- STRONG-SWEETMAN-VAUGHN-WHITCOMB-WINSHIP-WOOD-WETHERBEE: USA ======