Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Dea. Thomas Ensign (1431) & Elizabeth Wilder (1755)
3558. John Ensign. Born ca 1642 in Scituate, MA.154 John died in Rehoboth, MA on 26 Mar 1676.25

John was one of the heroes under Capt. Michael Pierce of Scituate, who fell when Capt. Peirce and nearly all of his men were slain in the Rehoboth battle in 1676, better known as the Pawtucket Fight, in which Capt. Peirce and more than 60 of his men were slain on 26 Mar 1676, the Sabbath.42

John succeeded to his father’s mansion.53
John married Elizabeth.

Although John’s wife Elizabeth is listed in various genealogies (such as the Jacob Turner’s 1852 Turner genealogy131) as Elizabeth Wade, a daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth, John’s wife, who is not mentioned in his will, is unknown.154 That Elizabeth Wade was married to Marmaduke Stevens by 1679, the year she was divorced from Stevens.
Their children include:
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Hannah Ensign (ca 1670-1 May 1729)
3559. Sarah Ensign. Born ca 1650 in Scituate, MA.154

On 3 Oct 1665 Sarah Ensigne, who was probably no older than 15 at the time, was convicted of ‘whoredom aggreuated with diuerse cercomstances’ and sentenced to be whipped (Plymouth Colony Records 4:106). On the same date Elizaeth Ensigne, widow, complained against Thomas Summers for £500 damage for “inticing and drawing away her daughter vnseasonably, and by vnlawfull meanes, against her will, and abusing her daughter.” The jury awarded her only 50s. and the cost of the suit (Plymouth Colony Records 7:126).154
Sarah first married Joseph Wade (4797) , son of Nicholas Wade (ca 1615-ca 1683) & Elizabeth Hanford (1887) (1621-9 Oct 1711). Born say 1649 in Scituate, MA. Joseph died in Rehoboth, MA in 1676.53

Joseph fell with Capt. Pierce in the Rehoboth battle, 1676.53
Sarah second married Thomas Mann, son of Richard Mann (-bef 16 Feb 1655/6) & Rebecca. Born on 15 Aug 1650 in Scituate, MA.52 Thomas died in Scituate, MA in 1732.326

Thomas was in the Rehoboth battle with Capt. Michael Peirce in 1676, and returned sorely wounded, one of the three survivors of the 15 Scituate men in that battle, and the only one whose name is known.42
Their children include:
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Josiah Mann (11 Mar 1679-1708)
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Thomas Mann (5 Apr 1681-)
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Sarah Mann (15 Nov 1684-)
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Mary Mann (15 Mar 1688-)
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Elizabeth Mann (10 Mar 1692-)
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Joseph Mann (27 Dec 1694-23 Feb 1753)
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Benjamin Mann (19 Feb 1697-)
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Ensign Mann (ca 1699-)
3560. Hannah Ensign. Born ca 1652 in Scituate, MA.154

Hannah was the mother of Thomas’s first three children, Silence, Jacob, and Joseph, and it is not known if she was the mother of Thomas’s later children.154

It’s been suggested that Thomas married second an Elizabeth Curtis. It’s not clear which Elizabeth Curtis that’s supposed to be or what the evidence is.
Ca 1670 Hannah married Thomas Wade (4796) , son of Nicholas Wade (ca 1615-ca 1683) & Elizabeth Hanford (1887) (1621-9 Oct 1711).154 Born say 1647 in Scituate, MA. Thomas died in Bridgewater, MA in 1726. Occupation: Carpenter.

Thomas’s will was signed 14 Mar 1725/6, proved 23 Nov 1726. In it, he mentioned his oldest son Joseph, daughter Sarah, son Thomas, daughter Rachel, daughter Hannah Lotrop wife of Edward Lothrop, son Ichabod (who was the sole executor), daughter Deborah Wade, son Moses Wade. Thomas didn’t mention a wife, nor his children of his daughter Silence Cole.
Their children include:
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Silence Wade (ca 1671-)
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Jacob Wade (13 Nov 1673-bef 1726)
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Joseph Wade (2 Feb 1675-27 Dec 1761)
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Sarah Wade (22 Sep 1678-)
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Ichabod Wade (ca 1685-1741)
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Moses Wade (ca 1685-1741)
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Thomas Wade (say 1689-22 Jan 1789)
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Deborah Wade (10 May 1691-)
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Rachel Wade (29 Jan 1692-)
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Hannah Wade (ca 1694-)
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