Pane-Joyce Genealogy
William Curtis (16161) & Rachel Stodder (28546)
34017. John Curtis. Born on 16 Apr 1708 in Scituate, MA.52

The town record for John’s birth calls him John son of William Jr. (s. John) and Rachell, but the church records calls him John son of Wm. and Elizabeth. This may be a confusion of two different John Curtises.
34018. Rachel Curtis. Born on 4 Jul 1710 in Scituate, MA.52 Rachel died in Scituate, MA, on 3 May 1711.52
34019. Samuel Curtis. Born 20 Mar 1711/2 in Scituate, MA.52 Samuel died in Scituate, MA on 9 Aug 1715.52
34020. Rachel Curtis. Born on 29 Jul 1712 in Scituate, MA.47 Rachel died bef 1717.
34021. William Curtis. Born on 28 Sep 1714 in Scituate, MA.52
On 14 Nov 1738 when William was 24, he married Martha MacFarland (24460) , daughter of John MacFarland (17732) (7 Mar 1673/4-) & Martha Barstow (9443) (1678-), in Pembroke, MA.395
Their children include:
44163i.
Rachel Curtis (4 Sep 1739-)
44164ii.
Capt. William Curtis (28 Aug 1742-11 Oct 1821)
44165iii.
Elizabeth Curtis (21 Dec 1744-)
44166iv.
Noah Curtis (27 Aug 1750-)
44167v.
Abel Curtis (10 Aug 1752-)
44168vi.
Martha Curtis (4 Apr 1754-)
34022. Rachel Curtis. Born on 6 Jun 1717 in Scituate, MA.47
On 25 Apr 1737 when Rachel was 19, she married Nehemiah White (53352) , son of Eleazer White (8 Nov 1686-) & Mary Doggett (36665) (26 Apr 1687-), in Scituate, MA.52 Born on 14 Jan 1713 in Marshfield, MA.280 Nehemiah died ca 1770.

Nehemiah was of Marshfield when he married Rachel.52
34023. Samuel Curtis. Born on 4 Jan 1719 in Scituate, MA.52

In the town records in order to distinguish this Samuel Curtis from several other Samuel Curtises, he is called Samuel son of William, as he is called in the birth records of his children with both his wives Eleanor and Rhoda.

Successive lines from the town records on page 68:
    Elener Curtis Daughter of Sam^l Curtis & Elener his wife was Born Septem^r y^e 14^th 1751
    Samuel Curtis Son of Sam^l Curtis & Elener his wife was Born June y^e 13^th 1754
    Charles Curtis Son of Sam^l Curtis & Elenor his wife was born August ye 14^th 1757
    Elener Curtis Daughter of Sam^l Curtis & Elenor his wife was born Nov^r ye 21 1761
    William Curtis Son of Samuel Curtis & Rhoda his wife was born Nov^r ye 1^st 1771
    Rachel Curtis Daughter of Sam^l Curtis & Rhoda his wife was born Jany 28^th 1774
    George Curtis Son of Sam^l Curtis & Rhoda his wife was born Augst [24] 177[6]
    (Note this Samuel Curtis was son of William [can’t read words])
    Molly Vinal Curtis Daughter of Sam^ll Curtis & Rhoda his wife born May y^e 3 : 1780
    Lucy Curtis Daughter of Samuel Curtis & Rhoda whis wife born June y^e 23 : 1783
    see p. [82?]
On 6 Nov 1750 when Samuel was 31, he first married Eleanor Prouty in First Parish Church of Scituate.52 Born ca 1730. Eleanor died in Scituate, MA on 20 Apr 1766.52 Buried in Fairview Cemetery, Scituate Center. Marriage intention published on 6 Jan 1749 at Scituate, MA.52

Eleanor died in her 36th year.
Their children include:
51203i.
Eleanor Curtis (Died young) (14 Sep 1751-)
51204ii.
Capt. Samuel Curtis (13 Jun 1754-15 Jan 1803)
51205iii.
Charles Curtis (14 Aug 1757-)
51206iv.
Eleanor Curtis (21 Nov 1761-)
On 31 Aug 1769 when Samuel was 50, he second married Rhoda Vinal in First Parish Church of Scituate.52
Their children include:
51207i.
Rhoda Curtis (ca 1770-)
51208ii.
William Curtis (1 Nov 1771-)
51209iii.
Rachel Curtis (28 Jan 1774-)
51210iv.
George Curtis (24 Aug 1776-)
51211v.
Molly Vinal Curtis (3 May 1780-)
51212vi.
Lucy Curtis (23 Jun 1783-)
34024. Elizabeth Curtis. Born on 18 Nov 1722 in Scituate, MA.52
On 18 Oct 1744 when Elizabeth was 21, she married David Studley (41049) , son of David Studley (21279) (19 Jan 1696/7-) & Susanna Vinton (ca 1696-), in Scituate, MA.52 Born on 12 Nov 1720 in Scituate, MA.52

From Deane’s History of Scituate:53
    David [Studley], jr. married Elizabeth Durtis 1744. His children, Mercy 1745, David 1748, William 1752, Elizabeth 1754, Amiel 1757, John 1760. William is now [1831] living, whose sons are William and Amiel.
Their children include:
51213i.
Mercy Studley (4 May 1745-5 Aug 1819)
51214ii.
David Studley (13 Oct 1748-)
51215iii.
William Studley (6 Feb 1752-23 Aug 1833)
51216iv.
Elizabeth Studley (13 Oct 1754-)
51217v.
Ammiel Studley (18 Jul 1757-)
51218vi.
John Studley (20 Feb 1760-30 Nov 1843)
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