On 1 Oct 1754 when Amos was 26, he married Ruth Newhall (39333) , daughter of Capt. Benjamin Newhall (36116) (5 Apr 1698-5 Jun 1763) & Elizabeth Fowle (19981) (9 Aug 1699-28 Jan 1760), in Lynn, MA.228 Born 13 Jan 1728/9 in Lynn, MA.228 Ruth died on 1 Mar 1787.227

Children of Amos and Ruth (Newhall) Breed:
    i. Amos, b. 31 Aug 1755, d. 1775;
    ii. Elizabeth, b. 7 Jun 1758, d. 2 Jul 1827, m. 16 July 1778 Zaccariah Atwill (b. 9 Oct 1755, d. 6 Nov 1836, son of William & Lydia (Hicks) Atwill);
    iii. Aaron, b. 7 Mar 1761, d. 23 Dec 1817, m. 1st 2 Oct 1781 Sarah Atwill (b. 24 Jun 1764, d. 26 Dec 1804, sister of Zaccariah who m. Arron’s sister Elizabeth), m. 2nd 10 Nov 1805 Mrs. Mary (Kemp) Filebrown (d. 30 Apr 1841, dau. of Lieut. Levi & Rebecca (Nevers) Kemp of Groton, MA, widow of Jonas Filebrown);
    iv. Benjamin Newhall, b. 11 Aug 1763, d. 16 Feb 1847, m. 14 Oct 1787 Ann Parrott (b. 31 Mar 1765, d. 8 Jan 1841, dau. of Daniel & Rebecca (Ingalls) Parrott) resided at New Haven, CT, and Lynn;
    v. Theophilus, b. 11 Aug 1765, d. 21 Mar 1854, m. 27 Mar 1793 Theodate Purinton of Kensington, NH (b. 31 May 1766, d. 17 Mar 1853, dau. of Jonathan & Elizabeth (Chase) Purinton);
    vi. William, b. 3 Feb 1767, d. 17 Feb 1767;
    vii. James, b. 15 Jul 1768, d. 19 Jun 1853, m. 19 Sep 1798 Phebe Nichols of Berwick, ME (b. 2 Dec 1770, d. 16 Jan 1863, dau. of David and Phebe (Chase) Nichols of Swansea, MA); and
    viii. Mary, b. 16 Jan 1771, d. 22 Mar 1804, m.19 Mar 1789 Ezra Allen (b. 24 Apr 1766, d. 25 Feb 1847, son of Ezra & Lucy (Bennett) Allen).227