2 Perhaps Samuel b. 13 Apr. 1721, or John b. 24 Nov. 1720, or his older brother Allen b.

3 April, 1719.

3 See Harvard Register, vol. i. p. 293.

4 See Perkins's Life of Copley, p. 28; also Biog. by J. T. Hosmer in Amer. Statesman Series. 5 See Sabine, i. 227. 6 Sprague's Annals, i. 455.

7 Perhaps Benjamin b. 2 Dec. 1721, or Francis his bro. b. 18 Jan. 1723.

8 Merchant and loyalist, and was alive in 1782. 10 Died before 1791.

11 Sprague's Annals, v. 110. 18 Private Secretary of Gov. Belcher. Died before 1776. 14 See Curwen, p. 624.

9 Died before 1764. 12 Ibid. i. 350.

15 Sprague's Annals, i. 419, note.

1 Sprague's Annals, i. 440; Perkins's Life of Copley, p. 45.

2 Sprague's Annals, i. 313, note.

8 Ibid. v. 506, note, and Perkins's Life of Copley, p. 53; Sabine, i. 419. b. 2 Feb. 1824. 4 See Sabine's American Loyalists.

The names of the last six classes are here placed in the order in which they stood upon the School records at the times when these scholars left.

СНАРТER II.

1734-1774.

THIS chapter, as stated in the edition of 1847, was originally made up from the manuscript Catalogue of Master Lovell, written out by Master James Lovell, which was very imperfect, giving in most instances only the surnames of the boys. Many names were supplied in that Catalogue, (as is stated in its preface,) from the memory of gentlemen then living, who had been pupils of the School. In preparing the present edition, the Committee has consulted such genealogical publications as are now accessible, most of them compiled since 1847, which give the history of families represented here by surnames only. The result has not been as great as was expected or hoped; but a few names have been ascertained of boys whose connection with the School is undoubted. These names have been inserted in the text, with references to the sources whence they have been derived. Sabine's Annals of the Loyalists of the American Revolution have furnished a few more names, some of which seem probable, and one or two certain pupils.

Of

The Records of Births in the Town of Boston, between the years 1720 and 1780, have been examined carefully, and some names ascertained beyond question; while in other cases the names of two or more boys have been found who were of suitable age to have entered the School at the time their names appear on the list. these last, all the names have been given, in the hope that, in some instances, there may be relatives still living, who, from their knowledge or family papers, can give us authentic information, that such boys either could not have gone to the School, or undoubtedly did go. It will be as valuable to the Committee to know certainly that a boy did not go to the School, so that his name can be stricken out, as that he did go, so that it can be retained, since such elimination renders it more probable that the boy left was the pupil of the School.

It was impossible for the Committee to make an exhaustive examnation of the list of deaths; so that it is possible, in cases where more than one name has been given to supply a vacancy, that one of the boys may have died in infancy, and so could not have entered

the School in the year supposed; information of that fact in relation to any one, by again increasing the possibility of elimination, would add to the certainty in regard to those left.

The rule adopted by the Committee has been, that any boy who by the Town Records was about nine years of age, or in his ninth year, at the time the name appears on the Catalogue, is probably the boy who entered, and the Christian name found in the Records is accordingly given in the text, with a query (?), and the date of his birth in a foot note. When the boy is found to have been a year or two older or younger at that time, he is regarded as possibly a pupil of the School, and his Christian name is given, with a ? and (? ‡) ; where there are two or three names, either of which might be the boy, the most probable name is given in the text, with a ? and ‡, and the other names in a foot note.

The Committee feels justified in this decision, because it is found by Mr. Hunt's Catalogue, where he puts down in many cases the ages of the boys on entering, that they sometimes entered the School when only five years old, while in others they were even fifteen or

over.

Whenever a boy appears to have been born in Boston about nine years or less before the name appears on our Catalogue with the surname only, and about ten years later the same name appears in the Harvard or Yale Catalogues, with a Christian name corresponding with that on the Town Records of Birth, the Committee has had no hesitation in deciding that that name should be inserted in our lists as undoubtedly our boy. Whenever there is evidence that one brother was a member of the School, the Committee has, in cases of doubt, given the presumption of probability to other members of the same family, who appear to have been of fit age to precede or follow him.

The spelling of the Records is so uncertain, the surnames of children of the same family often being spelled differently, as Simbert and Smibert, Collins and Collens, that the Committee has felt justified in disregarding the spelling when the name appears the same, and the age is plainly suitable, particularly when there were older or younger brothers in the School of ages corresponding to those given in the Records.

That the list thus made up is not perfect, and that many names are still wanting, and are now likely to remain so forever, seems to the Committee capable of explanation in part by the very imperfect condition of the Town Records of Birth during the years named, and particularly after 1744, some families being only inserted in part, and many births omitted altogether; and in part by supposing that some of the boys may have been born out of Boston (in which case it could not be expected that their names would be found on its Records), and moved into town with their parents before or about the time their names first appear.

The Committee hopes the publication of these names of possible pupils will stimulate the activity of those interested in genealogical pursuits to furnish them information, wherever it is now possible to

supply it, so that in the next edition of the Catalogue some of the names now marked probable may be made certain. Each year decreases the opportunity for making these corrections, and whatever is not done now, will probably never be accomplished.

The names of these boys are not arranged, as in the Harvard Catalogue, according to the social position of their parents, but according to the order in which they presented themselves at Lovell's house for examination. This we learn from a letter written by Hon. Harrison Gray Otis (see page viii, Preface), as well as from the position in which the name of the son of Sir William Pepperrell stands in the Class of 1737.

2 b. 25 Mar. 1724. Perhaps the same as Winslow, 1730-37.

3 Sabine's American Loyalists, ii. 391.

4 These two brothers, T., b. 5 Feb. 1726; J., b. 10 May, 1728, appear in the Town Records as Marten. It seems possible that they belong here, though somewhat doubtful.

5 b. 23 June, 1726; see Savage. Perhaps, however, James; see Sabine.

6 Jonathan Fayerweather, b. 9 Mar. 1722, had a brother Samuel, whom we suppose to have been ours of 1732-9, unless J. should be there and S. here, as he appears from the records of First Church baptisms to have been the younger. See also Class of 1736.

J., b. 11 July, 1725; N., b. 16 Oct. 1727. Can one of these, however, be James, Capt. of the Dartmouth, which brought the tea 28 Nov. 1773? See Sabine.

8 b. 10 Apr. 1725. See Proc. Mass. Hist. Soc. 1873-5, p. 413; or John, b. 8 Feb. 1727. Possibly Archibald, *1820. See Sabine.

• Sabine, i. 489. See Class of 1743. Perhaps Nicholas, b. 26 Mar. 1725, or Benjamin, b. 28 Mar. 1726. 10 b. 19 Mar. 1726.