- His father was in the army of Scotland, and was sent as a servant to New England in 1651 aboard the ship "John and Sarah of London"
- His mother's father was Andrew Stevenson, and he was made a freeman at Cambridge, Mass May 10, 1643. Sources:
-Birth Source: Billerica Vital Records "Joseph, s. James and Rebecca, Feb. 1, 1677. [Patterson, ch. James and Rebeccah. MR]"
-Death Source:
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