He was born in 1711, three years younger than his sister Elizabeth, when his father was 51 and his mother under 40 and he married at the age of 30. He died before the census of 1790. The family tradition as to his living on the old Swift farm at Wareham is correct. The Freeman story that Samuel Junior was son of Benjamin looks doubtful to say the least. The Wing family traditions to which he refers do not seem to have been known to Rev. Conway Wing when he published his Wing book in 1888.
Mercy is mentioned by name only and nothing more.
He later located Mercy as daughter of Nathaniel, who was son of the above mentioned Nathaniel. These records were not well kept, according to their latest historian. Zaccheus was a brother of Samuel and Ephraim who inherited the estate of Samuel. Zaccheus was executor of the estate and at least a portion of the land sold thus was a portion of the estate, being so stated in the deed. Probably Samuel and Mercy were residents of Pocasset before marriage.