ick ness ▁would ▁now ▁be ▁to ▁Death , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁well ▁content ed ▁there with , ▁being ▁full ▁of ▁Days , ▁and ▁satisfied ▁with ▁Life ". ▁ ▁His ▁great - grand son , ▁Exper ience ▁May hew , ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁John , ▁was ▁only ▁eight ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁but ▁he ▁clearly ▁remembered ▁being ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁bed side ▁to ▁receive ▁from ▁the ▁dying ▁man ▁a ▁bless ing ▁" in ▁the ▁Name ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ". ▁Matthew ▁May hew , ▁the ▁el dest ▁grand son , ▁succeeded ▁his ▁military ▁and ▁civil ▁duties . ▁Rev . ▁John ▁May hew , ▁the ▁young est ▁grand son ▁and ▁grand father ▁of ▁Jonathan ▁May hew , ▁continued ▁his ▁mission ary ▁work ▁to ▁the ▁Indians . ▁Thomas , ▁another ▁grand son , ▁became ▁a ▁Judge ▁of ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁His ▁desc endant ▁Jonathan ▁May hew ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁Boston ▁cl erg yman ▁who ▁co ined ▁the ▁phrase ▁" No ▁tax ation ▁without ▁representation ." ▁ ▁Des c end ants ▁Matthew ▁May hew ▁( 1 6 4 8 – 1 7 1 0 ), ▁Mar tha ' s ▁V ine yard ▁colon ist , ▁politician ▁and ▁mission ary ▁Exper ience ▁May hew ▁( 1 6 7 3 – 1 7 5 8 ), ▁Mar tha ' s ▁V ine yard ▁colon ist ▁and ▁mission ary ▁Joseph ▁May hew ▁( 1 7 0 9 / 1 0 – 1 7 8 2 ), ▁Mar tha ' s ▁V ince yard ▁colon ist