He was a fence viewer in Cambridge in 1699, and a tything man in 1700. He owned the Brattle estate, extending from Brattle Square to Ash Street. There is no record of his family in Cambridge. He removed to Boston before 1707, where he resided on Newbury Street. In his will dated 23 April 1725 and probated on 25 May 1725, he is called a "Knacker." The inventory was 846 pounds, 12 shillings & 3 pence, including an Indian boy valued at 60 pounds (Suffolk Probate) He and various members of his family are buried in Boston. He is frequently mentioned in Sewall's Diary. His son, Rev. David Deming, graduated from Harvard College in 1700 and died in 1746. ®1558