[9] His son, who shared the name Samuel Dexter, served in the Great and General Court and on the Massachusetts Governor's Council.

[10] His grandson, also named Samuel Dexter, served in the administrations of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

[11] Dexter received a deathbed blessing from Increase Mather and was considered a young minister of great potential though "severely introspective and self-critical.

[3] After the churches split his ministry was "calm and quiet," but before he did there were members of the community, whom he called "certain sons of ignorance and pride," who insulted him to his face.

[3] Meetings were frequently called to correct the behavior of disorderly members and this led to an ecclesiastical council in July 1725.