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Having given you this intimation, we leave the matter with your honors to do as you see meet. Thus presenting our service to you and begging God's presence with you, rest your honors' servants for Jesus sake.
Samuel Phillips
Edward Paison."
See Coffin's History of Newbury, p. 80.
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Children of record in Rowley :
148 - 9. MOSES,3 b. 4 Feb., 1672-3 ; m. Hannah Platts (147-8).
148-10. ABEL, bp. 13 June, 1675; d. before 1694, without issue.
148-11. HANNAH, b. 5 Feb., 1678-9; m. 26 Aug., 1701, Samuel Lancaster,
then of Amesbury. He was drowned in Rowley River 19 Sept., 1710. His widow, Hannah, m. (2) Thomas Hammond (75). 148-12. SAMUEL, b. 5 Feb., 1681-2; d. before 1694.
148-5. JAMES2 PLATTS (Samuel 148), born 11: 4 mo. 1661; mar- ried 10 Sept., 1691, Lydia, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Hutchin- son) Hale of Newbury. She was born in Newbury, 17 Apr., 1666, and died 25 Oct., 1740. In his deed, dated 15 Sept., 1737, he describes himself as an "oat meal maker" (Essex Deeds, 73: 276). He died 26 Aug., 1742 (Ch. R.). Administration granted 13 Sept., 1742 (Essex Probate, 323: 100). His homestead was the homestead of his father, on the southerly side of Main Street, nearly opposite the southerly end of Pleasant Street. His son Samuel (148-13) succeeded to the owner- ship of said homestead, leaving its use to his wife, Mary, with power to sell for support. She sold it by parcels to Moses Bradstreet (25-61) (Essex Deeds, 128: 231), who repaired the house about 1775. It remained in the ownership of Mr. Bradstreet's descendants until 1906, and is now (1932) after several transfers, owned by the Rowley His- torical Society. See Publications of the Rowley Hist. Soc., No. 2, for historical sketch of the house.
Children of record in Rowley :
148-13. SAMUEL,3 b. 30 Jan., 1693-4 ; m. 23 Feb., 1715-6, Sarah, dau. of Col. Joseph and Ruth (Jewett 101-30) Varnum of Dracut (Varnum Gen.). She d. 30 Aug., 1751. He m. (2) 7 May, 1752, Mary Bennet (16-11). He d. 26 Aug., 1765, without issue. His will, dated 27 Dec., 1753, mentions wife, Mary, and daughter-in-law Mary Vrin (Verin). She was dau. of his wife, Mary (Essex Probate, 342 : 324). His widow, Mary, d. 31 Aug., 1773.
148-14. MARY, b. 18 June, 1698; d. 8 Aug., 1699.
148-15. MARY, b. 5 Sept., 1700; m. 3 Jan., 1721-2, Henry Abbot of Andover.
148-16. JAMES, bp. 15 Aug., 1703 ; d. 18 Aug., 1703.
148-17. SARAH, b. 22 June, 1710; m. Leonard Cooper (45-10).
148-9. MOSES3 PLATTS (Ensign Abel 148-2; Samuel 148), born 4 Feb., 1672-3; married 22 Nov., 1693, Hannah, daughter of Jonathan Platts (147) ; died 30 Mar., 1739. His will, dated 28 Mar., 1739, men- tions wife, Hannah; eldest son, Abel; sons Moses and Nathan, to have the homestead ; daughters Lydia, wife of Moses Pickard, Hannah, wife of John Carlton, Mehitable, wife of Joshua Prime, and Elizabeth Platts (Essex Probate, 324: 51). His widow, Hannah, died 31 Mar., 1755. Children of record in Rowley :
148-18. ABEL,4 bp. 26 Aug., 1694; d. soon.
148-19. LYDIA, b. 20 Mar., 1695-6; m. Moses Pickard (145-23).
148-20. ELIZABETH, b. 8 Feb., 1698-9; m. Job Pingree (146-3).
148-21. An infant, d. 15 July, 1701 (Ch. R.).
148-22. HANNAH, bp. 8 Nov., 1702; d. 10 Dec., 1702.
148-23. ABEL, b. 6 Feb., 1703-4; m. Mary Varnum.
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148-24, MOSES, b. 9 Apr., 1707; m. Ruth Williams.
148-25. HANNAH, b. 27 Mar., 1710; m. 4 Apr., 1732, John Carlton of Brad- ford.
148-26.
MEHITABLE, b. 11 Nov., 1712; m. Joshua Prime (153-10).
148-27. NATHAN, b. 23 July, 1715; m. Elizabeth Saunders.
148-28. JONATHAN, b. 10 Nov., 1719; d. 4 June, 1736.
148-23. ABEL4 PLATTS (Moses 148-9; Ensign Abel 148-2; Samuel 148), born 6 Feb., 1703-4; married 21 Apr., 1725, Mary, daughter of Col. Joseph and Ruth (Jewett 101-30) Varnum of Dracut (Varnum Gen.). He moved to Lunenburg, 1738, and to Rindge, N. H., 1751, and died there 23 July, 1777. His will, dated 3 July, 1771, mentions wife, Mary; son Joseph to have "my blacksmith's tools"; son Abel to have all the real estate; daughter Hannah Jewett; granddaughter Eliza- beth Wood (Hist. of Rindge, N. H.).
Children born in Rowley :
148-29. JOSEPH,5 b. 19 Feb., 1725-6; resided in Rindge, N. H.
148-30. MARY, b. 2 Feb., 1727-8; m. in Lunenburg, 2 Dec., 1745, Michael Wood.
148-31. RUTH, b. 30 Sept., 1729; d. 4 Feb., 1735-6.
148-32. An infant, d. 11 Aug., 1733.
148-33. ABEL, b. 31 May, 1735; d. 12 Feb., 1735-6.
148-34. ABEL, bp. 15 Oct., 1738; resided in Rindge, N. H.
Born in Lunenburg :
148-35. HANNAH, b. 13 Jan., 1741; m. in Hollis, N. H., Ezekiel Jewett, then of Rindge.
148-36. SARAH, b. 4 Sept., 1744; d. young.
148-24. MOSES+ PLATTS (Moses 148-9; Ensign Abel 148-2; Samuel 148), born 9 Apr., 1707; married in Gloucester, 2 Dec., 1731, Ruth Williams of Gloucester. They lived in Gloucester until about 1740, then moved to Rowley. He was a soldier "in the army at Cape Breton and died there before the place was taken, 1745, of his wound" (Ch. R.). His widow, Ruth, married (2) 10 May, 1753, Jabez Blackledge, who died 1755, "in the army destined to Crown Point" (Ch. R.). She married (3) 6 July, 1758, Samuel Clark of Gloucester.
Children born in Gloucester :
148-37. SARAH5 (Rachel, Ch. R.), b. 26 Aug., 1735.
148-38. JONATHAN, b. 28 Mar., 1737.
148-39. RUTH, b. 9 Mar., 1739.
Born in Rowley :
148-40. EDNA, b. 17 Apr., 1741; m. Jacob Pickard (145-63).
148-41. MOSES, b. 18 July, 1743; "Jabez Blackleach, his father-in-law," was appointed, 4 June, 1753, his guardian (Essex Probate, 331 : 372). 148-42. ELIZABETH, b. 8 July, 1745.
148-27. NATHAN4 PLATTS (Moses 148-9; Ensign Abel 148-2; Samuel 148), born 23 July, 1715; married 4 Mar., 1739-40, Elizabeth, daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Gage 69-9) Saunders. She was born in Rowley, 25 Sept., 1719. They were dismissed, 7 Nov., 1750, from First Church in Rowley to the church in Lunenburg.
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Children of record in Rowley :
148-43. LYDIA,5 b. 1 Dec., 1740.
148-44. MOSES, b. 30 Mar., 1742.
148-45. ELIZABETH, b. 12 Mar., 1743-4.
148-46. NATHAN, bp. 10 Nov., 1745.
148-47. HANNAH, bp. 6 Sept., 1747.
PLUMMER PLUMER
149. BENJAMIN3 PLUMMER, son of Joseph2 and grandson of Fran- cis1, both of Newbury, was born 23 Oct., 1656; moved to Rowley ; mar- ried 15 Jan., 1678-9, Ann, daughter of Thomas Wood (220). The Rowley record of marriages has this, "Mary" Wood, but in the birth record of every child below, the mother's name is either Ann, Anne, or Anna. She joined Rowley Church 8 June, 1690; he joined 2 Apr., 1693 ; both were dismissed, 13 Oct., 1706, "In ordr to their Imbodying in chh. order . . . at Rowlbery alias Byfield" (Rowley Ch. R.).
He married (2) 13 Sept., 1715, Elizabeth Felt. He died 8 July, 1724 (G. S. Byfield). His will, dated 17 Dec., 1722, mentions wife, Elizabeth ; sons Benjamin, Thomas and Nathan, "ye reason I confer no more upon him (Nathan) is because he has been a bad Husband, and Stuborn & Rebellious"; daughters Ann Wheeler, Mary Cheney and Martha Harriman; grandchild Elizabeth Plummer, daughter of son John, deceased, a minor; "other three grandchildren," daughters of daughter Sarah Brocklebank, deceased, Sarah, Mary and Martha (Essex Probate, 315: 119). His homestead was in that part of Rowley now Georgetown.
Children born in Rowley :
149-1. JOHN4 (Joseph, T. R.), b. 7 May, 1680; m. Elizabeth Smith.
149-2. BENJAMIN, b. 4 Mar., 1681; m. Jane Pearson (140-18).
149-3. THOMAS, b. 15 Apr., 1684; m. Ruth Pearson (140-44).
149-4. SARAH, b. 6 Aug., 1686; m. Samuel Brocklebank (29-16).
149-5. STEPHEN, b. 1 Sept., 1688; d. young.
149-6. ANN, b. 18 Jan., 1690-1; m. Jonathan Wheeler (215-13).
149-7. MARY, b. 28 July, 1694; m. Edmund Cheney.
149-8. MARTHA, b. 2 Mar., 1696-7; m. Leonard Harriman (78-11).
149-9. NATHAN, b. 26 Feb., 1701-2; m. Barbara Davis.
149-1. JOHN4 PLUMMER (Benjamin 149; Joseph of Newbury; Francis of Newbury), born 7 May, 1680; married 21 Nov., 1701, Eliza- beth, daughter of John and Rebecca (Poore) Smith of Newbury. He died 16 Apr., 1706. His widow, Elizabeth, married (2) in Newbury, 22 Nov., 1711, Benjamin Rawlins of Newbury.
Children born in Rowley :
149-10. ABIGAIL,5 b. 7 July, 1704; prob. d. young.
149-11. ELIZABETH, b. 29 Aug., 1705 ; mentioned in will of her grandfather Plummer and of her grandfather Smith (Essex Probate, 315: 427).
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149-2. BENJAMIN+ PLUMMER (Benjamin 149; Joseph of Newbury; Francis of Newbury), born 4 Mar., 1681-2; married 31 Dec., 1707, Jane, daughter of Capt. John Pearson (140-2) ; died 22 June, 1734, "of a kick from his horse." His will, dated 21 Oct., 1732, mentions wife, Jane; sons John, Benjamin and David; daughters Jane Wheeler, Hepsibah Plummer, Ednah Plummer, and Anna Plummer; wife, and son John, executors (Essex Probate, 321: 306.)
His widow, Jane, married (2) (int. 3 Nov., 1739) Jonathan Kimball of Bradford. Some opinion may be formed of their union from Jona- than's will, 16 Dec., 1747, wherein he says, "whereas my wife Jane has eloped from me and refuses to live with me I give her five shillings and a pair of leather gloves" (Essex Probate, 329: 47). "Widow Jane Kimbell died Nov. 9th 1771, in her 88th year" (Byfield Ch. R.).
Children born in Rowley :
149-12. JOHN,5 b. 5 Oct., 1708; m. (int. 15 Dec., 1730) Mary Nelson (130- 38). She d. 31 May, 1743.
149-13. JANE, b. 29 May, 1710; m. Moses Wheeler (215-21).
149-14. HEPZIBAH, b. 6 Mar., 1714-5; m. in Newbury, 24 Jan., 1739-40, William Longfellow of Newbury.
149-15. BENJAMIN, b. 20 Oct., 1717; m. in Newbury, 17 Feb., 1736-7, Sarah Woodman of Newbury.
149-16. EDNAH, b. 15 July, 1723 ; m. in Newbury, 1 Apr., 1745, Daniel Poore. who d. 26 Oct., 1748, "under 30 years"; m. (2) Samuel Plummer (149-25).
149-17. DAVID, b. 9 Nov., 1725.
149-18. ANNE, b. 5 May, 1730.
149-3. ENSIGN THOMAS4 PLUMMER (Benjamin 149; Joseph of Newbury; Francis of Newbury), born 15 Apr., 1684; married in New- bury, 18 Dec. 1707, Ruth. daughter of Benjamin Pearson (140-10). She died 16 Nov., 1736. He married (2) 12 May, 1737, Lydia, daugh- ter of Henry Poore (152). She was admitted, 30 Apr., 1738, to Second Church, Rowley, "commended to us from Byfield Ch" (Sec. Ch. R.). He died 15 Nov., 1762 (G. S. Georgetown). His will, dated 18 Jan., 1759, with codicil, dated 2 June, 1762, mentions sons Thomas and Samuel; granddaughters Ruth Plummer and Ednah Plummer; poor son Stephen, "who is Denied the use of Reason," to be provided for by son Samuel (Essex Probate, 340: 138). His widow, Lydia, died 1 May, 1773.
Children born in Rowley :
149-19. MEHITABLE,5 bp. 27 Apr., 1712; d. soon (Byfield Ch. R.).
149-20. MEHITABLE, b. 11 Jan., 1714-5.
149-21. STEPHEN, b. 20 Feb., 1716-7; d. soon.
149-22. THOMAS, b. 18 Feb., 1719-20 ; m. Bethiah Tenney (195-50).
149-23. RUTH, b. 5 Feb., 1721-2 ; d. 24 June, 1736.
149-24. STEPHEN, b. 29 May, 1724; d. 27 Dec., 1771.
149-25. SAMUEL, b. 6 June, 1726; m. Widow Ednah Poore.
149-9. NATHAN4 PLUMMER (Benjamin 149; Joseph of Newbury;
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Francis of Newbury), born 26 Feb., 1701-2; married (int. 5 July, 1721) Barbara Davis. She died 12 Apr., 1773, in her 74th year.
Children born in Rowley :
149-26. ANNE,5 b. 20 Dec., 1722; m. 4 Nov., 1742, Benjamin Quimby of Salem. She was admitted to Byfield Church, 9 Apr., 1742, and dismissed 10 July, 1746, to the church in Somersworth, N. H.
149-27. MARY, b. 23 May, 1726.
149-28. EUNICE, b. 4 Feb., 1727-8; m. 30 July, 1755, Ezra Burbank.
149-29. ABEL, b. 31 Aug., 1730; m. Mary Early of Berwick, Me.
149-30. MARTHA, b. 24 Aug., 1733; m. Jonathan Harriman (78-18).
149-31 SARAH, b. 23 Nov., 1735.
149-32. RUTH, b. 28 Jan., 1737-8; in. 23 Oct., 1764, Abel Dodge; d. in Row- ley, 7 Mar., 1821.
149-22. THOMAS5 PLUMMER (Ensign Thomas 149-3; Benjamin 149; Joseph of Newbury; Francis of Newbury), born 18 Feb., 1719-20; married 8 Nov., 1739, Bethiah, daughter of Daniel Tenney (195-27) ; died 12 May, 1770 (G. S. Georgetown). Administration granted, 25 June, 1770, to his third son, Moses Plummer. In the division of his real estate, 3 Sept., 1771, all his children are named as below (Essex Probate File, 22200). His widow, Bethiah, died 30 Apr., 1790 (G. S. Georgetown).
Children born in Rowley :
149-33. JOSEPH,6 b. 23 Nov., 1740; settled in Barre.
149-34. ASA, b. 27 Dec., 1742; m. in Linebrook Parish, 16 Aug., 1769, Sarah Burpee (32-60). She d. 30 Dec., 1769. He m. (2) in Bradford, 1 Sept., 1774, Betty Gage of Bradford. She d. 2 Oct., 1775, "at her father's house in Bradford" (Rowley R.). He m. (3) in Haverhill, 20 Apr., 1778, Mary Haynes of Haverhill; resi- dence, Haverhill. Rev. soldier.
149-35. MOSES, b. 24 Jan., 1744-5; settled in Methuen.
149-36. STEPHEN, b. 1 Feb. 1746-7; settled in Derry, N. H.
149-37. SILAS, b. 21 June, 1750; m. 5 Feb., 1784, Polly Adams.
149-38. RUTH, b. 26 Apr., 1754; m. 17 Aug., 1780, Samuel Bacon; d. in Templeton.
149-39. THOMAS, b. 10 Mar., 1756; m. 12 Sept., 1780, Elizabeth Chandler; residence, Haverhill. Rev. soldier.
149-25. SAMUEL5 PLUMMER (Ensign Thomas 149-3; Benjamin 149; Joseph of Newbury; Francis of Newbury), born 6 June, 1726; married 28 Feb., 1754, his cousin Ednah, widow of Daniel Poore and daughter of Benjamin Plummer (149-2). He died 18 July, 1807. His will, dated 28 June, 1803, mentions wife, Edna; sons Samuel and Benjamin; daughter Edna Plummer; Jeremiah Harriman's children by his first wife; David Poor's children (Essex Probate, 375: 398). His widow, Ednah, died 23 May, 1809. See Jeremiah Harriman . (78-46).
Children born in Rowley :
149-40. SAMUEL,6 b. 21 Dec., 1754; residence, Georgetown, where he d. 26 Apr., 1840.
149-41. BENJAMIN, b. 1 Sept., 1756.
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149-42. EDNAH, b. 13 Sept., 1759; d. 1 Nov., 1824; unm.
149-43. SOLOMON, b. 16 Sept., 1764; d. 27 Mar., 1766.
149-29. ABEL5 PLUMMER (Nathan 149-9; Benjamin 149; Joseph of Newbury; Francis of Newbury), born 31 Aug., 1730; married (int. 6 Oct., 1750) Mary Early of Berwick, Me.
Children of record in Rowley :
149-44. NATHAN,6 b. 1 Dec., 1751.
149-45. A son, d. 13 Feb., 1754.
149-46. OLIVE, b. 6 Apr., 1755.
149-47. ELIZABETH, b. 8 Jan., 1758.
149-48. DANIEL, bp. 29 June, 1760.
149-49. PATTY, b. 24 Sept., 1762.
149-50. ABEL, b. 2 Mar., 1765.
149-51. ISAAC, b. 18 Jan., 1771.
PLUMMER
150. JOSEPH3 PLUMMER, a Newbury man living "at ye Neck" on the south side of Parker River and near the Rowley line, son of Joseph,2 and grandson of Francis,1 both of Newbury, was born 11 Sept., 1654; married in Newbury, 20 Jan., 1684-5, Hannah, daughter of John Jewett (103) ; Coffin has this, Hannah Swett. The testimony of Ed- ward Nealand, aged about 55 years, July 17, 1695; "Joseph Plummer, son of Joseph Plummer of Newbury married Hannah Jewett, daugh- ter of John Jewett of Ipswich and I went with Abraham Jewett to treat concerning the marriage settlement." Caleb Boynton, aged about 45 years, gave similar testimony (Essex Deeds, 13: 155).
Children born in Newbury :
150 - 1. ABIGAIL,4 b. 11 Dec., 1687.
150 - 2. MOSES, bp. 5 May, 1689 (Rowley Ch. R.).
150 - 3. MIRIAM, b. 16 Jan., 1690.
150 - 4. AARON, b. 16 Jan., 1692-3.
150 - 5. DAVID, b. 16 Mar., 1695-6.
150 - 6. SAMPSON, b. 14 Mar., 1698-9.
150 - 7. HANNAH, b. 17 July, 1700.
150 - 8. SARAH, b. 17 Apr., 1702.
150 - 9. DEBORAH, b. 19 Dec., 1703.
150-10. ELIZABETH, b. 1 Apr., 1705.
150-11. NATHANIEL, b. 2 May, 1711.
PLUMMER
151. JONATHAN3 PLUMMER, son of Joseph2 and grandson of Fran- cis,1 both of Newbury, was born 13 May, 1668; married in Rowley, 16 June, 1696, Sarah, daughter of Capt. John Pearson (140-2). Resi- dence, Newbury, where she died 9 Jan., 1735, in her 63rd year (G. S. Byfield).
Child born in Newbury :
151-1. JOHN,4 b. 25 Mar., 1697.
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POORE POOR
152. HENRY2 POORE, second son of John1 of Newbury, was born 13 Dec., 1650. He married 12 Sept., 1679, Abigail, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Hutchinson) Hale of Newbury, where she was born 8 Apr., 1662. His home was in Newbury until 1694, when he moved to Rowley, and died after 2 Apr., 1741. His will, dated 2 Apr., 1741, mentions sons Benjamin and Samuel; daughters Abigail, Mary, Lydia, Hannah, Sarah, and Elizabeth; grandson David Poore; will not probated but preserved in the family.
Children born in Newbury :
152-1. ABIGAIL,3 b. 9 Sept., 1680; m. (int. 22 Dec., 1710) John Fiske; m. (2) Thomas Holt of Andover.
152 - 2. HENRY, b. 31 Jan., 1681; m. (int. 6 Apr., 1703) Widow Mary (Cheney) Holmes of Newbury. Their son, David,4 was born in Rowley, 12 Nov., 1706.
152-3. JEREMIAH, b. 10 Jan., 1683; m. in Newbury, 27 Apr., 1709, Lydia, dau. of Peter Cheney of Newbury; d. soon. His widow, Lydia, m. (2) (int. in Rowley, 15 Aug., 1713) John Lull. See Lionel Chute (39-4).
152 - 4. MARY, b. 10 Apr., 1686; d. soon.
152 - 5. MARY, b. 20 Sept., 1687; m. 2 June, 1713, Abraham Thurley (Thor- ley) of Newbury. See Samuel Duty (61-6).
152 - 6. LYDIA, b. about 1690; m. Thomas Plummer (149-3).
152 - 7. HANNAH, b. 19 July, 1692; m. (int. 30 Sept., 1714) Samuel Noyes of Abington.
152-8. SARAH, b. 18 Jan., 1693; m. John Spofford (184-10). Born in Rowley :
152 - 9. BENJAMIN, b. 23 Mar., 1695-6; m. in Newbury, 9 July, 1717, Eliza- beth Felt.
152-10. ELIZABETH, b. 9 Apr., 1698; m. 24 May, 1718, Edmund Jackson of Abington.
152-11. DANIEL, b. 15 Oct., 1700; not mentioned in his father's will, 1741.
152-12. HEPZIBAH, bp. 5 June, 1704; not mentioned in her father's will, 1741.
152-13. SAMUEL, bp. 18 Aug., 1706; m. (int. 12 Sept., 1730) Elizabeth Searle (170-7) ; d. 21 Sept., 1748. His widow, Elizabeth, m. (2) in Newbury, 29 May, 1754, George Little of Hampstead, N. H. She d. in New Boston, N. H., 28 May, 1779.
For later generations of this family see "Genealogy of John Poore," by Alfred Poore, Salem, Mass., 1881.
PRIME
153. MARK1 PRIME was an early settler but not of the first com- pany, probably 1644. He brought with him his wife, Ann. She was buried 6 Sept., 1672. He was employed many years about "The Mills," later Glen Mills, under the owner, Mr. Thomas Nelson (130), and the lessee, John Pearson (140). He was buried 21 Dec., 1683. The house lot laid out for him, about 1645, was on the south side of William Acy's lot. His will, without date, proved 15 Apr., 1684, mentions son Samuel to have life use of all the estate; wife (unnamed) of son Sam-
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uel; children (unnamed) of son Samuel. Son Samuel died before presentation of said will and administration de bonis non was granted, 15 Apr., 1684, to Widow Sarah Prime and Abel Platts (Essex Pro- bate File, 22749).
Children of record in Rowley :
153-1. SAMUEL,2 b. 14 : 6 mo. (Aug.) 1649; m. Sarah Platts (148-4). 153-2. MARY, bur. 6: 11 mo. (Jan.) 1653.
153-1. SAMUEL2 PRIME (Mark 153), born 14: 6 mo. 1649; mar- ried 1 Jan., 1673-4, Sarah, daughter of Samuel Platts (148) ; died 18 Mar., 1683-4. In the settlement of his estate, 1697, mention is made of his children as follows :-- Samuel, 21 years old; Sarah, over 18 years; Mark, over 16 years; Ann, over 13 years; also of their deceased mother's thirds from her second husband, and her youngest child, Jonathan Bradstreet (Essex Probate, 22749). Widow Sarah Prime married (2) Capt. Moses Bradstreet (25-7).
Children of record in Rowley :
153-3. SAMUEL,3 b. 29 Dec., 1675; m. Sarah Jewett (101-35).
153-4. SARAH, b. 8 May, 1678; m. James Stewart (188-6).
153-5. MARK, bp. 13 Mar., 1680-1; m. Jane Lambert (112-15).
153-6. ANN, b. 27 June, 1683; unm. 12 Sept., 1714 (Ch. R.).
153-3. SAMUEL3 PRIME (Samuel 153-1; Mark 153), born 29 Dec., 1675; married (int. 23 Mar., 1705-6) Sarah, daughter of Capt. Joseph Jewett (101-8) ; died 4 Mar. (G. S.), 5 Mar. (Ch. R.), 1717-8. His widow, Sarah, married (2) 7 Oct., 1718, Robert Rogers* of Rowley, as his second wife. Two children were born of this marriage: Joseph, bp. 17 Jan., 1719-20, and Jane, bp. 15 Oct., 1721. She died 20 Nov., 1722 (Essex Probate, 313: 584 and 321: 37). By deed, dated 25 Dec., 1741, Joshua Prime of Rowley, Josiah White with Sarah, his wife, of Wenham, and Churchill Knowlton, with Jane, his wife, of Wen- ham, for £27, convey to Joshua Jewett of Rowley "three fourths of a Cowright in East End Ox pasture in Rowley, which Right Descended to our Honoured mother Sarah Prime late of sd Rowley, Deceased as part of her portion in her Father Capt. Joseph Jewett Estate" (Essex Deeds, 89: 103).
Children of record in Rowley :
153 - 7. An infant,4 d. 14 Jan., 1706-7.
Poor Samll" 153 - 8. SAMUEL, b. 2 Dec., 1707; "drowned Sept. 9, 1730. (Ch. R.).
153 -9. MARK, b. 30 July, 1710; d. - Apr., 1717.
153-10. JOSHUA, b. 28 Sept., 1712; m. Mehitable Platts (148-26).
153-11. SARAH, b. -. Feb., 1715-6; m. 19 Dec., 1732, Josiah White of Wen- ham.
153-12. MARK, bp. 23 Mar., 1717-8; d. 13 Aug., 1719.
* Robert Rogers of Rowley, a trooper in service at Dunstable, was wounded 3 July, 1706, by a "spear run into my breast"; treated at Billerica to the 15th of the month, thence to Rowley (Province Laws, 8: 797). He was son of John and Diana (Chiske) Rogers of Ipswich; born there 20 Feb., 1682 (Ct. R.); a sadler; died in Rowley, 18 Apr., 1723. See Daniel Thurston (199-1).
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153-5. MARK3 PRIME (Samuel 153-1; Mark 153), baptized 13 Mar., 1680-1; married 10 Feb., 1702-3, Jane, daughter of Thomas Lambert (112-6). By deed, dated 4 Feb., 1700-1, he buys of James Tenney (195-5), a dwelling-house and about six acres of land in Rowley, bounded east by the street, northeasterly in part by Thomas Leaver's land and in part by land of "ye Swans," westerly by Joseph Kilbourne's land, southerly in part by land of the Acies and in part by land of the Hazens and others (Essex Deeds, 32: 5). This purchase included the original lots laid out to Thomas Tenney (195) and Robert Haseltine (83). He made this dwelling-house his home and died there, 7 Oct., 1722, in his 42nd year (G. S.). His widow, Jane, was living 27 June, 1729 (Essex Deeds, 56: 97).
He opened a store* on the Thomas Tenney (195) lot in 1707, which has been in operation by his descendants until the present time (1932).
Children of record in Rowley :
153-13. An infant,4 d. 3 Apr., 1704.
153-14. EDNAH, b. 15 June, 1705; m. Eliphalet Payson (138-4).
153-15. JANE, b. 8 Sept., 1707; m. Nathan Frazer (67-8).
153-16. THOMAS, b. 16 May, 1710; m. Abigail Boardman.
153-17. MARK, b. 26 Feb., 1712-3; m. Elizabeth Swett.
153-18. MOSES, b. 21 Aug., 1715; went to South Carolina, and d. there of fever and ague; unm. (P. R.).
153-19. MARY, b. 10 Aug., 1719 ; m. in Dracut, 4 Jan., 1736-7, Samuel Var- num, Jr., of Dracut, where she d. 8 June, 1737.
153-10. JOSHUA4 PRIME (Samuel 153-3; Samuel 153-1; Mark 153), born 28 Sept., 1712; married 1 Jan., 1733-4, Mehitable, daughter of Moses Platts (148-9). She died 17 Oct., 1751. He married (2) 31 May, 1750 (18 June, 1752 dup.), Bridget, daughter of Nathaniel Ham- mond (75-6). They moved to Sutton, about 1770. He died in Sutton, 26 July, 1770. His widow, Bridget, was dismissed, 26 May, 1771, from Rowley Church to the church in Sutton (Ch. R.). She married (2) 29 Dec., 1772, Nathaniel Carriel, Jr., of Sutton.
Children of record in Rowley :
153-20. SAMUEL,5 bp. 18 Aug., 1734; d. 29 May, 1736.
153-21. JOSHUA, bp. 14 Dec., 1735; d. 6 Sept., 1743.
153-22. SARAH, bp. 31 July, 1737; d. 16 Mar., 1748-9.
153-23. An infant, d. 23 Jan., 1738-9.
153-24. SAMUEL, b. 7 Oct., 1740. On the petition stating that Samuel Prime of Rowley, "having some estate fell to him by the late death of his Father and he being unable either to take care of himself or his estate," William Todd of Rowley was appointed, 26 Feb., 1771, his guardian. The inventory shows "Personal estate as settled in the Probate Office in the County of Worcester, as eldest son 2 shares £12-10-53 and 18 acres of Woodland lying in Sutton in the County of Worcester £37-6-0." The account of the guardian shows payment to "Bridget Prime, for Journey from Sutton to Worcester to advertise." (Essex Probate File, 22757.) He died 22 July, 1800, "at Dudley Lulls."
153-25. MOSES, bp. 19 Sept., 1742; d. 14 Dec., 1756.
* His account book, dated 1716, is in my possession (A. E. J.).
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153-26.
JOSHUA, bp. 14 Oct., 1744; d. 12 Nov., 1746.
153-27. An infant, d. 25 June, 1745.
153-28.
JOSHUA, bp. 20 Sept., 1747; d. 2 Nov., 1748.
153-29.
An infant, d. 4 Dec., 1749.
153-30. 153-31.
JOSIAH, b. 15 July, 1753 ; settled in Swansey, N. H.
MEHITABLE, b. 29 Aug., 1755; m. in Sutton, 16 Feb., 1773, Isaiah Hammond of Swansey, N. H.
153-32.
BRIDGET, bp. 11 Sept., 1757; d. 29 Aug., 1759.
153-33. JOSHUA JEWETT, b. 14 Nov., 1760.
153-34.
BRIDGET, b. 13 Nov., 1762; m. 24 Feb., 1785, Seth Carpenter of Sutton.
153-35. OLIVER, b. 11 Nov., 1764.
153-36. NATHANIEL, b. 30 Jan., 1768.
Born in Sutton :
153-37. ABIGAIL, b. 13 Sept., 1770; m. 14 Jan., 1790, Nathan Woodbury of Sutton.
153-16. THOMAS4 PRIME (Mark 153-5; Samuel 153-1; Mark 153), born 16 May, 1710; married (int. 24 Jan., 1746-7) Abigail, daughter of Capt. John and Abigail (Choate) Boardman of Ipswich. She was baptized in Ipswich, 8 Mar., 1723, and died - July, 1796. He died 16 June, 1757. His homestead in Rowley was the dwelling-house and land his father bought 4 Feb., 1701, of James Tenney (195-5).
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