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6. Sam'l., s. Jas. 2, m. 1, Marg't. - , who d. Ap. 3, 1738 ; 2, Elizab. Williams, Oct. 4, 1738, who d. May 24, 1747 ; and 3, Rebecca Garnet, or Gardner, Nov. 12, 1747. He was common- ly known as " King Whiting, " lived near Accord Pond, and was a large landholder and farmer. ch. : 1. Sam'l., Mar. 8, 1712-13. 2. Dan'l., born and d. 1714. 3. Moses, Dec. 2, 1715, left no desct's. on rec. 4. Desire, Ap. 6, 1717, d. young. 5. Kezia, June 5, 1720, m. Stephen Dunbar, Dec. 13, 1739. 6. Dan'l., Nov. 15, 1722.
NOTE. It is said there was a da. Hannah in this family, who m. Sam'l. Curtis, of Hanover, Nov. 14, 1729, and d. Oct. 26, 1789, ae. 72; also a da. Abig., who m. Hezek. Stoddard, Nov. 22, 1743 ; and Marg't., who m. Oba- diah Grose, Jan. 11, 1739. Authority of Mr. Joseph Whiting, H'm.
7. Beniamin Whiton da. Benja. Tower, H'm., Ap. 19, 1716, and sett. at " Queen Ann's Corners," his house standing in the field back of the shop of Mr. Sam'l. Wa- ters. ch .: 1. Benj., Dec. 28, 1716. 2. Thos., Jan. 29, 1718- 19. 3. Wm., Mar. 28, 1720. 4. Jacob, Aug. 10, 1723, m. Ann
s. Jas. 2, m. Sarah,
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Gibbs, Scit., had a da. Ann, who m. Caleb Beal, and the fa. mov- ed to Plainfield, Mass. 5. Nath'l., b. and d. 1725. 6. Sarah, Oct. 22, 1726. 7. Lem'l., Aug. 7, 1729. 8. Abel, May 7, 1733. Left no desct's. on record.
8. Solo., s. Jas. 2, m. Jael, da. Jos. Dunbar, H'm., Oct. 19, 1721, and d. Dec. 18, 1745. ch .: 1. Jael, July 3, 1722. 2. Solo., Dec. 5, 1724. 3. Ruth, Sep. 22, 1726. 4. Debo., Oct. 7, 1728. 5. Mercy, Sep. 22, 1730. 6. Thankful, Oct. 26, 1732. 7. Silence, Nov. 23, 1734. 8. Comfort, Sep. 15, 1736. 9. Melea, Nov. 5, 1739, m. Jas. Chubbuck, Mar. 1, 1767. 10. Rebecca, Nov. 22, 1741.
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(David) s.Matt. 3, m. Elizab. -, and d. in H'm. May 24, 1747, being spoken of as
" upright and industrious, and one who enjoyed the confidence and respect of his townsmen. " ch .: 1. David, Ap. 12, 1716. 2. Elizab., Jan. 29, 1719, m. Jere. Sprague, jr., Dec. 19, 1739. 3. Sarah, Aug. 10, 1720, m. Jona. Hersey, Nov. 19, 1741. 4. Peter, Oct. 21, 1722, m. Ann Wilder, July 4, 1746, had Rachael, 1.746, and Anna, 1748; the fa. d. Oct. 23, 1751, and the mo. Sep. 19, 1799. 5. Abijah, Ap. 2, 1729. 6. Lydia, July 9, 1732, d. May 30, 1737 ? 7. A ch., b. May 2, 1734 ?
10. Isaac, s. Matt. 3, m. Lydia Garnet, or Gardner, Mar. 17, 1720, who d. Jan. 26, 1756. The fa. lived in H'm., and had ch : 1. Isaac, Jan. 7, 1720-1, m. 1, Rachel Taylor, Jan. 7, 1745, who d. Ap. 10, 1746 ; and 2, Sarah Sears, Nov. 27, 1746 ; lived in H'm., near Hersey st. ; had 3 ch., who d. young ; he d. Nov. 4, 1797, ae. 90, and his wid. Sep. 15, 1804. 2. Stephen, Oct. 13, 1722. 3. Lydia, Nov. 27, 1724, d. Mar. 30, 1728. 4. Debo., Jan. 1, 1726-7, d. Jan. 24, 1756 ? 5. Lydia, b. and d., 1728. 6. Abraham, Mar. 18, 1730, m. Mary Ripley, Feb. 21, 1751, had Mary, 1752; Abraham, 1755; Lydia, 1758, m. Sherebiah Corthell ; and Rebecca, 1762. 7. Jacob, Feb. 7, 1733. 8. Israel, Aug, 1734, d. Feb. 15, 1756 ? 9. Lydia, May 14, 1738.
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11. Groch whiton s. Enoch 4, m. Leah, da. Benj. Stetson, of Scit., Nov. 16, 1732, lived on " Liberty Plain," near "Gardner's brook," and his w. d. Mar. 22, 1751. ch. : 1. Enoch, Aug. 29, 1733, d. young. 2. Enoch, 1734. 3. Leah, 1735, m. Eben'r. Simmons, Scit. 4. Elijah, June 8, 1737. 5. Mary, 1739, d. young. 6. Grace, 1741, m. Stephen Stoddard, Cohas't. 7. Elias, June 13, 1743.
12. Jona., s. Thos. 5, a " housewright," m. Hannah Dunbar, H'm., July 13, 1732, and d. in H'm., June 19, 1751, the inv'y. of his est. being dated July 24, 1751. (Prob. Rec. Suff.) His ch. were, 1. Hannah, Oct. 17, 1733, m. Benj. Barnes, H'm. 2. Jona., May 9, 1735, m. 1, Rhoda Rose, Jan. 5, 1763, and 2, a Gardner ? and had Jona., 1767 ; Melzar, d. at sea ; Rhoda, m. Thos. Steel ; and Josh., who went off, and d. 3. Elisha, Nov. 3, 1737, m. Jael Dunbar, 1760, was a butcher, lived in H'm., had Elisha, Oct. 27, 1760, m. Chloe Wilder, Sep. 12, 1782, had Tamar, 1783, and the fa. went off; Hannah, Sep. 21, 1762, m. Elij. Lewis, May 16, 1784; Grace, June 21, 1765; Rachael, Aug. 23, 1767; Emma, Feb. 8, 1790, m. Martin Hersey, of Bos'n .; Caleb, b. 1772, d. 1773 ; and Tamar, b. and d., 1775. It is said there was another Caleb, who m. in Me., had 1 ch., and finally d. in Vt.
13. Eleazer, s. Thos. 5, a cooper by trade, m. Sarah Beal, H'm., Mar. 6, 1746, and sett. in Ab'n., where his w. d. Sep. 9, 1789, ae. 65, and he Jan. 17, 1795, ac. 98. He moved to A., at a time when the part of the town where he resided was compa- ratively uninhabited ; built a log house first, which he occupied in the winter ; and finally erected the frame house, now standing oppo. where his gr. s. Eleazer lives. ch .: 1. Jotham, Dec. 18, 1746. 2. Thos., Sep. 10, 1753, m. Jane Smith, lived where Melvin Gur- ney now does, had no ch., and d. Jan. 1, 1826, and his wid. July 13, 1838. 3. Barzillai, March 5, 1757. One ch., d. young.
14. Sam'l., s. Sam'l. 6, m. Mary Wing, of Hanover, and liv- ed in H'm., where his wid. d. May 24, 1795. ch. : 1. Joanna, July 26, 1734, m. Enoch Whiting, Oct. 30, 1755. 2. Mary,
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June 17, 1736, m. Lem'l. Whiting, Ap. 9, 1754. 3. Marg't., Aug. 4, 1738, m. David Prouty, Scituate, Nov. 27, 1777. 4. Thankful, Sep. 13, 1740. 5. Sam'l., Aug. 22, 1742. 6. Ju- dith, 1744, m. Job Loring, H'm., Ap. 19, 1764.
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(Daniel Whiton,) s. Sam'l. 6, m. Jael Damon, Scit., who d. in H'm., Aug. 1, 1812, ae. 96. ch. : 1. Dan'l., Oct. 31, 1745. 2. Zach., Dec. 19, 1747. 3. Amasa, Aug. 24, 1749. 4. Martha, July 14, 1752. 5. Zenas, Oct. 1, 1754, m. 1, Sarah Loring, H'm., Sep. 17, 1778, and 2, Mary Loring, and had Sarah, Mar. 3, 1779, m. Peakes Grose ; Zenas L., July 3, 1780 ; Harriet, Aug. 2, 1782 ; Sophia, m. a Brownson ? ; and Frances. It is said that the fa. moved to Ct., and there m. a 3d w. He was a carpenter by trade, a man of superior mechanical ability, and, it is said, super- intended the erection of the old Cambridge bridge, having pre- viously superintended the erection of a bridge in Ireland. 6. Hosea, d. unm. in the Rev'n.
16. Beniam White s. Benjamin 7, m. 1, Sarah Berry, H'm., Feb. 11, 1741, and 2, Jemima Stoddard, Nov. 7, 1783, lived in H'm., near Accord Pond, was an enterprising farmer, his w. d. Dec. 3, 1806, and he Dec. 5, 1808, ae. 92. ch .: 1. Benj., Jan. 1744. 2. Ezek'l., May 4, 1745. 3. Joseph, d. Aug. 1, 1776, in the Am'n. Army, at Ticonderoga. 4. Abel, 1757 ? 5. Na- thaniel, m. Lydia Gardner, had Lydia, m. a Harrington, of Lu- nenburg ; Mary ; Nath'l., m. an Adams ; Sarah ; and Abig. W .; the fa. moved to Lunenburg, in 1797, and his desct's. still live there. 6. Abig., not m. Two ch., Abel and Sarah, d. young. s. Benjamin 7, m. 17. Thomas Whiten Lydia Pratt, of Wey'h., and sett. in Hanover, on Whiting st., being one of the earliest residents in that neighborhood. His house stood where stands that of Caleb Whiting ; he was an enterprising farmer, and d. Sep. 23; 1793, ae. 75, and his wid. Nov. 7, 1801, ae. 82. ch .: 1. Thos., June 27
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3, 1743. 2. Lydia, May 22, 1745, d. Nov. 8, 1801. 3. Ozias, July 20, 1746, m. 1, a Vinal, and 2, a Fadden, had Lucy, Lillis, Ozias, and Jacob. Some of these ch. are m., and have desc'ts. 4. Lucy, Jan. 27, 1748, d. Nov. 28, 1789. 5. Sarah, Nov. 16, 1749, d. June 11, 1826. 6. Jas., July 26, 1751. 7. Elias, Feb. 8, 1753. 8. Asa, Ap. 2, 1755. 9. Priscilla, Mar. 14, 1757, m. Noah Beal, Ab'n., and d. in 1819. 10. Celia, June 8, 1759, d. unm. 11. Caleb, Aug. 9, 1761.
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-OB1 18. IBRAB Willem whiton Re s. Benj. 7, m. Mary Ramsdell, ab. 1748 ; lived on Whiting st., his house stood where stands that of his gr. s. Wm. ch .: 1. Wm., b. and d. 1752. 2. Abel, Oct. 12, 1752, m. Priscilla Peakes, Feb. 19, 1784, and d. Jan. 24, 1821, and his wid. Jan. 10, 1851, ae. 89 ; no ch. 3. Mary, Mar. 21, 1756, m. Isaac Turner, jr., Dec. 10, 1778. 4. Avis, May 14, 1758, d. Oct. 12, 1793. 5. Betty, May 4, 1760, m. Asa Whiting, Ap. 12, 1789. 6. Wm., May 23, 1762. 7. Grace, July 8, 1764, m. Luther Turner. 8. Homer, Aug. 24, 1766, m. 1, Anna Studley, May 8, 1785, who d. July 24, 1789 ; and 2, Try- phena Beal ; and d, Oct. 11, 1793, and his wid. Oct. 31, 1851. His ch. were, Homer, bap. Sep. 14, 1788, m. Hannah White, and moved to Vt .; Anna, b. 1788, d. 1793; and Tryphena, bap. Oct. 21, 1792, m. Zadoc Beal, May 22, 1816, and lives in H.
19. Lem'l., s. Benj. 7, m. Mary Whiting, H'm., Ap. 9, 1754, and lived in H., on Whiting st., his house standing where stands that of Sylvanus Whiting. His wid. d. June 12, 1826, ae. 95. ch .: 1. Mary, Ap. 18, 1755, d. unm., at the house of Mr. Lebbe- us Stockbridge, June 21, 1849. 2. Sam'l., June 4, 1757, m. Elizab. Gardner, Sep. 6, 1778, and moved to Lunenburg. 3. Thankful, Feb. 19, 1759, m. Jas. Whiting. 4. Lucinda, Mar. 8, 1761, d. July 19, 1771. 5. Marg't., Nov. 18, 1763. 6. Beulah, Mar. 17, 1766. 7. Lem'l., b. and d. 1769. 8. Betha- na, Jan. 21, 1770. 9. Lem'l., b. and d. 1772. 10. Lem'l., Nov. 5, 1773. 11. Lucinda, Dec. 14, 1766. 12. Perez, Sep. 18, 1788. 13. Buchsa, Ap. 9, 1782.
20. Solo., s. Solo. 8, m. Mary Campbell, Aug. 12, 1746, liv-
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ed in H'm., and d. Oct. 15, 1813, ae. 89. He was a blacksmith by trade, and his shop stood where stands the house of Chas. Cush- ing, Esq., on Great Plain. ch. : 1. Asa, Feb. 25, 1746-7. 2. Solo., Aug. 10, 1751. 3. Joseph, Ap. 19, 1754, m. Abig., da. Isaac Alden, 1778, and sett. in Bridg'r., (Mitchell's Bridg'r.) 4. Peleg, Nov. 1758. 5. Jael, m. Thos. Berry, Oct. 31, 1784. It is said there were other ch., Mary, Ruth, and Betsey, all of wbom d. in H'm., unm.
21. Comfort, s. Solo. 8, m. Grace Fadden, and sett. in Dor- chester ? ch. 1. Joanna, Ap. 27, 1759. 2. Nath'l., Jan. 28, 1761, d. young. 3. Philip, Jan. 28, 1761. 4. Mary, Dec. 1, 1762. 5. Ruth, Nov. 6, 1764. 6. Rebecca, Mar. 6, 1767, m. Peter Billings, Canton, Dec. 2, 1784. 7. Nathl., Dec. 24, 1768. 8. Abig., Mar. 1, 1771. 9. Lem'l., 1773. 10. Grace, July, 1775. 11. Comfort, Mar. 1777.
22. David, s. David 9, m. Mary Gilbert, Oct. 29, 1739, and d in HI'm., Oct. 12, 1751, and his w., (who was b. 1715,) d. Nov. 10, 1799, ae. 84. ch .: 1. Elizab., July 20, 1740, d. young. 2. Elijah, Feb. 5, 1741. 3. Ezra, Dec. 21, 1743. 4. Elizab., m. Elijah Lewis, Ap. 14, 1762. 5. David, Jan. 31, 1748, d. Oct. 11, 1751 ? 6. Moses, b. 1750, d. 1751. 7. Moses, Mar. 3, 1752.
23. Abijah, s. David 9, m. 1, Mary Gardner, and 2, Marian Gardner, ? Aug. 13, 1767, and had ch .: 1. Peter, Ap. 23, 1755. 2. Abigail, Oct. 11, 1756. 3. Lucy, Oct. 4, 1760. 4. Luther, June 21, 1764. 5. Mary, Oct. 22, 1765. (By 2d,) 6. Lucin- da, June 8, 1768. 7. David, Nov. 10, 1769. 8. Elizab., Aug. 17, 1771. 9. Peggy, Dec. 17, 1772.
24. Stephen, s. Isaac 10, m. 1, Mercy Campbell, and 2, Sa rah Stoddard, Dec. 20, 1755, and d. in H'm., June 14, 1812, and his wid. Sep. 30, 1823. Lived near Hersey st., and was a cooper by trade. ch .: 1. Debo., Feb. 5, 1756. 2. Israel, Sep., 1758. 3. Sarah, Nov. 8, 1759. (By 2d,) 4. Isaac, Oct. 21, 1778. 5. Dan'l., July, 1781.
25. Jacob, s. Isaac 10, m. Elizab. Marble, Nov. 10, 1756, lived in H'm., and was a cooper by trade. ch. : 1. Jacob, Sep. 10, 1757. 2. Betsey, Aug. 23, 1759, m. Josi. Sprague, Mar. 4,
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1785, and d. soon after. 3. Laban, Nov. 18, 1761, d. at sea, unm. 4. Susa, Mar. 2, 1764, m. Josi. Sprague, Dec. 14, 1794. 5. Chloe, m. 1, Elij. Fearing, Nov. 9, 1788, and 2, Seth Lincoln ? 6. Lydia, m. Benj. Thomas, Aug. 19, 1798. 7. Debo., m. Amos Sprague, Oct. 21, 1796. 8. Reuben, d. unm.
26. Capt. Enoch, s. Enoch 11, m. Joanna Whiting, 1755, lived in H'm., on Liberty Plain, was a farmer by occupation, and d. June 21, 1778. ch .: 1. Joan, m. Thomas Chubbuck, June 11, 1787. 2. Chloe, m. Samuel Gardner, Aug. 23, 1789. 3. Bethia, m. David Loring, Oct. 8, 1780. 4. Enoch, Dec. 27, 1763. 5. Leah, Mar. 8, 1765, m. Jno. Abbott, Newark, N. J. 6. Laurena, Mar. 4, 1767, m. Dan'l. Parks, Lincoln, Nov. 11, 1805. 7. Dolly, Mar. 5, 1769, m. Lewis Squier, Newark, N. J. 8. Phoebe, Ap. 12, 1771, m. Daniel Whiting, jr., Brookfield, Jan. 11, 1798.
27. Elijah, s. Enoch 11, m. Mary Wilder, H'm., July 13, 1763, and d. in H'm., June 15, 1797, ae. 60, and his wid. in Jan. 1811? ch .: 1. Mary, Oct. 7, 1764, m. Enoch Dunbar, May 7, 1786. 2. Persis, Sep. 21, 1766, m. Jacob Sprague, June 1, 1794. 3. Elizab., Aug. 7, 1769. 4. Tamsen, Oct. 2, 1771, m. Chas. Simmons, Scit., Dec. 7, 1794. 5. Charlotte, Feb. 24, 1774, m. Nath'l. Bump, Midd'o., Nov. 26, 1803. 6. Merrill, July 3, 1776, m. Geo. B. Lapham, of Medford, ship- builder, of the firm of Lapham and Magoun. 7. Isaiah, Nov. 7, 1778, d. unm., Sep. 5, 1820. 8. Blossom, Ap. 30, 1781. 9. Walter, Nov. 28, 1783, a Major, in the U. S. A., was killed at the battle of Bridg'r., during the war of 1812.
28. Capt. Elias, s. Enoch 11, m. Sarah Blossom, June 22, 1769, lived in H'm., on Liberty Plain, and d. of the small pox, in 1778, and his w., who was b. in June, 1749, d. May 16, 1817, ae. 68. ch .: 1. Elias, Dec. 18, 1769, m. Mehit., da. Daniel Whiting, July 1, 1804, and d. in Brookf'd., Mass., having had Elias, d. on the coast of Africa ; Franklin, of Ohio ; Nymphas, and Edward, of N. Brookf'd. ; Sarah, m. a Bailey, of Worces- ter ? and is d. ; Mehitab., m. Ed. Humphrey, and lives in Chas'n. ; Abig., d. unm. ; and Desire. 2. Sarah, Oct. 18, 1771, m. 1,.
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Henry Cushing, H'm., Dec. 28, 1791, and 2, Seth Cushing, and is living, a wid., in H'm. 3. Priscilla, Dec. 21, 1773, m. Josiah Lane, jr., H'm., Dec. 28, 1801. 4. Martha, b. and d. 1775. 5. Martha, Oct. 10, 1776, m. Thos. Fearing, H'm., Dec. 25, 1808, and d. in 1852. 6. Marg't., Oct. 1778, m. Dimick Bow- ker, Scit., Feb. 10, 1798.
29. Jotham, s. Eleazer 13, m. Susanna Wilder, H'm., Jan. 1, 1771, a farmer by occupation, lived in E. Ab'n., where his w. d., Jan. 24, and he May 24, 1828. ch. : 1. Susanna, 1771, d. 1773. 2. Susanna, Mar. 9, 1774, m. Bela Cushing, H'm., 1803, and d. Aug. 27, 1818. 3. Mary, Oct. 9, 1775, m. Jos. Turner, H'm., 1796, and d. 1800. 4. Sarah, Mar. 6, 1778, m. Melzar Beal, Ab'n., July 15, 1797, and d. Jan. 31, 1850. 5. Lydia, Jan. 14, 1780, m. Jared Shaw, Ab'n., 1802, and d. Lec. 15, 1819. 6. Lucy, Ap. 10, 1782, m. Jos. Benner, Ab'n., 1803, and d. July 3, 1836. 7. Jerusha, Aug. 12, 1785, m. Wm. Wheeler, Quincy, 1806, and d. June 5, 1810. 8. Merrill, July 24, 1787, m. Samuel Colson, Ab'n, 1812, and d. Mar. 29, 1834. 9. Eph'm., Sep. 26, 1790. 10. Emma, Sep. 3, 1793, in Mich'n.
30. Barziline Whiting . s. Eleazer 13, m. Abig. Beal, H'm., who d. Ap. 22, 1844, ae. 84. ch .: 1. Abig., m. Isaac Turner, H'n., and d. Oct. 14, 1845. 2. Eleazer, Sep. 28, 1782. 3. Ithamar, 1786. 4. Joanna, Feb. 28, 1791. 5. Marilla, 1799, d. Jan. 25, 1802.
31. Daniel, s. Daniel 15, a farmer by occupation, m. Desire Stoddard, Scit., Ap. 7, 1768, who d. Feb. 28, 1820, and he ab. 1822. It is said that he lived first where Enoch Dunbar now resides, and in his latter days, at "High Hill," so called. ch .: 1. Martha, Nov. 25, 1767, m. Enoch Whiting, H'm. 2. Mehit., Ap. 23, 1770, d. young. 3. Dan'l., Ap. 23, 1772. 4. Galen, Feb. 1, 1774, m. Rachael Prouty, of Scit. ? sett. in Brookfield, where he d. in Dec., 1849, having had ch .: Galen, d. at the West ; Leonard, and Charles, sett. in Ill's. ; Andrew, an invalid, unm .; Wm., is m., and lives on his father's place ; Louisa, unm. ; and Rachel, m. Jere. Deming ? and has ch. 5. Sylvanus, Dec.
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7, 1776. 6. Hosea, June 24, 1778. 7. Mehit., Jan. 28, 1781, m. Elias Whiting, Brookf'd., July 1, 1804. 8. Josiah, Nov. 29, 1784, m. a Prouty, sett. in Brookf'd., and d. leaving ch .: Os- born, Josiah, Julia, A., Elizab., Merrill, (d. young,) Abig., Martha, and Mary ; - all m., and have ch. but Elizab. 9. Abig., Mar. 1, 1788, d. Dec. 1795.
32. Zach., s. Daniel 15, m. Kezia Wilder, H'm., Dec. 12, 1770, and d. May 15, 1804 ? and his wid. in 1833. ch .: 1. Prudence, m. Enoch Lovell, Wey'h. ; and d. in Me. 2. Chas., m. a Stoddard ? and d. Feb. 7, 1849. 3. Theoph., Mar. 30, 1775. 4. Susan, m. Steph. Gardner, H'm., Dec. 29, 1796. 5. Sybil, Oct. 27, 1780, living unm. 6. Hosea, Sep. 11, 1782. 7. Polly, m. Joel Seymour, H'm. 8. Martha, m. Jotham Shaw, Wey'h., and d. in 1836 ? 9. Priscilla, m. Justin Rogers.
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33 Amasa Miton cobs, Scit., and lived at " Queen's Ann's Corners," where he d. Nov. 5, 1818. He was a carpenter by trade, and lived in a house which stood where stands that now occupied by the wid. of his son Joseph J., and by his gr. s. Amasa. ch .: 1. Davis, Aug. 20, 1773, m. Abig. Bowker, Scit., and d. Ap. 12, 1833, having had ch., Mary C., 1797, m. Leonard Cushing, H'm .; Abig. B., January 4, 1799, m. Jas. W. Sivret, June 10, 1819, and lives in Dorch'r .; and Davis, Feb. 2, 1801, lost at sea, in May, 1828. 2. Perez, Ap. 3, 1775. 3. Jael, Mar. 18, 1777, d. Oct. 19, 1794. 4. Joseph J., Dec. 29, 1778. 5. Ly- dia, Oct. 25, 1780, m. Nath'l. Bump, Midd'o, June 15, 1807. 6. Abig., Sep. 30, 1783, m. Alex'r. Vining, Ab'n., Feb. 3, 1807, 7. Eunice, July 14, 1786, m. Neh. Ripley, jr., H'm., Feb. 4, 1807, and d. Oct. 1850. Was there another da. Jael ? m. Harris Turner, Scit .? Oct. 19, 1794.
34. Benj., s. Benj. 16, m. Joanna Gardner, H'm., 1766, who d. June 14, 1807, and he Ap. 12, 1815. Lived in a house which stood where stands that of Eleazer Chubbuck, in H'm., was a far- mer, and a man of great mechanical ingenuity, and industry. ch. : 1. Joanna, Jan. 11, 1767, d. July, 1782. 2. Asenath, Ap. 10, 1770, d. Feb. 11, 1840. 3. Benj., Jan. 22, 1773. 4. Joseph,
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Jan, 9, 1777, lives in H'm., near Accord Pond, m. Lucy, da. Wm. Barrell, Scit., Dec. 22, 1812, and has ch. : Jos. M., Nov. 6, 1813 ; Lucy B., Jan. 17, 1815, m. Albert G. Mann, Oct. 19, 1834, and d. Jan. 3, 1837; Ruth, Jan. 26, 1818, d. Feb. 10, 1839; and Salome, Nov. 30, 1819. 5. Archelaus, Sep. 30, 1778, m. Eliz- abeth Gardner, H'm., May 4, 1799, who d. Oct., 1803, and in 1812, he enlisted from the frigate Constitution to go to the Lakes, and prob. d. there. He had 1 da., Betsey, Jan. 24, 1801, m. Eleazer Chubbuck, H'm., Jan. 13, 1838, and has 4 ch. 6. Lu- ther, Mar. 16, 1781, m. 1, Cynthia E. Stetson, Dec. 31, 1815, who d. May 29, 1818 ; and 2, Lois Gardner, Dec. 27, 1818 ; and had, by 1st., ch. : Cynthia S., Mar. 21, 1818, m. Benj. White, Dux'y., Feb. 1849 ; and Sophia S., Mar. 21, 1818, m. Abner Lor- ing, H'm., Mar. 22, 1840.
35. Ezek'l., s. Benj. 16, m. 1, Olive Stoddard, Scit., and 2, Mary Berry, Mar. 10, 1804, was a farmer, lived in H'm., and had" ch. : 1. Sarah, m. Asa Souther, Cohas't., Nov. 29, 1795. 2. Lois, m. Jos. Hill, jr., Ab'n., Ap. 10, 1803. 3. Olive, m. Peleg Dunbar, H'm., Feb. 15, 1805. 4. Abig., m. Jno. Blake, or Black, Plym'h. 5. Judith, m. 1, Quincy Gardner, and 2, Nicho- las Daniels. (By 2d,) 6. Ezek'l., Jan. 25. 1805.
36. Abel, s. Benj. 16, m. Grace, wid. Sam'l. Stoddard, Jan. 9, 1779, and moved to Worcester, where he d. ch. : 1. Abel, Dec. 4, 1779, m., lived in Blandford, Ct., and had ch. 2. Sarah, Mar. 19, 1782. 3. Sam'l., July, 1785, m., lived in N. Y'k. State, and has Jas. W., and others. 4. Amos, July, 1788, m. Hannah Keith, Bridg'r., and had Sidney, and others. 5. Ezek'l., May 7, 1790, m. and had ch. 6. Ambrose, m. and had ch. 7. Laban. 8. Andrew, m. Lucy Briggs, lives in Waltham, and has ch.
37. Thomas Whiting s. Thos. 17, m. Ra- chael Peakes, Nov. 15, 1770, and d. in Hanover, Dec. 13, 1805, and his wid. Sep. 30, 1828, ae. 81. Lived on Whiting st., in the house now occupied by Piam Damon, and was Selectman from 1780-82, and in '89. ch .: 1. Wm. P., Ap. 28, 1771, m. Sally Wales, Randolph, and practiced law in Bos'n., where he d., leaving ch, Mary W., m.
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Levi H. Marsh, ? Sarah A., d. ae. ab. 25; Eph'm. W., was m., had 2 ch., and was lost at sea ; and Ella S .? 2. Rachael, Oct. 14, 1773, d. May 7, 1849. 3. Thos., Aug. 16, 1776, m. Hannah Mann, June 8, 1797, lived on Whiting st., where he d. in 1806, leaving ch., Marcia, May, 1798; Jairus, moved to N. Y'k. State ; Oren, (m. 1, Sarah C. Faxon, who d. Feb. 20, 1827, and 2, Mary Jones, May, 1831, lives on Whiting st., and has Lewis, Jan. 24, 1832; Oren T., Aug. 28, 1834; Lucius,
Ap. 22, 1837 ; Abel H., 1841, d. 1842. Abel H., July, 1843 ; Albert, March 24, 1846; and Jno. B., Mar. 24, 1849.) ; Lewis, d .; and Hannah M., m. Elisha Faxon, Ab'n. 4. Charles, bap. June 27, 1784, m. Betsey Pool, Ab'n., and had ch., Albert, Nov. 6, 1803; Emily, Dec. 7, 1806, m. David Pool, E. Ab'n. ; Nath'l. H., Nov. 24, 1808, m. Mary Clark, and lives in Mf'd., no ch .; Wm., sometime a clergy- man, of the Univ. denom., and now sett. in H'n., m. a da. of Benj. Stetson, of H., for his 2d w., and has ch. ; and Betsey, m. Reu- ben Loud, E. Ab'n. 5. Olive, bap. July 22, 1787, m. Piam Damon, June 15, 1814. 6. Martin, bap. July 22, 1792, d. young.
38. Jas., s. Thos. 17, m. Thankful Whiting, lived in Hanover, and d. Sep. 26, 1812, ac. 65, and his wid. Aug. 3, 1832, ae. 73. Built and occupied the house in which Jno. W. Estes now lives. ch. : 1. Thankful, Nov. 6, 1781, d. Feb. 1, 1793. 2. Rebecca, May 28, 1784, d. Aug. 13, 1786. 3. Jas., Dec. 5, 1789, m. Ann Brooks, had no ch., d., and his wid. m. a Gray, of Me. 4. Mary, May 8, 1786, m. Uriah Lawrence, Lunenburg. 5. Hora- tio, Nov. 2, 1791, m. 1, Ruth Lovell, who d. Ap. 26, 1839, and 2, Lucy Lane, lives in Mf'd., and has ch., Lucy, Aug. 15, 1828, d. 1848 ? Flora, Ap. 24, 1830, d .; Marcia ; and Alden. 6. Thankful, Dec. 1, 1794, d. unm. 7. Rufus, Aug. 7, 1797, d. Dec. 24, 1799. 8. Rebecca, Sep. 28, 1800, m. Zadoc Beal, Nov. 30, 1837.
39. Elias, s. Thos. 17, m. Debo. Jackson, and d. in H., May 20, 1790, and his wid. May 25, 1818, ae. 61. ch .: 1. Ruth, Jan. 30, 1779. 2. Justus, Sep. 14, 1780, m. Abig. Wilder, H'm., lives on Whiting st., and is a respectable farmer ; no ch.
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3. Benj., Ap. 23, 1782, is m., and lives in Me. 4. Sarah, Aug. 27, 1784, d. Mar. 4, 1804. 5. Amos, Aug. 9, 1786. 6. Ed- mund, b. and d. 1788. 7. Elias, b. 1789, d. 1793,
40. Asa, s. Thos. 17, m. 1, Debo. Dwelley, Ap. 13, 1786, who d. Jan. 8, 1787 ; and 2, Betty Whiting, Ap. 12, 1789 ; lived on Whiting st., and finally moved to Lunenburg, where he d. ch. by 2d w., 1. Asa, b. 1790, d. 1793. 2. Elijah, Aug. 22, 1792, a blacksmith, d. unm. ab. 1842. 3. Debo. D., Dec. 10, 1794, m. Nathan Beal, Ab'n., and d. Dec. 17, 1821, leaving a son Nathan. 4. Asa, Oct. 14, 1797, sett. in Lunenburg. 5. Betty, bap. 151C Oct. 23, 1803, m. a Battles, and lives in Fitchburg.
UBL s. Thos. 17, m. Susa G. BRA 41. Caleb Writing Mann, Ap. 23, 1785, who d. Nov. 25, 1842, ae. 77, and he May 20, 1848, ae. 87. Lived in the house now occupied by Jas. Fish, on Whiting st. ch .: 1. Caleb, b. 1788, d. 1792. 2. Lucy, Jan. 17, 1791, d. June 15, 1840. 3. Susa G., Dec. 26, 1793, d. Oct. 11, 1794. 4. Caleb, Mar. 21, 1795, m. 1, Mary Whiting, June 9, 1823, who d. Sep. 2, 1850 ; and 2, Anne, da. Gideon Studley, May 11, 1852, lives on Whiting st., and had a da. Mary W., b. Mar. 21, 1829, d. Sep. 25, 1843. 5. Sage, Ap. 20, 1797, m. David Nichols, Cohas't., Nov. 28, 1817. 6. Ezra, May 21, 1800, m. Sally Curtis, lived on Main st., and d. Oct. 3, 1831, having had ch., Ezra, Sep. 9, 1823, in Cohas't .; Josh. S., Dec. 6, 1825, m. Betsey B. Dwelley, June 20, 1847, and has Elmira E., Aug. 10, 1850; Lucius C., Mar. 20, 1828, in Cal'a .; and Edwin, Aug. 22, 1831, d. ae. 4. One other ch. d. young. 7. Jared, Ap. 15, 1804, m. Desire Loring, H'm., Jan. 1838, lives on Whiting st., and has Caleb L., Jan. 4, 1839, and Jared, Aug. 15, 1842. 8. Lydia P., Sep. 26, 1806, m. Briggs Freeman, Ab'n., and d. Sep. 28, 1849.
42. WY Cliam Muting s. Wm. 18, m. Betsey Clapp, Scituate, was Selectman in 1803, and '04, lived on Whiting st., and d. Mar. 19, 1825, ae. 63, and his wid. Mar. 17, 1829, ae. 58. ch .: 1. Avis, Mar. 17, 1803, m. G. W. Turner,
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Oct. 22, 1829. 2. Mary, Jan. 30, 1805, m. Caleb Whiting, June 9, 1823, and d. Sep. 2, 1850. 3. Silvanus, Feb. 9, 1808, m. Lucy Bates, Nov. 20, 1828, lives on Whiting st., is a farmer, and has ch., Silvanus, Nov. 24, 1829, m. Sarah J. Torrey, Jan. 14, 1852; Betsey C., Oct. 7, 1831; Nathan, July 12, 1833; Lucy M., July 5, 1835; Laura A., July 28, 1837 ; Adelaide, Feb. 10, 1840; Thos. H. B., Jan. 10, 1842; Geo. D., Mar. 18, 1845; Mary R., d. ; and Elmer, Feb. 8, 1849. 4. Wm., Feb. 5, 1811, m. Cynthia Curtis, Nov. 20, 1831, lives on Whiting st., is a farmer, was Selectman in 1845, '47, '48, and '49; and has ch., Triphena, Dec. 13, 1832; Cynthia, Sep. 14, 1834 ; Wm., May 19, 1836 ; Simeon, July 16, 1838, d. Mar. 4, 1839 ; Betsey, May 18, 1840 ; Mary, Ap. 1847; and Walter, Mar. 6, 1850.
43. Elijah, s. David 22, m. Lydia Lincoln, H'm., Jan. 7, 1768, was a farmer, lived on " Bull's Lane," so called, and d. Mar. 16, 1814. ch .: 1. Lydia, Aug. 29, 1768, m. Jno. Chad- wick, Bos'n., Jan. 30, 1798. 2. Elij., b. 1770, d. 1778. 2. Peggy, 1771, d. 1773. 4. Peggy, June 17, 1775, m. Laban Beal, H'm., Oct. 2, 1796. 5. Olive, Dec. 3, 1777, m. a Felch, Boylston, Mass. 6. Elij., Dec. 29, 1779. 7. Bela, June 4, 1783, went South, m., and d. there.
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