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Daniel (son of Edward, 2d.) married Elizabeth Nichols 1759, and had children, Daniel born 1760, Elizabeth 1761, Paul 1762, (now living in Scituate), Silas 1764, died early, Bathsheba, (wife of Dr. Benjamin Stockbridge), Elizabeth 1768, Ruth 1772, Noah 1776.
SERJ. HUMPHREY JOHNSON
was in Scituate 1651, and purchased lands of William Hatch, on the north of Cornet Stetson's farm, a deep ravine dividing the two farms. His house stood near the bank of that ravine : it was afterward owned by Joshua Lincoln. He had also several houses by purchase, and claimed to be successor in division of common lands, to Resolved White and Josiah Holmes. His wife's name was Eleanor, probably of Hingham : and Johnson removed to Hingham 1673. His children, John born 1653, Joseph 1655, Benjamin 1657, Margaret 1659, Mary 1663, Isaac 1667, born in Scituate, and Joseph 1676, born in Hingham. Serj. Johnson was a capable man in publick affairs, and often employed in Town business, in the early part of his life: but he had an uncommon inclination to law suits, and few men have left on the records of the Court, so many evidences of his litigious disposition -some of which we select. In 1683, he commenced a suit against the Town for three shares in common lands. He had removed his residence out of the Colony ten years before, and the Town considered that his right to common lands was thereby cancelled. He, howev- er, recovered an execution, and John Cushing, Samuel Clap and Jeremiah Hatch, were appointed to set off lands to satisfy
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the execution .* Again, 1687, when Sir Edmund Andros, Governor General, and his Council had the sole control of affairs, Johnson went with complaints to the Governor, "that he had not had his full rights in Scituate." The Town being notified, thus remonstrated and answered that Johnson's claims had all been satisfied : "that the original writ and process there- upon was altogether tortious and wrong, and yet what was obtained by judgment of Court had been satisfied." Never- theless, Johnson was furnished with a warrant from Andros, and came with his surveyor, and laid out one hundred acres at the head of Richard Dwelley's lot-one hundred acres at Burnt plain, and one hundred acres at Halifax cedar swamp. On this the Town address the Governor (by John Cushing and Samuel Clap, agents,) in a very spirited declaration, showing that much of the land laid out by Johnson had already been appropriated to others-that Johnson "had already been ac- commodated with thrice sixty-five acres to the full amount of his claim as principal and successor to two others." We believe this grant was never confirmed, and probably the over- throw of Andros and his miserable oligarchy, a few months after the date of the above declaration, put an end to Johnson's hopes and projects. Johnson's swamp in Scituate, (near Hing- ham line, in the beaches), derived its name from Johnson's trespass, for which the Town recovered damages. We ob- serve in Colony records, 1673, "Humphry Johnson being convicted of removing a land mark, near the land of Thomas Hyland, sen. for the boldness and insolency in coming into this Government to do this act, is fined 5€." Also same year, " Humphry Johnson having come into this Government without leave of the Governor and two of the Assistants, (contrary to law), is now ordered to remove his dwelling and cottage erected within the town of Scituate, within one month from the date hereof, or else order shall be given for the pulling down therof."
JOHN JONES.
Thomas and Robert Jones were amongst the first settlers of Hingham, having lands assigned them in 1637 and 8. There was a John Jones of Cambridge, 1640, and afterward of Con- cord, who was brother (according to tradition) of Thomas and
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Robert. Robert had a family in Hingham, viz. Robert, born probably in England. Ephraim born in Hingham 1649. John 1652, Lydia 1655, Joseph 1658, Thomas 1659. Most of these removed. Robert, jr. had a son Robert, born in Hing- ham, 1666.
Thomas (the eldest of the three) left a numerous posterity in Hingham, viz. Joseph, born probably in England, Benjamin in Hingham, 1637, Thomas 1640, Mary 1643.
Joseph married Patience -1659. Children, Joseph born 1660, Benjamin 1662, Patience 1665, Anna 1667, Ruth 1669, Sarah 1771, Ephraim 1773, Mary 1776, Thomas 1779. The house of Joseph was "over the river," that is, towards mount Blue. It was burnt by the Indians 1676.
Joseph, jr. married Sarah 1689, and had children, Joseph born 1690, Patience 1693, Abigail 1694, Ebenezer 1695, died early, Ebenezer 1698, Elisha 1700, Amos 1702, John 1704: the latter removed to Marshfield, married Ruth Hatch 1738, and had sons, Samuel born 1739, Amos 1742, baptized in Scituate second Church.
Benjamin (son of Joseph, sen.) married Susanna Beal 1686, (she died 1689, and her son Benjamin was born same year), Thomas born 1697, by a second wife, Patience. Benjamin, jr. married Mary Jordan, and had sons, David born 1721, Jona- than 1723, Daniel 1726.
Ephraim (son of Joseph, sen.) married Margaret Fearing 1708, and left a family.
Thomas (youngest son of Joseph, sen.) married Katharine Caswell 1703, and had children, Joanna born 1705, Lydia 1706, Thomas 1711, died early, Thomas 1714, Sarah 1717.
Thomas (only son) married Mary Marsh 1737, and had sons, Thomas born 1739, and John, at the head of this article. He married Lucy Wilder of Hingham, 1779, and removed to Scituate, 1799. His wife deceased 1831. The place of his residence is a half mile south of Cushing hill. His children, John, who married the daughter of Michael Lapham, and re- sides at Cushing hill: Charles, who married Betsey Nichols, and resides at the seat of the late Judge Nathan Cushing : Isaac of Boston, Thomas of Scituate, and daughters Bathsheba, widow of Melzar Daman, Elizabeth, wife of Elijah Randall, Lydia, and Lucy, wife of John Ewell of Medford.
There was an Isaac Jones, called of Boston, who married Hannah Perry 1716, and lived at Wild cat hill. His family removed. Isaac, his son, was baptized 1717.
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JOHN JORDON
was in Scituate 1750. His last house was at the south end of Jordan lane. His sons David and Nathaniel are deceased. Peleg is living. Jonathan was drowned at the mouth of the North river, July 4, 1776. The wife of Luther Daman, sen. was the daughter of Nathaniel. John Jordon occupied a house at Gillman plain in 1755, and in 1775, he occupied the place where Judge Nathan Cushing's mansion stands.
HENRY JOSSELYN
came into Scituate 1669, and family tradition asserts, from Black point, now Scarboro : he is therefore supposed to have been the son of Henry Josselyn, who had been an important man in the government of Georgiana, and nephew of "John Josselyn, Gentleman," the author of " New England's Rarities," and other books. Henry Josselyn married Abigail, daughter of Charles Stockbridge, 1676. His residence was in the field fifty rods east of Judge William Cushing's farm house. His children, Abigail born 1677, Abraham 1678, Anna 1680, (died early), Charles 1682, Mary 1684, Nathaniel 1686, Rebecca 1689, Jabez 1690, Jemima and Keziah 1695, Henry 1697, Joseph 1699, Thomas 1702.
Nathaniel married Frances Yellings 1711. Children, Mary born 1712, Nathaniel 1722. + 2 8F. : 12 -8 - 17 17 . ma
Henry, jr. married Hannah - - 1721, daughter Lydia born 1722. He was in Hanover after that town was incorporated.
Jabez married Sarah Turner 1722, and removed to Pem- broke. Thomas and Charles settled in Pembroke. Joseph deceased in Abington, 1726, leaving "a widow Sarah, sons Joseph, Ebenezer and Abraham, daughters Hannah, Beatrice, Mary Bates and Sarah Porter." (Probate Records).
EPHRAIM KEMPTON ("Taylor ")
was the son of Ephraim of Plymouth, and came probably with his father in the ship Ann, 1623. He purchased Elder Henry Cobb's eighty acre lot on the North river, at the block-house. He married Joanna, the daughter of Thomas Rawlins, 1645. His children, Joanna born 1646, Patience 1648, Ephraim
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1649, Manasseh 1651. He died in Scituate, 1655, and his wife Joanna 1656. The farm was sold to John James a few years after. Some of the descendants may be in New Bedford. There was a Manasseh Kempton, who had lands in Scituate 1643 : he probably lived in Plymouth.
GEORGE KENDRICK
was one of the members dismissed from Plymouth Church, 1634, "in case they join in a body at Scituate." He had lands in Scituate 1633: was a freeman 1635. His house lot was on Kent street, the second south of the drift way, between Elder Tilden's and Isaac Stedman's. He had a lot on third cliff, between the lots of John Hanmer and William Dauckinges : also marsh near Stony cove. He was a volunteer soldier in the Pequod war. He disappears from our records 1638. In 1645, when he sold one hundred and sixty acres of land on North river to William Randall, (near Till's or Dwelly's creek), he was in Boston. . There is no record of his family here. In Boston there is the record of Joseph, born 1639, and Deborah 1646. George Kendrick, who took the oath of fidelity in Rehoboth, 1658, may have been his son, but was not the same who had lands in Scituate 1633. George of Rehoboth had a son Isaac born 1675. There was also Thomas Kendrick of Rehoboth, whose daughter Mary was born 1680.
JOHN KENT (shipwright)
was in Scituate 1698. He probably came from Charlestown. His wife was Sarah. His children Ebenezer, Benjamin, Sarah, Samuel, Ezekiel, Nathaniel, born from 1699 to 1705. Ebenezer, his brother, was in Scituate, and had two sons, Ebenezer and Isaac born 1712, and daughters Abigail, Mercy and Elizabeth.
David Kent, the last of the name in Scituate, married Lydia Daman 1773. He was son of David of Boston, who married Abigail Daman 1744. He deceased 1825. His son was Samuel of South Boston, also deceased. His daughters the wives of Thomas Lapham and Perkins Clap.
Joseph Kent of Charlestown married Rebecca Chittenden of Scituate, 1702.
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ELDER THOMAS KING the Savage Hearings 26
came into Scituate with Mr William Vassall, 1634 or 5, and built his house a few rods south of Mr Vassall's, on the top of the hill at Belle house neck. He also had lands on the north side of Rotten marsh, where Dea. Thomas his son had a house 1666. His children were Rhoda born 1639, George 1642, Thomas 1645, Daniel 1647, Sarah 1650, and John 1652. His wife Sarah died 1652, and he married Jane, the widow of Elder William Hatch, and was chosen to succeed Elder Hatch in the second Church. His second wife deceased the same year. The name of his third wife was Anne. Of these children John died early, Daniel settled in Marshfield, Rhoda married John Rogers, Sarah married Elisha Bisby, jr. George died early or removed.
Dea. Thomas continued the name in Scituate. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Dea. Thomas Clap, 1669. She de- ceased 1698, and he married Deborah Briggs 1699: she deceased 1711, and Dea. Thomas the same year. He pur- chased Nathaniel Rawlins' farm, at Stoney cove brook, before 1680. His children, Sarah born 1669, Thomas 1671, Jane 1673, Daniel 1675, John 1677, Mercy 1678, Ichabod 1680, George 1682, Anna 1684. Of these, Thomas died early, Ichabod had a son Thomas born 1703, and removed soon after. John married Sarah Whiton of Hingham, 1706, and lived, we believe, in Marshfield, as did Daniel and Ichabod. Daniel had two sons and two daughters, Elizabeth, Daniel, Robert, Mehit- abel, born from 1702, to 1709. This family removed. . Dea. George inherited the farm south of Stoney cove brook, which had been originally Anthony Annable's land, then the farm of Rawlins, then Dea. Thomas King's. Dea. George King-mar- ried Deborah Briggs 1710. Deborah, Rhoda, (wife of John James), Lydia, (wife of Joseph Cushing), and Sarah, were his children. He died in Scituate. Some descendants of Elder King are in Abington. -
Elder King's will, dated 1691, gives "to wife Anne-to daughter Sarah Besby land at Gravelly beach -To grandsons John and Thomas Rogers 10£ each. Item : it is my will that Robin, my negro, be set free, and receive of my estate a bed and 5£ in money -Item : to son Thomas all my property not otherwise disposed of in New and Old England."
Dea. Thomas King's will, dated 1711, gives " to son Daniel the homestead; (of Elder Thomas King, late deceased, on the
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neck) ; he allowing daughter Anne to live in the house. To son John a farm in Marshfield. To son George the farm where I now dwell, also a lot adjoining my brother Samuel Clap's land. To daughter Mercy Winslow 30£. To daughter Anne King 30£. To son Ichabod, &c."
There was a John King in Weymouth, whose daughter Mary was born 1634 .*
JOHN LAMBERT,
from Hingham, was in Scituate 1693, when his son John was born. Some descendants of this name have remained until within a few years. Henry, Daniel and Zachariah were sol- diers in the French war. These were sons of Thomas. Edmund Bowker, late deceased, married his daughter.
THOMAS LAPHAM
was in Scituate 1640. His residence was near the harbour. He married Mary, daughter of Elder Nathaniel Tilden. His children, Thomas born 1643, Rebecca 1645, Joseph 1648, Elizabeth, Mary and Lydia : the latter was the wife of Samuel Bates of Hingham, 1666.
Thomas, jr. settled in Marshfield, where several generations of his family have lived. His children were Joseph born 1670, Samuel 1676, Lydia 1677, (and by a second wife), Mary born 1704.
The sons of Joseph were Joseph born 1709, Ichabod 1711.
The sons of Samuel were David born 1706, Joshua 1710, Amos 1717.
David (of Marshfield) was father of Thomas, who settled at Studley hill in Scituate, and whose sons were Thomas, Israel, Michael and Charles, and whose daughters were the wives of Noah Barrell, Ashur Sprague and Nash (of Hanover).
Daniel Lapham removed to Pittsfield, and David to Nor- wich, (sons of David). This was a numerous family. Stephen, another son of David, has a son Isaac of York. Thomas (son of Thomas) has sons Thomas and Israel at South Boston. Michael married Sarah, daughter of the last James Cushing, of
* There was Samuel King in Plymouth 1649, whose sons were Samuel and Isaac. The Kings of Taunton probably are descendants.
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Cushing hill, and left daughters, viz. the wife of John Jones, the wife of Allen Cushing of Hingham, and another. Israel deceased many years since, his widow married Dea. John Jacobs of Hingham. Charles left sons William and Henry, and daughters, viz. the wives of Nathaniel Brooks, Theophilus Cushing of Hingham, and Elijah Clap, 3d.
GEORGE LEWIS (clothier)
was one of those dismissed from Plymouth Church in 1634, "in case they join in a body at Scituate." He had lands here in 1633. His house lot was on Kent street, the first south of Meeting-house lane. He came from East Greenwich in Kent. He married Sarah Jenkins in England, sister of Edward Jenkins. There is no regular record of his children: some having been born in England, others in Plymouth, others in Scituate, and two in Barnstable. They were Mary, born as early as 1623, (married John Bryant of Scituate, 1643), Thomas, George, James, John 1637, Ephraim# 1641, Sarah 1643, Nathaniel 1645, Joseph 1647. The last four born at Barnstable, whither George Lewis removed in 1640. . He died intestate, 1662. Probate Records.
Thomas married Mary Davis 1653. His children were James born 1654, Thomas 1656, Mary 1659, and probably others at Barnstable. He removed to Swansey, where were born Samuel 1672, Hepzibah 1674.
George, jr. married Mary, daughter of Bernard Lombard, 1654 : we have seen no record of his children.
James lived at Barnstable, and married Sarah Lane 1655. He was a selectman of Barnstable in 1660, and subsequently. He had sons John born 1656, and Samuel 1659, and eight other children.
John was killed with Capt. Pierce in the Rehoboth battle, 1676.
Joseph married Mary Jones 1671, and had children, Joseph born 1672, Sybil 1674. The next year he was killed at Swansey by the Indians. Hon. James Lewis of Pepperell, Massachusetts, descended from this branch of the family.
Nathaniel also removed to Swansey, where his son Nathan- iel was born 1673. Nathaniel deceased at Swansey 1683, October 13th. Joseph Lewis "of Barnstable," married Sarah
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Marsh, daughter of Thomas Marsh of Hingham, February 3d, 1702-3, and resided at Hingham. We suppose this to have been the son of Joseph, who was killed at Swansey. His children, Joseph born 1705, died early, Thomas 1707, who married Mary Lawson 1736: Paul born 1710, who married Hannah 1733, and had a son, Urbane 1736: James 1712, Jonathan 1714, who married Lydia Stodder 1740: and (by a second wife Elizabeth) Hannah born 1723, died early, Samuel 1724, died early, Israel 1727, died early, Hannah 1731, Joseph 1736.
John (son of James born 1656) settled in Hingham : mar-' ried Hannah Lincoln 1684, and had nine children, of whom Rev. Daniel, minister of Pembroke, was born 1685. Rev. Isaiah, minister of Wellfleet, married into the family of Winslow : from the latter have descended Winslow Lewis, and other respectable families in Boston.
JOHN LEWIS, of Jenterden
a brother of George, sen. was freeman in Scituate 1637, and had a house lot on Kent street, the fourth south of the drift way. He disappears early from our records, and we have discovered no traces of a family. en Savages Clancys 275. wife Sarah_
MORDECAI LINCOLN,
son of Samuel of Hingham, born 1651, settled at Bound brook bridge, 1700. He built a spacious house east of the brook, and erected Lincoln's mills. At this place Caleb Lincoln lately deceased, son of Jacob, and the grandson of Mordecai. The widow Mary, of Joseph Eellmes, another of his grand- children, is now living, more than ninety-three years of age, born June 1, 1738. Their father was Jacob. Mordecai, jr. married Abigail, the daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Eells, 1756, and removed to Taunton.
Isaac, another son of Jacob, had Solomon, Isaac, William, Jacob, John, George, and James, (the latter a Revolutionary soldier, born June 20, 1752, and now living).
ROBERT LINNET
was a freeman in Scituate 1639, and the next year removed to Barnstable. We notice in the Colony records, 1669,
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" Penninah, the widow of Robert Linnet, entered a complaint that her son Robert had kept back property given her by her husband." Abigail, the daughter of Robert, sen. married Joshua Lombard of Barnstable, 1650.
LAWRENCE LITCHFIELD
was in Barnstable, where he bore arms 1643. His children were Experience, Remembrance, Josiah and Dependance, the last being the only birth of the family on our records, (1646), we conclude the others may have been born at Barnstable.
Experience was a freeman 1668, but we find no record of his family. Remembrance married Lewis of Barnstable.
Josiah born 1647, (Colony Records), married Sarah, the daughter of Rev. Nicholas Baker, of the first Church in Scit- uate, 1671. His children were Hannah born 1672, Sarah 1674, Josiah 1677, Nicholas 1680, Experience 1683, Judith 1687, Samuel 1690 : of these children,
Josiah married Mary Briggs 1712. Children, Mary born 1715, Josiah 1716.
Nicholas married Bathsheba Clark 1704. Children, Ex- perience born 1705, Josiah 1706, Nicholas 1707, Bathsheba 1709, James 1711, John 1712, Israel 1714, Eleazer 1715, Susanna 1717, Isaac 1719, Thomas 1721.
Samuel married Abigail Buck 1712. Children, Samuel born 1715, Abigail 1716, Sarah 1718, Judith 1720, Hannah 1721, Experience 1723, Deborah 1725, Nathaniel 1727, Remember 1728, Ruth 1730. This may enable most of the present generation to trace their descent.
Rev. Paul Litchfield, late of Carlisle, was of the sixth gen- eration, having descended from Lawrence through Josiah, Nicholas, Thomas and Paul. Rev. Joseph Litchfield, late of York, was of the fifth generation, having descended from Law- rence, through Josiah, Josiah and Josiah.
Dea. Israel Litchfield is of the fifth generation, having descended from Lawrence, through Josiah, Nicholas and Josiah.
Two of the sons of Nicholas (Israel and John) settled in Canterbury, Conn. 1743, and have many descendants. No family perhaps in the country has increased to a greater extent. Dea. Israel, named above, had prepared a genealogical table in 1820, of one hundred and ten families.
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We illustrate the early history of this family, by a few notes from the Colony records.
1657, "Judith, the wife of William Peaks testifieth that her former husband, Lawrence Litchfield, lying on his death bed, did send for John Allen and Ann his wife, and desired to give their youngest son Josiah, to be their adopted child-where- "Into all consented.
Signed, "JOHN ALLEN, ANN ALLEN, JUDITH PEAKS."
1662, "Judith, the wife of William Peaks, petitioned that her son Josiah Litchfield, the adopted son of John Allen, might be allowed to choose two guardians," (granted).
1665, "The Court did sanction an agreement between Lieut. James Torrey and Robert Stetson, guardians to Josiah Litchfield on one side, and Anna his mother, (wife of Law- rence Litchfield, and some time the wife of John Allen), con- cerning the improvement of his property." Here is undoubtedly a mistake in the records; Anna was the wife of John Allen, and the mother of Josiah Litchfield by adoption : Judith Peaks was his natural mother, some time the wife of Lawrence Litch- field, and some time a wife of John Allen, and separated or divorced in England.
1668, "Josiah Litchfield having become of age, Major Josiah Winslow is appointed to see him put in possession of his land, a legacy from John Allen."
1673, "Verdict-that Experience Litchfield came by his death in attempting to carry a heavy stick of timber on board a boat, at Rhodolphus Eellme's landing place, at Hoop-pole neck, his feet slipping up, and he falling on a plank, and the timber on his head, he dying at his father's house [perhaps late father's] the same day."
Same year, "The Court ordered that Josias Litchfield, brother of Experience Litchfield, deceased, shall have his land, and the remainder of his estate shall be divided equally between his two sisters, Remember Lewis and Dependance Litchfield."
DAVID LITTLE, Ese.
was from Marshfield, 1700. He often laboured in publick affairs, in the Town, and practised as a lawyer. His children Ephraim, David, Nathaniel, Elizabeth, Mary and Barnabas, born from 1708 to 1721.
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Ephraim graduated at Harvard College 1728, was minister of Hebron, Connecticut.
David resided in Scituate, was often employed in publick business : left no family. He married Deborah Clap 1734.
Barnabas was a public spirited and useful man, and distin- guished for his zeal in promoting the American cause in 1776 : he left no family.
The family residence was north of " Hatchet rock," now the residence of Mr John Otis.
Capt. James Little, a man of enterprise, at the Harbour in 1800, and whose daughters were married to Ensign Otis, and Dr. Elisha James, was from Marshfield, and a connexion of the family above. They were descendants of Thomas Little, of Plymouth, until 1650, (at which date his son Ephraim was born), and afterward of Marshfield. He married Ann Warren 1633 .* He died 1671.
BARNARD LOMBARD,
one of the men of Kent, was in Scituate 1633, and freeman 1636. His house lot was on Kent street, the second on the Green field, adjoining Samuel Fuller's, which was on his north side. He removed to Barnstable, 1640. He was an ensign of the military company of Barnstable, 1652. His son Jabez born 1642, at Barnstable, Mary and Martha, and Joshua, were probably born in Scituate. .
Jabez married Sarah, daughter of Matthew Darby, 1660, Joshua married Abigail Linnet 1650, and had sons Jonathan born 1657, Joshua 1660. Mary married George Lewis, jr. 1654. Martha married John Martin 1657.
* Thomas Little, who married Ann Warren 1633, had sons Ephraim and Isaac, and perhaps others. Ephraim married Mary Sturtevant 1672. His son Ephraim born 1673, graduated at Harvard College 1695, and was a minister of Plymouth.
Lieut. Isaac had sons, David, Esq. born 1680, (of Scituate, as noted above), Thomas born 1676, graduated at Harvard College 1695 ; he was a lawyer, and died early, as has been the tradition ; Capt. Isaac born 1677, was a man of distinction in Marshfield. Charles born 1685, Nathaniel 1690, William 1691. From Capt. Isaac, we have been told, descended the late brave master of the Boston frigate, Capt. George - whose sons - George was a lawyer in Scituate, and deceased 1811, Amos was unfortunately killed by his cousin, Luther Little of Marshfield, in 1815, in a fit of insanity. They were shooting pigeons together at " Belle house neck," in Scituate. Amos was Town Clerk at the time of his death. Edward, the only surviving son of Capt. George, resides on the paternal farm, near Little's bridge.
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One of the most distinguished descendants of this family was Solomon Lombard, born at Barnstable, 1701, graduated at Harvard College 1722, settled in the ministry at Gorham, Maine ; he entertained more liberal sentiments than were toler- ated by his brethren in his vicinity, which induced him to retire. He was afterward Judge of the Court in Cumberland County : a very active patriot in the Revolution, and drafted most of the publick papers of the time, relating to the Revolution, in that County. E. H. Lombard, Esq. of Hallowell, is his grandson.
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