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v. CHARLES HENRY, b. in Hing. May 4, 1859. Resides at Minneapolis, Minn.
NOTE. - Judith, m. Jan. 8, 1773, Thomas Thaxter. James G., of Wey. m. Dec. 5, 1848, Eliza N., dau. of Issachar Fuller. George. of Wey. m. Jan. 1, 1855, Sarah E., dau. of Abner Humphrey. Emeline, dau. of Henry and Martha, m. Joseph Gannett of Scit.
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1. WILLIAM (Ebenezer = Susanna Davis), from the State of Maine, and b. Dec. 2, 1809, mn. Nov. 30, 1837, Mrs. Margaret (Davis) Watson, wid. of Capt. George Watson, and dau. of Zebulon R., and Margaret (Patterson) Davis. She was b. at Gloucester, Mass., May 28, 1815, and d. at Townsend, Mass., 11 Apr. 1883, æt. 68th yr. " Master-mari- ner." Resides on Elm St.
Ch.,-
2. i. WILLIAM GEORGE, b. at Belfast, Me., Aug. 22, 1838.
ii. SUSAN MARGARET, b. in Hing. Sept. 14, 1843. m. Jan. 22, 1866, Francis Hersey.
2. WILLIAM G. (William = Margaret Davis), b. at Belfast, Me., Aug. 22, 1838. m. in Hing. Sept. 17, 1860, Alva B. Nickerson, dau. of Loran and Sarah (Wyman) Nickerson. She was b. at Argyle, N. S., Sept. 18, 1838, and surviving him, m. secondly, John M. Trus- sell. William G. d. 19 Sept. 1864, æt. 26 yrs. "Shoe-stitcher." Resided on Elm St.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. WILLIAM ARTHUR, Sept. 26, 1861. m. Jan. 1, 1885, Hattie C. Turner of Rockland, Me. Resides at Townsend, Mass.
GREEN.
ROBERT, m. in Hing. Oct. 18, 1666, Elizabeth Nichols, dau. of Thomas and Rebecca (Josselyn) Nichols. She was bt. in Hing. Jan. 1643-44. Their
Child, bt. in Hing., -
i. ROBERT, Sept. 14, 1673.
GREENLEAF.
DANIEL, a practising physician in Hing. during the early part of the last century, m. July 18, 1726, Mrs. Silence (Nichols) Marsh, wid. of David Marsh, and dau. of Israel and Mary (Sumner) Nichols. She was b. in Hing. July 4, 1702. This fam. removed from here soon after 1732.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. DAVID, Jan. 29, 1727-28, d. 30 Sept. foll.
ii. ELIZABETH, Oct. 30, 1729.
iii. DANIEL, Sept. 2, 1732.
GROCE (GROSE ; GROSS).
1. ISAAC, and EDMUND of Boston, were prob. brothers. To Isaac was granted in 1636, "a great allotment of land at Muddy River," and he was classed as one of the richer inhabitants of Boston. EDMUND " was allowed for an inhabitant of Boston Dec. 1639," and had land granted him the same year and the year following. In his will of May 3, 1665, he provides for w. Katherine and his two ch., Isaac and Susan. The will of ISAAC is dated 29 May, 1649.
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2. CLEMENT 2 (Isaac1), came from Eng. with his fa. and followed the occupation of " brewer." The chris. name of his first w. was Mary ; of his sec. w. Ann. By the last m'ge he had a s. Edmund 3 (4), b. at Boston, Sept. 27, 1669.
3. SIMON& (said to have been a s. of Clement 2), was in Hing. as early as 1675, and Oct. 23 of that yr. m. Mary Bond. Simon d. 26 Apr. 1696. "Boatman." Resided on South St. Mary, his wid., was appointed administratrix. Est. appraised at £196, 5s. 3d.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. SIMON, Aug. 11, 1676.
5. ii. THOMAS, Feb. 4, 1677-78.
iii. JOHN, Apr. 3, 1681 ; taxed in Hing. 1708, but prob. removed from here soon after.
iv. JOSIAH, Aug. 2, 1683.
v. MICAH, Feb. 20, 1685-86. m. Mary -, and had a s., Simon, b. in Hing. May 3, 1709. No further rec.
vi. ALICE, Apr. 26, 1689. m. (pub. Aug. 21, 1714), John Crowell of Truro.
vii. ABIGAIL, June 28, 1692. m. (pub. Aug. 18, 1716), Nathaniel Smith of Eastham.
4. EDMUND 3 (Clement 2 Isaac 1), b. at Boston, Sept. 27, 1669; was a resident of Hing. prior to 1700. The chris. name of his w. was Martha. According to Barry's History, she d. 19 Sept. 1726 .* Ed- mund d. 13 March, 1727-28, æt. 59th yr. "Set-work cooper." Resided at "Liberty Plain," So. Hing. His will, dated 5 Oct. 1727, proved 20 May, 1728, names
Ch., all b. in Hing., as foll. : -
i. ELIZABETH, Jan. 13, 1699-1700.
ii. ANNA, Feb. 22, 1701-2. m. 1728, Benjamin Dunbar.
iii. EDMUND, May 10, 1705. m. March 3, 1736-37, Olive Sylvester. They resided at Scit. (See No. 10.)
7. iv. OBADIAH, March 28, 1708.
v. MARTHA, March 29, 1711. m. Nov. 17, 1735, Samuel Dunbar.
vi. SILENCE, 1714 (bt. 1724). m. Jan. 20, 1736-37, Daniel Tower, Jr. vii. HANNAH, 1717 (bt. 1724). m. July 13, 1737, Thomas Collamore. viii. JOHN, 1723 (bt. 1724), d. 5 Sept. 1726.
8. ix. JOHN, birth not recorded.
* A wid. Martha Groce, was paid for keeping one of the town's poor in Hing. as late as 1750. ("Hingham Records.")
5. THOMAS 4 (Simon 3 Clement 2 Isaac 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 4, 1677-78. m. first, Dec. 29, 1705, Elizabeth, eldest dau. of John Hincks, Esq., of Portsmouth, N. H. She d. in Hing. 7 June, 1708. He subsequently took a sec. w., whose chris. name was Experience. It is believed that he removed with his fam. to Eastham, where he had a sister living. Hing. rec's however, furnish nothing to confirm this statement.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Elizabeth, -
i. HINCKS, June 7, 1708, prob. m. July 25, 1731, Abigail Crowell. Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Experience, -
ii. SARAH, Nov. 27, 1713.
iii. ELIZABETH, June 5, 1716.
iv. THOMAS, Oct. 9, 1718.
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6. ISAAC (prob. related to the preceding families), m. in Hing. Sept. 9, 1725, Dorothy, dau. of Richard and Esther (Bates) Cobb. She was b. ab. 1701, and surviving him, m. secondly, July 11, 1745, Thomas Tower, wid !. Isaac was drowned 30 May, 1742. Resided in the sec. pre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ELIZABETH, July 1, 1726, d. 8 June, 1727.
ii. THOMAS, Aug. 10, 1727.
iii. ELIZABETH, bt. July 12, 1730. m. Oct. 27, 1748, Nathan Bradford.
iv. DOROTHY, bt. May 4, 1735, d. unm. 12 Oct. 1800. In her will presented 28 Oct. 1800, bequeaths to the foll. nephews and nieces, namely : Isaac Groce, Richard Groce, Moses Groce, David Groce, Jonathan Bradford, David Bradford, Betsey Woodman. Joseph Cushing, executor.
9. v. ISAAC, 1737.
vi. MARGARET, bt. May 16, 1742. m. Sept. 16, 1765, Jethro Tower.
7. OBADIAH 4 (Edmund & Clement 2 Isaac 1), b. in Hing. March 28, 1708. m. Jan. 9, 1738-39, Margaret Whiton, dau. of Samuel and Mar- garet (Tower) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. ab. 1712, and surviving him, m. secondly, Nov. 6, 1754, Amasa Turner of Lancaster, Mass. Obadiah d. 28 Feb. 1749-50, æt. 42 yrs., and June 5, 1751, adminis- tration was granted to his wid. Inv. £137. "Set-work cooper." Resided at " Liberty Plain," So. Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. AN INFANT, Dec. 8, 1739, still-born.
ii. ANNA, June 7, 1741.
iii. OBADIAH, Nov. 10, 1744.
iv. MARGARET, July 13, 1746.
8. JOHN 4 (Edmund & Clement 2 Isaac 1), m. in Hing. Aug. 21, 1755, Mary Sprague, dau. of Knight and Mary (Lewis) Sprague. She was b. in Hing. May 27, 1736. This fam. prob. removed from here.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. AN INFANT, b. and d. 20 July, 1756.
ii. OLIVE, bt. Feb. 15, 1761.
9. ISAAC (Isaac = Dorothy Cobb), b. 1737. m. May 14, 1761, Silence, dau. of Cornelius and Hannah Tower. She was b. in Hing. sec. pre., Oct. 24, 1738, and d. 26 Nov. 1776, æt. 38 yrs. He d. 16 Feb. 1777, æt. 40th yr. In 1756 Isaac was one of Major Thaxter's company in the Crown Point Expedition.
Ch., all b. or bt. in Hing., were -
i. THOMAS, May 16, 1762 ; was lost at sea.
ii. ISAAC, Aug. 21, 1763. Removed in 1788 to New Gloucester, Me. Was representative at the General Court, Mass., 1819 and 1820 ; and of Me., 1821 and 1823 ; deacon of the church, etc. He m. Sarah, dau. of John Woodman, and left issue.
iii. DOROTHY, Aug. 25, 1765, d. in three dys.
iv. RICHARD, Oct. 12, 1766.
v. MOSES, Oct. 9, 1768.
vi. DAVID, Aug. 4, 1771. m. Dec. 10, 1795, Sarah, dau. of Isaac and Letitia (Chubbuck) Wilder. She d. 13 July, 1818, æt. 43 yrs. He d. 24 July, 1827, æt. 56th yr. Their dau., Sarah W., b. Feb. 20, 1798, m. William Dunbar.
vii. ELIZABETH, Oct. 10, 1773.
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10. ELIJAH 5 (Edmund 4-8 Clement 2 Isaac 1), from Scit., m. in Hing. Apr. 8, 1793, Lucy Loring, dau. of Solomon and Hannah (Dunbar) Loring. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 10, 1764. Elijah d. in Hing. 14 Feb. 1817. Resided on Lincoln St.
Ch., -
i. NATHANIEL, 1795 ; drowned in Hing. harbor, 29 Aug. 1810, æt. 15 yrs.
ii. SARAH, - -. m. Apr. 5, 1821, Samuel Prouty.
11. JACOB 6 (Elisha 5 = Deborah Sylvester of Scit., Edmund 4-8 Clem- ent 2 Isaac 1), b. at Scit., Jan. 20, 1793. m. in Hing. Dec. 11, 1815, Olive F. Burr, dau. of Thomas and Olive (Leavitt) Burr. She was b. at Bath, Me., Sept. 21, 1795, and d. in Hing. 25 March, 1870, æt. 75th yr. " Blacksmith." Resides on Leavitt St., and is the oldest resident of the town.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. OLIVE SYLVESTER, Dec. 22, 1818. m. March 25. 1838, Moses Jones.
ii. DEBORAH HAWKE, June 25, 1823. m. July 31, 1842, Demerick Marble.
iii. MARGARET, Jan. 27, 1829. m. Feb. 5, 1854, Seth L. Burr.
NOTE. - Sylvia, m. Apr. 4, 1826, Nathaniel Bennet. Nelson, m. Ann C. Hersey of Hing., dau. of Caleb and Ann C. A. (Whitney) Hersey ; has removed with his fam. to the State of Ill. Dexter, of So. Scit. m. May 21, 1857, Catherine B. Whiting. John D., of Scit. m. Dec. 22, 1867 , Lydia Hobart, dau. of Bela and Sarah W. (Cushing) Hobart. Byron, m. July 30, 1868, Mary L. Whiting, dau. of Amasa and Hannah L. (Fearing) Whiting.
GROVER.
ALEXANDER HATCH (Thomas = Mary Shaw), b. at Berwick, Me., June 18, 1818. m. June 18, 1843, Eunice K. Stoddard, dau. of Hosea and Hannah (Blake) Stoddard. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 23, 1825. " Carpenter." Resides on Scotland St.
Ch., -
i. EUNICE AUGUSTA, b. at Boston, March 19, 1844. m. Charles H. Pool of Rockland.
ii. GEORGE ALEXANDER, b. at Charlestown, Jan. 24, 1846. m. Katie A. Wynne. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")
iii. MARY ADELAIDE, b. at Charlestown, Nov. 25, 1847, d. 29 March, 1849.
iv. ELLA AMANDA, b. in Hing. Jan. 14. 1850. m. May 5, 1867, John B. Damon of Scit.
v. EDWARD EVERETT, b. in Hing. July 16, 1854. m. June 18, 1876, Henrietta F. Motte of Scit.
vi. MARY, b. at Boston, Jan. 3, 1858.
vii. ARTHUR BLAKE, b. in Hing. May 18, 1860.
GUNN.
OWEN (Andrew = Rosa Carroll), b. in County Cavan, Ire., Dec. 25, 1836; came to Hing. May 18, 1856, and m. at Quincy, Apr. 24, 1859, Joanna Lynch, dan. of Jeremiah and Julia (McCarty) Lynch. She was b. in the city of Cork, Ire., June 24, 1836; emigrated in 1854, and came to live in Hing. May 8, 1858. "Farm-laborer." Resides on So. Pleasant St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. JOANNA MARIA, March 12, 1860.
ii. MARY ELLEN, Apr. 20, 1861.
iii. JAMES ANDREW, July 20, 1862.
iv. OWEN, Jan. 2, 1864. m. Oct. 12, 1887, Annie Enricson.
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HALL.
NATHANIEL, for sev. yrs. a practising physician in Hing. was a s. of John of Yarmouth, who was from Coventry, Eng., and had ch. : Joseph, 1642 ; John, 1645; Elizabeth, 1648; William, 1651; Samuel, Benjamin, Nathaniel, Elisha, and Gershom. Nathaniel by his great bravery had distinguished himself in the Indian War at the East, and when he came to Hing. and during his stay here, was styled " Cap- tain." His w. was Ann, dau. of Rev. Thomas Thornton. They re- moved from here to the Delaware River. While in Hing. he resided on Main St., near the old meeting-house, and perh. for a short time at West Hing. He d. without issue.
1. PRESERVED, from Rehoboth, Mass., was a s. of Edward Hall. He m. in Hing. first, Jan. 25, 1698-99, Mrs. Lydia (Jackson) Leavitt, wid. of Israel Leavitt, and dau. of Abraham and Remember (Morton) Jackson of Ply. She was b. at Ply. 1658, and d. in Hing. 19 Dec. 1729, æt. 72d yr. He m. secondly, Dec. 3, 1730, Mrs. Hannah (Damon) May, wid. of John May. She d. in Hing. 5 Aug. 1741, æt. 67 yrs. He d. without issue, 5 Aug. 1740, æt. 77 yrs. "Cooper." Constable 1702. Resided at Hing. Centre. In his will, dated at Hing. 1 Aug. 1740, and presented 14th of the same month, gives to w. Hannah "the improvement of } of my real estate while she remains a widow." "To the children of my first wife, namely, John, Israel, Elisha, and Abra- ham Leavitt, and to the heirs of Sarah Woods, deceased, Lydia Sprague, Hannah Hobart, and Mary Lane, all my household goods to be divided equally among them, except four silver spoons which I give to the daughters, heirs of Sarah Woods, and Lydia, Hannah, and Mary, now living." Gives "to the church of the First Parish in Hingham £30, to be laid out in Plate for the Lord's table in such vessel or vessels as they think proper." Gives "to Abigail Hall £10, and to Dorothy Gay £10." Bequeaths to "my kinsman John Hall, son of my brother John Hall, all the remainder of my estate real and personal, not before disposed of." Appoints " kinsman John Hall executor of this my last will and testament." Witnesses, Eze- kiel Hersey, Peter Ripley, Jr., Benjamin Lincoln. Inv. £1569 13s. Appraised Sept. 2, 1740, by Josiah Loring, Isaac Lane, and Peter Ripley, Jr.
2. JOHN, S. of John, and nephew of Preserved (1), m. in Hing. Apr. 27, 1732, Jerusha King. She d. 1 Dec. 1745, æt. 35 yrs. I find noth- ing relating to him on Hing. rec's after the decease of his w. He was by occupation " cooper." Constable in 1736. Resided at Hing. Centre.
Ch., b. in Hing., were
i. JOHN, March 9, 1736-37, d. same day.
ii. JOHN, July 17, 1739.
iii. LYDIA, July 29, 1742.
iv. PRESERVED, Aug. 1, 1745, d. 4 Sept. foll.
1. JAMES (s. of Richard, who prob. was related to the Halls of Dorchester or Taunton), was a poll-tax payer in Hing. 1749, and the
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owner of real est. in 1752. He m. at Boston, May 11, 1749, Mary Lincoln, dau. of Hezekiah and Mary (Horswell) Lincoln of Hing. She was b. in Hing. sec. pre. May 19, 1719. James prob. d. 1787, as the inv. of his est. was appraised by Thomas Lothrop, Abel Kent, and Josiah Oakes, 11 Apr. 1788. The personal property, valued at £94 6s. Sd. was allowed to his wid .; s. James administrator. "Shipwright." Constable in 1753 and 1754. Resided in the sec. pre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were --
2. i. JAMES, Feb. 22, 1749-50. ii. RICHARD, -; no further record.
iii. SUSANNA, - -, d. unm.
iv. MARY, - -, d. young.
2. JAMES (James = Mary Lincoln), b. in Hing. sec. pre. Feb. 22, 1749-50. m. May 21, 1786, Mrs. Persis (Tower) Lincoln, wid. of Allen Lincoln, and dau. of Daniel and Bethia (Nichols) Tower. She was b. in Hing. sec. pre. Aug. 1, 1759. James d. at Boston, 3 Apr. 1819, æt. 69 yrs. Tradition says he d. from the effects of a fall from an upper story window while on a visit at Boston. He was an officer under General Knox in the War of the Revolution ; captain in 1780 ; was at Monmouth, Valley Forge, and Yorktown at the surrender of Cornwallis ; aid to General Washington, etc. He afts. was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.
Ch., prob. b. at Coh., -
i. HENRY KNOX, -, d. at the West Indies, 1801, of yellow fever.
ii. JAMES, - "Shipmaster," d. in 1809.
iii. GEORGE, "Shipmaster ; " resided at Coh., and had a fam.
iv. ABRAHAM, twins, 1 d. unm. 1846.
S d. 1867.
v. ISAAC,
vi. SAMUEL, " Master-mariner." m. (1) Harriet Wild, and (2) Joanna, dau. of Peter Barnes.
vii. MARY, b. at Coh. Jan. 1800. m. Levi Nichols.
viii. HENRY KNOX, -. Resided at Coh., and d. unm.
ABNER, had a fam. in Hing., but how he was connected with others of the name does not appear on Hing. rec's. The chris. name of his w. was Elizabeth. She d. 3 Nov. 1782, æt. 50 yrs. He d. 4 July, 1773, æt. 47 yrs.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. MARY, Jan. 14, 1751-52. m. March 18, 1769, Nathan Crocker.
ii. ABNER, May 12, 1754.
iii. ELIZABETH, Jan. 21, 1757.
iv. JOAB, bt. Sept. 9, 1759, d. 24 Oct. 1760.
v. LUCY, bt. Oct. 5, 1760. m. Apr. 13, 1777, James Cook.
vi. JOAB, bt. Aug. 12, 1764.
vii. MAHALA, bt. July 12, 1767.
viii. THIRZA, bt. July 1, 1770. m. Dec. 2, 1786, Jeremiah Hobart, and d. 29 Oct. 1797, æt. 27 yrs.
NATHANIEL, m. in Hing. March 19, 1753, Hannah Mansfield, dau. of Joseph and Ruth (Bate) Mansfield. She was bt. in Hing. March 14, 1735-36. Their
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. JOHN MANSFIELD, Sept. 28, 1755, d. 6 March, 1757.
ii. HANNAH, Aug. 26, 1760.
iii. MEHITABLE, Aug. 8, 1762.
iv. LYDIA, May 22, 1764, d. 27 Aug. 1765.
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JAMES (and Susanna his w.), came from Eng., and was employed sev. yrs. in Hapgood's factory at Weir River, Hing. The fam. afts. lived on South St. James d. 7 Apr. 1836, æt. 45 yrs. Susanna his wid. d. 16 June, 1859, æt. 64 yrs.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. JAMES, Sept. 12, 1811. Geologist and Paleontologist. Director of the New York State Geological Cabinet. Har. Coll. LL.D., 1886 ; and widely kn. as an eminent scientist.
ii. SUSANNA, - m. May 11, 1839, Ferdinand G. Simpson.
iii. HANNAH, - -. m. at New York July 28, 1842, J. Alfred Kamonse.
iv. ANNIE, --. m. Apr. 2, 1843, Abiel E. Boynton of Wey.
v. WILLIAM, -.
WILLIAM (Luke = Anna Tuels), was b. at Mf'd, Dec. 10, 1798, and in 1837 came to reside in Hing. He m. at Mf'd, Aug. 23, 1822, Sarah Kent, dau. of William and Sarah (Joice) Kent. She was b. at Mf'd, Nov. 20, 1800, and d. at Quincy, 9 Nov. 1875, æt. 75th yr. He d. at Boston, 29 July, 1875, æt. 77th yr. "Master shipbuilder." Resided while in Hing. on Ship and Summer Sts.
Ch., -
i. SARAH ANN, b. at Mf'd, Nov. 29, 1823. m. in Hing. Feb. 6, 1842, George Bates of Coh.
ii. MERCY, b. at Mfd, Dec. 14, 1824. m. in Hing. May 16, 1844, George Lincoln, Jr., the compiler of this genealogy.
iii. CAROLINE, b. at Mf'd, Jan. 4, 1827. m. (1) in Hing. Oct. 3, 1847, Thomas T. French, and (2) Richard Hilliard of Provincetown.
iv. SUSANNA, b. at Mf'd, Aug. 24, 1828, d. in Hing. 25 Jan. 1839.
v. WILLIAM, b. at Mf'd, Apr. 15, 1831. m. Mary Tucker, and resides at Boston.
vi. ANDREW, b. at Mf'd, March 16, 1833. m. (1) Orie Davis, and (2) Mary E. Kendall. Resides at Boston.
vii. ALMEDA, b. at Mf'd, Aug. 27, 1834. m. George W. Cobb of Boston, and d. 17 Sept. 1865, æt. 31 yrs.
viii. LYDIA ATKINS, b. in Hing. Feb. 1841, d. 28 Aug. foll.
ix. EMILY COOK, b. in Hing. Apr. 1842, d. 28 Aug. 1842.
x. JOHN OTIS, b. in Hing. Dec. 7, 1843. m. Ella Creed of Coh. Resides at Quincy.
GEORGE WASHINGTON (Sylvanus = Submit Hall), b. at Turner, Me., Jan. 17, 1817. m. Nov. 25, 1840, Sally H. Harlow, dau. of Sylvanus and Polly (Bent) Harlow. She was b. at Halifax, Mass., March 26, 1820. "Farmer." Resides on Main St., So. Hing. Ch., -
i. GEORGE LEWIS, b. at Halifax, Sept. 20, 1841.
ii. HARRIET SOUTHWORTH, Dec. 10, 1843.
iii. ELLEN FRANCES, b. at Wareham, Sept. 22, 1846.
iv. LYDIA ALICE, b. at Dorchester, Jan. 10, 1852, d. 30 Aug. 1853.
v. SARAH HERRICK, b. at Boston, Sept. 12, 1854, d. 5 Sept. 1856.
vi. CHARLES WASHINGTON, b. at Boston, Jan. 28, 1857.
STEPHEN A., " surgeon dentist," and his w., who was Abbie J. Bazine, reside on South St. Their
Child, -
i. HARRY SEYMOUR, b. at Danvers, Mass., Ang. 19, 1877.
NOTE. - Gershom, of Harwich, widr, s. of the first John of Barnstable, and Yarmouth, m. in Hing. Dec. 9, 1698, Mrs. Martha, wid. of George Bramhall. Gershom d. at Yarmouth, 31 Oct. 1732. Sarah, m. Oct. 15, 1761, Zerubbabel Hersey, and d. 27 Dec. 1762, æt. 25th yr.
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Wid. Sally, offered for baptism Sally, July 7, 1793. Susanna, m. George Lewis. Zebulon, of Boston m. Nov. 20, 1794, Martha, dau. of Benjamin Beal. Emeline F., w. of Calvin S., and dau. of Alexander Clapp, d. 16 June, 1867, æt. 25th yr. Sarah R., w. of Andrew, and dau. of Nathaniel Prouty of Hing., d. at Charlestown, 16 July, 1872, æt. 57 yrs.
HALLEY (HOLLY).
PATRICK (Lawrence = Margaret -), was b. in Tipperary County, Ire., Feb. 2, 1824, and settled in Hing. June 2, 1851. His w., who came with him, was Ellen Keating, dau. of Michael and Joanna (O'Neil) Keating, and a native of Ire. She d. in Hing. 25 Dec. 1872, æt. 42 yrs. " Laborer." Resides on Thaxter St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. MARGARET ELLEN, March 28, 1852. m. Apr. 23, 1874, Cornelius McCarty.
ii. LAWRENCE, -. , d. soon.
iii. JOANNA MARIA, Sept. 22, 1855. m. Feb. 26, 1884, John H. Fee.
NOTE. - Oscar B., a native of New Orleans, La., d. in Hing. 6 Nov. 1880, æt. 31st yr.
HAMLEN (HAMLIN).
ELIZABETH, d. 23 March, 1678-79. MARY, m. Dec. 18, 1760, Nathan- iel Bates. LYDIA, m. John Wilcutt, and d. 1 Feb. 1798, æt. 74 yrs. Henry C., of Augusta, Me., m. Dec. 16, 1840, Abigail L., dau. of Samuel Hobart.
HAMMOND.
THOMAS (Thomas = Rose Trippe), b. at Lavenham, County of Suf- folk, Eng., and bt. Jan. 9, 1587, m. Elizabeth Cason. Thomas and his fam. came to our Hing. 1636. He had land granted him on Lower Plain, which adjoined the lots of William Sprague and Robert Jones. May 7, 1652, he sold his meadow, and upland in Hing. to Daniel Cush- ing. The w.'s approval of this conveyance is recorded in Suffolk Deeds as foll .: "This sale of theis two pcells is done by the free Consent of me Elizabeth Hamond wife vnto Thomas Hamond." In 1656 he disposed of his home-place in Hing. to William Sprague, and removed to Newton. He d. 30 Sept. 1675, æt. 88 yrs. Was called "planter."
Ch., -
i. ELIZABETH, b. in Eng., m. George Woodward.
ii. THOMAS, b. in Eng. 1630. m. Elizabeth Stedman, and d. 20 Oct. 1678, leaving issue.
iii. SARAH, bt. in Hing. Sept. 13, 1640. m. Nathaniel Stedman.
iv. NATHANIEL, bt. in Hing. March 12, 1642-43. m. Mary -, and d. 29 May, 1691.
1. JOSEPH, m. in Hing. first, Jan. 2, 1774, Anna Barnes, dau. of Cornelius and Elizabeth Otis (Lincoln) Barnes. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 14, 1747, and d. 21 June, 1781, æt. 34th yr. He m. secondly, Dec. 30, 1781, Susanna Loring, dau. of Benjamin and Jael (Jacob)) Loring. She was bt. in Hing. Apr. 12, 1745, and d. 17 Sept. 1815, æt. 70th yr. He d. 2 Apr. 1819, æt. 70 yrs. Resided on North St., near Magoon's Bridge.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Anna, were -
i. ANNA, Apr. 13, 1774, d. 8 March, 1778.
3. ii. JOSEPH, Aug. 14, 1776.
iii. ANNA, Apr. 27, 1779. m. Oct. 5, 1800, John Young of Union River.
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Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Susanna, were -
iv. BENJAMIN, Sept. 29, 1782, d. 29 Dec. foll.
v. BENJAMIN, Nov. 10, 1783, d. unm. 7 Aug. 1859, æt. 76th yr.
vi. LORING, Sept. 5, 1785. m. May 15, 1836, Sophia Ewell. She d. 5 March, 1856, æt. 52 yrs. He d. 4 Oct. 1864, æt. 79 yrs.
NOTE. - In an account book kept by Joseph Hammond, is the foll. : "Father Hammond died in 1777, in the 58th year of his age. Mother Hammond died 1774, aged 52d year."
2. DAVID, said to have been a bro. of the preceding, was for sev. yrs. a resident of Hing. The chris. name of his w. was Elizabeth. She d. 6 Oct. 1793. David was drowned in Hing. harbor, 10 Feb. 1786, æt. 33 yrs. Ch., -
i. BETSEY, June 13, 1779.
ii. DAVID, Oct. 30, 1781.
iii. FRANCIS, July 19, 1784.
iv. GEORGE, Oct. 15, 1786.
3. JOSEPH (Joseph = Anna Barnes), b. in Hing. Aug. 14, 1776. m. first, June 4, 1797, Abigail Clapp. She d. 26 Jan. 1800, æt. 24 yrs. He m. secondly, Jan. 4, 1801, Mrs. Elizabeth (Lincoln) Lincoln, wid. of Laban Lincoln, and dau. of Elijah and Delight (Lane) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 15, 1772, and d. 15 Sept. 1848, æt. 76 yrs. He d. 25 Jan. 1835, æt. 59th yr. "Carpenter." Resided on North St., near the harbor.
Ch., b. in Hing. by w. Abigail, -
i. WILLIAM, 1798, d. 18 May, 1800, æt. 2 yrs.
ii. JOSEPH, 1799, d. 10 July, 1800, æt. 9 mo's.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Elizabeth, -
iii. JOSEPH LINCOLN, Oct. 24, 1801. Was cashier of the Dorchester Bank.
iv. ELIZABETH LISLE, Jan. 17, 1804. m. Oct. 28, 1828, Oliver Cushing.
v. ANNA BARNES, Oct. 15, 1806. m. Dec. 1, 1831, Samuel Sprague.
vi. GRACE LINCOLN, 1810, d. 26 March, 1833, æt. 23 yrs.
vii. WILLIAM, 1815. Was lost at sea off Charleston, S. C., July or Aug. 1834, æt. 19 yrs.
NOTE. - Experience, of Scit. m. in Hing. June 18, 1780, Letitia Wilder. Agatha, m. March 15, 1784, Moses Gardner. Charles F., of Natick m. May 5, 1885, Mrs. Nancy M. (Beal) Sprague.
HANN.
JOHN JOSEPH (Thomas = Jane Miller), b. at Dublin, Ire., May 6, 1851. m. Jan. 25, 1873, Ellen Maria Anglum, dau. of John and Ellen (Dunn) Anglum. She was b. at Waterford, Ire. "Fireman." Re- sides on Friend St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. JOHN, Nov. 7, 1873, d. 20 Apr. 1876.
ii. JANE, Sept. 24, 1875.
iii. MAURICE, May 30, 1877, d. 21 March, 1880.
iv. ELLEN MARIA, Nov. 19, 1879.
v. THOMAS, Jan. 17, 1882, d. 15 June, 1883.
vi. CATHERINE ANNE, March 10, 1884.
vii. JAMES, Apr. 23, 1886.
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Harden.
HARDEN (HARDIN ; HARDING).
1. JOHN, of So. Bridgewater, Mass., m. 1766, Eunice, dau. of Jona- than Benson. She d. 17 Nov. 1811. He d. 18 Aug. 1812. Among their ch. were sons John (2) and Jonathan (3).
2. JOHN (John = Eunice Benson), of Bridgewater, m. 1792, Lucy Holmes of Ply. She d. 30 Nov. 1846, æt. 78th yr. He d. 28 Dec. 1834, æt. 68th yr. Of their ch. Ephraim (4), was b. at So. Bridgewater, May 14, 1799, and early settled in Hing.
3. JONATHAN (John = Eunice Benson), b. at Bridgewater, Apr. 22, 1771. m. Lucy Faunce. She was b. Apr. 27, 1773, and d. in Hing. 27 July, 1862, æt. 89 yrs. He d. 18 July, 1830, æt. 59 yrs. Resided at Bridgewater, Worthington, and Halifax, Mass. Ch., -
i. HARRIET, b. at Worthington, Feb. 17, 1795, d. in Hing. unm. 27 Jan. 1859.
5. ii. HALAH, Oct. 1, 1796. iii. HARTEY, Aug. 8, 1798. m. Oct. 23, 1823, Ephraim Harden.
6. iv. HOSEA, Jan. 21, 1801.
v. HELAH, Feb. 15, 1803, d. 12 Apr. foll.
vi. HARILAH, Feb. 25, 1804, d. same yr.
vii. EUNICE BENSON, Aug. 17, 1805. m. Charles B. Reed.
viii. DEBORAH, Dec. 20, 1808, d. in Hing. 9 Jan. 1834.
4. EPHRAIM (John = Lucy Holmes), b. at So. Bridgewater, May 14, 1799. m. first, Oct. 23, 1823, his cous. Hartey, dau. of Jonathan and Lucy (Faunce) Harden. She d. in Hing. 3 July, 1852, æt. 54th yr. He m. secondly, Apr. 19, 1855, Mrs. Hannah (Barnes) Harden, wid. of Hosea Harden, and dau. of George and Christiana (Mansfield) Barnes. She d. 23 Sept. 1882, æt. 80 yrs. "Master-mariner." Re- sides on South, near Hersey St.
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