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2. WILLIAM, prob. b. in Eng.
ii. FRANCES, - m. Apr. 29, 1656, Richard Croade of Hing. afts. of Salem.
iii. ELIZABETH, -. m. Moses Gilman of Exeter, N. H.
iv. JUDITH, bt. in Hing. July 15, 1638. m. Dec. 21, 1663, Humphrey Wilson of Exeter, N. H.
3. v. JOHN, Aug. 9, 1640.
4. vi. JAMES, 1642, or 1643.
2. WILLIAM 2 (William 1), prob. came to New Eng. with his parents in 1635. He appears to have been m. twice. His first w., whom he m. ab. 1656 or 1657, was Rebecca, dau. of Thomas and Alice Chub- buck. She was bt. in Hing. Apr. 1641, and d. 1 June, 1686, æt. 45 yrs. The chris. name of his sec. w., as appears by his will, was Ru- hamah. There is no entry of this m'ge., however, nor of her death, on Hing. rec's. William d. 28 Sept. 1691. In his will, made in 1689, proved 27 Jan. 1691-92, mentions " my now wife Ruhamah," and the
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four sons whose names appear among his issue. Freeman 1672; constable 1661; selectman 1678, 1682, and 1690. Resided on South, opp. West St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Rebecca, were -
5. i. WILLIAM, Oct. 11, 1657.
6. ii. JOHN, Oct. 27, 1659.
7. iii. JAMES, Dec. 2, 1661.
iv. REBECCA, Aug. 20, 1663. m. June 11, 1683, Benjamin Johnson. v. DEBORAH, Jan. 1, 1665-66. m. Apr. 29, 1687, Samuel Lincoln.
vi. HANNAH, Feb. 13, 1668-69. m. Dec. 27, 1688, Ebenezer Lane. vii. ELIZABETH, May 26, 1671. m. May 18, 1695, John Beal.
viii. RUTH, Feb. 10, 1673-74. m. Feb. 4, 1695-96, Caleb Beal. ix. MARY, June 4, 1676.
8. x. JOSHUA, March 29, 1678.
xi. JUDITH, Sept. 6, 1680, d. 13 Sept. 1681.
xii. JUDITH, bt. Aug. 29, 1686. m. (pub. March 13, 1707-8), Israel Vickery of Hull.
3. JOHN? (William 1), bt. in Hing. Aug. 9, 1640. m. at Dedham, May 18, 1669, Sarah - -. She d. 17 Jan. 1731-32, æt. 82 yrs. He d. 7 Aug. 1726, æt. 86 yrs. "Tailor." Constable in 1701. Resided on South St., West Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. SARAH, March 13, 1669-70.
ii. JUDITH, Sept. 28, 1672, d. 24 Dec. foll.
iii. NEHEMIAH, Dec. 13, 1673, d. 6 Feb. foll.
iv. ABIGAIL, Feb. 2, 1674-75.
v. MARIA, Jan. 12, 1677-78. vi. JAEL, June 1, 1680, d. 20 Oct. 1681.
9. vii. DANIEL, Apr. 23, 1682. viii. PETER, Aug. 20, 1687.
ix. HANNAH, Nov. 6, 1689.
x. BETSEY, bt. Sept. 18, 1692, d. Jan. foll.
10. xi. JEREMIAH, June 18, 1697.
4. JAMES 2 (William1), whose birth, according to a history of the fam. in MS., is placed at ab. 1642 or 1643, m. in Hing. Dec. 15, 1665, Mary, dau. of John and Margaret Fearing. She was bt. in Hing. Apr. 18, 1647, and d. 6 Aug. 1705, æt. 58 yrs. He d. intestate 22 Jan. 1683-84, leaving an est. appraised by John Thaxter, Nathaniel Beal, and William Hersey, of £607. Mary, his wid., was appointed admin- istratrix. "Husbandman." Constable 1673, and selectman 1679. Resided on South St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ELIZABETH, Dec. 14, 1666, d. 13 Jan. 1683-84.
ii. JEREMIAH, May 16, 1669, d. 16 June, 1689.
iii. ISRAEL, Aug. 18, 1671, d. 24 Sept. foll.
iv. ISRAEL, May 17, 1674.
v. MARY, Aug. 30, 1676. m. Feb. 15, 1698-99, Thomas Chubbuck.
vi. RACHEL, July 5, 1679. m. Jan. 1, 1701-2, Josiah Beal.
11. vii. JAMES, May 23, 1682. Chose Samuel Eells to be his guardian, and after the death of his mother, was appointed to administer upon her est.
5. WILLIAM 3 (William 2-1), b. in Hing. Oct. 11, 1657. m. first, June 12, 1683, Mary -. She d. 17 Oct. 1690. For his second w. he m. Oct. 2, 1691, Mrs. Sarah (Langlee) May, wid. of Jonathan May, and
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dau. of John and Sarah (Gill) Langlee. She was b. in Hing. March 15, 1667-68. William was a soldier in Capt. Johnson's company, Dec. 1675 ; constable 1694; representative 1698 and 1699. After 1704 he removed with his fam. to Ab'n.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary, were -
i. DEBORAH, Apr. 13, 1684.
ii. DAVID, Jan. 28, 1685-86.
iii. ISAAC, Oct. 8, 1687, d. 30 Jan. foll.
iv. WILLIAM, May 19, 1690.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, --
v. SARAH, Sept. 26, 1692, prob. m. Jacob Reed of Wey.
vi. STEPHEN, Dec. 24, 1694.
vii. JOSEPH, Nov. 9, 1697.
viii. AN INFANT, Nov. 11, 1700.
ix. HANNAH, Feb. 9, 1703-4.
6. JOHN 3 (William 2-1), b. in Hing. Oct. 27, 1659. m. Elizabeth They removed from Hing. to Milton early in the last century. In his will, dated at Milton 30 Sept. 1712, bequeaths to w. Elizabeth, and to sons Caleb, Israel, and Solomon, and to dau's Elizabeth Mont- gomery, Ruth Wild, Mary Bowditch, Deborah, and Rachel Hersey. Also " to my brother William Hersey." Was one of the selectmen of Hing. in 1694. Their
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. ELIZABETH, Sept. 23, 1694. m. ----- Montgomery.
ii. RUTH, Apr. 13, 1696. m. - Wild.
iii. CALEB, Apr. 11, 1698. m. in Hing. March 15, 1727-28, Hannah, dau. of Stephen and Hannah (Canterbury) Stodder. She was b. in Hing. sec. pre. June 9, 1702.
iv. MARY, March 1, 1699-1700. m. - Bowditch.
v. ISRAEL, Apr. 1702.
vi. SOLOMON, Feb. 1703-4, d. 30 March foll.
7. JAMES 3 (William 2-1), b. in Hing. Dec. 2, 1661. m. Susanna She d. in Hing. 10 June, 1762, æt. 84th yr. He d. 23 May, 1743, æt. 81 yrs. In his will, dated the 27th of May, 1739, mention is made of land purchased of his bro. William, and of land owned at Ab'n. Be- queaths all his property to w. Susanna, inc., "my negroes, to her and her heirs forever."" "Farmer." Constable in 1694; selectman 1719 and 1721, and representative 1734, 1735, and 1736. Resided on South St., West Hing.
Ch., prob. b. in Hing., were -
i. SUSANNA, Sept. 18, 1705, d. 14 March, 1721-22, æt. 16 yrs.
ii. JAMES, 1708, d., as his gravestone says, 6 Sept. 1716, æt. 8 yrs. 6 mo's.
8. JOSHUA 3 (William 2-1), b. in Hing. March 29, 1678. m. first, Jan. 19, 1703-4, Sarah Hawke, dau. of James and Sarah (Jacob) Hawke. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 30, 1679, and d. 15 Aug. 1716, æt. 37th yr. He m. secondly (pub. Nov. 20, 1718) Mrs. Alice (Bradford) Mitchell, wid. of Edward Mitchell of Bridgewater, and dau. of Major John and Mercy (Warren) Bradford of Kingston, Mass. She was b. 1677, and d. in Hing. 14 July, 1746, æt. 69 yrs. He d. 30 Sept. 1740, æt. 63d
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yr. Will dated 5 Aug. 1740. "Farmer." Constable 1711; select- man 1725, and 1729; also deacon of the church of the First Parish. Resided on the ancestral homestead, South St.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, were -
12. i. JOSHUA, Dec. 22, 1704.
13. ii. JONATHAN, Sept. 19, 1707.
14. iii. NOAH, Feb. 24, 1709-10.
15. iv. ELIJAH, Apr. 30, 1714.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Alice, -
v. SARAH, bt. Dec. 27, 1719. m. May 17, 1739, Thomas Loring.
9. DANIEL 3 (John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 23, 1682. m. Dec. 28, 1710, Mary May, dau. of Jonathan and Sarah (Langlee) May, or Mayes. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 3, 1687, and d. 10 Jan. 1760, æt. 73 yrs. He d. 20 May, 1766, æt. 84 yrs. "Cooper." Constable in 1726. Resided on Hersey St., in a house built by him in 1730, which is now standing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. MARY, Oct. 14, 1711. m. Dec. 28, 1732, Theophilus Wilder.
16. ii. JONATHAN, Feb. 2, 1713-14.
iii. SARAH, Apr. 19, 1718. m. (1) Nov. 13, 1745, Zaccheus Blossom, and (2) Isaac Sprague, wid ..
17. iv. ISAIAH, Jan. 29, 1720-21.
v. SUSANNA, Dec. 6, 1730. m. Benjamin Stowell.
10. JEREMIAH 3 (John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. June 18, 1697. m. Dec. 8, 1726, Elizabeth, prob. dau. of Nathaniel and Judith Gilbert. She d. in Hing. 21 Jan. 1765, æt. 64th yr. He d. 9 Feb. 1790, æt. 93d yr. "Cooper." Resided on South St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ELIZABETH, Sept. 21, 1727. m. Oct. 10, 1753, Israel Beal. ii. HANNAH, March 8, 1728-29. m. Nov. 14, 1751, Ebenezer Lewis.
iii. REBECCA, Dec. 19, 1730, d. unm. 17 Dec. 1799, æt. 69th yr.
18. iv. JOHN, Aug. 18, 1732. v. ABIGAIL, Aug. 21, 1734, d. 12 Feb. 1751-52.
19. vi. ZERUBBABEL, Apr. 1737.
20. vii. ABIJAH, March 20, 1738-39.
21. viii. JEREMIAH, bt. Oct. 18, 1741. ix. AN INFANT, Oct. 27, 1743, d. same day.
X. HITTE, March 5, 1744-45, d. 28 Apr. 1751.
22. xi. GILBERT, March 29, 1747.
11. JAMES 3 (James 2 William 1), b. in Hing. May 23, 1682. m. Jan. 3, 1705-6, Mary Hawke, dau. of James and Sarah (Jacob) Hawke. She was b. in Hing. July 6, 1685, and d. 3 July, 1770, æt. 85th yr. He d. 19 Sept. 1723, æt. 41 yrs. Est. settled 15 Feb. 1730. " Cord- wainer." Constable 1712. Resided on South St. Ch., all b. in Hing., were - 1
i. MARY, Aug. 20, 1707. m. Jan. 9, 1733-34, David Lincoln, wid !.. 23. ii. EZEKIEL, Sept. 21, 1709. iii. ELIZABETH, Dec. 24, 1711. m. Nov. 4, 1731, Cornelius Nye. iv. RACHEL, May 29, 1714. m. Sept. 6, 1733, Ephraim Otis.
v. JAMES, Dec. 21, 1716. "Physician." Settled at Barnstable, Mass., and d. 22 July, 1741, æt. 25th yr.
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vi. JEREMIAH, Feb. 21, 1718-19.
vii. ABNER, Oct. 22, 1721. Was a "physician " at Barnstable, Mass. He d. 9 Jan. 1787, æt. 65 yrs. A gravestone erected to the memory of Drs. James and Abner Hersey stands in the cemetery near the Unitarian Church at Barnstable.
12. JOSHUA 4 (Joshua 3 William 2-1), b. in Hing. Dec. 22, 1704. m. first, Jan. 30, 1728-29, Mary Mitchell, dau. of Edward and Alice (Bradford) Mitchell. She was b. at Bridgewater 1709, and d. in Hing. 4 Sept. 1745, æt. 37th yr. He m. secondly, June 15, 1750, Mrs. Mary (Fearing) Lincoln, wid. of Daniel Lincoln, and dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Johnson) Fearing. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 18, 1718, and d. 25 Feb. 1760, æt. 41 yrs. For his third w. he m. at Boston, May 27, 1762 (by Rev. Matthew Byles), Mrs. Sarah (Foster) Hanners, wid. of George Hanners, and dau. of Hopestill Foster. She survived him, and d. leaving a will, dated 3 Jan. 1795, mentioning dau. Sarah Nowel, and gr. dau. Sarah Nowel. Joshua d. 1 Nov. 1784, æt. 80th yr., leaving a large est. Will proved 24 Nov. 1784. Inv. £1140, 00s. 4d. Constable in 1736; selectman 1744 and 1745; representative 1758 to 1772 inc., and succeeded his fa. as deacon of the Church of the First Parish. "Farmer." Resided on the ancestral homestead, South St., West Hing.
Ch., b. in Hing., by his first w. Mary, were -
24. i. ABEL, Jan. 23, 1729-30.
25. ii. JOSHUA, Feb. 11, 1731-32.
iii. MERCY, March 29, 1733, d. 15 Ang. foll.
iv. EDWARD, Dec. 15, 1734, d. 3 Feb. 1735-36.
v. EDWARD, Apr. 7, 1736, d. 20 Aug. foll.
vi. MERCY, Sept. 21, 1737. m. Feb. 19, 1756, Job Lincoln.
vii. EDWARD, Feb. 24, 1738-39, d. 23 Apr. 1740.
viii. BRADFORD, Apr. 3, 1741. Was captain of a foot company in Hing. He d. unm. 17 Oct. 1796, æt. 55 yrs. ix. BENJAMIN, Oct. 20, 1744, d. 31 Oct. 1751.
Ch., b. in Hing., by sec. w. Mary, were -
X. RACHEL, Apr. 28, 1751, d. 4 Oct. 1773, æt. 22 yrs.
xi. MARY, bt. March 18, 1753. m. May 12, 1769, Joshua Thaxter.
13. JONATHAN 4 (Joshua 3 William 2-1), b. in Hing. Sept. 19, 1707. m. Dec. 25, 1733, Lydia Cushing, dau. of Daniel and Sarah (Lincoln) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 23, 1712, and d. 31 Aug. 1740, æt. 28 yrs. He d. 12 July, 1740, æt. 33d yr.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
26. i. THOMAS, Sept. 22, 1734.
27. ii. EBED, Feb. 21, 1738-39.
14. NOAH 4 (Joshua & William 2-1), b. in Hing. Feb. 24, 1709-10. m. Feb. 12, 1735-36, Alice Mitchell, dau. of Edward and Alice (Bradford) Mitchell. She d. in Hing. 20 Dec. 1779, æt. 66th yr. Noah d. 29 June, 1755, æt. 45 yrs. Will dated 26 June, 1755 ; proved 21 July foll. Constable 1741. Resided on South St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
28. i. PELEG, Nov. 22, 1737.
ii. SARAH, Aug. 28, 1741. m. Apr. 3, 1760, Jeremiah Lincoln.
iii. JACOB, Apr. 23, 1744, d. 12 Jan. 1747-48.
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29. iv. NOAH, Oct. 6, 1746. v. JACOB, Aug. 6, 1748, d. 7 Aug. 1773.
vi. LEVI, July 23, 1751. Removed from Hing.
15. ELIJAH 4 (Joshua 3 William 2-1), b. in Hing. Apr. 30, 1714; was constable 1753. By w. Achsah he had
Ch., b. in Hing., as foll. : -
i. THANKFUL, May 11, 1742.
ii. NATHAN, Jan. 28, 1743-44. "Physician." Removed to Leicester, Mass.
iii. HULDAH, Nov. 16, 1746.
iv. ELIJAH, Oct. 1, 1749, d. 1 Nov. 1751.
v. ACHSAH, Oct. 1, 1749, d. 9 Nov. 1751.
vi. ELIJAH, bt. Feb. 16, 1752. Removed to Leicester, Mass .. and d. at Spencer 1850, æt. 99th yr. Was m. and had Elijah, bt. in Hing. Aug. 10, 1783.
vii. CALVIN, bt. Apr. 15, 1754, d. 9 July, 1755.
viii. CALVIN, bt. Sept. 12, 1756. Removed to Leicester.
ix. ACHSAH, bt. Apr. 1, 1759.
x. MARTIN, bt. Feb. 21, 1762.
16. JONATHAN 4 (Daniel & John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 2, 1713-14. m. Nov. 19, 1741, Sarah Whiton, dau. of David and Eliza- beth (Ripley) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 10, 1720, and d. 28 Jan. 1794, æt. 73 yrs. He d. 2 Oct. 1760, æt. 47th yr. "Cooper." Resided on Hersey St., occupying half of the house built in 1730 by his fa.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
30. i. JONATHAN, Oct. 28, 1742.
ii. DEIDAMA, Jan. 1, 1743-44, d. 19 Oct. 1751.
iii. SARAH, Aug. 10, 1745. m. July 30, 1767, Joseph Tower, Jr.
iv. LYDIA, Jan. 29, 1747-48, d. 21 Oct. 1751.
v. JULIETTA, May 18, 1750, d. 25 Oct. 1751.
vi. DEIDAMA, Aug. 10, 1752, d. 29 May, 1777.
31. vii. DANIEL, Nov. 18, 1754.
32. viii. DAVID, Dec. 5, 1757.
33. ix. PETER, Dec. 5, 1757.
34. EZEKIEL, June 6, 1761.
17. ISAIAH 4 (Daniel 3 John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 29, 1720-21. m. Dec. 14, 1743, Margaret Sprague, dau. of Matthew and Sarah (Fear- ing) Sprague. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 22, 1721-22, and d. 16 Nov. 1809, æt. 88th yr. He d. 20 March, 1803, æt. 82 yrs. "Cooper." Constable 1768, 1769, and 1770. Resided on Hersey St. Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
35. i. ISAIAH, Oct. 13, 1744.
36. ii. ISRAEL, Oct. 13, 1744.
iii. MARGARET, Nov. 25, 1746. m. Jan. 30, 1766, Abijah Hersey (20).
iv. MARY, Jan. 18, 1750-51, d. 14 Feb. foll.
37. v. ZADOCK, Jan. 16, 1752-53.
vi. MARY, Oct. 9, 1755. m. Dec. 31, 1772, Jeremialı Hersey, Jr. (21). 38. vii. REUBEN, Aug. 10, 1757.
18. JOHN 4 (Jeremiah 3 John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 18, 1732. m. first, Dec. 18, 1760, Elizabeth Humphrey, dau. of William and Su- sanna (Beal) Humphrey. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 9, 1733, and d. 15 May, 1763, æt. 30th yr. He m. secondly, Dec. 13, 1764, Sarah
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Lincoln, dau. of Moses and Mehitable (Townsend) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 2, 1738, and d. 20 Jan. 1781, æt. 43d yr. John was drowned at Nantasket 11 March, 1777, æt. 45th yr.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Elizabeth, -
39. i. JOHN, Sept. 24, 1761.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, -
ii. ELIZABETH, July 8, 1765. m. at Milton,
iii. MEHITABLE, Aug. 9, 1767. m. at Milton,
iv. JAMES, Jan. 13, 1769.
v. MOSES, Oct. 28, 1770, d. 19 Dec. foll.
vi. MOSES, Nov. 24, 1771, d. 2 Aug. 1773.
vii. AMOS, March 21, 1773. Resided at Milton.
viii. ELIJAH, Dec. 8, 1774, d. at Needham, Mass., 25 Aug. 1847, æt. 73d yr. ix. MOSES, Aug. 10, 1777, d. 5 Nov. foll.
19. ZERUBBABEL 4 (Jeremiah & John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 1737. m. first, Oct. 15, 1761, Sarah Hall. She d. 27 Dec. 1762, æt. 25th yr. He m. secondly, March 13, 1765, Mary Humphrey, dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah (Ward) Humphrey. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 12, 1743. Zerubbabel d. 12 Apr. 1776, æt. 39 yrs. Resided on South St. Child, b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, -
i. ELIZABETH, July 14, 1762, d. 4 Oct. foll.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary, -
ii. BENJAMIN, Nov. 19, 1764. m. Sally Punchard, and had ch .: 1. Benjamin, 2. John Punchard (73), 1807. 3. William. 4. Ebenezer, 1812.
iii. MEHITABLE, 1766, d. 4 Dec. 1766.
iv. BELA, Dec. 9, 1768. Removed to Roxbury.
v. SAMUEL, Oct. 28, 1770.
vi. FREEMAN, Dec. 24, 1772, d. 6 Sept. 1824.
vii. ZERUBBABEL, July 18, 1776. Removed to Roxbury.
20. ABIJAH 4 (Jeremiah & John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. March 20, 1738-39. m. Jan. 30, 1766, Margaret Hersey, dau. of Isaiah (17) and Margaret (Sprague) Hersey. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 25, 1746, and d. 28 July, 1819, æt. 73d yr. He d. 29 July, 1825, æt. 86 yrs. "Cooper." Resided on South St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. ELIZABETH, Sept. 6, 1766. m. Dec. 13, 1789, Robert Corthell.
40. ii. ABIJAH, June 13, 1769. iii. ABIGAIL, March 17, 1772, d. 19 Sept. 1775.
iv. WILLIAM, Sept. 4, 1774, d. 19 Sept. 1775.
V. WILLIAM, Nov. 7, 1776.
41. vi. ABIGAIL, Apr. 11, 1779, d. unm. 5 Dec. 1865, æt. 87th yr.
42. vii. JOSEPH, Nov. 9, 1781.
viii. ISAIAH, Jan. 18, 1788, d. in 7 dys.
ix. PEGGY, Jan. 18, 1788, d. 8 July foll.
21. JEREMIAH 4 (Jeremiah 3 John 2 William 1), bt. in Hing. Oct. 18, 1741. m. Dec. 31, 1772, Mary Hersey, dau. of Isaiah (17) and Mar- garet (Sprague) Hersey. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 9, 1755, and d. 13 Aug. 1833, æt. 78th yr. He d. 7 Oct. 1796, æt. 55th yr. "Trader." Resided on South St.
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Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. MARY, March 10, 1774, d. unm. 18 Jan. 1863, æt. 89th yr.
43. ii. JEREMIAH, Sept. 9, 1775.
44. iii. ISAAC, Dec. 19, 1777.
iv. SALLY, July 25, 1780. m. (1) Nov. 27, 1800, Miles Hobart, and (2) Nov. 26, 1843, Joseph Hersey, wid! (42).
v. REBECCA, Nov. 10, 1782. m. June 23, 1811, Gideon Jenkins of Boston, and d. 15 Dec. 1879, æt. 97 yrs.
vi. EDMUND, Apr. 29, 1785, d. 22 Sept. 1827.
45. vii. GEORGE, Oct. 19, 1787.
viii. CHRISSA, Apr. 16, 1790. m. Feb. 14, 1811, Hersey Stowell.
ix. PEGGY SPRAGUE, May 20, 1792. m. Apr. 14, 1839, Martin Hersey, wid., and d. 26 Jan. 1875, æt. 83d yr.
46. ZADOCK, Aug. 13, 1794.
22. GILBERT 4 (Jeremiah 3 John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. March 29, 1747. m. Dec. 30, 1773, Hannah Clark. Gilbert d. 8 Feb. 1804, æt. 57th yr. "Trader." Resided on South St.
Ch., -
47. i. GILBERT, Nov. 7, 1774.
ii. AN INFANT, -, d. 24 Nov. 1776.
iii. NATHAN, Aug. 16, 1778. m., and lived at Boston.
iv. MARTIN, Sept. 21, 1780. m. (1) Emma Whiton, who d. June, 1838. He m. (2) Apr. 14, 1839, Peggy S. Hersey (21, ix.), and d. without issue, 3 June, 1858, æt. 78th yr.
v. HANNAH, May 3, 1783.
vi. BETHIA, Sept. 3, 1785. m. Samuel Elson of Boston.
vii. LUCY, bt. Dec. 7, 1788. m. at Boston, - -.
23. EZEKIEL 4 (James 3-2 William 1), was b. in Hing. Sept. 21, 1709; and was grad. at Har. Coll. 1728. He m. July 30, 1738, Sarah Lang- lee, dau. of John and Hannah (Vickery) Langlee. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 18, 1714, and surviving him, m. secondly, Oct. 16, 1771, Capt. Richard Derby of Salem. After the decease of Capt. Derby she re- turned to Hing. and d. here 17 June, 1790, æt. 76 yrs. Dr. Hersey d. 9 Dec. 1770, æt. 61 yrs. In his will, dated 29 Nov. 1770, gives to Har. Coll. £1000, the interest of which is to be appropriated towards the support of a professor of anatomy and physic. His wid. gave the same sum for the same purpose. She also was the founder of Derby Academy. Dr. Hersey resided nearly opp. the railroad station, at West Hing. He left no issue.
24. ABEL 5 (Joshua 4-8 William 2-1) b. in Hing. Jan. 23, 1729-30. m. first, Sept. 19, 1759, Hannah · Magoon, dau. of Elias and Rebecca (Windsor) Magoon. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 8, 1736, and d. 14 March, 1777, æt. 40 yrs. He afts. took a sec. w., whose chris. name was Deborah. She d. 1 June, 1782, æt. 52d yr. Abel d. 2 Dec. 1786, æt. 57th yr. "Farmer." Constable 1774. Resided on South St., West Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Hannah, were -
i. ABIGAIL, July 30, 1762, d. 22 Aug. foll.
ii. ABEL, May 17, 1764, d. 26 Oct. 1767.
48. iii. ELIAS, March 8, 1766.
iv. REBECCA, March 13, 1768, d. 13 Dec. 1803.
v. HANNAH, July 10, 1770, d. 29 June, 1803.
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25. JOSHUA 5 (Joshua 4-8 William 2-1), b. in Hing. Feb. 11, 1731-32. m. Nov. 18, 1756, Joanna, dau. of Obadiah Pattingale. She was b. Nov. 18, 1735, and d. in Hing. 9 Dec. 1826, æt. 91 yrs. He d. 27 Oct. 1807, æt. 76th yr " Farmer." Resided on Prospect St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. MARY, Aug. 18, 1758. m. Sept. 11, 1777, Edward Wilder.
ii. HANNAH, June 21, 1761. m. July 23, 1782, David Jacob, Jr., of Han. Their dau. Relief, m. Charles Pinckney Sumner of Boston, and was the mother of Hon. Charles Sumner.
iii. MARTHA, 1763. m. Dec. 13, 1781, Elisha Simmons of Scit.
49. iv. JOSHUA, Jan. 15, 1766.
v. SARAH, Aug. 26, 1768. m. Nov. 8, 1787, Bradock Jacob of Han.
vi. BENJAMIN, July 30, 1772, d. 4 March, 1793.
vii. RACHEL, July 30, 1774.
26. THOMAS 5 (Jonathan 4 Joshua 3 William 2-1)b. in Hing. Sept. 22, 1734. m. first, Jan. 11, 1759, Rebecca Magoon, dan. of Elias and Re- becca (Windsor) Magoon. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 28, 1738, and d. 11 Nov. 1759, æt. 21 yrs. He m. secondly, Oct. 2, 1761, Abigail Cnsh- ing, dau. of Abel and Mary (Jacob) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. June 14, 1741, and d. 11 Jan. 1816, æt. 74 yrs. He d. 12 Jan. 1810, æt. 75 yrs. " Farmer." Was a soldier in the Crown Point expedition, 1755, constable 1756, and captain of a military company in the War of the Revolution. Resided on Lincoln St.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Rebecca, -
i. REBECCA, Oct. 30, 1759, d. 14 Nov. 1762.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Abigail, were -
ii. THOMAS, Jan. 12, 1763. Removed to Boston, and thence to Harvard, Mass.
50. iii. LABAN, June 1, 1764.
iv. CHARLES, May 6, 1766.
v. ABEL, Apr. 19, 1768.
vi. ABIGAIL, June 5, 1770. Me. m. June 13, 1796, Benjamin Leavitt, of Portland,
51. vii. ABNER, July 21, 1773.
52. viii. SETH, Nov. 13, 1775.
ix. REBECCA, Ang. 19, 1778, d. 11 Dec. 1795.
X. ELIJAH, Sept. 5, 1781.
xi. LYDIA, Apr. 23, 1784. m. (1) Sept. 25, 1803, Cornelius Barnes of Scituate, and (2) Dea. Thomas Freeman of Portland, Me. She d. at Lewiston, Me., 31 March, 1866, æt. 82d yr.
27. EBED 5 (Jonathan 4 Joshua 3 William 2-1), b. in Hing. Feb. 21, 1738-39. m. June 16, 1763, Rebecca Cushing, dau. of Stephen and Katreen (Kilby) Cushing. She was bt. in Hing. May 27, 1739, and d. 30 March, 1809, æt. 70th yr. He d. 25 Dec. 1836, æt. 98th yr. "Farmer." Resided on South St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
53. i. JONATHAN, June 27, 1764.
ii. CUSHING, bt. March 2, 1766, d. 25 May foll.
iii. LYDIA, bt. June 9, 1768, d. 11 July foll.
iv. LYDIA, b. June 19, 1769. m. Nov. 29, 1789, Benjamin Andrews.
28. PELEG 5 (Noah 4 Joshua 3 William 2-1), b. in Hing. Nov. 22, 1737. m. Lucy Holbrook. Peleg d. in Hing. 19 Aug. 1799, æt. 62d yr. Was constable in 1762.
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Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. PELEG, Nov. 26, 1762, d. 31 Jan. 1763.
ii. PELEG, May 6, 1764. Removed to Leicester, Mass.
iii. SAMUEL, June, 1766.
iv. ELIZABETH, Sept. 1770. m. Oct. 28, 1798, Ebed Lincoln of Bath, Me., and d. at Bath, 31 May, 1846, æt. 76th yr.
29. NOAH,5 (Noah 4 Joshua 3 William 2-1), b. in Hing. Oct. 6, 1746. m. Dec. 14, 1769, Lydia Waterman, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Beal) Waterman. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 25, 1748, and d. 7 March, 1818, æt. 69 yrs. He d. 12 March, 1826, at. 79 yrs. Selectman 1797, 1798, 1801, and 1802. Resided on South St., West Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ALICE, March 20, 1771, d. 25 Jan. 1776.
ii. LYDIA, May 23, 1773. m. Nov. 3, 1795, Thomas Loud.
iii. JACOB, Jan. 2, 1775, d. 28 Nov. 1792.
iv. ELSE, Apr. 17, 1778. m. March 30, 1806, Benjamin Beal, wid !..
v. POLLY, Oct. 18, 1781. m. Dec. 18, 1803, Moses Sprague, Jr.
54. vi. NOAH, Dec. 19, 1784.
vii. ABIGAIL ALLEN, Oct. 31, 1791. m. Dec. 15, 1811, Rufus Lane.
30. JONATHAN 5 (Jonathan 4 Daniel 3 John 2 William1), b. in Hing. Oct. 28, 1742. m. first, Oct. 23, 1766, Margaret Tower. She d. 13 June, 1777. He m. secondly, Sept. 8, 1777, Mary, dau. of Jane Berry. She was bt. in Hing. May 19, 1754, and d. at Roxbury, Nov. 1832, æt. 79th yr. Hed. at Roxbury at an advanced age. "Set-work cooper," and a soldier of the Revolution.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Margaret, were -
i. LYDIA, Sept. 11, 1767. m. - Gilman of Boston.
ii. JONATHAN, Aug. 4, 1769. m., and had seven sons. Resided at Cambridge.
iii. MARGARET, Aug. 20, 1771. m. 1793, James Humphrey of Bridgewater, or Wey. (?).
iv. MARY, Apr. 2, 1773. m. Dec. 2, 1809, Elijah Dill.
v. HENRY JOHNSON, Apr. 15, 1775. Removed to New York.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary, were -
vi. SEARS, Aug. 21, 1778. Removed to Roxbury. vii. SALLY, Jan. 25, 1780. m. Nov. 21, 1802, Ruel Dawes.
viii. EBENEZER, Dec. 29, 1781. m. at Roxbury
ix. DEIDAMA, Feb. 12, 1784. m. Dec. 5, 1802, Jesse Prouty.
X. JANE, Aug. 10, 1786. Resided at Roxbury.
xi. JUDITH, Dec. 6, 1788. Afts. of Roxbury.
xii. TAMSEN, May 8, 1791. Removed to Roxbury.
xiii. CHARLES SHERWOOD, Aug. 1, 1793. Settled at Roxbury.
31. DANIEL 5 (Jonathan 4 Daniel & John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Nov. 18, 1754. m. Jan. 1, 1784, Abigail Stodder, dau. of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Sprague) Stodder. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 29, 1764, and surviving him, m. secondly, Dec. 17, 1797, Jeremiah Hobart, wid !. Daniel d. June, 1794, æt. 40th yr. "Cooper." Resided on Hersey St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. DANIEL, Dec. 14, 1784, d. 24 Aug. 1786.
55. ii. DANIEL, Dec. 14, 1787.
iii. JULETTA, Jan. 1790, d. 31 July, 1791.
iv. JULETTA, Oct. 20, 1793, d. 5 Sept. 1795.
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32. DAVID 5 (Jonathan 4 Daniel & John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Dec. 5, 1757. m. first, May 18, 1779, Sarah Gill, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Humphrey) Gill. She was bt. in Hing. June 21, 1759, and d. 14 Oct. 1788, æt. 29 yrs. He m. secondly, Apr. 5, 1789, Deborah Lewis, dau. of Samuel and Sarah (Humphrey) Lewis. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 22, 1757. David was in active service during the War of the Revolu- tion. After 1791 he removed with his fam. to Worcester, Mass.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, were -
i. DAVID, Sept. 6, 1779.
ii. SALLY, March 17, 1781.
iii. NANCY, July 15, 1784, d. 18 Ang. 1788.
iv. SUKEY, June 26, 1786.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Deborah, were -
v. NANCY, Feb. 23, 1790, d. 4 Apr. 1791. vi. NANCY, Nov. 2, 1791.
33. PETER 5 (Jonathan 4 Daniel & John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Dec. 5, 1757. m. Dec. 22, 1777, Rachel Stowell, dau. of Adamn and Debo- rah (Cowen) Stowell. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 23, 1758, and d. 29 Nov. 1819, æt. 61st yr. He d. 16 May, 1844, æt. 86 yrs. "Cooper." Resided on Hersey St. A soldier of the Revolution.
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