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i. MARTHA, Oct. 14, 1717. m. Oct. 13, 1742, Benjamin Beal.
ii. JOSEPH, Dec. 19, 1719, d. same day.
iii. THOMAS, Jan. 28, 1720-21.
iv. JOHN, Nov. 22, 1722, d. 23 Feb. 1786, æt. 63 yrs.
2. V. JOSEPH, Apr. 7, 1727.
vi. EZRA, Dec. 12, 1729 ; was m. and resided on Summer St. He d. without issue 3 Feb. 1814, æt. 84 yrs.
vii. FROST, Aug. 21, 1732. m. and had a s. Thomas, bt. in sec. pre. May 10, 1761.
viii. HITTIE, June 13, 1736.
3. ix. HEZEKIAH, June 11, 1738.
2. JOSEPH (Joseph = Martha Lincoln), by occupation " miller," was b. in Hing. Apr. 7, 1727, and resided on Jerusalem Road. The chris. name of his w. was Elizabeth. They had
Ch., b. in Hing., as foll .: -
4. i. FROST, Apr. 15, 1767.
ii. EZRA, Nov. 7, 1768.
3. HEZEKIAH (Joseph = Martha Lincoln), b. in Hing. June 11, 1738. m. first, Dec. 2, 1762, Mary Lincoln, dau. of Jedediah and Mary (Scarlet) Lincoln. She was b. at Boston, and d. 5 Dec. 1763. He m. secondly Mary Woodward, who d. early in 1776. For his third w. he m. Sept. 22, 1776, Abigail Marble, dau. of David and Abigail (Joy) Marble. She survived him, and m. secondly, Apr. 30, 1782, Capt. Obadiah Beal, wid !. Resided on Jerusalem Road.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Mary (Lincoln), -
i. MARY, Sept. 25, 1763, d. unm.
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Ch., by w. Mary (Woodward), -
5. ii. WILLIAM, Dec. 28, 1765.
iii. HEZEKIAH, Sept. 29, 1767.
iv. IBROOK, Apr. 7, 1769.
v. RACHEL, bt. at Coh. May 21, 1772. m. June 30, 1798, Joshua Horn, and d. 5 March, 1850, æt. 78th yr.
vi. EBENEZER, bt. June 13, 1773.
vii. SCARLET, Sept. 21, 1775. m. in Hing. Nov. 27, 1800, Eunice, dau. of James Lincoln. She d. 28 Oct. 1851, æt. 76 yrs. He d. without issue 2 March, 1864, æt. 89 yrs. Resided on Summer and Lincoln Sts.
4. FROST (Joseph = Elizabeth -), b. in Hing. Apr. 15, 1767. m. Mrs. Sally Stowell of Coh. Frost, d. 13 Aug. 1855, æt. 88 yrs. " Mariner." Resided on Jerusalem Road.
Ch., -
6. i. JOSEPH, bt. Sept. 2, 1798.
ii. CUSHING KILBY, bt. Sept. 2, 1798, was lost at sea in sch! "Martha " of Hing. 19 Jan. 1819.
iii. DANIEL, - -. m. Eliza Joy of Coh.
7. iv. SAMUEL, -
v. HENRY - m. Polly Whittier.
vi. THOMAS, 1810. m. Harriet Morse of Boston, and d. 17 Dec. 1871, æt. 61 yrs. (Coh. Rec's. )
vii. SALLY, - -, d. unm.
viii. NANCY, - -. m. Gardner M. Jones.
5. WILLIAM (Hezekiah = Mary Woodward), b. in Hing. Dec. 28, 1765. m. May 4, 1790, Seabury Stodder, dau. of Reuben and Eliza- beth (Glover) Stodder. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 9, 1772, and d. 27 Nov. 1851, æt. 79 yrs. He d. at sea 6 June, 1805, æt. 40th yr. "Mariner." Resided on South St. Ch., -
8. i. WILLIAM, b. at Provincetown, Dec. 4, 1795.
ii. MARY, b. in Hing. Sept. 9, 1798. m. Dec. 26, 1819, Joshua Humphrey.
9. iii. EBENEZER, bt. in Hing. May 10, 1801.
10. iv. MARTIN STODDER, Feb. 20, 1804.
6. JOSEPH (Frost = Sally -), b. at Coh. 1796, m. in Hing. May 6, 1819, Elizabeth Eldredge, dau. of Nathan and Susan (Phillips) El- dredge. She was b. 1798. Joseph d. 3 March, 1859, æt. 63 yrs. " Mariner." Resided on North St.
Ch., prob. b. in Hing., -
i. CUSHING KILBY, 1821, d. at Wendell, Mass., 8 March, 1861, æt. 40 yrs.
ii. JOSEPH, 1825, d. 30 Aug. 1856.
iii. NATHAN ELDREDGE, Dec. 19, 1829. Resides at Wendell.
iv. CALVIN GOODNOW, Dec. 22, 1831, d. at Boston, 19 Dec. 1888.
v. WILLIAM McGRAY, Dec. 1834, d. 31 Oct. 1856.
vi. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, May, 1837, d. March, 1839.
7. SAMUEL (Frost = Sally -), m. in Hing. Jan. 9, 1831, Roxanna Eldredge, dau. of Nathan and Susan (Phillips) Eldredge. She outlived him, and d. 12 Jan. 1851, æt. ab. 43 yrs. Samuel was a "mariner." Resided at the Harbor, afts. at Coh. where he d.
Ch., -
i. LUCINDA, -, d. 5 Aug. 1849(?).
ii. CAROLINE, Nov. 1833, d. 19 Feb. 1852, æt. 18 yrs.
iii. SAMUEL, -, removed to Wendell, Mass.
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8. WILLIAM (William = Seabury Stodder), b. at Provincetown, Mass., Dec. 4, 1795. m. in Hing. Nov. 14, 1819, Rebecca Lincoln, dau. of Jotham and Rebecca (Jones) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. March 23, 1799, and d. 20 June, 1875, æt. 76 yrs. He d. 16 Nov. 1866, æt. 71st yr. Shoe manuf'r, and for some time senior partner of the firm of Hudson & Humphrey. Resided on North, near Beal St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. WILLIAM, Dec. 30, 1820.
ii. JOTHAM J., Aug. 19, 1825. m. Nov. 9, 1870, Mrs. Mary A. (Murphy) Keating, and d. 18 Oct. 1876, æt. 51 yrs.
iii. AUGUSTUS L., July 4, 1830. m. July 4, 1857, Sophronia, dau. of Joshua Morse, and had Augustus L., b. Apr. 17, 1864, d. 20 Aug. foll.
9. EBENEZER (William = Seabury Stodder), bt. in Hing. May 10, 1801. m. Dec. 14, 1825, Tamar Stowell, dau. of Benjamin and Chloe (Lincoln) Stowell. She was b. in Hing. March 7, 1794, and d. 15 March, 1875, æt. 81 yrs. He was lost at sea in sch". " Nelson " 3 Oct. 1841, æt. 40 yrs. "Mariner." Resided at West Hing.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. EBEN HOLLIS, Jan. 17, 1827.
10. MARTIN S. (William = Seabury Stodder), b. in Hing. Feb. 20, 1804. m. Dec. 3, 1826, Rachel G. Higgins, dau. of Joseph and Betsey (Godfrey) Higgins. She was b. at Chatham, Mass., Oct. 14, 1805, and d. in Hing. 13 Nov. 1870, æt. 65 yrs. He d. 20 Jan. 1880, æt. 76th yr. "Shoemaker." Resided on South St., West Hing. Ch .. all b. in Hing., -
i. GEORGE M., Aug. 12, 1827, d. 4 Oct. 1828.
11. ii. GEORGE MARTIN, March 29, 1829.
iii. RACHEL, July 23, 1831 d. 1 Oct. foll.
iv. REBECCA LINCOLN, Jan. 11, 1837. m. Oct. 11, 1857, George T. Buttrick. v. FRANKLIN WEST, Nov. 6, 1841.
vi. EDWARD DAVIS, June 1, 1844, d. 6 Aug. 1866.
vii. EMILY JACOBS, Sept. 7, 1846. m. June 7, 1866, Herbert A. Harding of Wey., and d. 6 March, 1867, æt. 21st yr.
11. GEORGE M. (Martin S. = Rachel G. Higgins), b. in Hing. March 29, 1829. m. Jan. 18, 1852, Abigail W. Burrell, dau. of Jotham G. and Almira (Whittier) Burrell. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 2, 1832. Removed to Waltham. (See "Hingham in the Civil War.") Ch., -
i. ABBIE LEWELLA, June 22, 1852.
ii. IDA F., Jan. 3, 1854.
HUET (HUIT; HEWITT).
1. THOMAS, was one of the early residents of Hing. and a land- holder. "Huet's Cove" on Wey. Back River, prob. took its name from him. His first w. was Elizabeth, dau. of William Chapman, who d. Nov. 1639, leaving most of his property to his dau., Mrs. Elizabeth Huit. (S. P. Rec's.) She d. in Hing. 22 May, 1649. For his second w. he m. Mrs. Mary Cutler, the wid. of John Cutler. She outlived him and removed to Charlestown. ("Mary Hewett, widow of Thomas of Hingham, was at Deacon Ludkins', Dec. 8, 1674."
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Charlestown Rec's, vol. i. p. 497. See note below ; also, CUTLER.) Thomas d. in Hing. 24 May, 1670, æt. ab. 61 yrs. The inv. of his est. was presented 12 Aug. 1670, and included "a planting lot of 6 acres at the Great Lots; 3 acres at Hockley ; 3 acres at Old Plan- ter's Hill; half a great lot of ab. 7 acres in the Great Plain; a wood lot at Strait's Pond; meadow land at Coh .; 2 shares of Common Privilege," etc. " Tailor." Freeman, 26 May, 1647. Resided at West. Hing.
Ch., all by w. Elizabeth, were, -
2. i. EPHRAIM, bt. July, 1639.
ii. MARY, bt. May 2, 1641.
iii. JOHN, bt. July 18, 1641, removed to Mf'd, where he m. in 1668 Martha, dau. of Christopher Winter, and left posterity.
iv. JAMES, bt. March 12, 1642-43.
v. ELIZABETH, bt. Sept., 1643, buried 13 Nov. foll.
vi. THOMAS, bt. May 12, 1644.
vii. ELIZABETH, bt. March 3, 1644-45. m. Dec. 30, 1664, Caleb Beal.
3. viii. TIMOTHY, bt. Feb. 21, 1646-47.
NOTE. - In the selectmen's first book of records is the foll .: "1674. Item -Layd out about the Widow Huit for her maintenance the last summer until the time of her going away, and for clothing for her and debts paid for her and for money delivered to her son for half a year's maintenance for her, and for other charges and expenses about her transporta- tion to Charlestown," etc. The record further shows that there were disbursements for the widow Huit for several years after.
2. EPHRAIM (Thomas = Elizabeth Chapman), bt. in Hing. July, 1639. m. Nov. 9, 1665, Elizabeth Foster, only dau. of Edward and Lettice (Hanford) Foster of Scit. She was b. ab. 1644, and surviv- ing him, m. secondly, Jan. 17, 1681-82, James Ray. Ephraim d. 6 May, 1678, æt. 39 yrs. Resided at West Hing.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. THOMAS, June 23, 1667, Dean says, was "an unfortunate insane young man." Upon Hing. Rec's is the following : "1689-90. Item. Paid Capt. John Jacob for a journey to Marshfield, and a journey to Scituate and expenses, about Thomas Hewett, and for keeping him nine days," etc. ii. RUTH, Oct. 5, 1669.
iii. SUSANNA, March 31, 1672. m. Feb. 20, 1700-1, Ephraim Lane of Hing.
iv. JAEL, March 15, 1673-74. m. Dec. 3, 1697, Samuel Rogers of Mf'd.
v. EPHRAIM, Sept. 17, 1676. Removed to Easton, Mass., where he had posterity.
3. TIMOTHY (Thomas = Elizabeth Chapman), was bt. in Hing. Feb. 21, 1646-47. The chris. name of his w. was Susanna. She outlived him, and d. 12 March, 1753, æt. 86 yrs. He d. 8 June, 1695, æt. 48 yrs.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. RUTH, Nov. 7, 1690, d. 24 Dec. 1704.
ii. ELIZABETH, March 5, 1692-93. m. (pub. Feb. 16, 1716-17) Samuel
Sprague.
iii. MARY, Feb. 10, 1693-94.
iv. SUSANNA, Feb. 7, 1695-96. m. June 14, 1716, Solomon Macvarlo.
v. JOHN (birth not recorded), d. 18 May 1710.
HUGHS.
JOHN, m. in Hing. Dec. 9, 1664, Mary, dau. of Edmund and Eliza- beth Hobart. She was bt. in Hing. March 18, 1637-38, and d. 25
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July, 1674, æt. 36 yrs. John prob. removed from here soon after the death of his w.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. MARY, Dec. 4, 1665.
ii. JOHN, Sept. 21, 1667, d. 22 Aug. 1669.
iii. SAMUEL, May 1, 1669, d. 13 Sept. foll.
iv. JOHN, July 18, 1672, d. 21 Sept. foll.
HULL.
JOSEPH, came into Hing. 1636, and the same yr. had a house-lot granted him " on the Lower Plain." "He was a deputy from Hing- ham in September, 1638, and in March after. One of the commis- sioners to end small causes in the same year." (Lincoln's "History of Hingham.") He removed to New Hampshire. A person of this surname bt. in Hing. may have been his s., viz. : -
i. BENJAMIN, March 24, 1639.
HUMPHREY (HUMPHRIES).
1. THOMAS (prob. s. of John and Susan, who came over in 1634), was at Dover, 1660; and is believed to have been the person of that name bt. in Hing. by Rev. Peter Hobart, July 19, 1660, being then an adult. He m. in Hing. Dec. 23, 1665, Hannah, dau. of George and Sarah Lane. She was bt. in Hing. Feb. 24, 1638-39. As no further information relating to them is given on Hing. rec's, it seems more than prob. that he may have been the Thomas Humphrey who afts. resided at Pemaquid ; and this view is strengthened by the traditions which have been disseminated by the older members of the fam. By the will of his fa. in law, George Lane, it appears that the sons of Thomas and Hannah Humphrey, were -
2. i. GEORGE, -
ii. WILLIAM, -.
iii. EBENEZER,
3. iv. JOSEPH,
2. GEORGE 3 (Thomas 2 John 1), m. Feb. 16, 1686-87, Elizabeth She survived him, and d. 14 March, 1747-48, æt. 84th yr. He d. 17 June, 1732, æt. 68th yr. In his will of 22 May, 1732, he mentions four sons and two dau's; provides for w. Elizabeth, and bequeaths to sons Thomas and William lands at Harwich (?) on the Kennebec River, County of York, etc. To sons John and Ebenezer the home-place in Hing. Resided on Fort Hill St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
4. i. THOMAS, Feb. 2, 1687-88.
5. ii. WILLIAM, Sept. 15, 1690.
iii. ELIZABETH, Nov. 3, 1693. Salem.
m. Feb. 1, 1721-22, Jonathan Hayward of
6. iv. JOHN, June 13, 1696.
v. HANNAH, Dec. 1, 1698. m. Feb. 9, 1720-21, Simon Joy.
7. vi. EBENEZER, -
vii. GEORGE, d. 6 July, 1718.
viii. SARAH, -, d. 13 Jan. 1718-19.
-
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Humphrey.
3. JOSEPH 3 (Thomas 2 John 1), m. first, Mary -, who d. 23 June, 1742, æt. 70th yr. For his sec. w. he m. May 22, 1743, Mrs. Hannah (Vickery) Langlee, the wid. of John Langlee. She d. 24 Jan. 1769, æt. 83 yrs. Joseph d. Aug. 1766. In his will, dated the 14th of Aug. 1766, proved 5 Sept. foll., directs that a horse be furnished for his w. Hannah every Lord's day to go to church, by the executor of his will. Mentions dau. Mary Burrell, grandsons John Burrell and Thomas Burrell; also grand s. Abraham, and "the children of my grand son Humphrey Burrell, deceased." Gives "to granddaughter Hannah, who now lives with me, six acres of land at Nutty Hill," etc .; "to my negro man Cæsar his freedom, and 11 acres of land in the 4th Division which I bought of my cousin William Humphrey, next to Edward Wards, West; also my horse and saddle, three steel traps, a wharry, and a yoke of oxen." Gives also "to grand son Joseph Burrell my house in Weymouth and in Hingham," and the improve- ment of other property. Joseph was styled " boatman," and " mari- ner." He resided on High St., towards Wey. line.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary, were -
i. MARY, March 20, 1697-98. m. Jan. 8, 1716-17, John Burrell of Wey., afts. of Ab'n.
ii. JOSEPH, Apr. 14, 1705, d. 24 Jan. 1723-24, æt. 19th yr.
iii. ABIGAIL, -, d. 1711.
4. THOMAS 4 (George 3 Thomas 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 2, 1687-88. m. first, Jan. 20, 1714-15, Anna Lincoln, dau. of Caleb and Rachel (Bate) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 15, 1690, and d. 5 May, 1725, æt. 35th yr. He m. secondly, Oct. 26, 1725, Anna Lambert. Apr. 15, 1720, Thomas sold his est. at "Nichol's Hill " (Fort Hill St.), in Hing. consisting of dw .- house, barn, and ab. six acres of land to Josiah Lincoln, and removed to the sec. pre. at a place kn. as " Bread and Cheese Tree Plain " (No. Coh.), where he afts. resided, and there d. 10 Sept. 1770, æt. 83d yr. "Laborer." In his will, made 23 May, 1770, proved 19 Oct. foll., mentions w. Anna; sons Thomas and Peter, - "Peter to have the house where my late son Micah lived ; " dau's Anna Sprague and Sarah Hatch; "my grandson Jonathan Humphrey, and granddaughter Susanna Davis Humphrey;" also " my daughter in law Elizabeth Humphrey, the widow of my son Micah, deceased."
Ch., by w. Anna Lincoln, -
i. THOMAS, June 11, 1716, d. 10 July foll.
ii. ANNA, July 22, 1717. m. June 4, 1751, Ephraim Sprague, wid !..
iii. GEORGE, July 12, 1720, d. soon.
iv. SARAH, Sept. 25, 1722. m. - Hatch.
v. A DAU., -, d. 5 May, 1725.
Ch., by w. Anna Lambert, -
vi. THOMAS, June 18, 1726.
vii. JOSEPH, Aug. 28, 1727, d. 12 Jan. 1730.
8. viii. PETER, July 6, 1729.
ix. CALEB, Sept. 12, 1731, d. 31 March, 1736.
x. MICAH, Nov. 4, 1733, d. 2 Apr. 1736.
xi. JOSEPH, June 20, 1736.
xii. CALEB, June 4, 1738. m. Aug. 29, 1758, Abigail Dunbar, dau. of Peter and Hannah (Dunbar) Dunbar. She survived him, and m. (2) Aug. 16, 1762, Hosea Orcutt.
9. xiii. MICAH, bt. June 28, 1741.
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Humphrey.
5. WILLIAM 4 (George & Thomas 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 15, 1690. m. May 9, 1728, Susanna Beal, dau. of Joshua and Susanna (Nichols) Beal. She was b. in Hing. May 10, 1702, and d. 18 Apr. 1762, æt. 60th yr. He d. 15 Dec. 1759, æt. 69 yrs. "Boatman." Resided on Fort Hill St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were-
i. DELIGHT, Apr. 15, 1731. m. Aug. 3, 1757, Stephen Sweetser.
ii. ELIZABETH, Nov. 9, 1733. m. Dec. 18, 1760, John Hersey.
iii. SUSANNA, Apr. 15, 1736. m. May 15, 1755, James Stodder.
iv. DESIRE, June 15, 1738. m. Dec. 15, 1763, Obadiah Beal, wid !..
v. THANKFUL, Feb. 23, 1740-41. m. Josiah Waterman of Wey., and d. 27 March, 1824 (?)
6. JOHN 4 (George & Thomas ? John 1), b. in Hing. June 13, 1696. m. Aug. 25, 1726, Sarah Hobart, dau. of David and Sarah (Joyce) Hobart. She was b. in Hing. March 14, 1701-2, and d. 22 Feb. 1784, æt. 82d yr. John was by occupation " mariner," and prob. lost at sea between 1742 and 1748, as at the latter date Mrs. Sarah Humphrey was a wid. Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. AN INFANT, Nov. 10, 1726, d. in two weeks.
ii. JOHN, Apr. 19, 1728.
iii. SARAH, March 19, 1729-30. m. July 16, 1750, Samuel Lewis.
iv. JOSEPH, July 21, 1731.
v. MARY, Feb. 24, 1733-34.
m. Sept. 3, 1754, Thomas Gill, Jr.
10. vi. NOAH, March 22, 1735-36.
vii. LYDIA, Apr. 22, 1738, d. unm. 9 Apr. 1805, æt. 67th yr.
viii. SAMUEL, Aug. 16, 1741, d. 25 Feb. 1742-43.
7. EBENEZER 4 (George & Thomas 2 John 1), b. in Hing. --. m. Dec. 1, 1731, Sarah Ward, dau. of Benjamin and Susanna (Fearing) Ward. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 26, 1713, and d. 23 Jan. 1784, æt. 70 yrs. I do not find the date of Ebenezer's death, but June 4, 1746, Sarah Humphrey, wid. rendered her account of administration on the est. of "her late husband, Ebenezer Humphrey of Hingham, 'weaver,' deceased." Est. appraised at £494. Resided on High St. Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. SUSANNA, Oct. 14, 1733, d. 30 Oct. foll.
ii. BENJAMIN, Oct. 2, 1734. m. Feb. 28, 1757, Bathsheba Beal, dau. of Joshua and Elizabeth (Stodder) Beal. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 28, 1738. They had Betty, bt. Nov. 13, 1757. No further rec.
iii. HANNAH, Oct. 22, 1735. m. March 27. 1755, Japhet Hobart.
iv. SUSANNA, Nov. 11, 1737. m. Dec. 9, 1756, James Lincoln.
v. RACHEL, Sept. 26, 1740, d. 13 May, 1758.
vi. MARY, Aug. 12, 1743. m. March 13, 1765, Zerubbabel Hersey, wid !. vii. EBENEZER, Aug. 1, 1745, d. 11 Dec. 1762, æt. 17 yrs.
8. PETER 5 (Thomas 4 George & Thomas 2 John 1), b. in Hing. July 6, 1729. m. July 15, 1750, Mary Orcutt, dau. of Ebenezer and Deliv- erance (Kingman) Orcutt. She was b. in Hing. sec. pre., Aug. 20, 1733, and surviving him, m. secondly, Apr. 21, 1774, Ephraim Sprague, wid .. Peter d. 1770, æt. 41 yrs. Resided in the sec. pre. Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ANNA, Nov. 23, 1750. m. Dr. Israel Nichols.
ii. GEORGE, Apr. 25, 1753. m. Sarah, dau. of Mordecai Lincoln, and had ch .: 1. George, bt. Sept. 24, 1780. 2. Harriet (posthumous), bt. July 13, 1783.
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iii. NABBY, May 11, 1755. m. Apr. 1, 1773, Obed Dunbar.
iv. PETER, Oct. 10, 1757, d. 13 Feb. foll.
v. PETER, Oct. 6, 1759. m. (1) Apr. 3, 1787, Polly Bates. She d., and he m. (2) Sept. 13, 1789, Mrs. Sarah (Lincoln) Humphrey, wid. of his bro. George. She d. 20 Nov. 1833, æt. 79 yrs.
vi. CALEB, Feb. 3, 1763, d. 22 Aug. 1766.
vii. MARY, Nov. 14, 1765.
9. MICAH5 (Thomas 4 George 3 Thomas 2 John 1), bt. in Hing. June 28, 1741. m. Elizabeth Davis. Administration on his est. was granted 1767. " Mariner." Resided in the sec. pre. (No. Coh.). Ch., b. in Hing., were -
11. i. JONATHAN, July 29, 1764.
ii. SUSANNA DAVIS, Sept. 3, 1766 (bt. Nov. 30, foll., when, as the rec. says, her mother was a wid. ). m. Dec. 21, 1788, Aaron Nichols.
10. NOAH 5 (John 4 George 3 Thomas 2 John 1), b. in Hing. March 22, 1735-36. m. March 25, 1762, Lydia Leavitt, dau. of Moses and Abi- gail (Waters) Leavitt. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 28, 1746. Noah d. 13 June, 1803, æt. 67 yrs. "Cooper." Resided on Leavitt St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. JOHN, Jan. 5, 1763. m. Malita Hawes of Franklin, Mass., and removed to Croydon, N. H.
ii. NOAH, Jan. 21, 1765, d. 1 July, 1766.
iii. LYDIA, May, 1767. m. Dec. 28, 1788, Nathaniel Gill.
iv. ABIGAIL, June 25, 1770. m. March 29, 1792, Luther Barrell.
12. v. NOAH, Feb. 17, 1773.
vi. MOLLY, July 26, 1775. m. Dec. 20, 1794, Reuben French.
13. vii. MOSES LEAVITT, Nov. 2, 1778.
viii. SALLY, Aug. 23, 1781. m. Dec. 22, 1805, Martin French.
ix. PETER, Sept. 12, 1784. m. Dec. 14, 1813, Eleanor B., dau. of Capt. George Price, and removed to Ohio.
14. x. GILES, June 11, 1787
11. JONATHAN 6 (Micah 5 Thomas 4 George & Thomas 2 John1), b. in Hing. July 29, 1764. m. by Benjamin Cushing, Esq., Dec. 20, 1787, Rebecca Vinal. She d. 14 March, 1849. He d. 2 Aug. 1836, æt. 72 yrs. "Mariner." Resided at No. Coh.
Ch., -
i. THOMAS, 1788. m. Sally, dau. of Reuben Sprague. They removed to Keene, N. H. She d. at Boston, 1 March, 1879, æt. 92 yrs.
15. ii. NED, Jan. 22, 1790.
16. iii. MICAH, Oct. 1791.
iv. ANNA, 1793. m. Aug. 19, 1813, Robert Beal of Hing.
v. POLLY (MARY), 1796. m. (1) Zenas Stodder, and (2) Aug. 13, 1828, Washington Cushing, widr.
17. vi. JOSHUA, Aug. 26, 1798.
vii. PETER, 1801. Was lost at.sea in sch !. "Ocean " of Hing. Feb. 1826, æt. 25 yrs. "Master-mariner."
viii. JOHN, May 13, 1803. Was lost at sea, 1827, in brig "Royal Arch " of Hing.
ix. REBECCA, Feb. 18, 1805. m. Jan. 7, 1827, Abner Humphrey.
18. x. DAVIS, June 13, 1807. xi. MARTIN, - . m. Dec. 15, 1833, Abigail S. Whittier. Ch .: 1. Martin Andrew (29), Oct. 16, 1837. 2. Huldah H., Jan. 31, 1840, d. 5 Feb. foll.
12. NOAH6 (Noah 5 John 4 George 3 Thomas 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 17, 1773. m. first, May 8, 1796, Priscilla Marsh, dau. of Ephraim
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and Susanna (Todd) Marsh. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 14, 1777, and d. 25 Nov. 1796, æt. 20th yr. He m. secondly, Nov. 20, 1798, Sally Gill, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Beal) Gill. She was b. 1779, and d. 14 Oct. 1828, æt. 49 yrs. For his third w. he m. June 17, 1829, Lucy Marsh, dau. of Stephen and Lucy (Lane) Marsh. She was b. in Hing. May 3, 1790, and d. 17 Nov. 1863, æt. 73 yrs. Noah d. 16 May, 1842, æt. 69 yrs. "Mason." Resided on North St., near Goold's Bridge.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Priscilla, -
i. PRISCILLA MARSH, Nov. 14, 1796. m. Aug. 1820, Joseph Peakes. Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Sally, -
19. ii. JOHN, Nov. 20, 1799.
20. iii. GEORGE, March 7, 1801.
iv. CAROLINE, Jan. 9, 1804, d. 9 Nov. 1830.
v. WILLIAM, Sept. 1, 1806, d. 5 Sept. 1807.
21. vi. WILLIAM, Oct. 3, 1808.
22. vii. CHARLES, May 6, 1811. viii. SARAH G., Oct. 1814. m. (1) Feb. 4, 1835, Heman Higgins, and (2) Sept. 1, 1844, Henry A. Osborn, wid !..
ix. LYDIA L., 1818. m. Nov. 26, 1840, Martin Wilder.
13. MOSES L.6 (Noah 5 John 4 George & Thomas 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Nov. 2, 1778. m. Dec. 13, 1801, Sarah Lincoln, dau. of Barnabas and Olive (Gilbert) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 1, 1779, and d. 7 Jan. 1853, æt. 74th yr. He d. 6 Nov. 1834, æt. 56 yrs. "Mason," and contractor. Was capt. of a military company stationed at the Castle in the War of 1812. Resided on Cottage St. Ch., all b. in Hing., -
23. i. LEAVITT, Sept. 14, 1802.
24. ii. ABNER, Nov. 2, 1804.
25. iii. MosEs, Oct. 20, 1807.
iv. MARY, July 23, 1809. 17 Sept. 1850.
m. Aug. 1, 1830, Isaac Mooar, and d. at Peoria, Ill.,
26. v. CYRUS, Jan. 22, 1813.
vi. ALMIRA, Dec. 15, 1818. m. May 23, 1838, Joshua Leavitt.
vii. ISABELLA, Apr. 22, 1821. m. Sept. 29, 1842, Josiah B. Siders.
14. GILES 6 (Noah 5 John 4 George & Thomas 2 John1), b. in Hing. June 11, 1787. m. Dec. 25, 1813, Sally Thaxter, dau. of Seth and Elizabeth (Marsh) Thaxter. She was b. in Hing. June 30, 1793, and d. 14 Dec. 1831, æt. 38 yrs. Giles resided at Boston, where he d. 13 Feb. 1850, æt. 63d yr. He was by occupation "carpenter." Ch., -
i. SETH THAXTER, -. m., and has issue.
ii. LYDIA, -
iii. ELIZABETH THAXTER, 1825, d. at Boston, 9 Sept. 1848, æt. 23 yrs. iv. SARAH, - -.
15. NED 7 (Jonathan 6 Micah 5 Thomas 4 George 3 Thomas 2 John 1), b. at Coh. Jan. 22, 1790. m. Jan. 18, 1818, Joanna Whiting, dau. of Enoch and Martha (Whiting) Whiting. She was b. in Hing. May 30, 1793, and d. 20 Apr. 1865, æt. 72d yr. He d. 16 Aug. 1877, æt. 88th yr. "Set-work cooper." Resided on South, near Hersey St.
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Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. EDWARD, 1821. m. Jan. 24, 1848, Mehitable Whiting of Brookfield. Capt. Edward Humphrey was drowned in Cardenas harbor, 15 Oct. 1867, æt. 46 yrs.
ii. JOANNA WHITING, 1824. m. (1) May 14, 1846, John Gill, and (2) Stratton.
27. iii. MARCELLUS, July 17, 1826.
iv. MARTHA A., - m. Sept. 22, 1850, George Studley, wid".
16. MICAH" (Jonathan 6 Micah 5 Thomas + George 3 Thomas 2 John 1), b. at Coh. Oct. 1791. m. in Hing. Apr. 20, 1820, Celia F. Marsh, dau. of Lot and Lydia (French) Marsh. She was b. in Hing. March 7, 1800, and d. at Dor. 12 June, 1853, æt. 53 yrs. Micah, during most of his active life, was "master-mariner." He removed with his fam. to Dor., where he d. 26 Aug. 1858, æt. 77th yr. Ch., -
i. CELIA FRENCH, b. in Hing. May 24, 1821. m. Feb. 3, 1848, James Daven- port, and d. at Dor. 12 June, 1858, æt. 37 yrs.
ii. LYDIA FRENCH, b. in Hing. July 16, 1823, d. 12 Oct. 1824.
iii. MICAH, b. in Hing. March 7 (?) 1825, d. at sea (drowned) 25 Nov. 1853, æt. 29th yr.
iv. JOHN, b. in Hing. Dec. 11, 1826. m. Mary S. Hardy of Chatham, and has issue.
v. GEORGE MARSH, b. in Hing. Oct. 23, 1828, d. at Havana, Cuba, 18 Sept. 1859. Was in command of the bark "Sumter."
vi. BELA AUGUSTUS, Nov. 12, 1830. "Ship-master." vii. LYDIA FRENCH, July 10, 1833.
viii. HANNAH LINCOLN, b. at Dor. Dec. 11, 1835.
ix. WILLIAM FRANCIS, b. at Dor. July 28, 1839.
x. REBECCA VINAL, Apr. 3, 1841.
17. JOSHUA7 (Jonathan 6 Micah 5 Thomas 4 George 3 Thomas 2 John 1), b. at Coh. Aug. 26, 1798. m. Dec. 26, 1819, Mary Hudson, dau. of William and Seabury (Stodder) Hudson. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 9, 1798, and d. 1 Oct. 1862, æt. 64 yrs. He d. at sea, of yellow fever, 5 Sept. 1839, æt. 41 yrs. "Master-mariner." Resided on South St., West Hing.
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28. i. JOSHUA, Jan. 26, 1822.
ii. EBEN, Jan. 23, 1824. Was lost at sea in sch! "Nelson," 3 Oct. 1841, æt. 18th yr.
iii. MARY ELIZA, July 12, 1826. m. - Clark.
iv. PETER, Oct. 1, 1829. m. Sept. 15, 1861, Susan F. Burtenshaw. v. RACHEL AUGUSTA, Oct. 31, 1831.
vi. WALLACE, Sept. 2, 1836. m. March 24, 1861, Caroline L., dau. of Charles Gill. Their s. Franklin, b. Aug. 22, 1861, d. 9 Oct. foll. Wallace was killed in battle, at Cold Harbor, Va., 3 June, 1864, æt. 28th yr. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.") His wid. m. (2) March 11, 1866, Daniel F. Meady of Salem.
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