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18. DAVIS7 (Jonathan 6 Micah 5 Thomas 4 George & Thomas 2 John 1), b. at Coh. June 13, 1807. m. Nov. 13, 1829, Sally French, dau. of Martin and Sally (Humphrey) French. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 1806, and d. 28 Dec. 1884, æt. 78 yrs. He d. 31 July, 1882, æt. 75 yrs. "Master-mariner ; " afts. "shoemaker." Resided off Hersey, near South St., on Oregon Place, so called.
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Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. CAROLINE, Oct. 1830. m. June 22, 1857, Dr. Don Pedro Wilson, and d. 28 March, 1863, æt. 33 yrs.
ii. SARAH MARIA, Feb. 1837, d. May, 1838.
iii. DAVIS, 1839, d. Aug. 1840.
19. JOHN 7 (Noah 65 John 4 George 3 Thomas 2 John1), b. in Hing. Nov. 20, 1799. m. Apr. 1823, Mary Dean of Andover, Mass. John d. from the effects of a fall from the Milton Stone Meeting-house, 12 June, 1829, æt. 30th yr. Resided on North St., West Hing. Ch.,-
i. MARY HELEN, 1824, d. at Boston, 23 Feb. 1849, æt. 25 yrs.
ii. ANN SERENA, May 26, 1826. m. Charles H. Wharton, and d. at Arlington, 16 Feb. 1877.
iii. A SON, Oct. 31, 1828, d. 24 Nov. foll.
iv. JOHN M. (posthumous).
20. GEORGE 7 (Noah 6-5 John 4 George & Thomas 2 John 1), b. in Hing. March 7, 1801. m. first, Sopheah Terena Anderson, dau. of John and Mehitable (Hamilton) Anderson of Chatham, Mass. She d. in Hing. 14 Sept. 1825, æt. ab. 20 yrs. He afts. removed to one of the Southern States, where he took a sec. w., by whom he had two ch .; and both ch. and the mother are dead. He prob. d. at Tallahassee, Fla.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Sopheah, -
i. SOPHEAH TERENA ANDERSON, Apr. 23, 1825. m. Aug. 31, 1845, Enos Loring.
21. WILLIAM7 (Noah 6-5 John 4 George 3 Thomas 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 3, 1808. m. Dec. 16, 1830, Priscilla Barnes, dau. of Joseph and Polly (Vinal) Barnes of Scit. She was b. at Scit. Feb. 23, 1811. William d. 5 Feb. 1886, æt. 77 yrs. " Mason." Resided on North St., West Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. PRISCILLA VINAL, Sept. 23, 1831. m. June 4, 1849, William C. Torrey, and d. 5 Nov. 1857, æt. 26 yrs.
ii. SARAH CAROLINE, Apr. 16, 1833, d. 30 Apr. 1838.
iii. WILLIAM, Aug. 4, 1835. m. Apr. 28, 1858, Susan S., dau. of Eleazer Ewer, and d. 4 May, 1867, at. 32d yr. Their only child, Olive B., d. 3 Sept. 1865, æt. 2 yrs.
iv. GEORGE EDSON, Jan. 4, 1839. Resides at Boston. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")
30. v. THOMAS CAMPBELL, Jan. 14, 1844.
vi. FRANCIS HENRY, Apr. 4, 1846. m. Dec. 23, 1869, Abby F., dau. of Daniel Hobart, and resides at Newton, Mass.
22. CHARLES 7 (Noah 6-5 John 4 George & Thomas 2 John1), b. in Hing. May 6, 1811. m. Nov. 30, 1837, Anna Orcutt, dau. of Hosea. and Betsey (Vinal) Orcutt of Scit. Charles d. 16 March, 1886, æt .. 75th yr. "Mason." Resided on North St., near Goold's Bridge. Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. ANN ELIZABETH, Oct. 10, 1838. m. Dec. 25, (23d, town rec. ) 1863, Ed- mund Q. Barnes of Boston.
ii. ELLEN MARIA, March 22, 1841. m. Nov. 7, 1867, Amos E. Bates.
iii. ABBIE FRANCES, Jan. 29, 1845. m. Nov. 15, 1866, Lewis H. Wood of Boston.
iv. LYDIA LEAVITT, June 5, 1850. m. Oct. 23, 1884, Charles L. Wellington.
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23. LEAVITT 7 (Moses L.6 Noah 5 John 4 George & Thomas 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 14, 1802. m. Dec. 31, 1826, Meriel Stodder, dau. of George and Polly (Clark) Stodder. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 9, 1803, and d. 8 Nov. 1883, æt. 80 yrs. "Cooper." Resided on Cottage St .; has recently removed to Malden.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. ZELINDA LINCOLN, Oct. 8, 1827. m. Aug. 21, 1851, Charles B. Wilder.
ii. LEAVITT, Oct. 26, 1829. m. Sarah Blanchard of Boston, and d. at San Francisco, Cal., 3 Jan. 1865, æt. 35 yrs.
iii. EDWIN, Sept. 6, 1831. m. Almira D. Dalton. Edwin was killed at the battle of Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July, 1863, æt. 32d yr. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.") Ch .: 1. Mary Clark, Aug. 28, 1855. 2. Charles Dal- ton, Nov. 1856, d. 26 Aug. 1858. 3. Edwin Dalton, March 29, 1859.
iv. GEORGE, May 6, 1833, d. 18 Sept. 1834.
`v. GEORGE, Aug. 16, 1835. Resides in Cal.
vi. MARY CLARK, Aug. 28, 1837, d. 17 June, 1858, æt. 21st yr.
vii. LUCY ANN, Aug. 30, 1839.
viii. FRANKLIN MOSES, Feb. 14, 1845, d. 19 Aug. 1846.
24. ABNER 7 (Moses L.6 Noah 5 John + George & Thomas 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Nov. 2, 1804. m. Jan. 7, 1827, Rebecca Humphrey, dau. of Jonathan and Rebecca (Vinal) Humphrey (11). She was b. at Coh. Feb. 18, 1805, and d. 20 Jan. 1873, æt. 68th yr. "Cooper." Resides on Ship St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. PETER, Oct. 8, 1827, d. Nov. 1828.
ii. SARAH ELIZABETH, July 4, 1831. m. Jan. 1, 1855, George Graves of Wey. iii. WILLIS, July 29, 1845, d. 25 Aug. 1853.
25. MOSES 7 (Moses L.6 Noah 5 John 4 George & Thomas 2 John1), b. in Hing. Oct. 20, 1807. m. Dec. 15, 1831, Lydia Humphrey, dau. of John and Malita (Hawes) Humphrey of Croydon, N. H. She was b. at C. Aug. 6, 1807, and d. at Concord, N. H. 27 Feb. 1887, æt. 79 yrs. "Manuf'g Cooper." Resided on Ship St. until he removed to Con- cord, N. H. Was one of the Common Council of the city of Concord 1853 and 1854; alderman, 1855 and 1856; representative 1857 and 1858, and again in 1875 and 1876; mayor of Concord, 1861, 1862, and 1865; one of the Gov.'s Council, 1869 and 1870; president of the State Board of Agriculture for 12 yrs. ; president and sup't of the Concord Horse Railroad Comp'y, etc.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. HELEN MAR, Nov. 3, 1832, d. 11 July, 1850.
26. CYRUS 7 (Moses L.6 Noah 5 John 4 George & Thomas 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 22, 1813. m. Jan. 14, 1836, Annie W. Howard, dau. of Otis and Susan (Barton) Howard of Grantham, N. H. "Paper- hanger." Removed to Boston, and thence to Concord, N. H.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. WALLACE, May 7, 1837.
ii. ORRA H., March 8, 1839.
27. MARCELLUS 8 (Ned7 Jonathan6 Micah5 Thomas 4 George 3 Thomas 2 John1), b. in Hing. July 17, 1826. m. Jan. 20, 1850, Mary J. Goodwin, dau. of Amos and Sarah B. (Stone) Goodwin of New-
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buryport, Mass. She was b. at N. Jan. 5, 1834. Marcellus d. 20 Jan. 1886, æt. 59 yrs. "Mariner." Resided on South, near Hersey St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. JOHN FRANCIS, June 2, 1852, d. in six dys.
ii. ELLA AUGUSTA, Apr. 17, 1853, d. 5 Jan. 1854.
iii. MARTHA WHITING, Dec. 14, 1854, d. 10 Feb. foll.
iv. ANNA GILL, March 26, 1856, d. 12 Nov. 1862.
31. v. AMOS CARR, Aug. 16, 1858.
vi. FREDERICK, May 2, 1861, m. Jan. 26, 1887, Jennie M. Loud.
28. JOSHUA 8 (Joshua 7 Jonathan 6 Micah 5 Thomas 4 George 3 Thomas 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 26, 1822. m. Apr. 7, 1854, Sarah S. Stephens, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Rhoades) Stephens of Mf'd. She was b. at Boston Sept. 17, 1833. "Shoemaker." Resides on South, corner of Hersey St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. FLORENCE AUGUSTA, Nov. 20, 1854, d. 26 Sept. 1855.
ii. EBEN, March 17, 1857, d. 29 May, 1881, æt. 24 yrs.
iii. ELLEN AUGUSTA, Oct. 12, 1860.
iv. ADDIE FRANCES, Aug. 23, 1863. m. March 5, 1884, Wilbur A. Nash of Wey.
29. MARTIN A.8 (Martin7 Jonathan 6 Micah 5 Thomas + George 3 Thomas 2 John 1), b. at Coh. Oct. 16, 1837. m. in Hing. Jan. 1, 1865, Mary V. Thomas, dau. of Joseph and Merrill (Bates) Thomas. She was b. at Hanson, Mass., Apr. 21, 1843. "Ship-master." Resides on Weir St.
Ch., -
i. NELLIE MAY, Dec. 29, 1867, d. 2 Feb. 1869.
ii. FREDERICK MARTIN, Jan. 12. 1872.
iii. MABEL DAVIS, b. in Hing. Dec. 21, 1877.
30. THOMAS C.8 (William 7 Noah6-5 John 4 George & Thomas 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 14, 1844. m. June 10, 1869, Annie Derby Rogers. She was b. at Watertown, Mass., May 10, 1851, and d. in Hing. 27 May, 1872, æt. 21 yrs. "Bookkeeper." Resides on North St., West Hing. Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. ANNIE BARNES, Oct. 8, 1870.
ii. THOMAS DERBY, May 27, 1872, d. 12 June foll.
31. AMOS C. 9 (Marcellus 8 Ned7 Jonathan 6 Micah 5 Thomas 4 George & Thomas 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 16, 1858. m. Oct. 6, 1880. Eliza S. Margetts, dau. of Thomas and Emma (Wallace) Margetts. She was b. in Eng. June 18, 1860. "Provision dealer." Resides on South St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. ANNA WARNER, July 9, 1881.
ii. IDA DAVIS, Nov. 10, 1882.
iii. CLARENCE, March 18, 1884.
iv. AMOS CARR, June 4, 1885.
JESSE LEWIS ( -= wid. Sarah Humphrey), b. in Hing. Feb. 14, 1748-49. m. May 22, 1769, Sarah Garnet, dau. of Simeon and Han- nah (Cockerill) Garnet. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 29, 1747. Jesse was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. Resided at So. Hing.
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Ch., all bt. in Hing., were -
i. ISABELLA, Apr. 15, 1770. ii. EBENEZER, June 17, 1772, d. 10 Aug. 1773.
iii. RACHEL, March 3, 1776.
iv. EBENEZER, March 6, 1777.
v. HANNAH, Feb. 7, 1779, d. 29 June, 1780.
vi. JESSE, Oct. 14, 1781.
vii. JACOB, July 30, 1786.
NOTE. - Fanny James (- = wid. Sarah Humphrey), b. in Hing. Feb. 25, 1747. m. Nov. 17, 1791, George L. French, widr . Mrs. Susanna, of Coh. m. Feb. 6, 1789, Abel Beal, widr .. Sarah, m. Aug. 28, 1777, Joshua Stowell, and d. 12 May, 1802, æt. 50th yr.
HUNT.
1. JOHN, by w. Ruth, had Ch., b. in Hing., as foll. : -
i. LUKE, bt. Oct. 22, 1758 ; served on the quota of Hing. in the War of the Revolution.
3.
ii. LABAN, Dec. 15, 1761.
2. JOHN, JR. (prob. s. of John and Ruth), m. in Hing. Oct. 10, 1771, Eunice Beal. Their
Ch., bt. in Hing., were -
i. JOHN, Dec. 10, 1775.
ii. ISAAC, Aug. 16, 1778.
3. LABAN (John = Ruth -), b. in Hing. Dec. 15, 1761, by w. Sarah, had one
Child, b. in Hing., viz. : -
i. ELIZABETH, Nov. 21, 1785.
NOTE. - Samuel, by w. Mary, had Mary, b. in Hing. June 19, 1797. Mercy Price, dau. of Samuel Hunt, bt. in Hing. by Rev. Henry Ware, July 2, 1797.
CALEB SUMNER (Caleb = Nancy Holbrook), was b. at Braintree, Mass., Nov. 30, 1804. He m. in Hing. Dec. 12, 1833, Elizabeth L. Waterman, dau. of David and Elizabeth (Lincoln) Waterman. She was b. at Wey. July, 1807, and d. in Hing. 11 Aug. 1878, æt. 71 yrs. He d. 17 Oct. 1876, æt. 72d yr. "Carriage-maker, " afts. "trader." Resided on South St., near Marsh's Bridge.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. CALEB, b. and d. 19 Oct. 1834.
ii. CALEB NORTON, Apr. 17, 1836, d. 28 Jan. 1868, æt. 32d yr.
iii. ELIZABETH LINCOLN, 1838. m. June 7, 1865, Davis W. Bailey.
iv. ABBY LINCOLN, 1839, d. 7 Nov. 1842.
v. MARY ANN WATERMAN, 1841, d. 16 Nov. 1842.
vi. JAMES LEWIS, Jan. 20, 1844. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.") vii. WATERMAN, 1849.
JAMES LEWIS (Caleb = Nancy Holbrook), b. at Braintree, Mass., Feb. 25, 1807. m. in Hing. Oct. 25, 1854, Susan L. Thaxter, dau. of George and Susanna (Lincoln) Thaxter. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 3, 1814. James L. d. 22 June, 1884, æt. 77 yrs. "Carriage- VOL. II .- 24
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maker ; " and later, "druggist." Resided on South St., near Hobart's Bridge.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. GEORGE EDWARD THAXTER, Nov. 1855, d. 17 Feb. 1863, æt. 7 yrs.
ii. ANNA HOLBROOK, --.
1. NATHAN COOK (Asa = Susan Cook), b. at Quincy, Mass., Nov. 1, 1819. m. first, Rebecca W. Ford. She d. in Hing. 3 July, 1857, æt. 25 yrs. He m. secondly, May 21, 1858, Mrs. Josephine (Gardner) Goold, wid. of Josiah L. Goold, and dau. of Giles and Eliza (Abbott) Gardner. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 22, 1826. "Baker." Resides on North St.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Rebecca, -
2. i. WENDELL OSCAR, Oct. 9, 1852.
ii. JOHN A., 1854, d. 8 Dec. 1860, æt. 6 yrs.
2. WENDELL O. (Nathan C. = Rebecca W. Ford), b. in Hing. Oct. 9, 1852. m. May 19, 1879, Marianne L. Beal, dau. of Solomon J., and Irene W. (Worrick) Beal. She was b. at Hull, Mass., March 6, 1856. "Newspaper reporter." Resides off Hersey St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. JOHN ATWOOD, Sept. 7, 1880, d. next day.
ii. NATHAN COOK, Feb. 15, 1882, d. 8 March foll.
iii. BESSIE IRENE, March 25, 1883.
iv. WENDELL OSCAR, May 27, 1886.
NOTE. - John, m. Oct. 13, 1686, Ruth Quincy. Daniel, of Wey. m. Feb. 17, 1714-15, Patience Andrews. Ruth, perh. dau. of John and Ruth, d. 4 Dec. 1758, æt. 8th yr. Hannah, m. Apr. 7, 1771, Isaac Stevens. Matthew, m. Apr. 27, 1778, Winifred Simmons. Susan, wid. of Asa of Quincy, d. in Hing. 24 Aug. 1865, at. 82 yrs. Mary Ann, sister of Caleb S., and James L., d. in Hing. 31 Aug. 1875, æt. 67th yr. John A., of Salisbury, N. C., m. in Hing. June 12, 1859, Eliza C., or Eliza A., Gill. William C., of Boston, m. Nov. 11, 1884, Mary E., dau. of Elijah D. Tilden.
HUSSEY.
FREDERICK D. (Daniel = Emily Perkins), b. at Nashua, N. H., Aug. 9, 1857. m. Feb. 4, 1880, Mary Winston, dau. of Orville M., and Kate (Prathu) Winston. She was b. at Louisville, Ky., Feb. 4, 1859. Resides on Otis St.
Ch., -
i. EMILY PERKINS, Nov. 11, 1880.
ii. KATHARINE PRATHU, Dec. 25, 1883.
iii. MARY WINSTON, b. in Hing. Apr. 6, 1885.
HUTCHINGS.
ALBERT THOMAS (Oliver = Hannah A. Spaulding, and a descendant from John of Newbury, Mass.), was b. at Chelmsford, Dec. 15, 1833. m. in Hing. Sept. 26, 1858, Abbie B. Lewis, dau. of James S. and Abigail S. (Briggs) Lewis. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 26, 1838. "Boot and shoe manuf'r." Resides on Pleasant, cor. of Pond St. Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. HATTIE ADAMS, -, d. young.
ii. EMMA FRANCES, 1861, d. 6 Aug. 1863.
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iii. CHARLES WESTON, Sept. 7, 1864, d. 19 Feb. 1886.
iv. ABBIE FOSTER, Feb. 11, 1866.
v. HAROLD GARVER, Aug. 1, 1876.
INGS.
SAMUEL, m. in Hing. Feb. 21, 1672-73, Mary, dau. of Nathaniel and Martha Beal. She survived him and m. secondly, Joshua Lee of Bos- ton. Samuel removed to Boston, ab. 1680, and d. before 1690.
Ch., -
i. SAMUEL, b. in Hing. Nov. 28, 1673, d. soon.
ii. SAMUEL, b. in Hing. Aug. 13, 1678.
iii. NATHANIEL, b. at Boston, July 27, 1684.
IBROOK.
RICHARD, whose name appears among the settlers of Hing. in 1635, had the same yr. a grant of land containing four acres on Broad Cove (Lincoln) St., which adjoined the lots granted to John Palmer, Wil- liam Cockerum, or Cockram, and Rev. Peter Hobart. Of his fam. and personal history I kn. but little. His ch. in Hingham were -
i. REBECCA, b. in Eng. 1621. m. Rev. Peter Hobart, wid!, and d. 9 Sept. 1693, æt. 72 yrs.
ii. ELLEN, b. in Eng. m. March, 1638, Capt. Joshua Hobart of Hing.
iii. MARGARET, b. in Eng. m. at Charlestown, Mass., Feb. 13, 1638-39, John Tower of Hing.
JACOB.
NICHOLAS, the ancestor of all the families bearing this surname in Hing. and vic., was one of the very few early planters who came to " Bare Cove " prior to the arrival of Rev. Peter Hobart and his com- pany in 1635. According to Cushing's MS., "Nicholas Jacob with his wife and two children and their cosen Thomas Lincoln, weaver, came from Old Hingham and settled in this Hingham, 1633." In Sept. 1635, he had a grant of a house-lot containing three acres on Town St., sec- ond from the way leading to Broad Cove, which is ab. where the home- stead belonging to heirs of the late William O. Lincoln is located. Other lands were also granted to him at different dates for planting purposes. He was made freeman 1635-36; was selectman in 1637; deputy to the General Court 1648 and 1649, and often engaged upon the business of the town. The chris. name of his w. was Mary. She survived him, and m. secondly, March 10, 1658-59, John Beal, wid !. Nicholas d. 5 June, 1657, leaving an est. appraised at £393 8s. 6d. In his will of May 18, 1657, proved 25 July foll., he gives to " wife Mary, the bed which she usually lyeth upon with all the furniture thereto belonging to dispose of to whom she pleases;" also £30 in money. To "my children, Joseph, Hannah, and Deborah £10 each, in addition to what they have already had, ... To eldest son John a double portion," . .. and "to the rest of my children," viz. : Joseph Jacob, Mary Otis, Elizabeth Thaxter, Sarah Cushing, Hannah Jacob, and Deborah Jacob, equal shares, "and every one of them shall pay to their mother " a stipulated sum, yearly. Witnesses, Edmund Pitts, Thomas Marsh, Matthew Hawke.
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Ch., of Nicholas and Mary, -
2. i. JOHN, b. in Eng. ab. 1630.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. in Eng., 1632. m. (1) Dec. 4, 1648, John Thaxter, and (2) March 23, 1690-91, Daniel Cushing, Esq., wid !..
iii. MARY, -. m. John Otis, Jr.
iv. SARAH, -. m. Feb. 25, 1652-53, Matthew Cushing, Jr.
v. HANNAH, bt. in Hing. Feb. 23, 1639-40. m. Dec. 16, 1657, Thomas Loring.
vi. JOSIAH, bt. in Hing. Nov. 6, 1642 ; buried 24 Nov. foll.
vii. DEBORAH, bt. in Hing. Nov. 26, 1643. m. Feb. 11, 1663-64, Nathaniel Thomas of Mf'd.
3. viii. JOSEPH, bt. in Hing. May 10, 1646.
2. JOHN 2 (Nicholas1), b. in Eng. ab. 1630. m. first, Oct. 20, 1653, Margery, dau. of Anthony Eames. She d. 7 Apr. 1659. For his sec. w. he m. Oct. 3, 1661, Mary, dau. of George and Jane Russell. She was bt. in Hing. Apr. 1, 1641, and d. 2 Oct. 1691, æt. 50 yrs. He d. 18 Sept. 1693, æt., as his gravestone in the High Street Cemetery says, "about 63 yrs." Resided on Main St., near the meeting-house of the sec. parish, So. Hing. John was an active business man; was one of the proprietors among whom the common lands were divided ; selectman in 1662, 1665, 1683, 1686, and 1689, and a large contributor towards the erection of the new meeting-house. He is said to have been a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, and, in 1682, one of its officers. He was kn. as "Captain." In his will, dated 11 Sept. 1693, he gives "to brother Joseph a small piece of land next to John Wilder's ; . . . to my oldest son David £50 over and above what he hath already had; . . . to sons Peter and Samuel my saw mill and fulling mill, with the ponds and land adjoining on both sides of the river, also two great lots before Peter Bacon's that were Cutler's and Chamberlain's; . . . to Peter, also, £60 additional, for his services since he was of full age; . . . to John my house and land at Conahasset, at a place called Cold Spring, if he lives to have children, otherwise one half of it to go to David's oldest son, and the other half to Peter and Samuel; . . . to daughter Mary Bis- bee, land at Great Plain and £17 in money ; to daughter Sarah Hawke, land and £20; to daughter Jael Cushing, land and £10; to daughter Elizabeth Turner, land and £50; to daughters Hannah and Deborah Jacob, £100 each; to daughter Lydia Jacob, one half of my corn mill at Weymouth, and £20, to be paid her at 18 years of age; to daughter Abigail Jacob, my barn, land, &c., at Conahasset, the income from it to be for her education until she arrives at 18 years of age :" provides also for the maintenance of his father Russell, and desires that " brother Joseph, and brothers in law Nathaniel Thomas and Lieut. Matthew Cushing be overseers of this my will, and advise with my children." Est. appraised at £1298 5s.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Margery, were -
i. JOHN, Oct. 20, 1654, slain by Indians near his fa.'s house, 19 Apr. 1676, æt. 22 yrs.
ii. MARY, March 30, 1656. m. (1) Dec. 17, 1675, Samuel Bacon, and (2) March 25, 1685, Elisha Bisbee.
iii. SARAH, Sept. 29, 1657 (bt. Feb. 28, 1657-58). m. July 9, 1678, James Hawke.
iv. BENJAMIN, Apr. 2, 1659, d. 5 March foll.
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Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary, were -
v. JAEL, Sept. 7, 1662. m. Dec. 31, 1684, Matthew Cushing, s. of Daniel (p. 153).
vi. DAVID, June 20, 1664. Removed to Scit., where he m. and had posterity. vii. ELIZABETH, Apr. 11, 1666. m. June 6, 1687, Elisha Turner.
4. viii. PETER, Feb. 12, 1667-68.
ix. HANNAH, Dec. 26, 1669.
5. X. SAMUEL, Nov. 30, 1671.
xi. DEBORAH, Aug. 15, 1674, d. 22 Aug. 1675.
xii. DEBORAH, May 8, 1677. m. (1) Dec. 27, 1694, Matthew Cushing, s. of John (p. 153), and (2) Sept. 13, 1726, Benjamin Loring, widr, of Hull.
6. xiii. JOHN, July 31, 1679.
xiv. LYDIA, Apr. 18, 1681. m. Jan. 17, 1698-99, John Goold of Hull.
XV. ABIGAIL, Nov. 13, 1683. m. Aug. 15, 1705, Nathaniel Gill.
3. JOSEPH 2 (Nicholas 1), bt. in Hing. May 10, 1646, prob. removed from here shortly after the death of his bro. John, who mentions him in his will. Joseph was by occupation " carpenter." Constable in 1685. The chris. name of his w. was Hannah. Their
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. JOSEPH, Feb. 20, 1672-73, d. soon.
ii. JOSEPH, Apr. 10, 1675.
iii. BENJAMIN, June 27, 1677, d. young.
iv. BENJAMIN, Apr. 10, 1680.
v. NATHANIEL, June 29, 1683.
vi. MARY, Sept. 16, 1686, d. young. A gravestone erected to her memory in the High St. Cemetery bears the foll. inscription : -
MARY IACOB ye DAVGIER of JOSEPH IACOB AGED 8 YEars 6 Mº 6 Dayes DYED MARCH Ye 22 169%
4. PETER 3 (John 2 Nicholas 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 12, 1667-68. m. Dec. 7, 1693, Hannah, dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Walley) Allen, or Allyne, of Barnstable, Mass. She was b. at Barnstable March 4, 1672-73, and d. in Hing. 13 June, 1748, æt. 75 yrs. He d. Sept. 1753, æt. 86th yr. "Clothier" or "fuller," and "farmer." Con- stable 1699; selectman 1704, 1716, 1718, 1720, 1722, 1723, and 1735. Also deacon of the church. He was an industrious and influential citizen. Resided on Main St., So. Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
7. i. JOHN, Oct. 17, 1694.
ii. HANNAH, July 22, 1696. in. May 8, 1728, Jacob Loring, wid ..
iii. MARY, Sept. 29, 1698. m. Nov. 24, 1720, Abel Cushing.
iv. ELIZABETH, Apr. 9, 1700. m. Jan. 10, 1722-23, Thomas Andrews. v. PETER, Oct. 25, 1701.
8. vi. JAEL, May 10, 1703. m. Dec. 24, 1728, Benjamin Loring. vii. LYDIA, Apr. 16, 1705. m. Jan. 14, 1724-25, Rev. Nehemiah Hobart. viii. JOSEPH, Ang. 11, 1706, d. 29 March, 1707.
9. ix. JOSEPH, Apr. 14, 1708.
X. ABIGAIL, Dec. 3, 1709. m. Sept. 8, 1737, Joshua Herrick of Beverly. xi. SARAH, July 13, 1712. m. Dec. 21, 1743, Jonathan Lasell.
xii. DEBORAH, Aug. 28, 1714. m. Nov. 22, 1733, James Fearing.
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5. SAMUEL & (John 2 Nicholas 1), was b. in Hing. Nov. 30, 1671, and d. 29 Oct. 1695, æt. 24th yr. "Husbandman." Resided at So. Hing. By w. Hannah he had one
Child, b. in Hing., viz. : -
i. SAMUEL, June 27, 1695. Removed to Pem., Mass.
6. JOHN 3 (John 2 Nicholas 1), b. in Hing. July 31, 1679. m. Feb. 19, 1710-11, Sarah Cushing, dau. of Daniel, the weaver, and Eliza- beth (Thaxter) Cushing. She was bt. in Hing. July 27, 1690. They resided in the sec. pre., where he was a prominent and highly respected citizen ; was styled " Captain ; " constable 1709; selectman 1742, 1743, and 1745; representative 1726 to 1733 inc .; and also deacon of the church. In addition to his public duties, he carried on a farm of ab. 200 acres, which included 130 of pasturage, 50 of mow- ing, etc. In 1749 he kept 10 cows, 6 oxen, 2 horses, 38 sheep; and harvested 176 bushels of corn. At that time he paid a larger tax than any other resident of the town. He left no issue.
7. JOHN 4 (Peter & John 2 Nicholas 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 17, 1694. m. Dec. 17, 1724, Mercy Farrow, dau. of John and Persis (Holbrook) Farrow. She was b. in Hing. June 20, 1702. This fam. prob. removed from here ab. 1730.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. MARY, Apr. 22, 1726.
ii. ALLYN, July 10, 1728.
8. PETER 4 (Peter 3 John 2 Nicholas 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 25, 1701. m. Apr. 15, 1731, Lydia Lane, dau. of John and Bethia (Lincoln) Lane. Resided on Main St., So. Hing., and succeeded his fa. as deacon of the church.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
10. i. JOHN, Aug. 14, 1732.
ii. LYDIA, Aug. 3, 1734.
iii. BETHIA, Aug. 23, 1736.
iv. PETER, Aug. 26, 1738.
v. NICHOLAS, Aug. 27, 1741. Removed to Chesterfield, Mass.
vi. HANNAH, March 17, 1743-44. m., Jan. 1766, Isaac Sprague.
vii. MARY, Apr. 21, 1746, d. 18 July foll.
viii. DAVID, July 1, 1747.
ix. MARY, Dec. 20, 1751.
9. JOSEPH 4 (Peter 3 John 2 Nicholas 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 14, 1708. m. Ruth Wilson, and prob. removed from here. Their Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. RUTH, Nov. 9, 1733, d. 18 March 1735-36.
ii. MARY, Feb. 6, 1734-35.
iii. RUTH, Feb. 20, 1736-37.
iv. LYDIA, birth not recorded. m. Aug. 5, 1760, John Lincoln, and d. 6 Nov. 1830, æt. 91 yrs.
10. JOHN 5 (Peter +3 John 2 Nicholas1), b. in Hing. Aug. 14, 1732. m. Dec. 10, 1761, Lydia Beal, dau. of John and Deliverance (Porter) Beal. She was b. in Hing. sec. pre. Jan. 27, 1736-37, and d. 5 June,
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1833, æt. 96 yrs. He d. 4 Dec. 1806, æt. 74 yrs. "Blacksmith," Constable 1762. Resided on Main St., So. Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
13. i. JOHN, Sept. 5, 1762.
ii. LYDIA, July 26, 1764. m. July 20, 1783, Ezekiel Cushing, and lived at Worthington, Mass.
14. iii. PETER, Aug. 28, 1766.
15. iv. DANIEL, July 18, 1768.
v. HANNAH, Feb. 5, 1771. m. Apr. 15, 1789, Isaiah Tower.
vi. DEBORAH, July 6, 1773. m. Nov. 26, 1795, Crocker Wilder.
16. vii. JOTHAM, Apr. 19, 1775 ..
11. BENJAMIN 5, prob. gr. s. of Joseph 2 (Nicholas 1), and b. ab. 1743. m. in Hing. Oct. 24, 1765, Susanna Beal, dau. of Elijah and Sarah (Jones) Beal. She was b. in Hing. July 30, 1747, and d. 8 Aug. 1785, æt. 38 yrs. He d. 10 June, 1795, æt. 52 yrs. " Mason." Was ser- geant in the company commanded by Capt. Seth Stowers in the War of the Revolution. Resided in the sec. pre., and later in a house which stood in the rear of Derby Academy.
Ch., b. in Hing. and at Coh., were -
i. SUSANNA, March 13, 1766. m. Oct. 8, 1786, Ensign Barnes.
ii. BENJAMIN, Dec. 15, 1768.
iii. SARAH, Apr. 12, 1772.
iv. JOSEPH, Apr. 9, 1775.
V. JUSTIN, June 17, 1778.
vi. BELA, May 2, 1784, d. 17 Dec. 1786.
12. JOSEPH 5 (Joseph 4 of Scit., David & John 2 Nicholas 1), according to Barry's History, was a schoolmaster in Hing. sev. yrs. His w., whom he m. Dec. 3, 1780, was Hannah Eells. They had Ch., b. in Hing., as foll. : -
i. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 1797, d. 14 March, 1799.
ii. DAVID, Apr. 5, 1799. Settled in Ab'n.
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