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xii. CHESTER CLARK, Jan. 7, 1864. m. Ada M. Turner of Boston.
GARDNER M., from Wilmington, N. H., came to Hing. 1846, and m. first, Nancy, dau. of Frost Hudson of Coh. She d. He m. sec- ondly, March 18, 1857, Clarissa Powers, dau. of John and Martha (Lambert) Powers. "Farmer." Resides on Hull St. Ch., by w. Clarissa, -
i. MARY FRANCES, b. at Coh. Sept. 1861. m. Nov. 1, 1882, Erastus Whiton, Jr. ii. ARTHUR MERTON, b. in Hing. Sept. 1863.
iii. CHARLES WILLIAMS, b. in Hing. Sept. 1865.
NOTE. - Thomas, m. Dec. 29, 1673, Elizabeth, dau. of Edmund Pitts, Mary, of Ab'n, m. Aug. 13, 1747, Amos Garnet. Samuel, d. 20 Aug. 1749, æt. 73 yrs. Frances, m. March 12, 1753, Jedediah Lincoln, Jr. William, of Mf'd m. Apr. 23, 1753, Elizabeth Wilder. Ben-
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jamin, d. Sept. 1754. Consider, m. Nov. 5, 1761, Betty Lewis. Mary C., d. 21 June, 1860, æt. 3 mo's 11 dys. Daniel C., m. July 31, 1866, Sarah L., dau. of Jerom Leavitt. Alice Porter, d. 2 May, 1865, at. 3 yrs. 11 mo's. Isabella F., w. of Rev. Henry W., and a native of Warren, Mass., d. in Hing. 2 July, 1867, at. 36 yrs. Seaver, d. 6 Oct. 1872, æt. 48 yrs. Lydia, from Scit. m. Apr. 29, 1875, Henry Wichert. Emma M., m. Feb. 13, 1878, Watson B. Fearing. Addie L., dau. of Lemuel and Emma (Kelley), and a native of Harwich, d. 27 Apr. 1880, æt. 12 yrs. In the Hingham cemetery is a memorial stone which bears the foll. inscription : -
In Memory of MARCY JONES who died Decembr 5th 1795. Aged 61 years and 8 months.
JORDAN (JOURDAINE).
1. BARUCH, from Ply., and s. of John, m. Mrs. Mary (Whiton) Wil- der, wid. of Isaac Wilder, and dau. of James and Mary (Beal) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 29, 1664, and surviving him, m. thirdly, May 21, 1713, Thomas Sayer, Sen", wid :. The foll. were prob. ch. of Baruch and Mary, viz. : -
2. i. JOHN, 1694.
ii. MARY, 1696. m. Aug. 3, 1720, Benjamin Jones, and d. 30 Jan. 1756, æt. 60 yrs.
3. iii. BARUCH, 1699.
2. JOHN 3 (Baruch 2 John 1), for sev. yrs. a resident of Hing. m. Jan. 14, 1718-19, Patience Damon. They prob. removed to Scit. See Deane's History. Their
Ch., bt. in Hing., were -
i. JOHN, Oct. 5, 1720. Resided at Scit.
ii. ABIEL, June 7, 1724.
3. BARUCH 3 (Baruch 2 John 1), m. in Hing. Aug. 18, 1726, Elizabeth Joy, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth (Stodder) Joy. She was b. in Hing. March 6, 1697-98. Baruch was by occupation "shoemaker." He prob. removed from here with his fam. ab. 1740. His
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. ELIZABETH, July 12, 1727.
ii. BARUCH, May 23, 1729, d. 30 Sept. 1730.
iii. MARY, July 1, 1731.
iv. DEBORAH, Oct. 15, 1733, d. 17 June, 1735.
v. BARUCH, March 9, 1734-35.
vi. SAMUEL, Sept. 16, 1736.
vii. JOHN, bt. Dec. 3, 1738.
JOSSELYN (JOSLIN ; JOCELYN).
THOMAS, of Hing. 1637, and in 1654 of Lancaster, Mass., d. at Lancaster, 1660-61, æt. ab. 69 yrs. Mrs. Rebecca Josselyn, his wid., m. secondly, William Kerley. Thomas came to New Eng. with his fam. (with the exception of Abraham and Joseph) in the ship " In- crease " of London, in 1635. (Mass. Historical Collection.) He was one of the selectmen of Hing. 1645.
Ch., all b. in Eng., were -
i. REBECCA, 1617. m. Thomas Nichols, and d. in Hing. 22 Sept. 1675, æt. 58 yrs.
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ii. ABRAHAM, 1619. Was in Hing. 1647 ; afts. of Lancaster and Stow. He d. before 1670, and Beatrice his wid. m. secondly, 1671, Serg. Benjamin Bosworth of Hull. His ch. bt. in Hing. were : 1. Abraham, Apr. 8, 1649. 2. Philip, Dec. 15, 1650, d. at Boston 2 Aug. 1652. 3. Nathaniel, b. at Boston July 4, 1660.
iii. JOSEPH, 1621. m. and had issue. Beatrice, dau. of Joseph, d. in Hing. 17 Oct. 1732, æt. 73 yrs.
iv. DOROTHY, 1624.
v. NATHANIEL, 1627.
vi. ELIZABETH, 1629. m. at Boston June 21, 1652, Edward Yeomans.
vii. MARY, 1634.
NOTE. - Thomas and Nathaniel Jocelyn, prob. fa. and s., sold their est. in Hing. March 11, 1652-53, to George Lane and Moses Collier, being then called residents of Hing. Suffolk Deeds, vol. iii. p. 372.
JOSEPH 3, prob. s. of Joseph 2, and gr. s. of Thomas1. m. in Hing. March 17, 1686-87, Hannah Farrow, dau. of John and Mary (Hilliard) Farrow. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 9, 1667, and d. before 1702.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. HANNAH, March 27, 1688.
ii. JOSEPH, May 18, 1692.
iii. MARY, May 24, 1695.
NOTE. - A Joseph Joslin d. at Ab'n, 1726, leaving a wid. Sarah, sons Joseph, Ebenezer, and Abraham, dau's Hannah, Beatrice, Mary Bates, and Sarah Porter (Deane's History).
NOTE. - Elizabeth, m. Nov. 20, 1746, Noah Beal. Seth, s. of Thomas, bt. Feb. 22, 1746-47. Nathaniel, m. June 13, 1751, Sarah Low.
JOY.
1. THOMAS, Boston, 1638. "House-carpenter." Came to Hing. ab. 1646 to erect or to enlarge a grist-mill at the town cove, and also to establish a saw-mill in the same locality, perhaps adjoining the former. (Lincoln's "History of Hingham," p. 53; and Suf. Deeds, vol. ii. p. 77.) According to Mr. Savage, Joy was arrested early in the year 1646, and kept four or five days in irons as a too ardent lover of liberty ; yet is called "a young fellow " by Gov. Winthrop. His w. was Joan, dau. of John Gallop. She d. in Hing. 20 March, 1690-91. He d. 1678. Freeman 1665, and a member of the Artil- lery Company the same yr. In his will, dated 8 July, 1677, proved 31 Oct. 1678, names sons Joseph and Ephraim, and dau's Sarah, Elizabeth, and Ruth.
Ch., b. in Boston and Hing., were -
2. i. SAMUEL, Feb. 26, 1638-39.
ii. JOHN, Oct. 10, 1641, prob. d. young.
iii. THOMAS, March 2, 1642-43, d. in Hing. 2 Dec. 1648.
3. iv. JOSEPH, Apr. 1, 1645.
v. EPHRAIM, Feb. 7, 1646-47.
4. vi. SARAH, 1648. m. in Hing. Dec. 7, 1669, Hick Dunning.
vii. BENJAMIN, June 12, 1650, d. before his fa.
viii. ELIZABETH, Jan. 7, 1653-54. m. in Hing. March 15, 1676-77, Nathaniel Beal.
ix. RUTH, Feb. 28, 1658-59. m. in Hing. (1) Sept. 25, 1679, John Low, and (2) Oct. 21, 1719, John Curtis, wid! of Scit.
2. SAMUEL 2 (Thomas 1), b. at Boston, Feb. 26, 1638-39. m. in Hing. Nov. 13, 1668, Ann, dau. of Edmund and Ann Pitts. She was bt. in Hing. Dec. 22, 1644, and surviving him, m. secondly, Apr. 5, 1678,
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Benjamin Eastman. Samuel d. 1670 or 1671. On "the 29th day of the 4th mo., 1671, An Joy, widow, was appointed to administer upon the estate of her husband, Samuel Joy, late of Boston, deceased." The inv., which inc. a small piece of land in Hing., was presented 29 June, 1671.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. SAMUEL, Oct. 20, 1670.
3. JOSEPH? (Thomas 1), b. at Boston Apr. 1, 1645. m. in Hing. Aug. 29, 1667, Mary, dau. of John and Margaret Prince. She was bt. in Hing. July 29, 1649, and d. at Scit. 23 June, 1726, æt. 77 yrs. Ensign Joseph Joy d. 31 May, 1697, at. 52 yrs. Will dated 4 Aug. 1690. "Carpenter." Constable 1673. Resided on Bachelor (Main) St., nearly opp. the old meeting-house.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were-
5. i. JOSEPH, July 30, 1668.
6. ii. THOMAS, Nov. 25, 1669.
iii. MARGARET, March 6, 1670-71, d. June foll.
iv. MARGARET, Apr. 15, 1672, d. 1 June, 1672.
v. MARY, May 19, 1673. m. at Boston, Nov. 14, 1699, John Stodder.
vi. JOHN, Aug. 28, 1675, d. 7 Oct. foll.
vii. BENJAMIN, Sept. 19, 1676.
viii. JOHN, Oct. 10, 1678, d. 17 July, 1680.
ix. SIMON, Nov. 6, 1679, d. 19 July, 1680.
x. SARAH, Apr. 14, 1681. m. Feb. 14, 1703-4, Nathaniel Cudworth, of Scit.
xi. JONATHAN, Dec. 22, 1682, d. 5 Jan. 1682-83.
xii. MARGARET, Dec. 14, 1683. m. June 5, 1707, Nathaniel Chubbuck.
xiii. DEBORAH, Jan. 14, 1685-86. m. (pub. Nov. 6, 1714,) Thomas Mann, of Scit.
xiv. RUTH, Nov. 27, 1687, d. 28 March foll.
xv. LYDIA, March 12, 1688-89, d. in 15 dys.
4. EPHRAIM 2 (Thomas 1), bt. Feb. 7, 1646-47, by w. Susanna had Child, b. in Hing., -
i. TABITHA, Sept. 25, 1677. No further record.
5. JOSEPH 3 (Joseph 2 Thomas1), b. in Hing. July 30, 1668. m. May 22, 1690, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas and Ruth Andrews. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 22, 1665, and d. 10 Sept. 1743, æt. 78 yrs. He d. 29 Apr. 1716, æt. 48th yr. Constable 1696 and 1711. Resided on Main, nearly opp. Winter St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
7. i. PRINCE, March 19, 1690-91. ii. JOSEPH, Apr. 23, 1692. iii. DAVID, Feb. 28, 1693-94. m. (pub. May 4, 1818) Ruth Ford of Pem.
8. iv. JOHN, Feb. 7, 1695-96.
9. v. SIMON, Dec. 28, 1697.
vi. RUTH, March 17, 1699-1700, d. unm., 12 Apr., 1774, æt. 74 yrs. In her will of 31 July, 1773, proved 27 May, 1774, gives all her property, " both real and personal, to my son, Silas Joy " (16).
vii. ABIGAIL, Dec. 29, 1701. m. Dec. 28, 1721, Joshua Bate.
10. viii. JEDEDIAH, Feb. 27, 1703-4. ix. JONATHAN, Jan. 26, 1705-6.
6. THOMAS 3 (Joseph 2 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. Nov. 25, 1669. m. March 6, 1694-95, Elizabeth Stodder, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth
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(Gill) Stodder. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 1, 1667, and d. 14 Jan. 1749-50, æt. 82 yrs. He d. 11 Oct. 1718, æt. 49th yr. Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. HEZEKIAH, Sept. 11, 1695, d. 15 Nov. 1772, æt. 77 yrs. Hannah, his w., d. 22 May, 1751, æt. 65 yrs. No issue.
ii. ELIZABETH, March 6, 1697-98. m. Aug. 18, 1726, Baruch Jordan. iii. MARY, May 4, 1700. m. March 24, 1719-20, Joseph Mann, of Scit.
11. iv. THOMAS, June 25, 1703.
12. v. SAMUEL, Aug. 20, 1706.
7. PRINCE 4 (Joseph 32 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. March 19, 1690-91. m. first, (pub. Sept. 26, 1713) Abigail Tower, dau. of Richard and Abigail (Farrow) Tower. She was b. in Hing. March 14, 1693-94, and d. 26 Aug. 1728, æt. 34 yrs. He m. secondly, Jan. 2, 1728-29, Hannah, dau. of John Orcutt, and d., as his gravestone says, 4 March, 1755, æt. 64th yr. "Farmer." Constable 1726. Resided in the sec. pre. His will, dated 20 Jan. 1755, was proved 7 Apr. foll.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Abigail, were -
i. ABIGAIL, March 22, 1713-14. m. Dec. 27, 1732, David Marble.
ii. SUSANNA, July 1, 1715. m. Oct. 23, 1744, Paul Packard of Bridgewater. 13. iii. AMos, Aug. 1, 1720.
iv. JOSEPH, Apr. 25, 1725. m. Nov. 23, 1748, Mary Bate. She survived him, and m. (2) Feb. 18, 1752, Micah Jepson, wid !. Joseph, the s. of Joseph and Mary, was bt. Oct. 8, 1749.
v. SUBMIT, July 10, 1728. m. Apr. 25, 1745, Matthew Gannett of Scit.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Hannah, -
14. vi. ABNAH, Nov. 4, 1729.
15. vii. CALEB, bt. Jan. 30, 1730-31.
viii. MERCY, Oct. 1, 1732. m. March 29, 1748, William Bates.
ix. LILLY, Nov. 7, 1735. m. Nov. 23, 1756, Gideon Smith.
X. HANNAH, Feb. 11, 1737-38. m. Feb. 5, 1760, Issachar Bates.
8. JOHN 4 (Joseph 32 Thomas 1), b. in Hing., Feb. 7, 1695-96. m. Dec. 17, 1724, Lydia Lincoln, dau. of Samuel and Deborah (Hersey) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 14, 1701. Resided on Main St., near the Common, at Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. or bt. in Hing., were -
i. LYDIA, Oct. 5, 1725.
ii. JOHN, June 4, 1727. m. March 4, 1762, Bethia, dau. of Isaac Sprague. She d. 11 March, 1835, æt. 95 yrs.
iii. LEFE, Sept. 21, 1729. m. Apr. 20, 1752, Nehemiah Washburn.
iv. DEBORAH, June 25, 1732. m. Nov. 21, 1750, Daniel Woodward.
v. MARY, May 9, 1736.
vi. BENJAMIN, July 13, 1740.
vii. HULDAH, Dec. 20, 1741, d. 11 Apr. 1746.
9. SIMON 4 (Joseph 32 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. Dec. 28, 1697. m. Feb. 9, 1720-21, Hannah, dau. of George and Elizabeth Humphries. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 1, 1698. Hing. rec's furnish nothing relating to this fam. in addition to the births of the foll.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. WILLIAM, Aug. 30, 1721.
ii. JONATHAN, Sept. 3, 1724.
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iii. NEHEMIAH, Aug. 30, 1726. Was in the " Lake George " campaign, 1756. iv. HANNAH, Sept. 4, 1729.
v. ISAAC, June 22, 1732. Was at "Lake George," 1756.
vi. JACOB, Sept. 6, 1734.
vii. SARAH, Feb. 28, 1736-37.
10. JEDEDIAH 4 (Joseph 3-2 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 27, 1703-4. m. Feb. 7, 1733-34, Mary Stowell, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Eells) Stowell. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 21, 1711, and d. 7 May, 1790, æt. 79th yr. He d. 19 Oct. 1798, æt. 95th yr. Resided at West Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. NATHANIEL, Nov. 19, 1734.
ii. MICAH, June 7, 1736, d. 8 Apr. 1744.
iii. ELIZABETH, June 26, 1738, d. 13 Sept. foll.
iv. MARY, Sept. 11, 1739. m. May 8, 1758, Jonathan Ward.
v. RACHEL, Dec. 25, 1741. m. May 15, 1760, Isaiah Bates. vi. ELIZABETH, Sept. 9, 1744, d. 16 Jan. 1751-52. . vii. SARAH, March 28, 1747, d. 15 Jan. 1751-52.
viii. JEDEDIAH, bt. June 6, 1754. m. (1) June 18, 1786, Susanna Rice, and (2) Aug. 2, 1789, Fanny Ranger, who d. 31 May, 1824, æt. 57 yrs. Jede- diah was a soldier in the War of the Revolution. He d. 9 Nov. 1841, æt. 88 yrs.
11. THOMAS 4 (Thomas & Joseph 2 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. June 25, 1703. m. Dec. 30, 1731, Desire Beal, dau. of Joshua and Susanna (Nichols) Beal. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 15, 1711-12, and d. 25 Aug. 1776, æt. 65th yr .* Thomas was constable 1740, and selectman in 1750. He left a will dated March 23, 1763, which was proved 21 Feb. 1766. "Gentleman." Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St. Child, b. in Hing., -
i. SUSANNA, Oct. 7, 1732. m. Nov. 8, 1750, Benjamin Thaxter.
# The date of his death with an added inscription is given upon a gravestone standing in the Hingham cemetery, as foll .: -
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In Memory of Mr Thomas Joy who Died Jan'y 14 1 7 66 Aged 62 Years 6 Mon & Eight Days Deaths fteps are Swift & yet no noife it makes Its hand uncen. & yet moft surely takes
12. SAMUEL 4 (Thomas & Joseph 2 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 20, 1706. m. Feb. 9, 1737-38, Thankful Lincoln, dau. of Caleb and Mar- garet (Leavitt) Lincoln. She was b. ab. 1714, and d. 2 March, 1786, æt. 72 yrs. He d. 28 Nov. 1792, æt. 86 yrs. "Cooper." Constable 1739. Resided at Hing. Centre.
Ch., b. or bt. in Hing., were -
i. SAMUEL, Oct. 17, 1738. Was clerk of the company under command of Capt. Samuel Thaxter for the Crown Point Expedition, 1755.
ii. MARY, Sept. 8, 1741. m. June 8, 1762, Stephen Mansfield, Jr.
iii. ELIZABETH, June 5, 1746. m. Sept. 7, 1769, Jesse Sprague.
13. AMOS 5 (Prince 4 Joseph 32 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 1, 1720. m. Jan. 13, 1742-43, Patience, dau. of David and Patience Bates. She
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was b. in Hing. July 18, 1723, and d. at Coh. 24 Jan. 1818, æt. 95th yr. He d. 28 July, 1813, æt. 93d yr. (His gravestone says 83 yrs.) Resided on Beechwood St., sec. pre., and was deacon of the church. Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ABRAHAM, Apr. 5, 1744.
ii. ABIGAIL, Sept. 1, 1746. m. Nov. 4, 1766, Newcomb Bourne, wid!, and d. at Springfield, Vt., 18 Feb. 1839, æt. 92 yrs.
iii. JARED, Dec. 19, 1749. Was one of the " Boston Tea Party," and a soldier of the Revolution. Jared d. 29 Nov. 1792, æt. 43d yr.
iv. LOT, Nov. 26, 1756.
v. ELISHA, Feb. 10, 1759.
vi. MOLLY, Feb. 4, 1762.
14. ABNAH 5 (Prince 4 Joseph 3-2 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. Nov. 4, 1729. By w. Sarah, had
Ch., b. in Hing., as foll. : -
i. CALEB, Nov. 27, 1752. m. Oct. 15, 1776, Susea, dau. of Noah Nichols.
ii. SARAH, May 1, 1754. m. May 18, 1777, John Prichard.
iii. JOSEPH, Jan. 16, 1756.
iv. MELZAR, Feb. 9, 1758. m. Jan. 4, 1786, Olive, dau. of Thomas Lincoln of Coh.
v. ABNER, Sept. 10, 1760. m. Aug. 20, 1786, Chloe, dau. of Daniel Nichols. vi. FRANKLIN, May 5, 1762.
15. CALEB 5 (Prince 4 Joseph 3-2 Thomas 1), bt. in Hing. Jan. 30, 1730- 31, and named in his fa.'s will, m. Nov. 8, 1756, Sarah Stephenson, dau. of John and Rachel (Tower) Stephenson. She was b. in Hing. June 16, 1736. Caleb was one of the coustables of Hing. 1758. He resided on Beechwood St., sec. pre.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. SUSA, Aug. 24, 1757.
ii. LUCA, Jan. 16, 1760. m. Thomas Wilson.
iii. OLIVE, May 2, 1764. m. John Creed.
16. SILAS 5 (Ruth 4 Joseph 3-2 Thomas I), b. prob. in Hing. sec. pre., and mentioned in his mother's will (5, vi.), m. Nov. 10, 1757, Margaret Masury. Their
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. SILAS, July 29, 1758.
ii. JOSEPH, Dec. 14, 1760.
iii. MARGARET, March 20, 1763.
iv. DAVID, July 30, 1765.
v. THOMAS, Dec. 18, 1767.
vi. RUTH, Feb. 5, 1770.
vii. SARAH, March 29, 1772, d. 19 Dec. foll.
NOTE. - Nathaniel, (perh. 10, i.), m. Nov. 26, 1751, Elizabeth Whitmarsh. Benjamin S., of Coh. m. Dec. 11, 1857, Deborah F., dau. of Amos Bates of Hing., and d. at Dor. 30 Apr. 1887, æt. 54th yr.
JOYCE (JOICE).
JAMES (Thomas = Mary Carroll), a native of Waterford, Ire., m. in Hing. Apr. 12, 1874, Catherine Anglum, dau. of John and Ellen (Dunn) Anglum. She was b. at Waterford, Ire., Dec. 20, 1844, and
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surviving him, m. secondly, Nov. 11, 1883, Thomas Coffey. James d. 6 Dec. 1880, æt. 41 yrs. "Laborer." Resided on Cross St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. THOMAS, May 29, 1875, d. 10 Feb. 1878.
ii. JOHN FRANCIS, March 28, 1877.
iii. JAMES PAUL, Jan. 20, 1879.
NOTE. - William, m. Sept. 24, 1691, Sarah Cowell. Susan, m. May 12, 1841, John Breen. Thomas, b. Nov. 18, 1868, d. 9 March, 1869.
JUDKINS.
SAMUEL, m. in Hing. March 25, 1667, Elizabeth dau. of Dea. John Leavitt, and a few yrs. later removed to Boston. They had one Child, b. in Hing., -
i. SAMUEL, Nov. 27, 1669 ; prob. d. in the Canada expedition, 1690.
KEATING.
REDMOND, was b. in the County of Tipperary, Ire., Aug. 4, 1834. He came to Hing. 1852, and m. May 2, 1858, Mary A. McNamara. "Moulder." Resides on Thaxter St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. MICHAEL THOMAS, Dec. 31, 1860.
ii. EDWARD PATRICK, Sept. 24, 1862.
iii. REDMOND, Sept. 24, 1864, d. 3 Jan. 1884, æt. 19 yrs.
iv. JOHN, Aug. 2, 1866.
NOTE. - Mrs. Mary A. (Murphy) m. Nov. 9, 1870, Jotham J. Hudson. Mary A., m. March 3, 1880, David F. Bates.
KEEN.
JOHN, m. first, in Hing. Aug. 28, 1755, Kezia Lincoln, dau. of Isaac and Kezia (Stone) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 3, 1733, and d. 15 Apr. 1756, æt. 23 yrs. He afts. took a sec. w., whose chris. name was Jerusha. Resided on Lincoln St., but removed from here ab. 1762, or soon after.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Jerusha, were -
i. KEZIA, Oct. 6, 1760.
ii. JOHN, May 9, 1762.
NOTE. - Matthew, of Dux. m. in Hing. Dec. 20, 1698, Martha, dau. of Purthe Macvarlo.
KEESHAN.
JOHN (John = Catherine Higgins), b. at Roscrea, County of Tip- perary, Ire., Apr. 15, 1824, came to New York in Feb. 1847, and thence, in 1849, to Hing. He m. at Boston, Apr. 2, 1851, Bridget Murphy, dau. of Bernard and Ann (Molloy) Murphy. She was b. in the County of Monaghan, Ire., Dec. 26, 1822. " Iron-moulder." Resides on Main St., near "Pear Tree Hill."
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. CATHERINE BRIDGET, Feb. 1, 1852.
ii. MARY, Aug. 25, 1853, d. 26 Dec. 1854. VOL. II .- 26
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iii. MARY, May 13, 1855. m. May 4, 1881, William H. Hennessy.
iv. ELIZABETH JANE, Jan. 4, 1857.
v. JOHN HENRY, Jan. 22, 1859.
vi. ELLEN MARIA, July 2, 1861.
KEHOE.
PATRICK (Andrew = Catherine McDonald), b. in the County of Kilkenny, Ire., 1840. m. June 18, 1865, Mary Crowley, dau. of Pat- rick and Mary (Prendergast) Crowley, of County Kilkenny. She survived him, and m. secondly, July 8, 1886, Benjamin Jackson of Wey. Patrick d. in Hing. 28 Nov. 1884, æt. 44 yrs. "Laborer." Resided on Beal St.
Ch., -
i. KATIE AGNES, b. in Ire., Oct. 22, 1866.
ii. ELIZA, b. in Ire., Oct. 25, 1868, d. in Hing. 1 Feb. 1873.
iii. MARY ELIZABETH, b. in Hing. Oct. 19, 1871, d. 27 May, 1873.
iv. ANDREW JAMES, b. in Hing. Feb. 26, 1874.
v. MAGGIE MAY, b. in Hing. Apr. 8, 1876.
vi. JOHANNA, b. in Hing. June 18, 1878.
vii. JOSEPH, b. in Hing. Nov. 24, 1880, d. 9 Jan. foll.
viii. THOMAS, b. in Hing. Dec. 4, 1881.
ix. WINIFRED, b. in Hing. March 10, 1884, d. 28 Aug. foll.
KELSEY.
1. JAMES R., from Belfast, Me., m. in Hing. Dec. 18, 1831, Mary Bassett, dau. of Martin and Sabra (Briggs) Bassett. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 25, 1812, and surviving him, m. secondly, Edward C. Blossom, who d. 13 March, 1858. She afts. m. Capt. Kimball Easter- brook, of Boston. James R. was lost overboard from ship "Iantha," of which he was first officer, on the passage from Manilla to Canton, Feb. 1842.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. MARY ORINTHA, Dec. 29, 1833, d. Aug. 1834.
ii. JAMES MARTIN, March 5, 1836, d. 5 Jan. 1856.
2. EARL S., from Belfast, Me., and bro. of the preceding. m. in Hing., Jan. 9, 1842, Mrs. Maria (Bassett) Stodder, wid. of Demerick Stodder, and dau. of Martin and Sabra (Briggs) Bassett. She was b. in Hing. June 8, 1814, and d. 7 Apr. 1875, æt. 61st yr. He d. 9 Jan., 1872, æt. 55 yrs. "Mariner."" Resided on North St., West Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. JOSEPH BASSETT, July 7, 1842. m. Dec. 19, 1883, Charlotte W. Mack of Boston. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")
ii. WILLIAM PITT, July 11, 1844.
3. iii. JOHN NYE, Dec. 25, 1848.
iv. JAMES MARTIN, Aug. 9, 1858.
3. JOHN N. (Earl S. = Maria Bassett), b. in Hing. Dec. 25, 1848. m. Nov. 30, 1871, Martha Lincoln, dau. of Benjamin S. and Mary (Anderson) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. May 3, 1852. " Shoe- maker." Resides on Fort Hill St.
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Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. HERBERT LINCOLN, Nov. 21, 1872.
ii. ARTHUR SHEPARD, March 26, 1876.
iii. MARY LOUISE, Apr. 2, 1878.
KENERSON.
1. ISAAC LEIGHTON (Thomas = Elizabeth Leighton), b. at Brook- field, N. H., July 6, 1808. m. first, Mary Nichols. She was b. at Scit. May 14, 1808, and d. in Hing. 25 March, 1871, æt. 63d yr. He m. secondly, June 15, 1875, Mrs. Lucy (Cook) Tilden, wid. of Elijah Til- den, and dau. of Tobias and Sukey (Damon) Cook, of Scit. She d. 21 Nov. 1879, æt. 71st yr. He d. 3 Aug. 1881, æt. 73 yrs. Resided on Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. HENRY LEIGHTON, March 22, 1834. m. Aug. 6, 1856, Martha A., dau. of Jacob Newcomb.
ii. ANNIE, March 6, 1836.
iii. LEVI, Feb. 21, 1838. (See "Hingham in the Civil War.")
iv. ANSIL, Oct. 24, 1841, d. 17 Nov. foll.
v. MARY, Oct. 24, 1842.
vi. HANNAH, March 14, 1844.
vii. SUSAN, Apr. 21, 1846. m. Nov. 25, 1868, James M. Newcomb of Wey.
viii. SARAH ELIZABETH, Nov. 26, 1848.
2. ix. CHARLES FRANKLIN, Feb. 26, 1852.
2. CHARLES F. (Isaac L. = Mary Nichols), b. in Hing. Feb. 26, 1852. m. at Boston Nov. 6, 1878, Annie R. Hodgkins, dau. of Mark P. and Catherine (Rider) Hodgkins. She was b. at Roxbury, Mass., Apr. 2, 1860. "Superintendent." Resides on Pleasant St. Ch., -
i. CARRIE, Aug. 20, 1879.
ii. LULU PITMAN, July 1, 1885.
ELI H., b. at Albany, N. H., Jan. 4, 1814. m. in Hing. Apr. 17, 1834, Asenath H., dau. of Job and Rizpah Ewell of Mf'd. She d. in Hing. 29 July, 1877, æt. 80 yrs. He d. without issue 31 Nov. 1879, æt. 66th yr. "Expressman." Resided on North, near Ship St.
KENT.
1. JOHN, of Charlestown, Mass., by w. Hannah Grissell, who d. 9 Jan. 1696, had issue as foll. :
i. JOHN, afts. of Scit.
ii. HANNAH, 1667.
iii. MARY, 1670.
iv. JOSHUA, 1672, d. soon.
v. JOSHUA, 1673.
vi. JOSEPH, 1675. m., 1702, Rebecca Chittenden of Scit.
vii. SAMUEL, 1678, d. 1703 (?).
2. viii. EBENEZER, Aug. 18, 1680. ix. LYDIA, 1683.
2. EBENEZER 2 (John 1), b. at Charlestown, Aug. 18, 1680; came to reside in Hing. sec. pre., on what is now Beechwood St., ab. 1703, and built the first dw .- house which was erected on the west side of " Conahasset River." He m. Hannah, dau. of Joseph Gannett of Scit.
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Kent.
She was b. at Scit. 1684, and d. in Hing. 27 March, 1767, æt. 83 yrs. He d. 16 Feb. 1752, æt., as his gravestone says, 71 yrs. and 6 mo's. His will, dated 16 June, 1748, proved 29 May, 1752, provides for w. Hannah, and gives to each of his four sons one seventh, and to his six dau's then living each one fourteenth of his est. He became a member of the sec. church in Hing. (Coh.), at its formation, 13 Dec. 1721, and was the ancestor of all who were of this surname by birth in Hing. during the last century. In 1727 and 1736 he was chosen constable.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. HANNAH, 1707. m. Jan. 16, 1727-28, Israel Whitcomb, Jr.
ii. MERCY, 1709. m. (1) Nov. 27, 1727, Stephen Stodder ; (2) June 8, 1757, David Bates, widr; and (3) Aug. 27, 1761, Jonathan Beal, wid !..
iii. SUSANNA, 1711, d. 23 Apr. 1715.
iv. MARY, 1713. m. Aug. 31, 1743, Joseph Blake, wid ...
v. ELIZABETH, 1715. m. (1) May 7, 1735, Eliakim Mayo of Boston, and (2) - Pitcher.
3. vi. EBENEZER, Apr. 18, 1717.
4. vii. ISAAC, 1719.
viii. SETH, Apr. 3, 1721. Removed from Hing.
ix. ABIGAIL, March 29, 1723. m. Oct. 22, 1744, Joseph Souther.
x. LYDIA, Apr. 24, 1725. m. Dec. 22, 1743, Noah Ripley.
5. xi. ABEL, Aug. 7, 1730.
3. EBENEZER 8 (Ebenezer 2 John1), b. in Hing. sec. pre. Apr. 18, 1717. m. July 11, 1739, Sarah Wheaton, dau. of Christopher and Sarah (Beal) Wheaton. She was b. in Hing. May 17, 1718. This fam. removed to Leicester, Mass.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. HANNAH, Dec. 15, 1740. m. Feb. 11, 1765, Ezra French of Hing.
ii. LUCY, March 4, 1743-44.
4. ISAAC8 (Ebenezer2 John1), b. in Hing. sec. pre. ab. 1719. m. Oct. 25, 1739, Rachel Beal, dau. of Andrew and Rachel (Bates) Beal. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 25, 1719. Tradition says that this fam. re- moved to Nova Scotia.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. RACHEL, July 28, 1740.
ii. ISAAC, June 9, 1742.
iii. SUSANNA, July 30, 1744.
5. ABEL3 (Ebenezer 2 John 1), b. in Hing. sec. pre. Aug. 7, 1730. m. Nov. 17, 1757, Hannah Hobart, dau. of Rev. Nehemiah and Lydia (Jacob) Hobart. She was b. in Hing. sec. pre. Jan. 20, 1734-35. Dea. Abel Kent d. at Coh. æt. 96 yrs. He was by occupation "shoemaker." Constable in 1762. Resided in the sec. pre., near the harbor.
Ch., all b. in Hing. and Coh., were -
i. ELIZABETH, Jan. 26, 1759. m. Aug. 30, 1789, Capt. Abraham Tower.
ii. LYDIA, June 22, 1761. m. Feb. 14, 1782, Caleb Nichols.
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