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v. RICHARD, March 10, 1765, d. 21 Oct. 1766.
vi. RICHARD, Aug. 23, 1767.
vii. AN INFANT, Aug. 23, 1767, b. and d. same day.
18. ABRAHAM 4 (Abraham 3 Israel 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Dec. 11, 1714. m. Apr. 7, 1737, Joanna Leavitt, dau. of John and Joanna (Bisbee) Leavitt. She was bt. in Hing. Aug. 2, 1719, and surviving him, m. secondly, Aug. 30, 1763, David Tower, wid !. Abraham d. ab. 1753. "Cooper." Resided in the sec. pre. On the 16th of Apr. 1753 wid. Joanna Leavitt was cited to appear before Thomas Hutchinson, Judge of Probate, to take out letters of adm. upon the est. of her late hus., Abraham Leavitt, Jr. .. . "otherwise it will be given to some other VOL. II .- 28
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person." June 1, 1753, Thomas Orcutt, trader, was appointed to admin! on this est .; June 12 foll., wid. Joanna Leavitt complains that a false return of her late husband's est. has been made by the constables, and requests that her bro. John Leavitt be appointed adm', he being the principal creditor. This request was granted. Ch., all bt. in Hing. sec. pre., were -
i. HANNAH, July 17, 1737, d. 4 June, 1738.
ii. HANNAH, Apr. 13, 1740. m. Jolin Burbank.
iii. SIBYL, 1742. m. Dec. 10, 1764, David Stodder, and resided at Winchen- don, Mass.
iv. BETTY, 1745. m. May 14, 1769, Daniel Burrell, Jr., and d. 16 Nov. foll. v. JOTHAM, July 17, 1748.
19. JOSHUA 4 (Hezekiah 3 Josiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 2, 1732-33. m. first, Sept. 5, 1753, Deborah Fearing, dau. of James and Deborah (Jacob) Fearing. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 13, 1734, and d. 31 Jan. 1781, æt. 46 yrs. He m. secondly, Dec. 4, 1791, Sarah Gilbert, dau. of Samuel and Sarah (Sprague) Gilbert. She was bt. in Hing. Dec. 14, 1746, and d. 24 Feb. 1841, æt. 94 yrs. He d. 13 May, 1825, æt. 92 yrs. "Farmer." Constable 1771; selectman 1772 to 1777 inc .; town treasurer for thirty yrs., and highly esteemed for his integrity and usefulness in this community.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Deborah, were -
21. i. SAMUEL, Apr. 4, 1754.
ii. DEBORAH, March 10, 1756. m. Dec. 21, 1780, John Souther.
22. iii. JOSHUA, Jan. 30, 1758.
iv. SUSA, Jan. 9, 1760. m. Oct. 7, 1779, Isaiah Wilder.
v. OLIVE, Nov. 27, 1761. m. (1) Nov. 13, 1794, Thomas Burr, and (2) Nov. 24, 1805, Ebenezer Lincoln.
vi. HANNAH, Apr. 17, 1764. m. July 14, 1785, Elijah Waters.
23. vii. JEROM, Aug. 12, 1766.
viii. MARY, Apr. 25, 1769. m. Jan. 14, 1798, Jesse Sprague.
ix. SARAH, Sept. 3, 1772. m. Dec. 15, 1800, Leavitt Lane.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, were -
24. x. MARTIN, July 9, 1793. xi. GEORGE, bt. Aug. 21, 1796.
20. JACOB 5 (John 4-3 Israel 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 6, 1740. m. Dec. 25, 1764, Leah Fearing, dau. of Hawkes and Margaret (Lincoln) Fearing. She was b. in Hing. July 19, 1744, and d. 14 Oct. 1828, æt. 84 yrs. He d. 7 Jan. 1826, æt. 85 yrs. "Wheelwright." Constable 1776 ; selectman 1781 to 1785 inc .; representative 1798, and a prom- inent man in our town affairs. Resided on Main St., near the com- mon at Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. BENJAMIN, Feb. 24, 1766. m. June 13, 1796, Abigail, dau. of Thomas Hersey, and resided at Portland, Me
25. ii. ELIJAH, Feb. 18, 1768.
26. iii. JOHN, Oct. 10, 1771.
iv. LEAH, Feb. 21, 1774. m. March 5, 1794, David J. Nichols of Westford, Mass.
27. v. EZRA, Oct. 21, 1776.
vi. SETH, July 24, 1779. Removed from Hing.
vii. JOANNA, Apr. 20, 1782. m. Feb. 4, 1813, Matthew Burr.
viii. LYDIA, Aug. 23, 1784. m. Dec. 24, 1810, Edward Battles of Boston.
ix. SARAH, Dec. 17, 1787. m. Jan. 1, 1810, Adna Cushing.
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21. SAMUEL 5 (Joshua 4 Hezekiah & Josiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 4, 1754. m. Dec. 10, 1783, Rachel Cushing, dau. of John and Olive (Lincoln) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. May 17, 1764, and d. 24 Feb. 1809, æt. 45th yr. He d. 28 Oct. 1823, æt. 70th yr. "Cooper." Resided on Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. RACHEL, Oct. 12, 1784, d. nnm. 6 Oct. 1860, æt. 76th yr.
ii. SAMUEL, Feb. 27, 1787, d. 27 May, 1788.
28. iii. SAMUEL, Jan. 27, 1789.
iv. DEBORAH FEARING, Oct. 17, 1791. m. Lewis Groce of Scit., and d. 1 Nov. 1880, æt. 89 yrs.
v. JOHN CUSHING, Oct. 16, 1793. m. Nov. 1817, Harriet C. Stodder, and d. 19 June, 1824, æt. 31st yr.
vi. BELA, Oct. 7, 1795, d. 1821, æt. 26 yrs.
vii. CUSHING, Dec. 4, 1797, d. unm. 13 Nov. 1836, æt. 39th yr.
viii. LEVI, Sept. 29, 1801, d. 31 March, 1881, æt. 80th yr. He left a wid., but no ch.
22. JOSHUA 5 (Joshua 4 Hezekiah & Josiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 30, 1758. m. first, Deborah She d. and he mn. secondly Eunice Richardson. This fam. removed to Salem, Mass.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. CHARLES, bt. March 31, 1791.
ii. LYMAN, bt. Apr. 15, 1792, d. 8 Sept. 1793.
iii. WILLIAM, Apr. 15, 1801, d. at Salem, 2 Sept. 1883, æt. 82 yrs.
23. JEROM 5 (Joshua 4 Hezekiah 3 Josiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 12, 1766. m. first, Oct. 30, 1796, Sally Lincoln, dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah (Loring) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 13, 1767, and d. 6 Jan. 1825, æt. 57 yrs. He m. secondly, Oct. 22, 1825, Susanna Her- sey, dau. of Israel and Priscilla (Sprague) Hersey. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 12, 1771, and d. 19 Feb. 1842, æt. 70 yrs. He d. 27 Feb. 1855, æt. 88 yrs. "Currier." Resided on Leavitt St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Sally -
i. POLLY, March 13, 1797. m. Jan. 10, 1819, Luther Sprague.
ii. HANNAH, Aug. 14, 1799. m. Oct. 22, 1820, Theophilus Burr.
iii. SALLY LORING, Jan. 16, 1803. m. Apr. 22, 1827, Benjamin Thomas, Jr. iv. JEROM, Oct. 7, 1805. Removed West. He m. Feb. 19, 1837, Susan Pick- ard. She d. in Hing. 17 Sept. 1864, æt. 68th yr.
24. MARTIN 5 (Joshua 4 Hezekiah 3 Josiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. July 9, 1793. m. first, Tirzah P. Thomas, dau. of Prince and Abigail (Pratt) Thomas. She was b. at Wey. 1794, and d. in Hing. Dec. 1832, æt. 38 yrs. He m. secondly, Lydia Jones, dau. of John and Lucy (Wilder) Jones. She was b. in Hing. May 12, 1793, and d. 8 Dec. 1874, æt. 82d yr. He d. 2 June, 1868, æt. 75th yr. "Farmer." Resided on the paternal homestead, Leavitt St.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Tirzah, -
29. i. JOSHUA, Oct. 1, 1815. ii. WILLIAM, Sept. 9, 1817. Removed to Boston.
30. iii. DAVID, Feb. 8, 1820. iv. RUFUS, June 22, 1822.
31. v. MARTIN, March 2, 1825. vi. THOMAS, Oct. 12, 1827. Removed to Boston. vii. HANNAH, Apr. 11, 1830. m. Oct. 12, 1853, Israel Whitcomb.
32. viii. ALBERT, Nov. 11, 1832.
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Child, b. in Hing., by w. Lydia, -
ix. LYDIA T., May 13, 1835. m. Dec. 18, 1856, Alanson Crosby.
25. ELIJAH 6 (Jacob 5 John 43 Israel 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 18, 1768. m. May 25, 1795, Hannah Cushing, dau. of Matthew and Eliz- abeth (Marsh) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. 1766, and d. 10 Sept. 1820, æt. 54 yrs. He d. 17 Nov. 1813, æt. 45 yrs. "Cooper." Re- sided on Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ELIZABETH, Apr. 2, 1796, d. unm. 8 May, 1867, æt. 71 yrs.
ii. HANNAH, Oct. 24, 1797. m. May 13, 1821, Charles Howard.
iii. JACOB, Apr. 1, 1800, d. unm. 28 May, 1879, æt. 79 yrs.
iv. ELIJAH, Apr. 20, 1803, d. unm. 23 July, 1876, æt. 73 yrs.
26. JOHN 6 (Jacob 5 John 43 Israel 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 10, 1771. m. May 2, 1798, Sally Cushing, dau. of Isaac and Mary (Jones) Cush- ing. She was b. in Hing. May 21, 1776, and d. 25 Apr. 1845, æt. 69th yr. He d. 20 Dec. 1838, æt. 67 yrs. "Pump and block maker." Representative 1823. Resided at the corner of Middle St., near the common at Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
33. i. JOHN, July 3, 1799.
ii. THOMAS, June 2, 1801, d. 18 June, 1846.
iii. SALLY CUSHING, March 17, 1805. m. Apr. 7, 1825, Pyam Loring. iv. MARY, 1809 (?) unm.
27. EZRA6 (Jacob5 John 43 Israel 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 21, 1776. m. Jan. 1, 1806, Polly Loring, dau. of Abner and Elizabeth (Cushing) Loring. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 28, 1786, and d. 28 Oct. 1847, æt. 61st yr. He d. 5 March, 1853, æt. 76 yrs. " Wheelwright." Resided on Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. POLLY, Aug. 16, 1810. m. Jan. 12, 1834, Isaiah Hersey.
34. ii. ABNER LORING, May 27, 1815.
iii. EZRA, 1818, d. at Horse Creek, Cal., Jan. 1850, æt. 32 yrs.
28. SAMUEL 6 (Samuel 5 Joshua 4 Hezekiah & Josiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 27, 1789. m. Jan. 7, 1817, Deborah C. Hersey, dau. of Israel and Deborah (Stowell) Hersey. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 20, 1794, and d. 20 May, 1856, æt. 62d yr. He d. 9 March, 1857, æt. 68 yrs. "Carpenter." Resided on Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
35. i. CHARLES, 1817.
ii. DEBORAH STOWELL, -. m. (1) July 6, 1853, Clement P. Wight, and (2) her cousin George Leavitt.
29. JOSHUA 6 (Martin 5 Joshua 4 Hezekiah 3 Josiah 2 John1), b. in Hing. Oct. 1, 1815. m. May 23, 1838, Almira Humphrey, dau. of Moses L. and Sarah (Lincoln) Humphrey. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 15, 1818. Joshua d. 5 Feb. 1872, æt. 56 yrs. "Blacksmith." Re- sided on Elm St.
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Ch., b. in Hing., -
36. i. MOSES, 1838.
ii. ELLEN, 1840. m. June 21, 1863, William Howard, and d. 2 Sept. 1864,
æt. 24 yrs.
iii. ALMIRA, 1844. m. Nov. 28, 1866, John Q. Cushing ; and d. 15 Nov. 1877, æt. 33 yrs.
iv. SARAH, 1846. m. June 7, 1883, Josiah Sprague, wid.
30. DAVID 6 (Martin 5 Joshua4 Hezekiah 3 Josiah 2 John 1), was b. in Hing. Feb. 8, 1820. The chris. name of his w. was Martha. She d. at Clinton, Mass., 7 Dec. 1887, æt. 65 yrs. He d. in Hing. 10 Apr. 1876, æt. 56 yrs. "Housewright." Resided at Charlestown, and in Hing. on Leavitt St. Ch., -
i. EMMA F., b. at Charlestown, Feb. 24, 1845. m. in Hing. Dec. 24, 1867, Henry Jones, and d. 29 June, 1873, æt. 28 yrs.
ii. WALTER THOMAS, -.
iii. EDWIN, -
iv. ARTHUR, -; is dead.
v. FANNIE MARIA, -. m. Nov. 19, 1874, George A. Chubbuck.
vi. FRANK, -
vii. MARTHA ADELINE, -. m. Nov. 25, 1879, James H. Bodman of Boston. viii. DAVID HENRY - -.
31. MARTIN 6 (Martin 5 Joshua 4 Hezekiah 3 Josiah 2 John 1) was b. in Hing. March, 1825, and resided for a number of yrs. on the pater- nal homestead, Leavitt St. Martin d. at Melrose, 2 Apr. 1877, æt. 52 yrs. He left a wid. and a son, Frank Martin.
32. ALBERT 6 (Martin 5 Joshua 4 Hezekiah 3 Josiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Nov. 11, 1832. m. Nov. 15, 1860, Abigail J. Foster, dau. of William and Lydia A. (Ripley) Foster. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 3, 1834. " Machinist." Has removed to Boston.
Ch., -
i. ELLA FOSTER, b. at Everett, Mass., Feb. 2, 1862.
ii. MINNIE RIPLEY, b. in Hing. Sept. 22, 1864.
33. JOHN 7 (John 6 Jacob 5 John 4-3 Israel 2 John 1), b. in Hing. July 3, 1799. m. Nov. 25, 1827, Evalina Jones, dau. of Benjamin and Lucy (Jones) Jones. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 2, 1805, and d. 14 Aug. 1879, æt. 74th yr. He d. 27 Aug. 1877, æt. 78 yrs. "Pump and block maker." Resided on the paternal homestead at Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
37. i. THOMAS JONES, May 24, 1829. ii. SARAH, Apr. 19, 1831. m. Feb. 16, 1854, Daniel Wildes.
iii. EVALINA, Apr. 27, 1835. m. Dec. 25, 1869, Nathan Kinney of Brewster, Mass.
iv. MARY, July 7, 1838. m. Oct. 28, 1857, William S. Whiton. v. JOHN, Apr. 5, 1841.
34. ABNER L." (Ezra 6 Jacob 5 John 4-8 Israel 2 John 1), b. in Hing. May 27, 1815. m. Nov. 16, 1843, Eliza D., dau. of William Horne of Vassalboro, Me. She d. in Hing. 5 June, 1849, æt. 25 yrs. He d.
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18 Jan. 1887, æt. 72d yr. "Cabinet-maker." Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., -
i. ABNER, - -. m. Oct. 19, 1870, Eleanor W., dau. of John C. Eldredge.
ii. WILLIAM HORNE, - -. m. (1) Apr. 12, 1877, Melinda H., dau. of Capt. Thomas King. She d. 20 Oct. 1883, æt. 37 yrs. He m. (2) May 18, 1887, Margaret F., dau. of Seth L. Burr. Ch., by w. Melinda : 1. Lizzie Henry, Dec. 9, 1877. 2. Harry Willard, Nov. 29, 1879.
35. CHARLES 7 (Samuel 6-5 Joshua 4 Hezekiah & Josiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. 1817. m. Sept. 29, 1839, Almira B. Remington, dau. of Phin- eas and Betsey (Dyer) Remington. She was b. in Hing. March 12, 1820. "Painter." Resides at Brockton, Mass.
Ch., -
38. i. CHARLES BRADFORD, b. at Randolph, Jan. 16, 1842.
ii. ELIZABETH ADELAIDE, 1844. m. Nov. 18, 1869, Elmer W. Walker.
36. MOSES 7 (Joshua 6 Martin 5 Joshua 4 Hezekiah 3 Josiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. 1838. m. Nov. 25, 1867, Mary F. Marsh, dau. of Samuel W. and Susan (Nash) Marsh. She was b. May 7, 1845."Shoe- maker." Resides on Leavitt St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. ERNEST HOWARD, Oct. 25, 1868.
ii. MABEL WESTON, Sept. 14, 1870.
iii. CARRIE PARKER, Oct. 22, 1872.
iv. ELLEN, Jan. 6, 1876.
v. HAROLD GILBERT, Aug. 7, 1877.
vi. SAMUEL MARSH, July 30, 1879.
37. THOMAS J.8 (John 7-6 Jacob 5 John +3 Israel 2 John 1), b. in Hing. May 24, 1829. m. March 21, 1852, Mary V. Stodder, dau. of Charles and Mary V. (Barnes) Stodder. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 6, 1833. "Wood-turner." Resides on Pond St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
39. i. CHARLES THOMAS, July 21, 1857.
ii. LILLA M., May 8, 1864, d. 23 Oct. 1882, æt. 18 yrs.
38. CHARLES B.8 (Charles 7 Samuel 6-5 Joshua 4 Hezekiah & Josiah 2 John 1), b. at Randolph, Mass., Jan. 16, 1842. m. in Hing. July 13, 1865, Emma L. Bates, dau. of Amos and Deborah (Hersey) Bates. She was b. at Boston, March 3, 1843. Charles B. d. at White Plains, N. J., 26 July, 1886, æt. 44 yrs. "Book-keeper." Resided on Main St., near "Pear Tree Hill." (See "Hingham in the Civil War.") Ch., -
i. EDWIN BRADFORD, b. at Dor., June 4, 1868.
ii. CHARLES AMOS, b. at Dor. Feb. 23, 1871.
iii. HERBERT, b. in Hing. June 29, 1875.
39. CHARLES T.9 (Thomas J.8 John 7-6 Jacob 5 John 4-8 Israel 2 John 1), b. in Hing. July 21, 1857. m. Feb. 12, 1880, Julia E. Cushing, dau. of Edward S. and Judith L. (Kennedy) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 16, 1855. "Dealer in ice." Resides on Main St., near Tower's Bridge.
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Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. LILLA CUSHING, Feb. 18, 1882.
ii. ETHEL MAY, June 9, 1884.
NOTE. - Sarah L., dau. of Jerom (23, vi.), m. July 31, 1866, Daniel C. Jones. Dr. Francis W., m. Oct. 9, 1872, Amelia J. Phillips. George, m. Mrs. Deborah S. (Leavitt) Wight, wid. of Clement P. Wight, and dau. of Samuel and Deborah C. (Hersey) Leavitt.
LE BARON.
1. RUSSELL (Russell =Lydia Jordan), b. at Lovell, Me., July 3, 1826. m. Adeline B. Wentworth. Russell d. in Hing. 18 Oct. 1883, æt. 57 yrs. "Farmer;" and for sev. yrs. surveyor of highways. This fam. has removed West. Ch., -
i. LYDIA ALMIRA. m. in Hing. July 5, 1878, Sion R. Wentworth of Bay City, Mich.
ii. FRANK.
iii. ADDIE W. m. at Duluth, Minn., Oct. 14, 1886, James B. Stone.
iv. GEORGE.
v. WILLIE HERBERT, Feb. 16, 1871. Other ch. of this fam. d. in infancy.
2. JAMES (Russell = Lydia Jordan), b. at Lovell, Me., July 31, 1832. m. first, Aug. 12, 1860, Eliza J. Jordan, dau. of Richard H., and Theo- dore L. (Pratt) Jordan. She was b. at Bethel, Me., Nov. 13, 1841, and d. 23 Oct. 1871, æt. 30th yr. He m. secondly, May 14, 1873, Al- mira H. Buck, dau. of Moses L., and Maria (Peirce) Buck. She was b. at Hopkinton, Mass., Jan. 10, 1837. Resides on Hersey St. Ch., by w. Almira, -
i. ARTHUR LINDELL, June 17, 1874.
ii. GERTRUDE MARIA, Nov. 12, 1875.
iii. EDITH LOUISE, b. in Hing. May 27, 1880, d. 2 Oct. foll.
LEGARY (LEGERE).
FRANCIS, by w. Elizabeth, had one
Child, b. and bt. in Hing., viz. : -
i. DANIEL, Apr. 4, 1689.
LEIGH.
1. THOMAS (Thomas = Mary Adrian), b. at Coventry, Eng., Nov. 23, 1831. m. Apr. 13, 1852, Ellen Tinsley, dau. of James and Han- nah (Pickard) Tinsley. She was b. at Coventry, Aug. 18, 1834. Thomas is by occupation "tailor." He became a resident of Hing. 1869. Resides on South St.
Ch., with one exception b. at Coventry, -
2. i. DAVID A., 1852. Resides at Sydney, N. S. W.
ii. THOMAS G., 1858.
iii. WILLIAM JAMES, 1862.
iv. MARY ELIZABETH, 1866, d. in Hing. 1 March, 1884.
v. MARGARETTE HANNAH, 1868.
vi. VIRTUE ELLEN, b. in Hing. March 18, 1871. Three ch. b. in Eng. d. young.
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2. THOMAS G. (Thomas = Ellen Tinsley), b. at Coventry, Eng., 1858. m. in Hing. July 4, 1878, Mary T., dau. of William Cain. She was b. at Cambridge, Mass., and d. in Hing., 14 May, 1885, æt. 31st yr. "Salesman." Resides on Water St.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. HARRY FRANCIS, Apr. 26, 1879.
LEMNER.
PETER, m. Feb. 16, 1874, Mary E. Fee, dau. of Michael and Bridget (Conlon) Fee. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 18, 1856.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. JAMES FRANCIS, Sept. 14, 1874.
ii. JOSEPH MICHAEL, Aug. 17, 1876, d. 14 May, 1877.
iii. ALICE MARGARET, May 9, 1878.
iv. MARY ANNA, May 2, 1880, d. 12 Aug. foll.
v. CELIA AGNES, Nov. 8, 1882.
LEMON.
JOHN, b. in Ire., ab. 1793. m. in Hing. May 3, 1825, Mary Ann Bacon, a native of Barnstable, Mass. She d. in Hing. 25 Jan. 1868, æt. 64 yrs. John, when last heard from (1873), was living in the State of Illinois. "Teamster." Resided while in Hing. on North St., near the harbor.
Ch., all but one b. in Hing., -
i. SARAH, Apr. 3, 1826. m. Nov. 30, 1851, Elias Magoon, and d. 20 Feb. 1876, æt. 50th yr.
ii. ISABELLA, Dec. 27, 1828. m. Nov. 29, 1846, Lorenzo D. Goodrich of Quincy.
iii. SAMUEL, Sept. 18, 1830, d. unm. at Quincy, 23 Sept. 1877, æt. 47 yrs.
iv. HANNAH, Apr. 20, 1832. m. June 15, 1857, George H. Manuel.
v. JOHN, Jan. 3, 1834. Removed to Boston.
vi. HENRY OTIS, June 17, 1836. m. and went West -to Montana.
vii. MARY ANN, Apr. 30, 1838. m. Jan. 8, 1860, Frederick M. Stodder, and d. at Lynn, 28 May, 1886.
viii. WILLIAM, b. at Wey. Nov. 9, 1840. Removed to Cal.
LEONARD.
WILLIAM, from Cork County, Ire., and b. June 24, 1850, m. in Hing. June 24, 1872, Margaret O'Keefe. She was b. in County Cork, Ire., 1853. "Stone-mason." Resides on Elm St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. MARY AGNES, Aug. 18, 1873.
ii. MARGARET, July 7, 1875, d. 22 Oct. 1877.
iii. ELIZABETH, Nov. 28, 1877.
iv. JEREMIAH, Jan. 20, 1880, d. 25 March, 1882.
v. WILLIAM RICHARD, July 5, 1882.
vi. JOHN FRANCIS, Nov. 29, 1884.
LEWIS.
1. GEORGE, and his bro. John, came from East Greenwich, in Kent, Eng., arriving in America ab. 1633 (some accounts say between 1633 and 1636). According to Deane's History, George was one of those
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who were dismissed from Plymouth Church in 1634, "in case they join in a body at Scituate." He was by occupation "clothier," and resided at Scit. until ab. 1640, when he removed with Rev. Mr. Loth- rop and others to Barnstable. He d. at Barnstable, intestate, 1662. His w., whom he m. in Eng., was Sarah Jenkins. Of their ch., James 2 m. Sarah Lane, and it is in this line that all the Lewises in Hing. have descended.
2. JAMES 2 (George 1), prob. b. in Eng. ab. 1632 or 1633. m. in 1655 Sarah, dau. of George and Sarah Lane of Hing. She was bt. in Hing. March, 1637-38. James was kn. as " Lieutenant," and for sev. yrs. was one of the selectmen of Barnstable, Mass. He resided at B. Ch., prob. b. at B., were -
3. i. JOHN, Oct. 29, 1656, bt. in Hing. Sept. 20, 1657.
ii. SAMUEL, Apr. 10, 1659. m. 1690, Prudence Leonard.
iii. SARAH, March 4, 1660-6]. m. (1) Jan. 6, 1684-85, Thomas Lincoln of Hing. and (2) Feb. 20, 1698-99, Robert Waterman, wid!, of Hing. iv. JAMES, June 3, 1664. m. 1698, Elizabeth Lothrop.
v. SUSANNA, 1666. m. (1) Feb. 18, 1689-90, Lazarus Beal of Hing., and (2) March 11, 1728-29, Benjamin Eaton of Kingston, Mass.
vi. EBENEZER, 1668. m., 1691, Anna Lothrop.
vii. MARY, 1670. m. Jan. 18, 1694-95, Benjamin Lincoln of Hing.
viii. GEORGE, 1672. m. June 14, 1711, Alice Crocker.
ix. HANNAH, 1674. m. - Lombard of Truro.
4. X. JOSEPH, July, 1676.
3. JOHN 8 (James 2 George 1), b. at Barnstable, Mass., Oct. 29, 1656, settled in Hing. Apr. 1675. He m. Nov. 17, 1682, Hannah Lincoln, dau. of Sergeant Daniel and Susanna Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 10, 1659, and d. 30 Oct. 1715, æt. 56 yrs. He d. 5 Nov. 1715, æt. 59 yrs. "Blacksmith." Constable 1689; selectman 1703, and for many yrs. a justice of the peace. Resided on Main St., near Tower's Bridge.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
5. i. JOHN, Oct. 13, 1683.
ii. DANIEL, Sept. 29, 1685 ; grad. at Har. Coll. 1707, and settled in the min- istry at Pem., Mass. He m. Dec. 11, 1712, Elizabeth Hawke of Hing. and d. 1753, æt. 68 yrs.
iii. HANNAH, Jan. 10, 1686-87. m. (1) (pub. Feb. 9, 1716-17) Martin Hop- kins of Boston, and (2) James White.
iv. SARAH, July 12, 1690. m. Feb. 9, 1708-9, Jacob Loring.
v. SUSANNA, Jan. 5, 1692-93, d. 26 Feb. foll.
vi. RACHEL, June 19, 1694. m. (1) (pub. Apr. 22, 1718) David Cushing, and (2) July 27, 1727, Dea. Jacob Mitchell of Pem.
vii. SUSANNA, Dec. 9, 1697. m. Barnabas Tuels.
viii. MARY, June 2, 1700, d. 29 Sept. 1703.
ix. ISAIAH, June 10, 1703 ; grad. at Har. Coll. 1723. m. Abigail Winslow, and settled at Wellfleet, Mass.
4. JOSEPH 3 (James 2 George 1), b. at Barnstable, Mass., July, 1676, settled in Hing., and m. first, Feb. 3, 1702-3, Sarah Marsh, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Lincoln) Marsh. She was b. in Hing. July 9, 1681, and d. 5 Jan. 1717-18, æt. 37th yr. He m. secondly, July 16, 1718, Mrs. Elizabeth (Vickery) Dixon, the wid. of Dr. John Dixon, and dau. of George and Lucy Vickery of Hull. She d. in Hing. 1
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Lewis.
Sept. 1736, æt. 45 yrs. A gravestone standing in the older part of the Hingham cemetery gives the date of his death, with other partic- ulars, as foll : -
ERECTED IN MEMORY OF MR JOSEPH LEWIS WHO
WAS BORN AT BARNSTABLE IN NEW ENGLAND
JULY A D. 1676 AND DIED AT HINGHAM AUGUST
THE 22. 1767 THE 92P YEAR OF HIS AGE. OUR FATHERS WHERE ARE
THEY, AND THE PROPHETS DO THEY LIVE FOR EUER.
Joseph was by occupation "trader." Selectman in 1718. Resided on South St., West Hing.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, were -
i. SARAH, Dec. 15, 1703. m. Jan. 16, 1723-24, Elisha Lincoln.
ii. JOSEPH, Dec. 1, 1705, grad. at. Har. Coll. 1725. m. July 31, 1760, Han- nah, dau. of Caleb Marsh. She d. 27 June, 1786, æt. 62 yrs. He d. 14 Jan. 1786, æt. 80 yrs.
6. iii. THOMAS, Sept. 30, 1707.
7. iv. PAUL, March 25, 1710.
v. JAMES, Sept. 9, 1712. m. - Rogers of Mf'd. He was grad. at Har. Coll. 1731.
8. vi. JONATHAN, Dec. 3, 1714.
vii. MARY, Sept. 6, 1717. m. May 26, 1735, Knight Sprague.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Elizabeth, were -
viii. ELIZABETHI, July 14, 1719. m. Sept. 20, 1739, David Beal, Jr.
9. ix. GEORGE, July 23, 1721.
x. HANNAH, May 24, 1723, d. 17 Aug. foll.
xi. SAMUEL, June 28, 1724, d. 17 Aug. 1724.
10. xii. SAMUEL, Oct. 28, 1725.
xiii. ISRAEL, Apr. 19, 1727, d. 31 July foll.
11. xiv. EBENEZER, July 21, 1728. xv. LUCY, Oct. 23, 1730, d. unm., 3 Feb. 1794.
xvi. HANNAH,* Dec. 3, 1731, d. unm. 21 Jan. 1789.
xvii. EUNICE, May 9, 1736, d. 17 Sept. 1744.
* The will of Hannah Lewis, "singlewoman," dated 18 Jan. 1789, proved 31 March foll., gives to Abigail Hersey, the w. of Zadock Hersey, "my riding-hood and my cambleteen gown; to my cousin Elizabeth Beal, my Bengal gown; to my cousin Rebecca Beal, my round calico gown; to my cousin Hannah Lewis, my Irish camblet gown; to Susanna Beal, dan. of Elijah Beal, my old calico gown; and to Catherine Beal, her sister, my silk and worsted gown. All the residue of my estate I give to my sister, Lucy Lewis." Appoints Martin Lincoln executor.
5. JOHN 4 (John 3 James 2 George 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 13, 1683. m. May 2, 1716, Deborah Hawke, dau. of James and Sarah (Jacob) Hawke. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 14, 1691-92, and d. of "numb palsey " at the residence of her dau., Mrs. Jacob Sylvester, Scit., 15 Nov. 1780, æt. 89th yr. He d. suddenly of apoplexy, at the house of Jabez Wilder, in Hing. 18 March, 1754, æt. 70 yrs. "Blacksmith." Constable 1719; selectman 1730, 1731, and 1732. Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St., near Tower's Bridge.
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Lewis.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. JOHN, June 14, 1717. m. Nov. 20, 1746, Mary Mitchell. They removed to No. Yarmouth, Me. Hon. John Lewis d. 4 March, 1803, æt. 86th yr. ii. DEBORAH, June 28, 1720. m. Apr. 2, 1747, Jacob Sylvester of Scit.
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iii. JAMES HAWKE, Dec. 27, 1724.
13. iv. ABISHA, Aug. 9, 1728.
v. HANNAH, June 29, 1731. m. Feb. 21, 1750-51, Edward Wilder.
6. THOMAS 4 (Joseph 3 James 2 George 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 30, 1707. m. May 12, 1736, Mary Lawson, dau. of David and Eleanor (Smith) Lawson. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 2, 1716, and d. the 12th of June, 1778, æt. 62d yr. "In 1745, Thomas Lewis of Hing. was one of the Louisburg soldiers." (Hist. Gen. Register.) He was grad. at Har. Coll. 1728, and d. 4 Apr. 1787. Resided at W. Hing. and Hing. Centre. Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. SABINA, Jan. 29, 1737-38.
14. ii. ELIJAH, Nov. 14, 1740.
iii. LEVI, March 12, 1742-43. Removed to Dighton.
iv. EUNICE, June 3, 1745. m. Dec. 4, 1770, James Beal.
v. DAVID, Jan. 10, 1747-48. m. and had two sons, both of whom were lost at sea. David d. a prisoner at Halifax in the War of the Rev.
vi. MARY, May 26, 1750. m. Feb. 4, 1773, Thomas Stodder.
vii. ATHANASEUS, 1752, d. 5 Apr. 1752.
viii. LUCY, 1754, d. 23 Nov. 1771, æt. 17 yrs.
ix. ATHANASEUS, 1757, d. on board a British prison-ship at Yorktown, Va., in the War of the Rev.
x. NABBY, Apr. 12, 1760.
xi. TAMAR, -, d. in infancy.
7. PAUL 4 (Joseph 3 James 2 George 1), b. in Hing. March 25, 1710. m. (pub. Jan. 15, 1728-29) Hannah Cushing. She d. in Hing. 6 Oct. 1787. He d. 15 Nov. 1785, æt. 76th yr. Their Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. SARAH, Nov. 24, 1729. m. Apr. 3, 1755, Joseph Leavitt.
ii. PAUL, July 6, 1732.
iii. HANNAH, July 5, 1734. m. March 18, 1756, Joseph Jones.
iv. URBANE, Jan. 26, 1735-36. in. Feb. 4, 1762, Abigail Jones of Pem.
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