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45. iv. LAZARUS, Apr. 6, 1725. v. SUSANNA, March 30, 1727-28. m. Dec. 4, 1752, Thomas Bourn.
46. vi. OBADIAH, 1730.
47. vii. THOMAS, May 6, 1732. viii. EPHRAIM, Apr. 20, 1735, d. 25 May foll.
30. EBENEZER 4 (Lazarus 3 Jeremiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. July 17, 1701. m. May 21, 1724, Elizabeth Low, dan. of Ambrose and Ruth (Andrews) Low. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 2, 1700, and d. 20 Sept. 1772, æt. 72 yrs. Capt. Ebenezer Beal d. 23 Sept. 1762, æt. 61 yrs. Re- sided on East, nearly opposite Hull St. Was proprietor and landlord of the "Black Horse Tavern." Selectman in 1740, and 1749, and an active, enterprising citizen.
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Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
48. i. ELIZABETH, Feb. 11, 1724-25, d. 15 Sept. 1729.
ii. EBENEZER, March 8, 1727-28.
iii. AMBROSE, July 27, 1730, d. 25 March, 1736-37.
iv. ELIZABETH, Sept. 7, 1732. m. Sept. 24, 1750, Noah Nichols.
v. EPHRAIM, Sept. 7, 1732, d. 28 Dec. 1732.
vi. Lucy, bt. Apr. 16, 1736. m. May 13, 1756, Luther Stephenson.
vii. OLIVE, bt. March 25, 1739. In her will 28 Feb. 1786, proved 14 Apr. 1789, bequeaths her est. to "my niece Olive Burrell, or if she dies first, then to her sister Betty Burrell."
31. JONATHAN 4 (Lazarus 3 Jeremiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. July 20, 1708. m. first, Oct. 28, 1731, Percilla Lincoln, dau. of Hezekiah and Percilla (Farrow) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. March 22, 1711-12, and d. - He m. secondly, Aug. 27, 1761, Mrs. Mercy (Kent) (Stodder) Bates, wid. of David Bates, and dau. of Ebenezer and Han- nah (Gannett) Kent. Her first hus. was Stephen Stodder. She was b. ab. 1709. Resided in the sec. pre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Percilla, were -
i. PERCILLA, Jan. 14, 1732-33. m. Dec. 20, 1753, Isaiah Stodder.
ii. OBADIAH (HEZEKIAH ?) March 30, 1735.
iii. SUSANNA, Jan. 27, 1736-37. m. Dec. 31, 1761, Solon Stephenson.
iv. BETTY, Nov. 18, 1738. m. May 6, 1762, Mordecai Bates.
v. MARY, July 6, 1740. m. Dec. 22, 1760, Jerom Stephenson.
vi. TAMAR, Nov. 9, 1742. m. March 11, 1762, Daniel Nichols.
vii. MARTHA, July 7, 1744. m. Oct. 18, 1764, Samuel Bates, Jr.
viii. SARAH, bt. Oct. 12, 1746. m. March 7, 1765, Joseph Bates.
ix. CHLOE, bt. Aug. 1, 1749. m. June 8, 1770, John Wilcutt, Jr.
32. JOSHUA 4 (Joshua 3 Caleb 2 John 1), b. in Hing. July 7, 1714. m. Oct. 9, 1735, Elizabeth, dau. of Jeremiah and Elizabeth Stodder. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 13, 1713, and d. 19 Oct. 1750, æt. 37th yr. Re- sided on North St. opp. the meeting-house of the Universalist society ; but removed prob. before 1756.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
49. i. JOSHUA, March 4, 1735-36.
ii. BATHSHEBA, Sept. 25, 1738. m. Feb. 28, 1757, Benjamin Humphrey.
iii. ELIZABETH, bt. June 7, 1741, d. soon.
iv. LYDIA, Nov. 16, 1743, d. 17 Feb. 1752.
v. CALEB, bt. May 11, 1746, d. 8 May, 1750.
vi. DESIRE, Sept. 20, 1748, d. 26 Dec. 1751.
vii. ELIZABETH, bt. Sept. 2, 1750, d. 21 Aug. 1751.
33. JOSHUA (styled Junior upon our records and tax lists). m. in Hing. Nov. 21, 1744, Elizabeth Leavitt, dau. of Israel and Mary (Bate) Leavitt. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 25, 1724. Resided temporarily at the harbor.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. ELIZABETH, July 27, 1752.
ii. MARY, Apr. 21, 1754, d. 3 Nov. 1778, æt. 25th yr.
34. ELIJAH 4 (Joshua 3 Caleb 2 John 1), b. in Hing. July 7, 1714. m. first, March 15, 1737-38, Sarah Jones, dau. of Thomas and Catherine (Caswell) Jones. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 23, 1717, and d. 17 Oct. 1750, æt. 33d yr. He mn. secondly, May 31, 1757, Rachel Hobart, dau.
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of David and Rachel (Low) Hobart. She was bt. in Hing. March 1, 1729-30, and d. 8 Sept. 1796, æt. 66 yrs. He d. 11 Jan. 1789, æt. 75th yr. Constable in 1750. Resided at West Hing.
Ch., by w. Sarah, were -
i. SARAH, May 5, 1739. m. June 7, 1769, Caleb Leavitt.
ii. LUCY, Sept. 7, 1741. m. Sept. 24, 1761, Nathaniel Lincoln.
50. iii. BENJAMIN, Apr. 19, 1744.
iv. SUSANNA, July 30, 1747. m. Oct. 24, 1765, Benjamin Jacob.
51. v. ELIJAH, July 6, 1750.
Ch., by w. Rachel, were - vi. JOSHUA, June 22, 1758.
52. vii. JAIRUS, July 21, 1760.
viii. LYDIA, Feb. 27, 1763, d. 5 Feb. 1769.
ix. RACHEL, bt. Apr. 28, 1765, d. soon. BATHSHEBA, bt. Aug. 23, 1767. m. Dec. 8, 1811, Samuel Low, wid !.
53. xi. LABAN, Apr. 14, 1771. xii. RACHEL, Dec. 17, 1775.
35. DAVID 4 (David 3 Jacob 2 John 1), b. in Hing. July 24, 1712. m. first, Sept. 20, 1739, Elizabeth Lewis, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth (Vicery) (Dixon) Lewis. She was b. in Hing. July 14, 1719, and d. 9 March, 1766, æt. 47th yr. He m. secondly, Dec. 31, 1766, Mrs. Mary (Burr) Lincoln, the wid. of Moses Lincoln, and dau. of Jonathan and Mary (Lincoln) Burr. She was b. in Hing. June 7, 1721, and d. 26 Sept. 1799, æt. 78 yrs. He d. 4 June, 1797, æt. 85th yr. Resided on North St., West Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Elizabeth, were -
54. i. JOSEPH, July 25, 1740.
55. ii. JACOB, June 14, 1742.
56. iii. JAMES, March 27, 1744.
iv. ELIZABETH, June 5, 1746, d. unm., 11 Oct. 1827, æt. 81 yrs. v. MARY, bt. May 22, 1748, d. 27 Sept. 1752.
vi. REBECCA, Apr. 5, 1750, d. unm., Jan. 1823, æt. 72 yrs.
vii. AN INFANT, -, d. 27 Aug. 1752.
viii. DAVID, Feb. 17, 1755, d. 22 Dec. 1829, æt. 75th yr.
36. ISAAC 4 (David 3 Jacob 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Dec. 21, 1717. m. Sarah Cain, dau. of David and Mary (Dunbar) Cain. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 7, 1722, and d. 12 Oct. 1792, æt. 70th yr. He d. 5 May, 1793, æt. 75 yrs. Resided at Hing. Centre, near "Cold corner."
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ALICE, Oct. 12, 1746.
ii. ANNA, Oct. 10, 1748.
iii. ABIGAIL, May 21, 1751. m. Dec. 8, 1770, Job Curtice.
iv. ISAAC, Ang. 26, 1753, d. 3 Oct. 1796, æt. 43 yrs. v. ELIAS, July 12, 1756.
57. vi. ELISHA, May 11, 1761.
37. ISRAEL 4 (David 3 Jacob 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Dec. 9, 1727. m. Oct. 10, 1753, Elizabeth Hersey, dau. of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Gil- bert) Hersey. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 21, 1727. Mr. Israel Beal d. 22 July, 1813, æt. 86th yr. Constable 1773; selectman 1778 and 1779, and for many yrs. a prominent official in town affairs ; especially at the time of the War of the Revolution.
Resided on West, opp. North St.
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Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ELIZABETH, Aug. 1754, d. 3 July, 1755.
ii. ELIZABETH, Dec. 16, 1755.
iii. ISRAEL, Aug. 8, 1757, d. 16 March, 1762.
iv. ABIGAIL, bt. Sept. 2, 1759, d. 21 Oct. 1823.
v. ISRAEL, July 12, 1762, d. unm., 10 March, 1822.
vi. LUCY, June 16, 1766, d. 13 Sept. 1802.
38. BENJAMIN 5 (Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 19, 1716. m. Oct. 13, 1742, Martha Hudson, dau. of Joseph and Martha (Lincoln) Hudson. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 14, 1717. Resided on Hull St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. MARTHA, Apr. 8, 1743. m. Enoch Stodder.
ii. RACHEL, Jan. 1, 1745-46. m. June 1, 1765, Joshua Beal, Jr.
iii. BENJAMIN, May 16, 1749, d. 20 Nov. foll.
iv. MEHITABLE, bt. Nov. 4, 1750. m. William Woodward.
v. JOSEPH, Dec. 25, 1752.
vi. SARAH, bt. July 25, 1756. m. Consider Merritt of Scit.
vii. THOMAS, bt. Sept. 18, 1757.
39. JOSHUA 5 (Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 22, 1722. m. Jan. 5, 1743-44, Percilla Paine. She d. 22 Apr. 1807, æt. 85 yrs. He d. 9 Feb. 1804, æt. 81 yrs. Resided on Hull St., near " Strait's Pond."
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. HANNAH, Nov. 30, 1744. m. Dec. 17, 1767, Henry Lambert.
ii. PRISCILLA, Nov. 21, 1746. m. Knight Brown.
iii. JOSHUA, Aug. 19, 1748, d. 1 Dec. foll.
iv. ANDREW, July 3, 1750. m. Priscilla Studley.
58. v. WELCOME, -
vi. ELIJAH, ----. m. Aug. 4, 1782, Mrs. Milcah (Stodder) Bryant, wid. of Thomas Bryant, and dau. of Samuel and Jemima (Cobb) Stodder. She survived him, and m. (3) May 25, 1785, Lemuel Dill. Elijah was lost at sea, 1783 or 1784.
vii. BETSEY, bt. June 29, 1755. m. William Pincin.
viii. DELIGHT, bt. May 14, 1758. m. June 13, 1777, Elisha Litchfield.
ix. REBECCA, bt. Oct. 26, 1760. m. Dec. 22, 1785, Noah Stodder.
x. DANIEL, Jan. 15, 1762. m. Celia, dau. of Abel and Deborah (Lambert) Beal.
xi. ELISHA, bt. May 11, 1766.
xii. JOSHUA, --
xiii. CATHERINE, -. m. Apr. 27, 1800, Joshua Morse.
40. ADAM5 (Andrew 4 Jeremiah 32 John 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 20, 1725. m. Nov. 25, 1745, Jael Worrick, dau. of Chasling and Hester (Bate) Worrick. She was b. in Hing. May 20, 1725. Resided on Hull St., and in sec. pre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. LoIs, July 20, 1746. m. Apr. 4, 1765, John James.
ii. RUTH, Feb. 12, 1747-48.
iii. JUDITH, Feb. 18, 1749-50. m. Jan. 19, 1769, Benjamin Bourn of Falmouth.
iv. ADAM, bt. Nov. 3, 1754. m. Lydia, dau. of Doct. Lazarus Beal, and re- moved to St. Albans, Vt. (See No. 45.)
v. JAEL, Nov. 1, 1754.
vi. LYDIA, bt. Oct. 16, 1757.
vii. ENOCH, bt. Jan. 16, 1760.
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41. ABEL 5 ( Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 20, 1733. m. first, March 11, 1755, Deborah Lambert; and secondly, Feb. 6, 1789, Mrs. Susannah Humphrey of Coh. Resided on Hull St., near Jerusalem road.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Deborah, were -
i. ABEL, July 6, 1755. Removed to Nova Scotia.
ii. DEBORAH, Apr. 16, 1757, d. unm.
iii. SUSANNA, May 30, 1759.
iv. CELIA, Nov. 16, 1762. m. Feb. 8, 1781, Daniel Beal.
v. SETH, Dec. 31, 1765. m. Sarah H. Willett, and d. in Hing. 13 Jan. 1836, æt. 70 yrs. She d. in Hing. 11 Sept. 1862, æt. 90 yrs. Was a native of Ab'n.
vi. STOWERS, March 20, 1767. m. May 9, 1792, Mary, dau. of Moses and Martha (Bramhall) Leavitt. Removed to Winchendon, Mass., where he d. May, 1821, æt. 54 yrs.
vii. MICAH, bt. Sept. 6, 1772.
viii. RUTH, bt. March 5, 1775.
ix. ANNA, bt. Dec. 6, 1778. m. Apr. 16, 1798, John Cook, and settled at Winchendon.
x. SUSAN (au. S. J. Beal).
xi. ABIGAIL, bt. Dec. 12, 1784. m. March 27, 1804, Christopher Church. They resided in the State of Maine.
42. JEDEDIAH 5 (Jedidiah 4 Jeremiah 8-2 John 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 8, 1717. m. Hannah Resided on North St. where now stands the Hing. Nat'l Bank. He was in active service during the War of the Revolution, and shortly after its close removed with his fam. to Ab'n, where he d. in 1805, æt. 88 yrs.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. STEPHEN, Dec. 2, 1751. Was drowned in a spring near the brook in front of his fa's house, 27 Apr. 1754.
ii. GERSHOM, Sept. 15, 1753, d. June, 1777.
iii. STEPHEN, May 15, 1756.
iv. HANNAH, Feb. 7, 1758.
v. ABIGAIL, May 28, 1760.
vi. EUNICE, July 16, 1762. m. Sept. 26, 1784, Joseph Hobart, Jr.
vii. CELIA, bt. May 12, 1765, d. 10 Dec. 1767.
viii. JEDEDIAH, Aug. 28, 1770, d. at Ab'n, 9 Aug. 1853, æt. 83d yr.
43. JOHN 5 (John +3 Jeremiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 12, 1730. m. first, Feb. 3, 1755, Lydia, dau. of Joseph and Lydia Stowers. She was b. in Hing. March 19, 1732-33, and d. 9 June, 1770, æt. 37 yrs. He m. secondly, Rhoda James, dau. of John and Prudence (Staunton) James. She was b. at Scit. 1742, and d. in Hing. 3 Feb. 1825, æt. 82 yrs. He d. 9 Nov. 1814, æt. 84 yrs. "Cabinet-maker." Resided on East, opp. Hull St.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Lydia, were -
i. LYDIA, Nov. 6, 1757, d. soon.
ii. LYDIA, Jan. 7, 1759. m. Nov. 26, 1781, Benjamin Cushing, Jr.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Rhoda, were -
iii .. Lucy, Aug. 17, 1774, d. 6 May, 1778.
iv. DANIEL, July 23, 1776. m. Brown, and removed to Farmington, Me.
His sons were John and Daniel.
59. v. JOHN, Aug. 21, 1779.
vi. LUCY, Oct. 25, 1781. m. Nov. 21, 1810, Elijah D. Wild. VOL. II .- 5
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44. JACOB 5 (John 4-3 Jeremiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 1, 1734-35. m. first, Ruth Pool of Ab'n. She d. and he m. again, July 22, 1787, Mary Tower, dau. of David and Susanna (Tucker) Tower. She was bt. in Hing. sec. pre. Jan. 2, 1736-37, and d. at Plainfield, Vt., where he removed late in life, and prob. d. there.
Ch., all b. in Hing. and Coh., by w. Ruth, -
i. MARY, July 25, 1762. m. David Westgate of Morristown, Vt.
ii. ELIZABETH, Feb. 7, 1765. m. Dec. 1783, Joseph Nichols.
60. iii. JOHN, Dec. 20, 1771.
iv. SAMUEL, July 30, 1775, was lost at sea.
45. LAZARUS 5 (Lazarus 4-8 Jeremiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 6, 1725. m. ab. 1749 Lydia, dau. of Doct. Samuel Wheat of Newton, Mass. "Physician."" He also for sev. yrs. was a teacher in the public schools of Hing. Resided at Newton, in Hing. sec. pre., and perhaps at Wey.
Ch., -
i. LYDIA, b. July, 1751. m. (1) Adam Beal, (2) - Jackson, and (3) Rev. Dr. Beecher, Sen !.
ii. LAZARUS ANDREWS, b. Sept. 30, 1753. m. Oct. 29, 1776, Bethia Lewis, and resided at Wey. He d. 23 Nov. 1822, æt. 69 yrs.
iii. KATHARINE, Nov. 29, 1755. m. Jan. 1, 1775, Jesse Wilcutt, Jr.
iv. SAMUEL, March 7, 1758. m. Rebecca Wilkerson, and resided at Boston.
V. WILLIAM, May 6, 1760.
vi. MARTHA, b. in Hing. July 10, 1765.
vii. DANIEL, b. in Hing. Sept. 27, 1767.
viii. ALPHEUS, b. at Coh. June 1, 1770.
ix. LUSITANUS, b. at Coh. Sept. 15, 1772.
X. JEMIMA, b. at Coh. Feb. 5, 1775. m. William Howard, wid !.
NOTE. - Was there a Susan, or an Abigail in this fam., who removed to St. Albans, Vt. ?
46. OBADIAH5 (Lazarus 4-3 Jeremiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. sec. pre. 1730 (bt. 14 May, 1732). m. first, Feb. 23, 1759, Sibyl Orcutt, dan. of Samuel and Mercy (Pratt) Orcutt. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 16, 1736, and d. 4 May, 1760, æt. 24th yr. He m. secondly, Dec. 15, 1763, De- sire Humphrey, dau. of William and Susanna (Beal) Humphrey. She was b. in Hing. June 15, 1738; and after her decease he took for his third w. Apr. 30, 1782, Mrs. Abigail (Marble) Hudson, wid. of Heze- kiah Hudson, and dau. of David and Abigail (Joy) Marble. Was styled "Captain." Constable in 1768. Resided in the sec. pre.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Sibyl, -
i. SIBYL, Apr. 19, 1760. m. July 10, 1778, Jared Battles. Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Desire, -
ii. JONATHAN, Aug. 11, 1764. iii. SUSANNA, Sept. 18, 1768.
47. THOMAS 5 (Lazarus 4-3 Jeremiah 2 John1), b. in Hing. sec. pre. May 6, 1732. m. March 24, 1757, Susanna Lincoln, dau. of Hezekiah and Mary (Horswell) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. June 30, 1733. Thomas d. 1805, æt. 73 yrs. "Farmer." Resided in the sec. pre.
Ch., all b. in Hing. and Coh., were -
i. HEZEKIAH, Dec. 5, 1757. m. July 25, 1787, Elizabeth Burr, and had sons Isaac and Thomas.
ii. DAVID, Apr. 5, 1760.
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iii. RUTH, June 26, 1763. m. (1) Zenas Stodder, and (2) May 7, 1799, Capt. Levi Tower, wid !.
iv. SUSANNA, Nov. 29, 1765. m. Elisha Lincoln. She d. 13 Oct. 1811, at. 46th yr.
V. THOMAS, 1768.
vi. OBADIAH, 1771.
vii. THANKFUL, 1774.
48. EBENEZER 5 (Ebenezer 4 Lazarus 3 Jeremiah 2 John1), b. in Hing. March 8, 1727-28. m. first, Apr. 26, 1750, Elizabeth Ripley, dan. of Peter and Silence (Lincoln) Ripley. She was b. in Hing. March 6, 1729-30, and d. 19 May, 1761, æt. 31 yrs. He m. a second w. whose chris. name was Anna. She d. 25 Sept. 1768, æt. 26 yrs. He afts. took a third w., a Loring from Hull. Ebenezer d. 26 May, 1778, æt. 50 yrs. Resided on East, opp. Hull St., and succeeded his fa. as pro- prietor and landlord of the "Black Horse Tavern."
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Elizabeth, -
i. RUTH, May 31, 1751. m. Aug. 16, 1770, Adna Bates.
ii. AMBROSE, Nov. 20, 1752, d. 25 May, 1759.
iii. BETTE, May 10, 1755. m. Feb. 29, 1776, Galen James.
iv. LUCY, Aug. 4, 1757. m. Sept. 27, 1778, Elisha Stephenson.
V. SILENCE, May 1, 1760. m. Nov. 25, 1781, Aaron Pratt.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Anna, -
vi. AN INFANT, -, d. 24 Aug. 1762. vii. EBENEZER, June 17, 1764, d. 30 Nov. 1765.
Ch., by his third w., -
viii. ANNA, Oct. 6, 1771. m. Jan. 13, 1794, Thomas Pierce of Scit. ix. HANNAH, Dec. 6, 1772. m. Obadiah Bates.
X. AN INFANT, Oct. 19, 1774, d. same day.
xi. LEAH, bt. Jan. 11, 1778. m. - Harmon.
49. JOSHUA 5 (Joshua 4-8 Caleb2 John 1), b. in Hing. March 4, 1735-36. m. June 1, 1765, Rachel Beal, dau. of Benjamin and Martha (Hudson) Beal. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 1, 1745-46.
Ch., -
i. THOMAS, bt. June 8, 1766.
ii: MOLLY, bt. Jan. 1, 1769.
iii. RACHEL, bt. Nov. 3, 1771.
iv. JOSHUA, bt. Dec. 4, 1774.
50. BENJAMIN5 (Elijah 4 Joshua 3 Caleb 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 19, 1744. m. first, Dec. 25, 1768, Martha Thaxter, dau. of David and Deborah (Lincoln) Thaxter. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 12, 1743-44, and d. 21 Apr. 1790, æt. 46 yrs. He m. secondly, Aug. 1, 1790, Lucy Lincoln, dau. of Jonathan and Susanna (Lincoln) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. March 15, 1745-46, and d. 30 Oct. 1826, æt. 80 yrs. Capt. Benjamin Beal, an officer of the War of the Revolution, d. 6 Aug. 1814, æt. 70 yrs. " Resided on North St., opp. Marsh's Bridge.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Martha, were -
i. MARTHA, March 13, 1769. m. Nov. 20, 1794, Zebulon Hall of Boston.
61. ii. BENJAMIN, Sept. 9, 1771.
iii. SARAH, Dec. 13, 1773. m. July 17, 1796, Leavitt Hobart.
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iv. CASWELL, June 18, 1778. m. Hannah Jacob, and resided at Boston. She survived him, and m. (2) Elijah Beal of Hing. Of Caswell's ch., 1. Martha T., m. Jan. 1, 1827, Isaac Hadley of Charlestown. 2. Mary W., m. Oct. 4, 1829, Caleb Beal of Hing. She d. 1836. 3. Susan T., m. Nov. 29, 1837, Caleb Beal, wid !.
v. LEVI, March 13, 1781. Resided at Boston, and had a fam.
vi. DEBBY, Jan. 19, 1784. m. Jan. 8, 1804, Daniel French.
62. vii. ELIJAH, Sept. 4, 1787.
51. ELIJAH 5 (Elijah 4 Joshua 3 Caleb 2 John 1), b. in Hing. July 6, 1750. m. Nov. 19, 1772, Caty Lewis, dau. of George and Susanna (Hall) Lewis. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 13, 1749-50, and d. 7 July, 1828, æt. 78 yrs. He d. 6 May, 1798, æt. 48th yr. Resided at West Hing.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. SUSANNA, Sept. 15, 1774. m. March 31, 1793, Jedediah Lincoln.
ii. CATY, Oct. 17, 1779. m. Oct. 21, 1798, Caleb Gill.
52. JAIRUS 5 (Elijah 4 Joshua 3 Caleb 2 John 1), b. in Hing. July 21, 1760. m. Nov. 23, 1783, Susanna Lincoln, dau. of Jonathan and Su- sanna (Lincoln) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. July 19, 1761, and d. 20 Oct. 1839, æt. 78 yrs. He d. 11 Jan. 1787, æt. 27th yr.
Ch., bt. in Hing., were -
i. JOSHUA, Jan. 23, 1785. m. Christiana, dan. of Allen and Silence Simmons. She d. 23 Feb. 1860, æt. 67 yrs. He d. 17 Dec. 1863, æt. 79th yr. Was blind.
ii. SUSAN, Feb. 18, 1787. m. Dec. 18, 1808, Elijah Whiton, and d. 1 Ang. 1812, æt. 25 yrs.
53. LABAN 5 (Elijah + Joshua 3 Caleb 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 14, 1771. m. Oct. 2, 1796, Peggy Whiton, dau. of Elijah and Lydia (Lin- coln) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. June 17, 1774, and d. 20 Sept. 1817, æt. 43 yrs. He d. 14 Apr. 1803, æt. 32 yrs.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. LABAN, July 11, 1797.
ii. PEGGY, July 18, 1799. m. Apr. 5, 1818, Edmund Howard.
63. iii. ELIJAH, March 22, 1801.
iv. RACHEL, March 10, 1803. m. Oct. 26, 1823, William Thomas.
54. JOSEPH5 (David 4-3 Jacob 2 John 1), b. in Hing. July 25, 1740. m. Nov. 8, 1764, Ruth Gill, dau. of Nathaniel and Hannah (Beal) Gill. She was b. (prob. at Han.) 1744-45, and d. in Hing. 9 Apr. 1831, æt. 86 yrs. He d. 25 Nov. 1822, æt. 82 yrs. "Trader." Resided on North St., West Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. CALEB, Aug. 19, 1765. Was a " carpenter," and resided at Boston.
ii. DANIEL, June 20, 1768, d. 30 July, 1772.
iii. SUSANNA, bt. Sept. 17, 1769, d. soon.
iv. SARAH, May 9, 1772, d. unm. 26 Oct. 1851, æt. 79 yrs.
v. SUSANNA, Nov. 22, 1773.
vi. DANIEL, May 17, 1776. m. Nov. 8, 1800, Mary Blake, and removed to Ohio.
vii. BELA, Sept. 6, 1779. m. Oct. 13, 1805, Mary Marsh, and resided at Boston, where he d. 10 Nov. 1865, æt. 86 yrs. She d. 15 May, 1858, æt. 77 yrs. viii. HANNAH, June 6, 1782, d. unm. 12 Aug. 1844, æt. 62 yrs.
ix. DAVID, 'July 20, 1785.
X. ELIZABETH, May 10, 1788.
xi. MARY, Oct. 15, 1790.
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55. JACOB 5 (David 4-3 Jacob 2 John 1), b. in Hing. June 14, 1742. m. first, Sept. 15, 1768, Olive Lewis, dau. of George and Susanna (Hall) Lewis. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 24, 1746, and d. 18 Sept. 1774, æt. 28th yr. He mn. secondly, May 2, 1776, Sarah Norton, dau. of John and Anna (Belknap) Norton. She was b. ab. 1746, and d. in Hing. 19 Dec. 1832, æt. 86 yrs. Jacob d. 3 Sept. 1819, æt. 77 yrs. Resided on North St., West Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Olive, -
i. OLIVE, bt. Aug. 13, 1769. m. Nov. 7, 1790, John Marsh, Jr., wid !. ii. MARY, Apr. 28, 1771. m. March 3, 1793, Samuel French.
iii. GRACE, Apr. 11, 1773, d. 9 Aug. 1775.
64. iv. JACOB, Sept. 18, 1774.
56. JAMES 5 (David 43 Jacob 2 John1), b. in Hing. March 27, 1744. m. first, Dec. 4, 1770, Eunice Lewis, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Law- son) Lewis. She was b. in Hing. June 3, 1745, and d. 19 July, 1776, æt. 31 yrs. He m. secondly, May 20, 1777, Susanna Sprague, dau. of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Whiton) Sprague. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 5, 1744, and d. 14 Nov. 1820, æt. 76 yrs. James d. 19 March, 1836, æt. 92 yrs. "Farmer." Resided on North St., West Hing.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Eunice, were -
i. JAMES, May 26, 1771, d. at Philadelphia, Pa., 2 Sept. 1793, æt. 22 yrs.
ii. MARTIN, July 27, 1773, d. 20 Aug. 1775.
iii. EUNICE, July 12, 1776. m. - Cushing, and d. at Boston, 1 March, 1859, æt. 83d yr.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Susanna, were -
iv. AN INFANT, -, d. 12 Feb. 1778. v. MARTIN, July 29, 1780, d. at Boston, 26 Sept. 1853, æt. 73 yrs. vi. SAMUEL, Oct. 24, 1783, d. at Boston, 16 Dec. 1870, æt. 87 yrs.
57. ELISHA 5 (Isaac + David 3 Jacob 2 John 1), b. in Hing. May 11, 1761. m. Oct. 29, 1780, Lydia Tower, dau. of Isaiah and Lydia (Gill) . Tower. She was b. in Hing. May 26, 1761, and d. 26 Sept. 1833, æt. 72 yrs. He d. Nov. 1830, æt. 69 yrs. "Cooper." Resided on Hersey St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ELIAS, 1781. m. May 19, 1811, Eliza Gilbert, and d. 25 Sept. 1859, æt. 79th yr.
65. ii. LEVI, March 31, 1786. iii. CELIA, - m. - Belcher, and d. at Boston, 29 Sept. 1875, æt. 79 yrs. iv. CHARLES, -. m. Sept. 29, 1816, Lorana Warner of Milton, and d. 18 Aug. 1830.
v. ISAAC, -, d. at Scit. 26 Apr. 1828. vi. LYDIA, And prob. others.
58. WELCOME 6 (Joshua 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. in Hing. sec. pre. m. first, Susanna Brown, who d. 11 Oct. 1802, æt. 49 yrs. He m. secondly, Jan. 12, 1804, Mrs. Sarah (Wheelwright) Boyington, the dau. of John and Sarah (Wilcutt) Wheelwright of Coh. She d. in Hing. 14 Feb. 1838, æt. 90 yrs. Welcome was by occupation " farmer." He resided on Hull St.
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Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Susanna, were -
i. CHARLOTTE, June 12, 1780. m. Aug. 29, 1801, Thomas Stodder.
ii. DELIGHT, March 7, 1782.
66. iii. ELIJAH, Apr. 16, 1783. iv. SUKEY, Feb. 10, 1787. m. May 9, 1806, Isaac Taylor.
v. NANCY, Feb. 11, 1789.
vi. MARTIN, July 1, 1791.
Removed to Bridgewater.
67. vii. ROBERT, Apr. 11, 1793.
viii. SOPHIA, May 9, 1797. m. May 5, 1824, Edward Morse.
59. JOHN 6 (John 543 Jeremiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 21, 1779. m. first, Martha Bates, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Beal) Bates. She was bt. in Hing. July 13, 1783, and d. 1 Jan. 1811, æt. 27 yrs. He m. secondly, Feb. 25, 1816, Silence B. Cushing, dau. of Capt. John and Christiana (Thaxter) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. June 15, 1792, and d. 3 March, 1866, æt. 74th yr. He d. 25 July, 1863, æt. 84th yr. " Farmer." Representative at the General Court, 1844 and 1845. Resided on East, opp. Hull St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Silence, -
i. JOHN CUSHING, Dec. 3, 1816. m. June 10, 1844, Jane Proctor of Brooklyn, L. I. Resides at New York, and has a fam.
ii. LUCY, May 3, 1819.
68. iii. JAMES, May 12, 1822.
iv. WILLIAM POMROY, Aug. 28, 1825. Resides at New York, and has a fam. v. MARTHA, Nov. 12, 1827.
60. JOHN 6 (Jacob 5 John 4-3 Jeremiah 2 John 1), b. at Coh. Dec. 20, 1771. m. Catherine Kimball. Resided on King St., and was for some time Capt. of a military company. Late in life he removed to Plain- field, N. H., where he d. 4 July, 1835, æt. 64th yr. Of his twelve ch., there were sons, -
i. JOHN, 1791. m. Jane, dau. of Ensign Otis of Scit., and settled at Scit. Their s. George W. Beal, was for sev. yrs. a teacher in the North Gram- mar School in Hing., and m. Mary L., dau. of the late Melzar Gardner of this town.
ii. ALBERT, 1793. Removed from Coh.
iii. GEORGE, 1795. Well known to the travelling public as Capt. of several of the Boston and Hing. Steamboat Co.'s Boats. He was for some time a resident of Hing., on Lincoln and Ship Sts., and his s. George was b. here. Capt. George Beal d. at Coh. 31 Jan. 1873, æt. 78th yr. iv. SAMUEL, - -. Went to Cuba, W. I., where he d. of yellow fever.
v. JACOB, 1815. Resides at Cornish, N.H. Was in the employ of the Boston and Hing. Steamboat Co. at the time his bro. George was Capt.
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61. BENJAMIN 6 (Benjamin Elijah 4 Joshua 3 Caleb 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 9, 1771. m. first, Apr. 9, 1797, Mary Hobart, dau. of John and Miriam (Lincoln) Hobart. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 22, 1770, and d. 15 Aug. 1805, æt. 35 yrs. He m. secondly, March 30, 1806, Else Hersey, dan. of Noah and Lydia (Waterman) Hersey. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 17, 1778, and d. 14 Nov. 1857, æt. 79 yrs. Benjamin d. 1 Sept. 1833, æt. 62 yrs. "Carpenter." Resided on Lincoln St.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary, were -
i. BENJAMIN, Jan. 23, 1798, d. 7 Aug. foll.
ii. MARY, Aug. 26, 1799. m. Charles Leighton of Boston.
iii. CATY, July 20, 1801, d. 20 Sept. 1802.
iv. BENJAMIN, Nov. 16, 1802. m. (1) 1830, Elizabeth Leighton, and resided at Boston. He d. at Lynn, Mass., 22 Sept. 1874, æt. 72d yr.
69. v. CALEB, March 6, 1805.
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Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Else, -
vi. KATY, Oct. 18, 1807. m. May 2, 1839, John Maynard of Andover. vii. ABNER, Sept. 24, 1809, d. at New York.
viii. LYDIA, 1811, d. 2 Feb. 1838, æt. 27 yrs.
ix. JAIRUS, 1813. m. Nov. 29, 1838, Hannah S., dau. of Royal Whiton. She d. at Lynn, 24 March, 1878, æt. 64th yr. Jairus d. 15 Jan. 1877, æt. 64 yrs. Their dau. Catharine, m. Charles H. Boardman.
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