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ii. MARY SMITH, Dec. 9, 1861, d. 6 Jan. 1863.
iii. FRANK LEWIS, June 21, 1863, d. 1 Aug. 1883.
iv. EMMA AUGUSTA, Feb. 17, 1866, d. 4 Feb. 1885.
V. CHARLES HENRY, July 25, 1868, d. in two dys.
vi. WILLIAM ROBERTS, Feb. 18, 1870.
vii. GEORGE STODDER, July 26, 1873.
viii. MARTHA MAY, July 30, 1876.
13. BELA 6 (Bela 5 Elisha 4-3 Joshua 2 Thomas1), b. in Hing. May 17, 1824. m. first, Nov. 29, 1848, Bridget A. Crane of Boston. She d. in Hing. 23 May, 1861, æt. 35 yrs. He m. secondly, Margaret Cullen. " Gardener." Resides on Lincoln St. Ch., -
i. BELA CRANE, 1852. m. Sept. 20, 1876, Maria E. Stoddard of So. Scit. Resides at Rockland.
ii. MARY ANN, 1853.
iii. MARTHA, - iv. A DAU., -
v. WINIFRED CULLEN,
vi. MARGARET, - -.
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14. JOHN OTIS7 (John D.6 Phineas 5 Elisha 4-8 Joshua 2 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 12, 1840. m. Jan. 8, 1863, Mercy E. Lincoln, dau. of Allen A. and Phœbe G. (Childs) Lincoln (p. 13). She was b. in Hing. Sept. 8, 1843. Is of the firm of Burr, Brown, and Co., manufac- turers and dealers in upholstery goods. Resides on Ship St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. OTIS LESLIE, May 25, 1864 ; is m. and resides in New York.
ii. MAUD ALLEN, Dec. 8, 1875.
NOTE. - Seth, d. 26 Aug. 1826, æt. 62 yrs. Bernard Collan, b. Sept. 5, 1867.
RICARD.
SAMUEL, S. of Samuel and Rebecca of Plympton, m. in Hing. Oct. 19, 1721, Rachel Whiton, dau. of Thomas and Joanna (May) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. July 12, 1700. Their
Ch., -
i. LEMUEL, bt. in Hing. Apr. 7, 1723. m. Persis Harlow.
ii. THEOPHILUS, bt. in Hing. July, 1726. m. Hannah Harlow. -
iii. SAMUEL, bt. in Hing. May 30, 1731. m. Ruth Cushman.
iv. LAZARUS, bt. in Hing. May 30, 1731. m. Molly Everson.
Other ch., were -
v. ELIZABETH, 1732.
vi. RACHEL, 1736.
vii. REBECCA, 1740.
RICE.
NATHAN, kn. as " Colonel," from Sturbridge, Mass., and b. 1753, was a s. of Rev. Nathan, the first settled minister of that town. He was grad. at Har. Coll. 1773, in the class with William Caldwell and Mar- tin Leavitt, both of whom were identified with Hing. He soon after settled in Hing. Here, for ab. two yrs., he taught a grammar school, and from 1783 to 1798 inc., was in the mercantile business, trading, fitting out vessels, etc., a part of the time as one of the firm of Leavitt and Rice. From 1801 to 1805 inc., he represented the town of Hing. at the General Court. He was an accomplished speaker as well as an accomplished military officer, and while a resident of the town filled many offices of trust and responsibility. He took an active part in the struggle for independence ; was an officer of prominence with Gen- eral Lincoln during the War of the Revolution; and in 1799, when the unpleasantness occurred between France and the United States, he was chief in command of a body of troops at Oxford. He m. first, Feb. 12, 1781, Meriel Leavitt, the only dau. of Elisha and Ruth (Marsh) Leavitt, and sister of his classmate Martin Leavitt. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 28, 1758, and d. 7 Jan. 1790, æt. 32d yr. For his sec. w. he m. Jan. 16, 1791, Sophia Blake, dau. of Joseph and Deborah (Smith) Blake, and sister of Charlotte, the w. of his classmate Wil- liam Caldwell. She was bt. in Hing. Sept. 26, 1762. In 1811 they removed to Burlington, Vt., where he passed the remainder of his life in agricultural pursuits, and there d. 17 Apr. 1834, æt. 81 yrs.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Meriel, were -
i. CHARLES, Nov. 28, 1781, d. 17 Aug. 1799.
ii. SALLY, Sept. 16, 1783.
iii. CALEB, Dec. 2, 1784 ; was grad. at Har. Coll. 1803, and d. in Hing. unm., 17 Sept. 1848, æt. 64th yr.
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iv. PRISCILLA, June 7, 1786.
v. MERIEL, July 8, 1788, d. 7 Jan. 1790.
vi. NATHAN, Dec. 26, 1789. Resided in Boston, and was senior partner in the firm of Rice and Thaxter. He m. May 28, 1817, Elizabeth Norton Lin- coln, dau. of Dr. Levi and Desire (Thaxter) Lincoln (II. 483). She was b. in Hing. Oct. 24, 1796, and d. 4 Oct. 1848, æt. 52d yr.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Sophia, were -
vii. JOHN BLAKE, March 9, 1792, d. 9 Nov. 1795.
viii. SOPHIA BLAKE, Dec. 20, 1796. m. Dr. Gamaliel Bradford.
NOTE. - Percilla, m. Oct. 1772, Noah Beal, widr. Sarah, m. Dec. 27, 1779, Seth Stowell Delight, m. Nov. 20, 1785, George French. Susanna, m. June 18, 1786, Jedediah Joy, Jr. Anna, m. March 17, 1791, George French, widr .. Sarah A., m. March 6, 1839, Stephen Cain. Abby J., of Wey. m. Nov. 27, 1856, David W. Bates. Josiah, of Wey. m. Nov. 25, 1858, Eliza A., dau. of Adam Cushing.
RICH.
ALEXANDER GROSE (Samuel = Polly Grose), b. at Truro, Mass., May 15, 1833. m. Apr. 19, 1853, Alvina S. Rich, dau. of Atkins S. and Lucy (Cobb) Rich. She was b. at Truro, Dec. 29, 1835. " Dealer in coal, wood, and hay." Constable 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, and 1888. Resides on Hersey St.
Ch., ---
i. ATKINS SMITH, Nov. 11, 1853. m. June 1, 1875, Addie G. Blackadar, and has Grace Atkins, b. in Hing. Sept. 20, 1876.
ii. LUCY JANE, Feb. 11, 1857. in. May 15, 1877, George F. Lewis. iii. ALEXANDER WARREN, Oct. 18, 1866.
NOTE. - Sophia J., m. Feb. 7, 1871, George W. Cobb.
RICHARDS.
NATHANIEL, from Boston, and Mary M. his w., were in Hing. before 1830. She d. here 4 Aug, 1865, æt. 78 yrs. He d. 9 Nov. 1864, æt. 80 yrs. Was for sev. yrs. president of the Hing. Bank. Resided on Main St., near the old meeting-house.
Ch., -
i. AUGUSTUS C., 1815, d. at Morristown, N. J., 12 Jan. 1886, æt. 72d yr. ii. SARAH, 1817.
iii. WILLIAM M., 1819.
iv. CHARLES W., b. in Hing. 1830, d. at Northampton, Mass., 4 Apr. 1868, æt. 38 yrs.
NOTE. - Isabel, d. 2 July, 1856, æt. 2 dys. Margaret H., d. 26 Nov. 1871, æt. 64 yrs.
RICHARDSON.
JOSEPH (Joseph = Patty Chapman), b. at Billerica, Mass., Feb. 1, 1778, was grad. at Dartmouth Coll. 1802, and July 2, 1806,' was or- dained pastor of the First Parish in Hing. He m. May 23, 1807, Ann, dau. of Benjamin Bowers of Billerica. She was b. at B. March 14, 1785, and d. in Hing. 15 Sept. 1872, æt. 88th yr. He d. 25 Sept. 1871, æt. 94th yr. Resided on Main, opp. Winter St. They had no ch.
THADDEUS, b. at Woburn, Mass., Aug. 10, 1805, settled in Hing. 1836. He m. at Woburn, Nov. 4, 1829, Mary Thompson Wyman.
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She was b. at Portland, Me., Jan. 27, 1807, and d. in Hing. 9 Jan. 1867, æt. 60th yr. Thaddeus is by trade "shoemaker." Resides on Hersey St.
Ch., -
i. GAY, b. at W. Feb. 22, 1831, d. in Hing. unm., 28 Feb. 1863.
ii. CAROLINE, b. at W. July 26, 1832. m. Lewis T. Tucker.
iii. SMITH, b. at W. 1834.
iv. MARY SMITH, b. in Hing. Dec. 16, 1836. m. March 17, 1856, John G. Dawes.
v. ELLEN MARIA, b. in Hing. Sept. 15, 1839, d. unm. 23 March, 1887.
vi. MATILDA HOWE, b. in Hing. March 13, 1846.
vii. FRANK, b. in Hing. Jan. 17, 1849, d. 23 May, 1876.
EDWARD, from Boston, and s. of George C., m. at Boston, Nov. 16, 1871, Eleanor P., dau. of Micajah and Eliza (Dyer) 'Malbon of Hing. She was b. in Hing. 1848. Edward removed from Hing., and has since deceased. Resided on Lincoln St.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. MALBON GORHAM, Sept. 12, 1872.
RIDDLE.
DAVID, of Boston, m. in Hing. July 2, 1826, Mary Lincoln, dau. of Jedediah and Mary (Revere) Lincoln (II. 466). She was b. at Boston, Sept. 29, 1798, and d. in Hing. 11 Aug. 1876, æt. 78th yr. He d. ab. 1833. Resided on Main and South Sts.
Ch., - i. MARY E., - ii. GILMAN, -, d. 11 Sept. 1835.
iii. CHARLES L., - -. Removed to Boston. Cashier of the National Webster Bank.
iv. ADELINE L., - -.
RILEY.
DANIEL (Michael = Annie Coorney), b. in Ire., May 21, 1843. m. June 11, 1866, Catherine Hanafin, dau. of John and Mary (Bresna- ham) Hanafin. She was b. in Ire. May 1, 1845. "Stone-mason." Resides on Derby St.
Ch., -
i. MICHAEL FRANCIS, Apr. 23, 1867.
ii. ANNIE LOUISA, Nov. 25, 1868.
iii. MARY ELIZABETH, Apr. 1, 1870.
iv. JOHN, Nov. 28, 1871.
v. JOANNA, March 10, 1873.
vi. JULIA AGNES, b. in Hing. May 1, 1878.
NOTE. - William F. (see " Hingham in the Civil War"), m. (1) Mary H., dau. of Levi C. Newcomb. She d. 1 July, 1868, æt. 30th yr. He m. (2) Ann Laird. Ch .: 1. Franklin H., b. and d. 1861. 2. Ervin F., 1866, d. 1877. 3. Ellsworth L., 1870, d. 1872.
RIPLEY.
1. WILLIAM, "and his wife, and 2 sons and two daughters came from Old Hingham and settled in New Hingham, 1638." (Cushing's MS.) The same year he had a grant of land at Hing. Centre con- taining four acres, a large proportion of which is still held in the family name. Unfortunately, our rec's furnish no information relat- ing to the w. who came with him and was the mother of his ch., nor
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is her chris. name or date of death known. For his sec. w. he m .. in Hing. Sept. 29, 1654, Mrs. Elizabeth Thaxter, the wid. of Thomas Thaxter. She outlived him, and m. for her third husband, Jan. 20, 1657-58, John Dwight of Dedham, and d. 17 July, 1660. William d. 20 July, 1656. Will dated June 30, 1656, proved 24 Jan. 1656-57. " Weaver." Resided on Main St., by the "training field," Hing. Centre.
Ch., prob. b. in Eng., were -
2. i. JOHN, -
ii. A DAU., name not ascertained.
iii. SARAII, --. m. Nov. 18, 1652, Jeremiah Beal.
3. iv. ABRAHAM, -
2. JOHN 2 (William 1), b. in Eng. m. Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Peter. Hobart. She d. in Hing. 26 March, 1692, æt. 60 yrs. He d. 3 Feb. 1683-84. Will dated 21 Jan. 1683-84, proved 27 March foll. Re- sided on the paternal homestead, Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
4. i. JOHN, Feb. 20, 1655-56.
5. ii. JOSHUA, Nov. 9, 1658.
. JEREMIAH, Aug. 4, 1662. Removed to Windham, Conn., and d. 10 March, 1736-37.
iv. JOSIANI, May 12, 1667. Settled at Wey.
6. v. PETER, Oct. 21, 1668.
vi. REBECCA, Jan. 18, 1669-70, d. 21 Oct. foll.
vii. HEZEKIAH, Dec. 20, 1672; was drowned at Shetucket River, 13 March,. 1690-91.
3. ABRAHAM 2 (William 1), b. in Eng. m. Mary Farnsworth. She survived him, and m. secondly, in Hing. June 17, 1684, Edward Jen- kins of Scit. Abraham d. 11 Oct. 1683. Resided on Main St., near- " Pear Tree Hill," Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. MARY, May 1, 1660.
7. ii. ABRAHAM, Sept. 21, 1661.
iii. ELIZABETH, Nov. 13, 1664, d. 30 June, 1667.
iv. JOSEPH, Jan. 25, 1666-67, d. 3 July, 1737.
v. HESTER, July 24, 1670.
vi. REBECCA, Nov. 20, 1674.
vii. ISAAC, Aug. 24, 1678.
4. JOHN 3 (John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 20, 1655-56. m. Oct .. 13, 1686, Jane -. John d. 27 Sept. 1720, æt. 65th yr. Resided on Main St., near Bull's Pond.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. JOHN, Feb. 16, 1687-88.
8. ii. HEZEKIAH, March 29, 1693.
iii. JAEL, Dec. 24, 1694.
iv. BATHSHEBA, May 19, 1697. m. 1721, Samuel Gerry, or Torys, of Scit.
9. v. CHARLES, Aug. 3, 1699.
vi. DEBORAH, Feb. 26, 1701-2.
5. JOSHUA 3 (John William 1), b. in Hing. Nov. 9, 1658. m. Nov. 28, 1682, Hannah Bradford, dau. of William and Alice (Richards). Bradford of Ply. This fam. removed to Windham, Conn., after the birth of the foll.
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·Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. ALICE, Sept. 18, 1683. ii. HANNAH, March 2, 1684-85.
iii. JUDITH, Oct. 1686.
iv. JOSHUA, May 13, 1688.
6. PETER 3 (John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 21, 1668. m. Apr. 17, 1693, Sarah Lasell, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Gates) Lasell. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 29, 1666, and d. 19 Sept. 1736, æt. 70th yr. He d. 22 Apr. 1742, æt. 74th yr. Will dated 6 Apr. 1742, proved 25 May foll. "Cooper." Constable 1708. Selectman 1725. Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ELIZABETH, March 26, 1694. m. (pub. March 10, 1715-16) David Whiton.
10. ii. PETER, Nov. 7, 1695.
11. iii. NEHEMIAH, May 12, 1700.
iv. SARAH, Feb. 28, 1701-2. m. Dec. 22, 1742, David Gardner, wid ..
v. EZRA, July 24, 1705, d. 10 July, 1737.
vi. LYDIA, Feb. 14, 1706-7, d. unm., 9 Oct. 1751.
7. ABRAHAM 3 (Abraham 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 21, 1661. m. Ruth - -. Abraham d. 24 Apr. 1697, and his wid. was appointed to adm. upon his est. Inv. £222 7s. 6d. "Cooper." Resided on Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. RUTH, March 29, 1690.
ii. MARY, Sept. 22, 1693.
8. HEZEKIAH 4 (John 3-2 William1), b. in Hing. March 29, 1693. m. Feb. 16, 1715-16, Sarah Garnet, dau. of Stephen and Sarah (War- ren) Garnet. She was b. in Hing. July 31, 1691. Hezekiah d. 20 June, 1736, æt. 43 yrs.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. HEZEKIAH, Aug. 17, 1716. m. Dec. 3, 1739, Abigail Hunt. Resided at Dux. and Kingston.
ii. JOSHUA, Dec. 3, 1717.
iii. JOHN, Feb. 14, 1719-20.
iv. ABNER, Aug. 3, 1723. m. March 14, 1745-46, Abigail Robbins, and resided at Dux.
v. SARAH, May 9, 1725.
vi. MARY, Oct. 16, 1727. m. Feb. 21, 1750-51, Abraham Whiton.
vii. LEMUEL, Nov. 20, 1729.
viii. JANE, Dec. 25, 1732. m. Feb. 2, 1753, John Noyes of Wey.
ix. WILLIAM, bt. Apr. 6, 1735. m. Lydia Hunt, who d. 23 Dec. 1774. Re- sided at Dux. William was cast away on Dux. beach, 17 Nov. 1766, æt. 32d yr.
9. CHARLES 4 (John 3-2 William 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 3, 1699. m. Oct. 21, 1736, Deborah Wilcutt, dau. of Philip and Deborah (Gannett) Wilcutt. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 30, 1714. They resided in the sec. pre.
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Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. MERCY, Apr. 7, 1740. ii. JOHN, Jan. 8, 1743-44, d. soon.
iii. SILENCE, March 22, 1745-46.
iv. JOHN, Sept. 27, 1747.
v. MOSES, presented for bt'm by the wid. Ripley, Apr. 12, 1752.
10. PETER 4 (PETER 8 John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Nov. 7, 1695. m. first, Jan. 5, 1720-21, Silence Lincoln, dau. of Caleb and Rachel (Bate) Lincoln (p. 16). She was b. in Hing. Dec. 26, 1692, and d. 11 March, 1760, æt. 67 yrs. He afts. had a second w. Elizabeth, who is mentioned in his will, but of her I kn. nothing more. Peter d. 28 Apr. 1765, æt. 69 yrs. Will dated 12 March, 1763, proved 31 May, 1765. "Cooper." Constable 1735. Selectman 1738 and 1741. Resided on the ancestral homestead, Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Silence, were -
12. i. NOAH, Sept. 18, 1721.
ii. RACHEL, Sept. 20, 1722, d. 1 Oct. 1742.
iii. ELIZABETH, Aug. 29, 1724, d. 21 Sept. foll.
iv. ABIJAH, Nov. 28, 1725, d. 10 March, 1725-26.
v. NEHEMIAH, Apr. 2, 1727.
13. vi. ELIZABETH, March 6,1729-30. m. Apr. 26, 1750, Ebenezer Beal, Jr. vii. RUTH, March 24, 1732-33, d. 1 Feb. 1745-46.
11. NEHEMIAH 4 (Peter & John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. May 12, 1700. m. 1728, Sarah Atwood, dau. of John and Sarah (Leavitt) Atwood (or Wood) of Ply. She was b. at Ply. 1709. This fam. removed from Hing., perhaps to Ply.
Ch., -
i. PETER, 1729.
ii. NEHEMIAH, bt. in Hing. Aug. 11, 1730, d. soon.
iii. NEHEMIAH, 1733.
iv. NATHANIEL, 1743. m. 1766, Elizabethi Bartlett.
v. EXPERIENCE, 1747.
12. NOAH 5 (Peter 4-8 John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 18, 1721. m. Dec. 22, 1743, Lydia Kent, dau. of Ebenezer and Hannah (Gan- nett) Kent. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 24, 1725. This fam. removed to Woodstock, Conn., and thence to Barre, Mass., where he d. at 67 yrs. of age. Of their nineteen
Ch., the foll. were bt. in Hing., -
i. PETER, Dec. 16, 1744.
ii. SILENCE, Apr. 6, 1746.
13. NEHEMIAH 5 (Peter 43 John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 2, 1727. m. June 4, 1752, Lydia Hobart, dau. of Rev. Nehemiah and Lydia (Jacob) Hobart. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 9, 1732-33, and surviving him, m. secondly, May 6, 1784, Enoch Lincoln, wid! (II. 466). Nehemiah was by occupation " farmer." Constable 1766. Resided on Main St., near Bull's Pond. His gravestone in the cemetery at Hing. Centre bears the foll. inscription : -
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JN Memory of Mr Nehemiah Ripley who Died August ye 10th 1769 in ye 43ª Year of his Age
This Parcon of unblemesd Character Lined be Loued Died Lemanted
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. LYDIA, Apr. 7, 1753. m. Jan. 21, 1773, Thomas Fearing.
14. ii. NEHEMIAH, Apr. 18, 1755.
iii. JEROM, Oct. 20, 1757. Removed to Greenfield, Mass.
iv. RACHEL, July 5, 1760, d. nnm., 5 July, 1841, æt. 81 yrs.
v. JOHN, Dec. 9, 1762. Removed to Boston.
vi. PETER, Oct. 8, 1765. m. Mary Gore, and had George, b. May 27, 1804, who resided at Coh.
vii. DAVID, Aug. 28, 1768. Removed to Greenfield, Mass.
14. NEHEMIAH 6 (Nehemiah 5 Peter 4-3 John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 18, 1755. in. Feb. 24, 1780, Priscilla Lincoln, dau. of Moses and Mary (Burr) Lincoln (II. 451). She was b. in Hing. Feb. 13, 1757, and d. 30 March, 1829, æt. 72 yrs. He d. 8 March, 1829, æt. 74th yr. " Farmer." Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
15. i. NEHEMIAH, Nov. 5, 1780.
ii. JUSTIN, July 13, 1782, d. 9 Aug. foll.
16. iii. JUSTIN, July 7, 1783.
iv. LYDIA, Nov. 10, 1785, d. 18 Oct. 1786.
17. V. JOHN, Oct. 21, 1787.
vi. PETER, Oct. 8, 1790, d. 2 Sept. 1851.
18. vii. EBED, Nov. 15, 1793. viii. PRISCILLA, May 1, 1796. m. (1) Jan. 10, 1819, Waters Burr, and (2) Dec. 25, 1833, Charles Fearing.
ix. LYDIA, Sept. 10, 1799. m. Jan. 16, 1825, David A. Hersey.
15. NEHEMIAH 7 (Nehemiah 6-5 Peter 4-3 John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Nov. 5, 1780. m. Feb. 1, 1807, Eunice Whiton, dau. of Amasa and Lydia (Jacobs) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. June 14 (22 ?), 1786, and d. 15 Oct. 1850, æt. 64 yrs. He d. 11 Oct. 1863, æt. 83d yr. "Farmer"; and for many yrs. a deacon of the church of the First Parish. Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St., Hing. Centre. Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. AN INFANT, June 29, 1809, d. 17 July foll.
ii. EUNICE W., July 13, 1810. m. June 1, 1837, Francis H. Campbell of Milton.
iii. ANN ELIZA, June 2, 1812. m. Apr. 16, 1835, Winslow L. Whiting of New York.
iv. ABIGAIL, Aug. 12, 1814. m. Jan. 31, 1839, William Whiton.
19. V. NEHEMIAH, Jan. 21, 1817.
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vi. JOSEPH, May 9, 1819. m. June 10, 1846, Elizabeth, dau. of Rufus and Elizabeth (Lincoln) Lane. "Undertaker." Resides on South St.
vii. LYDIA JACOBS, May 7, 1821. m. Feb. 29, 1844, Abner L. Baker.
viii. PETER, Dec. 8, 1823, d. 10 Jan. 1841, æt. 17 yrs.
ix. WILLIAM, Oct. 6, 1828, d. 28 Sept. 1853, æt. 25th yr.
16. JUSTIN 7 (Nehemiah 6-5 Peter 4-3 John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. July 7, 1783. m. Oct. 30, 1808, Lydia S. Burr, dau. of Levi and Su- sanna (Stowers) Burr. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 29, 1788, and d. 15 Sept. 1876, æt. 88th yr. He d. 2 May, 1870, æt. 87th yr. "Carpen- ter." Resided on Main St., at "Pear Tree Hill."
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. LYDIA ANN, July 24, 1810. m. Nov. 10, 1831, William Foster.
ii. MARY LINCOLN, Apr. 26, 1812. m. Oct. 7, 1846, Levi Corthell, wid !. iii. SUSANNA BURR, Apr. 26, 1815. m. Aug. 22, 1843, Moses Sprague.
20. iv. JUSTIN, Apr. 7, 1817.
V. DEBORAH BURR, Aug. 27, 1819.
vi. MARIA, Nov. 12, 1824, d. 27 Sept. 1826.
vii. LEVI BURR, Aug. 29, 1826. m. Dec. 26, 1852, Clarissa D., dau. of Blos- som Sprague. Resides on Leavitt St.
viii. DAVID, Apr. 30, 1830. m., and resides at Boston.
17. JOHN7 (Nehemiah 6-5 Peter 4-8 John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 21, 1787. m. first, Nov. 22, 1813, Deborah Burr, dau. of Levi and Susanna (Stowers) Burr. She was b. in Hing. March 6, 1790, and d. 6 Oct. 1819, æt. 28 yrs. He m. secondly, Dec. 6, 1821, Hannah Her- sey, dau. of Ezekiel and Hannah (Sprague) Hersey. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 24, 1802, and d. 15 Dec. 1853, æt. 52d yr. He d. 1 June, 1852, æt. 65th yr. "Cooper." Resided on Pleasant St.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Deborah, -
i. ELIJAH STOWERS, Sept. 8, 1814, d. unm., 2 March, 1886, æt. 71 yrs. Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Hannah, -
ii. HANNAH, Oct. 23, 1822, d. soon.
iii. HANNAH, July 12, 1826. m. Jan. 23, 1853, William Thomas, Jr.
iv. JOHN HENRY, Sept. 1, 1832. m. (1) Sept. 13, 1857, Mary J. Higgins. She d. 16 May, 1860, æt. 25 yrs. Hem. (2) Sept. 18, 1862, Frances E. Lewis. Resides at Boston. Wendell, s. of John H. d. 4 Sept. 1860, æt. 10 mo's 23 dys.
18. EBED 7 (Nehemiah 6-5 Peter 48 John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Nov. 15, 1793. m. first, Nov. 19, 1820, Leah Jones, dau. of Benjamin and Lucy (Jones) Jones. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 6, 1799, and d. 4 Dec. 1857, æt. 58 yrs. He m. secondly, Nov. 8, 1859, Susan H. Pearson of Roxbury. Ebed d. 23 Dec. 1875, æt. 82 yrs. "Box-cooper ; " also for many yrs. " surveyor." Resided on the ancestral homestead, Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Leah, -
i. MARY BURR, Sept. 11, 1821. m. Jan. 2, 1844, John K. Corthell, and d. 4 Nov. 1849.
ii. JOAN JONES, Jan. 17, 1826. m. Dec. 31, 1850, John K. Corthell, wid ... 21. iii. EBED LINCOLN, May 23, 1831.
19. NEHEMIAH 8 (Nehemiah 7-6-5 Peter 4-8 John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 21, 1817. m. March 11, 1841, Hannah, dau. of Capt.
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Ephraim Snow of Coh. Nehemiah d. 17 Apr. 1883, æt. 66 yrs. "Cab- inet-maker; " but for many yrs. landlord of the Rockland House at Nantasket Beach, Hull. Resided on Main St.
Ch., -
i. AMELIA JANE, June 4, 1842, d. at Boston, 8 March, 1865, æt. 23d yr. 22. ii. HENRY SNOW, Apr. 1, 1845.
20. JUSTIN 8 (Justin 7 Nehemiah 6-5 Peter 43 John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 7, 1817. m. Jan. 11, 1842, Deborah J. Fearing, dau. of Ezekiel and Anna (Cushing) Fearing. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 21, 1823. "Carpenter." Resides on Leavitt St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
23. i. JUSTIN EDWARDS, May 3, 1844.
ii. CHARLES DAVIS, Apr. 20, 1850, d. 9 July, 1863.
iii. FRANCIS MARION, Dec. 5, 1855.
21. EBED L.8 (Ebed 7 Nehemiah 6-5 Peter 4-8 John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. May 23, 1831. m. first, Dec. 23, 1856, Henrietta Hersey, dau. of Seth S. and Betsey (Reed) Hersey. She was b. in Hing. 1836, and d. 14 Aug. 1868, æt. 32 yrs. He m. secondly, Jan. 3, 1871, Elizabeth H. M. Hersey, dau. of Henry and Betsey (Shute) Hersey. She was b. at New Orleans, La., Oct. 21, 1853. Ebed L. is of the firm of Rhodes, Ripley, and Co., manufr's and wholesale clothiers, Boston. Is presi- dent of the Hing. Agricultural and Horticultural Society ; of the Hing. Water Company, etc. Resides on the ancestral homestead, Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Elizabeth, -
i. HENRY FRANCIS, March 2, 1872.
ii. EBED RHODES, Nov. 6, 1873.
iii. WILLIAM, March 1, 1876.
iv. NETTIE MELVILLE, Apr. 12, 1878.
v. ALICE, Aug. 3, 1880.
vi. BESSIE WHITNEY, March 26, 1883.
22. HENRY S.9 (Nehemiah 8-7-6-5 Peter 48 John 2 William 1), b. Apr. 1, 1845. m. June 6, 1872, Ella J. Perkins, dau. of T. Henry and Jane H. (Churchill) Perkins. Henry S. d. at Newark, N. J., 3 Oct. 1886, æt. 41 yrs. "Salesman." Resided on Main St., near "Pear Tree Hill."
Ch., -
i. GEORGE NEVERS, b. at Boston, May 12, 1873.
ii. HARRY PERKINS, b. in Hing. March 31, 1875.
iii. AMELIA JANE, b. in Hing. Jan. 24, 1879.
iv. MOLLIE DODGE, b. in Hing. Sept. 8, 1881.
23. JUSTIN E.9 (Justin 8-7 Nehemiah 6-5 Peter 4-8 John 2 William 1), b. in Hing. May 3, 1844. m. Apr. 14, 1870, Elizabeth L. Sprague, dau. of Blossom and Elizabeth L. (Churchill) Sprague. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 21, 1844. "Carpenter." Resides on Leavitt St. Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. LAWRENCE DAVIS, Aug. 12, 1871, d. 27 Aug. 1872.
ii. CHARLES EDWARDS, July 1, 1875, d. 25 Aug. foll.
iii. FORREST EDWARDS, Oct. 7, 1876.
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iv. ELIZABETH CHURCHILL, July 31, 1878.
v. CHARLES FRANCIS, Oct. 11, 1879.
vi. ANNA FEARING, Aug. 29, 1881.
vii. A SON, March 2, 1885, d. in three dys.
viii. LETA, Aug. 8, 1887.
24. HENRY, s. of William and Clarissa (Pool), and a descendant of William 1, was b. at Ab'n Nov. 3, 1809. He m. in Hing. Feb. 1832, Clarissa Cushing, dau. of Jonathan and Sarah (Simmons) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. March 26, 1805. Henry d. 25 Oct. 1877, æt. 68 yrs. "Butcher." Resided on Main St., near Tower's Bridge, So. Hing.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. HENRY, -.
25. ii. EBENEZER CHARLES, March 4, 1835.
iii. ROLAND C., Nov. 21, 1837, d. unm., 30 Apr. 1886, æt. 48 yrs.
iv. CLARISSA C., -. m. Dec. 23, 1867, George H. Nickerson of Coh.
v. GEORGE R., -. m. June 28, 1864, Clementina Bowker.
25. EBENEZER C. (Henry = Clarissa Cushing), b. in Hing. March 4, 1835. m. Sept. 15, 1857, Elizabeth A. Cushing, dau. of Charles W. and Elizabeth A. (Lane) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 15, 1837. " Butcher." Resides on Main St., near Tower's Bridge, So. Hing.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. CHARLES HENRY, Nov. 5, 1865.
NOTE. - Jane, of Scit., and James Garnet, int. of m'ge Aug. 25, 1716. Rhoda, m. Dec. 4, 1780, Thomas Pittee. Martin T., from Ab'n m. Dec. 12, 1847, Ann M. Lincoln. Frank- lin H., d. 13 Oct. 1861, æt. 9 mo's and 15 dys. Silas, d. 7 May 1868, æt. 68 yrs. The name of Wid. Elizabeth appears among the taxables of Hing. 1779.
ROBBARTS (ROBERTS).
WILLIAM, m. in Hing. Dec. 23, 1665, Susanna, dau. of George and Sarah Lane. She was bt. in Hing. June 23, 1644. They prob. re- moved from here after the birth of the foll.
Child, b. in Hing., viz. : -
i. THOMAS, Jan. 13, 1665-66, d. in Hiug. 16 Feb. 1735-36, æt. 70 yrs.
ROBBINS.
WILDER M., m. Nov. 18, 1855, Mary E. Burtenshaw, dau. of Henry and Mary (Whiting) Burtenshaw. She was b. at Coh. Jan. 15, 1830, and d. in Cal., 31 March, 1866, æt. 36 yrs.
Ch., -
i. HARRY FRANKLIN, b. in Hing. Oct. 25, 1856.
ii. FREDERICK WHITING, b. in Cal. March 8, 1859.
iii. RUFUS CHANEY, b. in Cal. June 19, 1861, d. 29 Aug. 1862.
iv. HANNAH TILDEN, b. in Cal. Sept. 19, 1863.
JAMES HENRY (James = Mary Augusta Parkman), b. at Calais, Me., July 22, 1839. m. first, Sept. 16, 1868, Laura Dailey, dau. of Ansel and Mary (Hannah) Dailey. She was b. at Calais, and d. at Machias, Me., 14 Dec. 1875. He m. secondly, Apr. 30, 1881, Mary
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