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Ch., -
i. ROSALIE, b. at Memphis, 1868, d. in Hing. 30 May, 1875, æt. 6 yrs. 3 mo's.
ii. GERTRUDE, b. in Hing. Dec. 13, 1870.
iii. MABEL, b. in Hing. Apr. 15, 1872.
iv. CHARLES MOSES, b. in Hing. Sept. 24, 1875.
STRONG.
JOHN, was for sev. yrs. landlord of the Old Colony House, and afts. of the Wompatuck House, on Summer St. His w., to whom he was m. by Rev. Charles Brooks of Hing., Nov. 6, 1834, was Nancy S. Todd. They removed to the western part of Mass., and since then he has pursued his vocation in the City of New York, where he recently died.
Ch., prob. all b. in Hing.,
i. MARY LOUISE, 1836.
ii. JOSEPHINE, 1838.
iii. HENRY JEWETT, 1842. Was killed on the railroad track in Hing. 6 Nov. 1851, æt. 9 yrs. 6 mo's.
iv. HELEN F., 1846. m. in Hing. Dec. 3, 1867, Charles C. Loud of North- ampton.
NOTE. - John, one of the early emigrants, had five acres of land granted to him on North, near Ship St., Sept. 18, 1635. Freeman 1636-37. He removed from here to Taunton, and thence as early as 1659 to Northampton, Mass.
STUDLEY.
JONATHAN (Benjamin = Mary Merritt), was b. at Scit. June 19, 1693. He m. in Hing. Dec. 31, 1724, Susanna Lane, dau. of Ebenezer and Hannah (Hersey) Lane. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 4, 1699. Hing. rec's furnish nothing concerning this fam. in addition to the births of the foll.
Ch., b. in Hing., viz. : -
i. HANNAH, Nov. 10, 1725.
ii. SARAH, May 14, 1727.
iii. RUTH, Nov. 20, 1729.
iv. LoIs, Apr. 17, 1731. m., 1750, Jesse Wilcutt.
v. EUNICE, Apr. 17, 1731. vi. RHODA, Aug. 27, 1735.
vii. IRANIA, Apr. 12, 1737.
viii. JONATHAN, Dec. 24, 1738. Warren, s. of Jonathan, Jr., was bt. in Hing. Sept. 29, 1761.
DANIEL, prob. a relative of the preceding, had one
Child, bt. in Hing. sec. pre., viz. : -
i. JONATHAN, Nov. 29, 1761.
1. BENJAMIN (John = Sarah Gannett), b. at Scit. Oct. 27, 1786. m. in Hing. Nov. 25, 1809, Lydia, dau. of James and Martha Barrell. She was b. at Scit. May 18, 1789, and d. in Hing. 13 Aug. 1851, æt. 62 yrs. He d. 4 Apr. 1867, æt. 80 yrs. "Caulker and graver." Re- sided on Summer, near North St.
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Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. LYDIA, Oct. 15, 1810. m. June 25, 1828, Israel Chittenden.
2. ii. BENJAMIN GODFRED, Dec. 29, 1812.
iii. HARRIET ATWOOD, Dec. 20, 1815. m. Nov. 30, 1836, George Bassett.
3. iv. GEORGE, Sept. 18, 1818.
SARAH, Oct. 18, 1820. m. Nov. 3. 1842, Henry Siders.
4. vi. SAMUEL GRIDLEY, Jan. 21, 1829.
2. BENJAMIN G. (Benjamin = Lydia Barrell), b. in Hing. Dec. 29, 1812. m. first, Dec. 1, 1835, Marianne Barrell. She d. 15 Apr. 1854, æt. 35 yrs. He m. secondly, Aug. 1854, Olivia Frances, dau. of Sam- uel and Mary N. Dexter. She was b. at Wayne, Me., Apr. 21, 1833, and d. in Hing. 12 Oct. 1878, æt. 45 yrs. He d. 14 June, 1877, æt. 64 yrs. "Caulker and graver; " afts. "expressman." Resided on Water St.
Ch., by w. Marianne, -
i. MARY ALDEN, Oct. 1, 1838. m. May 12, 1858, George A. Newhall.
ii. ELLEN FRANCES, Sept. 24, 1842, d. 27 March, 1857, æt. 16th yr.
iii. AUSTIN, 1846, d. in infancy.
iv. BENJAMIN, 1848, d. soon.
v. LIZZIE GARDNER, Sept. 20, 1852. m. Feb. 22, 1876, John S. Perry of Brockton.
vi. LYDIA ANN, Apr. 3, 1854, d. 13 March, 1857.
Child, by w. Olivia, -
vii. FRANK DEXTER, Apr. 7, 1855 ; is unm.
3. GEORGE (Benjamin = Lydia Barrell), b. in Hing. Sept. 18, 1818. m. first, May 30, 1844, Susan W. Davis, dau. of Nathaniel T. and De- borah (Lincoln) Davis. She was b. in Hing. 1823, and d. 26 June, 1845, æt. 22 yrs. He m. secondly, Dec. 17, 1846, Sarah E. Davis, sis- ter of his first w. She was b. in Hing. 1825, and d. 13 Sept. 1849, æt. 24 yrs. He m. thirdly, Sept. 22, 1850, Martha A. Humphrey, dau. of Ned and Joanna (Whiting) Humphrey. "Manuf'r of furniture." Has removed to Chelsea, Mass.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Susan, -
i. GEORGE DAVIS, June 22, 1845.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, -
ii. GUSTAVUS LINCOLN, May 11, 1849, d. at Chelsea, 11 June, 1873.
4. SAMUEL G. (Benjamin = Lydia Barrell), b. in Hing. Jan. 21, 1829. m. Apr. 8, 1852, Rebecca D. Corbett, dau. of John K. and Catherine D. (Melville) Corbett. She was b. in Hing. June 17, 1832. This fam. has removed to Jamaica Plain.
Ch., -
i. SAMUEL, LEWIS, b. at Boston, Feb. 7, 1853.
ii. EDWARD HOWARD, b. in Hing. Apr. 5, 1855.
iii. KATE MELVILLE, b. in Hing. Dec. 20, 1857.
iv. SUSAN WALDO, b. at Charlestown, Feb. 7, 1866.
v. HARRY EATON, b. at Charlestown, Feb. 25, 1873.
LIBA, from Scit., and b. July 15, 1848, m. Jan. 12, 1873, Hen- rietta E. Hyland of Scit. "Blacksmith ; " afts. " trader." Resides on School St.
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Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. LOTTIE FRANCES, Aug. 22, 1873.
ii. ELLA GERTRUDE, Aug. 8, 1875.
iii. MARY ELLEN, June 1, 1878, d. 19 Jan. 1880.
iv. ETHEL HORTON, Dec. 31, 1881.
v. FRANK, March 9, 1885.
EDMUND DAVIS (Stephen B. = Mary S. Davis), b. at Falmouth, Mass., Oct. 25, 1854. m. first, at Coh. Aug. 5, 1875, Jessie A. Law- rence, dau. of Henry and Helen (Dyer) Lawrence. She was b. at Bos- ton, June 9, 1857, and d. in Hing. 18 May, 1878, æt. 21st yr. He m. secondly, June 12, 1879, Clara E. Miles, dau. of Edmund and Eliza- beth (Cribb) Miles. She was b. at Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 18, 1858. "Carpenter." Resides on Canterbury St.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Jessie, -
i. ALONZO WALLACE, Aug. 27, 1876, d. 18 Feb. 1878.
ii. HENRY LAWRENCE, Apr. 11, 1878, d. in six dys.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Clara, -
iii. ELIZABETH MILES, May 26, 1880.
iv. EDMUND MILES, July 24, 1882.
NOTE. - James, of Scit. m. (pub. Nov. 2, 1717) Sarah Farrow. Susanna, of Scit. m. 1738 Joseph Battles of Hing. Japhet, m. in Hing. July 13, 1780, Rachel Fearing. Priscilla, m. Andrew Beal. Luther, of Scit. m. in Hing. Apr. 25, 1804, Temperance Phinney of Har- wich. David, of Scit. m. (pub. Aug. 3, 1817) Susanna Vinton. Alson, m. Dec. 6, 1821, Sally W. Burr. Adeline of Scit. m. March 11, 1838, Caleb B. Barnes of Hing. Mrs. Mary S., m. Feb. 25, 1863, Laban O. Beal. Horace, d. 1 Apr. 1863, æt. 26th yr. (See "Hingham in the Civil War.") Miss Hannah, d. 22 Sept. 1864, at. 62 yrs .; a native of Scit. Miss Nancy, d. 24 Jan. 1876, at. 87 yrs .; a native of Scit. Alonso W., d. 11 May, 1876, æt. 20th yr. ; a native of Falmouth. Emma, m. Lincoln Barnes, Jr.
STURTEVANT.
JOSHUA, who d. in Hing. 30 June, 1820, æt. 40 yrs., by w. Mary, had
Ch., b. in Hing., as foll. : -
i. HANNAH, Sept. 1, 1804.
ii. JAMES MONROE, Dec. 5, 1806.
iii. DEBORAH,
JOSIAH, from Plymouth, m. in Hing. Sept. 6, 1835, Lucy Stephen- son, dau. of James and Desire (Sprague) Stephenson. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 30, 1811. Josiah d. in Cal., 4 Nov. 1849, æt. 40 yrs. "Painter and glazier." Resided at Hing. Centre.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. JAMES STEPHENSON, Oct. 30, 1836. (See "Hingham in the Civil War.") ii. EDWARD GARDNER, Aug. 6, 1840, d. 8 Sept. 1842.
SUTTON.
JOHN "and his wife and four children came from Atleburraye and settled in New Hingham, 1638." (Cushing's MS.) But little is known here of his fam. or of his personal history. That land was early granted to him by the inhabitants of Hing. will be seen by the foll. extract. Suffolk Deeds, vol. iii. pp. 401, 402, 403 : "To all Xpian people to whom these pints shall Come John Sutton
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junior of Cittuate in New England Carpinter" ... conveys to " Mathew Cushen Senior of Hingham" ... "my house & all my house lott Containeing fower accres of land " . " wch was giuen by the Town of Hingham to John Sutton my father " " And an- other Lott Containeing twelue accres of Land ". " on the great plaine " etc. This conveyance was made 2 Dec. 1653, and acknowl- edged before "Jo : Endecott Gov" the 22th day of December," 1660.
Hannah, perh. a member of this fam., d. in Hing. Oct. 1642. (Hobart's Journal.)
NATHANIEL of Scit. s. of John and gr. s. of George, an early settler of that town, m. in Hing. May 26, 1709, Margaret Ray, dau. of James and Elizabeth (Foster) Ray. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 6, 1682-83.
Child, b. prob. at Scit., -
i. RAY, 1709-10. m. in Hing. sec. pre., Aug. 1, 1734, Susannah Tower, dau. of Hezekiah and Elizabeth (Whiton) Tower. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 16, 1707, and surviving him, m. (2) Nov. 22, 1739, Chasling Wor- rick. Ray d. 20 Sept. 1737, æt. 27 yrs. His ch., b. in Hing. sec. pre., were : 1. Susanna, bt. Oct. 19, 1735, d. 18 Dec. 1737. 2. Sarah, Sept. 18, 1737, d. 7 Nov. foll.
SWIFT.
JOSEPH DEAN (James = Polly Strow), b. at Rochester, Vt., Sept. 21, 1847. m. in Hing. March 8, 1877, Nettie T. Beal, dau. of Leavitt B. and Harriet P. (Barnes) Beal. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 11, 1856. "Surveyor of lumber." Resides on Water St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. MABELL ADELL, Oct. 5, 1879.
ii. CARL CLEMENT, July 18, 1883.
iii. OLIVE DEAN, Jan. 19, 1888.
SYLVESTER.
NATHANIEL SCOTT (Abel = Lillious -), a native of Scit. m. Sybil Gardner, dau. of David and Lucy (Souther) Gardner. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 1831, and d. 28 Feb. 1876, æt. 45 yrs. "Painter." Resides on School St.
Ch., -
i. LAURA MATILDA, Oct. 1854. m. Jan. 29, 1877, Edwin F. Tilden.
ii. JOSEPHINE ESTELLA, Aug. 1858. m. July 5, 1880, Elijah D. Cushing, wid ..
iii. A SON, -- d. in infancy.
iv. ABEL, Apr. 1862. Resides in Hing.
v. GEORGE HENRY, Sept. 30, 1868, d. next day.
NOTE. - Mary, dau. of Israel of Scit., m. 1705 Benjamin Stodder. Lois, of Scit. m. Nov. 19, 1706, Hezekiah Stodder. Israel, m. Nov. 22. 1743, Deliverance Smith. Jacob, of Scit., m. Apr. 2, 1747, Deborah Lewis. John, Jr., of Mf'd, m. Nov. 25, 1757, Deborah Lin- coln (p. 18). Abigail, m. Oct. 1, 1807, Edward Wilder. George D., m. Jan. 1836, Rachel, dau. of Joshua Wilder.
TAYLOR.
WILLIAM (William = Patience C. Grover), b. at Sterling, Mass., July 22, 1818. m. in Hing. Feb. 7, 1847, Almira C. Stodder, dau. of Jacob and Susan (Newcomb) Stodder. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 7, 1828. "Shoemaker." Resides on South St., near Marsh's Bridge. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")
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Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. ALMIRA FRANCES, July 1, 1848.
ii. HENRY WASHINGTON, May 30, 1855, d., -.
iii. GEORGE HENRY, Aug. 7, 1858.
NOTE. - Rachel, m. Jan. 7, 1744-45, Isaac Whiton, Jr. Isaac, m. May 9, 1806, Sukey, dau. of Welcome Beal. Hannah (Crosby), d. 7 July, 1869, æt. 75th yr. George E., s. of John F. and Maria L. Tirrell, d. 13 Oct. 1887, at. 4 yrs. 7 mo's.
TEAGUE (TEGGE).
1. DANIEL, m. in Hing. Sept. 17, 1719, Sarah Pray. She d. here, 14 Sept. 1768, æt. 70 yrs. He d. 15 Nov. 1776, æt. 80 yrs. "Set- work cooper." Resided at Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
2. i. DANIEL, Feb. 22, 1719-20.
ii. SARAH, June 9, 1722. m. July 31, 1740, Nathaniel Tower.
iii. ELIZABETH, Oct. 19, 1725, d. 24 Oct. 1744.
iv. RUTH, Jan. 24, 1727-28. in. Nov. 21, 1749, Thomas Tower, Jr.
v. GRACE, Dec. 27, 1730. m. Aug. 10, 1755, William Nash (?).
vi. JOHN, March 3, 1732-33.
vii. JESSE, July 10, 1735.
viii. OBED, Aug. 30, 1737.
2. DANIEL (Daniel = Sarah Pray), b. in Hing. Feb. 22, 1719-20. m. Feb. 26, 1741-42, Elizabeth Lane, dau. of Isaac and Hannah (Lincoln) Lane. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 21, 1717. Their Ch., bt. in Hing., were -
i. BANI, Feb. 27, 1742-43. m. Dec. 27, 1795, Lucy, dau. of Ebenezer Lin- coln (p. 18). She d. in Hing. 2 Apr. 1833, æt. 80th yr.
ii. ELIZABETH, Nov. 24, 1744.
iii. ELKANAH, Sept. 7, 1746, d. 12 March foll.
iv. SARAH, Sept. 1, 1748.
v. DANIEL, Jan. 7, 1755.
NOTE. - William, d. 21 Feb. 1660-61. Joseph, d. 21 March, 1721-22.
TEWELLS (TUELS ; TUILS).
1. BENJAMIN, perh. s. of Richard and Martha of Boston, and b. Nov. 13, 1678, m. in Hing. June 12, 1707, Joanna Cassell, or Caswell. They removed early to Scit. Their
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. BENJAMIN, Aug. 15, 1709.
ii. JOANNA, Nov. 3, 1711.
2. BARNABAS, prob. bro. of the preceding, and b. at Boston, Jan. 10, 1697-98, by w. Susanna, had
Ch., b. or bt. in Hing., as foll. : -
i. ELIJAH, Oct. 27, 1722.
ii. SUSANNA, July 5, 1724.
THAXTER.
1. THOMAS, first of the name in Hing., was granted a house-lot in 1638 near the "training field " at Hing. Centre. He afts. purchased of Capt. John Mason, who had removed to Windsor, Conn., the dw .-
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house and land which previously was Mr. Robert Peck's, and this deed of sale was acknowledged before Mr. Endecot 6 (6) 1647 (S. D., I. 83). The est. referred to was on Bachelor (Main) St., and included the spot upon which Joseph B. Thaxter, a lineal descendant, now re- sides. Two yrs. later he made sev. purchases of land at Broad Cove, and near Wey. river ; also in 1652, the dw .- house and land where his s. John afts. resided. The chris. name of his w. was Elizabeth. She outlived him, and m. secondly, Sept. 29, 1654, William Ripley, wid !. Surviving him, she m. thirdly, Jan. 28, 1657-58, John Dwight of Ded- ham, and d. 17 July, 1660. Thomas d. 4 Feb. 1653-54. " Linen- weaver." Freeman 18 May, 1642, and a deacon of the church. Re- sided on Main St., near the meeting-house of the First Parish. In Suff. rec's (II. 15) is a petition to the Court for a division of the est. of Thomas Thaxter late of Hing., who d. intestate, leaving a property valued at ££230.
The ch. of Thomas and Elizabeth, were -
2. i. JOHN, b. in Eng., 1626.
ii. ELIZABETH, 1629.
iii. THOMAS, 1632, d. 6 Jan. 1646-47.
iv. SARAH, 1635. m. Dec. 13, 1655, Thomas Thurston of Medfield.
v. DANIEL, 1638, d. 22 Apr. 1663.
3. vi. SAMUEL, b. in Hing. May 19, 1641.
2. JOHN 2 (Thomas 1), b. in Eng. 1626, m. in Hing. Dec. 4, 1648, Elizabeth, dau. of Nicholas and Mary Jacob. She was b. in Eng. 1632, and surviving him, m. secondly, March 23, 1690-91, Daniel Cushing, Esq., wid !. John d. 14 March, 1686-87, æt., as his gravestone says, 61 yrs. Was chosen lieut. in 1664, afts. capt. When serving against the Dutch at N. Y. he " was preferred for " (promotion ?) un- der orders from Cromwell. In 1680 he was in command of a troop of cavalry. Selectman in 1662, 1670, 1673, 1675, 1680, 1681, 1683, and 1685; representative at the General Court 1666. etc. Resided on North St., where now stands St. Paul's Catholic Church.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. JOHN, Dec. 4, 1651, d. soon.
ii. THOMAS, June 4, 1654. m. Dec. 31, 1696, Mrs. Lydia Logan of Boston ; her third m'ge. She was a dau. of John and Deborah (Austin) Coffin, and b. at Nantucket, June 1, 1669. Thomas d. without issue, 3 Sept. 1704, æt. 50 yrs. He was in active service under Capt. Church at Mar- tha's Vineyard and islands adjoining, and was kn. as "Captain." Select- man 1689, and 1702. Resided on North St., where stands St. Paul's Catholic Church.
iii. JOSEPH, June 1, 1656. Resided in Boston ; he had a w., Mary, but no ch.
iv. SAMUEL, Nov. 17, 1658, d. yonng.
v. ELIZABETH, Feb. 19, 1660-61. m. Dec. 8, 1680, Daniel Cushing, Jr.
vi. BENJAMIN, Feb. 4, 1662-63, d. unm., March, 1720-21, æt. 58 yrs.
4. vii. SAMUEL, Aug. 6, 1665.
viii. MARY, Aug. 19, 1667. m. (1) Nov. 28, 1688, Theophilus Cushing, and (2) Jan. 11, 1721-22, Capt. Joseph Herrick of Beverly, Mass.
ix. DEBORAH, Sept. 14, 1669. m. Oct. 17, 1687, Thomas Cushing of Scit. or Boston.
x. SARAH, Sept. 26, 1671. m. (1) Oct. 1, 1691, Nathaniel Holmes, and (2) March 18, 1713-14, John Cushing of Scit.
xi. DANIEL, Aug 1, 1675, d. 9 June, 1676.
xii. JONATHAN, Apr. 18, 1677.
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3. SAMUEL 2 (Thomas 1), b. in Hing. May 19, 1641. m. first, Dec. 19, 1666, Abigail Church, dau. of Richard and Elizabeth (Warren) Church. She was b. June 22, 1647, and d. 25 Dec. 1677, æt. 30 yrs. He m. secondly, June 13, 1678, Deborah Lincoln, dau. of Thomas (the cooper) and Avith, or Annes, (Lane) Lincoln (p. 3). She was b. in Hing. Aug. 3, 1645, and d. 7 Dec. 1694, æt. 49 yrs. He d. 27 May, 1725, æt. 84 yrs. "Cordwainer." Constable 1671. Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Abigail, were -
i. ABIGAIL, Sept. 29, 1667, d. 22 Oct. foll.
ii. SARAH, Nov. 16, 1668. m. March 25, 1691, Peter Dunbar.
iii. ABIGAIL, Nov. 18, 1670, d. 7 March foll.
5. iv. DAVID, Apr. 6, 1672.
v. MARY, May 16, 1674, d. 9 July foll.
vi. JOHN, July 27, 1675, d. 11 Aug. foll.
vii. SAMUEL, Apr. 23, 1677, d. 20 Oct. 1678.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Deborah, were -
viii. DEBORAH, July 24, 1679. m. Aug. 27, 1717, Joseph Beal, wid.
ix. SAMUEL, Feb. 19, 1681-82, d. 9 Dec. 1694.
X. ABIGAIL, Feb. 8, 1684-85. m. Feb. 25, 1730-31, Edward Ward, wid !..
4. SAMUEL 3 (John 2 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 6, 1665. m. Dec. 29, 1691, Hannah Gridley, perh. dau. of Tremble and Elizabeth Grid- ley of Boston, and b. Apr. 19, 1671. She d. in Hing. 26 Jan. 1756, æt. 85 yrs. He d. 13 Nov. 1740, æt. 75 yrs. The event is noticed on Hing. rec's as foll. : "Hon. Samuel Thaxter, late one of His Majesties Council and Colonel of this Regiment, being in the 76 yr of his age, dyed." Col. Thaxter was a man of marked ability, and one of Hing.'s most prominent and influential citizens ; magistrate; delegate to the General Court 1697, and from 1708 to 1712 inc., also from 1714 to 1718 inc .; an assistant, and otherwise distinguished in public trusts ; selectman 1695, 1705, 1706, and 1714. Resided on the paternal homestead, North St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ELIZABETH, Sept. 18, 1692. m. (1) Jan. 12, 1715-16, Capt. John Norton, and (2) Oct. 31, 1723, Hon. Benjamin Lincoln, wid! (p. 8).
6. ii. JOHN, Jan. 6, 1693-94.
7. iii. SAMUEL, Oct. 8, 1695.
iv. SARAH, -
5. DAVID 3 (Samuel 2 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 6, 1672. m. June 24, 1695, Alice Chubbuck, dau. of John and Martha (Beal) Chubbuck. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 14, 1671, and d. 9 July, 1745, æt. 74th yr. He d. 14 June, 1760, æt. 88 yrs. Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ALICE, May 6, 1698, d. unm. 23 May, 1777, æt. 79 yrs.
ii. MARTHA, Sept. 1, 1700, d. unm. 23 Apr. 1725, æt. 25th yr. 8. iii. DAVID, July 19, 1709.
6. JOHN 4 (Samuel 3 John 2 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 6, 1693-94. m. Jan. 15, 1718-19, Grace Stockbridge, dau. of Joseph and Margaret (Turner) Stockbridge of Pem. She was b. 1700, and surviving him,
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m. secondly, Jan. 25, 1740-41, Samuel Lincoln, wid! (II. 462). John d. 6 Apr. 1733, æt. 39 yrs. " Farmer." Resided on South St., opp. Thaxter's Bridge.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. HANNAH, Jan. 27, 1719-20. m. Apr. 24, 1738, Francis Barker.
9. ii. JOHN, Nov. 22, 1721.
10. iii. JOSEPH, Aug. 22, 1723. ^
iv. GRACE, July 18, 1725. m. Feb. 12, 1745-46, Henry Perkins of Boston. v. ELIZABETH, Dec. 29, 1727, d. 3 July, 1728.
vi. BENJAMIN, Apr. 29, 1729, d. 12 May foll.
11. vii. BENJAMIN, June 7, 1730.
viii. ELIZABETH, Sept. 6, 1732. m. May 14, 1752, George Lane.
7. SAMUEL 4 (Samuel & John 2 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 8, 1695. m. first, Jan. 3, 1721-22 (pub. Nov. 18, 1721), Sarah, dau. of John Marshall of Boston. She was b. Apr. 5, 1700, and d. in Hing. 26 July, 1727, æt. 27 yrs. He m. secondly, March 5, 1729-30, Mary Hawke, dau. of James and Mary (Gill) Hawke. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 13, 1711, and surviving him, m. secondly, Dec. 12, 1733, Rev. John Hancock of Braintree. (See Hawke, II. 294 and 295.) Samuel d. 4 Dec. 1732, æt. 37 yrs. He was grad. at Har. Coll. 1714, in the class with Nehemiah Hobart, Adam Cushing, Job Cushing, and Ebenezer Gay. " Gentleman." Resided on the paternal home- stead, North St.
Ch., all b. in Hing. by w. Sarah, were -
12. i. SAMUEL, Nov. 15, 1723.
ii. THOMAS, Jan. 11, 1724-25, d. 5 Nov. 1739.
iii. SARAH, March 12, 1725-26, d. 21 June, 1727.
8. DAVID 4 (David 3 Samuel 2 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. July 19, 1709. m. Nov. 29, 1739, Deborah Lincoln, dau. of Samuel and Ruth (Cush- ing) Lincoln (II. 462). She was b. in Hing. Feb. 11, 1717-18, and d. 24 May, 1769, æt. 51 yrs. He d. 2 Oct. 1791, æt. 82 yrs. "Farmer." Constable 1745. Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. DAVID, May 19, 1740, d. unm. 30 July, 1785, æt. 45 yrs.
13. ii. JONATHAN, Feb. 14, 1741-42.
iii. MARTHA, Feb. 12, 1743-44. m. Dec. 25, 1768, Benjamin Beal, Jr.
14. iv. JACOB, Jan. 18, 1746-47.
v. SETH, Apr. 28, 1748, d. 27 Jan. 1751-52.
vi. DEBORAH, Oct. 9, 1750, d. 16 Sept. 1751. vii. DEBORAH, Aug. 16, 1752. m. Nov. 18, 1773, Capt. James Todd.
15. viii. SETH, May 25, 1755. ix. LABAN, Aug. 26, 1757. In 1776 and 1777 he served on board the armed brig " Hazard," commanded by Simeon Sampson.
16. X. DANIEL, Oct. 19, 1760.
9. JOHN 5 (John 4 Samuel & John 2 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. Nov. 22, 1721. m. Feb. 24, 1743-44, Anna Quincy, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Norton) Quincy of Braintree, Mass. She d. in Hing. 8 May, 1799, æt. 80th yr. He d. 6 Oct. 1802, æt. S1st yr. Was grad. at Har. Coll. 1741; constable 1743; selectman 1746, and 1749; town-treasurer many yrs. ; also in 1772 a delegate. "Farmer; " and colonel of a regiment. Resided on the paternal homestead, South St.
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Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. JOHN, Nov. 30, 1745, d. 22 Jan. foll.
ii. CELIA, Oct. 21, 1749, d. unm. 15 March, 1829, æt. 79 yrs.
iii. HANNAH, July 5, 1751, d. unm. 6 Dec. 1807.
iv. ELIZABETH, Oct. 12, 1753, d. unm. 13 March, 1824.
v. JOHN, July 5, 1755. Har. Coll. 1774 ; Dep. Sec. to Congress in 1776, and Priv. Sec. with Mr. Adams in Eng., etc. "Lawyer." Settled at Haver- hill, where he d. 6 July, 1792, æt. 37 yrs.
vi. JOANNA QUINCY, Feb. 10, 1757. m. Apr. 9, 1780, Thomas Loring, Jr.
vii. ANNA, July 28, 1758. m. Aug. 27, 1786, Thomas Thaxter (19).
viii. LUCY, May 16, 1760. m. March 8, 1785, John Cushing.
17. ix. QUINCY, March 28, 1762.
10. JOSEPH5 (John 4 Samuel 3 John 2 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 22, 1723. m. Dec. 8, 1742, Mary Leavitt, dau. of Hezekiah and Mary (Beal) Leavitt. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 3, 1724, and d. 30 July, 1790, æt. 66th yr. He d. 12 Oct. 1808, æt. 85 yrs. "Farmer." Constable in 1745; selectman 1752 to 1764 inc .; also deacon of the Church of the First Parish. Was styled "Captain." Resided on North St., near Hobart's Bridge.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were-
i. JOSEPH, Apr. 23, 1744. Was grad. at Har. Coll. 1768. Chaplain in the army, and present at the battle of Bunker Hill. He settled in the ministry at Edgartown, and d. there 18 July, 1827, æt. 83 yrs.
ii. LEAVITT, Feb. 28, 1745-46, d. 6 June, 1752.
iii. JOSHUA, Aug. 1747, d. 21 Sept. foll.
18. iv. JOSHUA, March 10, 1748-49. v. CALEB, Apr. 18, 1751, d. unm., 12 Nov. 1828, æt. 77 yrs.
vi. MARY, Apr. 8, 1753, d. in two weeks.
vii. LEAVITT, Sept. 28, 1754.
viii. MARY, Oct. 6, 1756. m. Nov. 19, 1781, William Tidmarsh.
ix. HANNAH, Sept. 20, 1759, d. 12 June, 1781.
X. SARAH, Nov. 30, 1761. m. Dec. 6, 1781, David Andrews.
xi. CHLOE, Sept. 15, 1765, d. 8 Oct. foll.
11. BENJAMIN 5 (John 4 Samuel 3 John 2 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. June 7, 1730. m. Nov. 8, 1750, Susanna Joy, dau. of Thomas and Desire (Beal) Joy. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 7, 1732, and d. 31 Jan. 1810, æt. 77 yrs. He d. 4 July, 1805, æt. 75 yrs. "Farmer." Constable in 1759. Resided on Main St., nearly opp. the meeting-house of the First Parish.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. GRACE, Feb. 16, 1751-52. m. Apr. 5, 1770, Solomon Blake.
ii. BENJAMIN, Dec. 15, 1753, d. 21 June, 1754.
iii. SUSANNA, b. and bt. July 13, 1755. m. Oct. 17, 1779, Joshua Barker, Jr.
iv. BENJAMIN, March 21, 1758. Settled at Worcester, Mass. He was the fa. of Benjamin, who was of the firm of Rice and Thaxter, merchants, of Boston.
19. v. THOMAS, July 21, 1760.
20. vi. FRANCIS, Dec. 12, 1763.
vii. CHRISTIANA, Dec. 2, 1766. m. Dec. 20, 1787, John Cushing, widr.
viii. DESIRE, March 25, 1770. m. Nov. 2, 1794, Levi Lincoln, Jr., M.D. (II. 483).
ix. MARTIN, Apr. 11, 1773, d. 22 Sept. 1776.
12. SAMUEL 5 (Samuel 4-3 John 2 Thomas1), b. in Hing. Nov. 15, 1723. m. Aug. 18, 1743, Abigail Smith, dau. of Samuel and Bethia (Chipman) Smith of Sandwich, Mass. She was b. Dec. 16, 1722, and
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d. in Hing. 21 Aug. 1807, æt. 85th yr. He d. at Bridgewater, 6 Aug. 1771, æt. 48 yrs. Was grad. at Har. Coll. 1743. "Trader," and kn. as " Major;" was an officer in the war between the English and the French and Indians, and was present at the massacre after the capit- ulation of Fort William Henry, in 1757, from which he fortunately escaped. Resided on the paternal homestead, North St., until he removed to Bridgewater.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
21, i. SAMUEL, May 17, 1744.
ii. SARAH, Oct. 5, 1746. m. (1) Duncan McBean, a planter from one of the W. I. Islands ; and (2) Capt. John Pullen of Boston. She m. (3) Isaac Reed of Ab'n, and d. at Ab'n.
22. iii. THOMAS, Aug. 25, 1748.
iv. HENRY, July 28, 1750, d. 29 Jan. 1751-52.
v. MARY, Apr. 5, 1752. m. Nov. 23, 1769, Joshua Otis, Jr.
23. vi. HENRY, Feb. 16, 1754.
vii. GRIDLEY, Apr. 9, 1756. m. July 13, 1783, Sarah, dau. of Gen'l Benjamin Lincoln (p. 10). "Physician." Removed in 1780 to Ab'n. Dr. Gridley Thaxter received a pension under the Act of March 18, 1818, for services rendered during the War of the Revolution.
viii. EZEKIEL, May 15, 1758. " Physician ;" went to Nova Scotia, was afts. surgeon on board of a privateer.
ix. MARSHALL, March 14, 1760. "Tanner." He d. at Machias, Me., 28 Feb. 1835, æt. 75th yr.
x. WILLIAM, Apr. 15, 1762. Removed to the State of Maine.
xi. ABIGAIL, Apr. 8, 1764, d. at Ab'n, unm., 27 Nov. 1845, æt. 81 yrs.
13. JONATHAN 5 (David 4-3 Samuel 2 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 14, 1741-42. m. Apr. 2, 1767, Bethia Lincoln, dau. of Enoch and Ra- chel (Fearing) Lincoln (II. 466). She was b. in Hing. Sept. 28, 1746, and d. 29 Dec. 1831, æt. 85 yrs. He d. 2 Sept. 1831, æt. 90th yr. " Housewright ;" was in active service as "artificer " in the War of the Revolution. Resided on South St., where Rufus Lane now resides.
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