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Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ABIGAIL, May 13, 1681. m. - Hollis.
ii. NATHANIEL, Sept. 12, 1683, d. 24 Nov. 1700.
iii. DEBORAH, Feb. 14, 1684-85. m. Oct. 13, 1708, Robert Corthell.
iv. BENJAMIN, Sept. 2, 1686. m., and resided at Scit., near Accord Pond. Of his ch., James, b. ab. 1722, m. in Hing. Jan. 16, 1745-46, Mary Day, dau. of James and Mary (Sherlock) Day. Their dau. Margaret m. in Hing. Oct. 23, 1766, Jonathan Hersey, and d. 13 June, 1777.
v. CHRISTIAN, March 16, 1687-88. m. (pub. Dec. 1, 1716) Samuel Pratt of Wey.
vi. SARAH, Dec. 18, 1689. m. Apr. 19, 1716, Benjamin Whiton. vii. JAEL, Oct. 26, 1691. m. Feb. 16, 1715-16, Richard Stubbs of Hull.
12. viii. THOMAS, June 27, 1693.
ix. HANNAH, March 14, 1694-95. m. Nov. 21, 1728, Nathaniel Garnet. 13. x. PETER, July 17, 1697.
xi. AMBROSE, Jan. 6, 1699-1700. Was for sev. yrs. a resident of Hull, where by w. Mary he had ch .: 1. Joseph, Sept. 5, 1723. 2. Ambrose, Nov. 11, 1725. 3. Jonathan, March 4, 1728.
6. SAMUEL 2 (John1), bt. in Hing. Jan. 26, 1661-62. m. first, Dec. 14, 1683, Silence Damon, dau. of John and Catherine (Merritt) Damon of Scit. She was b. at Scit., 1663, and d. in Hing. 15 Nov. 1702, æt. 39 yrs. He m. secondly, Jan. 20, 1703-4, Deborah Howard, dau. of Daniel and Deborah (Pitts) Howard. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 24, 1672, and d. 30 Jan. 1741-42, æt. 69 yrs. Her will, dated 4 Jan. 1741-42, was proved 23 March foll. Samuel d. 21 March, 1723-24, æt. 62 yrs. In his will of March 14, 1723-24, mentions and provides for
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his four sons and six dau's ; gives to gr. ch. Elijah, Abigail, and Mar- tha Whiton ; also to w. Deborah, stipulating that " if she shall marry again, she shall have £100 out of my estate." "Cooper." Constable 1704; selectman 1708 and 1716. Resided at So. Hing.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Silence, were -
i. SILENCE, Aug. 27, 1684. m. Apr. 23, 1707, William Sprague, Jr.
ii. MARGARET, March 18, 1686-87. m. (pub. March 11, 1711-12) Samuel Whiton.
14. iii. SAMUEL, bt. Dec. 15, 1689.
iv. RUTH, bt. July 13, 1691. m. Feb. 4, 1712-13, Samuel Garnet.
v. MARTHA, July 20, 1693. m. Dec. 10, 1713, Joseph Whiton.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Deborah, were -
15. vi. DANIEL, Nov. 22, 1704.
vii. SARAH, 1706, birth not recorded, d. 5 Oct. 1727, æt. 22d yr.
viii. ANNA, 1708, birth not recorded. m. Feb. 1, 1727-28, Peter Tower (No. 13).
ix. JOSHUA, Feb. 10, 1709-10. m. Aug. 30, 1731, Jerusha, dau, of James Sprague.
16. x. JOSEPH, Aug. 28, 1712.
xi. DEBORAH, mentioned in her fa.'s and mother's wills, prob. d. unm. (see No. 13).
7. RICHARD 3 (Ibrook 2 John 1), b. in Hing. July 20, 1669. m. Abi- gail Farrow, dau. of John and Mary (Hilliard) Farrow. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 27, 1669-70, and surviving him, m. secondly (pub. Oct. 13, 1711), Francis Horswell, wid!, whom she survived. For her third hus. she m. Nov. 23, 1719, John Orcutt, wid !. Richard d. 21 Dec. 1702, æt. 33 yrs. Mrs. Abigail Tower, his wid., was appointed adm'x. Inv. taken 21 Jan. 1702-3, and appraised at £248 5s. 4d.
Ch., all b. in Hing. were -
i. ABIGAIL, March 14, 1693-94. m. (pub. Sept. 26, 1713) Prince Joy.
ii. RACHEL, Feb. 24, 1696-97. m. (pub. June 29, 1717) John Stephenson.
17. iii. ELISHA, May 22, 1700.
iv. OBADIAH, March 31, 1702.
V. RICHARD, Sept. 6, 1703.
8. JOHN 3 (Ibrook 2 John 1), b. in Hing. March 21, 1672-73. m. Jan. 15, 1695-96, Hester, dau. of Cornelius and Anna Canterbury or Cantleburry. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 19, 1671, and d. 25 Dec. 1729, æt. 58 yrs. He d. intestate, 9 Dec. 1711, æt. 39th yr. Apr. 23, 1712, permission was granted unto wid. Hester Tower to adm. upon the est. of her late hus. John Tower, "boatman and weaver." Inv. £171 12s. 10d. Resided in the sec. pre. In 1730 John Jacob was appointed to adm. upon the estate of Esther Tower late of Hing. wid., deceased, and in his account, presented and sworn to 23 Jan. 1734-35, it is shown among the items of expense that he paid for Mary Tower's funeral charges, for coffin, for 11 prs. of gloves, for 4 galls. wine, etc.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
18. i. JOHN, Jan. 21, 1696-97.
ii. HESTER, Sept. 2, 1698, d. 9 May, 1700.
iii. ESTHER, Sept. 22, 1700. m. Sept. 7, 1724, John Marble.
19. iv. CORNELIUS, Feb. 15, 1701-2. v. MARTHA, Jan. 14, 1703-4. m. July 8, 1733, John Prichart, or Pritchard.
vi. ELIZABETH, Sept. 18, 1705.
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vii. MARY, July 21, 1707, d. unm., 17 Aug. 1730.
viii. NEHEMIAH, March 8, 1708-9. "Shipwright." d. before 1750.
ix. ANNA, -. In the division of her fa.'s est. 13 Apr. 1736, presented 4 May foll. she is called Ann Tower. She m. Nov. 6, 1737, John Harden, or Harding, of Eastham.
9. HEZEKIAH 3 (Ibrook 2 John 1), bt. in Hing. Oct. 2, 1681. m. Jan. 13, 1703-4, Elizabeth Whiton, dau. of Matthew and Deborah (Pitts) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. March 31, 1684. Hezekiah was by occupation " cooper." Resided in the sec. pre.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. ELIZABETH, June 11, 1705. m. June 28, 1728, John Burbank.
ii. SUSANNA, Apr. 16, 1707. m. (1) Aug. 1, 1734, Ray Sutton of Scit. ; and (2) Nov. 22, 1739, Chasling Worrick, wid ..
20. iii. DAVID, Aug. 28, 1709. iv. LYDIA, May 1, 1713. m. May 1, 1735, George Vickery of Hull. v. RUTH, Oct. 28, 1717, d. unm. -
10. DANIEL 3 (Ibrook 2 John 1), bt. in Hing. July 24, 1692. m. first (pub. Feb. 25, 1715-16), Sarah Lincoln, dau. of Mordecai and Sarah (Jones) Lincoln (II. 461). She was b. at Scit. July 29, 1694, and d. 7 July, 1754, æt. 60th yr. He afts. took a second w., whose chris. name was Persis. In his will of Aug. 1, 1771, proved 10 March, 1774, gives to s. "Daniel, dwelling house and land in the first division of Conahasset upland." To s. Job "dwelling house and land where he now resides," also other land adjoining. " Farmer." Constable 1719. Resided in the sec. pre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, were -
i. SARAH, June 24, 1717. m. Aug. 29, 1734, John Whitcomb of Scit.
21. ii. DANIEL, June 23, 1720.
iii. ABRAHAM, Jan. 31, 1722-23, d. 9 May, 1736.
22. iv. JOB, Sept. 8, 1726.
v. MORDECAI, Aug. 6, 1729, d. 10 June, 1736.
vi. THANKFUL, bt. Sept. 10, 1732, d. 2 May, 1733.
vii. THANKFUL, Oct. 2, 1734, d. 18 Oct. 1743.
11. JEREMIAH 3 (Jeremiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 19, 1671. m. Jan. 3, 1698-99, Hannah Hobart, dau. of John and Hannah (Burr) Hobart. She was b. in Hing. July 20, 1674. Jeremiah d. 20 Apr. 1743, æt. 72d yr. Will dated 8 Feb. 1738, proved 18 May, 1743. Constable 1729. Resided on Main St., So. Hing.
. Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ELIZABETH, Sept. 1, 1699. m. Oct. 6, 1729, Samuel Tower, wid! (14).
23. ii. PETER, Sept. 14, 1701.
iii. HANNAH, Apr. 11, 1705. m. (pub. March 22, 1728-29), Jonathan Dunbar. iv. ROWLAND, Nov. 29, 1707, d. 31 Jan. 1723-24.
12. THOMAS 3 (Benjamin 2 John 1), b. in Hing. June 27, 1693. m. first (pub. Dec. 21, 1717), Elizabeth Woodward. She d. 13 Apr. 1740, æt. 47 yrs. He m. secondly, July 11, 1745, Mrs. Dorothy (Cobb) Groce, wid. of Isaac Groce, and dau. of Richard and Esther (Bates) Cobb. She was b. ab. 1701. Thomas d. 12 July, 1768, æt. 75 yrs. "Mariner." Resided in the sec. pre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Elizabeth, were -
24. i. NATHANIEL, March 13, 1718-19.
25. ii. SHADRACK, Feb. 5, 1720-21.
iii. ELIZABETH, July 30, 1723.
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26. iv. THOMAS, July 26, 1725.
v. LYDIA, bt. Jan. 4, 1729-30.
vi. BETHIA, bt. Aug. 2, 1730. d. 1 Dec., 1730.
vii. ELIJAH, bt. July 22, 1733.
13. PETER 3 (Benjamin 2 John 1), b. in Hing. July 17, 1697. m. Feb. 1, 1727-28, Anna Tower, his cousin, dau. of Samuel and Deborah (Howard) Tower (No. 6). She was b. ab. 1708, and d. 6 Sept. 1801, æt. 94 yrs. He d. 19 Apr. 1781, æt. 84th yr. In his will of 19 Oct. 1769, proved 25 Apr. 1781, gives to s. Isaiah "the land where he now lives to the eastward of the burying yard, except where the apple trees stand." To s. Laban land at Ab'n or Han .; and "to sister Deborah Tower [his w.'s sister ] a living in the old part of my house during the widowhood of my wife." "Cooper." Resided on the ancestral homestead, Main St., near Tower's Bridge.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. SAMUEL, March 17, 1728-29. m. Feb. 12, 1761, Hannah Collamore of Scit. Was constable 1761, and by occupation " cooper." He removed to Worthington, Mass., where he d. 1811, æt. 82 yrs. Ch., Samuel, 1761, d. 1807; Anna, 1763; Jesse, Shubal, Hannah, Obadiah, and Peter.
ii. RICHARD, Sept. 2, 1730, d. next day.
27. iii. ISAIAH, Sept. 2, 1731.
iv. JOSHUA, Apr. 25, 1733. m. Jan. 30, 1776, Lucy, dau. of Solomon Dun- bar, and d. 30 Sept. 1810, æt. 77 yrs. Joshua was constable 1766, and captain of a military company in active service during the War of the . Revolution.
V. JEREMIAH, bt. March 26, 1738, d. soon.
vi. JESSE, bt. Nov. 25, 1739, d. 20 Feb. 1744-45.
vii. JESSE, bt. Dec. 1, 1745, d. 30 Oct. 1751.
viii. STEPHEN, bt. Aug. 26, 1750.
28. ix. LABAN, Aug. 3, 1751.
14. SAMUEL 3 (Samuel 2 John1), bt. in Hing. Dec. 15, 1689. m. Nov. 26, 1719, Lydia Whiton, dau. of Matthew and Deborah (Pitts) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 2, 1693, and d. 3 Oct. 1727, æt. 34 yrs. He m. secondly, Oct. 6, 1729, Elizabeth Tower, dau. of Jere- miah and Hannah (Hobart) Tower (11). She was b. in Hing. Sept. 1, 1699, and d. 5 Sept. 1747, æt. 48 yrs. He d. 18 March, 1733-34, æt. 44 yrs. May 1, 1734, Mrs. Elizabeth Tower and John Lewis were appointed to adm. upon the est. of Samuel Tower, " cooper," late of Hing., deceased.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. SAMUEL, Oct. 11, 1720, d. 28 May, 1721.
ii. MATTHEW, July 11, 1722. m. May 15, 1745, Lydia Wilder, dau. of Ephraim and Mary (Lane) Wilder. She was b. Nov. 24, 1725. Matthew went to Abn., and d. ab. 1749. His wid. m. Joseph Richards.
iii. SILENCE, Sept. 19, 1724. m. June 5, 1753, Israel Lasell, Jr.
iv. LYDIA, Sept. 26, 1727.
v. ELIJAH, Feb. 26, 1729-30.
15. DANIEL 3 (Samuel 2 John1), b. in Hing. Nov. 22, 1704. m. Jan. 20, 1736-37, Silence, dau. of Edmund and Martha Groce. She was b. in Hing. 1714, and d. 5 May, 1798, æt. 84 yrs. Daniel was by occupation " set-work cooper." Resided on Main, near Hobart St. Ch., b. in Hing., were -
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i. ALICE, Dec. 5, 1737. m. Oct. 1, 1767, Jacob Sprague.
ii. RACHEL, Jan. 12, 1741-42. m. June 6, 1761, Benjamin Ward.
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16. JOSEPH 3 (Samuel 2 John1), b. in Hing. Aug. 28, 1712. m. Deborah Taylor. She d. in Hing. a wid. 12 Feb. 1806, æt. ab. 85 yrs. Joseph was a "cooper." He resided on Main St., near Tower's Bridge.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. JOSEPH, March 22, 1741, d. 12 Apr. foll.
ii. DESIRE, Oct. 24, 1742. m. Dec. 14, 1780, David Farrow, and d. 15 Dec. 1815, æt. 73 yrs. Town rec's say 71 yrs. (?).
iii. JOSEPH, July 28, 1745. m. July 30, 1767, Sarah, dau. of Jonathan Hersey. They removed to Worthington, Mass., and had ch. Abner, Sarah, Pirum(?), and perh. others.
iv. RACHEL, 1756. in. May 16, 1779, Amos Dunbar.
17. ELISHA 4 (Richard 3 Ibrook 2 John 1), was b. in Hing. May 22, 1700. The chris. name of his first w., whom he m. Dec. 8, 1723, was Abigail. She d., and he m. secondly, Sept. 18, 1760, Mrs. Esther (Cobb) Tower, wid. of John Tower (18), and dau. of Richard and Esther Cobb. In 1749 Elisha conveyed his house and land near the meeting-house to Aaron Pratt. He was by occupation " blacksmith." Constable 1742. Resided in the sec. pre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Abigail, were -
i. OBADIAH, Feb. 25, 1724-25, d. in eight dys.
ii. LYDIA, May 14, 1726. m. Oct. 1, 1747, Joseph Dawson, or Dorson.
29. iii. ELISHA, June 30, 1728.
iv. ABIGAIL, Aug. 5, 1730. in. Apr. 1, 1754, Oliver Prichard, or Pritchard. v. OBADIAH, Feb. 3, 1732-33.
vi. RICHARD, March 3, 1734-35. " Mariner.'
vii. DESIRE, Aug. 20, 1737, d. 22 May, 1759.
viii. JETHRO, Aug. 12, 1740. m. Sept. 16, 1765, Margaret, dan. of Isaac and Dorothy (Cobb) Groce. She d. 5 Oct. 1792, æt. as her gravestone says, 50 yrs.
ix. SILVANUS, Aug. 12, 1740. On March 30, 1763, Jesse Stephenson of Hing. "mariner," was appointed to adm. upon the est. of Silvanus Tower, late of Hing., " mariner," deceased. Date of inv. 12 Apr. foll.
18. JOHN 4 (John 3 Ibrook 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 21, 1696-97. m. Jan. 2, 1722-23, Esther, dau. of Richard and Esther (Bate) Cobb. She was b. in Hing. ab. 1698, and surviving him, m. secondly, Sept. 18, 1760, Elisha Tower, wid! (17). John was by occupation "mari- ner." Resided in the sec. pre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. SUSANNA, March 11, 1723-24.
ii. JOHN, Dec. 20, 1725. Was taxed in the sec. pre., 1768, for money at in- terest. He d. unm. ab. 1809. The inv. of his estate inc. one half a dwelling and barn in common with John Wheelwright.
iii. SILENCE, June 9, 1728. m. Sept. 27, 1759, John Wheelwright.
iv. MICAH, June 23, 1731.
30. v. RICHARD, Sept. 10, 1733.
vi. MARY, bt. Nov. 13, 1737.
vii. PHEBE, bt. July 2, 1739.
viii. MERCY,
ix. EUNICE, Dec. 1, 1744. m. Apr. 7, 1779, Noah Marble.
REUBEN, June 3, 1747.
19. CORNELIUS 4 (John 8 Ibrook 2 John 1) b. in Hing. Feb. 15, 1701-2, was one of the Hing. soldiers at Halifax in 1759. The chris. name of his w. whom he m. Oct. 12, 1731, was Hannah. They resided in the sec. pre.
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Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. NEHEMIAH, Oct. 15, 1732, d. 23 Jan. 1735-36.
ii. ELKANAH, Sept. 3, 1734.
iii. HANNAH, Sept. 16, 1736. m. Nov. 24, 1762, Richard Tower (30).
iv. SILENCE, Oct. 24, 1738. m. May 14, 1761, Isaac Groce.
31. v. ISAAC, bt. Jan. 13, 1744-45.
vi. CORNELIUS, bt. March 17, 1750-51.
vii. BENJAMIN, bt. July 7, 1754.
NOTE. - In Oct. 1732, Cornelius Tower's house was destroyed by fire. (Record of Rev. Nehemiah Hobart.)
20. DAVID 4 (Hezekiah 3 Ibrook 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 28, 1709. m. first, Dec. 17, 1730, Susanna, dau. of Joshua and Hannah Tucker. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 12, 1710, and d. -. He m. secondly, Aug. 30, 1763, Mrs. Joanna (Leavitt) Leavitt, wid. of Abraham Leavitt, and dau. of John and Joanna (Bisbee) Leavitt. She was bt. in Hing. Aug. 2, 1719. May 9, 1766, Joshua Burr, Hawkes Fearing, and Ben- jamin Jones were appointed to make a just and equal division of the est. of David Tower, late of Hing., deceased.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Susanna, were -
i. HANNAH, Feb. 14, 1731-32. m. Jan. 18, 1749-50, Smith Woodward.
ii. A SON, March 7, 1732-33, d. next day.
iii. SUSANNA, May 15, 1734. m. Dec. 11, 1755, David Marble.
iv. MARY, bt. Jan. 2, 1736-37. m. July 22, 1787, Jacob Beal, wid!, and d. at Plainfield, Vt.
PHŒBE, bt. July 2, 1739.
32. vi. ABNER, Apr. 17, 1741.
vii. LYDIA, Dec. 31, 1744.
viii. RACHEL, July 31, 1746. m. Dec. 17, 1767, Matthew Stodder.
ix. EPHRAIM, Sept. 21, 1750, d. 5 Oct. 1754.
x. DAVID, Nov. 16, 1752, d. 25 Jan. 1755.
21. DANIEL 4 (Daniel & Ibrook 2 John 1), b. in Hing. June 23, 1720. m. Jan. 5, 1740-41, Bethia Nichols, dau. of Roger and Bethia (Wins- low) Nichols. She was b. in Hing. May 12, 1724. Constable 1751. Resided in the sec. pre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ABRAHAM, Sept. 27, 1741, d. soon.
ii. SARAH, May 30, 1743. m. Dec. 8, 1763, James Cushing, Jr., of Scit.
iii. MORDECAI, May 24, 1745.
iv. BETHIA, Apr. 20, 1747. m. March 14, 1765, John Pratt, and d. 17 Dec. 1766, æt. 20th yr.
v. DANIEL, Oct. 5, 1749, d. young.
vi. ABRAHAM, Apr. 18, 1752. m. (1) Aug. 30, 1789, Elizabeth Kent, and (2) Oct. 18, 1800, Hannah Kent. He was the fa. of Abraham Hobart Tower, late of Coh., deceased, who left a s., Abraham H., and a grand s. Abraham H.
vii. ISAAC, Apr. 18, 1752. m. June 12, 1777, Betty Stodder.
viii. SAMUEL, Apr. 30, 1753. m. Oct. 2, 1775, Rebecca, dau. of Jazanialı Nichols.
ix. LEVI, July 26, 1756. m. (1) Feb. 20, 1775, Priscilla, dau. of Thomas Nichols. She d. 3 May, 1796, and he m. (2) May 7, 1799, Mrs. Ruth (Beal) Stodder, wid. of Zenas Stodder (p. 200). His third w., whom he m. March 29, 1818, was Mrs. Rebecca (Lincoln) Pike (11. 467). Capt. Levi Tower of Coh. d. 12 Aug. 1823, æt. 67 yrs.
X. PERSIS, Aug. 1, 1759. m. (1) Nov. 23, 1775, Allen Lincoln (II. 467), and (2) May 21, 1786, Capt. James Hall.
xi. MARY, bt. June 21, 1761, d. soon.
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xii. MARY, bt. May 20, 1764.
xiii. BETHIA, bt. Jan. 24, 1768. m. Aug. 10, 1788, John Lothrop.
xiv. DANIEL, bt. Nov. 10, 1771.
22. JOB 4 (Daniel 3 Ibrook 2 John1), b. in Hing. Sept. 8, 1726, was m. twice. His sec. w. was Mary Pratt, dau. of Aaron and Mary (Whit- comb) Pratt. Job was by occupation " farmer." Constable 1763; captain of a military company in active service in the War of the Revolution, and a man of prominence in local affairs. Est. settled 1794. Resided in the sec. pre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. MERIEL, bt. Dec. 2, 1750, d. soon.
ii. MOLLY, Feb. 3, 1753. m. Dec. 22, 1777, Peter Nichols.
iii. THANKFUL, July 25, 1755. m. Jan. 22, 1775, Lot Nichols.
iv. OBADIAH, Oct. 17, 1757.
v. MARGARET, Dec. 24, 1759, d. soon.
vi. MERIEL, bt. Nov. 28, 1762. m. Aug. 21, 1782, Asa Souther.
vii. MARGARET, bt. Nov. 17, 1765.
viii. SARAH, bt. Oct. 28, 1770. m. Aug. 12, 1787, Theophilus Bates.
ix. BETSEY, bt. Oct. 28, 1770. m. Apr. 30, 1790, Thomas Bourne, Jr, wid !.
23. PETER 4 (Jeremiah 3-2 John1), b. in Hing. Sept. 14, 1701. m. May 11, 1727, Patience Garnet, or Gardner, dau. of Stephen and Sarah (Warren) Garnet. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 3, 1703. Peter d. 21 Apr. 1768, æt. 67th yr., and Peter, the oldest s., was appointed to adın. upon his fa.'s est. "Cooper." Resided at So. Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
33. i. PETER, Jan. 12, 1728-29.
ii. PATIENCE, Dec. 13, 1730. m. Zechariah Bicknell of Wey.
iii. SARAH, Apr. 20, 1732. m. Jan. 1, 1749-50, Abraham Bates of Wey.
iv. HANNAH, Dec. 19, 1734, d. in 4 dys.
v. HANNAH, March 27, 1736. m. Benjamin Bieknell, and d. before her fa.
34. vi. MALACHI, March 4, 1737-38.
vii. MARY, Feb. 17, 1739-40. m. March 6, 1760, Jacob Lovell of Wey. viii. LUCY, Feb. 17, 1741-42. m. Nov. 27, 1760, Josiah Lane.
24. NATHANIEL 4 (Thomas & Benjamin 2 John 1), b. in Hing. March 13, 1718-19. m. July 31, 1740, Sarah Teague, dau. of Daniel and Sarah (Pray) Teague. She was b. in Hing. June 9, 1722. Nathaniel d. 6 Sept. 1767, æt. 48 yrs.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. SARAH, Apr. 22, 1742. m. Nov. 4, 1762, George L. French.
35. ii. NATHANIEL, Oct. 7, 1744.
36. iii. AMBROSE, Jan. 31, 1745-46.
iv. BETTE, or BETTY, Feb. 18, 1760. m. March 13, 1777, Ezra Gardner.
25. SHADRACK 4 (Thomas 3 Benjamin 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 5, 1720-21. m. May 16, 1744, Ruth Cobb, dan. of Richard and Ruth (Beal) Cobb. She was b. in Hing. May 14, 1719, and d. 31 March, 1770, æt. 51st yr. He d. 1760, æt. 39 yrs. Ruth, widow of Shadrack Tower, survived him, and m. (2) May 29, 1768, Ebenezer Brown.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. KEZIA, March 31, 1745, d. of small-pox, 9 Jan. 1761.
ii. RICHARD COBB, Nov. 8, 1746.
iii. MOSES, May 18, 1748, d. 21 Nov. 1757.
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37. iv. MARTIN, June 10, 1750.
V. ELIZABETH, May 9, 1752.
vi. THOMAS GROCE, Aug. 12, 1754.
vii. RUTH, Nov. 27, 1757.
26. THOMAS 4 (Thomas 3 Benjamin 2 John 1), b. in Hing. July 26, 1725. m. Nov. 21, 1749, Ruth Teague, dau. of Daniel and Sarah (Pray) Teague. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 24, 1727-28. Their
Ch., bt. in Hing. sec. pre., were -
i. LYDIA, Sept. 10, 1758.
ii. LUCY, Sept. 10, 1758.
27. ISAIAH 4 (Peter 3 Benjamin 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 2, 1731. m. Dec. 18, 1760, Lydia Gill, dau. of Samuel and Rebecca (Leavitt) Gill. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 1, 1738, and d. 27 Feb. 1815, æt. 76 yrs. Isaiah d. 2 Feb. 1811, æt. 80th yr. "Cooper and trader." Con- stable 1769. Resided on High, corner of Main St., in the house erected by him, which still remains in this locality.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. LYDIA, May 26, 1761. m. Oct. 29, 1780, Elisha Beal.
38. ii. ISAIAH, Apr. 12, 1766.
iii. CELIA, May 27, 1772, d. 21 Aug. 1775.
28. LABAN4 (Peter 3 Benjamin 2 John1), b. in Hing. Aug. 3, 1751. m. Esther Cushing of Wey. She d. in Hing. May, 1828, æt. 71 yrs. He d. 30 July, 1824, æt. 73d yr. " Cooper and farmer." He also was gifted in music, both vocal and instrumental, and for a number of yrs. was chorister at the church in So. Hing. Resided on the ancestral homestead, Main St., near Tower's Bridge.
Ch., b. in Hing., were-
i. GRACE, July 23, 1777. m. July 3, 1796, Jotham Jacobs.
ii. LUCY, May 19, 1780.
29. ELISHA 5 (Elisha 4 Richard 3 Ibrook 2 John 1), b. in Hing. June 30, 1728. m. first, May 10, 1750, Hannah. dau. of Benjamin Rotch of Boston. She d. in Hing. 28 June, 1755. He m. secondly, July 30, 1759, Deborah Egre, dau. of Deming and Rachel (Thorn) Egre. She was b. in Hing. May 3, 1730. Resided in the sec. pre.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Hannah, -
i. RUFUS, Nov. 31, 1751.
ii. LURANA, May 30, 1754.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Deborah, -
iii. ISAIAH, March 29, 1760. iv. DEBORAH, Nov. 9, 1761. v. LUCY, Jan. 13, 1764.
vi. SILVANUS, Feb. 25, 1766.
30. RICHARD 5 (John 4-3 Ibrook 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 10, 1733. m. Nov. 24, 1762, Hannah, dau. of Cornelius and Hannah Tower (19). She was b. in Hing. Sept. 16, 1736. "Mariner." Resided in the sec. pre.
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Ch., bt. in Hing. and Coh., were -
i. EUNICE, June 3, 1764.
ii. REBECCA, July 26, 1767.
iii. SUSANNA, June 17, 1770.
iv. MICAH, June 28, 1772.
v. HANNAH, June 26, 1774.
vi. SILENCE, Apr. 13, 1777.
31. ISAAC 5 (Cornelius 4 John 3 Ibrook 2 John 1), bt. in Hing. Jan. 13, 1744-45. m. Jan. 9, 1770, Mary Sprague, dau. of John and Margaret (Webb) Sprague. She was b. in Hing. June 14, 1752.
Ch., bt. in Coh., were -
i. CORNELIUS, July 5, 1772.
ii. ELKANAH, Oct. 31, 1773.
iii. ISAAC WEBB, Sept. 10, 1775.
32. ABNER 5 (David 4 Hezekiah 3 Ibrook ? John 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 17, 1741. m. Apr. 20, 1762, Lydia Worrick, dau. of Chasling and Susanna (Tower) Worrick. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 17, 1742. Their
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. EPHRAIM, Jan. 11, 1763.
33. PETER 5 (Peter 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 12, 1728- 29. m. Nov. 25, 1746, Deborah Stowell, dau. of John and Deborah (Garnet) Stowell. She was b. in Hing., Sept. 28, 1726. This family removed to Cummington, Mass.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. LEAH, Nov. 14, 1747. m. Oct. 18, 1770, Nathaniel Tower (No. 35).
ii. SARAH, Apr. 27, 1750. m. Sept. 13, 1770, Abner Bates (II. 43).
iii. LYDIA, Apr. 27, 1752. m. Jan. 6, 1772, Bela Cushing of Wey.
iv. STEPHEN, May 24, 1755. m. Anna Bowker, and resided at Cummington, Mass.
v. RUFUS, Aug. 28, 1757.
vi. LUCA, or Lucy, Apr. 25, 1760. m. Jan. 31, 1780. Jonathan Farrow.
vii. ASA, July 18, 1762.
viii. MOLLY, Apr. 27, 1765.
ix. DEBORAH, bt. Oct. 4, 1767.
x. PATIENCE, Apr. 22, 1770.
34. MALACHI 5 (Peter 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. in Hing. March 4, 1737-38. m. first, March 15, 1760, Mrs. Ruth (Hayward) Wilder, wid. of David Wilder, and dau. of Nehemiah and Bethia (Shaw) Hayward. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 19, 1733, and d., as her grave- stone says, 15 March, 1769, æt. 35 yrs. He m. secondly, May 24, 1769, Susanna Ward, dau. of Edward and Susanna (Ward) Ward. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 1, 1733, and d. 14 Aug. 1802, æt. 69th yr. For his third w. he m. at Ab'n, Dec. 8, 1805, Mrs. Susanna Harris. She d. at Ab'n, 26 Apr. 1830, æt. 79 yrs. He d. 21 Apr. 1806, æt. 68 yrs. " Set-work cooper" and "farmer." Constable 1771 and 1772. Resided at " Great Hill," Hobart St.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Ruth, were -
41. i. MALACHI, Apr. 1, 1761.
ii. RUTH, Oct. 23, 1764. m. - Beman, of the State of Maine.
iii. LoIs, Jan. 20, 1769. in. June 19, 1788, Benjamin Burrell.
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Child, b. in Hing., by w. Susanna -
iv. MOSES, bt. Nov. 1773, d. in infancy.
35. NATHANIEL 5 (Nathaniel 4 Thomas 3 Benjamin 2 John1), b. in Hing. Oct. 7, 1744. m. Oct. 18, 1770, Leah Tower, dau. of Peter and Deborah (Stowell) Tower (33). She was b. in Hing. Nov. 14, 1747, and d. at Worthington, Mass., 23 Jan. 1847, æt. 99 yrs. Nathaniel and his fam. removed to Western Massachusetts. His
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. LEAH, Jan. 23, 1771.
ii. NATHANIEL, Dec. 1, 1772.
iii. PETER, June 12, 1775.
iv. AMBROSE, Sept. 11, 1777.
36. AMBROSE 5 (Nathaniel 4 Thomas 3 Benjamin 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 31, 1745-46. m. Nov. 19, 1767, Elizabeth Garnet, dau. of Simeon and Hannah (Cockeril, or Cockerill) Garnet. She was b. in Hing. May 14, 1743. Our rec's furnish nothing concerning this fam. in addition to the birth of the foll.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. OLIVE, Dec. 1, 1768.
ii. ALLEN, bt. Aug. 18, 1771.
37. MARTIN 5 (Shadrack 4 Thomas 3 Benjamin 2 John 1), b. in Hing. June 10, 1750. m. Nov. 30, 1775, Molly Mansfield, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Waters) Mansfield. She was b. in Hing. June 1, 1756, and d. 30 Oct. 1819, æt. 63 yrs. Martin was lost at sea in sch! "Two Friends," in the autumn of 1789, æt. 39 yrs. "Mariner." Resided on Ship St.
Ch., all bt. in Hing., were -
i. MARTIN, Apr. 6, 1777, d. 11 Aug. 1819, æt. 42 yrs.
ii. MOLLY, Oct. 25, 1778.
iii. AN INFANT, 1780, d. 17 Sept. 1782.
iv. BETSEY, June 1, 1783.
v. SALLY, Jan. 9, 1785.
38. ISAIAH5 (Isaiah 4 Peter 3 Benjamin 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 12, 1766. m. Apr. 15, 1789, Hannah Jacob, dau. of John and Lydia. (Beal) Jacob. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 5, 1771, and d. 23 Feb. 1844, æt. 73 yrs. He d. 14 July, 1807, æt. 41 yrs. Upon a gravestone erected to his memory in the High St. cemetery are the foll. lines :
"Farewell, my friends, I must be gone ; I have no home nor stay with you. The time is now swift hastening on When you must bid the world adieu. Prepare, Prepare to sleep with me, In hope a better world to see."
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