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iv. WILLIAM, Aug. 4, 1792, d. 4 Sept. 1796.
v. NANCY, 1796, d. 7 Aug. 1800, æt. 4 yrs.
vi. AN INFANT, 1798, d. 7 Nov. 1798.
4. ISAAC (Elijah = Mehitable Curtis), bt. in Hing. Sept. 28, 1766. m. May 17, 1805, Deborah, dau. of Solomon Lincoln of Scit. She d. in Hing. 25 Nov. 1864, æt. 85 yrs. Isaac d. 9 Nov. 1820, æt. 54 yrs. "Cooper, and inn-holder." Resided on the paternal homestead, North, corner of Ship St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
6. i. ISAAC, Aug. 9, 1805.
7. ii. DANIEL, March 13, 1807.
iii. SAMUEL, -- , d. soon.
iv. DEBORAH, 1811. m. Dec. 4, 1831, Freeman Whiting, and d. at Boston, 5 Apr. 1851, æt. 40 yrs.
V. ABIGAIL LINCOLN, June 23, 1813. m. Jared Stowell, and d. 21 Feb. 1864, æt. 51st yr.
vi. SAMUEL, Dec. 28, 1815. Removed to So. Scit., where he had a fam., and d. 8 Aug. 1883, æt. 68th yr.
vii. GEORGE, 1819. Removed to Randolph, and thence to Coh. ; was twice m. He had a dau. Marietta. George d. at Coh. 12 Jan. 1858, æt. 38 yrs.
5. JOHN (Elijah = Hannah Leavitt), b. in Hing. Oct. 22, 1785. m. Aug. 21, 1806, Susan * Stodder, dau. of Jacob and Molly (Stowell) Stodder. She was b. in Hing. May 16, 1788, and d. 1 Oct. 1844, æt. 56 yrs. He d. 15 Sept. 1846, æt. 61st yr. "Farmer." Resided on North St., also on Ship St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. ELIJAH, March 7, 1807. " Sail-maker." Resided at Boston, where he d. 17 Sept. 1868, æt. 62d yr.
8. ii. JOHN, May 4, 1808.
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iii. WILLIAM, Feb. 4, 1810. "Sail-maker." d. at Richmond, Va., 1 Dec. 1840.
iv. ABNER, Nov. 16, 1811, d. 11 Jan. foll.
v. JOSEPH WARREN, Dec. 12, 1812. "Carpenter." Removed to Dedham, Mass.
vi. HANNAH LEAVITT, Sept. 26, 1814. m. June 12, 1834, Jairus Sprague. vii. SUSAN, May 1, 1817. m. Dec. 14, 1834, Davis Litchfield, and d. 18 Nov. 1838. viii. SARAH HARDING, Sept. 12, 1820, d. 5 Dec. foll.
ix. SARAH HARDING, Apr. 27, 1823. m. Aug. 31, 1845, Frederick Whiton. x. LYDIA ANN, Oct. 1, 1826. m. May 23, 1847, Joseph Peakes.
* The town rec's give her birth name, Sukey; Rev. Henry Ware bt. her, Sukey; she was m. as Susan; and her chris. name upon her gravestone in the Hing. cemetery is spelled Susannah.
6. ISAAC (Isaac = Deborah Lincoln), b. in Hing. Aug. 9, 1805. m. May 3, 1828, Eliza Wilder, dau. of Nathaniel and Jane (Marsh) Wilder. She was b. in Hing. March 20, 1804, and d. 28 July, 1884, æt. 80 yrs. He d. 29 Sept. 1859, æt. 54 yrs. "Cooper." Resided on Ship St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
9. i. GEORGE HENRY, Feb. 3, 1829.
ii. ELIZA ANN, Aug. 18, 1830. in. March 23, 1851, Henry Hobart.
iii. ISAAC GRANVILLE, Feb. 27, 1842. Resides at Somerville ; is m. and has ch. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")
7. DANIEL (Isaac = Deborah Lincoln), b. in Hing. March 13, 1807. m. Deborah, dau. of George and Fanny Lincoln of Scit. She was b. at Scit. Apr. 9, 1822, and surviving him, m. secondly, Feb. 6, 1870, Jared Stowell, wid !. Daniel d. 14 Feb. 1864, at. 57th yr. "Farmer" and "teamster." Resided on the paternal homestead, North, corner of Ship St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. MARIA ELIZABETH, Feb. 4, 1844. m. Apr. 17, 1869, Isaac H. Wilder. ii. EMMA F., Oct. 11, 1845, d. unm., 8 July, 1886, æt. 41st yr.
8. JOHN (John = Susan Stodder), b. in Hing. May 4, 1808. m. first, Apr. 6, 1828, Mary Wilder, dau. of Nathaniel and Jane (Marsh) Wilder. She was b. in Hing. June 8, 1808, and d. 4 Dec. 1833, æt. 25 yrs. He m. secondly, Aug. 14, 1836, Priscilla W. Seymour, dau. of Joel and Polly (Whiting) Seymour. She was b. in Hing. May 3, 1814. "Barrel-cooper." Resides on Water St.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary, -
i. MARY JANE, Oct. 13, 1828. m. June 4, 1848, George Hersey, Jr. ii. ADELAIDE, Nov. 9, 1830. m. July 6, 1851, Edmund Hersey, 2d.
iii. CHARLES EDWARD, May 7, 1832, d. 22 July foll.
iv. ANN MARIA, July 31, 1833, d. 23 Nov. foll.
Child, b. in Hing. by w. Priscilla, -
v. EDWARD SEYMOUR, Dec. 13, 1843, d. 30 July, 1844.
9. GEORGE H. (Isaac = Eliza Wilder), b. in Hing. Feb. 3, 1829. m. first, Mary, dau. of Jonathan Hopkins, of Provincetown, Mass. She d. in Hing. 17 June, 1860, æt. 30th yr. He m. secondly, Nov. 15, 1862, Mary Ann Hersey, dau. of Jeremiah and Rebecca (Lane) Hersey. She d. 27 July, 1881, æt. 41 yrs. For his third w. he m.
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Jan. 4, 1885, Hannah S. Rich, dau. of Freeman and Elizabeth (Cobb) Rich. She was b. at Truro, Mass., Oct. 30, 1854. "Dealer in boots and shoes." Resides on Ship St.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary, -
i. ELLEN MELVILLE, Nov. 28, 1852, d. 23 May, 1861.
ii. MARY ELLA, June 20, 1854, d. 28 Jan. 1857.
NOTE. - Helen M., dau. of Samuel (4, vi.) m. Apr. 24, 1864, Delmont O. Cushing. Abigail (perh. sister of Daniel 1), m. in Hing. Sept. 23, 1728, John Curtis of Scit.
WEBB.
PETER, m. first (pub. in Hing. Jan. 30, 1718-19), Hannah Tucker, dau. of Joshua and Hannah (Cleverly) Tucker. She was b. in Hing. July 6, 1699, and d. 10 Jan. 1719-20, æt. 21st yr. He m. secondly, Nov. 6, 1722, Mrs. Margaret (Leavitt) Lincoln, wid. of Caleb Lincoln (p. 17), and dau. of Josiah and Margaret (Johnson) Leavitt. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 20, 1683, and d. a wid. 22 Aug. 1749, æt. 66th yr.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Hannah, -
i. JOSEPH, Dec. 27, 1719.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Margaret, -
ii. MARGARET, Sept. 5, 1723.
JAMES, who served an apprenticeship at the trade of "cooper " with Nathaniel Hersey, on Main, near Hobart St., and was widely known among the physicians and scientists of Boston and vic. as the great water-drinker, m. in Hing. Oct. 27, 1816, Anna Damon. This fam. removed from here to New Bedford, Mass.
Ch., all prob. b. in Hing., -
i. JAMES, Nov. 20, 1818.
ii. ANNA, Jan. 23, 1822.
iii. BETSEY, March 25, 1824.
iv. SIMEON, Sept. 1, 1826.
v. MARY, Dec. 17, 1828.
vi. CATHERINE, -, has since deceased. vii. TAMAR, m. - - Dunbar.
NOTE. - Samuel, and Susanna Randall of Wey., int. of m'ge, Aug. 19, 1721. Samuel, of Wey. m. Aug. 11, 1726, Mrs. Bethia (Farrow) Spear, wid. of David of Braintree, and dau. of John and Persis (Holbrook) Farrow of Hing. Henrietta G. E., of Bridgeport, Conn. m. Dec. 21, 1868, John C. Gardner of Hing.
WELCH.
JOHN (Redmond = Catherine Buttimer), b. in County Cork, Ire., 1830. m. Catherine Donoghue, a native of County Cork, and b. 1837. John d. in Hing. 23 Apr. 1876, æt. 46 yrs. "Laborer." Resided at the harbor.
Ch., with one exception b. in Hing., -
i. PATRICK REDMOND, b. in Ire., March 17, 1859.
ii. CATHERINE, b. in Hing. June 15, 1861.
iii. JOHN THOMAS, Apr. 27, 1863.
iv. REDMOND, Apr. 27, 1863, d. 31 Aug. foll.
v. MARY ELLEN, March 15, 1865.
vi. MARGARET, March 19, 1868, d. 10 Sept. foll.
vii. ELIZABETH, March 22, 1870.
viii. HANNAH FRANCES, Feb. 23, 1874.
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JAMES, by w. Ann Downey, has ch., b. in Hing., as foll. : -
i. GEORGE WALTER, Oct. 5, 1873.
ii. ROBERT SAMUEL, May 29, 1875.
iii. JAMES ERNEST, Jan. 28, 1877, d. 12 July, 1878.
NOTE. - Mary, m. John R. Means. John, d. 12 Aug. 1862, at. 17 yrs. William, b. June 10, 1867. James, of Hing. d. at Wey. 29 June, 1873, æt. 19 yrs.
WEST.
CHARLES E., m. Nov. 25, 1875, Harriet E. Beal, dau. of Zaccheus L. and Harriet S. (Barnes) Beal, of Coh. "Trader." Resides on Hull St.
Ch , -
i. HAROLD RUSSELL, b. at Coh. July 23, 1876.
ii. A SON, b. in Hing. Aug. 27, 1881.
NOTE. - William, of Kingston and Abiah Sprague of Hing., int. of m'ge, Dec. 24, 1709.
WHEATON.
1. CHRISTOPHER of Hull (perh. s. of Robert and Alice of Salem), was by occupation "mariner " or "fisherman." In Philip's War he was one of the brave Capt. Johnson's company. He m. in 1674, Martha, dau. of Elder John Prince of Hull (p. 120), and d. 20 March, 1683-84. His only child, so far as I kn., was -
2. i. . CHRISTOPHER, b. ab. 1676.
2. CHRISTOPHER2 (Christopher1), prob. b. at Hull, ab. 1676. m. in Hing. Feb. 3, 1707-8, Sarah Beal, dau. of Jeremiah and Hannah (Lane) Beal. She was b. in Hing. March 5, 1679-80. "Carpenter." Resided while in Hing. on Fort Hill, near West St. This fam. re- moved to Leicester, Mass. Their
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. BENJAMIN, Aug. 22, 1709. Resided at Leicester.
ii. CHRISTOPHER, June 25, 1712. "Cooper." Prob. removed to Wey.
iii. ISAIAH, Oct. 5, 1714, d. 21 June, 1738, æt. 24th yr.
iv. SARAH, May 17, 1718. m. July 11, 1739, Ebenezer Kent, Jr. They re- moved before 1749 to Leicester.
WHEEL WRIGHT.
JOHN, first of the name in Hing., was a resident here before the middle of the last century. Tradition says he came from Scit., and that he was a man of industrious habits and of good education. He m. first, July 10, 1746, Sarah Wilcutt, dau. of Philip and Deborah (Gannett) Wilcutt. She was b. in Hing. May 6, 1722, and d. 11 Nov. 1758, æt. 36 yrs. He m. secondly, Sept. 27, 1759, Silence Tower, dau. of John and Esther (Cobb) Tower. She was b. in Hing. June 9, 1728, and d. 25 Apr. 1781, æt. 51st yr. For his third w. he m. Oct. 25, 1781, Mrs. Ruth (Low) Cushing, wid. of Samuel Cushing, and dau. of Ambrose and Sarah (Beal) Low. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 14, 1737, and d. at Coh. 1, or 7, Oct. 1812, æt. 75 yrs. He d. 8 May, 1818, æt. 98 yrs. "Tanner and farmer." Resided on Beechwood St., sec. pre.
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Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, were -
i. SARAH, 1748. m. (1) - Boyington ; and (2) Jan. 12, 1804, Welcome Beal, wid!, of Hing.
ii. KEZIA, Sept. 23, 1750. m. Feb. 27, 1769, Job Whitcomb.
iii. ZERVIAH, Aug. 23, 1752. m. - Bourne and resided at Middleboro'.
iv. GERSHOM, Apr. 24, 1754. m. June 22, 1777, Elizabeth, dau. of Edward Battles, and had issue. Resided on Beechwood St.
v. ELEAZER, Apr. 9, 1756, d. at Cowes, Eng.
Ch., by w. Silence, with one exception b. in Hing., were -
vi. JOHN, Feb. 16, 1761. Removed to Scit., where he lived and d.
vii. MARY, Apr. 14, 1762. m. 1793, Urbane Lincoln, wid! (II. 453).
viii. MICAH, May 30, 1764. Resided in Coh.
ix. JOTHAM, Oct. 4, 1767. m. Margaret, dau. of Joseph Pratt.
x. LOT, b. at Coh. June 17, 1770. Was a successful merchant at Boston.
WHITCOMB (WHETCOMB; WHETCUMBE).
1. JOHN,1 from Dorchester, in Dorset, Eng., was a resident of Dor., Mass., as early as 1633; but ab. 1640 removed to Scit., and thence, in 1652, to Lancaster, Mass., where he d. 24 Sept. 1662, and his wid. d. 17 May, 1671. Freeman 1643. His sons, who prob. came from Eng. with him, were : I. JOHN, who settled at Lancaster; II. ROB- ERT (2) of Scit .; III. JONATHAN; IV. JOB, was of Lancaster ; V. JAMES. There also were dau's CATHERINE, ABIGAIL, and MARY. CATHERINE, says Deane's History, m. in 1644, Rhodolphus Ellmes of Scit., and left a numerous posterity.
2. ROBERT 2 (John1) of Scit. m. in 1660, Mary, dau. of General James Cudworth. Their
Ch., prob. b. at Scit., were -
3. i. ISRAEL, 1661.
ii. ROBERT. m. and had dau's, 1. Content, 1695, m. in Hing. Jan. 26, 1715- 16, Samuel Burrell of Wey. 2. Melia, 1699, m. (1) Jan. 10, 1720-21, Elisha Lincoln (p. 7) of Hing. 3. Elizabeth, 1701.
iii. JAMES, was a resident of Scit., and had a fam.
iv. MARY.
v. ELIZABETH. m. Jan. 1710-11 (pub. Dec. 9, 1710) Daniel Lincoln, wid! (II. 449), of Hing., and d. 24 Aug. 1730.
3. ISRAEL 8 (Robert 2 John 1), succeeded to the residence of his fa., and was a "well-to-do" inhabitant of Scit. He m. in Hing. May 28, 1700, Mary Stodder, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth (Gill) Stodder. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 30, 1672. Israel d. 5 May, 1733. In the settlement of his est. he is called "husbandman." Sons Israel of Hing. and John of Scit. were appointed administrators.
Ch., all b. at Scit., were -
4. i. ISRAEL, Feb. 19, 1700-1.
ii. MARY, 1703. m. 1724, Aaron Pratt of Hing.
iii. HANNAH, 1706. m. March 14, 1729-30, Jonathan Pratt of Hing.
iv. ELIZABETH, 1709.
v. JOHN, 1711. Resided at Scit., and was by occupation "cordwainer." He m. Aug. 29, 1734, Sarah, dau. of Daniel Tower of Hing. Their dau. Elizabeth, m. Apr. 25, 1754, Ezekiel Lincoln (II. 467) of Hing. sec. pre., and d. 8 March, 1824, æt. 86 yrs.
vi. NOAH, 1714. Removed to Randolph, Mass.
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Whitcomb.
4. ISRAEL 4 (Israel 3 Robert 2 John1), b. at Scit., Feb. 19, 1700-1, m. in Hing. Jan. 16, 1727-28, Hannah Kent, dau. of Ebenezer and Hannah (Gannett) Kent. She was b. in Hing. 1707, and d. 22 July, 1782, æt. 75 yrs. He d. 19 Feb. 1787, æt. 86 yrs. His will, dated 21 Jan. 1786, was proved 19 March, 1787. "Husbandman." Resided on Beechwood St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were ---
i. HANNAH, Feb. 28, 1728-29, d. 8 March, 1736-37.
ii. JOB, Aug. 8, 1731, d. 25 March, 1737.
iii. ELIZABETH, March 29, 1734, d. 27 March, 1737.
iv. ISRAEL, Jan. 15, 1736-37, d. 27 March foll.
5. v. ISRAEL, Feb. 9, 1738-39.
vi. JOB, Jan. 17, 1739-40. m. Feb. 27, 1769, Kezia, dau. of John Wheelwright, and had David, who m. Prudence Dorothy. Job d. 22 Sept. 1813, æt. 74th yr.
vii. JACOB, Sept. 4, 1741, d. 8 July, 1747.
viii. JOSEPH, Feb. 2, 1743-44. m. Oct. 25, 1770, Hannah, dau. of Jazaniah Nichols, and d. 21 Apr. 1832, æt. 88 yrs.
ix. LOT, Apr. 10, 1746. m. Nov. 30, 1769, Sarah Lincoln, who d. 31 Oct. 1838, æt. 91 yrs. He d. 31 May, 1827, æt. 81st yr.
x. HANNAH, Nov. 11, 1748, d. 4 Nov. 1754.
5. ISRAEL 5 (Israel 4-3 Robert 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 9, 1738-39. m. Feb. 19, 1761, Achsah Lincoln, dau. of Elisha and Sarah (Lewis) Lincoln (II. 463). She was b. in Hing. Nov. 3, 1738, and d. 17 Sept. 1811, æt. 73d yr. He d. 4 June, 1824, æt. 85 yrs. "Farmer." Re- sided on Beechwood St.
Ch., all bt. in Hing., were -
i. HANNAH, Sept. 17, 1761. m. Oct. 21, 1779, Samuel Oakes.
ii. ZADOC, Dec. 11, 1763. Removed to the State of Maine.
iii. JACOB, March 9, 1765. m. Anna, dau. of Aaron Pratt, and d. at Spring- field, Vt., 8 June, 1844, æt. 79 yrs.
iv. ELIJAH, bt. June 15, 1765 (1766 ?).
v. SAMUEL, June 5, 1768. m. Lydia, dau. of Barker Ramsdell, and resided at Han. Their s. Ezekiel (6), was b. Sept. 1797.
6. EZEKIEL 7 (Samuel 6 Israel 5-4-8 Robert 2 John1), b. at Han. Sept. 1797. m. at Coh. Nov. 20, 1819, Lucy Whitcomb, dau. of David (4, vi.) and Prudence (Dorothy) Whitcomb. She was bt. at Coh. March, 1803, and d. in Hing. 10 May, 1862, æt. 60th yr. Resided early in life at Coh., afts. in Hing.
Ch., b. at Coh., and in Hing., -
i. ALBINA, Oct. 1821. m. Nov. 26, 1843, Daniel Cain of Hing., and d. 21 Dec. 1885, æt. 64 yrs.
ii. EZEKIEL JOSEPH, Jan. 25, 1824. m. Rosanna Loud of Wey., and d. at Wey., 1883.
iii. LUCY ANN, July, 1825. m. Nov. 1, 1840, Bela S. Hersey of Hing., and d. 12 Aug. 1854, æt. 29 yrs.
7. iv. EDWIN BARKER, Apr. 24, 1827.
v. ISRAEL, Nov. 16, 1828. m. Oct. 12, 1853, Hannah, dau. of Martin and Tirzah P. (Thomas) Leavitt. "Farmer." Resides at Hing. Centre, "over the river."
vi. THOMAS JEFFERSON, 1830, d. young.
vii. ELIZABETH ANN, 1832, d. young.
viii. DAVID, b. in Hing. June 12, 1836, d. 15 Aug. 1858, æt. 22 yrs.
ix. EUNICE PRUDENCE, b. in Hing. July 20, 1838. m. Aug. 14, 1856, Oliver Burrell.
X. JOHN MURRAY, Oct. 18, 1840. Removed to Wey.
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7. EDWIN B.8 (Ezekiel7 Samuel 6 Israel 5-4-3 Robert 2 John 1), b. at Coh. Apr. 24, 1827. m. in Hing. Jan. 16, 1848, Mary Jane Tower, dau. of Joshua and Anna (Hersey) Tower. She was b. in Hing. July 16, 1824. Resides on High St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. JANE BARKER, June 2, 1849. m. Jan. 26, 1870, John G. Worster of Wey.
ii. ANNA LOUISA, May 26, 1851. m. Apr. 7, 1885, Oscar von Benthein of New York City.
iii. ARTHUR RAYNOR, Nov. 11, 1856. m. Jan. 20, 1877, Annie M. Emery of Hing.
NOTE-Jonas, of Boston m. in Hing., sec. pre. Nov. 25, 1747, Sarah, dau. of Jazaniah Nichols. Joanna, dau. of David and Prudence, m. Apr. 25, 1819, Samuel Burbank. Mary, dau. of David and Prudence, m. Dec. 21, 1827, Robert T. French. Jane, dau. of David and Prudence, m. Apr. 5, 1829, Joshua L. Higgins. Lucy W., dau. of Samuel, m. Oct. 18, 1840, Hiram Gardner. Rosilla H., of Scit. m. in Hing. Dec. 2, 1852, Austin W. Brown of Ab'n.
WHITE.
JAMES, m. in Hing. Dec. 13, 1722, Judith, dau. of James and Abi- gail Whiton. She was b. in Hing. May 6, 1689, and surviving him, m. secondly, Dec. 22, 1737, Jonathan Farrow, wid !. James was killed by a fall in his cellar, 23 Apr. 1733, æt. ab. 55 yrs. "Cordwainer." Resided at " Liberty Plain," So. Hing.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. JAMES, Oct. 8, 1723. ii. JOSEPH, March 30, 1725.
iii. JOHN, June 13, 1727.
iv. ELIJAH, Apr. 20, 1732. Enlisted in Maj. Samuel Thaxter's company, July 26, 1756, d. 20 Sept. foll., æt. 24 yrs.
MATTHEW, JR., from Wey., and perh. gr. s. of the preceding, m. in Hing. Oct. 10, 1782, Esther Bailey. They prob. removed from here ab. 1785, or soon after.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. EZEKIEL, May 12, 1783.
ii. EBED, Oct. 31, 1784.
NOTE. - James, m. Mrs. Hannah (Lewis) Hopkins, who was b. in Hing. Jan. 10, 1686-87. Thomas, m. Meriel, dau. of Timothy Burr. Chloe, of Wey. m. Oct. 21, 1804, Wilson Whi- ton of Hing. Mary A., m. Nov. 14, 1847, William Barnes. Benjamin, of Dux. m. Feb. 6, 1849, Cynthia S., dau. of Luther Whiton. She d. in Hing. 16 Apr. 1882, æt. 64 yrs. Ellen, d. 26 Oct. 1856, æt. 1 yr. 4 mo's. Albert, d. 1 Nov. 1857, æt. 1 mo. 10 dys. Margaret J., d. 6 Sept. 1861, æt. 2 yrs. 1 mo. Charles W., a native of Ire., d. 13 Apr. 1862, æt. 36 yrs. 11 mo's. Mary, m. Apr. 1861, Alexander Dunn. Abbie C., m. March 4, 1869, Reuben F. Churchill. Caleb C., m. Apr. 27, 1869, Sarah S. Cushing. Mary J., d. 2 Jan. 1870, æt. 16 yrs. 7 mo's 19 dys.
WHITMAN.
ABIGAIL, of Bridgewater, and Edmund Hobart, int. of m'ge, Oct. 16, 1714. ELENOR, of Wey., m. in Hing. Dec. 30, 1714, William Tur- ner of Bridgewater. MARY, m. John Chubbuck. DOROTHY, of Wey. m. March 26, 1734, Thomas Lincoln, wid! (p. 5) of Hing. ABIGAIL, of Wey. m. Nov. 22, 1739, Jonathan Chubbuck. BETHIA, m. Dec. 25, 1740, Ensign Chubbuck. ANGELINA, of Bridgewater, m. Nov. 6, 1803, Curtis Barnes of Hing.
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WHITMARSH.
MARY, of Wey., m. March 19, 1690-91, Edmund Jackson of Wey. RUTH, m. Dec. 14, 1696, David Carver of Wey. JOHN, m. Nov. 21, 1722, Rachel Ward of Hing. ELIZABETH, m. Nov. 26, 1751, Nathaniel Joy. PETER, of Wey., widr, m. Oct. 21, 1756, Mary Lincoln (II. 450). TABITHA, of Wey. m. (pub. Jan. 30, 1779) Frederick Lincoln of Hing. (II. 470).
WHITNEY.
NICHOLAS BOWES (Rev. Phinebas = Lydia Bowes), was b. at Shir- ley, Mass., March 21, 1772. He was grad. at Har. Coll. 1793, ordained colleague with Rev. Daniel Shute of the second parish in Hing. Jan. 1. 1800, and resigned his pastorate Apr. 15, 1833. He m. at Acton, Mass., Nov. 1800, Ann, or Anna, dau. of Rev. Moses Adams. She was b. at Framingham, Jan. 18, 1776, and d. in Hing. 22 Oct. 1864, æt. 89th yr. He d. 26 Nov. 1835, æt. 64th yr. Representative 1831 and 1832. Resided on Main St., So. Hing.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. ANN CATHERINE ADAMS, Jan. 7, 1802. m. Dec. 25, 1821, Caleb Hersey, and d. 23 May, 1842, æt. 40 yrs.
ii. LYDIA BOWES, Aug. 27, 1807, d. unm. 5 July, 1838.
iii. BENJAMIN LINCOLN, 1810, d. at Cambridge, 30 May, 1855, æt. 45 yrs. Was of the firm of Fearing and Whitney, Boston.
JASON WOODWARD (Reuben P. = Clarissa C. Woodward), b. at Westminster, Mass., Sept. 21, 1829. m. Nov. 18, 1857, Lydia A. Davis, dau. of John and Adaline (Allen) Davis. She was b. at Hub- bardston, Mass., March 12, 1839. "Dealer in lumber and hardware " at the harbor. Resides on North St., near Hobart's Bridge.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. EVERETT ELLSWORTH, May 3, 1861.
ii. EDWARD CURTIS, May 3, 1861, d. 1 Sept. foll.
iii. WILLIAM CHASE, June 18, 1868, d. 4 Jan. 1869.
GEORGE FRANKLIN (Reuben P. = Clarissa C. Woodward), b. at Princeton, Mass., Sept. 11, 1838. m. Oct. 18, 1863, Sarah M. Davis, dau. of John and Adaline (Allen) Davis. She was b. at Hubbardston, Mass., Feb. 5, 1836. "Farmer." Resides on North St., near Hobart's Bridge.
Child, b. at Gardner, Mass., -
i. GEORGE EDWARD, Jan. 29, 1867.
NOTE. - Martha, of Hopkinton m. Jan. 2, 1735-36, Peter Barnes, Jr. Elias, Jr., m. Apr. 16, 1772, Lucy, dau. of Benjamin Barnes. Rev. Peter, of Quincy m. Apr. 30, 1800, Jane Lincoln (II. 478). Anna, of Milford m. Charles Barnes. Sarah C., of Ashburnham m. Oct. 31, 1844, James W. Gardner. Mary Ann, d. at Boston 20 March, 1866, æt. 68 yrs .; buried in Hing. Charles B., a native of Milford, d. in Hing. 14 May, 1874, at. 60 yrs.
WHITON (WITON ; WYTON ; WHITING).
1. JAMES, who was an inhabitant of Hing. as early as 1647, m. Dec. 30th of that year Mary Beal, the sec. dau. of John and Nazareth (Hobart) Beal. She was b. in Hing., Eng., 1622, and d. in our Hing. 12 Dec. 1696, æt. 74 yrs. (Some rec's give the date of her death,
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12 Jan., and 12 Feb. 1696-97.) James d. 26 Apr. 1710. " Farmer." Freeman 1660. Resided at "Liberty Plain," So. Hing. In his will, dated 29 Sept. 1708, he provides liberally for his ch. and gr. ch. ; men- tions three sons and one dau. then living, also seven gr. ch. " who are the issue of my son Thomas Witon, deceased." In this instrument his name is written "James Witon ; " although sev. of his ch. were bt. by the surname Whiting. In 1657 he received a grant of land from the town, and at subsequent dates other lots of meadow and upland. He was one of the larger tax-payers of Hing. at the time the new meeting-house was erected, 1681, and at his decease possessed much landed property in the neighboring towns of Scit., Ab'n, and Han., as well as in Hing. "Apr. 20, 1676, the houses of Joseph Jones, An- thony Sprague, Israel Hobart, Nathaniel Chubbuck, and James Whi- ton were burned by the Indians."
Ch., all b. or bt. in Hing., were -
i. JAMES, Aug. 15, 1649, d. 11 Nov. 1650.
2. ii. JAMES, July 15, 1651.
3. iii. MATTHEW, Oct. 30, 1653.
iv. JOHN, Dec. 2, 1655, d. soon. v. DAVID, Feb. 22, 1657-58, d. 18 March foll.
vi. JONATHAN, Feb. 22, 1657-58, d. 12 March foll.
4. vii. ENOCH, March 8, 1659-60.
5. viii. THOMAS, May 18, 1662. ix. MARY, Apr. 29, 1664. m. (1) Jan. 3, 1688-89, Isaac Wilder ; (2) Baruch Jordan, and (3) May 21, 1713, Thomas Sayer, wid !.
2. JAMES 2 (James1), bt. in Hing. July 15, 1651. m. Abigail She d. in Hing. 4 May, 1740, æt. 85th yr. He d. 20 Feb. 1724-25, æt. 74th yr. Will dated 15 Oct. 1724. "Farmer." , Resided near the paternal homestead, at " Liberty Plain," So. Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
6. i. JAMES, 1676.
ii. HANNAH, July 4, 1678. m. July 8, 1706, John King of Ply.
iii. JOHN, Apr. 5, 1681. Settled at Plympton.
iv. ABIGAIL, Sept. 5, 1683, d. 10 Dec. 1695.
7. v. SAMUEL, Nov. 12, 1685.
8. vi. JOSEPH, March 23, 1686-87. vii. JUDITH, May 6, 1689. m. (1) Dec. 13, 1722, James White, and (2) Dec. 22, 1737, Jonathan Farrow, wid !.
viii. REBECCA, Dec. 6, 1691.
9. ix. BENJAMIN, Dec. 21, 1693.
10. SOLOMON, June 10,1695.
3. MATTHEW 2 (James 1), bt. in Hing. Oct. 30, 1653. m. Dec. 27, 1677, Mrs. Deborah (Pitts) Howard, the wid. of Daniel Howard, and dau. of Edmund and Ann Pitts. She was bt. in Hing. Nov. 6, 1651, and d. 19 Sept. 1729, æt. 78th yr. He d. intestate, 22 July, 1725, æt. 72d yr. "Cooper." Constable 1701. Resided on South St., West Hing. ; afts. on Main St., near Tower's Bridge.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. MARY, Sept. 25, 1678. m. Dec. 26, 1704, James Whiton, Jr. (6).
11. ii. JOHN, Jan. 10, 1679-80.
12. iii. DAVID, June 5, 1681.
iv. MATTHEW, Nov. 28, 1682 ; prob. removed to Pem. He was m. and had issue.
v. ELIZABETH, March 31, 1684. m. Jan. 13, 1703-4, Hezekiah Tower. VOL. III. - 19
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vi. SUSANNA, Nov. 14, 1686, d. unm. 9 or 22 Aug. 1750, æt. 64th yr. vii. AN INFANT, b. and d. 19 Aug. 1688.
viii. LYDIA, Apr. 2, 1693. m. Nov. 26, 1719, Samuel Tower. 13. ix. ISAAC, March 25, 1695.
4. ENOCH 2 (James1), b. in Hing. March 8, 1659-60. m. Jan. 11, 1687-88, Mary Lincoln, dau. of Stephen and Elizabeth (Hawke) Lin- coln (II. 476). She was b. in Hing. Dec. 27, 1662, and d. 2 Oct. 1716, æt. 54th yr. He d. 5 May, 1714, æt. 54 yrs. "Trader." Constable 1703 ; selectman 1712, and kn. as "Sergeant." Resided at "Liberty Plain," So. Hing. .
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. SARAH, Oct. 27, 1687. m. Dec. 19, 1711, Caleb Marsh.
ii. MARY, Sept. 21, 1690, d. 28 May, 1692.
iii. MARY, Nov. 1, 1692. m. Dec. 2, 1714, Jedediah Beal.
iv. BETHIA, Jan. 20, 1694-95. m. Jan. 9, 1716-17, Jedediah Lincoln (II. 462). v. ABIGAIL, Sept. 8, 1697. m. March 10, 1719-20, Daniel Waters.
14. vi. ENOCH, Sept. 25, 1699.
vii. MARGARET, Jan. 28, 1701-2. m. Apr. 27, 1732, John Collamore of Scit. Their s. Capt. Enoch Collamore, kept a well-kn. tavern at Scit. for many years.
5. THOMAS 2 (James 1), b. in Hing. May 18, 1662. m. Jan. 26, 1689-90, Mrs. Joanna (May) Gardner, or Garnet, the wid. of Francis Gardner, and dau. of Samuel May of Rox. She survived him, and for her third hus. m. March 23, 1710-11, Nathan Farrow, wid !. Thomas was killed by the fall of a tree 17 Sept. 1708, æt. 46 yrs. " Farmer, and cooper." Resided at "Liberty Plain," So. Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. JOANNA, Jan. 27, 1690-91. m. Oct. 27, 1714, Jonathan Farrow.
ii. JAEL, Feb. 12, 1692-93. m. (pub. Dec. 31, 1715) Peter Hobart.
iii. LEAH, Apr. 4, 1695. m. Dec. 14, 1715, Benjamin Farrow. iv. THOMAS, Feb. 10, 1697-98.
v. RACHEL, July 12, 1700. m. Oct. 19, 1721, Samuel Ricard.
15. vi. JONATHAN, March 5, 1702-3.
vii. ELEAZER, Nov. 15, 1706. m. March 6, 1745-46, Sarah, dau. of Jedediah Beal. Eleazer was a "cooper," and resided at Ab'n.
6. JAMES 3 (James 2-1), prob. b. in Hing. ab. 1676. m. Dec. 26, 1704, Mary Whiton, dau. of Matthew and Deborah (Pitts) Whiton (3). This famn. removed to Plympton, Mass., soon after the birth of the foll.
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