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Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. BATHSHEBA, March 16, 1704-5.
ii. ELISHA, Nov. 7, 1706.
iii. JOB, Sept. 17, 1708.
NOTE. - The est. of James Whiton of Plympton was divided, in 1760, among ch. Mat- thew, James, of Middletown, Conn., Elisha, of Middletown, Conn., and Jael, who m. (1) Isaac Thayer, and (2) Abraham Jackson.
7. SAMUEL 3 (James 2-1), b. in Hing. Nov. 12, 1685. m. first (pub. March 11, 1711-12) Margaret Tower, dau. of Samnel and Silence (Da- mon) Tower. She was b. in Hing. March 18, 1686-87, and d. 3 Apr. 1738, æt. 51 yrs. He m. secondly, Oct. 4, 1738, Mrs. Elizabeth (Gar- net ) Williams, wid. of Charles Williams, and dau. of James and Eliz- abeth (Ward) Garnet. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 25, 1693, 'and d. 24 May, 1747, æt. 54th yr. For his third w. he m. Nov. 11, 1747, Mrs.
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Rebecca Garnet, the wid. of John Garnet. She d. 1767. Samuel, says Barry, was commonly kn. as " King Whiting." He was by occu- pation "farmer." Constable 1717. Resided near Accord Pond.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Margaret, -
i. MARGARET, 1712. m. (1) Jan. 9, 1738-39, Obadiah Gross, and (2) Nov. 6, 1754, Amasa Turner of Lancaster, Mass.
16. ii. SAMUEL, March 8, 1712-13.
iii. DANIEL, Oct. 13, 1714, d. same day.
iv. MOSES, Dec. 2, 1715, d. 8 Aug. 1717.
v. DESIRE, Apr. 6, 1717.
vi. HANNAH, Dec. 7, 1718. m. Nov. 14, 1739, Samuel Curtis.
vii. KEZIA, June 4, 1720. m. Dec. 13, 1739, Stephen Dunbar.
17. viii. DANIEL, Nov. 15, 1722.
ix. ABIGAIL, 1724. in. Nov. 22, 1743, Hezekiah Stodder of Scit.
8. JOSEPH 3 (James 2-1), b. in Hing. March 23, 1686-87. m. Dec. 10, 1713, Martha Tower, dau. of Samuel and Silence (Damon) Tower. She was b. in Hing. July 20, 1693. Joseph was constable 1713. He removed with his fam. to Rehoboth, Mass.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. ELIJAH, July 7, 1714.
ii. ABIGAIL, Apr. 20, 1716.
iii. MARTHA, Sept. 4, 1718.
9. BENJAMIN 3 (James 2-1), b. in Hing. Dec. 21, 1693. m. Apr. 19, 1716, Sarah Tower, dau. of Benjamin and Deborah (Garnet) Tower. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 18, 1689. Resided at or near "Queen Ann's Corner."
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
18. i. BENJAMIN, Dec. 28, 1716.
ii. THOMAS, Dec. 29, 1718. m. Lydia Pratt, and lived at Han.
iii. WILLIAM, March 28, 1721. Removed to Han.
iv. JACOB, Aug. 10, 1723. Was m. and resided at Plainfield.
v. NATHANIEL, b. and d. 1725.
vi. SARAH, Jan. 15, 1726-27.
To the above, Barry adds -
vii. LEMUEL, Aug. 7, 1729. m. Apr. 9, 1754, Mary, dau. of Samuel Whiton (16).
viii. ABEL, May 7, 1733.
10. SOLOMON 3 (James 2-1), b. in Hing. June 10, 1695. m. Oct. 19, 1721, Jael Dunbar, dau. of Joseph and Christian (Garnet) Dunbar. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 27, 1698, and d. 1772, æt. 74 yrs. He d. 18 Dec. 1745, æt. 51st yr. " Blacksmith." Resided near the corner of Main and So. Pleasant Sts.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. JAEL, July 3, 1722.
19. ii. SOLOMON, Dec. 5, 1724.
iii. RUTH, Sept. 22, 1726.
iv. DEBORAH, Oct. 7, 1728. v. MERCY, Sept. 22, 1730. vi. THANKFUL, Oct. 26, 1732. vii. SILENCE, Nov. 22, 1734 ..
viii. COMFORT, Sept. 15, 1736. Removed from Hing.
ix. MELIA, Nov. 5, 1739. m. March 9, 1767, James Chubbuck.
X. REBECCA, Nov. 22, 1741.
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11. JOHN 3 (Matthew 2 James 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 10, 1679-80. m. Feb. 3, 1703-4, Mary Tower, dau. of Ibrook and Margaret (Hardin) Tower. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 16, 1677. Resided in the sec. pre. Also on Main St., near Tower's Bridge.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. JOHN, Nov. 7, 1704, d. 15 Nov. 1725. He was lost in the night, and found dead the next day in a swampy meadow.
ii. DEBORAH, March 3, 1705-6. m. May 1, 1730, Solomon Bate of Scit.
iii. MARGARET, Feb. 3, 1707-8. m. Sept. 23, 1737, Peter Lincoln (p. 18).
iv. JOSHUA, Apr. 14, 1710, d. 6 Feb. 1792, æt. 82d yr.
v. ANN, June 16, 1711, d. unm. 13 Sept. 1799, æt. 88 yrs.
vi. LYDIA, March 26, 1714, d. 19 Oct. 1734, æt. 20th yr.
vii. MARY, 1716. m. Nov. 15, 1736, Hosea Garnet.
12. DAVID 3 (Matthew 2 James 1), b. in Hing. June 5, 1681. m. (pub. March 10, 1715-16) Elizabeth Ripley, dau. of Peter and Sarah (Lasell) Ripley. She was b. in Hing. March 26, 1694. "Farmer." Constable 1726. Resided at "Liberty Plain," So. Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were --
20. i. DAVID, Apr. 12, 1717.
ii. ELIZABETH, Jan. 29, 1718-19. m. Dec. 19, 1739, Jeremiah Sprague, Jr.
iii. SARAH, Aug. 10, 1720. in. Nov. 19, 1741, Jonathan Hersey.
21. iv. PETER, Oct. 21, 1722.
22. vi. ABIJAH, Apr. 2, 1729. v. SUSANNA, Aug. 21, 1726. m. Dec. 29, 1748, Ephraim Wilder.
vii. LYDIA, June 9, 1732. m. (1) May 19,1752, Elisha Beal, and (2) Oct. 28, 1762, Stephen Lincoln, wid! (II. 478).
viii. MARY, May 2, 1734.
13. ISAAC 3 (Matthew 2 James 1), b. in Hing. March 25, 1695. m. March 17, 1720, Lydia Garnet, or Gardner, dau. of Stephen and Sarah (Warren) Gardner. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 22, 1694-95. Isaac was by occupation " weaver." Resided on Main, nearly opp. Her- sey St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
23. i. ISAAC, Jan. 7, 1720-21.
24. ii. STEPHEN, Oct. 13, 1722.
iii. LYDIA, Nov. 27, 1724, d. 30 March, 1728.
iv. DEBORAH, Jan. 1, 1726-27, d. 24 Jan. 1756. v. LYDIA, Feb. 23, 1728-29, d. 6 May foll.
25. vi. ABRAHAM, March 18, 1729-30.
26. vii. JACOB, Feb. 7, 1731-32. viii. ISRAEL, Aug. 19, 1734.
ix. LYDIA, May 14, 1738, d. 26 Jan. 1756.
14. ENOCH 3 (Enoch 2 James 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 25, 1699. m. Nov. 16, 1732, Leah, dau. of Benjamin Stetson of Scit. She d. in Hing. 22 March, 1750-51. Enoch was an enterprising "farmer," and a prominent man in town affairs. Selectman 1733, 1734, 1742, 1743, 1744, 1748, 1754, and 1755. Resided at " Liberty Plain," So. Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
27. i. ENOCH, Aug. 29, 1733.
ii. LEAH, June 19, 1735. m. Ebenezer Simmons of Scit. (?)
28. iii. ELIJAH, June 8, 1737.
iv. MARY, July 15, 1739.
v. GRACE, March 22, 1741. m. Dec. 1774, Stephen Stodder, wid!, of Coh. 29. vi. ELIAS, June 10, 1743.
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15. JONATHAN 3 (Thomas ? James 1), b. in Hing. March 5, 1702-3. m. July 13, 1732, Hannah Dunbar, dau. of Joshua and Hannah (Hatch) Dunbar. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 12, 1703. Jonathan d. 19 June, 1751, æt. 48 yrs. "Housewright." Resided at "Liberty Plain," So. Hing.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. HANNAH, Oct. 14, 1733. m. (1) Nov. 29, 1767, Moses Leavitt, wid !; and (2) July 7, 1789, Benjamin Barnes, Sen!, wid !.
30. ii. JONATHAN, March 9, 1734-35.
31. iii. ELISHA, Nov. 3, 1737.
16. SAMUEL 4 (Samuel & James 2-1), b. in Hing. March 8, 1712-13. m. Mary Wing of Han. Mass. She outlived him and d. in Hing. 24 Aug. 1795. Samuel was constable 1747 and 1753. Resided at " Lib- erty Plain," So. Hing.
Ch., all b. or bt. in Hing., were -
i. JOANNA, July 26, 1734. m. Oct. 30, 1755, Enoch Whiton, Jr. (27) ii. MARY, June 17, 1736. m. Apr. 9, 1754, Lemuel Whiton.
iii. MARGARET, Aug. 4, 1738. m. Nov. 27, 1777, David Prouty of Scit.
iv. THANKFUL, Sept. 13, 1740. m. Obadiah Groce, or Gross.
v. SAMUEL, Aug. 22, 1742.
vi. JUDITH, Sept. 2, 1744. m. Apr. 19, 1764, Job Loring.
17. DANIEL 4 (Samuel & James 2-1), b. in Hing. Nov. 15, 1722. m. Jael Damon of Scit. She d., says Barry's History, 1 Aug. 1812, æt. 96 yrs. Daniel was constable 1750. He resided at "Liberty Plain," So. Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
32. i. DANIEL, Oct. 30, 1745.
33. ii. ZACHARIAH, Dec. 19, 1747.
34. iii. AMASA, Aug. 24, 1749.
iv. MARTHA, July 14, 1752.
35. v. ZENAS, Oct. 1, 1754.
vi. HOSEA, 1757. Was in active service during the War of the Revolution, and d. in the Canada expedition.
18. BENJAMIN 4 (Benjamin 3 James 2-1), b. in Hing. Dec. 28, 1716. m. first, Feb. 11, 1740-41, Sarah Berry, dau. of Amos and Ruth (Garnet) Berry. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 6, 1719-20, and d. - He m. secondly, Nov. 7, 1782, Mrs. Jemima (Ccbb) Stodder, wid. of Samuel Stodder, and dau. of Richard and Esther Cobb. She was b. in Hing. June 7, 1724, and d. 3 Dec. 1806, æt. 83d yr. He d. 5 Dec. 1808, æt. 92d yr. "Farmer." Resided near Accord Pond, So. Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, were -
36. i. BENJAMIN, bt. Nov. 29, 1741.
ii. ABEL, 1743, d. soon.
37. iii. EZEKIEL, May 4, 1745.
iv. SARAH, 1747, d. young.
V. JOSEPH, bt. Nov. 1748, d. in the army at Ticonderoga, 1 Aug. 1776. vi. ABIGAIL, bt. Sept. 1751. vii. ABEL, bt. June, 1754, d. soou.
viii. ABEL, bt. Apr. 1757. A soldier of the Revolution. He m. Jan. 9, 1779, Grace Stodder of Scit.
ix. NATHANIEL, bt. July, 1763. m. Nov. 30, 1790, Lydia Gardner (ii. 249), and had ch. Lydia, Mary, Nathaniel, Sarah, and Abigail W.
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19. SOLOMON 4 (Solomon 3 James 2-1), b. in Hing. Dec. 5, 1724. m. Aug. 12, 1746, Mary Campbell, perh. dau. of Caleb, and d. 15 Oct. 1813, æt. 89th yr. "Blacksmith." Resided on or near So. Pleasant St. His shop was where now stands the residence of Charles W. Cushing, on Main St., So. Hing.
Ch .. all b. in Hing., were -
i. ASA, Feb. 25, 1746-47.
ii. SOLOMON, Aug. 10, 1751.
iii. JOSEPH, Apr. 19, 1754 ; was m. and resided at Bridgewater.
iv. PELEG, Nov. 1758 ; was a member of Gazee's artillery company in the War of the Revolution.
V. JAEL, - . m. Oct. 31, 1784, Thomas Berry, Jr. Barry, in his History, gives the names of other dau's, i. e., Mary, Ruth, and Betsey, who it is said d. in Hing. unm.
20. DAVID 4 (David 3 Matthew 2 James 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 12, 1717. m. Oct. 29, 1739, Mary Gilbert, prob. dau. of Nathaniel and Judith Gilbert. She was b. Jan. 1715-16, and d. 10 Nov. 1799, æt. 84th yr. He d. 12 Oct. 1751, æt. 35th yr. "Yeoman." Resided near " Bull's Pond," Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ELIZABETH, July 20, 1740. m. Apr. 14, 1762, Elijah Lewis, and d. 21 Feb. 1815, æt. 75th yr.
38. ii. ELIJAH, Feb. 5, 1741-42.
39. iii. EZRA, Dec. 21, 1743.
iv. SARAH, bt. Dec. 5, 1745, d. 5 Oct. 1751.
v. DAVID, Jan. 31, 1747-48, d. 15 Sept. 1767, æt. 20th yr.
vi. MOSES, Apr. 8, 1750, d. 11 Oct. 1751.
40. vii. MOSES, March 3, 1751-52.
21. PETER 4 (David 3 Matthew 2 James 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 21, 1722. m. July 4, 1746, Anna Wilder, dau. of Thomas and Ann (Eells) Wilder. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 18, 1723, and surviving him, m. secondly, Nov. 9, 1758, Daniel Sprague. Peter d. 23 Oct. 1751, æt. 29 yrs.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. RACHEL, Jan. 23, 1746-47.
ii. ANNA, Nov. 25, 1748.
22. ABIJAH 4 (David 3 Matthew 2 James 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 2, 1729. m. first, Mary -; and secondly, Aug. 13, 1767, Miriam Gardner, dau. of Robert and Sarah (Dunbar) Gardner. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 31, 1739. Abijah was constable 1758. He removed with his. fam. to Chesterfield, Mass.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary, were -
i. PETER, Apr. 23, 1754. A soldier of the Revolution.
ii. ABIJAH, Oct. 11, 1756. Served in the War of the Revolution.
iii. LUCY, Oct. 4, 1760.
iv. LUTHER, June 21, 1764.
v. MOLLY, Oct. 22, 1765.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Miriam, were -
vi. LUCINDA, June 8, 1768. vii. DAVID, Nov. 10, 1769.
viii. ELIZABETH, Aug. 17, 1771.
ix. PEGGY, Dec. 17, 1772.
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23. ISAAC 4 (Isaac 3 Matthew 2 James 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 7, 1720-21. m. first, Jan. 7, 1744-45, Rachel Taylor, who d. 10 Apr. 1746; and secondly, Nov. 27, 1746, Sarah Sears. She d. 15 Sept. 1804, æt. 77 yrs. Isaac d. 5 Nov. 1797, æt. 77th yr. "Cooper." Resided on Main, near Hersey St.
Ch., -
i. DEBORAH, -, d. 24 Jan. 1756.
ii. LYDIA, - -, d. 26 Jan. 1756.
iii. ISRAEL, -, d. 15 Feb. 1756.
24. STEPHEN 4 (Isaac 3 Matthew 2 James 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 13, 1722. m. first, Mercy, dau. of Caleb Campbell ; and secondly, Dec. 20, 1775, Sarah Stodder, dau. of Jeremiah and Sarah (Macvarlo) Stodder. She was b. in Hing. June 25, 1739, and d. 30 Sept. 1823, æt. 84 yrs. Stephen d. 14 Jan. 1812, æt. 89 yrs. "Cooper." Resided on Main, nearly opp. Hersey St.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mercy, were -
i. DÉBORAH, Feb. 5, 1756.
41. ii. ISRAEL, Sept. 20, 1758. iii. SARAH, Nov. 8, 1759.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, were-
iv. ISAAC, Oct. 21, 1778, d. 1 Feb. 1856, æt. 77 yrs.
v. DANIEL, July, 1781, d. 8 June, 1857, æt. 76th yr.
25. ABRAHAM 4 (Isaac 3 Matthew 2 James 1), b. in Hing. March 18, 1729-30. m. Feb. 21, 1750-51, Mary, dau. of Hezekiah Ripley, and had Ch., b. in Hing., as foll., -
i. MARY, Oct. 8, 1752.
ii. ABRAHAM, Feb. 12, 1755.
iii. LYDIA, Oct. 8, 1758. m. Sherabiah Corthell.
iv. REBECCA, July 12, 1762.
26. JACOB 4 (Isaac 3 Matthew 2 James 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 7, 1731-32. m. Nov. 10, 1756, Bette [Elizabeth] Marble, dau. of Nathaniel and Susanna (Worrick) Marble. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 20, 1736. Jacob d. 14 Apr. 1816, æt. 84 yrs. He was by occupation "cooper." Resided on Main St., near Tower's Bridge.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
1. JACOB, Sept. 10, 1757.
ii. BETSEY, Aug. 23, 1759. m. March 4, 1785, Josiah Sprague.
iii. LABAN, Nov. 18, 1761, d. at sea.
iv. SUSA, March 2, 1764. m. Dec. 14, 1794, Josiah Sprague, wid !.
v. CHLOE, 1768. m. (1) Nov. 9, 1788, Elijah Fearing, and (2) Dec. 21, 1818, Seth Lincoln, wid! (II. 469).
vi. LYDIA, 1772. m. Aug. 19, 1798, Benjamin Thomas.
vii. DEBORAH, 1775. m. Oct. 2, 1796, Amos Sprague, Jr. viii. REUBEN, , d. unm.
27. ENOCH 4 (Enoch 3-2 James 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 29, 1733. m. Oct. 30, 1755, Joanna Whiton, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Wing) Whiton (16). She was b. in Hing. July 26, 1734. Enoch was by occupation " cooper," and " farmer." Early in the War of the Revolution he was
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captain of a military company. His gravestone in the Liberty Plain cemetery, which is near the locality where he resided, bears the foll. inscription : -
IN MEMORY OF CAPT ENOCH WHITON who DEPARTED THIS LIFE JUNE THE 21st 1778 IN ye 45th YEAR OF HIS AGE.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. JOANNA, Oct. 6, 1757. m. June 11, 1787, Thomas Chubbuck, Jr.
ii. CHLOE, 1759. m. Aug. 23, 1789, Samuel Gardner, wid".
iii. BETHIA, 1761. m. Oct. 8, 1780, David Loring.
42. iv. ENOCH, Dec. 27, 1763.
V. LEAH, March 8, 1765. m. Jno. Abbott of Newark, N. J.
vi. LURANA, March 4, 1767. m. Nov. 11, 1805, Daniel Parks of Lincoln, Mass. vii. POLLY, March 5, 1769. m. Lewis Squire of Newark, N. J.
viii. PHOEBE, Apr. 12, 1771. m. Jan. 11, 1798, Daniel Whiting, Jr., of No. Brookfield.
28. ELIJAH 4 (Enoch 32 James 1), b. in Hing. June 8, 1737. m. July 13, 1764, Mary Wilder, dau. of Theophilus and Mary (Hersey) Wilder. She was bt. in Hing. July 4, 1742. Elijah d. 15 June, 1797, æt. 60 yrs. "Farmer." Constable 1774, and a soldier of the Revolution. Resided on what is now the Seth Sprague place, Main St., So. Hing. Ch., -
i. MARY, Oct. 7, 1764. m. May 7, 1786, Enoch Dunbar.
ii. PERSIS, Sept. 21, 1766, m. June 1, 1794, Jacob Sprague.
43. iii. ELIJAH, birth not recorded.
iv. ELIZABETH, Aug. 7, 1769.
v. TAMSEN, Oct. 2, 1771. m. Dec. 7, 1794, Charles Simmons of Scit.
vi. CHARLOTTE, Feb. 24, 1774. m. Nov. 26, 1803, Nathaniel Bump of Quincy. vii. MERIEL, July 3, 1776. m. Nov. 23, 1800, George B. Lapham of Medford.
viii. ISAIAH, Nov. 7, 1778, d. unm., 5 Sept. 1820.
ix. BLOSSOM, Apr. 30, 1781 ; lived in Charlestown.
x. WALTER, Nov. 28, 1783 ; a major in the U. S. army. Was killed, says Barry, at the battle of Bridgewater, in the War of 1812.
29. ELIAS 4 (Enoch 32 James 1), b. in Hing. June 10, 1743. m. June 22, 1769, Sarah Blossom, dau. of Zaccheus and Sarah (Hersey) Blos- som. She was b. June, 1749, and d. 16 May, 1817, æt. 68th yr. He d. of small-pox, at Dor. 1778, æt. 35 yrs. "Farmer." Constable 1775 ; selectman 1777, and at the time of his decease captain of a mil- itary company in active service. Resided on Main, near Gardner St. Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ELIAS, Dec. 18, 1769. m. July 1, 1804, Mehitable, dau. of Daniel Whi- ton (32), and d. at Brookfield, leaving issue.
ii. SARAH, Oct. 18, 1771. m. (1) Dec. 28, 1791, Henry Cushing, and (2) Nov. 30, 1815, Seth Cushing, wid ...
iii. PRISCILLA, Dec. 21, 1773. m. Dec. 28, 1801, Josiah Lane, Jr.
iv. PATTY, Sept. 17, 1775, d. in three dys.
v. PATTY, Oct. 10, 1776. m. Dec. 25, 1808, Thomas Fearing, Jr.
vi. MARGARET, Oct. 1778. m. Feb. 10, 1799, Dimick Bowker of Scit.
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30. JONATHAN 4 (Jonathan 3 Thomas 2 James 1), b. in Hing. March 9, 1734-35. m. first, Jan. 5, 1763, Rhoda Rose of Mf'd, and secondly, Gardner. In 1755 Jonathan was one of Capt. Thaxter's com- pany in the Crown Point expedition. He d. 1 May, 1814, æt. 79 yrs. His
Ch., were -
i. JONATHAN, Sept. 23, 1767.
ii. MELZAR, d. at sea.
iii. RHODA, - -. m. Oct. 21, 1810, Thomas Steel.
iv. JOSHUA, -, Removed from Hing.
31. ELISHA 4 (Jonathan 3 Thomas 2 James 1), b. in Hing. Nov. 3, 1737. m. Jan. 10, 1760, Jael Dunbar, dau. of Samuel and Martha (Groce) Dunbar. She was bt. in Hing. May 28, 1738, and d. 21 Sept. 1832, æt. 94 yrs. He d. 8 Feb. 1819, æt. 81 yrs. "Butcher." Resided on Gardner St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ELISHA, Oct. 27, 1760. m. Sept. 12, 1782, Chloe Wilder, and had Tamar, b. 1783. m. Feb. 24, 1805, William Perry of Andover. Elisha went off, and Chloe m. (2) Feb. 8, 1795, William Wilson of Milton.
ii. HANNAH, Sept. 21, 1762. m. May 16, 1784, Elijah Lewis.
iii. GRACE, June 21, 1765, d. unm. at Boston.
iv. RACHEL, Aug. 23, 1767, d. min. at Boston, 13 May, 1843 æt. 76th yr. v. EMMA, Feb. 8, 1770. m. Martin Hersey, s. of Gilbert.
vi. CALEB, May 7, 1772, d. 4 July, 1773.
vii. TAMAR, Feb. 28, 1775, d. in two weeks.
viii. CALEB, 1777. Removed to Vermont.
32. DANIEL 5 (Daniel 4 Samuel 3 James 2-1), b. in Hing. Oct. 30, 1745. m. Apr. 7, 1767, Desire Stodder, dau. of Hezekiah and Abigail (Whi- ton) Stodder of Scit. She was b. at Scit. Nov. 16, 1745, and d. in Hing. 28 Feb. 1820, æt. 74 yrs. He d. ab. 1822, æt. 77 yrs. " Farmer." Re- sided on Whiting St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. MARTHA, Nov. 29, 1768. m. Sept. 14, 1786, Enoch Whiton (42).
ii. MEHITABLE, Apr. 23, 1770, d. young.
iii. DANIEL, Apr. 23, 1772. m. Jan. 11, 1798, Phoebe, dau. of Capt. Enoch Whiton, and settled at No. Brookfield.
iv. GALEN, Feb. 1, 1774. m. Sept. 11, 1796, Rachel Pronty, and settled at No. Brookfield.
44. v. SYLVANUS, Dec. 7, 1775.
vi. HOSEA, June 24, 1778.
vii. MEHITABLE, Jan. 23, 1781. m. July 1, 1804, Elias Whiton, or Whiting.
viii. JOSIAH, Nov. 29, 1784. Settled at No. Brookfield.
ix. ABIGAIL, March 1, 1788, d. Dec. 1795.
33. ZACHARIAH 5 (Daniel 4 Samuel 3 James 2-1), b. in Hing. Dec. 19, 1747. m. Dec. 12, 1770, Kezia Wilder, dau. of Theophilus and Mary (Hersey) Wilder. She was b. in Hing. 1747, and d. Jan. 1834, æt. 86 yrs. He d. 15 May, 1814, æt. 66 yrs. "Carpenter." Constable 1774. Was captain of a military company in active service during the War of the Revolution, and is creditably noticed in Thatcher's Military History. Resided at " Liberty Plain," So. Hing., near Wey. line. Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. PRUDENCE, 1771. m. Nov. 29, 1789, Enoch Lovell of Wey.
ii. CHARLES, 1773. m. Nov. 19, 1795, Lois, dau. of Laban and Persis (Wil- der) Stodder.
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iii. THEOPHILUS, March 30, 1775. m. Hannah Collamore of Scit., and had issue.
iv. SUSA, 1777. m. Dec. 29, 1796, Stephen Gardner, 3d.
v. SYBIL, Oct. 27, 1780, d. unm., 13 Aug. 1861, æt. 81st yr.
45. vi. HOSEA, Sept. 11, 1782.
vii. POLLY, Apr. 27, 1784. m. Sept. 25, 1806, Joel Seymour.
viii. MARTHA, -. m. Nov. 28, 1811, Jotham Shaw of Wey.
ix. PRISCILLA, - -. m. Nov. 26, 1812, Justin Rogers.
34. AMASA 5 (Daniel 4 Samuel 3 James 2-1), b. in Hing. Aug. 24, 1749. m. Lydia, dau. of Dr. Joseph Jacobs of Scit. She was b. at Scit. May 30, 1743. Amasa d. 5 Nov. 1818, æt. 69 yrs. "Carpenter." Constable 1776. Resided on Main St., So. Hing., near "Queen Ann's Corner," so called.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
46. i. DAVIS, Aug. 20, 1773.
47. ii. PEREZ, Apr. 3, 1775.
iii. JAEL, March 18, 1777. m. Oct. 19, 1794, Harris Turner of Scit.
48. iv. JOSEPH JACOB, Dec. 29, 1778.
v. LYDIA, Oct. 25, 1780. m. June 15, 1807, Nathaniel Bump of Middleboro'.
vi. ABIGAIL, Sept. 30, 1783. m. Feb. 3, 1807, Alexander Vining of Ab'n.
vii. EUNICE, June 14 (22?), 1786. m. Feb. 1, 1807, Nehemiah Ripley, Jr.
35. ZENAS 5 (Daniel 4 Samuel 3 James 2-1), b. in Hing. Oct. 1, 1754. m. first, Sept. 17, 1778, Sarah Loring. She d. 1779, and he m. sec- ondly, Oct. 31, 1779, Leah Loring, dau. of Thomas and Bethia (Smith) Loring. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 4, 1754. Zenas served on board the armed brig "Hazard " 1776 and 1777. He was by occupation " carpenter," and had the reputation of being a man of genius and of superior executive ability. He removed to Conn., where it is said he took a third w.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, -
i. SARAH, March 3, 1779. m. Peakes Groce.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Leah, -
ii. ZENAS LORING, July 3, 1780.
iii. HARRIET, Aug. 3, 1782.
iv. SOPHIA, 1784. m. Capt. Shubael Bronson, who was lost at sea, 9 Jan. 1819, æt. 31 yrs. She d. at New Haven, Conn., 8 Nov. 1868, æt. 84th yr. Their only ch., George, d. 19 Jan. 1830, æt. 18 yrs. A gravestone erected to the mem. of this fam. stands in the Hing. cemetery.
v. FRANCES, -
36. BENJAMIN 5 (Benjamin 43 James 2-1), bt. in Hing. Nov. 29, 1741. m. Sept. 22, 1766, Joanna Gardner, dau. of John and Joanna (Farrow) Gardner. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 28, 1743-44, and d. 15 June, 1807, æt. 63 yrs. He d. 12 Apr. 1815, æt. 74th yr. "Farmer." Re- sided near " Accord Pond," So. Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. JOANNA, Jan. 11, 1768, d. July, 1782.
ii. ASENATH, Apr. 10, 1770, d. 11 Feb. 1840.
iii. BENJAMIN, Jan. 22, 1773. m. Dec. 10, 1797, Lydia, dau. of Richard Stodder.
49. iv. JOSEPH, Jan. 9, 1777.
50. v. ARCHELAUS, Sept. 30, 1778.
51. vi. LUTHER, March 16, or 26, 1781.
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37. EZEKIEL 5 (Benjamin +3 James 2-1), b. in Hing. May 4, 1745. m. first, Olive, dau. of Hezekiah Stodder of Scit .; and, secondly, March 10, 1804, Molly, dau. of Thomas and Mary Berry. She was b. in Hing. May 1, 1763, and d. Nov. 1826, æt. 63 yrs. He d. 27 May, 1828, æt. 83 yrs. "Farm-laborer." Resided on Main St., near Bull's Pond.
Ch., by w. Olive, prob. b. in Hing., were -
i. SARAH, -- m. Nov. 29, 1795, Asa Souther of Coh.
ii. Lors, -. m. Apr. 10, 1802, Joseph Hill, Jr., of Ab'n.
iii. OLIVE, - -. m. Feb. 15, 1805, Peleg Dunbar.
iv. ABIGAIL, - -. Prob. m. Jno. Black of Ply.
V. JUDITH, 1783. m. (1) Quincy Gardner ; and (2) Jan. 12, 1823, Nicholas Daniels. She d. in Hing. 15 Apr. 1834, æt. 51 yrs.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Mary, -
vi. EZEKIEL, 1804. " Mariner." d. in Hing. unm., 25 Jan. 1875, æt. 71st yr.
38. ELIJAH 5 (David 4-3 Matthew 2 James 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 5, 1741- 42. m. Jan. 7, 1768, Lydia Lincoln, dau. of Peter and Margaret (Whiton) Lincoln (p. 18). She was b. in Hing. July 7, 1741, and d. 23 March, 1827, æt. 86th yr. He d. 16 March, 1814, æt. 72 yrs. " Farmer." Resided at Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. LYDIA, Aug. 29, 1768. m. Jan. 30, 1798, John Chadwick of Boston.
ii. ELIJAH, March 29, 1770, d. 7 Nov. 1778.
iii. PEGGY, Dec. 17, 1771, d. 9 July, 1773.
iv. PEGGY, June 17, 1774. m. Oct. 2, 1796, Laban Beal.
v. BELA, May 31, 1776, d. 7 July, 1777.
vi. OLIVE, Dec. 3, 1777. m. - Felch of Boylston, Mass.
52. vii. ELIJAH, Dec. 29, 1779.
viii. BELA, June 4, 1783 ; went south, where he in. and d.
39. EZRA 5 (David 43 Matthew 2 James 1), b. in Hing. Dec. 21, 1743. m. Nov. 15, 1770, Martha Lincoln, dau. of Moses and Mary (Burr) Lincoln (II. 451). She was b. in Hing. Feb. 11, 1745-46, and surviv- ing him. m. secondly, Moses Whiton. Ezra d. 25 Oct. 1773, æt. 30th yr. Resided at Hing. Centre.
Child, b. in Hing., -
53. i. EZRA, May 8, 1772.
40. MOSES 5 (David 4-8 Matthew 2 James 1), b. in Hing. March 3, 1751-52. m. 1774, Mrs. Martha (Lincoln) Whiton, wid. of Ezra Whiton (39). She d. 13 Nov. 1812, æt. 67th yr. He d. 4 July, 1823, æt. 71 yrs. "Trader." Constable 1783. Resided at Hing. Centre. Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
54. i. DAVID, Apr. 23, 1775.
55. ii. WILSON, Sept. 26, 1777. iii. MARY, Aug. 26, 1780. m. Nov. 28, 1799, Peter Sprague.
iv. SARAH, Jan. 11, 1783. m. June 16, 1811, Abel Cushing, and d. at Dor. 27 Jan. 1862, æt. 79 yrs.
56. v. MOSES, June 26, 1785.
vi. STARKES, June 26, 1785. Removed to Wey. where he m. and had issue.
41. ISRAEL 5 (Stephen 4 Isaac 3 Matthew 2 James 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 20, 1758. m. Jan. 14, 1781, Hannah Stowell, dau. of Adam and Deb-
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orah (Cowen) Stowell. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 9, 1761, and d. 12 Aug. 1827, æt. 67th yr. He d. 2 Aug. 1840, æt. 82d yr. "Cooper." A soldier of the Revolution. Resided on Main, opp. Hersey St. Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ISRAEL, Nov. 21, 1781. m. Apr. 11, 1812, Rebecca Cleverly. She out- lived him, and m. (2) Nov. 12, 1840, Seth Hersey, wid!, of Gorham, Me. Israel d. without issue 6 Nov. 1825, æt. 44th yr.
ii. CAMPBELL, or KIMBALL, Feb. 19, 1784. m. Desire Jordan, and resided at Boston, where he d. 5 Dec. 1851, æt. 68th yr.
iii. HANNAH, May 15, 1787, d. 9 Sept. 1788.
57. iv. ISAIAH, Oct. 8, 1789.
58. v. ROYAL, Feb. 22, 1792.
59. vi. JOB STOWELL, Jan. 23, 1797.
vii. HANNAH STOWELL, Jan. 30, 1799. m. Nov. 20, 1823, Lyman Barnes, and d. 6 Jan. 1881, æt. 82d yr.
42. ENOCH 5 (Enoch 432 James1), b. in Hing. Dec. 27, 1763. m. Sept. 14, 1786, Martha, dau. of Daniel Whiton, or Whiting (32). She was b. in Hing. Nov. 29, 1768, and d. 3 Apr. 1848, æt. 79 yrs. He d. 30 Dec. 1811, æt. 48 yrs. "Farmer." Resided at "Liberty Plain," So. Hing. Ch., -
i. DESIRE, Apr. 15, 1787. m. June 9, 1811, Jairus Mann of Han.
ii. ENOCH, Aug. 11, 1789, d. 11 May, 1790.
iii. ENOCH, Aug. 8, 1791, d. 1 June, 1792.
iv. JOANNA, May 30, 1793. m. Jan. 18, 1818, Ned Humphrey.
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