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Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, -
i. ALBERT HERSEY, June 26, 1851, d. at Lawrence, Mass., 20 Aug. 1878.
ii. EFFIE AMELIA, Nov. 24, 1858. m. Nov. 10, 1880, William H. Hersey.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary, -
iii. ELIZA PORTER, May 15, 1868.
77. LYMAN B.7 (Job S.6 Israel 5 Stephen 4 Isaac 3 Matthew 2 James I), b. in Hing. Jan. 17, 1834. m. July 27, 1853, Sarah F. Dyer, dau. of Solomon L. and Sally (Stodder) Dyer. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 19, 1834, and d. 29 Oct. 1880, æt. 46 yrs. "Salesman." Resides on the paternal homestead, South St., near Marsh's Bridge.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. LYDIA ALMIRA, Oct. 5, 1854.
ii. CARRIE WINNIEFRED, Feb. 6, 1856. m. Nov. 7, 1877, Fred H. Miller.
iii. ARTHUR LYMAN, July 20, 1858.
iv. ALIDA ASHMEAD, June 25, 1862.
v. HENRY DYER, Feb. 11, 1867, d. 19 Sept. foll.
vi. FRANK MONROE, Oct. 20, 1868, d. 20 Aug. 1869.
vii. JAMES POMEROY, Dec. 25, 1870, d. 24 Feb. 1871.
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78. ALFRED B.8 (Hosea 7-6 Zachariah 5 Daniel 4 Samuel & James 2-1), b. in Hing. June 27, 1832. m. Martha A. dau. of Charles and Hannah (Whiting) Gardner. She was b. in Hing. 1832, and d. 20 Aug. 1865, æt. 34th yr. He d. 7 Aug. 1872, æt. 40 yrs. "Shoemaker." Resided on Whiting St.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. MARIA ANN, Oct. 9, 1854. m. Oct. 11, 1874, George B. Gardner.
79. AMASA J.8 (Amasa7 Joseph J.6 Amasa 5 Daniel 4 Samuel 3 James 2-1), b. in Hing. Apr. 2, 1849. m. Sept. 10, 1871, Mary W. Cushing, dau. of Andrew and Lucy (Hersey) Cushing. Resides at Boston, and on Main St., So. Hing.
Ch., -
i. MARY CUSHING, June 29, 1873.
ii. AMASA, --
iii. MARIA JACOBS, Oct. 9, 1879, d. next day.
iv. A SON, b. and d. Oct. 9, 1879.
80. CHARLES F.8 (William 7 David 6 Moses 5 David 4-8 Matthew 2 James 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 20, 1844. m. Oct. 26, 1870, Sarah F. Lovett, dau. of John O. and Frances E. (Batchelder) Lovett. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 22, 1845. " Commission-merchant." Resides on Main, near Water St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. ELEANOR LOVETT, May 28, 1872.
ii. LUCY SOULE, June 1, 1874.
NOTE. - Ruth, m. June 27, 1728. Barnabas Cook, widr. Jotham (s. of Eleazer, No. 5, vii.), m. Jan. 1, 1771, Susanna, dau. of Ephraim Wilder. Anna, d. 5 Jan, 1779, at. 25 yrs. Luke, d. 1763. Mark, d. 19 Apr. 1791, at. 70 yrs. Mary, d. unm., 14 Dec. 1838, at. 84 yrs.
WILCUTT (WILLCUT; WILLCOT).
1. PHILIP, of Hing. m. (pub. Sept. 22, 1711) Deborah Gannett, dau. of Joseph (and wid. - Sharpe) Gannett. She was b. at Scit. ab. 1690. Philip d. leaving a will which was dated 18 Feb. 1771, proved 24th of May foll. "Mariner." Constable 1738. Resided on Beech- wood St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ELIZABETH, Aug. 25, 1713, d. 2 Nov. foll.
ii. DEBORAH, Aug. 30, 1714. m. Oct. 21, 1736, Charles Ripley.
iii. JOHN, Oct. 18, 1716. m. Lydia, dau. of Benjamin Hamlen of Barnstable. She d. 1 Feb. 1798, æt. 74 yrs. He d. 16 Jan. 1806, æt. 89 yrs. "Black- smith," and in 1752 constable.
2. iv. JOSEPH, March 2, 1717-18.
v. HANNAH, Feb. 22, 1719-20. m. Sept. 14, 1743, John Lambert, 3d. vi. SARAH, May 6, 1722. m. July 10, 1746, John Wheelwright.
vii. ELIZABETH, July 5, 1724. m. Sept. 6, 1749, Edward Battles, Jr.
viii. LYDIA, March 18, 1725-26. m. - Studley.
3. ix. JESSE, Feb. 25, 1729-30.
2. JOSEPH (Philip = Deborah Gannett), b. in Hing. March 2, 1717- 18. m. first, July 17, 1745, Rachel Phillips, dau. of Thomas and Rachel (Bate) Phillips. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 2, 1729, and d. 24 Aug. 1762, æt. 33 yrs. He m. secondly, Nov. 27, 1765, Hannah James,
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dau. of Thomas and Hannah (Holbrook) James. She was b. in Hing. June 15, 1731, and d. 27 Jan. 1813, æt. 82d yr. Joseph d. at Coh. 7 Aug. 1782, æt. 64 yrs. Will proved 17 Sept. foll. "Mariner." Con- stable in 1754. Resided on Beechwood St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Rachel, were -
i. JOHN, Sept. 25, 1746. m. June 8, 1770, Chloe, dau. of Jonathan Beal.
ii. MIRIAM, Apr. 19, 1749. m. Feb. 1, 1770, Benjamin Barnes, Jr.
iii. SILENCE, Nov. 14, 1751. m. Josiah Oakes.
iv. THOMAS, May 15, 1754, d. soon.
v. JOSEPH, bt. May 8, 1757. Was drowned.
vi. THOMAS, Apr. 30, 1760. in. March 11, 1781, Susanna, dau. of James Stodder.
3. JESSE (Philip = Deborah Gannett), b. in Hing. Feb. 25, 1729-30. m. 1750, Lois Studley, dau. of Jonathan and Susanna (Lane) Studley. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 17, 1731. Jesse was by occupation "mari- ner." Constable 1769. Late in life he removed to Chesterfield, Mass., where he d. 8 Aug. 1815, at. 85 yrs.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. JESSE, March 26, 1752. m. Jan. 1, 1775, Katharine, dau. of Dr. Lazarus Beal. Resided at Chesterfield, Mass., and was styled " Lieutenant."
ii. LoIs, March 10, 1755. m. Feb. 4, 1776, Joel Gustin of Saybrook.
iii. ZEBULON, Nov. 1.1, 1759. m. Mercy Litchfield, and removed to Goshen. . He d. 15 Feb. 1852, æt. 92 yrs. A soldier of the Revolution.
iv. HANNAH, Feb. 19, 1762. m. Joab Litchfield.
v. ENOCH, Jan. 31, 1764.
vi. SARAH, July 4, 1767. m. Noah Litchfield.
vii. SUSANNA, bt. July 12, 1772. m. John Stevens, who removed to Chester- field, and from thence went farther West.
WILDE.
ELIJAH D., for many yrs. a resident of Hing. m. first, Catherine ' Davis. She d. 6 July, 1808, æt. 26 yrs. He m. secondly, in Hing., Nov. 21, 1810, Lucy Beal, dau. of John and Rhoda (James) Beal. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 25, 1781, and d. 17 Feb. 1816, æt. 34 yrs. His third w., whom he survived, was Temperance James of Scit. She d. in Hing. 29 July, 1846, æt. 61 yrs. Elijah D. d. 13 July, 1854, æt. 85 yrs. He was by occupation " baker," and senior partner of the firm of Wilde and Davis, and afts. of Wilde, Davis, and Burr. Resided on North St., West Hing.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Catherine, -
i. CATHERINE, July 23, 1803.
ii. MARY, Jan. 19, 1806, d. 19 Ang. 1808.
iii. ELIZABETH, March 16, 1808, d. 22 July foll.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Lucy, -
iv. JAMES, Nov. 29, 1812. Was grad. at Har. Coll. 1832, and settled as a physician at Dux., where he d. 15 Oct. 1887, æt. 75th yr.
NOTE. - Franklin A., d. 5 Jan. 1849, æt. 33 yrs. Eleanor, dau. of Micah, a former resi- dent of Hing., d. at Milton, 8 July, 1851, and was buried in Hing.
WILDER.
1. EDWARD1, the ancestor of all who have borne this surname in Hing. and vicinity, had his first grant of land here, containing ten acres, the 8th of Oct. 1637, "in a place as convenient as can be dis-
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covered." He subsequently received other grants from the town, in- cluding a tract situated next to that given to his mother, the wid. Martha Wilder,* in 1638, which was located at or near the junction of Main and Pleasant Sts., and inc. the est. now owned by heirs of Fearing Loring, deceased. He also owned all the land between Tow- er's Bridge and Wilder's Bridge, and, without doubt, was one of the earlier planters of this locality. His w., whom he prob. m. ab. 1650, was Elizabeth, dau. of Anthony Eames, Sen", of Mf'd. She outlived him, and d. 9 June, 1692. He d. intestate 18 Oct. 1690, having been stricken suddenly with malignant fever. Elizabeth, his wid., and s. Jabez were appointed adm's. "Farmer." Freeman 29 May, 1644, and in 1667 selectman. Dec. 1, 1675, he was one of the sixteen "Hingham soldiers impressed into the country service " at the out- break of Philip's War. He resided on Main, between High and Friend Sts., on the est. purchased of Samuel Ward.
Ch., prob. all b. in Hing., were -
i. ELIZABETH, 1651-52. m. July 22, 1673, Israel Fearing.
2. ii. JOHN, 1653.
iii. EPHRAIM, 1655, d. unm. 28 Oct. 1690. In his will of 26 March, 1687, proved 30 Apr. 1692, gives "to brother-in-law Israel Fearing the horse which I use to ride. To my brother John Wilder, and to my six sisters, all my lands and rights in the township of Mendon, to be equally divided between them. And as to my part of that land at Monument lying betwixt Israel Fearing, Isaac Wilder, Jabez Wilder, and myself, I give to my beloved brothers Isaac, Israel, and Jabez, to be equally divided between them. I give to my brother Jabez all my lands and rights in Hingham and Scituate, as also that part of my land at Accord Pond." Est. appraised at £429 8s.
3. iv. ISAAC, 1656.
4. v. JABEZ, March, 1657-58.
vi. ABIA, 1659. m. 1692, William Clark of Ply., wid !.
vii. MEHITABLE, 1661. m. Dec. 25, 1692, Joseph Warren of Ply.
viii. ABIGAIL, 1662, d. unm., 6 Jan. 1717-18.
ix. ANNA, 1664.
x. HANNAH, March 16, 1665-66, d. unm., 1690.
xi. MARY, Apr. 5, 1668. in. (1) 1695, Francis Le Baron, and (2) 1707, Return Wait.
* Wid. Martha Wilder was an inhabitant of Hing. as early as 1638, when she had a grant of five acres of land for a house-lot on Main, near Pleasant St. ; also other lots at subsequent dates of planting, pasture, and meadow lands. She prob. came from Shiplock, Oxfordshire County, Eng., with her dau. Mary, and perh. Eliza, who m. Jan. 17, 1638 or 1638-39, Thomas Ensign of Scit. It may have been her dau. Mary who m. - Cudworth of Scit. Wid. Martha Wilder d. in Hing. 20 Apr. 1652.
2. JOHN 2 (Edward 1), b. prob. in Hing. ab. 1653. m. Nov. 30, 1675, Rebecca Doggett. She d. 4 Oct. 1728, æt. 72 yrs. He d. 11 Apr. 1724, æt. 70 yrs. In his will made 11 Sept. 1708, mentions and provides for w. Rebecca, gives "to son Ephraim that part of my estate which fell to me at my father's decease, lying at the northwest of my father's homestead now in the possession of my brother Jabez Wilder, and bounded northerly by Benjamin Tower; westerly towards the common lands, and southerly by Jabez Wilder ; to son Isaac my house, barn, pasture, orchard, and land adjoining; to my daughter Elizabeth Sprague £6, in addition to what she has already had; to daughters Harriet [Hannah] Wilder, Rebecca Wilder, and Mary Wilder £20 each," etc. "Farmer." Constable 1691, and 1692. Resided on Main St., So. Hing.
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Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. HANNAH, Nov. 12, 1676, d. 12 Jan. 1681-82.
ii. ELIZABETH, Apr. 12, 1679. m. May 17, 1705, Josiah Sprague.
iii. HANNAH, May 3, 1683, d. unm. 17 Nov. 1756, at. 73 yrs.
iv. REBECCA, Feb. 27, 1687-88, d. unm. 13 June, 1743, æt. 55 yrs.
. v. MARY, July 30, 1692. m. Oct. 9, 1740, Daniel Waters, wid !.
5. vi. EPHRAIM, Aug. 22, 1696.
6. vii. ISAAC, 1700.
3. ISAAC? (Edward1), b. in Hing. ab. 1656. m. Jan. 3, 1688-89, Mary Whiton, dau. of James and Mary (Beal) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 29, 1664, and surviving him, m. secondly, Baruch Jor- dan, whom she outlived, and for her third hus. m. May 21, 1713, Thomas Sayer, Sent, wid !. Isaac d. 6 Sept. 1690, æt. ab. 34 yrs. Est. appraised at £174 8s. Resided on Main, near Free St., So. Hing. Child, b. in Hing., -
10. i. THOMAS, Oct. 11, 1689.
4. JABEZ2 (Edward 1), b. in Hing. March, 1657-58. m. Mary Ford of Mf'd. She was b. at Mf'd May 16, 1671, and d. in Hing. 1 Feb. 1747- 48, æt. 77th yr. He d. 24 May, 1731, æt. 73 yrs. " Farmer." Con- stable 1687, and 1700. Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St., So. Hing. In his will of 5 June, 1728, proved 29 June, 1731, gives " to my wife Mary the use and improvement of } of my estate, both real and personal, during her natural life. To son Jabez the new dwelling-house on the side of the highway at South Hingham ; " men- tions a black oak-tree "standing on the boundary line between Eph- raim's homestead and mine; " bequeaths also "to sons Edward and Theophilus, and to daughters Mary Slaughter [Slader ], Sarah Loring, Leah Wilder, and Kezia Wilder, each £100." The inv. of his est. ap- praised Aug. 12, 1731, includes in a long list of personal property, books, arms, gold plate, hour-glass, side-saddle, pillion, 7 sdp (?) of bees, loom, and weaving-tackle, 7 oxen, 6 cows, 3 steers three-yr .- old, 6 fat cattle, 2 two-yr .- olds, 4 of one yr. old, 5 calves, 32 sheep, 1 horse, 1 mare, swine, etc.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. EPHRAIM, Jan. 2, 1694-95, d. 12 Feb. foll.
ii. RACHEL, March 13, 1695-96, d. 24 May foll.
iii. LEAH, March 13, 1695-96, d. unm., 1761.
iv. MARY, May 28, 1697. m. Dec. 7, 1727, Samuel Slader, and d. at Wind- ham, Conn., 1780.
v. KEZIA, Nov. 27, 1698, d. unm., 10 Nov. 1745.
7. vi. JABEZ, March 18, 1699-1700.
8. vii. EDWARD, July 1, 1702.
viii. SARAH, May 24, 1704. m. May 25, 1727, Solomon Loring.
9. ix. THEOPHILUS, March 12, 1709-10.
5. EPHRAIM 3 (John 2 Edward1), b. in Hing. Aug. 22, 1696. m. July 30, 1723, Mary Lane, dau. of John and Tabitha (Stodder) Lane. Ephraim d. ab. 1770 (Wilder MS.). Resided on Main, near Free St. until ab. 1752 or soon after, when he removed to Ab'n.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
11. i. EPHRAIM, Jan. 30, 1723-24.
ii. LYDIA, Nov. 24, 1725. m. May 15, 1745, Matthew Tower.
12. iii. JOHN, March 25, 1727.
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13. iv. DAVID, March 22, 1728-29.
v. MARY, June 17, 1731, d. 28 Aug. foll.
vi. MARY, June 12, 1732. m. July 30, 1752, Jonathan Anderson. vii. HANNAH, May 20, 1734.
viii. ABEL, Apr. 9. 1736, d. in the army, 31 Oct. 1756, æt. 20 yrs.
14. ix. SETH, Feb. 3, 1738-39.
X. AN INFANT, March 15, 1742-43, d. in 3 dys.
6. ISAAC 3 (John 2 Edward 1), b. ab. 1700. m. 1744, Bathsheba Da- mon of Scit. " Cooper." Constable in 1741. Resided on Friend St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were --
i. BATHSHEBA, Nov. 23, 1746, d. soon.
15. ii. ISAAC, Jan. 12, 1747-48. iii. REBECCA, Dec. 29, 1749. m. Nov. 23, 1775, William Barrell of Scit.
iv. ELIZABETH, March 30, 1752. m. June 19, 1783, Joseph Nash of Wey.
16. V. DANIEL, May 17, 1754.
vi. BATHSHEBA, Nov. 8, 1756. m. May 19, 1780, Zenas Wilder (22).
vii. LUCY, May 9, 1763. m. June 30, 1780, John Jones.
7. JABEZ3 (Jabez 2 Edward 1), b. in Hing. March 18, 1699-1700. m. first, Dec. 25, 1729, Sarah Cushing, dau. of Matthew and Deborah (Jacob) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 5, 1711, and d. 9 May, 1736, æt. 25th yr. He m. secondly, Nov. 17, 1737, Mrs. Leah (Loring) Cushing, wid. of Elisha Cushing, and dau. of Capt. Thomas and Leah (Buckland) Loring. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 13, 1688. Jabez d. 26 July, 1790, æt. 90 yrs. "Farmer." Constable 1737, and afts. captain. Resided on Free, near cor. of Main St. (where Thomas Fearing now resides).
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, -
i. SARAH, bt. March 7, 1735-36, d. 3 Apr. foll.
8. EDWARD 3 (Jabez2 Edward 1), b. in Hing. July 1, 1702. m. Feb. 21, 1750-51, Hannah Lewis, dau. of John and Deborah (Hawke) Lewis. She was b. in Hing. June 29, 1731, and d. 21 March, 1811, æt. 80th yr. He d. 31 Jan. 1769, æt. 66 yrs. " Farmer." Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St., So. Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
17. i. EDWARD, Nov. 15, 1751. ii. HANNAH, Sept. 23, 1753. m. Dec. 1772, Nehemiah Howard of Hardwick.
18. iii. JOSEPH, June 15, 1755.
19. iv. ISAIAH, May 20, 1757.
v. DEBORAH, Oct. 23, 1759. m. March 23, 1779, Abislia Lewis, Jr.
vi. LEAH, June 13, 1762. m. Oct. 4, 1781, Prince Haskell of Hardwick.
vii. BENJAMIN, July 30, 1764. m. (1) March 24, 1788, Lydia, dau. of Josiah and Lucy (Tower) Lane. Removed to Winchendon, Mass., where he d. 27 Sept. 1842, æt. 78 yrs. His sons were Josiah, who d. in Hing. 10 Sept. 1823, æt. 30 yrs. ; John ; Lewis ; Peter; Benjamin ; James S .; Alonzo ; Harrison ; and (by a sec. m'ge) Josiah.
viii. CELIA, July 15, 1766. m. Jan. 8, 1792, Hosea Cushing.
9. THEOPHILUS 3 (Jabez 2 Edward 1), b. in Hing. March 12, 1709-10. m. Dec. 28, 1732, Mary Hersey, dau. of Daniel and Mary (May or Mayes) Hersey. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 14, 1711, and d. 5 Oct. 1805, æt. 94th yr. He d. 30 June, 1787, æt. 77. yrs. "Farmer." Constable 1746 and 1747. Resided on Main St., a short distance north of the meeting-house, So. Hing.
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Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
20. i. RACHEL, June 23, 1734. m. July 5, 1764, Robert Gardner, Jr., wid !.
ii. JABEZ, March 14, 1735-36.
21. iii. THEOPHILUS, May 16, 1740.
iv. MARY, July 4, 1742. in. July 13, 1764, Elijah Whiton.
V. PERSIS, June 9, 1745. m. Dec. 8, 1768, Laban Stodder of Scit.
vi. KEZIA, 1747. m. Dec. 12, 1770, Zachariah Whiton, or Whiting. 22. vii. ZENAS, Aug. 20, 1752.
10. THOMAS 3 (Isaac 2 Edward 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 11, 1689. m. Nov. 25, 1714, Ann, or Anna, Eells of Scit., perhaps dau. of Capt. Samuel and Anna (Lenthall) Eells. "Carpenter." Resided on Main St., " Liberty Plain," So. Hing. Ch., -
i. SAMUEL, March 18, 1721, d. 15 Apr. foll.
23. ii. NATHANIEL, March 18, 1721.
iii. ANNA, Sept. 18, 1723. m. (1), July 4, 1746, Peter Whiton ; and (2), Nov. 9, 1758, Daniel Sprague.
24. iv. THOMAS, Sept. 13, 1726. v. MARY, June 17, 1731, d. 28 Ang. foll.
vi. SARAH, June 21, 1732. m. Jan 18, 1749-50, Townsend Smith.
25. vii. SAMUEL, Aug. 21, 1735.
26. viii. ISAAC, June 21, 1737.
11. EPHRAIM4 (Ephraim 3 John 2 Edward 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 30, 1723-24. m. Dec. 29, 1748, Susanna Whiton, dau. of David and Elizabeth (Ripley) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 21, 1726. Resided on Cross, near High St. This fam. prob. removed from here soon after 1762, in which year he was one of the constables of Hing. Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. SUSANNA, 1751. m. Jan. 1, 1771, Jotham Whiton of Ab'n.
ii. EPHRAIM, Apr. 8, 1753.
iii. PETER, Oct. 5, 1756 ; served on board the armed brig " Hazard," 1776 and 1777, and was afts. kn. as " Captain." He d. 3 July, 1821, æt. 65th yr.
12. JOHN 4 (Ephraim 3 John 2 Edward 1), b. in Hing. March 25, 1727. m. Rebecca - Was constable in 1758 and 1760. He removed with his fam. to Chesterfield, Mass., where, in 1768, he and his w. were admitted to church membership.
His sons were -
i. JOHN, h. in Hing. June 26, 1754.
ii. ZACHARIAH, - -.
iii. ABEL, -
iv. LOT, -. v. ELIAS, -.
vi. STEPHEN,
13. DAVID 4 (Ephraim 3 John 2 Edward 1), b. in Hing. March 22, 1728-29. m. Dec. 11, 1754, Ruth Hayward, dau. of Nehemiah and Bethia (Shaw) Hayward. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 19, 1733, and surviving him, m. secondly, March 15, 1760, Malachi Tower. " Car- penter." Constable, 1755. Resided on High St. Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. DAVID, Sept. 13, 1756. m. June 11, 1775, Lydia, dau. of Jonathan Anderson.
ii. SHUBAL, -. Settled at Northampton, Mass.
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14. SETH 4 (Ephraim 3 John 2 Edward 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 3, 1738- 39. m. Aug. 27, 1761, Miriam Beal. This fam. removed soon after 1771, to Cummington, Mass.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. SETII, April 3, 1764.
ii. MIRIAM, Dec. 18, 1765.
iii. MOLLY, Feb. 28, 1769.
iv. ABEL, Oct. 19, 1771.
15. ISAAC4 (Isaac 3 John 2 Edward 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 12, 1747-48. m. Feb. 2, 1775, Abigail Cushing, dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah (Lin- coln) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 4, 1750. "Farmer." Re- sided on the paternal homestead ; but late in life removed with most of his fam. to Townsend, Mass.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. LABAN, Jan. 30, 1777. Removed to Han., Mass., where he m. and had issue. He d. 6 March, 1849, æt. 72
27. ii. ISAAC, Jan. 18, 1779.
iii. ABIGAIL, Dec. 2, 1780.
iv. CALVIN, Feb. 9, 1783.
v. CUSHING, Jan. 5, 1786, d. at Townsend, 13 Aug. 1846, æt. 61st yr.
vi. JOHN, Nov. 12, 1787. Was a "trader " at Queen Ann's Corner.
vii. ELIZABETH, Dec. 20, 1789.
16. DANIEL 4 (Isaac 3 John 2 Edward 1), b. in Hing. May 17, 1754. m. first, Dec. 25, 1780, Nancy Star. She d. in Hing. 13 June, 1801. He m. (2) Mrs. Ruth (Dyer) Pratt of Wey. She d. 22 Sept. 1838, æt. 75 yrs. He d. 30 Oct., 1838, æt. 84 yrs. "Farmer; " and a soldier of the Revolution. Resided at " Liberty Plain," So. Hing.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Nancy, were -
i. NANCY, Nov. 27, 1781. m. Apr. 21, 1802, James Bicknell of Wey. ii. JANE, Feb. 9, 1783. m. Aug. 22, 1801, Jesse Bates of Wey.
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iii. DANIEL, Aug. 17, 1784.
iv. ABIEL, June 9, 1786.
29. v. LUCY, Oct. 16. 1792. m. Apr. 27, 1817, Hosea Dunbar.
vi. CHRISSA, Apr. 9, 1796. m. Oct. 22, 1816, John Kingman, Jr.
vii. ELIZABETH, May 3, 1799. m. June 28, 1819, Lewis Pratt of Wey.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Ruth, -
30. viii. JOSEPH DYER, March 26, 1805.
17. EDWARD 4 (Edward & Jabez2 Edward 1), b. in Hing. Nov. 15, 1751. m. Sept. 11, 1777, Mary Hersey, dau. of Joshua and Joanna (Pattingale) Hersey. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 18, 1758, and d. 9 Sept. 1842, æt. 84 yrs. He d. 2 Nov. 1817, æt. 66th yr. "Farmer." Constable in 1773, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1784, and 1785. Was for many yrs. captain of a military company. Resided on the paternal home- stead, Main St., So. Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. MARY, Jan. 24, 1778. m. March 12, 1799, Gamaliel Hatch of Han. ii. A DAU., b. and d. Jan. 24, 1778.
iii. RACHEL, Apr. 11, 1779. m. Oct. 17, 1808, Loring Jacob of Scit., and d. 27 Aug. 1810.
iv. CHRISSA, July 30, 1780. m. Oct. 23, 1806, Charles L. Smith of Boston, and d. 24 May, 1837, æt. 57th yr.
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31. v. EDWARD, Oct. 1, 1781.
vi. LEWIS, Nov. 19, 1782. Removed to Boston, where he d. 16 Aug. 1860, æt. 78th yr. Relief, his w., d. 5 Aug. 1842, æt. 64 yrs.
vii. MERIEL, March 20, 1784. m. June 12, 1811, Loring Jacob of Scit., wid !. and d. 14 Apr. 1861, æt. 77 yrs.
viii. JOANNA, Apr. 8, 1785, d. 15 June, 1854, æt. 69 yrs.
32. ix. JOSHUA, Dec. 12, 1786.
x. LEAH, March 12, 1788. m. Dec. 25, 1823, Daniel Lillie.
xi. SALLY, Oct. 24, 1789. m. Nov. 30, 1812, Samuel Randall, Jr., of Scit.
xii. MARTIN, Nov. 16, 1790. "Carriage-smith." Resided at Boston, and d. 26 March, 1854, æt. 63 yrs. It was through his liberality that " Wilder Memorial " Hall, at So. Hing., was erected.
xiii. RoxANNA, Nov. 11, 1791. m. Nov. 28, 1816, John Groce of Seit. 33. xiv. BENJAMIN, Nov. 22, 1792.
XV. LUCINDA, March 18, 1795, d. 31 May, 1807.
xvi. AMELIA, Apr. 19, 1796. m. June 27, 1859, Rev. Abel Bates Duncau of Freetown. She d. at Bridgewater, 24 Oct. 1869, æt. 73 yrs.
xvii. HARRIOT, May 10, 1797. m. Jan. 6, 1820, Lynes Perkins of Han. xviii. MATILDA, Nov. 28, 1799. m. Dec. 24, 1823, Hawkes Fearing.
xix. HANNAH HERSEY, Jan. 8, 1801, d. 6 Sept. 1873, at. 73d yr.
XX. MARY, Oct. 15, 1802, d. 13 Nov. foll.
xxi. MARTHA, Oct. 15, 1802, d. 7 Marclı, 1803.
18. JOSEPH 4 (Edward 3 Jabez2 Edward 1), b. in Hing. June 15, 1755. in. Dec. 5, 1779, Tamsen Cushing, dau. of Pyam and Hannah (Lincoln) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. June 24, 1759, and d. 25 Aug. 1831, æt. 72 yrs. He d. 17 July, 1839, æt. 84 yrs. A soldier of the Revolution. Resided on Main St., near Tower's Bridge.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. TAMSEN, Apr. 8, 1781, d. 19 March, 1847, æt. 66th yr.
34. ii. JOSEPH, June 10, 1785.
iii. DEBORAH, May 1, 1787, d. unm. 11 March, 1844, æt. 57th yr.
iv. TAMAR, Dec. 8, 1795, d. 24 Aug. 1867, æt. 72d yr.
19. ISAIAH 4 (Edward 3 Jabez 2 Edward 1), b. in Hing. May 20, 1757. m. Oct. 7, 1779, Susa Leavitt, dau. of Joshua and Deborah (Fearing) Leavitt. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 9, 1760, and d. 9 March, 1840, æt. 80 yrs. He d. 2 July, 1843, æt. 86 yrs. " Farmer." Representative at the General Court 1823 and 1824. Resided on High St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. SUSA, Feb. 26, 1780. m. May 12, 1799, Elpalet Loring.
ii. ISAIAH, March 23, 1782. Removed to Keene, N. H., where he d. 11 Oct. 1867, æt. 85 yrs.
iii. HANNAH, Feb. 1, 1784, d. 3 July, 1788.
iv. LYDIA, Aug. 30, 1786. m. Nov. 27, 1808, Daniel Stodder, 3d.
v. HANNAH, Sept. 26, 1789. m. Jan. 23, 1810, Leavitt Gill.
vi. CAROLINE, Apr. 3, 1803. m. July 14, 1824, Amos Binney of Hull, and d. 13 Sept. 1847, æt. 44 yrs.
20. JABEZ 4 (Theophilus 3 Jabez 2 Edward 1), b. in Hing. March 14, 1735-36. m. first, Oct. 25, 1761, Sarah Crocker of Barnstable. She d. and he m. secondly, Nov. 13, 1766, Martha Collamore. Jabez in- herited the est. of his uncle Jabez, and resided on Free, near Main St., until he sold to Thomas Fearing, and removed to Chesterfield, Mass. He was one of the constables of Hing. 1764 and 1765, and capt. of a military company in the War of the Revolution.
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Ch., all by w. Martha, were -
i. SARAH, March 1, 1768. m. Nov. 14, 1784, Abel Cushing.
35. ii. CROCKER, June 26, 1770.
iii. EUNICE, June 24, 1772. -
iv. ALICE, Oct. 23, 1774.
v. MARTHA, Apr. 3, 1777.
vi. WARREN, Apr. 16, 1780.
Removed to New York.
vii. JABEZ, Apr. 22, 1785.
21. THEOPHILUS 4 (Theophilus & Jabez 2 Edward 1), b. in Hing. May 16, 1740. m. Dec. 16, 1762, Lydia Cushing, dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah (Lincoln) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 7, 1745. This fam. removed to Perry (Dennysville), Me., in June, 1788. Mrs. Lydia Wilder d. 1 Aug. 1811, æt. 66th yr. Theophilus d. 28 Oct. 1821, æt. 81 yrs. "Farmer." Was constable in 1768, and captain of a mil- itary company in the War of the Revolution. Before removing to Me. the fam. resided on the paternal homestead, Main St., So. Hing. Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. LYDIA, Jan. 28, 1763, d. 2 June, foll.
ii. LYDIA, May 31, 1764. m. (1) Apr. 4, 1784, William Lewis, and (2) Aug. 6, 1792, William Southworth.
iii. THEOPHILUS, Jan. 21, 1766. in., perh. for his sec. w., Oct. 20, 1801, Mrs. Hannah, wid. of Robert Waterman, and dau. of Theodore and Mehitable (Lewis) French. She was bt. in Hing. Oct. 20, 1776. Resided at Perry, Me.
iv. MARY, July 15, 1768. v. SARAH, Aug. 7, 1770. m. March 31, 1788, Moses Lincoln (II. 452).
vi. EBENEZER CUSHING, Aug. 30, 1772, d. at Dennysville, Me., 10 Oct. 1851, æt. 79 yrs.
vii. SUSANNA, Aug. 9, 1774.
viii. BELA, Oct. 15, 1776.
ix. PERSIS, Feb. 26, 1779, d. 15 Sept. foll.
x. PERSIS, Oct. 13, 1780.
xi. DEBORAH, Dec. 13, 1782.
xii. ELIZABETHI, -, at Perry, Me.
xiii. THEODORE, , at Perry, Me. m. Margaret Hersey (?).
22. ZENAS 4 (Theophilus 3 Jabez ? Edward1), b. in Hing. Aug. 20, 1752. m. May 19, 1780, Bathsheba, dau. of Isaac and Bathsheba Wilder (6). She was b. in Hing. Nov. 8, 1756. Zenas was one of the constables of Hing. 1775. He removed from here with his fam. to Passamaquoddy, Me.
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