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Jabez Baker ( Hist. 333) brought to Gloucester a daughter Mary, born in Salem, 1707, and a son Jabez born Sept. 2, 1711. The church records have the death of Anna, wife of Elder Baker, March 2, 1768, but the inventory of his estate, April 30, 1754, mentions wife Jane.
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I suppose it was the son Jabez who married Anna Smith, of Beverly, May 18, 1732, and that she was the Anna Baker who died March 3, 1800, aged eighty-seven. He was drowned at sea Sept. 3, 1753. His son Jo- seph, who settled in 'Squam, married Mary, daughter of Jonathan Nor- wood, and died, without issue, in 1821, aged seventy-four. She died in June, 1832, aged eighty-two.
Josiah Grover, came this year, and Edmund about 1722, both from Beverly (Hist. 273, 334.) Josiah married Hannah Dolliver, July 1, 1719, and had Hannah, 1720; Richard, 1722; Sarah, 1724; Josiah, 1726; Hannah, again, 1728; William, 1730; Joseph, 1732; Sarah, again, 1738 ; and Lydia, 1740. Each of the four sons married in town. Joseph is said to have added in Haverhill nine more children to the three that he carried from Gloucester, of whom were Nathaniel, who settled in Wells, Vt., Timothy, in Sundown, N. H., and Edmund in Northfield, where he died in 1852. Edmund Grover, of Sandy Bay, brought a wife Mary, who died May 16, 1757, aged seventy-eight. Just ten months afterwards he married Madam Stevens, the venerable widow of Samuel Stevens, then in her eighty-second year, who survived the union but a few months. Nehemiah, son of Edmund, sen., married Abigail Harris in 1727, who died in 1795, aged about eighty. They had many children, two of whom, Eliezer and Nehemiah, settled in Ohio. Ed- mund Grover, jr., married Patience Witham in 1731, and had three daughters. Ebenezer Grover married Margaret Jeffords, in 1736, and had four sons and three daughters. Eliezer married Thankful Witham in 1736, and had eight children. She died May 8, 1786, aged eighty-three. A John Grover married Experience Randall, Aug. 26, 1733, and had daughters Experience and Rebecca. Notwithstanding the promise in the last century of a numerous race of Grovers on Cape Ann, not more than half a dozen men of the name are now living on it.
1718 .- Jabez Hunter and Abigail Tucker were married March 24, and had the following children :- William, born in 1718; John, 1721; Abigail, 1723; Sarah, 1726 ; Rebecca, 1729; Mary, 1733 ; and John, 1738. The name was perpetuated in town by William.
Solomon Driver married Rachel Bishop, of Manchester, Nov. 17, and had Rachel, born in 1719; Solomon, 1720; John, 1722; and, by wife Sarah, Mary, in 1728.
William Nelson and Elizabeth Tompson were married March 21, and she was drowned from a canoe in the harbor Nov. 3, following. He next married Mary Flinn, Jan. 26, 1721, and had Elizabeth and James,
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born in 1722; Elizabeth, 1724; Annis, 1727; Agnes, 1729; and Wil- liam, 1731. Perhaps he took for third wife, Deborah Carlisle, July 19, 1739.
Samuel Lee and Ruth Somes were married Feb. 13, and had Samuel born in 1718, and Henry, 1720; and the father died June 8, 1721, aged thirty-three.
John Choate married Miriam, daughter of John Pool, March 3, 1718, and had a daughter Sarah, born April 24, 1719, soon after which he probably returned to Ipswich, whence he came. The next of the name in town was Josiah, who married Patience Roberts, Nov. 11, 1736. Besides four daughters he had five sons-two Ephraims, Josiah, Thom- as and William. He was a deacon of the second church, and died Aug. 26, 1798, aged 83. His wife survived till Oct. 23, 1813, when she died at the great age of ninety-seven.
Thomas Pennill and Sarah Duren were married Jan. 30, and had Sarah, born in 1718; Thomas, 1720; and Rachel, 1721; and he died March 31, 1723, aged thirty-four. In 1710 he had a common right derived from his grandfather, Robert Elwell.
James Poland and Elizabeth Dike, probably daughter of Richard, were married Nov. 17, and had Joseph, born in 1724. Joseph and James Poland were baptized at the second church, Oct. 22, 1727, and James Poland, adult, at the same, Jan. 17, 1731. An "old Mrs. Po- land" died Jan. 4, 1765, aged eighty.
Josiah Wood and Ruth Dennis, of Beverly, were married Jan. 31, and had Jerusha, born Aug. 31, 1718.
Ebenezer Marchant, of Yarmouth, and Bethiah Millett were married Dec. 24, and had Martha born Oct. 21, 1720. Of the same family perhaps was Jabez ( Hist. 273) who married Mary, widow of John Babson, Jan. 12, 1721, and had Daniel, born in 1721; Mary, 1723; Martha, 1725; Jabez, 1727; Lois, 1729; Samuel, 1731; John, 1733 ; Eunice, 1735 ; and Lemuel, 1737. Jabez Marchant is supposed to have died about 1773. His widow Mary died at the house of her son Daniel, March 12, 1778, aged eighty. Three of the sons married in town, and one at least, Daniel, perpetuated the name. A Jabez, perhaps son of Daniel, born in 1749, went to New Gloucester, Me., where a Judith Merchant died Aug. 22, 1856, aged ninety-three.
1720. Samuel Whittredge and Hannah Whiston, of Barnstable, were married Jan. 10, and had Mary, born in 1724; Abigail, 1726; Sarah, 1728 ; Susanna, 1730 ; and William, 1731 ; the father was drowned
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at Sable Island, May 10, 1732, aged forty. His son William was probably the William who died in 'Squam, March 24, 1808, aged seventy-eight, and the latter may have been the father of William who died in 1777, of small-pox, on his passage from Bilboa.
John Wonson married Honor Wise, daughter of Richard Tarr, and widow of John Wise, Feb. 18, and had Elizabeth, born in 1720 ; John, 1722 ; Joseph, 1725 ; and Samuel, 1728. Not long after the birth of this last child the mother must again have become a widow, for she married Isaac Prince, Dec. 10, 1730. Samuel, the youngest son, mar- ried Patience, daughter of Joshua Norwood, in 1750. He is thought to have died when about seventy-eight years old. She survived him a few years and died in the old tavern house in Sandy Bay, which was built by her husband. Their son Samuel married Lydia Gott and settled at Eastern Point, where he died in August, 1829, aged about eighty, leaving sons Samuel, John, George and Charles ; the last of whom, baptized at the Sandy Bay Church, Nov. 19, 1774, died March 16, 1870.
James White and wife Mary had James born in 1720; and William, 1722.
John White and wife Rebecca had John born in 1722; Joseph, 1724; Rebecca, 1726; Ruhana, 1728 ; and Abigail, 1730.
Robert Nason and Rebecca Day were married Dec. 25, and had Martha baptized Oet. 8, 1721 ; Abigail, Mary and William, baptized March 23, 1729; Robert, Sept. 26, 1731 ; and John, Aug. 26, 1733. The father fell overboard from a fishing vessel and was drowned, March, 1734.
George Williams, a seaman, and Sarah Gilbert were married Aug. 18, and had George, born in 1720, died soon ; Sarah, 1722; Joanna, 1724 ; Isaac, 1726 ; Mercy, 1729 ; Elizabeth, 1732 ; and Gilbert, 1735.
Thomas Williams and Hannah Andrews were married Nov. 13, 1722, and had Hannah born in 1723 ; Thomas, 1726 ; Abigail, 1729 ; and Ann, 1734.
Evan Williams and Anna Davis were married Dec. 29, 1743, and had Anna born in 1749, and other children in subsequent years.
1721 .- William Fears married Naomi, probably daughter of John Stanwood, July 24, and had William, born in 1721; John, 1723; Naomi, 1726; and Elizabeth, 1729, who married Nathaniel Tarr, June 7, 1752. William Fears died about the beginning of 1775, at the house of John Moore, the second husband of his daughter Naomi. His wife, as we learn from the journal of Rev. S. Chandler, was buried Feb. 3,
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1755. Ilis son William married Anna, daughter, without doubt, of John Bray, Nov. 27, 1746, and had, besides three daughters, sons William, John, Humphrey and Thomas, the oldest of whom married Patience, daughter of Job Row, and widow of Nathaniel Williams. He was born Aug. 26, 1747, and was, I suppose, the William Fears who, with two others, was washed overboard in a gale of wind coming from the Banks in 1798. He left sons, one of whom, Robert, was grandfather of Robert R., the first mayor of Gloucester. The widow Patience Fears died Nov. 25, 1842, in her ninety-third year.
Nehemiah Adams, the first of the name in town, appears this year. He married Abigail Riggs, Nov. 13, and had six children :- James, Ne- hemiah, Thomas, Mary, Andrew and Hannah. By one of the sons, at least, Nehemiah, who married Martha Riggs, March 16, 1748, the name was perpetuated in town.
Thomas Jenkins and wife Mary had a son Matthew, born Jan. 10.
Robert Randall and Dorcas Babson were married Jan. 19, and had Deborah, born in 1721; John, 1725; Mary, 1727; Josiah, 1730; and Robert, born at Scituate, July, 1733.
John Walklate and Abigail Stanwood were married Dec. 28, and had John, born in 1723; Abigail, 1725; and Elizabeth, 1727. The father was deceased in 1732.
Robert Herring and wife Experience had Experience, born March 29, died June 21; Ledia, born Oct. 31, 1722 ; Robert, 1725, drowned in a tub of water, Sept., 1727 ; and Benjamin, 1727. The last named married Experience Annis, Jan. 11, 1753, and had several children.
Thomas Penny and Miriam Elwell were married Feb. 5. No con- nection is traced between him and the early settler of this name. This Thomas had Mary, born July 6, 1722; Elizabeth, June 28, 1725; Thomas, June 18, 1728; Abigail, baptized Nov. 27, 1726 ; Sarah, born Ang. 28, 1733 ; and Miriam, baptized at the Second Church, Dec. 10, 1737. In 1772 he was a town pauper. Nov., 1773, his son-in-law, John Avery, was paid for his funeral charges, and Feb. 23, 1774, Jeremiah Robinson was paid for digging his grave. Thomas Penny, jr., married widow Sarah Tucker, Sept. 4, 1749, and had Thomas, born Aug. 7, 1750; and Anna, Dec. 17, 1753. The son Thomas was, without doubt, the person of the same name who died in New Glouces- ter, Feb. 28, 1813, aged sixty-two ;. where also died, Feb. 3, 1842, Lucy Penny, aged eighty-three.
1722, June .- The Indians at the eastward take eight or ten fishing
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vessels. Capt. Robinson, fitted out at Canso in quest of them, takes a canoe with seven Indians, six of whom he killed.
Thomas Saville ( Hist. 284) married Mary Haraden, Jan. 24, and had baptized at the First Church, Thomas, April 7, 1723; Hannah, June 27, 1725 ; John, July, 1726; John, again, July, 1727; and these baptized at the Third Church :- Thomas, Oct. 3, 1731; Hannah, Dec. 16, 1733; Deminicus, April 24, 1735; Oliver, March 7, 1736; Eliza- beth, Sept. 4, 1737 ; Oliver, again, Aug. 6, 1738; and Jesse, Dec. 21, 1740. His wife died June 4, 1776, aged seventy-five. His son, John, married Susanna Haraden, May 30, 1751, and had four daughters bap- tized at the Third Church, the youngest of whom, Sarah, was probably the Sarah Saville who died May 13, 1840, aged eighty-two. Jesse married Martha Babson, in 1763, who died April 19, 1785, and he next married, in 1786, Mrs. Hannah Dane, of Ipswich, who died May 3, 1827, aged eighty.
Richard Peters and wife Ruth had daughter Sarah, born Dec. 19.
Anthony Coombs and Mercy Hodgkins were married Oct. 21, 1722, and had Hanna or Anna, born in 1724; and Mercy, 1726.
Thomas Holyman died Feb. 25, aged thirty-seven. William, son of Thomas Holeman, by Jemima Elwell, was born Sept. 12, 1722.
Nathaniel Low, of Ipswich, and Abigail Riggs were married July 15. He has five children recorded in the Gloucester Record, namely,- Abigail, in 1723; Mary, 1724, died soon ; Rachel, 1725; Nathaniel, 1732 ; and Dorothy, -. Besides these he had five more,-Lois, Eunice, Elizabeth, John and Edward. His wife died Aug. 6, 1774, aged seventy-two. See Hist. 261.
Daniel Gorden and Elizabeth Denning were married Nov. 7, 1722, and had Daniel, 1724; Elizabeth, 1729; William, 1733 ; Moses, 1735; and John, 1737. It appears that three of his sons married in town.
John Stanford and Abigail Butman were married Nov. 8, and had Abigail, born in 1723; Mary, 1725; Rebecca, 1726; William, 1732; Stevens, 1735 ; and, besides these, John and Samuel, baptized at the Third Church in 1733.
Joseph Bond married Mary Kent, Dec. 31, 1722. Jan. 4, 1731, commissioners vote to sell her land or that of her husband's adjoining her brother Kent's land. A Lawrence Bond and Abigail Mains were married July 23, 1733. A Joseph Bond is found in town in 1765, and a Samuel in 1771. A widow Sarah Bond died May 3, 1789, aged about seventy- six.
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John Mogridge and Lydia Davis, probably daughter of Samuel, were married Sept. 20, and had Lydia, born in 1722; and Samuel, 1728. She probably became a widow and married Philip Stanwood Jan. 20, 1736, and perhaps again became a widow and married Samuel Hodgkins in 1756, and died April 13, 1789, aged about eighty-five. The daugh- ter Lydia married Richard True and is said to have died at ninety-seven. She was probably the "Miss True" who died in Jan., 1807.
Benjamin Wheeler, perhaps son of Jethro (Hist. 246) by wife Me- hitable had Benjamin, born 1722, Jonathan, 1726 ; Moses, 1728 ; David, 1731; Molly, 1732 ; Sarah, 1734 ; Simeon, 1735 ; another Simeon, 1736 ; and Samuel, baptized Sept. 16, 1739. Descendants are numerous. Benjamin Wheeler, jr., by his wife, Sarah Dane, of Ipswich, had eight children, and died at Pigeon Cove, June 10, 1810, aged eighty-eight.
1723, June 3 .- The commoners vote that the common land near the meeting house, or Meeting House Green, so called, shall be in common for the use of the town forever for a training field. They also vote that one and a half or two acres near the second parish meeting house shall be reserved for the same purpose.
Aug. 15. Mr. George Giddings, of Gloucester, was admitted into the House of Representatives and informed that a sloop arrived there yesterday in about six days from Canso, who brings an account that Capt. John Watkins, of New England, was found dead (and as it was supposed), slain by the Indians, and buried by the officers of the garri- son at Canso with four other men and one woman. And that the said Giddings' son was taken by a pirate ship of upwards of twenty guns, and a large number of men, who would have taken him for a pilot along that shore, but he not being willing, the pirate told him that he would not force any man to go with him, and so they left the pirate ship.
William Coas (Hist. 285.) He married Feb., 1723, Mary, probably daughter of Joseph Gardner, born Dec. 17, 1702. His five children were :- Samuel, born in 1723; William, 1725; Mary, 1728; another Mary, 1730; and Joanna, 1738. He died of apoplexy Jan. 2, 1764. His wife must have attained a great age if she was the widow Mary Coas for whose keeping to Jan. 25, 1795, and funeral charges, the town paid Wm. Hardy, Feb. 4, same year. The son William married Susanna, daughter of Deacon Jeremiah Parsons, Jan. 18, 1750, and had many children, the oldest of whom was probably the Susanna Coas who died Feb. 14, 1829, aged seventy-nine. His son William died in April, 1833, aged eighty.
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Joseph Carlisle and Deborah Elwell were married Jan. 1. The rec- ords show that they had eight children, of whom two only were sons, Joseph, born in 1723, and Leonard in 1732.
William Carlisle married Mary Springer, March 17, 1728, and had, besides two daughters, a son William, who was baptized in 1743.
Charles Glover ( Ilist. 285) married Hannah Butman Sept. 9, 1723, and had Luey, 1724; Hannah, 1726; Thomas, Sept. 6, and Charles, Sept. 8, 1733, both of whom were baptized Sept. 18, same year.
Jonathan Trask ( Hist. 282) came to Gloucester from Salem about this time. His seven sons born here were :- Jonathan, born in 1723; Moses, 1725 ; William, 1727; Israel, 1729; Israel, 1733; William, 1735 ; and Ebenezer, 1737. Perhaps the mother of these children was the widow Trask who died in the second parish Jan. 4, 1779, over eighty years of age. Four of the sons appear to have married.
Henry Evans and Sysill Martin were married July 12. A Hugh Ev- ans married Elizabeth KnowIton, June 2, 1742, and, besides four daugh- ters, had sons John, born in 1742; Robert, 1744; William, 1752; James, 1756 ; and Samuel, 1758.
John Thomas and Anna Shaw were married Nov. 14, 1723, and had Anna, born in 1725 ; William, 1728 ; Sarah, 1732 ; and Anna, baptized at the 'Squam church, Aug. 3, 1735, after the death of her father. The son William was probably the same who was intending marriage with Lydia Haraden, Oct. 20, 1750, had two daughters, certainly, if not more, and died Feb. 26, 1777, aged forty-nine.
Intention of marriage of Samuel Thomas and Sarah Elwell was pub- lished Dec. 13, 1744, and the records have three children recorded to them :- Sarah, born in 1745 ; Joshua, 1756 ; and Anna, 1757.
A John Thomas and Hannah Brown were married Aug. 22, 1745, and had Hannah, born Dec. 17, 1746, and John, July 15, 1749, besides several in subsequent years. John, jr., married Anna Row, and is said to have been drowned coming from the Banks in the fall of 1789.
Benjamin Boynton and Martha Row were married Nov. 29, 1723, and, besides three daughters, had sons,-Benjamin, Joseph, Stephen and William, the two former of whom perpetuated the name in town. Rev. S. Chandler records in his journal, March 7, 1762, "near the close of the sermon, B. Boynton was taken with a fit, and died instantly." A Lydia, widow of Benj. Boynton, died Jan. 2, 1819, aged seventy-two. In 1748 Enoch Boynton and his wife Rachel, from Rowley, had a son Enoch, born here, in the next year a son Elijah, and four daughters in
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subsequent years. The son Enoch died before 1793, when his widow Abigail, with many children, had removed to Newbury.
A new family of Stevens appear in town this year, settled in the sec- ond parish. Ebenezer married Mary Day, Feb. 5, 1723 (see Hist. 168) where probably he has wrong parentage. Otho Stevens and Abi- gail Kent were married March 21, this year, and had Samuel, born in 1724 ; Otho, 1726; Archelaus, 1729; and Abigail, 1731. William Stevens and Anna Lufkin were married June 2, 1725, and had Ebene- zer, born in 1727; Nathaniel, 1729 ; James, 1730 ; Joseph, 1732 ; Anna, 1733 ; Susanna, 1736; Elizabeth, 1739; and Anna, 1740. Ebenezer, jr., married Abigail Marshall, of Ipswich, Jan. 30, 1752, and died Nov. 21, 1807, upwards of eighty. His widow died March 11, 1820, aged ninety-three.
Dr. David Plummer ( Hist. 276). His children by his first wife to whom he was married Aug. 29, 1723, were Mary, born in 1723; Sam- uel, 1725 ; Ann, 1728 ; Ruth, 1730 ; Sarah, 1732 ; and Elizabeth, 1734. He married Anna, probably widow of Daniel Barber, Aug. 25, 1737, and by her had Daniel, born May 24, 1738, who became a prominent merchant of the town ; and David, born Feb. 11, 1741, married Mary Davis, of Newbury, May 17, 1763, and died Dec. 22, 1792. His widow died in June, 1834, aged ninety. Samuel, Dr. Plummer's son by his first wife, and principal physician of the town after his father's death, married Mary Low, probably daughter of John Low, Dec. 13, 1748. She gave birth to a daughter Sept. 24, 1749, and died Oct. 15, following. He next married Hannah Moody, of York, by whom his son Samuel was born July 23, 1752, and she died Aug. 1, next. He was married to his third wife, Elizabeth Gee, Dec. 5, 1753, who brought him Eliza- beth, 1754; Joshua, in 1756; David, in 1758; Joseph, in 1759 ; and Sarah Gee, July 8, 1760. Child-bearing seems to have been fatal to this wife, also, for Rev. S. Chandler records in his journal, on the 16th of the same month, "I attended the funeral of Dr. Plummer's wife." He next married Anna, widow of Joseph Sanders, March 17, 1763, and had Elizabeth, born in 1764; William Stevens, 1766; Anne, 1767; and John, 1767. Dr. Samuel PHummer's residence was in Town Parish, near the westerly side of the mill pond.
1724, Oct. 27 .- Died, Hope Mason, aged seventeen.
Capt. James Friend, belonging to an English sloop, died at widow Sarah Parsons' house, in Fishermen's field, Aug. 13, 1724, aged thirty- eight.
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William Shaw died March 23, aged twenty-four.
June 22. Three of our fishing vessels were taken by the Indians in Fox Harbor, viz. : James Wallis, sen., James Wallis, jr., and John Lane. They killed of our town, James Wallis, Thomas Finson, John Lane, Richard Tarr and Joseph Wallis.
Feb. 11. Died, Peter Sargent, probably son of Wm. Sargent, 2d, aged forty-one. A Boston newspaper of this year, has the following : -"July 20, 1724. Advices from the eastward that about three weeks since the Indians had taken eleven fishing vessels and forty-five men belonging to the said vessels, twenty-two of whom were killed and twenty-three taken captive. The Indians demand £30 for each vessel and £30 for each captive. Vessels have gone in quest of them." Prob- ably the pursuit was successful, as on March 25, 1725, Capt. Lovewell arrived at Boston from Cape Ann with ten Indian scalps.
Joseph Allen, an early settler, died this year, Oct. 6.
Joseph, son of Joseph, second, married Martha Hubbard, of Boston, Jan. 11, 1732, and died April 2, 1739 ; among the items of his large es- tate were, negro man Boston, £150 and negro man London, £100.
Mrs. Mary, wife of Mr. Nathaniel Allen, died June 15, 1753, aged twenty-eight.
Mrs. Sarah, widow of Capt. Jacob Allen, died in March, 1831, aged seventy-nine.
William, son of William Allen, who removed to New Gloucester, Me., died in March, 1826, aged seventy-five.
Philip Gullison and Mary Roberts were married March 5. Their daughter Mary was born July 22, 1725, and the mother died on the 31st of the same month, aged twenty-four. He next married Mary Smith, Nov. 8, 1733, and had Elizabeth, 1735; Abigail, 1740, and perhaps, baptized, Mary.
Richard Tandy and Rachel Allen were married March 17, and had William, born Aug. 6, 1725; Rachel, April 21, 1727; Samuel, May 27, 1729 ; and Abel, baptized at the Second church, July 18, 1731.
William Burns and Jemima Elwell were married Dec. 24, and had William, 1725 ; and Jemima and Keziah, 1727, the latter of whom died in 1728.
James Phipps and wife Sarah had daughter Abigail, born Aug. 10, 1726. His son James was baptized at the First church, March 1, 1724. William Jefford and wife Ann had daughter Mary, born in February. William Wells and Abigail Somes were married March 13, 1724.
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A John Wells had a daughter Hannah baptized at the First church March 11, 1722, and another Hannah, July 28, 1723.
John Brewer and wife Mary had a son John, born in 1724 ; daughter Mary, in 1726 ; twins, Mary and David, 1727 ; and Elizabeth, 1731.
Thomas Chub and Ruth Stanwood were married Dec. 3. The town and church records together show that they had sons, Thomas, William, David and John, and a daughter Ruth.
John Butler and Phebe Lane were married Nov. 12, 1724, and had a son John, born Aug. 13, 1725, the same probably who married Sarah Thurston, March 12, 1746. Widow Phebe Butler died in the third parish Jan. 26, 1781, aged eighty. Stephen Butler and Sarah Ingalls were married Dec. 11, 1730, and a Stephen was married to widow Elizabeth Gott, Dec. 12, 1752.
1725 .- Joseph Herrick ( Hist. 298). A widow Sarah Herrick died Dec. 29, 1711, but no male of the name appears till Joseph goes on to the town records, as the father, by his wife Mary, of Eunice, born Aug. 31, 1725. He died Jan. 12, 1777, not 1771, as the History states. He may have brought to Gloucester the Benjamin who married Eunice Haskell, Nov. 25, 1747, and had a daughter Lucy born in 1748, who married a Woodbury, of Beverly, and died there 1846, nearly a hun- dred years old. Joseph Herrick, jr., married Tryphosa Groves, April 26, 1750, and died March 16, 1801 (?), aged eighty-seven. His wife died in Nov., 1813. The records give him but one child, John, born Nov. 17,1750. Israel, son of Joseph, sen., born May 13, 1732, is supposed to be the same who is found in Lewiston, Me., about 1774. Other Herricks who came before 1751 were, Samuel, who married Keziah Haskell, Jan. 3, 1731, the same probably who married Prudence Haskell, Ang. 7, 1733, by whom he had Benjamin, born in 1734; Hannah, 1735; Ebenezer 1740, who died Sept. 11, 1764, aged sixty three ; and Thomas, who mar- ried Abigail Eveleth, Feb. 1, 1732, and had Thomas, born in 1733, Abigail, 1734 ; and Sarah, 1736. Perhaps he became a widower and married Mary Preston, of Beverly, August, 1742, by whom was born Ruth in 1743; Mary, in 1745, died soon ; and William and Mary in 1746, the former of whom died soon after birth. Thomas Herrick died of cancer, March 21, 1787, aged about eighty. His wife died Feb. 8, 1780, aged over seventy.
Joseph Thurston ( Hist. 337) and Mary, widow of Thomas Fenier, were married March 9, 1725, and had Sarah, born in 1726; Joseph, 1729; Elizabeth, 1731; Daniel, 1735, married Anna Tarr and died in
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1818 ; John, 1737, married Eunice Stockbridge, removed to Sedgwick, Me., and died there in old age ; Dorcas, 1740, married Thomas Roberts or Robbins and died April 28, 1825, and William, 1742, who was lost at sea before 1779.
George Dennison (Hist. 298). This settler is thought by descend- ants to be the person of the same name, son of George, of Stonington, born in 1699. He carried on considerable maritime business at Lob- ster Cove and had his home on a retired spot in the adjoining woods where descendants have lived to the present time. He left an estate of £1532, consisting in part of land in North Yarmouth, Me. His funeral charges were £225. His children were George, born in 1726; Abner, 1730; Isaac, 1732; David, 1734; Jonathan, 1737; Abigail, 1739 ; and Susanna, 1741. The son George married Thomasine, daughter of Rev. Benjamin Bradstreet, Feb. 2, 1749, and died May 10, 1779. The rec- ords of the Third church inform us that, "for the last seven years of his life, he was deprived of his reason, and was in a state of distraction, so that he was confined in chains till he died ; he died suddenly without any particular alteration ; he was found dead in the morning, though well the night before." Besides two daughters, the records show that he had a son Benjamin, who married Jenny Hale in 1774. Abner and David married in town and removed with their families to Maine, where Abner had a large tract of land on the east side of Mankeset river. Isaac, son of George, sen., married Lucretia Edes, who bore him sev- eral children, and died March 27, 1773, aged forty-six. Jonathan, the youngest son, a sea captain, married Jemima Haskell, Jan. 10, 1768, and perished by shipwreck, with five of his crew, at Scituate, Dec. 28, 1774.
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