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iii Uriah, born 2d 12 mo. 1716-17; married (April 27, 1738) Ruth Bunker daughter of Daniel and Priscilla iv Eunice, born 29th 1 mo. 1718; died 1st 2 mo. 1787.
By Judith :-
v Anne, born 16th 11 mo. 1720-21;
vi Peleg, born 31st 11 mo. 1722-3
vii Margaret, born February 16, 1724-5
viii Joseph, born January 17,1726-7; married (16th 9 mo. 1749) Eunice Worth, daughter of Richard and Lydia. - ix Lydia, born February 9, 1728-9; married (29th 11 mo 1746) Zaccheus Howes, son of Thomas and Abigail x Susanna, born December 16, 1730; married (2d 1 mo. 1748-9) Shubael Barnard son of Matthew and Mary.
xi Ebenezer, born December 2, 1732 xii Judith, born March 31, 1735.1
*The will of James, Senior, dated May 1766 and probated June, 1778 mentions also a daughter vii Susanna.
¿The Friends Records state the marriage (1st, 3 mo. 1749) of 1 Samuel, son of Ebenezer and Judith, to Sarah Jenkins, daughter of Thomas and Judith.
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NATHANIEL [3] (Nathaniel [2] Richard [1]) born 14th 10 mo. 1697, married (15th 7 mo. 1725) Mary Folger, daughter of Peter and Judith. According to the record she died in 1727 leaving two children, a daughter Mary and a son.
i Nathaniel, who married (5th 12 mo. 1746) Ruth Hus- sey, daughter of George and Elizabeth.
ii Mary, married (10th 1 mo. 1747) Elisha Coffin, son of Nathan and Lydia.
ANDREW [3] (Nathaniel [2] Richard [1])
was born 26th 10 mo. 1699; married (1st 7 mo. 1721) Mary Gor- ham daughter of Stephen. He died 2d 3 mo. 1782; she died 18th 2 mo. 1780. Their children were :-
i Christopher, born 14th 12 mo. 1722; died 1762. 1
ii Nathaniel, born 3d 3 mo. 1724; married (7th 9 mo. 1751) Anna Beard, daughter of John and Deborah. iii Thomas, born 13th 6 mo. 1727; died 31st 8 mo. 1768; iv Andrew, born 2d 7 mo. 1729; lost at sea.
v Solomon, born 27th 2 mo. 1731; married (8th 3 mo. 1753) Jemima Folger, daughter of Shubael and Jerusha.
vi Mary, born 28th 8 mo. 1734;
vii Abigail, born 2d 4 mo. 1737;
viii Elizabeth, born 20th 1 mo. 1741;
ix Stephen, born 5 mo. 1743.
x Josiah
xi Zacchary
ABEL [3] (Nathaniel [2] Richard [1])
was born 6th 6mo. 1722. He married (18th 9 mo. 1723) Priscilla Coffin daughter of James Jr. and Ruth. His will, which was drawn May 23, 1768, and probated October 4, 1771, mentions his wife Priscilla, sons James, Abel, Joshua (deceased), Nathan, Ephraim and Shubael and children of daughter Abigail Gardner (deceased) and daughters Priscilla Russell, Sarah Gardner, Phebe Rawson, Elizabeth Aldridge and Eunice Bunker. The record of their births is-
i Abigail, born November 7, 1726.
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ii James, born December 9, 1728, married (February 13, 1752) Abigail Coffin.
iii Phebe, born September 9, 1730; married Paul Rawson (January 24, 1750).
iv Joshua, born July 12, 1732, married (January 9, 1756) Elizabeth Gardner.
v Elizabeth, born July 7, 1734, married (December 13, 1753) Ichabod Aldridge.
vi Sarah, born August 15, 1736.
vii Eunice, born May 7, 1738, married (December 18, 17 55) Caleb Bunker.
viii Abel, born April 29, 1741.
ix Nathan, born July 24, 1743.
x Priscilla, born October 27, 1745, married (December 20, 1764) Simeon Russell.
xi Shubael, born April 14, 1748, married (October 20, 17- 71) Hephzibah Gardner.
xii Ephraim, born October 27, 1751.
BETHUEL [4] (Joseph [3] Richard [2] Richard [1]) married (January 8 1735-6) Katharine Coffin, daughter of Na- thaniel and Damaris. Their children were-
i Katharine, born October 7, 1747.
ii Gayer, born March 16, 1750.
iii Ruth, born May 28, 1752.
iv. Charles, born June 14, 1755.
CHARLES [4] (Joseph [3] Richard [2] Richard [1] married (December 27, 1738) Anna Pinkham, daughter of Shubael and Abigail. Their children were :-
i Joseph, born 9th 11 mo. 1739-40; died 30th 7 mo. 1798; married (1st 3 mo. 1759) Abigail Clark, daughter of Josiah.
ii Love, born 7th 3 mo. 1742; removed from Island 1779. iii Abigail, born 5th 3 mo. 1744; died 20th 6 mo. 1823; married (6th 12 mo. 1764) Barnabas Paddack, son of Daniel.
iv Anna, born 18th 4 mo. 1751; died 4th 1 mo. 1828. Mar- ried (12th 12 mo. 1771) Gilbert Folger, son of Bar- zillai and Phebe.
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v Hephzibah, born 15th 10 mo. 1753; married (4th 6 mo. 1772) William Barnard son of Timothy and Mary. vi Walter, born 21st 8 mo. 1758.
vii Rebecca, born 17th 6 mo. 1761; removed from Island 1778. viii Isaiah, born 20th 7 mo. 1763.
ix Susannah, born 25th 2 mo. 1765.
SHUBAEL [4] (Joseph [3] Richard [2] Richard [1]) probably died at sea. unmarried. By his father's will filed Decem- ber 20, 1748, Shubael was left part of his estate, but it was subse- quently found he was not living.
ROBERT, [4] (Benjamin [3] Richard [2] Richard [1]) married (16th 1 mo. 1730) Jedidah Folger, daughter of Jethro and Mary. He died 13th 7 mo. 1797; she died 2d 10 mo. 1757. Their children were:
i Abishai, born 25th 5 mo. 1731; died 17th 9 mo. 1770; married first (27th 12 mo. 1752) Lydia Macy daugh- ter of Robert and Abigail; second (26th 2 mo. 1767) Mary Macy, widow of Thomas, daughter of Tristram and Deborah Starbuck.
ii Lydia, born 6th 8 mo. 1732; died 1st 1 mo. 1811; mar- ried John Folger, son of Zaccheus and Abigail.
iii Anna, born 25th 7 mo. 1734; married (8th 3 mo. 1753) Richard Swain, son of Richard and Elizabeth.
iv Rebecca, born 7th 6 mo. 1736; died 28th 6 mo. 1806; married (10th 1 mo. 1760) Richard Chadwick, son of Richard and Deborah.
v Robert, born 9th 6 mo. 1738; married (28th 1 mo. 1762) Miriam Macy, daughter of David and Dinah. vi Jethro, born 19th. 7 mo. 1740; married (28th 1 mo. 1762) Love Gardner, daughter of Charles and Anna; removed from the Island 1779.
vii Prince, born 21st 9 mo. 1742; died 19th 4 mo. 1816; mar- ried (11th 6 mo. 1767) Deborah Barnard, daughter of Francis and Elizabeth, who died 9 mo 1806 Je- mima Morton (widow) daughter of David and Ruth Gardner.
viii Eunice, born 11th 8 mo. 1744; died 23d 2 mo. 1809; married (4th 2 mo. 1762) Shubael Macy son of Na- thaniel and Abigail.
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ix Christopher, born 24th 6 mo. 1746; married first (31st 12 mo. 1767) Eunice Coleman, daughter of Jethro and Lydia; second (9th 11 mo. 1775) Anna Barnard,* daughter of Francis and Elizabeth; removed from the Island 1799.
x Jedidah, born 27th, 10 mo. 1748; died young.
xi Miriam, born 25th 8 mo. 1750; removed from the Island 1779.
xii Jedidah, born 10th 2 mo. 1753.
xiii Elizabeth, born 10th 1 mo. 1756; died 17th 4 mo. 1784.
REUBEN [4] (Solomon [3], Richard [2] Richard [1])
The will of Reuben Gardner, executed October 13, 1783 and probated January 7, 1785, names his wife, Theodate; his son Shu- bael ("if he" should return home"); daughter Naomi Chase; grandsons Reuben and Thaddeus Gardner; three grand daughters, children of deceased son Reuben; grandson Reuben; grand daugh- ter Lydia Gardner. Reuben married (4th 10 mo 1735) Theodate Coffin, widow of Francis and daughter of Shubael and Puella Gor- ham. She died 7th 4 mo. 1787. The Friends' Records show the fol- lowing : ----
i Reuben, born 10th 9 mo. 1736.
ii Thaddeus, born 22d 6 mo. 1739: lost at sea 1767. Mar- ried (28th 1 mo. 1762) Susanna Hussey, daughter of Christopher and Mary.
iii Shubael, born 7th 1 mo. 1742; died abroad. Married (4th 2 mo. 1762) Judith Barker, daughter of Robert and Jedidah.
iv Naomi, born 29th 8 mo. 1746; died 15th 11 mo. 1827. Married (5th 1 mo. 1764) Francis Chase son of Joseph and Miriam. By the Town Records he ap- pears to have first married Love-by whom he had a son (v) Obed, born November 17, 1732.
DAVID [4] (Solomon [3] Richard [2] Richard [1]) married (15th 9 mo. 1733) Mary Gardner, daughter of Samuel and Patience. She died 22d 11 mo. 1797. Their children were:
* Widow of Bunker.
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i Dinah, born 8 mo. 1736; died-10 mo. 1736.
ii Hephzibah, born 18th 4 mo. 1734
iii Hezekiah, born 24th 9 mo. 1737; died 3d 1 mo. 1760; married (9th 2 mo. 1758) Sarah Folger daughter of Abishai and Dinah.
iv Anna, born 5th 10 mo. 1740; married (3d 2 mo. 1763) Silvanus Gardner, son of Logan and Hannah; re- moved from the Island 1778.
v Dinah, born 28th 10 mo. 1742; died 11th 4 mo. 1818. vi Hannah, born 12th 6 mo. 1745; removed from the Island 1780.
vii Paul, born 4th 1 mo. 1747-8; died the following year. viii David, born 9th 6 mo. 1750.
ix Elijah, born 8th 12 mo. 1752.
x Mary, born 7th 12 mo. 1756; married (6th 1 mo. 1774) Nathaniel Ray, son of William and Mary.
xi Ruth, born 25th 8 mo. 1760; died 15th 3 mo. 1846.
STEPHEN [4] (Solomon [3] Richard [2] Richard [1])
married (7th 8 mo. 1742) Jemima Worth, daughter of William and Mary. They removed from the Island with others of the family in 1772 and 1774. Their children were;
i William, born 9 mo 1743; removed from the Island 1772. He married (27th 11 mo. 1766) Susanna Gard- ner, daughter of James and Susanna.
ii Miriam, born 19th 4 mo. 1745; married (30th 1 mo. 17- 66) Barzillai Folger, son of Barzillai and Phebe.
iii Stephen, born 10 mo. 1746; removed from the Island 1174; married (27th 11 mo. 1766) Abigail Pinkham, daughter of Shubael and Eunice.
iv Jemima, born 1 mo. 1748; died 24th 11 mo. 1768; married (7th 1 mo 1768) Howland Swain son Reuben and Elizabeth.
v Mary, born 1751; married (7th 1 mo. 1768) John Sweet, son of John and Anna.
vi Barzillai, born 12th 1 mo. 1753; removed from the Is- land 1774.
vii Judith, born 1756; removed from the Island 1772. viii Rhoda, born 1757.
ix Isaac, born 1761.
RICHARD [4] (Solomon [3] Richard [2] Richard [1]) married (5th, 12 mo. 1746) Sarah Macy, daughter of John and Judith. Their children were-
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i Richard.
ii Silvanus.
iii Eliab.
iv Hezekiah. v Sarah.
vi Merab. vii Jonathan. Richard was probably born in 1747. The entire family re- moved from the Island 28th, 11 mo. 1771.
SOLOMON [4] (Solomon [3] Richard [2] Richard [ 1]) married (1st 9 mo. 1750) Mary Pollard, daughter of Philip and Mehitable. He was lost at sea in 1764; she removed from the Island in 1775. Their children were :-
i Solomon, born probably in 1751.
ii Elizabeth, born 8 mo. 1759; removed from the Island 1778.
iii Pernal, born 2d 2 mo. 1761; removed from the Island 1800.
PAUL [4] (Solomon [3] Richard [2] Richard [1]) married (7th, 2 mo. 1754) Rachel Starbuck, daughter of Thomas and Rachel. He died 17th, 3 mo. 1813; she died 29th, 8 mo. 1775. Their children were-
i Paul, born 4th, 12 mo. 1755; married (30th, 3 mo. 1786) Sarah Mitchell, daughter of Jethro and Rachel. ii Lilmi, born 8th. 9 mo. 1758; married (1st, 4 mo. 1784) Elizabeth Worth, daughter of Reuben and Mary. iii George, born 30th, 6 mo. 1760; probably married (August 20, 1783) Judith Smith.
iv Lydia, born 11th, 7 mo. 1763; married (28th, 10 mo. 1784) Obed Mitchell, son of Jethro and Rachel. v Rachel, born 17th, 7 mo. 1765; died 6th, 1 mo. 1783. vi Dorcas, born 8th, 6 mo. 1767; removed from the Is- land 25th, 7 mo. 1816; married (26th, 4 mo. 1816) William Peckham, son of Benjamin and Mary.
vii Zenas, born 11th, 2 mo. 1769; married (30th, 9 mo. 1790) Susanna Hussey, daughter of George and Deborah.
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ZACCHEUS [4] (Barnabas [3] James [2] Richard [1]) born 10th 8 mo. 1721; married (8th 10 mo. 1743) Jemima Coffin, daughter of Nathan and Lydia. Their children were ----
i Lydia, born 30th 9 mo. (September) 1744; removed from the Island 1775 ii Zaccheus, born 10th 12 mo. (December) 1746.
iii Elizabeth, born 8th 12 mo. (December) 1749. iv Nathan, born 5th 10 mo. 1754.
v Susannah, born 15th .12 mo. 1756. vi Thaddeus, born 6th 11 mo. 1759 vii Barnabas, born 5th 5 mo. 1763.
viii Jethro, born 3d 5 mo. 1767;
JONATHAN [4] (Barnabas [3] James [2] Richard [1]) born 19th, 12 mo. 1728; married-first (5th, 10 mo. 1751) Mir- iam Worth, daughter of Joseph and Lydia; second (1764) Anna Coffin, widow of John and daughter of Elihu and Jemima; third (1769) Eunice Barnard, daughter of Robert and Hepzibah. He died 20th, 1 mo. 1807; Miriam died 15th, 11 mo. 1763; Anna died and Eunice died 29th, 10 mo. 1800. Their children were-
By Miriam:
i Phebe, born 25th, 8 mo. 1753; married (8th, 9 mo. 1774) Elisha Macy, son of Caleb and Judith.
ii Miriam, born 26th, 11 mo. 1755; died 21st, 5 mo. 1756. iii Huldah, born 11th, 10 mo. 1758; died 28th, 11 mo. 1848. iv Naomi, born 18th, 4 mo. 1761; died 2d, 11 mo. 1762. v Miriam, born 4th, 11 mo. 1763; died 12th, 7 mo. 1865.
By Eunice:
vi Zacheus, born 9th, 6 mo. 1772; died 9th, 6 mo. 1772. vii Freeman, born 25th, 4 mo. 1774; married (July 3; 1796) Anna Gardner.
SETH [4] (Jonathan [3] James [2] Richard [1]) born 12th, 8 mo. 1726; married (14th, 10 mo. 1749) Sarah Ray, daughter of Samuel and Mary. His children were-
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i Miriam, born 6th, 9 mo. 1750; probably married (Oc- tober 11, 1770) David Bunker.
ii Alexander, born 8th, 7 mo. 1752; married (7th, 9 mo. 1775) Hannah Paddock, daughter of Eliphalet and Naomi.
iii Anna, born 10th, 11 mo. 1754.
iv Noah, born . 22d, 11 mo. 1756.
v Aaron, born 19th, 1 mo. 1759; married (July 5, 1783) Naomi Gardner.
vi Moses, born 5th, 9 mo. 1761.
vii Rosanna, born 13th, 9 mo. 1763.
viii Hannah, born 2d, 12 mo. 1765.
ix Archelus, born 25th, 3 mo. 1768. x Ruth, born 19th, 7 mo. 1770.
Moses removed from the Island 29th, 4 mo. 1776; Miriam in 29th, 12 mo. 1777; and the other members of the family, including Anna, probably, and excepting Alexander, removed 26th,, 7 mo. 1779.
PELEG [4] (Jethro [3] James [2] Richard [1])
married, probably (November 1, 1744) Eunice Gardner. Their children were --
i Kezia, born November 11, 1745.
ii Rachel, born May 13, 1747; married (4th, 12 mo. 1766) Philip Chase, son of Philip and Hannah.
iii Sarah, born March 1, 1749.
iv Elizabeth, born February 16, 1751.
v Barzillai, born April 18, 1753.
HEZEKIAH [4] (Jethro [3] James [2] Richard [1]) born 19th, 10 mo. 1720, died 24th, 2 mo. 1788; married (12th, 11 mo. 1743) Priscilla Swain, daughter of John and Mary. She died 11th 8 mo. 1795. They appear to have had but one child:
i Phebe, born 11th, 8 mo. 1746.
MATTHEW [4] (Jethro [3] James [2] Richard [1]) born 1st, 12 mo. 1720-21; died 31st, 10 mo. 1759; married (7th,
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12 mo. 1752) Susanna Paddack, daughter of Daniel and Susanna. They had but one child, a daughter ----
i Judith, born 1st, 11 mo. 1753; died 24th, 4 mo. 1833.
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DANIEL [4] (Samuel [3] James [2] Richard [1])
born 17th, 11 mo. 1727; died 9th, 7 mo. 1780; married (17th, 1 mo. 1747) Privided Allen, daughter of Nathaniel and Provided, who died 3d, 12 mo. 1799. Their children were -----
i Phebe, born 17th, 5 mo. 1749; removed from the Island 2d, 4 mo. 1801; married (11th, 12 mo. 1766) Silas Parker, son of Thomas and Experience.
ii Rachel, born 1st, 11 mo. 1752; married (31st, 10 mo. 1782) George Russell, son of John and Ruth.
iii Edmund, born 2d, 8 mo. 1754; died 11th, 3 mo. 1777; married (28th, 11 mo. 1776) Phebe Hussey, daugh- ter of Nathaniel and Judith.
iv Parnel, born 24th, 6 mo. 1756; married (3d, 2 mo. 1774) Reuben Coffin, son of Tristram and Elizabeth. v Elizabeth, born 8th, 6 mo. 1760; died 1760.
vi Silas, born 27th, 7 mo. 1762; married (March 13, 1781) Susanna Folger.
vii Abial, born 7th, 9 mo. 1764; married (28th, 9 mo. 1786) Zenas Coffin, son of Micajah and Abigail.
ELIPHALET [4] (James [3] James |2] Richard [1])
born October 17, 1726; married (6th, 10 mo. 1750) Anna Folger, daughter of Peter and Christian. Their children were-
i Freeman, born 7th, 6 mo. 1752; died 3d, 6 mo. 1753. ii Rachel, born 4th, 8 mo. 1753; died 25th, 8 mo. 1753.
iii Owen, born 28th, 3 mo. 1755; died 25th, 12 mo. 1831.
iv Walter, born 22d, 2 mo. 1757; died 24th, 3 mo. 1757.
Eliphalet's wife Anna died 27th, 6 mo. 1771 and he married (6th, 8 mo. 1772) Lydia Clasby (widow) of Joseph, daughter of Tristram and Deborah Starbuck, who died 30th, 1 mo. 1809. They had but one child-
v Mary, born 30th, 9 mo. 1773.
Eliphalet died 1st, 4 mo. 1799.
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BENJAMIN [4] (James [3] James [2] Richard [1]) born September 25, 1732; married (6th 1 mo. 1757) Abigail Fol- ger, daughter of Shubael and Jerusha. He died abroad 11 mo. 1777. Their children were-
i Rachel, born 4th, 11 mo. 1758; died 11th, 9 mo. 1830.
ii Francis, born 27th 3 mo. 1760; died abroad in 1817.
iii Eunice, born 29th, 8 mo. 1763.
iv Tristram, born 30th, 7 mo. 1766; died 8 mo. 1766.
v Gideon, born 9th, 10 mo. 1767.
vi Susannah, born 29th, 2 mo. 1769 vii James, born 8th, 7 mo. 1772.
viii William, born 7th, 3 mo. 1774.
ix Lydia, born 9th, 8 mo. 1776.
JOSEPH [4] (Ebenezer [3] Nathaniel [2] Richard [1]) born January 17, 1726-7; married (16th, 9 mo. 1749) Eunice Worth, daughter of Richard and Lydia. He died at sea 1757; she removed from the Island 28th, 9 mo. 1767. The names of their children, the dates of whose birth are not recorded, are
i, Shubael; ij, Margaret; iii, Reuben and iv, Lydia.
NATHANIEL [4] (Nathaniel [3] Nathaniel [2] Richard [1]) was born March 29, 1727; married (17th 12 mo. 1746) Ruth Hus- sey, daughter of George and Elizabeth. Their children were :-
i Mary, born 29th 12 mo. 1748-9; married (2d 1 mo 1766) John Swain son of Reuben and Elizabeth.
ii Nathaniel, born 16th 10 mo. 1754;
iii Elizabeth, born 13th 10 mo. 1758; removed from the Island 1781; married (30th 11 mo. 1780) George Hussey son of Ebenezer and Miriam.
iv Judith, born 25th 12 mo. 1760; married (29th 1 mo. 1784) Paul Hussey, son of William and Abigail.
v Simeon, born 15th 5 mo. 1763.
vi Albert, born 30th 9 mo. 1765.
vii Lydia, born 16th 9 mo. 1768.
viii Eunice, born 6th 10 mo. 1775; married (2d 10 mo. 1794) David Mitchell, son of Richard and Hephzibah.
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NATHANIEL [4] (Andrew [3] Nathaniel [2] Richard [1]) born March 3, 1724; married (7th, 9 mo. 1751) Anna Beard, daughter of John and Deborah; he died 5th, 11 mo. 1765. Their children were-
i Christopher, born 22d 5 mo. 1754; died 7 mo. 1781. ii William, born 21st, 12 mo. 1756; probably married (August 22, 1779) Mehitable Mayo.
iii Rhoda, born 22d, 5 mo. 1760.
iv Resolved, born 14th, 7 mo. 1762; removed from the Island 27th, 9 mo. 1779.
v Charlotta, born 22d, 6 mo. 1764; married (2d, 12 mo. 1790) George Newbegin, son of James and Phebe.
ABISHAI [5] (Robert [4] Benjamin [3] Richard [2] Richard [1]) son of Robert and Jedidah, born 25th, 5 mo. 1731; died 17th, 10 mo. 1770; married (27th, 12 mo. 1752) Lydia Macy, daughter of Robert and Abigail; she died 19th, 10 mo. 1765. Their children were-
i Phebe, born 1752; married (8th, 12 mo. 1774) Francis Jenkins, son of Joseph and Ann; removed from the Island 1777. ii Lydia, born 1761.
HEZEKIAH [5] (David [4] Solomon |3] Richard [2] Richard [ 1] born 24th, 9 mo. 1737; died 3d, 1 mo. 1760; married (9th, 2 mo. 1758) Sarah Folger, daughter of Abishai and Dinah. They had but one child-
i Gideon, born 30th, 5 mo. 1759; married (31st 5 mo. 1781) Hannah Barnard, daughter of Joseph and Mary.
GEORGE [2] (John [1])
son of Captain John, married Eunice Starbuck, daughter of Na- thaniel and Mary; he died 17th, 2 mo. 1750; he was the only son of John to reside at Nantucket. Their children were-
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i Hephzibah, born September 29, 1696; married first, Peleg Gardner, son of Nathaniel and Abigail; second (February 20, 1719) William Gardner, son of Rich- ard and Mary .*
ii Priscilla, born January 30, 1698; married (December 8, 1720) Barnabas Pinkham, son of Richard and Mary. *
iii Thomas, born May 21, 1701; married (November 30, 1724) Hannah Swain, daughter of John and Cath- arine. *
iv Grafton, born April 27, 1707; married Abigail Coffin, daughter of Enoch and Beulah, of Edgartown .*
JEREMIAH [3] (John [2] John [1])
. married Sarah Coffin, daughter of James and Love. Their children were -----
i George, born at Newport, R. I., April 7, 1714.
ii Daniel, born at Nantucket December 8, 1715.
iii John, born March 26, 1718.
iv Ruth, born May 12, 1720.
v Elisha, born August 15, 1722.
vi Sarah, born October 26, 1724.
vii Nathaniel, born March 29, 1727.
THOMAS [3] (George [2] John [1])
born May 21, 1701; married (November 30, 1724) Hannah Swain, daughter of John and Catherine. Their children were-
i Eunice, born October 1, 1726.
ii Anna,; married (6th, 1 mo. 1763) Peter Fitch, son of Peter and Rachel.
iii Elizabeth, born July 23, 1732.
iv Priscilla,* married (10th, 10 mo. 1771) Nathaniel Cof- fin, son of Nathaniel and Mary.
v Thomas, born May 7 1736; married (7th, 2 mo. 1760) Anna Worth, daughter of John and Mary. He died in 1784, and by order of the Court his estate was divided among Thomas (eldest son) Alexander, Zephaniah, Abraham, Anna Fitch, Priscilla Coffin, and daughters of Eunice Pinkham (deceased).
* Thomas Gardner, Planter.
¿Friends' Records.
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vi Grindal, born ; married (June 9, 1732) Lois Ramsdell. vii Timothy, born October 21, 1732. viii Mary, born April 19, 1734.
GRAFTON [3] (George [2] John [1])
born April 27, 1707; married (probably in 1730) Abigail Coffin, daughter of Enoch and Beulah. Their children were-
i George, born June 10, 1731. ii Mary, born July 6, 1733. iii Hephzibah, born September 16, 1736
iv Jemima, born July 2, 1738. v Francis, born April 18, 1741. vi Abigail, born November 13, 1746.
vii Eunice, born July 20, 1750.
viii Silas, born September 5, 1753.
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HUSSEY
The Husseys of Nantucket are descendants of Stephen Hussey, the son of Christopher. According to Mrs. Hinchman,* Christopher was the son of John Hussey and Mary Wood (or Moor), and was baptized in Dorking, Surrey, England, February 18, 1599. When a young man he spent some time in Holland where he met Theodate. the eldest daughter of Rev. Stephen Bachelor, who he desired to marry. Her father gave his consent contingent on their going to America with him. They arrived in Boston in 1632 on the ship William and Francis, settling first in Lynn, where Christopher's eldest son, Stephen, was the first child baptized by his grandfather in the church in Lynn.
Christopher early removed to Newbury, where he was one of the town's selectmen in 1636. In 1638, with his father-in-law, and others, he settled in Hampton, where he held several town offices. According to the best received opinion, he died in Hampton where, according to the record, he was buried March 8, 1636, leaving two sons and three daughters- Stephen, who married (October 8. 16- 76) Martha Bunker, daughter of William; John, who married Re- becca Perkins; Huldah, who married John Smith; Mary; and Theodata.
Stephen was the only one to make his home in Nantucket. He was a sea-faring man, had lived at Barbadoes and had accumu- lated a little property. At the time of the organization of the Friends' Society, in 1708, he was one of the petitioners, a somewhat anomalous condition as he was a most persistent litigant. He sever- al times held office and appeared to be quite a politician, and dur- ing the local turmoil following the temporary overturn of the New York government, he was severely denounced by Peter Folger for endeavoring to improperly affect the voting. He had his father's interest in the Island and acquired that of Robert Pike. Worth says,; that the Hussey and Pike lots "were on the west side of Trot's Swamp, but Stephen Hussey built three houses for himself and family, one on Federal Street near Chestnut, another at Mono- moy and a third at Shimmoo." He died April 2, 1718, in the S8th year of his age. His wife died 21st, 9 mo. 1744. Their children were:
i Puella, born October 10, 1677; married Shubael Gor- ham of Barnstable.
* Early Settlers of Nantucket, p. 50-1. ¡Lands and Land Owners, p. 70. Patronymica Britannica says of the name-"According to Stapleton's Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae Os- bert de H. who was living in 1180 was so named from le Hozu, a fief in the parish of Grand Quevilly near Rouen. And one Henry de la Hosse, or Henze held inter alias, the sands of Hosse * * * In an old ac- count of the Hussey family, the name is said to be Touasi de Hosa -- from a boot of buskin" and the crest borne was a boot."
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HISTORY OF NANTUCKET
ii Abigail, born December 22, 1679; married Thomas Howes (April 5, 1700). He was drowned soon after. iii Sylvanus, born May 13. 1682; married (8th 9 mo. 1723) Hepzibah Starbuck, daughter of Nathaniel and Dinah. *
iv Bachelor, born February 18, 1684-5; married (October 11, 1704) Abigail Halle.
v Daniel, born October 20, 1687; Daniels name is not mentioned in his father's will, executed in 1716 and he probably was not living
vi Mary, born March 24, 1689; married (16th, 4 mo. 1707) Jonathan Worth son of John Senior and, second, Ebenezer Barnard son of Nathaniel Senior, and Mary. vii George, born June 21, 1694; married (12th 9 mo. 1717) Elizabeth Starbuck, daughter of Nathaniel Jr. viii Theodate, born September 15, 1700; married (Septem- ber 26 1726) James Johnson; died April 2, 1718, according to Savage.
SYLVANUS [2] (Stephen [1])
married twice-first Abial Brown, granddaughter of John Gard- ner Senior; second Hepzibah Starbuck daughter of Nathaniel and Dinah. He died 10th 2 mo. 1767; she died 31st 12 mo. 1764. Their children were :-
i Seth, born-married (9th 7 mo. 1742) Sarah Jenkins daughter of Matthew and Mary.
ii Christopher, born 3d 6 mo. 1724; married (August 11, 1743) Mary Coffin, daughter of Jonathan and Hep- zabeth. f
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