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name. At the same time there was laid out thirty acres of land
second, May Appleton ; died July 23, 1830; children : I. William Appleton", born in 1801; 2. Rebecca", baptized April 28, 1805; died, unmarried, June 5, 1856; 3. Elizabeth Gilman7, baptized Dec. 6, 1828; died, unmarried, March 2, 1895; 4. Mary Ann7, baptized Dec. 6, 1828; married Ezra Upton of Danvers Sept. 12, 1836. CAPT. RICHARD BOWDITCH6; married Sarah Col- lins May 24, 1807; on the Dryade, drowned in the White Sea Sept. - , ISII; she died, his widow, Jan. - , 1832; children; I. Lois™, born about 1808; married Francis Cogswell June 26, 1836; 2. Daniel C.", born in the spring of 1810; shipwright; married Eliza Green May 21, 1836; died May 13, 1885; she died, his widow, Dec. 9, 1889. GEORGE BOWDITCH6; trader and superintendent of hearses; married Sarah Stodder Oct. II, 1807; died Aug. 24, 1862; she died Feb. 17, 1867; children : I. Deborah Marsh7, born Aug. 14, 1808; died Dec. 24, 1822; 2. Ebed Stodder7, born Oct. 21, 1810; 3. George7, born June 20, 1812; 4. Richard", born April 22, 1814; carpenter ; lived in Salem in 1837; 5. Sarah Bancroft7, born Sept. 15, 1821 ; married Jacob P. Davis; 6. Thomas", born April 5, 1824; spar maker; died Nov. 28, 1846. CAPT. NATHANIEL BOWDITCH6; mathematician; re- moved to Boston in 1823; married, first, Elizabeth Boardman March 25, 1798; she died Oct. 18, 1798; married, second, Mary Ingersoll Oct. 28, 1800; she died April 27, 1834; he died at Boston March 16, 1838; children : I. Nathaniel Ingersoll7, born Jan. 17, 1805; of Rochdale, Mass., in 1896; married Elizabeth B. -; had a daughter; 2. Jonathan Inger- soll™, baptized Oct. 16, 1806; 3. Henry Ingersoll™, baptized Oct. 30, 1808; 4. Mary Ingersoll7, baptized May 19, 1816; 5. Charles Ingersoll7, born about 1810; died Feb. 22, 1820; 6. William Ingersoll7, baptized Aug. 15, 1819; 7. Elizabeth Boardman7, baptized Aug. 24, 1823.
THOMAS BOWDITCH"; currier and mariner; married Harriet Mylord Sept. 17, 1815; lived in Chelsea awhile; died Feb. 16, 1841; she died, his widow, Oct. 4, 1876; children: I. Elizabeth Mylord8; married John Felt of Wenham Sept. 30, 1847; 2. Rebecca C.8, born in 1830; died July 2, 1855; 3. Clara H.8, born about 1837; married William W. P. Walden June 23, 1859. WILLIAM APPLETON BOWDITCH7; clerk and trader ; married
she died before him; he died May 15, 1896; children: I. William B.8; of Montrose, Cal., 1895 and 1896; 2. Caroline M.8; married Warner P. Patch of Gloucester, Mass .; 3. Eliza A.8; married Josiah Mayo of Beverly. EBED STODDER BOWDITCH"; cooper ; lived in Gloucester and Salem; married Anstiss Green July 25, 1834; she died Jan. 21, 1892; he died April 4, 1896; child: 1. George Henrys, born May 12, 1835; lived in Hollis, N. H .; died in Nashua, N. H., unmarried, Feb. 3, 1888. GEORGE BOWDITCH'; mason; married Margaret S. Brown July 30, 1843; she died March 19, 1892; he died June 2, 1893; children: I. Deborah Marsh8, born in 1844; (lied June 1, 1847; 2. Thomass, born Feb. 26, 1849; 3. George F.8, born Feb. 14. 1856; died March 26, 1857; 4. Sarah B.8, born in 1861; died Aug. 6, 1862. RICHARD BOWDITCH'; mason; married Prudence S. Pierce of Windsor, Me. (published Jan. 7, 1844) ; living in 1856; children : I. Deborah M.6, born Sept. - , 1847; 2. Richard F.6, born Aug. 21, 1849; 3. Eugene®, born July 7, 1855.
THOMAS BOWDITCH8; mason; married Annie E. Murphy June 5, 1875; died May 30, 1914; she died Dec. 19, 1917; children : I. Elizabeth9, born Dec. 9, 1875; married Charles T. Johnson June 17, 1896; 2. Bertha M.", born Dec. 10, 1879; died April 24, 1893; 3. George Stodder°, born Aug. 27, 1886.
GEORGE STODDER BOWDITCH9; assistant-treasurer of the Salem Gas Light Company; married Gertrude A. McDonald June 15, 1910; child: I. Gertrude10, born July 20, 1918.
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to Henry Bullock1; to Richard Gardiner and John Gardner a
1HENRY BULLOCK1, husbandman, came in the Abigail in June, 1635, with his wife Susan, aged forty-two, and children, Henry, aged eight, Mary, six, and . Thomas, two. He certified from St. Lawrence Parish, England. He settled in Charlestown, Mass., as early as 1638, and removed to Salem in or before 1649; his wife Susan died about Nov. 2, 1644; married, second, Elizabeth died Dec. 27, 1663; children : I. Henry2, born about 1627; 2. Mary2, born about 1629; 3. Thomas2, born about 1633; husbandman; living in 1663 and deceased in 1717.
HENRY BULLOCK2; married Alice Flint; died in 1656; she married, secondly, John Pickering and died about 1713; children: I. Elizabeth3; married Richard Norman Jan. 13, 1674-5; 2. John3, born Aug. - , 1654.
JOHN BULLOCK3; vintner; injured in fighting the Indians, being made a cripple; became an innkeeper and brewer; married Mary Maverick Aug. 3, 1681; died in 1694; she married, secondly, Archibald Ferguson of Marblehead in 1697; children: I. Elizabeth4, born June 22, 1683 ; 2. John“, born April 5, 1686.
JOHN BULLOCK4; cordwainer and laborer; married Mary Carlyle July 20, IZI0; they were living in 1760; children: I. John®, born April 21, 17II; 2. Elizabeth5, baptized Aug. II, 1717; 3. Mary', baptized Aug. 23, 1719; 4. Hannah5, baptized June 25, 1721; 5. Benjamin®, born April 28, 1723; died, probably unmarried, in the spring of 1751; 6. Mary, baptized March 14, 1725.
JOHN BULLOCK5; cordwainer ; married Elizabeth Stileman Oct. 27, 1737; she was living in 1773; he died in 1774; children: I. Elizabeth6, baptized Jan. 23, 1742-3; married Thomas Morse; 2. John6, baptized Jan. 23, 1742-3; 3. Mary®, baptized Jan. 23, 1742-3; married Joseph Brown; 4. Preserved®, baptized Jan. 19, 1745-6; married John MackMillian June 7, 1772; 5. Benjamin®, baptized March 6, 1747-8; 6. Nathaniel®, baptized March 4, I749-50; 7. Isaac®, baptized April 19, 1752; 8. Samuel®, baptized Feb. 16, 1755; lived in Danvers; married Eunice Wyman of Beverly May 20, 1787 ; had children; 9. Sarah6, baptized April 25, 1756; unmarried in 1774; IO. Abigail6, baptized May 7, 1758; married Thomas Gass of Salem; II. Hannah6, baptized Sept. - , 1774; married Maybury before 1778.
JOHN BULLOCK6; fisherman and mariner; lived in Danvers; married Rosina Barbarina Ulmerin Sept. 20, 1762; he died in 1778; she survived him; children: I. Samuel™, baptized May 29, 1763; mariner; lived in Northport, Me., in 1798; 2. John Woolmore", baptized Oct. 6, 1765; 3. Barbara", born about 1767; married, first, James Goodale of Marblehead Aug. 19, 1787; second, Samuel Tibbets; died in Salem March 20, 1804; 4. Benjamin7, baptized Sept. 16, 1770; 5. Nathaniel", baptized Aug. 9, 1772; 6. Isaac", born Dec. 25, 1774, in Salem. 7. Joseph", baptized May 5, 1776; cordwainer; married Betsey Poland of Beverly Oct. 9, 1796; died July 13, 1800; 8. Mary7, baptized March I, 1778; unmarried, of Salem, in 1798. BENJAMIN BULLOCK6; master-mariner; lived for a time in 1779 and 1780 in Lyndeboro, N. H .; returned to Salem soon after; married Sarah Skerry March 14, 1771; died in 1794; she died, his widow, Sept. 29, 1818; children : I. Anna"; married Hubbard Haskell of Newburyport April 4, 1796; 2. Francis™, born May 19, 1782; 3. Samuel7; 4. Elizabeth7, born about 1787; died June 25, 1858; 5. Preserved™ (twin), baptized April 5, 1789; died April 8, 1862; 6. (twin), baptized April 5, 1789. NATHANIEL BULLOCK®; mariner; removed to Lyndeboro, N. H .; married Elizabeth ; she was his wife in 1786; died in 1800; children: I. Nathaniel", baptized April 27, 1776; living in 1800; 2. Betsey7, baptized April 27, 1776; married Benjamin Gault of Boston; 3. John7, baptized March 15, 1778; 4. James7, baptized Nov. 5, 1780; 5. James', baptized Aug.
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ten-acre lot near Mackerel Cove, next to Mr. Thorndik's plain, to each of them ; and to Mr. Emery four or five acres of meadow, if there be so much there, next Lieutenant Damport's farm. Two days later, the town granted to Goodman Weekes ten acres to lie with the last ten acres mentioned; Edward Beachamp ten acres at Bass River, if it be there; to Thomas Pattin fifteen acres and to John Hathorne fifty acres of land toward the great river. It was ordered that Mr. Gott should have his meadow with the first in the great meadow.
Feb. 13, 1642-3, the town granted to William Clarke sixty acres of land in lieu of that which he lost by the laying out of the Lynn bounds, being within the limits of Lynn. It is to be laid out in that land that lieth south from Mr. Downing's great meadow towards Mr. Johnson's land; also granted to Ryce Edwards1 and John Reeves2 ten acres of ground each near Mr. Blackleech's farm; and to Edmund
25, 1782; 6. Benjamin7, baptized July 18, 1784; 7. William7, baptized March I, 1787. ISAAC BULLOCK6; mariner and ship owner; married Elizabeth Boyd (published April 20, 1776) ; she was his wife in 1804; he died Dec. 21, 1826; children: 1. Samuel Stileman, baptized Sept. 27, 1778; 2. Isaac Stileman™, born about 1779; grocer; married Sally Clough; died Oct. 14, 1858; she died Dec. 10, 1863; 3. John7, born Feb. 4, 1781; mariner; mar- ried Elizabeth Cloutman; died Jan. 25, 1854; 4. Elizabeth™, born about 1782; died, unmarried, Nov. 16, 1855; 5. Benjamin™, born about 1790; died, unmarried, Oct. 28, 1823; 6. George™, born Sept. 13, 1795; 7. James Crawford™; name changed to Ballard; married Elizabeth C. Archer Aug. 18, 1816.
BENJAMIN BULLOCK"; mariner; removed to Sturbridge before 1808; married, first, Abigail Trask of Danvers (published May 24, 1794) ; she died in Danvers June 6, 1799; married, second, Mary in 1800; children : 1. Hannah8, baptized May 13, 1798; 2. Abigail8, baptized Jan. 8, 1804; 3. Benjamin8, baptized Jan. 8, 1804; 4. Williams, baptized Jan. 8, 1804; 5. Hasket Ulmers, baptized May 5, 1805; 6. Mary Ann8, baptized Dec. 21, 1806; 7. Horatio8, baptized May 14, 1809. ISAAC BULLOCK™; lived in Danvers; married Martha Trask of Danvers April II, 1799; died July 15, 1800; she died at Salem Aug. 11, 1866; child: 1. Isaacs, born April 13, 1800; lived in Salem in 1866 .
1Rice Edwards, born about 1615, came from Watertown. The name of his wife was probably Elnor, and born about 1620. They lived in the Wenham part of Salem until 1652, when they sold their house and ten- acre lot of land, and removed into that part of Salem which was incorporated as Beverly in 1668. They were living in 1680. Children: I. Abraham, baptized in Salem Aug. 19, 1638; 2. John, baptized in Salem June' 6, 1639; lived in Beverly; married Mary Solart May 21, 1666; had children; 3. Joseph, baptized in Salem May 22, 1642; 4. Joshua, baptized in Salem June 18, 1643; 5. Mary; married John Leach.
"JOHN REEVES1 came from London to Boston, in the Christian, says Savage, in 1635, at the age of nineteen; planter in Salem in 1642, living on the southeastern corner of Essex and Flint streets ; his wife was named Jane in 1640, and Elizabeth in 1658 and 1661; he died in the autumn of
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Grover two little parcels of fresh meadow, containing about two and a half acres, near Beaver Pond, by Hugh Laskin's meadow. It was ordered that the twenty acres granted to Allyn Convers in exchange of twenty acres granted to him elsewhere shall be laid out by the town to Mr. Endecott.
Five days later, the selectmen granted to John Cook about three-quarters of an acre of land, lying before his door at his ten-acre lot in the North field, reserving to the town two pole in breadth through the land for a cart way to and from the town of Salem, being the highway through the North field; and to Thomas Gardner and Obadiah Holmes near three-quarters of an acre lying within the "Rayles" near the gate that leads to and from the old mill, near their lots.
1681; children : I. Elizabeth; married Richard Richards; 2. William2, born about 1648; 3. Mary2; married Ephraim Kempton; 4. Freeborn2, born July 10, 1658; living in 1676; 5. Benjamin2, born Dec. 30, 1661.
WILLIAM REEVES2; butcher and slaughterer (also, mason?) ; married Elizabeth Collins March 14, 1669-70; died Feb. - , 1717-8; she survived him; children : I. William3; 2. John3, born July 12, 1673; 3. Cockerel 3; 4. Eliza- beth3; unmarried in 1718; 5. Freeborn3.
WILLIAM REEVES3; fisherman; lived in Marblehead and Salem; married, first, Mary Carder Dec. 19, 1706; second, Sarah Fountain Dec. 23, 1714; . died Oct. - , 1737; she married, second, George Cummings Feb. 5, 1745; children : I. John4, born Feb. 24, 1708; 2. Mary4, born Sept. 24, 17II; 3. Benjamin4, baptized June 21, 1713; married Sarah Bartoll Oct. II, 1736; living in 1737; 4. William4, baptized Nov. 8, 1719; 5. Sarah2, baptized Sept. 9, 1722; married Jonathan Felt. COCKEREL REEVES3; heel alias lastmaker ; married, first, Judith -; „second, Elizabeth Robinson July 17, 1723; died in the winter of 1756-7; she was his widow in 1762; children: I. Samuel4, baptized Jan. 2, 1708-9; 2. William4, baptized Dec. 24, 1710; heel- maker; married Mary Pickering Jan. 16, 1734; died Oct. 2, 1796; 3. Susanna4, baptized March 22, 1712-3; married Joseph Clough; 4. Elizabeth4, born Oct. 20, 1715; married Gabriel Holman; 5. Nathaniel4, baptized Nov. 2, 1718; housewright; married Mercy Dudley (published Jan. 29, 1740) ; living in Salem in 1757; 6. Jacob4, baptized Aug. 7, 1720; heelmaker; lived in Roxbury as late as 1772, and in Sudbury, innholder, in that year ; married Abigail Furgeson of Marblehead (published Dec. 17, 1743) ; she was his wife in 1772; 7. Judith4, baptized Nov. II, 1772; probably died before 1757; 8. Mary4, baptized July 12, 1724; married Richard Palmer ; 9. John4, baptized Feb. 6, 1725-6; probably died before 1757; 10. Benjamin*, baptized Feb. 28, 1730-1. FREEBORN REEVES3; married Margaret Felton Nov. 22, 1715; died in or before 1732; child: I. Freeborn4, born about 1717; husbandman; living in 1739.
WILLIAM REEVES4; married Margaret Peele Oct. 17, 1754; children : I. 9, born in 1755; died Oct. 21, 1756; 2. - -5, born in 1757; died May 21, 1759. SAMUEL REEVES4; heelmaker; removed to Medford before 1756; married Elizabeth Millet (published July 29, 1732) ; she was living in 1757; he was living in 1771; children : I. Elizabeth5, baptized Aug. 26, 1733; 2. Judith5, baptized April 13, 1735. BENJAMIN REEVES *; heelmaker ; married Hannah. Smith of Marblehead Jan. 10, 1754; died Nov. 15, 1759; she was his widow in 1770; children: I. 5 born in the summer of 1756; died Sept. 30, 1757; 2. Hannah®, born about 1758; married Joseph Bishop.
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A week later the town granted to old George Wright a quarter of an acre or more of land to be laid out by Jeffry Massy and Mr. Gardner upon the common near Edmond Giles' lot; to Mr. Batter half-an-acre or near an acre of land, that he might have his line straight; and to brother John Gedney that quarter of an acre of ground formerly granted to George Wright.
At the court in Salem, Feb. 28, 1642-3, John Holgrave was admonished for perjury and affirming untruths before the church in Salem.
Lady Deborah Moody, wife of Sir Henry Moody, lived at Town House Square1 and belonged to the Salem church. Late in 1642, she was before the local court, charged with belief in anabaptism, or refusing to baptize infants. Winthrop called her "a wise and anciently religious woman."? She was dealt with by many of the elders and others during the winter, and was admonished by the court. She still persisted in her belief ; and to avoid further trouble, she removed to the Dutch against the advice of her friends. Many others who believed as she did also removed thither. Subsequently, the church excommuni- cated her. Dec. 15, 1642, William Bound and his wife were pre- sented for holding baptism of infants not to be an ordinance of God. Being in a way of conviction before the elders, the com- plaint was dismissed. July 1, 1646, Michael Shafflin was pre- sented for withdrawing from baptism; and, August 4th, the wife of William Bowditch was admonished for offensively withdraw- ing from infant baptism.
Philip Cromwell first appears in Salem in the winter of 1642-3, and was here two or three years before probably. He was a slaughterer, and had his butcher shop near his house, which stood where the Naum-
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keag Block now stands, 209 Essex Street. He was born about 1613; and came here alone, leaving his wife in England.3
1Her house at Salem was unroofed in the great northeast gale, Nov. 4, 1646.
"Winthrop's Journal, volume III, page 123.
3Philip Cromwell was ordered by the local court to return to his wife or bring her to America, but she did not desire to come, being comfortably situated where she was. This was in 1647. He married, second, however, Dorothy, widow of Allen Keniston in 1649. She was several years older than he; and she died Sept. 28, 1673. He married, third, Mary, widow of Robert Lemon Nov. 17, 1674; and she died Nov. 4, 1683. He married, fourth, Margaret He died March 30, 1693; and she was his widow in 1699. Child: 1. John, born about 1635; slaughterer; married Hannah Barney; died Sept. 30, 1700, without issue; she was his widow in 1712.
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Francis Nurse1 appeared in Salem about 1640, when he was a boy, aged nineteen, and lived here the rest of his life.
Philip Cromwell had a younger brother, Thomas Cromwell, who came from England in Mr. Stratton's ship about 1652 and lived in Salem. A John Cromwell, probably his nephew, came with him. Thomas Cromwell was a tailor and had a shop; married Ann ; and died in or before 1690, when she was his widow. Children: I. Jane; married Jonathan Pickering; 2. Anne; married, first, Benjamin Ager; second, David Phippen.
1FRANCIS NURSE1 was born about 1621; tray maker and yeoman; married Rebecca Towne; she was executed as a witch July 19, 1692; he died Nov. 22, 1695; children: I. Rebecca2; married Thomas Preston; 2. Sarah2; married Michael Bowden; 3. John2; 4. Samuel; 5. Mary2; married John Tarbell; 6. Elizabeth2; married William Russell; 7. Francis2; born Feb. 3, 1660-1; of Reading in 1697; 8. Benjamin2, born Jan. 26, 1665.
JOHN NURSE2; yeoman; married, first, Elizabeth Smith Nov. 1, 1672; she died Oct. 22, 1673; married, second, Elizabeth Very Aug. 17, 1677; he died about the first of December, 1719; she was his widow in 1723; children: I. John3, born Oct. 12, 1673; of Framingham in 1719; 2. Elizabeth3, born March 18, 1677-8; married
Douty ; 3. Samuel3. born Aug. 20, 1679; mariner and yeoman; wife Elizabeth in 1699; had daughter Deborah, and died before 1719; 4. Sarah3, born Nov. 10, 1680; married Peter Twist Dec. 20, 1699; 5. Jonathan3, born May 3, 1682; husbandman; married Martha Twist (published March 13, 1713-14) ; living in 1743; 6. Joseph3, born Sept. 20, 1683; 7. Benjamin3, born Feb. 20, 1685-6; 8. Hannah3, born June 22, 1687; married John Very. SAMUEL NURSE2; husbandman; married Mary Smith April 5, 1677; she was his wife in. 1715; he died about January, 1719-20; children : I. Samuel3, born Jan. 7, 1677-8; 2. Margaret3, born Feb. 24, 1679-80; died, unmarried, Dec. 5, 1700; 3. George3, born July 29, 1682; 4. Mary3, born May 25, 1685; married William Dagett; 5. Rebecca3, born Sept. 15, 1688; married Jonathan Kenney; 6. Ebenezer3, born Aug. 5, 1693. BENJAMIN NURSE2; husbandman; married Tomasin Smith Feb. 21, 1688; she was living in 1695 and he in 1731; child: I. Margaret3, born - 12, 1691 (?) ; living in 1715.
BENJAMIN NURSE3; husbandman; married Sarah Boston of Lynn (published Sept. 4, 1714) ; they were living in 1736; children: I. Benjamin*, born in 1720; 2. Sarah4, baptized Dec. 24, 1727; 3. John4, baptized Dec. 24, I727; lived in Danvers, mariner, in 1754; married Elizabeth -; 4. Phebe4, baptized Dec. 24, 1727; 5. Joseph4, baptized Dec. 24, 1727; distiller ; lived in Boston in the latter part of his life; died in or before 1791; 6. Elizabeth4, baptized May 12, 1728; 7. Nathaniel4, baptized July 6, 1729; cordwainer and tanner; married Mary Best Nov. 7, 1754; they were living in 1778; 8. James4, baptized April 16, 1732; 9. Daniel4, baptized May 26, I734. SAMUEL NURSE3; married Dorothy Faulkner Nov. 25, 1708; died April -, 1740; she survived him; children: I. Abigail4, born May 23, 1710; living in 1740; 2. Rebecca4, born June 23, 1712; died Sept. 23, 1734; 3. Samuel4, born April 25, 1715; yeoman; lived in Bolton; married Elizabeth Kellogg of Hadley (published Dec. 29, 1739) ; 4. Francis4, born June 6, 1717; 5. Eunice4, born Aug. 27, 1718; living in 1740; 6. Phebe4, born June 8, 1721; died Nov. 23, 1729. GEORGE NURSE3; yeoman; removed to Lynn in I710; married Lydia Hutchinson in 1709; died March I, 1759; she died, his widow, April 3, 1764; children: I. Elizabeth4, born July 8, 1710; married Jonathan Twiss; 2. Mary4, born April 5, 1712; married, first, Nathaniel Walden; second, John Twiss; 3. George4, born June 30, 1715; 4. Abigail4, born Sept. 7, 1724; married Adam Johnson Jan. 13, 1745-6; 5. Lydia4, born Aug. 13, 1728; married Joseph Aborn July 2, 1747. EBENEZER NURSE3; husbandman; lived in Danvers; married, first, Elizabeth Mitchel
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In the general court, May 10, 1643, the colony was divided into four counties, Middlesex, Norfolk, Essex and Suffolk.
Jan. 4. 1721-2; second, widow Amee Cross Jan. 9, 1751-2; died Dec. 30, 1765; she died Aug. 10, 1771; children: I. Sarah4, born Nov. 14, 1722; living in 1762; 2. Martha4, born Nov. II, 1724; living in 1762; 3. Elizabeth4, born Sept. 15, 1726; living in 1762; 4. Ebeneser4, born Sept. 2, 1728; 5. Caleb4, born July II, 1732; died Oct. 7, 1732; 6. Eli4, born Nov. 1, 1733; died Feb. 4, 1733-4; 7. Mary4, born Aug. 5, 1735; living in 1762; 8. Caleb4, baptized May 20, 1739.
BENJAMIN NOURSE4; chair bottom maker, saddler, shoreman and sex- ton; married, first, Elizabeth before 1774; she died June 29, 1787; married, second, widow Abigail Cumbs Oct. 8, 1791 ; he died Jan. 17, 1798; she died, his widow, March 1, 1814; children: I. Benjamin'; 2. Samuel"; 3. Elizabeth5, baptized Oct. 12, 1766; unmarried in 1789; 4. Sally5; died June 15, 1787, aged eighteen; 5. John5 (?) ; printer; died in Boston Jan. I, 1790, aged twenty-cight; 6. Joseph5 (?); disciller; lived in Salem in 1789. FRANCIS NURSE4; husbandman; lived in Danvers; married, first, Eunice Putnam March 19, 1739-40; she died Aug. 21, 1766; married, second, Hannah Endicott Sept. 10, 1769; he died in the spring of 1780; children : 1. Samuel5, born Dec. 28, 1741; died Sept. 1, 1766; 2. Peterº, born March 25, 1743-4; living in 1780; 3. Philips, born July 10, 1748; lived in Danvers; married, first, Sarah Putnam Sept. 22, 1772; she died July 22, 1786; married, second, Anna Stearns of Lunenburg in 1787; had children; 4. Eunice5, born May 2, 1752; living in 1780; 5. Benjamin5, born April 5, 1755; 6. Phebe", born Sept. 21, 1757; 7. Jacobs, born May II, 1760; 8. Abigail5, born Jan. 13, 1762; 9. Ede', born May 17, 1765; IO. Allen5, born July 30, 1771. GEORGE NOURSE6; lived in Lynnfield; married Hannah Wallis (published Sept. 6, 1747) ; she died in Lynn Oct. 15, 1765; he died in Lynnfield Aug. 21, 1799; children : I. Aaron5, born Sept. - 1754, in Danvers; cordwainer; lived in Danvers, Reading, Salem and Lynn- field; married Rebecca Ashton of Danvers April 4, 1787; killed by a fall from a load of hay July 6, 1818; she died in Lynnfield April 25, 1837; 2. Elijah5, born about 1758; 3. Georges, born in 1760. EBENEZER NURSE; lived in Danvers; husbandman; married Hannah Rea Nov. 29, 1750; died April 23, 1787; she died March 9, 1823; children : I. Hannah5, born July I, 1753; 2. Elys, born Dec. 31, 1755; 3. Elis, baptized July 3, 1757; 4. Samuel®, born Dec. 25, 1757: 5. Michels, born Nov. 14, 1759; 6. Roger', born Nov. 3, 1761; 7. Rufus", born Jan. 3, 1764; 8. Deborah5, born Dec. 28, 1766; 9. Aaron®, born Dec. 19, 1768; 10. Ebenezer5, born Aug. 8, 1772.
BENJAMIN NOURSER; baker; married Margaret Welcome (published April 16, 1744) ; living in 1796 .; she died, his widow, Nov. 7, IS15; children : I. Margaret", born about 1784; died Sept. 1. 1811; 2. Edwards, born in 1785; died Oct. 28, 1786; 3. John6, born about 1788; died July 16, 1791 ; aged three years ; 4. John®, baptized June 5, 1791. SAMUEL NOURSE5; husbandman and shoemaker; married Abigail Coombs; died Nov. 25, 1806; she died, his widow, April 19, 1843; children: I. Sally6, born Dec. I, 1790; married Thaddeus Willington Sept. 2, 1810; 2. Abigail®, born in 1797; died, un- married, March 2, 1877. AARON NOURSE5; cordwainer ; lived in Danvers; married Sarah Holt Dec. 25, 1791; she died July 1, 1839; he died Dec. 2, 1847; children : 1. Ebeneser", born Aug. 18, 1792; 2. Debby6, born July 8, 1794; 3. Sally®, born Feb. 27, 1797; 4. Amos6, born April 1, 1800; 5. William®, born June 30, 1802; killed by a steamboat at New York Oct. 6, 1835; 6. George“, born March 17, 1805; 7. Rea6, born May 30, 1807; 8. Howes6, born Sept. 13, 1810; 9. Aaron®, born April 21, 1813.
EBENEZER NOURSE®; fruit dealer ; married Abigail Day (published Jan. 13, 1815) ; she died Feb. 27, 1858; he died Sept. 26, 1869; children : I. Jane',
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