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at Pamet Point. Were enterprising, religious and patriotic; by marriage were connected with nearly all of Truro and Well- fleet. Their history is interesting and instructive. From the Kittery fisherman and Vineyard Lieut. have sprung a race numerous as the stars for multitude, in all the land.
PAINE OR PAYNE - A name that carries the best scholars and critics of the age, whose family history is found in most all public libraries; would not feel flattered by a long notice, nor neglected by a short one in a local work of this character. From abundant material, I can select only such as directly touches the Truro branch, but refer with pleasure to the pub- lished records of the Paine Genealogy, by Josiah Paine, also the handsome volume of the Paine Genealogy, Ipswich branch, by Hon. A. W. Paine, who has ransacked Arian and Scandi- navian history from its genesis in Persia, through its exodus, proving the name of Norman origin. Henry D. Paine, M. D., of New York, publishes the Paine Family Records quarterly. The January, 1881, No. contains Paine of Doomsday, by Prof. T. O. Paine, LL.D., which is a translation of the Latin of . Doomsday Book, giving the names of all who owned land in 1086, a survey by order of William the Conqueror.
Payne was a Norman, first name not given, known only as Payne, real name Pagen, Latinized in Paganus (unbeliever), owned land in England before conquered by William.
He owned land in fifteen counties, all of which touched each other. Through these "holdings " he could drive horse and hound, and could do business on his own land at four points on the ocean, which is shown by a map of " Payne's holdings" in England, A. D., 1041-86. Had son Edmund, known as “Son of Payne," and one dau. known as " Daughter of Payne."
The original copy of Doomsday has recently been photo- incographed, and a copy in thirty-two thin volumes is owned by the Boston Public Library. An account of the Crusades and Hugh De Payne is cleverly told by A. W. Paine, showing the Crusader the progenitor of the Ipswich family.
The Paines are honorably mentioned in Hornfield's History of Norfolk County, 1313, from whence they trace their descent.
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Of these, Stephen, the first of that name, migrated to Kings- ton, Mass., 1635. Eleazer, fifth of that name, was a drummer boy in the Revolutionary War ; built his cabin on the site of the city of Painesville, O., 1793, giving it his name. Of the ancestry of Thomas of Eastham, founder of the Cape Cod fam- ily, little is known positively. Creditable traditionary accounts that were early committed to writing in several branches of the family, say that he came over with his father who bore the same name, when a lad about ten years of age, having lost the sight of an eye by an arrow. His father is supposed to be the Thomas of Yarmouth, the first deputy to the Old Colony ct. of Plymouth, from Yarmouth; took the freeman's oath that year ; was a resident of that town as late at 1650. We shall build on the foundation that Thomas of Eastham was the lad of about ten years, short of an eye by an arrow. He was con- stable in Eastham, 1655, freeman, 1658, m. Mary Snow, dau. of Nicholas, 1658. We have referred to him in the early his- tory of Truro as water bayle, etc. As the Irish say of a man with great versatility of talents, "He was a man of great parts." Representative, deputy, treasurer, superintendent of building the meeting-house, cooper and millwright, he seems to have been able to build a mill as easily as a barrel. He had a good education, was a splendid penman, a faculty that runs through all the generations. Retired from public service 1697, in which he had been employed nearly half a century.
Purchased a homestead at the South End, Boston, 1695, returned to Eastham where he died, 1706. Much has been said in praise of Mary Snow, the mother of the race. John Howard Payne, author of Home, sweet Home, the son of Wil- liam Paine, M. D., of Boston, who studied medicine with Gen. Joseph Warren, was of this family. Of eight sons and two daughters, all of whom made their mark, can mention only Elisha, twice married, twenty children ; John, also twice mar- ried, eighteen children; then began sons and daughters to multiply ; James m. Bethiah Thatcher, dau. of Col. John ; he was cooper, miller, schoolmaster, clerk, etc .; son Thomas, grad. H. C., a great mathematician, published almanacs, cal- culated the great eclipse of 1806; m. Eunice, dau. of Rev.
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Samuel Treat ; was father of Robert Treat Paine. Our history, however, is particularly interested in son Thomas. Captain Thomas3 (Thomas,2 Thomas'), b. 1657, m. Ist Hannah Shaw, of Plymouth, the mother of all the children, d. 1813, in Truro ; the first grave, as noticed ; m. 2d, Mrs. Eliz. Eares of Boston.
Here lies ye body of THOMAS PAINE, ESQ., of Truro, died January 23, 1721, in ye 65 year of his age.
In respect to titles he was known as "Capt. Thomas Paine Esq.," the " Tho : Paine, Town Clerk," that we have seen and referred to so frequently, also Selectman, Captain, Justice, Judge, C. P., Ct., Rep., etc. He owned the whole of Long- nook, beside other lands. His house stood a few rods E. of the house of Esquire Dyer, near a never-failing spring of pure water. Children :
i. Hannah, b. 1679, d. 1681.
ii. Hugh, b. 1680, d. 1681.
iii. Thomas, b. 1682, m. Thankful Cobb.
iv. Hannah, b. 1684, m. John Binney of Hull, d. there 1757; the numer. ous family of this name are the descendants.
v. Jonathan, b. 1686, mn. Sarah Mayo, 1709, d. 1718.
vi. Abigail, b. 1687, d. 1689.
vii. Abigail, b. 1689, m. Ebenezer White, 1711.
viii. Phebe, b. 1691, d. 1696.
ix. Elkanah, b. 1693, m. Reliance Young, 1717.
x. Moses, b. 1695, m. Margery or Margaret Mayo of Y., 1720.
xi. Joshua, b. 1697, m. Ist Rebecca Sparrow, 1720.
xii. Phebe, b. 1699, m. Paul Knowles, 1722.
xiii. Lydia, b. 1700, m. Josiah Hinckley, 1720.
xiv. Barnabas, b. 1705, m. Mary Purington, 1724.
Barnabas was probably the only one born at Truro, but most of the family seem to have moved with their father, and from these familiar names came a host of sons and daughters, who have intermarried with every family in Truro, and which to trace would require years of labor. In this as in several other large families, although we had prepared a quite extended
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connection. we have been obliged, particularly in families that branch out extensively, to be satisfied with publishing a his- tory of the origin and the principal branches.
Maj. Thomas+ (Capt. Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas1), b. 1682. m. Thankful Cobb ; was 18 years old when he moved to Pamet, when he was appointed by the proprietors as agent to buy lands of the Indians. He was identified with the growth of the town ; filled all offices in her gift. In youth, manhood and ripe age he was a faithful servant, a willing burden-bearer, and an honored citizen. Son Thomas m. Mary Vickerie.
Here lies interred the body of MAJOR THOMAS PAINE ESQ., One of the Elders of The Church of Christ in Truro, Departed this life, April 15, 1745, in the 64th year of his age.
MRS. THANKFUL PAINE, widow of MAJOR THOMAS PAINE, ESQ., died April 7, 1771, In the 74th year of her age.
Lieut. Jonathan4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. 1686, m. Ist, Sarah Mayo, d. 1718, 2d. Mary -- , d. 1760. I think the ancestor of all the Paines now in Truro except the Elkanah branch. He was prominent in town affairs ; inherited most the land owned by his father at Longnook. It was an infirmity of this family never to sell land ; it continued largely in the hands of the descendants for many generations, and to this day considerable of the land bought by Thomas Paine, of one eye, of the Indians, 1670, is still the Paine property. His house has been mentioned as now belonging to John Atkins. Of seven children I will mention Jonathan, Daniel and Hannah, the last b. 1714, m. Anthony Snow, 1731.
Elkanah4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. 1693, m. Reliance Young; set- tled at East Harbor, and as may be inferred from the names, was the father of the North Truro branch. Children :
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i. Elisha, b. 1721, m. Thankful Hopkins.
ii. Elkanah, b. 1724, m. Mary Rich.
iii. Phineas, b. 1727, m. Mary.
iv. Sarah, b. 1730, m. Lewis Lombard.
v. Joshua, b. 1732.
Deacon Moses4 ( Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas'), b. 1697, m. Margery Mayo, g. d. Rev. John. The thoughtful boy that kept a diary while working with his uncle John in Eastham. He was of a religious as well as meditative turn of mind, and, like old Bishop Jeremy Taylor, loved to indulge interjectional expressions, as, " Feb. 4, 1719. This day my brother Jonathan Paine's wife died. O Lord, sanctify thy holy hand to all concerned therein." " Jan. 13, 1718. This evening the church elected Lieut. Constant Freeman and John Snow. The Lord prepare them suitably therefor." " Dec. 4, 1716. This day we went over to the Back Side, and Thomas Smith's whaleboat was dashed to pieces by a whale." This diary was continued several years and is a valuable compen- dium of the experience and education of a youth trained in a family of fourteen children on Cape Cod 150 years ago. Dea- con Paine was a useful man ; many years town clerk ; served well his day and generation. Of twelve children eleven were daughters. Abigail m. Barnabas Higgins, Margery m. Andrew Collins ; Hannah m. Israel Gross, 2d wife ; Hannah m. - Lombard.
Joshua4 ( Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. 1697, m. Ist Rebecca Sparrow, 1720; 2d, Mrs. Constance Baker, Canter- bury, Ct., 1737. Settled in Amenia, N. Y .; was a blacksmith. Children mostly born in Truro ; a noted family. Three sons physicians ; Ephraim, judge, member of Provincial Congress ; one a schoolmaster. Dr. Barnabas left a manuscript gene- alogy of the family. This branch is still liberally represented in the professions in New York and Vermont. Elisha and Solomon were quite distinguished preachers in Connecticut : were sons of Elisha, b. 1721.
Barnabas4 (Thomas,3 Thomas, Thomas'), b. in Truro, 1705, m. Mary Purington, prominent in the church, a long time
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town clerk. Furnished his nephew, Dr. Barnabas of Amenia, N. Y., a genealogical history of the family, d. 1768. Children :
i. Elizabeth, b. 1725, m. Ambrose Snow, 1747.
ii. Barnabas, b. 1727, m. Hannah Vickery, d. 1757, a prisoner in England.
iii. Mercy, b. 1729, m. Matthias Rich, the first Mercy Paine and Mercy Rich of a long line, that still continue.
iv. Mary, b. 1731, m. Samuel Lombard, 1751.
v. Joshua, b. 1734.
vi. Ruth, b. 1736, m. Ebenezer Rich, 1754.
vii. Phebe, b. 1738, m. Jedediah Iliggins.
viii. Jerusha, b. 1740, d. same year.
ix. Jemima, b. 1743.
x. Joseph, b. 1745, m. Rebecca-, 1766.
xi. Hannah, b. 1746.
Jonathan5 (Jonathan,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas'), b. 1711, m. Hannah Lombard, 1739. Inherited his father's estate ; was the owner of the slaves Joe, Hector, and Pomp. Was a man of substance. Took an active part in the town, etc. Children :
i. Jedediah b. 1740.
ii. Jonathan, b. 1744, d. at Halifax a prisoner of war, 1778.
iii. Hannah, b. 1747.
iv. John, b. 1749, settled at Gorham, Me. Numerous family.
v. Ebenezer, b. 1752, m. Abigail Paine.
vi. Solomon, b. 1754, soldier of the Rev. d. at New York, 1776.
vii. Richard, b. 1756, soldier of the Rev. d. at home army sickness, 1777.
Daniel5 (Jonathan,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. 1716, m. Elizabeth Thatcher. Children :
i. Thatcher, b. 1742, m. Huldah.
ii. Sarah, b. 1746, m. Jedediah Higgins.
iii. Daniel, b. 1748, m. Kezia Orcutt, 1777.
iv. Ifuldah, b. 1750, m, Jonathan Ilarding.
v. Betty, b. 1753, m. Eleazer Lewis, the father of Mrs. Damon.
vi. Thomas, b. 1756, d. young.
vii. Barnabas, b. 1758, m. Martha Atkins, a large family.
PIKE .- A wide-spread English name. I am not familiar with its history. Leonard was quite early in Truro. About 1723, m. Ann Snow; had seven children. George, b. 1724,
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m. Elizabeth Lombard ; John, b. 1728, m. Mary Collins, 2d Hannah Lombard; were also sons Leonard and Elisha. Ann m. Barnabas Young of Eastham. Another Ann m. Solomon Lombard, were cov. owners 1725. I cannot well connect the family. John, b. 1757, was a brother of Eliz., m. Lewis Lombard. Son Leonard, and wife Deliverance, both d. about the same time, 1799, leaving Elisha, lost at sea, 1818, and twin daughters. Delia m. Matthias Rich, and Mercy m. Isaac Rich. John, one of the old men who hoisted the flag in 1861, was a brotherof Leonard, and the last of the male name in Truro, which by marriage is largely connected.
PURINGTON. - Deacon Hezekiah came from Dover Point to Truro, 1604 ; was an active man ; a ruling elder. Dea. Moses Paine mentions in his diary, January 8, 1717, " This morning Deacon Hezekiah Purington departed this life. The Lord sanctify such an awful dispensation of Providence to us all." Age 42. By the marriage of Humphrey Purington to Thank- ful Harding, 1724; Mary, to Deacon Barnabas Paine, 1729 ; Sarah, to Solomon Lombard, 1725 ; and Mercy, to Nathaniel Harding, 1730, not a small proportion of Truro families share in this name and blood. The land where the church stood at Dover Point is now owned by A. D. Purington. A monument has been proposed for the spot.
RICH .- As is generally known in the family, John Fairfield Rich, a brilliant and scholarly young man of Ware, son of Samuel S., of Portland, of Truro origin, undertook to publish the history of the Rich family. To facilitate and insure this undertaking he called a family meeting at Truro, June 27-8, 1872. Though imperfect in details, a large company gathered from most every part of the country, and a successful family gathering full of bright promise for the future, such as never before or since met on the lower part of the Cape, was the result. Mr. Rich made a statement of the advanced condition of his work, of its early issue, and secured a large number of subscribers at five dollars a copy, mostly paid in advance. September following he died. A committee was appointed to
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confer with his family referring to the manuscript, and to examine the same. The committee reported that the work was not sufficiently advanced to warrant publishing which ended the cherished hopes of the family and friends of this enterprise. I make this brief statement as much inquiry has been made and much interest expressed since I undertook the publication of this work.
Mr. Rich promised a history of the Rich Family in six hundred pages, I must content myself to do the same in as near six as possible. English history abounds with this name. The earliest notice I have seen is Edmund, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1236, referring to an order requiring all fonts to be covered in accordance with a constitution by said arch- bishop. One of the most remarkable characters of English history is Baron Richard Rich, b. London, 1498, who from a London barrister, without fortune or friends, became the wealthiest nobleman, and founded the most powerful family in England, and known as kingmakers. His sons, Earls of War- wick and Holland, have been mentioned in the colonization of America. The former was president of the Plymouth Council, and Admiral of England. Warwick, R. I., was named for him. The name is found among authors, actors, scholars, ministers, soldiers, travellers, inventors and courtiers ; men of many virtues and not a few vices.
My first knowledge of the name in America occurs in the following Salem notice: "Obadiah Rich married Bethiah Williams, 1667." In 1668 he was a signer of the petition against imports as an inhabitant of Salem. In Judge Sewell's interleaved almanac diary, March 31, 1675, occurs : " No lec- ture, because Mr. Rich from home." Perhaps the same Oba- diah. In 1678, his widow Bethiah administrated on a large estate. In 1684, Henry Rich m. Martha Panon. This is the celebrated Martha Corey, alias Martha Rich immortalized by Longfellow :
As for my wife, my Martha, and my martyr, Whose virtue, like the stars, unseen by day, Though numberless, do but await the dark To manifest themselves unto all eyes.
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She who first won me from my evil ways, And taught me how to live by her example, By her example teaches me to die, And leads me onward to the better life.
The following from the Salem records, throw light on this subject :
June 27, 1723. Petition of Thomas Rich of Salem, only surviving child of Martha Corey, alias Martha Rich deceased, praying the compassionate consid- cration and commiseration of the court for great losses to petitioner in the year 1692, enumerated.
Fifty pounds was allowed to petitioner for goods deprived, mentioned, by illegal action of the sheriff and officers respecting the persons charged as witches. Martha Corey alias Martha Rich, one of the victims of the witchcraft delusion.
January 29, 1723. The committee reported that in consideration of the loss the petitioner might sustain by being deprived of the goods mentioned in the petition, together with the many illegal actions of the sheriff and his officers respecting the persons charged as witches, they are hereby of the opinion that the sum of fifty pounds be allowed and paid out of the public treasury to the petitioner, Thomas Rich, which was done.
Richard, of Dover Neck, is the ancestor of all the Cape Cod family, by far the largest branch, but not all of the old English stock in America. The first notice of Richard is found in the old Portsmouth records. "Samuel Treworgey, with the consent of Dorcas Treworgey (Cornish names), his wife, conveys the above land to Richard Rich of Dover, Nov. 6, 1674." How long he had then been at Dover I am unable to say. " Philip Demon of Dover Neck, d. June, 1676 ; by will, May 1676, makes son Evans and Richard Rich, my kins- man, executors." Mr. Rich seems to have been a man of some prominence ; his name appears considerably in the records. Married Sarah, dau. of Gov. Thomas Roberts.
Son Richard 2 first appears at Eastham 1665, taxed 1671 ; freeman, Aug. 23, 1681, d. 1692. Children :
i. John,3 b. 1665, m. Mary, dau. Rev. Samuel Treat.
Thomas,3 m. dau. of Saml. Knowles, settled in Eastham, now Orleans landholder, 1702.
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iii. Richard,3 b. 1674, m. Anne, b. 1630, in E., held lots in Truro, 1703, moved few years later.
iv. Samuel,3 b. 1684, m. Elizabeth -; was tything-man in Truro 1711, d. 1752.
v. Sarah 3 m. Samuel Treat, son or g. s. of Rev. Samuel, 1741.
vi. Lydia.3
vii. Joseph,3 among the Eastham voters 1695.
The majority of this family settled in Truro ; though not the first in town, they early became the most populous, and in a representative sense, more particularly local than any other in the country. Comparatively few of the name are found who did not originate here. From 1720 to 1780 the name increased rapidly, became by intermarriage, and duplicating christian names, greatly involved and interwoven, so that it is almost impossible to locate the family lines, or trace the lineal branches, without making a complete family history. In '75 there was Richard 4th, and in '98 there were five householders Richard, besides juniors and bachelors. Obadiah, John, Samuel, Benj., Joseph and Isaac are some of the other oft- repeated names. I make this explanation as an apology, especially to several gentlemen of this family at Boston and New York, subscribers to this work ; though they never saw Truro, have shown a historic appreciation complimentary to the old town as the home of their ancestors, Richard's family seem to be the best defined. Thomas was a surveyor in 1721, and John m. Lydia Collins, 1727. Samuel was a tything-man in IZI1 ; it is said had 24 children.
Richard 3 (Richard,2 Richard 1), b. 1674, and wife Anna were baptized as adults y Mr. Avery in Truro, 1726. Children :
i. Sarah, b. 1696.
ii. Richard, b. 1699, m. Hannah -, Feb'y 26, 1725, by Mr. Avery
iii. Rebecca, b. 1701.
iv. Zaccheus, b. 1704, m. Ruth Collins, 1727.
v. Obadiah,4 b. 1707, m. Polly Cobb.
vi. Priscilla, b. 1710, d. young.
vii. HIuldah, b. 1712.
viii. Joseph, b. 1720, m. Susannah Collins, 1742.
ix. Sylvanus, b. 1720, m. Mary Lombard, 1740.
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Inscription on gravestones in the old churchyard :
Here lies buried the body of MR. RICHARD RICH, who died May ye 3d, 1743, in ye 69th year of his age.
Here lies the body of MRS. ANNA RICH, wife to MR. RICHARD RICH, who died May ye 11, 1754. Æt. 74.
Richard4 (Richard,3 Richard,2 Richard 1), m. Hannah, 1726. Children :
i. Josiah, b. 1721, m. Ann Knowles.
ii. Uriah, b. 1723.
iii. Matthias, b. 1725, m. Mercy Paine, 1751, 2d. Kezia Orcott, d. 1792.
iv. Hannah, b. 1729, m. Samuel Rider of P., 1746.
v. Obadiah, b. 1730, m. Ruth Dyer, 1756.
vi. Peggy, b. 1733.
vii. Richard, b. 1740, I think Capt. Richard (Buzzy Dick).
Matthias5 (Richard,4 Richard,3 Richard,2 Richard '), m. Mercy Paine, 1751, dau. of Barnabas, d. 1758, 2d. Mrs. Kezia Orcutt. Children :
i. Joshua, b. 1752, m. Mary (Molly) Dyer, April, 1775, bap. June, 1775.
ii. Mercy, b. 1754, m. Jonathan Collins.
iii. Matthias (Beau Flash), b. 1756, lived in Boston, d. at Baltimore about 1810.
iv. Margarette (Peggy), b. 1758, m. Wm. Tufts of Boston, where she d. about 1835. [sea.
v. David, Į by K. O. § b. 1764, m. Nabby Cook of Provincetown, lost at vi. Sally, S 1 b. 1769, m. Jeremiah Gooding.
Joshua6 (Matthias,5 Richard,4 Richard,3 Richard,2 Richard1), m. Molly Dyer. Children :
i. Joshua, b. 1776, lost on passage from Liverpool to Boston, 1799.
ii. Mercy, b. 1777, m Joseph Higgins, d. 1855.
iii. Mary (Polly), b. 1779, m. Capt. Ephraim Snow, moved to Cohasset, d. there.
iv. Shebnah, b. 1782, m. Belinda Higgins of Wellfleet, Dec. 1808, d. Oct. 29, 1843.
v. Hannah Dyer, b. 1784, m. Joshua Atwood of Wellfleet, d. Brooklyn, N. Y., about 1866.
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vi. Sarah Dyer, b. 1786, m. Francis Pascal, 2d Jedediah Dyer, d. 1849.
vii. Thankful, b. 1788, m. John Gill of Wellfleet, 2d Isaac Smith of Provincetown, d. P., 1830.
viii. Matthias, b. 1791, m. Delia Pike, 1814, d. March, 21, 1864.
ix. Rebecca, b. 1796, m. Elijah Dyer, for many years keeper of Race Point lighthouse, d. at Provincetown, 1847. The only living of this family is Mrs. Delia Rich.
Shebnah7 (Joshua,6 Matthias, Richard,4 Richard,3 Richard,2 Richard 1), m. Belinda Higgins, Dec. 10 1807, dau. Capt. Eleazer and Laurania (Gross) b. August 2, 1738, at Wellfleet, d. Nov. 27, 1878. Children :
i. Charles Higgins, b. Feb., 1809, m. Eliza Carpenter, 1838, Strafford, Vt , d. Boston, July, 1863. Son, Rev. Charles E. of Cal.
ii. Adeline, b. Feb. 1811, m. Joshua Smith, 1830, d. March, 1866. He d. 1841.
iii. Eleazer Higgins, b. Sept. 1813, m. Mercy Collins, Provincetown, 1836, d. March 12, 1875.
iv. Abigail Harding, b. Sept., 1815, m. Daniel P. Higgins, 1836.
v. Belinda, b. Sept. 1819, m. Isaiah Snow, Dec. 1840, 2d James C. Lambord, June, 1845. Isaiah Snow, d. Oct. gale, 1841, James C. Lambord, d. 1879.
vi. Maria Atkins, b. July 19, 1821.
vii. Shebnah, b. Aug. 7, 1824, m. Delia C. Knowles, Dec. 19 1847.
viii. Elizabeth, b. Dec., 1828, m. Josiah Snow, Provincetown, d. July, 1857.
Shebnah8 (Shebnah,7 Joshua,6 Matthias,5 Richard,4 Richard,3 Richard,2 Rich- ard1). Children :
i. Eliza Evelyn, b. Boston, Oct. 11, 1848.
ii. Delia Collins, b. Boston, Jan. 24, 1851.
iii. Irving Hale, b. Boston, May 22, 1853, m. Sept. 1878, Mrs. Mary W. Lewis, St. Louis.
iv. William Arthur, b. Boston, July 11, 1856.
v. Albert Smith, b. Boston, May 10, 1859, d. St. Louis, May, 23, 1862.
Zaccheus 4 (Richard 3 Richard,2 Richard 1), b. 1704, m. Ruth Collins, was the father of a wonderful posterity. He settled at the extreme south part of the town. Some say that he and his brother Obadiah settled on Beach Hill ; had eleven children; Ann,5 Sarah,5 Zaccheus,5 m. Rebecca Collins or Harding, 1753. Jesse 5 m. Hannah Smith, 1757; Benjamin 5 b. 1737, m. Mrs. Lucy Somes. Son, Capt. Benj.6 of Boston ; dau. Huldah m. Richard Baker ; Hannah m. Capt. John Rich ; Nehemiah settled in Maine, I think. Thatcher,5 b. 1739, m. Jane Lombard. Son Thatcher,6 b. 1770, in. Hope Smith, 1797. Richard,5 b. 1741. Son Richard 6 (Uncle Hunn), dau. Mehitable m. Jonah Atkins, 1795. Ephraim,5 b. 1746. Sons Malford,6 and Ephraim,6 Elisha,5 b. 1758, Priscilla.5 I am not positive that Rich- ard,6 b. 1741, is not " Uncle Hunn," instead of son Richard.6
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Thatcher 6 (Thatcher,5 Zaccheus,4 Richard,3 Richard,2 Richard 1), b. 1770, n1. Hope Smith, 1797. Children: Thatcher, Daniel, Richard, Zaccheus, Zoheth, Benjamin, Betsey, m. Thomas Rich; Susan, m. Richard Cobb; Hope, m. Sam- uel Rich.
Richards (-4 (?) Richard,3 Richard,2 Richard 1) b. 1741, m. Rebecca Lom- bard (?), 1761. Children : John,6 b. 1763, m. Hannah Rich, dau. Benjamin.5 Sons, Capts. Richard, Abram, and Joseph of Hallowell, Me., dau. Lucy. 2d Sarah Hatch. Children : Lombard, Michael, Jacob, Nehemiah, Hannah and -. Richard Sears,6 b. 1766, m. Mary Rich, dau. Jesse. Sons, Captain Sears and Thomas Smith. Peter,6 b. 1763; Thomas,6 b. 1770. Sons, Thomas, Samuel ; dau. Rebecca,6 b. 1773; Samuel,6 1775; Reuben,6 b. 1777; Ephraim Doane,6 h. 1782. Sons, Atwood, Capts. Ephraim Doane, Richard, Eleazer and Zenas,
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