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6. vi. Joseph, bt. in Hing. Nov. 20, 1653. 



7. vii. Benjamin, b. July 15, 1655. 

 viii. Solomon, b. Aug. 23, 1657. 



ix. Rachel, b. Sept. 6, 1659. m. May 8, 1684, Caleb Lincoln. 

 x. Sarah, bt. June 9, 1661. 

 xi. A dau., b. Sept. 21, 1663, d. March foil. 



3. Joseph 2 (Clement *), b. in Eng. ab. 1630. rn. in Hing. Mass., 

 Jan. 9, 1657-58, Esther, dau. of William Hilliard. She d. 3 June, 1709. 

 Joseph d. 30 Apr. 1706, set. 76 yrs. In his will of 24 Apr. 1706, men- 

 tions and provides for w. Esther ; also for his four sons and four dan's, 

 and naming the sons but not the dau's. " Bricklayer." Constable, 

 from 1675 to 1678, inc. Selectman, 1671, 1677, 1684, and 1692. Was 

 appointed sexton of the parish in 1673, and served in this capacity 

 until the new meetinghouse was erected. Resided on the paternal 

 homestead, South St. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



8. i. Joseph, Sept. 28, 1660. 



ii. Esther, Aug. 29, 1663. m. at Boston, Sept. 16, 1691, Richard Cobb. 



9. iii. Caleb, March 30, 1666. 

 iv. Hannah, Oct. 31, 1668. 



10. v. Joshua, Aug. 14, 1671. 



vi. Bathsheba, Jan. 26, 1673-74. 



vii. Clement, Sept. 22, 1676, drowned 29 June, 1706, £et. 30th yr. 



viii. Eleanor, Aug. 29, 1679, d. 8 Sept. foil. 



ix. Abigail, Oct. 16, 1680. m. June 12, 1704, John Chubbuck. 



4. Benjamin 2 (Clement 1 ), was one of the constables of Hing. in 

 1665 ; Selectman in 1676, and a soldier in King Philip's War. He 

 m. Jane Weeks, a dau. of George Weeks of Dor. She survived him, 

 and m. secondly, in June, 1679, Moses Paine of Boston. Lieut. Ben- 

 jamin Bates d. in Hing. 28 Nov. 1678, eet. 45 yrs. He left no ch. In 

 his will, dated 14th of Nov. 1678, and proved Jan. 30, 1678-79, pro- 

 vides for w. Jane, and gives also "to my servant Nathaniel Wilson."' 

 The bulk of his property after his wife's decease, he bequeathed " to 

 my brother's children ; " and requests that " my brother Amiel Weeks, 

 and my cousin Samuel Clapp of Dorchester, ensign John Thaxter, 

 and John Cutler of Hingham will be helpful to my dear and loving 

 wife in council for direction." 



5. Samuel 2 (Clement l ), bt. in Hing. March 24, 1639. m. Feb. 20, 

 1666-67, Lydia Lapham, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Tilden) Lapham 

 of Scit. Resided on South St. Hing. records do not furnish the 

 date of his nor of his w's decease. Tradition says that the fam. 

 removed to Long Island. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Lydia, Sept. 2, 1669. 



ii. Mary, Aug. 31, 1671, d. soon, 



iii. Sarah, Dec. 23, 1673. 



iv. Anna, Apr. 12, 1676 (b. in the garrison). 



v. Judith, Apr. 17, 1678. 



vi. Samuel, Feb. 28, 1679-80. 



vii. Thomas, March 17, 1681-82, d. in 11 dys. 



viii. David, Feb. 20, 1683-84. 



ix. Mary, Apr. 12, 1685, d. 5 Jan. 1690-91. 



6. Joseph 3 (James 2 Clement *), bt. in Hing. Nov. 20, 1653, by w. 

 Anna, had 



