Betscome — Bibby — Bicknell. 79 



His ch., prob. were 

 i. Mary, 



ii. Martha, . 



iii. Anna, bt. Aug. 1639. 



iv. Experience, bt. Oct. 24, 1641. 



BIBBY. 



George Washington, m. Nov. 28, 1850, Emeline Cushing, dau. of 

 Adam and Harriet (Loring) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. March 10, 

 1828. He was killed while on picket duty 30 May, 1864. (See 

 " Hinghani in the Civil War.") " Shoemaker." Resided at Hing. 

 Centre. 



Child, b. in Hing., — 



i. Arthur Melvin, Feb. 4, 1855. m. Apr. 18, 1883, Hannah N. Arnold, 

 dau. of Andrew J., and Olive N. (Whitcomb) Arnold of Coh. Resides 

 on Middle St. 



BICKNELL. 



1. Quincy (Zachariah = Molly Pratt), a descendant of Zaehary 

 Bicknell, one of the early settlers of Wey., was b. at Wey. Apr. 27, 



1789. He m. in Hing. March 28, 1813, Hannah Lincoln, dau. of 

 Jotham and Rebecca (Jones) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 17, 



1790, and d. 17 May, 1870, aet. 79 yrs. Quincy d. 28 July, 1856, ait. 

 67 yrs. " Master mason," and " contractor." Resided on West St. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., — 



i. Hannah Lincoln, Dec. 4, 1813. m. Dec. 18, 1831, Nathan Bates of Wey., 

 and d. 26 Apr. 1870. 



3. ii. Quincy, Dec. 23, 1815. 



4. iii. Leavitt Lincoln, Nov. 8, 1817. 



iv. Rebecca Jones, Nov. 20, 1823. m. Apr. 8, 1847, Joel B. Seymour. 



2. Ezra (James = Nancy Wilder), a descendant of Zaehary of Wey., 

 and b. at Wey. Feb. 2, 1805. m. in Hing. Nov. 28, 1826, Lucy Cain, 

 dau. of Daniel and Priscilla (Stodder) Cain. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 

 13, 1808. Ezra d. 25 June, 1882, set. 77 yrs. " Shoemaker." Resided 

 on Fort Hill St. 



Ch.,— 



i. Lucy Ann, b. in Hing. Dec. 14, 1827. m. Jan. 6, 1848, Eben Stodder. 

 ii. Lilleyous, b. at Wey. Oct. 26, 1830. m. Feb. 21, 1850, Charles Campbell. 

 She d. in Hing. 22 Sept. 1886, set. 56th yr. 



5. iii. Ezra Leonidas, b. at Wey. Feb. 8, 1833. 



iv. Nancy Wilder, b. at Wey. Oct. 31, 1839. m. (1) Aug. 28, 1861, Samuel 

 L. Williams, widf; and (2) Oct. 17, 1869, Stephen P. Goold, wid 1 :. 



3. Quinct (Quincy = Hannah Lincoln), b. in Hing. Dec. 23, 1815. 

 m. Nov. 2, 1842, Rachel L. Barnes, dau. of Lincoln and Betsey (Ellms) 

 Barnes. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 2, 1822, and d. 8 Dec. 1882, aet. 

 61st yr. " Farmer " and magistrate. For many yrs. a teacher in the 

 public schools of Hing. and neighboring towns. Has served on the 

 board of selectmen, and as a member of the school committee. He 

 also is an eminent historian, and the compiler of the genealogy of the 

 Tower family. Resides on the paternal homestead, West St. 



