Cleverly — Cobb. 131 



m. May 23, 1831, Delia, dau. of Capt. Peter Hersey. Caleb S., of 

 Wey. m. Apr. 8, 1832, Martha Hersey. Geokge W., of VVey. m. Oct. 

 18, 1840, Sarah W. Hersey. Wilmot, of Wey. m. Nov. 16, 1843, 

 Elizabeth H. Corthell. Erasmus F., m. March 5, 1854, Harriet J. 

 Hates. George W., of Wey. m. Sept. 22, 1864, Abigail L. Stowell. 



COBB. 



1. Thomas, and Richard (2), came from Eng. to Boston, Mass., in 

 1685, and thence, ab. 1692, to Hing. They may have been bro's, or 

 fa. and s. ; but of this I am not certain. Thomas d. in Hing. 4 Jan. 

 1707-8. 



2. Richard, m. at Boston, Sept. 16, 1691, Esther, dau. of Joseph and 

 Esther (Hilliard) Bate. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 29, 1663. Rich- 

 ard d. in Hing. 1 June, 1709. " Master mariner." Resided at the 

 harbor, prob. on or near what is now Green St. 



Ch.,— 



Thomas, b. in Hing. March 28, 1693. 

 Richard, 1695. 



Esther, 1698. m. Jan. 2, 1722-23, John Tower. 



Dorothy, 1701. m. (1) Sept. 9, 1725, Isaac Groce, and (2) July 11, 1745, 

 Thomas Tower, widl. 

 5. v. Abiah, May 28, 1709. 



3. Thomas (Richard = Esther Bate), b. in Hing. March 28, 1693. 

 m. (pub. Nov. 14, 1717) Mary Freeman of Eastham, Mass. They 

 prob. removed from here soon. 



Child bt. in Hing., by Rev. Ebenf Gay, — 



i. Mercy, 1718. 



4. Richard (Richard = Esther Bate), b. ab. 1695. m. first (pub. 

 May 17, 1718) Ruth, dau. of John and Hannah Beal. She d. 14 May, 

 1719, aet., as her gravestone says, 29 yrs. He af ts. took a sec. w., whose 

 chris. name was Esther. She d. in Hing. 17 Nov. 1776, aet. 84th yr. 

 He d. 27 Dec. 1771, set. 77th yr. " Master mariner." Resided on, or 

 near, Green St. 



Child, b. in Hing., by w. Ruth, — 



i. Ruth,* May 14, 1719. ra. May 16, 1744, Shadrack Tower. 

 Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Esther, were — 



ii. Esther, June 20, 1721. in. Apr. 29, 1745, Elijah Stodder. 

 iii. Jemima, June 7, 1724. m. Nov. 22, 1744, Samuel Stodder. 

 iv. Kezia, July 16, 1727, d. 17 Dec. 1729. 



* Ruth Cobb, bt. Silence, Aug. 30, 1741. 



5. Abiah (Richard = Esther Bate), b. in Hing. May 28, 1709. m. 

 June 30, 1736, Abigail Corthell, dau. of Robert and Deborah (Tower) 

 Corthell. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 21, 1717. This fam. prob. re- 

 moved from Hing. soon after 1743. 



Ch., b. in Hing., were — 



i. Abigail, Nov. 30, 1736. 



ii ; Jeroboam, Nov. 19, 1738. 



iii. Deborah, Jan. 5, 1740-41. 



iv. Kezia, bt. Feb. 27, 1742-43. 



