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four sons whose names appear among his issue. Freeman 1672 ; 

 constable 1661 ; selectman 1678, 1682, and 1690. Resided on South, 

 opp. West St. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Rebecca, were — 



5. i. William, Oct. 11, 1657. 



6. ii. John, Oct. 27, 1659. 



7. iii. James, Dec. 2, 1661. 



iv. Rebecca, Aug. 20, 1663. m. June 11, 1683, Benjamin Johnson, 



v. Deborah, Jan. 1, 1665-66. m. Apr. 29, 1687, Samuel Lincoln, 



vi. Hannah, Feb. 13, 1668-69. m. Dec. 27, 1688, Ebenezer Lane, 



vii. Elizabeth, May 26, 1671. m. May 18, 1695, John Beal. 



viii. Ruth, Feb. 10, 1673-74. m. Feb. 4, 1695-96, Caleb Beal. 



ix. Mary, June 4, 1676. 



8. x. Joshua, March 29, 1678. 



xi. Judith, Sept. 6, 1680, d. 13 Sept. 1681. 



xii. Judith, bt. Aug. 29, 1686. m. (pub. March 13, 1707-8), Israel Vickery 

 of Hull. 



3. John 2 (William x ), bt. in Hing. Aug. 9, 1640. m. at Dedham, May 



18, 1669, Sarah . She d. 17 Jan. 1731-32, set. 82 yrs. He d. 7 



Aug. 1726, set. 86 yrs. "Tailor." Constable in 1701. Resided on 

 South St., West Hing. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were - — 



i. Sarah, March 13, 1669-70. 



ii. Judith, Sept. 28, 1672, d. 24 Dec. foil. 



iii. Nehemiah, Dec. 13, 1673, d. 6 Feb. foil, 



iv. Abigail, Feb. 2, 1674-75. 



v. Maria, Jan. 12, 1677-78. 



vi. Jael, June 1, 1680, d. 20 Oct. 1681. 



9. vii. Daniel, Apr. 23, 1682. 

 viii. Peter, Aug. 20, 1687. 



ix. Hannah, Nov. 6, 1689. 



x. Betsey, bt. Sept. 18, 1692, d. Jan. foil. 



10. xi. Jeremiah, June 18, 1697. 



4. James 2 (William *), whose birth, according to a history of the 

 fam. in MS., is placed at ab. 1642 or 1643, in. in Hing. Dec. 15, 1665, 

 Mary, dau. of John and Margaret Fearing. She was bt. in Hing. 

 Apr. 18, 1647, and d. 6 Aug. 1705, set. 58 yrs. He d. intestate 22 Jan. 

 1683-84, leaving an est. appraised by John Thaxter, Nathaniel Beal, 

 and William Hersey, of £607. Mary, his wid., was appointed admin- 

 istratrix. " Husbandman." Constable 1673, and selectman 1679. 

 Resided on South St. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



L Elizabeth, Dec. 14, 1666, d. 13 Jan. 1683-84. 



ii. Jeremiah, Mav 16, 1669, d. 16 June, 1689. 



iii. Israel, Aug. 18, 1671, d. 24 Sept. folL 



iv. Israel, May 17, 1674. 



v. Mary, Aug. 30, 1676. m. Feb. 15, 1698-99, Thomas Chubbuck. 



vi. Rachel, July 5, 1679. m. Jan. 1, 1701-2, Josiah Beal. 



11. vii. James, May 23, 1682. Chose Samuel Eells to be his guardian, and after the 



death of his mother, was appointed to administer upon her est. 



5. William 8 (William M ), b. in Hing. Oct. 11, 1657. m. first, June 



12, 1683, Mary . She d. 17 Oct. 1690. For his second w. he m. 



Oct. 2, 1691, Mrs. Sarah (Langlee) May, wid. of Jonathan May, and 



