302 Hersey. 



vi. Jeremiah, Feb. 21, 1718-19. 



vii. Abner, Oct. 22, 1721. Was a "physician" at Barnstable, Mass. He d. 



9 Jan. 1787, «t. 65 yrs. A gravestone erected to the memory of Drs. 



James and Abner Hersey stands in the cemetery near the Unitarian 



Church at Barnstable. 



12. Joshua 4 (Joshua 8 William 2 - 1 ), b. in Hing. Dec. 22, 1704. m. 

 first, Jan. 30, 1728-29, Mary Mitchell, dau. of Edward and Alice 

 (Bradford) Mitchell. She was b. at Bridgewater 1709, and d. in Hing. 

 4 Sept. 1745, set. 37th yr. He m. secondly, June 15, 1750, Mrs. Mary 

 (Fearing) Lincoln, wid. of Daniel Lincoln, and dau. of Nathaniel and 

 Sarah (Johnson) Fearing. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 18, 1718, and d. 

 25 Feb. 1760, set. 41 yrs. For his third w. he m. at Boston, May 27, 

 1762 (by Rev. Matthew Byles), Mrs. Sarah (Foster) Hanners, wid. of 

 George Hanners, and dau. of Hopestill Foster. She survived him, 

 and d. leaving a, will, dated 3 Jan. 1795, mentioning dau. Sarah 

 Nowel, and gr. dau. Sarah Nowel. Joshua d. 1 Nov. 1784, set. 80th 

 yr., leaving a large est. Will proved 24 Nov. 1784. In v. £1140, 00s. 

 4d. Constable in 1736 ; selectman 1744 and 1745 ; representative 

 1758 to 1772 inc., and succeeded his fa. as deacon of the Church of the 

 First Parish. " Farmer." Resided on the ancestral homestead, South 

 St., West Hing. 



Ch., b. in Hing., by his first w. Mary, were — 



24. i. Abel, Jan. 23, 1729-30. 



25. ii. Joshua, Feb. 11, 1731-32. 



iii. Mercy, March 29, 1733, d. 15 Aug. foil, 

 iv. Edward, Dec. 15, 1734, d. 3 Feb. 1735-36. 

 v. Edward, Apr. 7, 1736, d. 20 Aug. foil, 

 vi. Mercy, Sept. 21, 1737. m. Feb. 19, 1756, Job Lincoln, 

 vii. Edward, Feb. 24, 1738-39, d. 23 Apr. 1740. 



viii. Bradford, Apr. 3, 1741. Was captain of a foot company in Hing. He d. 

 unm. 17 Oct. 1796, set. 55 }'rs. 

 ix. Benjamin, Oct. 20, 1744, d. 31 Oct. 1751. 



Ch., b. in Hing., by sec. w. Mary, were — 



x. Rachel, Apr. 28, 1751, d. 4 Oct. 1773, set. 22 yrs. 

 xi. Mary, bt. March 18, 1753. m. May 12, 1769, "Joshua Thaxter. 



13. Jonathan 4 (Joshua 3 William M ), b. in Hing. Sept. 19, 1707. m. 

 Dec. 25, 1733, Lydia Cushing, dau. of Daniel and Sarah (Lincoln) 

 Cushing. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 23, 1712, and d. 31 Aug. 1740, 

 set. 28 yrs. He d. 12 July, 1740, set. 33d yr. 



Ch., b. in Hing., — 



26. i. Thomas, Sept. 22, 1734. 



27. ii. Ebed, Feb. 21, 1738-39. 



14. Noah 4 (Joshua 8 William 2 " 1 ), b. in Hing. Feb. 24, 1709-10. m. 

 Feb. 12, 1735-36, Alice Mitchell, dau. of Edward and Alice (Bradford) 

 Mitchell. She d. in Hing. 20 Dec. 1779, set. 66th yr. Noah d. 29 

 June, 1755, set. 45 yrs. Will dated 26 June, 1755 ; proved 21 July 

 foil. Constable 1741. Resided on South St. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



28. i. Peleg, Nov. 22, 1737. 



ii. Sarah, Aug. 28, 1741. m. Apr. 3, 1760, Jeremiah Lincoln, 

 iii. Jacob, Apr. 23, 1744, d. 12 Jan. 1747-48. 



