384 Jewett — Johnson. 



JEWETT. 



Joseph, of Rowley, m. May 13, 1653, Mrs. Ann Allen, the wid. of 

 Capt. Bozoan Allen. She d. 4 Feb. 1661. Haynes, in. Feb. 28, 1854, 

 Lydia, dau. of Adna Sprague. Abbie C, m. Dec. 16, 1884, George 

 Price. 



JOHNSON. 



1. Humphrey 2 prob. s. of John 1 , an early resident of Roxbury, 

 and whose names appear in this relation in a mortgage deed dated 

 "22° of the 7° month, 1643" (S. D.), "was a resident of Scituate," 

 says Deane's History, " in 1651." He seems to have been a man of 

 ability and shrewdness, but inclined to make trouble both with the 

 town and Colony officials, as will be seen by the foil, extract from the 

 Colony records : " 1673. Humphrey Johnson, having come into this 

 Government without leave of the Governor and two of the Assist- 

 ants (contrary to law), is now ordered to remove his dwelling and 

 cottage, erected within the town of Scituate, within one month from 

 the date hereof, or else order shall be given for the pulling down 

 thereof." He shortly after became a resident of Hing., as will be 

 seen by the foil. : " The 30 th day of March, 1674, vpon the request 

 of Humphrey Johnson of Hingham, the selectmen of Hingham, on the 

 behalf of the Towne granted the said Humphrey Johnson liberty to 

 remove his house off Scituate Land vnto Hingham Towne Common 

 Land, and he is to remove it off Hingham Land againe at three 

 months warning." On the 22d of Apr. 1675, he was granted certain 

 privileges for improvements by the selectmen, and admonished, con- 

 cerning the establishing of certain fence lines, " to regard the matter 

 quietly." He was twice m. Eleanor, his first w., d. in Hing. 28 

 Sept. 1678. The chris. name of his sec. w. was Abigail. Humphrey 

 d. 24 July, 1693. Resided at Liberty Flain, So. Hing. 



Ch., by w. Eleanor, were — 



i. John, 1653, drowned in Hing. 12 June, 1674. 

 ii. Joseph, 1655, d. soon. 



2. iii. Benjamin, 1657. 



iv. Margaret, 1659. m. in Hing. Oct. 20, 1676, Josiah Leavitt. 



v. Deborah, 1661, d. 1 Apr. 1669. 



vi. Mary, 1663. 



3. vii. Nathaniel, July, 1666. 



4. viii. Isaac, b. in Hing. Feb. 18, 1667-68. 



ix. Joseph , d. 6 Sept. 1676. 



Ch., b. in Hing. by w. Abigail, — 



x. John, June 8, 1680. 

 xi. Deborah, Feb. 19, 1682-83. 



2. Benjamin 8 (Humphrey 2 John *), b. at Scit. 1657. m. in Hing. 

 June 11, 1683, Rebecca Hersey, dau. of William and Rebecca (Chub- 

 buck) Hersey. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 20, 1663, and d. 11 Feb. 

 1711-12, at. 48 yrs. He d. 26 March, 1707, set. 50 yrs. Est. settled 

 9 Dec. 1712. Joshua Hersey, Adm r . Inv. £445 4s. " Blacksmith." 

 Constable 1691 and 1692 ; selectman 1698. He also was landlord and 

 proprietor of the " Pine Tree Tavern," situated on Town (South) St., 



