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where now stands the residence belonging to heirs of George and 

 Zadock Hersey. 



Ch. ; all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Rebecca, June 28, 1684, d. 28 Sept. foil. 



ii Bevjamix, July 15, 1685, d. 5 Dec. 1695. 



iii. Joshua, Aug. 9, 1689, d. 21 March, 1693-94. 



iv. Ruth, Jan. 10, 1691-92, d. 8 March, 1712-13. 



v. Sakah, Feb. 7, 1693-94. m. Jan. 25, 1715-16, Nathaniel Fearing, widr. 



5. vi. Benjamik, June 3, 1696. 



vii. Mary, July 27, 1699. in. Oct. 11, 1722, Barnabas Seabury of Dux. 



6. viii. Joshua, 1702. 



3. Nathaniel 3 (Humphrey 2 John 1 ), bt. in Hing. July, 1666. m. 

 Abigail , and prob. removed from here before 1700. 



Ch., b. in Hing., were — 



i. Joseph, Sept. 9, 1685. 



ii. Abigail, Apr. 1, 1687. 



iii. Elisha, March 12, 1688-89. 



iv. Mary, March, 1691. 



v. Jonathan, March 16, 1692-93. 



4. Isaac 3 (Humphrey 2 John 1 ), b. in Hing. Feb. 18, 1667-68, 

 may have removed from here ab. 1708, or soon after, as he was not 

 taxed in Hing. after that date. The chris. name of his wife was 

 Abigail. Their 



Ch., b. in Hing., were — 



i. Abigail, Apr. 28, 1689. 



ii. David, Oct. 16, 1692. 



iii. Hannah, Jan. 17, 1694-95. 



iv. Solomon, March 9, 1696-97. 



v. Daniel, Apr. 20, 1700. 



5. Benjamin 4 (Benjamin 3 Humphrey 2 John 1 ), b. in Hing. June 

 3, 1696. m. Feb. 4, 1719-20, Ruth Beal, dau. of Caleb and Ruth 

 (Hersey) Beal. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 11, 1697-98. This family 

 removed to Stoughton, Mass. 



The foil, conveyance (abstract) is recorded in S. D. vol. 62, p. 172: 

 "Benjamin Johnson of Hingham, 'Blacksmith,' sells to Joshua Lin^ 

 coin of said Hingham, yeoman, in consideration of £430, all that my 

 dwelling-house, barn, outhousing and land adjoining, containing nine 

 acres more or less, which was formerly the homestead of my Honored 

 father, Benjamin Johnson, deceased, bounded westerly with the land 

 of Matthew Lincoln ; southerly partly with the land of Matthew 

 Lincoln aforesaid, and partly with the Lane called Austin's Lane ; 

 easterly with the land of Jeremiah Hersey ; northerly with the Town 

 street or common land ; together with a smith's shop standing to the 

 northward of said house, near the Brook," etc. Ack*? before Ben- 

 jamin Lincoln, Apr. 29, 1737. 



Ch., b. in Hing., were — 



i. Caleb, March 25, 1722-23. 

 ii. Isaac, Mav 4, 1725. 

 iii. Obed, bt. June 17, 1733, d. 9 Jan. foil, 

 iv. Obed, bt. Aug. 17, 1735, d. 17 Sept. 1735. 



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