450 Sergeant Daniel Lincoln. 



3. Ephraim 2 (Daniel 1 ), b. in Hing. May 26, 1667. m. Nov. 16, 

 1713, Ma^ Nichols, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Whiston) Nichols 

 of Scit. She was b. at Scit. Dec. 31, 1679, and d. in Hing. 25 July, 

 1751, aet. 72d yr. He d. 30 Apr. 1762, aet. 95th yr. In 1702 Ephraim 

 and several other young men petitioned the town for liberty to erect 

 and build a gallery upon the beams on the northeasterly side of the 

 meeting-house, which, on certain conditions, was granted. In 1706 

 he was chosen one of the constables of the town, but declined to 

 accept the office, preferring to pay the customary fine. "Farmer." 

 Resided on Fort Hill St. 



Ch., b. in Hing. were, — 



i. Mary, Nov. 28, 1714. m. Oct. 21, 175(3, Peter Whitmarsh, wid' of 

 Wey. 

 7. ii. Ephraim, Feb. 3, 1716-17. 



iii. Susanna, June 27, 1721. m. Apr. 21, 1745, Jonathan Lincoln. 



The following is from a gravestone in the Hingham cemetery : — 



Hr- s Here Lies 



Bu^ y e Bodv Buried y e Body 



of Mrs MARY 0F M r EPHRAIM 



LINKLON wife LINKLON 



WHO DIED 



of m r EPHRAIM 



LINKLON 

 , ApRIL 26 



whto Died 



July °5 1751 1762 



IN ye 74* » )* 9 5 th 



YEAR OF YEAR OF 



her Age his Age 



4. Moses 8 (Daniel "), b. in Hing. Feb. 25, 1687-88. m. first at 

 Hull, Mass., Dec. 12, 1717, Martha Lincoln, dau. of Daniel (s. of 

 Samuel) and Elizabeth (Lincoln - ) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 



13, 1694-95, and d. . He m. secondly, Dec. 2, 1725, Mehitable 



Townsend. She d. in Hing. 18 July, 1770, set. 70 yrs. He d. 19 

 Jan. 1772, aet. 84th yr. " Farmer." Resided on the paternal home- 

 stead. Fort Hill St. 



Child, b. in Hing., by w. Martha, — 



8. i. Moses, June 5, 1718. 



Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mehitable, — 



ii. Elijah, Apr. 23, 1727, d. 5 March, 1727-28. 



9. iii. Elijah, Nov. 6, 1729. 

 10. iv. Welcome, Nov. 6, 1729. 



v. Sarah, June 9, 1734, d. 1 July, 1736. 



vi. Sarah, Apr. 1, 1738. m. Dec. 13, 1764, John Hersey, wid!, who was 

 drowned at Nantasket 11 March, 1777. Sarah, his wid., d. 20 Jan. 1781, 

 set. 43d yr. 



5. Joshua 8 (Daniel 2 -'), b. in Hing. Jan. 1, 1701-2. in. Dec. 20, 

 1733, Rachel Stodder, dau. of Simon and Bethia (Lane) Stodder. 

 She was b. in Hing. Nov. 25, 1710, and d. 2 Dec. 1789, aet. 79 yrs. 

 He d. 14 Apr. 1751, aet. 49 yrs. " Farmer," and " innholder." Con- 



