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Hull ; and for his sec. w. the wid. Mary Gannett, prob. of Scit. She 

 d. 19 Apr. 1745, set. 79 yrs. He d. " suddenly of an appoplexy," 8 Nov. 

 1727, aet., as his gravestone says, 71st yr. In his will of May 3, 1727, 

 proved 27 March, 1728, provides liberally for w. Mary ; gives " to son 

 Mordecai £110 in lawful bills of credit; to son Abraham £60 in 

 money or good bills of credit, besides what he hath already received ; 

 to son Isaac the house he now dwells in in Hiugham, mill property," 

 etc. ; " to son Jacob my homestead in Scituate, also land, mills, and 

 other valuables;" "to the eldest child of my sons Mordecai, and 

 Abraham ; to the two children of my deceased daughter Elizabeth 

 Cole ; to the eldest child of my daughter Sarah Tower ; to Deborah 

 Gannett, my wife's granddaughter ; and to Mary Gannett, my wife's 

 daughter." Provision is also made for sending three of his gr. ch. 

 to coll., should they desire a liberal education. Inv. £3099 14s. Sd. 

 " Blacksmith ; " and the proprietor of iron-works, saw-mills, and grist- 

 mills. Resided in the sec. pre., and at Scit. near Hing. line. 

 Ch., with one exception b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, were — 



i. Mordecai, Apr. 24, 1686. Removed to Mouniouth County, N. J., and 

 afts. to the Province of Pennsylvania. He m. (1) Hannah, dau. of Rich- 

 ard and Sarah Bowne Salter. She d. and he subsequently took a sec. w., 

 whose chris. name was Mary. In his will, dated 22 Feb. 1735-36, proved 

 7 June, 1736, gives to sons Mordecai and Thomas all his land in Amity, 

 Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania ; to dau's Hannah and 

 Mary land already settled upon them by deed of gift ; to s. John* who 

 was great-grandfa. of President Lincoln, 300 acres of land lying in the 

 Jersey ; to dau's Ann and Sarah 100 acres lying at Macheppuix, iu the 

 Jersey, etc. ; mentions and provides for w. Mary. Desires "my loving 

 and trusting friends and neighbors Jonathan Robeson and George Boone, 

 trustees, to assist my wife as executrix." 

 ii. Abraham, Jan. 13, 1688-89. Removed to Monmouth County, N. J. ; afts. 

 to the Province of Pennsylvania. His will is dated at Springfield, Ches- 

 ter Co., Penn., 15 Apr. 1745, proved 29th of same month. His ch. were 

 Mordecai, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, John, Sarah, and Rebecca. 



11. iii. Isaac, Oct. 24, 1691. 



iv. Sarah, July 29, 1694. m. (pub. Feb. 25, 1715-16) Daniel Tower, and d. 



7 July, 1754, aet. 60th yr. 

 v. Elizabeth, . m. Ambrose Cole, Jr., of Scit., and d. 14 Sept. 1724. 



Child, by w. Mary, prob. b. at Scit., — 



12. vi. Jacob, 1711. 



* John, removed to Virginia and settled in Augusta County. His sons were John, Thomas, 

 Abraham 5 , Isaac, and Jacob. Abraham 5 resided first at No". Carolina, but ab. 1782 removed 

 to Beargrass Fort, Ky. His sons were Mordecai, Josiah, and Thomas who was the fa. of 

 President Lincoln. 



5. Thomas 2 (Samuel 1 ), b. in Hing. Aug. 20, 1664. m. at Boston, 

 Aug. 3, 1689, Mehitable, dau. of Capt. John Frost. She was b. at 

 B. July 15, 1671. Thomas d. at Boston, 2 Apr. 1715, set. 51st yr. 

 "Taylor." Resided at Boston. 



Ch., all b. at Boston, were — 



i. Mary, June 25, 1690, d. soon. 



ii. Mehitable, Jan. 25, 1691-92. m. July 9, 1714, Samuel Foss. 



iii. Mary, March 16, 1693-94. m. Aug. 8, 1717, William Allen. 



iv. Martha, July 18, 1695. m. July 30, 1717, Joseph Hudson of Hing. 



v. Thomas, Nov. 12, 1697, d. in Hing. sec. pre. 28 Jan. 1723-24, aet. 26 yrs. 



