8 Thomas Lincoln, " Cooper" 



16. Benjamin 4 (Benjamin 3-2 Thomas 1 ), b. in Hing. Aug. 17, 1699. 

 m. first, Dec. 8, 1720, Mary Loring, dau. of Capt. Thomas and Leah 

 (Buckland) Loring. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 16, 1696, and d. 20 

 May, 1721, aet. 25th yr. He m. secondly, Oct. 31, 1723, Mrs. Eliza- 

 beth (Thaxter) Norton, wid. of Capt. John Norton, and dau. of Col. 

 Samuel and Hannah (Gridley) Thaxter. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 

 18, 1692, and d. 11 Jan. 1762, set. 69 yrs. The Honorable Benjamin 

 Lincoln (also kn. as " Colonel ") d. 1 March, 1771, aet. 72d yr. " Malt- 

 ster," and " trader." Was selectman sixteen yrs., i. e., between 1727 

 and 1750 ; succeeded his fa. as town-clerk, having been elected to the 

 office July 24, 1727. Represented the town at the Gen! Court in 

 1746, 1747, and 1748, and was a member of his Majesty's Council 

 from 1753 to 1770, when he resigned his seat at the board. Resided 

 on the paternal homestead, North, corner of Lincoln St. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Elizabeth, were — 



i. Mary, Aug. 10, 1724. m. Dec. 19, 1745, Elisha Cushing. 

 ii. Elizabeth, Apr. 19, 1726. m. Dec. 8, 1743, Daniel Cushing. 

 iii. Sarah, Jan. 1, 1727-28. m. Oct. 4, 1744, Ebenezer Cushing. 

 iv. Hannah, Sept. 10, 1729. m. Jan. 24, 1750-51, Pyam Cushing. 

 v. Olive, May 14, 1731. m. Feb. 1, 1753, John Cushing. 

 21. vi. Benjamin, Jan. 24, 1732-33. 



vii. Bela, March 11, 1733-34; grad. at Har. Coll. 1754. "Physician." He 



d. 16 July, 1773, aet. 39 yrs. Was m. but left no issue. 

 viii. Theodore, Jan. 3, 1736-37, d. 20 Aug. 1748. 



17. Laban 5 (Jeremiah 4 Josiah 8 Thomas 2 " 1 ), b. in Hing. June 13, 

 1763. m. Nov. 29, 1792, Elizabeth Lincoln, dau. of Elijah and Delight 

 (Lane) Lincoln (II. 452). She was b. in Hing. Sept. 15, 1772, and 

 surviving him, m. secondly, Jan. 4, 1801, Joseph Hammond, widr, and 

 d. 15 Sept. 1848, set. 76 yrs. Laban d. 1 Nov. 1796, set. 33 yrs. 

 "Trader." Resided on Hersey, near South St. 



Ch., b. in Hing., were — 



i. Delight, Sept. 24, 1793. m. Feb. 5, 1814, Jesse Gardner, and d. 17 Aug. 



1846, set. 53d yr. 

 ii. Elijah, Oct. 27, 1795. m. at Boston Dec. 13, 1819, Mary M. Copeland. 

 " Book-binder." Resided at Boston. 



18. Israel 6 (Israel *-» Joseph 2 Thomas l ), b. in Hing. Aug. 14, 1748. 

 m. July 28, 1796, Mrs. Chloe (Lincoln) Stowell, wid. of Benjamin 

 Stowell, and dau. of Job and Mercy (Hersey) Lincoln (II. 479). She 

 was b. in Hing. Apr. 28, 1760, and d. 15 June, 1842, aet. 82 yrs. He 

 d. 9 June, 1834, aet. 86th yr. A soldier of the Revolution. Resided 

 on West St. 



Ch., b. in Hing., — 



i. Chloe Stowell, March 7, 1797. m. July 9, 1820, George French, Jr., 



and d. at So. Scit. 9 Sept. 1877, set. 81st yr. 

 ii. Hannah, July 8,- 1801. m. (1) Oct. 24, 1824, Hosea Hersey, and (2) Dec. 



11, 1831, Martin Battles, wid r „ 

 iiL Mitchell, Oct. 12, 1803. m. at Boston Nov. 27, 1831, Mary Nichols. 

 Mitchell d. 19 Nov. 1886, set. 83 yrs. 



19. Barnabas 6 (Israel « Joseph 2 Thomas J ), b. in Hing. Sept. 5, 

 1751. m. Nov. 23, 1775, Olive Gilbert, dau. of Samuel and Sarah 

 (Sprague) Gilbert. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 29, 1753, and d. 9 Feb. 



