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v. Ebed, Dec. 26, 1748 ; lived and d. at Boston, 

 vi. Elizabeth, July 22, 1751. Kesided at Hull. 



vii. Samuel, Dec. 27, 1753, d. at Boston 20 June, 1844, aet. 90 yrs. He was 

 one of the famous Boston Tea-party. The late Charles Sprague of Boston, 

 widely kn. by his poetical writings, was a s. of this Samuel, 

 viii. Joanna, July 5, 1755. Resided at Hull. 

 ix. Abel, Apr. 1, 1759. 



x. Miles, Feb. 3, 1762. ra. Sept. 29, 1793, Peggy, dau. of John Lincoln 

 (II. 465). Miles removed from Hing. to Worcester, and thence to Water- 

 town, Mass. 



19. John 4 (Jeremiah 8 Anthony 2 William 1 ), b. in Hing. March 1, 

 1719-20. m. May 20, 1742, Margaret Webb, dau. of Peter and Mar- 

 garet (Lincoln) Webb. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 5, 1723, and d. 23 

 Apr. 1796, aet. 73d yr. He d. 1 Apr. 1801, set. 81 yrs. John was a 

 soldier in Capt. Samuel Thaxter's company in the Crown Point Expe- 

 dition, 1755. Resided on Leavitt St. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Lucy, Apr. 10, 1743. m. Feb. 26, 1761, Knight Sprague, Jr. (No. 32). 

 ii. Margaret, Nov. 24, 1744. 

 iii. An infant, b. and d. Aug. 28, 1746. 

 iv. Webb, Apr. 5, 1748. 

 v. John, Sept. 9, 1750. 



vi. Mary, June 14, 1752. m. Jan. 9, 1770, Isaac Tower, 

 vii. Joseph, June 28, 1754. m. May 10, 1779, Chloe, dau. of Jonathan Lane, and 



settled at Boston. He was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, 

 viii. Elijah, Aug. 13, 1758. Was a "mariner." 

 ix. Thomas, June 6, 1761. Removed to Boston. 

 x. Grace, Jan. 2, 1764. m. Apr. 15, 1784, Daniel Souther. 



20. Nehemiah 4 (Jeremiah 8 Anthony 2 William *), b. in Hing. Feb. 



21, 1721-22. m. Mary . She outlived him, and d. in Hing. 29 



July, 1800, aet. 77 yrs. Nehemiah was by occupation " laborer." He 

 resided at " Liberty Plain," So. Hing. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Mary, June 22, 1746, d. soon. 



ii. Celia, March 8, 1748-49. m. Apr. 14, 1795, Laban Stodder. 

 iii. Laban, Nov. 18, 1752, d. young, 

 iv. Mary, June 22, 1756. 



v. Laban, Sept. 29, 1757, d. in the War of the Revolution, 

 vi. Sibyl, Dec. 15, 1765. 



21. Benjamin 6 (Benjamin 4 Josiah 8 Anthony 2 William 1 ), b. in 

 Hing. Oct. 2, 1736. m. Ruth Stodder, dau. of Benjamin and Ruth 

 (Curtis) Stodder of Scit. She was b. 1745, and surviving him, m. sec- 

 ondly, May 31, 1795, Matthew Cushing, wid r . She outlived Matthew, 

 and m. thirdly, June 6, 1824, Amos Sprague, wid r (No. 25). Benja- 

 min d. 29 Oct. 1792, aet. 56 yrs. " Farmer." Resided on "Mount 

 Blue " Road. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Ruth, bt. June 1, 1766. m. Oct. 25, 1798, Thomas Cushing, widT. 



33. ii. Bela, bt. Oct. 30, 1768. 



iii. Persis, bt. May 26, 1771. m. Feb. 26, 1814, Elisha Burr, 



iv. Zenas, bt. Aug. 4, 1776, d. unm. 29 Dec. 1808, set. 32 yrs. 



v. Laban, bt. Apr. 6, 1783. Removed to Scit. 



