230 Thaxter. 



house and land which previously was Mr. Robert Peck's, and this 

 deed of sale was acknowledged before Mr. Endecot 6 (6) 1647 (S. D., 

 I. 83). The est. referred to was on Bachelor (Main) St., and included 

 the spot upon which Joseph B. Thaxter, a lineal descendant, now re- 

 sides. Two yrs. later he made sev. purchases of land at Broad Cove, 

 and near Wey. river ; also in 1652, the dw.-house and land where his 

 s. John afts. resided. The chiis. name of his w. was Elizabeth. She 

 outlived him, and m. secondly, Sept. 29, 1654, William Ripley, widf. 

 Surviving him, she m. thirdly, Jan, 28, 1657-58, John Dwight of Ded- 

 ham, and d. 17 July, 1660. Thomas d. 4 Feb. 1653-54. "Linen- 

 weaver." Freeman 18 May, 1642, and a deacon of the church. Re- 

 sided on Main St., near the meeting-house of the First Parish. In 

 Suff. rec's (II. 15) is a petition to the Court for a division of the est. 

 of Thomas Thaxter late of Hing., who d. intestate, leaving a property 

 valued at £230. 



The ch. of Thomas and Elizabeth, were — 



2. i. John, b. in Eng., 1626. 

 ii. Elizabeth, 1629. 



iii. Thomas, 1632, d. 6 Jan. 1646-47. 



iv. Sarah, 1635. m. Dec. 13, 1655, Thomas Thurston of Medfield. 



v. Daniel, 1638, d. 22 Apr. 1663. 



3. vi. Samuel, b. in Hing. May 19, 1641. 



2. John 2 (Thomas 1 ), b. in Eng. 1626, m. in Hing. Dec. 4, 1648, 

 Elizabeth, dau. of Nicholas and Mary Jacob. She was b. in Eng. 1632, 

 and surviving him, m. secondly, March 23, 1690-91, Daniel Cushing, 

 Esq., wid r . John d. 14 March, 1686-87, set., as his gravestone says, 

 61 yrs. Was chosen lieut. in 1664, afts. capt. "When serving 

 against the Dutch at N. Y. he "was preferred for" (promotion ?) un- 

 der orders from Cromwell. In 1680 he was in command of a troop of 

 cavalry. Selectman in 1662, 1670, 1673, 1675, 1680, 1681, 1683, and 

 1685; representative at the General Court 1666, etc. Resided on North 

 St., where now stands St. Paul's Catholic Church. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. John, Dec. 4, 1651, d. soon. 



ii. Thomas, June 4, 1654. m. Dec. 31, 1696, Mrs. Lydia Logan of Boston ; 

 her third m'ge. She was a dau. of John and Deborah (Austin) Coffin, 

 and b. at Nantucket, June 1, 1669. Thomas d. without issue, 3 Sept. 

 1704, set. 50 yrs. He was in active service under Capt. Church at Mar- 

 tha's Vineyard and islands adjoining, and was kn. as " Captain." Select- 

 man 1689, and 1702. Resided on North St., where stands St. Paul's 

 Catholic Church. 



iii. Joseph, June 1, 1656. Resided in Boston ; he had a w., Mary, but no ch. 



iv. Samuel, Nov. 17, 1658, d. young. 



v. Elizabeth, Feb. 19, 1660-61. m. Dec. 8, 1680, Daniel Cushing, Jr. 



vi. Benjamin, Feb. 4, 1662-63, d. unm., March, 1720-21, set. 58 yrs. 

 4. vii. Samuel, Aug. 6, 1665. 



viii. Mary, Aug. 19, 1667. m. (1) Nov. 28, 1688, Theophilus Cushing, and (2) 

 Jan. 11, 1721-22, Capt. Joseph Herrick of Beverly, Mass. 



ix. Deborah, Sept. 14, 1669. m. Oct. 17, 1687, Thomas Cushing of Scit. or 

 Boston. 



x. Sarah, Sept. 26, 1671. m. (1) Oct. 1, 1691, Nathaniel Holmes, and (2) 

 March 18, 1713-14, John Cushing of Scit. 



xi. Daniel, Aug 1, 1675, d. 9 June, 1676. 



xii. Jonathan, Apr. 18, 1677. 



