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Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. John, Nov. 30, 1745, d. 22 Jan. foil, 

 ii. Celia, Oct. 21, 1749, d. unm. 15 March, 1829, aet. 79 yrs. 

 iii. Hannah, July 5, 1751, d. unm. 6 Dec. 1807. 

 iv. Elizabeth, Oct. 12, 1753, d. unm. 13 March, 1824. 



v. John, July 5, 1755. Har. Coll. 1774 ; Dep. Sec. to Congress in 1776, and 

 Priv. Sec. with Mr. Adams in Eng., etc. "Lawyer." Settled at Haver- 

 hill, where he d. 6 July, 1792, aet. 37 yrs. 

 vi. Joanna Quincy, Feb. 10, 1757. m. Apr. 9, 1780, Thomas Loring, Jr. 

 vii. Anna, July 28, 1758. m. Aug. 27, 1786, Thomas Thaxter (19). 

 viii. Lucy, May 16. 1760. m. March 8, 1785, John Cushing. 



17. ix. Quincy, March 28, 1762. 



10. Joseph 6 (John 4 Samuel 8 John "- Thomas J ), b. in Hing. Aug. 22, 

 1723. m. Dec. 8, 1742, Mary Leavitt, dau. of Hezekiah and Mary 

 (Beal) Leavitt. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 3, 1724, and d. $0 July, 

 1790, aet. 66th yr. He d. 12 Oct. 1808, aet. 85 yrs. ''Farmer." 

 Constable in 1745 ; selectman 1752 to 1764 inc. ; also deacon of the 

 Church of the First Parish. Was styled "Captain." Resided on 

 North St., near Hobart's Bridge. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Joseph, Apr. 23, 1744. Was grad. at Har. Coll. 1768. Chaplain in the 

 army, and present at the battle of Bunker Hill. He settled in the ministry 

 at Edgartown, and d. there 18 July, 1827, aet. 83 yrs. 



ii. Leavitt, Feb. 28, 1745-46, d. 6 June, 1752. 



iii. Joshua, Aug. 1747, d. 21 Sept. foil. 



18. iv. Joshua, March 10, 1748-49. 



v. Caleb, Apr. 18, 1751, d. unm., 12 Nov. 1828, aet. 77 yrs. 



vi. Mary, Apr. 8, 1753, d. in two weeks, 



vii. Leavitt, Sept. 28, 1754. 



viii. Mary, Oct. 6, 1756. m. Nov. 19, 1781, William Tidmarsh. 



ix. Hannah, Sept. 20, 1759, d. 12 June, 1781. 



x. Sarah, Nov. 30, 1761. m. Dec. 6, 1781, David Andrews, 



xi. Chloe, Sept. 15, 1765, d. 8 Oct. foil. 



11. Benjamin 5 (John * Samuel 8 John 2 Thomas *), b. in Hing. June 

 7, 1730. m. Nov. 8, 1750, Susanna Joy, dau. of Thomas and Desire 

 (Beal) Joy. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 7, 1732, and d. 31 Jan. 1810, 

 aet. 77 yrs. He d. 4 July, 1805, aet. 75 yrs. " Farmer." Constable 

 in 1759. Resided on Main St., nearly opp. the meeting-house of the 

 First Parish. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Grace, Feb. 16, 1751-52. m. Apr. 5, 1770, Solomon Blake, 

 ii. Benjamin, Dec. 15, 1753, d. 21 June, 1754. 



iii. Susanna, b. and bt. July 13, 1755. m. Oct. 17, 1779, Joshua Barker, Jr. 

 iv. Benjamin, March 21, 1758. Settled at Worcester, Mass. He was the 

 fa. of Benjamin, who was of the firm of Rice and Thaxter, merchants, of 

 Boston. 



19. v. Thomas, July 21, 1760. 



20. vi. Francis, Dec. 12, 1763. 



vii. Christiana, Dec. 2, 1766. m. Dec. 20, 1787, John Cushing, wid*. 

 viii. Desire, March 25, 1770. m. Nov. 2, 1794, Levi Lincoln, Jr.j' M.D. 

 (II. 483). 

 ix. Martin, Apr. 11, 1773, d. 22 Sept. 1776. 



12. Samuel 6 (Samuel 4 - 3 John 2 Thomas 1 ), b. in Hing. Nov. 15, 

 1723. m. Aug. 18, 1743, Abigail Smith, dau. of Samuel and Bethia 

 (Chipraan) Smith of Sandwich, Mass. She was b. Dec. 16, 1722, and 



