234 Thaxter. 



d. in Hing. 21 Aug. 1807, aet. 85th yr. He d. at Bridgewater, 6 Aug. 

 1771, *t. 48 yrs. Was grad. at Har. Coll. 1743. " Trader," and kn. 

 as " Major;" was an officer in the war between the English and the 

 French and Indians, and was present at the massacre alter the capit- 

 ulation of Fort William Henry, in 1757, from which he fortunately 

 escaped. Resided on the paternal homestead, North St., until he 

 removed to Bridgewater. 

 Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



Samuel, May 17, 1744. 



Sarah, Oct. 5, 1746. m. (1) Duncan McBean, a planter from one of the 



W. I. Islands ; and (2) Capt. John Pullen of Boston. She m. (3) Isaac 



Reed of Ab n, and d. at Ab'n. 

 Thomas, Aug. 25, 1748. 

 Henry, July 28, 1750, d. 29 Jan. 1751-52. 

 Mary, Apr. 5, 1752. m. Nov. 23, 1769, Joshua Otis, Jr. 

 Henry, Feb. 16, 1754. 

 Gridley, Apr. 9, 1756. m. July 13, 1783, Sarah, dau. of Gen'l Benjamin 



Lincoln (p. 10). "Physician." Removed in 1780 to Ab'n. Dr. Gridley 



Thaxter received a pension under the Act of March 18, 1818, for services 



rendered during the War of the Revolution. 

 Ezekiel, May 15, 1758. "Physician;" went to Nova Scotia, was afts. 



surgeon on board of a privateer. 

 Marshall, March 14, 1760. " Tanner." He d. at Machias, Me., 28 Feb. 



1835, ret. 75th yr. 

 William, Apr. 15, 1762. Removed to the State of Maine. 

 Abigail, Apr. 8, 1764, d. at Ab'n, unm., 27 Nov. 1845, set. 81 yrs. 



13. Jonathan 5 (David " Samuel 2 Thomas *), b. in Hing. Feb. 14, 

 1741-42. m. Apr. 2, 1767, Bethia Lincoln, dau. of Enoch and Ra- 

 chel (Fearing) Lincoln (II. 466). She was b. in Hing. Sept. 28, 1746, 

 and d. 29 Dec. 1831, aet. 85 yrs. He d. 2 Sept. 1831, aet. 90th yr. 

 " Housewright ; " was in active service as " artificer " in the War 

 of the Revolution. Resided on South St., where Rufus Lane now 

 resides. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. An infant, d. 5 Nov. 1767. 



ii. Bethia, Sept. 22, 1768. m. Apr. 20, 1792, John Lincoln (II. 471), and 

 d. at No. Yarmouth, Me., 1843. 

 iii. Deborah, March 21, 1771. m. (1 ) Feb. 22, 1798, Francis Thaxter, wid? (20); 

 and (2) Nov. 19, 1833, Charles Lincoln, wid? (II. 471). She d. at Boston, 

 1858, aet. 87 yrs. 

 iv. Sarah, July 20, 1773. 



v. Jonathan, Apr. 13, 1775, d. at Boston, 22 Apr. 1851, aet. 76 yrs. 

 vi. Levi, Sept. 6, 1778. Resided at Watertown, Mass., where he d. 10 Dec. 

 1857, aet. 79 yrs. 



14. Jacob 6 (David « Samuel 2 Thomas 1 ), b. in Hing. Jan. 18, 1746- 

 47. m. Oct. 9, 1775, Rachel Lincoln, dau. of Enoch and Rachel 

 (Fearing) Lincoln (II. 466). She was b. in Hing. May 27, 1751, and 

 d. 4 Dec. 1836, aet. 85 yrs. He d. 14 June, 1816, aet. 69 yrs. Resided 

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



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Jacob, May 8, 1778. m. 1805, Mary Groves, and resided at Boston, 

 ii. Seth, Apr. 15,1780. "Carpenter." He d. at Boston, 9 Sept. 1855, aet. 

 75 yrs. 



