254 Tower. 



his four sons and six rlau's ; gives to gr. ch. Elijah, Abigail, and Mar- 

 tha Whiton ; also to w. Deborah, stipulating that " if she shall marry 

 again, she shall have £100 out of my estate." "Cooper." Constable 

 1704 ; selectman 1708 and 1716. Resided at So. Hing. 

 Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Silence, were — 



i. Silence, Aug. 27, 1684. m. Apr. 23, 1707, William Sprague, Jr. 

 ii. Margaret, March 18, 1686-87. m. (pub. March 11,1711-12) Samuel 

 Whiton. 



14. iii. Samuel, bt. Dec. 15, 1689. 



iv. Ruth, bt. July 13, 1691. m. Feb. 4, 1712-13, Samuel Garnet, 

 v. Martha, July 20, 1693. m. Dec. 10, 1713, Joseph Whiton. 



Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Deborah, were — 



15. vi. Daniel, Nov. 22, 1704. 



vii. Sarah, 1706, birth not recorded, d. 5 Oct. 1727, set. 22d yr. 

 viii. Anna, 1708, birth not recorded, m. Feb. 1, 1727-28, Peter Tower 

 (No. 13). 

 ix. Joshua, Feb. 10, 1709-10. m. Aug. 30, 1731, Jerusha, dau. of James 

 Sprague. 



16. x. Joseph, Aug. 28, 1712. 



xi. Deborah, mentioned in her fa.'s and mother's wills, prob. d. unm. (see 

 No. 13). 



7. Richard 8 (Ibrook 2 John 1 ), b. in Hing. July 20, 1669. m. Abi- 

 gail Farrow, dau. of John and Mary (Hilliard) Farrow. She was b. 

 in Hing. Jan. 27, 1669-70, and surviving him, m. secondly (pub. Oct. 

 13, 1711), Francis Horswell, wid r , whom she survived. For her third 

 bus. she m. Nov. 23, 1719, John Orcutt, widr. Richard d. 21 Dec. 

 1702, set. 33 yrs. Mrs. Abigail Tower, his wid., was appointed adm'x. 

 Inv. taken 21 Jan. 1702-3, and appraised at £248 5s. 4d. 



Ch., all b. in Hing. were — 



i. Abigail, March 14, 1693-94. m. (pub. Sept. 26, 1713) Prince Joy. 

 ii. Rachel, Feb. 24, 1696-97. m. (pub. June 29, 1717) John Stephenson. 



17. iii. Elisha, May 22, 1700. 



iv. Obadiah, March 31, 1702. 

 v. Richard, Sept. 6, 1703. 



8. John 3 (Ibrook 2 John 1 ), b. in Hing. March 21, 1672-73. m. 

 Jan. 15, 1695-96, Hester, dau. of Cornelius and Anna Canterbury or 

 Cantleburry. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 19, 1671, and d. 25 Dec. 

 1729, set. 58 yrs. He d. intestate, 9 Dec. 1711, set. 39th yr. Apr. 23, 

 1712, permission was granted unto wid. Hester Tower to adm. upon 

 the est. of her late hus. John Tower, " boatman and weaver." Inv. 

 £171 12s. 10c?. Resided in the sec. pre. In 1730 John Jacob was 

 appointed to adm. upon the estate of Esther Tower late of Hing. 

 wid., deceased, and in his account, presented and sworn to 23 Jan. 

 1734-35, it is shown among the items of expense that he paid for 

 Mary Tower's funeral charges, for coffin, for 11 prs. of gloves, for 4 

 galls, wine, etc. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



18. i. John, Jan. 21, 1696-97. 



ii. Hester, Sept. 2, 1698, d. 9 May, 1700. 

 iii. Esther, Sept. 22, 1700. m. Sept. 7, 1724, John Marble. 



19. iv. Cornelius, Feb. 15, 1701-2. 



v. Martha, Jan. 14, 1703-4. m. July 8, 1733, John Prichart, or Pritchard. 

 vi. Elizabeth, Sept. 18, 1705. 



