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16. Joseph 8 (Samuel 2 John 1 ), b. in Hing. Aug. 28, 1712. m. 

 Deborah Taylor. She d. in Hing. a wid. 12 Feb. 1806, set. ab. 85 yrs. 

 Joseph was a "cooper." He resided on Main St., near Tower's 

 Bridge. 



Ch., b. in Hing., were — 



i. Joseph, March 22, 1741, d. 12 Apr. foil, 

 ii. Desire, Oct. 24, 1742. m. Dec. 14, 1780, David Farrow, and d. 15 Dec. 



1815, set. 73 yrs. Town rec's say 71 yrs. ('.). 

 iii. Joseph, Jul} 28, 1745. m. July 30, 1767, Sarah, dau. of Jonathan Hersey. 

 They removed to Worthington, Mass., and had ch. Abner, Sarah, 

 Piru>n('!), and peril, others, 

 iv. Rachel, 1756. in. May 16, 1779, Amos Dunbar. 



17. Elisha 4 (Richard 3 Ibrook 2 John 1 ), was b. in Hing. May 22, 

 1700. The chris. name of his first w., whom he in. Dec. 8, 1723, was 

 Abigail. She d., and he m. secondly, Sept. 18, 1760, Mrs. Esther 

 (Cobb) Tower, wid. of John Tower (18), and dau. of Richard and 

 Esther Cobb. In 1749 Elisha conveyed his house and land near the 

 meeting-house to Aaron Pratt. He was by occupation " blacksmith." 

 Constable 1742. Resided in the sec. pre. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Abigail, were — 



i. Obadiaii, Feb. 25, 1724-25, d. in eight dys. 



ii. Lydia, May 14, 1726. m. Oct. 1, 1747, Joseph Dawson, or Dorson. 

 29. iii. Elisha, June 30, 1728. 



iv. Abigail, Aug. 5, 1730. m. Apr. 1, 1754, Oliver Prichard, or Pritchard. 

 v. Obadiah, Feb. 3, 1732-33. 

 vi. .Richard, March 3, 1734-35. "Mariner." 

 vii. Desire, Aug. 20, 1737, d. 22 May, 1759. 



viii. Jethro, Aug. 12, 1740. in. Sept. 16, 1765, Margaret, dau. of Isaac and 

 Dorothy (Cobb) Groce. She d. 5 Oct. 1792, aet. as her gravestone says, 

 50 yrs. 

 ix. Silvanus, Aug. 12, 1740. On March 30, 1763, Jesse Stephenson of Hing. 

 "mariner," was appointed to adm. upon the est. of Silvanus Tower, late 

 of Hing., " mariner," deceased. Date of inv. 12 Apr. foil. 



18. John * (John 8 Ibrook 2 John 1 ), b. in Hing. Jan. 21, 1696-97. m. 

 Jan. 2, 1722-23, Esther, dau. of Richard and Esther (Bate) Cobb. 

 She was b. in Hing. ab. 1698, and surviving him, m. secondly, Sept. 

 18, 1760, Elisha Tower, widf (17). John was by occupation "mari- 

 ner." Resided in the sec. pre. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Susanna, March 11, 1723-24. 



ii. John, Dec. 20, 1725. Was taxed in the sec. pre., 1768, for money at in- 

 terest. He d. unm. ab. 1809. The inv. of his estate inc. one half a 

 dwelling and barn in common with John Wheelwright, 

 iii Silence, June 9, 1728. m. Sept. 27, 1759, John Wheelwright, 

 iv. Micah, June 23, 1731. 

 30. v. Richard, Sept. 10, 1733. 

 vi. Mary, bt. Nov. 13, 1737. 

 vii. Phebe, bt. July 2, 1739. 



viii. Mercy, . 



ix. Eunice, Dec. 1, 1744. ra. Apr. 7, 1779, Noah Marble, 

 x. Reuben, June 3, 1747. 



19. Cornelius 4 (John 8 Ibrook 2 John *) b. in Hing. Feb. 15, 1701-2, 

 was one of the Hing. soldiers at Halifax in 1759. The chris. name of 

 his w. whom he m. Oct. 12, 1731, was Hannah. They resided in the 

 sec. pre. 



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