276 Ward. 



5. Edward 8 (Henry 2 Samuel 1 ), bt. in Hing. July 24, 1672. m. 

 first, Feb. 24, 1702-3, Deborah Lane, dau. of Josiah and Deborah (Gill) 

 Lane. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 21, 1679, and d. 3 July, 1716, set. 

 37th yr. He m. secondly, Feb. 25, 1730-31, Abigail Thaxter, dau. of 

 Samuel and Deborah (Lincoln) Thaxter. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 8, 

 1684-85. Resided on High St. Their 



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



8. i. Edward, Feb. 4, 1703-4. 

 ii. Josiah, Nov. 13, 1705. 



9. iii. Nehemiah, Nov. 26, 1708. 



iv. Deborah, March 7, 1710-11. m. March 2, 1750-51, Solomon Loring, widf. 



6. Benjamin 8 (Henry 2 Samuel 1 ), b. in Hing. March 3, 1682-83. 

 m. May 11, 1710, Susanna Fearing, dau. of John and Hannah (Beal) 

 Fearing. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 1, 1689, and d. 19 Feb. 1751-52, 

 set. 63d yr. He d. 19 June, 1751, set. 68 yrs. Resided on High St. 



Oh., b. in Hing., were — 



i. Susanna, Feb. 16, 1710-11. m. Dec. 12, 1727, Edward Ward, 

 ii. Sarah, Aug. 26, 1713. m. Dec. 1, 1731, Ebeiiezer Humphrey. 



7. Henry 4 (Henry M Samuel 1 ), b. in Hing. Aug. 10, 1709. m. 

 Nov. 11, 1751, Mary Waterman, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Beal) 

 Waterman. She was b. in Hing. May 17, 1733, and d. 9 June, 1776, 

 set. 43 yrs. He d. 5 May, 1777, set. 68th yr. Resided on Fort Hill St. 



Ch., b. in Hing., were — 



i. Mary, Aug. 19, 1752, d. 15 Feb. 1779, set. 27th yr. 

 ii. Hannah, Nov. 16, 1754, d. 25 June, 1781, set. 27th yr. 

 iii. Bani, May 8, 1757. The date of his death, and the disease which was the 



cause of his and his sisters' early decease is inscribed upon a gravestone 



in the Fort Hill cemetery as foil. : — 



In Memory of Bani 



Ward y 8 Son of M r 



Henry Ward & Mary his 



wife he Died June y* I 6 th 



1785 in y» 29 th 



Year of his Age 



Alas the Last of all 



This Family is gone 



All with Confumptive 



Sicknefs Were Cut Down 



8. Edward 4 (Edward 8 Henry 2 Samuel ] ), b. in Hing. Feb. 4, 1703-4. 

 m. Dec. 12, 1727, Susanna Ward, dau. of Benjamin and Susanna 

 (Fearing) Ward. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 16,' 1710-11. Edward 

 was constable in 1737. In 1745 he was one of. the Louisburg sol- 

 diers. He also was a deacon of the church. Resided on High St. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Susanna, Nov. 1, 1733. m. May 24, 1769, Malachi Tower, wid?. 



ii. Fearing, Aug. 12, 1736, d. Nov. 1748. 



iii. Moses, March 12, 1738-39, d. 22 March, 1807, at. 68 yrs. 



10. iv. Benjamin, Jan. 12, 1741-42. 

 v. Deborah, bt. Dec. 15, 1745. 



9. Nehemiah 4 (Edward 8 Henry 2 Samuel 1 ), b. in Hing. Nov. 26, 

 1708. m. (pub. June 22, 1728) Deborah Bryant. They removed to 

 No. Yarmouth, Me. Their 



