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12 Jan., and 12 Feb. 1696-97.) James d. 26 Apr. 1710. " Farmer." 

 Freeman 1660. Resided at "Liberty Plain," So. Hing. In his will, 

 dated 29 Sept. 1708, he provides liberally for his ch. and gr. ch. ; men- 

 tions three sons and one dau. then living, also seven gr. ch. " who are 

 the issue of my son Thomas Witon, deceased." In this instrument his 

 name is written "James Witon;" although sev. of his ch. were bt. 

 by the surname Whiting. In 1657 he received a grant of land from 

 the town, and at subsequent dates other lots of meadow and upland. 

 He was one of the larger tax-payers of Hing. at the time the new 

 meeting-house was erected, 1681, and at his decease possessed much 

 landed property in the neighboring towns of Scit., Ab'n, and Han., as 

 well as in Hing. " Apr. 20, 1676, the houses of Joseph Jones, An- 

 thony Sprague, Israel Hobart, Nathaniel Chubbuck, and James Whi- 

 ton were burned by the Indians." 

 Ch., all b. or bt. in Hing., were — 



James, Aug. 15, 1649, d. 11 Nov. 1650. 

 James, July 15, 1651. 

 Matthew, Oct. 30, 1653. 

 John, Dec. 2, 1655, <i. soon. 

 David, Feb. 22, 1657-58, d. 18 March foil. 

 Jonathan, Feb. 22, 1657-58, d. 12 March foil. 

 Enoch, March 8, 1659-60. 

 Thomas, May 18, 1662. 

 ix. Mary, Apr. 29, 1664. m. (1) Jan. 3, 1688-89, Isaac Wilder ; (2) Baruch 

 Jordan, and (3) May 21, 1713, Thomas Sayer, wid!. 



2. James 2 (James 1 ), bt. in Hing. July 15, 1651. m. Abigail 



She d. in Hing. 4 May, 1740, set. 85th yr. He d. 20 Feb. 1724-25, set. 

 74th yr. Will dated 15 Oct. 1724. " Farmer." Resided near the 

 paternal homestead, at " Liberty Plain," So. Hing. 

 Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



6. i. James, 1676. 



ii. Hannah, July 4, 1678. m. July 8, 1706, John King of Ply. 



iii. John, Apr. 5, 1681. Settled at Plympton. 



iv. Abigail, Sept. 5, 1683, d. 10 Dec. 1695. 



7. v. Samuel, Nov. 12, 1685. 



8. vi. Joseph, March 23, 1686-87. 



vii Judith, May 6, 1689. m. (1) Dec. 13, 1722, James White, and (2) Dec. 



22, 1737, Jonathan Farrow, widT. 

 viii. Rebecca, Dec. 6, 1691. 



9. ix. Benjamin, Dec. 21, 1693. 



10. x. Solomon, June 10,1695. 



3. Matthew 2 (James l ), bt. in Hing. Oct. 30, 1653. m. Dec. 27, 

 1677, Mrs. Deborah (Pitts) Howard, the wid. of Daniel Howard, and 

 dau. of Edmund and Ann Pitts. She was bt. in Hing. Nov. 6, 1651, 

 and d. 19 Sept. 1729, set. 78th yr. He d. intestate, 22 July, 1725, set. 

 72d yr. "Cooper." Constable 1701. Resided on South St., West 

 Hing. ; afts. on Main St., near Tower's Bridge. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Mary, Sept. 25, 1678. m. Dec. 26, 1704, James Whiton, Jr. (6). 



11. ii. John, Jan. 10, 1679-80. 



12. iii. David, June 5, 1681. 



iv. Matthew, Nov. 28, 1682 ; prob. removed to Pern. He was m. and had 



issue, 

 v. Elizabeth, March 31. 1684. m. Jan. 13, 1703-4, Hezekiah Tower. 



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