10 Thoiaas Lincoln, " Cooper.'^ 



mancl of the forces sent to siippress the Western Insurrection (Shays's 

 Rebellion). From 1789 to March 1, 1809, he was collector of the Port 

 of Boston. He also was president of the Society of the Cincinnati, 

 and in all these various positions, military and civic, he held the re- 

 spect and confidence of the people. At his funeral "a long train of 

 bereaved relatives and mourning friends, including the Governor of 

 Massachusetts and other State and Government officials, followed his 

 remains to the family tomb in the Hingham cemetery. His pall was 

 borne by the Hon. John Adams, Hon. E. T. Paine, Hon. Richard 

 Cranch, Hon. Cotton Tufts, his Honor Lieutenant-Governor Cobb and 

 Thomas Melville, Esq. An appropriate sermon was delivered upon the 

 occasion in the new north meeting-house by the pastor. Rev. Henry 

 Colman. The bells in Boston and other places were tolled an hour ; 

 and the flags of the vessels, and of Forts Independence and Warren, 

 and of the Navy Yard at Charlestown were hoisted half-mast as tokens 

 of respect for the memory of the deceased.'' He resided on the paternal 

 homestead, Xorth, corner of Lincoln St. 

 Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Benjamin, Nov. 1, 1756 ; grad. at Har. Coll. 1777. m. at Boston Feh. 1, 

 1785, Mary, dau. of Hon. James Otis, and had sons, Benjamin (Har. Coll. 

 1806), and Jctmes Otis (Har. Coll. 1807). 

 ii. Mary, Apr. 23, 1758, d. unm. 24 Aug. 1797. 



iii. Elizabeth, Dec. 6, 1759. m. June 23. 1784, Hodijah Baylies, Esq. 

 iv. Sakah, Nov. 29, 1761. m. July 13, 1783, Dr. Gridley Tliaxter. 

 V. Theodore, Dec. 30, 1763. Settled at Denn3'sville, Me., and had a fam. 



Hon. Theodore Lincoln d. at D. 15 June, 1852, set. 88 yrs. 

 vi. Martin, March 21, 1766, d. in ten dvs. 

 vii. Bela, Sept. 19, 1767, d. 25 Feb. 1772. 

 27.viii. Martin, Aug. 19, 1769. 



ix. Edmund, Sept. 18, 1771, d. 8 Mav, 1773. 



X. Hannah, Oct. 26, 1773. m. :\[ay9, 1791, Abner Lincoln, Esq. (IL 481). 

 xi. Deborah, Apr. 11, 1776, d. 11 Sept. 1777. 



22. Nehemiah ^ (Barnabas ^ Israel ^'^ Joseph ^ Thomas ^), b. in Hing. 

 Feb. 16, 1776. m. Apr. 5, 1807, Eunice Stodder, dau. of Thomas and 

 Molly (Lewis) Stodder. She was b. in Hing. March 7, 1788, and d. 

 5 Apr. 1867, at. 79 yrs. He d. 6 Nov. 1846, at. 71st yr. "Mariner."' 

 Resided on Xorth St., West Hing. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., — 



i. Adna, June, 1808, was lost at sea in scM "Ocean," of Hing., Capt. Peter 



Humphrev master, Feb. 1826. 

 ii. Maria, Dec. 1809. m. June 6, 1830, Seth S. Wilder. 

 iii. Eliza, Apr. 1811. m. Dec. 20, 1840, David Beal, and d. at Coh. 20 



March, 1880, ait. 69th yr. 

 iv. LrcY Stodder, July 19, 1814. m. June 19, 1844, George E. Siders. 

 V. Henry, March 13, 1817. m. (1) Susan Lane of Coh., who d. ab. 1842. 



For his sec. w. he m. Mrs. Cynthia Blan chard of Wey., and since her 



decease he has m. his third w. Eesides at Newport, R. L, and has sons, 



Sumner and Augustus H. 

 vi. Sabina Hobart, JIarch 4, 1820. m. June 6, 1837, [Melzar W. Clark. 



23. Barxabas ^ (Barnabas ^ Israel ^^ Joseph ^ Thomas ^), b. in Hing. 

 May 5, 1781. m. March 28. 1809, Rachel Lincoln, dau. of Nathan and 

 Martha (Fearins;) Lincobi (II. 478). She was b. in Hing. Nov. 21, 1777, 

 and d. 1 Sept. 1870, at. 93d yr. He d. 13 Mav. 1850, eet. 69 yrs. 



