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Tower. 



to him at subsequent dates. In 1654, his name appears among others 

 from Hing. upon the rec's of Lancaster, Mass. It is doubtful, how- 

 ever, whether he ever resided there. His home place, which has been 

 held in the family name through successive generations, and is still 

 recognized as "the old Tower estate," was on Main St., next south of 

 the garrison house, near Tower's Bridge, So. Hing. Sept. 6, 1657, he 

 purchased of William Cockraine, Jr., Att'y, land at Great Lots ; also 

 at Cooper's Island, in the sec. pre. Apr. 18, 1661, he bought of Ed- 

 ward Wilder, "planter," dw.-house, orchard, etc., with five acres of 

 land which was given by the town of Hing. to Martha Wilder, the 

 mother of Edward ; also a lot of three acres, and another lot of four 

 acres which the said Edward had previously purchased of Samuel 

 Ward. Also three acres of salt-marsh lying in the Conahasset marshes, 

 next adjoining Henry Chamberlin's. Deed recorded 13 May, 1673. 

 In 1645 he was one of the seven men " chosen out of the body of the 

 town, as well non-freeman as freeman," to order the prudential affairs 

 of the town. " Farmer; " or, as he is called in conveyances "planter." 

 Fence-viewer 1669, etc. He m. Feb. 13, 1638-39, ]\rargaret, dau. of 

 Richard Ibrook. She d. 15 May, 1700. He d. 13 Feb. 1701-2, set. 

 93 yrs. 



Ch., all b. or bt. in Hing., were — 



2. i. John, Dec. 13, 1639. 

 ii. JoxATHAX, Aug. 1, 1641 ; prob. d. young. 



3. iii. Ibrook, Feb. 1643-44. 



4. iv. Jeremiah, Alarch 9, 1645-46. 

 Elizabeth, June 4, 1648. m. Oct. 9, 1667, William Roberts. 



V. 



vi. 



vii. 



viii. 



ix. 



Sarah, July 16, 1650. 

 Hannah, July 17, 1652. 

 Benjamin, Nov. 5, 1654. 

 Jemima, Apr. 25, 1659. 

 6. X. Samuel, Jan. 26, 1661-62. 



m. Dec. 13, 1677, David Whipple. 



2. JoHJf 2 (Johni), bt. in Hing. Dec. 13, 1639. m. May 14, 1669, 

 Sarah, dau. of John Hardin, and prob. removed from here soon after 

 1682. His 



Ch., b. in Hing., were — 



i. Benjamin, Jan. 25, 1673-74. 

 torian, to R. I. 



ii. Gideon, Jan. 26, 1676-77. 

 iii. Sarah, Oct. 21, 1679. 

 iv. John, June 18, 1682. 



He removed, says Mr. Bicknell, the his- 



NoTE. — In 1735 a John Tower appears as a resident of Eastham, Mass. 



3. Ibrook ^ (John ^), bt. in Hing. Feb. 1643-44. m. first, Apr. 24. 

 1668, Margaret, dau. of John Hardin. She d. 21 Nov. 1705, and he 

 m. secondly, Aug. 6, 1712, Mrs. Patience, wid. of Daniel Hobart, and 

 previously the w. of Benjamin Jones. She d. 22 Dec. 1747, set. 80 yrs. 

 He d. 21 Nov. 1731, at. 88th yr. His will, dated 24 Mav, 1720, was 

 proved 10 March, 1731-32. " Cooper." Selectman 1699. Resided in 

 early life at So. Hing. ; but later in the sec. pre. 



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



7. i. Richard, July 20, 1669. 



ii. Daniel, June 15, 1671, d. 1690, in the Canada Expedition, under Sir 

 William Phips. 



