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Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Sarali, were — 



■i. 8AI1AH, 1748. 111. (1) Boyingtou ; and (2) Jan. 12, 1804, Welcome 



Beal, widr, of Hiii^- 

 ii. Kezia, Sept. 23, 1750. ni. Feb. 27, 1769, Job Whitcomb. 



iii. Zeuviah, Aug. 23, 1752. m. Bourne and resided at Middleboro*. 



iv. Geusiiom, Apr. 24, 1754. m. June 22, 1777, Elizabeth, dau. of Edward 



Battles, and had issue. Resided on Beechwood St. 

 V. Eleazer, Apr. 9, 1756, d. at Cowes, Eiig. 



Ch., by w. Silence, with one exception b. in Hing., were — 



vi. John, Feb. 16, 1761. Removed to Scit., where he lived and d. 



vii. Mary, Apr. 14, 1762. m. 1793, Urbane Lincoln, wid^ (II. 453). 



viii. MiCAH, May 30, 1764. Resided in Coh. 



ix. JoTHAM, Oct. 4, 1767. m. Margaret, dau. of Joseph Pratt. 



X. Lot, b. at Coh. June 17, 1770. Was a successful merchant at Boston. 



"WHITCOMB (Whetcomb ; Whetcumbe). 



1. J-OHN,^ from Dorchester, in Dorset, Eng., was a resident of Dor., 

 Mass., as early as 1633; but ab. 1640 removed to Scit., and thence, 

 in 1652, to Lancaster, Mass., where he d. 24 Sept. 1662, and his wid. 

 d. 17 May, 1671. Freeman 1643. His sons, who prob. came from 

 Eng. with him, were: I. Jokn, who settled at Lancaster; II. Eob- 

 EUT (2) of Scit.; III. Jonathan; IV. Job, was of Lancaster; 

 V. James. There also were dau's Catherine, Abigail, and Mary. 

 Catherine, says Deane's History, m. in 1644, Rhodolphus Ellmes of 

 Scit., and left a numerous posterity. 



2. Egbert'^ (John^) of Scit. m. in 1660, Mary, dau. of General 

 James Cudworth. Their 



Ch., prob. b. at Scit., were — 



3. i. Israel, 1661. 



ii. Robert, m. and had dan's, 1. Content, 1695, m. in Hing. Jan. 26, 1715- 

 16, Samuel Burrell of Wey. 2. Melin, 1699, m. (1) Jan. 10, 1720-21, 

 Elisha Lincoln (p. 7) of Hing. 3. Elizabeth, 1701. 

 iii. James, was a resident of Scit. , and had a fam. 



iv. Mary. 



V. Elizabeth, m. Jan. 1710-11 (pub. Dec. 9, 1710) Daniel Lincoln, wid^ (II. 

 449), of Hing., and d. 24 Aug. 1730. 



3. Israel^ (Eobert- John^), succeeded to the residence of his fa., 

 and was a "well-to-do" inhabitant of Scit. He m. in Hing. May 28, 

 1700, Mary Stodder, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth (Gill) Stodder. 

 She was b. in Hing. Aug. 30, 1672. Israel d. 5 May, 1733. In the 

 settlement of his est. he is called "husbandman." Sons Israel of 

 Ming, and John of Scit. were appointed administrators. 



Ch., all b. at Scit., were — 



4. i. Israel, Feb. 19, 1700-1. 



ii. Mary, 1703. m. 1724, Aaron Pratt of Hing. 

 iii. Hannah, 1706. m. March 14, 1729-30, Jonathan Pratt of Hing. 

 iv. Elizabeth, 1709. 

 V. John, 1711. Resided at Scit., and was by occupation "cordwainer." He 



m. Aug. 29, 1734, Sarah, dau. of Daniel Tower of Hing. Their dau. 



Elizabeth, m. Apr. 25, 1754, Ezekiel Lincoln (II. 467) of Hing. sec. pre., 



and d. 8 March, 1824, set. 86 yrs. 

 vi. Noah, 1714. Removed to Randolph, Mass. 



