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estate while she remains a widow ; afterwards to go to sons Theophi- 

 lus and Seth when they become of age. To daughter Deborah £100 ; 

 to son Nehemiah land in Abington, and the release of a bond for 

 money lent him ; to son Adam land and buildings formerly purchased 

 of William Sprague, senf; to son David land purchased of Samuel 

 Stodder, also the lot purchased of my brother Samuel Thaxter ; to son 

 Abel house and land I purchased of AVilliam Sprague, Jr., lying near 

 ' Page's Bridge ; ' to son Theophilus my dwelling-house, barn, and land 

 on the west side of the road, and land at ' Wakely's Marsh ; ' to son 

 Seth land and other valuables ; and the sons are to pay £100 each 

 to their sister Deborah ; " w. Mary executrix. " Farmer." Select- 

 man 1697, 1707, and 1715. Representative 1702, 1703, 1704, 1707, 

 and 1713. Eesided on Main St., So. Hing. 

 Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



Nehemiah, July 18, 1689. 



Mary, Feb. 9, 1690-91, d. 8 Aug. 1699. 



Adam, Jan. 1, 1692-93. 



David. Dec. 1694. 



Abel, Oct. 24, 1696. 



Rachel, Aue?. 17, 1698, d. 9 Sep.. 1699. 



Mary, Sept.'"26, 1701, d. 30 Aug. 1716. 



Theophilus, June 16, 1703. 



Seth, Dec. 13, 1705. 



Deborah, Sept. 26, 1707. 



Lydia, Feb. 13, 1709-10, d. before her fa. 



8. Matthew =^ (Daniel ^ Matthew i), b. in Hing. July 15, 1660. m. 

 Dec. 31, 1684, Jael Jacob, dau. of John and Mary (Russell) Jacob. 

 She was b. in Hing. Sept. 7, 1662, and d. 23 Dec. 1708, a?t. 46 yrs. He 

 d. 23 June, 1715, set. 55th yr. Was kn. as " Lieutenant," and later as 

 "Captain." Constable 1693, and selectman in 1710. Resided on the 

 ancestral homestead, Main St., below " Pear Tree Hill." In his will of 

 4 March, 1713, proved 21 July, 1715, gives " to oldest son Solomon all 

 my estate both real and personal except that which is named here- 

 after ; to son Samuel land at Cohasset," etc. ; " to son Job a sum to 

 pursue his college studies, and £300 in addition ; to daughter Jael 

 £300, she to be well educated." 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. David, Jan. 28, 1685-86, d. 15 Sept. 1687. 



ii. David, Feb. 25, 1687-88, d. 2 Feb. foil, 



iii. Jael, Jan. 20, 1689-90, d. 6 March, 1693. 



20. iv. Solomon, Jan. 29, 1691-92. 



V. Job, July 19, 1694 ; Har. Coll. 1714 ; ord. minister at Shrewsbuiy, Mim-; . 



Dec. 4, 1723 ; d. Aug. 1760, leaving issue. 



vi. Moses, Dec. 19, 1696, d. 18 Oct. 1698. 



.1. vii. Samuel, Feb. 14, 1698-99. 



viii. Isaac, Apr. 28, 1701, d. 13 July, 1711. 



ix. Obadiah, May 15, 1703, d. 10 Aug. 1705. 



X. Jael, Feb. 14, 1705-6. m. (pub. March 2, 1722), John Lasell. 



9. Matthew 3 (John ^ Matthew i), b. at Scit. Feb. 1664-65. m. in 

 Hing. Dec. 27, 1694, Deborah Jacob, dau. of John and Mary (Russell) 

 Jacob. She was b. in Hing. May 8, 1677, and surviving him, m. sec-' 

 ondly, Sept. 13, 1726, Benjamin Loring, wid' of Hull. Matthew in- 

 herited a large portion of the est. of his uncle Matthew (No. 3) with 



