210 Eells. 



thing relating to him on Hing. rec's. He may have been " John the 

 bee-hive maker " who finally settled at Newbury, as has been suggested 

 by various historical writers. 



2. Samuel, s. of the preceding, and bt. at Dor. May 3, 1640, was for 

 many yrs. a resident of Milford, Conn., but removed to Hing. prob. 

 ab. 1689, and on Aug. 22d of that yr. m. Mrs. Sarah North, wid. of 

 Edward North of Boston * She was his (Samuel's) sec. w. His first 

 w. was Anna Lenthal, dau. of Rev. Robert Lenthal of Wey. In 1705 

 he purchased of Caleb Bate nine acres of land, meadow and orchard, 

 on Town St. (between the present residences of William 0. Lincoln 

 and Rufus Lane on South St.). Aug. 3, 1713, wid. Sarah Eells of Scit. 

 sells to George Bramhall, " currier," of Hing., " my house and land : " 

 N. by the Town St., E. by Caleb Bate ; S. by Daniel Cushing, and 

 W. by Samuel Thaxter, etc. She d. 2 Nov. 1738, aet. ab. 70 yrs. Sam- 

 uel while a resident of Hing. was by occupation " merchant." He also 

 was a magistrate ; selectman 1695 ; representative 1705 and 1706, and 

 kn. as " Major Eells." He had been in command of a garrison at 

 Ponagansett (Dartmouth) in Philip's War, 1676, and without doubt 

 was a man of ability as well as of good education. He d. in 1709, aet. 

 69 yrs. His residence in Hing. according to our tax-lists, was on 

 Fort Hill St, His wid. removed to Scit. after his decease. Of the 

 eight or more ch. of Major Eells I kn. but little. They prob. were 

 by his first w., and b. before he came to Hing. It is reasonable, how- 

 ever, to suppose that the subjoined were of this fam., for I kn. of no 

 other person of the name in Scit. at that time, who would have had 

 ch. old enough to marry. Moreover, the continuance of the chris. 

 names of Samuel and Anna is strong presumptive evidence that the 

 foil, were his 



Ch., viz. : — 



3. i. Nathaniel, 1678. 



ii. Elizabeth, . m. (pub, in Hing. Sept. 23, 1710, and called of Scit. ) 



John Stowell, and d. 1714. 

 iii. Anna, ouv rec's say of Scit. m. (pub. in Hing. Nov. 6, 1714) Thomas 

 Wilder, and had Samuel, Anna, and othei-s. 



* Boston, July 2fi, 1683. Administration was granted to Sarah North, wid. of Edward 

 North, late of Boston, "mariner," deceased, intestate. 



s. d. 



Inv. appraised at £375 14 10 



Inc. personal debts owing in Hingham £192 02 07 



Inv. of goods in his shop £183 12 03 



£375 14 10 

 John Smith, Sen'. 

 John Prince. 



(S. P. R.vol. ix. p. 132). 



3. Nathaniel^ (Samuel^ John^), b. 1678; was grad. at Har. Coll. 

 1699, and ord. minister at Scit. June 14, 1704. He m. in Hing. Oct. 

 12, 1704, Mrs. Hannah North. I have not ascertained her maiden 

 name, although our rec's say she was of Hing. She d. at Scit. 2 May, 

 1754. He d. 25 Aug. 1750, set. 72 yrs. Their descendants are numer- 

 ous and widely scattered. 



Note. — Nathaniel, m. Dec. 21, 1769, .Joanna Farrow. Sarah, m. Feb. 11, 1790, Bela 

 Wilder. Joanna, m. Feb. 11, 1790, Robert Dunbar. 



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