Farrow — Fearing. 217 



7. Benjamin' (Nathan ^ John^), b. prob. in Hing. ab. 1692 (Deane 

 says was a s. of John, while Mr. Savage placed him with the ch. of 

 Nathan. The latter, according to the will of Nathan, is correct), 

 m. Dec. 14, 1715, Leah Whiton, dau. of Thomas and Joanna (May) 

 Whiton. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 4, 1695. This fam. removed to 

 Scit. ab. 1720, where many of their descendants are still living. 



Ch., b. in Hing., were — 



i. Benjamin, Sept. 23, 1716. m. Mary Damon, 

 ii. Mary, Apr. 10, 1718. m. Sept. 18, 1740, Robert Corthell. 



8. Jonathan * (Jonathan ' Nathan ^ John^), b. in Hing. Aug. 26, 

 1717. m. Apr. 14, 1762, Rachel Cook. She d. a wid. 23 Dec. 1793, aet. 

 70th yr. 



Note. — Clarissa, dau. of Rachel, and perhaps gr. dau. of Jonathan (?) d. 14 Aug. 1788, 

 aet. 4 yrs. 5 mo's. (From the rec's of Rev. Henry Ware.) 



9. David * (Jonathan » Nathan ^ John ^), b. in Hing. May 19, 1722. 

 m. Sarah Pratt (?), prob. of Wey. David d. 17 July, 1799, aet. 77 yrs. 

 " Carpenter." Constable in 1767. Resided at " Liberty Plain," So. 

 Hing. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Sarah, July 2, 1748. m. Apr. 1768, Regemelec Gushing, 

 ii. Joanna, Aug. 8, 1749. m. Dec. 21, 1769, Nathaniel Eells. 

 iii. David, Sept. 1, 1750. m. Dec. 14, 1780, Desire Tower, who d. in Hing. 



15 Dec. 1815, set. 71 yrs. 

 iv. Christian, May 19, 1752. 

 V. Chloe, March 17, 1754. 



vi. Jonathan, June 19, 1756. m. Jan. 31, 1780, Lucy, dau. of Peter and 

 Deborah Tower. 



Note. — Benjamin, of Ab'n m. Sept. 13, 1786, Mary Gardner of Hing. Elizabeth, of 

 Hing. m. Oct. 12, 1788, Zebulon Spear of Braintree. Sarah E., of So. Scit. m. May 27, 1852, 

 Melzar Hatch, Jr., of Han. Deborah R., dau. of Charles W., and Deborah, d. at So. Scit. 

 22 Dec. 1870, jet. 75th yr. Mary E., of So. Scit. m. May 2, 1872, George F. French of Hing. 

 Henry, m. Dec. 20, 1869, Sarah C.. dau. of William C. and Priscilla V. (Humphrey) Torrey 

 of Hing. She d. at So. Scit. 26 March, 1876, £et. 24th yr. 



FEARING (Fering; Ferin). 



1. John, according to Cushing's MS., "came from Cambridge, in 

 Old England," with Matthew Hawke and w. '' and settled in New 

 Hingham 1638." (It is on record that a John Fearing arrived in Hing. 

 with others in 1635. See " History of Hingham," by Solomon Lin- 

 coln, pp. 43, 44). He had land granted him in 1635, 1647, etc., and 

 after his decease other lots in the six divisions fell to his heirs, which 

 were drawn in his name. He was a man of prominence in our early 

 local history, and held various positions of trust and responsibility. 

 Freeman 1652. Selectman 1648, 1661, and 1663 ; also deacon of the 

 church for many yrs. The chris. name of his w. was Margaret. She 

 survived him, and m. secondly, Nov. 3, 1675, Robert Williams of Rox- 

 bury. John d. 14 May, 1665. In his will, dated three days previously, 

 and proved 12 June foil., names w., two sons, and two dan's ; the oldest 

 s. to have a double portion. Inv. appraised at £331 04s. OOd. inc. 

 two oxen, five cows, two cattle three yrs. old, one yearling bull, one 

 old mare, one mare three yrs. old, one horse four yrs. old, one yearling 



