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set. 91st yr., having been a minister of the Church of Christ in Hing. 

 nearly 69 yrs. Resided on North St., near Magoon's Bridge. 

 Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Samuel, Jan. 15, 1720-21 ; Har. Coll. 1740 ; d. at Chelsea, Eng., where he 



was studying medicine, 26 March, 1746. 

 ii. Abigail, Sept. 8, 1722, d. 8 Feb. 1728-29. 



iii. Calvin, Sept. 14, 1724, d. at Quebec 11 March, 1765, ffit. 40 yrs. He m. 

 Apr. 2, 1752, Mary Smith of Sandwich, and had one child, Christiana, 

 1752, who m., 1774, Bartholomew Jones. 

 2. iv. Martin, Dec. 29, 1726. 



V. Abigail, Aug. 20, 1729, d. unm. 7 Apr. 1804, aet. 75th yr. 

 vi. Celia, Aug. 13, 1731, d. 18 Feb. 1748-49. 



vii. Jotham, Apr. 11, 1733 ; was colonel in the Continental Army, and present 

 at the siege of Louisburg. He spent several yrs. at Cumberland, N. S., 

 and at Westmoreland, N. B., before and during the Revolution ; but lived 

 at Hing. late in life, and was rei)resentative in 1799 and 1800. His 

 decease occurred here on the 16th of Oct. 1802, xt. 70th yr. 

 viii. Jerusha, March 17, 1734-35. m. Nov. 29, 1790, Rev. Simeon Howard of 

 Boston, and d. Jan. 1812, set. 77th yr. 

 ix. Ebenezer, March 3, 1736-37, d. 3 July, 1738. 

 X. Persls, Nov. 2, 1739, d. 24 March, 1752. 

 xi. Joanna, Nov. 23, 1741, d. 23 July, 1772. 



2. Martin'* (Ebenezer^ Nathan iel ^ John^), b. in Hing, Dec. 29, 

 1726. m. tirst, Dec. 13, 1750, Mary Finckney, and after her de- 

 cease he m. secondly, ab. 1770, Ruth Atkins. She d. in Hing. 12 

 Sept. 1810, aet. 74 yrs. Martin d. at Boston, 13 Feb. 1809, aet. 82 yrs. 

 He carried on the business of " brass-founder," on Union St., Boston, 

 and also was interested in shipping. He was a deacon of the West 

 Church, and captain of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com- 

 pany. He was an addresser of Hutchinson in 1774, and of Gage in 

 1775, and was proscribed and banished in 1778. He remained in 

 Boston while the British were in possession, and left with them, 

 March, 1776. He did not return to remain permanently until ab. Nov. 

 1792. During the war he lived at Xova Scotia. In the autumn of 

 1788 he went to Eng., and there resided for ab. two yrs. 



Ch., by w. Mary (prob. b. at Boston), were — 



i. Celia, . m. John Bovle, a printer of Boston. 



ii. Mary, . m. Kev. William Black of Halifax, N. S. 



iii. Samuel,* . Har. Coll. 1775. Soon after the beginning of the Revo- 

 lution he settled in New Brunswick ; was a member of the first House of 

 Assembly organized in the Colony, and represented the County of West- 

 moreland sev. yrs. He was a magi.strate of that county, and Chief Justice 

 of the Court of Common Pleas. He d. 21 Jan. 1847, set. 93d yr. 



iv. Martin, . Was accidentally shot wliile gunning at Wind.sor, N. S., 



with his friend Winckworth Allan, 17 Apr. 1778, set. 18 yrs. 



V. France.s, bt. Apr. 1763. m. Jan. 10, 1805, Dr. Isaac Winslow, and d. 12 

 Oct. 1846. 



vi. PiNCKNEY, bt. Nov. 18, 1764, d. Apr. 1773. 

 vii. Ebenezer, bt. Sept. 21, 1766, d. soon. 



Ch., by w. Ruth, were — 



3. viii. Ebenezer, bt. Feb. 24, 1771. 



ix. PiNCKNEY, bt. in Hing. July 2, 1775, d. in two weeks. 



* Celia, dau. of Samuel, d. in Hing. 4 May, 1825, set. 24 yrs. 



