386 Johnson — Jones. 



6. Joshua* (Benjamin^ Humphrey ^ John ^), b'. in Hing. ab. 1702. 

 m. Apr. 29, 1730, Mrs. Lydia (Ward) Lincoln, wid. of Jacob Lincoln, 

 and dau. of Henry and Kuth (Bailey) Ward. She was b. in Hing. 

 June 15, 1705. Joshua was by occupation "carpenter." He removed 

 with his fam. to Stoughton, Mass. 



Ch., b. in Hing., were — 



i. John, Jan. 18, 1730-31. 

 ii. Joshua, Oct. 25, 1732. 

 iii. Jacob, Jan. 31, 1734-35. 



7. Samuel, whose connection with others of this surname does 

 not appear on Hing. rec's, m. Feb. 18, 1744-45, Hannah Lane, dau, 

 of Peter and Wealthea (Bradford) Lane. She was b. in Hing. May 

 27, 1724, They resided on North St., near the harbor. 



Ch., b. in Hing, — 



i. Hannah, Jan. 16, 1745-46. m. Nov. 25, 1766/Peleg Ewell. 



ii. Celia, Apr. 8, 1748, d. 15 Feb. 1751-52. 



iii. Esther, Jan. 22, 1749-50. 



iv. Celia, Aug. 5, 1752, d. 9 Apr. 1754. 



V. Perez, Dec. 10, 1754, d. 8 Dec. 1757. 



vi. Celia, Oct. 28, 1756. 



vi. Benois (alias Adrianensens), bt. June 13, 1762, 



8. John, perh. a temporary resident, m. in Hing, March 8, 1749- 

 50, Mary Gushing, dau. of Seth and Lydia (Fearing) Gushing. She 

 was b, in Hing. May 10, 1730. They prob. removed to Stoughton, 

 where her parents had settled, and where perh. he had fam. con- 

 nections. Their 



Gh., b. in Hing., were — 



i. John, Oct. 17, 1750. 

 ii. Mary, Aug. 3, 1752. 

 iii. EzEKiEL, Jan. 21, 1754. 



Note.— Widow Johnson, d. 7 Jan. 1659-60. Hannah, d. 29 Nov. 1728, aet. near 100 

 jTs. Daniel, m. Nov. 19, 1754, Lucy Lane. Henri, m. Jan. 1, 1860, Lydia O. Lincoln. 

 Maria />., m. Feb. 23, 1861, Lewis "D. Simpson. Lydia 0. (Lincobi), m". Sept. 16, 1877, 

 Reuben Hersey. John G., of Cambridge, m. April 19, 1883, Abbie O'Keefe. Charles //., 

 of Quincy, m. June 12, 1883, Nellie N. Gardner. 



JONES (JOANES). 



1. Egbert, one of the early planters of Hing. was the ancestor of 

 nearly all the families who have borne the surname Jones in this town. 

 Richard and Thomas Jones received grants of land here in 1637 and 

 1638, but neither of these appear to have been residents of the town. 

 A Eichard Jones of Dor. d. in 1642 ; and a Thomas Jones d. there in 

 1667. There were Thomas Joneses also among the very early settlers 

 of Gharlestown, Concord, Newbury, Gloucester, Taunton, Springfield, 

 Boston, and other places. Abraham Jones of Hull, 1657, was the 

 fa. of seven sons, viz. : Benjamin, Thomas, Abraham, Josiah, Joseph, 

 John, and Ephraim, But how any of the foregoing were connected 

 with our Hing, fam. of Jones, if at all, is not clear. At the time 

 the new meeting-house was built in Hing., 1680-81, there were but 

 three persons of the surname Jones upon the tax-lists, viz. : Eobert, 



