434 Leavitt. 



person." June 1, 1753, Thomas Orcutt, trader, was appointed to 

 admin' on this est. ; June 12 foil., wid. Joanna Leavitt complains 

 that a false return of her late husband's est. has been made by the 

 constables, and requests that her bro. John Leavitt be appointed 

 adm', he being the principal creditor. This request was granted. 

 Ch., all bt. in Hing. sec. pre., were — 



i. Hannah, July 17, 1737, d. 4 June, 1738. 

 ii. Hannah, Apr. 13, 1740. m. John Buibauk. 

 iii. Sibyl, 1742. m. Dec. 10, 1764, David Stodder, and resided at Winchen- 



don, Mass. 

 iv. Betty, 1745. m. May 14, 1769, Daniel Burrell, Jr., and d. 16 Nov. foil. 

 V. Jotham, July 17, 1748. 



19. Joshua^ (Hezekiah^ Josiah^ John^), b. in Hing. Feb. 2, 

 1732-33. m. first, Sept. 5, 1753, Deborah Fearing, dau. of James 

 and Deborah (Jacob) Fearing. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 13, 1734, 

 and d. 31 Jan. 1781, set. 46 yrs. He m. secondly, Dec. 4, 1791, Sarah 

 Gilbert, dau. of Samuel and Sarah (Sprague) Gilbert. She was bt. in 

 Hing. Dec. 14, 1746, and d. 24 Feb. 1841, tet. 94 yrs. He d. 13 May, 

 1825, set. 92 yrs. "Farmer." Constable 1771; selectman 1772 to 

 1777 inc. ; town treasurer for thirty yrs., and highly esteemed for his 

 integrity and usefulness in this community. 



Oh., b. in Hing., by w. Deborah, were — 



21. i. Samuel, Apr. 4, 1754. 



ii. Deborah, March 10, 1756. m. Dec. 21, 1780, John Souther. 



22. iii. Joshua, Jan. 30, 1758. 



iv. SusA, Jan. 9, 1760. m. Oct. 7, 1779, Isaiah Wilder. 

 V. Olive, Nov. 27, 1761. m. (1) Nov. 13, 1794, Thomas Burr, and (2) Nov. 



24, 1805, Ebenezer Lincoln. 

 vi. Hannah, Apr. 17, 1764. ni. July 14, 1785, Elijah Waters. 



23. vii. Jerom, Aug. 12, 1766. 



viii. Mary, Apr. 25, 1769. m. Jan. 14, 1798, Jesse Sprague. 

 ix. Sarah, Sept. 3, 1772. m. Dec. 15, 1800, Leavitt Lane. 



Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, were — 



24. X. Martin, July 9, 1793. 



xi. George, Lt. Aug. 21, 1796. 



20. Jacob 5 (John''-^ Israel ^ John^), b. in Hing. Oct. 6, 1740. m. 

 Dec. 25, 1764, Leah Fearing, dau. of Hawkes and Margaret (Lincoln) 

 Fearing. She was b. in Hing. July 19, 1744, and d. 14 Oct. 1828, aet. 

 84 yrs. He d. 7 Jan. 1826, aet. 85 yrs. " Wheelwright." Constable 

 1776 ; selectman 1781 to 1785 inc. ; representative 1798, and a prom- 

 inent man in our town affairs. Resided on Main St., near the com- 

 mon at Hing. Centre. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Ben.jamin, Feb. 24, 1766. m. June 13, 1796, Abigail, dau. of Thomas 

 Hersev, and resided at Portland, Me 



25. ii. ELi,TAH,"Feh. 18, 1768. 



26. iii. John, Oct. 10, 1771. 



iv. Leah, Feb. 21, 1774. ni. March 5, 1794, David J. Nichols of Westford, 

 Mass. 



27. V. Ezra, Oct. 21, 1776. 



vi. Skth, July 24, 1779. Removed from Hing. 



vii. Joanna, Apr. 20, 1782. m. Feb. 4, 1813, Matthew Burr, 



viii. Lydia, Aug. 23, 1784. m. Dec. 24, 1810, Edward Battles of Boston. 



ix. Sarah, Dec. 17, 1787. m. Jan. 1, 1810, Adna Gushing. 



