Waters Genealogy from Hingham, MA

WATERS.

(pages 280-283)

  1. Daniel, who came to Hing. early in the last century, m. first, March 10, 1719-20, Abigail Whiton, dau. of Enoch and Mary (Lincoln) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 8, 1697, and d. 3 Sept. 1738, at the age of 41 yrs. He m. secondly, Oct. 9, 1740, Mary Wilder, dau. of John and Rebecca (Doggett) Wilder. She was b. Hing. July 30, 1692, and d. 10 Nov. 1756, at the age of 64 yrs. His third w., whom he m. Dec. 2, 1756, was Elizabeth Day. She d. 12 Oct. 1757, at the age of 43 yrs. For his fourth matrimonial venture, he m. Jan. 12, 1758, Mrs. Lydia, wid. of James Lawson. Daniel d. 22 July, 1776, at the age of 85 yrs. "Cooper." Resided on Leavitt St.
       Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Abigail, were:----

               i.  Daniel, Dec. 13, 1720, d. 31 Aug. 1726.
              ii.  Abigail, July 3, 1722, m. July 22, 1742, Moses Leavitt.
             iii.  Mary, June 25, 1725, d. 30 Aug. 1726.
             iv.  Samuel, July 30, 1727, d. 23 Nov. 1730.
        2.   v.  Elijah, June 24, 1729.
             vi.  Mary, June 2, 1731, d. 26 Dec. 1751.
            vii.  Sarah, July 13, 1733, m. May 20, 1751, Joseph Mansfield, Jr.
           viii.  Lydia, June 1, 1735, d. 21 May, 1738.
              ix.  Samuel, Aug. 31, 1737. Was m. and had a child that d. here 23 Aug. 1756.
                   Hing. rec's furnish no additional information concerning Samuel or his fam.

  2. Elijah (Daniel == Abigail Whiton), b. in Hing. June 24, 1729, m. March 31, 1755, Mehitable Curtis, dau. of William and Margaret (Pratt) Curtis of Han. She was b. at Han. Nove. 1, 1734, and d. in Hing. 1 Nov. 1808, at the age of 74 yrs. He d. 10 Apr. 1796, at the age of 67 yrs. "Cooper, farmer, and inn-holder." Constable 1761. Resided on North, corner (easterly) of Ship St.
       Ch., all b. in Hing., were:----

               i.  Abigail, May 16, 1756, d. unm. 8 July, 1789.
              ii.  Asenath, May 9, 1758, d. 29 Apr. 1759.
             iii.  Lydia, bt. March 25, 1759, d. 18 Apr. foll.
        3.  iv.  Elijah, May 27, 1760.
              v.  Daniel, bt. June 27, 1762, d. 15 Oct. 1767.
             vi.  John, bt. July 1, 1764, d. 5 Nov. 1767.
        4. vii.  Isaac, bt. Sept. 28, 1766.
           viii.  Daniel, bt. Jan. 29, 1769, d. unm. 4 March, 1854, at the age of 85 yrs.
              ix.  Chloe, bt. Jan. 12, 1772, m. Ziba Pope of Portland, ME. They settled in VT.
               x.  Sarah, or Sally, bt. Apr. 17, 1774, m. Nov. 21, 1790, Theophilus Burr.
              xi.  Lydia, bt. Apr. 28, 1776, m. Nov. 10, 1798, David Wyer of Boston. They afts. removed to ME.

  3. Elijah (Elijah == Mehitable Curtis), b. in Hing. May 27, 1760, m. July 14, 1785, Hannah Leavitt, dau. of Joshua and Deborah (Fearing) Leavitt. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 17, 1764, and d. 11 Nov. 1798, at the age of 35 yrs. He d. 20 Oct. 1799, at the age of 39 yrs. "Farmer, inn-holder," and lieut. of a military company. Resided on North, corner (westerly) of Ship St.
       Ch., all b. in Hing., were:----

        5.    i.  John, Oct. 22, 1785.
              ii.  Hannah, Dec. 19, 1787, m. George W. Otis, widower, of Boston, and d. 9 Jan. 1880,
                   at the age of 92 yrs.
             iii.  Leavitt, Nov. 23, 1790, d. 3 Dec. foll.
             iv.  William, Aug. 4, 1792, d. 4 Sept. 1796.
              v.  Nancy, 1796, d. 7 Aug. 1800, at the age of 4 yrs.
             vi.  An Infant, 1798, d. 7 Nov. 1798.

  4. Isaac (Elijah == Mehitable Curtis), bt. in Hing. Sept. 28, 1766, m. May 17, 1805, Deborah, dau. of Solomon Lincoln of Scit. She d. in Hing. 25 Nov. 1864, at the age of 85 yrs. Isaac d. 9 Nov. 1820, at the age of 54 yrs. "Cooper, and inn-holder." Resided on the paternal homestead, North, corner of Ship St.
       Ch., all b. in Hing., were:----

        6.    i.  Isaac, Aug. 9, 1805.
        7.   ii.  Daniel, March 13, 1807.
             iii.  Samuel, ----, d. soon.
             iv.  Deborah, 1811, m. Dec. 4, 1831, Freeman Whiting, and d. at Boston, 5 Apr. 1851, at
                   the age of 40 yrs.
              v.  Abigail Lincoln, June 23, 1813, m. Jared Stowell, and d. 21 Feb. 1864, at
                   the age of 51 yrs.
             vi.  Samuel, Dec. 28, 1815. Removed to So. Scit., where he had a fam., and d. 8 Aug. 1883,
                   at the age of 68 yrs.
            vii.  George, 1819. Removed to Randolph, and thence to Coh.; was twice m. He had a dau. Marietta.
                   George d. at Coh. 12 Jan. 1858, at the age of 35 yrs.

  5. John (Elijah == Hannah Leavitt), b. in Hing. Oct. 22, 1785, m. Aug. 21, 1806, Susan * Stodder, dau. of Jacob and Molly (Stowell) Stodder. She was b. in Hing. May 16, 1788, and d. 1 Oct. 1844, at the age of 56 yrs. He d. 15 Sept. 1846, at the age of 61 yrs. "Farmer." Resided on North St., also on Ship St.
       Ch., all b. in Hing., were:----

               i.  Elijah, March 7, 1807. "Sail-maker." Resided at Boston, where he d.
                   17 Sept. 1868, at the age of 62 yrs.
        8.   ii.  John, May 4, 1808.
             iii.  William, Feb. 4, 1810. "Sail-maker." d. at Richmond, VA, 1 Dec. 1840.
             iv.  Abner, Nov. 16, 1811, d. 11 Jan. foll.
              v.  Joseph Warren, Dec. 12, 1812. "Carpenter." Removed to Dedham, Mass.
             vi.  Hannah Leavitt, Sept. 26, 1814, m. June 12, 1834, Jairus Sprague.
            vii.  Susan, May 1, 1817, m. Dec. 14, 1834, Davis Litchfield, and d. 18 Nov. 1838.
           viii.  Sarah Harding, Sept. 12, 1820, d. 5 Dec. foll.
              ix.  Sarah Harding, Apr. 27, 1823, m. Aug. 31, 1845, Frederick Whiton.
               x.  Lydia Ann, Oct. 1, 1826, m. May 23, 1847, Joseph Peakes.

       * The town rec's give her birth name, Sukey; Rev. Henry Ware bt. her, Sukey; she was m. as Susan; and her chris. name upon her gravestone in the Hing. cemetery is spelled Susannah.

  6. Isaac (Isaac == Deborah Lincoln), b. in Hing. Aug. 9, 1805, m. May 3, 1828, Eliza Wilder, dau. of Nathaniel and Jane (Marsh) Wilder. She was b. in Hing. March 20, 1804, and d. 28 July, 1884, at the age of 80 yrs. He d. 29 Sept. 1859, at the age of 54 yrs. "Cooper." Resided on Ship St.
       Ch., b. in Hing., were:----

        9.    i.  George Henry, Feb. 3, 1829.
              ii.  Eliza Ann, Aug. 18, 1830, m. March 23, 1851, Henry Hobart.
             iii.  Isaac Granville, Feb. 27, 1842. Resides at Somerville; is m. and has ch.
                   (See "Hingham in the Civil War.")

  7. Daniel (Isaac == Deborah Lincoln), b. in Hing. March 13, 1807, m. Deborah, dau. of George and Fanny Lincoln of Scit. She was b. at Scit. Apr. 9, 1822, and surviving him, m. secondly, Feb. 6, 1870, Jared Stowell, widower. Daniel d. 14 Feb. 1864, at the age of 57 yrs. "Farmer" and "teamster." Resided on the paternal homestead, North, corner of Ship St.
       Ch., b. in Hing., were:----

               i.  Maria Elizabeth, Feb. 4, 1844, m. Apr. 17, 1869, Isaac H. Wilder.
              ii.  Emma F., Oct. 11, 1845, d. unm., 8 July, 1886, at the age of 41 yrs.

  8. John (John == Susan Stodder), b. in Hing. May 4, 1808, m. first, Apr. 6, 1828, Mary Wilder, dau. of Nathaniel and Jane (Marsh) Wilder. She was b. in Hing. June 8, 1808, and d. 4 Dec. 1833, at the age of 25 yrs. He m. secondly, Aug. 14, 1836, Priscilla W. Seymour, dau. of Joel and Polly (Whiting) Seymour. She was b. in Hing. May 3, 1814. "Barrel-cooper." Resides on Water St.
       Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary,----

               i.  Mary Jane, Oct. 13, 1828, m. June 4, 1848, George Hersey, Jr.
              ii.  Adelaide, Nov. 9, 1830, m. July 6, 1851, Edmund Hersey, 2d.
             iii.  Charles Edward, May 7, 1832, d. 22 July foll.
             iv.  Ann Maria, July 31, 1833, d. 23 Nov. foll.

       Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Priscilla,----

              v.  Edward Seymour, Dec. 13, 1843, d. 30 July, 1844.

  9. George (Isaac == Eliza Wilder), b. in Hing. Feb. 3, 1829, m. first, Mary, dau. of Jonathan Hopkins, of Provincetown, Mass. She d. in Hing. 17 June, 1860, at the age of 30 yrs. He m. secondly, Nov. 15, 1862, Mary Ann Hersey, dau. of Jeremiah and Rebecca (Lane) Hersey. She d. 27 July, 1881, at the age of 41 yrs. For his third w. he m. Jan 4. 1885, Hannah S. Rich, dau. of Freeman and Elizabeth (Cobb) Rich. She was b. at Truro, Mass., Oct. 30, 1854. "Dealer in boots and shoes." Resides on Ship St.
       Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary,----

               i.  Ellen Melville, Nov. 28, 1852, d. 23 May, 1861.
              ii.  Mary Ella, June 20, 1854, d. 28 Jan. 1857.

       Note. -- Helen M., dau. of Samuel (4, vi.) m. Apr. 24, 1864, Delmont O. Cushing. Abigail (perh. sister of Daniel1), m. in Hing. Sept. 23, 1728, John Curtis of Scit.