RELATED FAMILIES (HERSEY)

(i) STURTEVANT

1 - HULDAH6, daughter of Nehemiah5, b. 6 SEP 1793 at Plympton, MA; m. ca 1771 to  Isaac Thomson4 (#3); d. on 16 MAR 1839.
 

2 - NEHEMIAH5, son of Noah4, b. 19 SEP 1749 at Plympton, MA; m. Huldah Fuller 28 MAY 1778 at Halifax, MA; went with the Plympton Militia to reinforce the Continental Army. Listed in 1790 Census as Nehemiah Sturdevant, 1 male over 16, 1 male below 16, and 4 females at Plympton, MA. A History of Carver, Massachusetts-Historical Review 1637 to 1910, by Henry S. Griffith includes Nehemiah in a list of men "who served in the militia for varying periods", including some who may have "reinforced the Continental Army at critical times".

Children
(All b. at Plympton, MA)

Abiah6, b. 1779.
Sally6, b. 1781; d. 1 DEC 1806 at Plympton, MA.
Lucy6, b. 1783; d. 23 JUL 1786 at Plympton, MA.
Huldah6, b. 1785; d. 1786 at Plympton, MA.
Nathaniel6, b. 1787; d. 22 OCT 1792 at Plympton, MA.
Elizabeth6, b. 1788.
Nehemiah6, b. 1791.
Huldah6, see #1 above.
3 - NOAH4, son of Nehemiah3, b. 7 OCT 1717 at Plympton, MA; m. ca 1745 to Suseanah Harlow. The  History of Carver, Massachusetts, cited above, lists Noah with men "whose service was limited to the march to Marshfield". This source explains that "nearly two hundred fellow patriots of Plympton" were on their way to Marshfield at the same time, and for the same purpose as the patriots in Lexington and Concord in their first engagement of the American Revolution. Died on 1 Jan 1792 at Plympton, MA.

Children
(All b. in Plympton,MA)

Abiah5, b. 2 SEP 1747.
Nehemiah5, see #2 above.
Anna5, b. ca 1750; d. 23 MAY 1823 at Plympton, MA.
4 - NEHEMIAH3, son of Deacon Samuel2, b. abt 1681; m. ca 1700 at Plympton, MA to Ruth Sampson; d. 22 APR 1744 at Plympton, MA at 63 yrs old.

Children
(All b. in Plympton, MA)

Cornelius4, b. 1704; m. Elizabeth________, abt 1730 at Plympton, MA; at Marshfield during the American Revolution.
Mercy4, b. 1706.
          Paul4, b. 1708.
Nehemiah4, b. 1710.
Noah4, b. 17 FEB 1712; d. before 1717 at Plympton, MA.
Ruth4, b. 1715; m. John Loring.
Noah4, see #3 above.
Abiah4, b. 1720; m. Simeon Holmes.
George4, b. 1725; m. Jerusha Cushman.
Susannah4, b. 1728; m. John Waterman.
5 - SAMUEL2,(DEACON) son of Samuel1, of Plymouth, MA; b. 19 APR 1654 at Plymouth, MA; one of the first settlers of Plympton, MA; m. ca 1680 to Elizabeth _________, who was b. 1654 and d. 4 AUG 1714 at Plympton, MA.
Children
Nehemiah3, see #4 above.
William3, b. abt 1685; m. abt 1707 at Plympton, Ma to Fear Cushman.
Hannah3, m. Ebezer Standish.
Mary3(Mercy), m. _______ Bosworth.
Samuel3, b. abt 1688; m. 1707 at Plympton, MA to Mary Prince.
James3, b. ca 1690; m. abt 1711 to Susannah Cook of Kingston, MA.
Moses3, b. abt 1695; m. 1720 to Elizabeth Howell.
Josiah3.
John3, m. 1726 to Sarah Bartlett.
 6 - SAMUEL1, of Dutch ancestry; b. 1622 at Rochester, England; Directory of Ancestral Heads of Families, by Holmes, claims his birth was 1608; came to Plymouth, MA in 1641; planted land on shares in 1641; m. Ann Lee in 1643 at Plymouth, MA; able to bear arms in 1643; bought land in Plymouth in 1647; town officer; d. before 29 OCT 1669 at Plymouth, MA; will updated AUG 1669, probated 29 OCT 1669.

Children
(All b. at Plymouth, MA)

Ann2, b. 4 JUN 1647; m. 7 DEC 1665 to John Waterman.
John2, b. 1650; d. same year.
Mary2, b. 1651; m. 1672 to Ephraim Little.
Samuel2, see #5 above.
Hanna2, b. 4 SEP 1656.
John2, b. 6 SEP 1658; m. ca 1687 at Plymouth, MA to Hannah Winslow.
Lydia2, b. 18 DEC 1660.
James2, b.s11 FEB 1663, had a son, Caleb.
Joseph2, b. 19 JUL 1666.

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