RELATED FAMILIES (HERSEY)


(a) THOMPSON


1 - CAROLINE M.6, daughter of Jacob5, b. 7 NOV 1828 at Plympton, MA; m. Stephen Hersey5 Jr.(#58) at Lowell, MA on 19 DEC 1848; d. on 15 APR 1893 at age 55 at Plainfield, NH; buried at Gleason Cemetery, Meriden, NH.

2 - JACOB5, son of Isaac4, b. 26 JUN 1782 at Plympton or Halifax, MA; m. 1st to Sally Sturtevant, before 1807; m. 2nd to Esther Shaw ca 1807 possibly at Plympton, MA; a Deacon for the church at Halifax, MA in 1807; d. 6 FEB 1856.

Children

Hosea V.6, b. 23 JAN 1808; m. 11 JAN 1837 at Grafton, MA to Susan M. Maynard; d. 9 JUN 1845 at Brighton, IL.
Jacob6, b. 8 AUG 1809; m. at Lakewell, MA to Ariadne V. Booth; d. 14 JUN 1848 at Dedham, MA.

Marcia V.6, b. 22 JUN 1811; m. Moses Titcomb 1 JAN 1832 at Plympton, MA.

Sally6, b, 10 FEB 1813; m Charles Chipman 20 DEC 1833.

George Marcus6, b. 29 JAN 1817 at Halifax, MA; m. 28 JUL 1844 to Caroline E. Hyde; living in Lowell, MA in 1847.

Lewis S.6, b. 10 NOV 1819; m. 21 JUN 1840 to Mary W. Macomber; d. 24 DEC 1864 at Portsmouth, VA.

Sumner Shaw6, b. 12 APR 1823 at Halifax, MA; m. 10 APR 1847 to Harriet Wiley; d, 24 OCT 1889 at Frankfort, MI.

Huldah V.6, b. 10 SEP 1826; m. 16 JAN 1847 to Silas D. Newcomb; d. 28 AUG 1872.

Caroline M.6, see above.

Betsey6, b. 7AUG 1815; m. 13 JUL 1840 Clark C. Simon.
 

3 - ISAAC4, son of Barnabas3, b. 29 MAY 1749 at HAlifax, MA; m. Huldah Sturtevant6, ca 1771; d. 6 DEC 1782.

Children

Jabes5, b. 3 NOV 1772; m. Betsey Wood.

Isaac5, b. 17 NOV 1774; m. 1st Phebe Soule; m.2nd Mrs. Lucey (Copeland) Holmes.

Olive5, b. 17 MAR 1777.

Abigail5, b. 26 SEP 1779; m. Obadiah Lyon; d, MAR 1808.

Jacob5, see above.
 

4 - BARNABAS3, son of Jacob2, b. 28 JAN 1705; m. ca 1740 to  Hannah Porter5; lived at Halifax, MA; was Deacon of the Church at Halifax; died at age 94 on 20 DEC 1798.

Children

Abigail4, b. 12 FEB 1741 at Halifax, MA; d. 31 MAR 1747.

Barnabas4, b. 13 FEB 1742; d. 7 SEP 1742 at almost 7 yrs of age.

Twins:*
          *Jacob4, b. 14 MAR 1743, died young.
*Samuel4, b. 14 MAR 1743, d. 29 APR 1747 at four years of age.

Jabez4, b. 26 MAR 1744; d. 8 APR 1744, less than 2 weeks old.

Asa4, b. 3 SEP 1745; d. 5 APR 1747, 2 yrs and 8 mos old.

Noah4, b. 20 MAR 1747; m. Priscilla Holmes.

Hannah4, b. 30 MAY 1748; m. 1781 to Elisha Mitchell.

Isaac4, see above.

David4, b. 2 SEP 1750; d. 13 SEP 1750.

Twins:
          Olive4, b. 10 APR 1752; d. 12 FEB 1776.
Abel4, b. 10 APR 1752; d. 28 JUL 1754.

Adam4, b. 24 APR 1754; m. Molly Thomson.

Ichabod4, b. 23 APR 1756; m. Lydia Hall.
 

5 - JACOB2, son of John1, b. 24 APR 1662 at Middleborough, MA; m. ca 1694 to  Abigail Wardsworth3,an original member of the First Church, and Captain of the Militia at Middleborough; occupation- surveyor- as such he was chosen to survey the cedar swamp of Plymouth, MA, per an ordinance passed by the town of Plymouth in 1701/02 dividing the swamp, with John Bradford and Samuel Sturtevant chosen to assist him. The swamp included the land that was later to become the towns of Plympton, Halifax, and Carver. He was also a slectman and a Justice of the Peace.
Children
Jacob3, b. 17 APR 1695; m. Mrs. Elizabeth (Tilton) Holmes.

Abigail3, b. 24 FEB 1697; m. Jonathan Packard.

Mercy3, b. 13 OCT 1699; m. Nehemah Bennett; d. 4 SEP 1799.

John3, b. 19 MAR 1701; m. Joanna Adams.

Lydia3, b. 22 APR 1703; m. John Packard.

Barnabas3, see above.

Esther3, b. 18 FEB 1707; m. Ebenezer Bennett; d. 5 JUL 1776.

Hannah3, b. 19  MAR 1709; m. Ebenezer Reed; d. 1787.

Mary3, b. 19 MAR 1711; m. Reuben Thomson.

Caleb3, b. 4 NOV 1712; m. Abigail Crossman; d. 1787.

6 - JOHN1, son of ?, b. 1616 in Wales; arrived in Plymouth from England in 1622 or before at age 6. His father had died when he was even younger, and his mother remarried, but names off parents unknown. John m. Mary Cooke, on 26 DEC 1645 at Plymouth, MA. Resided at Plymouth and Middleborough, MA;  occupation- carpenter. Fought in King Phillip's War and the Narragansett and Dutch Wars; d. 16 JUN 1696 at age 80; buried in the first burial ground in Middleborough, MA.

Children

John2, b. NOV 1647; d. 11 FEB 1648.

John2, b. 24 NOV 1649 at Middleborough, MA; freeman 1682; occupation carpenter; m. Mary Tinkham; d. 25 NOV 1725; Mary d. in 1731.

Mary2, b. 1650; m. Thomas Taber (Tabor); lived near New Bedford, MA.

Esther2, b. 28 JUL 1652, at Barnstable MA; m. 1675 at Middleborough, MA to Jonathan Reed.

Elizabeth2, b. 28 JAN 1654; at Barnstable, MA; m. Thomas Swift.

Sarah2, b. 4 APR 1657; d. 7 APR 1657 at Barnstable, MA.

Lydia2, b. 5 OCT 1659 at Barnstable, MA; m. Jmes Soule.

Jacob2, see above.

Jude2, perhaps mistaken for Jacob2 above, b. 24 APR 1662, or a twin that died young; see History and Genealogy of Mayflower Planters, by Leon C. Hill.

Thomas2, b. 19 OCT 1664 at Middleborough, MA; m. Mary Morton; d. 19 APR 1756.

Mercy2, b. 1671; d. 19 APR 1756.

Adam2, b. ?; d. at one year old.

Peter2, b. ?; m. Rebecca Sturtevant.


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