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Ralph, a merchant from Dublin, Ire., became a resident of Hing. 1636, and the same yr. had a house-lot of five acres granted him on Town (South) St., near what is now the corner of Hersey St. The chris. name of his w., whom he prob. m. in Ire., was Mary. She d. in Hing. 4 Feb. 1660-61. He d. 5 Jan. 1662-63. Freeman 1638. Was one of the first two deacons of the church in Hing., having been chosen to the office 29 Jan. 1639-40. In 1649 he was honored by our government with a commission to solemnize marriages. There is no rec. showing that Ralph and Mary had cho. b. here. An unm. dau.,
however, came over with them. The diary of Rev. Peter Hobart has the foll. relating to this surname, viz.:----
Ralph, m. Feb. 12, 1839 ----.
Sarah, m. May 8, 1645, John Smith, and d. 7 Feb. 1707-8.
Ebenezer, from Dor., m. in Hing. Oct. 8, 1724, Elizabeth Bates, dau. of Joshua and Rachel (Tower) Bates. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 23, 1703. Their
Child, b. in Hing.,----
i. Smith, Nov. 7, 1725, m. Jan. 18, 1749-50, Hannah Tower, dau. of David
and Susanna (Tucker) Tower. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 14, 1731-32. Ch.: 1.
Ebenezer, bt. Feb. 10, 1750-51. 2. David Tower, bt. Aug. 15, 1756.
Daniel, perh. s. of Ebenezer (?), m. in Hing. first, Nov. 21, 1750, Deborah Joy, dau. of John and Lydia (Lincoln) Joy. She was b. in Hing. June 25, 1732, and d. ----. He m. secondly, June 11, 1780, Sarah Simmons, dau. of Reuben and Sarah (Lincoln) Simmons. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 8, 1751-52. Daniel prob. removed from here ab. 1781, or soon after.
Ch., all by w. Deborah, and b. in the sec. pres., were----
i. Joseph, b. and d. 26 Oct. 1751.
ii. Elizabeth, Jan. 28, 1753.
iii. Daniel, Jan. 26, 1755, served in the Continental Army, 1780.
iv. Joseph, Dec. 10, 1758.
Joseph, from Isleboro', ME, m. in Hing. first, Jan. 25, 1813, Nabby King, dau. of Thomas and Abigail (Lane) King. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 11, 1792, and d. ----. He m. secondly, Sept. 15, 1816, Mrs. Polly (King) Gilkey, wid. of Isaac Gilkey, and sister of his first w. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 3, 1785, and d. 5 Nov. 1856, at the age of 71 yrs. He d. 2 June, 1863, at the age of 79 yrs. "Master-mariner." Resided on Spring St.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Nabby,----
i. Joseph, Feb. 2, 1814, d. 27 Apr. 1831, at the age of 17 yrs.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Polly,----
2. ii. Thomas King, May 28, 1816.
iii. Isaac Gilkey, Feb. 24, 1817, d. 12 Oct. 1839, at the age of 22 yrs.
iv. Benjamin, June 13, 1820. Removed to Boston.
v. Abigail King, Dec. 30, 1821, m. Nov. 19, 1844, Silas Q. Hersey.
vi. Judson Josselyn, Feb. 24, 1824, m. Apr. 4, 1847, Harriet R. Richards, and d. at
Wey. 11 Dec. 1852, at the age of 28 yrs.
vii. Samuel, Sept. 22, 1825.
viii. Eunice, Dec. 22, 1828, m. (1) Capt. Norman D. Minor, of New London, CT;
(2) Edward W. Halero;** and (3) ---- Adams.
**(See "Hingham in the Civil War.")
Thomas K. (Joseph == Polly King), b. in Hing. May 28, 1816, m. first, March 31, 1844, Lydia Ann Wilder, dau. of Caleb and Lydia (Damon) Wilder. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 9, 1826, and d. 21 Oct. 1864, at the age of 38 yrs. He m. secondly, Feb. 1, 1868, Mrs. Sarah S. (Binney) Cushing, wid. of Samuel T. Cushing, and dau. of Isaac L. and
Sarah R. (Kingman) Binney. She was b. at Wey. 1829, and d. at Quincy, Mass., 12 Feb. 1878, at the age of 49 yrs. He d. 29 July, 1886, at the age of 70 yrs.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Lydia,----
i. Mary Catherine, May, 1847, d. 27 Aug. 1865, at the age of 18 yrs.
ii. Maria F., May, 1849, d. 24 Oct. 1860, at the age of 11 yrs.
iii. Eunice Billings, 1851, m. May 9, 1868, Alvin Blanchard, Jr., and
d. 27 July, 1875, at the age of 24 yrs.
iv. Joseph, 1853. Resides at Boston.
v. Lydia Anna, 1856, d. 27 May, 1864, at the age of 8 yrs.
vi. Lizzie T., Sept. 11, 1858, d. 8 Feb. 1861, at the age of 2 yrs.
Note. -- Elizabeth, and Thomas Tower, int. of m'ge. Dec. 21, 1717. Mary, m. May 31, 1721, Joseph Garnet. William, m. Mehitable, dau. of Benjamin Beal.
