FIFTH GENERATION
-109- ELISABETH, b. 16 Jan. 1763; m. in Newbury 17 Oct. 1785 Friend Noyes, b. in Newbury 26 June 1763. After the marriage of their son Thomas in 1812, no information at hand.
1. Edmund, b. 7 March 1786.
2. Thomas, b. 13 April 1788; m. 1812 Mary Brown, b. 1788.
3. William, bp. 21 April 1793.
4. Friend, bp. 12 Oct. 1794.
ISSUE OF BENJAMIN (41) AND JANE (TOPPAN) KNIGHT all were b. in Newbury, Ma.
-110- ELINER, b. 15 Oct. 1720: d. in Gloucester, Ma. in 1781, ae 61; m. 26 Oct. 1743 John Hale, b. in Newbury 16 Jan. 1721; d. in Gloucester in 1787, ae 66. He was a first cousin of Nathan Hale, the martyr, who was hung by the British Army in the Revolution as a spy.
1. Samuel, b. 17 March 1745. He was a Loyalist (Tory) in the Revolution.
2. John, b. 18 Jan. 1757. 5. Jane, b. 25 April 1754
3. Benjamin, b. 21 Feb. 1749. 6. Hannah, b. 30 Aug. 1757
4. Ebenezer, b. 24 April 1752. 7. Sally, b. 1762.
-111- BEZALEEL, b. 4 June 1722, a twin; d. in Newbury 27 Feb. 1794 'of smallpox', ae 71; m. in Newbury 16 Sept. 1754 Jemima Bishop, b. 1 Jan. 1735; d. in Newbury 22 Sept. 1818, ae 83.
Issue:
1. Sarah ( 356) b. 1760 6. Nanne ( 361) bp. 1769
2. Jane ( 357) bp. 1764 7. John ( 362) bp. 1771
3. Susannah ( 358) bp. 1764 8. Jemima ( 363) b. 1773
4. Mary ( 359) b. 1764 9. Moses ( 364) b. 1776
5. Benjamin ( 360) b. 1766 10. Aaron ( 365) b. 1779
-112- JONATHAN, b. 4 June 1722, a twin; m. in Newbury 1 Dec. 1747 Eunice Presbury, b. in Newbury 9 March 1728; buried in Newbury 14 March 1786, ae 58. He was alive in 1783 when he acted as administrator of the estate of his son Jonathan.
1. Jane ( 366) bp. 1748 5. Caleb ( 370) b. 1757
2. Jonathan ( 367) bp. 1750 6. Catherine C 371) b. 1759
3. Eunice ( 368) bp. 1753 7. Phoebe ( 372) bp. 1762
4. Jane ( 369) bp. 1755
-113- JANE, b. 19 March 1725; d. in Newbury 1735 'of throat distemper', ae 10.
-114- SARAH, b. 2 Aug. 1727; m. (1) in Newbury 23 Nov. 1749 Ebenezer Sweasey, b. in Newbury 14 Feb. 1727. She d. between 1762-68 and he m. (2) 28 Aug. 1768 Abigail Pearson, a first cousin of Sarah and daughter of Jonathan and Abigail (might) Pearson (43) bp. 7 Sept.1740; d. 6 March 1825, ae 84.
Issue - all were b. in Newbury.
1. John, b. 13 Sept. 1750. 4. Ebenezer, b. 9 Oct. 1758
2. Edward, b. 2 Aug. 1752. 5. Joseph, b. 19 June 1760.
3. Benjamin, b. 3 May 1754. 6. Jane T., b. 5 May 1762.
-115- AMOS, b. 17 Sept. 1729; d. in Newbury 1735 'of throat distemper', ae 6.
-116- INFANT, b. in Dec. 1731, 'died young'.
-117- ANNE, b. 26 March 1734; d. in Newbury in 1735 'of throat distemper', ae 2.
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Issue - all were b. in Newbury.
Issue - all were b. in Gloucester.
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