A Maine Family's History - Davis / McDowell

Andrews

Thomas ANDREWS born ENG of Devonshire, in Hingham by 1635 [Thomas died 9/27/1679 age 83 and Old Thomas died 8/1643 see notes below]

Spouse: ?

Children: Joseph born circa 1597 Devonshire ENG died 1/1/1680 Hingham MA

Joseph ANDREWS born circa 1597 Devonshire died 1/1/1680 Hingham MA; Hingham 1635, freeman 1636

Spouse: Elizabeth ? born circa 1601 ENG died 3/12/1688 Hingham MA; married circa 1629 ENG

Children: Thomas (Captain) born 11/1632 ENG married Ruth Tobey; Joseph born circa 1635 Hingham MA; Elizabeth baptized 1638 Hingham; Ephraim baptized 1639 Hingham; Hannah born circa 1622 Devon, Devonshire ENG died 7/10/1700 Scituate MA married Matthew Gannett of Scituate MA who had a brother Thomas; Mary born circa 1643 Hingham married Thomas Beard admitted freeman 1645; Hepzebah born circa 1645 Hingham married Jeffrey Manning; Abigail born 1647 Hingham MA died 1723 Duxbury MA married John Wadsworth 7/25/1667 Duxbury

Thomas ANDREWS, Captain, born 11/1632 ENG died of smallpox 11/25/1690 in Quebec Canada while with Sir Phips expedition against Quebec

Spouse: Ruth TOBEY born 1635 died 10/23/1732 Hingham MA; married before 1656 Hingham MA

Children: Joseph born 9/22/1656 died 11/24/1724; John born 9/30/1658 died 7/2/1695; Ruth born 8/6/1660; Thomas born 6/26/1663; Elizabeth born 9/22/1665 married Joseph Jay/Joy born 1645; Ephraim born 10/27/1667 died 9/7/1669; Abigail born 1/6/1669; Stephen born 3/6/1672; Jedediah born 7/3/1674; Benjamin born 3/11/1677; all born Hingham & died there if date listed

Ruth ANDREWS born 8/6/1660 Hingham MA died 1/1/1718 Hingham

Spouse: Ambrose LOW born ENG died before 1708 Hingham MA; married 2/22/1688 Hingham

Children: Ambrose born 3/27/1695 died 3/26/1771 Hingham MA; Susanna born 1/12/1698 Hingham; Elizabeth born 4/2/1700 Hingham died 9/20/1772 Hingham married Ebenezer Beal 5/21/1724 Hingham

Mayflower Increasings: Abigail Andrews married John Wadsworth

Gen Reg of First Settlers of NE:: ANDREWS, JOSEPH, Hingham 1635, freeman 1636, was the first town clerk, and representative 3 years from 1636 to 1638. Lincoln, Hist Hingham, 42, 163. THOMAS, Hingham 1635, and perhaps the representative in 1678. There was a Captain Thomas Andrews, of Hingham, whose son Jedediah was b. 7 July 1674 grad at H. C. 1695, and was minister in Philadelphia. Lincoln, Hist Hingham, 116.

Pioneers of ME and NH: ANDREW, ANDREWS, Thomas, Mr. petitioned the court at Saco 3/25/1636, relative to the debt of John Stratten. It seems probable that this is the Watertown MA resident. [See P. of M.]

Pioneers of MA pg 18: Thomas, Hingham, propr. 1635. [See Plaisto.] Son Joseph came with him; had adjacent log; was town officer and deputy; d. 27 Sept. 1679, ae. 83 years. /P/ Old Thomas Andrews d. Aug. 1643 [Hob.]

Genealogical Dictionary of New England 125: LOW, or LOWE, AMBROSE, Hingham, m. Feb. 1688, Ruth Andrews.

Genealogical Dictionary of New England 54: Andrews, *JOSEPH, Hingham 1635, s. of Thomas the first, b. in Eng. freem. 3 Mar. 1636, was the first town clk. constable, rep. 1636-8, had rem. to Duxbury soon after, but Joseph, Ephraim, and Thomas may have been b. bef. such rem. as only ch. at D. nam. is Abigail, 1647, wh. m. July 1667, John Wadswortb; at D. he was a town officer 1654, and constable 1664, d. 1 Jan. 1680, aged 83. Lincoln's Hiss. of H. 42,163.

Genealogical Dictionary of New England 56: Andrews, THOMAS, Hingham, s. of Joseph of the same, was a capt. in the extravag. expedit. of Sir William Phips, 1690, against Quebec, in wh. he perish. by smallpox, late in Nov. 1690, hav. made his will 26 of that mo. had Jedediah, b. 7 July 1674, H. C. 1695, wh. bec. a min. at Philadelphia. Lincoln, 116. Perhaps he had others.