A Maine Family's History - Davis / McDowell

Ibrook

Ibrook, Ilbrook, Ibrooke, Eybrooke
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Richard IBROOK born circa 1580 of Southhold ENG died11/14/1651 Hingham MA; emigrated 1635 to Hingham MA, among first settlers, received a grant of 4 acres of land on Broad Cove (Lincoln) Street

Spouse: Margaret CLARK born 1589 Wymondham ENG died 4/4/1664 age 75

Children: Margaret born circa 1607 ENG married John Tower; Rebecca; Ellen married 3/1638 Capt Joshua Hobart, Rev. Peter's brother; Anne; John died 9/21/1607 Southwold ENG; Matthew; Thomas; Christian born 1611 Southwold married William Cockerum; Elizabeth married Rev. Peter Hobart 1628, see below; Rebecca

Margaret IBROOK born circa 1617 ENG died 5/15/1700 Hingham MA bur 5/17

Spouse: John TOWER married 2/13/1639 Charlestown MA

Children: Ibrook married Margaret Harding; John; Jonathan; Jeremiah; Elizabeth; Sarah; Hannah; Benjamin; Jemima; Samuel

Elizabeth IBROOK (see parents above)

Spouse: Peter HOBART, Rev. baptized 10/13/1604 Hingham ENG, educated at Magdalen College, Cambridge ENG 1625, came to New England 6/8/1635 died 1/20/1678-9 Hingham MA age 75, first minister of Hingham MA, resided on North St. opposite Goold's Bridge, mentioned 15 children in will; he married (2) (2) Rebecca Peck Hingham Plantation 1646

Spouse: (1) Elizabeth IBROOK married 1628 Southwold ENG [Peter's wives certified through recent genealogical research - Shephard in the Wilderness, Edward Franklin Ripley, 2001 per mcampbel3@attbi.com]

Children: Elizabeth born 1632 died3/26/1692 Hingham MA died 3/26/1692 Hingham; married John Ripley 10/13/1686; Rebecca born 4/9/1654 married 10/10/1679 Capt Daniel Mason son of General John Mason; Gershom born 12/1645, graduated Harvard College 1667, freeman 1673, died 12/19/1707 age 62, ordained pastor at Groton 11/25/1679 ; Jeremiah born in ENG 1630 graduated Harvard 1650, ordained at Topsfield 10/2/1672 lived Hempsted L. I. and Haddam CT died 3/1717 married Dorothy daughter of Rev. Samuel Whiting of Lynn; Japhet born 4/4/1647 graduated Harvard 1667 went to England before 1670 as a ship's surgeon and was never heard from again, probably lost at sea; Joshua born in England 1628 graduated Harvard 1650 died in 1717 settled in ministry at Southold LI; Nehemiah born 11/21/1648 graduated 1667 Harvard, ordained 12/23/1674, freeman 1675 died 8/12/1712, pastor of Newtown; David baptized 8/18/1651 died 8/21/1717 age 66, tanner, "lieutenant, deacon, married (1) Joanna Quincy daughter of Edmund and Joanna (Hoar) Quincy (2) 12/4/1695 Sarah Joyce of Boston; Josiah born in ENG 1634, Merchant, died at East Hampton LI 1711 age 78; Israel born 6/29/1642, died 4/14/1731 age 89 married 12/30/1668 Sarah daughter of Rev. William Witherell of Scituate,, 4/20/1676 his house in Hingham was burned by the Indians; Ichabod born Charlestown MA 10/3/1635 died 7/1636; Hannah born Hingham 4/30/1637 died 5/19/1637; Hannah born 5/15/1638, died at Bristol 9/11/169, married (1) John Brown of Salem and (2) 10/21/1679 John Rogers; Bathsheba born 10/1640 died 4/14/1724 age 84, married (1) 6/27/1664 John Leavitt Jr (2) 11/19/1674 Joseph Turner; Jael baptized 12/1643, died 4/18/1780 age 86, married 5/25/1664 Joseph Bradford son of William Bradford resided at Jones River Kingston; Abigail born 10/19/1656 died unmarried 4/12/1683; Lydia born 1/7/1658-59 died 10/18/1732 married 11/12/1690 Thomas Lincoln; Hezekiah born 8/30/1661 died 5/11/1662

Mayflower Increasings Pg 21: Joseph Bradford bc 1630 Plymouth d 7/10/1715 Plymouth m 5/25/1664 Hingham Jael Hobart dau of Rev Peter Hobart and Elizabeth Ilbrook bpt 12/30/1643 Hingham d 4/14/1730 Kingston.

Pioneers MA, pg 251: IBROOK, Richard, Hingham, propr 1635, in connection with William Cockraine, sen. his son-in-law. Before Gen Court 5(1)1638-9. Ch Rebecca married Mr. Peter Hobart, widower, & d 7(7)1693 ae 72 yrs; Ellen m at Cambridge 3/1638 Capt Joshua Hobart; Margaret m at Charlestown 2/12/1638-9 John Tower of Hing. [Hob] He (Richard) died 11/14/1651.

Gen Reg of the First Settlers of NE pg 156: IBROOK, Richard, Hingham 1635. Lincoln, Hist Hingham 43.