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Loring

Thomas LORING came from Axminster, Devon, ENG 12/23/1634. Resided short time in Dorchester and removed to Hingham. Freeman 3/3/1635-6. Died intestate Hull 4/4/1661.

Spouse: Jane NEWTON from Axminster, Devon, ENG, died 8/25/1672.

Children: Thomas born in England 1629 baptized 3/5/1625 married Hannah Jacob; John born in England 12/22/1630; Isaac baptized 1/20/1639-40 died February 1640; Isaac baptized in Hingham 1/9/1641-42 died 3/2/1644-5 from a scald; Josiah baptized in Hingham 1/9/1641-2 died after 7/25/1712 married 7/1662 Elizabeth Prince daughter of John; Benjamin baptized 11/24/1644 married 12/8/1670 to Mary Hawke daughter of Matthew & Margaret

John LORING born Axminster, Devonshire, ENG 12/22/1630 baptized 12/27/1630 died at Hingham 9/19/1714 at the home of his son Thomas. Freeman oath 1673.

Spouse: (1) Mary BAKER baptized Hingham 8/1639, married 12/16/1657, died 7/13/1679; daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Lane) Baker (2) married Rachel (Wheatley) Buckland of Braintree 9/22/1679

Children: by (1) Mary Baker: John born 9/19/1658 died 1/2/1677-8; Joseph born 3/10/1659-60 married Hannah Leavitt daughter of John & Sarah; Thomas born 3/1/1661-2 married Leah daughter of Thomas Buckland ; Sarah born 1/1/1663-4 died 12/16/1678; Isaac born 1/22/1666 married Sarah Young; Mary born 2/4/1667-8 died 1858 married Thomas Jones; Nathaniel born 3/5/1669-70 married Susanna Butler; Daniel born 2/8/1671-2 married Priscilla Mann and (2) Susanna Breck; Rachel born 2/29/1673-4 married Caleb Hobart died at Hull 3/8/1707-8; Jacob born 4/21/1676 married 2/9/1708-9 Sarah Lewis and (2) Hannah Jacob on 5/8/1728; Israel/Isrell born 3/29/1678 died 12/31/1678. Children of (2) Rachel Wheatley: John born 6/28/1680 died 2/26/1719-20 married Jane Baker; Israel born 4/15/1682 married Mary Hayman daughter of Nathan; Sarah born 6/6/1684; Caleb born 1/2/1688-9 died at Hull 9/16/1756 married Elizabeth Baker

Jacob Loring born 4/21/1676 at Hull. 4/21/1676 settled in Hingham. Died 12/5/1751, estate settled 1753.

Spouse: (1) Sarah Lewis married 2/9/1708-9 daughter of John and Hannah (Lincoln) Lewis died 4/8/1727. (2) Hannah JACOB married 5/8/1728 daughter of Peter and Hannah (Allen) Jacob, born Hingham 7/22/1696 died 11/12/1778.

Children: Children: by (1) Sarah Lewis: Sarah born 10/9/1723 married 9/29/1745 Jonathan Mitchell of N. Yarmouth ME.. Children by (2) Hannah Jacob: Jacob born 6/25/1729 died 8/7/1777; Israel born 3/26/1731; Zachariah born 8/7/1733; Peter born 8/27/1735 died 7/4/1736; Hannah born 11/6/1737 died 12/23/1744

Zachariah Loring born in Hingham August 7, 1733, resided on East St. Late in life removed to Passamaquoddy (Perry) ME. Last record of deed in Hingham MA was 1795. Occupation smith, weaver, barber

Spouse: Mary JOY daughter of Samuel and Thankful (Lincoln) Joy born 9/8/1741 married 6/8/1762

Children: Peter born circa 1765 married Rachel Wilder was a farmer in Perry ME; Caleb baptized 7/2/1769 died unmarried; Hannah baptized Hingham 9/22/1771 died 12/6/1854 married 4/8/1792 Levi Corthell; they moved to Passamaquoddy; Zaccheus baptized 11/21/1773; Isaac baptized 11/10/1776; Sarah baptized 4/11/1779

Sarah (Sally) LORING baptized Hingham 4/11/1779, of Perry Washington ME; lived in Cooper ME

Spouse: David HITCHINGS of St David NB

Children: Mary married Benjamin Henderson born 1786 NB

Per Jerry Gower ggower1@Maine.rr.com. Sarah Loring was bp Hingham MA 11 Apr 1779, dau of Zechariah & Mary (Joy) Loring per Hist of Hingham, and Charles Henry Pope, Loring Genealogy (1917). In Washington Co deed 6:373-4 Sarah & David Hitchings, heirs of Zecariah Loring, quit claim to her brother Peter their interest in Zechariah's estate proving her identity.

Washington: Maine Place Names & the Peopling of Its Towns: The inhabitants of Perry, Plantation # 1 East of Machias in the 1790 census were Samual Frost, Alex Patterson & Alex Hodges, probably the first settlers on St. Croix Bay, Moses & Jacob Lincoln, Peter Loring, John Frost, Wm. Morrison, Daniel Sweat, Samuel Tuttle, James Wood, Nathaniel Stoddard, Wm. Kilbey, Abiah Damons, James Chubbuck.]

Tho Loring d 1661 to Dorchester MA 1634 w/wife & sons Thomas & John; rem to Hingham. One of 1st deacons of ch est there 1635; freeman 1635; settled Hull 1641; constable 1646; married in Eng Jane Newton.

THE WILL OF MRS. JANE LORING. In the Nam and fear of god Amen: 10 July. 1672. I Janne Loring of Hull in the county of Suffolke in New England: widow, having great reason to consider the uncertainty & momentariness of this present life & knowing that his decree is certain; in whose hands are all my times: & therefore according to his mind & will & my duty: 1 being in my good & sound understanding & memory though weak in body; and willing to dispose of my world [ly] estate & set my house in order; doe therefore make & declare this writing to be my last will & testament. Imprimis 1 give & bequeath my soul into the hands of him yt gave it, my blessed god & mercifull father in Christ Jesus; & my body to the dust; to be decently buried in the hope of a glorious resurrection unto an immortal inheritance amongst all they that are sanctified: in & by Christ Jesus: alsoe my just debts which 1 shall owe to any person to be justly & duly payed. 1 give to my eldest son Thomas Loring; one Book called the Jewell of contentment, one hoUon shirt: one Hollon cap: a holon neckcloath & a hollon handkerchief: also a new gowne; for a man: 1 give to my second son John Loring: one Book concerning the covenant of grace by mr Obadiah Sedgwick also one hollon shirt a hollon cap a hollon neckcloath a hollon handkerchief and a white dimity westcoate; also a ash coloured gowne: & a bellmettle skillett. Item 1 give to my son Benjamin Loring: one booke called the true or syncere covenant : a fine dowlesse shirt & a holon . . . item 1 give unto Hannah Loring my eldest son's wife: a hollon shift a tufted holon westcoat; a yellow piece of bodes & stomacher; a green piece of bodes & stomacher & sleeves: & my best gown & searg pettecoat belonging to it: a . . . petecoat & carsey westcoat: a pair of silk sleeves & a pair of hollon sleeves also my wisk case and the best wisk in it: also my best laced neckcloath, my best holon apron & best white gloves, the best dressinge the best holon quoife: & best tiring scarfe & silk hood. Item 1 give to Mary Loring wife unto my son John, a holon shift: to searge petecoats & on broad cloth petecoat yt is unmade: a kersey westcoat with gold lace: a ... & gown: a pair of hollon sleeves: a neckcloath & a whisk & suit of head linnen; a pair of white gloves; & my best ma[n]ttle: a silk hood: & a green apron & whit lane apron: & a long silk taffety scarfe. Item I give unto my daughter Mary wife to my son Benjamine: a searge gown & two searge pettecoats & a penestone pettecoat: a holon shift: a white apron & a greene apron & suit of head cloaths & a pair of longsleeves: also my riding suit & my pillion cloath: a hood & a pair of gloves. Item 1 give to my son Benjamine the table in yt parlor & six joynt stools: & four chairs & the Cubbord with yt which stand upon it: also a pair of cast cobirons: & my part in the catch yt is at sea. Item 1 give to my son Josiah & his wife eight pounds in money yt my son Josiah hath all redy in his hands of mine : & twenty pounds of wool to cloath his family & to be taken out of the north chamber: Item all the rest of my whole estate; whether goods household stuff, bedings moneys moveables & whatsoever is my own proper estate 1 give unto my [son] Thomas Loring my son John Loring & my son Benjamin Loring; I doe will the som to be divided equally by value & proportion amongst these three of my sons: finally 1 do will my eldest son Thomas to be my executour to see this my last will & testament for all intents to be accomplished & fulfilled: In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand this tenth of July Anno 1672: The Mark. Owned published & declared before of Janne Loring Witness Zechariah Whitman* Abram Joans. Proved by the testimony of the witnesses October 23 and 29, 1672. The inventory was presented in Court October 16, 1672.

Peter Loring 1790 Census Plantation 1 East of Machias 1/-/1. [Lucy Loring m Amos Boynton 6/1/1786 Washington Co.]

1820 Census of Perry: http://www.mainegenealogy.net/2007/03/1820-census-perry-washington-county.html

[Eastport Vital Records: Family Record of Davis Loring by R B Clark Town Clerk "Davis Loring Born in Perry Sept 20th 1819 Melissa M Clark born Lubec Dec 20th 1834 They were married at Eastport July 17th 1854][Loring Cemetery Perry ME: LORING Peter died 11/7/1831 age 40 yrs. 3 mos. 17 days, Sarah died 1/10/1870 age 74 yrs, Helen M. died 1836 age 5 yrs. LORING Peter died 5/6/1835 age 72 yrs. Rachel died 11/23/1843 age 73 yrs.]

History of Hingham: Thomas, came from Axminster, County of Devon, Eng., 23 Dec. 1634, and resided for a short time at Dor., Mass. Thence he removed to Hing., and Sept. 18, 1635, drew aa house-lot on Town (North), near what is now the corner of Ship St. He was made freeman 3 March, 1635-36; was early a deacon of the church in Hing., and was the progenitor of the families bearing this surname by birth in eastern Mass., and prob. throughout New Eng. On March 15, 1645-46, his dw.-house was destroyed by fire. He subsequently removed to Hull, where he d. intestate, 4 Apr. 1661. Est. appriaded 27 June, 1662, at £331 15s.; settled by his heirs 1672. His w., whom he m. in Eng, as Jane Newton. She d. 25 Aug. 1672, leaving a will, which was dated 10 July, 1672, proved 6 Oct. fol.

The Pilgrims of Boston: The decease of the common ancestors is thus recorded in Hobart's Diary: "1661, April 1. Thomas Loring, sometime a deacon to the church at Hingham, died at Hull." His widow, Jane, had the improvement of the estate until her decease, Aug. 25, 1672. By her will dated July 10,1672, she appointed her son Thomas executor. Among other legacies, she bequeathed to her son Thomas a volume called "The Jewell of Contentment, by Jeremiah Burroughs. Printed at London, in 1645." To Hannah, wife of Thomas, a yellow pair of bodices, stomacher, her best neck clothes, &c.; to her son, John, a volume called "The Covenant of Grace, by Obadiah Sedgwick." To Mary, wife of John, a suit of head linen, her best mantle, a kersey waistcoat with gold lace, and other articles; to her son Benjamin, a volume called "The True, or Sincere Convert, by Thomas Sheppard, of London, discovering the small number of true Beleevers, and the Great Difficulty of Saving Conversion." Also her interest in a "Catch," or vessel at sea. To Mary, wife of Benjamin, her riding suit, pillion cloth, hood and gloves, a suit of head clothes, serge gown, and other articles. To her son Josiah she gave twenty pounds of wool, to clothe his children. Rev. Zechariah Whitman was a witness to the will; proved, Boston, Oct. 6, 1672. The agreement of the four sons of Deacon Thomas Loring, in the division of their father's estate, Oct. 30, 1672, is in the probate office of Suffolk.

Loring Genealogy. Charles Henry Pope. 1917 Zechariah Loring (Jacob, John, Thomas), born at Hingham August 7, 1733; married Mary, daughter of Samuel and Thankful (Lincoln) Joy, born September 8, 1741. She and Mr. Loring joined with her sister Elizabeth and her husband, Jesse Sprague, March 26, 1788, in a deed of land in Hingham which they had inherited. The "History of Hingham'' states that this Mary Joy married Stephen Mansfield, and makes no mention of her becoming the wife of Zechariah Loring; but the editor of this work believes that the wife of Stephen Mansfield was another Mary Joy who was born May 9, 1736, and who had no sister Elizabeth. Zechariah Loring, according to his father's will, learned the trade of a "smith"; was called "weaver" in some documents, "barber" in others. He lived in his native town till well along in life, when he sold his Hingham property (the latest deed was in 1795) and removed to Perry, Me., by the side of the St. Croix River, where it empties into Passamaquoddy Bay.
Loring Genealogy: 3 JoHN LORING Thomas1 born at Axminster England as his son Rev Israel Loring tells us December 22 1630 baptized December 27 1630 married first December 16 1657 Mary only child of Nathaniel and Sarah Lane Baker who was baptized at Hingham in August 1639 and died July 13 1679, "a pious woman of whose conversion her husband was the instrument." He married second September 22 1679 Mrs Rachel Buckland widow of Mr Benjamin Buckland of Reho both and daughter of Mr John Wheatly of Braintree, she died September 20 1713 aged seventy years. He resided in Hull was town clerk seventeen years one of the selectmen nine terms representative in 1692. His son Israel became a minister and wrote a very affectionate and particular obituary upon his father which is preserved in the archives of the Massachusetts Historical Society and in the copy of that document in Mr James Spear. Loring's manuscript volume in the New England Historic Genealogical Society Several items of interest are worth quoting. Mr John Loring while a boy of five years definitely determined to be a good child of his heavenly Father and was earnestly religious all through his life. His wife attributed her own conversion to his influence. He was very solicitous to secure the conversion of his children . He began with them when they were young tender and flexible to put them in mind of God their Creator and the things that belong to their everlasting peace. He was a great reader. His was a religious family the morning and evening sacrifice were duly offered up and on the Lord's Day evenings the sermons which at meeting he took down in characters were repeated. He cut his foot at one time and the wound developed into a malignant sore which gave him extreme pain. After a famous physician of Boston had treated the foot and failed to cure it or relieve the agony a friend of Mrs Loring, Mrs Whitmore of Medford a doctress, came to visit the family and applying her balsom to his angry wounds he presently had rest and ease and slept soundly the night following and with the blessing of heaven upon her endeavors she effected a curem He recovered his health and lived some time thereafterm He died Lord's Day morning September 19 1714.

Loring Genealogy. JOHN LORING (Thomas), born at Axminster, England, as his son, Rev. Israel Loring tells us, December 22, 1630, baptized December 27, 1630; married first, December 16, 1657, "Mary, only child of Nathaniel and Sarah (Lane) Baker, who was baptized at Hingham in August, 1639, and died July 13, 1679, "a pious woman of whose conversion her husband was the instrument." He married second, September 22, 1679, Mrs. Rachel Buckland, widow of Mr. Benjamin Buckland of Rehoboth, and daughter of Mr. John Wheatly, of Braintree; she died September 20, 1713, aged seventy years. He resided in Hull; was town clerk seventeen years, one of the selectmen nine terms, representative in 1692.

THE WILL OF JOHN LORING. I John Loring of Hull in ye County of Suffolk within Their majesties Province of the Massachusetts Bay in new England, haveing Arived to those Dayes & years which cannot but mind me of my mortality, and that approaching dissolution which is advancing upon me. and not knowing how soon or suddenly it may please that God who gave my breath & being, to a period to ye number of ye months & moments of my aboad here. The which are alone with himselfe. And that I may prevent any uncomfortable differences which may arise (when I am gone from hence) by the omission of that known duty of setting my house in order, and disposeing and settling of the things of this life which the Lord has graciously given me. I do make and constitute this my Last will and Testament in manner & form following: I commit my soul into the hands of that God who gave it me. whom I hope I have had communion with and soul refreshment from in Life.And trust that he will not forsake me at Death, hopeing for pardon acceptance and salvation only & alone through the meer mercy of God and merrits of ye Lord Jesus my Body I commit that to ye earth to be decently buried at ye discression of my executors hereafter named. And as to the things of this life which ye Lord has lent me I give and bequeath as followeth; Imprimis I give to my beloved wife Rachell Loring all that estate which was her former husbands to give & bequeath among her children as she shall please. I also give unto her ye use & improvement of one end of my now dwelling house which end she pleases to choose, with ye use of my best bed and furniture belonging to it, as also ye use of so much of my household stuff as she shall as she shall have necessity for Dureing her widowhood. And further I give unto her Twelve Pounds in money to be Annually well and truely paid her (whilst she bares my name) in such manner as is hereafter expressed. Viz: That my sons, Thomas, Nathaniel, Daniel, Jacob, Israel, John & Caleb Loring, pay her, Twenty shillings a piece in money, and my son Thomas Joans Ten shillings money p. Annum, as also that my sons to witt. John and Caleb Loring. Pay her four pounds and ten shillings more in money yearly. And for theire so doing I give to them their Heirs & asign Peter my negro man servant for ever, not preventing my said wife the command of my said negro as to things in & about ye house fetching of her in wood water &c-. but if my said negro shall dye or be disenabled from service, that they because theref cannot pay ye Rent of ye aforesaid four pounds & ten shillings as abovesaid then my will is that each and every of my sons before mentioned (excepting my son Thomas Joans) shall pay yearly Ten shillings a piece more to their mother, over & above ye afore mentioned twenty shillings, and my son Thomas Joans to pay her yearly five shillings more, and my will is that if any of my above named sons shall neglect or refuse paying their said sums as aforesaid to their said mother, that then any Two of them shall have (and by this my will I give them) full power to demand sue for and recover ye same, by Law or otherwise. And in case my wife change her condition by marriage, then my will is that she leave what I have above given her ye use and improvement of dureing her bareing of my name, and have then but six pounds p Annum paid her. And for as much as my Father in Law Nathaniel Baker of Hingham deceased, did give portions to the children which I had by my first wife, and I also have given to most of them out of my Estate to some more, to some less, therefore I shall now give ye less to them that have had the most allready. Item I give to my son Joseph Lorings four children, twelve pence, per piece, to be paid to them upon demand by my executors hereafter named. And for as much as my son Nathaniel Loring has had a considerable portion in lands & meadow more then ye rest of his Brethren therefore I give him but halfe as much as one of them now, and for as much as I have been at considerable expence, to bring up my son Israel to Learning, therefore I give him also but halfe as much as one of his Brethren. And as for my only surviving Daughter Mary Jones my will also is that she likewise shall have but half so much as her brethren, and as for my son Isaac Loring Deceased, who has left four children my will is that they shall have as much as one of their Fathers Brethren, that is to said his son to have a double portion of that share to be paid unto them by my son John and Caleb Loring. when they shall come of Age, or five years after my Decease. And further my will is that my Three sons Jacob John and Caleb Loring havng been with me and a help to me in my old Age. they haveing no Trades. I therefore give to my son Jacob a lot of salt medow by strait Pond mill, moreover a piece of salt medow bought of Samuel Baker lyeing in partnership with Brother Benjamin Loring, further I give him all my right title interest of in & unto the biggest of Brusters Islands. The which I give him not as part of his portion, but as a free gift to him his heirs & assigns for ever. Item I give to my Two sons John & Caleb Loring all my right & interest in ye lands barn house & hay scrues at hempland Hill in ye Township of Hull, excepting what I have formerly given to my son Thomas Loring at ye westerly end of said Hill, as is already laid out by markes that is known, as also all my right and title in ye lands at Slatt Island, with all my Common Rights & priveledges in & upon the neck both of Herbige & wood, excepting what of wood my wife shall have need of for her own fireing, as also one halfe of ye midlemost of Bruster Islands, with a piece also of salt medow at Pettuks Island, which was formerly Benjamin Bosworths all which I give to them not as part of their portion but as a free Gift to be Equally Divided between them their heirs & assigns for ever. Item I further give to my son Jacob Loring all my right of & unto, lands lyeing at Sagamore Hill, as also at white head, and Straberry Hill, all lyeing in ye Township of Hull, all which lands I give to him his heirs & assigns for ever, with this reserve that he sell it not away from his Brothers John and Caleb (if they will buy it) He not exceeding Ten pounds an acre. Item All the rest of my lands in ye Township of Hull (not before given away) with all my rights in Pettuks Island, together with my interest in Ransfords Island now in partnership with Brother Benjamin Loring I give to my two sons John & Caleb Loring their Heirs & assigns forever, with this exception that if it amount to more than their just & equal proportion of my estate according to ye rules which I have before and shall hereafter express, then they shall pay out thereof to each of my children as have not theire proportion, and that in ye space of Three years after my decease, and if not paid in that time then to pay five shillings an acre for ye rent of ye land untill ye principal be paid. And my will is that all ye last lands given away to my three sons shall come to a Division with my personal estate. & shall be at such apprisement as is expressed in my Book, reference whereunto had may more fully appeare. And further my will is That what ever I have allready or hereafter may & shall give to any of my children and shall so appeare upon my Book, shall be accounted as part of their portion and that what part of my estate that shall not be apprised by my self, and set in said Book shall be apprised by such indifferent men, as my executors shall se cause to choose; And whereas my son Jacob has allready laid out Considerably in repairing one of my houseings and He being removed out of ye Town, my will is that He be paid what costs & charges shall appeare he has laid out thereon, and my will is that my two sons John & Caleb Loring keep all my houseings in repair, both for themselves & mother dureing her widowhood, and that if it should so happen that any of them be consumed by fire during my wives widowhood that then every of my children shall each of them bare his own loss. And after my wives decease, all my houseings to be my said sons John & Caleb Lorings with the beding & household stuff ye my wife shall then leave, the which I Give to them Their Heirs Executors Administrators And Assignes for ever: they paying out as followeth viz. To my son Thomas Loring Ten pounds. To my Son Nathaniel Five Pounds. To my son Daniel Ten pounds. To my son Israel Five pounds. To my Daughter Mary Joans Five pounds. To my grandson Isaac Loring Five pounds, all to be paid within Three years after my wives widowhood or Decease, and it is to be understood that ye sums so set with the lands & other estate shall be valued at fifteen pennyweight. and my will is that my sons John & Caleb shall not fence in their lands neither at home nor hempland hill so as to debar one or other from full & free ingress & regress into upon & from their lands either at one end or the other nor sell it to any that shall so Doe. but live in love & peace, That ye God of love & peace may live with each and every of them And I do appoint my Two sons Thomas & John Loring to be executors of this my last will & Testament And in Testimony that this is my last will & Testament I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seale, this seventh Day of February Anno Domini seventeen hundred & eight in ye sixth year of their Majesties Reign John Loring (Seal) Signed, Sealed, Published, and declared, to be the last will & Testament of John Loring in the presence of us John Colyer Gersham Colier Samuel Loring.

Loring Genealogy. Jacob Loring (John, Thomas), born at Hull April 21, 1676; married first, February 9, 1708-9, Sarah, daughter of John and Hannah (Lincoln) Lewis, born July 12, 1690, died April 8, 1727. He married second, May 8, 1728, Hannah, daughter of Peter and Hannah (Allen) Jacob, born July 22, 1696, died November 12, 1778. He was a constable in 1709, a selectman several terms. Resided on Leavitt Street near East Street. He died December 5, 1751. His will, dated February 4, 1749, proved January 21, 1751-2, provided that his wife should have life use of the house and have all of the personal property. His son Jacob to have the home place (subject to his mother's rights); Zechariah to work in the smith's shop till he was twenty-three years of age, and to have one-half of the tools there; the three sons to have the rest of the land, paying £400 to their sister and £60 to their mother.

THE WILL OF ZECHARIAH LORING. I, Zackariah Loring of Passamaquody in the County of Washington in the State of Massachusetts, yeoman this twenty third day of May and one Thousand Eight hundred and five being weak in body but of sound mind and memory thanks be to God. Causing to mind the mortality of the body knowing that it is appointed to all men to die I do make and ordain this to be my Last Will and Testament. And first & principly I give and recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it hoping for full pardon of all my sins thro' the atonements of Jesus Christ my redeemer & my body to the Earth to be buried in a decent manner at the Discresion of my Executor hereafter mentioned and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life my mind and will is, the same be disposed and imployed as follows First that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid by my Executors hereafter mentioned in convenient season after my decease I do appoint my loving Wife Mary Loring and my son Peter Loring sole Executors of this my last will and testament First I give to my Dear and beloved Wife Mary Loring all my Personal Estate at her disposal and I give her all my real estate as long as she liveth in this world after her the real Estate is to be equally devided between my children excepting Caleb I give Caleb Four Dollars only which is to be paid out of each ones share equally alike. All the just debts and funeral charges shall be paid out of the real estate This I declare to be my last will and testament in the presents of Zackariah Loring Moses Lincoln Nathaniel Stoddar Jacob Lincoln

Pioneers of MA: Loring, Thomas, Hingham, propr. frm. 3/3/1635-6. Debuty, deacon, His house was burned 8/15/1645-6. Rem. to Hull Propr. 1657. Son John was also propr. at the time. Wife Jane; ch. Thomas, John b 12/22/1630; Isaac bapt 1/20/1639-40 d. Feb. folg.; IUsaac bapt 1/9/1641-2 d 3/2/1644-5; Josiah bapt. 1/9/1641; Benjamin bapt. 11/24/1644. He d. 3/4/1661. Inv. taken 6/27/1662. The widow d. 8/25/1672. Will dated 7/10, prob. 10/23 folg. beq. to eldest son Thomas L. and Hannah, his wife; to sons John and Benjamin; to son Josiah's wife.