A Maine Family's History - Smith / Glidden Surnames

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. (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 ME. Occupation weaver.

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

Children: Peter; Caleb baptized 7/2/1769 died unmarried; Sarah baptized 4/11/1779; Hannah baptized Hingham 9/22/1771 died 12/6/1854 married 4/8/1792 Levi Corthell; Zaccheus baptized 11/21/1773; Isaac baptized 11/10/1776;

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.

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.