Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

HERSEY-
This is a Hingham name. William, the common ancestor,
wrote Ilia name Hersie. He was of Hingham in 1636, a freeman
of the Massachusetts Colony March, 1638, of the Artillery Company
in 1652, and died 24th Maich, 1668, leaving wife Elizabeth.
In his will dated March 9, 1668, he names his sons William,
John and James, and daughters PVances, Elizabeth and Judith.
Frances married Riciiard Croad 29th May, 1666. Judith married
Dec. 1663, Humphrey Wilson. Mr. SSavage remaiks "'that it has
been from early days a very prevalent name in Hingham, and it
may well be a cause of regret that we have no fuller genealogical
account of the family."
Three of this name settled in Barnstable. Dr. James Hersey,
Dr. Abner Hersey, and Rev. Henry Hersey, the latter now
living, and kindly remembered by all his old parishioners foi his
urbane feelings and gentlemanly bearing.
Dr. James Hersey, son of James and Mary Hersey, was born
in Hingham Dec. 21, 1716. He settled as a physician in Barnsta-
ble, puichased a part of the Dimmoek estate, which included the
ancient stone house built by Elder Thos. Dimmoek. A tradition
exists that he resided in a house that stood east of the stone
house ; but it is more probable that he resided in the stone house.
He owned it, and it was at that time in good repair. The three
sons of James and Mary Hersey, of Hingham, were all physicians.
Ezekiel, the elder, graduated at Harvard College in 1728,
settled in Hingham, and died Dec. 9, 1770, aged sixty-two years,
leaving no children. Dr. James Thacher speak of him as a
man eminent in his profession.
James, the second son, did not receive a public education ; he
was, however, well educated, and Dr. Thacher speaks of him as a
skilful physician, who had at the time of his death, July 22, 1741,
acquired an extensive practice in the County. Tradition gives
him a good name. He married July 27, 1737, Lydia, daughter of
Col. Shubael Gorham. She died Nov. 9, 1740, leaving one son,
James, born Nov. 9, 1738.
For his second wife Dr. James Hersey married April 9, 1741,