The Humphreys family in America - citizen hylbom blog

134- i- Abicl/' h. in Wcymoutli, 9 May, 1766; for many years a deacon in tlio OKI Xorth Cluncli,
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Weymouth. He was a cabinetmaker; m. 4 Nov., 1790, Betsey (daughter of Stephen)
Babcock, of Milton.
IjS- Ji- Lucy,^ b. in Weymouth, iS July, 1767; d. 10 Sept., 1795, '" licr iSth year.
Ij6. iii. Jarcd,^ b. in Weymouth, 10 Mch., 1769; m. 4 Oct., 1796, Rebecca, daughter of Josiah
and Mary (BickncU), Humphrey, his cousin, h. in Weymouth, i June, 1776.
137. V. Anx,s b. in Wc^vmouth, 6 July, 1746; m. (published 31 Aug., 1777,) David, son of
John r.nd Elizabetii ((iross), Blanchard, b. in Weymouth, i Jan., 1731. He
was a man of standing and respectability, residing in Old Spain, -svliere he died
4 Mch., 17S8, aged 57 years. His widow survived him until 15 Feb., 1825,
when she died at the age of 79 years. (Mr. Blanchard had previously married
28 Dec, 1758, IMary Walker, who died 19 Sept., 1773, in her 39th year, by
whom he had one son, David, b. in Weymouth, 10 Dec, 1759). Children:
138- '• Silas," b. in Weymouth, 14 Jan., 17S0; d. 8 Sept., iSoi, in his 2i5t year, by suicide.
139- " Kathaniel," b. in Weymouth, 8 December, 17S1; was a man highly esteemed and of
superior ability and attainments; was town clerk for many years, and a beautiful pen-
man, as his records abundantly testify; m. I Jan., 1S05, Susanna, daughter of Deacon
Elnathan and Ruth (Hunt), Bates, b. in Weymouth, 8 Sept., 17S2.
140- iii. Elisha,« b. in Weymouth, 19 Feb., 1783; m. (published 21 Jan., 1809) Jane, daughter of
Ibaac and Jenny (Byram), Lazell, b. in Bridgewater, Mass.
141- iv. James," b. in Weymouth, 13 July, 1784; m. Susan Waterman, daughter of Thomas and
Susanna (Waterman), Gould, b. in Weymouth, in 1788.
142. V. Nancy," b. in Weymouth, 27 Feb., 17S7; d. unmarried 10 Sept., 1S57.
143. VI. Josi.\ii,5 b. in Weymouth, 19 June, 174C; ni. Mary Bicknell. Fajiilv 2i.
(By 2(1 marriage) :
144. Vn. Deborah.s b. in Weymouth, 17 Dec, 1753; m. (published 26 Jul)-, 1777), Captain
Lemuel Gardner, of Boston, a man of note und influence, and Captain of the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1803. (After the death of his wife
Deborah, he m. (2) Lucy Pico, and d. in 1S08; his widow afterwards m. Alex-
ander Bliss, of Springfield, Mass.) Children [besides several whose records have
not been ascertained, all of whom died without issue] .•
145- i- Jerusha," b. 24 Oct., 1780; m. 12 Nov., 1807, Jacob, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Childs),
Sanderson, b. in Lunenburg, Mass., iS Oct, 1770; a descendant of Blward San-
derson, who settled in Watertown, Mass., in 1640. Jerusha d. 18 June, 1843.
146- ii. Clarissa"; date and place of birth not known; m. Josiah Cllmore, a merchant, of
147. Vin. -Abigail, '^
Boston. The family lived many years at Newton Corner, Mass., where Clarissa died
a few years since, at the age of 87 years.
b. in ^^'eym^uth, 23 Feb., 1756; d. unmarried, 7 Sept., 1S24.
148. IX. Sarah, 5 b. in Weymouth, 14 Dec, 1760; d. unmarried, 10 Aug., 1846.
149. X. Elizabeth, s b. in Weymouth, 13 June, 1763. The family record says 28 June,
1764, but that from the town books is probably correct She m. 12 Jan., 1792,
Charles, son of John (b. in England) and Sarah (Coffin, b. in South St., Boston),
Leach, probably b. in England, 8 Apr., 1765. He residetl in Boston, and was
by occupation a jeweller. She d. 16 Sept., 1845, aged 82 years. Children:
15°- '• Charles' (Captain), b. 20 Jan., 1793; d. unmarried, S Mch., 1825.
'S'- '• Elizabeth" (usually known as Eliza), b. 28 Mch., 1794; died young.
152. iii. Deborah Gardner," b. 16 Feb., 1796; d. unmarried, 16 Sept., 1S48.