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Savings Bank since 1885 ; and a life member of
the Old Colony Historical Society. Both he
and Mrs. Hervey are members of the North
Congregational Church.
In 1862 Mr. Hervey
married Emeline K.,
daughter of Daniel Homer, of New Bedford.
Their children are: Homer W., A. B., LL.
B., Harvard, now engaged in the practice of
law in New Bedford, who married Helen L.
Shaw and has one son. Homer W., Jr.; Hetta
M., who married Pierre E. Richards, and has
two children. Homer E. H. and Emeline H. ;
and Emma F., who is married to Gilbert T.
Thompson, and has two children, Hervey and
Gilbert T., Jr.
ily which has long be i identified with this
Commonwealth. Mr. Kingman was born Aug.
6, 1850, in Mansfield, Mass., son of the late
Lewis Arastus and Mary Jane (Alderman)
Kingman. The history of this branch of the
Kingman family follows.
Henry Kingman, aged forty, with wife Jone.
aged thirty-nine, and children, Edward aged
sixteen, Joane eleven, Anne nine, Thomas
seven, John two, and servant John Ford, aged
thirty, embarked from Weymouth, England,
before March 20, 16.35, and settled in Wey-
mouth, Mass. He was a freeman of March
3, 1635-36, and on that same day was licensed
ferryman. He was representative or deputy in
1638 and 1653, and town officer. His wife
Jone (Joan) died April 11, 1659. He died
5th of 4th month, 1667. His will, dated May
24th, was probated July 31, 1667. His children
were : Edward, Thomas, John, and daughters,
one a Holbrook, another a Davis and a
third a Barnard.
From this source descended the Kingmans
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to a considerable extent on botanical subjects
and is recognized as a reliable authority. He
l^as been for a number of years a member of
the New England Botanical Club. He is also
a member of "L'Academie Internationale de
Geographic Botanique," of le Mans (Sarthe),
France.
For six years, 1859 to 1865, Mr. Hervey
served on the school committee; was representative
to the General Court two years, 1885
and 1887; secretary of the original Y. M. C.
A., which antedated the present organization
by many years; a director of the American
Tack Company; an of the section of Massachusetts here alluded to,
the line following removing to the westward
of the Bridgewaters in the early settlement of
that country.
John Kingman,
original trustee of St.
Luke's Hospital; a trustee of the Five Cents
son of Henry, settled in
what became West Bridgewater, buying in
1685 the former Daniel Bacon estate. His
wife's name was Elizabeth.
John Kingman (2), son of John, married
Desire, daughter of Isaac Harris.
Josiah Kingman, son of John (2), born in
1713, married in 1737 Mary, daughter of Josiah
Williams. Mr. Kingman settled first in
East Bridgewater, but later removed to the
town of Easton, which with the town of Mansfield
was formerly a part of Norton, and the
latter still earlier a part of Taunton. Josiah'8
.children were: Josiah, born in 1740; Molly, in
1742; Edward, in 1744; Benjamin, in 1746;
and Martha, in 1750.
Edward Kingman, of Norton, Mass., on the
breaking out of the Revolution, on the Lexington
alarm, April 19, 1775, went out with the
detachment of men that marched under com-
HERBERT L. KINGMAN, one of the
energetic and successful business men of
Brockton, and one of that city's progressive
citizens, is a mand of Capt. Seth Gilbert (the 2d Norton
Company), rendering
worthy representative of a fam-
twelve days service. He
also joined Capt. Macey Williams's company,
enlisting May 2, 1775, and was in the service
three months and seven days. This same Edward
Kingman, or another Edward of Norton,
at the age of thirty years, enlisted in Capt.
Ephraim Burr's company, Colonel Bailey's
regiment, for service during the war ; his name
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appears as ensign in Col. John Bailey's regiment;
on the Continental army pay accounts
for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to Sept. 26th,
of that year; also for service in Capt. Ephraim
Burr's (4th) company. Col. John Bailey's
regiment; company's return dated Camp near
Valley Forge, Jan. 24, 1778 ; reported killed at
Saratoga, Sept. 26, 1777; also, account of the
seven years' half pay allowed agreeable to re-
solve of Aug. 24, i780, to widows and orphans
of officers who were killed or died in service;
Colonel Bailey's regiment, rank ensign ; reported
died Oct. 1, 1777; half pay allowed
from Oct. 1, 1777, to Oct. 1, 1784.
Capt. Edward Kingman, of Mansfield, Mass.,
«on of Ensign or Lieut. Edward, according to
tombstone inscription, married (intentions of
marriage expressed July 7, 1787) Polly
Knowles, of Dighton, Mass., and lived in
Mansfield, Mass. In his will of Dec. 27, 1839,
he bequeaths to his wife Polly and to children
Edward, Henry, David, Joseph N., Hiram A.,
Polly, Hillard E., Nancv Snow and Abigail
Ball". On April 14, 1845, Polly Kingman,
widow of Capt. Edward, Edward Kingman