Nicholas, was a delegate from Hing. to the General Court in May, 1636, and again in May, 1638. He was twice in. His first w. d. (prob. at Scit.), 23 Apr. 1661, and on the 29 of Apr. 1662, he took a sec. w. whose chris. name was Grace. He removed early (1644 or 1645?) to Hull, where he lived and was an extensive land-owner, until he received an invitation to preach at Scit., which invitation was accepted. He was ordained minister at Scit. in 1660. He d. 22 Aug. 1678. Foll. is an abstract of his will: To w. Grace, half of my dw.-house at Hull, and the lands adj. Thomas James's lot; swamp at Allerton's Hill; a lot on Strawberry Hill; a lot at Sagamore Hill; also at Whitehead, and on Duke's Island. Half my right to the commons in Hull, and all my upland and meadow in Hing. during her life, provided my s. Samuel, or any of my ch. at Hull have lib. of firewood. To s. Samuel half of my house at Hull, with lands, etc. To dau. Elizabeth, £10. To s. Nicholas, land at Scit. To dau's Sarah, Deborah, and Mary, £10, each, etc. His
Ch., bt. in Hing., were
i. Samuel, Oct 2, 1638
ii. Mary, Dec. 1640. m., 1661, Stephen Vinal of Scit.
iii. John, Nov. 20, 1642.
iv. Elizabeth, Nov. 10, 1644. rn., 1664, John Vinal of Scit.
v. Nicholas (not on Hig. rec's). m. Experience Collier.
vi. Thomas (not on Hing. rec's). m. in Hing. Nov. 6, 1674, Christian, dau.
of Nathaniel Beal.
vii. Sarah (not on Hing. rec's). m. 1671, Josiah Litchfield of Scit.
viii. Deborah, bt. in Hing. June 6, 1652. m. 1678, Israel Chittenden of Scit.
ix. Nathaniel?
Nathaniel, bro. of the preceding. m. Sarah, dau. of William Lane of Dorchester, Mass. She was b. in Eng. and d. at the house of her s.-in-law, John Loring of Hull, 19 Aug. 1695. He d. in Hing. 3 June, 1682. "Farmer," and a large land-owner. Constable, 1668; Selectman, 1661 and 1676. Was in active service in King Philip's War. Resided on East St., on land now owned by the Hing. Ag'l and Hort'l Soc'y. In his will of May 11, 1682, he provides for w. Sarah, and gives to the ch. of his s.-in-law, John Loring; also lOs. to each of the ch. of his deceased bro. Nicholas, late of Scit.
Child, --
i. Mary, bt. in Hing. Aug. 1639. m. Dec. 16, 1657, John Loring of Hull,
and d. 13 July, 1679, æt. 40th yr.
1. John6, for many years an active business man in
Hing.; was a descendant in the sixth gen. of Richard Baker, who early located at
Dorchester, Mass., and was the progenitor of a numerous posterity. The connecting line
runs thus. Richard joined the church at Dor. in 1639; was made freeman May 18,
1642, and d. 25 Oct. 1689. His w. was Faith Withington. Their s.
John,2 bt. 1643, m. Preserved Trott, and d. 25 Nov. 1711. Their s.
John,3 b. Nov. 25,1671, m. Hannah Withington, and d. 9 Oct. 1746.
Their s. James,4 b. May 24, 1713, m. Priscilla Paul, and d. 18 Nov.
1776. Their s. John,5 b. Dec. 14, 1746, m. Eliphal Swift, and d. 14
Aug. 1818. Their s. John,6 first above mentioned, was b. at Dor. May
1, 1780. He m. first, Apr. 8, 1805, Frances Sargent of Gloucester. She d. in 1806; and
he m. secondly, July 22, 1810, Sally L. Loring, dau. of Peter
and Anna (Lincoln) Loring. She was b. in Hing. Apr.
6, 1788, and d. 28 May 1863, æt. 75 yrs. He d. 13 June, 1867, æt. 87 yrs.
"Manufacturer of upholstery, carriage-trimmings," etc. Was of the firm of Baker &
Lincoln; afts. the sen. partner of J. Baker & Sons. Resided on Main St., near the
meeting-house of the First Parish. Child, by w. Frances, --
i. John Osborn, b. at Boston, March 13, 1806. m. at Brooklyn, L. I., Ruth
Mather Dean, and d. 8 March, 1872. "Shipmaster." Resided in N.Y.
Ch., by wife Sally, --
2. ii. James Loring, b. at Boston, Feb. 2, 1813.
iii. Anna Loring, b. at Boston, Nov. 28, 1814. m. Oct. 16,1854, Dr. Robert
T. P. Fiske of Hing.
iv. Abner Loring, b. at Boston, Dec. 21, 1816, d. 5 Sept. 1817.
v. William Swift, b. at Boston, May 20, 1818, d. 29 Jan. foll.
3. vi. Abner Loring, b. at Boston, Nov. 7, 1820.
vii. Sarah Frances, b. at Boston, May 22,1823.
viii. Mary Swift, b. at Boston, Sept. 6, 1826.
2. James L.7 (John6-5 James4
John3-2 Richard1), b. at Boston, Feb. 2, 1813. m. first, May 9,
1850, Nancy Ripley Sampson, dau. of Hon. Zabdiel and Ruth (Lobdell) Sampson of Plymouth,
Mass. She d. 9 May, 1854, æt. 27 yrs. He m. secondly, May 5, 1860, Susan F. Lunenburg
of Ply. James was grad. at Har. Coll. in 1833, and at one time taught a grammar school in
Hing. He was a prolific writer, and the author of several books. In 1875 he removed from
Hing. with his family to Minneapolis, Minn., where he d. 3 Feb. 1886, æt. 73 yrs.
Ch., all b. by w. Susan, --
i. Susan Loring, b. in Hing. March 29, 1861, d. 4 Nov. 1866.
ii. James Topliff, b. at Boston, Nov. 16, 1862, d. in Hing. 3 Oct. 1863.
iii. Nellie Coolidge, b. in Hing. March l8, 1865.
iv. Elizabeth Topliff, b. in Hing. Jan. 22, 1868.
3. Abner L.7 (John6-5 James4
John3-2 Richard1), b. at Boston, Nov. 7, 1820. m. in Hing. Feb. 29,
1844, Lydia J. Ripley, dau. of Nehemiah and
Eunice (Whiting) Ripley. She was b. in Hing. May 7, 1821.
He d. 4 Aug. 1849, æt. 29th yr. Was a partner in the firm with his fa., and a man of
enterprise and business capacity.Ch., all b. in Hing., --
i. Anna Frances, March 22, 1845. m. June 1, 1875, Francis H. Lincoln.
ii. Marion Ripley, July 8, 1847. m. May 28,1873, Dr. John Winthrop
Spooner.
iii. Abner Loring, March 23, 1850.
Note. -- Hannah bt. Jan 8. 1682. John O., s. of John O. and Ruth M. (Dean) of New York. m. Oct. 2, 1871, Lucy D. Whiton. Meriel R., of So. Scit. m. Apr. 11, 1878, George L. Gardner.