LINCOLN (Thomas - "the Weaver")
This information is extracted from the book The History
of the Town of Hingham Massachusetts, The Genealogies written by George
Lincoln, originally published 1893. See the introduction
to this site.
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LINCOLN - Introduction
This surname, variously written Linkhorn, Linklon, Loncon, etc., upon early documents,
was a common one in Hingham, Norfolk County, England, for more that a century before our
ancestors first came to New England; and the same names which occur here appear quite
frequently among the baptisms registered upon the records of St. Andrew's Church in old
Hingham. There can scarcely be a doubt, therefore, but that the surname Lincoln
originated in Norfolk County, England; while it is more than probable, judging from a
recent examination of St. Andrew's Church records, that the place of their abode prior
to the seventeenth century, with perhaps one exception, was at old Hingham. Among the
earlier settlers of our Hing. were eight persons (males) of mature age bearing this
surname, of whom mention is made upon the records of the town. These were,
Daniel Lincoln the husbandman, who died unm. 3 Apr. 1644, and his brothers
Samuel Lincoln, and
Thomas Lincoln the weaver;
Daniel Lincoln, kn. as "the young man," and as "Sergeant"
and "boatman;" Stephen Lincoln, and his bro.
Thomas Lincoln the husbandman;
Thomas Lincoln the cooper; and
Thomas Lincoln the miller.Thus were the four
Thomases, distinguished from each other by their occupations, as cooper, husbandman,
miller, and weaver; two Daniels; Samuel, and Stephen. Brief
notices of these (with the exception of Daniel, who d. unm. in 1644) and of their
descendants who lived in Hingham are given on the succeeding pages.
The LINCOLN (Thomas - "the Weaver") Genealogies
1. Thomas, styled the "weaver," was a bro. of Daniel Lincoln the
"husbandman," who d. here unm., 5 Apr. 1644; and also of
Samuel Lincoln, Sr., who was a younger bro. Thomas the "weaver" came to New Eng. in
1633 with his cousin Nicholas Jacob, and resided for ab. two
years at Watertown and Charlestown. He had a grant of land in Hing. at Weary-all (Otis)
Hill in 1635; and July 3, 1636, a house-lot of five acres on the south side of Town
(South) St. He was twice m.; but I have not ascertained the surname of either of his
wives. The chris. name of his first was Susanna. She d. March, 1641. The chris. name
of his sec. w. was Mary. She survived him, and d. in Hing. 21 Dec. 1683, being then, as
the record says, "an aged woman." He d. in Hing. 2 Sept. 1675, leaving no ch. His will,
which is without date, was witnessed by Edmund Pitts and
Josiah Loring. It was presented at Boston, 26 Oct. 1675. In
that instrument he bequeaths "all my moveables, and land, orchards, gardens, and meadows
to Mary Lincoln, my beloved wife. After her decease, Daniel
Lincoln, my nephew, and son of my brother Samuel,
shall have the house-lot I now dwell upon which was given me by the town of Hingham; also,
one half of my salt-meadow at Abraham's well, and one half of my planting lot at Weary-all
Hill. To Samuel Lincoln, my nephew, the eldest son of my brother
Samuel, the house-lot I formerly purchased of
Jarvis Goold, deceased. Also to my brother
Samuel a specified sum; and to my other nephews and nieces
who are the children of my brother Samuel, viz.: Mary
Lincoln, Mordecai Lincoln, Thomas
Lincoln, Martha Lincoln, and Sarah Lincoln," sums varying from £5 to £12,
each. As no mention is made of Samuel's youngest dau. Rebecca, it is more than prob. that
the will was made before her birth.
End of the THOMAS LINCOLN ("the Weaver") genealogies