The Humphreys family in America - citizen hylbom blog

many vears Town Clerk, Treasurer and Selectman. He married (i) Thankful , who died
1 Jan., 1699, at the age of 31 years.
" Here Lyeth yc Body
of Thankful
Humphery Wife
To James Humphery
Aged About
3, Years
Died January
ye I, i6g8-g."
,-iV. E. Cen. Rrg. xxiii, 1113.;
Mr. Humphrey married (2) Margaret (daughter of Micajah and Susanna) Torrey. She was
born in Weymouth, 19 June, 1675, and died 16 Apr., 1752, aged 77 years. His death occurred
17 Aug., 1718, in his 53d year. He made no will, and his widow Margaret was appointed to
administer upon his estate in the following December. The valuation put upon it by the appraisers,
John Hunt, Enoch Lovell and John Torrey, was £\,212.-]. [See Addition's, p. 904.]
Child {by 1st marricige):
73. I. SiLENCE,t b. in Weymouth, 18 Dec, 1698; m. 12 May, 1720, David How. Nothing
more is known of them than that they sold out their interest in her father's estate
for /282, 15 Dec, 1720, and in the will of Elder Edward Bate, 1723-4, men-
tion is made of a cellar built by David How, marking a boundary.
ChiMien (/;y 2d vuvriage):
74. H. l.\MES,-t b. in Weymouth, 22 June, 1711; m. Ann Torrey. Family 14.
75. HI. Nath.\niei,,* b. in Weymouth, 9 Rich., 1713. He was never married, and died 13
May, 1781, aged 69 years.
76. IV. MARGARET,t b. in Weymouth, 9 Aug., 1715; and died 23 Sept. following.
FA:\nLY 10.
77- John' Humphreys, [23] (Hopestm,^ Eider Jamesr Joras') born 31 Dec, 1688;
They resided in Dorchester, Mass.
married Hannah .
Hannah, 5 b. iS Jan., 1713.
John, 5 b. 10 Aug., 171 5; m. Family 15.
Thankful,' b. 23 Feb., 1718. •
Joseph, 5 b. 23 May, 1723; d. i Mch., 1799; unmarried.
Sarah, 5 bap. 24 Jan., 1725.
Thomas, 5 b. 6 Aug., 1727.
Williams (Capt.), b. 5 Mch., 1730; m. Olive Fratt. Family 1G.
FAMILY 11.
85- Samuel' Humphreys, [24] (Hopesttll,^ Elder fames,- Jonas') born 27 Aug., 1691;
married (1) 8 May, 1723, Klizabeili Blake; married (2) 12 Nov., 1728, Mary Leeds.* He died
18 June, 1766. at the age of 75. His first wife, Elizabeth Blake (or Baker), died 6 Mch.. 1728.
His second wife, Mary Leeds, died 21 Oct., 1760,
• She w.is ihe daughter (and fourth child) of Joseph .and Mary (Weeks) Leeds, and was bom in irod Her father, Joseph Leeds,
was the son iff John and (;randson of Richard I^eds, of Dorchester; and his wife Mary was Ihe daughter of Joseph and Mary Weeks,
and a grand>daughter of General Humphrey Atherton, of Dorchester.