The Humphreys family in America - citizen hylbom blog

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FAMILY 22.
288. Samuel- Humphrey, [120] (Jonas,'- Jonas,^ Jonasr Jonas') was born in Weymouth,
Mass., 7 June, 1728; was a housewright, and resided upon the "homestead," in Old
Spain, upon what is now North street, nearly opposite the entrance to Neck street. Just previous
to the Revolution he purchased of the heirs the old estate of the Dyers, which had been in that
family for 140 years, on the old Plymouth road, at its junction with the road leading to Old
Spain. This property remained in the Humphrey family for three generations, and has passed out
of its possession only in the present generation. Mr. Humphrey was a man of fair ability, and
possessed considerable mechanical integrity, which was exhibited in the pursuit of his calling by
the manufacture of very nice desks, tables, chairs and baskets. They were fine specimens of workmanship
for the time. He married (i) 7 Nov., 1751, Sarah, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Phillips),
Badlam, bom in We3-mouth, 31 Aug., 1727. She was reputed to have been an usually talented
and well educated young woman. She died of a cancer, after much suffering, in 1772, aged
about forty-five years. Samuel Humphrey married (2) 7 Apr., 1774, Sarah, widow of Ebenezer
Bicknell, Jr., and dau. of John and Deborah (Whitmarsh), Tirrell, born in Weymouth, 24 Aug.,
1730 — "a pleasant and respectable woman." She died 17 Sept., 181 1, at the age of Si years.
He died 10 Nov., iSoo, aged 72 years, and left an estate appraised at about $5,000.
289.
ChiUren:
S.4RAH,* b. in Weymouth, i Sept., 1752; d. 9 Jan., 1753.
James,* b. in Weymouth, 5 Dec, 1754; m. . Family 34.
Samuel,* b. in Weymouth, 22 Apr., 175S; d. 28 Apr., 1759.
Samuel,* b. in Weymouth, 30 Sept., 1761; m. . Family 35.
Joseph,* b. in Wej-mouth, 27 Sept., 1763; d. in Dec, same year.
Sarah,* b. in Weymouth, 4 Nov., 1765; m. 15 Mch., 1787, Joseph, son of Joseph
and Alethea (Derby), Cain, b. in Weymouth, 19 May, 1762, and was lost at sea
in May, 1797. She died of consumption, 7 Dec, 1791. (Her husband after-
wards m. (2) 20 Oct., 1793, Judith Copeland, who d. 23 Jan., 1830, aged 63
years. Children:
295. i. Joseph,' b. in Weymouth, 27 June, 1787; d. the following day.
296. ii. Sarah," b. in Wejrmouth, 27 Aug., 178S; m. 26 Jan., 1807, John, son of Seth and Susanna
(Bent), Crane, b. in Jlilton, Mass., 25 Feb., 17S0.
297. iii. Hannah,' b. in Weymouth, 2 Nov., 1790; m. Samuel Goodrlch, and removed to
Chesterfield, N. II.
29S. James-' Humphrey, [124 J
FAAHLY 23.
(James,* James,^ Jonas,' Jonas') was bom in Wey-
mouth, Mass., 12 .\pr., 1737; re-sided in North Weymouth, on the Old Plymouth road, opposite
Meeting-house lane. Was a farmer. He married 21 Dec, 1758, Betty, daughter of Samuel and
Betty (Bicknell), Pratt, born in Weymouth, 15 Apr., 1738. He died 20 Aug., iSii, at the age
of 74 years. His widow survived him twenty years, her death occurring 24 Oct., 1831, in her
94th year.
CAiJt/ren.
299. I. Hannah,* b. in Weymouth, 8 May, 1759; m. i Apr., 1784 (according to the town
record, but a reliable private diary says i Jan., 1784), Thaddcus, son of Abraham
and Sarah (Tower), Bates, b. in Weymouth, 8 Oct., 1757. Resided in East
Weymouth, where he d. 6 Dec, 1840, aged 83 years; she d. 6 Jan., 1841, at
the age of 81 years. Children: