Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES. 93
Tristram Blush, son of Joseph, married Oct. 17, 1717,
Anne Fuller, and had children born in Barnstable, namely
I. Benjamin, June 16. 1718.
II. Anna, Nov. 19, 1719.
III. Sylvanus, Oct. 13, 1721.
IV. Thankful, bap'd Nov. 1725. A Thankful Blush married
Caleb P^rry of Sandwich, Oct. 1758.
John Blush, son of Reuben, married Nov. 15, 1739,
Mary, daughter of Ebenezer Goodspeed, Jr., and had John,
Nov. 14, 1745; Mary, Feb. 17, 1748, (who had Mary
Crocker by Enoch Crocker, Auaj. 20, 1765;) Stacy, March
26, 1751, and Eebecca, Oct. 14^ 1756.
Reuben Blush, son of Reuben, married May 11, 1747,
Ruth Childs, and had Reuben, 20th Oct. 1747 ; David, 11th
May, 1749;
Oct. 1755.
Thomas, 21st July, 1751, and Elizabeth, 19th
Silas Blush, son of Reuben, married Nancy Tobey of
Falmouth in 1747, and had Rebecca bap'd Jan'y 25, 1748-9 ;
Abigail, June 2, 1751 ; Mercy, Sept. 30, 1752 ; Silas, Aug.
1, 1756; Elisha, Jan'y 15, 1759, and Mercy, April 18,
1762.
Silas of this family married Chloe, daughter of Nicholas
Cobb. His widow is now living at the advanced age of
ninety-six.
His brother Elisha was a very worthy man ; but he
made one sad mistake, he married for his first wife a woman
because she had lands and money.
ELISHA BLUSH AUNT "BECK" AND HER MUSEUM.
Elisha Blush married for his first wife June 2, 1790,
Rebecca Linnell—familiarly known as "Aunt Beck,"—the
third wife and widow of Johif Linnell, deceased. The first
wife of the latter was Mercy Sturgis, his second, Ruth, a sister
of Rebecca, and both daughters of James Linnell. By
Mercy and Ruth he had no issue, by Rebecca a daughter
Abigail. By the ecclesiastical law of England it was then
illegal for a man to marry his deceased wife's sister, and the
issue of such marriages was declared illegitimate. Under
this law the other heirs of John Linnell claimed his large estate
to the exclusion of his widow and daughter. Before
anv settlement was made, the daughter died, the widow