Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

196 GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES.
town records. His son Edward was baptized Nov. 7, 1725,
and his daughter Miriara Oct. 29, 1727. The latter married
Dec. 13, 1750, Joseph Bacon, Jr.
II. Martha, 4th March, 1698, married Sept. 25, 1718, Capt.
John Phinney, the founder of Gorham, Maine. She had
nine children, viz : 4 in Barnstable ; 3 in Portland ; and 2
in Gorham.
III. Thanljful, 7th Feb. 1699-1700, married Jan. 16, 1722-3,
Robert Claghorn, and died April 1770, aged 70 years and 2
IV.
months.
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A son, 26th Feb. 1702-3, died same diy.
V. James, 11th April, 1704, married March 12, 1727-8 Patience,
daughter of Dea. John Phinney. He married 2d
Martha (Phinney.) His children were Martha, born Jan.
31, 1758-9, probably died young. By his second wife,
Martha again, March 19, 1732-3. 3, James, Aug. 8, 1735,
njarried, Sept. 24, 1761, Zerviah Thomas, and June 28,
1763, Ann Lumbard. 4, John, May 14, 1739, removed to
Granville, N. S. married Feb. 19, 1764, Abigail, daughter
of Capt. -James Delap. He lived to be aged, and has
descendants in Nova Scotia. 5, Mary, born March 27,
1739, married March 15, 1763, David Howland. Mr.
James Coleman died April 16, 1781, aged 77, and his widow
Feb. 29, 1784, aged 80.
VI. Jolm, born 26th Sept. 1706, married Aug. 5, 1736, Reliance,
widow of Eleazer Cobb. She died June 11, 1742, aged 36,
and he married 2d, Mary Hamblin, Aug. 2, 1743. He
resided in the ancient Samuel Cobb house till Nov. 20, 1746,
when he removed to South Sea. His children were all
baptized at the East
1737; John, Oct. 29,
Church, namelv : Martha, June 19,
1738; Mary, May 11, 1740; Mary
again, August 5, 1744; Thomas, November 8, 1747;
Nathaniel, Sept. 17, 1749 ; Zaccheus, Feb, 24, 1750-1 ;
Reliance, April 26, 1752. Nathaniel of this family was
insane tlie latter part of his life. He believed the land had
everywhere become soft and mu-y. He carried a very long
cane with a ram's horn on the upper end, and his hat was
ornamented with feathers of various colors, stuck under the
band. Notwithstanding his constant fear of sinliing, he was
good natvured, cheerful, and inoffensive. As he walked
thro' the streets, feeling his way, with his left foot always
in advance of his right, he would sing these words, "Bacon's
got home and brought me a new ram's horn, a new ram's
horn, a new ram's horn."
VII. Patience,
Lothrop.
6th May, 1709, married June 20, 1732, James
VIII. Ebenezer, 15th Aug. 1711.