Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

242 GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES.
and in the church records called the daughter of "Squire
David and Marv Crocker."
110. VI. Hannah, Sept. 24, Wednesday [1759.J
111. VII. Sarah, Oct. 24, Tuesday, [1761.]
112. VIII. Lydia, Feb. 28, [1762] died Sept. 24, 1763.
(32) Thomas Crocker, son of Josiah, born 28th May,
1671, married 25th March, 1696, Hannah, [Green] of Boston.
He died April, 17^8, in the 67th year of his age, and is buried at
West Barnstable. He resided in the ancient stone house, as before
stated. In his will he makes provision for the education of
his son Joseph at College. His wife, Hannah Crocker, died Jan.
23d, 1728-9 in the 53d year of her age. Their children born in
Barnstable were :
113. I. Tabitha, Dec. 20th, 1698.
114. II. Josiah, 21st, April 1701, died Feb. 23d, 1728-9.
115. III. Seth, 13th June, 1708, He resided at West Barnstable
on the estate which was his father's. He married
three wives, 1, Joanna Leavet, April, 16th, 1730. She
died Aug. 4th, 1732, aged 20. 2d, Temperance Thacher of
Yarmouth, June 1st, 1734. She died j;uly 11th, 1736, aged
24. 3d, Abigail, daughter of Joseph Blush, 1742. He
died March 25th, 1770, in the 62d year of his age, and is
buried with his wives in the West Barnstable grave yard.
By his first wife he had a daughter Hannah, born July 18th,
1732, baptized July 23d, 1732. This child was of feeble
mind. By his second wife he had Thomas, born June 8th,
1735. He married in 1756, Mercy Hamblen, and about the
year 1781 removed to Lee, Mass. He had a large estate,
and has numerous descendants. There have been some remarkable
instances of longevity in this family.
116. IV. Hannah, born 8th May, 1711, married July 25th,
1744, Jabez Robinson of Falmouth?
117. V. Thankful.
118. VI, Joseph, born 1715, graduated at Harvard College,
1734. He was ordained Sept. 12, 1739, pastor of the
chm'ch and society in Sopth Eastham, now Orleans. He
died March 2d, 1772. He married twice, had Josiah, a
graduate of Harvard College, 1760 ; Lucia, who married
Ilev. Simeon William of Weymouth ; and Ann, who married
Rev. Wm. Shaw of Marshfieid. Of the family of Rev.
Josiah Crocker, the Orleans records furnish little ir^ormation.
His wife. Reliance, died in 1759, aged 44. He had
six children who died in infancy between 1741 and 1757.
His son Josia,li was born ^in Orleans iij 1740, graduated at
Harvard College, ,in 1'('60, arid died in, Orleans Jan. 20,
1764, aged 24. He had received a call to ijecbrrie pastor, of
tiie second Cliiiroii in Yarmouth, (iibw lieriiiis) but his sick