Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

244 GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES.
places. His grand-daughter, Hannah M. Crocker, was the
author of "The Eights of Women," published in 1818.
120. II. Desire, born 17th Dec. 1721.
(39) Ebenezer, son of Josiah, born May 30, 1687, married
May 22, 1715, Hannah Hall of Yarmouth. He died 18th March,
1722-3, in the 36th year of his age. His children born in Barn-
stable were :
121. I. Mehitable, Sept. 16, 1716, married Nathan Crocker,
Jr., Dec. 27, 1739.
122. II. Hannah, Oct. 10, 1718, married Eben Childs, Jr.,
Jan. 15, 1747, died Feb. 23, 1755.
123. III. Susannah, Oct. 20, 1720, mamed George Conant,
Jan 30, 1755.
124. IV. p:benezer, March 2, 1722-3.
(43) Nathan, son of Eleazer, born 27th April, 1685, married,
10th March, 1708-9, Joannah Bursley. He was a farmer,
and i-esided jn the old stone fort. His children were :
125. I. Jabez, born 20th June, 1709. He married, July 6,
1732, Deliverance Jones; Feb. 9, 1737-8, Mary Baker; and
afterwards Eemember Fuller, and had six children : 1
Anna, March 6, 173-, married Benj. Howland March 15,
1763 ; 2, Deliverance, May 7, 1740 ; 3, Asa, Sept. 4, 1741,
4, Ruth, Aug. 25, 1743 ; 5, Lot, baptized March 31, 1745
6, Mary, baptized June 21, 1747. Feb. 1750, Jabez
Crocker sold his house and the lot containing two acres on
which it stood, to his brothei- John Crocker, who was then
called third. Charles Gray now owns the laud- It was
then bounded, northerly by the high way, westerly by
Dexter's lane, southerly by land of Cornelius Dexter, and
easterly by land of Col Otis. In a mortgage deed, dated
10th May, 1746, he names his brothers, Benoni, Nathan
and John, and his cousin, John Crocker, Jr.
126. II. Benoni, born 24th Feb. 1711-12, married, Feb. 19,
1736, Abigail, daughter of John Bursley. He inherited the
old stone fort in which he resided, and to which he made an
addition. His childred were: 1, Lemuel, born March 1,
1737, married Sarah Backus of Sandwich, 1763 ; 2, Barnabas.
(There is a blank in the record which I fill with the
name of Barnabas. Benoni had a son of that name for
whom he made the addition to his house.) 3, Abigail,
born May 22d, 1745 ; 4, Abner, Aug. 18th, 1747.
127. III. Nattian, born 7th March 1713-14, married Mehitable,
daughter of Ebenezer Crocker, Dec. 27th, 1739, and had
ten children: 1, Enoch, June 1st, 1741; 2, Susannah,
April 9th, 1743 ; 3, Deborah, March 30th, 1745 ; 4, Arubah,
Aug. 14th 1747; 5, Elijah, Feb. 11th, 1749; 6,
Nathan, Aug. 10th 1753; 7, Jonathan, March 23d, 1756;