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Joshua "the rest of my land as far as the river." Bequeaths to James Dunbar, "the son of my son James, deceased," £10. He further gives to Joseph "enough apples, annually, from the trees in my orchard to make two barrels of cyder." To his three dau's, "Mary Dunbar, Sarah Dunbar, and Hannah Dunbar, all my land on the other side of the river, share and share alike, and all my indoor moveables after my wife's decease." The inv. of his est., appraised 28 Sept. 1693, included dw.-house and land, £130; two oxen, seven swine, two cows, two calves, household goods, etc. "Farmer." Resided on Scotland St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were
| 2. | i. | JOHN, Dec. 1, 1657. |
| ii. | MARY, Oct. 25, 1660. m. June 28, 1698, Isaac Harris of Bridgewater. | |
| 3. | iii. | JOSEPH, March 13, 1661-62. |
| iv. | JAMES, June 5, 1664. Removed to Bridgewater, where he lived, and d. before his fa. He m. Jane, dau. of Isaac Harris, and left sons James and Elisha. | |
| v. | ROBERT, Nov. 1, 1666, d. soon. | |
| 4. | vi. | PETER, Sept. 6, 1668. |
| 5. | vii. | JOSHUA, Oct. 6, 1670. |
| viii. | ROBERT, Jan. 31, 1672-73, d. 5 Oct. foll. | |
| ix. | SARAH (birth not recorded). m. Jan. 13, 1695-96, Benjamin Garnet. | |
| x. | HANNAH, May 31, 1677. m. (pub. Nov. 5, 1709), Edmund Tileston of Plympton. | |
| xi. | BENJAMIN (birth not recorded), d. 23 Aug. 1688. |
NOTE. There was a John Dunbar of Boston, prior to 1650; and one of the same name who was a tax-payer of Hing. in 1676. These may refer to the same person, perhaps fa. or bro. of Robert; and this seems more than prob., for John was the chris. name given to Robert's oldest son.
2. JOHN2 (Robert1), b. in Hing. Dec. 1, 1657. m. July 4, 1679, Mattithia, dau. of George Aldredge of Dor., Mass. Resided at "Liberty Plain," So. Hing.
Ch., b. in Hing., were
| i. | JOHN, Jan. 12, 1679-80, d. in two weeks. | |
| ii. | SUSANNA, Apr. 15, 1684. | |
| iii. | JOHN, , d. 13 May, 1697. | |
| iv. | ISAAC, . m. (pub. Sept 16, 1721) Mary Sumner of Dor. | |
| v. | JEREMIAH, , d. unm. In his will of 2 Dec. 1715, bequeaths all the land given him by his gr. fa. Robert Dunbar, "to my brother Isaac Dunbar." | |
| vi. | LYDIA, Aug. 3, 1695, d. unm. 13 Apr. 1742. | |
| vii. | HANNAH, . | |
| viii. | JOHN, . m. Nov. 15, 1738, Abigail Tucker, and had John, bt. May, 11, 1740, d. in eleven days. |
3. JOSEPH2 (Robert1), b. in Hing. March 13, 1661-62. m. Christian, dau. of John and Mary Garnet. She was b. in Hing. June 3, 1668, and d. 26 Dec. 1726, æt. 59th yr. Joseph d. 7 May, 1725, æt. 63 yrs. "Farmer." Resided at So. Hing. In his will, proved 7 Dec. 1725, gives to w. Christian "the use and improvement of my whole estate so long as she remains my widow." To eldest s. Joseph "all my homestead of upland and meadow where I now dwell." To sons Davld, Jonathan, Daniel, and Samuel, £20 each. To dau's Joanna Tilson, Mary Cane, Deborah Ransom, Jael Whiton, and Sarah Dunbar, £10 each; w. and s. Joseph executors.
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