Benjamin Eastman.   Samuel d. 1670 or 1671.   On "the 29th day of the 4th mo., 1671, An Joy, widow, was appointed to administer upon the estate of her husband, Samuel Joy, late of Boston, deceased."   The inv., which inc. a small piece of land in Hing., was presented 29 June, 1671.
   Child, b. in Hing., —

i.

SAMUEL, Oct. 20, 1670.

   3.   JOSEPH² (Thomas¹), b. at Boston Apr. 1, 1645.   m. in Hing. Aug. 29, 1667, Mary, dau. of John and Margaret Prince.   She was bt. in Hing. July 29, 1649, and d. at Scit. 23 June, 1726, æt. 77 yrs.   Ensign Joseph Joy d. 31 May, 1697, æt. 52 yrs.   Will dated 4 Aug. 1690.   "Carpenter."   Constable 1673.   Resided on Bachelor (Main) St., nearly opp. the old meeting-house.
   Ch., all b. in Hing., were —

5.	i.	JOSEPH, July 30, 1668.
6.	ii.	THOMAS, Nov. 25, 1669.
	iii.	MARGARET, March 6, 1670-71, d. June foll.
	iv.	MARGARET, Apr. 15, 1672, d. 1 June, 1672.
	v.	MARY, May 19, 1673.   m. at Boston, Nov. 14, 1699, John Stodder.
	vi.	JOHN, Aug. 28, 1675, d. 7 Oct. foll.
	vii.	BENJAMIN, Sept. 19, 1676.
	viii.	JOHN, Oct. 10, 1678, d. 17 July, 1680.
	ix.	SIMON, Nov. 6, 1679, d. 19 July, 1680.
	x.	SARAH, Apr. 14, 1681.   m. Feb. 14, 1703-4, Nathaniel Cudworth, of Scit.
	xi.	JONATHAN, Dec. 22, 1682, d. 5 Jan. 1682-83.
	xii.	MARGARET, Dec. 14, 1683.   m. June 5, 1707, Nathaniel Chubbuck.
	xiii.	DEBORAH, Jan. 14, 1685-86.   m. (pub. Nov. 6, 1714,) Thomas Mann, of Scit.
	xiv.	RUTH, Nov. 27, 1687, d. 28 March foll.
	xv.	LYDIA, March 12, 1688-89, d. in 15 dys.

   4.   EPHRAIM² (Thomas¹), bt. Feb. 7, 1646-47, by w. Susanna had
   Child, b. in Hing., —

i.

TABITHA, Sept. 25, 1677.   No further record.

   5.   JOSEPH³ (Joseph² Thomas¹), b. in Hing. July 30, 1668.   m. May 22, 1690, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas and Ruth Andrews.   She was b. in Hing. Sept. 22, 1665, and d. 10 Sept. 1743,   æt. 78 yrs.   He d. 29 Apr. 1716, æt. 48th yr.   Constable 1696 and 1711.   Resided on Main, nearly opp. Winter St.
   Ch., all b. in Hing., were —

7.	i.	PRINCE, March 19, 1690-91.
	ii.	JOSEPH, Apr. 23, 1692.   Mary, wid. of Joseph, late of Hing., "mariner," was appointed adm'x of her deceased husband's estate 25 Apr. 1749. (3:356)
	iii.	DAVID, Feb. 28, 1693-94.   m. (pub. May 4, 1818) Ruth Ford of Pem.
8.	iv.	JOHN, Feb. 7, 1695-96.
9.	v.	SIMON, Dec. 28, 1697.
	vi.	RUTH, March 17, 1699-1700, d. unm., 12 Apr., 1774, æt. 74 yrs.   In her will of 31 July, 1773, proved 27 May, 1774, gives all her property, "both real and personal, to my son Silas Joy"(16).
	vii.	ABIGAIL, Dec. 29, 1701.   m. Dec. 28, 1721, Joshua Bate.
10.	viii.	JEDEDIAH, Feb. 27, 1703-04.
	ix.	JONATHAN, Jan. 26, 1705-6.

   6.   THOMAS³ (Joseph² Thomas¹), b. in Hing. Nov. 25, 1669.   m. March 6, 1694-95, Elizabeth Stodder, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth