3.   SAMUEL² (Thomas¹), b. in Hing. May 19, 1641.   m. first, Dec. 19, 1666, Abigail Church, dau. of Richard and Elizabeth (Warren) Church.   She was b. June 22, 1647, and d. 25 Dec. 1677, æt. 30 yrs.   He m. secondly, June 13, 1678, Deborah Lincoln, dau. of Thomas (the cooper) and Avith, or Annes, (Lane) Lincoln (p. 3).   She was b. in Hing. Aug. 3, 1645, and d. 7 Dec. 1694, æt. 49 yrs.   He d. 27 May, 1725, æt. 84 yrs.   "Cordwainer."   Constable 1671.   Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St.
   Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Abigail, were —

	i.	ABIGAIL, Sept. 29, 1687, d. 22 Oct. foll.
	ii.	SARAH, Nov. 16, 1668.   m. March 25, 1691, Peter Dunbar.
	iii.	ABIGAIL, Nov. 18, 1670, d. 7 March foll.
5.	iv.	DAVID, Apr. 6, 1672.
	v.	MARY, May 16, 1674, d. 9 July foll.
	vi.	JOHN, July 27, 1675, d. 11 Aug. foll.
	vii.	SAMUEL, Apr. 23, 1677, d. 20 Oct. 1678.

   Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Deborah, were —

	viii.	DEBORAH, July 24, 1679.   m. Aug. 27, 1717, Joseph Beal, widr.
	ix.	SAMUEL, Feb. 19, 1681-82, d. 9 Dec. 1694.
	x.	ABIGAIL, Feb. 8, 1684-85.   m. Feb. 25, 1730-31, Edward Ward, widr.

   4.   SAMUEL³ (John² Thomas¹), b. in Hing. Aug. 6, 1665.   m. Dec. 29, 1691, Hannah Gridley, perh. dau. of Tremble and Elizabeth Gridley of Boston, and b. Apr. 19, 1671.   She d. in Hing. 26 Jan. 1756, æt. 85 yrs.   He d. 13 Nov. 1740, æt. 75 yrs.   The event is noticed on Hing. rec's as foll.: "Hon. Samuel Thaxter, late one of His Majesties Council and Colonel of this Regiment, being in the 76 yr of his age, dyed."   Col. Thaxter was a man of marked ability, and one of Hing.'s most prominent and influential citizens; magistrate; delegate to the General Court 1697, and from 1708 to 1712 inc., also from 1714 to 1718 inc.; an assistant, and otherwise distinguished in public trusts; selectman 1695, 1705, 1706, and 1714.   Was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, and in 1728 its commander. (3:370)   Resided on the paternal homestead, North St.
   Ch., all b. in Hing., were —

	i.	ELIZABETH, Sept. 18, 1692.   m. (1) Jan. 12, 1715-16, Capt. John Norton, and (2) Oct. 31, 1723, Hon. Benjamin Lincoln, widr (p. 8).
6.	ii.	JOHN, Jan. 6, 1693-94.
7.	iii.	SAMUEL, Oct. 8, 1696.
	iv.	SARAH, ——.

   5.   DAVID³ (Samuel² Thomas¹), b. in Hing. Apr. 6, 1672.   m. June 24, 1695, Alice Chubbuck, dau. of John and Martha (Beal) Chubbuck.   She was b. in Hing. Dec. 14, 1671, and d. 9 July, 1745, æt. 74th yr.   He d. 14 June, 1760, æt. 88 yrs.   Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St.
   Ch., all b. in Hing., were —

	i.	ALICE, May 6, 1698, d. unm. 23 May, 1777, æt. 79 yrs.
	ii.	MARTHA, Sept. 1, 1700, d. unm. 23 Apr. 1725, æt. 25th yr.
8.	iii.	DAVID, July 19, 1709.

   6.   JOHN⁴ (Samuel³ John² Thomas¹), b. in Hing. Jan. 6, 1693-94.   m. Jan. 15, 1718-19, Grace Stockbridge, dau. of Joseph and Margaret (Turner) Stockbridge of Pem.   She was b. 1700, and surviving him,