Ca 1600 Bridget married Edward Lincoln in Hingham, Norfolk. Born in 1580 in Swanton Morely, Norfolk. Edward died in England on 11 Feb 1640.

On 3 Jun 1614 Edward married Mary Clark (1355) , daughter of John Clark (613) (-6 Jun 1615) & Elizabeth (ca 1564-11 Apr 1602), in Hingham, Norfolk. Born ca 1590 in England. Mary died in Hingham, MA on 22 Jun 1681.45

Mary outlived Edward, and returned to Hingham.42

On 1 Oct 1626 John married Ann Gurney in Hingham, Norfolk.

Ca 1629 Mary first married Nicholas Jacob in England. Born ca 1604 in Hingham, Norfolk.16 Nicholas died in Hingham, MA on 5 Jun 1657.45 Occupation: innkeeper.

There’s an article on Nicholas Jacob in The Great Migration Begins.16

Nicholas, of Hingham, Norfolk, England, arrived in Boston with his wife Mary, son John, and daughter Mary on 15 Jun 1633 on the ship Elizabeth Bonaventure from Yarmouth, England, and went first to Watertown, MA.42

Nicholas was admitted freeman 1636 in Watertown. He was a proprietor of a homestall there in 1642. Later moved to Hingham.30

Immigrant ancestor of the Jacobs, was one of the very few early planters who came to Bare Cove, now Hingham, MA, prior to the arrival of Rev. Peter Hobart and his company in 1636. According to the Cushing manuscript, “Nicolas Jacob with his wife and two children and their cosen Thomas Lincoln, weaver, came from Old Hingham (England) and settled in this Hingham, 1633." In September, 1635, he had a grant of a house lot at Hingham. He lived at Watertown for a short time before that, however, and owned a homestead which he sold before 1636. In June, 1636, he had granted to him six acre of planting ground upon Weariall Hill, and June 4, 1636, the first of the great lots next to the Weymouth river and a lot of six acres “at the head of the plain next to Edeard Gilman, his brother-in-law.” He was selectman in 1636; one of the committee of nine to divide Conohasset in 1640; deputy to the general court in 1648-49; one of the three commissioners to be presented to the general court in 1656. He was honored with various other trusts by his townsmen. He kept an ordinary in Hingham in 1640.47

Was rep. 1648 and 1649. Usually the progeny of Nicholas reject the final s, that is, Jacob is preferred to Jacobs.25

From Lincoln’s History of Hingham:148
    “Nicholas, the ancestor of all the families bearing this surname in Hingham and vicinity, was one of the very few early planters who came to ‘Bare Cove’ prior to the arrival of Rev. Peter Hobart and his company in 1635. According to Cushing’s MS., ‘Nicholas Jacob with his wife and two children and their cosen Thomas Lincoln, weaver, [Thomas Lincoln was a nephew; his aunt was Mary Gilman, Nicholas Jacob’s wife] came from Old Hingham and settled in this Hingham, 1633.’ In Sept.1635, he had a grant of a house-lot containing three acres on Town St., second from the way leading to Broad Cove, which is about where the homestead belonging to heirs of the late William O. Lincoln is located [in 1893]. Other lands were also granted to him at different dates for planting purposes. He was made freeman [3 Mar] 1635-36; was selectman in 1637; deputy to the General Court [10 May] 1648 and [2 May] 1649, and often engaged upon the business of the town. The christian name of his wife was Mary. She survived him, and m. secondly, March 10, 1658-59, John Beal, widower. Nicholas d. 5 June, 1657, leaving an estate appraised at £393 8s. 6d. In his will of May 18, 1657, proved 25 July following, he gives to ‘wife Mary, the bed which she usually lyeth upon with all the furniture thereto oelooging to dispose of to whom she pleases;’ also £30 in money. To ‘my children, Joseph, Hannah, and Deborah £10 each, in addition to what they have already had, ... To eldest son John a double portion,’ ... and ‘to the rest of my children,’ viz.: Joseph Jacob, Mary Otis, Elizabeth Thaxter, Sarah Cushing, Hannah Jacob, and Deborah Jacob, equal shares, ‘and every one of them shall pay to their mother’ a stipulated sum, yearly. Witnesses, Edmund Pitts, Thomas Marsh, Matthew Hawke.”

On 7 Oct 1640 ‘Nicho[las] Jacobs is allowed to keep an ordinary at Hingham.’ (MBCR 1:302)

Nicholas, along with three others, had the monopoly to build weirs at Lyford’s Liking to take alewives.109

It is sometimes said that Nicholas was the son of Richard & Winifrede (Chambers) Jacob, with various birth years ranging from 1597 to 1605, also said to be baptized 14 Mar 1604/5 at Hingham, Norfolk.

10 Mar 1658/9 Mary second married John Beal (1161) in Hingham, MA.16 Born ca 1588 in England. John died in Hingham, MA on 1 Apr 1688.45 Occupation: Shoemaker.

For more information on the Beal family, see Bertha Bortle Beal Aldridge’s book, John Beal the centenarian and descendants: John Beal, 1588-1688, lived fifty years in England and fifty years in America, fourteen generations, 1588–1956: also other Beal families from England. 1956, Victor, NY.87

John first married Frances Ripley; second Nazareth (Hobart) Turner, widow of Robert Turner; and third was Mary (Gilman) Jacob, widow of Nicholas Jacob.

John arrived in Boston, 10 Aug 1638, in the ship Diligent from Hingham, England. He settled in Hingham, MA, and had six acres of land granted him on South St. in 1638.88

From Lincoln’s History of Hingham:45
    John came from the parish of Hingham, County of Norfolk, England, to Hingham in the Massachusetts Bay, in 1638; and on the 18th of Sept of that year received a grant of land containing six acres on what is now South St., at or near the corner of Hersey St. Daniel Cushing, the fourth town clerk of our Hing., made the following record concerning the arrival of John Beal, Senr., and his family, viz.: ‘1638. John Beal, shoemaker, with his wife and five sons and three daughters and two servants, came from Old Hingham and settled in New Hingham.’ He was admitted a freeman in 1639, and in 1649 and 1659 was chosen to represent the town at the General Court of the Colony. His first wife, Nazareth Hobart, who was the mother of [some of] his children, was a dau. of Edmund and Margaret (Dewey) Hobart. She was b. at England about 1600, and d. at Hing. 23 Sept. 1658. For his second [actually third] wife he m. March 10, 1659, Mrs. Mary Jacob, the wid. of Nicholas Jacob. She d. at Hing. 15 June, 1681. John d. 1 Apr 1688. In noticing the death of the latter, David Hobart (s. of Rev. Peter), made the following record: ‘April 1, 1688, my Uncle John Beal died suddenly.’ Judge Sewall also wrote under the same date: ‘Father Beal of Hingham dies, æt. 100 yrs.’ In his will of 27 Sept. 1687, names children and grandchildren, leaving legacies to each.