Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Family of Benjamin Stetson (5122) & Grace Turner (7877)
14363. Matthew Stetson. Born on 5 Nov 1690 in Scituate, MA.116 Occupation: blacksmith.
When the town of Hanover was set off from Scituate in 1717, Matthew’s home lot consisted of five and a half acres at the “Four Corners.”
On 24 Sep 1730 when Matthew was 39, he married Hannah Lincoln (27331) , daughter of Solomon Lincoln (15500) (25 Nov 1682-7 Feb 1763) & Hannah Stetson (19045) (Jun 1682-18 May 1740), in Hanover, MA.292 Born on 25 Jul 1707 in Scituate, MA.116
Children of Matthew and Hannah (Lincoln) Stetson, born at Hanover:
i. Matthew Stetson, b. 24 Aug 1731, d. 25 Jan 1807 at Scituate, m. at Scituate 5 Feb 1761 Mary Randall (b. 1735, d. 22 Jun 1800, dau. of Thomas & Faith (Winslow) Randall);
ii. Lincoln Stetson, b. 27 Jul 1733, d. ca. 1785, m. ca 1769 Sally Coleman ;
iii. Hannah Stetson, b. 7 Jul 1735;
iv. Deborah Stetson, b. 10 Nov 1737, d. after 1775, m. at Scituate 7 Oct 1762 Abner Stetson (b. 3 Nov 1712 at Scituate, d. there 20 Nov 1805, son of Samuel & Elizabeth Stetson);
v. Benjamin Stetson, b. 7 Apr 1740;
vi. Grace Stetson, bp. 10 Oct 1742 at Scituate;
vii. Martha Stetson, b. 1744, d. 24 Feb 1818 unmarried;
viii. Ephraim Stetson, bp. 17 Nov 1745 at Scituate, d. 17 Feb 1814 at Hanover, m. 17 Feb 1778 Olive Ramsdell (d. 17 Nov 1811, dau. of Joseph & Mary (Daws) Ramsdell);
ix. Jacob Stetson, bp. 27 Sep 1747; and
x. Mary Stetson, bp. 6 Nov 1757.
Child:
14364. Grace Stetson. Born on 29 Apr 1692 in Scituate, MA.116 Grace died in Hingham, MA, on 13 Oct 1756; she was 64.33
Children of John and Grace (Stetson) Hatch, born in Scituate:116
i. John Hatch, bp. 20 Feb 1719/20;
ii. Benjamin Hatch, b. 28 Jun 1721;
iii. Mary Hatch, b. 1 Nov 1723; and
iv. Grace Hatch, b. 4 May 1726.
On 26 Feb 1718 when Grace was 25, she first married John Hatch (25982) , son of John Hatch (15032) (8 Jul 1664-20 Jul 1737) & Mary Foster (14049) (13 Sep 1671-3 Apr 1750), in Scituate, MA.85 Born on 20 Oct 1697 in Scituate, MA.116 John died in Scituate, MA, on 30 Jul 1730; he was 32.116 Buried in Second Church Cem., Norwell. Occupation: yeoman.
John died at “Two Mile,” north Marshfield, formerly a part of Scituate, in 1730.21
Child:
On 5 Feb 1733/4 when Grace was 41, she second married Jedediah Beal (16200) , son of Jeremiah Beal (34292) (13 May 1655-20 Apr 1703) & Hannah Lane (6027) (ca 1658-19 Sep 1719). Born on 4 Nov 1688 in Hingham, MA.33 `. Jedediah died in Hingham, MA, on 1 May 1766; he was 77.33
14365. Margaret Stetson. Born on 30 Mar 1694 in Scituate, MA.116 Margaret died in Scituate, MA, on 30 Mar 1751; she was 57.116
On 22 Nov 1739 when Margaret was 45, she married James Briggs (10126) , son of Lieut. James Briggs (2994) (1645-18 Aug 1703) & Rebecca Tilden (26246) (Feb 1654-1 Apr 1740), in the Second Church of Scituate.116 Born on 2 Feb 1687 in Conihassett, Scituate, MA.116,7 116
Briggs7 says James had no children by either of his wives, Hannah Bailey or Margaret Stetson.
14366. Benjamin Stetson. Born on 1 Jul 1696 in Scituate, MA.116 Benjamin died in Hanover, MA, on 31 Aug 1758; he was 62.
ca 1725 Benjamin married Lillis Turner (8969) , daughter of Capt. Samuel Turner (7897) (25 Feb 1671-3 Nov 1759) & Desire Barker (2507) (22 Sep 1680-12 Jan 1710), in Hanover, MA. Born on 27 Apr 1701 in Scituate, MA.116 At the age of 13, Lillis was baptized in First Parish Church, Scituate, on 24 Apr 1715.116 Lillis died in Hanover, MA, on 1 Jun 1755; she was 54.
Benjamin and Lilly were second cousins. His maternal grandfather and her paternal grandfather were brothers.
Children of Benjamin and Lilly (Turner) Stetson, born at Hanover:
i. Desire Stetson, b. ca. 1726, bp. 10 Aug 1729, d. after 26 Feb 1770, m. 1 Nov 1750 Caleb Sylvester;
ii. Lillis Stetson, b. 25 Jul 1726;
iii. Benjamin Stetson, b. 28 Feb 1730/1;
iv. Job Stetson, b. 22 Mar 1732/3, d. 10 Jun 1794, m. 8 Jul 1762 Hannah Munroe;
v. Susanna Stetson, b. 26 Jan 1734/5, m. at Hanover 3 Dec 1761 Abner Sylvester (b. 23 Apr 1738 at Hanover, son of Amos & Patience (Palmer) Sylvester);
vi. Nathaniel Stetson, b. 18 Aug 1737, d. 6 Oct 1738;
vii. Grace Stetson, b. 5 Mar 1738/9, d. 21 Mar 1739/40; and
viii. Samuel S. Stetson, b. Apr 1743, d. May 1743.
Their children include:
14367. Bethia Stetson. Born on 4 May 1699 in Scituate, MA.116
On 5 Sep 1728 when Bethia was 29, she married Nicholas Powers in Scituate, MA.
14368. Leah Stetson. Born on 6 May 1702 in Scituate, MA.116 At the age of 2, Leah was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 24 Sep 1704.116 Leah died in Mar 1749/50 in Hingham, MA.
Children of Enoch and Leah (Stetson) Whiton, born at Hingham:
i. Enoch Whiton, b. 29 Aug 1733, m. 30 Oct 1755 Joanna Whiton;
ii. Leah Whiton, b. 19 Jun 1735, m. Ebenezer Simmons of Scituate;
iii. Elijah Whiton, b. 8 Jun 1737;
iv. Mary Whiton, b. 15 Jul 1739;
v. Grace Whiton, b. 22 Mar 1741, m. Dec 1744 Stephen Stodder, widower of Cohasset; and
vi. Elias Whiton, b. 10 Jun 1743.33
On 16 Nov 1732 when Leah was 30, she married Enoch Whiton (14350) , son of Sergt. Enoch Whiton (8 Mar 1659/60-5 May 1714) & Mary Lincoln (5115) (27 Dec 1662-2 Oct 1716), in Scituate, MA.85 Born on 25 Sep 1699 in Hingham, MA.33 Occupation: Farmer.
James was Selectman in Hingham 1733, 1734, 1742, 1743, 1744, 1748, 1754, and 1755. He resided at Liberty Plain, South Hingham.33
14369. Abijah Stetson. Born on 4 Jul 1704 in Scituate, MA.116 Abijah died in 1786 in Hanover, MA.
Abijah moved from Scituate to Hanover about 1735. He occupied a very large house on Union Street.
On 5 Jun 1729 when Abijah was 24, he married Deborah Turner (19533) , daughter of John Turner (7864) (30 Oct 1654-bef Oct 1706) & Abigail Padeshall (29 Sep 1663-), in the Second Church of Scituate.116 Born on 14 Sep 1704 in Scituate, MA.135 Deborah died in Hanover, MA, on 25 Jan 1786; she was 81.
Abijah and Deborah were second cousins; his maternal grandfather and her paternal grandfather were brothers.
Children of Abijah and Deborah (Turner) Stetson, the first five born in Scituate116:
i. Adam Stetson, b. 12 Mar 1728/9, d. 1778, m. Betsey Curtis (b. 26 Aug 1739, dau. of John & Mary (Bryant) Curtis);
ii. John Stetson, b. 17 Apr 1731, d. 15 Apr 1811, m. 3 Dec 1761 Thankful Curtis (b. 2 Apr 1742, d. 5 Feb 1805, dau. of Joseph & Mary (Palmer) Curtis);
iii. Abigail Stetson, b. 4 Nov 1733;
iv. Abigail Stetson, b. 1735, d. 3 Feb 1751/2;
v. Deborah Stetson, b. 26 Apr 1737, d. 14 Dec 1762;
vi. Prince Stetson, b. Aug 1741, m. Jane Grant;
vii. Margaret Stetson, b. 7 Apr 1745, d. 8 Dec 1818 at Durham, ME, m. at Hanover 18 Jul 1765 Job Sylvester (b. May 1742 at Hanover, d. 6 Oct 1832 at Durham, son of Amos & Patience (Palmer) Sylvester);
viii. Elijah Stetson, b. Mar 1745/7, c. ca 1837, m. Dorothy Merrill, m. Lusanna Curtis, resided at Durham, ME; and
ix. Zilpah Stetson, b. Mar 1749/50, d. 21 Sep 1776, m. 17 Oct 1771 James Curtis (son of Simeon & Asenath Curtis).
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