On 12 Dec 1720 when Joseph was 19, he married
Mary Collier (21964) , daughter of
Lieut. Gershom Collier (ca 1673/4-19 Feb 1753) &
Elizabeth Poole (8143) (15 Dec 1678-), in Hull, MA.
165 Born on 7 Mar 1703 in Hull, MA.165 Mary died in Maine bef Oct 1748.318
Mary first married Joseph Spear, second Richard Stubbs as his second wife.
Children of Joseph and Mary (Collier) Spear, born at Hull:
i. Joseph Spear, b. 10 Apr 1720, d. 18 Feb 1791 in Boston, m. at Hull 25 Oct 1743 Phoebe Binney;
ii. Gershom Spear, b. 7 Apr 1723, d. at sea, m. 1st in Boston 18 Jub 1744 Lusanna Wetherell (b. 20 Aug 1725 in Eastham, MA), m. 2nd 1770 Elizabeth Bradlee;
iii. David Spear, b. 1726, d. 8 Jul 1803 in Boston, m. 1st Mary Holland in Hammett, Georgia, m. 2nd Sarah Loring (b. at Hull), m. 3rd Elizabeth Oliver (b. at Annapolis, Canada, d. 3 apr 1754), m. 4th Sarah Stoddard (b. ca 1733, d. 17 Jan 1791 in Boston);
iv. Nathan Spear, b. 29 May 1728, d. Jan 1796 in Boston, m. at Boston 18 Dec 1748 Grace Willis (d. Mar 1792);
v. Elizabeth Spear, b. 27 Oct 1731, m. Mr Ewing;
vi. Paul Spear, b. 30 Jun 1733;
vii. Poole Spear, b. 21 Sep 1735, d. bef 1788, m. at Pembroke, MA, 10 May 1761 Christina Turner (b. 20 Jun 1741); and
viii. Mary Spear, b. 1 Jun 1738, d. 7 Nov 1799, m. 1st in Boston 8 Nov 1749 John Bray (b. ca 1734, d. before 1769), m. 2nd ca 1769 James Loring (d. 20 Jul 1775 in Hull).318