Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Benjamin Sylvester (9418) & Ruth Woodworth (17817)
24375. Ruth Sylvester. Born ca 1719/20 in Scituate, MA. Ruth was baptized in Scituate, MA, on 8 May 1720.52 Ruth died bef 1771.

Isaac and Ruth were both of Hanover when they married.446
On 27 Oct 1740 Ruth married Isaac Gross in First Congegational Church of Hanover.446 Isaac died on 17 Oct 1773.

Isaac Gross, also spelled Groce.
Their children include:
44102i.
Mary Gross (21 Mar 1741/2-)
44103ii.
Sarah Gross (21 Apr 1743-6 May 1774)
44104iii.
Ruth Gross (ca 1746-6 Sep 1820)
44105iv.
Thomas Gross (ca 1747-26 Jun 1798)
44106v.
Samuel Gross (ca 1749-16 Nov 1817)
44107vi.
Zilpha Gross (ca 1752-)
44108vii.
Zilpha Gross (ca 1752-)
44109viii.
Isaac Gross (ca 1756-)
44110ix.
Elizabeth Gross (-23 Jul 1775)
44111x.
Jacob Gross
24376. James Sylvester. Born on 25 Dec 1720 in Hanover, MA.486 At the age of 1, James was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 27 Jun 1722.52
On 20 Nov 1750 when James was 29, he married Lydia Clift (44148) , daughter of William Clift (30 Apr 1700-23 Jan 1749/50) & Judith Church (24430) (Oct 1703-4 Jan 1782), in Marshfield, MA. Born ca 1728/9 in Marshfield, MA. Lydia was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, 12 Jan 1728/9.52 Lydia died on 18 Sep 1794.
24377. Jacob Sylvester. Born ca 1724 in Scituate, MA. Jacob was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 4 Oct 1724.52 Jacob died in Hanover, MA on 25 Jul 1806.486

Jacob died age 86.486

Barry, in his 1853 Historical Sketch of the Town of Hanover174 said under the Bates family that Sarah Bates married Jacob Sylvester on 5 Nov 1753, but under the Sylvester family, he said Mary Bates married him on that date. The marriage was not recorded in the town records. The church records were published in 1895,446 but unfortunately “at this interval the records of thirteen marrages are missing”, that interval covering most of 1752 and all of 1753.
On 5 Nov 1753 Jacob married Mary Bates (44067) , daughter of Joseph Bates (24367) (25 Jan 1696/7-) & Mary Bowker (-30 Jul 1759).174 Born ca 1730. Mary was baptized in First Congegational Church of Hanover, on 5 May 1754.446 Mary died in Hanover, MA on 24 Dec 1811.486

“Mary, wife of Jacob Sylvester”, was baptized 5 May 1754.446

Mary died age 81.486
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