On 2 Oct 1761 when Thomas was 27, he second married
Abigail Cushing (44920) , daughter of
Capt. Abel Cushing (25556) (24 Oct 1696-20 May 1750) &
Mary Jacob (36718) (29 Sep 1698-4 Jan 1779), in Hingham, MA.
45 Born on 14 Jun 1741 in Hingham, MA.45 Abigail died in Hingham, MA, on 11 Jan 1816; she was 74.45
Children of Thomas and Abigail (Cushing) Hersey, born at Hingham:
i. Thomas Hersey, b. 12 Jan 1763, resided at Boston, later Harvard, MA;
ii. Laban Hersey, b. 1 Jun 1764;
iii. Charles Hersey, b. 6 May 1766;
iv. Abel Hersey, b. 19 Apr 1768;
v. Abigail Hersey, b. 5 Jun 1770, m. 13 Jun 1796 Benjamin Leavitt of Portland, ME;
vi. Abner Hersey, b. 21 Jul 1773;
vii. Seth Hersey, b. 13 Nov 1775;
viii. Rebecca Hersey, b. 19 Aug 1778, d. 11 Dec 1795;.
ix. Elijah Hersey, b. 5 Sep 1781; and
x. Lydia Hersey, b. 23 Apr 1784, d. 31 Mar 1766 at Lewiston, ME, m. 1st 25 Sep 1803 Cornelius Barnes of Scituate, m. 2nd Dea. Thomas Freeman of Portland, ME.45