Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Martha Bryant (35833) & Israel Sylvester
52702. Israel Sylvester. Born on 23 Sep 1674 in Scituate, MA.52 Israel was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 19 Sep 1675.52 Israel died in Duxbury, MA, on 17 Apr 1717; he was 42.
On 3 Oct 1701 when Israel was 27, he married Ruth Turner (8749) , daughter of John Turner Sr. (3020) (ca 1621-aft 20 May 1697) & Mary Brewster (4066) (16 Apr 1627-aft 23 Mar 1698), in Scituate, MA.110 Born ca 1662 in Scituate, MA. Ruth was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 17 May 1662.52 Ruth died in Duxbury, MA on 8 Oct 1729.142

Ruth first married Thomas Prince, second Israel Sylvester.
Their children include:
23199i.
Ruth Sylvester (26 Jun 1701[2]-bef 17 Nov 1779)
23200ii.
Israel Sylvester (5 May 1705-9 Nov 1785)
23201iii.
Grace Sylvester (Nov 1706-2 Apr 1768)
52703. Silence Sylvester. Born on 30 Aug 1677 in Scituate, MA.52
52704. Richard Sylvester. Born 2 Mar 1678/9 in Scituate, MA.52 Richard was baptized in Scituate, MA, on 4 May 1679. Richard died in Scituate, MA on 19 Feb 1768.
On 16 Aug 1703 Richard married Desire Stetson (22754) , daughter of Joseph Stetson (8562) (Jun 1639-bet 4 Apr 1722 and 8 May 1724) & Prudence, in Scituate, MA.52 Born in Sep 1676 in Scituate, MA.52 Desire died aft 3 Jan 1760.
Their children include:
42629i.
Nathaniel Sylvester (Died soon) (31 Oct 1704-5 May 1706)
42630ii.
Desire Sylvester (8 Dec 1706-5 Jun 1790)
42631iii.
Faith Sylvester (13 May 1708-)
42632iv.
Seth Sylvester (10 Apr 1711-)
42633v.
Nehemiah Sylvester (24 Jan 1714-17 Jan 1787)
42634vi.
Ruth Sylvester (6 Aug 1717-)
52705. Lois Sylvester. Born on 27 Jan 1680 in Scituate, MA.52 Lois died in Hingham, MA, on 28 Oct 1738; she was 58.45
On 19 Nov 1706 when Lois was 26, she married Hezekiah Stodder (52698) , son of John Stodder (-20 Dec 1708) & Hannah Bryant (35829) (25 Jan 1645-17 Nov 1702), in Hingham, MA.45,52 Born 11 Feb 1678/9 in Hingham, MA.45 Hezekiah died in Scituate, MA on 27 Nov 1731.52 Occupation: weaver.

Hezekiah settled on Gillman Plain, Hingham, in 1711, and removed to Scituate with his familhy about 1710.53 45 (Deane53 thought Hezekiah was brother to both Dea. Samuel and Benjamin, but Samuel was a cousin, not a brother.)

Hezekiah’s will was dated 12 Nov 1731.

Will: Will of Hezekiah Stoddard of Scituate, Province of the Massachusetts Bay (1731)
Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 6, pp. 118, 163, from FHL microfilm #0550512.
http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/miscellaneous_wills.html
    In the Name of God Amen. ye twelfth Day of November In ye Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred & thirty one I Hezekiah Stodder of Scituate in ye County of Plymouth in ye Province of ye Massachusets Bay in New England Cooper Being sick of Body but of perfect mind & memory, Thanks be Given to GOD, And Calling to mind my mortality & Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Dye, Do make, constitute, ordain & Declare this my Last will & Testament, Revoking & Disanulling by these presents all & Every Testament & Testaments, will & wills heretofore by me made & Declared either by word or writing and this to be taken only for my last will & Testament and no Other,—
    And first, I Give & Recommend my Soul unto ye hands of GOD yt. Gave it, hoping & trusting that by ye Merits of Jesus Christ My Saviour & Dear Redeemer I shall have full Remission & free Pardon of all my Sins and that I Shall Inherit Everlasting life—And my Body I Commit to ye Dust to be Decently Buryed at ye Discretion of my Executors hereafter named hoping that it shall be Restored to me again a glorious Body at ye General Day of Resurrection—And Now for ye settling of my temporal estate and such Goods & chattels as it hath pleased GOD to Bestow upon me I Do ordain Give & Dispose of ye same in manner & form following That is to Say.—
    First; I will that my Just Debts & funeral Charges & ye Probate of this my last will well & truly paid or ordered to be paid within some convenient Time after my decease by my Executor or Executors hereafter named.
    Item. I give & Bequeath unto my well beloved wife Lois Stoddard my Best Bed & Furniture belonging to ye same and also my Loom & ye tackling belong to ye same, During her Life and then to return to my two sons hereafter named also my mind and will is that my wife shall have Liberty to live in my House so long as She shall live my widow.—
    Item. I give & bequeath unto my well beloved sons Joshua Stodder & Hezekiah Stodder their Heirs & assigns forever all my Housing & Lands in Scituate in ye County of Plymo. and also two shares in ye undivided Land in Hingham in ye County of Suffolk—Also all my moveable Estate within Doors & without Saving what I have Given to my wife Equally to be Divided between ym, They paying to yr mother fourty Shillings apiece and fifty shillings apiece to my well beloved Daughter Bathshebe ye wife of David Dunbar—and Seven pounds ten Shillings apiece unto my well beloved Daughter Eunice Stodder when my Son Hezekiah Stodder Shall Arrive at ye Age of twenty one Years, My mind & will is that what I have ordered my sons to pay to their mother & Sisters shall be I Goods—
Also my mind & will is that my Sister Hannah shall have Liberty to Live in ye little End of my House if she sees cause to Live yre. And a Privilege in ye Lettow So long as She lives unmarried.—
    And Finally I do make, ordain, Constitute & appoint my well beloved Friend Theophilus Cushing of Hingham in ye County of Suffolk in ye Province of ye massachusets Bay in New-England with my well beloved son Joshua Stodder to be my Sole Executrix of this my Last will & Testament Trusting & Confiding in them that yy will truly perform & Duely Execute ye same according to ye true Intent & Meaning thereof in Every part of it — In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal ye Day & Year above mentioned.—
Signed, Sealed, Published, Pronounced &                                                                                     
    Declared by ye sd Hezekiah Stodder
    Hezekiah  Stoddard         (Seal)
    In ye presence of us.
    Daniel Greanleaf
    Jonathan Farrow
Obadiah Gross
Their children include:
61876i.
Lois Stodder (Died soon) (2 Mar 1707/8-25 Mar 1707/8)
61877ii.
Bathsheba Stodder (10 Feb 1711/2-5 Oct 1736)
61878iii.
Joshua Stodder (7 Jun 1713-)
61879iv.
Eunice Stodder (16 Apr 1715-)
61880v.
Hezekiah Stodder (28 Aug 1722-)
52706. Martha Sylvester. Born on 22 Sep 1682 in Scituate, MA.52
On 7 Dec 1703 when Martha was 21, she married Thomas Turner (23221) , son of Nathan Turner (8753) (1 Mar 1654-15 Aug 1693) & Oseeth Wing (12 Sep 1652-13 Jun 1729), in Scituate, MA.110 Born on 15 Jul 1680 in Scituate, MA.52 Occupation: Carpenter.
Their children include:
43043i.
Lydia Turner (26 Apr 1704-bef 2 May 1771)
43044ii.
Ruth Turner (12 Aug 1706-bef Jul 1767)
43045iii.
Hannah Turner (28 Jul 1708-)
52707. Mary Sylvester. Born on 10 Mar 1683 in Scituate, MA.52 At the age of 2, Mary was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 17 May 1685.52
31 Apr 1705/6 Mary married Benjamin Stoddard (52700) , son of John Stodder (-20 Dec 1708) & Hannah Bryant (35829) (25 Jan 1645-17 Nov 1702), in Scituate, MA.110 “benjamin Stodder and mary Silvester both of Scittuate was married ar ye 31th 1705/6”. Born on 23 Oct 1683 in Hingham, MA.45

Benjamin removed to Scituate, the west part of town.45 53 (Deane53 mistakenly sugests Benjamin was probably the brother of Dea. Samuel. Actually, their fathers, Samuel and John, were brothers.)

The spelling Stoddard was more common in Scituate than Stodder although both were used.
Their children include:
61881i.
Benjamin Stoddard (18 Nov 1708-)
61882ii.
Mary Stoddard (4 Apr 1711-)
61883iii.
Elisha Stoddard (12 Jul 1715-)
61884iv.
Elijah Stoddard (13 Nov 1719-)
61885v.
Isaiah Stoddard (6 Jun 1723-)
52708. Elisha Sylvester. Born on 3 Jan 1685 in Scituate, MA.52 Elisha died aft 29 Jan 1747.

Elisha’s will was dated 29 Jun 1747.
On 12 Dec 1734 when Elisha was 49, he married Eunice Prouty (59410) , daughter of Edward Prouty (48981) (30 Sep 1679-fall 1726) & Elizabeth Howe (23 Nov 1678-), in the Second Church of Scituate.52 Born 1 Mar 1711/2 in Scituate, MA.52 Eunice died aft 29 Jan 1747.
52709. Peter Sylvester. Born on 15 Apr 1687 in Scituate, MA.52 At the age of 1, Peter was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 30 Sep 1688.52 Peter died in Leicester, MA ca Dec 1744.
On 31 Dec 1712 when Peter was 25, he married Mary Torrey (48989) , daughter of Josiah Torrey (31820) (28 Jan 1658-1722) & Isabel (-31 Mar 1689), in the Second Church of Scituate.52 Born on 24 Sep 1685 in Scituate, MA.52 Mary died aft 8 Dec 1744.
Their children include:
59421i.
Levi Sylvester (12 Jan 1723-)
52710. Zebulon Sylvester. Born on 24 Jan 1689 in Scituate, MA.52 Zebulon was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, in 1695.52 Zebulon died in Hanover, MA, on 16 Dec 1766; he was 77.
1 Jan 1711/2 Zebulon married Mary Turner (23169) , daughter of Lieut. Elisha Turner (8746) (8 Mar 1656/7-24 Apr 1700) & Elizabeth Jacob (17720) (11 Apr 1666-between 28 Oct 1710 and 16 Jan 1711/2), in Scituate, MA.110 Born on 10 Jun 1690 in Scituate, MA.52 Mary died in Plymouth, MA, on 16 Apr 1774; she was 83.
Their children include:
42969i.
Olive Sylvester (7 Jan 1713/4-)
42970ii.
Luke Sylvester (24 Jan 1714-4 Feb 1806)
42971iii.
Martha Sylvester (30 Mar 1716-)
42972iv.
Israel Sylvester (1717-25 Jan 1812)
42973v.
Elisha Sylvester (Died young) (ca 1720-)
42974vi.
Jacob Sylvester (17 Aug 1722-2 Sep 1806)
42975vii.
Elisha Sylvester (say 1724-17 Jul 1805)
42976viii.
Zebulon Sylvester (ca 1731-)
42977ix.
Nathaniel Sylvester (ca 1731-)
42978x.
Mary Sylvester (ca 1732-)
52711. Bathsheba Sylvester. Born on 11 Oct 1692 in Scituate, MA.52 Bathsheba was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, in 1695.52 Bathsheba died in Scituate, MA, on 24 Dec 1720; she was 28.52

Bathsheba, also spelled Bershewa, Barshua, or Barsheba, Sylvester, also spelled Silverster.
3 Jan 1711/2 Bathsheba married Daniel Damon (18258) , son of Lieut. Zachary Damon (7875) (ca 1654-3 Sep 1730) & Martha Woodworth (6577) (ca 1660-aft Jun 1730), in the Second Church of Scituate.110,52 Born in Mar 1688 in Scituate, MA.52 Daniel died in Scituate, MA on 11 Dec 1733.52

Daniel settled near his brother Zachary on the same side of the way.53
Their children include:
37544i.
Hannah Damon (24 Apr 1713-25 Jan 1768)
37545ii.
Daniel Damon (23 Apr 1716-27 Feb 1788)
37546iii.
Isaac Damon (17 Sep 1718-)
37547iv.
Joseph Damon (16 Dec 1720-17 Mar 1806)
52712. Deborah Sylvester. Born on 18 Apr 1696 in Scituate, MA.52
10 Mar 1719/20 Deborah married Robert Woodward (48996) , son of Robert Woodward (ca 1651-ca 1744) & Bethia Torrey (31823) (19 Jul 1665-11 Sep 1735), in the Second Church of Scituate.52 Born on 15 Apr 1697 in Scituate, MA.52
Their children include:
59431i.
Hannah Woodward (ca 1722-)
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