Hutchins, Jo. Hutchins, Timothy Jonson, William Jonson, Kent, John Merrill, Nat. Merrill, jr., Andrew Mitchel, John Mitchel, Judge Saltonstall, Trumbal, John Warner, Stephen Webster, Samuel White, Han. Whittaker, Eben. Whittier, N. Whittier, and Sa. Worthen, jr.

Families that lost three children each: Rev. Mr. Brown, David Cop, Isaac Dalton, John Davis, Jeremiah Eatton, Abiel Foster, Daniel Gile, Joseph Gile, Samuel Greele, Deacon Kimball, Jonathan Page, Widow Parker, Seth Patee, Benjamin Philbrick, Hugh Pike, Matthew Plummer, Benjamin Richards, Daniel Roberds, Jonathan Roberds, John Stevens, and Stephen Whittaker.

Families that lost four children each:

Gatchel, John Heath, jr., John McHard, P. Merrill, John Webster, jr., and Daniel Whittaker.

Families that lost five children each: John Bradley, Abner Chase, Thomas Corlis, James Holgate, and Joseph Page.

Rev. John Brown, who was then settled in the ministry at Haverhill, and who lost three children by the distemper, prepared an address to the people of Haverhill, particularly to the bereaved parents, Aug. 14, 1737, prefixing to it "A Brief Relation" of thirty-four "Comfortable and Remarkable Instances of Death" among the children. This was published in Boston by Daniel Henchman, the following year, in a pamphlet of ninety-two duodecimo pages, which is to-day rare book. Most of the material for this article has been taken from it, and thus has a peculiar interest.

The names of the thirty-four children, whom Mr. Brown cites as showing extraordinary spiritual insight and Christian resignation, and data concerning them which is worthy of being preserved, are as follows:

Lydia White, died April 6, 1736, aged eight. She was sick about twenty-four hours, having a violent fever with the distemper. She had been a pleasing child, fond of instruction. Her brother died also a few days later.

Eunice Emerson, died June 13, 1736, aged fifteen. Though she had symptoms of the distemper, it was not certain that she died of it. She bled to death, having been troubled with bleeding before.

Whitely McHard, died at one o'clock in the morning of July 12, 1736, aged four.

John McHard, aged seven, brother to the preceding, died at noon on the same day, surviving him only eleven hours. Two other children of the family died before the month had passed, on the same day. This was the first family in the town to be deprived of all their children by this disease. They had another son born to them during the next year, however.

Daniel Chase, died July 28, 1736, aged seven years and eight days. A brother, aged four, was sick in the bed with him, one at the head and the other at the foot. The younger died, and Daniel survived him an hour and a half. They were enclosed in the same coffin. This family lost five children.

Sarah Chase, died Aug. 3, 1736, aged nine. She was sister to the next preceding. She was a very tender hearted and quiet child of few words. Her younger sister Molly was also very sick when she died.

Thomas Shepard, died Aug. 28, 1736, aged eleven. He was sick several weeks, as was his eldest sister, also, who lived.

David Hassaltine, died Aug. 29, 1736, aged seven.

Ruth Merrill, died Sept. 9, 1736, aged twelve. Her younger brother died a short time before herself.

Samuel Gatchel, died Sept. 20, 1736, aged twelve. He was the eldest of a family of six children, four of whom died with the distemper. He and his brother next to him had been sick of the disease in the preceding spring, and had apparently recovered, but some hard bunches in the throat remained, finally proving fatal. He had a three year old brother, named Jesse, who had died with the distemper. The family was poor, and both parents were alive.

Anne Gatchel, died Sept. 11, 1736, aged six. She was a sister of Samuel above. She was asked if she was willing to die, and answered, "Yes, I'm willing to die to go to my Aunt Johnson and my brother Jesse." This Aunt Johnson was an exemplary Christian, and very much. loved, and was the only person above the age of forty years who died of the distemper in the town.

Daniel Gatchel, died Sept. 14, 1736, aged ten. He was a brother to the preceding. He had the whooping cough with the disease.

Joseph Richards, died Sept. 18, 1736, aged eight. A younger brother named Abraham died before him.

Elizabeth Davis, died Sept. 19, 1736, aged twenty-two. She was a quiet young lady, and lived out. She had a sister, whom she requested, the day before her death, to wash certain articles which would be needed for her interment, designating the sheets and head-cloths she desired to be laid out with.

Martha Brown, died Oct. 5, 1736, aged fourteen. She was a daughter of Rev. John Brown. She was taken sick Sept. 30th. She had an elder sister and a younger brother, and other brothers and sisters. Early in the morning of the day she died she said to a girl friend of about her own age, Hannah W, "This is the last time, Hannah, that you will ever see me in this world. I shall be with Betty Bailey before night." Betty Bailey was a loving companion of Pattee's (as she was familiarly called), aged fifteen, who with her sister Molly Bailey, aged thirteen, were taken from the family of Colonel Bailey. Betty died of the scarlet fever May 5, 1736, and Molly of the throat distemper May 11, 1736. Pattee died at about eight o'clock in the evening, having considered the date of her funeral, and reminded some of her friends to take a lock of her hair to remember her by. She sat up and was dressed, and ate a raw apple an hour or two before she died.

Mehitable Page, died Oct. 10, 1736, aged nineteen.

Nathaniel Brown, died Oct. 21, 1736, aged twelve. "Nattie" was a brother to Martha Brown above, and son of Rev. John Brown.

Sarah Eatton, died Oct. 17, 1736, aged four.

Mary Merrill, died Oct. 27, 1736, aged fourteen. Three other children of the family died with the distemper.

Elizabeth Bradbury, died Nov. 15, 1736, aged six. She gave away her clothing to some poor people whom she thought in most need.

Sarah Chase, died Nov. 17, 1736, aged fourteen. Her younger brother also died and was buried in the same coffin with her.

Obadiah Bradley, died Nov. 26, 1736, aged thirteen. He was sick three days. His younger sister died the day before his own death. He had a brother David, who died the year before. He had also a sister Molly, who was next to him in the family. He gave his playthings away before he died. His father could not see him, "being confined from home." His grandmother was apparently living with the family. All the five children of the family died of the distemper.

Sarah Corlis, died Dec. 30, 1736, aged nineteen.

Mary Hasseltine, died Jan. 2, 1736–7, aged nineteen. She had a weak constitution, and was much given to the reading of books. Her mind was much occupied with religious thoughts all through her youth, and some time before her sickness with the distemper she was wont to say that she had not long to live. The night before her death, in answer to a question from her father, she said that she expected to see in Heaven her grandfather and her Aunt Betty ("good old Deacon Hasseltine and his daughter, a Christian of singular attainments").

Susanna Wilson, died Jan. 26, 1736-7, aged seven. She had an elder sister.

Lydia Hasseltine, died Jan. 28, 1736-7, aged nine. She was a sister of Mary Hasseltine metioned above

Sarah Whittaker, died Feb. 22, 1736 -7, aged seven. She was the eldest of a

family of four children, who all died the same week, the three latter being buried together. The names of the two middle children were Mary and Samuel. The youngest child was two years old. Susannah Emerson, died Mar. 3, 1736 -7, aged fifteen. She was always a sober, timorous little girl. She had a sister Judith living in Newbury, and also a brother who were older than she.

Susannah Emerson, died Sept. 2, 1737, aged ten. Her grandmother was present at her death.

Martha Kimbal, died Sept. 13, 1737, aged eleven. She had sisters and brothers, one of whom was named Benjamin. Her sister Abigail died on the same day, at the age of five.

John Appleton White, died Sept. 28, 1737, aged five. "An only son, and a first born." He had a little sister.

Hannah Webster, died Sept. 30, 1737, aged ten. Her brother Joseph and sisters Mercy and Sarah had died. She was the last. She said to her mother the day before her death: "All the rest are gone : I have been to visit all their graves, and now I am going myself. I don't know I don't know what you will do, mother, but if I should be taken away you must not be too much cast down. 'Twas God that gave me to you, and if he take me away you must not be too much concerned. You must not do as some others that have lost all their children; who are afraid to stay in the house, afraid to be in the dark alone; you must hire some little girl to live with you if you are afraid."

Nathaniel Bradley, died Oct. 4, 1737, aged sixteen. He was a dutiful boy. He had sisters, one of whom had married

H-th and had a child that was dying when he was sick. His aunt G-le was present in his sickness. He had sisters named Nabbe and Betty, and one who had died eight years before named Ruth. He also had brothers who were older than himself, one of whom was named Isaac.

James Holgate, died Dec. 26, 1737, aged five. He was the last of five child

ren that died of throat distemper in the family, all dying in a little more than a week's time. The names of two of the other children were Judith and Benjamin.

WILL OF SARAH DILLINGHAM.

The following is an exact transcript of the will of widow Sarah Dillingham of Ipswich, made from the original on file in the Massachusetts Archives, being the earliest Essex county will.

This is the laft will and teftament of mee Sarah Dillingham of Ipfwich widowe : ffor my foule I comend it into ye hands of God in ye mediacon of Jefus Crift: ffor my temporall eftate: I give to my onely child Sarah Dillingham my whole eftate in lands and goods (except fuch pticular legacyes as heerafter are named) : and if my child Dye before it shall be marryed or attain to ye age of one and twenty years, then my will is that the fame shalbe devyded equally between my mother Thomafine Caly, my brothers Abraham Caly and Jacob Caly, my fifter Bull and my fifter Baft, the wyves of John Bull and John Baft and my fifters Rebecca Caly and emme Caly, or fuch of them as fhalbe lyving at ye tyme of ye death of fuch child, all wch my mother brethren & fifters are now lyving in England: alfo I give to m' ward Pastor of ye Church at Ipfwich ffyve pounds and to Richard Saltonftall efqr ten pounds and to mrs Saltonftall his wife a filver bowle, To m' Samuell Appleton ffyve pounds and to his wife a filver porringer: and of this my will I make executors ye faid mr Saltonftall and mr Appleton, comittinge ye educacion and government of my faid child and ye estate I leave her unto their faithfull ordering intreating them in the bonds of Cristian love to fee this my will fullfilled my due debts paid, my body decently buyried and my child religioufly educated if God give it life, and that they will order the estate as they would doe their owne: In wytnes that this is my true will made in my pfect memory though my body be weake & fick I publifh it after it had

ABBE GENEALOGY.

The name of Abbe in Essex county records is also spelled Abbee, Abbei, Abbey, Abbie, Abby and Abbye.

JOHN ABBE' was received for an inhabitant of Salem, and granted land there, in the 11th mo., 1636. He was afterward granted land there in 1638, 1639 and 1642, and was granted land at Enon (now Wenham) 15: 12: 1642-3. He lived in Wenham where he died about 1689, intestate, having disposed of his estate to his children in 1683. He married first, Mary, who died in Wenham Sept. 9, 1672. He married second, Mary Goldsmith (probably widow of Richard) Nov. 25, 1674, in Wenham.

JOHN ABBE2, yeoman, lived in Wenham. He disposed of his property in Wenham in 1696, and in the same year bought an estate in Windham, Conn., and removed thither. He and his wife Hannah were among the charter members of the Windham church Dec. 10, 1700. He died soon after, and his wife Hannah survived him.

Children, born in Wenham :

9-1.

3

SAMUEL ABBE2, husbandman, was made freeman Oct. 3, 1680. He married Mary Knowlton, in Wenham, Oct. 12, 1672; and lived first in Wenham, removing to Salem Village (now Danvers) in 1682. He returned to Wenham in 1697, where he died the following year. His wife Mary survived him, and married, second, Abraham Mitchell.

Children :

14-1.

:

MARY3, b. about 1673. 15-II. SAMUEL3, b. about 1675; probably married Hannah, dau. of Jonathan and Bethiah (Marsh) Silsbee of Lynn March 15, 1710. She was born Oct. 3, 1687, and died about 1759.

16-III. THOMAS3, b. about 1678. See below (16). 17-IV. ELEAZER3, b. about 1680. 18-v.

EBENEZER3, b. July 31, 1683, in Salem Village; m. Abigail, dau. of Isaac Goodale of Salem, and settled in Mansfield, Conn., where he was living in 1739. 19-VI. MERCY3, b. March 1, 1684-5, in Salem Village.

20-VII. SARAH3, b. July 4, 1686, in Salem Village. 21-VIII. HEPZIBAH3, b. Feb. 14, 1688-9, in Salem Village.

22-IX. ABIGAIL3, b. Nov. 19, 1690, in Salem Village.

23-X. JOHN3, b. June 4, 1692, in Salem Village. 24-XI. BENJAMIN3, b. June 4, 1694, in Salem Village.

25-XII. JONATHAN3, b. about 1696.

before 1721.

Geer

27-11. THOMAS3, b. in 1686. See below (27). 28-III. MARY3, b. Feb. 3, 1689; m. James Pease

(born in Salem, Mass., in 1679) of Enfield in 1710, and settled in Somers, Conn., in 1713. She died before 1728.

THOMAS ABBE3, born in 1686. Lived in Enfield in 1726. He married Mary Pease in 1714. She died in 1746. Children :

33-1. OBADIAH', b. in 1728; died young. 34-II. THOMAS, b. in 1731; died in 1811. 35-III. MARY4, m. Dennis Bement in 1737. 36-IV. SARAH*, m. Nathaniel Chapin. 37-V. TABITHA', m. Ephraim Pease in 1740. He became very wealthy as a contractor in the French War. He was born in 1719, and died in 1801.

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JOHN ABBE3, born in 1692. Lived in Enfield in 1726.

Children :

38-1. JOHN, m. Sarah Root in 1739; lived in Enfield.

39-11. THOMAS1.

40-111. DANIEL'.

41-IV. RICHARDa.

IPSWICH MEMORIAL TABLETS.

In Ipswich, July 29, 1896, a granite slab, bearing two bronze tablets, was formally unveiled. It is placed on the little green in front of the South meeting-house. Addresses were made by Rev. T. Frank Waters, president of the Ipswich Historical Society, George A. Gordon, Esq., of Boston, secretary of the N. E. HistoricGenealogical Society, Hon. Robert S. Rantoul of Salem, president of the Essex Institute, and others. The address of Mr. Waters was lengthy and excellent.

Samuel Hall had a printing office "a few doors above the Town-House" in Salem, where he issued the Essex Gazette in 1768.

James Grant, who was then "Living in the Houfe formerly in the Occupation of Major Hicks," kept a store in Salem in 1768.-Essex Gazette, Aug. 9, 1768.