6.	vi.	JOSEPH, bt. in Hing. Nov. 20, 1653.
7.	vii.	BENJAMIN, b. July 15, 1655.
	viii.	SOLOMON, b. Aug. 23, 1657.
	ix.	RACHEL, b. Sept. 6, 1659.   m. May 8, 1684, Caleb Lincoln.
	x.	SARAH, bt. June 9, 1661.
	xi.	A DAU., b. Sept. 21, 1663, d. March foll.

   3.   JOSEPH² (Clement¹), b. in Eng. ab. 1630.   m. in Hing. Mass., Jan. 9, 1657-58, Esther, dau. of William Hilliard.   She d. 3 June, 1709.   Joseph d. 30 Apr. 1706, æt. 76 yrs.   In his will of 24 Apr. 1706, mentions and provides for w. Esther; also for his four sons and four dau's, and naming the sons but not the dau's.   "Bricklayer."   Constable, from 1675 to 1678, inc.   Selectman, 1671, 1677, 1684, and 1692.   Was appointed sexton of the parish in 1673, and served in this capacity until the new meeting-house was erected.   Resided on the paternal homestead, South St.
   Ch., all b. in Hing., were —

8.	i.	JOSEPH, Sept. 28, 1660.
	ii.	ESTHER, Aug. 29, 1663.   m. at Boston, Sept. 16, 1691, Richard Cobb.
9.	iii.	CALEB, March 30, 1666.
	iv.	HANNAH, Oct. 31, 1668.
10.	v.	JOSHUA, Aug. 14, 1671.
	vi.	BATHSHEBA, Jan. 26, 1673-74.
	vii.	CLEMENT, Sept. 22, 1676, drowned 29 June, 1706, æt. 30th yr.
	viii.	ELEANOR, Aug. 29, 1679, d. 8 Sept. foll.
	ix.	ABIGAIL, Oct. 16, 1680.   m. June 12, 1704, John Chubbuck.

   4.   BENJAMIN² (Clement¹), was one of the constables of Hing. in1665; Selectman in 1676, and a soldier in King Philip's War.   He m. Jane Weeks, a dau. of George Weeks of Dor.   She survived him, and m. secondly, in June, 1679, Moses Paine of Boston.   Lieut. Benjamin Bates d. in Hing. 28 Nov. 1678, æt. 45 yrs.   He left no ch.   In his will, dated 14th of Nov. 1678, and proved Jan. 30, 1678-79, provides for w. Jane, and gives also "to my servant Nathaniel Wilson."   The bulk of his property after his wife's decease, he bequeathed "to my brother's children;" and requests that "my brother Amiel Weeks, and my cousin Samuel Clapp of Dorchester, ensign John Thaxter, and John Cutler of Hingham will be helpful to my dear and loving wife in council for direction."

   5.   SAMUEL² (Clement¹), bt. in Hing. March 24, 1639.   m. Feb. 20, 1666-67, Lydia Lapham, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Tilden) Lapham of Scit.   Resided on South St.   Hing. records do not furnish the date of his nor of his w's decease.   Tradition says that the fam. removed to Long Island.
   Ch., all b. in Hing., were —

	i.	LYDIA, Sept. 2, 1669.
	ii.	MARY, Aug. 31, 1671, d. soon.
	iii.	SARAH, Dec. 23, 1673.
	iv.	ANNA, Apr. 12, 1676 (b. in the garrison).
	v.	JUDITH, Apr. 17, 1678.
	vi.	SAMUEL, Feb. 28, 1679-80.
	vii.	THOMAS, March 17, 1681-82, d. in 11 dys.
	viii.	DAVID, Feb. 20, 1683-84.
	ix.	MARY, Apr. 12, 1685, d. 5 Jan. 1690-91.

   6.   JOSEPH³ (James² Clement¹), bt. in Hing. Nov. 20, 1653, by w. Anna, had