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Ancestors of Lydia Gerrish

Generation No. 5

      16. Joseph Gerrish, born March 20, 1681/82 in Newbury MA; died January 10, 1765 in Newbury MA. He was the son of 32. Moses Greenleafe Gerrish and 33. Jane Sewall. He married 17. Mary Little February 26, 1703/04 in Newbury, Ma.

      17. Mary Little, born January 13, 1685/86 in Newbury MA; died June 1761 in Newbury, MA. She was the daughter of 34. Moses Little and 35. Lydia Coffin.

Notes for Joseph Gerrish:
- 3 Other Children died as infants. Notes on Children: Moses ran a Ferry in Newburyport in 1736. Joseph was elected several times as Newbury representative to the general Court and was involved in the separation of Newburyport and the debates leading up to the revolution.

- Says the Rev. Jacob Little "Col. Joseph Gerrish had such muscular power, that he swam the Merrimack River, near its mouth, every year until he was past 70. The weight of four of his children was 1,200 lbs."

- His house was located on Orchard Street in Byfield and is still standing near the Great Meadows Farm. I believe this was also where his grandfather William Gerrish lived, although not in the present house. It is said there is a large bolder on the property, the "Gerrish Rock". I have not yet located it.

- Both Joseph Gerrish (03/20/1681/2 - 01/10/1765) and his wife Mary Little (01/13/1685/6 - 06/DD/1761) are buried in the Walnut Hill Cemetary on Bachellor Street in West Newbury. There are many Bartletts buried here as well.

- His father Moses Gerrish (05/09/1656 - 12/04/1694) married Jane Sewall (10/25/1659 - 01/29/1716/7) the daughter of Henry Sewall (1614 - 05/16/1700) and Jane Dummer (1628 - 01/13/1700/01) and sister of Samuel Sewall. Samuel Sewall often mentionsColonel Joseph Gerrish and visiting at his home in Newbury. Samuel describes Joseph at age 13 driving Joseph' grandmother (Jane Dummer Sewall) to Boston in a carriage. Jane Dummer Sewall is a cousin of the the Governor Dummer for whom Governor Dummer Academy in Byfield is named.

- An account could be written of Joseph's sons Joseph, Samuel, and Jacob that might make them sound like they one the Revolution single handedly as all commanded regiments. However, Jacob rather tarnished the family name being court martialed for having been found asleep in a haystack during the Battle of Bunker Hill. He was later aquitted by an appeals court.

More About Joseph Gerrish:
Burial: Walnut Hill C. W. Newbury MA
Military: Colonel in Indian Wars
Politics: State Rep from Newbury 20 years
Relation to G. Thr: 5th Great Grandfather of G. Gerrish

More About Mary Little:
Burial: Walnut Hill Cem. W. Newbury

Children of Joseph Gerrish and Mary Little are:

Moses Gerrish, born April 15, 1706 in Newbury, MA; died February 18, 1772 in Newbury, MA; married Mary Moody April 18, 1728 in Byfield, MA.

Notes for Moses Gerrish:
- was a farmer in Byfield

More About Moses Gerrish:
Blessing (LDS): Leased part of Ferry at Newburyport 1735

ii.

Joseph Gerrish, born September 10, 1708 in Newbury Ma; died May 26, 1776; married Catherine Brown.

More About Joseph Gerrish:
Baptism (LDS): Road Pony Express to Boston
Blessing (LDS): Several times rep to general court
Burial: Colonel in Revolution; French & Indian War

8	iii.	Stephen Gerrish, born January 22, 1711/12 in Newbury MA; died 1789 in Boscawen, NH; married (1) Martha Chase July 21, 1738 in Canterbury, NH; married (2) Joanna Hale July 15, 1741 in Boscawen, NH.
	iv.	Mary Gerrish, born September 10, 1714; married Unknown Griggs in Roxbury, MA.
	v.	Jane Gerrish, born October 12, 1717 in Newbury Ma; died in Boscawen, NH; married Phineas Stevens November 24, 1741.

Notes for Phineas Stevens:
- First Minister at Boscawen NH

		vi.		Elizabeth Gerrish, born March 05, 1719/20; married Stephen March June 14, 1753 in Portsmouth, NH.
		vii.		Sarah Gerrish, born July 18, 1722 in Newbury, Ma; married Moses Newell.

Notes for Sarah Gerrish:
- Adopted by Judge Samuel Sewall

More About Sarah Gerrish:
Blessing (LDS): Adopted by Samuel Sewall

		viii.		Judith Gerrish, born January 07, 1723/24; died August 1765; married Daniel Thurston in Bradford, MA.
		ix.		Samuel Gerrish, born April 03, 1728; died 1795 in West Newbury Ma; married Sarah Johnson in West Newbury, MA.

More About Samuel Gerrish:
Blessing (LDS): Bridge St. Cem
Burial: Colonel in Revolution; French & Indian War

More About Sarah Johnson:
Blessing (LDS): Bridge Street Cem

Rebecca Gerrish, born October 29, 1732; died in West Newbury Ma; married Joshua March January 01, 1751/52 in West Newbury, MA.

      18. Samuel Hale, born August 13, 1687 in Newbury, Ma; died 1724 in Portsmouth, NH. He was the son of 36. John Hale and 37. Sarah Noyes. He married 19. Apphia Moody August 26, 1714 in Newburyport, MA.

      19. Apphia Moody, born June 23, 1693. She was the daughter of 38. John Moody and 39. Hanna Dole.

Children of Samuel Hale and Apphia Moody are:

9	i.	Joanna Hale, born June 19, 1715 in Newbury, Ma; died 1792 in Boscawen, NH; married Stephen Gerrish July 15, 1741 in Boscawen, NH.
	ii.	Richard Hale, born February 28, 1716/17 in Newburyport, MA; died June 01, 1802 in Coventry, CT; married Elizabeth Strong May 17, 1746.
	iii.	Hannah Hale, born January 24, 1718/19 in Newbury Ma; died April 07, 1790 in Boscawen, NH; married Joseph Atkinson January 23, 1744/45 in Newbury Ma.

      20. Ben Pearson, born August 12, 1690 in Newbury Ma; died April 05, 1774 in Newbury Ma. He was the son of 40. Benjamin Pearson and 41. Hannah Thurston. He married 21. Jane Somerby June 23, 1720 in Newbury Ma.

      21. Jane Somerby, born December 08, 1698 in Newbury Ma; died March 02, 1782 in Newbury Ma. She was the daughter of 42. Abiel Somerby and 43. Jane Brocklebank.

Child of Ben Pearson and Jane Somerby is:

Isaac Pearson, born October 21, 1728 in Newbury Ma; died March 08, 1805 in Boscawen; married Sarah Gerrish November 28, 1751 in Newbury Ma.

      22. Moses Gerrish, born April 15, 1706 in Newbury, MA; died February 18, 1772 in Newbury, MA. He was the son of 44. Joseph Gerrish and 45. Mary Little. He married 23. Mary Moody April 18, 1728 in Byfield, MA.

      23. Mary Moody, born January 22, 1705/06 in Newbury, MA; died April 10, 1758 in Newbury, MA. She was the daughter of 46. Samuel Moody and 47. Sarah Knight.

Notes for Moses Gerrish:
- was a farmer in Byfield

More About Moses Gerrish:
Blessing (LDS): Leased part of Ferry at Newburyport 1735

Children of Moses Gerrish and Mary Moody are:

	11	i.		Sarah Gerrish, born 1729 in Newbury Ma; died March 16, 1773 in Boscawen, NH; married Isaac Pearson November 28, 1751 in Newbury Ma.
		ii.		Joseph Gerrish, born January 17, 1730/31 in Newbury, MA; died December 10, 1802 in Boscawen, NH; married Mehitable Currier January 01, 1761 in Amesbury, MA.

Notes for Joseph Gerrish:
- Moved from Newbury to Boscawen NH in 1779
- Settled near Blackwater River and bought Grist Mill (erected about 1774) from Henry Gerrish

      24. David Lawrence, born December 15, 1719 in Epping, NH; died April 04, 1791 in Epping, NH. He was the son of 48. Joseph Laurans and 49. Mehitable Daniel. He married 25. Anna Gordon.

      25. Anna Gordon, died November 24, 1797 in Epping, NH.

Children of David Lawrence and Anna Gordon are:

12	i.	David Lawrence, born February 15, 1739/40 in Epping, NH; married Lydia Sias February 07, 1765.
	ii.	Gordon Lawrence, born February 16, 1749/50.
	iii.	Samuel Lawrence, born November 04, 1752.

      26. Joseph Sias, born in Durham, NH; died in Canterbury, NH. He was the son of 52. John Sias and 53. Ann Pitman. He married 27. Ruth Mathes.

      27. Ruth Mathes, born October 12, 1721 in Canterbury, NH; died February 10, 1801 in Epping, NH. She was the daughter of 54. Francis Matthews and 55. Lydia Drew.

Children of Joseph Sias and Ruth Mathes are:

		i.		Lois Sias.
	13	ii.		Lydia Sias, born September 04, 1745 in Lee, NH; married David Lawrence February 07, 1765.

      28. Nathan Huse, born August 21, 1716 in Newbury, MA; died April 23, 1809 in Amesbury, MA. He was the son of 56. Thomas Huse and 57. Hannah Webster. He married 29. Rachel Sargent December 05, 1738 in Amesbury, MA.

      29. Rachel Sargent, born February 22, 1720/21 in Amesbury, MA; died September 07, 1792 in Amesbury, MA. She was the daughter of 58. Joseph Sargent and 59. Elizabeth Carr.

Children of Nathan Huse and Rachel Sargent are:

14	i.	Sargent Huse, born August 22, 1739 in Amesbury, MA; died May 24, 1814 in Greenland, NH; married (1) Olive Perkins; married (2) Huldah Perkins.
	ii.	Elizabeth Huse, born February 25, 1740/41.
	iii.	Hannah Huse, born January 12, 1742/43.
	iv.	Nathan Huse, born February 15, 1744/45.
	v.	Rachel Huse, born March 22, 1746/47.
	vi.	Joseph Huse, born March 02, 1748/49.

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