James Priest

JOSEPH AND HANNAH. Joseph seems to have been the one on whom James had to lean in his declining days. James, Jr., whom he had declared to be 'the staff of his life' had suicided at Salem; Deliverance was the favorite daughter, her husband, Shadrack Thayer was the counsellor for the family. Two years before his death, (1674) James gave Joseph one half of his house 2 in Boston. Shortly after, Joseph married Hannah — She evidently was a favorite in the memory of her descendants as Hannah was an oft repeated name from that time.

The children of Joseph and Hannah were: —

1 James, b. 1674 — 5 ; d. in Weston, 4 March. 1756. aged 81 years; m. Sarah Treadway.

2 Joseph, b. 18 March, 1678: m, Dec. 25, 1701, Margaret Childs,

3. Hannah, b. 29 March, 1681 ; m. 25 Dec, 24 1702, Thomas Sanderson.

The last record found in Boston of Joseph, son of James is in 1677 : Mass. Archives says: "Joseph Priest of Watertown, appears as claimant for land 'in the right of his father,' Joseph Priest of": Boston, in division of land, Narraganset, No. 2, now Westminster, Mass." This shows where Joseph, son of James of Weymouth went to, on leaving Boston.

DESCENDANTS OF JOSEPH AND MARGARET.

Joseph Priest of West Precinct, (Waltham)born 18 March, 1678, son of Joseph and Hannah, son of James (1) and Elizabeth, married on Christmas day, 1701, Margaret Child, the daughter of Richard and Hannah (Traine) Child who was born 16 May, 1687, being less than fifteen years old at the time of her marriage ; he was about 21. Wm. Child one of the early emigrants to the Massachusetts Colony had for his second son, Richard b. at Watertown, 1631, who m. 30 March, 1662, Mehitable Dimmick, and by her had eight children ; he m. 2nd, May 29, 1668, Hannah Traine, youngest daughter ol the first John Traine, and by her had five children in Watertown ; his eleventh and twelfth, Margaret and John, were twins, born 16 May, 1687. John m. Experience Fuller aud Margaret, m. Joseph Priest as before stated. Feb. 12, 1700, Joseph Priest was granted leave to set up a smith shop on the Watertown's common between Zack Cuttings and Jona. Tainter's. He was in the King Philip war, and put in his claim for lands between 1727 — 24.

His death occurred 28 of April, 1756, aged about 81 years.

Children : —

1 Margaret, b. 3. Oct., 1702.

2. Joseph, b. Sept 4, 1704; m. Hannah .

Children : —

i. Hannah b. and d. Jan. 1730.

ii. Joseph b. 29 Jan., 1732—3.

iii. Hannah, b. 22 Jan., 1736; pub. 17 June 1758, to Elijah Ross of Sudbury.

3. Hannah, b. 20 March, 1706, ; m. Philip Gage of Weston, March 7. 1744-5-

4. Job. b 8 Aug. 1709.

5. John, b. 9 Dec, 1711 : m. 25 Oct,. 737, Bethia Hutchinson.

Issue:—

i. John, b. 1838: m. Mar. 12, 1770, Mary Longley.

ii. Hannah, b. 1738, (twin) m. Mar. 12 1770, Ephriam Foster of New Ipswich.

iii. Bethia, b. 24 Nov, 1739 : d. 1740.

iv. Sarah, b. July, — 1740 : d.

v. Sarah, b. 10 Feb. 1742 ; m. Sept., 20, 1769, John Huet Issue: John, b Sept. 15, 1771; Molly, b. Aug. 29, 74; Israel, b. 44 27, 1775.

vi. Mary, m. John Grossman. "Estate of John Priest and wife Bethia, of Lancaster: John Jr. laborer) Hannah and Sarah (spinsters) sell R. Temple, 11 acres as from S. Hutchinson to Bethia P. in 1753, except rights of Mary, infant child of John and Mary Priest. [1768].

6. Joshua, b. m- Sarah, had Joshua Priest, b., 1744.

7. James b. m. Hannah Lawrence : published at Woburn, 8th Sept., 1750.

Issue : —

i. James, bapt. 7 Sept., 1755. d. May 1790, aged 40: m. 27 Decern., 1772, Abigail Lawrence and had : — a. Abigail, bapt. 23 Jan. 1774: d. ; b. James, bapt. 26 May, 1776; c. Abigail, b. 27, Sept., 1778.; d. Sally bapt, 31 Dec'm. 1780 : m., Nov. 6th, 1803, Uriah Moore. ; e. Polly, bap. 4 July, '84; f. Amos, bap. 16 Sep. '90

ii. Hannah, b. and d. 1757.

iii. Nathaniel, b. 4 Sep. 1759

iv. Moses, b. 8, Oct.. 1762

8. Mehitable, b. 18 May. 1719; mar. Edward White in 1741.

9. Jonas, bapt. 20, Nov., 1726: m. Anna Lowden, 30 Dec 1736, who owned the covenant, 20 Nov. 1737.

Issue : —

i. Lowden, b. 30 Oct., 1737

ii. Anna, b. 6. Feb. 1739 :d.

iii Anna, bapt. 3 Aug.. 1740

iv. Flizabeth, bap. 28 Feb. '42

v. Mary. bapt. 29 Jany, 1744, m. 4 Jan., 1767. Zebediah Cook, of Stockbridge , Mass

vi. Jonas, bapt. 12 Jan., 1746.

vii. Job. b. 5 June, 1748; m. — Elizabeth, and had : — a. Polly, bapt. 2 May, '73; b. William, " 19 Feb., 75 ; c. Daniel, 25 Jan., 1778.

viii. Martha, bapt. 18 March, 1753 ; d. Dec. 12 1772.

ix. Margaret, bap., 19 Jan'y 1755-

x. Amos, bapt. 31 July '57: d. 5 March, 1758.

Jonas's estate taxed, 1741,— '42,— 44. Sells S. Hall, lot on Mystic River, 1748. Of S. Hntchinson, Jr., lot on Winter Hill, 1741. To Thos Austin, lot, 1742. To P. Edes, 4 acres, 1741 Ann (wife) deed of James Lowden, 1737-

Bibliographic information:

• The Priest family : a collection of data, original, contributed and selected, concerning various branches of the Priest family
• by Foster, Geo. E. (George Everett), 1849-1917
• Publication date 1900
• Topics Priest family
• Publisher Ithaca, N.Y. : West Hill Press
• Collection bplill; bostonpubliclibrary; americana
• Digitizing sponsor Boston Public Library
• Contributor Boston Public Library
• Pages 644
• Page 8 - 15
• https://archive.org/details/priestfamilycoll00fost/mode/2up?q=1678