Jabez Churchill

From the Churchill Family in America:

JABEZ,^5 CHURCHILL (Elkanah,^4 Elkanah,^3 Eliezer,^2 John, ^1). Born in Plymouth, Oct. 2, 1756. He inherited from his father that part of the original Churchill homestead upon which the first house stood. Here he lived, and his shop standing on the lot gave the name "Jabez Corner" to the location. He died in 1843- His grandson Jabez, Jr., sold the site to the town in 1871 for the present schoolhouse. Married, April 23, 1803, Mercy (Sylvester) Bartlett, widow of Judah.***

Children.

I. Mercy,^6 m. William Sears, son of Eleazer.

Children born in Plymouth.
1. William Henry Sears, b. 1833.
2. Andrew Churchill Sears, b. 1836.
3. Everett II. Sears, m. Angelina R. Tripp.
4. Herbert Sears, b. 1841.

II. Jabez, Jr.,^6 b. June 30, 1806; m. Charlotte W. Keene, Sept. 25, 1832.

III. Lydia,^6 m. Gilbert Haynes, of Lowell, 1831.

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• **NOTE: Jabez Churchill and Judah Bartlett were first cousins. Jabez' mother, Susanna (Bartlett) Churchill, (1727-1791) and Judah's mother, Mary (Bartlett) Bartlett, (1730-1785) were sisters.

Link to "Jabez Corner" website (Interesting read): [http://www.jabezcorner.com/index.html