Samuel Hinckley II (1684 - 1760)

Born 24 Sep 1684 in Barnstable, Plymouth

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Freeman) Hinckley — married about 1703 in Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Descendants

Died Jun 1760 at age 75 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

"Hin(c)kley, Deacon Samuel, whose ancestors were originally from England to Truro Cape Cod, then to Saco Falls, where they resided some years, from thence he came to Brunswick about 1735, he bro(ugh)t here with him 6 sons & 4 daus. two of the daus. m. men by the name of Thompson, one m. a Tibbetts, and the 4th m. Sam Scammon of Biddeford. The sons of Samuel Hinkley were Seth, Shubael, Samuel, Edward, Aaron, and Isaac; Seth the oldest was killed by the Indians near Ham's Garrison May 2d, 1747. He had gone from Thompson's Garrison to get a strap for a cow bell, was waylaid and shot on his return by the Indians. Edmund and Isaac, Gideon son of Seth, together with Deacon Sam Whitney and his son Samuel [Whitney], Hezekiah Purington, and Samuel Lombard, were surprised by the Indians as they were haying on the side of the hill near the creek, north of the Turnpike as now traveled. Isaac Hinkley was shot endeavoring to escape, (his remains were not found until the next summer,) the others were all carried prisoners to Canada from whence after suffering incredible hardships they were ransomed by Government and returned to their families, who during their absence drew rations for support from Government. Gideon was 19 yrs. old when taken, Edmund had nine children, viz: Sarah, Elnathan, Isaac, Thankful, Samuel, Lemuel, Edmund and Aaron who were twins. Shubael had three sons, viz: Shubael & Thomas, twins: and James, this family moved to Hallowell, a little beyond Hallowell East. Samuel had no children. Aaron Hinkley, son of Deacon Samuel, had 12 children viz: Isabelle who m. Samuel Melcher, and lived at New Meadows. Benj. m. a Miss Sargeant and moved to Monmouth where he died. Reliance d. when two years old, Lois m. John Dunning (who lived in Brunswick village) Jan 9, 1770 and d. Oct. 21, 1811. Nathaniel m. Miss Reed and moved to Hallowell, from thence he went himself to Ohio. Theophilus m. Miss Thompson and moved to Topsham. Stephen m. Miss Thomas and lived and died at New Meadows (Brunswick). Aaron d. when a few months old. John m. and d. in Brunswick. Mary m. Capt. Samuel Gross who came from Cape Cod and lived at Brunswick village. Jeremiah moved to Franford, where he m. ____. Rachel died when 15 mos. old. Jeremiah and Rachel were twins. Aaron Hinkley the father d. at New Meadows 1793 at 76. Mary Larrabee, wife of Aaron, and mother of the above children, was b. in Boston, Mass. and came to Brunswick when she was 16 or 17 years old. She d. about 1807 aged 81. ^[1]

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Birth

Samuel Hinckley ... ^[5] Samuel Hinckley, son of Samuel Hinckley and grandson of Governor Thomas Hinckley, was born at Barnstable, Mass., on September 24, 1684.

Marriage

He married Mary Freeman, daughter of Lieut. Edmund Freeman of Eastham, about 1706. He removed to Harwich, Mass., then Truro, Mass., and then to Biddeford, Me., where in 1735 he bought 35 acres of land. He was one of the founders of Biddeford First Church. Later he moved to Brunswick and settled at New Meadows. He was selectman at Brunswick for six years, and was known there as well at Biddeford as Deacon Hinckley. They had eleven children

Mehitable Hinckley, daughter of Samuel Hinckley, married Lieut. Samuel Scammon, father of Mehitable Scammon, first wife of Lieut. Tobias Lord.

Death

He died in January 1760, at Brunswick, Maine. Probate: between 18th June and 1 July 1767.

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Sources

1. ↑ NEHGR Vol. IX, 1898, Number 7 Pgs: 199 -200
2. ↑ HINCKLEY's of Maine, The Ancestry and Descendants of Samuel HINCKLEY of Brunswick, Maine Author: Groves, Marlene Alma HINKLEY, Rockland, ME: Penobscot Press, 1993
3. ↑ "History of Barnstable, Mass,"
4. ↑ "Freeman Genealogy: Memorial of Edmund Freeman of Sandwich, and his descendants" Publication: Boston: Franklin Press: Rand, Avery, and Company 1875
5. ↑ Entered by Wilfred Vasile, Oct 2, 2012

• Swift, C. F., Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families Being A Reprint of the Amos Otis Papers, Vol. II. Barnstable, Massachusetts: F. B. & F. P. Goss, Publishers and Printers, The "Patriot" Press, 1890, p. 40: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924028819212#page/n585/mode/2up/search/Hinckley

• Little, George Thomas, A. M., Litt. D., (comp.) et al. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume III; New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1909, pp. 1502-1503: https://archive.org/details/genealogicalfami03litt/page/1502

• Thurtle, Robert Glenn (ed.), Assistant Genealogist General. [Lineage Book of] Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors, Ann Arbor: Edwards Brothers, Inc., (Published by the Register, Society of the Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors, Our Members and Their Colonial Governor Lineages), 1980, p. 116 [Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 80-67264.]. [Repository: Ancestry.com: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48084/DescColonialGovs-007425-116/189429?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ancestry.com%2ffamily-tree%2fperson%2ftree%2f48668506%2fperson%2f322031318471%2ffacts&ssrc=&backlabel=Return] (dates/places of births/deaths/marriage)

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current. Memorial ID 83386944; Accessed on December 13, 2019; Created by Paula Towne McRonald on January 13, 2012 and maintained by same, contributor 47690860: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83386944

• https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/15446422?h=f14591&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url

Source S57

Call Number: CD203

Title: Records from Old North Cemetery, Truro. The Mayflower Descendant, Vol. XII

Abbreviation: Records from Old North Cemetery, Truro. The Mayflower Descendant, Vol. XII

See also: https://georgetownhistoricalsociety.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I321&tree=tree1 Fact details Abt. 1703 CHILDREN: Reliance 1704; Seth 1707; Shubael 1709; Twins Mary & Samuel 1711; Edmund 712; Aaron 1715; Mehitable 1718; Experience 1721 Spouse Mary Freeman* 1687–1734

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Steven Tibbetts for creating WikiTree profile Hinkley-60 through the import of tibbetts_2013-05-04.ged on May 4, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Steven and others.

This person was created through the import of dyermaeettaaug2010.ged on 11 September 2010. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.

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First-hand information as remembered by Robert Bailey, Tuesday, March 11, 2014.