Elizabeth Hickson (Libby) Plummer (abt. 1702 - 1788)

Born about 1702 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine

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Died 22 May 1788 at about age 86 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Note: Because of a great deal of similar names, as well as multiple intermarriages in the Libby family tree, Charles Libby, author of The Libby Family in America devised a numbering system from the Immigrant. The immigrant on WikiTree is John Libby. Each child is numbered in order, so Henry Libby is Child 5 (or Libby 5). Each of his children is numbered in order (5-1, 5-2, 5-3) etc. Elizabeth is Libby 5-6 (6th child of Henry, son of John the Immigrant.

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Note: Because of a great deal of similar names, as well as multiple intermarriages in the Libby family tree, Charles Libby, author of The Libby Family in America devised a numbering system from the Immigrant. The immigrant on WikiTree is John Libby. Each child is numbered in order, so Henry Libby is Child 5 (or Libby 5). Each of his children is numbered in order (5-1, 5-2, 5-3) etc. John is Libby 5-7 (The 7th child of 5th child of the Immigrant)

p.27 Libby Family in America

Henry Libby, born in Scarborough, in the year 1647; married Honor Hinkson, daughter Peter Hinkson, whose plantation joined his father's.

He was selectman of Scarborough in 1686. In 1690 he fled, with his father-in-law, to Lynn, Mass. He was one of the company which first attempted to re-settle their possessions. Tradition says that they came from Lynn in a sloop, and build a garrison on Print's Neck, which they successfully defended from a force of five hundred French and Indians.

Henry Libby and his sons were all present at the first town meeting, in 1720. With one John Boden, he was chosen to go and show the old highways to the selectmen. In September 1728 at the age of 81, he became a member of the Congregational church at Black Point, which had just been organized under the pastoral charge of the Rev. William Tompson.

He died 21 Oct 1732. His wife died, 24 Aug. 1724, aged sixty.

Children:

1. Mary, m. 13 Jan 1715, at Marblehead, Mass., Richard Webber.

2. Samuel, b. 6 July 1689; m. Abigail Meserve and Mary Jones.

3. Sarah, died in Scarborough, 1 Mar. 1723

4. James, married 61 Mar. 1738, Abigail Larrabee. His name scarcely appears except in deeding away what property he inherited from his father and mother. The baptisms of the following children occur:

1. Joanna, bap. 2 May 1744. It may have been she, that married Isaac Myrick, 4 June 1764

2. Hannah, twin to Susannah, bap. 3 May 1747

3. Susannah, twin to Hannah, bap. 3 May 1747

4. Priscilla, bap. 19 May 1751

5. Hannah, m. 15 Dec 1720 in Marblehead, John Pollow, and died at an early age, leaving only:

1. Hannah Pollow. It seems she lived with her grandfather Libby and her uncle Samuel . She married Joshua Brown, 7-1-6, and died 21 Aug 1810

6. Elizabeth, m. 16 Mar 1727 Sampson Plummer. Children:

1. Elizabeth Plummer, b. 27 Feb 1728

2. James Plummer, b. 29 Sept. 1730

3. Jeremiah Plummer, b. 16 June 1733

4. Joseph Plummer, b. 8 Feb .1835

5. John Plummer, bap Mar 1737; died young.

6. Jonathan, b. 20 Oct 1739,

7. Samuel, b. 16 Sept 1742, m. Sarah Bragdon

8. Phebe, b. 29 Set 1744; m. Benj. Small

9. Hannah, b. 15 June 1747; m. Thomas Libby 11-6-5

7 John, married Mary Goodwin, and Anna Fogg, 9-5-2

Sources

• The Libby family in America,1602-1881, by Libby, Charles Thornton, 1861-1948 Published 1882 Publisher Portland, Me. : B. Thurston & Co. Libby Family in America
• Ramsburgh, Edith Roberts. Genealogical Department, "Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine" (The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, July 1923) Vol. 57, No. 7, Whole No. 371, Page 431: 10441b. Plummer.