Re: Mercy Cobb (b.1680)-m-Samuel Hoskins MA
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Re: Mercy Cobb (b.1680)-m-Samuel Hoskins MA
Paul Cobb 5/13/02
"Seven Pierce Families" Harvey Cushman Pierce (1936) gives Mary Hoskins (1711-1768) daughter of Henry & Abigail (Godfrey) Hoskins of Taunton, married Ebenezer Pierce, 1728.
The marriage of Ebenezer Pierce of Middleboro to Mary Hoskins of Taunton is listed in the Middleboro VR: 13 Dec 1728. [Benjamin Ruggles]
I had the same 1717 birthdate for this Mary Hoskins from another (probably the same) source and knew it was nonsense when I found the 1728 marriage date. Abiel Pierce, son of Ebenezer & Mary, was recorded in Middleboro, 10 Sep 1733. A brother John was not recorded, but born c. 1731. It is likely there was an even earlier child of this couple that died as an infant. Of the ten accepted children, only two were recorded, the other being Job Pierce, 29 Nov 1737.
Further, Shadrach Pierce, son of Thomas & Naomi (Booth) Pierce and 1st cousin of Ebenezer Pierce, married Abigail Hoskins of Taunton, 29 Nov 1737. [Benjamin Ruggles] She was a younger sister of the Mary Hoskins above.