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Jabez (aka Jacob) was killed by Indians in summer of 1710 while returning from church about 1/4th mile from Varney's Mill.
From Savage: GARLAND, GEORGE, Maine 1659. JABEZ, Dover, by w. Dorcas had Jabez, b. 10 Feb. 1693; Dorcas, 3 Apr. 1698; Rebecca, 25 Jan. 1700; Ebenezer, 14 Mar. 1704; Nathaniel, 12 Apr. 1706; and Lydia, 17 Feb. 1708. JACOB, Newbury, s. of John, m. 17 Jan. 1682, Rebecca, d. of Thomas Sears, had Jacob, b. 26 Oct. 1682; and Rebecca, 3 Dec. 1683; rem. to Hampton, and there had eleven more. JOHN, Hampton, m. 26 Oct. 1664, Elizabeth wid. of Thomas Chase, d. of Thomas Philbrick, had Jacob, and perhaps other ch. and d. 4 Jan. 1672; and his wid. m. 19 Feb. 1674, Henry Roby. JOHN, Hampton, took o. of alleg. Dec 1678. He may have been s. of the preced. PETER, Charlestown 1637, Boston 1664, by w. Joan had Mary, rem. perhaps to New Hampsh. bef. 1686.
Jabez's father was either Peter Garland or George Garland. There is not yet any conclusive evidence to make a final determination.1 |