Descendants of Henry Messinger

Generation One

1. Henry¹ Messinger married Sarah (--?--). He died in Mar 1678 at Boston, Mass.

Children of Henry¹ Messinger and Sarah (--?--) were as follows:

• i. John²; m. Martha (--?--); b. 25 Jan 1641.
• ii. Sarah; b. 12 Jan 1643; m. Richard Mason, son of Ralph Mason and Anne (--?--), 20 Nov 1660; Married by Gov Endicott.¹
• iii. Rebecca; b. 26 Jan 1652.
• iv. Lydia; b. 22 Nov 1656.
• v. Priscilla; b. 1659.
• 2. vi. Thomas, m. Elizabeth Mellows; b. 22 Mar 1661.
• vii. Ebenezer; m. Rose (--?--); b. 25 Oct 1665.

Generation Two

2. Thomas² Messinger (Henry¹) married Elizabeth Mellows, daughter of John Mellows and Martha (--?--). He was born on 22 Mar 1661.

Children of Thomas² Messinger and Elizabeth Mellows were as follows:

• i. Sarah³; b. 17 Apr 1688; m. Jabez Crowell 5 May 1713.
• ii. Thomas; b. 18 Jan 1690.
• iii. Elizabeth; b. 11 Oct 1692.
• 3. iv. Henry, b. 25 Feb 1695 at Boston, Mass; m. Esther Cheevers.
• v. Ebenezer; b. 2 Jun 1697.

Generation Three

3. Rev. Henry³ Messinger (Thomas², Henry¹) was born on 25 Feb 1695 at Boston, Mass. He married Esther Cheevers, daughter of Israel Cheevers and Bridget (--?--), on 5 Jan 1720. He died on 30 Mar 1750 at age 55.

Children of Henry³ Messinger and Esther Cheevers were as follows:

• i. Mary⁴; b. 28 Aug 1722; m. Elias Haven 17 Oct 1740.
• 4. ii. Esther, b. 25 Jan 1724; m. Ameriah Frost.
• iii. Sarah; m. Benjamin Caryl; b. 27 Nov 1725; m. Cornelius Kolluck 26 Nov 1745 at Wrentham, Mass.
• iv. Elizabeth; b. 23 Feb 1729; m. Joseph Bean 30 Apr 1751.
• v. John; b. 30 Oct 1731; m. Mary Messinger 18 Dec 1754; m. Milatiah Corbit 30 Jun 1758; m. Phebe Guild 7 Jan 1762.
• vi. Samuel; b. 29 Jan 1733; m. Katherine Brown, daughter of Joseph Brown, 23 Jun 1757; d. 19 Nov 1795 at Holliston, Mass, at age 62.
• vii. Jershua; b. 11 Sep 1734; m. Ebenezer Fisher Jr 12 Mar 1755.
• viii. Daniel; b. 11 Oct 1735; m. Mary Brastow 1763; d. 11 Jan 1812 at Wrentham, Mass, at age 76.
• ix. Rev. James Harvard 1762; b. 4 Dec 1737; m. Elizabeth Fisher 1 Mar 1769; d. 6 Jan 1782 at Ashford, Conn, at age 44.

Generation Four

4. Esther⁴ Messinger (Henry³, Thomas², Henry¹) was born on 25 Jan 1724. She married Ameriah Frost, son of Samuel Frost and Elizabeth Rice, on 27 Apr 1747. She died on 5 Jan 1778 at age 54.

Children of Esther⁴ Messinger and Ameriah Frost were:

• i. Olive⁵; b. 19 Feb 1753; m. Samuel Willard, son of Nathum Willard and Elizabeth Townsend, 3 Nov 1777; d. 30 Apr 1851 at age 98.

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