From Thwing: A Genealogical, Biographical and Historical Account of the Family by Walter Eliot Thwing
NATHANIEL THWING
(John 3 John,2 Benjamin) was by trade a baker. He married Joanna Davis, in 1727. She was a daughter of Thomas and Lydia Davis, and was born in Boston, May 27, 1707. He became a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1736. He was commissioned a lieutenant in a regiment in Boston, in 1743, of which Hon. Jacob Wendell was colonel. He served as major and captain of the Third Company of the Eighth Mass. Regiment, Col. John Choate, against Louisburg, and was afterwards a lieutenant-colonel of a provincial regiment, and in every action conducted with approbation.
His name appears in the list of names signed to a petition from the inhabitants within the limits of Plymouth Purchase, &c, on the Kennebec River, dated May 8, 1751, as having 400 acres in Merriconeeg or Sheepscot.
He was elected as one of the Annual Committee of the First Church, July 30, 1751. Early in 1752 he went to Frankfort on the Kennebec in order to open the country to settlement for the Plymouth Company who owned the land, and staid there several months. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the First Church July 10, 1753. He rejoined the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1761, while a major of militia.
On March 12, 1764, he was chosen (with others) one of the Selectmen of Boston. He resigned his office Nov. 17, 1765. He was a gentleman well respected.
His wife died Sept. 6, 1749, in Boston, and was buried in King's Chapel burying ground. He married, second, Martha Clap of Woburn, widow of Rev. Supply Clap, Jan. 1750. She was born in 1708. She died Sept. 5, 1794, in Boston, and was buried in King's Chapel burying ground.
He was seized with an apoplectic fit in the street as he was returning home from public worship on Sunday, April 17, 1768, and died in Boston April 18, 1768, and was buried in King's Chapel burying ground. Children, all born in Boston:
i. Mary, b. Dec. 18, 1728; d. there Aug. 14, 1748.
ii.Sarah, b. March 17, 1730; d. there July 23, 1730.
iii.Nathaniel, b. June 26, 1731.
iv. James, b. April 15, 1733.
v. John, b. Aug. 22, 1734 ; d. there July 15, 1735.
vi. Benjamin, b. Jan. 5, 1736; d. there July 10, 1757.
vii. Sarah, b. May 4, 1737 ; d. there Sept. 3, 1753, and was buried in King's Chapel burying ground.
viii. Joanna, b. Nov. 28, 1738; d. there Oct. 8, 1739.
ix. William, b. May 16, 1740 ; d. there Feb. 4, 1747.
x. Joanna, b. June 21, 1741.
xi. Daniel, b. Dec. 3, 1742. He was a baker and also a glazier, and lived in Reading, Mass., where he d. April 7, 1814.
xii. Samuel, b. June 1, 1744.
xiii. Martha, b. Nov. 13, 1746; d. there Sept. 26, 1747.
xiv. Mary, b. Sept. 27, 1750 ; m. Jonathan Williams, and d. Sept. 4, 1812.
Four still born.
NATHANIEL THWING
(John 3 John,2 Benjamin) was by trade a baker. He married Joanna Davis, in 1727. She was a daughter of Thomas and Lydia Davis, and was born in Boston, May 27, 1707. He became a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1736. He was commissioned a lieutenant in a regiment in Boston, in 1743, of which Hon. Jacob Wendell was colonel. He served as major and captain of the Third Company of the Eighth Mass. Regiment, Col. John Choate, against Louisburg, and was afterwards a lieutenant-colonel of a provincial regiment, and in every action conducted with approbation.
His name appears in the list of names signed to a petition from the inhabitants within the limits of Plymouth Purchase, &c, on the Kennebec River, dated May 8, 1751, as having 400 acres in Merriconeeg or Sheepscot.
He was elected as one of the Annual Committee of the First Church, July 30, 1751. Early in 1752 he went to Frankfort on the Kennebec in order to open the country to settlement for the Plymouth Company who owned the land, and staid there several months. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the First Church July 10, 1753. He rejoined the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1761, while a major of militia.
On March 12, 1764, he was chosen (with others) one of the Selectmen of Boston. He resigned his office Nov. 17, 1765. He was a gentleman well respected.
His wife died Sept. 6, 1749, in Boston, and was buried in King's Chapel burying ground. He married, second, Martha Clap of Woburn, widow of Rev. Supply Clap, Jan. 1750. She was born in 1708. She died Sept. 5, 1794, in Boston, and was buried in King's Chapel burying ground.
He was seized with an apoplectic fit in the street as he was returning home from public worship on Sunday, April 17, 1768, and died in Boston April 18, 1768, and was buried in King's Chapel burying ground. Children, all born in Boston:
i. Mary, b. Dec. 18, 1728; d. there Aug. 14, 1748.
ii.Sarah, b. March 17, 1730; d. there July 23, 1730.
iii.Nathaniel, b. June 26, 1731.
iv. James, b. April 15, 1733.
v. John, b. Aug. 22, 1734 ; d. there July 15, 1735.
vi. Benjamin, b. Jan. 5, 1736; d. there July 10, 1757.
vii. Sarah, b. May 4, 1737 ; d. there Sept. 3, 1753, and was buried in King's Chapel burying ground.
viii. Joanna, b. Nov. 28, 1738; d. there Oct. 8, 1739.
ix. William, b. May 16, 1740 ; d. there Feb. 4, 1747.
x. Joanna, b. June 21, 1741.
xi. Daniel, b. Dec. 3, 1742. He was a baker and also a glazier, and lived in Reading, Mass., where he d. April 7, 1814.
xii. Samuel, b. June 1, 1744.
xiii. Martha, b. Nov. 13, 1746; d. there Sept. 26, 1747.
xiv. Mary, b. Sept. 27, 1750 ; m. Jonathan Williams, and d. Sept. 4, 1812.
Four still born.
From Thwing: A Genealogical, Biographical and Historical Account of the Family by Walter Eliot Thwing
NATHANIEL THWING
(John 3 John,2 Benjamin) was by trade a baker. He married Joanna Davis, in 1727. She was a daughter of Thomas and Lydia Davis, and was born in Boston, May 27, 1707. He became a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1736. He was commissioned a lieutenant in a regiment in Boston, in 1743, of which Hon. Jacob Wendell was colonel. He served as major and captain of the Third Company of the Eighth Mass. Regiment, Col. John Choate, against Louisburg, and was afterwards a lieutenant-colonel of a provincial regiment, and in every action conducted with approbation.
His name appears in the list of names signed to a petition from the inhabitants within the limits of Plymouth Purchase, &c, on the Kennebec River, dated May 8, 1751, as having 400 acres in Merriconeeg or Sheepscot.
He was elected as one of the Annual Committee of the First Church, July 30, 1751. Early in 1752 he went to Frankfort on the Kennebec in order to open the country to settlement for the Plymouth Company who owned the land, and staid there several months. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the First Church July 10, 1753. He rejoined the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1761, while a major of militia.
On March 12, 1764, he was chosen (with others) one of the Selectmen of Boston. He resigned his office Nov. 17, 1765. He was a gentleman well respected.
His wife died Sept. 6, 1749, in Boston, and was buried in King's Chapel burying ground. He married, second, Martha Clap of Woburn, widow of Rev. Supply Clap, Jan. 1750. She was born in 1708. She died Sept. 5, 1794, in Boston, and was buried in King's Chapel burying ground.
He was seized with an apoplectic fit in the street as he was returning home from public worship on Sunday, April 17, 1768, and died in Boston April 18, 1768, and was buried in King's Chapel burying ground. Children, all born in Boston:
i. Mary, b. Dec. 18, 1728; d. there Aug. 14, 1748.
ii.Sarah, b. March 17, 1730; d. there July 23, 1730.
iii.Nathaniel, b. June 26, 1731.
iv. James, b. April 15, 1733.
v. John, b. Aug. 22, 1734 ; d. there July 15, 1735.
vi. Benjamin, b. Jan. 5, 1736; d. there July 10, 1757.
vii. Sarah, b. May 4, 1737 ; d. there Sept. 3, 1753, and was buried in King's Chapel burying ground.
viii. Joanna, b. Nov. 28, 1738; d. there Oct. 8, 1739.
ix. William, b. May 16, 1740 ; d. there Feb. 4, 1747.
x. Joanna, b. June 21, 1741.
xi. Daniel, b. Dec. 3, 1742. He was a baker and also a glazier, and lived in Reading, Mass., where he d. April 7, 1814.
xii. Samuel, b. June 1, 1744.
xiii. Martha, b. Nov. 13, 1746; d. there Sept. 26, 1747.
xiv. Mary, b. Sept. 27, 1750 ; m. Jonathan Williams, and d. Sept. 4, 1812.
Four still born.
NATHANIEL THWING
(John 3 John,2 Benjamin) was by trade a baker. He married Joanna Davis, in 1727. She was a daughter of Thomas and Lydia Davis, and was born in Boston, May 27, 1707. He became a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1736. He was commissioned a lieutenant in a regiment in Boston, in 1743, of which Hon. Jacob Wendell was colonel. He served as major and captain of the Third Company of the Eighth Mass. Regiment, Col. John Choate, against Louisburg, and was afterwards a lieutenant-colonel of a provincial regiment, and in every action conducted with approbation.
His name appears in the list of names signed to a petition from the inhabitants within the limits of Plymouth Purchase, &c, on the Kennebec River, dated May 8, 1751, as having 400 acres in Merriconeeg or Sheepscot.
He was elected as one of the Annual Committee of the First Church, July 30, 1751. Early in 1752 he went to Frankfort on the Kennebec in order to open the country to settlement for the Plymouth Company who owned the land, and staid there several months. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the First Church July 10, 1753. He rejoined the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1761, while a major of militia.
On March 12, 1764, he was chosen (with others) one of the Selectmen of Boston. He resigned his office Nov. 17, 1765. He was a gentleman well respected.
His wife died Sept. 6, 1749, in Boston, and was buried in King's Chapel burying ground. He married, second, Martha Clap of Woburn, widow of Rev. Supply Clap, Jan. 1750. She was born in 1708. She died Sept. 5, 1794, in Boston, and was buried in King's Chapel burying ground.
He was seized with an apoplectic fit in the street as he was returning home from public worship on Sunday, April 17, 1768, and died in Boston April 18, 1768, and was buried in King's Chapel burying ground. Children, all born in Boston:
i. Mary, b. Dec. 18, 1728; d. there Aug. 14, 1748.
ii.Sarah, b. March 17, 1730; d. there July 23, 1730.
iii.Nathaniel, b. June 26, 1731.
iv. James, b. April 15, 1733.
v. John, b. Aug. 22, 1734 ; d. there July 15, 1735.
vi. Benjamin, b. Jan. 5, 1736; d. there July 10, 1757.
vii. Sarah, b. May 4, 1737 ; d. there Sept. 3, 1753, and was buried in King's Chapel burying ground.
viii. Joanna, b. Nov. 28, 1738; d. there Oct. 8, 1739.
ix. William, b. May 16, 1740 ; d. there Feb. 4, 1747.
x. Joanna, b. June 21, 1741.
xi. Daniel, b. Dec. 3, 1742. He was a baker and also a glazier, and lived in Reading, Mass., where he d. April 7, 1814.
xii. Samuel, b. June 1, 1744.
xiii. Martha, b. Nov. 13, 1746; d. there Sept. 26, 1747.
xiv. Mary, b. Sept. 27, 1750 ; m. Jonathan Williams, and d. Sept. 4, 1812.
Four still born.
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