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The following acrostic probably refers to him: Save, Lord, this tender son of ours, A son whom thou didst give, May he not die in tender hours, Unto thy praise still live. Each day commended to thy care, Let him thy tender mercies share. Christ in his arms did infants take, Of saving grace may this partake. O earthly blessings needful, shine, Keep from every hurtful snare, Ever guided by thy watchful care. (N. B. The foregoing in Old Style.) 1754, April 17, a daughter born, baptized Hannah Gibbs. Married Henry Bradshaw, of Watertown, June 3, 1781. 1755, Oct. 17, a daughter born, lived one hour. 1756, November 30, a daughter still born. On Dec. 29, 1758, a daughter was born, and was baptized on the 30th, Rebecca. (N. B. She was heard some weeks before her birth by the whole family and others, distinctly to cry for some minutes without possibility of mistake.) 1761, Jan. 16, a daughter still—born. February 12, my wife Anna died, aged 38, after having been mother of eleven ch
and bap. 14 July, 1745 (twin with Samuel), adm. to the ch. 9 Nov. 1766, d. unm. 13 Feb. 1784, a. 38; Mary, b. 15, bap. 17 May, 1747, adm. to the ch. 9 Nov. 1766. d. 1 Feb. 1824, unm., a. 77; Sarah, b. 9, bap. 12 Aug. 1750, adm. to the ch. 3 Dec. 1769, m. Rev. Jonathan Burr [H. U. 1784], 19 July, 1787, and d. 9 Mar. 1788; Samuel, b. and bap. 29 Mar. 1752, adm. to the ch.—Samuel, Jr., A. B. [H. U. 1772]—6 Sept. 1772, d. unm. 2 Jan. 1795—suddenly at Boston, 9 o'clock in the evening—a. 43; Hannah Gibbs, b. 17, bap. 21 Apr. 1754, adm. to the ch. 30 Oct. 1774, m. Henry Bradshaw of Watertown, 3 June. 1781, and d. 24 Jan. 1793, a. 38; a dau. b. and d. 17 Oct. 1755—lived one hour—more happy one such than . . . .; a dau. Stillborn—infant of mine, Ah!— 30 Nov. 1756; Rebecca, b. (29), bap. 31 Dec. 1758, adm. to the ch. 30 Oct. 1774, and d. 2 Feb. 1778, a. 19, unm.—Ah! Rebecca, familiar delias-patris spes—after eight months distress from the effects of the small-pox, which she bore