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- Taunton Militia 1682. Left Taunton about 1698. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1710.
On 21 March 1710/1, "Edward Hoar now of Philadelphia ... son of said Hezekiah Hoar deceased ... constituted my well beloved brother Hezekiah Hoar late of Newport" to be his attorney to carry out the instructions in the deed of Hezekiah Hoar Senior of 27 February 1692/3 [BrLR 8:87]. On 2June 1711, "whereas Hezekiah Hoar Senior of Taunton ... deceased did make deeds of diverse tracts of land unto his two sons Edward Hoar and Hezekiah Hoar bearing date the 27th of February 1692/3 and that the said Hezekiah Hoar Senior did before the confirmation of said deeds give certain instruments of the same date unto the said Edward Hoar that he should make over & confirm by deed unto certain children of said Hezekiah Hoar, namely to his son Natha[nie]l Hoar & to his daughters Sarah, Lidiah, Mary & Rebecca & also to the child of his daughter Elizabeth to each of them the quantity of an hundred acres of land in a tract of land commonly known by the name of Taunton North Purchase ... and whereas John Whipple Senior of Providence in New England & Lidiah Whipple his wife (daughter of said Hezekiah Hoar Senior of said Taunton deceased) have desired and requested that the right they have in said Taunton North Purchase ... should be made over and confirmed unto their son Job Whipple and whereas said Edward Hoar now of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania hath appointed and constituted me Hezekiah Hoar late of Newport on Rhode Island (now living in Taunton aforesaid) to be his true& lawful attorney ... as by said letter of attorney doth more fully appear which bears date the twenty day of March 1710/1," therefore Hezekiah Hoar deeded to Job Whipple one hundred acres in Taunton North Purchase [BrLR 7:511].
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