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• m. Mehitable Dimick*; on May 24, 1759, Windham CT. Mehitable was the daughter of Thomas Dimick* (b. Jan 26, 1700, Barnstable, MA - d. c1760) and Lydia Meacham*.
• David and Mehitable had 8 children:
  • Abigail Luce; b. Mar 22, 1760; m. Jun 23, 1789 to Elijah Sabin at Franklin CT.
  • Elizabeth Luce; b. May 24, 1762; m. Nov 26, 1789 to Asabel Kingsley.
  • Susannah Luce; b. Aug 26 1764; m. Mar 8 1788 to Nathan Fuller
  • David Luce; b. Dec 3 1766, Windham CT; d. young.
  • Mehitable Luce; b. Dec 18, 1768
  • Remember Luce; b May 6 1772
  • Alice Luce*, (1775-1807)
    • m. Sylvester Knight* (1773-1858)
    • Alice and Sylvester had 4 children, all born in Norwich, Hampshire County, MA:
      • Betsy Knight; b. Feb. 17, 1799.
      • Sylvester Knight, Jr.; b. May 5, 1801; d. Aug. 15, 1801, in infancy.
      • Sylvester Knight, Jr.*; b. Dec. 9, 1803; d. 1876, Ypsilanti MI.
        • m. Jane Sophia Bonnell* (1807-1860), and had 2 children.
      • Remember Knight; b. Sep. 12, 1807; d. Sep. 19, 1807, in infancy.

  • David Luce; b. Dec 9, 1777.

Brief Biography:

The elder David Luce* (1683-1752) and Elizabeth Pease* (1684-1754) had 6 children:

• James Luce; b. Apr 21 1709; weaver, living in Windham CT; m. Mary Tracy.
• Meribeh Luce; b. Apr 14, 1712; m. Amos Woodward on Apr 15, 1750.
• Jemima Luce; b. Sep 14, 1714; m. Jonathan Luce (a first cousin, son of Josiah Luce, see below) on Jan 3, 1733/4.
• David Luce, Jr.* (c1617-___?), see above, who married Mehitable Dimmock* on May 24, 1759.
• Elizabeth Luce; b. Apr 6, 1722.
• Abigail Luce; b. Dec 19, 1728.

Henry Luce* (c1640-1687/9), according to the Banks Reference (1966) was born in or near Horton, Gloucestershire, England near the Welsh border. He may be the son of an Isreal Luce* of Wales. However, the web site for Henry Luce and Remember Litchfield states that Henry Luce was born in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England, where we was occupied as a tanner. After emigrating to America, he was found in Scituate MA in 1666, and Rehoboth MA in 1668, and in Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard in 1670.

• m. Remember Litchfield* (c1644-aft.1708), the daughter of Lawrence Litchfield* (c1616-1649) of Egerton, Kent, England and Judith Dennis* (c1620-aft.1662). Judith is the daughter of William Dennis* (c1595-1656) and Jane Scarlet* (b. c1597) of Suffolk, England
• Henry and Remember had 10 children:
  • Robert Luce; b. c1667, Tisbury; d. by drowning 1711-14
  • Remember Luce; b. 1669, Tisbury; m. Samuel Merry (1669-1727) and had 8 children.
  • Isreal Luce; b. c1671, Tisbury; d. May 20, 1727, Windham CT; m. Grace Baker (c1678-1730), daughter of Samuel Baker and Fear Robinson, and had 8 children.
  • Experience Luce; b. Feb 7, 1673, Tisbury; d. Jan 9, 1747; Deacon of Church at West Tisbury; m. Elizaeth Manter (1674-1770) in c1694, and had 7 children.
  • Eleazer Luce; b. c1675, Tisbury; m. Sarah Wines (or Winds), daughter of Barnabas W. of Southold L.I. and moved there in c 1698. They had 4 children.
  • Henry Luce; b. c1677, Tisbury, lived in Edgartown; blacksmith, known as "white eyed Henry", also Constable of Edgartown; m. Sarah Look (1678-c1743), and had 6 children.
  • Thomas Luce; b. c1679, Tisbury, lived in West Tisbury; killed while wrecking a stranded ship, Apr. 1, 1727; m. Hannah __? in c1707, and had 12 children.
  • William Luce; b. c1681, Tisbury, lived in Chilmark; weaver; d. 1734; m. Ann Crosby, daughter of Rev. Thomas Crosby of Harwich on Jul 5, 1704; and had 5 children.
  • David Luce* (c1683-1752), Tisbury; m. Elizabeth Pease* (1684-1754) and had 6 children, see above.
  • Josiah Luce; b. c1685, Tisbury; lived in Chilmark; d. there in 1727; m. Sarah Allen and had 9 children.

Abigail Merry* (1662-1741) is the daughter of Joseph Merry* (c1607-1710), and his second wife, Elizabeth (Parkhurst) Hilliard*. Joseph Merry's tombstone indicated that he lived to the age of 103. Joseph's progenitors, presumably in England, are unknown

Elizabeth (Parkhurst) Hilliard* was married to Joseph Merry* in about Dec 1659. She is the widow of Emanuel Hilliard of Hampton NH, and is the daughter of George Parkhurst* and Phoebe ___?* of Ipswitch, England.

John Pease* (1666-1699) is the son of James Pease* (1627-1719) and Elizabeth Norton*. James Pease* (1627-1719) is the son of John Pease* (1608-1689) and Lucy Weston. John Pease* (1608-1689) is the son of Robert Pease* (1565-1623) and Margaret King*. Robert Pease* (1565-1623) is the son of John Pease (the "clothier") and Margaret Hyches*

References:

• Web site: Henry Luce and Remember Litchfield.
• History of Martha's Vineyard by Charles Edward Banks, M.D., Vol III., Pub. by the Dukes County Historical Soc., Edgartown, 1966.
• Pease family index.