Thomas Blashfield, aft. serv. in King Philip's War and marrying in Beverly 28 Mar. 1676 Abigail Hibbert, dau. of Robert and Joan, rem. to No. Yarmouth ab. 1680, liv. on 60 a. at Broad Cove he had possess. ab. 7 yrs. when he pet. Andros. A wit. there in 1683. In 1686 gr. adm. est. of Roger Edwards. He ret. to Bev. and in 1706 sold his No. Yarmouth home to John Watts of Salem, at other times selling 50 acres at Back Cove and land and marsh at North Yarm. He d. at Bev. 25 Oct. 1714; widow Abigail d. there 27 Feb. 1725 ag. ± 75. Ch: Thomas. Abigail, m. at Bev. 20 June 1704 Jonathan Wheeler. Henry, b. Bev. 19 Nov. 1692, m. 1st 29 Dec. 1720 Mary Morgan, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Hill), d. 14 Nov. 1740 ag. 44, 2d (int. Bev. 1 Mar. 1740-1) Lydia Lovitt. He was bur. 15 Apr. 1778 ag. 86. 10 ch. Luke, bp. at Bev. 27 June 1703, m. there 1 Dec. 1720 Rose Trenance.
