Samuel was born in Lynn, Massachusetts about 1647, the son of John and Rebekah Tarbox. He married Rebekah Armitage, daughter of Godfrey, on November 14, 1665 in Lynn. Samuel and Rebekah had five children in Lynn, and then Rebekah died after giving birth to their sixth child in February, 1676. The child, a girl named Mary died three weeks later. Samuel was away from Lynn at the time, serving as a soldier in King Philip's War.
Samuel then married Experience Look on October 16, 1678. Samuel and Experience had 12 children in Lynn. Samuel continued to serve the town of Lynn in many ways. Samuel wrote his will a short time before his death on August 16, 1715. Parting from tradition, he left his entire estate to his wife, to do with as she pleased; saying that his children were grown and on their own. He goes on to say that if the estate is more than she needs, he has no doubt that her loving nature will move her to dispose of the estate among his children fairly. Samuel is buried in the Wenham Cemetery in Essex County, Massachusetts, but his gravestone is not to be found. Possibly, it has eroded to the point where it is no longer readable.
Samuel then married Experience Look on October 16, 1678. Samuel and Experience had 12 children in Lynn. Samuel continued to serve the town of Lynn in many ways. Samuel wrote his will a short time before his death on August 16, 1715. Parting from tradition, he left his entire estate to his wife, to do with as she pleased; saying that his children were grown and on their own. He goes on to say that if the estate is more than she needs, he has no doubt that her loving nature will move her to dispose of the estate among his children fairly. Samuel is buried in the Wenham Cemetery in Essex County, Massachusetts, but his gravestone is not to be found. Possibly, it has eroded to the point where it is no longer readable.
Samuel was born in Lynn, Massachusetts about 1647, the son of John and Rebekah Tarbox. He married Rebekah Armitage, daughter of Godfrey, on November 14, 1665 in Lynn. Samuel and Rebekah had five children in Lynn, and then Rebekah died after giving birth to their sixth child in February, 1676. The child, a girl named Mary died three weeks later. Samuel was away from Lynn at the time, serving as a soldier in King Philip's War.
Samuel then married Experience Look on October 16, 1678. Samuel and Experience had 12 children in Lynn. Samuel continued to serve the town of Lynn in many ways. Samuel wrote his will a short time before his death on August 16, 1715. Parting from tradition, he left his entire estate to his wife, to do with as she pleased; saying that his children were grown and on their own. He goes on to say that if the estate is more than she needs, he has no doubt that her loving nature will move her to dispose of the estate among his children fairly. Samuel is buried in the Wenham Cemetery in Essex County, Massachusetts, but his gravestone is not to be found. Possibly, it has eroded to the point where it is no longer readable.
Samuel then married Experience Look on October 16, 1678. Samuel and Experience had 12 children in Lynn. Samuel continued to serve the town of Lynn in many ways. Samuel wrote his will a short time before his death on August 16, 1715. Parting from tradition, he left his entire estate to his wife, to do with as she pleased; saying that his children were grown and on their own. He goes on to say that if the estate is more than she needs, he has no doubt that her loving nature will move her to dispose of the estate among his children fairly. Samuel is buried in the Wenham Cemetery in Essex County, Massachusetts, but his gravestone is not to be found. Possibly, it has eroded to the point where it is no longer readable.
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