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Levi HINCKLEY

SAR Patriot #: P-338181

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State of Service: MA Qualifying Service: Private

DAR #: A055129

Birth: 17 May 1764 Barnstable / Banstable / MA
Death: 31 Jan 1830 Barnstable / Banstable / MA

Qualifying Service Description:

Levi Hinckley was a private in Captain Micah Hamlen's Company of Militia in Lt Colonel Hallet's Regt, detached from the Massachusetts State to reinforce the Continental Army for the term of three months; according to an Act of the General Court of the 22nd of June last which service has been done n the State of Rhode Island by Order of the Council of the Massachusetts State of July 27th 1780

Additional References:

MA Soldiers and Sailors in the war of the Revolution, Volume 7, pg 932

MA Muster/payrolls, 1763-1808 of the Rev War, Volume 2, pg 77 (images 243 & 245)

Barnstable Town Records, Volume 3, pg 372

Spouse: (1) Sarah Crocker; (2) Mercy (Jenkins) Holmes
Children: Abigail; Crocker; Sarah; Theodate; Susanna; Mary; Franklin; Christiana;

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Burial:

Centerville Ancient Cemetery_(C-0075258)

Location:

Centerville / Barnstable / MA / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

2130820

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

41.654959 / -70.343074

Find A Grave Memorial #:

44592791

Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

The gravestone of Levi Hinckley is of slate. It is 22 1/2" wide, by 41 1/2" tall, and 2 1/2" thick. It is in good condition, and does have some lichen growing on it. The gravestone of his first wife Sarah is to the left of Levi's gravestone, and the gravestone of their son Franklin Hinckley is to the right of Levi

Photos displayed courtesy of David C. Schafer, MA SAR

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

The Ancient Cemetery of Centerville is located on Phinney's Lane one-fifth of a mile south of Route 28. It is a relatively small cemetery consisting of .73 acres of sloping ground. It has about 180 gravestones with the earliest being for Jonathan Hamblen, dated June 22, 1743. It has an average elevation of 44 feet above sea level and has a split rail fence on the street side with no other fencing. It is owned and managed by the Town of Barnstable and is an inactive cemetery

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Author: David Crandall Schafer

Levi Hinckley was a son of Silvanus and Sarah (Phinney) Hinckley, born May 17, 1764 at Barnstable, Massachusetts. Levi had six siblings – Zacchaeus, Silvanus, Prince, Lydia, Elizabeth and Reliance.

From the Pay Roll of Capt. Micah Hamlen’s (Hamblin) Company of fifty-two men for July 1780, Levi Hinckley is a private, serving two months and twenty days. This was a militia company from the Towns of Barnstable and Yarmouth in the regiment of Lt. Col. Enoch Hallett detached from the Massachusetts State to reinforce the Continental Army for the term of three months, according to an act of the Massachusetts General Court of June 22, 1780, which service has been done in the State of Rhode Island by Order of the Council of the Massachusetts State of July 27, 1780. This Act of the General Court was in response to a request from General Washington for 4,726 Massachusetts militia to reinforce the continental army for three months with the allocation from the County of Barnstable being 223 men.

From the 1790 census it appears Levi was living at his father’s homestead. Three years later, Levi married Sarah Crocker, daughter of Joseph and Mary Crocker of Barnstable, May 22, 1793. They raised a family of seven children – Sarah, Abigail, Theodate, Crocker, Susannah, Franklin and Mary Crocker. Levi’s wife Sarah died in February 1805 at the age of 32 and was buried at the Centerville Ancient Cemetery.

On December 21, 1805, Levi married Mercy (Jenkin) Holmes, widow of Lazarus Holmes. The family endured a loss in September 1806 with the death of daughter Susannah at the age of 4. In January of 1807 a daughter was born to Levi and Mercy, whom they named Susannah; and in 1812 Levi and Mercy had another daughter named Christiana.

Daughters Sarah, Abigail, Mary Crocker, and Christiana along with son Crocker lived to adulthood; with childhood deaths of Theodate in 1810, Franklin in 1815, and Susannah (2nd) in 1822. Daughter Sarah married Simeon Coombs, daughter Abigail married Elnathan Coombs, and daughter Mary Crocker married Ephraim Richardson.

The last will and testament of Levi Hinckley dated December 18, 1829, leaves to his wife Mercyone-half of the dwelling house, the right to the well for water, one-half of the orchard, suitable and sufficient fire wood, all household furniture, and a cow all during the term of her natural life. Upon her demise all household furnishings are to be divided equally among his four daughters. Also $100 each to his daughters Sarah, Mary and Christiana; and to his son Crocker Hinckley all his real estate of every kind and nature, buildings, land, salt and fresh meadow, woodland, cedar swamp, stock of every kind, and farming utensils. Also, naming Crocker Hinckley sole executor.

On Sunday, January 31, 1830, Levi Hinckley died in his 66th year and was buried with his wife Sarah, both daughters named Susannah and his son Franklin in the Centerville Ancient Cemetery at Phinney’s Lane in Centerville, Massachusetts.

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