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• FamilySearch ID: L5VC-NCJ
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 36725588

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Son of Thomas Loring, born at Axminster, England; baptized March 5, 1625-6, and Hannah (Jacob.)

Husband of Lydia Gray.

CALEB LORING, born at Hull, June 9, 1674; married August 7, 1696, Lydia, daughter of Edward and Dorothy (Lettice) Gray, born about 1677. Her father was a very early settler at Plymouth, though not of the Mayflower party; her mother was his second wife, who outlived him and married second Nathaniel Clarke, from whom she applied for a divorce. Mrs. Loring called "Madame Loring" in the community, was a member of the church with her husband.

Caleb Loring learned the trade of weaver, and was so called in lawsuit in 1698. He later became a physician, by what process of education records do not show. He made his home first at Plymouth. Bought a tract of land in 1697. Was chosen constable, that is tax collector and court officer, March 6, 1698-9, - "Eastward of the Road Neer New Streete and by the fence side which was sometime mr Nath: Clarks fence: to dig a well Not to exceed 5 foot into the lane from sd fence." This was in partnership with Mr. Little. He was a member of a town committee the same year; a member of the Grand Jury in 1701-2 and in 1703 member of another jury.

He bought a farm of Stephen Bryant in the part of Plymouth which was set off and formed the town of Plympton four years later. This estate was on the east side of Jones River Brook, where that stream crosses the highway in the north part of Plympton.

He was on a committee to recommend a plan for the disposition of the cedar swamp lands in 1704; one of the selectmen 1704-7, and constable again in 1706. December 31, 1707, one of a committee to built a new bridge over Jones River. In 1725 he, with Dea. Isaac Cushman, petitioned the General Court of Plymouth colony protesting against the sale of certain lands by the town of Plymouth which Plympton had a share; asking that their share might be paid over to Plympton for the support of a grammar school; but the petition was not granted.

Dr. Loring was one of the proprietors of a forge for the reduction of bog iron ore and a foundry; a local poet, with kind thoughts of the doctor but with different opinions of other members of the company, perpetrated this rhyme:

"Freeheart and Gripehard
And Cunning and Catch
Built them a forge
To make themselves rich."

The forge continued in operation a long time. Dr. Loring continued the same prominence in Plympton affairs he had had at Plymouth, being selectman, assessor, moderator, surveyor of lands and captain of militia at various times. He had considerable medical practice and was never secure from calls; so that he had a door cut in the wall of the meetinghouse close by his pew, so that he could come in and go out without disturbing the congregation in meeting time.

He died December 22, 1732.

Children:
1) Caleb, b. June 7, 1697; d. early.
2) Hannah, b. Aug. 7, 1698;
m. (1) Joseph Thomas;
m. (2) Capt. Nehemiah Cushing, of Pembroke.
3) Ignatius, b. Dec. 27, 1699.
4) Polycarpus, b. in 1702.
5) Caleb, b. Oct. 2, 1704; d. June 12, 1723.
6) Lydia, b. and d. in 1706.
7) Jacob, b. May 15, 1711; d. in 1720.
8) Joseph, b. July 25, 1713; d. young.
9) John, b. Nov. 15, 1715.
10) Thomas, b. Apr. 14, 1718.
11) Lydia, b. Aug. 23, 1721;
m. Aug. 8, 1737, Capt. Zebedee Chandler.

Loring Genealogy
by Charles Henry Pope
Printed Cambridge, Mass., 1917
https://archive.org/stream/loringgenealogy00
pope#page/n11/mode/2up

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Caleb married Lydia Gray on 7 Aug 1696 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Lydia (daughter of Edward Gray and Dorothy Lettice) was born on 12 May 1678 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony; died on 28 Mar 1771 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 28 Mar 1771 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: MTNW-1BX
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 36726045

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Son of Caleb Loring and Lydia Gray, husband of Sarah Shurtleff married June 11, 1724 in Plympton.

Father of:
Caleb Shurtleff 1725-1725
Mary, Mrs Thomas Thompson 1726-1802
Caleb Shurtleff 1727-1746
Ignatius Shurtleff 1729-1803
Sarah Shurtleff 1731-1732
Joseph Shurtleff b 1734
Lydia, Mrs Ebenezer Porter 1736-aft 1765
William Shurtleff b 1738

1912 Shurtleff Genealogy #10

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Ignatius married Sarah Shirtleff on 11 Jun 1724 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Captain William Shurtleff, III and Susanna Lothrop) was born on 8 Jun 1702 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 30 May 1746 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 30 May 1746 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: K2M6-ZDW
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Daughter of Ignatius Loring and Sarah Shurtleff.

Wife of Thomas Tomson married 25 Oct 1745 in Plympton, mother of:

* Joshua Thompson 1746-1747
* Asa Thomson 1747-1830
* Ignatius Thompson 1750-1770
* Sarah Thompson 1752-1769
* Mary, Mrs Abijah Tyrrel, Mrs Job Chamberlain, Mrs Asa Coburn b 1754
* Loring Thompson b 1756
* Lois, Mrs Eliab Knapp b 1758
* Seth Thompson b 1760
* Thomas Thompson b 1762
* Bezer Thompson 1765-1773
* Caleb Thompson b 1767
* Sarah, Mrs Ford Bryant b 1770

1912 Shurtleff Genealogy #44

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Mary married Thomas Tomson on 25 Oct 1745 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Thomas (son of Thomas Tomson and Mary Morton) was born on 21 Apr 1720 in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Sep 1769 in Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 14 Sep 1769 in Tomson Cemetery, Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
• Group: Mayflower - Francis Cooke
• Group: Mayflower - Stephen Hopkins
• Group: Veteran or Patriot of Revolutionary War
• FamilySearch ID: KF5C-8FD
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 89443523

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Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of Francis Cooke of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower

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Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier.

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Loring married Elizabeth Hall on 20 Apr 1788 in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Elizabeth (daughter of Stephen Hall and Sarah Taft) was born on 28 Feb 1749/50 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was christened on 22 Apr 1750 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Oct 1821 in Cornish, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; was buried after 24 Oct 1821 in Flat Cemetery, Cornish Flat, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]