Ancestors of Zaccheus TOBEY (born 1757, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts)
Third Generation
4. Zaccheus TOBEY was born 1 on 13 Jan 1703/1704 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He died 2 on 1 Feb 1798 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. Zaccheus married Sarah POPE on 1 Jan 1726/1727 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Parents]
from Tobey Genealogy by Pope: He bought of Benjamin Spooner, Sept. 19, 1726, land in Dartmouth, which he made his "homestead farm"; afterwards bought many other tracts. His wife Sara joined with him in a deed of gift to their son Elnathan, Dec. 17, 1778. They united in a quitclaim deed of Pope heirs Jan.24, 1754. He made a division with Content Dexter of land they owned in common 22 July, 1755; he gave lands to his sons Prince and Noah in 1778.
He was first ensign, then captain,* and later major of the 2d regt. Of Bristol co. militia
*"Dartm 2 May, 1758 - - These may Certify that Elnathan Spooner has givento Jonathan Delano the sum of five pounds, thirteen shillings & four pence, as an Inducement to him to Inlist into his Majesties Service in the present Expedition against Canada, which I esteem as so much done Towards a Turn, as witness my hand. Zaccheus Tobey, Capt." (An old paper in possession of the Spooner family, William Spooner, p. 131?)
Charles E. Hill and Marion Tobey's records with John P. Hill point to this Zaccheus record being inVol. 11 of Freeman's "History of Cape Cod," now (1967) with John P. Hill contains the following information:
1- b. Jan. 25, 1703. 2- b. Mar. 11(?) 1705,d. Oct.12, 1787.
# George Hill record
5. Sarah POPE was born on 25 Mar 1705/1706 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She died on 12 Oct 1787 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Parents]
6. John TABER was born 1 on 22 Feb 1681 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts. He died after 1760. John married Phebe SPOONER. [Parents]
Tobey Gen. by Pope pg 73
7. Phebe SPOONER was born 1 on 11 May 1687 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts. She died after 1734.
Tobey Gen. by Pope pg 73
Check:
1) Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, MA & his descendants Thomas Spooner, 1883
