An American Family History

(from Genealogical and Personal Memoirs by William Richard Cutter)

Moses Kimball, fifth son and eleventh child of John and Mary (Jordan) Kimball, was born in Ipswich, September, 1672, died suddenly in his shop, January 23, 1750.

He married, 1696, Susanna Goodhue, sister of his brother John's wife, and March 28, 1696, his father gave him,

"in consideration of his marriage with Susanna Goodhue, the right to pasture three cows in the pasture of Richard Kimball, that was his father John's."

His father also gave him in 1696 a certain house, orchard and one acre of land on the road to Topsfield. By occupation Moses Kimball was a tailor, and lived in Ipswich where the railroad station at present stands. He dealt largely in real estate, and many transfers to and from him are recorded on the Salem records. Administration on his estate was granted to his son Moses, May 7, 1750.

His children, born in Ipswich, were:
1. Moses, born January 6, 1696-7, died July 29, 1793.
2. Ebenezer, born March 20, 1698-9, died December 3, 1721, of smallpox.
3. Susanna, born June 10, 1701 ; married, January 8, 1725, William Sutton.
4. Ezekiel, baptized July 1, 1705.
5. Katherine, born October 30, 1706; married, June 17, 1729, John Pindar.
6. Mary, married, October 4, 1729. Daniel Smith, of Exeter.
7. Sarah, baptized April 26, 1715; married, January 8, 1732, John Leatherland.
8. Joseph, born September 11, 1715, died December 30, l730-
9- John, marriage intention published October 12, 1745, Jane Beady.
10. Aaron