"Edward, the ancestor of all who have borne this surname in Hingham and vicinity, had his first grant of land here, containing ten acres, the 8th of October 1637, 'in a place as convenient as can be discovered.' He subsequently received other grants from the town, including a track situated next to that given to his mother, the wid. Martha Wilder, in 1638, which was located at or near the juctnion of Main and Pleasnat Streets., and inc. the est. now [1893] owned by heirs of Fearing Loring, deceased. He also owned all the land between Tower's Bridge and Wilder's Bridge, and without doubt, was one of the earlier planters of this locatlity."
Edward was in Hingham, MA, in 1637. He was given a grant of ten acres in Hingham in 1637. After 1642 he purchased the property of Samuel Ward on Main Street, between Hign and Friend Sts., which became his residence.136