1Thomas Tupper1 and His Descendants, NEHGR Vol. 99, pp. 61-62(1945).
"4. DEA. ISRAEL3 TUPPER (Capt. Thomas,2 Thomas1), born in Sandwich, Mass., 22 Sept. 1666, died in that place 1745. He married first, about 1690, ELIZABETH GIFFORD of Falmouth, Mass., born 25 Feb. 1664, died in Sandwich 19 Oct. 1701, daughter of John and Elishua (Crowell) Gifford; and secondly, in Barnstable, Mass., 31 Aug. 1704, ELIZABETH BACON of Barnstable, born 11 Apr. 1680,daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Hinckley) Bacon and granddaughter of Gov. Thomas Hinckley.
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Children, by first wife, born in Sandwich:
10. i. SAMUEL,4 b. 4 May 1692.
ii. THANKFUL, b. 9 Oct. 1696; m. 30 Oct. 1718 JOSIAH CLARK of Plymouth, b. in 1690, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Crow) Clark.
Children (surname Clark):
1. Elizabeth, b. in 1719; d. young.
2. Israel, b. in 1720; m. Deborah Pope of Plymouth, Mass.
3. Elizabeth, b. in 1725.
iii. MERIBAH, b. 28 Aug. 1699; m. 20 Sept. 1722 JAMES CLARK of Plymouth, b. 12 March 1695-6, son of John and Rebecca (Lincoln) Clark.
Children (surname Clark):
1. Rebecca, b. in 1725.
2. James, b. in 1727.
iv ELIZABETH, b. and d. 19 Oct. 1701.
Children, by second wife, born in Sandwich:
v. ISRAEL, b. 18 June 1705; d. young.
vi. SARAH, b. 6 Aug. 1707; m. 8 Aug, 1728 JOSHUA BLACKWELL of Sandwich, b. 11 Jan. 1705, son of Joshua and Sarah (Ellis) Blackwell.
Children (surname Blackwell):
1. Samuel, b. in 1729; m. Chloe Dennis of Newport, R. I.
2. Sarah, b. in 1731; m. Seth Lowe of Plymouth.
Possibly other children.
11. vii. ISRAEL, b. 28 Apr. 1710.
viii. NATHANIEL, b. 7 Dec. 1714; d. 19 May 1723.
ix. Rowland, b. 15 Feb. 1717; m. in Dartmouth, Mass., 24 Nov. 1743, ZERUIAH WILLIS, b. in Dartmouth 23 June 1720, daughter of Samuel and Mehitable (Gifford) Willis. In 1765 her name appeared on probate records as "Incompetent". Rowland, sometimes spelled "Roland", was killed by lightning in Sandwich 12 May 1754 "while shaving his beard."
Children:
1. Willis,6 b. 15 Apr. 1750; d. young.
2. Lydia, b. 22 March 1752, d. young.
3. Elizabeth, b. 22 Sept. 1753; d. 29 Nov. 1848, a widow, aged 95 years; m. 8 May 1774, Ephraim Kempton, Jr., b. in Dartmouth 26 jan. 1745, and d. 25 jan. 1802, son of Thomas and Mary (Hathaway) Kempton. He was a mariner. Res. in New Bedford, Mass. Children (surname Kempton), b. in New Bedford: (1) Lydia, b. in 1774; m. Peter Foster. (2) Mary, b. in 1777; m. Paul Kempton. Had 7 children. (3) David, b. in 1779; m. Joanna wakefield. (4) Thomas, b. in 1783; m. Mary Taber. (5) Ephraim, b. 11 Nov. 1789; m. Mary Hillman. Had 2 children. (6) Elizabeth b. in 1794; m. Alanson Gooding, d. 16 March 1825. Had 6 children.".