That he was wise and farsighted is abundantly shown by the fact that all his real estate investments are held intact to this day by his heirs. FOOTNOTES: [7] From "Notes of Barnstable Families," lately published by Mr. F. B. Goss. [8] Sabine's "Loyalists of the American Revolution," 1864, vol. i, page 466. Martin Gay was a son of the Rev. Ebenezer Gay, pastor of the First Church in Hingham for the remarkably long period of sixty-eight years, nine months, and seventeen days. See "History of the Town of Hingham," by Solomon Lincoln, Jr., 1827, pages 26-30. Captain Martin Gay was one of the firewards elected at the town meeting, March 13, 1769.--Drake's History of Boston, page 756. [9] The foregoing is taken largely from Mr. Joseph T. Buckingham's Letter, No. XVII, in The Saturday Evening Gazette of May 21, 1859. It is understood that the facts contained therein were obtained by him directly from Mr. Davis. VI. Frederick Walker Lincoln was the son of Amos and Deborah (Revere) Lincoln, and was born in Boston June 12, 1796. [Illustration: F. W. Lincoln & signature] His father was a descendant of Samuel Lincoln, who came to Salem from Norwich,[10] England, in 1637, subsequently removing to Hingham. The father was a conspicuous leader in the destruction of tea from British ships in Boston Harbor, and was captain of an artillery company in the Revolutionary War. He was constantly associated with Colonel Paul Revere, and between them there always existed the most cordial relations and the utmost confidence. His mother was the eldest daughter of Colonel Revere. Upon his mother's death, in April, 1797, Mr. Lincoln, as an infant, was taken into his grandfather Revere's family, where he remained until the grandfather died, in 1818. He received his business education with the firm of Paul Revere & Son, continuing with the son, Mr. J. W. Revere, after the father's death. At one time he was in Philadelphia for a year or two adjusting the affairs of their agency, which under a previous management had fallen into some disorder. He was married to Miss Amelia Howard, of Boston, in August, 1819. She survived him, dying there March 25, 1874. Upon the organization of the Company he was placed in charge of the works, as resident agent, at Canton. He retired from that position September 11, 1858; was elected President, succeeding his uncle, Mr. J. W. Revere, January 4, 1869, and died at his home in Boston, January 10, 1871, leaving no children. He visited England in 1843, being absent from home on the trip only about three months. Unambitious and passionately fond of his home, he was seldom away from it, and accordingly led an extremely quiet and uneventful life.