Jacob Kimball
(Richard, Richard, John, Richard, Jacob, Jacob)

Jacob was born on February 22, 1761 and died on July 24, 1826 according to Topsfield records in the almshouse.

Jacob Kimball was a drummer in Capt. Barker's Co., Little's Regt., from May 2 to October 2, 1775.  He was aged fourteen.

He graduated Harvard College in 1780, and then studied law, and was admitted to the bar in Strafford Co., NH.  He did not follow this profession long, but adopted teaching as a permanent business.  He had considerable talent as a musician, and much preferred music to any permanent or profitable employment.  He wrote hymns and set them to music, and was noted as a singing school teacher.  His version of the 69th Psalm appears in Dr. Belknap's collection.

He was never married.