REYNOLDS HISTORICAL GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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HISTOllY ANT) GENKAT.OCilES
OF THE
HAMMOND,_„FMilLmS„
IX AMERICA
, Willi an Account of tlie Early Hist<>n' of tlie Family in Xorn:andv and Great Britain.
I000-IQ02
BY
FREDERICK STAM HMqiOND VOL. I.
ONKinA, K. Y. KYAN' & ElKKHAKT, PRINTERS.
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BY F. S ITAMMO.VD ALL RIGHTS KESERVI.D
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WHOSK MWY ACTS OF KI.VDXES.S AXD ACTIVK CO-OPERAIION llAVK
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CU.MPI.ETKiN Of THIS "WORK POSSIBLE
THIS BOOK is AFFKCTIO.NATKLV
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THAT POSTKKITY MAY GIVE HIM THE CREDIT WHICH IS HIS DUE
IS THE WISH
Ol- HIS FKIEMD AMJ CO-WOUKEK, THE ArTHOR.
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"Once in the fli>rlit ot aws past,
There lived a liiaii ; and who was he '!
Mortal ! howe'er thy lot be oast That man resembled thee.
He suffered— but his panp< are (;'cr : Eujoyetl — but his deliirhLs are tied :
Had frienils— his friends are now no mure And iocs— his loes are dead.
Ke saw whatever thou h:'j=t seen ;
Encountered all that troubles thee ; He was -whatever thou h;i,«t been ;
He is — what thou shalt be.
The annals of the human race,
Their ruins since the world began,
Of him afford no other trace Than this— there lived a man !"'
I'lil^FACE.
To The Kindrkd :
The desire for some knowledge of those who have gone before us is ahoor^t universal among civilized people.
A certain amount of veneration of ancestors exists even among savage tribes.
Tlie record of a line of honoral)le and upright a n^'cslry is the best gift we can leave to posterity.
To many thinking people a work of this kind is uir more satisfactory as a memorial of those who liave gone before us than many costly shafts of granite or marble to mark tiie last resting place of the bodies of the dear departed ones.
The task of collecting and arranging a family memorial is a work of love. It is an arduous task if faithfully performed and one for which there is no hope of financial reward. The work of collecting and arranging tlie material for this volume was performed under almost unsurmountable difHculties, and under very discouraging circumstances, in tlie midst of a busy life and covering a period of more than ten years. During this entire period it has been necessary for the compiler to at- tend to other duties during business hours to maintain his family, and but for the assistance of others who felt equally interested the work would never have been published.
The compiler does not claim perfection. He is aware theie are errors in his work. He has striven to make it as accurate as possible and trusts that the kindred will be charitable in their judgment of his faults.
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PREFACE
Those who liavo liad i>o ex}»ericnce in work of tliis kind eaii hardly realize the diflieultics that have to be overcoiuo or the trials and vexations that must be endured. iMueh of the pres- ent volume was written some years ago while the writer was but a novice at v\'ork of this kind, and circumstances were such that it could not be re-written or even thorou^idy revised.
In the midst of publication the death angel entered his household and the work was completed in tlie shacjovv of a great sorroA\-.
Hoping and trusting that this volume may prove a source of satisfaction and joy to the kindred, and thanking those who have so kindly rendered assistance, I am
Very Sincerely Yours,
F. S. HAMMOND. OxEii.A, N. Y., August 5, 1902.
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CONTENTS
The Namk and Its Origix . . .
Hammonds ix England
Dr. John Hammond ....
Early Hammond Records — From Laveuluim, England and Surrounding Parishes —
Lavenham Parish Register
Melford Parish Registers
Great Waldinglield Registers .
Lawsliaii Registers
Hawkedou Registers
Boxtead Registers
Hartest Registers Wills of Suffolk County HA^[MONDs —
Will of William Hammond of Neylaud, 14:59 .
Will of John Hammond of Lawshall, 1441
Will of Thomas Hammond of Lawshall, 14G4 .
Will of William Hammond of Lawshall, 1483 .
Will of John Hammond of Lawshall, 1525
Will of John Hammond of Lawshall, 1558
Will of Thomas Hammond of Lawshall, 1566 .
Willof William Hammond of Lawshall, 156a .
VVillofElizabeth Hammond ofLawshall, 1571 .
Will of Robert Hammond of Lawshall, 1583 .
Will of John Hammond of Lawshall, 1588
Will of Agues Hiamond of Lawshall. 1589
Will of John Hammond of LawshalK 1596
Will of John Hammond, L. L. I)., of V>\uy Si.
Edmunds, 1590 . . - .
>: . Will ofThomasILimmond of Bury St. Edmunds.
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Will ofRolxil IlammonJ of Great Whelnethan,
1604 ..... Will of William llammoud of Lawshall, IGlo Will of Tlionias Ilamiiioiid of Preston, 1021 Will of Florence Hammond of Barrow, 1024 Will of Thomas Hammond of Lawshall, 102 4 Will of Robert Hammond of Melford. 1028 AVill of Tiiomas Hammond of Stanton, 1032 Will of Brido;et Hammond of Lawshall, 1037 Will of Thomas Hamnnondof Hawstead. 1038 Will of Holx-rt liammond of Lawshall, 1041 W ill of Philip Hammond of Lavenham, 1040 Will of Abraham liammond of Stanninglield 1048 .....
il) JijfiN Hammond, of Melford
Will of John Haminond. of Melford, lo28 Will of joluie Hammond, of Melford, 1042
(II) .Joiix Hammond, OF Lavenham
Will of .John Hammond, of Lavenham, 1550 Indenture at Lavenham Rector}-, 1548
(HI) Tiio.\[As Hammond, of Lavenham
Will of Thomas Hammond, of Lavenham, 1589
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HAMMOND GENEALOGY, PART L
William Hammond, of Watertown, Mass. . 53
Will of Thomas ILunmond, of Watertown Mas.s.,
1655 ...... 65
AVill of Elizabeth Salter, of Dedham, Essex,
England, 1600 . . . .68
PART n.
Thomas Hammond, .Jr., of Watertown and Wal- tham, ALiss. . . . . .
98
PART HI.
David Hannnond, of Watertown and Rowk v Mas.s. . . . . '
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COXTi:XTS
PxVirr IV.
Nathaniel JTainrnou'l, of Ip'^-»vicli aii'1 Littleton.
Ma.-s., and .Swaiizoy, N. II. . . . 229
Will of Thomas Hammond, of Swanzey, N. II., ■
1781 ...... 238
The Gull Trap, by John Hammond . . 2G9
PART V.
Hammonds of Essex County, Mass. —
Hammonds of (Gloucester, Mass. . . 370
Hammonds of Marbleliead, Mass. . . 373
Philip Hammond, of Marbleheud, Mass, . 402
John Hammond, of Marbhdiead, !Nhiss. . . 405
Elias Hammond, of ?vfarblebead, Ma^s. . , 405
Capt. Joseph Hammond, of Marbleliead, Mass. . 408
Benjamin Hammon<i. of Danv^rs. M'iiss. , 410'
John Leonard Hammond, of iJevei-lv. }ilass. . 413
Philip Hammond, of Ipswicli, ]Sh.!ss. . . 415
PART VI.
Francis Hamant, or Hammond, of Medneld,
Mass. ..... . 420
PART YIL
William Hammond, of Tarrytown, N. Y. . 443
PART VIIL
Hammonds of Rhode Island .... 471
Nathan Hayman, of Bristol, R. I. . . 472
Edward Hammond, of Bristol, R I. . . 473
William Hammond, of Providence, R. I. . 474
Joseph Hammond, of North Kin<;stown, R. I. . 476
ThomasHammond, of Scituate, R. I. . . 516
Stepjien Hammond, of Johnson, R. I. . . 523
Wiilicmi Hammond, of Reholioth, Mass. . 538.
Jonathan Hammond, of Washington County, N. Y. . 5G5
Index of llAM>roND Names .... o9»J
Index of All Other Names * . . . . (HO
ILLUSTRITIOXS
F. S. Hammond - - - - Frontispiece
Lavenliam Church - - - - ' ip
Ohi Hammond Homestead, Gilsum, N. H. - Hj
Residence, C. E. Hodgdon, Portsmouth, N. H. - 32
Nathan Hammond - - - - ^^
Evan B. Hannnond, M. D. - - - - ^^
Charles B. Hannnond, M. D. - - - 8^' Jonathan Hannnond
Joseph W. Hammond - - - - ];t^
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256
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Winthrop H ammond
Aaron D. Hammond
Nathan W. Hammond - - - ' i!^p
^'dvaniis Thomas and Grandson - - - -"^ '
Elmer 1. Thomas
Hon. John ^l. Hammond
Hodgdon Family
Joseph Hammond
Hiram Hammond
Willard Hammond ^^
Frank Hammond - - - * " ^'-''^
Herbert Hammond - - - " fA|^
John Hammond - - - " ' '^-^
Hon. Geo. \V. Hammond, M. D. - - - ;^'^^^
Hon. Isaac W. Hannnond - - - - ^oL
Mrs. Martha W. Plammond ' ' ' iV\
George Hammond - - - - " jon
Mrs. Almina S. Hammond ' ' ' T^a
Hon. J. E. W. Hammond - - - " ^Ib
Otis G. Hammond • • ' ' Ai
Edwin G. Hammond -
Winthrop C. Hammond
Marion L. Hammond
John Porter Hannnond
448 464
480 496
Nathaniel Ilaumiond - - ■ ' '^■^^":[
Mrs. Electa P. Hammond - - - 'j-;^
560 576
Mrs. Marv E. Hammond ^
Capt. Ru.^sell P. Hammond ^ - - - '^'j'j
Eleazer W. Hanmrond
ADDITIONS ANJ) COCrtECTIOXS,
Page 113. No. 291, Elizabeth Coolidge may have been
daii.tjhter of EHsha and Sarah ( ) Coolidge, but Bond
gives her birth as dau. of Jonas and Anna.
Page 120. No. 255, Lydia Hammond, b. Waltham, Mass.,
F'h. IS, 1705. Page 128. No. 437, for William read William Hairy. ■D.^.^1o;? ^T ,or\ c^u i;>.^ |V^ i o on ,.,-.•. ^i lonn
x AGi.. X'jj. ^\0. -it-ttj 1 <jLi± li.ii'^, iwi x'juv^ iv.t<.u ±\jo^J.
No. 52G, Edmund Putnam, b. Mar. 2S, 1805.
Page 159. No. 634, Peter Hanmiond, b. Dunbarton, N. \l.^ June 17, 1707 ; d. Detroit, Mieh.
Page 160. No. 793*, for Philbrick read James PkUhrkh.
Page 190. No. 793, for Philbrick read James Philbrick.
No. 799, Ambrose Earl, b. Sept. 2, 1843 ; d. Worcester, Mass., Feb., 1896 ; ra. Lowell, Mass., Dee. 30, 1863, Angle Lord. No issue. He enlisted at the age of 17 years and served three months; re-enlisted in the 10th Maine Regt. and served two years ; again re-enlisted in the 13th Mass. Battery and served until the close of the war. He was a brick mason and builder.
Page 174. No. 940, for a son, read Lloyd Manlcy {Chamber- lain), b. June 26, 1000.
Page 191. 1112, Walter L., b. Dec. 10, 1853.
1113, Irene E., b. Oct. 7, 1855.
1114, Paulina P., b. Apr. 14, 1858.
Page 240. Before (V) Col. Joseph Hammond, insert 14- JO.
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THE XAME AXD ITS OllIGIX
AS FOUND IN ANCIENT HISTORY AND .MYTHOLOGY
This name, in its many variations, is often met with in aiji.'jeiji bistury louy ufu>j.e >uiriaiTies were ni use, and its pos- sible derisution and liieaning mriy be of interest to some of those who bear it in iis more modern ibrni.
It is found written Anian, Amann, Amon, Amnion, Haman, Haaiant, Hamont, Hammon, Plarnmons, Hamond, Hamonde, Hayman, Ilayniond, and later ahnost univevfally as Hammond, although there are still some Amans of French or Norman descent and a few Hamants, Hammons and Haymans of English and Irish origin.
It appears among the very earliest surnames found in England, where it was introduced as a family cognomen at the time of the Conquest by some officers of the invading army.-
" Ammon or Hammon — A name given to Jupiter, wor- shiped in Libya. When Bacchus was conquering Africa, he is said to have come with his army to a spot called, from the vast quantity of sand lying around, by the name of Ham- modes. Here his forces were in great danger of perishin<;( from w:int of water, when a ram appeared on a sudden unci guided them to a verdant spot, or oasis, in the midst of the desert. \\'lien they reached this nlace the ram disappeared and they found an abundant supply of water. Bacchuy there-
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fore, out of gratitude, erected on the spot a temple to Jupiter. { giving him at the same time the surname Ammon, or Ham- ,, mon. from the Greek sand in allusion to the circumstances ' connected with his appearance, and the statue of the deity had j the head and horns of a ram. The oasis referred to is the ■ Oasis of Ammon, and the fountain is the famous Fons Rons. j
The temple of Ammon, like that of Delphi, was famous » for its treasures, the varied offerings of the pious. Plutarch « says that the name of Ammon is the Egyptian name for ; Jupiter. This god was particularly worshipped at Thebes, ; called in the sacred books Hammono, "the possessioTi of Hammon," and in the Septuagint (Ezek. C. 21), the City of ; Ammon. Jablonski derives the word Ammon from Am-oein \ — shining. According, however, to Champollion the younger, the term in question (Amon), denoted in the Egyptian lan- guage " secret, concealed," or " he who reveals nis secret powers." The Greek etymology of the name Ammon is fan- ciful and visionary, and only affords another proof of the . constant habit in which that nation indulged, of referring so many things to themselves with v»hich they had not, in truth, / the slightest connection."*
Many other significations are found for the name in an- ' cient history: Amon — fiithful, true ; Ilaman — noise, turmoil. ; Ilamon-Gog — the multitude of Gog, &:c. \
At a later date we tnid the Roman General, who was among , the invaders of Britain and from whom the Port of South- ampton derives its nami. His feat of valor adds no particular \ h\stre to the name, however. \
In the settlement of the estate of Thomas Button, Bishop [ of Exeter, in the year 1310, is mentioned a lot of " loculi- I ponchi and Hamondcs,'' six in number, which were sold. The \ word is used here in its Saxon, meaning " something which \ protects and keeps safe."t j
The name Hammond as a family name appears in Eng- \ land from the date of the Conquest (1066). It is found witl. |
*Cla.*^■ical Dictionary, t)y Charles Anthon, L. L. D. fNotes and Queries, 1870, vol. 5, p. 34.
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a large variation of spelling, often exhibiting three or more dijlereut forms in the same document. The name appears to have been generally spelled Hamond or Hamoude prior to 1700, but is often found written Ilamon, Ilamont or Hamant in the text of a document, when the signature is Hamond or Hamonde. The same individual does not seem to have always spelled his name in the same fashion, and it is not until some years afttr the emigration to America that we find anything like uniformity of spelling, even in the same family. After the emigration the large majority of the families of the name adopted the uniform spelling of Hammond, but there are a fevv' who still adhere to the names Hamant, Hamond and Hammon.
"Hammond. Among the many of his own kin who accompanied the Duke of Normandy on his invasion of Eng- land vscic tV»'o brothers, sons or grandsons of Haiijun Dentu- tus; Robert Fitz-PIamon, the renowned conqueror of Glamor- ganshire, and Huimon, called " Dapifer," from his having received the orhce of Lord Steward for the King. The latter died issueless, and the former left four daughters only, three of whom devoted themselves to conventual lives, and the fourth, Mabel, married Robert Fitzroy, Earl of Gloucester. Hamon Dentatus appears to have had at least two other sons, Richard, of Granville, and Corbeil, ancestor of the Granville family, illustrious in the ranks of the peers and landed pro- prietors ; and Creuquer, as he is styled in the Battle Abbey Roll, who inherited the Barony of Chatham from Robert Fitz- Hamon and many of the Kentish estates of Hamon Dapifer. Creuquer, or Crevecoeur, had his manors erected into a lord- ship, called by way of distinction, " Baronia-de-Creviquer," and from Chatham being its head, his descendants generally wrote themselves '' Domini de Cetham." We find these hon- ors in the rs:^ign of Richard I. in possession of Haimon de Crevequer, who died in 1203, leaving Robert Haimon his heir, j Haimon joined the confederacy of the Barons under Simon de ' Montfort against Htiiry HI, ond was among those who in j consequence lost their estates. From him lineally descended
4 ORIGIN OF THE NAME
Kalph Ilfyman, or Iliivman, of Seilinge, County Kent, ances- tor of the Heyn-an? of Somerfiekl, extinct .Caronets, and Kog€v II,iyii:an, who, to avoid religious pcrsecntion in Queen jMarys reign, fled into DevonsLirt-, where h? established a line represented now both in Somersetshire and in Iceland. The present cLdef of the Irish portion of ti;e fanidy is Matthe'-v Hayn:an, Esq., of South Atd.)ev, GouLdial, a magistrate of Cork."*
*'■ Grenville, Pdchard, surnamed de Grenville. from one uf his lordships, was a younger brother of the reno-wned cr-n- queror of Gkniorganshire, Kob^rr Fitz-ILtij^oU; rnv] derived in direct descent from RoUo the Dane.
'•Accompanying his royal kinsmen to England, befoughi at Hastings and partieif^ated in tise spoils of victory, fie ii;- beritod also the Xoinian honors of his house, mid was E.on ot Corbeil tmu Baron of Tlicrignv an'j (Tr;-i,7iv:'lc."t
In the annais of ihe ConquvsL no name is more frequcnUy met v.ith than Ilamon. Tiic sons of the renowned ;^>lorinH-.i Lord, Ilamon Dentatus, who ie};e]Ied r^iainst William 'oi\d overthrew King Henry at Vales-duTjes. It may not be cui of place to quote brietly from some of the accounts of ihis, our illustrious Norman ancestor. "In the same comp;^ny was Hamon. Lord of Thorigny, Lord, too, of the Steep of Crenbily, where a vast fabric of later times has displaced his ancient * donjon,' and where the adjoining church bears witness to the splendors and bounty of the generation immediately fol- lov.dng his own." Some personal pccniiarity entitled him to bear, in the language of our Latin chroniclers, one of the most glorious cognomenia of old Rome, and Hamon Dentatus be- came the forefather of men famous in British as well as in Norman history.^ One royal chronicler in his zeal speaks of
*Iiurke's Balile Abbty Ko;], ]b4S, p. 6G, tBurke's BiittU? A')fifV Roll, 184S, p. 61. "Note 2, lb. 91S2.''
"lian a-g Dens e?toit nn Normant De fic e d'homes 1 iea poii-sa?ir, >hx' esteit de Tiiori'/uk' E' de ^-lezi e de Cn.^illie." " Norn 3.'- "Williaiii of Malmr^bury introdu.jts him, V^i, Jl :;20. a< '•Itaiiuo
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the rebel bv the strange name of Antichrist ; * but ns in the case of Tinirsian of Falaise, the stain was wiped out in the next generj:ition. His son, .Robert Fitz-lTamon, was destined to set the seal to the work of 0(fa and of Harold, to press down the yoke forever upon the Southern Cymry, and to sur- round his princely fortress of Cardiff with the lowlier castles of his twelve homagers of the land of Morgannog."
"The expression is very strange, but it is so taken by M. Le Comte (See Appendix 0.), and I see not what else it can mean,"*
Many pages of Freeman's History of the Norman Conquest are devoted to tiie exploits of Hamon.
Robert Fitz-Kamou seems to have taken a very active part in proclaiiaing William King, and the large estates given him were but a filling reward from his sovereign. In describing the battle wb.ich decided the conquest Freeman says, '• Wiilian^ novr sprang on his horse's back, and nov/ ready for battle, he paused for a raon>ent at the head of his host. His gallant equipment and bearing called forth the admiration of a.ll around him, and a spokesman for their thoughts was found in Hamon, the Viscount of the distant Thowars. He spoke, no doubt, the words of all when he said that never had such a knight been seen under heaven, and that the noble Count would become a noble King."t
In speaking of the Council which proclaimed William King, he says : " The military council was strongly in favor of William's acceptance of the crown, but the decisive answer was given, not by any of William's native subjects, but by one
Dentatus [Dan as Den«], avers Roberti quo nostro tempore in Anglia multa- nim possessionum incubator exstitil." Robert died of a woujid received at Tru<-hehai in 1106 (Will. Malms, Vol. V, p. 398), and his daughter Malx:>l married the faiiioi;^ Robert, Earl of Glouces^.ter (Hist. Nov. 1, 3}.
"Xotc^. Bvnoit, 32, 742."
" Per eel R.uinolde Beissin, E y^ar Neil de Costentin E par llamon uns Antecriz."
♦llist. Noiijian Conqiu-et, by Edward A. Freeman, M. A., Vol 11, p, 24H.
tFreeman's Conquest of England, "Vol. Ill, p. -±56.
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of the most eminent of the foreign vohmteers, Hamon. Vis- count of Tiiowars, a man, we are told, as ready of speech as he was valient in fight, had on the height of Tclham, been the first to hail the Dake as a future King."]:
Green's Conquest of England also devoies much space to the Harnons. Katherine S, Macquoid, in her " Through Nor- mandy," p. 407, describes the ancient fortress or castle of Hamon in CreuUy, which is still in existence. She also gives a very entertaining account of the early Lord and his sons.
The name is also found in the far north. In the "' Story of the Volsungs," edited by H. li. Sparling, which is trans- lated from the Icelandic, is mentioned in the mythology of the north ; " Ilamund^" son of Sigmund, son of Volsung, son of Resis, son of Sigi, son of Odin or \Vodin.
HAMMONDS IN ENGLAND.
The tracing of early family history and geneolcgy in England is attended wiih many serious difiiculties. owing chiefly to tlie vandalism of our Puritan ancestors, v.'ho in their misguided zeal for the cause of Protestantism destroyed churches, burned records, and sent whole ship loads of valua- ble papers and documents to the Netherlands to be used in paper making. The few remnants which escaped their fury are mostly collected in the British Museum, and while the amount deposited there seems large to the casual observer, it is but a tithe of what existed throughout England prior to the time of (^ueen Elizabeth. It is when the family historian and geneologist attempts to follow the line of his ancestry back beyond this period that lie begins to realize the great dearth of records, unless his ancestors have been numbered among the nobility, when some tecords of them may be found in the Herald's College. Even if such t>e the case, he may still find great diiiiculty in making ail of the connections, and finally be obliged to give up the attempt, or frame a record from patchwork, supported by small items of circum.stantial evi-
JFreeinaa's Conquest of England, Vol. Ill, p. 551.
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dence, ami such records of wills, administrations and court records as may be found. The oldest parish registers, with lew excc[^tions. now in existence, do not date back beyond the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and but tew of the records to be found in any of the parishes or manors of England are of an earlier date. Comparatively little worthy of attention prior to this time is found outside of the British Museum. With this situation confronting the would-be family historian and gen- eologist, he must needs gather irom the fragments such stray items as he can find, and arrange them in as orderly a manner as possible for those who shall come after him. But a discon- nected and fragmentary record of the Hammonds can be found from the time of the Coucjuest down to the time of Henry VIIL There were a few notables in the family who have left some trace behind them, but it would be the work of an or- dinary lifetime to collect and arrange the little that remains. The carlif:st known seat of the family seems to have been in the County of Norfolk, and from there they seem to hnve spread over Suffolk; Essex, Yorkshire and other couniies. Hamon de Cleme was lord of a manor in Norfolk, which was invaded by a band of men, who seized the corn and threshed it, and cut down timber and carried it away in the year 1270.* The earliest record of the name of Hammond which is known to exist in Suffolk is the following indenture given on p. 296 of the History of Long Melford, by the late Sir Wm. Parker, Bart.
" 4. Ed. HI.
" We, Alexander le Turner, ot Melford, and Johane, his wife, have granted to Adam Grencleve all rights and posses- sion of half an acre of arable (land) in Melford, lying between the land of John Cole and Adam Scoyle, one head abutting on land of John de Melford, and the other on the " way " lead- ing to the house of John Hog, and the aforesaid half acre of arable lies between pasture formerly of John Fairhead and the hud of the Rector of IMelford."
*Topics of the Time, 18S3. Edited by Titus :Miui5-ou Ccac.
8 ORIGIN OF THE NAME
The witnesses are " John Peytenyh, John Ned and Rich- ard Hamond."
"Given at Melford the Sunday next before the feast of St. Dennys." 4. Ed. HI.
' (Oct' 9, 1331.)
For the next three centuries the Hammonds continued to increase and spread all over this section of iSuffolkshire, until there were many hundreds of the name living within a radius of ten miles around Melford.
Thomas Hammond was Lord of the Manor of Cresseners, County Suilolk, from ir)Gl to 1586. Ilis wife was Anne, daughter of John Cawston, flsq., ot Hawkedon. (In his v/ill Feb. 8, 1560, he spells the name Caustone.) He died in 1586, and was succeeded by his son. Thomas Hammond.
He was the Thomas Hamoiide who was witness to the will of Chri.stopaer Browne, of Hawkedv>n, in 15GS. (Bond's Hi-t. Watertown, p. x iL^O.)
John HammoTid, of Cbbeston, County Suf"olk, wa>: Lord of the Manors of Xevills in Ellingham, and of Dunston, County Norfolk, and also owner of the manors of Ubbpston and Walpole, County Suffolk, from 1541 to 1588. He was succeeded by his son, John Hammond.
John Hammond, L. L. D., of Bury St. Edmunds, died in 1590. His wife was Agnes Nowell, sister of Alexander Nowell, Dean of St. Paul's. His widow married Art'nur Jenney, Esq., and his eldest son and heir married Ursula Jenney, daughter of Arthur Jenney, Esq., by his first wife. This son, William Hammond, "died a soldier beyond the seas in 1622."
Thomas Hammond, L. L. D., of Bury St. Edmunds, brother of Dr. John Hammon<I, married Anne Ward, daughter of Edward Ward, I>q., of Mendham, County Suffolk. He was under collector of tithes and subsidies. He died March 11 15^9, leavirig an only son, Tliomas Hammond, aged 7 years ai the time of his fith'-r's death. This son entered Cambridge Lnivir-ity, but seems to have left v/ithout taking a degree. He is mentioned as Esquire in his grandfather
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Ward's will in 1G32. From his uncle, Sir William Ward, are dcseendetl tjie Wards, Earls Dudley. Another brother of Dr. John Hammond's was Henry Hammond, a wealthy clothier of Bury St. Edmunds. Still another brotlier was Edward \ Hammond, oi All Hallows on the Wall, London, who with
his brother Thomas purchased St. Paul's Hosj>ital, Canterbury, in 1597. He died in London in 1G30. Still anotlier brotlier was Matthew Hammond, the ancestor of the Hammonds of Uflbnl, CouJity Suffolk. Thomas Hammond, of Weiherden, County Suffolk, who died in 1601, had two daus^hters, Diana, who married Jolin Dey nes, Esq., chief constable of Codden- ham, County Suffolk, and Susanna, who married John Win- terflood, Esq., of Alveley Hall, Assingtou, County Suffolk. His only son. Thomas Hammond, died unmarried.
The Hammonds of Lawshall were nearly all agricultur- ists, some of them, however, quite wealthy for the period in which they liveil. Some apprar to have been landed gentry. but nearly all of these left a family of younger sons, Vv'ho held hinds as tenants under the Lord of the Manor. Of this family was Major General Sir Tliomas Hammond, Lord of tiie Manor of Whepstead, County Suffolk, who died leaving a widow and one daughter, both of whom died soon after.
" The manor of Whepstead was held by Bury Abbey, by gift of Theodred, Bisho{) of London, and was granted to Sir William Drury in the 31st year of Henry VIJI. It afterward passed through various families to the late Major General Hammond, who repaired and modernized Plumpton Hall, a large mansion, which is now occupied by a farmer, and has been recently sold by the trustees of the late Sir Thomas Hammond." It is now owned by Wm. Robert Beven, Esq., a London banker.
Sir Andrew Snape Hammond, of the ship Roebuck, who was active in the war against the colonies in the Revolution, and mention of whom is often found in American Archives, was of the Suffolk branch of the Hammond family.
" Hamond of HoUey Grove, Berks, Dec. 10. 1783. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond created a Baronet.
10 ORIGIN OF THE XAME
" His father, Samuel Hamond of Blackheatli, ij Kent, died
1715; married Meadows, had son Robert, who died
1775, aged 70 years. lie married Sasaunah, daughter of Robert Snape, and had three daughter-."
"Arms — Argent, a chevron sable, charged \vith two escol- lops ; argent, between two pellets, eacli charged with a mart- let ; argent in chiel and a rose, a wreath of oak leaves all over, within a bordure engrailed vert. Crest — Out of a naval crown, an eagle's head and neck, sable,"
(Gazateer and Directory of Suffolk County, 1S55.')
DR. JOHN HAMMOND.
Perhaps the most noted English femily, with the possible exception of the family at St. Albans, County Kent, is that of Dr. John Hammond, court physician to King James L. and Henry, Prince of Wales, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He wa? eminent in his profe.ssion, and was the ance.stor of many men eminent in English history. His eldest son, John Hammond, the author of "Leah and Ilachel." published in London in 1656, came to Virginia in IG^M, remaining there nineteen years, then removed to ^laryland, where he remained two years before his return to England. His work, "Leah and Rachel, the Fruitful Sisters," was a description of the colonies of I\Iaryland and V^irginia. Another son of Dr. John Hanimond was Major General Thomas Hammond, of Crom- well's army, the father of Col, Robert Hammond, Governor of the Isle of Wight, to whom King Charles I, surrendered.
Col. Robert Hammond was one of Cromwell's most trested officers, and after Cromwell had secured control of the gov- ernment, he appointed him Governor of the Isle of Wight, and he took up his residence at Carrisbrook Castle, where the King went vvith his attendants to surrender to him, probably having decided upon that course owing to the fact that Col. Rubnrt Hamn.ond v. as a nephew of his favoriie chaplain, Rev. Henry Hammond, D, D.
(See Palfrey's Hist, of New England, Vol. 2, p, 107.)
A collection of lettt^rs between Col. ILiuimond and the
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Committee of Lords, <fcc., published iu London in 17G4, and which contains some characteristic letters from Cromwell to Col. Hammond, is full of interest.
Another son of Dr. John Hammond was Rev. Henry Hammond, D. D., one of the most noted English divines, born Aug, 18, 1605. At the age of 13 years he was sent to Cam- bridge, whore he was educaied at Eton and Oxford, and be- came a Fellow of the University in 1625. His father died about 1616, and left him without the advantage of his advice and great inliuence, but by great perseverance and by means of his great natural tr.lent, lie rose rajndly and soon secured Court favor. in 1633 he was presented with the Rectory of Penhurst, in Kent, and in 1043 became Arch-deacon of Chi- chester. He soon became the favorite Court chaplain of King Charles I, who proclaim.ed him the most natural orator he had ever heard. He followed the King to the Isle ot Wight and remained with him during his confinenjent in Carris- brook Castle. In 1648 he retired to Westwood, the country seat of Sir John Packwood, where he spent the remainder of his life in literary lalx)r. His most celebrated work was " Annotations and Paraphrasis on the New Testament," pub- lished in 1653 ; another work was ''Whole Duty of ^lan." His collected works were published in four volumes, and a volume of his sermons was published some years later. He died in 1660, and was buried in the Church at Hampton, where Humphrey, Bishop of Sarum, caused to be erected a fine monument of white marble bearing the name, *' Henricus Hammondus," and a long inscription in Latin. He was noted for his piety, great charity and liberality. He never married.
Rev. Mark Noble, the eminent English author, says in one of his works: "This ancient and knightly i^imily were greatly divided in their religious and political opinions."
In England tliere were " Cavaliers " and " Round Heads," Catholics and dissenters. Many of the " Cavaliers " came to N irgir-ia and Maryland, while the Hammonds of New Eng-
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lane], so far as is known, all (lerive from Puritan or " Roun^l Head" ancestry.
Probaljly the most noted and widely known family bearing the name in En-land has been that of St. Albans Court^ Nonington, Vo. Kent. So far as is known but one of this fam- ily has ever made his home in America. This was Edward Hammond, who came to Virginia in lG3o and introduced the culture of silk worm.s. Some of his letters are still extant. with the faiidly at St. Allxms Court.
This family, which A.as probably of Suffolk, or Norfolk origin, traces its ancestry back to John Hamon, a tenant to the Abbot of St. Albans temp, under Henry VKI, v.dio begun the purcliase of the Manor of St. Albans.
His son, Sir Thomas Hannnond, completed the purchase in Mol. Sir Thomas, knighted in 1548, married Katherinp, daughterof John Skclly, Esr]., of Paiersham, in Sussex, and had six sons and two danL,diters.
The eldest son, Sir William Hannnond, knighted in 160S, married Elizabeth, daughter of Antlvcaiy Anchor. Esrj., of Bishopsbourne, by Margaret, his ^\-ife, daugluli^^-r of Edward Sandys, Archl>ishop of York. He had three sons and five daughters. His sons were Anthony, Edward and Willian.i.
Sir William died in KHo and was succeeded by his son, Anthony Hamm..n.l, Esq., of St. Albans Court, who married Anne, daughter of Sir Dudley Diggs, of Chilham Castle, Mas- ter of the Rolls under King Charles I.
He liad four .sons and some daughters. His sons were first — \\'illiam, his successor ; second, Dudley ; three An- thony Hammond, of Somersham Place, Member of Parliament and Commissioner of tlie Navy during the reign of Queen Anne, and known as Sllccr Tongncd Hammond. He married .Jan.e, daughter of Sir Walter Claryes, Bart., and had issue, first— Thomas Ihimmond, Est}., of Somersham Place, who married Elizabeth Adams, and died in 17-38. Second— James Hammond, the eh-gaic poet, M. P. from Truro, born in 1710, died in 17-12. Third— Edwar.l Hammond, of the Royal Navy, who die<l at sea.
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Wiiliani Hammond, Esq.. eldest son of Anthony Ham- mond, Esq., who succeeded him at St. Albans Court, was ■ born in July, 1752 ; married in December, 1785, Elizabeth, eldest daughter and co-heiress of Osmond Beauvier, D. D., of Canterbury. He \\ as succc-<}ded by liis son, William Osmond Hammond, Esq., born in April, 1790 ; married in July, 1815, ]\Iary Graham, eid&st daughter of Sir Henry Oxendon, B.ut.. of Bro^jme Park, by whom he had three sons and three daugh- ters. He wos J. P. and D. L. and High Sheriff in 1840.
\Mlliam Osmond Hannnond, Esq., was succeeded by his eldest son, William Oxendon HammoJid, Esq.. the present oc- cupant of :-t. Albans Court.
The Arms were issued to Sir Tboma.s Hammond in 1548, by r>arker, Garter King at Arms, under Khig Edward VI, and are a.s follows :
'• Argon I. on a chevron snble, betweii-n tliree pellets, each chaigi <1 Willi a mardet of the field, as many escallop'S, or, with- in a ]>ordure engrailed, vert.
Tiesi — A hawks head, collared gules, rays issuing, or. The motto is, '• ih-o Kege et Patria." (For King and Country.)
This Coat of Arms, with the exception of the Crest, is very similar to the arms of the Hanmionds of Suffolk ahd Nor- folk, and may be taken to indicate a close family connection with those fiimilies.
This is the Coat of Arms used by some of the Hannnonds in America, but it is not that to which, if any, many of them can lay any claim whatever by right of descent.
A Coat of Arms and Crest exhibited by an American citizen, descended from Revolutionary ancestry, is at best but a harmless diversion attended with more or less bad taste, but the Arms, if any, to which the lamilies mentioned in the fol- lowing pages can lay any shadow of a claim are either the very ancient ones described below, or those of some one of the Suffolk finiiilit.'s of more recent date.
These ancient Arms are the earliest recorded to the name in the Herald's College.
Tbe shield is Norman, or heart shaped. Argent, a cheve-
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roil sable, cbargod ^vith tliree escallops, argent ; between three pellets, sable, eliarged with a martlet, argent, within a bordiire engrailed. Gu.
Crest — On a helmet and wreath of three colors, a lions head, erased. Gu.
The motto is " Tentanda Via Est," meaning, ^1 icay must be tried.
The Arms of Hammond of counties Suffolk and Xorfolk, as furnished by H. G. Somerby, Esq., in 1852, are as follows :
*' Or, on a cheveron sable, three Cornish claughs, argent.
" Crest — An elephants head, argent, ducally gorged and eared. Or."
The following named are found in the " Royal Kallen- der and Annual Register" for 1778 :
Court of Exchequer. — Appraiser, Richard Hanmiond, Esq. Navy Office. — Chatham Yard, jMaster Attendance, N. Hammond. Ca[itain, R. N., connnissioned Dec. 7, 1770, Andrew Snape Hannnond. Lieutenant, R. N., commission- ed April 27, 1747, W. Hammond. Paymaster to Out Pen- sioners, Thomas Hammond.
Copies and abstracts have been secured of about two hun- dred early Hammond wills in Suffolk and Norfolk, man\- of which are extremely interesting, but space has not allowed of the admission of but few of these in this work. Court and other early records of Suilblk have been thoroughly searched for Hammond evidences, which must be excluded for the same reason.
The Parish Registers of Lavenham and surrounding parishes have also had careful attention and the gleanings from a few of these are given below. In most cases these records have been examined for many years after our ancestors had settled on American soil, and some of these are very interesting in showing families and descendants of those who remained in England. The similiarity of family ncirrjes in the fcAV generations after the emigration will al.so be noticed, particulai'ly so in the lamily at Great Waldingiiel'i, not over two miles south of Lavenham.
EAELY HAMMOND RECOrADS
FROM LAVENHAM, ENGLAND, AND SURROUNDING PARISHES.
LAVENHAM PARISH REGISTER.
EAl^riSMS.
1574, April 1, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Hamond.
1575, Oct. 30, William, son of Thomas Hamond— 1578, April 17, Rose, daughter of Thomas Hamond. 1580, Nov. 6, Martha, daughter of Thomas Hamond. 1583, July 7, Marie, daughter of Thomas Hamond. 158G, .Jan. 9, Thomas, son of Thomas Hamond.
1591, July 14, .John, sooi of Nicholas Hamond, of Melford.
1605, Jan. 24, Thomas, son of Philip Hamond.
1606, Dec. 16, Anne, daughter of Philip Hamond. 1609, April 18, George, son of Philip Hamond. 1613, Feb. 2, Marie, daughter of Philip Hamond.
1607, Sept. 20, William, son of William Hamond. 1609, Nov. 19, Anne, daughter of William Hamond. 1611, I)ec. 5, John, son of William Plamond. 161G, July 14, Anna, daughter of William Hamond. 1618, Sept. 17, Thomas, son of William Hamond.
1 623, Oct. 21, Marie, daughter of Wil
1626, July 2, John, son of William Hamond.
DJi2, Dec. 27, Francis, son of Francis Hamond.
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IG-t'J. Mar. 1, John, son of 1' rancis Hamond, [
1(>50, }^[aj'. 17, Robert, son of Francis HamoncL \
1682, Mov. 2-1, Francis, son of Gabriel Ilamond, ' ,r >
1GS4, Jan. 10, John, son of Gabiiel Hamond. i -; 1
1085, Oct. 25, False, ilaughter of Gabriel Ilaniond, ' 1
1G87, Mur. 3, Susan, daughter of Gabriel Hamond. |
1G92, J;ii!. 14, Robert, son of Robert Hammont. \ 1G93, Mar. 3, Robert, son of Rol)ert Hamond. 1G98, Jan. 2, FJizabeth, daughter of Robert and Eiizabetii
Hamond. 1700, Sept. 30, Catherine, < laughter of Rol.^ert and Elizabeth
Hammant.
1704, July 80, Mary, daughter of Robert and Eiizaoeth I
Hamant. f
1707, Aug. 10, Maiy, daughter of John Hamunt, by Mary, |
his wife, I
1710, Aj»vil 12, John, s<jn of John llamnjant, by Mary, his |
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1713, Oct, 18, Mary, daughter of John Hannnond, by }^[ary, ^
his wife. I
171G, May 12, John, son of John Hammond, by Mary, his 'i
wife, (
1723, Nov. 19, Elizabeth, daughter of John and Elizabeth |
Hammond. j
172G, Jan. 18, John, son of John and Elizabeth Hammond- !
1727, Dec. 26, Rolx.'rt, son of John and Elizabeth Hammond. ^
172G, Jan. 14, Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth !
Hammond. i
1739, Feb. 9, Mar>', daughter of William and Mary Ham- ?
mond. I
1742, July 18, Sarah, daughter of John and Sarah Ham- I
mond. I
1714. June 10, Sarah, daughter of John and Sarah Ham- j
mond. I
1744, Mar. 25, William, son of William and M::ry Hammond. f
1749, Mar. 29, Sarah, daughter of John and Sary Ham- I
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1757, May 26, Elizabeth, daughter of John and Sarah Ham-
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1758, April 11, Arabella, daughter of John and Arabella
Hammond. 1764, Feb. 7, John, son of John and Ann Hammond. 1767, July 20, Anne, daughter of John and Ann Hammond.
MARRIAGES.
1573, Mav 14, Thomas Hamond and Rose Trippe.
1590, April 30, Robert Stuard and Rose Hamond, widow.
1605. Juno 9, William Hamond and Elizabeth Payne,
1615, June 14, Timothy Smart and ^fartha Hamond.
1623, Nov. 12, Thomas Hammont and Elizabeth Cason.
1627, May 14, William Grene and Grace Hamond.
1635, Oct'. 25, Simon Marshall and Marye Hammon.
166S, May 20, Francis Hammond and Sarah Hammond.
1675, Oct. 5, Joim Fenn and Mary Hammond.
1682, Feb. 9, Gabriel Hamond and Elizabeth Young.
1708, Aug. 5, Robert Hammant, widower, and Mary Grimes, single woman.
1717, Dec. 26, Robert Hammond and Lidya Rogers, both of this Parish.
1721, May 29, Walter Greedly, widower, and Mary Ham- mond, single woman, both of this Parish. 1721, Sept. 30, John Gridley and Mary Hammond, both of
this Parish. 1723, June 19, Simon Norris and Mary Hammond, spinster.
1727, .June 14, William Farring and Elizabeth Hammond,
both of this Parish.
1728, July 8, Robert Hammond and Marian Bradley, both
single.
1737, April 19, George Wilder, widower, and Susan Ham-
mond, single woman.
1738, June 24, Roger Fuller and Mary Hammond, of
Pakenhem. 1741^ Oct. 18, John Mason, of Acton, and Mary Hammond, of this Parish; single woman.
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1741, Oct. 24, John Hammond and Sarah Bards, both single. 1745, April 28, Samuel Hayward and Maring Ha-mnond. 1752, Jan. 13, John Wale, of Alpheaton, and Susan Ilam-
mond, of Shimpling, single woman. 1755, Jan. 27, John Hammond, of Shimpling, and >rary
Fauset, of this Parish, single woman ; were
married by banns. 1775, Dec. 8, John Steed and Elizabeth Hammond. 1775, Dec. 27, William Hammond, of this Parish, single
man, and Mary Cann, spinster.
1564 1577 1586 1585 1605 1615^ 1616 1626; 1642; 1675 16S7; 1692 1693; 1696 1707; 1711 1712 1718 1718 1720 1720 1720 1720 1723 1724
BURIALS. \
Feb. 5, Elizabeth, daughter of Agnes Hamond. \
Jan. 6, Agnes Hamond, widow. \
Jan. 16, Thomas, son of Thomas Hamond. \
Nov. 28, Tiiomas Hamond. \
Mar. 23, Ro:Te Hamond. j
June 8, Anne, daughter of William Hamond. |
Aug. IS, John, son of William Hamond. \
Mar. 7, Elizabeth, daughter of William Hamond. f
Oct. 19, Marye Hammont, widow. \
Jan. 28, Margaret Hammond, widow. I
Mar. 3, Elizabeth, wife of Gal;)riel Hammond. t
Mar. 31, Ann Hammond, widow. \
April 2, Francis, son of Robert Hammond. i
Dec. 1, Thomas Hamond. !
Oct. 21, Elizabeth, wife of Robert Hamant. |
Nov. 30, John, son of John Hamant, of small pox. \
June 25, Ruth, wife of Francis Hamond. |
Oct. 22, John Hammond, of small pox. *
Nov. 12, Francis Hammond, of small pox. |
April 23, Francis Hamond. |
April 28, .John Hammond. . |
Oct, 24, Lydia, wife of Robert Hamond. I
Oct. 10, Philip Hamond. \
May 9, Sarah Hammond, widow. I
June 8, Alice Hammond. f
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1724, Mar. 12, liobert Hammond.
1729, Jan. 3, Catherine Hammond.
1730, Mar. 3, Francis Hammond. ' /, 1734, April 14, Gabriel Hammond. ■ 1742, Oct. 4, A child of John Hammond's.
1754, Nov. 5, Sarah, wife of John Hamond.
1757, Jan. 5, . Susan Hammond.
1757, April 12, Sarah Hammond.
1767, Mar. 28, John Hammond.
1767, Sept. 1, Ann Hammond, an infant.
1769, Nov, 28, Mary Hammond, widow.
1771, April 11, Mary Hammond, widow.
1777, Sept. 20, Mary Hammond, spinster.
1787, Aug. 5, Mary, wife of William Hammond.
1791, May 9, Mary, wife of William Hammond.
1797, Oct. 1, "William Hammond, the elder.
MELFOPvD PARISH REGISTERS.
BAPTISMS.
1559, Dec. 14, George, son of John Hamonde.
1565, Dec. — , Joane, daughter of John Hamonde.
1567, Mar, 3, Tobias, son of John Hamonde.
1570, July 25, Thomas, sou of John Hamonde.
1584, Nov. 28, Marie, daughter of Nicholas Hamonde.
1586, Dec. 3, Robert, son of Nicholas Plamondc.
1589, Nov. 1, Margery, daughter of Nicholas Hamonde.
1591, Jan. 30, Bridget, daughter of Nicholas Hamonde.
1594, July 14, John, son of Nicholas Hamonde, at Lavenham.
1597, June 12, Nicholas, son of Nicholas Hamonde.
1600, Mar. 1, Toby, son of Nicholas Hamonde.
1605, Nov. 28, Thomas, son of Nicholas Hamonde.
I 1586, Dec. p, William, sou of William Hamonde.
I 1588, Feb. 2, Ann, daughter of William Hamonde.
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Francis, soa of William Hamonde. f
Marie, daughter of William Hamonde. |
Elizabeth, daughter of William Hamonde. v
Grace, daughter of William Hamonde. |
Thomas and John, sons of William Hamonde. |
Ann, daughter of Francis Hamonde. |
John, son of John and Frances Hammond. i
Rebekah, daughter of John and Frances j
Hammond. |
Robert, son of Jolni and Frances Hannnond. f
Francis, son of John and Frances Hannnond. ^
Rebecca, daughter of John and Frances j,.
Hammond. !
Sarah, daughter of John and Frances Ham- f
mond. I
Susanna, daughter of John and Frances ?
Hammond.
John, son of Francis and Magdalen Hamonde. I
Francis, son of Francis and Magdalen j
Hamonde. j
Thomas, son of John Hammond, |
Margery, daughter of John Hammond. I
Susan, daughter of John Hammond. I
Robert, son of Jolui Hammond. i
Rol)ert, son of John Hammond. I
Rose, daughter of John Hammond, of Hum'pie j
Hall. 1
ElizalK'th, daughter of John Hamond. i
Philij), son of John Hannnond. |
Mary, daughter of John Hamonde. I
Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Hamond. I
Sarah, daughter of Robert Hamond. j
Rtibert, son of Robert Hamond. |
Margaret, daughter of Robert Hamond. I
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MARRIAGES.
1591, May 21, Thomas Hamonde and Margaret Bull. 1624, July 3, John Whcedon and Mary Hamonde. 1G24, Oct. 21, John Hamonde and Frances Cawston.
BURIALS.
1562, Sept. 28, Elizabeth Hamonde.
1568, Mar. 20, Tobias Hamonde.
1568, Sept. 14, John Hamonde.
1583, Jan. 24, Marjorie Hamonde.
1585, Oct, 20, George Hamonde.
1588, Nov. 1, John Hamonde.
1590, Feb. 15, John Hamonde.
1597, April 1, Widow Hamonde.
1610, April 27, William Hamonde.
IGlo, July 14, Philip Hamonde.
1616. Dec. 30, Nicholas Hamonde.
GREAT WALDINGFIELD REGISTERS.
BAPTISMS.
1610, Jan. 16, Samuell, sonne of John Hammond.
1611, Aug. 18, Anne Hamant, daughter to John Hamant. 1617, March 5, Born John, sonne of John Hammond. 1620, May 3, Samuell, son of John Hammond. 1623, Mar. 10, Joseph, son of John Hamond. 1629, June 17, Sarah, daughter of John Hammond. 1642, April 6, Sarah, daughter of Thomas Hamont.
, 1643, Nov. 13, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Hammond.
i 1651, Feb. 8, John, son of John Hammond.
I 1655, July 20. Margaret, daughter of John Hamond.
I 1658, Sept. 20, Joseph, son of John Hammond, born Sep
f ,, lember 18.
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16G0, Nov. 25, Abigail, daughter of John HamoDd. [
1654, Feb. 26, .John, son of .John Hammond, Sen., baptised \
at Nayhind. \
1663, Sept. 19, Samuel, son of John Hamond. j
1666, May 28, Elizabeth, daughter of John Hamond. |
1670, Mar. 9, Nathaniel, sonne of John Hamond. \
1673, May 25, Rebekah, daughter of John and Margaret ■
Hammond. \
1670, Sept. 30, Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Hammond. \
1672, July 14, Hannah, daughter of Robert Hammond. \
1677, Aug. 26, Rebekah, daughter of Robert and Hannah '
Hammond. \
1679, Jan. 19, Mary, daughter of Robert and Hannah Ham- \
mond. j
1680, July 14, Mary, daughter of Joseph and Mary Ham- I
mond. •< 1685, July 29, Judith, daughter of Marie Hammond, widow.
1701, Dec. 14, Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth <:
Hamond. 1723, Dec. 29, Abigail, daughter of Oliver and Elizabeth
Hammond. ,
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MARRIAGES. *
1679, Feb. 3, Joseph Hammond and Mrs. Mary Harrison.
1692, April 28, John Oakley and Alice Hammond.
1700, Sept. 17, Nathaniel Hammond and Elizabeth Pouder,
both single. 1708, April 11, Oliver Hammond and Susan Bond, both
single.
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BURIALS. ■ \
1614, Mar. 12, Robert, son of Robert Hammond. ) 1635, June U, Rebekah Hammond, daughter of ve widow
Hubbard.
1642, Feb. 17, Sarah, daughter of Thomas Hammond. -j
1646, Nov. 2, Robert, son of Thomas Hammond. I
1646, Nov. 22, Marie, daughter of John Hammond. ;
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1617, |
Feb. 6, |
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1(547, |
Fib. 21, |
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1673, |
Nov. 19, |
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1676, |
April 6, |
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1679, |
May 8, |
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16Sf', |
May 11, |
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1682, |
June 14 |
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1685, |
July 3, |
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1GS7, |
Fel). 21, |
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1691, |
Mar. 16, |
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1699, |
Mar. 27, |
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1701, |
Dec. 22, |
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15G3, |
Nov. 7, |
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1564, |
May 27, |
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1564, |
Nov. 30, |
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1567, |
May 27, |
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156 4, |
Sept. 2, |
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1566, |
Feb. 20, |
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1570, |
June 4, |
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1576, |
June 4, |
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1577, |
Aug. 21, |
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1571, |
May 25, |
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1573, |
June 7, |
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I57t3. |
April 8, |
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1577, |
Nov. 6, |
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1584, |
Nov. 8, |
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1579, |
Oct. 17, |
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1580, |
Jan. 8, |
EARLY HAMMOND RECORDS 23
John, son of John Ilannuoml.
Wilt.- of John Hamnionrl.
Sanuiell Hammond. ^
Thomas, son of Robert Hannnond.
John Hammond, Sen.
Hannah, wife of Robert Hanmiond.
Robert, son of Robert Hammond.
Mr. Joseph Hammond.
Elizabeth Hammond, single woman.
Daniel Hammond.
Mary Hammond.
Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel Hammond.
LAWSHALL REGISTERS.
BAPTISMS.
Margaret, daughter of Robert Hamonde.
Elizabeth, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Hamonde.
\VilIiam, son of Robert Hamonde.
Ann, daughter of Robert Hamonde.
Tliomas, son of Thomas and Margaret Ham- onde.
Richard, son of Thomas Hamonde.
Ann, daughter of Thomas Hamonde.
Robert, son of Thomas Hamonde.
William, son of Thomas Hamonde.
Mary, daughter of Phillip Hamonde.
Thomas, son of Phillip Hamonde.
Robert, son of Phillip Hamonde.
Rose, daughter of Phillip Hamonde.
Margery, daughter of Phillip Hamonde.
Roiiert, son of Robert Hamonde.
Dorothv, daughter of Robert Hamonde.
24 EAELY IIAMMOXD RECORDS f
I 15S2, July 1, Wiiliam, son of Robert Ilamoiidr;. |
1581, Oct. 8, John, son of Jolin Hamonde. / |
1583, ^lar. 13, William, son of John IliimouJe. I
1585, Nov. 26, Mary, dauglilti- of John Hamonde, \
1590, Feb. 21, Phillip, iron of John Hanionde, at Heaths. I
1596, Aug. 28, Phillip, son ot Phillip Hamonde, Juu. {
1597, Oct. 30, Thomas, son of Thomas Han-* ondfe;. I
1598, Feb. 21, Lydia, daughter of Tliomas Hamonde. '| 1600, Dec. 16, Bridget, daiiglUer of Thomas and Bridget ',
Hamonde. i
1603, Ji\n. 26, Joscjih, son of Tliomas and Bridget Hamonde.
1605, Jan. 23, Phillip, sen of Thomas and Bridget Hamonde. i
1610, Jan. 22, Marie, daughter of Thomas Hamonde. t
1611, Jan. 26, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Hamonde. ; 1597, Jan. 19, John, son vi Phillip Tlamonde, of Saltcrs. ] 1599, Elizabeth, daogiiter of Phillip and Klizaberh
Plamonde, of Salters. ^
1602, April 28, PwOi>ert, sou of Robert, '\t Barkers, and Bridget Hamonde.
1604, Feb. 19, Ann, daughter of Robert, at Barker's, and i
Bridget. ;
1606, May 20, Elizabeth, daughter of Robert and Bridget |
Hamonde. \
1613, Feb. 21, Margaret, daughter of Robert Hamonde. |
1614, Sept. 4, Francis, son oi Robert Hamonde. \ 1617, Sept. 30, Bridget, daughter of Robert Plamonde. \
1619, Jan. 12, Thomas, son of Robert Hamonde. ;
1620, Aug. 3, John, son of Robert and Bridget Hamonde. ■
1621, Oct. 15, William,sonof Robert and Bridget Hamonde. 162:i, April 21, William, son of Robert, of Salters, and ]
Margaret. t
1624, May, iS, Susan, daughter of Robert and Margaret \
Hamonde. l
1626, Oct. 18, John, sou of Robert and Margaret Hamonde. ^
1625, Feb. 3, Made, daughter of Robert Hamonde, of
Salters. '
EARLY HAMMOND RECORDS 25
1622, July 15, Mary, daughter of Pliillip and Margery
Ilamonde.
162G, Ai>iil 20, Phillip, son of Phillip aod Margery Hamonde.
lt)28, Sept. 16, Robert, son of Robert Hamonde and Bridget.
1630, July 15, John, son of Thomas Ilamonde, at Rowney.
1630, Sept. '23, Robert, son of Robert Hamonde, at Barker's.
1632, April 7, Dinah, daughter of Robert Hamonde.
1682, Nov. 16, Anne, daughter of Abraham and Anne
Hamond. 16S1, Oct. 28, John, son of Abraham and Anne Hamond. 1*387, Feb. 17, Sa^ah, daughter of Abraham and Anne
Plamond.
1683, Dec. 2, Henry, son of Henry and Rhoda Hamond. 16S4, May 8, Susaima, daughter of Philip and Susan Ham- ond.
1GS5, July 5, Sanili, daughter of Phili]> and Susan Ham- ond.
1687, July 20, Mary, daughter of Philip and Susan Ham-
ond.
1688, June 25, Anne, daughter of Philip and Susan Ham-
ond.
1689, Oct. 3, Philip, son of Philip and Susan Hamond. 1602; July 6, Francis, son of Philip and Susan Hamond. 169-i, April 3, John, sou of Philip and Susan Hamond. 1696, July 12, Margaret, daughter of Philip and Susan
Hamond.
1698, Oct. 21, Elizabeth, daughter of Philip and Susan Hamond.
1689, May 12, Martha, daughter of Robert and Martha Hammond.
1691, Jan. 6, Martha, daughter of Robert and Martha Hammond.
1605, May 2, I'-a:ic, son of Robert and Martha Hammond.
1703, Oct. 7, Susan, daughter of John and Sarah Ham- mond.
17U5, May, 19, Mary, daughter of John and Sarah Ham- mond.
26 EARLY HAMMOND RECORDS
1709, July 29, Eli;.:al)eth, daughter of Joliii and Sarah Ham- mond.
1736, Mar. 21, John, son of John and Mary Ilanmiond.
1742, May 29, Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary Haii> mond.
MARRIAGES.
1559, Oct. 22, Thomas Hamonde and Ann Cawston.
1559, Aug. 22, Rol»ert Haniondc and Elizabeth .Myrtle.
15G2, Feb. 3, George Rooks and Barl)ara Hamonde.
15GG, Oct. 20, John Johnson and Grace Hamonde.
1579, June 21, John Sparrow and Ann Hamonde.
1592, Thomas Byrd and Elizabeth Hamonde.
1600, Oct. 1, Robert Hamonde and Judith Beeie, 1610, May 7, Thomas Hamonde and Re])ecca Hume(?) 1628, A}>ril 24, Thomas Hamonde and Ann How. 162S, Jni^e 24, Robert Burd and Joane Hamonde. 1635, May — Ambrose Brinkley(?) and Elizabeth Hamonde. 1642, Oct. — Thomas Hamunde and Ann Hunt.
16G4, Nov. 17, John Hamonde and Mary Lock.
BURIALS.
1561, Feb. 16, Thomas, son of William Hamond.
1561, ]\hir. 31, William Hamond, a married man.
1566, July 21, Thomas Hamond, widower.
1571, May 11, Elizabeth Hamond, widow.
1578, Aug. 2, William, son of John Hamond, of Salters.
1581, Dorothy, daughter of Robert Hamond.
1581, Nov. 3, Roliert Hamond, a married man.
1585, Dec. 1, Mary, a child of John Hamond.
1587. Dec. 30, Mary, daughter of John Hamond.
1588, No--. 8. Tliomas IIamon<l, of Barney. 1588, Mar. 13, Johti Hamond, the elder, at Salters. 1591, June 16, .Vgues Hamond, widow. 1597, Juni' D;, Thomas Hamond, son of Philip. 1509, Feb. 2,s, Jt.bn Hamond, at Heathes.
1601, Oct. 2, Ann Hamond.
EARLY HA:VDrOND RECORDS 27
1610, May 27, Plulip Hamona.
Elizabeth Hamoiid.
William Hamoud.
Philip Hamond, son of Thomas Hamond.
Elizabeth, wife of Robert Hamond.
Bridget Hamond.
Ann, daughter of Thomas and Ann Hamond.
Elizab^'th, daughter of Robert Hamond, at Barker's.
Bridget Hamond, widow.
Rose, wife of Abraham Hamond, of Stan- ningfiel'L
Margery, wife of Philip Hamond, of Cock- field.^ 1637, April 18, Bridget Hamond, widow.
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July 16, |
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1624, |
May 1, |
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1625, |
June 19, |
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1629, |
April 2, |
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May 25, |
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Sept. 6, |
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1G31, |
July 2, |
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Jan, 12, |
HAWKEDON REGISTERS.
BAPTISMS.
1706, John, son of John Hammon, of Xners.
1 708, Walter, son of John Hammon, of Xners.
1709, Oct. 24, Mary, daughter of John Hammond, of Xners, and Mary.
1710, Dec. 28, Branch, son of John Hammond and Mary, of Xners.
1713, Mar. 5, Thomas, son of John Hammond and Mary, of Xners.
1711, April 6, Walter, son of Walter Hammond, gentleman, I and Sarah.
I 1713, Mar. 13, Sarah, daugliter of Walter Hammond, gen- I tleman, and Sarah,
I 17-J5, William, son of Thomas and Betty Ham-
i ■ ■■!, , ■ mond. •' , . . ;,
28 EARLY HA^DIOND RECORDS
1745, June 17, Matthias, son of Thomas and Betty Ham- mond.
1750, Dec. 28, James, son of Thomas and Betty Hammond.
1753^ Richard, sou of Thomas and Betty Ham- mond.
BURIALS.
1714, Mar. 27, Susanna, wife of John Hammond, gentleman.
1714, Dec. 14, Mrs. Rebecca Hammond.
1715^ Mary, wife of Mr. John Hammond, of Xners.
MARRIAGES.
1736, Thomas Hammond and Betty Pettit, single
persons. (The earlier registers not searched.)
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19, |
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1687, |
Oct. |
13, |
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July |
4, |
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1692, |
July |
27, |
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1719, |
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10, |
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1724, |
Aug |
• 13, |
BOXTEAD REGISTERS.
BAPTISMS.
Thomas, son of Philip Hamond.
Philip, son of Philip Hamond.
Elizabeth, daughter of Philip Hamond.
Robert, son of Philip Hamond.
Ann, daughter of Philip Hamond.
Philip, son of Philip Hamond, gent., and
Elizal>(?th, born Aug. 14. Elizabeth, daughter of Philip Hamond, gent.,
and Elizabeth, born Sept. 30. John, son of Philip Hamond, gent, and
Elizabeth, born June 24. Ann, daughter of Philip Hamond, gont., and
Elizabeth, born July 4. William, son of Philip Hamond and Ann. Ann, daughter of Philip Hamond and Ann.
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April 2, |
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April 17 |
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April 5, |
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1622, |
Mar. 4. |
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1631, |
Dee. 25, |
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1633, |
Oct. 5, |
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1642, |
May 18, |
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1634, |
Mar. 20, |
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1679, |
Aug. 23, |
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1679, |
Sept. 1, |
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1698, |
Feb. 18, |
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1722, |
Nov. 16, |
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1730, |
July 20, |
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1735, |
Nov. 3, |
MARRIAGES.
Thomas Hamond and Margaret Eliot. Thomas Webb and Elizabeth Hamond. William Vero (?) and Mary Hamond.
BURIALS.
Elizabeth Hamond.
Elizabeth, daughter of Philip Hamond.
Philip Hamond.
Robert Hamond.
Tabitha Hamond, widow.
Toby Hamond.
Martha, wife of Philip Hamond, gent.
Philip Hamond.
Bridget Hamond.
John Hamond, Mr. Poley's servant.
Elizabeth, wife of Philip Hamond.
Philip Hamond, gentleman.
HARTEST REGISTER.
BAPTISMS.
1586, April 17, Richard, son of John Hamond. 1619, May 2, Marie, daughter of Toby Hamond. 1623, July 11, Robert, son of Tobias Hammant.
1630, Oct. 11, Toby, son of Toby Hamond.
1632, Mar. 21, Elizabeth, daughter of Toby Hamond.
1631, Sept. 28, Ann, daughter of Philip Hammant. 1634, April 30, Philip, sou of Philip Hammond.
1637, June IS, Thomas, son of Philip and xVnn Hammond.
MARRIAGES.
1597, July 28, William Hall and Ann Hamond, widow. 1670, Sept. 13, Samuel Dower and Margaret Hamond.
EU RIALS.
1595, Dec. 7, Bridget Hamond. 1630, Oct. 20, Toby Hamond, child.
WILLS OF SUFFOLK COUXTY HAMMONDS.
A few copies of v/ills and abstracts, selected from more than one liundred and fifty which have been collected, on account of proximity to Lavenham, or some known, or supposed, coiuiection between tliose faniilies and the families in Lavenham and MelforJ, are given below.
Many of these show connection v>dth other families that were early represented in >\ew England and some are very interesting documents in themselves, particularly so thai of William Hammond, of Neyland, with its varied orthograpliy and quaint phrases.
WILL OF WILLLVM HAMOND,
OF NEYLAND, 1439.
This is the last Wyll of me, Wyllyh\m Hamond, the helder, of Neyland, mad the xx'' day of March, the yer of odcr lord m''c(ccxxxix, at Neyland, for seyd:
First, I will and grant Agnes, my dowt, shal have my tenernet clepyd lilokkye, as it lytlie in ye town of Neyland fornseyod, to have and to holde to her and to her eyres yt she lyve and h:\vv y>:>pu of her body frely begote. Ad yf it so be that she dye or that time she beddid I wyll yt it turno A gen
EAKLY HAMMOND KECORDS 31
to L?sabell my wife. And Aft' her deseso I will yt it turne to seiith Mary Lovice nnJer this condicion, that yf y' be a p"st abydyng on tlic priice that yaii ye rente y' of go to ye p'st serv'iee. And if now be yat yen ye seyde rente sehall ben dispoj-yd for me and m Frends in Almesse dedys be the dys- posicon of my executors and there assygneys, also I wyll and grannie that seyde Agneys, my dowt, schal have to her mary- age ten mark of mone yf she be maryed and if she deye of sche be maryed I wyll yt ye ten marke go to ye folke Brygge, so that the good men of the towne will ordeyne that it may be made of lyme & stone and ell but an iiobyli and ye reme- naunt of ye mone to ben spent in foule we}ges and on por men morov. I wyll and grunnt that William Hamond, my boy, schell have an here and xx'. Also I wyll yt John Regh'm have xx', and a teynte. Also Robard Reygh"n. y.x- and a teynte. Also to ye chirche of Neyland for a scnser of sylvr xy. Also to ye Chyrch of Fobbyng vj^ viij'. Also to ye Chyrch of Colyngh^'m vj' viij^ Also to ye Frerye of Colces- ter yy \nj\ Also to ye Frerye of Sudbur^ vj' viij'*. Also to my wyfes cosyn iij' iiij^ Also to my cosyn Plowet iij' iiij^ Also to the amendment of ye p'cessyon weye betwyx ye mar- ket place and my byws hows xx'. Also to John Rynghott xiij^ iiij'\ Also to Will Rhynghott xiij^ iiij''. Also" to Ric' Pyrye, my s'vannt, iij' iiij'\ Also in distribucon of por men and wymmen xx'. The residue of my goods I give to Issii- bell, my wyfe, and sche to paye my detts and dow for me as sche semyth that it be expedyent for my soule and her.
Proved :\Iav 31. U40.
WILL OF JOHN HAMMOND, 144L
Li])Te Dahhvvn, Folio 25.'
The Will (not given) of John Hamond, of Lawshall, was
proved by Thomas Hamond, and Hamond, probably
his sons.
Prow^d Dm. 19, 1440.
32 EARLY HAMMOND IlECORDS I
WILL OF THOMAS HAMMOND, 1464. \
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Libre Baldwvn, , r i o i i.? i '"■
Folio :^oo: ^^ ill ^l^t*^'! -^"ly "^^ i-*^'-^- :
I Thomas Ilamood, of Lawshall, being of sound minde \ and memory make my last will in manner following: First
I bequeathe my soule to God, and my bodic to be buried ni a ;^
grave within the Church. ;
1 bequeathe to the altar of the Church of Lawshall lO^ ;
I bequeathe to my heirs my messuage called Petones^ (Peters ? ) and my tenement called Church House, and my
tenement called Paytons. j
I bequeathe to my son John Hamond £5. I
I bequeathe to Agues Hamond (wife ? ) my household furniture.
I leave u\y tenement called Kyngcs to my cousin Wiliam •
Hamond, Sen., whom I appoint Sole Exor.
Proved i^ept. 3, 1464.
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WILL OF WILLIAM HAMMOND, 1483. j
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Libre Bald%vvn, f
folio 410.' ;
Will of William Hamond, of Lawshall, dated March 2,
1483. ■
Mentions wife, Alice Hamond. |
Son, John Hamond. «
Grandson (?) William, " filiolus mens." i t
Grandaughter (?) Johan, " filiola mea." [
Daughter, Agnes Ludbroke. ^ "Lego ecclesia de Lawshall pro uno calice haberid ad
cultum d'ui in dicta ecclesie." \
Proved Oct. 3, 1483. ;
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WILL OF JOHN HAMMOND, 1525.
Libre Brydon, Folio ol'4.
Will of John Ilamond, of La\vshall, dated Jan. 8, 1524-25.
Son John Hamond, to whom a croft called Wod field.
" The house called Kynges to be sold according to the last will of Thomas Hamond (?).
Son Thomas Hamond, to have a ''copse called Hali^ strete," (House called Hawkstrete ?)
Proved Jan. 16, 1524-25.
Wn.L OF .JOHN HAMMOND, 1558.
Libre Bell, Fol. 274.
Will of John Hamond, the elder, of Lawshall, Dated Aug. 21, 1558.
Wife, Margerie, to whom " my capital messuage called Kynges."
Son and heir, Thomas Hamond.
Son Robert, messuage in Lawshall called " Peekes," and pasture called '• Woodtield," at the age of 2(J years.
Son Philip, messuage called "Hylles" and two acres called " Gampe Land."
Sons John and Nicholas, "my customary lands in Haw- sted called Carbroke, holden of the Manor of Stanningfield, also my lands called Crossfyldo," when they are 26 years old.
Son Tobie, a tenement in Lawshall called " Malen Myllers."
Daughters Anne, Barbara, Grace and Marie, £3, 6', 8^ each. *
Son, Thomas Hamond, Executor.
Proved Oct. 20, lo'iS.
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WILL OF THOMAS HAMMOND, 156G. |
Libre Arnold, ^ I
Folio 317. j
Will of Thomas Hamond, the elder, of Lawshall. j
Desires to be buried in the Church of Lawshiill, in the ?
middle place, next his wife. |
Grandchildren, " to every one of my children's children ^
6', 8'\" " I
Son John, and his son Thomas. |
Son Robert, and his son William. I
Godson, Thomas liamonde. |
Mentions Robert Cawston. |
Mentions two acres called Longe Garden ; others called :
Perycrofte, and land in Hawsted. j
Proved Au<.'. 5. 15t36. «
WILL OF ELIZABETH HAMMOND, 157L
Liber Laree, Folio 2.S.
Elizabeth Hamonde, of Lawshall, widow, dated March 30, 157L
" La^ wife of William Hamonde."
Sons Robert and John.
Left Copyholds of Ihc Manor of Lawshall to her brother, Thomas Larges.
Proved ^lav 30, 1571.
WILL OF WILLIAM HAMMOND, 1563. f
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William Hamonde, of Lawshall, Husbandman, will j
dated March 29, 1 563. \
Mentions wife Elizabeth. j
Sons Robert, and John, ' j
Proved July 7, 1563. \
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EARLY HAMMOND RECORDS 35
WILL OF ROBERT HAMMOND, 1583.
Robert Ilamonde, of Lawshall, Ilusbandraan, will dated Jan. 15, 1582-3.
Son John to have property, Shinipling Hall.
Sons Nicholas, Thomas, Robert, Philip and Tobie.
Daughters Barbara Reekes, and Anne, wife of Ralph Wickes.
?ilargary, daughter of son Thomas.
Thomas, son of son Toltv.
Children of son Thomas. i 68i OR^
Daughter, Grace Johnson.
Daughter, Mary Hibble,
A-ppoints sons Thomas and Nicholas, Executors.
Proved Feb. 18, 1582-3.
\VILL OF JOHN HAMMOND, 1588.
John Hamond, of Lawshall. Will dated Sept. IG, 1588.
Wife, Agnes.
Sons, Thomas, John and Philip.
Daughter, Joan.
Grandchildren, Mary, John and Agnes, children of son
Thomas.
Proved April 7, 1589.
WILL OF AGNES HAMMOND, 15J
Agnes Hamonte, of Lawshall, widow. W^ill dated Feb. ';
24, 1589. i
Sons, Thomas, John and Philip Hamonte. I
Daughter, Johan Hamonte. \
Daughter, Anne Sparrow and her husband, John Spar- j
row. "' j
Brothers, Robert and John Garrold. \
Proved June iS, 1591. I
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EARLY HAMMnXD llECORDS
WILL OF JOHN 1L\>LM0N1), loOG.
Libre Whitnpy, Folio 315.
John ILuaoud, of Lawshall. Will dated May 9, 1596.
Wife, Bridcjtt.
SonS; Francis, John, Abraham, William, Peter and Philip.
Brother, Robert Hamond.
Nephew, Robert, son of Robert.
Cousin, Philip Hamond, the elder.
Proved March 7, 1599.
WILL OF JOHN HAMMOND, LL. D., 1590.
OF BURY ST. EDMUNDS.
Lilire Dniry, Folio 62.'
I John Hamond Docto" of lawe the one and twentie day
of December the two and thu'tie yeare of the raigne of our
soueraigne Ladie Queene Elizabeth doe make and declare my
hist will as ensueth. One moitie of my goods and chaitells
(except my bookes) I bequeath to my welbeloued goo«l wife
Agnes Hamond and the other moietie thereof amoungf all
my children equidly amoungest them. Ami my wife- shall
haue the use of the same towardes the bringing vpp of my
said children so longe as she keepeth her self sole and vnmar-
ried. And I will that said children snail haue theire porcions
payed to them as they seuerally shall come to theire ages of
one and twentie yeares or marriag'^, which shall first happen.
And my bookes I leaue to my eldest sonne to be kept for him
safely. And of this will 1 make my welbeloued wife my sole
executrix. Aud oucrscers thereof my deere beloued right
worshipfull and good freinds S' Drewe Drewry, Sir Will'm
Bowes, Knightes, Roberte Bealo and William Daniell,
E.squircs. ' I biqueath all my lands & tenements In Iho
Couties of th.e Citie of London ami I'^ssex to my said wtlbe-
loued wife for the terme of her lilc, the reii'cion of the same
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EARLY HAMMOND RECORDS 37
to ricscend to iny soimc and heire. Witiics^ses, Alexander Nowcll, Richard ^myth, Willinni TIamond, Robert Moorcr. Frobatuui decimo secaindo die Octobris 1590 juraiiito procuia- toris Afrnetis relicte.
WILL OF THO:dAS HAMMOND, L399.
OF EUHY ST. fJDMUNDS.
Menioraiidum that the eleuenthe (Lay of March, 1599, Thomas Ilamondo Lite of Burie S' Ede in the countie of SuS. oent, lying at the house of William Glover of Ashe in the saide countie gent, declared his will nuncu[>ative as foUoweth. Assurances had bin made to him in trust to the vse ot his brother Doctor Hamondes children : viz : from iiis bi-other in lawe Aiiliuro Jeiiney esquier for one hundred ainl f\Ucne poundes, and from his brother in iawe Edward Ward gent by a lease of the parsonage of Barkwaie and by bonde for ffve hundred poundes. He willed that one hundrcil and fyftie poundes of the said somes, vv'^^ shouM fyrsi growe due and bo receaved, his brother in lawe William Glover aforesaide should receve to the vse of his neece Joan Hamond. Pie devised that his nephewe William Hamond gent should receave the residue, to the vse of his brothers and sirters, children of the saide Doctor Hamond and should paie the same to them orderlie as they should growe of age ; in which matter his saide nephewe William Hamond should tdhvaies take the ad- vice of the sayd William Glover. He did aj-pointe tlie sayd William Glover gardian to Thomas Hamond his sonne duringe of his minoritie, and that for theducaciou and bring- ingc of liim vp Glover should take the profitt of his landcs in Moulton in tiie countie of Sulf vntill his sonne should accora- plishe his full age. Lastlie touchingo his lease of Wennlinge and his lease of lands in Essex he dyd assigne them to the lieverend ffather William the Lord Byshopp of Norw'*" in trust for the use of his said sonne. And namc<l him the said
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Lord Byshopp his executor, saying' he woultl comitt into his hands both lyfe and goods.
Octauo Septembris IGOl cnianavit coniissio Wilbn-O Ilamond nepoti ex fratre dicti defuueti ad athiiinistrand bona duran niinori elate Tliome Hamond filij dicti def: pro eo quod Revereiidus in xpo pater Norwiceu Epus oneri execuconis testamenti renunciauit.
Snia pro valoi-e testi Tliornc Hamond def Curio Progatiue Cant. Coram noljis in judicio inter Keveren<him in xpo {.atrem Wilhn pmissione divina Xorwicen Epum, exeeutorem nomi- natum vohnitatir-! dicti Thome Hamon<l nes;otium promoven probare ex vna et Thoman Hamond iuniorern tilium dicte Thome senioris in iuniori sua elate p .Johem Burroughe et Willmum Glover curatores ac Henricum Ilamond seniorem Wilhnum ILimond et Edwardum Ilamond fratres defuncti ac Josephum \Varue et Wilhnum Glover prox consanguineo dieti defuncti ex altera, Arc.
Octavo die Julij 1606 emanauit comissio Willmo Ward avunculo Thome Ilamond filij def ad athninistrand bona &c. eiusden def. duran minori aetate prefati Thome. Lris adnis honor prefato Willmo Hamond comiss hodie revocate.
Tertio die Maij 1613 emanavit comi.ss Thome Hamond filio Thome Hamond nup de Burie Sci Edi def admin- istrand bona &c. p. Willmi Warde non plene ad" Xecnon ex CO quod Ire adms honor dci def cuidam W"" Hamond fuerunt et sunt revocate, ifcc.
WILL OF ROBERT HAMMOND, 1G04.
Coppincer,
Folio ;>:.
Robert Hamonde, of Great Whelnetham; will dated Nov. 15, IGOi.
Wife Elizabeth ; a tenement in Lawshall called " Hawk- strete," at her death to go to son Thomas, who is also to have a house in Lawshall called "Powell."
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Son John, a farm at Whclnetham. Sons, Robert and William.
Daughters Elizabeth, Anne, Grace, Ellen, and Prudence the wife of Robert Cason.
George and Mary Hamond, children of son Robert. Leaves to Elizabeth Cason, his grandaughter, one cow.
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Proved June 20, IbOo.
WILL OF WILLIAM HAMMOND, 1615.
Libre Steven, Dated Sept, 10, 1615.
Foiio 2/y.
William Hamond, of Lawshall.
Brother Robert Hamond, "to whom all my freeholds in
Lawshall" : Executor.
"]\Iy brother John Brown."
"My brother Thomas Mylles."
"My brother Lek Mylles."
"My sister Joane Mylles."
Cousin Fraitcis Hamond.
Godchild Elizabeth Hamond.
Aunt Margaret Ford.
Proved Sept. 23, 1615.
WILL OF THOMAS HAMMOND, 1621.
Libre Harold, Fulio 73 b.
Thomas Hamond, of Preston. Will dated Nov. 20, 1620-1.
Eldest son, Robert, to whom messuage at Lawshall, called Salters, with the 3'2 acres pertaining, if he pay my executors -1200, at or nigh the porc'l of Lawshall Church.
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WILL OF FLORE^X'E HAMMOND, 1G24.
Libre Pearl,
Folio 92.
Florence Hamond. of Barrow, widow. Will dated 0^^ 12, 3 624.
Son, Robert Hamond, of Lawshall. Sons. Tobias and John.
Daughters, Florence, wife of Thomas Cooke ; Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Osmond ; Faith, wife of George Blometield, and Susan, wife of Robert Hamond, of Barrow.
Daughters, Joane and Bridget Hamond.
Sister, Bridget Sparrow, of Preston.
Proved Xov. 8, 1624.
Son, Thomas, "to whom all freeholds in Lawshall and Hawsted, also two pieces of copyhold land in Luwsiiall, called Malland an<l Little Malland, and freeliolds in Lawshail called Farley Field, 9 acres; 10 acres of copyhold in Lawshali, called
Wife Florence, £30 : sons, Tobias, under age, £40 ; John, * f
under age, £40. Daughter, "Marie, £20, and £20 more I
seven years after my death." Daughter, Florence, the same. i
Daughter, -'Elizabeth, £20, and £10 more eight vears I
after my death." ' I
Daughter, Faith, wife of George Blomeneld, £20. I
Daughters— Joane £20, Bridget £20. Susan £10 ; residue j
of my estate to my son-indaw, Robert Hamond, of Barrow. f
Pro veil Ar^ril 30, 1C20.
WILL OF THOMAS HAMMOND, 1624. I
Libre Pearl, • 1
Folio 49. I
Thomas Hamond, of Lawshali. Will dated August 10, I
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Sadwell's, late purchased of Kidd; also G acres of copy- hold in Whepsted, called WL\epsted-field."
"Son, Thomas, lo pay i'lUO to each of my four dauc^litei'S, Lydia, in one year after my decease; Bridget, in two years, and Elizabeth and Marie, when they be of age."
Wife, Bridget, to have ''a close called BarnfieM, /} acres; and Morefield, 4 acres ; and Little Lay, 2 acres, all in Laws- iiall. After her death all of these to go to my son, Joseph Ilamond," who is also given a tenement called Bushman's. Son, Thomas, sole executor.
Proved Oct 4, 1G1.'4.
WILL OF ROBERT HAMMOND, 1628.
f Libre C'lleir.an,
i, Foli.) 4.;.
I Robert Hamond, of Melford. Will dated Jan. 20. H>28.
I Wife, Susan, to vrliom two fields called Shepherd's Croft,
I and John Wright's, and a piece of land lying between the
I land of William Brand and land of Sir Robert Parker, to bring
i up my children ; (not named in will.)
r Brother. John Hamond, of Melford ; brothcr-indaw,
Abraham Hamond, of Stauningfield, executors. Witnesses,
ham Wright, Robert Hamond, Philip Hamond and Robert
Hamond.
■ Proved Aug. 2, 1G50.
WILL OF THOMAS HAMMOND, 1G32.
Libre Gaell, i'.jlio KiO.
Thomas Hamond, the elder, of Stanton. Will dated June 5, 1G32.
Wife, Ann.
Son, Thomas, to whom all lauds, messuages &c., in Lawshall.
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"Whereas, Edward Rokewood, Thomas Lowell, Antony Brown and Aniony Drury, by indenture, dated Sept. 20, J 591, granted to Robert Hamond, of Great Whelnotham, yeoman, three enclosures in Lawshall, grant 500 years, which are now mine by the will of the said Robert Hamond. my father. I bequeathe to said son, Thomas, all these three enclosures."
Daughter, Anne, £20 at the age of 24 years.
Daughter, Elizabeth, -£o per annum.
Daugliter, Maiw, £20 at the age of 21 years.
" My well beloved kinsman, William Hamond, of Bury St. Edmund.s, Tanner, to be supervisor of my will." Son, Thomas Hamond and Antony Frost, exe<^utors.
Proved Sept. 4, lGo4.
WILL OF BRIDGET HAMMOND, 1G37.
Libre Oaell, Folio 1S4.
Bridget Hamond, of Lawshall, widow.
Eldest son, Thomas, £10.
Youngest son, Joseph, £60.
Eldest daughter, Lydia, wife of Edmund Coppin, 10s; second daughter, Bridget, wife of John Cooke, £40 ; third daughter, Elizabeth Braukley, £40; youngest daughter, Marie Hamond, £80. To Joane Cawston, of Stoke, £5. Executors, Edmund Coppin and John Cooke.
Proved Oct. 3, 1637.
WILL OF THOMAS HAMMOND, 1638.
Libre !Muriel, Folio 1G5.
Thomas Hamond, of Hawsted. Will dated Aug. 31 , 1 638. |
Wife, Susan, daughter of Francis A sty, of Bury St. i
Ediiiunds, £500. I
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If wife claim one-third dower, said £500 to go to sons and daughter, John, Francis, Thomas and Anne, viz.: To John £200, and llie other £300 to be equally divided between the others. To John, a tenement in Lawshall, called llowney, and two pieces of copyhold land called Malland and Little Malland. John Sparrow, of Rede, to be John's guardian duriag minority. To son, Thomas, a messuage and land &c. "that I purchased of one John llamond. now or late of Waldingfield ; also 10 acres in Lawshall, called Sad well's and copyhold laud in V.'hepsted, called Whepsted field, G acres, and £100."
To Fnnicis, £350 when he is 21 years of age. To Anne £150, when 21 years of age. To John, things wliich came from Kowney, (furniture.) If my wife marry again she shall give security to John Sparrow, and Abraham Hamond, of Stanningtield. Codicil Aug. 8, 1640.
To son, Phiiip, born since milking will, £250, and Francis to have only £100.
Proved Aug. 31, 1640.
WILL OF ROBERT HAMMOND, 1641.
Libre Meadow, Folio 182.
Robert Hamond, of Lawshall. Will dated Jan. 11, 1640-41.
Wife, Bridget, £15 per annum.
Son, Robert Hamond, all lands in Lawshall.
Sons, Thomas, £80 ; William, £30 ; Francis, £80 ; John £60.
Daughters, Aiine Bird, 40s: Bridget Stedman, 50s.
Proved ^lan-h 12, 1641,
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WILL OF PHILIP HAMMOND, 10-10.
Muriel, Folio lOfi.
Will of Philip Iiamoiid, of Lavenham — Yeoman,
Gives to wife, Mary, 403 a year and all hous-ehold good?. To eldest son, Jolin, all lands in Lavenham and "oreat Waldingiield, held by copy of Court Roll of tlie Manor of Brandeston Hall. Sons, Thomas and William Hamond.
Son-in-law, .John Morills, £10.
Son-in-law, Richard Heyward, £30.
Son-indaw. Simon Marshall, £30.
Step-daughter, ('-daughter of mv wife") Mary, the wife of John Ght^by, 10s.
"My wife's three sons by her former marriage, -John, Robert and Edward Adams."
Executors, son, .John Ham.ond ii^.d son-in-law -Joho Morills,
Proved Nov. 3, 1640.
WILL OF ABRAHAM HAMMOND, 1648.
Ashton, Folio 209.
Will of Abraham Hammond, of Stanningfield, dated Dec, 2, 1648. (lives to nephew, Philip Hamond, son of brother Philip, all reversions and expectations after the death of Elizabeth, the now wife of Richard Crowshay, of Hartest, in a messuage called "Slyman's or Ballards," in Lawshal!, he to pay to the children of my brotlier, Peter Hamond, =£120. If Peter die said .£120 to go to children of my brothers, .John and William Hamond.
To Rho'la, daughter of Peter, -L'lOO. but if Peter have other children Rhoda to have .£00, and the o her chiMren £.]i).
To sister, Sarah, wiie of Sanmel Jonlon. all these haids in Lawshall v.hicli I hitely h-ught of John Colder.
To brother, William Hamoiid, copyhold- in Lavvi^hall, of
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I tlie Manor of Stanningfiola Hall, late Francis Wright's and
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I Sister, Anne, £30.
I To my brother-in-law, John Ilamond. of Me'ford. ,£60.
To aforesaid nephew, Philip II;unond, X'lOO, to be paid him in one year after the decease of Alice, the late wife of my deceased Brother. Francis Thnnoud.
To my two l)r.)thers, John and Philip IFnp.oud, all tliose lands in Lawsliall which I late purchased of oiie Roljert ilamond, of Barker's, in Lawsliall, for XlOO, but if said Robert pay to John and Philip the £100, the land to revert to him. I make said John and Philip my executors. Witnesses, Ambrose Wright. John Hamond, Philip Ilamond, Mary Hamond and Richard Gardner. *
Proved June 20, lfi49.
(I) JOHN HAMMOND, OF MELFORD.
The earliest ancestor with whom it has been possible to connect William Hammond, of Watertown, Mtiss , and l^is cousin, Thomas Hammond, of Hingham and Newton, is John Haraonde, of }iIelford, who was undoubtedly of the Lawshall family of Hannnonds, although his parentage cannot be definitely proven. There is little doubt that he was John Hamonde, " the fuller" and cloth manufacturer, who is mentioned in the Melford records and who was named as executor in the will of John Hamond, the elder, of Melford, dated Aug. 4, 1517; proved April 22, 1528. He may have been the son of tins .Jolm, altliougli he is not mentioned as a sou in tiie will. If tills ct.iild be proven he could be corinected with thetiuniiy in Lav.sljall p.nd the record could be carried i)ack to 1400. In anv evtut he was undoubtedlv a near relative and
* It will be uoticodthat thi- name ot Kichanl <Jardner occuns in the iViruilv of Jotei:>b Hamixiond, of -North Kin<:r-ton, R. J.
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without doubt a descendant of the John Hamond, of Lawshall, f
whose \vill was proved Dec. 19, 1440, and who was born |
before 1400. The will of John Iltimond, the elder, is on |
record at Bury St. Edmunds, (Brydon, Folio '278) and is as |
follows : I
^YILL OF JOIIX HA^rOXD. I
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In toe iiaLiie oi Gtxl : Amen. |
The iiij^''- day of August in ye yeare of our Lorde God ^ICCCCXVll. |
I John IlaiJiOnde, ye elder, of ^Melford, in ye dic^eese of Xorwich, hole of 'i
myiid <k in g.^od remeinberance, make my testament and lii^t wyll in tlie |
man' of wave fi>llovynge. ffyr?t I bequeathe my soule to Aliuiighty God |
<& to onr Ladye Saynt MfirA-e & to all the holye comp^nyt^ of heaven & my }
body to be buiyeil vv"'in ye Saynte ^larye, of Melfoni. f
It"^. I be'iTA'athe t»> ve high aulverfor tvthes <k offervnges forgotvne f
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It™. I bequeathe to Johanna my wyfe ye ho^.?c y' I dwell in -n '^ |
all ye purtenance long-yng to ye same ; 8he to have it for her lyffe. |'
It"'. 1 wyll yt alter ye de>=ay.=e of ye forcayrt Johanr.a, my wvie, yt f
ye ?ayd hou^:0 w-'"' ye puitenance be f-ouled and i>f ye money there of comync? ;;
I be(|ueathe to Johanna, my dowter, j£X of ye .saile of ye howse ; and all ye |
residue of ye money more over rominge of ye saved hoase w'^ ye pui-tenanee |
I wyll it ^■e dy.«posed in dede;^ of almone for my soule, tS: my frend^* souie?, |
after ye ilyr=posoion of my executors. i
It-'^. I bequeathe to Maiyone King, my dovvter, of ye sayleot>e |
gayde house £X. |
It"'. I bequeathe to Johanna, my dowter, 1 longe hnche. |
It'-'^. I wyll yt my buiyall sevynt days & XXX dayy be at ye t
dysposicion of my Exec. |
It™. I geve & l-e<iuyathe to Johne, my wife, all stuffe of housoJd w^t" |
all ye resadue of my goodt.^ & articles moveable and unmoveable not afore |
be<iueathed so yt she see my dettes m payed. I
It">. I or'layne & make myne executors, Johne my wyfe and John :^
Hamon<l, the fuller. - f
It'". I Ix-queathe to ye sayed John Hamond, my executor, for his •' |
labour £1111. " ' ' "I
^\'1TNESS, Ma-ter Hawker : Jnrett. of ye «ayetl 3Ielford, and |
ilaryoue Kynge. • |
Proved at Suflbury 1^2 April, 1528. |
WILL OF J'>I{XE HAMOND. |
Tiie will of widow Jon no Hamond, of Melford, (Coleman, Folio 19) ;|
datt^l .'~^.'p!. 22, I.'42 ; provfd Oct, 1(1, 1(342, names John Ilai.iond, the fuller, |
and W;li;a!:i Kii:-, as her auonieys. |
■ There appears to be little else known al)0ut him except 'l
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the mention of his " house in Melford" in the will of his son, John llamonde, of Lavenham, which follows.
So far as known he had but the one son, buttliere appear to have been others of the name in Melford, who may have been his sons.
(II) JOHN HAMMOND. OF LAVENIIAM.
John Hamonde, the clothier, of Laveuham, County of Suffolk, England, born about 1500, son of John Hamonde, of Melford, appears to have been the first of the name to live in Lavenham. He undoubtedly settled tii<.'re in coniviction with the cloth industry, of which Lavenham was at that time the center. So m.auy of the early families of W'atertown and vicinity came from Lavenham and the surrounding country, and as many of them were connected by ties of marriage with the Hammonds, either before the emigration to America or after the settlement here, it is deemed advisable to give a brief sketch of the town and its history in this connection. As seen to-day it is a very interesting old town, with quaint old streets with houses on both sides having overhanging gables. The ancient Market Cross, the curious structure known to-day as the "Old Workhouse," the ancient parish church whicli has been pronounced the most excellent example of late per- pendicular work to be found in all England ; all of these, together with the delightful location and naturally picturesque scenery, go to make up a picture not easily equalled in all East Anglia, The beautiful old church stands in a commanding situation, well calculated to show its mas- sive tower at itxS very best. Tiie great square tower is over 140 feet in height, and looks as if it had never been completed, for the twenty-four coats of arms of Thomas Spring, "the rich clothier of Lavenham," v/ho was one of its builders, reach exactly to the top of the tower, suggesting that a lew fvet more, at least, were meant to be added. The tradition is
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that the architect was killed by foiling from this to^^e^ when it had reached its present heiglit, and that tins was considered a warning from on high to discontinue the work upon it. The principal part of the church, a>* it stands to-day, was built by the DeVeres, Earls of Oxford, who had a mansion not far away, and a park \yhich took up more than half of the Parish, and by Thomas Spring, between the years Idh'O and 152.J. The vestry and the east end of the chancel aro parts of an earlier church. The interior dimensions of the churcli are 68xlo6 feet. The arms of the DeVeres, who bore on their shields a star, are to be seen in many places. Over the south porcli are six shields, which represent the connection of the DoVert-s with the Howards and other great famihes. The carving and scuhpture are fine and the arms look as fresh as if they were just fashioned by the carver's cliisel. The interior carvings and decorations are beautiful, and the churcli is well considered one of the finest old churches in ail Eng- land.
Of the ancient town itself, it is well knowri how the great and wise King Edward IIL impressed with the fact that England v>'as sending her wool to Flanders to be made into cloth, induced the Flemings to come to England and settle and tb.'.is encouraged the manufacture of cloth at home. Lavenham was one of the towns in wdnch tliey iirst settled and it became the center of the cloth trade. The town be- came rich with giant strides, and the " clothiers," as the cloth manufacturers were called, became proud and opulent, some of their sons and grandsons becoming country gentry, and Eords of the ^lanor were raised to knighthood, while others took orders in the cluireh or became men of letters. Notable among tlicse wx^re the Springs and Coi)ingcrs, of Lavenharaj both of v\hirl: fon!ili;\s W'^re (arly represented ir. New Eng- l;i!)d. John llannnond must have been still a young man at tiie time of Ids death, as his children ap})ear to haAc been quite young and Ids widow survived him 26 years, bat the exact i)-ri(>d of his birtli camiot be learned. '
Tiie d;ites of birtli of his childri.'n cannot be found, but
NATHAN HAMMOND.
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? William was probably the eldest son, althoui:;}! tliore i.s no
I positive evitlence to prove that he wa,-- the cI.K'st chihl. ]Ie
I is mentioned first in his father's will, and is named with liis
mother as executor of the will, which would indicate that he was older than his brotlier. Thomas; but to Thon)as is left the house in Melford, v.-hile William appears to have received only £5.
The fact that William was named with his father in the deed of trust, -iven below, would seem to establish the fact of his being tlie eldest son.
The follovv-ing abstract of John's will was furnished bv Major Henry C. MaMen, a brother-indaw of Rev. Canou Thomas Scott, Rector of Lavenham, in 1897, and is dated Dec. 22, 1550:
"IJohn Ilaioond, or Lavenham. Clothier, ic."
ItcK;, I give and bequeathe to Agiiv? la y v, A- r.)0.
Ite.'a, I y:ive and bequeathe to A\'il'" Ilaniond luy .=onne €5, to be paide liyiii at die a^re of 21 yeres.
Item, I give and bequeathe to Elizabeth, Margaret and .Tobame. my dau?htei-s, to everj- one of them £6. 8s 4d, to be paide them at ih,- a 'e of ! 21 yen-.?.
I Item, I give and bequeathe to Thomas Hamond, my sonne my h<jn<e
I in :\rehV)rd, late John Hamonde my ffathers, h-.ldyn by coype of'Courte
I Kolle now of my I^dy Mary'? grace, to enter at the age of 21 yeres.
I Item, 1 give and bequeathe to my said Sonne Th.jmas £4.
I I appniiit my wyfe .\--aes and my ?onne Wi!l°' executors of this my
f lai-t "Will. Proved at Lamf-'th, June 5, ior.l.
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The following is a copy of the deed of trust mentioned above, dated July 25, 1548, in which one William Page of Brandeston, near Lavenham, conveys a copse and meadow to twenty-five trustees for the good of the poor of Lavenham forever.
I-VDENTURE AT LAVENILV^I liFXTOR. Omnibus X" tidehbu? ad quos hoc pre.^ens carta Indentata pt^rve'int u dl ' Page de Lavenliam. Salutem in Dno i?empiternani. SciatLs mo prt-fatum ^V-npa-reaimi-d-se, tradidi:=sv, le.,fa.«se et hac pre.-cnti carta mca inde-ntata '•■•iihru.a.--«e \Vi]l> Ry^bje, (renero-:.. R..btTto Ri.^l)if., Thome Ri.sJ,io et GeorLdo Kid.ie riliis dicti Willi Ryshie, Marteno Sudcdey Genero.so et Marteno filio ^-1". Wi!!.) (Tiorne et Willo lilio mn, Rutrero G/ome et Thome lilio suo, -hom*.-.Si;-uevn, Geu.-L'io I've et Georcio tij-o suo. Roberto Crito.-^t. J,,h,ii
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Whattoke, clothinaker, et Jo?iiu filio suo ■\\'iJlo Cawston. Alano ?exteyn, f
Johni AVanle, Roberto Brinwyii, Johni HainoiKie et Willo KaDiomle filio I
suo, Roberto Lynche, Huiroui Southill, E.lwo Prykke et Willo Rockeley f
imam peciam prati voc-ataia Brandeston luedowe, et unain peciam bosci voc™ |-
Brandeston Grove cum sui?; })ertinentibus in villa do Lavenham predicta. I
Quae quidam pecio prati et ))osci eruut ad paupore? pustentandos intra \-ilia I
de Lavt" predict in perpetuum. In omnis rei testimonium hvAc presenti I
carte indeutaie sigillum nieuin opposui. Datum vicesiuio quiiito die July i
Anno rc-f\H Edwardi Sexti dei Gra Anglie ffrancie et Hiberue Regis fidei I
Deteu;?ori:r et in terra Anglieane et Hil'erne Ecfle!?ie Capiti-- *eeundo. I
(Signed) per me \Vi\V- Page. f
(Endorsed) Possessio et status data est in pnr-sens- Jchmii AVaren I
Nicholas Waren Thome — (illegible) Johni Vale cum nuilti> aliis. I
2EdwH1Ms. 'I
He m. Ai/nes . She d. in Lavenham Jan. o, 1576-7. ' I
Their children were : i
3. 1. Wiij.LvM.* m. ?dary ; res. Meljnrd. I
4. 2. TiioM.vs, m. Rose Trippe ; res. Lavenham." |
6. 4. MARGAHET.t Hi. JoUye. I
7. •=>. Jc'HAicE (Joan.) i
(III) THOMAS HAMMOND. f
Thomas Hammond, of Lavenham, .son of John and A^rnes |
( ) Hamonde, was probabl}' born about 154o. The earliest ]
existing records in Lavenham date from about loGO and no \
record of his birth can be found. He was evidenil}- tin agri- I
culturalist and the possessor of some hinds in the parish. He f
gave up the liousc left him by his father in Mclforci and re- ;
mained in Lavenham, while his brother William appears to i
have gone to Melford, where he reared a family of eight chil- ;
dren, of whom Thomas came to America and settled in Pling- \
ham, removing to Cambridge Village (now Newton) a few j
years later. f
The Court Rolls of the ^Lulor of Melford contain a few >
refeiences to these brothers-, among which are the following: \
lo77. "At a Court Bii row, held 19th Elizabeth, Thon.as Hamonde ] surrenders a house and land^s in Hall St." • {
1587. ''At a Court Barow, held LHHh Elizabeth, J. Clicters and Will'" | Hamcnde were chosen Supervi.-f.Ts t.-r the toilowiu'.' vearan.l t.;.'.k rbe tiaths." I J^ i
* See Thomas Hammond, of Newtr.u. Mush., vol. 11 of this work. |
t See v.dil of Thomas Hanunond, of Luveiibaa;, wJuri.t follov.s. I
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Both the Hammonds and Warrens lived on Hall St., in Melford, and there was considerable intimacy between the families prior to the emigration to America. This intimacy appears to have continued for many years after the emigra- tion. Thomas Hammond married in Lavenhiun, May 14, 1573, Rose Trippe, whose parentage has not been ascertained. She had a brother, William Trippe, who was a witness to Thomas Hammond's will in 1589. Thomas died November 24, 1589, while still a young man, leaving his widow Rose and a family of s)nall children.
She married again April 30, 1590, Robert Stuard, (Stew- art) of Lavenham. and continued in j-iosscssion of the estate left by Thomas Hammond until 1647 or after. In the Parish Register, of Lavenhara, there is recorded the birth of a daugh- ter Anne, but no daughter Susan, while his will mentions bis daughter Susann. it is evident that the namt' shoald be. Susanna, as this name occurs frequently in later generations in America.
WILL OF THO^LIS HA:MM0XD, or lavemiam, county suffolk, england. In the Name of God, Amen.
The seconde daye of October 1589, I, Thomas Haraonde, of Laven- ham in th.e Conntie of 8uff. Shereman, whole of mynde and of good and p'fecterenienibtran'_'e make and ordayue this to be my la.st Will and Te<ta- mente in maun, ioiloweinge:
Firste. I bv^queathe my sonle unto Almightie God, my maker <k Redem., my bodie to the earthe ct('.
Item, I give to Rose my wiet my house wherein Thomas Westlie no we dwelleth w'^ all and singular th app'^tenncs during the term of her naturall lief. And after the deceese of my said wief I will the said house yv^^ th appf^tenncfS to remayne unro Will"^ Ilamond my sone his heires and a.ssignes forever.
Item, I give unto Rose my, saide wief, my fielde calle<l Great Lyver- downe w^^ a convenient waie to the same thurrowe my lane that lieth t'jtvvene the lannd of John Woode the elder and Rob' Daniell and throughe my delde called Little Liverdon for her drifte and carriage duringe iheterme of her natural lief. And after the decea.se of my saide wiet 1 v.iil the s:\id fielde and the said waye for <lryvinge and carryinge to remaine unto Will'^ Hamonde my soniie his beires and iissignes forever.
Iteui, I ^rive unto Rose my wief, my lieMe railed L'ttle Lyvert'i >n W^ the lane thereunto n<pvv leaddinge w''' ali and sijigal.ir ti:e aj p'^tnncs durin>re the terme of her natural! lief, anil ui'l-r h-'V decea.<-;e I v,-ill that the
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saido fii'ld calL'd Litle Livt'nldU and tli-' ^aM h\:w shall roinayno nnto Eliza- '
beth llaiiii'i\d ii:y daughter, ana to thf hrins ci hc-r boilye lawfully Ivirot- j ten, an<l if the ?aidt' Eli/aheth slniU di.'i)'ti- owie of this liof before Rf-pe n\v
wief w"' out y.'^-^ne of her bodie iawiully l•^L•lllf<'ll. that then I will the saidc ■.
lane to remayne unto Will"\ my coniie, hi-^ heire?- and as^igne^x forever. But •
if it fortune the saide Elizabeth my daughter to overlive l<o«e my said wief, '
that then I will the said feyld calle<l Litle Liverdon and the ?aid Inne w'^ >
there app'tnme shall remayne nnto the saide Elizabeth her heires and ;
a«signe:? forever. ■
Item, I give unto Rose my dantrhter. fortie shillings of lawfull moiiio &
of Englandc, to be paide unto her at lier age of xxjt= years. 1
Item, I give unto Martha Hamonde, my daughter, fortie .^billings of ,
lawfull moiiie of Englande to })e paide unto her at her aw of xxj'' yeare.-^. :•
Item, I give unto ^Lirie Ilamonde my daughter, fortie shillings of
lawfull monie of Englan-ie to be y.aide unto her at her age of xxj^' yeares. i
Item. I give unto Susnnn Hamonde my daughter, fortie shillings of [
lawfull monie of Englande to paide unto her at her age of xxj=' yeres. '
Item, I give unto Margarett Jollye, my sister, a fether bodd au<i a }
Shippe Cheste. :
Tht; icsidiie oi all my guous, eurne, caneils, monie, m-.tveaViIes, piate. honseh'dd stuff and whatsoever my debts beinge j'ayde and this my histe
Will and testauiente p'formed and fuUlilled, I give unto Rose m} Mief, ;
whom I make and ordayne to be sole Executrix oi this my last \\i\\ and |
Testamente. :
In witness I have hereunto sett my hand and Seale the day and }ere \
afore written. [Signed] !
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[Seal] I
Witnesses hereunto Robt. Lynch, Will" Trippe by me John Rynge, by me «
Ilenrje Parker. , Proved December 11, 15S9.
Children:
1. Elizabeth, bapt. Apr. 1. ir)74.
2. Wii.UAM, bapt. Oct. 30,1575; d. Watertown, Mas?., Oct. 8, 1662.
3. Rose, baj.t. A]>r. 17, 1578-; d. un-m. Mar. 23, bi05. }
4. Maktha, bapt. Nov. 6. lo^); m. June U, l(jl5. Timothy .«man, of \ Lavtiiham. \
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St>AX.\-A. bapt. Mar. 15, JoSl.
Mavik, l>aijt. July 7, l-'SS.
Tno.\iA9, bapt. Jan. 9, 1585; d. Jan. Id, 15S5.
HAMMOXl) GEXEOLOGY.
PART I.
1
(I) WILLIAM HAMMOND,
OF WATERTOWN, MASS.
Willi iin Hammoiivl, the emigrant ancestor of this hranch of the family in xlmeiicii, was born in Lavenbam, County of Suffolk, England; where he was baptized October i>0, 157o. Lie was the only survivmg son of Thomas and Rose (rn^roe) Hammond, his younger brother, Thomas, having died in infancy. He was left an orphan by the death of his father in 1589 iind very little can be learned about his early life. He married there June P, IG'So, Elizabeth Paine, and their children were all born in Lavenharn. It is uncertain ju^t when he came to America, as no record has been found, but there are records in Boston of a William Hammond, as early as 1G32, and this may have been the same man. This, how- ever, is very uncertain, as it may have been the \\'illiam Hammond who settled in Lynn, in 1636, and who is supposed to have been the eldest son ot William of Watertown, liorn iu Laveuham in 1007. The llrst positive records of this V\''illiani liammond cWe to be found in Scitnate, M-i.=s., [)rior to 1636, tlie name being found there as " Hamans." Deane's History of Scituate, p. 277, says " he soon deceased or removed" fjoni th'Mv an..] il was iimloubtediy at about this time (1636) that iu- becan::c; a settler in Watertown, as no record ofanearlit-r
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date has been found of him tliere. He piob?-bIy located in Watertown at aboat the same time as did \i\s brothers-in-law, William Paine and Dr. Simon Eire, all of whom seem to iiave followed tlieir brother-in-law, John PaLie. wh.o was one of the first settlor.^. No reeord of the date of arriv::! in America of his elder children has been found and it is supposed that they came with him, two or more years prior to the arrivtd of his wife and younger children, who came in the ship "Francis," from Ipswich, EcLdand, in April, 16:34. It is possible that he came with his eider chil-lren, in company with liis brother- in-law, John P-jge. prior to, or ai>out l6-^>\ Init it hardly seems reasonaljle to suppose that he was here so long before the arrival of his wife and younger children. It is probable that he was in Scituate some time before removing to Watertown. The statement tliat his daugliter, Anne, married Rev. John Lothrop' is not proven, and though there is some evidence to show sucli eonriection it seems iniproljable. Dr. Poland Hammond, in his Hammond Geneology, published in 1894, uses the quotation from Rev. Mr. Lothrop's Journal to establish a connection in his own line, and the lamilv of William Hammond, of Watertown, is su[)posL'd to have been connected with his line in some w:'y. In a note on p;ige 9 of his work I^e says, "Rev. John Lothrop established a church at Scituato Harbor, Mass., and afterwards at Barnstal/ie, Mass. He is said to have married for his second wife, Anne, widow, daughter of William Hammond, of Watertown, Mass,, and had Barnabas, Abigail, Bathshua and John. But the evidence that the widow, Anne, was the daughter of William Ham- mond is far from convincing."
The marriage of William's daughter, Elizabeth, to Samuel House, of Scituate, which must have taker, place s* -on after her arrival in this conniiy. however, establislics a connecting link between Scituivte and Watertown, Dean^'s History of Soitu:;g-, p. 2?^9, says, "Samuel House liad lands assigned, by the cv)nnnittee for laying out huvh. in H;:".!, soutli-east of Colman's hill, between the lo^>: of Rev. Mi. Loth.rop and Richard Foxwell. He probably was one of Mr. Lothrop's
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Church, who came with him from Loiulon." Tiie Pastoral Journal of the Rev. John Lotlivo}), reprinted in the ^. E. Hist. Gen. Register (VoL IX, pp. 279-87; Voh X. pp. 37.-43) contains the following entry : '' Elizabeth Hammond, my sister, having a dismi:?siou from the churoli in Watertown, was joined April 16, 1()38," which shows relation- ship between the fjimilies. If Elizabetii v/as the mother of the elder children of Samuel House she must have been his wife prior to this time, as the records show that he had a daughter Elizabeth baptized in 1636. It seems probable, however, that she M'as - liis second wife and not the mother of this child. Xo record of her marringe has been found and she was a widow at the time of her father's death in 1662, House having died in 1661. It is probaljle that William Hammond's other children were in Scituate with their married sister a part of the time, at least, as the youngest son, John, is recorded tis able to bear arms iliere in 1643. William Hammond was admitted freeman in ^Vatertown, May 25, 1636, and was grantee of seven lots and jairehaser of three lots before 1644. His homestead of 40 acres was situated on the west of Connnon Street. It was hounded on the east and north by lands of liis brother-in-law, Dr. Simon Eire, on the west by John Sim son, Isaac Sterne and John Warren, and on the south by Thomas Boyden. Bond's Plist. of Watertown (p. 1088) says, " It is probable that William Hammond settled first on the Cambridge Road, very near the Cambridge line. Whether this was a grant to him the records do not show. He sold it early and settled on his 40-acre homestall, situated east of Pequusset meadow. He also owned three small lots in Pequusset meadow, one of these granted to him and the other two purchased. This homestall passed to his son (grandson) Thomas." Maivh 10, 1642, in the division of lands, he v/as granted lot Xo. 76, in the 4th Division, containing loo acres, and ihis. with his other holdings, made him one of the largest land owners in the town. The records do not show th:it he was often an oiiice holder in the town and this may have been due to his independence in religious
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matters, which uiay have made him unpopular v.'ith his more puritanical neighbors, although he does not appear to have been so unpopular as some of his most intimate friends. iiis near neighl^or and niost intimate friend appears to have been John AVarren, who came from the same locality in Suffolk County, England, and between whose family and his own there appears to have been consideralde intimacy for several generations prior to the settlement in America. Mr, Warren seems to have had even less regard for the rigid puri- tanical regulations of the time tlurn his friend, Hammond, and to have become rather more unpopuhvr thereby. In Oct. 1651, Warren was fined 20 shillings "for an oflensc against the laws concerning baptism," and April 4, 1654, "for neglect of publick worship" 14 Sabbaths at 5 shillings each. March 14, 1658, he was ordered to be " warned lor not atten;ling publick v/orship," but '• old Warren was not to be found in town." May 27, 16G1, the houses of "old Vuirren and Good- man Hammond" were ordered to be seiirched for Quakers, for whom they were known to have considerable sympathy.
Considerable independence in religious matters, great love of liberty and sympathy for all who are persecuted for con- science sake seem to have been inherent family traits for generations past. It is probable that William Hammond and his intimate friend, Warren, were both inclined towanl the religious teaching of Roger Williams, but were too conser- vative to stibject themselves to the persecution which his more radical followers were compelled to endure. This view is supported by the fact that many of their descendants were rigid adherents of the Baptist Church. The tendency, how- ever, in this family has been toward great liberty of thought in religious matters and many of the descendants have been connected with the Unitarian and Universalist denomi- nations, vsdiile many in the later generations have held mem- bership in no chun-h.
There is not, so far as is known, a clergyman of the name among the descendants of William HamnionfJ, but on the other hand no criminal records have been found. The
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research has been very thorough and complete aiul the free- dom from aiiv taint of crime or known innnorality nmst prove verv gratifying to the descendants. The standard of intelhcjence and general education has been very high, but it is to bo deeplv regretted that tliere have been so few college men in the famiiv, even where the wealth and position have been such that a college education could have been obtained without any grt:at di'flicuUy. All, so far as known, have been great readers, studious and thoughtful people,, honorable, upriL;ht and law-abiding, but rather too modest and retiring by nl.ture and n-t given to pushing forward in public matters. The inventorv of ibe estate of " :^[r. Nathaniel Sparrowhawke/' of Cambridge, Mass., who died June 27, 1G47, mentions among the assets sums owing from " Old Warren " and " Old Ham- mon.l," of Watertown. (See N. E. Hist, Gen. Register,
Vol. Vii).
The will of William Hammond is on file at East Cam- bridge, Mass., (Middlesex Probate No. 7167), dated July 1, IGG-i'; proved Dec. 16, 1672. He leaves to wife Elizabeth, his whole estate during her life. To son, John, all lands, &c. after her death.
To Thomas Hamond, "sonne of my sonne, Tliomas
. Hamond, deceased.," £40 at the age of 21 years, '^f said
Thomas, or any for him, oppose this will," then he is not to
liave the £40.
" Unto daughter Barnes, £30, the same to remam unto her children." ^ " In case she again become a widow" she is to have woo<i from' his lands during her widowhood. To four children of mv daughter, Elizabeth House, deceased, various sums of monev. " To Adam Smith, son of daughter, Sarah, if he Ixdiave obediently to my wife after my decease, one mare ivH and £20." To daughter, Sarah Smith, £5.
Appoints widow, Elizabeth and John executors.
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Witnesses —
Miitthew Biidge ami Thonia? LoLiichorue.
Inventory by Hugh Mayon and Tliomas Hastings, Dec. 10, 1GG2; i'457-16-9. Contains the following list of real est^ite :
" 25 acres of fallow land, 15 acres of broken land,
15 acres of meadow, 60 acres of meadow, &c.,
16 acres of land in low of ye town right, •10 acres in great dividend, 160 acres in a farm. | Total, 331 acres. ! He had given landsto his .«on, Thomas, prior to his death
in 1055, an_d on Dec. 12. 1G47, he had given Tlionias a letlrT of attorney to obtain possession of lands in Lavcnham, Eng- land, which were then possessed by his (William's) mother, Mrs. Rose Stewart. (See Pope's Pioneer's of N. E., p. 210.) ;
His son, William, died in 1636, and it seems improbaVde that he left heirs as no mention is found of them. William became surety for a debt in England owed by his son at the time of his death. (Lett-er of Robert Ryece to Gov. Winthrop.)
His wife, Elizabeth, aged 47 years, with children Eliza- '
beth, aged 15, Sarah, aged 10 and John, aged 7 years, '
embarked at Ipswich, England, in the ship, "Francis," John
Cutting, Master, in April, 1634, and joined her husband in \
New Englan<l. She was born in Nowton Parish, near Buiy .
St. Edmunds, County of Suliblk, England, in 1587, an^l was ^
the daughter of William Paine.* Anthony Paine, living in \
Nowton Parish, had a son, William, bapt. Dec. 2, 1565. '
William Paine had five chiMron baptized in Nowton Parish,
all of \\ hom came to America, and were tbr ;i time at least I
itsidents of ^VaterlOwn, viz. Phebe, Edizal>eth, Dorothv, ;
William and Robert. Her broth*:' r, William Paine, came to I
America in 1635, and settled in Watertown, where he was - I
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one of the largest proprietors in 1G3G-7, but he soon removed to Ipswich and settled there with his brothrr, Robert. He was a merchant and lar<i-e landowner, a pubiic-.s]nrited man and very popular in the atfairs of the Colony. About \G'r2 he removed to Boston where he died in 16G0. In his will he left the sum of £5 to each of the children of his sister, Elizabeth Hammond. Her sister, Dorothy Paine, married Dr. Simon Eire, vrho \vas oue of the early settlers in \\'ater- town, where he took a very prom.inent part in tlic atlairs of the town until his removal to Bo:4on aLnr-ut ItMo. She was tb.e mother of all of his children except two by Ids second wife, ^hirtha, whom he married in Boston after tiie death of wife Dorothy. Phebe Paine married John Page, wdio came to America from Dedham, County of Essex, En^:- land, in 1630. He was one of the first seitlers in Watertown and V\"as the first Constable, having been appointed by trie Court in Sept.. 1G30. He died in \V:iterU»wn Dec. 1-^, iG76, aged about 90 years. She died Sept. 2o, 1G77, aged S7 years. In a suit in 1G52, Hammond vs. Bridge, it appears that Thomas Hammond had an imcle, Page. In testimony in Court in 1678 concerning the estate of John Page, Lieut. Jobn Hammond is a witness when Page is called his uncle. (See Bond's Hist, of Watertown, pp. 270, 865.) The evidence given above, and other similar evidence, proves conclusively the parentage of Elizabeth (Paine) Hammond and were it not for such existing evidence the proof of her parentage would have been impossible as there was another ElizaW^th Paine who was of almost exactly the same age and who was born in Lavenham. This family was as follows : Joane Paine, a widow, died in Lavenham in 1594. She had sons, Thomas and William. William Paine m. in 1584 Agnes Lyle, having children Elizabeth, bapt. 1586; Judith, bapt. 1589; Susan. bai)t. 1592 ; Rich:ird and A\'iiliLun, bapt. 1597, and Francis. ba[)t. 16(»0; d. infant. It will be observed that this Elizabeth had also a brother, William, who might have been the William of Watertown and Ijjswich and were it not for the •known connection with the familv of Jobn Pn^e it niifrht
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WILLIAM HA.MMOND
have been impossible to identify her. The ancestry of Mi-s. I
Eliznbeth (Paine) Hammond will be found very fully set ;
forth in "Paine Family of Ipswich, Mass.," l>y Albert \V. I
Paine, of Bangor, Me. She died in Watertown, Mass., Sept. ^
14, 1670, "aged about 90" the record says, but really at the |
age of 83 years. |
An explanation of the connection between the families 1
of William Hammond and Timothy Hawkiiis has been found. |
That the relationsliip was close there seemed to be little |
doubt. Timothy Hawkins was a proprietor in Watertown in | l<i3G-7, and died in 1651. His widow, Hannah, adm. his '■
estate and m, 2d Ellis Barron, Sr. She must have been the ^
daughter "Anne Barnes" mentioned in the will of William |
Hammond, as the name Barron was often written "Barnes" I
and Anne was often written for Hannah. Her children were I
Hannah, Timothy and Mehitable. xlfter the d.eath of Timothy ''
Hawkins his son, Timothy, chose Thomas Hammond as his j
guardian and his daughter, Mehitable, chose John Plammond. f
This connection seems so well established that it has been ?
ado})ted in this work, leaving to future geneologists the probleni j
of establishing the connection v,'ith Rev. John Lothrop. |
There is some evidence to show that the family of |
William Hammond had lived in Dedham, Essex, Englan.d, J
for a period at least, before their emigration to America. The i
evidence in the suit of Ednmnd Sheannan, of Dedham, Essex, |
against Thomas Hammond, in April, 1048 (see Bond's {
Watertov\-n, p- 778), and the subsequent proceedings, in which ]
"Bazal" Angier and Nath. Baxter are witnesses, and also the |
marriage of John Hammond to Abigail Salter, of Dedham <
(see v.'ill of Elizabeth Salter, in which Bazaleel Angier is ^
named as a witness in 16(jO), all show a connection with that \
town in Englnnd. It is possible that William removed there \
from Lavenham some yeai-s prior to the emigration to America. |
He d. in Watertown, :Mass., Oct. 8, 1G02, and his I
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William, baot. Sept. 20, 1()07.
AxxE. bant. Xuv. 19, 1009; d. June 7. 1C15.
John. bapt. Doc. ">, IGU ; d Aug. 10, 1620.
Annj:. bapt. July 14, IBK).
Thoma-S bapt. Sept. 17, 10] 8.
Er.iz.\Bi:TH, b. 1019.
Sarah, bapt. Oct. 21, 1023.
JoH-V, bapt July 2, 1020.
(II) William Hammond, ( William') bapt. Sf'pt. 20, 1007.
i Supposed to have m. Eili/.abeth , and to bave d. m
j Lynn, Ma.<s., in 1637. Land was granted to tbe widow, I l]iizabet!i Ilammond, in Lynn in 1038. There were, no i doubr, stAertd cbildren, but no records <^yi<t. ElizalKith was i gr.nued 00 acres of land and tliis would indicate (lu.itc a family of children. There were Hammonds in b.ynn a few years later. A William Hammond appears tlxere in .1002 as witness in an action for debt. Joseph Fiske nianied tlicre Elizalxdh Hammond, and he. with William Hammond, was admitted inhabitant in Rehoboth, ]\Iass., in 1087. Probablv nearly all of the RhO'le Island Hammonds are descendants of this family.
P'urther evidence of the connection with the Ihnnnionds of Watertown, exists in the entries of births of William Ham- mond's chiLlren, born at Rehoboth, on ]»age 23, of the Water- to\\n records. This William of Rehoboth, may have been a grandson of William Hammond, of Watertown.
(H) Anne Hammond, (Williauj') bapt. Lavenbam, Eng., Jrdy 14, 1010; d. V/atertovrn, Mass., Sept. 1, 10s,3 ; m. 1st.,
Timothy Hawkins, who was a proprietor in Watertovv-n
in 1030-7. He d. about 1050 or '51, and she married (2; Ellis Barron, another early settler. Slie was his second wife a*iii liad no children by the second marriage.
AV1.LLIAM HA.MMOND
Timothy llawkin:^ w.is a p;rantto of seven lots in Water- s
town. His homestead of 10 acres was bou.ule.l on the east by .^
Common Street, west by William Hammond, north by the \
highway and south by John Lawrence. In liis will he left s
the sum of .^40 to his \vidow, who is called " Hannah." £40 i
to his eldest sou Timothy, £20 each to his two daughters and •
the balance of his estate for the education of his youngest •
daughter. So far as is now known he ha<l but one son and |
two daughters. Her second husband Ellis Harron v>-as ad- -^
mitteti freeman in Watertown, June 2, 1641. He was Con- I
stable in 1658 and Selectman in 16G3 and 1673. By his first ''
wife, Grace, he had seven or eight children. His eldest son, ^
Ellis Barron, Jr., had been married to her eldest daughter, j Hannah or Anna Hawkins, some years before the union of tlieir surviving parents. Pie died in December, 1676.
There is no doubt whatever that she was the daughter
Anne " Barnes," mentioned in the will of William Ham- ,
mond, as Barnes was frequently wriiten for Barron and her | daughter appears to have been known both as Anna and
Hannah. Her will, dated Aug. 1 8, 1683, proved Oct. 6, 1685, |
mentions son Timothy Hawkins, daughter Hannah Barron's 'j children ; Mary, daughter of Timothy Hawkins, and grand- children Benjamin and Benoui Gartield.
Children :
10* 1. Hannah, (Hawkins) b. June 10, 1637. 11* 2. TiMuTHY, (Hawkins) b. Dec. 30, 1639. 12* 3. Mkhitable, (Hawkins) b. about l<>48-50.
(II) Thomas Hammond, (WilliamM l)ai>t. Lavenhum, Eng., Sept. 17. ItUh; d. Watertown, Mass.. Dec. 10, 1655; m. about 3 654, Hannah Cross, b. I[>.swich, Mass., xVpril. 1636 : (bapt. in Hampton, Oct. 9, 1638), d. Mar. 24, 165(]-7, dau. of JoVm iuid Hannah ( ) Cross.
John Cross, aged 50, and wife, Hannah, aged 38, em- barked at Ips.vich, Eng., for New England in April, 1634. He
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settled in Ips\vich, Mass.. where he appears to have taken a very active part in the affairs of the town. He prol>al;ly was in Hampton two or three years before locating permanently in Ipswich, as his onlv chiid was baptized there. He was a(huitted freeman in Ipswich, in 1G39; was Ee[>resentative in 1(!40. (See Bond's Watertown, p. 189.)
In December. IGGO. he placed a lien for the payment of " ten shillings yearly toward a free scliool" on his farm near the Rowley line, and in his will made about the same time he bequeathed the same to his duugliter, Hannah, with other property and the sum of £100. to be paid her after the decease of his wife, to whieb l", quest he added tiie pruviso: ••But in case my .said daughter doth depart this life without issue leaving behind her, then my will is to give the said hundred pounds to the town of Ii<swich, to remain toward the maiute- nance of a free school forever. The which is to be ord*Mv^<1 and disjtosed of by the Church of Ipswich for the said work." This contingency, however, did not occur as his daughter left one only child, Thomas Hammond, who afterv.-ards entered into possession of the estate as sole heir of his mother. (See Hammatt Papers, p. 67, and also Ipswich Antiquarian Papers, by Cadwell and Dow).
" At a meeting among ye Selectmen of Ipswich, held 21 : 2 : 1705-6, Whereas Mr. Thomas Hammond, of this tov.n is come to reside upon ye farme, yt his late grandfather, .John Cross, gave to his daughter, ye sd Hammond's mother, s' Hammond being y' only surviving heir y' we know of to P (j)ossess) land and other lands of his late father Hammond dyed seized of" (See Ipswich Town Records.) John Cross <lied in Ipswich in 1662, and his widow in Watertown in 1669.
Thomas Hammond .seems to have I'Cen an active, enter- prising man during his short career. In the Court tiles of April 14, 1648. is found a paper of which the foil«'>\ving is an abstract : "1 Edmund Shearman, of Dedham, Clothier ; do adventure by sea. two broadcloths, by Thomas Hammond, of Xew England, planter. Signed Thomas llamnioud; Edmund
G4 WILLIAM HAMMOND
Shearman." By this it would appear that Tliomas had ■;
visited Enirhind in 1G48 and hrouirht over with liini some cloth for sale in the Colony. There appears to have, never 'i
been any settlement for the same prior to the deatli of Thomas, |
which oecuried a few years later, for April S. 1C60, Edmund .,;
Shearman and Henry Wright, of Dedham, County of Essex, '"
give a power of Attorney to Rev. John Sherman, and in U]')3 •
be brouglit suit against the estate for the recovery of tlie price of the same. This pov/er of attorney is witnessed by "Bazal" Angier and Nath. Backster. There appeai-s to have been some controversy over the will of Thomas Ilannnond, as on June 21. IBoS '• V\'illiam Vraynes and John Barker, indifferent .^
persons, v;ere appointed by the Court to determine the contro- ■:
versies among the heirs of Thomas Hammond." (See Bond's i
Watertown, pp. 778-9.) How these controversies could have j
arisen under the will which follov/s is not now kiiuvvn. Tliere •
was but one heir, his wi'iow being dead, and that heir a iriinor child and the controversy must have arisen over the guardian- '„
ship of his son ami the custody of his property during his minority. April 4, 1654, his nephew, Tini(:»thy Hawkins, Jr., .•
chose him as his guaixlian. '■]
His widow, Hannah (Cross) Hammond, survived hira .•
but a little over a year. She died March 24, 1657. She made '^
her will March 19, 1657, five days prior to her decease, proV> |
ably then knowing that her end was near and wishing to 'j
make every arrangement possible for her infant son, who was |
so soon to be doubly orphaned. I
In this will she gave to her mother one-half of the rent ^
of the Cross farm in Ipswich. To John Sherman and each of ■•
his chiWren £5; to John Livennore £4. 12; the remainder ot f
her estate to her mother and John Sherman, in trust for her i
son, who was committed to their care. The inventory of !
Tliomas Hammond's estate by Edward Garfield, John Coolidge^ |
Joseph Tain+er and Anthony White, dated Dec. 22, 1655. ^j
House, barn and upland bought of John Stov/ers, £120. Cross 1
farm jn Ipswich, with seven cows an<l tv,o oxen, £200. |
Housing aiul land in England, at Lavenham, rentnig at 4T4 *
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per year, £120. Elizabeth Barrett, debt to be paid in two years, £2o ; and also some personal estate, lu his will which follows lie makes John Sherman one of his executors. TJiis must have been Capt. John Sherman as Rev. John Sherman appears to have beeu the attorney in the suit before mentioned, against liis estate.
WILL OF THOMAS HAM:M0ND,
OF WATERTOWX, MA.SS. NoV. 21, 1655.
I, Thomas? Hainoiid being att prepont of .«iainil memory ; though sick in hody ; cloe dispose of my outwanl e.^tate a? f-^lloweth :
Fy : I will and be<ineath to my beloved wife Hannah Hamnnd the feanne in Ipswich bounds known by the name of Crosse? feanne with ail the stock be on it : as I had it with her ; my meaning is the sd feanne housint lands with all a})purtinance.s and <lairy together with the stock ; my wife Hstnnah should have and enjoy to hur and bur heire.s to their owne proper use.
21y. My houseint tfe land in Watertuwn wheare I now live with all my kind in \\'aiertov,n my will is my wife shall injoy it the time of hur widowhod ; my ujeaning is, my house I now dwell in an<I all the upland & medow bought of .John Stowers in Watertown my wife shall have the use of duerint hur widowhod.
3. AH the househould stuff that my wife brought with hur my will she should have it all again to hur self.
4. In case my wife be now with child then my will is that child shall have the foresaid house and land in "Watertown ; if it be a sonn at the age of twenty one yeares ; if it be a daughtor then abt the day of marriage ; or abt eighteen yeares of age ; whe'' com first ; allso my will is that the foresaid child be it sonn or daughtor should have the bed I now lay upon with all
\ the tirniture about it, too chayers and fouer stooles, one payer of cob irons,
j; with brass bosses upon them, to read ( ) too ( ) ones & too
I great pewter platers, also my will is that the estate of land that I have in
I England, in Lavenham, in Suffolk, my wife shall injoy duerint hur
t widowhod.
I Also I give to my wife my l.iay maree. Also I give to my wife too
I cowes ; my thrc-e sheep to the child niy wife is withall, and six cowes and
I my hors and my t'.\o oxen & a hefter of <me yeare & ( ) to the child
I my wife is now withall. Also my will is my wife shall have tenn pounds
^ per anum out "f niv land in Waiertown duerint hur life & the remainder for
I bringing up the child to age. Also my will is the hoaseint and land, catell
I ■ and houshould stuf giveTi to my <hild my will is in ca'^emy wifet'e not with
I child or it be still borne or dy bcior the time expre.-^sed for receivit it ; then
r the sd estate to be ejualiv divided between my brothers and sisters children.
p. Also my will is that my land in England givt-n to my wife befor daerient
I hur widowhood shall afterward go to the f«jresd child if said child be nor
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borne or live not to age of twenty one yeai-s then my will Is my brother (John l[ii)uinu(l S'hail have it t<'i him &. his heire;?.
(Also my %v;ll is) my estate not exprei^.^ed (be sold by my) executor-- for the discharge of my debtes in New England and in case the estate of
mouvabl £rood? ( ) or del)ts due to me not in this my will shall i.Kt be
suilicient to discharge all my sd. del)ts then my will is my Executors shall take of the r:att-;ll the oxen or cowes for the discharge tharof art the discre- tion of my executor and the debts to be discharge in the lirst place. Al«'.) I make aj-'Oyiu. and fully authorize my beloved wife, John Livermore & John Sherman executoi-S' of this my will firmed by my hand <x seall this twenty one of Noven^ber in sixteen hundred fifty and five.
(Signed) Thomas llamond. Witness- John Livermore, John Sherman.
Chilflren :
13* 1. Thomas, b. July 11, 1656.
(II) Elizabeth Hammond, (William^) b. Lavenbain.
Eng., 1619 ; d. ; m. about 1636, Samuel lluuse, of Sclt-
uate, jNIass.
He had lands assigned to him by the committee for hiv- ing out hinds in 1634, southeast of Colnian's lulls, between tlie lots of Kev. Mr. Lotlirop and Richard Foxwell. He j^robably was one of Rev, Mr. Lothrop's church, who came with him from London in tluit year. He died in Scituate in 1661. His son, Samuel, and daughter, Elizabeth, administered the estate. His wife was admitted to the church in Scituate in 1638, on her dismission from the church in Watertov\n. (See Pastoral Journal of Rev. John Lothrop, in N. E. Hist, and Gen. Reg- ister, Vol. IX, pp. 279-87; Vol. X, pp. 37-43. Children:
Er.iZAUKTfr, (House) bapt. Oct. 23, 1636. Sa>[uel, (House) b. about 1638. , ,. ,',
Sarah, (House) bapt. Aug. 1. 1641. Jufix, (Iloa.-o) b. Dec. 6, 1642; probably d. soon after birth. 18. 5. John, (House) bapt. Mav 28, 164-3. ... .
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I (TI) Sarah Ham>[ond, (William') b. Laveiihara, Eng^,
i Oct. 21, 1623 ; d. ; m. Smith.
\ Very little has been learned about her except that she
did not live happily with her hu.^-band, and separated from him. In Mass. Archives is found a letter from her uncle, AV'm. Paine, to Gov. Shirley, in which he asks to be notified when the Governor is to hear the case as he wished to be present.
Children :
19. 1. Adam, (Smith) b. -; mentioned in the will of
his grandfather, William Hammond, in 1662, when he was still under age.
(II) Lieut. John Hammond, (William^) b. Lavenharn, England, about 1624; bapt. July 2, 1626. His age was given as 7 years at the time he came to America with his mother, which practically agrees with the latter date, but his tomb- stone gives his age at his death in 1709 as 85 years and 4 months, which places Ids birth in July, 162-4.
He m. (1) about 1652, Abigail Salter, b. at Eattlesden, Co. Suffolk, England, (bapt.) Nov. 9, 1623, daughter of George and Elizabeth (Munuing) Salter, who were married at Rattles- I den, Oct. 29, 1617. She d. about 1663, and he m. (2) in 1664,
I Sarah Nichols, of Charlestown, Mass., wdio d. Jan. 14, 1688,
{ aged 45 years.
I He m. (3) in 1689, widow Prudence (Wade) Cotton, dau.
I of Jonathan Wade, of Ipswich, Mass., and vvddow of liev.
I St-aborn Cotton, of Hampton. He was her tliird husband as
i fdie married (1) l.H:^c. 2S, 1650, 1 'r. Anthony Crosby, of llowley,
I Mass., son of widow, Constance Crosby, by whom she had
f children who survived her and inlierited her property. Lieut.
I John's first wife, Abigail Salter, was a sister of Theophilus
I Salter, an early resident of I})s\vich, Mass. Siie also had a
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sister, Ilarmah Salter, who niarried Niehohis Phillips, of Boston, Jan. 4, 1052. Her mother, Eiizaheth (Alunnint];) Salter, whose vvill is given below, was the daugliter of Rev. Humphrey Munning, Reelor of Brettenham, Co. SufFolk, Eng- land, and Elizabeth Winthrop, his wife. Elizabeth Winthrop, who married Rev. Humphrey Munning, was a niece of Adam Winthrop, of Groton, whose diary records the marriage of George Salter and Eiizabcth Manning.
WILL OF ELIZADETH SALTER,
COrXTIF.-^ OF LOXn., ES^EX AND HEin>-.
Eonk 1062-4, Fol. 136.
"The first dny oi I'eC"., ItiOO.
Elizabeth Salter, of Dt-dham, Co. E??ex ; wido'.v, a<je(l and wpakly. To Thonia* Salter, my sonne, £10, and £30 more to be divided between his child'', John, Elizaberh and Hannah, by his ilrst v»ife, when 21 yeai-? of age. Said first wife wa-s Phillippa Roase. To Theophilus Salter, my ponne, £5 Unto Abijrail Hammond, my daughter, of Xew England, £1'). It f=he die- before .sai'l sum !;e due said money to b? paid to her children when they are 21 years ut age. U mo my daughter Hannah Philli]*.?, of Xew England, £.5, besides £5 that she have of mine allready. If she be dead said sum to her chiMren when 21. L'nto R'>bert Astlye, pa<tor of ye church in Strad- ford, 20^ I give 20^ to V>ee paiil into ye hands of ye Deacon, or his hands that supply ye place of Deacon in that church. Lastly I berjueathe unto Samuel Salter, my sonne, the residue of my goods, whom I make and ordayne to be my sole executor. Scaled, <kc., in the presence of us, Eazaleel Angeir and Stephen How, the Eler. Prnbatujn fuit apud Cole'' 15 die mensis June, 1662. Juramto Extor, c<:c."
Little can now be learned about his military career as so few records exist prior to 1700.
His tombstone in the old burying ground at Watertown, Mass., contains the following inscri}>tion :
"Memento Mori Fugit llora."
"Here lyes ye body of Lieutenant, John Hammond, aged 85 years & 4 m'\ Who dec'd Nov"''" 22=-', 1709."
"Ble=.-ed are the dead that die in ye Lord."
The tond>tAne of his v.idow bears the inseri}>tion :
'•Mrs. I'rudence Hammond, wife of Li^nit. John Ham- mond, Died Sep"''"" I--, 1711, in ye 74"' year of her age."
Uo was a soldier in King Philip's war in 1C75 and 167G, in tlie garrison at W'rentham. (Soldiers in King Philip's War, 1^}., nGG-7.)
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In KiHn he was appointed guardian of his kinswoman, Mehitable Hawkins, dau. of Timothy and Hannah Hawkins. He was selectman in Walertown, in 1664, 1670, 1692, 1698 and 1701. In 1690 his assessment was the largest in Watertown,
His will, (Middlesex Probate, No. 7151) dated Nov. 18, 1709, proved Dec. 9, 1709, mentions wife Prudence, sou John, daughters Elizabeth Mason, Abigail Hastings, Hannah Poulter and Hepzibah Shattuck, and also sons-in-law John Mason, John Ha.stings, John Poulter and William Shattuck.
His inventory, dated Nov. '2d. 1709, amounted to £961-8. Through nn error the account of the settlement of his estate Jan. 20, 1712-13, is filed at East Cambridge with the papers relating to the estate of John Hammond, of Newton, (No. 7152) who died m K62. Account of John Hammond, John Mason and John Hastings, executors of will of Lt. John Ham- mond, Jan. 26, 1712-10.
There is a long list of sums paid. Among those named are the following relatives: Henry Phillips, of Charkstown ;
Experience Page, Smith, of Koxbury, Timothy Barron,
of Watertown; Hopestil Mead, of Cambridge; Joseph ajid Samuel Hastings, of Watertown, and others who may have been connected by marriage or otherwise.
There is also an account of legacies paid to Sergeant Chadwick, Justice Bond and Sarah Barnard.
"Deceased's funeral charges £38-12-11."
"Lampson, for gravestones for dec'd and his widow, 13-'-0."
"For maintaining widow £10."
For wearing apparel £40-0-0,
Total payments £188-3-7. " ■
Re-al estate to son John, £773-4-5.
Children by 1st wife, Abigail :
20. 1. John, b. Feb. 3, 1653-4 : d. Oct. 1, 1659. 21* 2. Elizabeth, b. May 6, 1655. 22* 3. AmoAiL, b. June 21, 1659.
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Children by 2d wife, Sarah :
Sarah, b. lOGG ; d. Sept. 11, 1G74.
Hannah, b. July 25, 1669; d. Feb. 18, 16'69-70.
Hannah, b. about 1673; m. .John Poulter ; their
dan., Sarah, m. Wm. Reed, Jr. Nathaniel, b. July, 1677 ; d. Feb. 1677-8. Samukl, b. Feb. 25, 1679; d. young. Hepzibah, b. about 1681-2.
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(III) Hannah Ha^-'kins, h. Watcrtown. Mass., June 10,
1637; d. , ; m. Dec. 4, 1653, Ellis Barron, Jr.
b. , , son of Ellis and Grace ( ) Barron, of
Watertown, Mass.
He was a resident of Watertown until 1663-4, when he removed to Groton, Mass. His wife's name is recorded as Anna, in Groton.
Children :
30. 1, Ellis, (Barron) b. April 22, 1655 : m. May 26,
1679, Mary Sherman, dau. of Rev. John Sher- man.
31. 2. Hannah, (Barron) h. March 6, 1658; m. June 14,
1678, James Cady, son of Nicholas and Judith
(Knapp) Cady, of Watertown. Elizabeth, (Barron) b, April 14, 1660; d. infant, Sarah, (Barron) b. Nov. 4, 1662. Grace, (Barron) b. July 29, 1665. Mehitarle, (Barron) b. June 22, 1668. Elizabeth, (Barron) b. , . (Under
age in 1683.) Timothy, (Barron) b. April 18, 1673. Dorothy, (.Barron) b. March 6, 1675. Abigail, (Barron) b. Nov. 14, 1376.
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Martha (Porter) Sherman, of Watertown, Mass. She d. in
childbed Nov. G, i6G7, and he m. (2) Grace , who d.
without issue Jan. 2, 1675, lie m. (3) July 21, 1675, Mrs. Mary (Tread way) Fisher, b. Sudbury, Mass., Aug. 1, 1642, dau. of Naihaniel and SutTerana (How) Treadway, and widow of John Fisher. She d. in childbed May 17, 1677, and he m. (-1) June 30, IGSO, Ruharnah Johnson, who survived hini and m. (2) June 18, 1700, Daniel Smith, of Smithiield, Suffolk Co., N. Y.
After the death of his father he chose, April 4, 1654, his uncle, Thomas Hammond, as his guardian.
His v/ill, dated Aug. 7, proved Oct. 25, 1697, he names his wife, Ruhamah and daughter, Mary, and appoints Thomas Hammond, Jr., his executor.
Children by 1st v.ife :
41. 1. TiMOTiir, (Hawkins) b. Oct. 26, 16G7.
By 3d wife :
42* 2. Mary, (Hawkins) b. April 30, 1677.
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■ — , ; d. Watertown, Mass., Dec. 9, 1675 ; m. 1673, Capt.
Benjamin Garfield, b. 1643, son of Edward and Rebecca Gar- field, of Watertown, Mass.
He was Representative from Watertown many times and a very prominent man in civil and military affairs of the town. After her death he m. (2) Elizabeth Bridge, by whom he had six children. After her father's death she chose her uncle, Lieut. John Hammond, as lier guardian. April 1, 1G73, Cap.t. Garfield received of Ellis Barron, step-father of his first wife, the sum of .i;20, the share of his wife in the estate of her father.
Children: ^^ '■ /
43. 1. Benjamin, (Garfield) b. Mav 8, 1G74. •14* 2. Bknunt, (Garfield) b- Dec. 4" 1675.
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(III) Lieut. Thomas HAM.MOND,'(Thoraas-") b. July 11. 1G56, ill Waiertown, Mass.; d. Feb. 2G, 1724-25, in Ipswich, Mass., buried in Rowlc}- ; m. (1) Aug. 21, 1G77, Eliza- beth Noyes ; b. , ; d. April 4, 1679, without
issue; m. (2) Dec. 6, 1G71). Sarah Pickard ; b. Jan. 31, 1656- 57 ; d. Jan. 16, 1712-13: dau. oi John and Jane Pickard, of Rowley, Mass.; m. (3) O.t. 17, 1713, wid. Hannah (Piatt) Lancaster, bapt. Feb. 23, 1678-79 ; dau. of Ensign Abel, and Lydia Piatt. (TIatts) of Rowley. Mass., and widow of Samuel Lancaster, who was drowned in Rowley River, Sept. 19, 1710,
He was left an orphan when but a few months of age. His grandfather, William Hammond, died when he was but four years of age and his grandmother, Cross, surviving but a few years, it is probaljle that his uncle, Lirut. John Hammond, of Watertown, took charge of his bringing up and education. He appears tohavebeen much bettereducated than the average man of his time. He was a fine penman as is sliown by specimens of his handwriting which are still in existence. It seems that he had some military training in his younger days, probably owing to the influence of his uncle, Lieut. John, and ht; is credited with service in King Philip's war, in the Companies of Capt. Josepli Syll, in 1675, and Capt. Joseph Cutter, in 1676. It is probable that he took an active part in the military affairs later in life as he is mentioned as " Lieut." in the records at Ipswich. Growing up as he did without parental restraint he early learned self-reliance anrl became one of the most active, enterprising men of the locality in ^^•hich he lived. The following account found on page 143, of the Essex County Geneological Register, shows the characteristics of the man :
"Thoma.^ Ilainiuon.I if livins^ now v,oul,l be one of our !il>oral men. Paul Jewef.t, who wa~ rtniteaifiorary with him, rei>ort^ him thror.^'h his son Dea. J.>-hua Jewett, that Hammond had no particular reverance for Sunday, pant^on-Mehnn-h ; that he w:w a hus^tler in bu«ine?s and paid little regard to time or pla.-e ar-joit he ml^jht coin an hono.-t dollar. He wa^^l- rn tr.u early; the stiff orthotloxy of hi.s day condemned him. and the ' faithful' said the Devil held him. It became the v,-hispered .^ecret that 'Tom iianuuond had
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eoia himself to the Devil.' Thne passed, 'Tom' kept business in a whirl I and made money. lie owed .several of his townsmen, as would be natural
with a man who drove his business. Go.ssip v.as rife and 'Tom' resolved to test it— in modern phase he suspended. Then calling in his creditor!?, vho were also his accusers, he said : ' Gentleaien, there are two piles ot" money ; the larger pile is ample to pay you all. but I got it through Satanic iniluc-nce, and you must take the responsibility of its spell upon you. The other pile will pav you only a small dividenil, but it is free. I hoarded it before I made a league with the I)e\il. Take which you will and sign a releav^e.' They took the smaller pile. Few people now-a-<lavs play a shrewder game."
Thomas Hammond and his wife rest in the Ro\\-le.y Cemetery, on the left near the entrance. Their headstones are beautifully engraved in the fashion of that time, and read as follows ;
HERE LIES YE BODY OF
MR. THOMAS HAMMOXD, - DECST. FEBRUARY YE no, 1724, Ix Ye 69 rn Year of His Age.
HERE LYETH BITJED YE BODY OF
MRS. SARAH HA3LAI0.ND,
WIFE OF
Mr. Thomas Hammoxd,
WHO DIED JANUARY YE 16, 1712-13,
Aged 57 Years.
. He appears to have lived in Ipswich on the old Cross farm, after his second marriage, until about 1690 when he removed to Watertown, where he had considerable pro})erty interests. He was admitted freeman April 18, 1690, and continued to reside there until about 1706, when he returned to Ipswich and spent the remaining years of his life on the old farm situated near the west end of Muzzey hill, adjoining the town of Rowley. He was a large owner of real estate as is shown by the Essex Registry of Deeds. The following abstracts serve to show the relationship between the parties and prove conclusively that Thomas married a third wife and had two
I daughters by her, although this marriage is not mentioned in
I any of the works now in print.
I June 11, 1713, he conveyed the old Cross farm to his sons,
i David and Natlumiel Hammond, " in con.'-'ideration of parental
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love." The farm is (lescribed as fo]lo^vs : " Bounded on ye cart way which lyeth next ye line yt parts Ipswich and Rowley, and on ye N. W. side by Bradstreet form, so-called, containing 100 acres, subject to a yearly lien which John Cross, the former owner, put upon said farm for the support of ye Grammar school." The deed is witnessed by Nehemiah Jewett, Philip Nelson and Elizabeth (her X mark) Buo- (Essex Registry 25 ; 243.)
Nov. 7, 1717, he conveyed " for love and afffction to my son-in-law, Ephraim Jewett— thatch lot on Rogers island in Ipswich an I new up-land lot at Jeffries." His wife, Hannah, relincjuished lier right of dower in the same. (E^sex Ret^i^trv 32 ; 203.) "" " ^
May 23, 1724, Thomas Hammond "in consideration of parental love which I bear my son, Thomas Hammond of W'atertown." conveyed to him a salt marsh in Ipswich with the proviso that, "• should I die before my now present wile my said son, Thomas, shall pay to my said wife the sum of £40, provided she doth acquit rights of .lower, or power of thirds in all of my estate according to Covenant, and not else." Thomas was also required to pay his brothers, David and Nathaniel Hammond, £'> each. Proved in Court April 13, 1725, by witnesses Nathaniel Knowlton and Thomas Man- ning, to have been the deed of Thomas Hannnond, late of 'Ipswich, deceased. (Essex Registry 44 ; ] 58.)
March 28, 1724, he conveyed "to my daughter Elizabeth Jewett, the now wife of Ephraim Jewett, in consideration of parental love," Occ, lands in Ipswich and Rowley. (Essex Registry 44 ; 1G2.)
By a deed proved in Court April 13, 1725, "in consider- ation of parental love," -etc., he conveyed lands to his two dau-htcrs, Hannah and Mary Hammond, minors, of Ipswich; " my daughter, Hannah, must pay to my dauirhter, Sarah Lambert, ^iO, and my daughter, Marv, shall pav to my daughur, Elizabeth Jewett, oeiO." (Essei Registry 45 ; 29.) His daughter, Hannali, afterwards married Lieut. Nath- aniel Bradstreet, and the lands then deeded to htr have since
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remained in possession of her descendants and are now owned (1897) and occupied by John Francis Bradstreet, who has in his possession the original deed given by Thomas Hammond in 1724. This deed is a finely executed document, written in a bold old English hand, and has a fine signature showing him to have been a good penman at that advanced age, a characteristic of tlie family for many generations.
Thomas Hammond was selectman in Watcrtown in 1694 and 1G96. He was witness of the will of John Bond in Watertown, Feb. 2(3, 1690.
He was executor of the will of his kinsman, Timothy Hawkins, in Watertown, in 1697.
Children, 2d marriage:
45. 1. Hannah, b. Nov, 15, 16S0 ; d. Jan. 13, 1691-92,
46* 2. Sarah, b. Jan. 20, 1682-83.
47* 3. T^o^^AS. h. Nov. 17, 1685.
48* 4. Elizabeth, b. Mav 12, 1688.
49* 5. David, bapt. Nov." 23, 1690.
50* 6. Nathaniel, b. May 29, 1691.
51. 7. Jonathan, bapt. July 25, 1697.
Children, 3d marriage:
52* 8. Hannah, bapt. Julv 19. 1716. 53* 9. Mauy, bapt. Oct. 11, 1719.
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(HI) Samuel House, Jr., b. Scituate, Mass., about
1638 ; d. , ; m. , 1664, Rebecca Nichols,
dau. of Thomas and Kebecca (Joslyii) Nichols, of Ilingham and Scituate, Mciss, He was a shipwright and his place of residence was near Hobart's landing, on the north-east of the ship-yard.
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Rebecca, (House) b. 1670. John, (House) b. 1672.
Sakah, (House) b. 1678; m. 1710, James Gushing, of Seituate.
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(HI) Elizabeth Hammond, (Lieut. John-) b. Water- town, Mass., May G, 1655 ; d. Newton, :^las.s., Nov. 13, 1715 ; m. about 1675, John Mason, b. Jan. 1, 1645 ; d. about 1730,
son of Capt. Hugh and Esther ( ) Mason, of Watertown,
Mass. He was a tanner at Newton, Mass.
Children:
59. 1. John, (Mason, b. June 17, 1676-7; m. Elizabeth Sprhig and settled in Lexington.
60. 2. Elizabcth, (Mason) b. Nov. 10,1678; m. Thomas Brown, an Innholder, of Boston.
Abigail, (Mason) b. Dec. 16, 1679 : d. young. Samuel, (Mason) b. Jan. 22, 1688-9 ; d. young. Hannah, (Mason) b. Jan. 26, 1694-5 ; m. July 7, 1721, Joseph Sabin, of Eehoboth, Mass. > 64. 6. Daniel, (Mason) b. Nov. 10,1698; m. in 1717, Experience Newcomb.
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(III) Abigail Hammond, (Lieut. John-') b. Watertown, Ma.5s„ June 21, 1659; d. Watertown, Mass., April 7,1718; m. June 18, 1679, John Hastings, b. March 4, 1654, son of Thomas an*! Margaret .(Cheney) Hastings, of Watertown,
Mass.
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66'^ 2. JujfN, (Hasting.sj b. , loSl.
67* 3. Elizabeth, (Hastings) bapt. Dec 4,1687,
68* 4. llEi'ziBAH, (Hastings) bapt. Dec. 4, 1687.
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William, (Hastings) bapt. July 13, 1G90. Samuel, (Hosting^^) })apt. Sept. 8, 1G95 ; d. young. Samuel, (Hastings) bapt. July 10, 11198. Joseph, (Hastings) bapt. July 10, laOS. Thomas.' (Hastings) b. Sept. 20, 1G97; bapt. July 10, 1698.
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(III) John Hammond, Jr., (Lieut. John^) b. Watertown, Mass., about 1662.
Very little can be learned about bim. He was living in Watertown at tbe time of his father's death, in 1709, and referencevS to him are found in the town records for a few years afterward. John Hammond, Jr., and Thomas Hammond, of Watertown, signed a petition for a charter for the town of Gray, Me., May 28, 1735. He m.^.y have settled in Maine. A John "Hamen" (III) is found in '"Gen. and Estates, Charlestown," who had a wife living at Arundel, Me. He was a soldier in the French vrar and married another wife while stationed at Cape Breton, N. S., whom he deserted. There is much about the affair in " Domestic Relations," in Mass. Archives, but nothing is found to connect him with John Hammond, Jr., of Watertown. It seems probable that John, Jr., either did not marry or that he removed to Maine and was an early settler in the town of Gray.
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(III) Hepzibah Hammond, (Lieut. John'-) b. about 1681-83; m. (1) Sept. 23, 1708, William Shattuck, b. 1675, son of William and Susanna (Randall) Shattuck. He d. Dec. 21, 1723. She m. (2) Sept.lO, 1724, John Robbins, of Cam- bridge.
Children:
74. 1. William Shattuck. Jpv., who d. about 1737, estate settled by Jo.'^':-}*!! Mason, p]tq., executor. There were probably other children but no record can be found.
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(IV) Timothy Barron, b. Groton, Mass., April IS. 1673;
d. Watertown, Mass., , ; m. March 10, 1698,
Rachel .Jeimison, b. Oct. 8, 1671, dau. of Samuel and .Judith (Macomber) .Jeimison, of Watertown. After his death she m. (2) John King. Timothy Barron was a weaver in Watertown.
Joseph, (Barron) bapt. Oct. 30, 1608. Timothy, (Barron) bapt. June, 30, 1700. Peter, (Barron) b. July 26, 1702. Samuel, (Barron) b. Oct., 1704 ; d. infant. Hannah, (Barron) b. Aug. 6, 1709.
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(IV) Abigail Barron, b. Groton, Mass., Nov. 14, 1676; d. Lancaster. Mass.; m. June 2, 1G99, Henry Houghton, ot Lancaster, Mass.
Children :
80. 1. Henry, (Houghton) bapt. April 19, 1702.
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(IV) Mary Hawkins, b. Watertown, Mass., April 30,
1677; d. , ; m. March 2, 1698, Lieut. Samuel
Steams ; b. [March 29, 1673, son of Samuel and Hannah (Munning) Stearns, of Watertown, Mass.
He was a very prominent and intlucntal man in his native town. He was Town Clerk and iiepreseutative eight yccir?, betvs-een 1714 and 1731 ; Selectman many years and also Assessor. July 8, 1700, he bought of Daniel Smith and Ruhamah, his wife, for £100, all of their right in the estate of his father-in-hrw, Timothy Hawkins.
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Mary, (Steams) b. Jnlv 20, 1099.
Timothy, (Stearns) b. Oct. 8, 1701.
Samuel, (Stearns) b. Nov. 30, 1703.
Joshua, (Stearns) b. Dec. 15, 1705 ; d. un-rn. 1724.
Sarah, (Stearns) b. May 9, 1708.
Jonathan, (Stearns) b. July 2, 1710; d. June 26,
1738. Frudexce, (Stearns) b. April 27, 1713. Eunice, (Stearns) b. Dec. 23, 1715. Anna, (Stearns) b. Aug. 2, 1718.
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(IV) Benoni Garfield, b. Watertowu, Mass., Dec. 4, 1675 ; d. Weston, Mass., Jan. 25, 1725; m. (1) Jan. 10, 1707, Abigail Stearns, b. April 16, 1680, dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Manning) Stearns, of Watertown, Mass. She d.
July 11, 1710. and he m. (2) Mary . He removed to
Weston about 1715, where he bought several tracts of land of his father.
Children :
91* 1. Abigail, (Garfield) b. March 5, 1708.
92. 2. Mary, (Garlield) b. Oct. 9, 1707. m. April 22, 1 738, Ebenezer Hammond, son of Thomas and Mary (Harrington) Hammond. He was distantly related to her.
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(IV) Sarah Hammond, (Thomas^) b. Jan. 20, 1682-83 ; d. in Rowley, July 11, 1759 ; m. Dec. 19, 1699, Thomas Lambert; b. April 8, 1678, son of Lieut. Thomas Lambert, of Rowley, and grandson of Francis Lambert. He d. June 30, 1755. Her will, dated April 11, 1759 ; proved Aug. 6, 1759, mentions sons-in-law, Daniel Clark and George Jewctt ; dau. Mary Clark; dau. Hannah Jewett ; dau. Jane Osborne ; grandchildren, Sarah and Edna Woodnian; sons, Tiiomas and Nathan. (Essex Probate 336 ; 328.) His will, dated
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Dec. 25, 1754, proved July 28, 1755, mentions same as liers. (Essex Probate 333 ; 190.) He was town cJerk thirty-tive years and was a very prominent man in the town.
Children :
93. 1. Mary, (Lambert) b. Aug. 25, 1704 ; d. March 1,
1765 ; m. July 29, 1731, Daniel Clarke, d. Aug. 26, 1764.
94. 2. Sarah, (Lambert) b. Aug. 25,1704: d. July 2,
1736 -; m. July 18, 1729, Stephen Woodman, of Bradford.
95. 3. Haxnah, (Lambert) b. Nov. 15, 1706 ; m. Jan. 9,
1728-29, George Jewctt, of I|)b\vieh.
96. 4. Ednaii, (Lambert) b. Feb. 20, 1708 ; d. March 30,
1728-9. 97* 5. THO^rAS, (Lambert) b. Aug. 14, 1711, 98. 6. Jane, (Lambert) b. Nov. 1, 1713; ra. Oct. 12,
1738, John Osborne. 99* 7. Nathan, (Lambert) b. Feb. 11. 1716.
100. 8. Jonathan, (Lambert) b. July 13, 1718 ; "scalded
to death" Jan. 5, 1725.
101. 9. Lucy, (Lambert) b. Sept. 26, 1721; d. May
5, 1736.
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(IV) Elizabeth Hammond, (Thomas^) b. May 12, 1788; d. Sept. — , 1752; m. June 11, 1709, Ephraim Jewett, of Ipswich, Mass.; b. Feb. 2, 1679-80; d. Dec. 13, 1739 ; son of Jeremiah and Sarah Jewett. In 1717 Thomas Hannnond, " in consideration of love I bear to my son-in-law, Ephraim Jewett," conveys him land. (Essex Deed 33 ; 208.) His will, dated Oct. 23, 1739, proved Jan. 17, 1739-40, mentions wife, ElizaliCth: only son, Ephraim; daughters, Hannah Smith an<l Sarah Jewett. (Essex Probate 24 ; 16, see also Pissex Deeds 33 ; 208.)
Children, b. and bapt. in Ipswich :
102. 1. Sarah, (Jewett) b. Jan. 13, 171M2 ; un-ra. in
1752. (See Essex Deeds 99 : 80.)
103. 2. Caleb, (Jewett) b. April 25, 1714 ; d. young.
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104. 3. Hanxaii, (Jewett) b. May 8, ITlo; d. infant.
105. 4. Hannah, (J(.'wett) ]). April 1^8, 171')' ; in. Nathaniel
Smith.
106. 5. Ei'HKAiM, (Jewett) b. Nov. 9, 1718 ; d. infant.
107. G. Elizabeth, (Jev.ett) b. Nov. 8, 1719; d. Oct.
2G, 1722.
108. 7. Ephraim, (Jewett) bapt. Jan. 20, 1722-23; d.
Sept. 17,1747. Administration on his estate grantfd Sei)t. 28, 1747, to Margaret Jewett, widow, and Nathaniel Smith, both of Ipswich. (Essex Prol)ate 28 ; 132.) Account was rendered July 18, 1748, by Alargaret Burnham, .alias Jewett and Nathaniel Smith, joint admin- istrators. (Essex Probate 28 ; 122-3.)
Children ;
a. Elizabeth, (Jewett) l)apt. Dec. 26, 1725 ; d. April 6, 1737.
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(IV) Hannah Ham.mond, (Thomas-^) bapt. Rowley,
Mass., July 19, 1716: d. Ipswich, Mass., , 1792;
ni. Aug. 15, 1739, Lieut. Nathaniel Biadstreet, son of Moses Bradstreet, of Ipswich. She was his second wife. (He married first April 19, 1727, Haimah Northend, by whom he had eiglit chiMren, only two of whom lived to mature years.)
Children :
109. 1. Nathaniel, (Bradstreet) bapt. June 20, 1740; m.
Dec. 7, 1762, Phebe Jewett. He d. March 28, 1806.
110. 2. ELi/Ar,[:TH, (Bradstreet) bapt. Sept. 25,1743; m.
May 31, 1764,' Samuel Plumer, of Newbury,
Mass. Shed, in Rowley, July 5. 1774. John, (Bradstreet) bapt. June 2!>, 1748 ; m. Feb.
14, 1771, Judith Hale, of Newbury. Mahv, (Brail.stieet) bapt. June 24, 1750 ; m. June
20, 1774, Nathan Pearson. Sarah, (Bradstreet) bapt. Oct. 1,1752; m.
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(IV) Mary Hammond, (Thomas-^) bapt. Ipswich, Mass., Oct. 11, 1719; d. Rowley, Mass., Aug. 5, 1748; m. (Pub.) Nov. 3, 1739; Jonathan Pickard, of Rowley, h. Dec. 6, 1716, son of Lieut. Jonathan and Johanna Pickard. He m. 2d, Mary Ilib- bert, and d. Fe'o. 10, 1765.
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(IV) Samuel House, 3d, b. Scituate. Mays., 1665; d. Scituate, Mass., 1718; ni. Feb. 25, 1092; Sarah "Piucin" (Pynchon) b. Mar. 29, 1669, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth (White) Pincin, of Scituate. He lived near Curtis Mill, west of the third Herring brook. Some of tliis family were livn^g in Scituate after ISOU.
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(IV) Artgail Hastings, b. Watertov/n, Mass., Dec. 8, 1679; d. Watertown, Mass., July 19, 1710; m. 1699, .John Warren, b. May 21, 1678; d. Weston, Mass., 1726, son of Capt. John and Micha (Jennison) Warren, of Watertown. (After her death he m. 2d, May 14, 1711, Lydia Fiske, by whom lie had 8 chil. not in Hammond line.)
John. (Warren) b. Apr. 3, 1701. Sakah, (Warren) b. Sei.t. 20, 1702. Samuel, (Warren) b. Mar. 18. 1704. Thomas, (Warnn) b. March 11, 1706. David, (Warren) b. June 22, 1708.
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(IV) John Hastings, bapt. Watertown, Mass., Dec. 4, ;
1687; d. Lunenburg, Mass., about 1746: m. 1st, Nov. 2, 1702; i
Susanna Bemis. b. Dec. 24, 1682, dau. of John and Mary 1
(Harrington) Bemis. She d. without issue Nov. 15, 1703. \
He m. 2d, Jan. 8, 1707, Sarah Fiske, b. July 4, 1684; dau. of :
Nathaniel and Mary (Warren) Fiske. They removed to \
Lunenburg about 1723. ?
Children: I
124. 1. Sakaii, (Hastings) b. Nov- 8, 1707; m. Sept. 28, !
1727, Samuel Cummings. |
125. 2. Susanna, (Hastings) b. April 4, 1710; m. Sept. I
27,1727, Moses Wiilard. ;
126. 3. John, (Hastings) b. Feb. 4, 1712. [
127. 4. Nathanikl, (Hastings') b. June 9. 17i4; m. May !
21. 1741, Lois Houghton, of Lunenburg.
128* 5. Hannah. (Hastings) b. Jan. 24, 1717; m. Aug. 15, \
1735, Lieut. David Farnsworth, of Lunenburg. -
129. 6. Abigail, (Hastings) b. .1719; m. July 29,
1741, Jonathan Hammond, of Swanzey, N. H., '-
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130. 7. Eunice, (Hastings) b. Sept. 3, 1722; m. Dec. 22, . •. . \
1741, Stephen Farnsworth, of Lunenburg. I
131. 8. Maky, (Ha.stings) b. July 6, 1731; m. July 20, \
1748, Nicholas Dike, of Lunenburg. i
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(IV) Elizabeth Hastings, bapt. Watertown, Mass., :
Dec. 4, 1687; m. Aug. 22, 1707, Hopestill Mead, son of I
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4, 1687 ; m. 1st, April 14, 1714, Nathaniel Shattuck ; b. Jan. ]
14, 1689, son Dr. Philip and Rebecca (Chamberlin) Shat- !
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136. 5. Lucy, (Stearns) b. June 24, 1727. I
137. 6. BKN.TAMIX, (Stearns) 1>. Dec. 27, 1728. ■
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(I\') ^^'II.r.IAM Hastings, bapt. Watertown, Mass., July
13,1690; d. Watertown, Mass., , 172:'.; m. Abigail
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Abigail was appointed administratrix of his estate Nov. 22, 1723.
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(IV) Samuel Hastings, bapt. Watertown, Mnss., July 10, 1698 ; d. Waltham, Mass.; m. May 29, 1719, Bethia Hol- loway. He was a tanner au<l currier by tratle, and settled in Waltham, where he carried on his business many years and became a highly res})ecte(l citizen. He was Selectman in Waltham in 1742-43-44.
S.vMrKL, (Hastings) b. March 30, 1721. |
Th.U)I)i:l-s, (Hastings) b. Get. 15, 1723. I
Makv, (Hastings) b. Dee. 15, 1725. |
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(IV) Jo.sKPH 1Ia.<tin(js, bapt. Watertowii, Mass., July 10, U!9,S; ,1. Waltham, Ma.s., Maidi 23, 1783; m. 1st, Oct. 2^ 1716, Lydia Biown, b. Dec. 30, 1697, dau. of Capt. Abraham and Mary (Hyde) Brown, of Watertowii. Mass. She was the mother of all of his children. After her death he m. 2d, Jan. 16, 1769, Sarah Stearns. (This is probably an error, as slie was not born until 1744 and may have been the wife of his son .Jo.sep>h. His second wife may have been widow Mary (Ilamm.)iid,) I'Vich. dan. of Jonathan Hammond of Walthani. F. S. H.) Josei.h Hastin-js was a farmer in Waltham. Bond gives the above date as his death, but it may have been the date of his son's death. Jo.seph Hastings, who m. the daugh- ter of Jonathan Hammond, died before 1776, as she was widow Mary Hastings ulien he made his will in that year. Childien :
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149. 4. .JosKi'H, (Hastings) b. June 1, 1722.
150. 5. (Infant child) b. and d. 1724.
151. 6. Lr( Y, (Hastings) b. April 9. 1726.
152. 7. JosiAH, (Hastings) b. Feb. 28, 1728. loS. s. Jo.NA-. (Hastings) b. Se])t. 15, 1729.
154. 9. SusAN-XA, (Ha.stings) b. May 26. 1731.
155. 10. Elizabeth, (Hastings) b. Oct. 10, 1734.
156. 11. Tpiankful. (Ha.stings) b. Oct. 12, 1736.
157. 12. Sarah, (Hastings) b. Nov. 1737.
158. 13. (Infant child) b. and d. 1739.
159. 14. Lois, (Hastings) b. May 14, 1742.
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(IV) Thomas llA.vn.vis. [>. Watertown, Mass., Sept. 26, 1697, bapt. July 10. 1698; d. June, 1747. in Littleton; m.' 1717, Sarah Wldte, b. Nov. 17, 1696, dau. of Andrew an.l Sarah ^-Sanderson) White. A cordwainer. .settled first in Lexington, removed to Littleton about 1726. Wid. Sarah
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160. 1. Hepzibah, (Hastings) b. June 11, 1718. I
161. 2. Elizabeth, (Hastings) b. March 31, 1720. {
162. 3. Thaddei-s. (Hastings) b. Feb. 21, 1722. i
163. 4. Keziah, (Hasting.s) b. July 26. 1724. |
164. 5. Thomas. (Hastings) b. Nov. 17. 1725. I
165. 6. Submit, (Hastings) b. Oct. 15. 1729. |
166. 7. Sakah. (Hastings) h. Dee. 3, 1731. ^
167. 8. Esther, (Hastings) b. June 7, 1733. i
168. 9. Abigail. (Hastiiigs) b. April 5, 1736. I
169. 10. Andrew, (Hastings) b. July 15, 1738. |
170. 11. Run AMAH, (Hastings) b. Dec. 5, 1740. I
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d. Waltham, Mass., Jan. 21, 1741; ni. May 1, 1724, George ;
Lawrence, Jr., b. June 3, 1698, son of George and Mary ( ) ^
Lawrence, of Watertown Mass. After her death he m. 2d,
Grace Brown by whom he had three children. He lived in ]
Waltham, Mass., where he was a prominent citizen and h'e- i quent otTice holder. He d. Aug.. 2, 1773. His brother, John
Lawrence, m. Mary Hammond, dau. of Thomas Hammond, ■
of Waltham, a distant relative of his wife. I
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171. 1. Abigail, (Lawrence) b. Feb. 14, 1725; d. Dec. 8, i
1726. f
172. 2. Ben.iamin, (Lawrence) b. Jan. 30, 1728; d. in the :
war in 1754. ;
173. 3. Elliah, (Lawrence) b. April 10, 1735: d. April 14, 1
1805. ■ 1
174. 4. Joshua, (Lawrence) b. Feb. 8, 1735; d. Nov., 1736. .|
175. 5. Jonathan, (Lav/rence) b. and d. 1737. |
176. 6. Eunice, (Lawrence) b' S^pt. 19, 1738; m. Nov. 17, |
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1701 ; d. Fraiiniigliani, Mass., — , 1757 ; m. Bethia j
Adams, of Mcdway, ]\lass. He was a farmer in Framiiigham. |
His widow Bethia was appointed guardian of his youngest ]
daughter, Hannah, April 13, 1759. ';
Children : • I
Sarah, (Stearns) b. Dec. 1, 1729. f
Timothy, (Stearns) b. Aug. 28, 1731. ■ \
Nathan, (Steams) b. Aug. 22, 1733. ''.
Bethia, (Stearns) b. Oct. 6, 1735. j
.Joshua, (Stearns) b. Aug. 8, 1737. I
Jonathan, (Stearns) b. Sept. 19, 1739. j
•John. (Stearns) b. June 5, 1741. f
Asa, (Steams) b. May 3, 1744. " |
Hannah, (Stearns) b. May 20, 174<3. ;
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(V) Lieut. Samup:l Stearns, Jr., b. Watertown, Mass., ^
Nov. 30, 1703; d. Watertown, Mass., Aug. 1(3, 174(3; in. '
Feb. 13, 1732, Sarah Bowman, bapt. May 25, 1707, dau. of , Capt. Nathaniel and Ann (Barnard) Bowman, of Cambridge, . [ Mass. • . . J
EzEKiEL, (Stearns) b. Dec. 29, 1732; d. ,
1734. Sarah, (Stearns) b. (3ct. 2(3, 173(3 ; m. May 24,
1758, Col, Abijah Brown. Samuel, (Stearns) b. Nov. 14, 1739 ; m. May 15,
17(30, Mary Bjgelow, of Waltham.
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(V) Sarah Stearns, b. Watertown, Mass., May 9, 1708; d. Worcester, Mass., April 9, 180(3 ; m. Nov. 15, 172G, Isaac Barnard, b. March 13, 1702, son of James and Judith (Jenni- son) Barnard, of Watertown, Mass. He removed to Sutton,
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Children :
189. 1. Isaac, (Barnard) b. Mav 27, 1727.
190. 2. Sakaii, (Barnard) b. May 11, 1729.
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(\') Pkldenx'E Stearn, b. Watertown, Mass., April
27, 1713; d. Worcester, Mass., — , 1751; ni. Nov. 16,
173G, Francis Plarrington, b. June 11, 1709, son of Edward and Mary (Ocington) Harrington, of Watertown, Mass. He removed to Grafton, where his children were probably born, and L'der to Worcester, where he d. July 18, 1793.
Ciiildren:
191. 1. Fkaxcis (Harrinirton) b. , 1737; d. April
6, 17C8.
There were probably other children born in Grafton.
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(\') Pa'xice Stearns, b. Watertown, Ma.-^s., Dec. 23, 1715; d. Grafton, Mass.; m. Nov. 20, 1738, Nathaniel Adam.s, of Grafton, Mass.
90
(V) Anna Stearns, b. Watertown, Mass., Aug. 2. 1718 ;
d. Newton. Ma.ss.. '— , 1778; m. May 2(1, 1748, ^Capt.
Jo.^hua Fuller, of Newton, b. April 12, 1703, son of Lieut.
Jeremiah and Elizabeth ( ) Fuller. She was his 2d wife.
He d. Aug. 23, 1777.
Children:
192. 1. Joshua, (Fuller) b. March 2, 1747.
193. 2. Ann, (Fuller) b. June 18, 1749.
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David, (Fuller) b. April 18, 1751.
MosKs, (Fuller) b. April 1. 1753.
El'nice, (Fulk-r) b. Feb. 15, 175(J.
Rachel, (Fuller) b. April 29, 1760; d. 1761.
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fV) Abig.ml G.^rfteld, b. Watertowu, Mass., March 5, 1708; d. Weston. Ma.ss.; m. Dec. G, 172H. James Jones, b. 1707, son of Capt. James and Sarah (Moore) Jones, of Weston, Mass. They did not live in harmony and about 1748 he left his family and with one of his sons went to South Car- olina, from wlience they never returned. Children :
198* 1. Lemuel. (.Jone.s) b. May 20, 1723.
199. 2. Ja.mes, (.Jones) b. June 9, 1731.
200. 3. Abigail, (Jones) b. April 26, 1733, 201* 4. Eunice, (Jones) b. Sept. 16, 1735. 202* 5. S.\rah, (Jones) b. Aug. 3, 1737. 203* 6. Jonathan, (Jones) b. June 15, 1739. 204* . 7. Solomon, (Jones) b. Feb. 8, 1741.
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(V) Thomas Lambert, b. Rowley, Mass., Aug. 14, 1711 ; d. April 17, 1775; m. 1st, Oct. 13, 1732, Elizabeth Hobson, d. July 6, 1749 ; m. 2d, ^ ±1, 1760, wid. Anna (Lord) Kim- ball, of Ipswich ; d. Aug. 28, 1806.
Children by 1st wife : " . •:
206. 1. Elizabeth, (Lambert^ b. Dec. 3, 1732.
207. 2. Sar.vh, (Lambert) b. Sept. 20, 1735.
208. 3. Mehitable, (Lambert) b. Dec. 10, 1738 ; d. Feb
11,1755.
209. 4. Jonathan, (Lambert) b. April 18, 1743; d. Au^.
29,1760.
210. 5. Thomas, (Lambert) b. March 10, 1747-48.
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Childrcu by 2(1 wife:
211. 6. Mehitakle, (Lambert) b. July 24, ITfJJ.
212. 7. Jonathan, (Lambert) b. Dec. 2, 17();].
213. 8. Nathaniel, (Lambert) b. Feb. G, 17G5.
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(V) Nathan La^ibekt, b. Rowley, Mass., Feb. 11, 1716 ; |
d. Kowley, Mass., March — , 1795; m. 1st, Nov. l(j, 1750, |
Deborah Perley, of Ipswich, Mass., b. Feb. 11, 1716; d. Jan. |
25, 1754. He m. 2(1, July 8, 175(>, Mercy Gage, b. Feb. 14, I
1723; d. Nov. 2>^, 1799, dau. of William and Mercy (Barker) |
Gage, of Rowley, Mass. He was a respected farmer of Row- |
ley, where many of his descendants still live. (For his will, I
see Essex Frolmte, 363 : 530). I
Children : "I
214. 1. Nathan, (Lambert) b. Jan. 4, 1753; has many I
descendants now living in Rowley, Mass. |
By 2d wife : |
215. 2. David, (Lambert) b. Oct. 2, 1757 ; d. infant. |
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(V) Joseph House, b. Scituate, Mass., April 17, 169G ; I
d. Lancaster, Mass., July 9,1756; m. Dec. 13,1716, Lydia |
Curtis, 1). 1695, dau. of Benjamin and Mary (Sylvester) Cur- |
tis, of Scituate, Mass. He settled in Lancaster, Mass., soon I
after his marriage and had eiglit children born to him. A '|
daughter, Deborah House, m. March 14, 1739,. Josiah White, |
and removed to Leomin.ster, Mass. , , f
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(V) Samuel Wakren, b. Watertown, Mass., March 18, 1
1704 , m. Aug. 2<;, 172S, Tabitha Stone, 1). about 1702, dau. 1
of Jose[>h ami Surah (Waite) Stone, of Weston, Ma-s. Their |
ninth child was Joseph Warren, b. in Grafton, Mass., April 22, ^
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1745 ; d. July 19, 1808 ; m. March 28, 1765, Lois Lyons, of Grafton. .Joseph's second cliild was .John Warren, b. Grafton, Mass., Nov. 28, 17G7 ; d. June 17, 1828. He m. 2d, Oct. 11, 1804, Susanna Groat, of Grafton. His fifth child (the second by wife Susajina), was Anna Groat Warren, b. M;iy 1, 1807, who m. Josiali Hovey Hammond, of Grafton. Slie was the motlier of George Warren Hammond, of the Forest Paper Com[)any, who resides at Yarmouthville, Maine, and who has been very active in securing the material for this geneology. Samuel Dennis W^irren, the founder of the well known firm of S. D. Warren & Co., of Boston, was her brother.
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(V) Hannah Hastings, b. Watertown, Mass., Jan. 24 f
1716-17; m. Aug. 15, 1735, Lieut. David Farnsworth, son of j
Samuel and Mary (Whitcomb-Willard) Farnsworth, of Lun- ;
enburg, Mass., and settled in Charlestown, N. H. He Vv-as \
one of the original settlers of Charlestown, then known a? I
"No. 4." He took an active part in the early affairs of the t
town and was among the most prominent in defend- \
ing the inhabitants against the attacks of the French '
and Indians. He was taken prisoner in April. 1757, and i
carried to Canada, but made his escij})e after seventeen days \-
of terrible suffering and succeeded in getting back to his \
family. They removed soon after to Hollis, N. H., and later ]
to Northern Vermont. I
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Tarbell, of Groton, Mass. She d. Aug. 6, 1829. '
217* 2. Mary (Farns\vorth) b. 1739. \
218. 3. Elnice (Farnsworth) b. 1741; m. 1759, Oliver \
Parker, of Groton, Ma.«s., b. Feb. 23, 1738, She •
d Feb. 8, 1767, leaving two sons and three {
daughters. :i
219* 4. liRLiKF, (Farnsworth) b. 1745. '• \ I
220* 5. Samuel, (Farnsworth) b. 1750. ?
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6. David, (Fariisworth) b, ITHO ; d. Nov. 10, 177M. He was a drummer at Bunker Hill, and con- tinued an active })artisan until he \\as captured by the British, who executed liini as a s{»y at Hartford, Conn., when only about eighteen years of age.
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(Vl) Bhthia Stkakns, b. Framingham, Mas.s., Oct. 0,
1735; d. Southbdro, Mass., Mar. 19, 1723; m. — , 1757,
Col. Thomas Nixon, b. April 27, 1736, son of Christo})her Nixon, of Framingham, Mass.
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Azubah Hus-sell. jA.NfKs, (.Jones) b. Se})t. 5, 1756 ; m. Dec. 23, 1778,
Elizabeth Park. Lk(».\aki), (Jones) b. May 5. 1758. Lkmukl, (Jones) b. June 22, 1759. <rAUFii:r.D, (Jones) b. April 19, 1761. Sai:.vh, (Junesj b. July 9, 1763. Enoch, (Jones) b. May 31, 1765.
221. 1. K.vn-, (Nixon) b. July 31, 1758; m. William j
Stowell, removed to Paris, Mc. . f Tho.mas, (Nixon) b. March 19, 1762.
A.>A, (Nixon) b. Aug. 17, 1767 ; d. Dec. 7, 1771. |
Hannah, (Nixon) b. Sept. 21, 1772; m. Jolm |
Nichols, of Southboro, Mass. i
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(VI) LKMn-i. JoxKs, b. Weston, Mass., May 20, 1729: j
d. Weston, Muss., before 1783; m. Jan. 23, 1754, Anna Stim- |
son, b. Nov. 27, 1733, dau. of James and Sarah (Cutter) Stim- f
son, of We.^ton, Mass. His estate was divided in 1783. The I
names of sons, Leonard and (nirfield do not appear in the |
division, hence they probalJy died young. I
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232. 8. Anna (Jones) b. Jan. 20, 1707; ni. March 17, j
17H8, Thomas Mickell. of Brookline, Mass. I
233. 9. Ruth, (Jones) b. Jan. 7. 176i). , \
234. 10. Daniki. (Jones) b. July 12, 1770. .. ,, . j
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(VI) EuNicK JoNKS, b. Weston, Mass., Sept. 15, 1735 ; [
m. Oct. 17, 1754, Caleb Myrick, b. Sept. 30, 1728, son of |
James and Mary (W'oolson) Myrick, of Groton and Weston, j
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(VI) Sakah Jones, b. Weston, Mass., Aug. 3, 1737 ; m. May 20, 1762, Elisha Gale, b. Jan. 1, 1736, son of Abraham and Esther i^Cunningham) Gale, of Weston, Mass.
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(VI) Jonathan Jones, b. Weston, Mass., June 15, 173J>; i
m. April 4, 1771, Lydia Jones, b. March 23, 1752, dau. of J
Aaron and Silence (Cutting) Jones, of Weston, Mass. i
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(VI) Solomon Jones, b. Weston, Mass., Feb. 8, 1741 ; i
m. March 14, 1764, Beulah Stiatton, b. Jan. 17, 1744, dau. of ?
Jonathan and Dinah (Bemis) Stratton, of Weston, Ma^s. •
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(VI) Nathan Lambeiit, b. Rowley, Mass., Jan. 4, 1753 ; I
d. Rowley, Mass., Jan. 4, 1814 ; m. Nov. 5, 1774, Abigail \
Prime, b. 1752; d. Jan. 4, 1814. They lived in Rowley, |
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Children
235| 1. John (Lambert) b. March 29, 1779; m. Dec. 20, 1804, Sarah Bradstreet, of Ipswich, Mass.
Children :
a. John Phime, (Lambert") b. 1805.
b. Maria, (Lambert) b. 1806.
c. Jony, fLambert) b. :March 2, 1S08.
/ Hannah Bkai'stkket, (bambert) b. 1815. g. Nathan, (Laml>ert) b. Jan. 4, 1821.
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236. 1. Reuben, (Tucker) b. about 1772.
237. 2. David, (Tucker) b. about 1774.
238. 3. Charles, (Tucker) b. about 177(); m. Wealthy
Ruggles, dau. of Richard and Wealthy (Hath- away) Ruggles, and had a eon. Gilbert Ruggley Tucker, b. .Jan. 9, 1807 ; who was a prominent merchant in Boston.
239. 4. Relief, (Tucker) b. 1778.
240. o. Hannah, (Tucker) b. 1780.
241. (J. Maky, (Tucker) b. 1782.
(VI) Mary Faknsworth, b. Charlestown, N.H., , |
1739 ; d. Chesterfield, N. H., Nov. 11, 1765 ; m. April 29, j
1762, Elisha Rock wood, of Groton, Mass., and settled in '
Chesterfield, N. H. She left two daughters. He m. agani and .
was the father of Rev. Elisha Rockwoo<l, of Swanzey, N. H. |
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(VI) Relief Farnsworth, b. Charlestown, N. H., |
1745; m. .June 4, 1771, Reuben Tucker, son of Moses I
Tucker, of Townsend, Mass. They removed to Digby, Nova Scotia. v , ...
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(VI) Samuel Farnsworth, b. Charlestown, N. II., 1750; d. ia Canada; m, about 1780, Anna Wati^on. He was a drummer at Bunker Hill and an active partisan through- out the Revolution. He was a pensioner and continued to draw his f)€n3ion after his removal to Canada. He lived some years in the town of Stoddard, N. H., where all of his children were born. He removed to Canada. In 1787 he was administrator of the estate of his kinsman, Abraham Griffith (Griflin "?) in Gilsum, N. H.
Children:
242* 1. John, (Farnsworth) b. May 15. 1783.
243. 2. Samuel, (Farnsworth) b. 1785; m. Miss Barlov.-
and settled in Eaton, P, Q., Canada. Had seven children.
244. 3. David, (Farnsworth) b. 1787 ; m. Phebe Loth-
rop, and settled in Dunswell, P. Q., Canada. He had six children.
245. 4. Eunice, (Farnsworth) b. 1789 ; m. Gros-
venor, and settled in New York.
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(VII) John Farnsworth, b. Stoddard, N. H., May 15, 1783; d. in Michigan in 1844; m. 1809, Sarah Patten, dau. of Col. John Patten, of Surrey, N. H. They removed with his parents to Canada in 1812, and in 1834 to Michigan where he was a surveyor.
Children b. in Canada:
246* 1. .James Patten, (Farnsworth) b. May 10, 1810.
247. 2. Mary, (Farnsworth) b. 1812 ; m. 1835, Augustus
Colton ; She d. 1890 ; 2 children.
248. 3. Charlotte, (Farnsworth) b. 1814; m. Joseph
M. Holden ; 3 children.
249. 4. Sarah, (Farnsworth) b. 181H ; d. unm. 1840.
250. 5. Eunice. (Farnsworth) b. 1818; m. 1842, Dr.
Nicholas Hurd ; she d. 1853; 2 children.
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251* (I J(HfN Fkaxklin, (Fainswortli) b. Muich 27, 1S20.
252. 7. iSAi.'Aii, (Farnsworth) d. youni^.
253. S. EuNU'K, (Farnsworth) d. youui^.
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(VIII) Jamks Patten Farnsworth, b. Eato/i, P. Q. May 10, 1810; m. Ist, June 1, 18.34, Ach^:ah Hudson, b 1811 ; d. 1853; m. 2d, Mrs. Mary A. IlalltA-k.
Children :
254. 1. KoBKRT, (Farnsworth) d. younor.
255. 2. Er.oN John, (Farnsworth) b. July 30, 1837.
Child by 2d wife : 25(5. 3. Julius M., (Fainsworth) b. , 1855.
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(VIII) Ghn. John F. Farnsworth, b. March 27, 1>;20 , ni. Oct. 12, 184t;, Mary A. Clark, dau. of John and Mary (— > Clark. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, settled at St. Charles ni lS-i2, removed from there to Chiea;2;o in 1852. He was a member of the 35th, 36th, 3,sth, 39th, 40th, 41.st, and 42d Congress. He raised the Eightli Regiment Illinois Cavalry in 18(11, and was its Colonel. Promoted Brigadier General Nov. 29, 18(52. He was actively engaged during nearly all of the time until about the close of the cam- paign in 1802 when he received severe injuries that disabled liim from active service' in the field and in 18(53 he resigned his eommi-sion. In the winter of 18(33 he raise<l the Seven- teentli Illinois Cavalry, which did valiant service in the field. He was an able and forcible speaker in Congi'css, and a ready debater. After his retirement from Congress he again en- gaged in the practice of his profession.
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258. 1. John, (Fanisworth) b. Sept. 1855 ; m. Mary Ilen- dersou, dau. Gen. Thomas J. and Henrietta (Butler) Henderson, of Hlinois.
Cliildren :
a. Gektrcde, b. Aug, 30, 1SS9 d. Jonx, b. Jan. 31, 1891. c. Eunice, b. Dec. 18, 1892.
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(IX) Gen. Elon .John Farnsworth, b. Green Oak, Mich., July 30, 1837 ; killed at the battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863; unm. In 1857 he joined tlie expedition against the Mormons in Utah. In the spring of 1859, he was in the detachment sent from Camp Floyd, Utah, to the Mountain Meadows. In 18G1 he ruturued home and joined the Eighth Ills. Cav., tlien being organized by his uncle, John F. Farns- worth, and was appointed Asst. Quartermaster. He was soon promoted to Captain of Co. K. and served in the Pen- insular Campaign in Va. In 1863 he was acting Lieut. Col. and Quartermaster of the Fourth Army Corps, under Gen. Pleasauton. In May, 1863, he was on Gen. Pleasanton's Staff. June 29, 1863, he was commissioned Brig. Gen. of Cavalry. He was assigned to the command of a brigade in Gen. Kilpatrick's cavalry division, comprising the 1st Vt., 1st W. Va., 5th N. Y. and 18th Penn. Pegts. While leading a fierce charge on the bloody field of Gettysburg, he fell pierced by five mortal wounds.
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THOMAS HAMMOND, JR.,
OF WATERTOWy AND WALTHAM, MAS«.
(I\') Thomas Hammond, (Thomas') b. Wateitown, Mass., Nov. 17, 1G85; d. Waltham, Mass., Oct. 22, 1762; m. March 8, 1709, Mary Harriocrton, b. May 11. 1687 ; d. May 18, 1760, dau. of .John and Hannali (Winter) Harrington, of Walthani, Mass. He was selectman in Watertown, in 1730. 1731 and 1732 ; a prominent and influential man of the town. His will on file at East Cambridge, dated July 7, 1762; proved Nov. 15, 1762, gives to children of his son, Thomas, the sum of £74, 13*, 4'\ to be paid in the following manner :
To his son, David, £26, 13", 4^
To his daughter, Ruth Garfield, and to his daughter, Sarah "Godden," £8, 13', 4'^ each.
To his sons, Ephraim and John Hammond, £15, 6', 8^
To granddaughter, Ruth Norcross, £26, 13; 4', but in case of her death to go to children of my sons, Thomas and Jonatlian, equally.
To children of my son, Sauiuel, decease.!, £133, iV, 8^ to \k- divided as follows: to his two sons £40, 13\ 4\ each at
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age of 21 years; to his two daughters £20 each at age of 21 years.
To my soii, Thomas Hammoii<l, jiSO.
To (laughter, Mary Lawreuce, £90, 13', 4^
To sou, Jonathan Hammond, £154, 13', 4*^.
To daughters, Sarah Cutting, Grace Stearns and Hannah Parks, £80 each.
Wearing apparel to be e(iually divided between sons, Thomas and Jonathan.
To daughters, Sarah Cutting, Grace Stearns, Mary Law- rence and Hannah Parks, each one-eleventh of remainder of estate after all cliarges are paid.
To children of son, Samuel, one-eleventh of remainder.
Son, Jonathan, sole Exec. The will is witnessed by Jonas Hastings, Jonas Stuart and Jonas Dix.
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Non-cupative codicil added Oct. 17, 1762, made 5 days before his death, witnessed by Jonas Stuart and Hannah Jones, gives of moneys in the house and due to him : To son, Jonathan, £100, "old tenor," the rest equally to children ex- cept that Thomas is to have a double share.
To son, Jonathan, best saddle, bridle and gun.
To Thoma.s, silver buckles and spure.
To Hannah the " pillyarn ; " to Mary the " panel."
March 13, 1763, the heirs chose Samuel Livermore, Jonas Dix and Nathaniel Livermore, to divide the real estate. The paper is signed by John Lawrence, Isaac Cutting and Jonathan Hannnond.
The inventory of the estate by Lemuel Livermore, Will- iam Coolidge and Jonas Dix, shows a large amount of house- hold goods, cattle, horses, swine, etc. Among the items is seventeen barrels of cider.
Among the books of deceased are named " Great Bible,"
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" Mr. Alleu, upon Conversion," "Mr. Russell, upon the Un- j
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In the Executors account, dated June 29, 1764, are named •
son, Thomas Hammond, John and Mary Lawrence, Isaac i
and Sarah Cutting, Nathaniel and Grace Stearns, John and i
Hannah Parks. David Bemir5, guardian of Samuel Ham- '
mond's children, Phinehas Warren and others. The division | of real estate, dated, June 1, 1765, by Sam'l Livermore, Jonas
Dix, Nath'l Livermore, Jonathan Sanderson and Thomas ■ Wellington, gives a good description of the bounds of several tracts of land of which he died possessed, including the
homestead on the " way " leading to " Capefare, so called." >
He was certainly a very well-to-do man for the time in \
which he lived. I
Thomas, b. July 22, 1710.
Eeenezer. b. June 23, 1712.
^LiRY, b. Feb. 4, 1715.
JoNATfLVN, b. Jan. ]:]. 1717.
Sakah, b. xMarch 3, 1718. . . ■•
PvUTH, b. 1719-20.
John, b, March 21, 1721.
Grace, b. Dec. 9, 1723. ' ' .'•
IlAyNAii, b. June 9, 1725. ' ■•. ^
Samuel, b. April 15, 1728. . '
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(V) Thomas HAM>roND, (Thomas') b. Watertown, Ma.ss., July 22,1710; d. Waltham, Mass., Jan. 14, 1782; m. March
29, 1732, Paith Converse, b. , 1709 ; d. July 4, 1779,
dau. of Ca[.t. Josiah and Paith ( ) Converse, of Woburn,
Mass. He was selectman in Waltham in 1741-43. The ad- ministration on his estate, (Middlesex Probate, No. 7165.) coo- tains bd' few papers nnd shows the a[)pointment of his son, E[)hraiia iJammond :is Administrator. A Bond of Ephraim Hannnond with Jose[>h Whitney and Abraham Sanders as surities.
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Inventory, dated March 13, 1782, by Jonas Dix, Abijah Brown and Jonathan Fisher, shows personal estate to the sum of ^56, 10% f)\
The account of Epln-aim Hammond, Administrator, dated March 13, 1782, shows moneys paid to Abijah Liver- more, Warharn Cusliing, Jesse Wehnan, William Fiske, Sarah Bemis, N. Sanderson, William Adams and others to the amount of £21, 12', 5'.
Thomas appears to have been a farmer on lands left by his fatlier but his brother Jonathan seems to have had the homestead.
Thomas, b. June 2. 1732. Ruth, b. Sept. 22, 1734. David, b. Jan. 23, 1737. SA17AII, b. Dec. 22, 1710. Epjiraim, b. Dec. 24, 1745. John, b. Aug. 22, 1 749.
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(V) Ebexezer Hammond, (Thomas^) b. Watertowu, Mass., June 23, 1712; d. Vv'eston, Mass., May — , 17o0; m. 1st, April 20, 1738, Mary Garfield, b. Oct. 19, 1717; d. Dec. 5, 1753, dau. of Beuoni and Mary ( ) Garfield, of Wes- ton ; m. (2) Dec. 20, 1755, Mercy Garfield, b. June 17, 1722, dau. of Lieut. Thomas and Mercy (Bigelow) Garfield. He had no children by his second wife. His unsigned will was dated May 14, 1760. Adm. on his estate, (Middlesex Pro- bate, No. 7141,) was granted June 9, 1760, to Thomas and Jonathan Hammond, of Waltham, hu.?bandmen. Bond with John Walker and Abraham Bigelow as sureties.
Wk-stox, May 11, 1760. Wee Ki^i-" Brown and Benj* Peirce te.«titie that Mr. Eljzor Hpinmoiu',
late ot \Veit(.)n, 'lec'd, call us as witnesses and declared in his last isickvuss
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102 WILLIAM HAMMOND
aiul y.iit little before hi? death, that uhat money was due him from Mr. Ahi'ahaiu Bii^'elow, he g-ave to his wife a.-^ a L'ift.
Signed,
EpFi'.r. Brown Bex.i. Peirce Note. No objection made by the heir?.
Inventory of pel■.^c'il;.l estate by John Walker, Aljrahara Bigelow and Benjamin Peirce. Amount .£144-18-2. No mention of names of heirs.
Children:
275. 1. Mary, b. April 1, ]7:>9. Bond's Watertown, p.
38, says she m. June 15, 1756, Moses Bigelow, bapt. in Weston, Mass., May 3, 17o0, and gives her the following family. The Bigelow Fam. Gen. gives the same family with tlie exception of the m.arriages of her daughters, Mary and Eunice. The only evidence th-'.t ha'-' been found to connect the family of Mu^es Bigelow with the family of Ebenezer Hanimond is the ap{>earance of his hiother. Abraham's, signature in the settlenu'iit of Ebenczcr's estate.
Children :
a. M.^RY. •*(Ri<relo\v) bapt. May 14, 17oS ; m. April 29,
177^t, Jonathan Stearns, of \Valthan, ]tlu.«5.
b. Sami-ei., (Ki^'^U.w) bapt. Autr. 30, 1761.
c. Moses, (Biirelow) baj.t. Aim. 5, 1764.
d. Ei-.s ICE, (Bigelow^ bapt. Mav L'2, 17r,S -. ui. AT)ril24,
1788, Joj-epii Moss, of Natiek. Mass.
276. 2. Thankful, b. Aug. 4, 1740; d. 1741.
277. 3. Gakkjkli), b. Oct. . '31, 1741; d. Nov. 21, 1741.
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(\') Makv Ha.mmo.vd, (Thomas^) b. Watcrtown, Mass., Feb. 4, 1715; d. Waltham, Mass.; m. Jan. 24, 17:54, John Lawrence, b. Feb. 2(i, 1704 ; d. Aug. 2:>, 1770, .son of George, Jr.. and Miuy ( )Lawrence, of Waltham, Mass.
(*l'.i-i>!o\v Fam. (ien. says Mary probahly m. H-nj. Mil's of Nee<i- ham. and tliat V.mwvi' probahly m. James .'"■iit-pard of Nev, ton, Ma;'S. ) TlH,te.se-ms to V;f little evidence that this was the same Marv iLinimond. A Mary Hammond who i<j un-aeeounted for ni. July 29, i7o(-;, David Smith, iff ' Slid iiurv, Ma.-^s.
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Children
278. 1. Anna, (Lawrence) b. Jan. 30, 1735; m. April 1,
1756, Edward Harrington.
279. 2. SahaH; (Lawrence) b. July 21, 1737 ; m. June 15,
1762, Josiah Whitney.
280* 3. John, (Lawrence) b. Nov. 30. 1740.
281. 4. Akigail, (L;nvrence) b. Dec. 6, 1744: m. June 7,
1763, Jonathan Fisher.
282. 5. Phinka.-, (Lawrence) b. Feb. 19, 1749.
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(V) Jonathan Hammond, (Thomas') b. Watertown, Maps., Jan. 13, 1717 ; d. Waltham, Mass.. March 9, 1776; m. 1st, Nov. 23. 1738, Judith Stearns, b. Jan. 1, 1716; d. 1749, dau. of (Jeorge and Hannah (Sanderson) Stearns, of Lexing- ton, Mass. ; m. (2) May 1, 1750, Lydia Stratton. b. July 22. 1722; d. (Jet. 2. 1771. dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Ha^er) Stratton, of Waltham, Mass. Hem. (3) Hannah . Per- haps Hannali, widow of Jonas Priest, and mother of Jonas and Job Priest, who are mentioned in his will.
His will, (Middle.^^ex Probate No. 7153.) dated Feb. 7, 1776, proved March 27, 1776, <:rives to wife, Hannah, use of his house untd the 20th of April next; the sum of £4 to be paid her within one year, ''and the agreement made between us before our marriage to be fulfilled." Son, Jonathan, to have land with buildings thereon, south of road leading to "Capefare," so-called, and laml bought of Daniel Bond and Thomas Parks together with about 3 acres of saltmarsh in Watertown. To son. Jonathan, husbandry utensils, horse kine, ox kine and 5 cows. . His choice of 1 swine, 1 bed, the