John Hathaway

• General Notes
  • John and Martha Hathaway were Isaac’s parents. John was born in 1629, probably in England. He and Martha married in about 1649, and they had at least six and possibly more children. Martha died between 1683 and 1692 when in December at the First Church in Braintree, Massachussetts, he married Ruth Dyer, the widow of Christopher. John died in about 1705, as did Ruth. She, too, is buried at the Fox Cemetery; her stone notes her age as 62 at death. John and Martha’s children were:
    
    John b. 1650
    Abraham b. 1652
    Isaac b. 1655 m. Mary Pitts d. 1722
    Ephraim b. 1661
    Abigail b. 1667 m. James Phillips
    Rebecca b. 1669 m. Jared Talbot
    
    (The Hathaway family history notes that John is frequently mentioned in HISTORY OF NEW PLYMOUTH by Boylies. Many of these records are of land transactions.)
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    Lived in "The Farms", then part of Taunton, and now part of Berkley, MA. Ensign John served as Deputy to the Plymouth Colony General Court 1680-1684 and 1691, and to the General Court of MA in 1696-1697. He was constable in 1676 and 1691, a frequent juror, an attorney of record, and co-founder of the Chartley Iron Works of Norton. Married first about 1649, at Freetown, MA. Married second Dec. 25, 1692 at First Church, Braintree, MA, Ruth (b. 1642; d. Sep. 10, 1705, Taunton, MA; bur. Fox Burying Ground, Berkley, MA), the widow of Christopher DYER. The inventory of widow Ruth HATHAWAY's estate was taken Jan. 23, 1705/6.

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