Person:Edmund Hobart (2)

From Lincoln's History of the Town of Hingham:38

   "Edmund, from Hing. County of Norfolk, Eng., and b. at that parish, ab. 1570, was the ancestor of all who have borne this surname by birth in our Hing. or its vic. He arrived at Charlestown, 1663, and with his s. Thomas, and several others, came to 'Bare Cove,' the same yr. (See Lincoln's History of Hingham, pp. 41 and 156), prob. for the purpose of assisting in establishing a new plantation or township. It is generally thought, howerer, that he did not locate here permanently until the arrival of his s. the Rev. Peter Hobart, and those who came with him. He was one of the early settlers who drew their house-lots on Town (North) St., on the 18th of Sept. 1635; Edmund's lot being the 17th, while Nos. 18 and 19 were granted to two of his sons. His first w., Margaret Dewey, was the mother of his ch. His sec. w., whom he m. at Charlestown, Oct. 10, 1634, whas Mrs. Srarh Lyford, the wid. of Rev. John Lyford. The dates of his, and of his sec. w.'s decease, are recorded in [their son, Peter] Hobart's Diary as foll.: 'March 8, 1646, father Hubbeard dyed.' 'June 23 1649, mother Hobart dyed.' He, therefore, at the time of his decease, was ab. 76 yrs. of age. Resided op. Hobart's Bridge, North St. Freeman, March 4, 1634; constable the same yr.; and in 1639, 1640, and 1642 a deputy to the Great and General Court."

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), Edmund Hobart entry.

   BIRTH: About 1575 based on date of marriage.
   DEATH: Hingham 8 March 1646[/7] "father Hubbeard died" [NEHGR 121:18].

   The death date appears to be a rare error by Robert Charles Anderson. Looking at the underlying source cited, NEHGR, p. 121:18, "The Hobart Journal", the entry for the death of his father is listed on the 8th of "March 1646". This March follows February of 1645, so Rev. Hobart appears to have included March in 1646 as the first month of 1646 without waiting for the actual beginning of the new year on March 25, 1646. In the double dating system, this date should be 8 Mar 1645/46. TAG, p. 27:94, "Edmund Hobart of Hingham, Massachusetts" by Clarence Almon Torrey, also interprets this as 8 Mar 1645/46.

2.   Hobart, L. Smith. William Hobart, his ancestors and descendants. (Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States: Press of S.G. Otis & Co., 1886).

   as Edmund. 'name of wife unknown' 'no info on Rebecca: believe b. 1598'
   [among oldest]

3.   Titus, Dorothy M. Hobart family in America: twelve generations. (Boston, Mass.: The editor, 1943).

   no mention of Sir Hobart.Came from Hingham Eng, renamed 'Bare Cove' (12 miles south of Boston) as 'Hingham' in honor of their home town.To America 1634 (age 60), Charlestown MA. Much of family followed. m2 to Ann, widow of Johm Lyford.re Rebecca: "little known..., united with Charlestown church 1633.date of birth unknown.. believe youngest... no other info"

4.   Margaret Griffith, Hobart Genealogy: The Descendants of Edmund Hobart of Hingham, Mass. (San Francisco, California Genealogical Soc., 1952).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Citation needed. Great Migration lists his origin as Hingham, but his birthdate and parents are not listed or discussed, which usually means that no source worth discussing has found information pertaining to the immigrant.