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    HAMLET, JACOB, Billerica, s. of William, m. 1668, Hannah Parker,
who d. 26 June 1669; and he m. 21 Dec. 1669 Mary Dutton, who d. of
smallpox, 1678. He rem. to Woburn, had, next yr. ano. w. Mary, and by her
Jacob, b. 1 Aug. 1680, d. in a week; Joseph, 31 Aug. 1681; William, 8 Sept.
1683; Jacob, again, 4 Jan. 1686; Henry, 6 Feb. 1688, d. very soon; and
Abigail, 26 Mar. 1689. WILLIAM, Cambridge, or Watertown, b. a. 1614, m. Sarah,
wid. of James Hubbard, had Jacob; Rebecca; both bapt. at C.; Sarah; and
Thomas; was freem. 1651; rem. a. 1658 to Billerica, there was one of the first
Bapt. His w. Sarah d. at Woburn, 18 Jan. 1689. Rebecca m. 17 Dec. 1665,
James Frost and d. soon.

    HAMLIN, CLEMENT, Boston, a soldier in Turner's comp. Feb. 1676.
EZEKIEL, Boston, m. 8 Aug. 1654, Elizabeth Drake, had Ezekiel, b. 2 Nov.
1655; Joseph, 18 Aug. 1657; William, 9 Oct. 1659; and Elizabeth 24 Oct. 1661; was a mariner.
‡ * GILES, Middletown 1650, m. 1655, Esther, d. of John Crow of Hartford, had
John, b. 14 Dec. 1658; Giles, 13 Aug. 1666; William, 3 Feb. 1669; and Richard,
whose date may be next to John; ds. Mehitable, or Mable, b. 17 Nov. 1664, who
m. Samuel Hooker; Esther, b. 15 Dec. 1655, m. Oct. 1673, William Southmayd; and
Mary, 11 Feb. 1663, m. 20 Feb. 1690, Rev. Noadiah Russell; was rep. 1666, and
nearly every yr. to 1684, assist. 1685 till he d. 1 Sept. 1689, aged 67. He perhaps
own. ships and command. in the John and James at Barbados, Aug. 1679.
See Geneal. Reg. VIII. 206. Field, 49, gives the inscript. on his monum.
His wid. d. 25 Aug. 1700, aged 72. To a fam. tradit. that he was br. of
James Hamblen, and went with him to Barnstable, bef. sett. at M. I sec no
reason for attach. any credit. ‡ JOHN, Middletown, s. of the preced. m. Jan.
1685, Mary, eldest d. of Rev. Nathaniel Collins, had John, b. 16 July 1687;
Giles, 19 Feb. 1692; Esther, 7 Jan. 1695; Mary, 10 Apr. 1697; Sibil, 1 Mar.
1699, d. next yr.; Jabez, 7 Jan. 1701, d. young; Ebenezer, 12 Oct. 1702, d.
soon; Sibil, again, 10 Oct. 1 1704; and Jabez, again, 28 July 1709. He was in
high esteem, an assist. 26 yrs. and 5 yrs. a Judge of the Sup. Court. His w.
d. 5 May 1722; and he d. 2 Jan. 1733. His youngest s. d. 1791. WILLIAM,
Middletown, br. of the preced. m. 26 May 1692, Susanna, d. of Rev. Nathaniel
Collins
, had Richard, b. 17 May 1693; William, 7 Oct. 1694; Giles, 6 May 1697;
Nathaniel, 26 Oct. 1699; Edward, 1 Mar. 1703; Susanna, 28 Aug. 1704; Charles,
8 May 1707; and Esther, 14 Jan. 1711. His w. d. 24 Oct. 1722; and he d. 22 May
1733.

    HAMMANT, FRANCIS, Dedham, bef. 1650, in that pt. wh. bec. Medfield, d.
1692. BY w. Sarah he had John, b. 6 Apr. 1651; and Sarah, 28 July 1655.
His will of 20 Apr. pro. 1 Sept. foll. speaks of old age, names s. John;
s.-in-law Jeremy Morse, and d. Elizabeth his w. and s. Timothy, made excors.