Jeremiah Hatch, bapt. at Wye, co. Kent, 23 July 1626; emigrated with his parents to New England; d. between 1709 or 1710, when he ordered James Torrey to obliterate three lines in his will, and 16 Mar 1712/13, when the will was proved. … Jeremiah Hatch was a shipbuilder at Scituate. On 18 July 1677 he bought of Phebe Hatch, granddaughter of his uncle, Elder William Hatch, the homestead of the latter, situated on Kent St., Scituate; and his ownership of this property has led some writers to regard Jeremiah Hatch as a son of Elder William. He was evidently an Anabaptist, as was Rev. Charles Chauncy, minister of Scituate, for only one of his children was bapt. in infancy, but several of them were bapt. at the age of 14 or 15 years.