Person:Luke Hitchcock (3)
Captain Luke Hitchcock
b.5 Jun 1655 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
d.27 Jan 1726/27 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1641
  1. Deacon John HitchcockEst 1641 - 1712
  2. Hannah HitchcockCal 1645 - 1733
  3. Captain Luke Hitchcock1655 - 1726/27
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Captain Luke Hitchcock1655 - 1726/27
  • W.  Sarah Burt1656 - 1746
m. 14 Feb 1676/77
  1. Sarah Hitchcock1678 - 1734
  2. Elizabeth Hitchcock1679/80 - 1756
  3. Mercy Hitchcock1681 - 1777
  4. Hannah Hitchcock1683/84 - 1756
  5. Thankful Hitchcock1686 -
  6. Mary Hitchcock1688 -
  7. Luke Hitchcock1691 -
  8. Jonathan Hitchcock1693 - 1693
  9. Capt. Ebenezer Hitchcock1694 - 1776
  10. Jonathan Hitchcock1696 - 1697
  11. Pelatiah Hitchcock1698 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Captain Luke Hitchcock
Gender Male
Birth[2][3] 5 Jun 1655 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Marriage 14 Feb 1676/77 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United Statesto Sarah Burt
Other[1][4] 8 May 1678 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United StatesAdmitted freeman of Massachusetts Bay (as "Luke Hitchcoke").
Will[2] 26 May 1722
Death[1][2][5] 27 Jan 1726/27 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Burial[6][7] Old Burying Ground, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Probate[2] 16 May 1727 Will proved.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Luke Hitchcock, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    2:428-429.

    "Luke (Hitchcock), Springfield, br. of John, freem. 1678, was sheriff of Hampsh. m. 1677, Sarah, the young wid. of Benjamin Dorchester, d. of Jonathan Burt, had Luke, Ebenezer, and Peletiah, beside six ds. all liv. in 1722, when he made his will; d. 24 Jan. 1727."

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2. Captain Luke2 Hitchcock, in Jacobus, Donald Lines, and Edgar Francis Waterman. Hale, House and Related Families, Mainly of the Connecticut River Valley. (Hartford: The Connecticut Historical Society, 1952)
    613-14.

    "2. Captain Luke2 Hitchcock (Luke1), born at Wethersfield, Conn., 5 June 1655, died at Springfield, Mass., 27 Jan. 1726/7 in 72d year (gravestone); married at Springfield, 14 Feb. 1676/7, Sarah (Burt) Dorchester … born at Springfield, 4 Sept. 1656, died there 9 Nov. 1746, aged 91 (gravestone) or 8 Nov. 1746, aged 90 (church record), daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Lobdell) Burt, and widow of Benjamin Dorchester.

    He became a prominent citizen of Springfield. He was Constable of the town, 1681; and Selectman, 1687, 1696, 1704, 1705, 1712, 1715, 1720 and 1725. He was Representative to the Mass. General Court, 1696, 1697, 1698, 1713, 1715,1716, 1718, 1719,1720 and 1722. He was often Moderator of the Town Meeting, held minor town offices in his early career, and later was treasurer a number of years; and in 1693 was appointed with Capt. Thomas Colton to go to 'the Bay' to procure a minister for the town.

    He was called Sergeant in 1693, Lieutenant in 1707, and Captain in 1716. With his brother John, he served in King Philip's War, and was under Capt. Turner in the 'Falls Fight,' His son Luke, for this service, was in 1741 a grantee of Bernardston, at first called 'Falltown,' Colraine and Leyden. He served also as Sheriff of Hampshire County.

    The family history states that he was a shoemaker and that he kept a tavern. His will, signed 26 May 1722, proved 16 May 1727, remembered his wife, sons Luke, Ebenezer and Peletiah, and daughters Sarah, Elizabeth, Mercy, Hannah, Thankful and Mary."

  3. ↑ Wethersfield Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
    154.

    "Hitchcock, … Luke, s. Luke & Elizabeth, b. June 5, 1655 [LR1:19]"

  4. ↑ Paige, Lucius R. List of Freemen. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct 1849)
    3:245.
  5. ↑ Book 1, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1638-1728, in Stott, Clifford L. Vital Records of Springfield, Massachusetts to 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002)
    1:131.

    "Capt Luke Hitchcock was Sick and Died January 24th 1726/7"

  6. ↑ Springfield Cemetery, in Stott, Clifford L. Vital Records of Springfield, Massachusetts to 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002)
    3:2067.

    "61 Here Rests the Body of Luke Hitchcock Esqr who After he had Servd God and His Generation in several Publick offics Decesd Janry 24th 1727 in the 72nd Year of his Age. (An older gravestone for Luke Hitchcock is found in row 3, lot 64.)"
    "64 Here Lyes The Body of Luke Hitchcock esqr. who dyed january the 24 Anno Dom. 1726 in the 72 year of his Age."

  7. ↑ Luke Hitchcock, in Find A Grave.
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