Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v2p349


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says Farmer, bef. 1652. Elizabeth m. 2 Feb. 1665, Mark Wood. NATHANIEL, Cambridge, s. of the preced.
m. 8 Mar. 1664, Mary, d. of Henry Prentice, had Nathaniel, b. 28
Feb. bapt. 28 May 1665, d. 20 July foll.; Mary, 6, bapt. 11 May
1666; Sarah, 23 Aug. bapt. 15 Sept. 1667; Nathaniel, again, b. 29
Oct. 1668; Abigail, 20 Dec. 1669, d. soon; John, 1671, H. C. 1689;
Samuel, 2 Jan. 1674; Abigail, again, 23 Aug. 1675; Eliz. 26 Aug.
1677; Ebenezer, 10 Mar. 1681; Joseph, 28 Apr. 1683; Thomas,
1685; and Solomon, d. 16 May 1710; was freem. 1668, and d. 12 Apr.
1719. He had, also, Ann and Abigail, b. and d. 1672. John was
first min. of Lexington, ord. 2 Nov. 1698, but had first preach. at
Wells and York, and was f. of Thomas, the most wealthy merch. of
Boston, found. of the Professorsh. of Orient. lang. at the Univ. as well
as of Rev. John, H. C. 1719, min. of Braintree, and of Rev. Ebenezer,
H. C. 1728, collea. with his f. This last John was f. of John, b. 12 Jan.
1737, H. C. 1754, presid. of that Congr. wh. declar. independence, 4
July 1776; at wh. time he was Treasr. of Harv. Coll. In the Hist. of
that Inst. by Presid. Quincy, his character may be seen, as weigh. in a
just balance. He d. Gov. of Mass. 1793. THOMAS, Hadley 1678, rem. soon. Nine of this name have
been gr. at Harv.

    HANCOX, THOMAS, Farmington 1670, then aged a. 25 yrs. m. 17
Mar. 1685, Rachel, d. of John Leonard of Springfield, had Thomas, b.
13 Mar. 1686; John, 1 Aug. 1688; William, 1 Mar. 1691; Abel; Rachel,
7 Feb. 1693; Daniel, 1 Jan. 1695; Jonathan; and Mehitable; but the rec.
are uncert. as he rem. to Hartford, was there keep. of the gaol, 1691,
and the names are found at each town, but without uniformity.

    HAND, JOHN, Easthampton, L. I. 1648. Wood, 40. Perhaps he is the same wh.
was a propr. at Guilford, 1685. JOSEPH, one of the first sett. at Killingworth
1663, and perhaps he m. Jane, d. of Benjamin Wright; ano. Joseph of Guilford
m. Hannah, d. of William Seward.

    HANDEN, BENJAMIN, Providence 1645, or 6. See Herendean.

    HANDFORTH, NATHANIEL, Lynn 1637, came from London, d. Sept.
aged 78. Lewis, 90.

    HANDS, BENJAMIN, Middletown, m. 14 June 1688, Sarah, d. of William
Ward, had Ann, b. 13 Jan. 1690; Sarah, 29 July 1697; Phebe, 14 July 1702;
Benjamin, 4 Oct. 1706; and Ann; and d. 8 Jan. 1740. His wid. d. 27 Apr.
1744. MARK, Boston 1645, nailer, came, I think, in the Jonathan,
1639, aged 20, by w. Abra had Mary, b. 15 Feb. 1646, who d. soon; by
w. Mary had Mehitable, b. 21 Oct. 1652; John, 10 Sept. 1654; went on a long
voyage, 1661, and in his will of 15 July of that yr. gives d. Mehitable, as
desir. by his dec. w. one third of his own est. and two thirds to s. John, but
if both the ch. d. then to his kinsm. Joseph Dell, he paying his mo.
Hannaford, &c. The will was pro. 17 June 1664; and I suppose he d. abroad.

    HANFORD or HANDFORD, THOMAS, Norwalk, came, not with his mo.
Eglin H. wh. m. Friday 15 Dec. 1637, deac. Richard Sealis of Scituate, Vol. II.