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John Hammond (1663 - 1749)

Lt. John Hammond
Born in Sandwich, Massachusettsmap
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Husband of — married 1691 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusettsmap
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Died at age 85 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusettsmap
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Biography

John Hammond was born on November 30, 1663, at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, the son of Benjamin Hammond and his wife Mary Vincent, daughter of John Vincent.[1]

He came to Rochester, Massachusetts with his brother Samuel about 1680.[2] About the year 1700 he built the "Old Hammond House", known currently as the "Howes House". It is the oldest dwelling in the town, and one of its landmarks.[3] John was a Lieutenant in the militia, among other roles and titles he held. He was one of the founders, and a prominent member of the first Congregational Church in Rochester.[4] He and Mary Arnold married in 1691, and they had eleven children.[5]

"Rochester HR 1692, 1718, 19; selectman; ?JP; M Mary Arnold (1672-1756) in 1691, 11 ch; farmer. Came to Rochester in 1680. No committees. 1663 Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. (Bibliography: 1894 Hammond g 129-30; Rochester VR 2:387-8)[6]

John Hammond married Mary Arnold, daughter of Rev. Samuel Arnold, in 1691. The couple had eleven children. The nine who lived to maturity are:[7]

  • Bethiah, b. August 11, 1693
  • Sarah, b. December 23, 1695
  • Jabez, b. February 26, 1699
  • Elnathan, b. March 7, 1703
  • Benjamin, b. December 1, 1704
  • Rowland, b. October 30, 1706
  • Elizabeth, b. January 5, 1709
  • Abigail, b. March 27, 1714
  • John, Jr., b. September 4, 1716

Lt. John Hammond died on April 19, 1749, at Rochester, Massachusetts.[8]

John is buried in the Hammond cemetery, in Mattapoisett, Plymouth Massachusetts.[9]

Sources

  1. ↑ Hammond, Roland, A history and genealogy of the descendants of William Hammond of London, England, and his wife Elizabeth Penn, published 1894 by D. Clapp & Sons, pages 10, 129
  2. ↑ Hammond, page 129
  3. ↑ Hammond, page 129
  4. ↑ Hammond, page 129
  5. ↑ Hammond, page 129
  6. ↑ Legislators of Massachusetts General Court, 1691-1780 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002), (Orig. Pub. by Northeastern University Press , Boston, MA. John A. Schutz, Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court 1691–1780 A Biographical Dictionary, 1997.)
  7. ↑ Hammond, Page 129
  8. ↑ Vital Records of Rochester, Massachusetts, published 1914 by Rochester town, Volume 2, page 387
  9. ↑ FindAGrave Memorial 79866888

GEDCOM Sources

This person was created through the import of Savage.ged on 21 February 2011. Ancestral File Number: 8WJF-7R, User ID: 29DFA36B43D78C4DA87A23BC1F1A0A96E310

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Timothy Griffen Makahilahila Kamehameha for creating Hammond-2375 on 20 Nov 13.






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Find a Grave: Hammond Cemetery, Mattapoisett, Plymouth Co., Mass.

John Hammond #79866888 Mary Arnold Hammond #79866797

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Watt-266 Vic Watt
Hammond-2375 and Hammond-857 appear to represent the same person because: Same person. See documentation in Hammond-857. Rochester is in Plymouth County. Please Merge. Thanks.
posted by Vic Watt

Rejected matches › John Hammond (1845-) › John Hammond (abt.1510-1550) › John Hammond (bef.1626-1709) › John Hammond (1816-) › John Hammond › John Hammond (abt.1643-1707) › Robert J. Hammond › John Hammond › John Hammond (abt.1865-) › John Hammond (abt.1716-) › John Hammond (abt.1698-abt.1753) › John Hammond (abt.1650-) › John Hammond (-1749)

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