Born
1 December 1704.
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Died
19 July 1758.
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Buried
Mattapoisett, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Probate
The will of Benjamin Hammond of Rochester was dated 1 July 1758 and proved on 12 October 1758 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife Priscilla, and his children, Nathaniel, Enoch, Hannah, and Ruth.[3]
His inventory was taken on 24 October 1758 in Rochester.[4]
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-69F7: 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 138-139 of 623; State Archives, Boston.
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-69RN : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 46 of 623; State Archives, Boston.
Sprague families in America. By Sprague, Warren Vincent, 1873-Published 1913 Page: 14
A history and genealogy of the descendants of William Hammond of London, England, and his wife Elizabeth Penn : through their son Benjamin of Sandwich and Rochester, Mass., 1600-1894. By Hammond, Roland, b. 1842. Publisher Boston : D. Clapp & son, printers. PAGE 129
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He didn't have a son named Timothy. See page 207 of the History and Genealogy of the Descendants...... book.
Timothy appears to be a son of John Hammond, b in Rochester 1716. See pages 234-5 of the same book. Three of the children of Timothy match what is shown for Timothy Hammond-406
Timothy appears to be a son of John Hammond, b in Rochester 1716. See pages 234-5 of the same book. Three of the children of Timothy match what is shown for Timothy Hammond-406