Joseph Hammond (1747 - abt. 1806)

Born 5 Sep 1747 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Winslow) Hammond — married 23 Feb 1769 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 1806 at about age 58 in Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Joseph Hammond was born 5 Sep 1747 in Rochester, Massachusetts, to Antipas Hammond and Abigail Swift.^[1][2]

He married Rachel Winslow in Rochester 23 Feb 1769.^[1][3] Four of their children—Antipas, Nancy, Abigail, and Matilda—were baptized together in Rochester in 1780; Rachel Winslow Hammond was baptized there in 1790.^[1] No birth or baptism is recorded for their son Stephen.

The Hammond genealogy reported that Joseph was "said to have moved to the State of New York, all trace of him afterwards being lost. Issue: Abigail, Matilda, Nancy, Antipas, and Stephen."^[2] In fact, Joseph and his family moved to an area claimed by both New York and New Hampshire, which subsequently became southeastern Vermont, and where record-keeping was inconsistent at best. In 1798 Joseph purchased land in Whitingham from early settlers Eleazer Lyman and Amasa Shumway;^[4] his family is recorded there in the 1800 census, and he served as tithingman for the town in 1802.^[5]

In Jul 1806, administration on the estate of Joseph Hammond, deceased, was granted to his widow Rachel and to Baxter Hall.^[6] Inventory was recorded in Sep 1806 and May 1807.^[7][8] Joseph's estate was settled in 1808, with his land divided among his widow and children Stephen, Rachel, Antipas, Nancy, Nabby, and Matilda (in that order, which does not seem to particularly illuminate their birth order).^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Rochester, Mass. vital records
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Hammond1894: p. 251
3. ↑ Holton1877: p. 147
4. ↑ VTLand: Land records v. 1-3 1777-1803 > Book 3, pp 385-6, 12 May 1798 > image 536 of 811
5. ↑ Jillson1894: p. 149
6. ↑ VTProbate: Probate records v. 3-4 1804-1810 > Book 3, p 233, Jul 1806 > image 138 of 600
7. ↑ VTProbate: Probate records v. 3-4 1804-1810 > Book 3, p 270, 8 Sep 1806 > image 157 of 600
8. ↑ VTProbate: Probate records v. 3-4 1804-1810 > Book 3, p 384, May 1807 > image 214 of 600
9. ↑ VTProbate: Probate records v. 5-6 1810-1815 > Book 6, pp 46-48, Sep 1808 > images 530-1 of 732

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• Hammond, Roland. 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. Boston: D. Clapp & Son, printers, 1894.
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