Jabez was born 28 July 1738. He was the son of Thomas Hammond and Sarah Spooner. He passed away 6 Sep 1809.[1]Aug. 28, 1809, a. 71. [2]
Spouse: Zilpha Merrihew. Marriage Date: AFT 16 Feb 1760. Marriage Location: prob. Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Jabez Hammond of New Bedford, cooper, advanced in years. His will 11 May 1805 named wife Zilpha, the whole estate, real and personal, after debts and funeral expenses. Names two sons Luke and Jabez Hammond, all his coopering tools and are to pay out the legacies to the other children. He names two daughters Abigail Gilbert and Mariah Jenney. He named two grandchildren as Thomas a Eliza Hammond, heirs of son Thomas. He named son Jabez as sole executor [3]
Sources
↑ New Bedford Deaths - Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850
↑ Newspaper Columbian Centinel Publication Date 6 Sep 1809 Publication Place Massachusetts, USA Call Number 485704
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 [1]
Jabez Hammond
Birth Event Date: 28 Jul 1738
Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay
Father's Name: Thomas Hammond
Mother's Name: Sarah
Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 [2]
Jabez Hammond or Haman
Marriage intention Event Date: 16 Feb 1760
Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Spouse's Name: Zilpha Merrithew
Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). [3]
Jabez HAMMOND
Death 1809
Location New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Original Text Jabez, Aug. 28, 1809, a. 71.
Town Info New Bedford
Volume Name New Bedford - V3 Page 77
Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) [4]
Jabez HAMMOND
Probate Record 1809
Location New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Case Number 11821 Note page 1 of 10
Volume Name Bristol 10000-11999 Page 11821:1
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