Edmund
Hart
Born in England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Unknown (Unknown) Hart
— married
before 1638 in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Hart) Moor, Martha (Hart) Neal, Unknown Hart, Unknown Hart, Elisha Hart, Charity (Hart) Loveland, Mary (Hart) Greet, Experience (Hart) Shepard and Sarah (Hart) Burbank
Died before
before age 63
in Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Profile last modified
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| Edmund Hart migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 2, p. 866) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm |
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Disputed Items
Parents: This profile was connected to parents Stephen Hart and Mehitable Hart. There is no scholarly evidence of the relationship. The Great Migration series reports that Edmund's origin is unknown.[1]
Wife: This profile was connected to a wife named Mary Phelps. While it's possible Edmund's wife was a Phelps (see research note,) her identity is unknown.[1]
Biography
Edmund Hart was likely born in England by about 1610. He arrived in New England about 1632 and lived first at Dorchester. [1]
Dorchester and Weymouth
The town records of Dorchester show that Edmond Hart et al. "are to have their great lotts of 16 acres a peece, next the great lotts that are all redy layde owt towards Naponsett," 16 Jan. 1632.[2] He was made a freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony on May 14, 1634.[3]
He had 18 acres granted to him in Weymouth in 1636, and 11 acres in the "East field" and 3 acres at "Kingoke hill." He also had 7 acres in the First Division and 21 acres in the Second Division granted to him, 14 Dec. 1663.[4]
Family
Nothing is known about Edmund Hart's wife and the mother of his children, other than she died at Weymouth on August 20, 1659.[5] Their children were:[1]
- Elizabeth Hart b. say 1638; m. Weymouth 26 June 1661 John Moor.
- Martha Hart b. Weymouth 12 October 1640 (record says "Mathew son of Edmund," but there is no other record for a Mathew, and Martha must have been born about this time); m. Weymouth 24 January 1662/3 Edward Neale.
- UNKNOWN Hart Daughter, b. say 1642; implied by estate of Elisha Hart.
- UNKNOWN Hart Daughter, b. say 1644; implied by estate of Elisha Hart.
- Elisha Hart b. by 1645 (and probably around 1640); living 30 September 1672 "being weak to manage his own matters," and chose "his uncle George Phelps" guardian; 12 May 1675, court confirmed "tho a man groune, betweene thirty & forty yeares, not of abillity to mannage the estate left by his father." d. Windsor by 9 October 1683; the inventory of the estate of "Elisha Heart" was taken at Windsor 9 October 1683 and at Westfield 4 December 1683; administration was granted to Edward Neale and Thomas Loveland, and the court ordered distribution to "said Heart's eight sisters, to each an equal portion." [1]
- Charity Hart b. say 1646; m. by 1677 Thomas Loveland, one of the two administrators of Elisha Hart's estate[6]
- Mary Hart b. say 1648; m. by about 1668 John Greet[6]
- Experience Hart b. say 1650; m. and in 1677 divorced William Shepard of Westfield[6]
- Sarah Hart b. say 1653; m. (1) by 25 July 1673 John Scone of Westfield; m. (2) Springfield 15 July 1692 John Burbank [6].
Westfield
Edmund arrived in Westfield by 17 October 1664, when "lately of Waymouth," he purchased Westfield meadow and upland.[6]
Death and Estate
On September 30, 1673, the Hampden County Court held an inquest into Edmund Hart's death.
- "Edmund Hart of Westfield dying suddenly this summer past inquiry was made by a jury of 12 men concerning his death who found it to be by the immediate hand of God in thunder & lighting as they conceive, their verdict is on file."[7]
The inventory of the estate of "Edmund Hart late of Westfield deceased" was signed 25 July 1673 and totaled L68 16s. 6d. including real estate valued at L96 1s.: "eleven acres of meadow L55"; "twenty acres of land in the woods L40"; "a homelot Fortside four acres land not taken up L1 1s." There was debt due to Aaron Cooke from "Edmund Hart ... his son-in-law John Scone can testify to it." There is also a cow John Scone hath not inventoried which is said to be given to Scone's wife: Also Edward Neale hath one acre of land: Also John Greet hath one acre of land not inventoried"[1]
On 31 March 1674 the court further ordered that the distribution of the estate of Edmund Hart of Westfield be "that Elisha Hart (for that he is very weak for abilities of his mind ... being crazy in his body) shall have L15 of the said estate"; "Edm: Hart's daughters shall have the rest of the estate in equal portion: and if any of the daughters shall die before distibution of the estate be made such portion shall go to the children of such daughters if they have any; and Elisha Hart having at the last court at Springfield chosen his Uncle George Phelps for his guardian whom that court allowed of, this court declares that no person shall trade or bargain with said Elisha without consent of his said guardian"[1]
Research Notes
Elisha Hart chose his uncle George Phelps as his guardian in 1672, suggesting that Edmund Hart's wife was a Phelps, or that Hart's sister or his wife's sister was one of the two wives of George Phelps.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 1995. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) By Subscription $. Page 866.
- ↑ "Dorchester Town Records." New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 21. Boston, MA: Apr 1867 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) By Subscription $. Page 166.
- ↑ Andrews, H. Franklin, List of Freemen, Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1630 to 1691. Exira, IA: Self-Published. 1906. Page 20.
- ↑ Nash, Gilbert. Historical Sketch of the Town of Weymouth, Massachusetts from 1622 to 1884. Weymouth, MA: Town of Weymouth, 1885. Various.
- ↑ Vital Records of Weymouth Massachusetts to the Year 1850 Volume II-Marriages and Deaths. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1910. Page 276.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Harris, Gale Ion. "John1 and Mary (Hart) Greet of Westfield, Massachusetts, Southold, Long Island, and Wethersfield, Connecticut." The American Genealogist, Volume 72. New Haven, CT: 1997. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) By Subscription $. Page 44.
- ↑ Lockwood, John H. Westfield and Its Historic Influences 1669-1919. Westfield, MA: Self-Published, 1922. Page 179.
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removed connections of Mary Phelps as wife, as well as *parents.* profile is protected.
Jill thank you for all the prep work you do on profiles you "refresh."
Since Edmund Hart's origins are unknown, there is no way to know who his parents were or where they lived in England prior to Edmund's migration.
Thank you, Cheryl PGM Leader