Hannah (Fernside) Snell (abt. 1650 - aft. 1726)

Born about 8 May 1650 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Reuben Hull — married 1672 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Wife of George Snell — married before 23 Nov 1694 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died after 13 May 1726 after about age 76 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire [uncertain]

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Biography

Hannah was the daughter of John Ferniside and his wife Elizabeth Starr. ^[1] In 1672, Hannah Farniside married Captain Reuben Hull (born c 1644), son of Reverend Joseph Hull. Hannah and her husband had six children, born in Portsmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony (The State of Maine was not established until March 15, 1820) ^[2]

After Reuben's death, Hannah married George Snell, and the records show that on Sept. 25, 1702, George Snell and wife Sarah, relict and executrix of Reuben Hull, of Portsmouth, deceased, convey to William Partridge 'One well with the water in it.' The will of George Snell was proved in March 1708. In it, he names as executors his wife and John Snell, mentions his children, Hannah Littlefield and Abiel Hill, refers to an obligation he gave his wife on marriage to give to each child one hundred pounds, and states that his books will show how much he had advanced to each. Then follows: 'I doe give to my son Dodivah Hull my silver tumbler and Mr. Preston's book on duentity; 'I doe give to my son Joseph Hull my sea Arbels; 'I doe give to my son Reuben Hull my scale and compasses and wearing cloues; 'I doe give to my daughter Sarah my silver scolop dish and my white codell pote and cheny bason.' In a deed dated July 15, 1719, one of the grantors is described as Hannah Snell of Portsmouth, widow and executrix of her former husband Reuben Hull of Portsmouth, mariner.' The last recorded deeds executed by Hannah Snell are dated May 13, 1726. The date of her death has not been ascertained. ^[3]

Researcher's Notes

Removed "Rockingham" from place of death, as Rockingham county, New Hampshire was not established until 1769. Hannah was not the daughter of John Alcock.

Sources

1. ↑ The Old Northwest Genealogical Quarterly, publ. 1910, Vol. 13, p. 34
2. ↑ History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire (Oyster River Plantation) with genealogical notes, by Stackpole Everett Schermerhorn, Volume II, Published by Vote of the Town, page 225
3. ↑ The Theodore Atkinson records, by Charles H. Bachelder, Esq., of Portsmouth, N. H. , published in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register

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• Early Records of New Hampshire Families, Rev. Alonzo H. Quint, Dover, New Hampshire, page 187