Matthias M Hatfield (1640 - 1687)

Ancestors Descendants

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Immigration 1.2 Marriage and Children 1.3 Death and Legacy 1.4 Church Records 2 Sources

Biography

Matthias was "probably" a son of Thomas Hatfield and Anna (Hamden) Cox.

Thomas was an English religious dissenter, born in 1602 at Leiden, Gelderland.^[1][2]

It is likely Matthias was born ca 1640, but birthplace is entirely speculative. Theories exist for England, Germany, and Dutch origins. Finding a ship manifest may help in this endeavor.

Dr. John Winthrop, Jr. recorded in his medical journal in 1664 that Matthias was "of Dansick:"^[3]

Hetfeild, Mathias a high dutchman of Dantsick now living at New Haven 1664.^[4]

Some interpret this as Danzig, Poland, but the inclusion of the phrase, "high dutchman," makes it more likely he meant Dansk or Dutch.

Mathias acquired property in Elizabethtown, NJ by 1666, among the first Elizabethtown Associates (freeholders). He took an oath of loyalty to the Crown there in Feb. 1665/6. Along with most the Associates, he also swore allegiance to the Dutch when they retook New Jersey and the rest of the former New Netherlands in 1673. The English reclaimed the colony by treaty in 1674. The reinstated governor accused the Associates of "treason" for their collaboration, but no charges were brought.^[5]

Immigration

The date and ship of Matthias' immigration are not known, but he took the Oath of Fidelity on 1 May 1660 at New Haven Colony.^[6] Matthias was also in New Haven in 1664; this from the medical journal of Dr. John Winthrop.^[4]

Marriage and Children

Matthias was married on 26 August 1664 at New Haven Colony to Mariken "Maria" (Melyn) Paradijs (bpt 29 Mar 1637 at Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam), daughter of Cornelis Melyn, and widow of Claes Allertsen Paradijs.^[6] the marriage record read, "Matthias Hitfield and mariah Pardie were married by Mr. Wm Jones August 25, 1664."^[7][8] Note: This date differs from the one in New Netherland Connections. Theirs was a double wedding; Maria's sister, Susanah, was married to John Winans at the same time.^[6] Baptisms of their first three children took place in the New York City Dutch Church.^[6]

Children of Matthias and Maria:^[6]

1. Cornelius Hatfield bpt 9 June 1669
2. Abraham Hatfield bpt 8 June 1670
3. Rachel Hatfield bpt 3 October 1674
4. Elizabeth Hatfield b c. 1675
5. Mary Hatfield b btwn 1672 and 1676
6. Isaac Hatfield b btwn 1672 and 1676

Death and Legacy

Matthias died on December 13, 1687 at Elizabethtown, Essex, Colony of New Jersey.^[9]

Church Records

Children's baptisms

1. 1669 Jun 09 Cornelis, Matheus Sicrel, Maria Molijn. Wit.: Jannetie Molijn. ^[10]
2. 1670 Jun 08 Abraham, Mathijs Heesvelt, Maria Molijn. Wit.: Jannetje Molijn. ^[10]
3. 1674 Oct 3 Rachel, Mattijs Heetvelt, Marritie Molyn. Wit.: Geen getuygen. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Bristol, Theresa Hall and Abraham Hatfield, "The Hatfield Family in America." The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. (Vol 48, Page 388) New York, NY: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1917. (Online database accessed October 23, 2015 AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011. $); Archive.org.
2. ↑ Dexter, Henry Martyn and Morton Dexter, England and Holland of the Pilgrims (New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1905), p. 616; Archive.org.
3. ↑ Hatfield, Abraham, Descendants of Matthias Hatfield (New York: NY Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1954), pp. 7; Archive.org.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Banks, Charles E., "Genealogical Items from the Medical Journal of John Winthrop." The American Genealogist. (Vol 23, Page 128) New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (accessed October 23, 2015. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
5. ↑ Hatfield, Edwin F., History of Elizabeth, New Jersey, including the Early History of Union County (New York: Carlton & Lanahan, 1869; Carlisle, MA: Applewood Books, n.d.), pp. 57, 58, 76-78, 159, Archive.org.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} "Queries." New Netherland Connections. (Vol 3, Page 76) Berkeley, CA: Dorothy A. Koenig, 1996-2010. (Online database accessed October 23, 2015. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Citing Burton, Paul Gibson, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. (Vol 68 1937).
7. ↑ New Haven Vital Records of New Haven, 1649-1850. (Part 1, Page 20) Hartford: Order of the Founders and Patriots of America. Connecticut Society, 1917, Archive.org accessed October 23, 2015.
8. ↑ Torrey, Clarence A., New England Marriages prior to 1700 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011), 2:795; AmericanAncestors.org.
9. ↑ Hendrick, Charles T., Hendrick Genealogy: Daniel Hendrick of Haverhill, Mass. and His Descendants (Rutland, VT: Tuttle Co., 1923), p. 87; Archive.org.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Thomas Grier Evans. "Baptisms from 1639 to 1730 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York." In Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol. II. New York: Printed for the Society, 1901; FamilySearch.org, pp. 94, 98, 116.

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