Richard Hazen (1669 - 1733)

Born 6 Aug 1669 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Peabody) Hazen — married 5 Dec 1694 in Haverhill, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Grace (Hall) Hazen — married 3 Apr 1733 in Haverhill, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 25 Sep 1733 at age 64 in Haverhill, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Parentage; Date and Place of Birth

Richard Hazen, son of Edward Hazen and Hannah (Grant) Hazen, was born in Rowley, Massachusetts on August 6, 1669.^[1][2][3]

Death of Father; Adoption by Mother's Second Husband

Richard's father,Edward Hazen, died in Rowley in 1683 and Richard's mother, Hannah, married second, George Browne of Haverhill in 1684, as his second wife. George did not have any children of his own and, on September 9, 1693, adopted Richard as his son and sole heir.^[3] George settled a large estate on Richard and his mother, which he confirmed in his 1699 will.^[3][4]

First Marriage and Children

Richard married Mary Peabody in Haverhill on December 5, 1694.^[5][3]

Richard and Mary had the following children, all born in Haverhill:

1. Richard, b. July 28, 1695,^[6][3] d. August 6, 1695^[7][3]
2. Richard, b. July 20, 1696^[6][3]
3. Priscilla, b. November 25, 1698,^[6][3] m. February 17, 1719/20 Benjamin Kimball in Haverhill^[5]
4. Moses, b. May 17, 1701, m. March 5, 1727 Abigail White in Haverhill, d. before April 23, 1750 in Haverhill. (See discussion and sources in Moses's profile.)
5. George, b. August 22, 1703,^[6][3] d. December 6, 1704^[7]
6. Mary, b. August 23, 1705,^[6][3] m. March 25, 1728 Thomas Saltmarsh of London in Haverhill^[5]
7. Sarah, b. December 24, 1707^[6][3]
8. Hannah, b. February 5, 1709/10,^[6][3] m. February 9, 1731/2 James Osgood in Haverhill^[5]
9. Elizabeth, b. September 10, 1712,^[6][3] d. July 8, 1713^[7]
10. John, b. June 24, 1714,^[6][3] d. July 12, 1714^[7]
11. Ann, b. May 4, 1717^[6][3]

Richard's first wife, Mary, died in Haverhill on September 13, 1731.^[8] (For some reason, The Hazen Family in America, states that Mary died on December 13, 1731.^[3])

Public Life

In 1723, due to a lack of schoolhouses, school for the town's children was held at Richard Hazzen's house for three quarters of the year and at Widow Mary Whittier's house for the other quarter, for which Richard was paid £11 per quarter.^[9]

In 1724, in response to various Indian rates in the area," John White, Capt; Richard Kimball Capt; Jonathan Woodman, Capt; and Richard Hazzen, Lieut" wrote on behalf of the town of Haverhill to the Governor of Massachusetts strongly urging him to send an army of men to Winnispiseogee Lake to surprise the Indians in that vicinity and utterly rout them.^[10]

Second Marriage

Richard married, second, Grace (Hall) (Currier) Kimball, the widow of Thomas Kimball, on April 3, 1733,^[3][5] just a few months before his death.

Death; Estate

Richard made his will on August 28, 1733. In his will, he describes himself as a husbandman. He made bequests to his wife Grace, sons Richard Hazzen and Moses Hazzen, and daughters Priscilla Kimball, Mary SaltMarch, Hannah Osgood, Sarah Hazzen and Ann Hazzen. Richard appointed his sons Richard and Moses as executors. His will was witnessed by James Pearson, Evenr Buck and David Wood.^[11][3]

Richard died on September 25, 1733.^[8][3]

Richard's will was probated in Ipswich on October 3, 1733.^[11]

^{[4] [9] [10] [3] [11] [1] [2] [6] [7] [8] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897M-59LS-7?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DQ-166%3A353349401%2C353511101%2C1006133602 : 29 November 2018), Essex > Rowley > Births, marriage intentions, marriages, deaths 1636-1835 > image 181 of 409; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. See image attached to this profile.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Vital Records of Rowley, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume I - Births. The Essex Institute, 1928. p. 92. Link to page at hathitrust.oeg.
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19} Hazen, Tracy Elliot. The Hazen Family in America. 1947. pp. 34-35. Link to pages at hathitrust.org.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Essex County Probate Records, Vol. 307, pp. 116-118. Link to pages at familysearch.org.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume II - Marriages and Deaths. Topsfield Historical Society, 1911. p. 161. Link to page at archive.org.
6. ↑ ^{6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10} Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume I - Births. Topsfield Historical Society, 1910. p. 167. Link to page at archive.org.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume II - Marriages and Deaths. Topsfield Historical Society, 1911. p. 418. Link to page at archive.org.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume II - Marriages and Deaths. Topsfield Historical Society, 1911. p. 419. Link to page at archive.org.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Chase, George Wingate. The History of Haverhill, Massachusetts, from Its First Settlement, in 1640, to the Year 1860. 1861. p. 265. Link to pages at archive.org.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Chase, George Wingate. The History of Haverhill, Massachusetts, from Its First Settlement, in 1640, to the Year 1860. 1861. p. 261. Link to pages at archive.org.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} Essex County Probate Records, Vol. 321, pp. 383-384. Link to pages at familysearch.org.

See also:

• Little, George Thomas. The descendants of George Little, who came to Newbury, Massachusetts, in 1640. 1882