William Hutchins (1694 - abt. 1737)

Born 1 Aug 1694 in Kittery, York, Maine

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Keen) Hutchins — married 17 Oct 1734 in Maine

Died about 1737 at about age 42 in Kittery, York, Maine [uncertain]

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Biography

William Hutchins was born to Enoch and Hopewell (Furbish) Hutchins, August 1, 1694, in Maine.^[1]

William married Mary Keen October 17, 1734 in Maine.^{[2] [3]}

Research Notes

Mary Keen may have been the daughter of Sarah Keen, who was a daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Green) Keen. Nathaniel Keen and Sarah Green were married in 1688.^[4] They were both from Kittery, Maine, and married in York County, Maine.^[5]

Unreferenced sources suggest that Mary Keen was the daughter of "Captain Keen and Sarah Keen", with no further information about them provided. Was Nathaniel's daughter, Sarah, married to another Keen who was a captain? This same source says that William Hutchins gave power of attorney to wife Mary, April 20, 1737, he presumably died soon after.

In 1739 or 1740, in Kittery or Old York, Maine, Morris O'Brien is reported to have married Mary Cain/Keen, who was possibly a widow, and whose maiden name may have been Hutchins. She was likely born in New England in 1719.^[6] Another source repeats that Morris O'Brien's wife was the widow, Mary (Hutchins) Cain.^[7] Despite these two sources reversing Mary's last name at birth and married name, are they referring to the same Mary who married William Hutchins?

Sources

1. ↑ Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, database, FamilySearch : accessed 2 December 2015, William Hutchins, 01 Aug 1694; citing ; FHL microfilm 11,322.
2. ↑ Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, database, FamilySearch : accessed 1 December 2015, William Hutchins and Mary Keen, 17 Oct 1734; citing , reference p 93; FHL microfilm 11,322.
3. ↑ Stackpole, Everett S. Old Kittery and Her Families, Published by Press of Lewiston journal Company, 1903 - Kittery (Me.). Reference page 542
4. ↑ Stackpole, page 560
5. ↑ Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700, (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Reference Volume 2, page 857
6. ↑ Sherman, Andrew M. Life of Captain Jeremiah O'Brien, Machias, Maine, Published 1902. Reference pages 241-247
7. ↑ New Englanders in Nova Scotia Manuscript. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.) Reference page 472