Ralph Hutchinson (1630 - 1703)

Born 5 Apr 1630 in Northamptonshire, England

Husband of Alice (Walcott) Hutchinson — married 8 Aug 1656 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 24 Oct 1703 at age 73 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

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Biography

Ralph was born 1630 in Northhamptonshire, England, died Oct 24, 1703 in Northhampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. ^[1][2] He married Alice August 8 1656 Boston, Massachusetts.

Alice was born abt. 1630 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, died Jan. 10, 1714 in Northhampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Alice was the widow of Francis Bennett of Boston, Massachusetts, They were married in 1649.

Ralph Hutchinson and sons apparently acquired land at Northfield, Massachusetts, in 1673 (his stepson James Bennett was killed there when Indians destroyed the town in 1676). During King Philip's War, on 28 October 1675, Indians entered Northampton on South Street, pursuing the fleeing settlers into town, and burning houses and barns on the southern edge of town. Ralph Hutchinson (along with Enos Kingsley, Preserved Clapp, and William Smead) lost everything, including houses and contents, barns, crops and food. These and other settlers were granted small lots (60 rods of land each) within the palisades (stockade) on 01 January 1676. This was just enough land to build a house and barn, and Ralph's grant was on the west side of present-day King Street (between the brook and street). He never rebuilt on his old South Street homestead. Since Northfield had not yet been attacked, perhaps the Hutchinsons lived there during the winter of 1675/76 while Ralph built on his new grant of land. The Freeman's List of 1678 should be consulted to determine Ralph's place of residence at that time. He died at Northampton, Massachusetts, on 24 October 1703, and his widow Alice died there on 18 January 1714. They were buried in the Old Northampton Cemetery but their graves are unmarked. It is not known if Ralph or his wife left wills or any other probate records.

Children

Ralph and Alice had 7 children:

John Hutchinson b.1658 in Boston, Suffolk Co. Mass.

Mercy Hutchinson b. Mar 1660 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co. Mass.

Mehitable Hutchinson b. May 21, 1662 in Northhampton, Hampton Co. Mass.

Judah Hutchinson b. Apr. 15, 1664 in Northhampton, Hampton Co, Mass.

Samuel Hutchinson b. Jul 21, 1666 in Northhampton, Hampton Co. Mass.

Eleazer Hutchinson b. May 31, 1668 in Northhampton, Hampton Co. Mass.

Moses Hutchinson b. Sep 19 1671 in Northhampton, Hampton Co. Mass.

Alice had 3 children by her first husband Francis Bennett died Dec 4, 1655

Mary Bennett b. Jul 15, 1650 in Boston, Suffolk Co. Mass

James Bennett b. Feb 14, 1651 in Boston, Suffolk Co, Mass

Elizabeth Bennett b. Dec 20, 1652 in Boston, Suffolk Co. Mass

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Marriage

Husband: Ralph Hutchinson

Wife: Alice Walcott

Child: John Hutchinson

Child: Mercy Hutchinson

Child: Mehitable Hutchinson

Child: Judah Hutchinson

Child: Samuel Hutchinson

Child: Eleazer Hutchinson

Child: Moses Hutchinson

Marriage:

Date: 8 AUG 1656

Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts^[3][4]

Disputed Origin

Ralph was not a known child of Richard and Alice Hutchinson. Richard only mentioned a son Joseph in his 1682 will.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S27 Page: Donna Stewart <djstewart1956@yahoo.com> Sep 2004
2. ↑ Source: #S317
3. ↑ Source: #S150 Data: Text: On very old form of fiche - copies must be ordered from Salt Lake. #6011282: Item #6161 dated 7 Mar 1917
4. ↑ Source: #S27 Page: Donna Stewart <djstewart1956@yahoo.com> Sep 2004

• Source: S150 Abbreviation: Boston Transcript Genealogy Column Title: Genealogy Column, Boston Transcript. Copies of pages ordered from Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Repository: #R2 Data: Text: On very old form of fiche - copies must be ordered from Salt Lake. #6011282: Item #6161 dated 7 Mar 1917
• Source: S27 Abbreviation: Email Title: Email Repository: #R1
• Source: S317 Abbreviation: Northampton MA Deaths Title: "Register of the Deaths in Northampton [Hampshire Co MA] from the First Settlement of the Town In 1653 to August 1824" Transcribed. CONT <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ma/northampton_ma_deaths.htm>

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Hutchinson-721 created through the import of Comstock for Wiki.ged on Jul 27, 2011 by Kay Haden. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kay and others.
• WikiTree profile Hutchinson-1052 created through the import of Keller-Freeland-Ferris Family .ged on Feb 27, 2012 by Elizabeth Tapia.
• 9th great-grandfather