Hannah (Jones) Jaquith (1755 - 1836)

Born 28 Feb 1755 in Wilmington, MIddlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Biography

Hannah was born on February 28, 1755^[1]. Hannah is the child of Jonathan Jones and Hannah Hopkins.

From HUGH JONES OF SALEM, MASS., AND HIS DESCENDANTS:^{[2] [3]}

pp 18-19 (Ancestry.com)/252 (Google Books): ^[4]

21. Ensign Jonathan4 Jones (Lieut. Jonathan,3 Samuel,2 Hugh1) was born Jan. 20, 1722-3, in that part of Woburn set off in 1730 as Wilmington. At the time of his marriage, he settled on a farm in Wilmington, which was deeded to him out of the extensive estates of his father, where he resided until his decease, Nov. 26, 1765. On Apr. 6, 1763, he was commissioned ensign of Capt. Benjamin Jaquith's company of Wilmington militia. (Mass. Archives vol. xcix, p. 36.) He died intestate, and on Nov. 16, 1773, all his real estate was settled on the eldest son, Russell, who paid to his brother Jonathan and sisters Hannah, Lucy, Phebe, and Susanna, 30-4-6 each, for their shares. (Middlesex Co. Probate.)

He married, Dec. 31, 1747, Hannah, born Apr. 29, 1724, died Apr. 3, 1766, daughter to Benjamin and Hannah (Wilson) Hopkins of Billerica.

Children:

i. Jonathan,* b. Dec. 13, 1748; d. Dec. 3, 1754.

ii. Hannah, b. Feb. 18, 1751; d. Nov. 27, 1754.

iii. Russell, b. Sept. 20, 1752; d. Sept. 30, 1828; inherited and occupied his father's homestead in Wilmington; private in Capt. Cadwallader Ford's company, on the Lexington alarm, and also in further service during the Revolution, as a minute man" (Mass. Archives); m. (int. rec. Nov. 20, 1773) Abigail, b. July 8, 1756, d. June 26, 1813, dau. of Jacob and Abigail (Frost) Foster of Andover. Children: Isaac,* Abigail, Jonathan, Hannah, d. Young, Mary, Nancy, Dorcas  James, Joseph, Jabez  Jacob, Jephthah, Joab. 

iv. Hannah, b. Feb. 28, 1755; d. Nov. 15, 1836; m. June 23, 1778, David, b. Dec. 13, 1751, d. Jan. 15, 1829, son of John and Tamsen Jaquith of Wilmington. They lived in Wilmington, and had no children.

v. Jonathan, b. Nov. 16, 1757; lived in Woburn and Burlington; was private in Capt. Joshua Walker's company on the Lexington alarm; also served in Capt. Jesse Wyman's company from May 10 to July 10, 1777, on an expedition to Point Judith; also enlisted July 1, 1780, for six months service in the Continental Army (Mass. Archives); int. of marriage published, Nov. 15, 1776, to Elizabeth, b. Apr. 30, 1758, dau. of Samuel and Martha (Wyman) Dean of Woburn; m. Sept. 20, 1781. Abigail Wyman. Children: Abigail Waters,* Lydia. 

vi. Lucy, b. Dec. 27, 1759; m. Aug. 8, 1780, Jacob, b. June 12, 1756, son of Jacob and Lucy (Frost) Eames of Wilmington.

vii. Phebe, b. Dec. 14, 1760; m. Mar. 17, 1785, Elijah, b. Sept. 3, 1765, d. Dec. 5, 1814, son of Ebenezer and Catherine Beard of Wilmington; immediately settled in Hillsborough, N. H., where he became a prominent man, serving many years as town clerk, selectman, justice of the peace, and representative in the Legislature; had several children.

viii. Susanna, b. Mar. 30, 1704; d. Apr. 18, 1855; m. May 5, 1784, Obediah, b. Mar. 23. 1758, d. June 9, 1815, son of Isaac and Mary (Marble) Holt of Andover. They lived in Andover, Mass., Amherst, N. H., and Clinton, Me., and had thirteen children

Sources

1. ↑ Wilmington Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, from 1730 to 1898 (Lowell, Mass.: Printed by Thompson & Hill. - The Vox Populi Press. 1898.) (Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 51
2. ↑ Hugh Jones of Salem, Mass and his descendants, Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
3. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Google Books
4. ↑ Transcribed by SD