Hannah (Swett) Hutchinson (1682 - 1752)

Born 13 Sep 1682 in Hampton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Blaisdell — married about 1710 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of Timothy Hutchinson — married about 1717 in Hampton Falls, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 21 Nov 1752 at age 70 in Kensington, Rockingham, New Hampshire

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Biography

Hannah was born in 1682. She passed away in 1752.

Sources

• "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNJ-495 : 18 January 2020), Hannah Swett, 1682.

• Hannah dies in Kensington, NH. [A Record of the Deaths in the town of Kensington, NH from the year 1738. Taken from the records of Rev. Jeremiah Fogg and Others. Page 7; Hannah Hutchins wife of Timothy, age 70 died Nov 21, 1752.

Note; Disambiguation Joseph Swett had two daughters named Hannah along with a sister named Hannah. First was Hannah daughter of Hannah Ward born 1682

• (LDS Film #5510722 image 292/639 "Hampton Town Records Vol 1 1645-1728 page 548. "Hannah ye daughter of Joseph Swett by Hannah his wife was born ye 13 day of September 1682")

The second was the daughter of Sarah Andrew born 1708

• "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNJ-49Y : 18 January 2020), Hannah Swett, 1708.

This second Hannah Swett married Moses Swett

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHNZ-DJ9 : 20 May 2022), Hannah Swett in entry for Moses Swett, 12 Jan 1728; citing Marriage, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009725.

Joseph Swett had a sister Hannah

• "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL5M-V8C : Tue Oct 03 19:35:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Hannah Swett and Benjamin Swett, 16 March 1664.

This Hannah married John Rust and for a second husband she married Joseph Plummer. She was the daughter of Benjamin Swett and Esther Weare. Hannah Swett, b. May 16, 1664, Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire; d. Unknown. Married 1st John Rust, 2nd Joseph Plummer.

• New England Marriages prior to 1700 gives; Rust, John and Hannah Swett (dau. of Benjamin) 12 May 1703 Hampton NH.

Research Notes; Timeline

• 1651 – Elizabeth Ward born to Thomas Ward and Margaret Shaw, Hampton, NH [NEHGR Vol 158 pg 316, NHSOS Vol 31] Married John Mason 1672 [LDS Film #7009706 image 570/814]

• 1653 – Mary Ward born to Thomas and Margaret marries John Dearborn. Note that brother Henry and his wife Abigail had Esther who married Ebenezer Loverell. [LDS Film #7009706 image 570/814]

• 1655 – Hannah Ward born to Thomas and Margaret.

• 1658 – Joseph Swett son of Benjamin Swett was born 21 Jan 1658 [LDS Film #7009706 image 137/814]

• 1666 – Thomas Ward Jr born marries Sarah Clark.

• 1672 – John Mason married Elizabeth Ward [LDS Film # 5510722 Hampton, NH Town Records Vol 11645-1728 image 288/639]

• 1681 – Joseph Swett married Hannah Ward. [1st marriage based on (The Will of Thomas Ward dated 1678 calls his daughter Hannah Ward) (Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. Portland, ME, USA: The Southward Press, 1928. Surname M-N page 465 (7) John Mason. Lists Joseph Swett as Elizabeth Mason’s brother-in-law) [ LDS Film #5510722 292/639 Hannah Dau. of Joseph Swett and Hannah his wife born 13 Sept 1682]

• 1682 – Mary Mason daughter of John Mason and Elizabeth Ward was born.

• 1682 - Hannah born to Joseph Swett and Hannah Ward Hampton, NH [New Hampshire Hampton Town Records," database with images, Film 5510722 > image 292/639]

• 1695 – Thomas Blaisdell signs as a witness on a deed where Ebenezer had sold some land. He must be at least 14 yrs of age with a probable birth date of 1680-1681. [MECD 21-116 Ebenezer Blaisdell of Amesbury husbandman to Joshua Bradley of Newbury husbandman land in Salisbury 6A bd by Merrimac River, parsonage, upper Boggy Ck and lower Boggy Ck Wit Thomas Blaisdell (the only known mention of him I could find), Jason Bagley and Thomas Wells 1695]

• 1697 - Notes for Elizabeth Ward: Elizabeth, was killed by a horse she was trying to catch on 21 May 1697. Her sister and her brother-in-law, Hannah and Joseph Swett, took charge of the children. Elizabeth's son, John, was made administrator of her estate 18 May 1698. Division was made to all of the children but one.

• 1701 - Hannah’s mother Hannah Ward Swett died in 1701. This would be when Hannah was nineteen. ["New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, 004244238 > image 3454 of 5111;]

• 1705 – Hannah Swett and Mary Mason go to Salisbury to visit Hannah’s grandmother Esther Greenleaf.

• 1707 – Mary Mason married Caleb Clough in Salisbury 29 Mar 1707 [Mass. Town Clerk Town Records 1626-2001 Norfolk County Records Birth Marriage Death Earmarks and Strays 1670-1747 image 158/204]

• 1708 - Hannah’s sister Esther married John Eaton of Salisbury, MA. They lived in Salisbury, MA. [Mass. Town Clerk Town Records 1626-2001 Norfolk County Records Birth Marriage Death Earmarks and Strays 1670-1747 image 158/204]

• 1708 – Caleb and Mary have Caleb Clough born 23 Jun 1708 [LDS Film #7009706 image 564/814]

• 1710 - Hannah’s sister Margaret married Capt. Thomas Sherburn. [New Hampshire Portsmouth Vital Records LDS Film 7941025 image 301/702]

• 1710 – Caleb and Mary have Joshua Clough born 16 Jan 1709/10 [LDS Film #7009706 image 573/814]

• 1710 - Hannah married Thomas Blaisdell Amesbury, MA.

• 1711 - Hannah has a son named Ebenezer born Amesbury, MA.

• 1712 - Thomas Blaisdell dies leaving Hannah with a young son and pregnant. He probably died while in Maine with his brother Ebenezer looking for good land to buy. [Blaisdell Papers for death of Thomas along with speculation of Hannah and children] [MECD 30-19 Thomas’s brother Ebenezer Jr sells all his inherited lands from his parents as administrator to their estates with no mention of Thomas suggesting that by the date of the deed Nov. of 1712 Thomas had died.]

• 1712 – Ebenezer Blaisdell married Abigail Ingersol

• 1713 - Hannah has a daughter Abigail named possibly for Thomas’s brother’s wife Abigail Ingersoll who he married in Jan of 1713 just before Hannah had her daughter. Hampton Falls, NH.

• 1714 - Hannah marries Timothy Hutchinson Hampton Falls, NH.

• 1715 - Hannah has a son John in Hampton Falls, NH. [DNA analysis matches Timothy’s son Jonathan’s DNA line.]

• 1717 – Hannah’s uncles Henry and John Dearborn sell land to Ebenezer Loverell.

• 1717 - Hannah is baptized and has a son Jonathan born in Hampton Falls, NH. [Hampton Falls Church Records and estimated birth date for Jonathan. Timothy calls him “my son”]

• 1718 – Ebenezer Loverell sells land to Hannah’s husband Timothy Hutchinson.

• 1718 – Ebenezer Loverell sells land in Kingston to Thomas Ward Jr, Hannah’s brother.

• 1721 – Henry Dearborn married Mary Robie. They had Mary who marries Ebenezer Loverell Jr.

• 1722 – Caleb Clough married for a second wife Lydia Perkins certificate issued Dec 8 1722, record of officiate Dec 27th 1722 [LDS Film # 7009706 image 660/814, Mass. Town Clerk Town Records 1626-2001 Norfolk County Records Birth Marriage Death Earmarks and Strays 1670-1747 image 102/204]

• 1723 - Hannah’s sister Abigail Swett married Benjamin Stone and moved to York ME. [New Hampshire Marriages 1720-1920 married by Rev. Sanborn, Hampton Falls]

• 1723 - Hannah has a son Johnson in Hampton Falls, NH [Date of birth is speculation but Timothy states my son Johnson on deed RCRD 0054-0498 in 1753]

• 1725 - Hannah has a daughter Hannah, Hampton Falls, NH. She was baptized in 1736 daughter of Timothy.

• 1728 – Hannah’s sister Esther Eaton died Jan 22nd 1727/8 [LDS Film # 7578655 image 500/627]

• 1729 - Hannah’s sister Margaret married for 2nd husband Benjamin Rust of York, ME. [Maine, York County Vital Records]

• 1731 - Abigail, Hannah's daughter, has daughter Mary? Hampton Falls, NH. [Given Hannah’s age, it is unlikely she is the mother. The better guess is that it is Abigail’s first bastard child).]

• 1733 - Abigail has daughter Phoebe? Hampton Falls, NH. [Once again, Hannah’s age makes this unlikely but with Abigail having another bastard child I believe that the child Phebe is hers.]

• 1736 - Abigail has a daughter Susannah Hampton Falls, NH married Thomas Smith and moved to York ME. [Speculation about Susannah being Abigail’s daughter but “Early Families of Waterborough Maine” has Thomas Smith and wife Susannah Hutchinson in Maine whit her having a child in or around 1775 so she must be between 40 and 45 at this time giving an approximate birth date for Susannah which is well past Hannah's ability to bear children.]

• 1752 - Hannah dies in Kensington, NH. [A Record of the Deaths in the town of Kensington, NH from the year 1738. Taken from the records of Rev. Jeremiah Fogg and Others. Page 7 Hannah Hutchins wife of Timothy, age 70 died Nov 21, 1752]