Hannah (Hungerford) Ross (1659 - aft. 1719)

Born 1 May 1659 in New London, New London, Connecticut

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Died after Apr 1719 after age 59 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island

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Hannah Hungerford Ross
William and John Bentley in their 1957 History of the Peckham Family credit Emilie Sarter of Boston for the evidence in their book. She says about William and Hannah Ross: "William Ross married, probably at New London, Connecticut Colony (though no marriage record has been found there), about 1688 or 1689 Hannah Hungerford born at New London, May 1, 1659. She died probably at Westerly after April 1719, in which month 'Hannah Ross of the plantation of the Narragansetts in Rhode Island conveys land in Haddam (Conn.?) to John Spencer of Haddam that did belong to her brother (i.e. half brother) Peter Blackford, deceased.' (Old Haddam Records, Book 2, p. 197). In the same record, p. 184, she is referred to as 'Hannah Ross, whose maiden name was Hungerford'. She was the daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Wiley) Hungerford of New London."

Thomas Hungerfoot married 2nd about1658, Hannah, daughter of Issac and Joanna Willey. She was baptized in Boston, Mass. They had one daughter, Hannah, born 1 May 1659, who married a Mr. Ross or Rose of the Plantation of the Narragansetts in Rhoad Island. Thomas died in 1665 and the inventory of his estate taken 1 May 1663 showed property to 100 pounds, 5 shillings 6 pence. Source: Additions and corrections for Thomas Hungerford of Hartford and New London, Conn. page 3.

Hungerford's Fort

On the road from New London to the Niantic rope ferry was a large granite rock, which was known as Hungerford's Fort. Hannah being alone on her way to school was chased by a wolf; she seized a stick and succeeded in beating him off, which gave the rock it's nickname.^[1]

Name

Hannah /Hungerford/^[2]

Birth

May 1 1659

01 MAY 1659

Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States^[3]

Marriage

Hannah married a Mr. Ross or Rose of the Plantation of the Narragansetts in Rhoad Island.

It should be noted that Hannah had two siblings by father Thomas Hungerfoot's first wife (unknown).

Children of Thomas Hungerfoot by his first wife:

1, Thomas, b. about 1648.

2. Sarah b. about 1654. After her mother's death she went to live with her Aunt Anne Leigh, at Ipswich, Mass. She later m. Lewis Hugh, of Lyme, CT.

On Nove 2, 1657, Thomas wrote his sister Anne Hungerfoot Leigh, at Ipswich, MA thanking her for her offer to take his daughter Sarah. The will of John Leigh probated 16 Sep 1671, contains a provision for "Sarah Hungerfoot". This will is on file in Salem, Mass.

Sources

1. ↑ [https://archive.org/stream/johnleighofagawa00leew#page/84/mode/2up/search/Hungerford John Leigh of Agawam [Ipswich Mass., 1634-1671 p. 85
2. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Thomas Hungerford
3. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Thomas Hungerford

• Book: Additions and corrections for Thomas Hungerford of Hartford and New London, Conn.: and his descendants in America, East Highgate, Vt.: F.P. Leach, 1932, 64 pgs. Heritage Quest Online. (Entered by Tom Quick, Sep 30, 2013)
• Himebaugh, Maria Walton, 1913. Hungerford Genealogy: A Genealogical & Biographical Record of the Hungerford Family in England, Ireland, Canada and United States. Privately published, Wichita, Kansas, page 41

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