John Hubbard (1693 - 1761)

Born 12 Mar 1693 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Blood) Hubbard — married 14 Nov 1716 in Concord, Massachusetts

Husband of Azubah (Moore) Hubbard — married about 1729 in Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 4 Aug 1761 at age 68 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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Biography

The birth of John, son of Jonathan Hubburd and Hanah his wife, was recorded at Concord, Massachusetts, on 12 March 1692/3. ^[1]

John Hubbard was married to Hannah Blood in Concord, Massachusetts, on 14 November 1716.^[2]

His second wife was Azubah Moore.

Children

The children of John and Hannah Hubbard (first wife), all recorded at Worcester, Massachusetts, were:^[3]

1. Hannah, born 29 September 1717
2. Ellen, born 19 December 1718; later called Eleonor
3. Mary, born 14 [month unknown] 1720
4. Marcy, born 11 December 1722
5. John, born 27 August 1724

Eight children of John and his second wife Azubah were recorded at Rutland, Massachusetts. The first daughter, Abigail, was recorded as the daughter of John Hubbard; all the others were recorded as children of John and Azubah Hubburd. For David and subsequent children, the father is identified as "Capt. John." These children were as follows:^[4]

1. Abigail, baptized 6 June 1731
2. Azubah, born 25 March 1733, died 6 May 1739
3. John, born 4 May 1736, died 24 November 1736
4. David, born 14 November 1737, died 10 December 1737
5. Sarah, born 19 April 1739, died 31 May 1739
6. Azubah, born 7 January 1740/1, died 31 January 1740/1
7. Sarah, born 12 October 1744, died 30 December 1746
8. Mercy, born 23 February 1746/7

In addition, the Rutland Vital Records also lists the death of Jonathan Hubburd, a son of Capt. John and Azubah, on 2 April 1746.^[5] and John Hubburd's will also mentions Elizabeth, a daughter of John and Azubah who was not yet 18 as of the date of the will (i.e., born 1743 or later) but apparently was older than the second daughter Mercy (i.e., born before 1747).

His children who were living when he made his will were daughters Hannah, Eleonor, and Mary from the first marriage and daughters Abigail, Elizabeth, and Mercy from the second marriage. Also named in his will was granddaughter Azubah Stevens, daughter of his first daughter Mercy.

Death

John Hubbard died August 4, 1761 in Holden, Massachusetts.^[6]

Will

John Hubburd "of Holden, in the County of Worcester in New England, Gent," made his last will and testament on 4 May 1761. Provisions included the following:

Item. I give my unto my dear & loving Wife the Improvement of all my Real & Personal Estate, which I die possessed of, during her Widowhood, to be at her disposal, provided the following Legacies and Order be complied with & paid:^[7]

1. That my dear daughter Elizabeth Hubburd be paid Fifty Pounds Lawful Money when she comes to the full age of Eighteen Years or when she marries, if before that Age : which I give unto her.

2. That my dear daughter Mercy Hubbard be paid the like sum of fifty Pounds, on like conditions : which I also give unto her.

3. That my granddaughter Azubah Stevens be paid the sum of Twenty-six Pounds on like conditions : which I also give unto her.

4. That my servant James Sprout have given him a Yoke of Oxen not under four years old, or the value of them in Money, when he comes to the full age of Twenty One years : provided he lives with her to that Age : the Condition of his Indentures to be fulfilled by her in case she marries again.

Item. In order to enable my Wife to discharge the abovesaid Legacies, I will that she with Executor have full Power & Authority to sell any part or the whole of my Real Estate...

Item. In case my wife shall think fit to marry again, then my Will is, that she have out of my Estate, in such Moveables as she choofes, to the value of Thirteen Pounds Six Shillings & Eight Pence Lawful Money to be dispofed of at her pleafure.

Item. I will alfo in cafe my Wife marries again, that the Sum of Forty Six Pounds, Thirteen Shillings and four Pence Lawful Money, out of my Estate, be kept at Intereft, during her natural life : the Intereft of it, and Principal too, if need be, to be given to her according the direction of my Executor, for her perfonal Benefit.

Item. I will alfo in cafe my Wife marries again, that all the above Specified Legacies, that then shall be unpaid, be paid by my Executor, according as they are specified before to be given and bequeathed.

And that the Remainder of my Estate .... I give in manner following. To my Six Daughters and granddaughter Azubah Stevens; viz. Hannah wife of Paul Moore, Eleonar Wife of Nathan Davis, Mary Wife of Ifrael Davis, Abigail Wife of Charles Heywood, Elizabeth Hubburd, Mercy Hubburd, and Azubah Stevens. To them their Hufbands & Children born of them, to be equally divided among them.....

My Order is, That immediately upon my Deceafe, my Wife & Six Daughters, each of them, have a good Suit of Mourning Apparel out of my Eftate.

And I do hereby conftitute, make and ordain my dear and well beloved Wife and Mr. Bezaleel Fifke of Holden, Executrix and Executor of this my Will in full power and trust...

Signed by John Hubburd. Witnesses were Elisha Mirick, Samuel Thomson, and Jofeph Davis.

The will was presented for probate on 13 August 1761. An account of the estate was submitted to the Probate Court by Azubah Hubbard and Bezaleel Fifk on 27 August 1761 and allowed that same day. The probate file calls the deceased "Capt. John Hubburd."^[7]

The inventory of John Hubburd's estate included real estate in Rutland valued at 260 pounds, real estate in Holden valued at 103 pounds, oxen, sheep, other livestock, farming equipment, a weaving loom, books, and various items of furniture, apparel, and household goods.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Concord, Massachusetts, page 37: John Hubburd ye son of Jonathan Hubburd & Hanah his wife was Born march ye 12th 1692 . 3
2. ↑ Vital Records of Concord, Massachusetts, page 89: John Hubbard and Hanah Blood both of Concord was married by Justice minott Nouember 14 day 1716.
3. ↑ Vital Records of Worcester, Massachusetts, page 145. Accessed at AmericanAncestors.org.
4. ↑ Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts, page 57, page 58, and Deaths, page 234
5. ↑ Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts, Deaths, page 234.
6. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).. Holden, page 218: HUBBARD, Capt. John, Aug. 4 1761, a. 69.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Probate File of John Hubbard, 1761, Case # 32161.

See also:

• New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts Town Marriage Records. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data - Vital Records kept by town clerks in Massachusetts to the Year 1850.
• Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data - With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.