Nathan Hammond (abt. 1706 - aft. 1761)

Born about 1706 in Anne Arundel, Province of Maryland

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Died after 18 Jul 1761 after about age 55 in Anne Arundel, Province of Maryland

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Biography

Nathan Hammond was a Maryland colonist.

Name

Nathan Hammond was born in Anne Arundel County around 1706. No birth record for him has been found, but he is proved to be the son of Major Charles Hammond and Hannah Howard and the grandson of Philip Howard.

Marriage & Family

Nathan married Anne Welch on 20 Jan 1731 in All Hallow's Parish.^[1] The births of the following children are mentioned in Nathan's will:

1. Nathan Hammond b. abt. 1732
2. Rezin Hammond b. abt. 1734
3. Charles Hammond b. abt. 1736
4. Philip Hammond b. abt. 1738
5. Ann Hammond b. abt. 1739
6. John Hammond b. abt. 1740
7. Ormond Hammond b. abt. 1742
8. Caroline Hammond b. abt. 1743
9. Aquila Hammond b. abt. 1744
10. Hannah Hammond b. abt. 1745
11. Thomas Hammond b. abt. 1746
12. Ruth Hammond b. abt. 1748
13. Hamutell b. abt. 1750

Death

Nathan Hammond signed his will on 18 JUL 1761. He died leaving his wife pregnant and with 13 children to care for. An abstract of his will follows: Extrs: my wife, Ann, if she thinks proper, & my son Nathan Hammond.

• To my son Nathan, Forrest Range & 5 sh. sterl.
• To my son Rezin Hammond, Tevises Adventure, Hammonds Pursuit, & 5 sh. sterl.
• To my son Charles Hammond, part of Chesnut Hill, where my quarter is settled, from Mansells Mill Br. westward.
• To my son Phillip Hammond, the part of Chesnut Hill on the E side Mansells Mill Br.towards John Welch's & my Walnut Bottom.
• To my son John Hammond, my part of Rich Neck, , Nelsons Walks, Miery Swamp, & Addition to Miery Swamp.
• To my son Ormond Hammond, part of Locust Thickett.
• To my son Aquila Hammond, the rest of Chesnut Hill, Tare Coat Thickett, & Browns Delight.
• To my son Thomas Hammond, the part of Locust Thickett a back of Hinkles & John Plummores.
• To my 3 daus. Ann, Hannah, & Ruth, equ. div., Friendship.
• To my dau. Caroline, part of Locust Thickett.,
• To my dau. Mary, part of Locust Thickett adj. Carolines part.
• To my dau, Hamutell, Hammonds Desire.
• To my sons Ormond & Thomas, Timber Plenty.
• To the child my wife may be with, if a boy, £80 sterl of what The Wilderness is sold for, & if a girl, £50 ster.
• If my son Ormond or Thomas d. before age 21, the other is to have his part of the land, & if any of my 3 daus., Caroline, Mary, or Hamutell d. s. p. under age . . . My p. e. is to be div. among my youngest sons - Charles, Phillip, John, Ormond, Acquila, & Thomas - & all my daus. are to have an equ. share with the boys.

Witn: Benjn. Welsh, Jno. Worthington, Jr., Saml. Riggs.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Wright, F. Edward, “Anne Arundel County Church Records of the 17th & 18th Centuries” Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books 2002
2. ↑ Prerogative Court Wills Liber 31 folio 677 [1]