Nathaniel Hartwell (abt. 1765 - abt. 1822)

Born about 11 Oct 1765 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Ripley) Hartwell — married 26 Sep 1789 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 1822 at about age 56 in Sandusky, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Private Nathan Hartwell served with 2nd Regiment, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Nathan Hartwell is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A051988.

Nathaniel Hartwell was born about 1750. Nathaniel Hartwell ... He passed away about 1800. ^[1]

He became a Revolutionary War participant - a private in the Massachusetts Militia. Served with Col Ebenezer Sprout of the 2nd MA. ^[2]

Birth 11 Oct 1765 Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

Birth of Half-Brother Nathan Hartwell(1766–) 16 Oct 1766 • Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Birth of Sister Hannah Hartwell(1769–1869) JUL 1769 • Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Birth of Sister Sarah Hartwell(1772–) 1772 • Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death of Mother Sarah Bonney(1742–1772) 1772 • Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Birth of Sister Elizabeth Hartwell(1773–1855) 1773 • Massachusetts, USA

Birth of Half-Sister Elizabeth Hartwell(1773–) 1773 • Massachusetts, United States

Marriage 26 Sep 1789 • Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Sarah "Sally" Ripley (1771–1839)

Residence 1750-1850 Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Birth of Son Marcus Hartwell(1790–) 31 Mar 1790 • Plympton, Massachusetts

Birth of Son Nathan Hartwell(1792–1796) 1 Jul 1792 • Plympton, Massachusetts

Birth of Daughter Sally Ripley Hartwell(1796–) 11 Jan 1796 • Killingly, Connecticut

Death of Son Nathan Hartwell(1792–1796) 12 Oct 1796 • Killingly, Connecticut, USA

Birth of Son Nathan Hartwell(1797–1851) 29 Nov 1797 • Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Birth of Son Timothy Ripley Hartwell(1802–1870) 15 Aug 1802 • Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Birth of Daughter Hannah Soule Hartwell(1803–1848) 17 Aug 1803 • Killingly, Connecticut, USA

Birth of Son John Hartwell(1806–) 1 Jan 1806 • Killingly, Connecticut

Birth of Daughter Eliza Parris Hartwell(1807–1817) 23 Dec 1807 • Killingly, Connecticut

Birth of Son Henry Thaxter Hartwell(1810–) 1 Sept 1810 • Killingly, Connecticut

Death of Father Nathan Hartwell(1724–1811) 27 Jan 1811 • Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Birth of Daughter Roxanna Hartwell(1812–) 30 Dec 1812 • Killingly, Connecticut

Death of Daughter Eliza Parris Hartwell(1807–1817) 12 Jun 1817

Death 1822 • Sandusky, Ohio

Hartwells of America 6.210 NATHAN HARTWELL was born in Easton, Massachusetts (recorded Bridgewater) 11 October 1765 (BVR 1:133) and died in Sandusky, Ohio ca. 1822 (Pension File W3803).

He married in Plympton, Massachusetts 7 November 1789, SALLY RIPLEY (PVR 329), who was born there 5 June 1771 (PVR 170) and died, probably in Paris, Union County, Ohio, sometime after 15 April 1843, when she applied for and received a widow’s pension (Pension File W3803; HOA has 16 July 1839), daughter of Timothy, Jr. and Hannah (Soule) Ripley.

At the age of 16, Nathan enlisted as a private in Colonel Ebenezer Sproat’s regiment of the Massachusetts line for the term of three years, at which time he was described as being 5’ 6½” tall. He was a 55-year-old resident of Licking County, Ohio when he applied for and received a pension due to this service (Pension File 18160). On 25 May 1820 he renewed the pension, stating at that time that his family consisted of his wife, Sally, age 50, “very infirm,” daughter Hannah, age 17, in health, son John, age 14, son Henry Thaxter, age 10, and daughter Rosey, age 7. He stated that he was by occupation a farmer, but by reason of age and infirmity occasioned by Rheumatism he was unable to pursue this occupation (Pension File W3803).

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Rebecca Hancock, Friday, January 2, 2015.
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 31 Dec 2021), "Record of Nathaniel Hartwell", Ancestor # A051988.

• Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
• Mayflower Families Vol. 17 p. 163
• Vital records of Plympton, Massachusetts to the year 1850