Amos Hastings (1757 - 1829)

Born 3 Feb 1757 in Haverhill, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Wiley) Hastings — married 10 Sep 1778 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Jul 1829 at age 72 in Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States

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Biography

Private Amos Hastings served with Essex County, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Amos Hastings is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A052599.

Amos Hastings is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 177154
Rank: Private

Amos Hastings was born in 1757, the son of John Hastings and Rebecca Kelly.^[1] In 1778, he married Elizabeth Wiley, daughter of William Wiley and Susan (Gordon) Wiley of Andover, MA.^[2] Elizabeth was born 14 Jan. 1755 at Methuen, MA. They settled at Pequawket, an Abernacki Indian name for present-day Fryeburg, ME. The couple had ten children:

1. Jonas, b. 28 July 1779 in Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine
2. Sally, b. 20 December 1779 in Eastport, Washington County, Maine
3. Amos, b. 31 May 1781 in Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine
4. Betsy, b. 18 May 1782 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine
5. Lucinda, b. 24 April 1785 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine
6. Susanna, b. 31 May 1788 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine
7. Timothy, b. 31 October 1790 in Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine
8. Lucinda, b. 7 Apr. 1794 in Bethel, Oxdord County, Maine
9. John, b. 06 May 1796 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine; and
10. Huldah, b. 17 April 1798 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.

Amos Hastings served in the American Revolution. (Gen.) Amos Hastings died 28 July 1829 at Bethel, ME, age 72. Widow Elizabeth Wiley died 12 June 1846, age 91. They were buried in Woodland Cemetery, Bethel, ME.

• Fact: Burial Woodland Cemetery, Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, 1910)| Volume 1, Births, Page 163
2. ↑ Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, 1910)| Volume 2, Marriages and Deaths, Page 158

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-R67H : 29 November 2018), Amos Hastings, 3 Feb 1757; citing Birth, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009726.

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2P-KB7G : 15 November 2020), Amos Hastings, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RH-SP74 : 17 March 2018), Amos Haislens Or Hastings, 31 Jan 1777; citing Military Service, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,027,110.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCHJ-P8H : 24 January 2020), Amos Hastings, 1778.

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F43N-VLS : 14 January 2020), Amos Hastings in entry for Lucinda Hastings, 1785.

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4QG-B1M : 14 January 2020), Amos Hastings in entry for Susanna Hastings, 1788.

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4QP-XPV : 14 January 2020), Amos Hastings in entry for Timothy Hastings, 1790.

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F43N-KWR : 14 January 2020), Amos Hastings in entry for Lucinda Hastings, 1794.

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4Q5-QTG : 14 January 2020), Amos Hastings in entry for John Hastings, 1796.

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F43N-KWB : 14 January 2020), Amos Hastings in entry for Huldah Hastings, 1798.

• "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQ8-3KH : 13 March 2018), Amos Hastings, 28 Jul 1829; citing Death, , State Archives, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,001,838.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 February 2021), memorial page for Gen Amos Hastings (3 Feb 1757–28 Jul 1829), Find A Grave: Memorial #92800008, citing Woodland Cemetery, Bethel, Oxford County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651) .

See Also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 April 2017, 20:09), entry for General Amos Hastings(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L7X2-CWT); contributed by various users.