Jonathan Hatch Jr. (1652 - aft. 1696)

Born 17 May 1652 in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Weeks) Hatch — married 4 Dec 1676 in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died after 1696 after age 43 in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Jonathan Hatch Jr. was born on 17 May 1652 at Barnstable, Plymouth Colony. He was the son of Jonathan Hatch Sr. and Sarah (Rowley) Hatch.^{[1][2][3] [4]}

It was stated previously, that "(H)e was chosen Captain of the military company" & the cited Otis work is used as a source.^[5] However, this sources calls Jonathan "Capt." without any documentation & states that "he was chosen ensign of the military company." Jonathan Hatch "junr" being an "Ensigne" is confirmed by Plymouth Colony records, but nothing is stated about his being a "Capt."^[6]

It was also stated here that "(O)n 23 Apr 1679 he witnessed the sale of land by Jacob Perkins to Joseph Hull in Barnstable", using the transcribed town records from American Ancestors.^[7] However, a review of another transcription of the Barnstable town records shows that Jonathan was merely mentioned in this deed, he was not a witness.^[8] This deed does not clarify if this was Sr. or Jr., but given the Sr. was an early grantee of Succonnesset & that Jr. is not specified, it's more likely to be Jonathan Sr.

Jonathan "junr", along with Jonathan Sr., were made freeman at Barnstable, the 24th of June, 1694.^[9]

Jonathan Hatch "iunr" married Abigail Weeks on 4 Dec 1676 either at Barnstable or Falmouth, Plymouth Colony.^[10][11] (NB that in the cited Falmouth town records, the next entry after the marriage record, Jonathan is again called Jr. (as "ir"; "i"s & "j"s in this era were used interchangeably.) in the birth record of his son, Jonathan.) There are many secondary sources which state that Jonathan & Abigail were married at Martha's Vineyard, but a primary source for that marriage location has not been posted, while there are primary sources for the locations of Barnstable & Falmouth, Plymouth Colony.^[12] Abigail was the daughter of William Weeks of Martha's Vineyward.^[13][14]

He died sometime after 1696, the birth-date of his last child, in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was buried in the Old Burying Ground, in Falmouth. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862), 2:375. "JONATHAN, Barnstable, only s. of Thomas, b. at Sandwich. Eng. may have been at Salem 1640, m. 11 Apr. 1646, Sarah Rowley, had Mary, b. 14 July 1648; Thomas, 1 Jan. 1650; Jonathan, 17 May 1652; Joseph, 7 Mar. 1654; Benjamin, 7 Sept. 1655; Nathaniel, 5 June 1657; Samuel, 11 Oct. 1659; Moses, 4 Mar. 1662, or 7 Mar. 1663; and Sarah, 21 or 23 Mar. 1665; Mark, 27 Apr. 1667; and Lydia, 16 May 1669, the last four at Yarmouth. He built, bef. 1666, it is said, ho. in what is now Falmouth where his eighth ch. Moses was b. by Falmouth, rec. 23 Mar. 1665."
2. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016) Accessed 4/27/2016, Barnstable, Vol 1 p 33 link
   • "Jonathan Hatch & Sarah Rowley Married 11 April 1646
   • his Daughter Mary born ye 14 of July 1648
   • his son Thomas Born ye 1 of January 1649
   • his Son Jonathan Born ye 17 of May 1652
   • his Son Joseph Born ye 7 of March 1654
   • his Son Benjamin 7 Septr 1655
   • his Son Nathaniel ye 5 of June 1657
   • his Son Samuel Born ye 11 of Octor 1659
   • his Son Moses ye 4 of March 1662
   • his Daughter Sarah 21 of March 1664"
3. ↑ HOMER W. BRAINARD "HENRY ROWLEY AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS" in THE NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, VOLUME XXXVII (NEW YORK: NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, 1906) p 57-58
4. ↑ Hamblen, David transcriber, "Barnstable County first settlers." New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 19--) Vol. 2 p 194
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Amis Otis, Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families (F.B & F. Barnstable, Mass, 1888-90 republished Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1979) Vol 1 p 467-8. NOTE: This work is the primary origin for the confusion around Wm.'s wife, Abigail Weeks. The author attributes the wife of Jonathan Hatch III, Bethia Nye, as a wife to Jonathan Jr. The author also wrongly states the marriage record for Wm. & Abigail, has her given name as "Elizabeth", but this demonstrably false.
6. ↑ Plymouth Colony Records, Ct. Orders, Vol. 6, pt. 2, pg. 83: "Jonathan Hatch junr chosen Ensigne of the millitary Company of Succonesset [Succonnesset] is approved...."
7. ↑ "Barnstable, MA: Town Records, 1640 to 1793." Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.) Accessed 4/27/2016 link
8. ↑ Barnstable Town Records, Transcriptions, Vol. 1, pgs. 88-90. A deed at Succonnesset between Jacob Perkins & Joseph Hull, mentioning Jonathan Hatch, probably Sr., but not mentioned either way.
9. ↑ Plymouth Colony Records, Ct. Orders, Vol. 6, pt. 2, pg. 117: "...at Barnstable.... june 24: 1690 these men under named took ye oath of freeman....Jonathan Hatch Sr. ..... Jonathan Hatch junr..."
10. ↑ Original Town Records of Falmouth, MA, Births, Marriages & Deaths, 1668-1758[?], page 6, mid page, 1st entry: "Jonathan Hatch iunr and Abigal weekes were maried the 4 day of december in the yeare 1676."
11. ↑ Barnstable Town Records, Transcription, 1699-1753, pg. 126, 8th entry. "Jonathan Hatch junr and Abigal weekes were Mared the 4 day of December in the yere 1676."
12. ↑ Torrey 2:171 HATCH, Jonathan (1652-) & Abigail WEEKS; 4 Dec 1676; Martha's Vineyard {McIntire Anc. 330 (wrong); Swift (1953) 16; Weeks (Pt. 2) 103; Baker (ms) 78; Martha's Vineyard 3:192; Gen. Adv. 3:82, 4:19; Hatch (,3) 1:22; Barnstable Fam. 468, 496}
13. ↑ Swift, Katharine (Whitin), The Swift Family p 16 link
14. ↑ Weeks Family, in Banks, Charles Edward. The history of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. (Boston: G H Dean, 1911), 3:495-96.

See Also

• Thomas Hatch of Barnstable and some of his Descendants; page 77. (Marriage and Children)