Estes Hatch (1689 - 1759)

Born 1689 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Rolfe) Hatch — married 9 Nov 1716 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1759 at about age 70 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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Biography

Colonel Estes Hatch was one of the most prominent and wealthy men of Dorchester. He owned many negro slaves who worked on his extensive estate, comprising sixty acres of land on the southerly side of Dudley street, lying part in Roxbury and a part in Dorchester. It included Little Woods, afterward known as Swan's woods.

Col. Hatch commanded the Troop of Horse, in Boston, led a company at the capture of Louisberg and died in 1759. He was prominent in town affairs, and held the principal military offices, and at the time of his death was Brigadier General of Horse. His wife was Mary, daughter of Rev. Benjamin Rolfe, her father and mother and their youngest child were killed by the Indians in their home at Haverhill in 1708. Col. Hatch and Mary Rolfe were married Nov. 9th, 1716.

The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the other side of the American Revolution (Google eBook) James Henry Stark J.H. Stark, 1907

Grave Inscription: Under this Stone are entombe'd,/The Remains of Estes Hatch Esq:/Brigadeer-General of Horse,/He died Feb. 6th. 1759, Aged 70./Also The Body of Mrs. Mary Hatch, his Wido/she died Octr. 21st, 1763. Aged 68./Likewise/The Body of Miss Sarah Hatch/their only daughter, who died Septr. 25th, 1779, aged 56.

Sources

• "Annual Report of the Cemetery Department of the City of Boston 1905-1906"

• Find A Grave Memorial 39353729

• See Also: Page 429 The Loyalists of Massachusetts by James Henry Stark, Boston 1910. Call 973.314 STA accessed 12 Jan 2020 Meehan-411

• The profile created by Laura Scott, Sunday, March 15, 2015.