Arthur Hathaway Sr. (abt. 1605 - 1671)

Born about 1605 in Wales, Yorkshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1671 at about age 66 in Massachusetts

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Biography

This profile states origins of Arthur Hathaway Sr., with no proof. He was listed as "of Wales," but linked to a family of Kingscote, Gloucestershire. The proposed Welsh origin comes from an 1878 reader query to the NEHGR^[1] asking for information about (to sum up) likely brothers John and Arthur Hathaway, from the "Welsh counties;" John removing to Taunton and Arthur staying in Plymouth Colony. Where the writer got this information is not stated.

It seems possible that there was actually only one Arthur Hathaway in Plymouth: the man who appeared in Marshfield in 1643, and then married Sarah Cooke in 1652. Since he only had to be 16 to appear on the list of those able to bear arms, any birth date prior to 1627 would suffice for this man. Assuming he was born in 1620, his death in 1711 in Dartmouth (that assigned to Arthur "jr") would make him 91 at death, a not unreasonable age.

Arthur does not appear in the "Great Migration" series; his earliest known appearance so far is 1643 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony, on the list of those able to bear arms, Marshfield, 1643.^[2]

He supposedly had a son, Arthur, who married Sarah Cooke, but no other information is yet known about this man.^[3] It should be noted that the marriage of the younger Arthur Hathaway to Sarah Cooke is recorded; there does not seem to be any documentary proof that the Arthur of 1643 in Marshfield was the father of the Arthur who married Sarah Cooke. Obviously possible and even likely given the names, but not yet proven.

His death is stated, without source or location, as 1671.

Supposed Children

1. Arthur Hathaway, Jr., m. November 20, 1652, Sarah Cooke.^[4]
2. Susannah Hathaway, m. abt 1664, William Palmer.

Sources

1. ↑ NEHGR Vol. 32 pg. 92
2. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. Vol. 4 pg. 259
3. ↑ Baldwin, JD. Query, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1878) Vol 32, Page 92.
4. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-Vol. 55 (1901) p. 74

   but note that this record only gives the marriage of Arthur and Sarah; it does NOT state Arthur's parentage.

See also

• Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation (Massachusetts Historical Society, 1856) Note that this source does not seem to mention the Hathaways.
• Bowman, George Ernest. Hathaway Notes. The Mayflower Descendant, Vol XVI, 1914. Pages 110+ View with subscription. Note that this source does not mention the parentage of the husband of Sarah Cooke, it begins with the will of Arthur "Jr".
• Hathaway Family Association.[1] Note that this web page does not provide any source for the elder Arthur, nor does it provide any proof that he is the father of the younger Arthur nor that he is a separate person from the younger Arthur.
• Descendants of Richard Warren of the Mayflower, Sholom Simon.[2] Note that again this is a site focused on the parentage of Sarah Cooke as a Mayflower descendant.
• Francis Cooke of the Mayflower and His Descendants: fifth edition (General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000), Page: p. 6,
• Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Ralph V. Wood, Jr., Lewis Bunker Rohrbach,Francis Cooke of the Mayflower: The First Five Generations, REFN: ISBN 0-89725-121-0 DATE: 1999 (Picton Press PO Box 250 Rockport, Maine 04856-0250 ISBN 0-89725-121-0 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 96-69879) Page: Page 75