Isaac Hedges (abt. 1664 - 1726)

Born about 1664 in East Hampton, New York

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Died 22 Nov 1726 at about age 62 in East Hampton, Suffolk, New York

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Biography

Isaac Hedges was born about 1664, the son of Isaac and Joanna Hedges.^[1]

He married about 1685 Mary Parsons Dayton, the daughter of Samuel Dayton.^[1]

Children of Isaac and Mary Hedges:^[1]

1. Samuel, born about 1685, died March 9, 1755
2. Abigail, born about 1690, married Jeremiah Mulford 1713
3. Abraham, born 1692
4. Isaac, born about 1695
5. Jacob, born 1698
6. Jeremiah, bapt. April 12, 1702, died Jan. 4, 1723
7. Joanna, bapt. April;23, 1704, died Dec.13, 1722
8. Mary, bapt. June 9, 1706
9. Gideon, bapt. Oct. 28,1711
10. Henry, bapt. April 19, 1714
11. David, bapt. Oct. 16, 1715
12. John, bapt. March 16, 1718, died in infancy

• Gideon and Henry with their families removed, the latter to Middletown, Conn.^[1]

He died Nov, 22, 1726^[1] in East Hampton. He was buried in South End Cemetery, East Hampton.^[2]

Will of Isaac Hedges dated September 16, 1726:^[3]

Unrecorded Wills:

In the name of God, Amen. September 16, 1726. I, Isaac Hedges, of the town of East Hampton, in Suffolk County, being in perfect mind. I leave to my wife of all movables and real estate, and the privilege to live in my house with my son, Isaac or Gideon, which ever she pleases. And my two sons shall equally share in allowing her an honorable maintenance during her widowhood. I leave to my two youngest sons, Henry and David, three tracts of land, viz.: That tract of land which I had of Stephen Hand, lying in Two mile Hollow. And that tract that I had of Richard Shaw, lying near Hook Pond. And the tract I had of John Squire, in the North west plains. And my sons, Isaac and Gideon, shall pay to my two younger sons, £200, when of age. I leave to my son Isaac, my now dwelling house and half the barns and shop, and -| my share in the horse mill, and i of my lands not given away. I leave to my son Gideon, the house that my son Isaac now dwells in, and one half of the barn, shop, and horse mill, and one half of all other lands not given away, and -J of my share of Montauk and Commonage. I make my wife and Daniel Dayton, executors.

Witnesses, Nathaniel Dominy, Seth Parsons, Nathan Dayton. Proved, June 6, 1727.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} East Hampton History Including Genealogies of Early Families compiled by Jeannette Edwards Rattray, Country Life Press, Garden City, N.Y. 1953 - pp. 368-388: Hedges Family - p. 371: Isaac Hedges 3 (s. of Isaac 2) b. 1664, d. Nov. 22, 1726, m. 1685, Mary Parsons Dayton, dau. Samuel Parsons Dayton, she b. 1669, d. Oct. 8, 1744. Ch. Samuel 4 b. about 1685, d. March 9, 1755; Abigail 4 who m. Jeremiah Mulford 1713(note: from entry in Isaac Hedges 2 section above); Abraham 4 b. 1692, d. Jan. 12, 1722/3; Isaac 4 b. about 1695; Jacob 4 b. 1698 d. Jan 17, 1723; Jeremiah 4 bapt. April 12, 1702, d. Jan. 4, 1722/3; Joanna 4 bapt. April 23, 1704, d. Dec. 13, 1722; Mary 4 bapt. June 9, 1706; Gideon 4 bapt. Oct. 28, 1711; Henry 4 bapt. Appril 19, 1714; David 4 bapt. Oct. 16, 1715; John 4 bapt. March 14, 1718, d. infancy. LongIslandGenealogy
2. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial ID 136864198 Isaac Hedges (1664 - 22 Nov 1726) South End Cemetery, East Hampton, Suffolk Co., New York Find a Grave
3. ↑ Abstracts of Unrecorded Wills Prior To 1790 on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York, Volume XL - Collections of The New York State Historical Society 1902 - pp. 50-51; Will of Isaac Hedges dated Sept. 16, 1726, and proved June 6, 1727 Archive.org

• He was the son of Isaac Hedges and Joanna Barnes.