William Hersey (1632 - 1691)

Born 1632 in Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Chubbuck) Hersey — married 1 Jul 1656 (to 1 Jun 1686) in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Ruhamah (Hallett) Hersey — married about 1691 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1691 at about age 59 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Birth

William was possibly born in Plymouth Colony in 1635.^[1] It is not certain that his parents actually are from Berkshire, England. Please do not change his birth place until it has been completely proven. Just because records match the name of his father it does not mean that it is the same person.

Marriage

He appears to have been married twice. His first wife, whom he married about 1656 or 1657, was Rebecca, daughter of Thomas and Alice Chubbuck. She was baptized in Hingham in Apr 1641, and died 1 June, 1686, about 45 yrs of age. The christian name of his second wife, as appears by his will, was Ruhamah. She was Ruhamah Hallett, the widow of Job Bourne. There is no entry of this marriage, however, nor of her death, on Hingham's records. William died 28 Sept. 1691. In his will, made in 1689, proved 27 Jan. 1691-92, mentions " my now wife Ruhamah," and the four sons whose names appear among his issue. Freeman 1672; constable 1661; selectman 1678, 1682, and 1690. Resided on South, opposite West St.^[2]

Children of William and Rebecca:^[2]

1. William, Oct. 11, 1657.
2. John, Oct. 27, 1659.
3. James, Dec. 2, 1661.
4. Rebecca, Aug. 20, 1663. m. June 11, 1683, Benjamin Johnson,
5. Deborah, Jan. 1, 1665-66. m. Apr. 29, 1687, Samuel Lincoln,
6. Hannah, Feb. 13, 1668-69. m. Dec. 27, 1688, Ebenezer Lane,
7. Elizabeth, May 26, 1671. m. May 18, 1695, John Beal.
8. Ruth, Feb. 10, 1673-74. m. Feb. 4, 1695-96, Caleb Beal.
9. Mary, June 4, 1676.
10. Joshua, March 29, 1678.
11. Judith, Sept. 6, 1680, d. 13 Sept. 1681.
12. Judith, bt. Aug. 29, 1686. m. (pub. March 13, 1707-8), Israel Vickery of Hull.

Death

William Hearsey died 28 Sep 1691 in Hingham.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [1] : 4 December 2014), William Hersey, 1635; citing ABINGTON, PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873756 IT 1-2.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Thomas T Bouvé; Edward Tracy Bouvé; John Davis Long; Walter Lincoln Bouvé; Francis Henry Lincoln; George Lincoln; Edmund Hersey; Fearing Burr; Charles Winfield Scott Seymour; Hingham (Mass.). (1893). Pub. by the town. Vol II, p.298-299
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch [2] : 13 July 2016), William Hearsey, 28 Sep 1691; citing Death, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.

• Genealogy of Captain John Johnson of Roxbury, Massachusetts GENERATIONS I TO XIV By PAUL FRANKLIN JOHNSON, Editor 1945 INCLUDING THE GENERATIONS I TO IX From the 1932 and 1935 Manuscripts of FRANK LEONARD JOHNSON GENERATIONS IX TO XIV Compiled by PAUL FRANKLIN JOHNSON Completed with Additions and Corrections by ADA JOHNSON MODERN 1948. pg 11.
• Alonzo Leroy Johnson, Johnson Family Thirteen Generations of *Descendants of Captain John Johnson and Margery Scudder of Roxbury, Mass. 1630-1971.
• "History of Hingham, Mass.," Vol. I I , p. 384-385.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch [3] : 13 July 2016), William Hearsey in entry for Deborah Hearsey, 01 Jan 1665; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch [4] : 13 July 2016), William Hersee in entry for Mary Hersee, 23 Oct 1681; citing Death, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch [5] : 13 July 2016), William Hersee in entry for Benjamin Johnson and Rebecah Hersee, 11 Jun 1683; citing Marriage, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
• Stearns, Ezra S. el al. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire : A Record of Her People in the Making of A Commonwealth and the Founding of A Nation New York: Lewis Publishing Co., 1908, p. 71: https://archive.org/details/genealogicalfami01stea/page/n131/mode/2up
• VIrkus, Frederick A., editor. The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy; First Families of America; Genealogical Encyclopedia of the United States, Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968, pg. 422.