8 May 2002

Priscilla HERRICK was born.⁽²⁷⁵⁷⁾⁽⁴⁶⁷¹⁾ Parents: Samuel HERRICK and Mehitable WOODWARD.

Rasselas HERRICK was born.⁽⁴⁵²⁸⁾⁽²⁷⁵⁷⁾ Died in infancy. Parents: Francis HERRICK and Miriam (Ann) TUBBS.

Ruth HERRICK was born in 1816.⁽²⁷⁵⁷⁾ She died in 1899.⁽²⁷⁵⁷⁾ Parents: Alvin HERRICK and Achsah SPENCER .

Ruth HERRICK was born on 13 Feb 1755 in Norwich, New London, CT.⁽⁴⁶⁷²⁾⁽⁴⁶⁷³⁾⁽⁴⁶⁷⁴⁾ Parents: Colonel Samuel HERRICK and Silence KINSLEY.

Ruth HERRICK was born about 1793.⁽²⁷⁵⁷⁾ ⁽⁴⁶⁷⁵⁾ She signed a will on 27 Apr 1813 in Springfield, Otsego, NY.⁽⁴⁶⁷⁶⁾ In the will he refers to her aunt Lydia Herrick. This is probably a nice way to refer to her step-mother, Lydia Tubbs Herrick. She died on 10 May 1813 in Springfield, Otsego, NY.⁽⁴⁶⁷⁷⁾ Parents: Francis HERRICK and Miriam (Ann) TUBBS.

Sally HERRICK was born in 1810.⁽²⁷⁵⁷⁾ She died in 1858.⁽²⁷⁵⁷⁾ Parents: Alvin HERRICK and Achsah SPENCER .

Colonel Samuel HERRICK was born on 2 Apr 1732 in Coventry, Tolland, CT.⁽⁴⁶⁷⁸⁾⁽⁴⁶⁷⁹⁾ He moved before 1754 to Norwich, New London, CT.⁽⁴⁶⁸⁰⁾ He served as a Fought at Crown Point, Ticonderoga, and Bennington. Decorated for bravery between 1775 and 1783 in American Revolution (1775-1783).⁽²⁷⁵⁷⁾⁽⁴⁶⁸¹⁾⁽⁴⁶⁸²⁾ In 1775, Samuel HERRICK was a Captain Colonel Ethan Allen's militia regiment (under General Benedict Arnold?______). HERRICK was dispatched to take Skeenesborough, NY (now Whitehall) from the British and capture General Skeene and his men. He succeeded admirably, capturing several boats in the process, which he took to Ticonderoga as an aid in the victory there. He was promoted to Colonel for the bravery he demonstrated in the bloodless victory at the Battle of Ticonderoga (340). Captain Samuel HERRICK and Colonel Seth Warner captured Ticonderoga, Crown Point and Skenesboro (358).

Bennington historian George H. Jepson has written an account of how HERRICK's Rangers came to be. On 8 Jul 1777, Vermont's newly appointed delegates met in Eliza West's tavern in Windsor for the purpose of finalizing a Constitution for the newly formed State of Vermont (the people of the New Hampshire Grants had declared themselves to be a separate state just 6 months previous). The room was poorly ventilated and the delegates had not yet settled down to their task when a weary messenger rushed into the tavern. Two days before, Lieutenant General John Burgoyne's army, marching south from Canada, had captured Forts Ticonderoga and Mount Independence. The roads leading away from Lake Champlain were clogged with fleeing refuges and American General Arthur St. Clare had retreated south leaving Colonel Seth Warner's regiment (the Green Mountain rangers) in tatters and unable to defend Vermont's western border. The men feared Burgoyne would invade Vermont since General Warner's army was headquaureteed in Manchester and kept considerable munitions there. The meeting erupted in turmoil as delegates prepared to flee the tavern and ride to ensure the safety of the families, but a heavy downpour delayed them, and provided a minority of delegates with time to convince the assembly to continue its business. The assembly succeeded in ratifying each article of the Constitution during a booming thunderstorm. It then appointed a 12-man Council of Safety to address the defense of Vermont. The men not appointed to the Council quickly departed. The Council included Ira Allen, brother of Colonel Ethan Allen. Allen believed that only a full regiment could defend Vermont from Burgoyne's army, but most of the members of the Council believed that only a force of two companies could be raised. Vermont was a wilderness populated by farmers and frontiersmen, few of whom knew battle. Moreover, a militia law dating back to 1638 required each militiaman to supply his own musket, axe, power and shot. In spite of the obstacles, Allen's convictions were so strong that he convinced the body to unanimously endorse raising a full regiment. Now the men faced deciding who would command that regiment. Since 1775, when Colonel Allen, aided by Captain HERRICK and Colonel Warner, captured Ticonderoga, Crown Point and Skenesboro, Allen had been taken prisoner and Warner had joined the Continental Army, making HERRICK the obvious choice to lead the Vermont regiment. A week later, on 15 Jul 1777, Samuel HERRICK received his commission as Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment that would become known as Herrick's Rangers (358).

HERRICK established his headquarters in Manchester adjacent to Colonel Warner's regiment. He needed men, food, supplies, and weapons. The Council of Safety assured him that the treasury had enough money to pay recruits a bounty and pay local farmers for food and supplies, but obtaining arms was more difficult. Massachusetts and New Hampshire would have to allow arms to be sold to Vermont on credit, but the Council members were optomistic, figuring those states would want a buffer against Burgoyne's army and would want to bolster Vermont strength. At this time, while HERRICK had no regiment, Burgoyne's army included a 7213 man expeditionary force, several hundred loyalists, 140 pieces of artillery, and a fleet or armed vessels. HERRICK sent out his captains to scour the countryside for volunteers to fill their companies. HERRICK's regiment began with the 43 recruits brought in by Captain Ebenezer Allen and 28 from Captain Pawlet. By July 25, he still had only 110 men (358).

The Council of Safety concluded that Herrick's Rangers, Warner's remaining Continentals, and a scattering of militias companies were still not enough to thwart Burgoyne and appealed to Massachusetts and New Hampshire for assistance. New Hampshire had to figure out whom to send. Some time ago, an enraged Colonel John Stark had resigned his commission upon seeing a list from Congress of promotions advancing men with less service over him. In took only days for New Hampshire to decide to send a three-regiment brigade of 1400 men commanded by newly appointed Brigadier General John Stark. When they arrived in Manchester 7 Aug, Stark received a request from General Schuyler to join him in Stillwater, NY. Stark declined. He choose to support HERRICK and Warner and move all of the regimens to Bennington, where he could still come to the aid of Schuyler if need be. A headquarters was established at Catamount Tavern. "It was at this now famous tavern that Stark agreed to a plan submitted to him by General Schuyler. He would join forces, in an independent capacity, with Major General Benjamin Lincoln, north of Cambridge, New York, for the purpose of harassing Burgoyne's left flank and rear." (358).

The British had a three-pronged campaign. General Burgoyne would capture all military posts as he marched south from Canada. General Sir William Howe would do the same in as he moved north from New York. General Barry Leger's smaller diversionary force would move east from Oswego. The three would rendezvous in Albany and cut off New England from the states to the south (358).

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HERRICK and his Rangers disrupted the movement of General Burgoyne by felling trees and rolling boulders into the road. When Burgoyne was forced to move heavy artillery over Fort Ann Mountain on a nearly impassable road, HERRICK's men continued to harass Burgoyne's troops the whole way (340)

On August 11, Burgoyne sent out a mixed force foraging expedition of 800 mostly German Hessian mercenaries, as well as Canadians, Loyalists, Indians, and British. The force was harassed by small bands of militia. The Hessian commander sent for reinforcements. Burgoyne waited for them a few miles from Bennington. Boyguyne's troops were on and around a large hill when General Stark was supposed to have said, "Yonder are the Redcoats ... We will defeat them or Molly Stark will sleep a widow tonight." Then Stark commanded his 2,000 militiamen to surround them. Small bands of militiamen pretended to be loyal Tories and worked their way behind the enemy. When firing began, these men turned on the Hessians and Tories around them. The enemy were killed or fled into the woods pursued by the militiamen. Other rebels stormed up the hill and battled the Hessian forces for two hours. When Hessian ammunition was exhausted, they used their swords, during which the Hessian commander was killed. Burgoyne's reinforcements then arrived, but HERRICK's militia arrived soon after to reinforce Stark and the battle raged on until the Americans defeated the British and Hessian (341). HERRICK led his regiment in an attack on the rear of Baum's right. HERRICK gained control of Lake George, drove the British from Mounts Hope, Independence and Defiance, and forced them to evacuate Ticonderoga" He was distinguished for bravery (11, 340, 341)

Questions:
Was HERRICK among the men at West's tavern in Windsor?
Was Catamount tavern the tavern the HERRICK later operated?
He moved before 16 Dec 1777 to Bennington, Bennington, VT.⁽⁴⁶⁸³⁾⁽⁴⁶⁸⁴⁾ He Samuel places an unusual notice in the local paper on 27 Nov 1783 in Bennington, Bennington, VT.⁽⁴⁶⁸⁵⁾ The notice simply says, "Whereas Lydia, my wife, has eloped from my bed and board, I therefore forbid all persons from harboring or comforting her on my account. Samuel Herrick, Bennington, November 24." At the time, the Colonel was 51 and his wife Lydia was 22. Samuel's warning that every man in Bennington should stay clear of his wife suggests he was harboring a great suspicion of any man and his wife. Given that the grand jury investigation was now three years past, something serious must have prompted Sam to publish such a notice because it no doubt had the whole town talking. Lydia had must have become involved in some new extramarital activity. The notice also suggests that she had left him, but they could not have been estranged forever they get back together and move to Springfield, NY, although perhaps the move to the wilderness was an effort by the Colonel to keep his wife at home. He Obtained several parcels before 1785 in Bennington, Bennington, VT.⁽⁴⁶⁸⁶⁾ The Colonel did not receive a pension but was paid off with 5 or 6 grants of land in Vermont during the war. He never settled on those lands and probably sold them to a land speculator and may have invested the proceeds in any of the 4 properties shown on the 1785 Plat of Bennington. There are 9 land deeds of the Colonel buying and selling land in Bennington all together. In 1785, Samuel HERRICK owned four properties in Bennington. He moved between 27 Feb 1786 and 28 Sep 1787 to Springfield, Otsego, NY.⁽⁴⁶⁸⁴⁾ By 28 Sep 1787, Colonel HERRICK had moved to Springfield, Montgomery (later Oswego), NY. This is based upon two deeds discovered at the Bennington Museum Library, one to Roger KINGSLEY or Kinsley and the to Eleazer Hawks. He appeared on the census in 1790 in Canajoharie, Montgomery, NY.⁽⁴⁶⁸⁷⁾ He was a Tavern owner after 1797 in Springfield, Otsego, NY.⁽⁴⁶⁸⁸⁾ According to the History of Springfield, "Samuel Herrick kept one of the more pretentious taverns" and was granted a license on 3 Nov 1797, probably for the tavern (363). He may have also operated a tavern in Bennington. He appeared on the census in 1800 in Springfield, Otsego, NY.⁽⁴⁶⁸⁹⁾ 1m>45, 1f>26<44 He died between 2 Jun 1802 and 20 Jun 1803 in Springfield, Otsego, NY.⁽⁴⁶⁹⁰⁾⁽⁴⁶⁹¹⁾⁽⁴⁶⁹²⁾ Many sources, including the 1935 History of Springfield (363), the Herrick genealogies (201) and many DAR application cite his year of death as 1797 or 1798. They are all incorrect. Samuel HERRICK is still living in 1800 according to the census of that year which records him as the head of a household age 45 or older with one final, presumably Lydia, age 26-45 (366). Colonel HERRICK die between 2 Jun 1802 and 20 Jun 1803 based upon tax assessment from the Town of Springfield (376). On 1 Jan 1804, Lydia joins a church in Cooperstown alone that further confirms that he had died by this time (370). He was buried in Middle Villiage Cemetery (Route 33), East Springfield, Otsego, NY.⁽⁴⁶⁹³⁾⁽⁴⁶⁹⁴⁾ "Col. Herrick was given a soldier's burial with all military honors. His masterless steed was led behind the coffin, fully equipped with all its military mountings, and the dead man's boots in the accustomed position in the stirrups, with a great crowd following after. No one knows the exact spot of the burial, which was most assuredly the old Springfield cemetery, but the grave evidently was unmarked and cannot now be located to the great regret of his descendants, so in 1934 general James Clinton Chapter, D.A.R. erected a government marker in his memory. It was placed in close proximity to a headstone bearing the name of Herrick and doubtless the grave of a kinsmen" (363). He was a Farmer.⁽⁴⁶⁹²⁾ Vermont History (340) summarizes the life of Colonel Samuel HERRICK like this, "Revolutionary War leader who came to Bennington in 1768 and relocated to Springfield, New York after the Revolution. Little else is known of his life before or after the war." I have worked closely with Richard Leon Herrick of Michigan, an excellent genealogist, to uncover new information about his personal life not published in town histories or family genealogies.

Samuel HERRICK and Samuel TUBBS appear to have been very close lifelong friends. In addition to the marriage between Samuel and his daughter Lydia, Lydia's sister Miriam TUBBS married Colonel HERRICK's son Francis HERRICK. Samuel TUBBS and Samuel HERRICK remained close geographically even as they moved from CT to VT to NY. The Samuels probably met in Norwich where TUBBS was born and Herrick resided after 1754. They both moved to Bennington perhaps simultaneously but, at the least, Samuel TUBBS was there by 1763 and the Colonel was there by 1768. They had adjoining property in Bennington (351). Lastly, they moved 100 miles to Otsego County, a wilderness in upstate NY. The Colonel moved to Springfield by 1787 while Samuel TUBBS was in Cooperstown (about 10 miles away) by 1800. Perhaps they moved together. Parents: Daniel HERRICK and Elizabeth RUST.

He married to Silence KINSLEY on 26 Feb 1754 in Norwich, New London, CT.⁽⁴⁶⁹⁵⁾⁽⁴⁶⁹⁶⁾⁽⁴⁶⁹⁷⁾⁽⁴⁶⁹⁸⁾ Children were: Ruth HERRICK, Frederick HERRICK , Cyprian HERRICK, Sarah HERRICK , Daniel HERRICK, Francis HERRICK , David HERRICK.

He married to Lydia TUBBS between 1777 and 1780.⁽⁴⁶⁹⁹⁾⁽⁴⁷⁰⁰⁾⁽⁴⁶⁸⁶⁾ Samuel HERRICK and Lydia TUBBS probably married in either New London, CT or Bennington, VT.

The 1846 and 1885 Herrick books and probably two dozen DAR applications claim that the mother of Colonel HERRICK's youngest children, Daniel (b 1762), Francis (b 1764), and David (b 1766), was an unnamed 2nd wife. This is very unlikely. By 1780, Colonel Herrick had married Lydia TUBBS. Lydia was the daughter of Samuel HERRICK's Bennington neighbor and longtime friend Samuel TUBBS, whom he had known back in Norwich. Lydia TUBBS was literally the girl next door (according to a 1785 Bennington plat (351). She was also the sister of Miriam TUBBS, who married Samuel HERRICK's son Francis. Lydia's will names her siblings (they match the children of Samuel TUBBS) but calls the children of Samuel HERRICK her nieces and nephews (365). This was probably because Lydia was 29 years younger than Sam and essentially the same age as his children, so she may have been reluctant to call them her "children."

I do not know exactly when Samuel and Lydia married, but it occurred before Dec 1780 (354) but after 1777, assuming Lydia was at least 16 when they married. In any case, Lydia TUBBS was practically a child bride and far too young to be the mother of Sam's children born in the 1760s. Silence KINSLEY was probably the mother of all of Samuel's children unless Samuel HERRICK had yet another wife between Silence and Lydia, but this seems far less credible.

Samuel HERRICK was born on 4 Jun 1675 in Beverly, Essex, MA.⁽⁴⁷⁰¹⁾⁽⁴⁷⁰²⁾⁽⁴⁷⁰³⁾ He moved in 1702 to Preston, New London, CT.⁽⁴⁷⁰⁴⁾⁽⁴⁷⁰⁵⁾⁽⁴⁷⁰⁶⁾ In 1702, Samuel and his family settled in Preston, New London, CT (22). He died in Preston, New London, CT.⁽⁴⁷⁰⁷⁾ Guilford calls Preston the probable place of death. Parents: Ephraim HERRICK and Mary CROSS .

He married to Mehitable WOODWARD on 3 Oct 1698 in Beverly, Essex, MA.⁽⁴⁷⁰⁸⁾⁽⁴⁷⁰⁹⁾⁽⁴⁷¹⁰⁾ Guilford said the marriage occurred on the 23rd of the month. Children were: Ezekiel HERRICK, Samuel HERRICK, Stephen HERRICK, Daniel HERRICK, Joseph HERRICK, Kesiah HERRICK, Priscilla HERRICK.

Samuel HERRICK was born on 24 Mar 1703 in Preston, New London, CT.⁽⁴⁷¹¹⁾⁽⁴⁷¹²⁾ Parents: Samuel HERRICK and Mehitable WOODWARD.

Sarah HERRICK was born about 1672 in Beverly, Essex, MA.⁽⁴⁷¹³⁾ She died before 1712.⁽⁴⁷¹⁴⁾ Parents: Ephraim HERRICK and Mary CROSS.

Sarah HERRICK was born on 21 Feb 1760 or 1761. Some sources cite her date of birth as 1764, but that is two year AFTER Daniel is born to wife #2. Sarah Herrick, wife of Nathaniel Butler, is reported to have been the daughter of Samuel and Silence. Sarah is reported by some to have been born 21 Feb 1764 (_____). If the Herrick books are correct, Francis Herrick was also born in 1764. It is possible that Sarah & Francis were twins. She died in 1823. Parents: Colonel Samuel HERRICK and Silence KINSLEY.

She married to Nathaniel BUTLER. Children were: Samuel Herrick BUTLER.

Stephen HERRICK was born on 12 Feb 1705 in Preston, New London, CT.⁽⁴⁷¹⁵⁾⁽⁴⁷¹⁶⁾ Parents: Samuel HERRICK and Mehitable WOODWARD.

Stephen HERRICK was born on 15 Mar 1670 in Beverly, Essex, MA.⁽⁴⁵²⁸⁾⁽⁴⁷¹⁷⁾⁽⁴⁷¹⁸⁾ He died after 1716 in Preston, New London, CT.⁽⁴⁷¹⁹⁾ He was an attorney.⁽⁴⁷²⁰⁾ Parents: Ephraim HERRICK and Mary CROSS.

Thomas HERRICK was born about 1634 in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony.⁽⁴⁷²¹⁾ He was christened on 25 Dec 1636.⁽⁴⁷²²⁾ Parents: Henry HERRICK (Yeoman) and Editha LASKIN.

He married to Hannah ORDWAY before 26 Nov 1673.⁽⁴⁷²³⁾ He was divorced from Hannah ORDWAY on 26 Nov 1673.⁽⁴⁷²⁴⁾ His "reputed wife," Hannah Ordway, successfully divorced Thomas on the grounds of impotence.

Timothy HERRICK was born on 4 Jan 1681 in Beverly, Essex, MA.⁽⁴⁷²⁵⁾⁽⁴⁷²⁶⁾⁽⁴⁷²⁷⁾ He died before Dec 1732.⁽⁴⁷²⁸⁾ Parents: Ephraim HERRICK and Mary CROSS.

Zacharie HERRICK was christened on 25 Dec 1636.⁽⁴⁷²⁹⁾⁽⁴⁵²⁸⁾⁽⁴⁷³⁰⁾ He appeared in court in 1664.⁽⁴⁷³¹⁾ Fined for assaulting Nicholas Deacon. He was a farmer an carpenter.⁽⁴⁷³²⁾ Parents: Henry HERRICK (Yeoman) and Editha LASKIN.

He married to Mary DODGE on 3 May 1653 in Beverly, Essex, MA.⁽⁴⁷³³⁾⁽⁴⁷³⁴⁾⁽⁴⁷³⁵⁾⁽⁴⁷³⁶⁾⁽⁴⁷³⁷⁾

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He married to Margaret.⁽⁴⁷³⁸⁾

Hannah Joannis HILLS died before 1683.⁽⁴⁷³⁹⁾⁽⁴⁷⁴⁰⁾ She emigrated. x Parents: William HILLS.

She married to Ensign Gerard SPENCER on 17 Dec 1636 in Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony.⁽⁴⁷⁴¹⁾⁽⁴⁷⁴²⁾⁽⁴⁷⁴³⁾ Children were: John SPENCER, Mehitable SPENCER, Marah SPENCER, Sarah SPENCER, Elizabeth SPENCER, Thomas SPENCER, Samuel SPENCER, Timothy SPENCER, Ruth SPENCER, William SPENCER, Nathaniel SPENCER, Rebecca SPENCER.

William HILLS

Children were: Hannah Joannis HILLS.

Sherry HILSON was born.⁽¹²²²⁾

She married to Thomas Earl SPEAR in 1973.⁽¹²²²⁾

Sarah HINCKLEY was born on 24 Mar 1637 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁷⁴⁴⁾

She married to Henry COBB on 12 Dec 1649.⁽⁴⁷⁴⁵⁾

Hannah HOADLEY was born on 6 Nov 1670.⁽⁴⁷⁴⁶⁾ She died on 15 Jan 1725.⁽⁴⁷⁴⁷⁾ Parents: William HOADLEY and Mary BULLARD.

She married to Nathaniel JOHNSON in Nov 1690 in Woodstock, Windham, CT.⁽⁴⁷⁴⁸⁾⁽⁴⁷⁴⁹⁾ Children were: Abigail JOHNSON, Hannah JOHNSON, Lydia JOHNSON, Sarah JOHNSON, Nathaniel JOHNSON, Nathaniel JOHNSON, Mary JOHNSON, John JOHNSON, Samuel JOHNSON.

William HOADLEY was born about 1630.⁽⁴⁷⁵⁰⁾ He died in 1709.⁽⁴⁷⁵¹⁾ He emigrated. x

He married to Mary BULLARD about 1658 in Branford, New Haven, CT.⁽⁴⁷⁵²⁾ Children were: Hannah HOADLEY.

He married to Abigail FRISBIE before 1691 in Branford, New Haven, CT.⁽⁴⁷⁵³⁾

Abigail HOBART was born on 19 Oct 1656 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁷⁵⁴⁾⁽⁴⁷⁵⁵⁾⁽⁴⁷⁵⁶⁾ She died on 12 Apr 1683.⁽⁴⁷⁵⁷⁾⁽⁴⁷⁵⁸⁾⁽⁴⁷⁵⁹⁾ Parents: Rev. Peter HOBART and Rebecca IBROOK.

Alice HOBART was christened on 22 Mar 1606 in Hingham, Norfolk, England.⁽⁴⁷⁶⁰⁾ She died on 20 Feb 1674/75.⁽⁴⁷⁶¹⁾ Parents: Edmund HUBBARD and Margaret DEWEY.

Anthony HOBART was christened on 8 Oct 1609 in Hingham, Norfolk, England.⁽⁴⁷⁶²⁾ He was buried on 22 Dec 1609.⁽⁴⁷⁶³⁾ Parents: Edmund HUBBARD and Margaret DEWEY.

Bathsheba HOBART was born in Oct 1640 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁷⁶⁴⁾⁽⁴⁷⁶⁵⁾ She died on 14 Apr 1724.⁽⁴⁷⁶⁶⁾ Parents: Rev. Peter HOBART and First wife.

Bathsheba HOBART was born on 27 May 1692 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.⁽⁴⁷⁶⁷⁾ She died in Jun 1692 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.⁽⁴⁷⁶⁸⁾ Parents: Rev. Gershom HOBART and Sarah ALDIS.

David HOBART was born on 7 Aug 1651 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁷⁶⁹⁾⁽⁴⁷⁷⁰⁾ He was christened on 18 Aug 1651 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁷⁷¹⁾ He was Representative to General Court between 1692 and 1694.⁽⁴⁷⁷²⁾ He died after 1694.⁽⁴⁷⁷³⁾ Parents: Rev. Peter HOBART and Rebecca IBROOK.

David HOBART was born on 2 Aug 1722 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.⁽⁴⁷⁷⁴⁾ Parents: Peter HOBART and Sarah.

Dorothy HOBART was born on 6 Dec 1677 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.⁽⁴⁷⁷⁵⁾ Butler (624) Appendix says she was born 10 Jun 1686. This interferes with birth of other children. I think it is an error. She died on 10 Jun 1686.⁽⁴⁷⁷⁶⁾ Parents: Rev. Gershom HOBART and Sarah ALDIS.

Edmund HOBART was christened on 16 Jan 1602 in Hingham, Norfolk, England.⁽⁴⁷⁷⁷⁾⁽⁴⁷⁷⁸⁾ Hobart Genealogy says it was on the 26th but The Great Migration Begins says it was on the 7th. He died on 16 Feb 1685 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁷⁷⁹⁾⁽⁴⁷⁸⁰⁾ Parents: Edmund HUBBARD and Margaret DEWEY.

Edward HOBART was christened on 4 Nov 1610 in Hingham, Norfolk, England.⁽⁴⁷⁸¹⁾ He was buried on 28 Nov 1610 in Hingham, Norfolk, England.⁽⁴⁷⁸²⁾ Parents: Edmund HUBBARD and Margaret DEWEY.

Elizabeth HOBART was born in 1632 in England.⁽⁴⁷⁸³⁾ She died on 26 Mar 1692 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁷⁸⁴⁾ Parents: Rev. Peter HOBART and First wife.

Elizabeth HOBART was born in 1612 in Hingham, Norfolk, England.⁽⁴⁷⁸⁵⁾ She died after 1633 in Massachusetts.⁽⁴⁷⁸⁶⁾ Parents: Edmund HUBBARD and Margaret DEWEY.

Elizabeth HOBART was born on 16 Feb 1676 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.⁽⁴⁷⁸⁷⁾ Parents: Rev. Gershom HOBART and Sarah ALDIS.

Gershom HOBART was born in 1685 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.⁽⁴⁷⁸⁸⁾ Stearns (673) says it was 1684. He Stolen by Indians at the second massacre of Groton on 27 Jul 1694 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.⁽⁴⁷⁸⁹⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁰⁾ On this date, Indians occupied the house of Reverend Gershom HOBART (Sr.). They killed one ____ and captured Gershom (Jr.). They held him captive for nearly a year. He was ransomed in May by his captors whom he described as kind. Parents: Rev. Gershom HOBART and Sarah ALDIS.

He married to Lydia NUTTING on 26 Feb 1714 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.⁽⁴⁷⁹¹⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹²⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹³⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁴⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁵⁾ Children were: Ruth HOBART, Gershom HOBART , Josiah HOBART, Jeremiah HOBART, Jonathan HOBART, Lydia HOBART, John HOBART.

Rev. Gershom HOBART was born in Dec 1645 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁷⁹⁶⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁷⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁸⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁹⁾⁽⁴⁸⁰⁰⁾ He was educated Graduated from Harvard in 1667 in Cambridge, Suffolk, MA.⁽⁴⁸⁰¹⁾⁽⁴⁸⁰²⁾⁽⁴⁸⁰³⁾⁽⁴⁸⁰⁴⁾ He took the oath of a freeman in 1673 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA.⁽⁴⁸⁰⁵⁾ Stearns (673) says he was admitted 8 Oct 1662, but he would have only been 17 then. He was a minister before 1679 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁸⁰⁶⁾ Preached in Plymouth for only a short time. He was a minister between 1679 and 1705 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.⁽⁴⁸⁰⁷⁾⁽⁴⁸⁰⁸⁾⁽⁴⁸⁰⁹⁾⁽⁴⁸¹⁰⁾ Rev. Gershom HOBART was ordained in Groton, where he pastor of the Congregational Church there. He was dismissed in Dec 1685, but continued to preach in Groton occasionally for almost 20 more years. It is said that the minister and the congregation did not always live together harmoniously. There was much dissension about his salary and where the new meeting house would be to replace that burned by the Indians in the 1676 massacre. In 1679, after some haggling within the congregation, his salary was set at £50, one quarter of which was to be paid in money (the rest being grains and wood). His salary was set to £65 (£15 money, the rest corn and provision) plus 40 cords of wood in 1682 and 1683, and £70 in 1684. His 1685 salary was £80 (£20 and the rest in pork and corn). At the end of 1685, his salary was set at £100 thereafter, but this was changed to £80 the following year. In 1687, the salary was conditionally set at £80 (unless non-residents did not pay their share, then £70). All of the congregational votes required to set the aforementioned wages involved dissension and haggling both with the minister and between members. By Oct 1690, tension had become so great that HOBART apparently left his congregation without much warning for his salary was set £80 provided he came back. He would be absent for 3 years. In 1693, the congregation argued as to whom would settle as minister, Rev. HOBART or someone else. They settled on Rev. HOBART, probably at a rate of £70, although there was another proposal. He apparently ministered without changes in salary until 1705 when he died. He was succeeded by Rev. Bradstreet. He was ordained on 26 Nov 1679 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.⁽⁴⁸¹¹⁾⁽⁴⁸¹²⁾⁽⁴⁸¹³⁾⁽⁴⁸¹⁴⁾ He Lost two children at second massacure of Groton on 27 Jul 1694 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.⁽⁴⁸¹⁵⁾⁽⁴⁸¹⁶⁾ His house was used as a garrison. On this date, Indians occupied the house of Reverend Gershom HOBART (Sr.). Although he survived, they took two children. One was killed. The other, nine year old Gershom, was held captive for nearly a year before being ransomed by his captors whom he described as kind. He died on 19 Dec 1707 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.⁽⁴⁸¹⁷⁾⁽⁴⁸¹⁸⁾⁽⁴⁸¹⁹⁾⁽⁴⁸²⁰⁾⁽⁴⁸²¹⁾ Butler says he died two years earlier, 19 Dec 1705 at age 62, but in the Appendix says 18 Dec 1707. Stearns (673) cites 18 Dec 1707 as well. He was a minister in New London, New London, CT.⁽⁴⁸²²⁾ He was the second minister in New London. When was this? Parents: Rev. Peter HOBART and First wife.

He married to Sarah ALDIS on 26 Apr 1675 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA.⁽⁴⁸²³⁾⁽⁴⁸²⁴⁾⁽⁴⁸²⁵⁾⁽⁴⁸²⁶⁾ Children were: Elizabeth HOBART , Dorothy HOBART, Ruth HOBART , Rachel HOBART, Shebuel HOBART, Gershom HOBART, Josiah HOBART, Nehemiah HOBART, Sarah HOBART, Bathsheba HOBART, Peter HOBART, Joanna HOBART.

Gershom HOBART was born on 13 Jul 1717 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.⁽⁴⁸²⁷⁾⁽⁴⁸²⁸⁾⁽⁴⁸²⁹⁾⁽⁴⁸³⁰⁾ He moved about 1764 to Plymouth, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁸³¹⁾ He moved in 1778 to Cockermouth (later part of Hebron), Grafton, NH.⁽⁴⁸³²⁾ He died in 1795 in Hebron, Grafton, NH.⁽⁴⁸³³⁾ Parents: Gershom HOBART and Lydia NUTTING.

Hannah HOBART was born on 30 Apr 1637 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁸³⁴⁾⁽⁴⁸³⁵⁾ She died on 19 May 1637 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁸³⁶⁾ Parents: Rev. Peter HOBART and First wife.

Hannah HOBART was born on 15 May 1638 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁸³⁷⁾⁽⁴⁸³⁸⁾ She died on 11 Sep 1691.⁽⁴⁸³⁹⁾ Parents: Rev. Peter HOBART and First wife.

Hezekiah HOBART was born on 30 Aug 1661 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁸⁴⁰⁾⁽⁴⁸⁴¹⁾ He died on 11 May 1662 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁸⁴²⁾⁽⁴⁸⁴³⁾ Parents: Rev. Peter HOBART and Rebecca IBROOK.

Ichabod HOBART was born on 3 Oct 1635 in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony.⁽⁴⁸⁴⁴⁾⁽⁴⁸⁴⁵⁾ According to HOBART Genealogy (528), Ichabod's mother may have been either first wife of Rebecca Ibrook. He died in Jul 1636 in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony.⁽⁴⁸⁴⁶⁾ Parents: Rev. Peter HOBART and First wife.

Israel HOBART was born on 29 Jun 1642 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁸⁴⁷⁾⁽⁴⁸⁴⁸⁾ Parents: Rev. Peter HOBART and First wife.

Jael HOBART was born on 28 Dec 1643 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁸⁴⁹⁾⁽⁴⁸⁵⁰⁾⁽⁴⁸⁵¹⁾ She died on 18 Apr 1730 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁸⁵²⁾⁽⁴⁸⁵³⁾ Parents: Rev. Peter HOBART and First wife.

Japhet HOBART was born on 4 Apr 1647 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony.⁽⁴⁸⁵⁴⁾⁽⁴⁸⁵⁵⁾ He was educated graduated from Harvard in 1669 in Cambridge, Suffolk, MA.⁽⁴⁸⁵⁶⁾⁽⁴⁸⁵⁷⁾ Werner (653) says it was 1667; same as Gershom. He died in at sea (on route to England).⁽⁴⁸⁵⁸⁾⁽⁴⁸⁵⁹⁾⁽⁴⁸⁶⁰⁾ He was a surgeon.⁽⁴⁸⁶¹⁾⁽⁴⁸⁶²⁾⁽⁴⁸⁶³⁾ Parents: Rev. Peter HOBART and Rebecca IBROOK.

Jemina HOBART was born on 5 Feb 1732 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.⁽⁴⁸⁶⁴⁾ Parents: Peter HOBART and Sarah.

Reverand Jeremiah HOBART was born on 6 Apr 1631 in England.⁽⁴⁸⁶⁵⁾ He was educated graduated Harvard College in 1650 in Cambridge, Suffolk, MA.⁽⁴⁸⁶⁶⁾⁽⁴⁸⁶⁷⁾⁽⁴⁸⁶⁸⁾⁽⁴⁸⁶⁹⁾ He moved after 1650 to Topsfield, Essex, MA.⁽⁴⁸⁷⁰⁾ He was a minister in 1667 in Wells, York, Maine.⁽⁴⁸⁷¹⁾ He was a minister between 1670 and 6 May 1682 in Topsfield, Essex, MA.⁽⁴⁸⁷²⁾⁽⁴⁸⁷³⁾⁽⁴⁸⁷⁴⁾⁽⁴⁸⁷⁵⁾ The earliest date of when he began preaching in Topsfield is a guess. According to Werner (653), he officiated several years without orders prior to 1672. On 21 Sep 1680, he was dismissed, according to Weis (707), or resigned, according to Porter (654). Porter suggests he was dismissed in 1682 "on account of immoral conduct of some kind." According to Porter (654), the issue was a disagreement over salary: "The Rev. Jeremiah Hobart ... was the first minister of its Old Ship Church, was ordained in Topsfield in 1672. We know relatively little about him, since no records of his ministry have survived. However, we know that he had difficulty in collecting the salary due him, a fact that finally resulted in his resignation in 1680." He was ordained on 2 Oct 1672 in Topsfield, Essex, MA.⁽⁴⁸⁷⁶⁾⁽⁴⁸⁷⁷⁾ He moved before 1683 to Southampton, Suffolk, NY.⁽⁴⁸⁷⁸⁾⁽⁴⁸⁷⁹⁾ He was a resident of Hempstead at the time when the congregation in Southampton offered him a ministerial position. He was a minister between 17 Oct 1683 and 1696 in Hempstead, Nassau, NY.⁽⁴⁸⁸⁰⁾⁽⁴⁸⁸¹⁾ According to Werner (653), "so satisfactory were his labors that the town made him a further donation of 100 acres of land." However, Jeremiah had such difficulty collecting his £70 salary that he complained to the Governor in 1687 and 1690. According to Field (529) and Werner (653), Jeremiah left Hempstead in 1696 because so many in his congregation were either "turning quaker" or were indifferent or "irreligious." He moved about 1690 to Haddam, Middlesex, CT.⁽⁴⁸⁸²⁾ ⁽⁴⁸⁸³⁾ He was a minister between 1691 and 1717 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.⁽⁴⁸⁸⁴⁾ ⁽⁴⁸⁸⁵⁾ According to Field (529), he accepted a proposal from the congregation on 24 Aug 1691, but by 1695, difficulties arose such that the congregation no longer considered themselves under Rev Hobart's ministry, although that did not seem to be the view of Rev. Hobart. In 1698, a Representative from the General Assembly were called to resolve the dispute and successfully advised the congregation to install him officially on 6 Nov 1700. He preached until 1717 and died on a Sunday at service during an intermission. He died on 17 Mar 1717 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.⁽⁴⁸⁸⁶⁾⁽⁴⁸⁸⁷⁾ He died on a Sunday during his own service during an intermission. Field (529) says it was 1715. Werner has an exact date and age at death (87) although he if he was born in 1630, he would have been 89. Weis (707) has his death as 6 Nov 1715, age 84. Parents: Rev. Peter HOBART and First wife.

Jeremiah HOBART was born on 5 Feb 1722 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.⁽⁴⁸⁸⁸⁾⁽⁴⁸⁸⁹⁾⁽⁴⁸⁹⁰⁾ Parents: Gershom HOBART and Lydia NUTTING.

Joanna HOBART was born on 30 Dec 1696 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.⁽⁴⁸⁹¹⁾⁽⁴⁸⁹²⁾⁽⁴⁸⁹³⁾ Hobart Genealogy (528) says 20 Dec 1696 but Hobart Family in America (504) says 30 Dec 1696. She died on 19 Apr 1698 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.⁽⁴⁸⁹⁴⁾ Parents: Rev. Gershom HOBART and Sarah ALDIS.

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