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About Abigail Hastings
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John Hastings 2nd, son of Deacon Thomas Hastings and Margaret Cheney , was born in Watertown, March 1st, 1654[2]
John Hastings married, June 18th, 1679, Abigail, dau. of Lieut. John and Abigail Hammond of Watertown, born June 21, 1656.
"In 1690 her (Abigail's) father's assessment was the largest in town, and she received from his estate what in those early days of the Colony was called quite a property. Mr. Hastings's homestead was in that part of Watertown that, in 1737, was made a separate town, Waltham. In the old graveyard in that town is a gravestone bearing the date of his death, March 28, 1717-8. Within ten days both had died, leaving eight children." [3]
John and Abigail Hastings had, recorded in Watertown:[2]
- Abigail, b. 8 Dec 1679
- Elizabeth, bp. 4 Dec 1687
- Hephzibah, bp. 4 Dec 1687
- William, bp. 13 July 1690 and, based on probate records.
- John, apparently the eldest son, b. perhaps 1681
- Thomas
- Samuel
- Joseph, b. about 1697
John Hastings died intestate. The file for his estate [5] names three daughters: the late Abigail (represented by John Warren on behalf of her 4 daughters) , Elizabeth represented by husband Hopestill Mead, and Hephzibah Shattuck (widow), and five sons: John, William, Thomas, Samuel, and Joseph.
Inscription: Here Lyes ye Body of Mr John Hastings aged 63 years Who Dec'd March 28th 1717-18. Here also Lyes ye Body of Mrs Abigail Hastings wife to Mr John Hastings aged 63 years Dec'd April 7 1717-18.[4]
Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
References
- Thomas Hastings migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 3, p. 235) < AmericanAncestors >; (document attached)
- THE BEMIS HISTORY AND GENEALOGY being an account, in greater part of the descendants of Joseph Bemis, of Watertown, Mass. ... By Colonel Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper ... Published 1900, San Francisco, California, p. 58
- http://books.google.com/books?id=OU0k2d8nl3IC&pg=PA276-IA2&lpg=PA27...
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 28 2021, 0:04:42 UTC
- The Hastings Memorial: A Genealogical Account of the Descendants ..., Volume 95 By Lydia Nelson Hastings Buckminster. Page 6. < GoogleBooks >
- Hinman, Barry E., "Untangling Two Men Named Joseph Hastings in Watertown, Massachusetts", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Summer 2016, pp. 233-236
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21278472/john-hastings
- The Hastings Memorial: A Genealogical Account of the Descendants ..., Volume 95 By Lydia Nelson Hastings Buckminster. Page 6. < GoogleBooks >
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 28 2021, 0:04:42 UTC
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Abigail Hastings's Timeline
| 1659 |
June 21, 1659
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Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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1679
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Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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1683
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Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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December 4, 1687
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Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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July 13, 1690
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Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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September 8, 1695
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Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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September 26, 1697
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Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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