Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES. 467
large and esteemed family of children and grand-children. After
that date, his name seldom appears on the public records. He
had acquired a large landed estate, and was ranked among the
wealthy of those times. His papers show that he continued to do
business till the close of his long life. As one of the agents of
the proprietors of Falmouth, he was often called upon to take the
care of their interests, and they could not have been committed to
a more careful hand. He died Dec. 1710, aged about 84 years.
His will is dated Sept. 15, 1705, and was proved Jan. 4, 1710-11.
He says he is aged, names his six sons, Thomas, Jonathan, Joseph,
Benjamin, Samuel and Moses, and his daughters Mary Weeks,
Sarah Wing and Mercy Rowley, and appoints the latter his sole
executrix.
Children of Jonathan Hatch and Sarah Rowley, bis wife.
Born in Barnstable. (The discrepancies between the Barnstable
and Falmouth records are noted.)
4. L Mary, July 16, 1647.
6.
Thomas, Jan. 1, 1649.
Jonathan, May 17, 1652, May 16, 1652.
Joseph, May 7, 1654, June 10, 1654.
Benjamin, Sept. 7, 1655, June 6, 1656.
Nathaniel, June 6, 1657, Sept. 3, 1658. '
. Samuel, Oct. 11, 1659, Oct. 4, 1660.
Born in Falmouth.
I. Moses, March 4, 1662, March 4, 1663.
Sarah, March 21, 1664, March 23, 1665.
Mercv, April 27, 1667.
Lydia, May 16, 1669.
(4-1.) Mary, the eldest daughter of Jonathan Hatch, married
a Mr. Weeks, as we learn from the will of the father. William
Weeks of Falmouth, married March 16, 1669, Mercy,
daughter of Mr. Isaac Robinson. I am inclined to the opinion
that she died early and that he married for his second wife Mary
Hatch. The names of the children of William Weeks were Mercy,
Mehitable, Sarah, Experience, Mercy again, Jonathan, Benjamin
and Lydia. These names are common in the Hatch, not in
the Robinson family. In these times the mother usually adopted
the names of her brothers and sisters, and I feel confident that
Mary Hatch married William Weeks of Falmouth. Sarah married
Nathaniel Wing, and Mercy married Nathan Rowley.
(5-2.) Thomas Hatch, named in honor of his grand-father,
was a farmer and resided in Falmouth, where he died. He married
Abigail Codman, Feb. 22, 1679, called of Falmouth— perhaps
daughter of Robert of Edgartown.
Children born in Falmouth.
15. I. Hepsibah, 9 Jan., 1681.