Clue to origin of Hitchens/ Hutchins family of Lynn, Mass.

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Clue to origin of Hitchens/ Hutchins family of Lynn, Mass.

Legg inn av John Brandon » 13 feb 2007 23:48:46

I didn't realize a clue to the origin of Daniel Hitchens of Lynn was
in print (looks like he was a nephew of Samuel Hitchens, citizen and
draper of Longon). Has anybody followed up on this?

http://books.google.com/books?vid=077C6 ... 2-PA137,M1

This Daniel had the honor of being called a "jackanaps" by the younger
Margaret Gifford, and saying that her parents were "acurst of God":

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/salem/wit ... ex031.html

I believe he was also the second husband of my ancestress, Sarah
Cushman, widow of John Hawkes of Lynn.

I notice that the following page of testimony from _Essex Co.
Quarterly Court Records_ states that Mary Browne mentions her cousin
John Hawkes. Perhaps this does indicate after all that Mrs. Anne
Hawks was nee Browne??

John Brandon

Re: Clue to origin of Hitchens/ Hutchins family of Lynn, Mas

Legg inn av John Brandon » 14 feb 2007 00:23:22

I notice that the following page of testimony from _Essex Co.
Quarterly Court Records_ states that Mary Browne mentions her cousin
John Hawkes. Perhaps this does indicate after all that Mrs. Anne
Hawks was nee Browne??

I believe the Mary Browne who testified was Mary Newhall, wife of
Thomas Browne of Lynn. (Notice that Thomas Browne also testified,
mentioning his cousin Hawkes as well).

The following info about Mary (Newhall) Browne is on the website of
Kristin whatsername (remember that the deposition called Mary Brown
aged 31 in 1667/8, which matches closely with the birthdate of 1637
given for Mary Newhall).

http://xenia.media.mit.edu/~kristin/fam ... allSr.html

Mary [Newhall] was born in 1637 in Lynn, Essex co., MA. Mary died
after 21 April 1701; she was 64. She is Waters #6. Mary married Thomas
BROWN, son of Nicholas BROWN. Thomas may have had a previous wife,
"but Mary was undoubtedly the mother of all his children from and
after 1658, when her name, as his wife, first appears on the
records..."

Thomas was "of Grawton Middlesex" co., MA in June of 1663. At that
time he bought his homestead in Lynn, Essex co., MA from William
Longley. This was six acres of land "bounded E. with land of Richd
Haven, W. with land of John Newhall, S. on Mill Street and N. on the
common." Note the abuttal between William Longley's land and John
Newhall's land...it was the fence which played a part in the lawsuit
between the Longleys and Thomas Newhall.

Mary's Court Depositions: "The deposition of Mary Browne aged about
thirty one years whoe testifieth and sait, That her cousin John Haucks
being at my brother John Newhal his house whoe was ye constable; at a
tyme when shee this deponant was there & did heare ye said Jahn
Hawckes say; yt Daniell Hutchens said that hee would dliuer up all the
cattle yt ye constable had attached, and then this deponany opposed yt
saying and asked hom whether hee did not say yt hee would deliuer up
all his right yt hee had in them, then John Hawckes said, yea hee did
speake such words: & further saith not. Sworne in Court at Salem 1d:5m:
1668. Attestes Hillyard Veren Clerics."

"The testimony of Mary Browne aged about fower & tewenty years of age
sworne saith that spaking with the wife of William Longlye about John
Hathorne, attached a cow or soe; it had not bin much, but to attach
all that they had, it was more then he need to haue don: I sayd to
her, I suppose he esteemes his name more then all your estate, shee sd
againe to me, his name; is his name so good, or what is his name
worth, has he redeemed his name spaking in a slite derideing waye (to
my understanding) and spaking further to mee about that which Andrew
Mansfeild had said against the sd Hathorne, sayes she what was that; a
great peece of busienes; of his mane and reputation & further saith
not-- ye aboue written is sworne to in Court at Salem ye 25d:4m:1661
as atestes Hilliard Veren Clerics."

Thomas Browne, Sr.'s non cupative will was written down from oral
testimony of witnesses on 9 October 1693. It read: "Memorandum: about
two years since though in ye last sickness of Thomas Browne thereafter
named he declared ye following sentences as his last will & testament
who dyed about 6 weeks agoe." Waters says that this will is not on
record, but remains on file in the office of the Register of Probate
in Salem, Essex co., MA.

Mary was appointed administratrix of her husband's estate on 9 October
1693, with John Newhall, Sr. (brother) and Ebeneezer Browne (son) as
surities on the bond of administration.

The will "mentions his wife, his eldest son Thomas, sons Joseph, John,
Daniel and Ebeneezer, and daughter Norwood, and constitutes his
'brother John Newhall' and Robert Potter, Senr, overseers. The
witnesses to this will were Jeremiah and Mary Shepard, and John
Newhall, Senr. The widow rendered an account of administration" on 26
August 1695, when distribution was made to the children. Daughter
Norwood is actually Mary, who married Thomas Norwood.

They had the following children (surnamed Brown/Browne):
i. Thomas
ii. Mary1 (1655-1662)
iii. Sarah1 (1657-1658)
iv. Joseph (1658-)
v. Sarah2 (1660-1662)
vi. Jonathon1 (-1666)
vii. John
viii. Mary2 (1666-)
ix. Jonathon2 (1668-)
x. Eleazer (1670-)
xi. Ebeneezer (1671-before 1700)
xii. Daniel1 (1673-before 1676)
xiii. Ann [Twin] (1674-1674)
xiv. Grace [Twin] (1674-1674)
xv. Daniel2 (1676-)
* * * * *

Thomas Browne of Lynn (husband of Mary) was probably NOT, however, a
son of Nicholas Browne -- see both the Nicholas Browne article in
NEHGS and the bio. of Thomas Browne in Savage's _Genealogical
Dictionary_:

http://books.google.com/books?vid=0tjJc ... #PPA281,M1

http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC2 ... 2-PA276,M1

It's unclear whether Thomas Browne or his wife Mary Newhall was
actually the cousin of John Hawkes ...

John Brandon

Re: Clue to origin of Hitchens/ Hutchins family of Lynn, Mas

Legg inn av John Brandon » 14 feb 2007 01:41:42

Here is what the Great Migration entry on Hawkes says:

ASSOCIATIONS: In 1658 John Hawkes had a running battle with Mr. Joseph
Cooke over a horse, and this court contest produced a number of
illuminating depositions. On 30 March 1658, "Thomas Hutchson testified
that his father-in-law, Adam Hakes, gave to his son, John Hakes, such
a colt, and he put it to Isaac Hearte to keep" [EQC 2:65, 111-12,
128-30]. (Samuel Hutchinson, Francis Hutchinson, Elizabeth
(Hutchinson) Hart and Isaac Hart also deposed in this matter, but no
relationships were stated in their depositions.)

These depositions and the details of the settlement of the estate of
Adam Hawkes make it clear that he married a widow Hutchinson, with
five children: Francis, Samuel, Thomas, Edward and Elizabeth. The
marriage to Ann (_____) Hutchinson must have taken place in England,
but no record of this has been found.

On 30 June 1668, "Mary Browne, aged about thirty-one years," deposed
about "her cousin John Hawcks" [EQC 4:32]. On the same day, "Thomas
Browne of Lyn, aged about forty years," deposed about "his cousin John
Hawcks" [EQC 4:32].

These two deponents were Thomas Browne of Lynn and his wife, Mary
(Newhall) Browne, daughter of THOMAS NEWHALL 1638, Lynn [Eva Belle
Kempton Anc 4:506, 508]. This Thomas Browne first appeared in Lynn in
the mid-1650s, without apparent antecedents [EQC 2:157; Eva Belle
Kempton Anc 508]. (The claim has been made that he was son of NICHOLAS
BROWNE 1638, Lynn [Adam Hawkes Gen 12, 16], but Savage doubted this
[Savage 2:276], and the will of Nicholas Browne, dated 9 March 1672/3,
did not include a son Thomas [MPR Case #3154].)

The further claim has been made that the surname of the wife of Adam
Hawkes was Browne [Adam Hawkes Gen 12, 16]. This is certainly
possible, but, in the absence of further evidence, there are many
other conceivable explanations for the stated relation between the
Hawkes and Browne families.

John Brandon

Re: Clue to origin of Hitchens/ Hutchins family of Lynn, Mas

Legg inn av John Brandon » 14 feb 2007 16:11:40

I love Daniel Hitchens' statement: "sayes he Mrs Giffard Layd violent
hands upon me, and was reddy to pluck me by the throat, And I was
affrayd she would haue don me a great deale of hurte." She was quite
the feisty biotch, apparently. Another time, she bit the hand of John
Hathorne who was attempting to bind Mr. Gifford (who had been "acting
like a madman.")

In his claim against Mrs. Margaret Giffard, Dr. Reede stated as part
of his "evidence" that "there were some who had been strangely and
badly handled by her." Given that "handled" can have the meaning of
"manhandled," and the fact that the great majority of early New
England women would have never dared raise a hand to a man, perhaps
the instances of her physicality were what Reede referred to.

John Brandon

Re: Clue to origin of Hitchens/ Hutchins family of Lynn, Mas

Legg inn av John Brandon » 23 feb 2007 20:51:52

If I am reading this correctly, an early article in the _NEHGR_ hinted
that the Hutchinsons (half-brothers of Hawkses) might be from West
Rudham or West Raynham in Norfolk ...

http://books.google.com/books?vid=0MPjg ... inson+lynn

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