WILLIAM HAMMOND 1575-1662

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William HAMMOND1430 was born before 30 October 1575 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. He was christened on 30 October 1575 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. He died on 8 October 1662 at the age of 86 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. William was buried in October 1662 in Watertown, Suffolk County, New England. Name variations: Haman, Hamons, Hammon, Hammons, HammondHammond Fam, Vol I, 1902 pg 566: (re father & mother of Benjamin Hammond)... "Benjamin was the son of William and Elizabeth (Penn) Hammond ofLondon, England."See notes under Elizabeth Penn. This William Hammond has been confusedwith a William Hammond of Watertown, Mass. who married an Elizabeth Paine(Payne). This William Hammond died prior to 1634, when his wife emigratedwith her son Benjamin on the Ship Griffin. The William Hammond, ofWatertown, pg 53 of The Hammond Family, Vol. I, who m. Eliz. Paine, hadno son Benjamin. Our William died in England and his wife, Elizabeth Penncame to America as a widow, 1634, with her son Benjamin and threedaughters.Family Tree Maker Online: GenealogyLibrary.com: A History and Genealogyof the Descendants of William Hammond of London, England and his WifeElizabeth Penn; Through Their Son Benjamin of Sandwich and Rochester,Mass. 1600-1894, by Roland Hammond, A.M., M.D. Fellow of the Mass.Medical Society, Etc., Boston: David Clapp & Son, Printers. 1894:Page 1:It is said that the first mention of the name "Hamon" or "Hamond" is inconnection with the conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066.He caused an Abbey to be erected on the battlefield at Hastings in honorofhis victory over Harold, the last of the Saxon kings. In this, whichis called "Battle Abbey," there were deposited the names of all thenobles and barons, as they were called, who came with William fromNormandy. Among these names is that of Hamound, afterwards writtenHammond.The name of Hammond may arise from one of three sources, viz: 1.Hammonet, a town or house, or an elevation; 2. Hamon, faithful; 3. St.Armand, in regard to which Burke's Landed Gentry, Vol. I., says, "Thefamily of Hammond is of considerable antiquity in England, and isprobable may have derived its origin from a branch of the Norman HouseSt. Armand."In any rate the Hammonds have been in England for may centuries, andthere were and are in that country many eminent families bearing thename.A family of special interest to us is that of William Hammond of London,Co. Kent, whose descendants form the subject of this Genealogy. Hemarried Elizabeth Penn (*), sister of Admiral Sir William Penn, and auntto William Penn the Quaker, and had a son Benjamin and three daughterswho with their mother afterwards came to Boston. This family is knowamong genealogists as that of "William of London."Page 9: [PART I. WILLIAM HAMMOND OF LONDON, ENGLAND.]William Hammond (1) was born in London, County Kent, Eng., and there m.Elizabeth Penn(*) ... William Hammond died and was buried in London,andwas probably descended from the Hammonds of St. Albans Court, CountyKent, Eng. His Children were: (These children were all born in London,Co. Kent, Eng.)1. Benjamin, b. in 1621. d. in 17032. Elizabeth, b. d.3. Martha, b. d.4. Rachel, b. d.Page 10:Of the three daughters of William Hammond and Elizabeth Penn,--Elizabeth,Martha and Rachel,--nothing further can be learned.(*) Hammond Fam., by Frederick Stam Hammond, Vol I, 1902 pg 566:Elizabeth Penn, wife of William Hammond, is said to have been a daughterof Sir William Penn, and aunt to William Penn, the founder ofPennsylvania, but this does not seem possible in light of the latestdiscoveries in the Penn genealogy (See NEHGR, July 1900). It is probablethat her name was Elizabeth Penn, however, as there exists nosatisfactory reason for doubting the general accuracy of the record keptby Capt. Elnathan Hammond and his father.**Fora very full account of this record see "Genealogy of the Family ofHoratio Hammond," published 1876, pp 6-12.Descendants of Benjamin Hammond, by PhillipBattell, Esq., of Middlebury,Vt., NEHGR 1876, Vol 30 pg28-29:WILLIAM HAMMOND married, June 9, 1605, Elizabeth Payne (Pe
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ORIGIN: Lavenham, SuffolkMIGRATION: 1631FIRST RESIDENCE: WatertownOCCUPATION: Husbandman.CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Admission to Watertown church prior to May25, 1636implied by freemanship.FREEMAN: May 25, 1636 [MBCR 1:371].EDUCATION: His inventory included "one great Bible and 3 other books"valued at 13s.OFFICES: Watertown selectman, November 8, 1647 [WaTR 1:10]. With IsaacStearns,arbiter in dispute between John Wincoll and Benjamin Crisp [WaTR1:14]. "Old Goodman Hammond" was appointed to a committee to assign seats in the meeting house,November 17, 1656 [WaTR 1:47].ESTATE: On February 26, 1629/1630 William Hammond was declared a bankruptin England and "the 20th of November after that date he departe[d] the land and fleeth into New England [NEHGR 106:83, citing a 1656 law suit against William Hammond]. (This would place him on the Lyon which sailed from Bristol on December 1, 1630 and arrived in New England the following February [WP 2:317].) In the "year 1645 Rose his mother dyeth ... but now in the year 1647 his son Thomas come from New England to be admitted to the land"[NEHGR 106:83]. On November 22, 1647 "William Hamond granted aletter of attorney unto Thomas Hamond his son to ask & demand of the lordof the manor the possession of certain lands in Lavenham in Suffolk which were the possession of Rose Steward his mother" [Aspinwall 112].On July 25, 1636 William Hammond was granted forty acres in the GreatDividend [WaBOP 5]; granted eight acres in the Remote Meadows, June 26,1637 [WaBOP 8]; granted a farm of one hundred fifty-five acres, 10 May1642 [WaBOP 12].In the Watertown Inventory of Grants WilliamHammond held six parcels:homestall of forty acres; three acres of meadow; forty acres of upland being a Great Dividend; eighteen acres of upland beyond the Further Plain; eight acres of Remote Meadow; and four acres of upland [WaBOP108]. In the Inventory of Possessions he held three parcels: three acres of upland; two acres of meadow; and another two acres of meadow [WaBOP146]. In the Composite Inventory he held six parcels: homestall of thirty-four acres; three acres of meadow; forty acres of upland being a Great Dividend; eighteen acres of upland beyond the Further Plain; eight acres of Remote Meadow; and a farm of onehundred fifty-six acres [WaBOP61].In his will, dated July 1, 1662 and proved December 16, 1662, "William Hammond of Watertowne ... now about ninety years of age"bequeathed to "my loving & dear wife Elizabeth Hammond my whole estate"for life, and after her death to "my son John Hammond all my houses & lands"; to "Thomas Hammond son of my son Thomas Hammond deceased" Ð40 when twenty-one, butif he dies before that then "the Ð40 to be equally divided between the children of my daughter House & daughter Barnes [i.e., Barron's] children"; to "daughter Barnes" Ð30; to "the four children of my daughter Elizabeth House deceased" Ð5 apiece; to "Adam Smith son of my daughterSarah ... one mare colt" and to"my daughter Sarah Smith" Ð5 [MPR 2:88-90,Case #10262].The inventory of thee state ofWilliam Hammond totalled Ð467 16s. 9d., including Ð318 in real estate: "one dwelling house & an orchard," Ð24;"23 acres of pasture land," Ð69; "11 acres of broken-up land," Ð48; "15 acres of meadow," Ð90; "8 acres of meadow remote," Ð15; "18 acres of landin lieu of township," Ð6; "1 Great Dividend, 40 acres," Ð40; "1 farm, 160 acres," Ð20; and "a part of a barn," Ð6 [MPR 2:90-93,Case #10262].BIRTH: Baptized Lavenham, Suffolk, October 30, 1575, son of Thomas andRose(Trippe) Hammond.DEATH: Watertown October 8, 1662 "aged about ninety-four [sic]" [WaVR25].MARRIAGE: Lavenham, Suffolk, June 9, 1605 Elizabeth Paine, baptized Lavenham September 11, 1586, daughter of William and Agnes (Neves) Paine.Elizabeth arrived in New England in 1634 on the Francis with her three youngest children [Hotten 279]. She died Watertown September 27,1670 "aged about ninety years [sic]" [WaVR 33]. Parents: Thomas HAMMOND and Rose TRIPPE.
Spouse: Elizabeth PAINE. Elizabeth PAINE and William HAMMOND were married on 9 June 1605 in Of Lavenham, Suffolk, England. Children were: Ann HAMMOND, Hannah (Anna) HAMMOND, Thomas HAMMOND Immigrant, Elizabeth HAMMOND, Benjamin HAMMOND, John HAMMOND (Immigrant). from the harmons us
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Extensive Biography
William Hammond was born on 30 Oct 1575 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. His parents were Thomas HAMMOND and Rose TRIPPE. He was married to Elizabeth PENN on 9 Jun 1605 in Lavenham. William, along with his older children, came to America before his wife and younger children, though the exact year is not known. Elizabeth, aged 47 years, with children Elizabeth, aged 15, Sarah, aged 10 and John, aged 7 years embarked at Ipswich, England, in the ship, “Francis,” John Cutting, Master, in April, 1634, and joined her husband in New England. William died on 8 Oct 1662 in London England.
Elizabeth Penn was born in 1586 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. Her parents were William PAYNE and Agnes NEVES. Elizabeth died 14 Sep 1670 in Watertown, Mass.
Children of William and Elizabeth: NameBorn MarriedDeparted 1.William HammondSEP 1607 Lavenham, EnglandElizabeth [__?__]1637 Lynn, Mass.2.Ann HammondNOV 1609 Lavenham, England 7 JUN 1615 England3.John HammondDEC 1611 Lavenham, England 16 AUG 1620 England4..Anna HAMMONDJUL 1616 Lavenham, England Rev. John LATHROPca. 1635Sep 1 1685 Barnstable.5.Thomas HammondSEP 1618 Lavenham, EnglandHannah Crossca. 165410 DEC 1655 Watertown, Mass6.Elizabeth Hammond1619 Lavenham, EnglandSamuel House ca. 1636 7.Benjamin Hammond1621 London, EnglandMary Vincent1650 Sandwich, Mass.17038.Sarah HammondOCT 1623 Lavenham, England 9. John HammondJUL 1626 Lavenham, EnglandAbigail Salterca. 16521709 Watertown, Mass.
William was the only surviving son of Thomas Hammond and Rose Trippe, his younger brother, Thomas, having died in infancy. He was left an orphan by the death of his father in 1589.
William Hammond was admitted freeman in Watertown, May 25, 1636, and was grantee of seven lots and purchaser of three lots before 1644. His homestead of 40 acres was situated on the west of Common Street. It was bounded on the east and north by lands of his brother-in-law, Dr. Simon Eire, on the west by John Simson, Isaac Sterne and John Warren, and on the south by Thomas Boyden. Bond’s Hist. of Watertown (p. 1088) says,
“It is probable that William Hammond settled first on the Cambridge Road, very near the Cambridge line. Whether this was a grant to him the records do not show. He sold it early and settled on his 40-acre homestall, situated east of Pequusset meadow. He also owned three small lots in Pequusset meadow, one of these granted to him and the other two purchased. This homestall passed to his son (grandson) Thomas.”
March 10, 1642, in the division of lands, he was granted lot No. 76, in the 4th Division, containing 165 acres, and this, with his other holdings, made him one of the largest land owners in the town.
The records do not show that he was often an office holder in the town and this may have been due to his independence in religious matters, which may have made him unpopular with his more puritanical neighbors, although he does not appear to have been so unpopular as some of his most intimate friends. His near neighbor and most intimate friend appears to have been John Warren, who came from the same locality in Suffolk County, England, and between whose family and his own there appears to have been considerable intimacy for several generations prior to the settlement in America.
On occasion there were fines “for an offense against the laws concerning baptism,” and “for neglect of publick worship” 14 Sabbaths at 5 shillings each. Warnings were given “for not attending publick worship”.
May 27, 1661, the houses of “old Warren and goodman Hammond” were ordered to be searched for Quakers, for whom they were known to have considerable sympathy. Considerable independence in religious matters, great love of liberty and sympathy for all who are persecuted for conscience sake seem to have been inherent family traits for generations past. It is probable that William Hammond and his intimate friend, Warren, were both inclined toward the religious teaching of Roger Williams, but were too conservative to subject themselves to the persecution that his more radical followers were compelled to endure. This view is supported by the fact that many of their descendants were rigid adherents of the Baptist Church. The tendency, however, in this family has been toward great liberty of thought in religious matters and many of the descendants have been connected with the Unitarian and Universalist denominations, while many in the later generations have held membership in no church.
The will of William Hammond is on file at East Cambridge, Mass., (Middlesex Probate No. 7167), dated July 1662; proved Dec. 16, 1672.
He leaves to wife Elizabeth his whole estate during her life. To son, John, all lands, & after her death. To Thomas Hamond, “sonne of my sonne, Thomas Hamond, deceased,” œ40 at the age of 21 years. “If said Thomas, or any for him, oppose this will,” then he is not have the œ40. “Unto daughter (Hannah) Barnes, œ30, the same to remain unto her children.” “In case she again become a widow” she to have wood from his lands during her widowhood. To four children of my daughter, Elizabeth House, deceased, various sums of money. “To Adam Smith, son of daughter, Sarah, if he behave obediently to my wife after my decease, one mare, colt and œ20.” To daughter, Sarah Smith, œ5. Appoints widow, Elizabeth and John executors. Witnesses– Matthew Bridge and Thomas Longhorne.
Inventory by Hugh Mason and Thomas Hastings, Dec. 16, 1662; œ457-16-9. Contains the following list of real estate:
25 acres of fallow land, 15 acres of broken land,15 acres of meadow,60 acres of meadow, &c.,16 acres of land in low of ye town right,40 acres in great dividend, 160 acres in a farm. Total, 331 acres from miner descent
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Another William Hammond Story
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WILLIAM HAMMOND – ELIZABETH PAINE
(1575-1662) (1586-1676)
William, the emigrant ancestor of this branch of the family in America, was born in Lavenham, County of Suffolk, England, where he was baptized October 30, 1575. He was the only surviving son of Thomas Hammond and Rose Trippe, his younger brother, Thomas, having died in infancy. He was left an orphan by the death of his father in 1589. He married Elizabeth there June 9, 1605 and their children were all born in Lavenham. Elizabeth was born 1586, also in Lavenham, daughter of William Paine.
William, along with his older children, came to America before his wife and younger children, though the exact year is not known. Elizabeth, aged 47 years, with children Elizabeth, aged 15, Sarah, aged 10 and John, aged 7 years embarked at Ipswich, England, in the ship, "Francis," John Cutting, Master, in April, 1634, and joined her husband in New England.
William Hammond was admitted freeman in Watertown, May 25, 1636, and was grantee of seven lots and purchaser of three lots before 1644. His homestead of 40 acres was situated on the west of Common Street. It was bounded on the east and north by lands of his brother-in-law, Dr. Simon Eire, on the west by John Simson, Isaac Sterne and John Warren, and on the south by Thomas Boyden. Bond's Hist. of Watertown (p. 1088) says, "It is probable that William Hammond settled first on the Cambridge Road, very near the Cambridge line. Whether this was a grant to him the records do not show. He sold it early and settled on his 40-acre homestall, situated east of Pequusset meadow. He also owned three small lots in Pequusset meadow, one of these granted to him and the other two purchased. This homestall passed to his son (grandson) Thomas." March 10, 1642, in the division of lands, he was granted lot No. 76, in the 4th Division, containing 165 acres, and this, with his other holdings, made him one of the largest land owners in the town.
The records do not show that he was often an office holder in the town and this may have been due to his independence in religious matters, which may have made him unpopular with his more puritanical neighbors, although he does not appear to have been so unpopular as some of his most intimate friends. His near neighbor and most intimate friend appears to have been John Warren, who came from the same locality in Suffolk County, England, and between whose family and his own there appears to have been considerable intimacy for several generations prior to the settlement in America.
On occasion there were fines "for an offense against the laws concerning baptism," and "for neglect of publick worship" 14 Sabbaths at 5 shillings each. Warnings were given "for not attending publick worship".
May 27, 1661, the houses of "old Warren and goodman Hammond" were ordered to be searched for Quakers, for whom they were known to have considerable sympathy. Considerable independence in religious matters, great love of liberty and sympathy for all who are persecuted for conscience sake seem to have been inherent family traits for generations past. It is probable that William Hammond and his intimate friend, Warren, were both inclined toward the religious teaching of Roger Williams, but were too conservative to subject themselves to the persecution that his more radical followers were compelled to endure. This view is supported by the fact that many of their descendants were rigid adherents of the Baptist Church. The tendency, however, in this family has been toward great liberty of thought in religious matters and many of the descendants have been connected with the Unitarian and Universalist denominations, while many in the later generations have held membership in no church.
T he will of William Hammond is on file at East Cambridge, Mass., (Middlesex Probate No. 7167), dated July 1662; proved Dec. 16, 1672. He leaves to wife Elizabeth his whole estate during her life. To son, John, all lands, & after her death. To Thomas Hamond, "sonne of my sonne, Thomas Hamond, deceased," œ40 at the age of 21 years. "If said Thomas, or any for him, oppose this will," then he is not have the œ40. "Unto daughter (Hannah) Barnes, œ30, the same to remain unto her children." "In case she again become a widow" she to have wood from his lands during her widowhood. To four children of my daughter, Elizabeth House, deceased, various sums of money. "To Adam Smith, son of daughter, Sarah, if he behave obediently to my wife after my decease, one mare, colt and œ20." To daughter, Sarah Smith, œ5. Appoints widow, Elizabeth and John executors.
Witnesses-- Matthew Bridge and Thomas Longhorne.
Inventory by Hugh Mason and Thomas Hastings, Dec. 16, 1662; œ457-16-9. Contains the following list of real estate:
25 acres of fallow land, 15 acres of broken land, 15 acres of meadow, 60 acres of meadow, &c.,
16 acres of land in low of ye town right, 40 acres in great dividend, 160 acres in a farm. Total, 331 acres.
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The Great Migration
WILLIAM HAMMOND
ORIGIN: Lavenham, SuffolkMIGRATION: 1631FIRST RESIDENCE: WatertownOCCUPATION: Husbandman.CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Admission to Watertown church prior to 25 May 1636 implied by freemanship.FREEMAN: 25 May 1636 [ MBCR 1:371].EDUCATION: His inventory included "one great Bible and 3 other books" valued at 13s.OFFICES: Watertown selectman, 8 November 1647 [ WaTR 1:10]. With Isaac Stearns, arbiter in dispute between John Wincoll and Benjamin Crisp [WaTR 1:14]. "Old Goodman Hammond" was appointed to a committee to assign seats in the meetinghouse, 17 November 1656 [WaTR 1:47].ESTATE: On 26 February 1629/30 William Hammond was declared a bankrupt in England and "the 20th of November after that date he departe[d] the land and fleeth into New England [ NEHGR 106:83, citing a 1656 law suit against William Hammond]. (This would place him on the Lyon which sailed from Bristol on 1 December 1630 and arrived in New England the following February [ WP 2:317].) In the "year 1645 Rose his mother dyeth ... but now in the year 1647 his son Thomas come from New England to be admitted to the land" [NEHGR 106:83]. On 22 November 1647 "W[illia]m Hamond granted a letter of attorney unto Thomas Hamond his son to ask & demand of the lord of the manor the possession of certain lands in Lavenham in Suffolk which were the possession of Rose Steward his mother" [ Aspinwall 112]. On 25 July 1636 William Hammond was granted forty acres in the Great Dividend [ WaBOP 5]; granted eight acres in the Remote Meadows, 26 June 1637 [WaBOP 8]; granted a farm of one hundred fifty-five acres, 10 May 1642 [WaBOP 12]. In the Watertown Inventory of Grants William Hammond held six parcels: homestall of forty acres; three acres of meadow; forty acres of upland being a Great Dividend; eighteen acres of upland beyond the Further Plain; eight acres of Remote Meadow; and four acres of upland [WaBOP 108]. In the Inventory of Possessions he held three parcels: three acres of upland; two acres of meadow; and another two acres of meadow [WaBOP 146]. In the Composite Inventory he held six parcels: homestall of thirty-four acres; three acres of meadow; forty acres of upland being a Great Dividend; eighteen acres of upland beyond the Further Plain; eight acres of Remote Meadow; and a farm of one hundred fifty-six acres [WaBOP 61]. In his will, dated 1 July 1662 and proved 16 December 1662, "William Hammond of Watertowne ... now about ninety years of age" bequeathed to "my loving & dear wife Elizabeth Hammond my whole estate" for life, and after her death to "my son John Hammond all my houses & lands"; to "Thomas Hammond son of my son Thomas Hammond deceased" £40 when twenty-one, but if he dies before that then "the £40 to be equally divided between the children of my daughter House & daughter Barnes [i.e., Barron's] children"; to "daughter Barnes" £30; to "the four children of my daughter Elizabeth House deceased" £5 apiece; to "Adam Smith son of my daughter Sarah ... one mare colt" and to "my daughter Sarah Smith" £5 [ MPR 2:88-90, Case #10262]. The inventory of the estate of William Hammond totalled £467 16s. 9d., including £318 in real estate: "one dwelling house & an orchard," £24; "23 acres of pasture land," £69; "11 acres of broken-up land," £48; "15 acres of meadow," £90; "8 acres of meadow remote," £15; "18 acres of land in lieu of township," £6; "1 Great Dividend, 40 acres," £40; "1 farm, 160 acres," £20; and "a part of a barn," £6 [MPR 2:90-93, Case #10262].BIRTH: Baptized Lavenham, Suffolk, 30 October 1575, son of Thomas and Rose (Trippe) Hammond.DEATH: Watertown 8 October 1662 "aged about ninety-four [sic]" [ WaVR 25].MARRIAGE: Lavenham, Suffolk, 9 June 1605 Elizabeth Paine, baptized Lavenham 11 September 1586, daughter of William and Agnes (Neves) Paine. Elizabeth arrived in New England in 1634 on the Francis with her three youngest children [ Hotten 279]. She died Watertown 27 September 1670 "aged about ninety years [sic]" [WaVR 33].CHILDREN: i WILLIAM, bp. Lavenham 20 September 1607; killed by Indians June 1636 [WP 3:270-71, 276, 284-85], apparently unmarried. ii ANNE, bp. Lavenham 19 November 1609; d. there 7 June 1615. iii JOHN, bp. Lavenham 5 December 1611; d. there 16 August 1620. iv ANNE, bp. Lavenham 14 July 1616; m. (1) by 1637 Timothy Hawkins (eldest child b. Watertown 10 June 1637 [WaVR 4]); m. (2) Watertown 14 December 1653 Ellis Barron [WaVR 6; TAG 20:135-36]. v THOMAS, bp. Lavenham 17 September 1618; returned to England 1647/8 to reclaim his grandmother's lands; m. by 1655 Hannah Cross of Ipswich [ Bond 270]. (Their only child, Thomas, was born at Watertown on 11 July 1656; Thomas Hammond, the father, had died on 10 December 1655 and Hannah, the mother, died on 24 March 1656[/7] [WaVR 18].) vi ELIZABETH, b. about 1619 (aged fifteen on 30 April 1634 [Hotten 279]); m. about April 1636 Samuel House of Scituate (see COMMENTS below). vii SARAH, bp. Lavenham 21 October 1623; m. by 1640 Richard Smith of Long Island [ NYGBR 121:19-22; WJ 4:231-32]. viii JOHN, bp. Lavenham 2 July 1626; m. (1) by 1653 Abigail Salter (eldest child b. Watertown 3 February 1653/4 [WaVR 17]; in her will of 1 December 1660 Abigail Salter of Dedham, Essex, made a bequest to "Abigail Hammond, my daughter, of New England" [NEHGR 55:107-08]); m. (2) Charlestown 2 March 166[3/]4 Sarah Nichols [ ChVR 1:44; Wyman 706]; m. (3) Rowley 7 November [1686?] Prudence (Wade) (Crosby) Cotton, daughter of Jonathan Wade and widow of Anthony Crosby and Seaborn Cotton [ Rowley Fam 90; NEHGR 33:35].ASSOCIATIONS: Elizabeth Paine, wife of William Hammond, was sister of the following immigrants: William Paine of Watertown and Ipswich; Dorothy (Paine) Eire, wife of Simon Eire of Watertown and Boston; and Phebe (Paine) Page, wife of JOHN PAGE of Watertown [NEHGR 69:248-52; 79:82-84, 101:242-45]. On 10 November 1633 "Rose Steward of the County of Suff[olk] widow" made her will, but it was not probated until 27 June 1649 [Archdeaconry of Sudbury Wills, 247 Ashton]. Among her many bequests were the following: to "my wellbeloved daughter Elizabeth Livermore in the county of Essex widow"; to "Matthie Livermore my beloved grandchild daughter of the said Elizabeth"; to "William Hammond the younger the son of William Hammond my son"; to "Elizabeth Hamond daughter of the said William Hamond my son my beloved grandchild"; to "Hanna Hammond another daughter of my son William Hamonde my beloved grandchild"; to "Thomas Hammond another child of my son Hamond's"; to "Sarah Hammond another daughter of my son Hammond's"; to "John Hammond another of my son Hammond's children"; to "Daniell Livermore my well beloved grandchild & the son of my daughter Elizabeth"; to "John Livermore her son"; and to "Sara her daughter." She also made a bequest to the poor of Lavenham, and asked to be buried in Lavenham churchyard. There is no apparent connection between the widow Hammond of Lynn and the Hammonds of Watertown.COMMENTS: The Hammond family came to New England in at least three stages. In late 1630 or early 1631 John Winthrop Jr. noted receipt of £7 5s. from "Goody Hammond to send her husband" [WP 3:6]. This supports the conclusion that William Hammond was a passenger on the Lyon when it sailed from Bristol in late 1631. On 26 September 1633 Governor John Winthrop wrote to Sir Simonds D'Ewes, informing him that "Yours by young Hamond I received," indicating that William Hammond Jr. probably sailed for New England in one of the ships that arrived in the fall of 1633 [WP 3:139]. His sister Anne and brother Thomas may also have come at this time, for they are not included a year later in the passenger list of the Francis, which sailed from Ipswich in the spring of 1634 with Elizabeth Hammond (aged 47), Elizabeth Hammond (aged 15), Sarah Hammond (aged 10) and John Hammond (aged 7) on board [Hotten 279]. On 6 November 1660 Watertown selectmen sent the constables to "Old Hamond to let him know, that contrary to order of town, he had entertained into his family such a person as is likely to prove chargeable, do therefore desire him to rid the town of such an encumbrance or otherwise to bear the burden thereof himself" [WaTR 1:66]. In his record of admissions to Scituate church Rev. John Lathrop entered on 14 April 1636 "Elizabeth Hammon my sister having a dismission from the church at Watertown" [NEHGR 9:280]; Lothrop's first wife, Hannah House, was sister of Samuel House; since Lothrop refers to her by maiden name but also calls her sister, the admission to Scituate church may have taken place after the contract of marriage, but before the marriage itself (note, however, that the first child of the couple was baptized on 23 October 1636 [NEHGR 9:281]) [NEHGR 66:356-59]. Various sources give John Lothrop of Scituate a second wife who was a Hammond; this is based on a false deduction from the entry discussed above.
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Williams story
William Hammond (1575-1662) ~~~~~
Added by kathyhearne1 on 26 Oct 2008Originally submitted by MargaretMastor to The Irish Ancestors - Cullity and Dunigan Wisconsin on 21 Feb 2008
William Hammond (1575-1662) ~~~~~
Added by MargaretMastor on 30 Mar 2007
William HammondBirth: 1575, Lavenham, Suffolk, England.Baptized: 30 Oct 1575, Lavenham, Suffolk, England. Death: 8 Oct 1662, Watertown, Massachusetts. "Aged about ninety-four [sic].Father: Thomas Hammond, born and died in England.Mother: Rose Trippe, born and died in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. 1629: On 26 Feb 1629/30, William Hammond was declared bankrupt in England.1629: On "the 20th of November after that date, he departe[d] the land and fleeth into New England. Information from a 1656 law suit against William Hammond, citing this occurance. This would place him on the "Lyon" which sailed from Bristol on 1 Dec 1630/1631, and arriving in New England the following February. Emigration: 1631. See above.The Hammond family came to New England in at least three stages. In late 1630 or early 1631, John Winthrop Jr. noted receipt of £7 5s. from "Goody Hammond to send her husband." This supports the conclusion that William Hammond was a passenger on the "Lyon" when it sailed from Bristol in late 1631.On 26 Sept 1633, Governor John Winthrop, wrote to Sir Simonds D'Ewes, informing him that "Yours by young Hamond I received," indicating that William Hammond Jr. probably sailed for New England in one of the ships that arrived in the fall of 1633. His sister Anne and brother Thomas may also have come at this time, because they are not included, a year later, in the passenger list of the "Francis", which sailed from Ipswich, in the spring of 1634, with Elizabeth Hammond, (aged 47); Elizabeth Hammond, (aged 15); Sarah Hammond, (aged 10); and John Hammond, (aged 7) on board.First Residence: William's first residence was Watertown, Massachusetts.Occupation: Husbandman.Religion: Admitted to Watertown Church prior to 25 May 1636, (implied by freemanship.)1636: Admitted as a Freeman, 25 May 1636.1636: In his record of admissions to Scituate Church, Rev. John Lathrop, entered on 14 Apr 1636, "Elizabeth Hammon, my sister, having a dismission from the church at Watertown." 1636: On 25 Jul 1636, William Hammond was granted forty acres in the Great Dividend.1637: Granted eight acres in the Remote Meadows, 26 Jun 1637.1641: Granted a farm of one hundred fifty-five acres, 10 May 1642. 1645: In the "year 1645 Rose his mother dyeth ... but now in the year 1647 his son Thomas come from New England to be admitted to the land." 1647: On 22 Nov 1647, "W[illia]m Hamond granted a letter of attorney unto Thomas Hamond, his son, to ask demand of the lord of the manor the possession of certain lands in Lavenham, in Suffolk which were the possession of Rose Steward, his mother."1647: William was a Watertown Selectman, 8 Nov 1647.1656: Along with Isaac Stearns, William was an arbiter in a dispute between John Wincoll and Benjamin Crisp. 1656: "Old Goodman Hammond" was appointed to a committee to assign seats in the meeting house, 17 Nov 1656.1660: On 6 Non 1660, Watertown Selectmen sent the constables to "Old Hamond to let him know, that contrary to order of town, he had entertained into his family such a person as is likely to prove chargeable, do therefore desire him to rid the town of such an encumbrance or otherwise to bear the burden thereof himself." ---------------------------------------------------------------In William's will, dated 1 Jul 1662 and proved 16 Dec 1662:"William Hammond of Watertowne ... now about ninety years of age" bequeathed to "my loving dear wife Elizabeth Hammond my whole estate" for life;and after her death, to "my son John Hammond all my houses, lands;" to "Thomas Hammond son of my son Thomas Hammond, deceased," £40 when twenty-one, but if he dies before that then "the £40 to be equally divided between the children of my daughter House, daughter Barnes, [i.e., Barron's], children"; to "daughter Barnes" £30; to "the four children of my daughter Elizabeth House deceased" £5 apiece; to "Adam Smith son of my daughter Sarah ... one mare colt" and to "my daughter Sarah Smith" £5. The inventory of the estate of William Hammond totalled £467 16s. 9d., including £318 in real estate: one dwelling house, an orchard £24; 23 acres of pasture land, £69; 11 acres of broken-up land, £48; 15 acres of meadow, £90; 8 acres of meadow remote, £15; 18 acres of land in lieu of township, £6; 1 Great Dividend, 40 acres, £40; 1 farm, 160 acres, £20; and a part of a barn, £6. His inventory also included "one great Bible and 3 other books" valued at 13s.---------------------------------------------------------------Married: Elizabeth Paine, baptized in Lavenham 22 Sep 1586. She was the daughter of William and Agnes Neves Paine. Elizabeth arrived in New England in 1634 on the "Francis" with her three youngest children. Elizabeth died 27 Sep 1670, in Watertown, Massachusetts, "aged about ninety years [sic]." Marriage: 9 Jun 1605, in Lavenham, Suffolk, England.Children of William Hammond and Elizabeth Paine Hammond:1. William Hammond, baptized 20 Sep 1607, in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. He was killed by Indians in June 1636. Not believed to have married. 2. Anne Hammond, baptized 19 Nov 1609, in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. She died there 7 Jun 1615. 3. John Hammond, baptized 5 Dec 1611, in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. He died there 16 Aug 1620. 4. Anne Hammond, baptized 14 Jul 1616, in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. Married 1: Timothy Hawkins. Married 2: 14 Dec 1653, Ellis Barron. 5. Thomas Hammond, baptized 17 Sep 1618, in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. He returned to England in 1647/1648, to reclaim his grandmother's lands. Thomas married Hannah Cross in 1655. Their only child, Thomas, was born at Watertown, Massachusetts on 11 July 1656. Thomas Hammond, the father, had died on 10 Dec 1655, and Hannah, the mother, died on 24 Mar 1656.6. Elizabeth Hammond, born about 1619. Married: Samuel House of Scituate, Massachusetts, about Apr 1636. 7. Sarah Hammond, baptized 21 Oct 1623, in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. Married Richard Smith of Long Island, by 1640.
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William Hammond, 1572-1662 age 90, was the son of Thomas Hammond of Lavenham, Suffolk, England. He married Elizabeth Payne or Penn, said to be the sister of the Quaker William Penn.He came to New England on the "Lyon" which sailed from Bristol on 1 December 1630 and arrived in New England the following FebruaryElizabeth and children came to New England in 1634 on the "Francis." They lived in Watertown and she also lived to be about 90.
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