THOMAS HASTINGS 1697-1747

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Thomas Hastings (1696-1747) ~~~~~Thomas Hastings

Ad ded by MargaretMastor on 21 Feb 2007Thomas Hastings
Birth: 26 Sep 1697 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Christening: 10 Jul 1698, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Death: 14 May 1747, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Father: John Hastings, b: 4 Mar 1653/1654, in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Mother: Abigail Hammond, b: 21 Jun 1659, in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Occupation: Cordwainer - Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

• Residence, settled first in - Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

• Residence, settled second in, Abt 1726 - Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

• Will, inventory, 14 Jul 1747. Widow Sarah and her brother, William White administered Thomas' estate.

Married: Sarah Sanderson White, b: 17 Nov 1696, in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Sarah was the daughter of Andrew and Sarah (Sanderson) White.
Married: 1717, in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Children of Thomas Hastings and Sarah Sanderson White Hastings:
1. Elizabeth Hastings, b: 4 Mar 1715/1715, in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

2. Hepzibah Hastings, b: 11 Jan 1717/1718, in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

3. Thaddeus #1 Hastings, b: 21 Feb 1720/1721, in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

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4. Keziah Hastings, b: 7 Jul 1723, in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

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5. Josiah Hastings, b: 26 Jul 1724, in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

6. Thomas Hastings, b: 17 Nov 1725, in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

7. Submit Hastings, b: 15 Oct 1729, in Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

8. Sarah Hastings, b: 3 Dec 1731, in Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

9. Esther Hastings, b: 12 Jun 1734, in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

10. Thaddeus #2 Hastings, b: 1735, in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

11. Abigail Hastings, b: 5 Apr 1736, in Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

12. Andrew Hastings, b: 15 Jul 1738, in Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

13. Rubannah Hastings, b: 5 Dec 1740, in Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

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Sources:
1. Title: Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston. Author: Henry Bond.
Publication: Boston. 1855

2. Title: History and Genealogies of the Hammond Families of America Author Frederick Stam Hammond, Vol. I, Published Oneida, NY by Ryan and Burkhart, Printers, 1902.
found on ancestry.com

Early in the history of America, Deacon Thomas Hastings made his home in Watertown, Mass. He arrived in this country on 10 April 1634 at the age of twenty-nine. The family continued to live in Massachusetts for almost a century and then made a move to New Hampshire, where they settled in the town of Chesterfield.