1Jarvis Maltiah Hatch, , The Hatch Family, NEHGR Vol. 14, pp. 197-198 (Jul. 1860).
"THIS family, descended from Thomas Hatch, who was an immigrant as early as 1633-4; and was made a freeman of Massachusetts Colony, at Boston, May 14, 1634;* was one of the persons "who are proposed to take up their freedom at Yarmouth." Jan. 7, 1638-9; and was a settler in Barnstable, June 1, 1641; where he was a member of the church of Rev. John Lathrop, and died in 1661.
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The first four families that built and settled there, were Jonathan Hatch, Isaac Robinson, John Jenkins, and James Hamlin.
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Mr. Robinson was licensed to keep an ordinary there by the General Court, Feb. 7, 1664-5. He removed to Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, within ten years; but his son, John Robinson, continued to reside there until April, 1714; when he removed to Connecticut. Mr. Jonathan Hatch resided there until his death. He married Sarah Rowley, at Barnstable, April 11, 1646. His only sister Lydia, married Henry Taylor, at Barnstable, Dec. 19, 1650, where he resided until her death.
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He had 11 children;† 7 born in Barnstable, and 4 in Suckannesset; 8 sons, and 3 daughters, viz.: (2) Mary,2 b. July 16, 1647;--(3) Thomas,2[†] b. Jan. 1, 1649; m. Abigail Codman, at Barnstable, Jan. or Feb. 22, 1679;--(4) Jonathan,2[†] b. May 16-17, 1652; m. at Barnstable, Abigail ------ per Fal. rec. Sept. 4, 1676; or Eliza Walker, per Bar. rec. Dec. 4, 1676;--(5) Joseph,2[†] b. March 7, or June 10, 1654; m. per fal. rec. Amy Allen, Dec. 7, 1683, per Bar. rec. Mary Allin, Dec. 7, 1689; had 4 sons and 6 daughters; and d. Feb. 16, 1738; ae. 84 at 84 at Fal.;--(6) Benjamin,2[†] b. per. Bar. rec. Sept. 7, 1655; m. Mary Hamblin, Jan. 17, 1678; or per Fal. rec. b. June 6, 1656; m. Mary Lumber, [Lombard,] June 17, 1678; who d. and he m. a 2d wife in 1682, name unrecorded; and had 6 sons and 4 daus.;--(7) Nathaniel,2 b. per Bar. rec. June 5, 1657; per Fal. rec. Sept. 3, 1658; m. -------(8) Samuel,2[†] b. per Bar. rec. Oct. 11, 1659; per Fal. rec. Oct. 4, 1660; m. ------. All the pre. b. at Bar.;--(9)Moses,2 b. per Bar. rec. March 4, 1662; per Fal. rec. March 7, 1663; 1st white child b. in Fal.;--(10) Mark,2 b. April 27, 1667;--(10a) Lydia,,2 b. May 16. 1669; all the last 4 in Suckannesset.
The wife of Thomas 1st was named Grace ------. They were born and married in England; and are supposed to be from the county of Kent, or city of London. Jonathan 1st was b. in England, supposed in 1625; pa. m. in 1624; and Lydia probably b. in England, also.
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