Jacob Hathaway, Sr.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1676 - 1759  (83 years)

• Name	Jacob Hathaway
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	1676	Freetown, Bristol County, Plymouth Colony
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Feb 1759	Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Colony, present USA
  Buried	Fox Cemetery, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
  Person ID	I357	Alford Hathaway
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	John Hathaway, Jr,   b. 16 Aug 1650, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts ,   d. 11 Jun 1730, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Hannah Burt,   b. Abt 1652, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 24 Jun 1726, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1668	Massachusetts, USA
  	Spouse: John Hathaway, Jr.
  Family ID	F167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Philipa Chase,   b. 5 Jul 1679, Freetown, Plymouth Colony ,   d. 5 Oct 1754, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Province  (Age 75 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1696/97	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Jacob Hathaway, Jr,   b. Aft 1697, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts Colony, present USA ,   d. 15 Feb 1774, Hartford, Connecticut Colony  (Age < 75 years)   2. Joseph Hathaway,   b. Abt 1698, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts Colony, present USA ,   d. 1777  (Age 79 years)   3. Hannah Hathaway,   b. 24 Feb 1701, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts Colony, present USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Isaac Hathaway,   b. 16 Jul 1704, Freetown, MA ,   d. 6 Jun 1749  (Age 44 years)   5. Guilford Hathaway,   b. 1707, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts Colony, present USA ,   d. 1745  (Age 38 years)   6. Elizabeth Hathaway,   b. Abt 1710, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts Colony, present USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. John Hathaway,   b. 1711, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts Colony, present USA ,   d. May 1791  (Age 80 years)   8. Phillip Hathaway,   b. 1713, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts Colony, present USA ,   d. 1790  (Age 77 years)   9. Meletiah Hathaway,   b. 22 Jun 1714, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts Colony, present USA ,   d. Aft 1774  (Age > 61 years)   10. Benjamin Hathaway,   b. Abt 1715,   d. 30 Apr 1762, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 47 years)   11. Jael Hathaway,   b. 1719, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts Colony, present USA ,   d. 10 Jan 1811, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 92 years)   12. Seth Hathaway,   b. 1724,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2021
  Family ID	F151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  The Signature of Jacob Hathaway

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		List of Early Officers of Freetown A list of the early officers of Freetown showing extensive participation in the town government by John Hathaway and family.
  		The Last Will of Jacob Hathaway A transcript. The original handwritten document is available in the probate records.
  		Quakers in Massachusetts Bay Colony From Massmoments.org
  		Slaves in Colonial America Includes articles from: http://slavenorth.com/massachusetts.htm and mass.gov/courts

  
  

  Flipbooks

  Jacob and Philipa Hathaway This is the story of the lives of Jacob Hathaway and Phiipa Chase. They were born during and after King Philip's War, which devastated the New England Colonies and almost destroyed the native tribes. They grew up, married, and became very wealthy and prominent citizens of Freetown, Massachusetts Bay Province.

  
  

  Timelines

  Jacob Hathaway Philipa Chase Timeline The lives of Jacob and Rebecca mapped against major events in history.

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] Quakers Outlawed, Mass Moments, (HistoricIpswich.org) (Reliability: 2). [S39] Massachusetts Abolition of Slavery, (Massachusetts Government) (Reliability: 3). [S40] Wikipedia on Freetown, Wikipedia, (Wikipedia) (Reliability: 2). [S11] Hathaways of America, Elizabeth Starr Versailles, (Gazette Printing, Company, Northhampton, Mass, 1970) (Reliability: 3). [S27] History of Freetown, Freetown Historical Society, (J.H. Franklin & Company. 78 Bedford Street, Fall River, Massachusetts). [S28] Vital Records of Freetown, Helen Gurney Thomas, (Heritage Books 2016).