John Hathaway^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]}

1629 - 1705  (76 years)

• Name	John Hathaway
  Born	1629	Kingscote, Gloucestershire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Sep 1705	Taunton, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts, Colonial America
  Buried	10 Sep 1705	Fox Cemetery, Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
  Person ID	I361	Alford Hathaway
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Hathaway,   b. 1595,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha,   d. Abt 1685
  Married	Plymouth Colony
  	Spouse: Ruth Hathaway (born unknown)
  Children	1. John Hathaway, Jr,   b. 16 Aug 1650, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts ,   d. 11 Jun 1730, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 79 years)   2. Abraham Hathaway,   b. 11 Sep 1652, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 23 Aug 1725  (Age 72 years)   3. Isaac Hathaway,   b. 1655, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 17 Dec 1686, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 31 years)   4. Ephraim Hathaway,   b. 8 Dec 1661,   d. 20 Dec 1716  (Age 55 years)   5. Elizabeth Hathaway,   b. Abt 1662,   d. Abt 1689  (Age 27 years)   6. Rebecca Hathaway,   b. Abt 1665, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 31 Dec 1742  (Age 77 years)   7. Abigail Hathaway,   b. Abt 1667, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ruth Dyer,   b. 1643, Braintree, Suffolk County (Present Norfolk County), Massachusetts Bay Colony, (Present USA) ,   d. 10 Sep 1705, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 62 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1692	First Church, Braintree, Suffolk County (Present Norfolk County), Province of Massachusetts, Colonial America
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2021
  Family ID	F742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Taunton 1659 Rate List List of the inhabitants of Taunton, Plymouth Colony, showing rates, number of people in the household, and the size of their lots in the 1659 land division.
  		Taunton Land Deed A Deed transferring 400 acres to John Hathaway, Edward Bobbitt and Timothy Holloway. Source: Plymouth Colony Records Vol. 3 P 180
  		The Taunton Iron Works This is a record of the old Iron Works in Taunton in the 1600’s taken from The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. It contains references to James Burt, who was one of our ancestors, his nephew Richard Burt, and to John Hathaway (herein spelled Hatheway), another of ancestors. James Burt was a part owner of the Iron Works.…
  		Additional Thirty-Five Purchasers of Taunton Following the original purchasers of Taunton, thirty five additional men were allowed to buy in. They were not given all of the rights of the original holders, but they were considered owners of the town.
  		The North Purchase In 1668 additional land was purchased to expand Taunton. This is known as the North Purchase.

  
  

  Flipbooks		John Hathaway This is the story of John Hathaway who came to the new world as a small boy with his father and left a giant footprint on colonial history.
  		Nicholas Hathaway This is the story of Nicholas who was born in England and came to the new world in the late 1630s. He is the immigrant ancestor of most Hathaways in America

  
  

  Timelines		History of Taunton This timeline shows the History of Taunton from the first European explorers though John Hathaway's liftetime.
  		John Hathaway Timeline This timeline maps John Hathaway's life vs. world events.

  
  

  Maps		Map of Colonial Massachusetts Map showing locations of interest to John Hathaway
  		Map of Plymouth Colony 1620-1691 Map showing the towns in Plymouth Colony, which was established by the Pilgrims in 1620 and lasted until 1691 when the English King merged it with Massachusetts Bay Colony.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Hathaways of America, Elizabeth Starr Versailles, (Gazette Printing, Company, Northhampton, Mass, 1970). [S15] Bristol County Records, 32. [S16] The Early Hathaways of Taunton, Mary E.N. Hathaway, (Old Colony Historical Society of Taunton). [S17] Oaths of Early New Rngland, [3] Charles Evens, (NEHGS Vita Brevis, July 16, 2014). [S14] Plymouth Colony Records, Nathaniel B. Shurtleff and David Pulsifer, (AMS Press, New York, 1968.). [S18] Connecticut State Archives, Connecticut State Library, (https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/ctarchives). [S19] Ancient Iron Works in Taunton, JWD. Hall, (NEHGS). [S20] Massachusetts, Will and Probate Records, (FamilySearch). [S21] An American Ancestry, Anna Richmond Warner French, (Forgotten Books). [S22] The Babbitt Family History, William Bradford Browne, (Old Colony Historical Society of Taunton, Mass, and the Society of Genealogists of London, 1912). [S23] Genealogical and Personal Memories, William Richard Cutter, A.M. and William Frederick Adams, (New York Lewis Publishing Company, 1910). [S24] History of Bristol County, Massachusetts, D. Hamilton Hurd, (J.W. Lewis & Co. 1883). [S25] History of Taunton, Massachusetts , Samuel Hopkins Emery, DD, (D. Mason & Co. 1893). [S26] Representative Men and Old Families of Southern Massachusetts, J.H.Beers and Co, (Forgotten Books).