Hamilton Jabish

Notes:

Jabish/ Jabez was the only surviving son of Jonas at the time of his father's death. He received the land and he was to pay: heirs of his brother, Timothy's descendants; heirs of brother, Obediah's descendants; sister Marcy Spring, wife of Henry; sister Dorothy Aldrich, wife of Benjamin; and Thankful Hamilton.

References: VR of Brookfield, Worcester County, MA.

Probate Record # 26689 of Jonas Hamilton, Brookfield, Worcester Co., MA.

Family/Spouse: Wilson Abigail. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jonah/Jonas's estate had a warrent for appraisal of his estate on 24th of April, 1771 so he died sometime before that date. He was the son of John and Hannah ....Hamilton.

Jonas married Brown Silence on 28 Jun 1733 in Brookfield, Worcester Co., MA. Silence (daughter of BROWN Thomas and HAYWARD Mercy) was born in 1712 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA; died before 11 Jan 1774 in Brookfield, Worcester Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Silence Brown Hamilton probably died before 11 Jan. 1774 in Brookfield when her husband's estate was partitioned.

Thomas married HAYWARD Mercy on 03 Apr 1706 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA. Mercy (daughter of HAYWARD John and WHITE Anna) was born on 13 May 1677 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA; died on 26 Apr 1762 in Brookfield, Worcester Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
In Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol. 13, p. 24, it gives the marriage date as
April 3 or 6, 1706.

Notes:

Jabez, according to his father, Thomas Browne's will, he was the eldest son. He was born in Concord in 1644 and died at Stow 17 July, 1692.

He married first Hannah Blandford, in Sudbury 23 Dec. 1667. After her death, he remarried to Deborah Haines/Haynes, daughter of Sergeant Josiah Haines/Haynes and Elizabeth Noyes. Her sister, Abigail married Hopestill Browne, Esq., son of Deacon William Browne of Sudbury, and a first cousin of Jabez's.

Jabez settled in Sudbury in 1667 where he sustained losses by fire set by the Indians during their assaults on Sudbury in 1676, King Philip's War. On January 20, 1776, to fight in the Revolutioanary War, the county of Middlesex was ordered to raise a regiment of 571 men. Concord furnished 36. John Robinson was Colonel; John Buttrick, Lieutenant-Colonel; and Jabez Brown was appointed Adjutant. He was admitted a freeman there in 1680.

In 1681, 12 lots were listed as having been taken up in 1678 or 1679 in Stow. One lot went to Boaz Browne, his brother. Jabez Browne was granted a lot there in 1683 where he moved at that time. He was chosen Representative to the General Court in 1692 under the new charter.

He was the second highest taxed in Stow, owing to the large amount of property he owned.

Administration of the estate of Jabez Brown is found in the records of the Middlesex County Probate Court, Vol. 8, pp. 419-421 during the years 1692-1694. The widow, Deborah received one third of the estate. Thomas Browne, the eldest son received lands in Sudbury, Lancaster and Stow to the value of thirty pounds. Jabez, Jr. received land and houses to the value of twenty pounds. The eldest daughter, Mary received property to the value of twenty pounds as did the youngest daughter, Sarah and youngest son, Josiah.

After his Jabez's death, his widow, Deborah and son, Thomas received a letter from Jabez' son-in-law, Mary's second husband, John Gove of Cambridge, who called her, "my sister Brown" and offered to sign their administration bond on Sept. 29, 1692.

Thomas and Bridget, his parents, removed to Concord from Sudbury by 1640. Their children where born in Concord but after Bridget died on Jan. 5, 1681, Thomas then removed to Cambridge where he died on Nov. 3, 1688.

The "Mayflower DescendantsThrough Five Generations" William White/Vol. 13, published by the Mayflower Society, claims that Deborah Haynes was the mother of Thomas. In the family history researched by Dorothy H. Kelso of Duxbury, MA in her book, "Hard Hands and Brawny Conciences" she claims that Thomas was the son by Jabez's first wife, Hannah Blandford. No birth records for Thomas have been found.

Notes:

John Hayward's last name is spelled Heaward in the county vital records of
Concord.


John Hayward is spelled Heaward on his marriage license in county records of
Concord, Ma. John died at the age of 78 yrs.

There are no probate records for John or Anna but on 1 March 1702/3, John Hayward gave to "eldest son, George Haywood of Concord...the west end of my dwelling house.." and on 12 Feb. 1711/12 to John Hayward, Jr. of concord the rest of the dwelling house, barn and land in Concord :said John to provide for me and my wife, Anna... and to pay my daughter, Judith Goss...my daughter, Mercy Browne...my daughter, Anna Allen...and my daugther, Sarah Allen.." Every Middlesex County deed involving John and Anna has been searched but no provision has been found for daughter Mary.

John married WHITE Anna on 02 Jun 1671 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. Anna (daughter of WHITE Resolved and VASSALL Judith) was born on 04 Jun 1649 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA; died on 25 May 1714 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]