Ancestors of Russell Edward Spooner II
Notes
5040.
Nicholas Hathaway
Nicholas emigrated from England around 1638. Nicholas Hathaway, sixth of eight sons and one daughter of Thomas and Margrett Hathaway of Kingscote, county of Gloucestershire, (in the beautiful Cotswolds or sheep country), is listed in Margaret's will of November 2, 1630. After disposing of her farm, equipment, sheep, family belongings, and a lot of money, she willed to "my sonne Nicholas of London, five pounds, five shillings." Nicholas had removed from Gloucester to London where he was a brewer. He was the progenitor of the largest branch of Hathaways in America. The name has been recorded with various spellings, such as Hadaway, Haddeway, Hathaway, Hathway, Hatheway, Hathwey, Hathwaye, etc.
He was probably born about 1595, at perhaps what is known today as Binley Farm in Kingscote, England. His death record has never been found either in New England or Old England, where some descendants believe he returned. Nicholas arrived in New England before February of 1638/9 and was in Braintree in 1642. It's possible he had two others son named Jacob and Joseph.
Maps included in the Hathaway family history of Freetown, Massachusetts, show sites such as the Hathaway Library, a house built by Dr. Nicholas Hathaway in 1806, Silas Hathaway's Creek, Hathaway Wharf, the home of the Hon. Elnathan Hathaway, and the marker at the first John Hathaway house. It notes John Jr. had the first licensed tavern and owned a share in the iron factory there as well as perhaps a shipyard.
5044.
Samuel Wilbore
Samuel Wilbore came with his wife Anne in the Winthrop Fleet, arriving at Boston in April and July of 1630. None of his sons are listed with them, so they may have been sent for later. His origin is not recorded, but he is listed bound for Boston.
He is recorded in the Parish records of Sible, Hedington, England with a marriage to Ann Smith in 1620 and also with his children at their baptisms.
He lived at first in Boston, as he was made a freeman in Boston in 1633 and with his wife, was admitted to the church there in December of 1633. He also lived in Portsmouth for a while and at one time was involved with the religious group led by Mrs. Hutchinson. He settled finally at Taunton, Massachusetts, and died there in 1656.
He owned considerable property, including a partnership in the Iron Works at Taunton, a very important enterprise of the times.
His will mentions his wife Elizabeth and his sons Shadrach, Samuel and Joseph. Wife Elizabeth and son Shadrach were appointed executors and made residuary legatees. Also mentioned in the will are John Mores, Robert Blott, Goodman Flacke€. Samuel apparently had a servant, for he also left to "son Shadrach the time of the service of my man John Mockelett a Scotsman".
The inventory of "Samuell Wilbore of Taunton yeoman" was made "by Gorge Macey and Willam Parker alis Otway "23 October, 1656, "and exhibited to the court" 3 June, 1657, "on the oath of Shadrach Wilbore"
5046.
Walter Deane
4 DEC 1638 took Freeman's oath in Mass. tanner trade.
Walter was one of the earliest settlers at Cohanet, afterwards named Taunton. He and his brother John took up farms on the west bank of the Taunton River about one mile from the "Green." The section is now known as Dean Street.
He was also Selectman for 20 years, a Representative to the General Court, and a deacon of his church.
5047.
Eleanor Strong
1630 emigrated on ship, "Mary and John". 1637 went to Cohannet (Taunton).
5052.
Nicholas Baker
Nicholas Baker and his brother Nathaniel came from England to America in the spring or early summer of 1635. He was educated in England, received his Bachelors degree in 1631/2 and a Masters in 1635.
He drew a house lot in Hingham, Mass on 18 Sept. 1635. He became a Freeman on 3 March 1635/6, sixth in a sequence of eight Hingham men. Nicholas or his wife, or perhaps both, belonged to the Hingham church as early as 1638, and several of their children were baptized there. They removed to Hull, and he applied to the General Court on Aug 2, 1642 to plant at Seekonk, but apparently did not go. In 1660 they went instead from Hull to Scituate, perhaps because he was ordained the third minister of the First Church there.
He successfully brought together the first and the second churches which had quarrelled for twenty years. Cotton Mather tells us that "I am content that there should be received (for the saints of this catalogue of early New England ministers already departed have received him) honest Mr. Nicholas Baker of Scituate; who, though he had but a private education, yet, being a pious and zealous man; or as Dr. Arrowsmith expresses it, so good a logician that he could offer up to God a reasonable service; so good an orator, that he persuaded himself to be a good Christian; and being also one of good natural parts, especially of a strong memory, was chosen pastor of the church there; and in the pastoral charge of that church he continued about eighteen years, until that horror of mankind, and reproach of medecine, the stone (under which he preached patience by a very memorable example of it; never letting fall any word worse than this, which was an usual word with him, 'A mercy of God it is no worser!' put an end unto his days."
The Last Will and Testament Nicholas was probated at Plymouth the 30th of October 1678, on the oaths of Major James Cudworth and Thomas Clapp. The will mentions second wife Grace, sons Samuel and Nicholas, daughters, Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah and Deborah, wife's grandchild, Mary Web, and grandchild, Mercy Baker. It appoints wife Grace Executrix, and eldest son Samuel as joint executor with her. It appoints brother, Nathaniel Baker, and "my loving kinsman", John Loring, to be overseers.
5054.
Isaac Robinson
Isaac Robinson, son of the famed Reverend John Robinson, came to America aboard the second sailing of the Mayflower, which arrived at Boston in May 15, 1629. He traveled with his mother, Mrs. Bridget Robinson and his sisters, Fear and Mercy. His origin is not stated, nor his destination. His mother is listed as "widow of Rev. John of Leyden", and they were with the family of Thomas Blossom, "of Cambridge, England, and Leyden, Holland", bound for Plymouth.
On the 20th of February 1634 he sold his Estate to John Twisden, and removed to Barnstable accompanied by the Rev. John Lathrop. About 1663 he removed to Falmouth, Massachusetts and in 1701 to Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard. In November 1701 he returned to Barnstable, where he had retained his church membership, and resided with his daughter Fear, the wife of Mr. Samuel Baker, until his death in 1704, age. 94.
He was in the 1633 list of Plymouth freemen between those admitted 1 January 1633/4 and those admitted 1 January 1634/5. He was also in the 7 March 1636/7 list of Plymouth Colony freeman and in the Scituate section of the 1639 Plymouth Colony list of freemen; his name was then erased and reentered in the Barnstable section of the same list. He was in the Barnstable section of the 1658 Plymouth Colony list of freeman.
He held many public offices such as Deputy for Barnstable to Plymouth General Court, Tax Collector and Coroner's jury. He does not appear in the 1643 Plymouth Colony list of men able to bear arms.
On 24 May 1649 Isaac Robinson testified that he heard Mr. Gillson say that he wanted to leave his land to two of his sister's children (John and Hannah Damman) which he looked upon as his own, and that he heard Gillson's wife acknowledge it and say she wouldn't wrong them.
On 1 March 1658/9 Isaac Robinson and Gyles Rickard Sr. complained on behalf of two children of Henery Coggen, deceased. Perhaps as a result of this, John Coggen, one of these children, chose Mr. Isaac Robinson as one of his guardians. On 8 April 1664 he was discharged as guardian.
On 7 March 1659/60 the court "taking notice of sundry scandals and falsehoods in a letter of Isacke Robinson's, tending greatly to the prejudice of this government and encouragement of those commonly called Quakers, and thereby liable ... to disenfranchisement, yet we at present forebear the censure until further inquiry be made into things."
On 6 June 1660 Isaac Robinson "for being a manifest opposer of the laws of this government expressed by him in a letter directed the Governor and otherwise" is disenfranchised of the freedom of the corporation. An interlineations following says, there being some mistake in this, Isaac Robinson is re-established and by general vote of the court, accepted again; this interlineations may have been made as late as 1673, for Isaac Robinson is not in the 29 May 1670 list of Plymouth freemen, and on 4 July 1673 Plymouth Court "voted Mr. Isacke Robinson to be reestablished in the privilege of a freeman of this corporation."
On 4 April 1702 Samuel Sewall wrote "visit Mr. [Isaac] Robinson who saith he is 92 years old, is the son of Mr. [John] Robinson pastor of the church of Leyden, part of which came to Plimo. But to my disappointment he came not to New England till the year (1631) in which Mr. [John] Wilson was returning to England after the settlement of Boston. I told him was very desirous to see him for his father's sake, and his own. Gave him an Arabian piece of gold to buy a book for some of his grandchildren."
The death date of 1704 is stated in all secondary sources with no evidence supplied.
5055.
Margaret Hanford
Margaret traveled to America with her mother, Mrs Eylin Hanford "of Fremington, county Devon", bound for Scituate, and her sister Elizabeth. They arrived at Boston on the ship Planter on June 7, 1635. Ages listed ar 46 (Mrs.), 16 (Margaret), and 14 (Elizabeth). Her mother's age is probably mis-stated, as she had been baptised three years earlier.
5072.
Thomas Harris
Thomas and wife Elizabeth were with the Winthrop Fleet, arriving at Boston in April and July, 1630. No children are listed. Their origin is not stated, but they are bound for Charleston.
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