Haseltine, Robert (b. , d. 27 AUG 1674)

Note: One of the first settlers of Rowley, Mass. (now Bradford). Robert had a ferry
across the Merrimac. Their marraige is the first recorded on Rowley boods;
her family name is not given. Came with brother John from Biddeford, Devon,
England.
Freeman, 13 May 1640. Had a 2-acre house lot in 1643; moved to Bradford in
1649 and was one of the first settlers there.

Occupation: Place: Ferry Owner

Note: RICHARD KIMBALL

Richard came with wife and six children in the "Elizabeth," 1634, and settled in Watertown, Mass.
Freeman, May 1635.
In 1638 he moved to Ipswitch, having been offered a house lot and other priviledges to settle there and be the town wheelwright. He remained there until his death.

Henry Kimball, probably the brother of Richard, came over with him - age 44, with his wife Susanna Stone, widow of Richard Cutting, whom he married in 1628. Henry died in 1648.

Richard's will of 5 Mar 1675, proved 8 Sept 1675 names all his sons and daughters except Martha. It has not been proven that Richard was the son of Richard and Elizabeth Kimball of Lawford, Essex, England and grandson of Henry and Syssley (Cicely or Cecilia) Kimball of Hitcham, Suffolk, England.

Estate of Richard Kimball, Sr. of Ipswich.
"The last Will & Testament of Richard Kimbell, Sr of Ipswich in Essex in New England, who, Allthough weake in body yet of perfect Memmory Doe dispose of my Lands & Estate in maner & forme as followeth - Ips. To my Loveinge wife, My will is, that shee shall dwell in my House, and have the Improvement of my ground & medow belonging theretoo, with the use & increase of my whole stock of Cattell, one whole year after my discease, and then at that yeares end, the forty pound due to her According to Contract at marriage to her. And to have Libertie to Live in the parlor end of the house, the rome we now lodge in; and Libertie for her Necesarie use, of some part of the seller, allsoe the Libertie of one Cow, in the pasture the Executors to provide winter meate for the same. And to have a Quarter part of the fruit of the orchard and firewood, as Long as shee Lives here, and iff shee desire to Remove to her owne house, then to be sett in itt, with what shee have, by my Executors And to be alowed forty shilings yearly as Long as she Lives, And to my Eldest son Henery, my will is, To give him three score & Ten pounds, To bee paide Twenty pound, a year & half after my Discease, and the remaining parts, in the Two following years, after that. To my son Richard I give forty pound. To my son John I give Twenty pounds. to my son Thomas I give Twenty five pounds to bee paid two years and a half after my discease, and to his children, I give seven pound to be devided Equaly among them, & paid as they come of age, or at day of marriage, provided if any die Before then, that share to be distributed Equaly amongst the rest. And to my son Benjamin, besides the Two Oxon allready Received I give the sume of Twenty five pounds, Ten pound to be paid a yeare and a half after my discease, the rest in the two years following. Allsoe to his children I give six pound Equally to be devided and paide as they come of age, or at day of mariage, in case any die before, that part to be Equally devided to the rest.
"And to my son Caleb, I give that peece of Land know by the name of Tings Lot, and all my Land at wattels-Neck, with my marsh at the hundreds, knowne by the name of Wiats marsh, and all my working Tooles except Two Axes, all to be delivered present after my discease. Allsoe I give fourtene pound to his seven children Equally to be devided, To be paid as they Come of Age, or at day or mariage, and if any die before, that part to be Equaly devided amongst the rest. To my son in Law, John Severnes, I give Ten pound, To be paid Two year and a half affter my discease, And to my Daughter Elizabeth I give Thirty pound Ten pound to be paid a year & half affter my discease and the other two parts the Two following years after that. to my Daughter mary, I give Ten pounds five pound to be paid a yeare & halfe After my discease the other five pound the year after that. To my daughter, Sarah, I give forty pound, five pound to be paid the year and half after my discease and the rest, five pound a year Till itt bee all paid. Allso to her children, I give Seven pound Ten shilings, To be paid To them as they Come of Age, or at day or mariage, if any die before, that part to be Equally devided to the rest: And to my daughter Saragm abovesaid, I allso give the bed I Lie on, with the furniture, after one years use of itt by my wife To my wives Children, viz, Thomas, Jeramiah, & mary, To Thomas, and Mary I give forty shillings apeece to, be paid a year & halfe affter mu discease, & to Jeramiah I give fifteene pound, to be paid at the age of one & Twenty I give also Eight pound to the two Eldest Daughters of Gilles Cowes that hee had by his first wife to be paid and Equaly devided to them at the age of sixteene, if Either of them die beofre, Then the whole, to be given to that that Remaines I allsoe give fouer pound to my Cozen Haniell Bossworth And doe Ordaine & appoynt my Two Sonns abovesaid Richard, and John Kimbell, to bee my Lawfull & sole Executors, And my Cozen haniell Bossworth abovesaid to be my overseeer that this my last Will & Testament bee duely and Truely Performed: And thus I Conclude with setting Too my hand and seale, this fift of March 1674/5.

Richard (his X mark) Kimbell, Sr.

Witness: Moses Pengry, Sr., Aaron Pengry, Sr.,
Proved in Ipswich court Sept. 28, 1675 by Decon Pengry and Aaron Pengry."
[source: Probate Records of Essex County, pp. 16-17.]

Event: Type: Will proven
Date: 28 SEP 1675
Place: Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Occupation: Place: Wheelwright

Note: HENRY SKOTT

Henry was a yeoman of Rattlesden, Suffolk, England. Was a questman at Rattlesden, 1601 and 1619 (that is, collector of parish rents); Surveyor, 1619; Overseer of poor, 1613; Constable, 1616-1618.

He was buried 24 Dec 1624. His will was made 24 Sept, 1624, proved the following January 10th. Will mentions his wife, Martha, his sons, Roger and Thomas and grandchildren Abigail, Henry, Elizabeth and Richard Kimball.

Henry Skott's widow, Martha, and her son Thomas with his wife and three children came to America with the Richard Kimball family in 1634 on the ship "Elizabeth."

Note: From "The Prescott Memorial" by Eben Prescott. 2nd edition. 1870.

p. 42.

JONATHAN PRECOTT

It is not known when or where this son (of John & Mary) was born, as there is no record, that we can learn, either at Halifax, Watertown, or Lancaster; from the dates of the births of the other children it is highly probable that he was born at Watertown, and about 1643. He settled in Lancaster. After the death of his first wife he removed to Concord. He was a farmer, and was the ancestor of a numerous progeny, many of whom have been distinguished for talents, piety, and usefulness. His house was fortified as a garrison house in 1676. he was a man of energy and influence, and highly respected, being much emplyed in public business. He represented the town of Concord in the General Assembly for nine years (to wit) 1692, '93, '93, '95, '97, '98, '99, and in 1712 and '13. He was captain in the militia and alway designated as "Capt. Prescott."

Source: (Death)
Title: HOAR.FTW
Media: Other

Data:
Text: Date of Import: 24 Jun 2003

Occupation: Place: Farmer

Note: Ten years after her husband's death, Martha came to America with her son
Thomas and her daughter Ursula Kimball and their families on the ship
"Elizabeth"

Source: (Baptism Field)
50 Great Migration Colonists, Threlfall, J.B., Heritage Books. 1990

Note: Resided Salisbury and Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Received land in Salisbury in the first division in 1640;
Commoner and taxed, 1650; Oath of freeman, 1638.
Selectman at Salisbury, 1650.
Moved to Haverhill about 1653 and became a propietor there.

Note: Received land in Salisbury, Mass., in the first division i 1640 and 1643.
Moved to Haverhill about 1647 where he sold house, land and commanage to John
Stevens.
Will dated March 12 1657, proved Oct 6, 1657.

Note: John SHATSWELL (1720), born 1574, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, died about 1606. In an article by David A. Macdonald titled "A new
look at the Corwin and Shatswell Families" in the Register (NEHGR) 150:180 (Apr 1996). Discusses a Chancery court proceeding
in 1627 against the administrator of the estate of widow Judith Shatswell of Sibbertoft, Northhamptonshire, England, who had died
more than a decade earlier. The document indicates that widow Judith Shatswell was the mother of these children: John, b. c1597;
Margaret, b. c1598, m. Matthew Curwen; Theophilus; Sibyl, b. c1601; Mary, b. c1605. Macdonald thinks that Theophilus was born between
Margaret and Sibyl because of the order of their mention in the suit, and thinks the age given in the suit is wrong. The age would make him born c1608. There is no mention of a William Shatswell, although there is reference to "two of ye uncles and
neere kinsemen". So it looks like we can say that Mary (Shatswell) (Webster) Emery was from Sibbertoft, and her mother
was named Judith.

Note: pp. 42-43.

JONAS PRESCOTT

A story bordering on romance has been handed down by family tradition to the present time, and preserved with much accuracy, of the courtship of this affectionate pair of fruitful progenitors.
John Loker, of whom we have no other account than as connected with this affair, is said to have been wealthy, and both he and his wife to have been somewhat aristocratic in their feelings and notions. Having only one daughter, and she exceedingly fair and of good promise, they disdained to betroth her to a blacksmith, the son of a blacksmith, however rich or otherwise unexceptionable he might be. They had set their hearts on Mary's marrying a lawyer. So when they found that there was a strong attachment between their idol, Mary, and the young blacksmith Jonas Prescott, they remonstrated, but, like many other imprudent parents, they unwittingly pursued a course well calculated to foster and strengthen it. They forbade his entering their house, or having any communication whatever with their daughter; and the more effectually to prevent any intercourse, they grated the windows of her apartment, in the house; and when they thought there was any danger of an interview between them, they locked her in.

Jonas and Mary however were not to be baffled by grates and locks. Jonas took opportunities, when the cold night wind blew and the pelting storm raged, when no listener could overhear their soft whisperings, to place himself beneath her grated window and there enjoy sweet communion with his beloved Mary. Their intercourse was soon discovered, however, by the vigilant and chagrined parents. The next expedient resorted to was to place her in some secluded spot under the care of some watchful and faithful guardian. Chocksett (a corruption of the Indian name Woonksechaucksett or Woonksechauxett), now called Sterling, then a frontier settlement, although adjoining to Groton, was chosen as the place of her seclusion. Jonas searched the country around, and made diligent inquiry to find the place of her banishment, for some time in vain. At length, being one day in the wilds of Chocksett, he made his usual inquiry of some young men he saw if they had any pretty girls in their neighborhood.

They told him there was to be a quilting that very day, where all their girls would be; that they were going in the evening to dance with them and invited him to accompany them, where he might see for himself.

He very cheerfully accepted the invitation, and on arriving at the cottage where the seamstresses of the settlement were assembled, whom should he there find but his beloved Mary Loker. This was indeed to them a happy adventure. Concealing, as well they could, their former acquaintance, they took opportunities to be partners in the dance and made assignments for future meetings. Having thus fortunately discovered the place of banishment, he renewed his visits, till her parents, finding it out, took her home. She was then sternly told, that she must reject the blacksmith and receive the address of the lawyer. She resolutely replied, "She would never marry anyone but Jonas Prescott." The rejoinder was, "Then you shall never have a farthing of our property." To this there was a general demurrer; a decree for marraige without dowry followed. The consummation took place before even the most common utensils for housekeeping could be procured (perhaps there was some delay to see if the old folks would not relent and procure or provide some). The tradition asserts that her only implements for boiling was a two quart kettle, and her wash tub the shell of a large pumpkin. From this affectionate and happy pair sprung the doctors, warriors, civilians, statesmen, jurists, historians, etc, noticed in this genealogical record and memoir, with numerous other descendants of whom Mary lived to see one hundred and seventy five.

Jonas (or perhaps his father for him) built the mill in the south part of Groton, now within the limits of Harvard, and is still called the "Old Mill." At a town meeting in Groton, Nov. 19, 1672, it was voted that "By agreement of the town Jonas Prescott is to gring the town's corn for the town ever second and every sixth day in every week."
He bought lands in Groton until he became one of the largest landholders in the town. He was also a blacksmith. Upon the resettlement of the town, after its destruction by Indians in 1676, he built mills and a forge for the manufacture of the iron from the ore at Forge Village (so called), which was then in Groton, but now in Westford.
At a town meeting at Groton, June 13, 1681, liberty was granted to Jonas Prescott to set up his corn mill at Stony Brook. "An agreement between Jonas Prescott and the town of Groton that he, the said Prescott, have liberty to set up a saw mill at Stony Brook on conditions that he furnish the town with merchantible boards at six pence a hundred (feet) cheaper than they are sold at any other saw mill, and for town pay, and that the town be supplied before any other person." This priviledge was to continue or cease at the priviledge of the town.

He resided on the farm, near Lawrence Academy. An ancient wall has the following inscription.
I.P.
1680
O.P.
1784.
Rebuit by
S. J. Park
1841.

I.P. are the initials of Jonas Prescott, O.P. Oliver Prescott, his grandson, and S. J. Parks a lawyer who owned it as late as 1866.

He was a man of extensive influence. He was town clerk in 1691;a selectman for several years; represented the town in the General Assembly in 1699 and 1705; was also captain in the militia and Justice of the Peace. He maintained an elevated rank in community, and died lamented, Dec. 31, 1723 aged 75 y 6 m.

Source: (Birth)
Title: Vital Records of Middlesex Co., MA to the end of the year 1849.
Publication: Search & Research Publishing. Wheat Ridge, CO. 1999
Media: Electronic

Page: Groton Births, p. 190

Occupation: Place: Blacksmith

Note: of Ashby

Note: of Townsend.

Note: From "The Prescott Memorial" p. 43

"John Loker is said to have been wealthy and both he and his wife to have been aristocratic in their feelings and notions. Having only one daughter, and she exceedingly fair and of good promise, they had set their hearts on her marrying a lawyer.
When they found there was a strong attachment between their Mary and the young blacksmith Jonas Prescott they remonstrated by forbidding his entering their house or having any communication whatsoever with their daughter. They grated the windows of her apartment in the house and when they thought there was any danger of an interview between them, they locked Mary in.
Jonas Prescott and Mary Loker were not to be baffled by grates and locks. Jonas placed himself beneath her grated window and there enjoyed sweet conversations with his beloved Mary. It was soon discovered, however, and her parents placed her in a secluded spot under the care of watchful and faithful guardians in Chocksett, now called Sterling, MA which was then a frontier settlement adjoining
Groton, MA. Jonas searched the country around and made diligent inquiry to find the place of her banishment for some time in vain. At length, being one day in the wilds of Chocksett, he made his usual inquiry and was told there was to be a quilting that very day where all young girls would be. There was to be a dance that evening and Jonas was invited to accompany the young men. He very cheerfully
accepted their invitation and on arrriving at the cottage whom should he find but his beloved Mary Loker. Concealing their former acquaintance they took the opportunity to be partners in the dance and made assignments for future meetings.
Her parents eventually finding this out took Mary home to Sudbury. She was sternly told to reject the blacksmith and she replied "I will never marry to any one but Jonas Prescott." To which her parents replied "Then you shall never have a farthing of our property." A decree for marriage without a dowry followed.
Tradition asserts that her only implements for boiling was a two quart kettle and her wash tub. From this affectionate and happy pair sprung doctors, warriors, civilians, statesmen and historians (Col. Wm Prescott leader of American Troops at Bunker Hill, William Hickley Prescott author of Conquest of Mexico, etc) Mary Loker Prescott lived to see one hundred and seventy five of her descendants and died Oct 28, l735 aged 82 yrs and one month. "

Note from NDW - all the above is a fine story, but John Loker died three months before his daughter Mary was born, so he couldn't have approved or disapproved of Jonas Prescott for a son-in-law. John Loker did have only one daughter, and perhaps his widow Mary was the one who disapproved, perhaps Mary Loker had a step-father who disapproved and the author substituted her real father's name with her step-father's feelings.

Source: (Birth Field)
50 Great Migration Colonists, Threlfall, J.B., Heritage Books. 1990

Note: Transcribed from: "THE HISTORY OF SUDBURY: 1638 - 1889" by Alfred Serno Hudson
published in: 1889
republished: 1969

Other parties from Sudbury connected with the colonization of Framingham were JOSIAH BRADISH, JOHN ADAMS, THOMAS WALKER, SAMUEL KING, JOHN LOKER, and MATTHEW, DAVID and BENJAMIN RICE.
The settlers who went from Sudbury to the present territory of Framingham were called "Sudbury Out-Dwellers".

JOHN LOKER was assigned a house lot just west of the meeting house, where he lived in a house with his mother as late as 1678. The town purchased of him at that date, for a parsonage, the east end of his house, together with an orchard and four acres of land, and the revisions due to him of the western end of the house, which his mother then occupied. It is said that before 1652 he married Mary Draper. Familied by the name Loker have lived within the ancient limits of Sudbury since the days of its settlement, dwelling for most part in the
territory now Wayland, and more especially in the southerly portion. Isaac Loker was captain of a troop of Sudbury men on the memorable 19th of April, members of his company coming from both sides of the river. (page 45)

HENRY LOKER was perhaps brother of John.

Source: (Birth)
Title: 50 Great Migration Colonists
Author: Threlfall, John Brooks
Publication: Heritage Books. Madison, WI. 1990
Media: Book

Page: 322

Note: Freeman, 1666.
Oath of allegiance and fidelity, 1677.
Will dated the same day he died, wife Mary mentioned.

Note: Settled at Lancaster, Mass..
Soldier King Philip's War.

Note: a widow.

Note: Freeman in Newbury, Mass 4 March 1634/5. In 1640 he with eleven others
cleared the forest at the Indian village of Pentucket and founded the present
city of Haverhill, Mass. One of the first selectmen, 1646. He lived at the eas
easterly end of the town, near Rocks Bridge. He was a Puritan and once accused
John Godfrey of witchcraft
Will March 17, 1675/6; codocil, July 22, 1678; proved 1680.

Source: (Death Field)
50 Great Migration Colonists, Threlfall, J.B., Heritage Books. 1990

Source: (Birth)
Title: Vital Records of Middlesex Co., MA to the end of the year 1849.
Publication: Search & Research Publishing. Wheat Ridge, CO. 1999
Media: Electronic

Page: Billerica Births, Page 22

Note: Killed by Indians at Wheeler's garrison.