Individual Details

Made a freeman May 13, 1640; had a two-acre lot in Rowley, moved to 'Merrimack' (a subsection of Rowley) in 1649, and later became one of the first three settlers of Bradford. He and Anna were the first couple to get married in Rowley. While in Rowley, Robert served on the Grand Jury many times from 1641 through 1667 and was also Constable. Robert was involved in litigation through the years. In one he was sued by John Griffin for damage done by his hogs to Griffin's corn. He won the case, but lost it on appeal because the original witnesses were his relatives. From 'Genealogical Sketches of Robert & John Hazelton,' p. 19: 'He was the first to establish a ferry between Bradford and Haverhill....the order of the court at the September term in 1655, relating to this matter, was as follows: 'Ye court being informed yt there is no ferry across Merrimack river at haverhill, ye court orders Robert Haseltine to keepe a ferry over said river, and to have strangers 4 pence if they pay presently and six pence if bookt; and to keepe entertainment for one year for horse and man unless ye court take further orders.'

Birth	Bef 1 Jan 1609/10	Bideford, Devon, England
Marriage	23 Oct 1639	Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - Anna Wood?
Death	27 Aug 1674	Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Probate	29 Sep 1674	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Spouse	Anna Wood? (1616 - 1684)
Child	Ann Hazeltine (1641 - 1687)
Child	David Hazeltine (1641 - )
Child	Mercy Hazeltine (1642 - 1707)
Child	Mary Hazeltine (1646 - )
Child	Abraham Hazeltine (1648 - )
Child	Deliverence Hazeltine (1651 - )
Child	Elizabeth Hazeltine (1652 - )
Child	Deliverence Hazeltine (1654 - )
Child	Robert Hazeltine (1657 - )
Child	Gershom Hazeltine (1661 - 1711)

Father	Robert Hazeltine (1582 - 1619)
Mother	Joanna Swan (1584 - )
Sibling	John Haseltine (1620 - 1690)
Sibling	Living