Individual Details
John BATCHELDER
( - 17 Sep 1705)
Published 1898, p. 361
John Batchelder, Jr., drew land in the division of the Great Swamp in 1666. His minister's rate was 1--6--4. In 1686 he was taxed to assist in paying for land purchased of the Indians. He was one of the largest subscribers to the fund for building a new meeting house in 1688. Only three others subscribed a larger sum. He was selectman 1676--1702, town clerk, 1694 to 1697.
Oct. 5, 1675, he served in the company commanded by Lieut. William Hasey in the Third County Troop, and on the above date was credited with 18s 6d for service (see Bodge's Soldiers in King Philip's War, p. 276 and Colonial Society Year Book for 1896, p. 282). Edward Hutchinson was captain of this company and Jonathan Poole was cornet. In the military records the name is spelled Batchelor and Bacheler. His heirs were granted land in the division of Narraganset No. 2, now Westminster, Mass. At this time, Oct. 17, 1733, John was credited to Malden, and the claimant of the land was Wm. Willis, "for the heirs."
John Bacheller, of Redding. His will is dated May 23, 1705, and mentions wife, Hannah Bacheller; son, John Bacheller; son, Nathaniel Bacheller; son, David Hartshorne; daughter, Rebekah Hartshorne; son, John Pratt; daughter, Sarah Pratt; daughter, Mary Bacheller; daughter, Elizabeth Bacheller. He d. Sept. 17, 1705; res. Reading, Mass.
Events
| Marriage | 7 Jan 1662 | Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts - Sarah LUNT |  | ||
| Marriage | 10 May 1687 | Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts - Hannah [--?--] | | ||
| Death | 17 Sep 1705 | Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts | | ||
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Families
| Spouse | Sarah LUNT ( - 1685) |
| Child | Rebecca BATCHELDER (1663 - 1742) |
| Child | John Batchelder (1666 - 1732) |
| Child | Henry Batchelder (1668 - 1688) |
| Child | Sarah Batchelder (1670 - 1751) |
| Child | Samuel Batchelder (1671 - 1705) |
| Child | Nathaniel Batchelder (1675 - 1763) |
| Child | Mary Batchelder (1688 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Batchelder (1691 - ) |
| Spouse | Hannah [--?--] ( - 1697) |
| Father | John BATCHELDER ( - 1662) |
| Mother | Rebeccah [--?--] ( - 1662) |
| Sibling | Jonathan Batchelder ( - 1653) |
| Sibling | David Batchelder ( - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Batchelder ( - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel Batchelder ( - 1662) |
Notes
Military
He was in Lt. William Hasey's Third County Troop in King Philip's War and his heirs were granted land in Westminister, Massachusetts as a bounty in 1733.Endnotes
1. Hartshorn, Derick S. III, Hartshorn Families in America: A Genealogical Study of the Line of Thomas Hartshorn, the Immigrant, of Reading Massachusetts and Other Families Bearing the Surname Hartshorn/e Who Arrived in America in Succeeding Years (Baltimore Maryland, Gateway Press Inc, 1997), 29.
2. Pierce, Frederick and Clifton Batchelder, Batcheller Genealogy (Privately Published. Chicago, 1898.), p. 361.
3. , Hartshorn, Derick S. III, Hartshorn Families in America: A Genealogical Study of the Line of Thomas Hartshorn, the Immigrant, of Reading Massachusetts and Other Families Bearing the Surname Hartshorn/e Who Arrived in America in Succeeding Years (Bal (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), 28.
4. , Hartshorn, Derick S. III, Hartshorn Families in America: A Genealogical Study of the Line of Thomas Hartshorn, the Immigrant, of Reading Massachusetts and Other Families Bearing the Surname Hartshorn/e Who Arrived in America in Succeeding Years (Bal (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), 29.