Individual Details
Walter Hatch
(Abt 1623 - 24 May 1699)
Walter was the child of his first wife, not Jane Young. In 1634, William's oldest child, Walter, could not have been more than eleven years old, and he was a passenger on the Hercules.
Occupation: shipwright.
Walter was old enought to bear arms in 1643, meaning he had to be at least 16. Walter settled in the part of Scituate, called "The Two Miles," which was joined to Marshfield in 1788; and built his house there.
He settled on a point of land northeast of Stoney cove, and southeast of the second Society's Meetinghouse.
He built the corn and fulling mills in the Two Mile (for his sons). He was killed by lightning in a stable.
Walter was constable of Scituate. In 1652 George Russell was fined £3 for abusing the constable of Scituate in the execution of his office. In 1654/55 William and Elizabeth Randall were presented for abusing the constable of Scituate, Walter Hatch, who, "when he strained for the magistrates table, [the] wife tore the destresse out of his hand, and hurt his hand soe as blood was sheed."
He made a will in 1681/1682 which was never proved; for after his will was made his son, Antipas, became of unsound mind, and Walter made a new will 3 Mar 1682, providing for the maintenance of Antipas, but leaving to his brothers the land formerly intended for him.
On 6 May 1650 when Walter was 29, he first married Elizabeth Holbrook, daughter of Thomas Holbrook (ca 1589-10 Mar 1677) & Jane Powyes (ca 1594-), in Scituate, MA. Born ca 1631 in England. Elizabeth was baptized in St Johns, Glastonbury, Somerset on 13 Feb 1631. Elizabeth died in Weymouth, MA in 1674; she was 43.
Walter and Elizabeth had eight children in Scituate:Hannah (1651), Samuel (1653), Jane (1655), Antipas (1658), Bethiah (1661),John (1664), Israel (1667), and Joseph (1669). He settled in the Two Mile"on a point of land northeast of Stoney cove, and southeast of the second Society's Meetinghouse"(84) which was joined to Marshfield in 1788. He built the corn and fulling mills in the Two Mile and was killed by lightning in a stable (85)in Scituate in March 1701. (86) Walter made two separate wills which have been preserved. The first was superceded when his son, Antipas, became of "unsound mind" and a second will was written. Of unusual interest is an agreement made between Walter and his brother, William, where Walter gives the names of some of his livestock.
Occupation: shipwright.
Walter was old enought to bear arms in 1643, meaning he had to be at least 16. Walter settled in the part of Scituate, called "The Two Miles," which was joined to Marshfield in 1788; and built his house there.
He settled on a point of land northeast of Stoney cove, and southeast of the second Society's Meetinghouse.
He built the corn and fulling mills in the Two Mile (for his sons). He was killed by lightning in a stable.
Walter was constable of Scituate. In 1652 George Russell was fined £3 for abusing the constable of Scituate in the execution of his office. In 1654/55 William and Elizabeth Randall were presented for abusing the constable of Scituate, Walter Hatch, who, "when he strained for the magistrates table, [the] wife tore the destresse out of his hand, and hurt his hand soe as blood was sheed."
He made a will in 1681/1682 which was never proved; for after his will was made his son, Antipas, became of unsound mind, and Walter made a new will 3 Mar 1682, providing for the maintenance of Antipas, but leaving to his brothers the land formerly intended for him.
On 6 May 1650 when Walter was 29, he first married Elizabeth Holbrook, daughter of Thomas Holbrook (ca 1589-10 Mar 1677) & Jane Powyes (ca 1594-), in Scituate, MA. Born ca 1631 in England. Elizabeth was baptized in St Johns, Glastonbury, Somerset on 13 Feb 1631. Elizabeth died in Weymouth, MA in 1674; she was 43.
Walter and Elizabeth had eight children in Scituate:Hannah (1651), Samuel (1653), Jane (1655), Antipas (1658), Bethiah (1661),John (1664), Israel (1667), and Joseph (1669). He settled in the Two Mile"on a point of land northeast of Stoney cove, and southeast of the second Society's Meetinghouse"(84) which was joined to Marshfield in 1788. He built the corn and fulling mills in the Two Mile and was killed by lightning in a stable (85)in Scituate in March 1701. (86) Walter made two separate wills which have been preserved. The first was superceded when his son, Antipas, became of "unsound mind" and a second will was written. Of unusual interest is an agreement made between Walter and his brother, William, where Walter gives the names of some of his livestock.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1623 | Kent, England, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Marriage | 6 May 1650 | Elizabeth Holbrook | |||
| Death | 24 May 1699 | Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, British America | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Holbrook ( - ) |
| Father | Lieut. William Hatch (1598 - 1651) |
| Mother | UNK UNK ( - 1623) |
Endnotes
1. Pack, Charles Lathrop., Thomas Hatch of Barnstable & some of his descendants : the descent of Alice Gertrude Hatch and her husband, Charles Lathrop Pack, from Thomas Hatch and allied families. Newark, N.J.: Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey, 1930, 372 pgs., p. 39.
2. Pack, Charles Lathrop., Thomas Hatch of Barnstable & some of his descendants : the descent of Alice Gertrude Hatch and her husband, Charles Lathrop Pack, from Thomas Hatch and allied families. Newark, N.J.: Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey, 1930, 372 pgs., p. 39.