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9. Ann, called also Joanne, March 1, 1631, died young. 10. Jane, March 24, 1632; married Samuel Walker, of Rehoboth. II. Rebeka, April 5, 1635 ; married, April 5, 1659, John Mackintosh, of Dedham. He married (sec- ond) Mary Pidge, of Boxboro, Massachusetts, widow of Thomas Pidge, of Roxbury.
(XVIII) Michael (2), son of Michael (I) Metcalf, was born at St. Benedicts, Norwich, Norfolk county, England, August 29, 1620, died at Dedham, Massachusetts, March 27, 1664. He emigrated with his father to New England and settled at Dedham with his family. He took the oath of allegiance, May 13, 1640, and was admitted a freeman at Dedham, May 13, 1642. He testified in court exonerating John Mans- field, of Charlestown, from the charge of ex- tortion relative to the price of "nayles." The records speak of Michael Metcalf's saw mill. He married, March 2, 1644, Mary, daughter of John Fairbanks Sr. Children: I. Michael, born January 22, 1645; married, September 17. 1672, Elizabeth, daughter of John Kings- bury; left four sons: Michael, Thomas, Elea- zer, Daniel; he died September 17, 1672; she died October 24. 1732. 2. Mary, August 15, 1646; married, December 10, 1668, John Ware; had nine sons and two daughters. 3. Sarah. December 7, 1648; married, June 4, 1677. Robert Ware, of Wrentham. 4. Jona- than, September 10, 1650; married, April 10, 1674. Hannah, daughter of John Kendric; he died May 27, 1727; she died December 23, 1731; they left children, from one of whom Esq. John Martin Metcalf, of Battle Creek, Michigan, descended. 5. Eleazer, mentioned below.
(XIX) Eleazer, son of Michael (2) Met- calf, was born at Dedham, Massachusetts, March 20, 1653, died at Wrentham, Massa- chusetts, May 14, 1704. He removed from Dedham to Wrentham Centre, and is described in 1685 as one of the early planters living at "Wallomonopouge." He was an original member and deacon of the First Church of Wrentham. He was admitted freeman, May 15, 1690. Eleazer Metcalf, Captain Robert Pond and forty-six others (his son Michael included), inhabitants of the western part of Wrentham, petitioned the general court to be set off as a separate parish and settle a min- ister among themselves. He married, April 9, 1684, Meletia, daughter of Samuel and Meletia (Snow) Fisher. Children : I. Eleazer, born May 30, 1685, died in infancy. 2. Michael, January 25, 1687, mentioned below. 3. Samuel, January 15, 1689: married Judith
George, of Wrentham, born April 14, 1704, died 1782; children : i. George, born June 2, 1730, died February 10, 1816; ii. Ann, May 12, 1732, died July 15, 1818; iii. John, July 3. 1734, died August 15, 1821 ; iv. Meletia, Octo- ber 16, 1736, died July 27, 1821. 4. Ebenezer, January 8, 1691 ; lived at Rutland. 5. Jona- than, April 9, 1693; deacon at Medway ; mar- ried Hannah Clark. 6. Meletia, April 21. 1695. 7. Timothy, July 2, 1697; captain at Wrentham. 8. Martha, August 27, 1699. 9. Mary, twin with Martha. 10. Eleazer, No- vember 21, 1700; married, 1733, Margaret Ware.
(XX) Michael (3), son of Eleazer Met- calf, was born at Wrentham, Massachusetts, January 25, 1687, died there January 9, 1754. He settled in the northeastern part of Wren- tham, on land that is now in Franklin. He built his homestead on Summer street, and there his children were all born ; his house was the one owned by George Haywood in 1894. His brother Timothy settled near him, and the house he occupied was standing in 1894 at the corner of King and Union streets. Michael Metcalf was a yeoman, and followed the trade of cooper for a time. He was an original member of the Wrentham church, and was chosen with Jonathan Wright a ruling elder. March 8, 1738-39. He was one of five mem- bers to apprehend David Pond for his conduct in pitching the music too high during church service of February 18, 1738-39. He married, December 2, 1712, Abiel or Abigail Colburn, of Dedham. Children: I. Peletiah, born March 22, 1714; married Hepsibah Mann. 2. Mehitable, April 25, 1716. 3. Michael, Jan- uary 24, 1718: married Hannah Adams. 4. Barnabas, July II, 1719; married Rebecca Healey. 5. Meletia, February 25, 1721 ; mar- ried Joseph Elis. 6. Joseph, February 20, 1723; married Hannah Haven. 7. John, Oc- tober 25, 1725 ; married Abigail Fisher. 8. Ebe- nezer, June 1, 1727 ; married Hannah Morse. 9. James, July 19, 1729 ; married Abiel Haven. IO. Mercy, August 10, 1731 ; married George Smith. 11. Abiel, February 28, 1733 ; married Michael Ware. 12. Esther, September 3. 1735; married Asa Fisher. 13. Samuel, Au- gust 14, 1739; married Lois Kingsbury.
(XXI) James, son of Michael (3) Metcalf. was born at Wrentham, Massachusetts, July 19, 1729, died at Franklin, Massachusetts. August 3, 1803. He was selectman of Frank- lin, 1781, and his son James was selectman in 1806-08. He was a farmer, industrious and honest, and accumulated a competence. He
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was a colonel in the revolution (commission dated August 9, 1777), member of the Fourth Suffolk County Regiment, a record of which is to be found in "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in War of the Revolution," vol. IO, page 705. He married, January 12, 1754, Abiel Haven, born July 10, 1732, died June 30, 1805. Children : I.
William Haven (Billy ), born December 23, 1754, mentioned below. 2. James, August II, 1756, died July 18, 1843. 3. Jerusha, March 20, 1760, mar- ried Nathan Wight. 4. Juletta, February 25, 1762, died October 9, 1843; married Captain Asa Fairbanks. 5. Polly, April 9, 1765, died February 13, 1766. 6. Eliab, January II, 1767, died October 19. 1779. 7. Abijah. Oc- tober 19, 1770.
(XXII) William Haven, son of James Met- calf, was born at Wrentham, Massachusetts, December 23, 1754, died in Franklin, Massa- chusetts, July 22, 1842. He resided at Frank- lin in the south part of the town in the dis- trict known as the "Mount," owning an ex- tensive farm. He was known and recorded as "Billie" Metcalf. He served in the revolu- tion from Wrentham and Franklin, and the following record is taken from the "Massa- chusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolu- tion," vol. 10, page 703: "Billie Metcalf," Wrentham, private, Captain Thomas Bucins first Wrentham company of militia which marched April 30, 1775 ; left place of rendez- vous May 1, 1775: also in Captain Lewis Whiting's company, Colonel Wheelock's regi- ment ; copy of company return dated camp at Ticonderoga, August 27, 1776, age twenty- one years; also a list of men belonging to Colonel Wheelock's regiment who were dis- charged November 11, 1776; also corporal in Captain Adam Peter's company, Colonel Hawes regiment : entered service August 15. 1778, discharged September 12, 1778; service at Rhode Island; also in Captain Asa Fair- bank's company, Major Seth Bullard's regi- ment ; marched July 27. 1780; discharged Au- gust 7. 1780: service at Rhode Island on the alarm of July 27, 1780; roll dated at Frank- lin. He married, January 14, 1776, Patty Richardson, born 1755. died March 4, 1823. Children : 1. Willard, born February 3. 1777, died March 20, 1839. 2. Polly, November 3. 1778, died July 5, 1795. 3. Marquis, October 29, 1780, died October 9. 1803. 4. Patty, De- cember 19, 1783 ; married, April 14, 1808, John Brooks. 5. Ebenezer, May 9, 1788, died April 13, 1796. 6. William, March 8, 1790, men- tioned below. 7. Abigail, March 12, 1795.
died December 4, 1870. 8. Mary, October 28, 1797; married Henry Daniels. 9. Eliza- beth, April 2, 1801 ; married Zebina Richard- son.
(XXIII) William, son of William Haven Metcalf, was born at Franklin, Massachusetts, March 8, 1790, died there June 22, 1872. He was reared on his father's farm, gaining the usual common school education of a farmer's son at that period. He spent his life on the old homestead, devoting himself to agricultural pursuits, cutting of timber for lumber, and burning charcoal, which product he sold ex- tensively to the jewelers in Attleboro to be used in the process of refining and smelting. His farm of large extent was on King street, where he died in 1872. He was a man of sound judgment and took a deep interest in the business of the town, serving as selectman in 1839-40-42-43; he also was collector of taxes, and represented his district in the gen- eral court at Boston in 1851. He married, January 15, 1817, Sally Gaskell, born at Men- don, Massachusetts, April 2, 1797, died at Franklin, Massachusetts, February 25, 1885, of typhoid fever, daughter of Peter and Han- nah (Thompson) Gaskell, of Mendon. Chil- dren : I. William Warren, born April 12, 1819, died August 18, 1870; he gained most of his education in the Franklin Academy, but did not take a full collegiate course ; he studied dentistry with Dr. Mayo, of Boston, and es- tablished an office in Franklin in 1847; he was an unusually ingenious operator, anticipating many improvements in his profession ; about 1862 he removed to Boston. He died August 18, 1870. 2. Alfred Gaskell, mentioned below.
(XXIV) Alfred Gaskell, son of William Metcalf, was born at Franklin, Massachusetts, May 23, 1825, died there July 12, 1901. His early educational training was in the district school, followed by a course in the academy at Holliston, Massachusetts, up to seventeen years of age. He was reared on his father's farm and conducted it during the latter years of his father's life; before the death of the father he gave the farm to this son, the mother occupying an adjacent farm. In July, 1875. Alfred C. Metcalf sold his farm to George Gibson and continued conducting his mother's estate, which at her death came to the son. Mr. Metcalf possessed upwards of two hun- (red acres of tillage and woodland, conduct- ing lumbering, getting out post rails and sleepers for the nearby railroads and selling cord wood. He believed in the improved ideas of agriculture, raising the common crops,
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also large fields of rye, selling the straw which was used as braiding straw in the factories of the town. He was of a somewhat retired na- ture, but possessed the characteristics that drew to him many lifelong friends. Of hon- est convictions, industrious and frugal, he left a competence at his death. He was a close reader and a deep thinker, keeping in touch with the affairs of state and nation. In poli- tics he always acted with the Democratic party and was of the old school. Having the con- fidence of his townsmen he often held office, discharging the duties with credit to himself and the citizens. In 1875 he served on the board of selectmen, was road commissioner and assessor two years. He and his wife were earnest members of the Baptist church and he served the church as trustee. He was made a member of Excelsior Lodge, Free and Ac- cepted Masons, at Franklin, and was exalted in Miller Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, Sep- tember 6, 1872, being a charter member of this body. He married, December 28, 1845, at Wrentham, Massachusetts, Charlotte Amanda Gilmore, born at Franklin, February 5, 1824, died there December 26, 1898, daughter of Joseph and Maria (Dilber) Gilmore, the for- mer of whom was a farmer. Children: I. Evelyn Eudora. born September 16, 1846, died May 20, 1865. 2. William Sumner, May 14, 1853, mentioned below. 3. Louisa Adelaide, January 30. 1861, formerly teacher in Frank- lin.
(XXV) William Sumner, son of Alfred Gaskell Metcalf, was born at Franklin, Massa- chusetts, May 14, 1853, at the old homestead on King street. His educational training began in the common schools, supplemented by a course at the Dean Academy and later at Bryant & Stratton's Commercial School at Boston. In 1871 he came to Plainville (then Wrentham) and entered the employ of Lin- coln, Tifft & Bacon, a leading jewelry manu- facturing concern, where he learned the trade of jeweler, remaining about a year, and in the fall of 1872 began work at the bench for G. Demarest & Company, remaining six months in that capacity, when he accepted position of bookkeeper with the concern. In 1876 he be- came a member of the company. The com- pany was formed in 1872, under the name of G. Demarest & Company, with ten partners as follows : Daniel H. Corey, Albert W. Burton, Edward P. Bennett, William Rogers, Richard Donnell, John Barrett, Davis Reed, George Demarest, Bradford Corbin and Henry Pack- ard. The first member to retire was William
Rogers, who was a member one year, retiring in 1873. Next to retire was George Dema- rest and Henry Packard in 1874, when the name Plainville Stock Company was adopted. In 1876 Mr. Corbin retired and William S. Met- calf became a member of the company. In 1879 Mr. Donnell retired, and in 1884 Mr. Barrett, followed by the retirement of Mr. Reed in 1891. Mr. Corey, who was the first salesman of the company, retired in 1902. With the retirement of Albert W. Burton in March, 1909, narrows the ownership to Mr. Metcalf and Mr. Bennett. The firm, which started on the co-operative plan, has been very successful during its entire period and at no time was it more prosperous or held a higher place in the jewelry world than at the present time under the management of Mr. Metcalf. From the time he became associated with the company and since his admittance into the business in 1876 Mr. Metcalf has been a major factor in its affairs. His business ability. energy, foresight, together with his judicious management and salesmanship have been rec- ognized by his associates from the first. The firm is one of the foremost in the manufacture of ladies' brooches, gentlemen's scarf pins and link buttons. He is independent in politics ; was one of the first selectmen of Plainville when in 1905 the town was set off from Wren- tham, and has served on important boards. He is affiliated with all the Masonic bodies, being a member of Bristol Lodge of Masons since November 21, 1893, and was installed as wor- shipful master, January 1, 1901. He was ex- alted in King Hiram Chapter, Royal Arch Ma- sons, at Attleboro, April 12, 1894, and installed as most excellent high priest, April 1I, 1901. He received his cryptic degrees in Attleboro Council, Royal and Select Masters, February 14, 1898, and served that body as thrice illus- trious master in 1902-03. He received his de- grees of knighthood in Bristol Commandery, No. 29, Knights Templar, November 9, 1894, and was installed eminent commander of that body, March 13, 1903. He was a director of Jewelers' Bank of North Attleboro, and of the Manufacturing Jewelers' Board of Trade of Providence, Rhode Island.
He married, June 2, 1875, Ida Edele Heaton, born at Hopkinton, Massachusetts, March 15, 1852, daughter of William Albert and Nancy Ann ( Hall) Heaton, the former of whom was a leather worker. Children : 1. Bertha Louise, born May 9, 1879; married, June 18, 1902, Clarence Lorenzo Gamwell, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts ; children: i. Elaine Metcalf,
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born June 8, 1903; ii. Sumner Metcalf, Au- gust 28, 1908. 2. Leroy Alfred, September 25, 1886; married, June 30, 1909, Ethel G. Bar- ber, of North Attleboro, Massachusetts.
HEATH William Heath, immigrant an- cestor, embarked in London, England, in the ship "Lion," and arrived in Boston, September 16, 1632. He settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was accompanied by his wife Mary and five chil- dren, one of whom may have been Mary Spear, daughter of his second wife by a for- mer husband. He took the oath of allegiance and was admitted a freeman, March 4, 1633. He was a deputy to the general court in 1634- 37-39-40-41 and 42, and in 1645 for Dover. He had a brother Bartholomew who came over in the same ship and settled in Salisbury. New Hampshire, and a brother Isaac, called "Elder Heath," who came over in the ship "Hope- well" in 1634 and settled in Roxbury. William Heath died May 29, 1652. He made his will the day before he died. His wife Mary ( sec- ond wife ) died December 15, 1659. The entry after his name on the church records, made by the Apostle Eliot, reads: "An able, Godly and faithful brother." Children: I. Mary Spear, probably his second wife's daughter by her first husband. 2. Isaac, mentioned below. 3. Hannah. 4. Mary. 5. Peleg, married Sus- anna King: died November, 1671.
(II) Isaac, son of William Heath, was born in England and came with his father to Amer- ica. He was admitted a freeman in 1652. He married, December 16, 1650, Mary Davis. He died December 29. 1694. Children: I. Child, died January 2, 1652, before baptism. 2. Mary, born March 1, 1653, died 1668. 3 Isaac, May 10, 1655. mentioned below. 4. Elizabeth, July 26, 1656 ; married. October 27. 1683. Samuel Shears. 5. Abigail, August 26, 1660; married, April 9. 1684, Samuel Fisher. 6. Ebenezer, March 15. 1663. 7. Peleg, June 25, 1665. 8. Joseph, July 25, 1669.
(III) Isaac (2), son of Isaac (1) Heath, was born at Roxbury, May 10, 1655, and bap- tized July 2 following. He inherited the homestead at Roxbury and also land in Brook- line, from his father. His will was dated De- cember 19, 1684. He married, February 2. 1681, Ann Fisher, born June 22, 1661, daugh- ter of Cornelius and Leah Fisher. She mar- ried (second ) December 2, 1685, Francis Youngman. Her son Isaac shared with other children in her second husband's estate. Chil- dren : 1. Ann, born November 12, 1681, died
November 17, 1681. 2. Isaac, mentioned below.
(IV) Isaac (3), son of Isaac (2) Heath, was born in Roxbury, July 23, 1683. He set- tled in 1705 in Framingham. In 1710 he bought of Thomas Reed seventeen and a half acres of land in Wethersfield, Connecticut. He was dismissed from the Framingham church to the church of Coventry, Connecticut, May 19, 1723. He married Rachel
Children, born at Framingham: I. Isaac, July 24, 1705 ; married Elizabeth 2. Ebe-
nezer, May 31, 1707, mentioned below. 3. Ann, September 16, 1709. 4. Rachel, March IO, 1715 ; married William Beal. 5. Thankful, July 3, 1717. 6. Benjamin, April 21, 1720, died September 16, 1807; married Amy 7. Joseph, July 20, 1723.
(V) Ebenezer, son of Isaac (3) Heath, was born May 31, 1707. He married (first) at Coventry, Connecticut, September 18, 1728, Lydia Utley. He married (second) Novem- ber 5, 1753. Dorcas Shaughter. Children: I. William, born September 27, 1758, mentioned below. 2. Eleazer. 3. Anne. 4. Dorcas.
(VI) William, son of Ebenezer Heath, was born September 27, 1758, died June 29, 1850. He was a farmer at Tyringham. He married Catherine Robbins, born 1761, died at Tyring- ham, June 2, 1848, at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. Children, born in Tyring- ham: I. William, 1779, died 1853; married : children: i. Ransom, born 1810; ii. Alvin ; iii. Lucian, 1815; iv. Ira; v. Philena : vi. William; vii. Russell; viii. Samantha ; ix. Caroline, married John Wyman; x. He- man; xi. Laura; xii. Thetis, married Syl- vester Dowd. 2. Catherine, March 3. 1783. 3. Abner, July 8, 1785, died August 31, 1866;
married -: children : i. Major R., born 1809 ; ii. Aaron ; iii. Catherine, married Israel Marsh; iv. Salome, married Hanan Moore ; v. Rosella, married John Smith; vi. David ; vii. Jonathan M. 4. Esther, July 8, 1785, died young. 5. Amos, October 25. 1790, died March 20, 1861 ; married - -; children : i. Armenia ; ii. Arvin ; iii. Addison: iv. Cynthia ; v. Frank; vi. Roxanna, born 1826. 6. Han- nah, February 19, 1793, died young. 7. Ezra, July 25, 1795, mentioned below. 8. Linas, Au- gust 23. 1797 ; married (first) Ruth Higgins ; (second) Wealthea Emeline Parks; children : i. Huldah, married Stephen Richardson; ii. Egbert ; iii. William Henry ; iv. Emily ; v. Mil - ton A. married Rachel Miner ; vi. Adaliza. 9. Lucinda, February 24, 1800 ; married William Steadman: children: i. Sophia Steadman; ii.
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Lydia Steadman; iii. Esther; iv. Hannah Steadman, married Albert Thompson; v. Mar- tin Steadman; vi. Edward Steadman; vii. Charles Steadman. 10. Cyrus, September 20, 1802, died March 22, 1876; married Clara Cheney ; children: i. Henry Robbins, born April 6, 1830; ii. Albert C., October 16, 1833. (VII) Captain Ezra, son of William Heath, was born July 25, 1795, at Tyringham, died there February 17, 1865. He was a captain in the militia, a well-to-do farmer and promi- nent citizen of his native town. He married (first) November 30, 1815, Naomi Nichols, born November 31, 1798, died March 13, 1846. He married (second) January 14, 1847, Syl- via (Hitchcock) Chappell. Children, born at Tyringham: I. Alvirus, August 20, 1817, died September 27, 1900; married, 1838, Elizabeth Bentley, born March 20, 1820, died May 9, 1894; children: i. Susan E., married T. D. Holmes ; ii. Louise, married Adam Miller ; iii. Charles A., married Carrie Holman ; iv. Emma J., married James Richards ; v. Guy D., mar- ried Eda E. Bailey of Corry, Pennsylvania ; vi. Mercy, married Mina Phillips, and resides at Mercer, Pennsylvania ; vii. Marion, married T. D. Holmes; viii. Charles D., died young. 2. Edmond, October 10, 1823, died December 27, 1904; married, June 28, 1848, Harriet Mansur, born June 28, 1829, died November I, 1898; children: i. Lillian, born September 23, 1850, married F. W. Beach; ii. Cora, Feb- ruary 19, 1853; iii. Lucy M., December 21, 1864, died February 16, 1883. 3. Henry, Jan- uary 28, 1828, mentioned below. 4. Cather- ine, September 13, 1832, died October 26, 1903; married Douglas Spencer ; children: i. Ralph H. Spencer, born February 18, 1854; married, 1879, Harriet L. Bush; ii. Frank Spencer, born 1860, died 1885; iii. Abby Spen- cer, born 1864, died 1884; resided at Grand Rapids, Michigan.
(VIII) Henry, son of Captain Ezra Heath, was born at Tyringham, January 28, 1828, died at Huntington, May 30, 1893. He was educated in the district schools of his native town, and worked on his father's farm until he was nineteen years old. He then learned the trade of paper-making. He removed to Russell, Massachusetts, and became superin- tendent of the paper mill of Chapin & Gould. In 1861 the mill closed on account of the civil war, and he returned to Tyringham. In 1863 he went to Huntington as superintendent of the paper mill and continued until 1879. He then embarked in business as a general merchant in partnership with - Pease under the
firm name of Pease & Heath. He built the largest brick block of the town, using the ground floor for the store. Mr. Heath was very successful in business. He retired on ac- count of ill health a few years before his death. He was a member of the lodge, chap- ter and commandery of the Order of Free and Accepted Masons. He was a prominent mem- ber of the Baptist church. In politics he was a Republican. He was held in the highest esteem by his townsmen for his many excel- lent qualities of heart and mind. His person- ality was attractive ; he was of a happy dispo- sition, fond of fun and good humor, kindly and considerate of others, and of the most exemplary character. He married, January 28, 1850, Angeline Rodelpha, born June 17. 1831, daughter of Rufus Harlow and Aurelia (Webb) Hubbard. (See Hubbard, VII.) Children : 1. Mary, born May 24, 1853; mar- ried, 1871, Robert Barnes. 2. Henry H., April 12, 1855, at Russell ; died September 29, 1855. 3. Nellie, May 9, 1858; married Elmer F. Pease; children: i. Henry E. Pease, born March, 1885; ii. Ruth Pease, July, 1891; iii. Olive Pease, 1893, died young. 4. Ida, May 9, 1863, died February 23, 1864.
The surname Hubbard dates HUBBARD from the first use of family names in England and was doubtless in earlier times a personal name. Some writers think it a modification of the Danish name Hubba, made famous by one of the sea-kings who conquered part of England. Several forms of spelling survive, Hubbard and Hobart being the most prominent as sur- names, Hubert and Herbert as personal names. In old records some fifty different spellings have been found and as late as the colonial period in America the variations are very nu- merous. The English family has always been prominent and many of the branches have ancient coats-of-arms. We find the records mentioning a John Hubbard, born about 1235, living in Tye, Norfolkshire, England, and from him are a numerous posterity in that section of the country.
(I) George Hubbard, immigrant ancestor of this family, was born in England in 1601 probably in the eastern or southeastern part. He settled before 1639 in Hartford, Connecti- cut. Another George Hubbard, who settled in Wethersfield, Connecticut, was doubtless a relative, but not his father. William Hubbard and Thomas Hubbard, also of Hartford, among the early settlers seem also to be closely
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related. George Hubbard came with the first settlers overland from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was given six acres of land "by courtesy of the town, with privilege of wood & keeping cows on the common," and resided on a lot adjacent to land of James Ensign and George Graves on a road that ran parallel with the Connecticut river, from the South Meadow to George Steele's place. In 1640 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Watts, and was then assigned a home-lot and land on the east side of the Connecticut river. In 1649 Hubbard was fined ten pounds for ex- changing a gun with an Indian, it being against the law to furnish arms or ammunition to the savages. He moved in March, 1650-51, with about fifteen other settlers and their families to Mattabesit, later called Middletown, Con- necticut. He was licensed as an Indian agent and trader as early as 1650; in 1654 was ad- mitted a freeman. He owned much land on both sides of the river, living on what is now Main street. He, Thomas Wetmore and two others gave land for the second meeting house. He was the first sexton of the first meeting house and his son Joseph used to beat the drum to call the people to meeting or to warn them against hostile Indians. His will is dated May 22, 1681, and it states his age as eighty years. His inventory is dated May 13, 1685, and it states that he died March 18, 1684. His widow died in 1702. One record says that "he was highly respected and of marked in- tegrity and fairness." Children: I. Mary, born at Hartford, January 16, 1641-42; mar- ried, May, 1659, Thomas Ranney. 2. Joseph, born December 10, 1643, mentioned below. 3. Daniel, baptized December 7. 1645; died No- vember 9, 1704: married, February 24, 1669- 70, Mary Clark; married (second) October 16, 1675, Sarah Cornwall. 4. Samuel, born May, 1648; died November 4, 1732; married, August 9, 1673, Sarah Kirby. 5. George, De- cember 15. 1650; died unmarried, 1675. 6. Nathaniel, December 10, 1652; died May 20, 1738: married, May 29, 1682, Mary Earle. 7. Richard, July, 1655, died July 30, 1732: married, March 31, 1692. Martha Cornwell. 8. Elizabeth, January 15, 1659, died December 6, 1725; married, February 20, 1684, Thomas Wetmore.
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