It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week. I am up to number
93, who is
Mary Hazard (1772-????), one of my 4th-great-grandparents.
My ancestral line back through six generations of HAZARD families is:
1. Randall J. Seaver2. Frederick W. Seaver (1911-1983)3. Betty V. Carringer (1919-2002)4. Frederick W. Seaver (1876-1942)5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)10. Thomas Richmond (1848-1917)11. Julia White (1848-1913)22. Henry Arnold White (1824-1885)23. Amy Frances Oatley (1826-before 1870)46. Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872)47. Amy Champlin (1798-1865)92. Joseph Oatley, born 17 July 1756 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI, and died 29 November 1815 in South Kingston, Washington County, RI. He was the son of 184. Benedict Oatley and 185. Elizabeth/Betsy Ladd. He married 29 January 1781 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI.
93. Mary Hazard, born about 1764 in Newport, Newport County, RI; died 20 May 1857 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI. She was the daughter of 2. Stephen Hazard and 3. Elizabeth Carpenter.
Joseph Oatley and Mary Hazard had children: Polly Oatley (1781-1796); Hannah Oatley (1783-????); Betsy Oatley (1786-????); Nancy Oatley (1788-1874);
Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872); Joseph Oatley (1793-1883); Stephen Oatley (1796-????); Mary Oatley (1798-????); Benedict Oatley (1800-1811); Susan Oatley (1803-1895); Rouse Oatley (1806-1812).
186. Stephen Hazard, born about 1730 in North Kingstown, Washington County, RI; died 24 October 1804 in North Kingstown, Washington County, RI. He married about 1760 in RI.
187. Elizabeth Carpenter, born 02 October 1741 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI. She was the daughter of 374. Daniel Carpenter and 375. Renewed Smith.
Children of Stephen Hazard and Elizabeth Carpenter are: Thomas Hazard (1760-????);
Mary Hazard (1764-1857); Martha Hazard (1767-????); Rouse Hazard (1770-????); Sarah Hazard (1775-????); Elizabeth Hazard (1783-????).
372. Thomas Hazard, born 28 July 1707 in North Kingstown, Washington County, RI; died 1741 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI. He married 22 February 1726/27 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI.
373. Hannah Slocum, born 05 April 1710 in Jamestown, Newport County, RI; died 24 January 1736/37 in North Kingstown, Washington County, RI. She was the daughter of 746. Samuel Slocum and 747. Hannah Carr.
Child of Thomas Hazard and Hannah Slocum is:
Stephen Hazard (1730-1804).744. Stephen Hazard, born about 1665 in Portsmouth, Newport County, RI; died 29 September 1727 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI. He married before 1695 in North Kingstown, Washington County, RI.
745. Elizabeth Helme, born 1677 in Kingstown, Washington County, RI; died 1727 in RI. She was the daughter of 1490. Rouse Helme and 1491. Mary Eldred.
Children of Stephen Hazard and Elizabeth Helme are: Mary Hazard (1695-????); Hannah Hazard (1697-????); Susannah Hazard (1699-????); Stephen Hazard (1700-????); Robert Hazard (1702-????); Samuel Hazard (1705-????);
Thomas Hazard (1707-1741); Elizabeth Hazard (1709-????); Sarah Hazard (1711-????).
1488. Robert Hazard, born about 1628 in ENGLAND; died 1710 in Portsmouth, Newport County, RI. He married about 1659 in Portsmouth, Newport County, RI.
1489. Mary Brownell, born April 1639 in probably Braintree, Norfolk County, MA; died 12 January 1739/40 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI. She was the daughter of 2978. Thomas Brownell and 2979. Ann Bourne.
Children of Robert Hazard and Mary Brownell are: Thomas Hazard (1660-1746); George Hazard (1663-1743);
Stephen Hazard (1665-1727); Mary Hazard (1666-1698); Martha Hazard (1668-1753); Robert Hazard (1670-1718); Jeremiah Hazard (1675-1768); Hannah Hazard (1677-1713).
2976. Thomas Hazard, born about 1610 in ENGLAND; died after 06 August 1677 in Portsmouth, Newport County, RI. He married before 1628 in ENGLAND.
2977. Martha, born about 1610 in ENGLAND; died before 29 May 1675 in Portsmouth, Newport County, RI.
Children of Thomas Hazard and Martha are:
Robert Hazard (1628-1710); Elizabeth Hazard (1631-1711); Hannah Hazard (1637-1685); Martha Hazard (1641-1680).
This is a fine old Rhode Island family, which was chronicled in the book
The Hazard Family of Rhode Island, 1635 - 1894, by Caroline E. Robinson, published in 1895. The best information about the Thomas Hazard's life (the immigrant) is in the book by Robert Charles Anderson,
The Great Migration, 1634-1635, Volume 3, G-H, published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society in 2003.
Are there any Hazard cousins reading out in genea-blog reader land? If so, let's share information on our common families - email me at
rjseaver@cox.net.