Friday, February 28, 2020

52 Ancestors - Week 319: #530 Samuel Hubbard (1687-1753) of Concord, Massachusetts

Samuel Hubbard (1687-1753)  is number 530 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandfather, who married #531 Sarah Clark (1681-1720)  in 1709 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

I am descended through:

*  their daughter #265 Mary Hubbard (1712-1754) who married #264 Amos Gates (1706-1783) in 1732.
*  their son #132 Simon Gates (1739-1803) who married #133 Susannah Reed (1745-1833) in 1766.
*  their son #66 Nathan Gates (1767-1830) who married #67 Abigail Knowlton (1774-1855) in 1790.
*  their daughter, #33 Abigail Gates (1797-1867) who married  #32 Benjamin Seaver (1791-1825)  in 1817.
*  their son #16 Isaac Seaver (1823-1901) who married #17 Lucretia Townsend Smith (1828-1884) in 1851.
*  their son #8 Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922) who married #9 Hattie Louisa Hildreth (1857-1920) in 1874.
*  their son #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) who married #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) in 1900.
*  their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)  in 1942.
*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
 

*   Name:                         Samuel Hubbard[1–4,6]
*  Alternate Name:          Samuel Hubburd [5,7]    

*  Sex:                             Male    

*  Father:                         Jonathan Hubbard (1658-1728)    
*  Mother:                       Hannah Rice (1658-1747)  
 
2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                           27 April 1687, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1,5]    

*  Distribution :               25 November 1728 (age 41), father's will proved; Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[6]    

*  Will:                            2 September 1747 (age 60), will written, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[4]    

*  Death:                         12 December 1753 (age 66), Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1,3,7]    
*  Burial:                        after 12 December 1753 (after age 66), Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[3]    

*  Probate:                      28 January 1754 (age 66), will proved; Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[4]  

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):


*  Spouse 1:                    Sarah Clark (1681-1720)    
*  Marriage 1:                 8 December 1709 (age 22), Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1,8]    

*  Child 1:                      Ephraim Hubbard (1710-1791)    
*  Child 2:                     Mary Hubbard (1712-1754)    
*  Child 3:                     Samuel Hubbard (1714-1783)    
*  Child 4:                     Sarah Hubbard (1716-1802)    
*  Child 5:                     Lois Hubbard (1718-    )    

*  Spouse 2:                  Prudence Temple (1692-    )    
*  Marriage 2:               about 1721 (about age 34), probably Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1]
   
*  Child 6:                     Lydia Hubbard (1722-1800)    
*  Child 7:                     Silence Hubbard (1725-1806)    
*  Child 8:                     Isaac Hubbard (1729-1804)  

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

The book One Thousand Years of Hubbard History, 866 to 1895 by Edward Warren Day provides basic information about the Hubbard families of New England, including Samuel Hubbard (1687-1753)[1].

Samuel Hubbard was born on 27 April 1687 in Concord, Massachusetts, the son of Jonathan and Sarah (Rice) Hubbard of Concord[1,5].  The birth record in the Concord town record book says:
"Sam^ll Hubburd y^e Son of Jonathan Hubburd & Hanah his wife was Born Aprill y^ 17th day, 1687"
He married, first, on 8 December 1709 in Concord to Sarah Clark (1681-1720), the daughter of Samuel and Rachel (Nichols) Clark of Concord[1,8].  The Concord town record book says:
"Samuel Hubburd and Sarah Clark both of Concord were marryed by y^e Rever^nd M^r Joseph Estabrooke December y^e 8th day, 1709"
They had five children, and their births were recorded in the Concord town record book:

*  Ephraim Hubbard (1710-1791), married (1) 1739 Ruth Gates (1716-1742), married (2) 1744 Sarah Billings (1719-????).
*  Mary Hubbard (1712-1754), married 1732 Amos Gates (1706-1783).
*  Samuel Hubbard (1714-1783), married (1) 1738 Eunice Woodward (1717-1749); married (2) 1750 Abigail Flagg (1721-1772); married (3) 1779 Elizabeth Brooks (1730-1807).
*  Sarah Hubbard (1716-1802), married 1732 Samuel Jones (1707-1802).
*  Lois Hubbard (1718-????).

Sarah (Clark) Hubbard died on 24 July 1720 in Concord, aged 39.

Samuel Hubbard married, second, in about 1721 in Concord to Prudence Temple (1692-????)[1].  They had three children, and their births were recorded in the Concord town record book:

*  Lydia Hubbard (1722-1800), married 1743 Zechariah Davis (1715-1793).
*  Silence Hubbard (1725-1806), married 1745 Joseph Darby (1718-1793).
*  Isaac Hubbard (1729-1804), married 1753 Sarah Darby (1733-????).

Samuel's father, Jonathan Hubbard (1659-1728) died testate on 17 July 1728.  In his will, Jonathan Hubbard bequeathed the following to his son, Samuel Hubbard[4]:
"To my Son Samll Hubburd three pounds of money and my muff." and a share of his clothing.
Samuel Hubbard died on 12 December 1753 in Concord, Massachusetts[1,3,7].  He is buried in Old Hill Burying Ground in Concord.  The inscription on the stone says:

"Memento mori
Here lyes the Body of
Mr. Samuel Hubbard
who departed this Life
December y^e 19^th AD !753
aged 66 years & 8 months"

Samuel Hubbard died testate, and his probate papers are in Middlesex County Probate Records, Probate Packet #12,200[4]. The will of Samuel Hubbard, late of Concord, taylor, was written on 2 September 1747 after the death of his mother.  It was presented to the Probate Court on 28 January 1754 by the executor, Isaac Hubbard, with witnesses Jonas Haywood and Ephraim Wood, Junior.  The will was accepted by the Court.  Isaac Hubbard (husbandman) and Jonas Hubbard (cordwainer - probably Jonas Heywood, since his signature appears on the document), both of Concord, posted bond of 300 pounds with the Court.

The will, written in a clear hand, says[4]:
"In the Name of God Amen.  The Second Day of September in the Twenty first year of His Majesties Reign annogree Domini one Thousand and Seven Hundred and forty seven.  I Samuel Hubbard of Concord in the County of Middlesex, within the province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Taylor, being in good bodyly health and of perfect mind and memory Thanks be to God therefor.  But Calling to mind the mortality of my Body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die, Do make & ordain this my Last Will and Testament.
"First and Principally I give & Recommend my soul to the Hands of God that gave it.  And my Body I commend to the Earth to be buried, in a Christian and Decent manner, at the Discreation of my Executor (hereafter named) northing Doubting but at the Resurection I Shall Receive the same by the mighty Power of God.
"Imprinus.  I Will and Bequeath unto Prudence Hubbard my now dearly beloved Wife all my Houshold goods propper to be used within Doors, of every sort to her own Disposal forever.  also my Will is that my sd Wife shall have the improvement of the whole of my now Dwelling house with Liberty to pass to and from the same for firewood and water &c. Further my Will is that my Executor or his Heirs Executors or administrators shall yearly and every year provide for and Deliver to my abovesd wife six bushel of marchantable Indian corn, four bushel of Rie and one bushel and an half of malt and one Hundred & forty pound of marchatable pork and two barrels of Cyder, and a sufficiency of firewood Cut fit for the fire, an one Cow kept for her use, summers & winters, also three pounds money old Tenor.  And if my said Wife Die my Widow, my Will is that he my said Executor bestow upon her a Decant Christian Burial.  The articles above shall duely & yearly be performed towards my sd wife by my Executor During her natural Life if she Die my Widow;  but if she shall marry to another man in that case at her marriage my Executor shall be quit from any further payments as abovesaid (only she shall be the sole owner of my Household goods as abovesaid) also at her second marriage she shall quit the Improvement of sd Dwelling house.
"It.  I give to my sons Ephraim Hubbard and Samuel Hubbard all my wearing apparrel to be equally Divided between them.
It.  I Give to Ephraim Hubbard my Eldest son the sum of fifty pounds money according to old Tenour.
"It.  I Give to Samuel Hubbard my second son the sum of twenty pounds money according to old Tenour.
"It.  I Give to my Daughter Mary Gates the sum of thirty pounds money according to old Tenour.
"It.  I Give to my Daughter Sarah Jones the sum of thirty pounds money according to old Tenour.
"It.  I Give to my Daughter Lydia Davis the sum of forty pounds money according to old Tenour.
"I Give to Silance Darby my youngest Daughter the sum of thirty pounds money according to old Tenour;  further my will is that my Executor pay the Respective sums of money to the six children above named or their Leagal Representatives within one full year after my Decase.
"I Give to my Grandaughter Lois Hubbard Eldest Daughter of my son Ephraim Hubbard, if she arrive to the age of eighteen years, the sum of ten pounds according to old Tenour in Bills of publick Credit.
"I Give to my Grandaughter Sarah Hubbard Eldest Daughter of my son Samuel Hubbard, if she arrive to the age of eighteen years the sum of ten pounds according to old Tenour in Bills of Publick Credit.  The Leagacies to sd grandchildren to be Payd to them by my Executor when they arrive to the age of eighteen years Respectively.
"The Remainder of my Estate both Real and Personal of what Name or nature soever (besides what is given as abovementioned) I Give and Bequeath to my youngest son Isaac Hubbard forever.  Whom I also Constitute make and ordain the only and sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and I do Hereby utterly Revoke make null and void all other Wills and Testaments by me made at any time.  Confirming this as my Last Will and Testament IN Witness Whereof I have affixed my Hand and Seal the Day of the Date above written.
"Signed Sealed PronouncedPublished and DeclaredIn the Presents of us Witnesses                  Samuel Hubbard
Jonas HeywoodEphraim Wood JunrSamuel Heywood"
No inventory, account or distribution was included in the probate packet.

5.  SOURCES

1. Edward Warren Day, One Thousand Years of Hubbard History, 866 to 1895 (New York, N.Y. : Harland Page Hubbard, 1895), page 223, Samuel Hubbard of Concord sketch.

2. George Tolman (compiler), Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635-1850 (Concord, Mass. : Committee on Printing, 1894), Deaths, Volume II, page 453, Samuel Hubbard entry, age 66-8.

3. Find A Grave, indexed database and digital image,  (http://www.findagrave.com), Old Hill Burying Ground (Concord, Mass.), Samuel Hubbard memorial # 20647324.

4. "Middlesex County, MA: Probate Papers, 1648-1871," digital image, American Ancestors (http://www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed, 6 November 2016), Probate Packet 12,200, Samuel Hubbard, taylor of Concord, will written 2 September 1747, proved 28 January 1754.

5. George Tolman (compiler), Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635-1850, Concord Registers -- Book II, page 31, Samuell Hubburd birth entry, 1687.

6. "Middlesex County, MA: Probate Papers, 1648-1871," digital image, American Ancestors (http://www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed, 6 November 2016), Probate Packet 12,191, 8 images, Jonathan Hubburd estate, will proved 1728; original probate papers in Middlesex County, Mass. Probate Court, Cambridge, Mass.

7. George Tolman (compiler), Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635-1850, Deaths, Volume II, "Concord Burying Grounds," page 433, Samuel Hubbard entry, age 66-8.

8. George Tolman (compiler), Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635-1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 74, Samuel Hubburd and Sarah Clark entry.

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NOTE:  In 2014, Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I have extended this theme in 2020 for a seventh year to 364 Ancestors in 364 Weeks.  The list of 52 Ancestors biographies from my great-grandparents to the 7th great-grandparents (in work) is in   https://www.geneamusings.com/p/ancestor-biographies.html.


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