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John Hastings, of Braintree

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Great Eversden, Cambridge, England
Death: December 02, 1657 (54)
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Old Burying Place, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of unknown Hastings and unknown Hastings
Husband of Elizabeth Hastings and Ann Hastings
Father of Seaborne Lankin; John Hastings; Samuel Hastings; Elizabeth Billings and Dea. Walter Hastings

Occupation: Tanner, Deacon
Managed by: Erin Ishimoticha
Last Updated:

About Dea. John Hastings

Tanner of Braintree, freeman 1643, removed to Cambridge where in 1652 he had shared in the division of the Shawsheen land, and was a deacon of the church.  [1] 

His children were Walter and Samuel, born in England, and John, Seaborn and Elizabeth, baptized at Braintree.

Will

26 Jul 1657  [1] 

Mentions wife Anne, sons Walter, Samuel and John, daughter Elizabeth, daughter-in-law Mary Meane, son-in-law William Buttricke. The widow Ann died 25 (1) 1666, age about 60. The inventory of her estate was filed by son Walter, 3 April 1666. Walter and Samuel, who had married her two daughters, agreed on division of the estate with John Hastings and Elizabeth Billings.


  • The First Settlers of New England, John Farmer, Reprinted with corrections by Samuel G. Drake, (Originally published: Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1829, Reprinted with additions and corrections from "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register", Vol 1, No. 2 (April 1847), Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202, 1964, 1969, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1998, ISBN 0-8063-0108-2), Page 137 (Reliability: 3).
  • Guide to the Early Settlers of America, Henry Whittemore, (Excerpted and Reprinted from "The Spirit of '76, Volumes V - XII", September, 1898 - May, 1906, Reprinted Genealogical Publishing Company, 1967, Reprinted for Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genalogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1995, Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number 67-23072, ISBN 0-8063-0378-6), Page 242 (Reliability: 3).
  • Cambridge_MA, Lucius R. Paige, (H. O. Houghton and Company, Boston MA, 1877), Page 575 (Reliability: 3).
  • The Pioneers of Massachusetts, a Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns, and Churches, and Other Contemporaneous Documents. Charles Henry Pope Heritage Books, Jun 1, 2010 - History - 568 pages.  Page 218. HASTINGS. "John, tanner, Braintree, from May 16, 1643. Rem to Cambridge, prop, 1648. Recd to church 1656. Ch Elizabeth b at Braintree 2 (5) 1643. His wife d and he married 2 Anne, widow of John Meane. Ch Walter, Samuel (bapt in England), John, Seaborne, and Elizabeth. ...."
  • The Pioneers of Massachusetts, a Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns, and Churches, and Other Contemporaneous Documents (Google eBook) Charles Henry Pope Heritage Books, Jun 1, 2010 - History - 568 pages.  Page 309: MEANE, MEENE, MEAN.  "John, Cambridge, Prop. Wife Anne; ch. John b 3 (12) 1638, d 16 (6) 1639, Sarah, b 12 ( . . .) 1639-40, (m Walter Hastings), Mary, b 3 (2) 1644 (m Samuel Hastings); John, b and d 1646. He d 19 (1) 1645-6. The widow m John Hastings (q.v.)."
  • http://www.branches-n-twigs.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I2...
  • Find A Grave Memorial# 59283409

He married 1st Elizabeth about 1630 in England. He married 2nd Mrs. Anne Meane about 1646 in Cambridge MA He had a daughter Elizabeth.

"John, a Puritan, was born in Cambridgeshire, England, and there baptized in the parish church of Little Eversden, March 11, 1603, the son of John Hastings. He was married in England and in 1637 brought to Braintree MA. his wife and five children including an infant son thought to have been born aboard ship. John was a tanner and one of the first freeman May 10, 1643. By 1645 there was a marked shortage of land in Braintree, and 32 inhabitants including John petitioned to make a plantation at Shawamet; 1,000 acres were granted, but the plan failed due to conflicting land claims. His first wife died in Braintree, and he moved to Cambridge where he was granted 80 acres, Lot #81, along the Shawshim River, June 9, 1652. He was a constable in 1653, and March 5, 1654, bought a homestead from Thomas Brigham, situated at the east corner of Brattle and Ash Streets. He was admitted to the Cambridge church in February 1656 and is referred to as "Deacon John" in Jackson's History of Newton. He died December 2, 1657, and his will of July 26 mentioned his second wife Anne who by a former husband, John Meane, had daughters Sarah and Mary who married two sons of her last husband. Anne died March 25, 1666, age 60, her inventory submitted April 3, 1666. Fourteen of this name had graduated by 1834 from New England colleges, thirteen of these from Harvard. [Carol Clark Johnson, "A Genealogical History of the Clark and Worth Families and Other Puritan Settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony" (1970, privately published), pp. 291-92]"


GEDCOM Note

{geni:about_me} Tanner of Braintree, freeman 1643, removed to Cambridge where in 1652 he had shared in the division of the Shawsheen land, and was a deacon of the church.  [1] 

His children were Walter and Samuel, born in England, and John, Seaborn and Elizabeth, baptized at Braintree.

Will

26 Jul 1657  [1] 

Mentions wife Anne, sons Walter, Samuel and John, daughter Elizabeth, daughter-in-law Mary Meane, son-in-law William Buttricke. The widow Ann died 25 (1) 1666, age about 60. The inventory of her estate was filed by son Walter, 3 April 1666. Walter and Samuel, who had married her two daughters, agreed on division of the estate with John Hastings and Elizabeth Billings.


  • The First Settlers of New England, John Farmer, Reprinted with corrections by Samuel G. Drake, (Originally published: Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1829, Reprinted with additions and corrections from "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register", Vol 1, No. 2 (April 1847), Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202, 1964, 1969, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1998, ISBN 0-8063-0108-2), Page 137 (Reliability: 3).
  • Guide to the Early Settlers of America, Henry Whittemore, (Excerpted and Reprinted from "The Spirit of '76, Volumes V - XII", September, 1898 - May, 1906, Reprinted Genealogical Publishing Company, 1967, Reprinted for ClearfieldCompany, Inc. by Genalogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1995, Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number 67-23072, ISBN 0-8063-0378-6), Page 242 (Reliability: 3).
  • Cambridge_MA, Lucius R. Paige, (H. O. Houghton and Company, Boston MA, 1877), Page 575 (Reliability: 3).
  • The Pioneers of Massachusetts, a Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns, and Churches, and Other Contemporaneous Documents. Charles Henry Pope Heritage Books, Jun 1, 2010 - History - 568 pages.  Page 218. HASTINGS. "John, tanner, Braintree, from May 16, 1643. Rem to Cambridge, prop, 1648. Recd to church 1656. Ch Elizabeth b at Braintree 2 (5) 1643. His wife dand he married 2 Anne, widow of John Meane. Ch Walter, Samuel (bapt in England), John, Seaborne, and Elizabeth. ...."
  • The Pioneers of Massachusetts, a Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns, and Churches, and Other Contemporaneous Documents (Google eBook) Charles Henry PopeHeritage Books, Jun 1, 2010 - History - 568 pages.  Page 309: MEANE, MEENE, MEAN.  "John, Cambridge, Prop. Wife Anne; ch. John b 3 (12) 1638, d 16 (6) 1639, Sarah, b 12 ( . . .) 1639-40, (m Walter Hastings), Mary, b 3 (2) 1644 (mSamuel Hastings); John, b and d 1646. He d 19 (1) 1645-6. The widow m John Hastings (q.v.)."
  • http://www.branches-n-twigs.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I2...
  • Find A Grave Memorial# 59283409

He married 1st Elizabeth about 1630 in England. He married 2nd Mrs. Anne Meane about 1646 in Cambridge MA He had a daughter Elizabeth.

"John, a Puritan, was born in Cambridgeshire, England, and there baptized in the parish church of Little Eversden, March 11, 1603, the son of John Hastings. He was married in England and in 1637 brought to Braintree MA. his wife and five children including an infant son thought to have been born aboard ship. John was a tanner and one of the first freeman May 10, 1643. By 1645 there was a marked shortage of land in Braintree, and 32 inhabitants including John petitioned to make a plantation at Shawamet; 1,000 acres were granted, but the plan failed due to conflicting land claims. His first wife died in Braintree, and he moved to Cambridge where he was granted 80 acres, Lot #81, along the Shawshim River, June 9, 1652. He was a constable in 1653, and March 5, 1654, bought a homestead from Thomas Brigham, situated at the east corner of Brattle and Ash Streets. He was admitted to the Cambridge church in February1656 and is referred to as "Deacon John" in Jackson's History of Newton. He died December 2, 1657, and his will of July 26 mentioned his second wife Anne who by a former husband, John Meane, had daughters Sarah and Mary who married two sons of her last husband. Anne died March 25, 1666, age 60, her inventory submitted April 3, 1666. Fourteen of this name had graduated by 1834 from New England colleges, thirteen of these from Harvard. [Carol Clark Johnson, "A Genealogical History of the Clark and Worth Families and Other Puritan Settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony" (1970, privately published), pp. 291-92]"

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Dea. John Hastings's Timeline

1603
March 11, 1603
Great Eversden, Cambridge, England
1631
1631
perhaps of, Little Eversham, Cambridgeshire, England
1633
July 2, 1633
North Atlantic Ocean (at sea)
1633
England
1635
1635
Eng.
1643
July 2, 1643
Braintree, Nortfolk, Massachusetts
1657
December 2, 1657
Age 54
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1657
Age 53
Old Burying Place, Massachusetts, United States