Elizabeth "Betty" Cudworth

Not the same as Elizabeth Hatch

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cudworth-15

James Cudworth, son of James and Mary (Howland) Cudworth, was born on 13 Feb. 1665 at Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.[1]

He married Elizabeth "Betty" Hatch.[1]

James died before 20 May 1729 the date of the inventory of his estate in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts.[1]

Children of James and Betty

1. David Cudworth b. 1694 married Abigail Josslyn.
2. James Cudworth b. 1697 married Sybil Chace, or Chase
3. Kezia b. 1696
4. Lydia b. 1698 married Benjamin Grennel.
5. Abgaile b. 1700 married Benjamin Smith.
6. Mary Cudworth b. 1702 married Benjamin Leonard.
7. Zeriah or Zevia b. 1704 married Nathaniel Potter.
8. Bethea.
9. Jesse b. 1706[2]

10. ---

Disputed Origins

There is no documentation that Hatch was the _maiden_ surname of the wife of James Cudworth III. Though her surname at the time of marriage was evidently Hatch, it was likely the surname of a first husband.

The parents of Bethia(h) Hatch -- who married not James Cudworth, but Michael Ford/Foord (1635-1729), at Marshfield in 1683 -- are Walter and Elizabeth (Holbrook) Hatch, not Jeremiah and Mary (Hewes) Hatch as previously shown in this profile [see: 31 March 1661 as birth date for Bethia Hatch; Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016); https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7798/171/141405056 (subscription required)]. And the Elizabeth Hatch who was indeed a daughter of Jeremiah and Mary (Hewes) Hatch was born in 1668, not 1661; and she too is recorded as having married a different husband -- Israel Hatch (1667-1740) -- in 1699.

The maiden surname, parentage, and probable first husband of the "[Betty Hatch]" who is shown as marrying James Cudworth are yet to be discovered. The parents originally shown, Jeremiah and Mary (Hewes) Hatch, have been detached.

I, Captain James Cudworth, III, am the son of Captain James Cudworth, II. I was born on Wednesday, June 3rd, 1665 also in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony. I died September 11, 1729 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Colony. I married Elizabeth "Betty" Hatch in 1694 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony; were were the parents of nine children. My wife Elizabeth "Betty" Hatch and is believed to be the daughter of Jeremiah Hatch and Mary Hewes.

Spouse: HATCH, Bethiah
b. 31 MAR 1661 Freetown, Bristol, Mass.
Parents:
Father: HATCH, Walter
Mother: HOLBROOK, Elizabeth

Children:

1. CUDWORTH, Keziah
2. CUDWORTH, David
3. CUDWORTH, James
4. CUDWORTH, Lydia
5. CUDWORTH, Abigail
6. CUDWORTH, Bethiah b. 1701 Freetown, Bristol, Mass.
7. CUDWORTH, Mary
8. CUDWORTH, Zerviah
9. CUDWORTH, Jesse b. 11 JAN 1705/6 Freetown, Bristol, Mass.

From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_1e3.htm#62

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hatch-156

1. ↑ Book Title: Lieutenant Joshua Hewes : A New England pioneer and some of his descendants : with materials for a genealogical history of other families of the name : and a sketch of Joseph Hewes the Signer
2. Birth: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
3. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #4792329 (accessed 10 November 2021)
4. Bethia Hatch born on 31 Mar 1661 in Scituate, Massachusetts.
5. Marriage ("bef. 1697"; name bracketed, as "[Betty Hatch]"): New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.[1](subscription required).
6. Early Records of Bristol County", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.[2] (subscription required),
7. Marriage: "U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700"
8. Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
9. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3824 #145938 (accessed 10 November 2021)
10. Betty Cudworth marriage to James Cudworth in 1697 in New England, USA.