Hannah Hawkes

JOSEPH AND HANNAH. Joseph seems to have been the one on whom James had to lean in his declining days. James, Jr., whom he had declared to be 'the staff of his life' had suicided at Salem; Deliverance was the favorite daughter, her husband, Shadrack Thayer was the counsellor for the family. Two years before his death, (1674) James gave Joseph one half of his house 2 in Boston. Shortly after, Joseph married Hannah — She evidently was a favorite in the memory of her descendants as Hannah was an oft repeated name from that time.

The children of Joseph and Hannah were: —

1 James, b. 1674 — 5 ; d. in Weston, 4 March. 1756. aged 81 years; m. Sarah Treadway.

2 Joseph, b. 18 March, 1678: m, Dec. 25, 1701, Margaret Childs,

3. Hannah, b. 29 March, 1681 ; m. 25 Dec, 24 1702, Thomas Sanderson.

The last record found in Boston of Joseph, son of James is in 1677 : Mass. Archives says: "Joseph Priest of Watertown, appears as claimant for land 'in the right of his father,' Joseph Priest of": Boston, in division of land, Narraganset, No. 2, now Westminster, Mass." This shows where Joseph, son of James of Weymouth went to, on leaving Boston.

DESCENDANTS OF JOSEPH AND MARGARET.

Joseph Priest of West Precinct, (Waltham)born 18 March, 1678, son of Joseph and Hannah, son of James (1) and Elizabeth, married on Christmas day, 1701, Margaret Child, the daughter of Richard and Hannah (Traine) Child who was born 16 May, 1687, being less than fifteen years old at the time of her marriage ; he was about 21. Wm. Child one of the early emigrants to the Massachusetts Colony had for his second son, Richard b. at Watertown, 1631, who m. 30 March, 1662, Mehitable Dimmick, and by her had eight children ; he m. 2nd, May 29, 1668, Hannah Traine, youngest daughter ol the first John Traine, and by her had five children in Watertown ; his eleventh and twelfth, Margaret and John, were twins, born 16 May, 1687. John m. Experience Fuller aud Margaret, m. Joseph Priest as before stated. Feb. 12, 1700, Joseph Priest was granted leave to set up a smith shop on the Watertown's common between Zack Cuttings and Jona. Tainter's. He was in the King Philip war, and put in his claim for lands between 1727 — 24.

His death occurred 28 of April, 1756, aged about 81 years.

Children : —

1 Margaret, b. 3. Oct., 1702.

2. Joseph, b. Sept 4, 1704; m. Hannah .

Children : —

i. Hannah b. and d. Jan. 1730.

ii. Joseph b. 29 Jan., 1732—3.

iii. Hannah, b. 22 Jan., 1736; pub. 17 June 1758, to Elijah Ross of Sudbury.

3. Hannah, b. 20 March, 1706, ; m. Philip Gage of Weston, March 7. 1744-5-

4. Job. b 8 Aug. 1709.

5. John, b. 9 Dec, 1711 : m. 25 Oct,. 737, Bethia Hutchinson.

Issue:—

i. John, b. 1838: m. Mar. 12, 1770, Mary Longley.

ii. Hannah, b. 1738, (twin) m. Mar. 12 1770, Ephriam Foster of New Ipswich.

iii. Bethia, b. 24 Nov, 1739 : d. 1740.

iv. Sarah, b. July, — 1740 : d.

v. Sarah, b. 10 Feb. 1742 ; m. Sept., 20, 1769, John Huet Issue: John, b Sept. 15, 1771; Molly, b. Aug. 29, 74; Israel, b. 44 27, 1775.

vi. Mary, m. John Grossman. "Estate of John Priest and wife Bethia, of Lancaster: John Jr. laborer) Hannah and Sarah (spinsters) sell R. Temple, 11 acres as from S. Hutchinson to Bethia P. in 1753, except rights of Mary, infant child of John and Mary Priest. [1768].

6. Joshua, b. m- Sarah, had Joshua Priest, b., 1744.

7. James b. m. Hannah Lawrence : published at Woburn, 8th Sept., 1750.

Issue : —

i. James, bapt. 7 Sept., 1755. d. May 1790, aged 40: m. 27 Decern., 1772, Abigail Lawrence and had : — a. Abigail, bapt. 23 Jan. 1774: d. ; b. James, bapt. 26 May, 1776; c. Abigail, b. 27, Sept., 1778.; d. Sally bapt, 31 Dec'm. 1780 : m., Nov. 6th, 1803, Uriah Moore. ; e. Polly, bap. 4 July, '84; f. Amos, bap. 16 Sep. '90

ii. Hannah, b. and d. 1757.

iii. Nathaniel, b. 4 Sep. 1759

iv. Moses, b. 8, Oct.. 1762

8. Mehitable, b. 18 May. 1719; mar. Edward White in 1741.

9. Jonas, bapt. 20, Nov., 1726: m. Anna Lowden, 30 Dec 1736, who owned the covenant, 20 Nov. 1737.

Issue : —

i. Lowden, b. 30 Oct., 1737

ii. Anna, b. 6. Feb. 1739 :d.

iii Anna, bapt. 3 Aug.. 1740

iv. Flizabeth, bap. 28 Feb. '42

v. Mary. bapt. 29 Jany, 1744, m. 4 Jan., 1767. Zebediah Cook, of Stockbridge , Mass

vi. Jonas, bapt. 12 Jan., 1746.

vii. Job. b. 5 June, 1748; m. — Elizabeth, and had : — a. Polly, bapt. 2 May, '73; b. William, " 19 Feb., 75 ; c. Daniel, 25 Jan., 1778.

viii. Martha, bapt. 18 March, 1753 ; d. Dec. 12 1772.

ix. Margaret, bap., 19 Jan'y 1755-

x. Amos, bapt. 31 July '57: d. 5 March, 1758.

Jonas's estate taxed, 1741,— '42,— 44. Sells S. Hall, lot on Mystic River, 1748. Of S. Hntchinson, Jr., lot on Winter Hill, 1741. To Thos Austin, lot, 1742. To P. Edes, 4 acres, 1741 Ann (wife) deed of James Lowden, 1737-

Bibliographic information:

• The Priest family : a collection of data, original, contributed and selected, concerning various branches of the Priest family
• by Foster, Geo. E. (George Everett), 1849-1917
• Publication date 1900
• Topics Priest family
• Publisher Ithaca, N.Y. : West Hill Press
• Collection bplill; bostonpubliclibrary; americana
• Digitizing sponsor Boston Public Library
• Contributor Boston Public Library
• Pages 644
• Page 8 - 15
• https://archive.org/details/priestfamilycoll00fost/mode/2up?q=1678

GEDCOM Note

for death, try “fuller”

Could be child of Joseph & Hannah Priest of Watertown. Born there 20 March 1706/7 [bond genealogies of watertown, I:408] Wyman’s Charlestown entries point to this family.

There was a james priest of salem who committed suicide in salem in 1664 [essexprob I:452-453] His father was James Priest of Weymouth and brother-in-law was Shadrach Tore of Braintree.

This James had a wife named Elizabeth and the following children born in Weymouth: Preist, Lidda, d. John 16 March 1662 (I:242) Preist, Lidea [dup. Lidia], d. James and Elizabeth, 12 feb 1657 (I:242) Prest, James, s. James, 8 May 1640 (I:242) Priest, Lydia, d. James and Elizabeth 16 March 1661/2 (I:242)

Priest, Deliverance and Shidrac Gore married in Weymouth on 12 July 1661. (II:156) [all Norfolk County entries checked]

[all Plymouth County entries checked]

Elijah Adams and Hanah Prest married in Boston in 10 june 1779 (30:444)

John Prest and Hannah Robert married in Boston on 23 March 1754 also on 12 April 1754 (first one the intention?) (30:10)

Joseph of Hoseph & Hannah Priest was born on 18 March 1678 in Boston(9:146)

His sister Hannah was born on 20 March 1681 in Boston (9:155)

Elizabeth Priest & Ralph Fisher married in Boston on 26 December 1649 (intention 7 Dec.) (28:246)

Henry Priest and Elizabeth Mallet were married in Boston on 18 October 1742. (28:273)

[Suffolk County records done]

In Middlesex county there are pockets of Priests (and name variants) in Marlborough and Stow all just later than Hannah’s marriage date.

Priest, Philip of Concord and Mary Parker were born on 3 December 1705 in Concord (Billerica VR 302) (Concord VR 64)

Daniell Rug & Elizebeth Priest were married in Concord on 5 January 1703/4 both were of Lancaster(Concord VR 60)

[Middlesex County Records checked]

Preist, Elizabeth, d. John and Elizabeth (Gray), was born in Salem on 20 January 1679. (Salem VR II:193)

Preist, John and Elizabeth Gray were married in Salem on 25d:12m:1672 (Salem VR IV:215)

Preist John and Hannah Gill were married in Salem on 4 March 1699/1700 (Salem VR IV:215)

Priest, Elizabeth, d. ___ was born in Salem on __ January 1679/80 (Salem VR II:197)

Priest, Elizabeth, d. El. bp. __ August 1680 (Salem VR II:197)

Priest, Hanna, d. ___, bp. __ October 1689. (Salem VR II:197)

Priest Elizabeth, married Benjamin Ashby on 27d:10m:1700 (Salem VR IV:218)

[Essex County recods done]