Hezekiah Hatch

Family of Hannah Cudworth & Thomas Hatch:

Hezekiah Hatch. Born on 1 Jan 1701/2 in Scituate, MA.49

On 25 Mar 1731 when Hezekiah was 29, he first married Patience Ellms, daughter of Jonathan Ellms (27 Sep 1663-Feb 1741/2) & Patience Spurr (27 May 1664-), in First Parish Church of Scituate.49,105 Born on 29 Jan 1699/1700 in Scituate, MA.49 Patience died in Scituate, MA, on 16 Mar 1743; she was 43.49

Their children include:

• i.Thomas Hatch (Died soon) (10 May 1732-12 Apr 1733)
• ii.Mercy Hatch (30 May 1734-5 Mar 1781)
• iii.Patience Hatch (Twin) (19 Feb 1735[/6]-23 Feb 1775)
• iv.Daniel Hatch (Twin, died soon) (19 Feb 1735[/6]-22 Apr 1736)
• v.Jonathan Hatch (26 May 1739-28 Nov 1819)
• vi.Abigail Hatch (12 Nov 1741-4 Sep 1827)
• vii.Ruth Hatch (Died young) (3 Mar 1743-1 Aug 1749)

On 23 Mar 1744 (int) when Hezekiah was 42, he second married Deborah Hatch , daughter of Jeremiah Hatch (10 Aug 1694-) & Deborah Merritt (20275) (Dec 1689-), in Scituate, MA.49 Born ca 1722 in Scituate, MA. Deborah was baptized in Scituate, MA, on 4 Nov 1722.49 Deborah died on 15 Dec 1753 in Scituate, MA.49

Although they had the same surname, Hezekiah and Deborah were only remotely related, being second cousins once removed; his paternal grandfather was her paternal grandfather’s uncle.

Their children include:

• i. Eunice Hatch (Died unmarried) (21 Apr 1745-9 Feb 1770)
• ii. Deborah Hatch (Died unmarried) (18 Mar 1746-5 Oct 1768)
• iii. Drusilla Hatch (Died unmarried) (11 Feb 1748-4 Dec 1768)
• iv. Ruth Hatch (20 Jul 1752-)

On 23 Jun 1755 when Hezekiah was 53, he third married Mary Cudworth (29445) , daughter of John Cudworth (13532) (16 May 1706-ca 1776) & Mary Briggs (29853) (9 Oct 1711-1795), in Scituate, MA.49 Born on 15 Aug 1736 in Scituate, MA.49

Hezekiah and Mary were first cousins once removed since his father and her paternal grandmother were siblings.

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