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Jemima Hastings (Willard)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Groton, Middlesex, MA, United States
Death: April 14, 1788 (59)
Charlestown, Sullivan, NH, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Lieut. Moses Willard and Susannah Willard
Wife of Sylvanus Hastings
Sister of Abigail Willard; Elizabeth Willard; Susanna Johnson Hastings; Huldah Willard; James Nutting Willard and 6 others

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About Jemima Hastings

  1. ID: I23683
  2. Name: Jemima Willard 1
  3. Sex: F
  4. Birth: 29 JUN 1728
  5. Death: 14 APR 1788
  6. Note:
   Source:
   WILLARD GENEALOGY, SEQUEL TO WILLARD MEMORIAL
   MATERIALS GATHERED CHIEFLY BY JOSEPH WILLARD
   AND CHARLES WILKES WALKER
   EDITED AND COMPLETED BY CHARLES HENRY POPE
   PRINTED FOR THE WILLARD FAMILY ASSOCIATION, BOSTON, MASS., 1915*
   Digital Edition © 2001 by Richard Bingham
   Oceanport, New Jersey
   ISBN 1-930968-20-5
   Copyright, 1915
   By THE WILLARD FAMILY ASSOCIATION
   Murray and Emery Company
   Kendall Square
   Cambridge

Father: Moses Willard b: BET. 1702 - 1703 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA

Mother: Susanna Hastings

Marriage 1 Sylvanus Hastings

Children

  1. Has No Children Oliver Hastings b: 3 JAN 1745/46
  2. Has No Children Susanna Hastings b: 29 MAY 1746
  3. Has No Children Jemima Hastings b: 29 JAN 1749/50
  4. Has No Children Sylvanus Hastings b: 23 MAR 1751/52
  5. Has No Children John Hastings b: 18 JUN 1754
  6. Has No Children Moses Willard Hastings b: 6 NOV 1756
  7. Has No Children Oliver Hastings b: 4 MAR 1759
  8. Has No Children Elizabeth Hastings b: 21 MAY 1760
  9. Has No Children Oliver Hastings b: 10 JUN 1762

Sources:

  1. Title: WILLARD GENEALOGY, SEQUEL TO WILLARD MEMOIR
     Author: Materials gathered by Joseph Willard and Charles Wilkes Walker, Edited and completed by Charles Henry Pope
     Publication: Printed for the Willard Family Assn., Boston, MA, 1915, Murray and Emery, Kendall Sq., Cambridge, MA, Digital Edition 2001 by Richard Bingham, Oceanport, NJ
     Repository:
     Media: Electronic 

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Willard and Fort No. 4 FOUNDERS OF FORT NO. 4, CHARLESTOWN, NH From: Farns10th@aol.com - Janice Farnsworth

Surname: WILLARD Source: The History of Charlestown, N.H. - The Old (Fort) No. 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson, 1876.

p.335 Samuel, David and Stephen Farnsworth were the first settlers of No. 4, in the spring of 1740. They were the sons of Samuel Farnsworth of Groton, MA who married the widow, Mary (Whitcomb) Willard. Her first husband was Simon Willard of Lancaster, MA, grandson of Major Simon Willard. She was the mother of Lieut. Moses Willard step-brother to Samuel, David and Stephen Farnsworth.

Simon Willard was the son of Henry Willard and his wife, Mary Lakin of Groton, MA; married July 18, 1674. Henry Willard was born at Concord, MA June 4, 1655, son of Major Simon Willard. When Mary Lakin died, Henry Willard m. (2) in 1689 Dorcas Cutler and when Henry Willard died Dorcas (Cutler) m. (2) Benjamin Bellows of Lancaster, MA and the ancestor of the Bellows family of Walpole. Henry Willard had the following children by his two wives: 1. Henry Simon Willard b. Oct 8, 1678. m. Mary Whitcomb 2. Mary Willard 3. John Willard 4. Hezekiah Willard 5. Joseph Willard 6. Samuel Willard 7. James Willard 8. Josiah Willard who was Colonel and Commander at Fort Dummer and one of the grantees and first settlers of Winchester. 9. Jonathan Willard 10. Sarah Willard 11. Abigail Willard 12. Susanna Willard 13. Tabitha Willard.

p.6l8 Major Simon Willard b. Kent County, England emigrated to Newtown, (now Cambridge, MA) in l634.� One of the orig. purchasers at Concord, MA. p.6l9 Simon resided there thru to l635.� In l654 he was com- issioned commander-in-chief of the forces of MA in the Ninigret and Philips wars.� In l660 he removed to Lan- caster, MA and then to Groton, MA in l672.� He died at Charlestown, MA April 24, l676� He m. (l) Mary Sharp and (2) Elizabeth Dunster He m. (3)_____(l7 children, 9 sons and 8 daughters) Note: his 4th son, Henry Willard (ancestor of the Charlestown Willards0 was b. June 4, l655 at Concord, MA m. July l8, l674 Mary Lakin of Groton MA Res: Lancaster, MA� He m. (2) l689 Dorcas Cutler. It was his son, Simon Willard who m. Mary Whitcomb.

Henry Willard and his wives Mary Lakin and Dorcas Cutler had issue: l. Henry Simon Willard b. Oct 8, l678 2. Simon Willard b.___m. Mary Whitcomb 3. Mary Willard 4. John Willard 5. Hezekiah Willard 6. Joseph Willard 7. Samuel Willard 8. James Willard 9. Josiah Willard - became colonel and commander of Fort �� Dummer and one of the lst settlers of Winchester l0. Jonathan Willard ll. Sarah Willard l2. Abigail Willard l3. Susanna Willard l4. Tabitha Willard p. 6l9 Simon Willard son of Henry Willard and his wife, Mary Lakin, m. Mary Whitcomb. Their res: Lancaster, MA.� He d. l706.� His widow, Mary Whitcomb Willard m. Dec. l2, l706, Samuel Farnsworth, son of Matthias Farnsworth and Mary Farr of Groton, MA.�� Simon Willard and Mary Whit- comb had issue: l. Aaron Willard b. l70l at Lancaster MA m. Dec. l6, l724 Mary Wright, dau of Capt Samuel Wright and Mary Stevens of Sudbury, Rutland, MA.� Mary Wright was the grandaughter of Ciprian Stevens and his wife, Mary(Willard) Stevens. 2. Moses Willard b. l702/3 at Lancaster 3. Eunice Willard b. ___at Lancaster MA m. Joseph Doby of Stow, MA 4. Alice Willard b. _____ at Lancaster, MA m. Jan. 29, l7l8/l9 Capt Jonathan Whitney of Lancaster, MA. 5. Miriam Willard born posthumously at Sudbury, MA m. Joseph Maynard of Sudbury on Jan. 29, l723. p.620 Moses Willard son of Simon Willard and Mary Whitcomb b. l702/3 m. at Groton, MA Sep 28, l727 Susanna Hastings orig of Watertown, MA.� Her sister, Hannah Hastings m. Moses Willard's half-brother, David Farnsworth of Groton MA son of Moses Willard's mother Mary Whitcomb and his step-father Samuel Willard, Sr. of Groton, MA. Susanna's sister, Eunice Hastings m. Simon Willard half-brother, Stephen Farnsworth.� Moses Willard and Susanna Hastings resided lst at Lunen- burg (Turkey Hills), MA In May, l742 they moved to Fort No. 4, Charlestown, New Hampshire, following his 3 half brothers: Stephen, David and Samuel Farnsworth who found ed the Fort.� This became Moses Willard and his family's permanent home.� Moses Willard was killed by Indians on June l8, l756 at Fort No. 4. Lieut Moses Willard and his wife, Susanna Hastings had issue: l. Jemima Willard b. June 29, l728 m. Sylvanus Hastings eldest son of Dr. John Hastings. 2. Susanna Willard b. Feb. 20, l729/30 m. Captain James Johnson (she is famous for her memoirs of her captivity for 3 yrs in Canada) 3. Huldah Willard b. May 27, l732 m. Joseph Willard son of Rev. Joseph Willard and Susan Lynde. 4. James Nutting Willard b. May 28, l734 m. Abigail WETHERBE dau of Capt. Ephraim Wetherbe and his wife, Joanna (Bellows) Wetherbe. Their issue: l. James Willard b. Apr. 30, l762 d. l7622. 2. James Willard 2d b. Nov. 9. l7633. 3. Edward Willard b. Dec. 9, l763 4. Betsy Willard b. Oct 28, l767 5. Abigail Willard b. Jan 25, l770 6. John Small Willard b. Jan 3l, l772 7. Joasnna Willard b. at Hartland Vt. 8. Susanna Willard b. at Hartland Vt. 9. Thales Willard b. at Hartland Vt. James Nutting Willard died and his widow, Abigail Wetherbe Willard m. (2) Capt. Isaac Farwell m. (3) J. B. Olive.

5. Moses Willard Jr. son of Lieut Moses Willard and his wife, Susanna Hasting was born at Groton MA on Aug. l5, l738, m. Lydia Farwell dau of Josiah and Lydia Farwell.� She b. Groton MA.� He d. Aug l7, l822 and Lydia (Farwell) Willard d. Apr 28, l837 age 85. Their issue: l. Marcian (son) b. l769 m. Mary Baker, dau of Capt. Osmy Baker and his wife, Mary Farnsworth. Mary Baker was b. July 4, l776 Marcian d. l855 She died l86l.� He was a farmer. Their issue: l. Mary Baker Willard b. l797 m. Simeon Heywood in l827 2. Charles Willard b. l807 m. l839 Nancy Shurtleff b. l805 3. Moses Willard b. l773 d. l808 m. l796 Peggy Glidden b. l78l d. l852 4. Lydia Willard b. l778 m. l795 Phineas HUTCHINS son of Capt. Phineas Hutchins and Sarah (Reed) Hutchins b. l774 at Lunenburg, MA 5. Nancy Willard b. l784 m. l808 Josiah Whitmore b. l783 Middletown, CN. 6. Abel Willard b. l788 m. l8l2 Fanny Grout dau of Jonathan Grout and Parthena PAGE 1. Fanny Grout Willard b. l8l3 m.m. Ebenezer Dunsmoor 2. Sophia Willard b. l8l5 m. Newton ALLEN 3. Jonathan Willard b. l825 m. LemiraSanders 7. Levi Willard b. l79l m. l8l4 Phebe Curriel b. l792� She d. l866� He d. l87l l. Harriet Willard b. l8l7 m. l840 Colonel Jonathan Baker 2. Henry Willard b. l8l8 d l846 6. Miriam Willard dau of Lieut Moses Willard and his wife Susanna Hastings:� Miriam b. Sep 25, l740 m. Rev. Phineas Whitney of Shirley MA (no children) She d. l769� Phineas Whitney m. (2) l770 Lydia Bowes and had l0 children. Note Rev. Whitney preached at Shirley MA. The Hon. JOHN HANCOCK of Boston MA gave Phineas Whitney the Pulpit Bible.� Phineas was one of Groton Academy's founding Trustees, which apptmt he held tilhis death Dec. l3, l8l9� He was minister to the church at Shirley MA for 50 yrs. 7. Aaron Willard m. Mary Smead Res: Charlestown, NH untill755 then moved to Hartland, Vt. l. Clarissa Willard b. l767 d. l8l6 m. WilliamSymmes 2. Miriam Willard b. l769 3. Charlotte Willard b. l770 d. l845 m. (l)Mr. Crandall m. (2) Mr. Rogers 4. Martha Willard b. l773 m. Mr. WETHERBERes: New York 5. Mary, twin to Martha b. l7873 m. RoswellHunt 6. _____Willard b. l775 d. l8l9 m. ElizabethTaylor b. l78l 7. Aaron Willard Jr. b. l778 m. Mary Lull ofVt. 8. Capt. John Willard b. l753 d. l832 m. Eunice CLAPPdau of Preserved Clapp and his wife, Eunice Asherton of Bolten MA Note: Mrs. Susanna Willard Johnson dau of Lieut Moses Willard and his wife, Susanna Hastings, says in her narrative of captivity that her parents had l2 children, all told, as follows: 9. Abigail Willard l0. Elizabeth Willard ll. Mary Willard l2. unknown Willard. Rev. Saunderson was unable to find any facts on these last four children.


Jemima Willard

Birth

29 Jun 1728

inGroton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Death

14 Apr 1788

inCharlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

Parents

Joseph Willard

1696 – 1723

Susanna Hastings

1710 – 1797

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Jemima Hastings's Timeline

1728
June 29, 1728
Groton, Middlesex, MA, United States
1788
April 14, 1788
Age 59
Charlestown, Sullivan, NH, United States