John Hammond, of Rochester

John built the "Old Hammond House" in 1700. He was a noted man of his time, serving as a selectman, assessor, a member of the state legislature, a lieutenant in the militia and a justice of the peace. He was also one of the founders and a prominent member of the First Congregational Church of Rochester.

Lt. John Hammond of Rochester was born 30 Nov 1663 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts and died in Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts on 19 Apr 1749 [1][2]

Parents: 2nd son of Benjamin Hammond b. 1621, England d. 27 Apr 1703, Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts and Mary Vincent b. 1633, England d. 1705, Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. They were married on 8 Nov 1648 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. [2]

Married:

1. in 1691 to Mary Arnold, daughter of Samuel Arnold and Sarah Webb. She was born 24 Mar 1673/74 in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island and died on 3 Aug 1756, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. [1]

2 children of Mary Arnold and John Hammond include:

1. Sarah Hammond, b. 23 Dec 1695, Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA, USA , d. 26 Sep 1777, Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA
2. Benjamin Hammond, b. 1 Dec 1704, Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA, USA , d. 19 Jul 1758, Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA

Links

• Sprague Project last updated 22 February 2011
• The Sandwich Town Archives

Footnotes

1. From Helen Gibson, correspondent. John Hammond was given the commission as "Lieutenant" in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts in 1690. The companies at Barnstable, Eastham, Sandwich, and Yarmouth, were organized into a regiment, called "The Third Regiment" of which John Freeman, of Eastham, was commissioned Major Commandant. The company at Falmouth was added in 1689, and company of Rochester, 1690. A company at Harwich was added in 1694 and one at Chatham in 1712. The colonial regiment continued until June 2, 1685, when the colony was divided into 3 counties, and the militia of each county was made to constitute a regiment of itself, from that time. The militia of Plymouth Colony was called the "First Regiment". "Colonial List; Civil, Military, and Professional List of Plymouth Colony and the Rhode Island Colony"; by Homer W. Peirce; Boston, Massachusetts; 1881 (929.3 PEI, Cyrenius H. Booth Library, Newtown, Connecticut) (Sprague)
2. HAMMAND, or as often written, HAMMONS: -- Benjamin Hammond, of Yarmouth 1643, by Farmer said to have come from London, and to be son of William and Elizabeth, a sister of William Penn, but his could not be the celebrated William. Farmer adds that he was at Sandwich, married in 1650, and removed to Rochester, where lived John, called his 2d son, born 1663. (Whittemore)

Citations

1. [S93] Correspondent: Gibson, Helen.
2. Whittemore, Henry. Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America: With a Brief History of Those of the First Generation and References to the Various Local Histories, and Other Sources of Information Where Additional Data May Be Found. Baltimore, MD: Reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co, 1995. Print. Page 233

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• 1700: Built the Old Hammond House
• Noted man of his time ~ was selectman, assessor, a member of the state legislature, a lieutenant in the militia, a justice of the peace.
• One of the founders and a prominent member of the First Congregational Church of Rochester.

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John Hammond,[second son of Benjamin. William] was born at Sandwich, Mass., came to Rochester, Mass., with his brother Samuel about 1680. He settled in the Southwesterly part of the present town of Mattapoisett, where about the year 1700 he built the "Old Hammond House," known in 1894 as the "Howes House." It stood on the West bank of the Mattapoisett River until 1910 when it was torn/taken down. John Hammond was a noted man of his time; was selectman and assessor three years; member of the state legislature two years; a lieutenant of the militia, and justice of the peace. He was also one of the founders and a prominent member of the first Congregational Church of Rochester. He married in 1691 Mary Arnold, eldest daughter of the Rev. Samuel Arnold, first minister of the gospel that was settled in Rochester. They had seven sons and four daughters. (abridged from the pages of Roland Hammond's, "The descendants of William Hammond of London and Elizabeth Penn, through their son Benjamin of Sandwich and Rochester, Mass., 1600-1894")