John Hastings, of Watertown

Not the same as John Hastings, of Weston or as John Hastings, of Lunenberg

2. JOHN, son of NATHANIEL and MARY (NEVINSON) HASTINGS, baptized, as above, 1698, probably then some eight years old; married, 1714, MARY and settled in Watertown, near the old burying-ground. His estate, containing 8 acres, he bought of Richard Beers and others, February 27, 1719. This he exchanged with Samuel Stratton, and afterwards resided in the eastern or lower part of Watertown, near the north-east corner of Mount Auburn. In 1757, a strip of land, about one half of a mile in width, on the east side of Watertown, was annexed to Cambridge, and his homestead was thus brought within the limits of Cambridge. He died October, 1746. His 12 children follow, viz.: …

Inscription

• Here lyes Buried
• the Body of Mr.
• JOHN HASTINGS
• Who Departed this Life
• Sept. ye 13th AD 1746 in
• ye 55th Year of His Age.

References

1. The Hastings Memorial: A Genealogical Account of the Descendants ..., Volume 95 By Lydia Nelson Hastings Buckminster. Page 87. < GoogleBooks >
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Nevinson-23
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27978293/john-hastings
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27977833/mary-hastings