Sergeant Elijah Hatch, Sr.

A Patriot of the American Revolution for MASSACHUSETTS - NEW YORK with the rank of SERGEANT. DAR Ancestor #: A052747

Biography

He was in the Revolutionary War as a Sergeant between 5 May 1775 and 26 Oct 1775 in Province of New York.¹ Capt. John McKinatry's Company, Col. Patterson's Regiment for 3 months and 4 days He emigrated from New York in 1801 to Rome Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States.¹ Being brought to Ohio by his son Judge Elijah Hatch, Jr.

Burial

Pioneer Cemetery, Rome Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hatch-3105

Born 7 Apr 1730 in Rochester, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Son of Elisha Hatch and Patience (Keen) Hatch

Brother of Mathew Hatch, Isaac Hatch Sr. and Patience (Hatch) Beaman [half]

Husband of Kesiah Barrows — married 30 Mar 1757 in Dartmouth, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Martha (Cummings) Hatch — married about 1780 in Green River, Columbia, New York, United States [uncertain]

Father of Comfort (Hatch) Crippen, Lydia (Hatch) Culver, Elijah Hatch and Martha (Hatch) Spencer

Died 4 Dec 1809 in Rome Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States

Profile last modified 28 Nov 2019 | Created 7 Nov 2016

Notes

Isaac Hatch's affidavit in Joseph Whipple's Revolutionary War Pension papers, p. 737: ... from the time he could remember until after his marriage aforesaid, her parents having resided as neighbors to him and his parents in Hillsdale aforesaid; and her maiden name was Mary Virgil, her father's name being William Virgil; that her father died when the said Mary was a child and her mother married for a second husband Elijah Hatch who was an uncle of affiant; that said Mary Virgil married one John Smith about the year in which the War of Revolution closed, that said John Smith lived only about a year and died leaving said Mary a widow, without any children; that she remarried a widow two or three years or thereabouts, and married said Joseph Whipple at the time and place aforesaid.

Mark Whipple's affidavit in Joseph Whipple's Rev War Pension papers: ... and he states that the native place of the said Mary Whipple was Hillsdale in the county of Columbia and state of New York at a place called Green River; that she was born and resided there; that her fathers name was William Virgil, who died when she was quite small, and her mother married a man by name of Elijah Hatch for her second husband and his mothers name was Mary Virgil...

Sources

Peter B. Hill, editor, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, second ed., 11 (Plymouth, Massachusatts: General Society of Mayflower Descendents, 209), 11 - Part 3: 23 Elijah Hatch, Jr., "The Elijah Hatch Journal " (MS, Athens County, Ohio, 1793-1847); digital images, John Culp (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kinfolktrackin/elijahhatch... : accessed 1 Dec 2010); On the fourth day of December 1809 my father died. He was in his eightyeth year. He was born in the town of Rochester, Plimonth County, state of Massachusetts on the 27th April O. S. 1730. I had long been expecting his death. When it came it gave me feelings which none can know but those who have lost a tender parent. DAR listing: Ancestor #: A052747,,.¹ MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 7, P 487; EVERTS & ENSIGN, HIST OF COLUMBIA CO, NY, P 33 A Virgil Family History; An early Virgil/Virgin family of Massachusetts & New York (Cox, Judith Whipple, 2016, whipple970@gmail.com)