Capt William Haskell

• BIRTH 8 Nov 1618 Charlton Musgrove, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
• DEATH 20 Aug 1693 (aged 74) Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
• BURIAL Burial Details Unknown
• MEMORIAL ID 67381125

Captain William Haskell, born in England, in 1617, died in Glouces­ter, Massachusetts, August 20, 1693 was the son of William Haskell and Elinor Eoule of Musgrove, Somerset, England. He sailed from England to America along with his brothers, Roger and Mark and one sister circa 1635 and settled first, about 1632, in that part of Salem then called "Cape Ann Side," (Beverly, MA) in 1632 but later, about 1643, removed to Gloucester where he died in 1693. He probably resided at Planters' Neck two years later, though still later he appears to have been absent from the town. He was there in 1656, however, and settled on the westerly side of Annisquam, where he had several parcels of land, includ­ing a lot of ten acres with house and barn, on the westerly side of Walker's Creek.

The "Haskell" name is thought to be the antecedent of 75-85% of the Haskells in America, much more numerous than that of any other early settler," says the genealogist of the Haskell family of Gloucester, Massachusetts. A large number of his descendants remain in town, but a still greater number are scattered abroad over the country. From six generations of this prolific stock emigrants have gone forth, who, whether they braved the dangers and hardships of pioneer life in the forests of Maine or sought a kinder soil than their own in more settled and cultivated regions, or engaged in handicraft and trade in the marts of business, have generally sustained the character for usefulness and respectability which the family have always borne in its ancient seat.

Marrying Mary Tybott of Chepstow, Monmouth, Wales (Dec.06, 1628 - Aug. 16, 1693) on Nov. 16, 1643 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. They had the following children: William Jr. (b.1644), Joseph (b.1646), Benjamin (b.1648), John (b.1649), Ruth (b.1654), Mark (b.1658), Mary & Sarah (b.1660), and Elinor (b.1663)

He was a farmer, but likely also participated in the fishing business of Gloucester. He was one of the first deacons of the church at Gloucester, a Selectman for several years, a representative of the General Court 6 times over 20 years. In 1681 he was appointed lieutenant of the "trained band" (local militia) and afterwards named captain, the title "Captain Haskell" retained until his death.

His sons had land on both sides of this creek still held by descendants. He was a mariner, engaged in fishing, but found time to attend to much of the town's business, serving as selectman several years, and was Representative to the General Court six times in twenty years. In 1661 he was appointed lieuten­ant of the "trayned band" and was later captain. He was one of the officers who refused in 1688 to assess the taxes levied by Sir Edmund Andros, and was fined by the Superior Court at Salem.

The repudiated Governor, Andros, was finally driven out of New England by the indignant victims of his tyranny. In 1681 William Haskell joined with others in a petition to the King praying for the interposition of the crown to prevent the disturbance of title to Gloucester lands by Robert Mason, who made claim thereto. He was one of the first two known deacons of the first church at Gloucester. William Haskell married, November 16, 1643, Mary Tybbot, daughter of Walter Tybbot. She died four days before her husband

The surname Haskell meaning "the marsh" is variously spelled Hascal, Haskill, Hascol, Haskail, etc., and is according to some authorities of Welsh origin, but other authorities trace the patronymic as well as the family to Norman sources. The family is said to be descended from a com­panion of William the Conqueror, and to be of Norman-French stock. That the family is one anciently distinguished is evidenced by the fact that it is an armigerous family and that legend traces the origin of the crest to a definite incident which is said to have occurred at the battle of Hastings.

The Legend

At the battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror, being faint from the lack of food, saw in the distance, near the lines of Harold, an apple tree in fruit. Expressing the belief that some of the apples would revive him until the fortunes of the day should be decided, one of his attendant knights, Roger de Haskell by name, dashed forward amid a shower of the enemy's arrows and brought to his sovereign a scarf filled with the fruit, whereupon the Conqueror bade him bear as his crest a fruit-bearing apple tree pierced by a flying arrow.

The arrow seems to have disappeared, but the apple-tree remains as a reminder to posterity of the courage of an early progenitor. The coat-of-arms blazoned herewith is as recorded by Burke for Haskell. Burke does not record the motto, but this coat-of-arms, with the motto, is recorded by Matthews in his "American Armoury and Blue Book" for descendants of William Haskell, mentioned below. Whatever doubt may be cast upon the facts of the legend first related, it is certain that another Roger Haskell, born in England, accompanied his brother, William, of whom further, and Mark, to the New World.

Captain William Haskell was born about 1620. and was connected with the family of Roger Haskell. of Salem. He first appeirs in Gloucester in 1643 ; and in 1645 mention is made of his land at Planter's Neck. He probably resided here a few years following the last date ; but the hiatus in the recorded births of his children affords ground for conjecture that he was not a permanent resident from that time. If he left town for a season, he had returned by 1656, and settled on the westerly side of Amisquane river, where he had several pieces of land, among which was a lot of ten acres, with a house and barn, bought of Richard Window, situated on the west side of Walker's Creek, which is still occupied by descendants.

The public offices to which he was elected affords sufficient proof that he was a prominent and useful citizen. He was a selectman several years and representative six times in the course of twenty years. In 1681 he was appointed by the general court lieutenant to the train band, of which he was afterward captain. He was one of the first two of whom we have any knowledge who were deacons of the First Church. He married Mary, daughter of Walter Tybbot, November 16, 1643. She died August 16, 1693; and he four days after (on the 2Oth), leaving an estate of ¿548, 12s. 

His children, whose births are recorded were: William, Joseph, Mark, Sarah and Eleanor. Besides these, he had sons Benjamin and John and daughters Ruth and Mary. Various descendants of William Haskell settled in Falmouth and New Gloucester, Maine, among them being Moses. Job, of Hampton, New Hampshire, and Nathan, who settled in the latter place, but no history of the following generations of this article has been connected with that of the Gloucester parent family, though there is no doubt of their descent.

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William Haskall or William Haskell, in the company of his brother and sister, Roger and Joan, his step-father and mother, John and Elinor Stone, and perhaps two sons of John Stone's previous marriage, sailed from England probably in the spring of 1635 and settled in the Basse River section (Cape Ann side, now Beverly) of Salem, Massachusetts.
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"William Haskell undoubtedly lived with his mother Elinor and step-father, John Stone, on the Cape Ann side (now Beverly), at least until the time of his marriage and perhaps periodically for a few years after. The births of his first two and last three children are listed in the Gloucester Vital Records, while the four born between 1646 and 1658 are not record d and dates of birth have been approximated using later depositions."

"According to tradition, William Haskell did not become a permanent resident of Gloucester until circa 1652, when he settled on the westerly side of Walker's Creek on a ten acre lot with house and barn which he bought from joiner Richard Window on 4 August 1652." The date of the property transaction is uncertain and may have occurred as late as 16 June 1663. The William Haskell house still exists, although greatly altered, on Lincoln Road in West Gloucester, MA." (REF: "Haskell Journal: Journal of t he Haskell Family Association" v8, #4, 1992.)
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The following notes about William Haskell are copied from "Ancestry of Bob and Mary Beth Wheeler" published on RootsWeb.com.

"William Haskell first appears in Gloucester in 1643; the "History of Gloucester" says he settled at Beverly in 1630. Perhaps he and brother Roger a rrived together, Roger having received a grants of land in Beverly in 1636 .

In 1645 mention is made of William's land at "Planter's Neck," generally known as Squam Point, beginning at the head of Lobster Cove to the sho rt at Ipswich Bay. He either only held this land or lived there off and on for several years, as his first four children were born at Beverly and land transactions there indicate he was a resident at Beverly. He appears to have settled permanently at Gloucester in 1658 on the west side of the Annisquam River where he owned several large lots, including a 20 acre parcel with a house and barn that he purchased in 1652 from Richard Window who'd built it. This is in an area commonly known as West Gloucester.

He was a farmer, but likely also participated in the fishing business of Gloucester. He was one of the first deacons of the church at Gloucester, a Selectman for several years, a representative of the General Court 6 times over 20 years. In 1681 he was appointed lieutenant of the "trayned band" (local militia) and afterwards named captain, the title "Captain Haskell" retained until his death.

His estate was valued at 437 pounds."

William Haskell, II, and Mary Tybott may have been married in a civil cere mony performed by a magistrate in Salem, MA, but the marriage is record ed in the Vital Records of Gloucester, v2 (marriages), p 265. Ref: Howa rd V. Williams in the "Haskell Journal: Journal of the Haskell Family Soci ety" v9, #2, pp558-576.

Parents
William Haskell 1573–1630

Spouse
Mary Tybott Haskell 1628–1693 (m. 1643)

Siblings
Roger Haskell 1613–1667

Children
William Haskell 1644–1708
Joseph Haskell 1646–1727
Mary Haskell Dodge 1660–1737

References

[1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67381125/william-haskell

Sources

"Early Vital Records of Mass. (Gloucester Deaths)"

A condensed genealogy of one branch of the Edwards family of Concord and Acton, Massachusetts compiled by John Harrington Edwards, 1907 page 11-12

GEDCOM Source

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GEDCOM Note

Line 2822 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long:
BIRT PLAC Charlton, , Musgrave, , England., U.K. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

Additional Data

Descendants

II. William, b. 1644;—
III. Henry, b. 1678;—
IV. Samuel, b. 1715;—
V. Samuel, b in Harvard, 1746, d. 1825 at Waterford, Me., m. Ruth Safford, and served in Revolutionary army; —
VI. GEORGE HASKELL, M.D.. b. in Harvard, Mar. 23, 1799, d. 1867, m. Eunice Prescott Edwards (named after her uncles, Gens. Oliver and William Prescott of Bunker Hill fame), June 13, 1827, (See EDWARDS); —
VII. Ch: Ellen, b. at Ashby, Jan. 20, 1829, m Oct. 19, 1852, Henry Plummer Kimball, b. in Stafford, N. H., Mar. 8, 1829, d. May 10, 1889;—
VIII. Ch : Frank Henry, M.D., b. July 13, 1855, m. (1) Henrietta Kirk, (2) Gudrun Tillish; — [IX. Ch: Elizabeth, b. 1895; Alice, b. 1897; Ellen, b. 1906];
IX Willis M., b. April 21, 1858, m. Nov. 16, 1882, Isabel M. Mears, b. July 24, 1857;— [IX. Ch: Robert Haskell, b. Oct. 2, 1883; Vera M. , b. Jan. 20, 1885];
X Carleton C., b. May 8, 1868, m. Jan. 1 1895, May Irish,— [IX Son, b. 1896];
XIGeorge S., b. Oct. 4, 18??, d Aug. 12, 1891, m Lydia E. Howell, b. Oct. 26, 1843, d. in Paris, France, 1901; — George Edwards, b. April 5, 1861, d. Nov., 1870; Mark Tracy, b. 1863, d. 1881].