Samuel Hammond
- Born: 1655, Sandwich, Barnstable, MA 617
- Marriage: Mary Hathaway about 1680 in Rochester, Plymouth, MA 617,618
- Died: 12 Jul 1728, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA at age 73 618,1461
General Notes:
Samuel3 Hammond [oldest son of Benj.,2 William1] was born at Sandwich, Mass., in 1655, came with his brother John to Rochester, Mass., about 1680, and settled in the extreme southwesterly part of the town, known as the "West Neck," where he died at a ripe age much respected. He was one of the founders and a prominent member of the first Congregational Church in Rochester, located in the present town of Marion. He was an extensive land-holder, and settled four of his sons around him, viz: Seth, Josiah, Barnabas and Jedediah, the latter of whom afterwards moved to Scituate. He bought his land of Hugh Cole of Swansey, and he of King Philip, Sachem of Pokanoket, in 1671. A house built by his son Barnabas in 1767 is still standing. Samuel Hammond m. about 1680 Mary Hathaway, and had issue. [A History and Genealogy of the Descendants of William Hammond by Roland Hammond, 1894]
Noted events in his life were:
• Alt. Birth, Abt 1656, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. 618,622,1461
• Alt. Death, 1728, Rochester, Plymouth, MA. 622
Samuel married Mary Hathaway, daughter of Arthur Hathaway and Sarah Cooke, about 1680 in Rochester, Plymouth, MA 617.,618 (Mary Hathaway was born about 1664 in Dartmouth, Bristol, MA 622 and died after 1735 in Rochester, Plymouth, MA 622.)
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