Jonathan Hyde Sr. (abt. 1626 - abt. 1711)

Born about 1626 in London, England [uncertain]

Husband of Mary (French) Hyde — married about 1650 (to 27 May 1672) in Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Mary (Rediat) Hyde — married 8 Jan 1673 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 5 Oct 1711 at about age 85 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

The definitive information on Jonathan Hyde was published in 1917 in the New England Historic and Genealogical Society's journal the Register.^[1] About Jonathan, from the 1917 article,

Sergt. Jonathan Hyde, brother of Dea. Samuel Hyde, ... was born, probably in England about 1626,^[2] and died intestate at Newton, Mass., 5 Oct. 1711, aged 85. In Apr. 1639 he embarked in the ship Jonathan, bound from London for Boston, his elder brother Samuel crossing the Atlantic in the same ship with him, and in 1647 he settled at Cambridge Village (now Newton), Mass.^[3] He married first Mary French, born in England about 1633, died at Cambridge 27 May 1672, aged 39, daughter of Lieut. William and Elizabeth [French] of Billerica; and secondly, at Cambridge, 8 Jan. 1673/4, Mary Rediat, born probably at Sudbury about 1650, died at Newton 5 Sept. 1708, daughter of John and Ann (Dolt) of Marlborough.

With his brother Samuel he bought 40 acres of land in 1647 from Thomas Danforth and 200 acres in 1652 from the heirs of Nathaniel Sparhawk. This land was held in common by the two brothers until 3 May 1661, when it was divided between them.^[4] He and his first wife, Mary were received into full communion in the church 8 Jan. 1661/2, and he was admitted as a freeman 27 May 1663. He made a marriage contract with John Rediat, the father of his second wife, 2 Jan. 1673/4.^[5] In 1691 he was selectman of Newton. On 7 Mar. 1707 [? 1707/8] he conveyed land to his son-in-law John Osland and the latter's wife Sarah. On 7 Dec. 1710, less than a year before his death, he conveyed lands in Newton to his children John, Samuel, Daniel, Joseph, and Jonathan Hides, and to the widow and children of Icabod Hides.^[6][7]

Other events about Jonathan Hyde:

• He was from London, England.^[8]
• Jonathan was a selectman in 1691.^{[citation needed]}
• His brother Samuel died in 1689; Jonathan was overseer on Samuel's estate.^{[citation needed]}
• Jonathan bough bought 80 acres from Thomas Woolson in 1656; He lived on this land, and made additional purchases to enlarge the property to about 350 acres.^{[citation needed]}
• In a 1673 marriage covenent with John Radiat, Jonathan stipulated that he should marry Mary Radiat; if he was to predecease her, she would receive his house and about 100 acres of land. If she had no children with him, then she was to pass the 100 acres to the children of his first wife. (Document was dated 2-11-1673, about three months before the marriage; witnesses wee Rev. Nathaniel Gookin of Cambridge and his sister Mrs. Elizabeth Elliot.)^{[citation needed]}
• He deeded to eleven children about 400 acres of land including a number of dwelling houses there. His remaining eight children may have predecased him (the deaths of seven are recorded; the other must have died or was provided for otherwise.).^{[citation needed]}
• In 1705, he deeded the children a cart-way through the his land/homestead that went to the Dedham highway, “To be used with gates forever.” (This passage is now a highway and a boundary of the place that was once the homestead of Rev. Joseph Grafton, now of Michael Tombs.)^{[citation needed]}
• In a deed to son Samuel, Jonathan added a condition not to sell to a stranger unless necessary, but rather to one of the other children of Jonathan Sr. ch. or their heirs of the same name.^{[citation needed]}
• Jonathan died 5 October 1711, leaving no will or inventory.^{[citation needed]}

Family

Married: 1st -'Mary French about 1650, based on the birth of their first child in 1651. She died 27 May 1672 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Married: 2nd - Second Wife: Mary Rediat on 8 November 1673 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Children of Jonathan Hyde and Mary French:

1. Jonathan Hyde. Born on 1 April 1651. Probably died young.
2. Joshua Hyde (twin). Born on 23 May 1653. Probably died in infancy.
3. Samuel Hyde (twin). Born on 23 May 1653.
4. Elizabeth Hyde (twin). Born on 4 April 1654. Probably died in infancy.
5. Joshua Hyde (twin). Born on 4 April 1654.
6. Jonathan Hyde. Born on 1 April 1655.
7. John Hyde. Born on 6 April 1656.
8. Abraham Hyde. Baptized on 2 March 1657/8. He died 22 February 1658/9.
9. Elizabeth Hyde. Born on 4 September 1659.
10. Daniel Hyde. Born on 2 August 1661. He died 3 October 1661.
11. William Hyde. Born on 12 September 1662.
12. Eleazer Hyde. Born on 11 March 1663/4.
13. Daniel Hyde. Born in January 1665/6
14. Ichabod Hyde. Born on 22 September 1668.
15. Joseph Hyde. Born on 27 May 1672.

Children of Jonathan Hyde and Mary Rediat:

1. Mary Hyde. Born about 1674. Birth record not found but proven by other records.
2. Hannah Hyde. Born on 4 October 1677. She died 10 May 1679.
3. Sarah Hyde. Born on 1 April 1679.
4. Ruth Hyde. Born on 3 October 1682. She died 21 December 1682.
5. Isaac Hyde. Born on 31 October 1685. Probably died young.
6. Jacob Hyde. Born on 9 April 1687.
7. Lydia Hyde. Born on 1 March 1688/9.
8. Anna Hyde. Born on 28 August 1692.

No record of Dorothy Hyde, 1655–1717 • GQJL-YRJ​​

Death

Died: 5 October 1711 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Sources

1. ↑ William Henry Harrison Stowell, "Four Generations of Descendants of Jonathan Hyde of Newton, Mass.," The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 71 (1917):257-271, 342-353, in particular, 257; digital images, InternetArchive.
2. ↑ "According to Pope's Pioneers of Massachusetts, he deposed 2 (1) 1673, age 47 years," William Henry Harrison Stowell, "Four Generations of Descendants of Jonathan Hyde of Newton, Mass.," The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 71 (1917):257-271, 342-353, in particular, 257; digital images, InternetArchive.
3. ↑ "All places mentioned in this article are situated within the present limits of the State of Massachusetts, unless another State or region is indicated in the text or may be easily inferred from the text," William Henry Harrison Stowell, "Four Generations of Descendants of Jonathan Hyde of Newton, Mass.," The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 71 (1917):257-271, 342-353, in particular, 257; digital images, InternetArchive.
4. ↑ Citing, "Middlesex Deeds, vol. 3, fo. 321" William Henry Harrison Stowell, "Four Generations of Descendants of Jonathan Hyde of Newton, Mass.," The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 71 (1917):257-271, 342-353, in particular, 257; digital images, InternetArchive.
5. ↑ Citing "Ib. vol. 6, fo. 169," William Henry Harrison Stowell, "Four Generations of Descendants of Jonathan Hyde of Newton, Mass.," The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 71 (1917):257-271, 342-353, in particular, 257; digital images, InternetArchive.
6. ↑ Citing "Ib., vol. 16 fo. 290," William Henry Harrison Stowell, "Four Generations of Descendants of Jonathan Hyde of Newton, Mass.," The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 71 (1917):257-271, 342-353, in particular, 258; digital images, InternetArchive.
7. ↑ "Much information about his lands may be found in Jackson's History of Newton, pp. 316-318," William Henry Harrison Stowell, "Four Generations of Descendants of Jonathan Hyde of Newton, Mass.," The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 71 (1917):257-271, 342-353, in particular, 258; digital images, InternetArchive.
8. ↑ See: https://johnfullerofnewton.com/history-newton.pdf, p. 9.

• Jackson, Francis,. History of the early settlement of Newton, county of Middlesex, Massachusetts : from 1639-1800 : with a genealogical register of its inhabitants, prior to 1800. Boston: Printed by Stacy and Richardson, 1992, p. 319.
• Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook) Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

See also:

• https://www.newtonma.gov/government/historic-newton/research/prominent-newtonians/james-f-c-hyde.
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1920782&id=I2430
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lmarions&id=I8861
• familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBZ5-6DN
• Find A Grave: Memorial #119613686 for Jonathan Hyde I