John Haseltine (abt. 1620 - 1690)

Born about 1620 in England

Husband of Joan (Anter) Haseltine — married 31 Mar 1644 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1690 at about age 70 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts

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John Haseltine migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 153) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Origins

The location of his birth might be from the supposed home of his wife, Joan Auter, who was said to have been from Biddeford.

Some believe he was the son of Robert or Peter Hazeltine and Joanna Swan. ^[1]

He was the brother of Robert Haseltine

Biography

Circa 1612 (based on age at immigration) - 1620 (based on age at death) -- born at Biddeford, Devonshire, England. ^[2]

He arrived at Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in December 1638 aboard the ship John of London,, age 26, with His brother Robert Haseltine in a group led by Ezekiel Rogers. ^{[3] [4]}

May 13, 1640 -- John Haseltine became a freeman. ^[5]

1643 -- owned a two acre lot at Rowley, Essex county, Massachusetts. ^[6]

1645 - 1656 -- John Haseltine and Jane Anter Haseltine had four childre, all birn at Rowley: three sons (Samuel, John, and Nathaniel) and one daughter (Mary). ^[7]

1649 -- moved to the part of Rowley then called "Merrimack", but later called "Bradford," Essex county, Massachusetts. ^[8] John and his brother Robert were two of the first three settlers of Bradford. ^{[9] [10]}

April 30, 1656 -- sold two acre lot at Rowley to Thomas Crosby. ^[11]

Circa 1660 -- moved from Bradford to Haverhill, Essex county, Massachusetts. ^{[12] [13]}

August 17, 1689 -- date of will which mentioned wife (Jane Anter Haseltine) and their four children: Samuel, Mary, John, and Nathaniel (Essex Probate, 304:327). ^[14]

December 23, 1690 -- died at Haverhill, "aged about 70 years." ^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ See Amy Lynn Baker Santagate, Surname Saturday - Robert Haseltine & Joanna Swain Of Knedlington, Yorkshire, England (original website gone: accessed archived version 1 Dec 2020) for a discussion of John's possible origins
2. ↑ Early Settlers, pages 142 & 144.
3. ↑ Genealogical Sketches, page ??
4. ↑ Early Settlers, pages 142 & 144.
5. ↑ Early Settlers, page 144.
6. ↑ Early Settlers, page 144.
7. ↑ Early Settlers, page 144.
8. ↑ Early Settlers, page 144.
9. ↑ Genealogical Sketches, page ??
10. ↑ Early Settlers, page 142.
11. ↑ Early Settlers, page 144.
12. ↑ Early Settlers, page 144.
13. ↑ Genealogical Sketches, page ??
14. ↑ Early Settlers, page 144.
15. ↑ Early Settlers, page 144.

See Also:

• William Berry Lapham, Genealogical sketches of Robert and John Hazelton and some of their descendants, Portland, Me.: F.H. Hazelton, 1892.| Hazelton
• Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts (Amos Everett Jewett, Rowley, Massachusetts, 1887-1933)"| Page 144