George I. Hazard (abt. 1658 - abt. 1742)

Born about 1658 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about Jan 1742 at about age 84 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island

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Biography

Birth

Date: abt 1658- or abt 1663

Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

Death

Date: Jan 1742 or 1743

Place: South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island

Note

He was admitted freeman of the Colony in 1696. In 1701, '02, '06, '07, '09, '13. He was Deputy; in 1703 and 1704, Assistant. May 6, 1713, he was appointed by the Assembly one of a committee to make the public road leading through the Colony from "Pawtucket River to Pawcatuck River more straight and fair and passable." 1. In 1719 he was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of Militia for the main land, 2. and was ever afterward called Colonel George Hazard. He became a large landholder like his brother Thomas (1660-1746). ^[1]

In 1695 his father gave him by deed three hundred and fifty acres, being a part of the original purchase; and after the death of his mother, in 1739, he bought of his nephew, Robert Hazard, the remaining part of the farm with the manor-house.

Sources

Other Sources

• Samuel Richardson and Josiah Ellsworth Author: Richardson, Ruth Ellsworth Publication: Private Publisher, 1974 Note: History and genealogy of the Richardson and Ellsworth families of Massachusetts

• Ancestry of Thirty-Three Rhode Islanders Born in the 18th Century Author: John Osborne Austin Publication: Albany, N.Y.: Published by Joel Munsell's Sons: 1889

• The Hazard Family of Rhode Island 1635-1894 Author: Robinson, Caroline E. Publication: Boston, Printed by the Author: (1895) Note: A genealogy and history of the descendants of Thomas Hazard, 1635-1894, with sketches of the worthies of this family, and anecdotes illustrative of their traits and also of the times in which they lived.

• Robinson, Caroline. The Hazard Family of Rhode Island 1635-1894 (Boston, 1895) p 10

George was listed on several military records in Rhode Island between 1710 and 1721.^[2][3]

Research Note

Severed from Thomas Hazard and Martha Unknown as parents. That couple's children are known and did not include sons Thomas or George, both unsourced profiles.

Sources

1. ↑ Colonial Families of the United States of America, Volume III Hazard Family. page 225 available by subscription on ancestry
2. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7J6J-7FZM : 1 March 2021), George Hasard, May 1710; citing Military Service, Rhode Island, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140772.
3. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7JXF-Q5N2 : 1 March 2021), George Haszard, May 1721; citing Military Service, Rhode Island, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140772.

• Source: S-409084742 Repository: #R-948573684 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=37499537&pid=1673 Repository: R-948573684

Acknowledgements

• Hazard-321 was created by Mike Perry through the import of BranchesofthePerryTree1111.ged on Jan 26, 2014.