Thomas Hazard (abt. 1610 - aft. 1677)

Born about 1610 in England

Husband of Martha (Unknown) Hazard — married 1628 in England

Husband of Martha (Sheriff) Hues — married 1675 in Rhode Island

Descendants

Died after 6 Aug 1677 after about age 67 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

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Thomas Hazard migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 3, p. 294) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Disputed Origins

Thomas Hazard and Margarit Pawmer have been disconnected. Thomas, the immigrant's origins are unknown.

Disambiguation

Many secondary sources indicate that Thomas Hazard of Newport, Rhode Island, and Thomas Hazard of Newtown, Long Island were the same man. They were two distinct person. The Long Island Thomas had children Nathaniel, Joshua, Jonathan and Gershom, never mentioned in Rhode Island. Likewise Robert, Elizabeth, Hannah and Martha are never mentioned in Long Island. The will to Thomas of Rhode Island disinherits son Robert, other sons would l have gladly claimed their share. Thomas of Newtown served as a magistrate, signed with an H and other offices but Thomas of Portsmouth held no office higher than Juryman and signed with a TH.^[1]

Biography

Thomas Hazard is Notable.

Thomas Hazard was born about 1610. He deposed 16 Oct 1674 that he was age sixty-four. His parents and origins are unknown.^[1][2]

Thomas died after 6 Aug 1677^[3]

Two marriages:

• (1) Martha ______ by about 1628^[1]
• (2) Martha (_______) Shreive, soon after 29 May 1675. She was the widow of Thomas Shreive.^[4] She remarried after Thomas death Lewis Hues, who abandoned her. "Martha Hues, wife of Lewis Hues, made agreement with her son John Sheriff, which she had by former husband, whereas said Lewis Hues was lawfully married to his above named wife Martha, took an occasion privately to go away within six or seven weeks after he was married, taking away great part of her estate, that was hers in her former husband's time."^[5]]

Boston

Thomas Hasard, ship carpenter was admitted to the Boston Church 22 May 1636.^[6], having probably arrived about 1635.^[1]

25 May 1636, he was admitted freeman of Boston.^[7]

Rhode Island

28 2d month 1639. "It is agreed. By us whose hands are underwritten, to propagate a Plantation in the midst of the Island or elsewhere; And doe engage ourselves to bear equall charges, answerable to our strength and estates in common; and that our determinations shall be by major voice of judge and elders; the Judge to have a double voice." Signed by Thomas Hazard and eight others who were founders of Newport (Rhode Island) ^[8]

Subsequently, Thomas and others were assigned to proportion the meadow grounds. He was made a freeman 2 Sep 1639, of the new colony. A list of those who were accepted as residents of Aquidneck was made 1 Oct 1640 and included Thomas. He attended meetings of the General Court.^[8]

He was also included in the 1655 Rhode Island list of freemen in the Portsmouth section.^[8]

Estate and Will

10 Dec 1666 Thomas Hasard of Portsmouth for land and money acquired 30 acres of land and appurtenances at Mishcamacuk. This is to remain in the possession of Thomas for his life then to Thomas Sheriffe and Martha his wife and second son John Sherif and third son Caleb Sherife.^[9]

A will dated 30 Nov 1669 was superseded by a later will, but he made bequests to wife Martha, daughter Elizabeth, wife of George Lawton, daughter Hannah, wife of Stephen Wilcox of Misquamicut, daughter Martha, wife of Ichabod Potter, son Robert Hazard (also named executor) and grandson Thomas Hazard.^[2]

29 May 1675, Thomas Hassard and Martha Shreife, are promised to marry. "I .. Thomas Hassard doe take the same Martha Shrief her own person, without having anything to do with her estate of with anything that is hers for matters of goods... to be a comfort to each other in our old age" ^[4]

Will dated 13 Nov 1676, proved on an unknown date. (Several secondary sources say this was proved in 1680.) "Thomas Hassard of Portsmouth" makes it clear that 30 acres in my possession according to a deed dated Dec 1666 shall remain as it was intended to "my beloved yoakfellow Martha Hassard now living," Thomas leaves Martha his entire estate and names her executor; except to "my son Robert Hassard," 1s; to my loving daughter Hannah Wilcocks," 1s.; to "my loving daughter Martha Potter wife of Ichabod Potter', 1s.^[3]

6 Aug 1677, Thomas repudiated a claim made against his estate by his son Robert "... only in a will drawn by Mr. John Porter at George Lawton's about thirty years past wherein if I had then deceased my said son was to have had my lands and my other children my moveables, neither have I made any writing to my said son anywise to entail or empower him in or unto any part of my estate save only in my will made the 30 of September 1669, wherein I appointed him my executor, since which time I have seen just cause to make void and null, and do absolutely abolish the two wills above mentioned by me formerly made, and have made another will bearing date the thirteenth of November 1676 which said last will I do declare to be authentic ... ^[3]

Children with first wife.^[1]

1. Robert Hazard, b. by 1628 (sold land in 1649) m. Mary Brownell by 1660
2. Elizabeth Hazard, b. say 1630; m. George Lawton
3. Hannah Hazard bpt Boston 10 Sep 1637; m. 30 Jan 1658/9 Stephen Wilcox. 30 Jan 1658/9, Thomas gave and bequeathed "in dowry with his daughter Hannah Hazard unto Stephen Wilcoke of Portsmouth thirty-four acres of land." in Portsmouth. [PoTR 383-84]
4. Martha Hazard b. say 1642; m. (1) Ichabod Potter by about 1662; m. (2) Benjamin Mowry.

Research Notes

Birth date was updated to "Sep 1610" but without a source. The original estimated date of just 1610 was restored. Cole-12288 15:31, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Great Migration 1634-1635, G-H. Thomas Hazard. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume III, G-H, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB116/i/7118/294/235153402
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Austin, John Osborne. Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690 : With Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation. (Albany: J. Munsell Sons, 1887) p. 320
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Worthington, Dorothy. Rhode Island land evidences, vol. I, 1648-1696, abstracts. (Providence [Rhode Island Historical Society], 1921) # 154, 153 p. 11p
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Anderson citing Portsmouth Land Evidences 1:109
5. ↑ Allen, L. P. (Luther Prentice). The genealogy and history of the Shreve family from 1641; (Greenfield, Ill., Priv. print., 1901)pp 17, 18 [citing unidentified source
6. ↑ Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts. (1896-) Volume 39 "The Records of the First Church in Boston 1630-1868." [https://www.colonialsociety.org/node/1070#p3 p. 21
7. ↑ Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England]] Vol. 1 1628-1641. (William White, Boston, 1853-) p. 372
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in New England Vol. 1 1636-1663 (1856) p. 87, 88, 89, 91, 100, 111, 300
9. ↑ Anderson citing Portsmouth Land Evidences 1:120

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  • "Hazard, Thomas, Boston 1635, ship carpenter, freem. 25 May 1636, rem. in few yrs. to R. I. signed the cov. of citiz. 24 Jan. 1639, and is on the list of 1655, but in 1656 was at Newtown, L. I. Thence he soon came back to Portsmouth, R. I. there d. 1669. His will of that date names w. Martha; ds. Elizabeth w. of George Laighton; Hannah, w. of Stephen Wilcox of Misquamacuck, that pt. of the Narraganset now Westerly; and Martha, w. of Ichabod Potter of Portsmouth, beside s. Robert, and gr.s. Thomas Hazard. Tradit. in the fam. is, that he came from Wales, bring. s. Robert, a. 4 yrs. old."
• Torrey, Clarence A. "New England Marriages Prior To 1700" (as found on NEHGS CD-ROM, Boston, 2001).
  • "HAZARD, Thomas (1610-1680+) & 1/wf Martha _____ (-1669+); by 1635; Boston/Portsmouth, RI/Newtown, LI"
  • "HAZARD, Thomas (1610-1680) & Martha [SHERIFF/SHREVE] (-1691) w Thomas; aft 29 May 1675; Portsmouth, RI"