John Hadley Jr (abt. 1680)

Born about 1680 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Low) Hadley — married 25 Nov 1707 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts

Husband of Sarah Witham — married 1 Dec 1737 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts

Biography

John Hadley the son of Samuel Hadley and Jane Martin was born about 1680 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

In 1710 his uncle John Hadley, a known public official, is called John sr. and in his will probated in 1711, left bequest to his nephew John jr. see: ^[1]

A John jr married 1st in Gloucester 25 Nov 1707 to Hannah Low or Lowe. When did this wife die ? Who were her parents ? [Gloucester VR's Hannah, w John d 18 Sep 1761 abt 70 years] ^[2]

Children of John Hadley and Hannah Low:^[3][4]

1. John, s of John and Hannah, Oct 17, 1708
2. Susana, d of John and Hannah, Nov 22, 1709
3. Hannah, d of John and Hannah, Feb 1, 1710-11 Hannah, d John jr died 19 May 1711 ^[5]
4. Daniell, s of John and Hannah, Feb 25, 1711-12 married Susanna Milbury 6 Dec 1736; [ he maybe died 10 Jun 1737 returning from a fishing voyage Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume III Deaths", publ 1924, Essex Institute, Salem, MA, p 154 https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofgl03glou#page/154/mode/1up]
5. Hannah, d of John and Hannah, Nov 8, 1714
6. Samuel, s of John and Hannah, Aug 4, 1717 died 22 Dec 1727, 10 yrs^[6]
7. Joseph, s of John and Hannah, Nov 24, 1724
8. Benjamin, s of John and Hannah, Mar 29, 1726 Benjamin m. Sarah Elwell, 9 May 1744

Did the same John Jr married 2nd in Gloucester 1 Dec 1737 to Sarah Witham ^[7]

Children of John Hadley and Sarah:^[8]

1. John, s John jr and Sarah ---- 1738
2. Sarah, d John and Sarah, May 16, 17-- [bef 1745? 1740]
3. Hannah, d John and Sarah, Jan 8, 174- [bef 1745? 1742]
4. Abigail d of John and Sarah, Sept 17, 1745
5. Daniel, son John [jr] and Sarah Aug [after 1745?] bp Aug 21, 1749

Will

I, John Hadley Jun of Gloucester in the County of Essex ... this eighteenth day of July AD 1772 [92 years old ?]... I will and bequeath to each of my Children viz my Son John and my Daughters Sarah, Hannah & Abigail, five Shillings apiece in Money to be paid within one Year after my Decease ...I will and bequeath all the Rest of my Estate real and personnall wholly to Sarah my Wife, ... recommending to her Care my Daughter Abigail, who has for severall Years been in a poor State of Health in Body and Mind ... dated 18 July 1772, proved 25 April 1774

Essex County, MA probate file # 12039 handwritten document may be viewed and downloaded as guest member americanancestors.org

Note

Conflicting information on the parents of Hannah Lowe the wife of John Hadley "of Gloucester."

"Hannah Lowe, the wife of John, was of Gloucester, where John settled, and the daughter of Thomas Lowe, an early settler of that town, where their descendants still reside." "Genealogical record of the descendants of Moses Hadley and Rebecca Page of Hudson, N. H., together with some account of George Hadley of Ipswich, Mass., and his descendants" pub 1887, p 18 by [Judge]Samuel Page Hadley, , Lowell, MA ^[9]

John [Low] m. (2) by 1674 Dorcas --- ... By second wife: Hannah, born July 13, 1685, m in Gloucester Nov 25, 1707, John Hadley jr. "Ancestry of Phoebe Tilton" publ 1947 p 175-176 John Hadley m Hannah Low^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hadley-290
2. ↑ Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume III Deaths", publ 1924, Essex Institute, Salem, MA, p 154 https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofgl03glou#page/154/mode/1up
3. ↑ "Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849", publ 1917, Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, MA, vol 1 p 312-313 http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015035327496;view=2up;seq=316
4. ↑ "Genealogical record of the descendants of Moses Hadley and Rebecca Page of Hudson, N. H., together with some account of George Hadley of Ipswich, Mass., and his descendants" by [Judge] Samuel Page Hadley, pub 1887, Lowell, MA pg 12 has some consistent info and some inconsistent info, e.g. names David, should be Daniel, etc. https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalreco00hadl#page/26/mode/2up
5. ↑ Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume III Deaths", publ 1924, Essex Institute, Salem, MA, p 154 https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofgl03glou#page/154/mode/1up
6. ↑ Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume III Deaths", publ 1924, Essex Institute, Salem, MA, p 154 https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofgl03glou#page/154/mode/1up
7. ↑ Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume II Marriages", publ 1923, Essex Institute, Salem, MA, p 253 http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044012233557;view=1up;seq=257
8. ↑ "Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849", publ 1917, Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, MA, vol 1 p 312-313 http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015035327496;view=2up;seq=316
9. ↑ https://archive.org/details/genealogicalreco00hadl
10. ↑ http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89065996662;view=2up;seq=194;size=125

See also:

• "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts: with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton," by David Webster Hoyt, publ, 1897, vol 1, p 192 {http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t9766292m;view=2up;seq=208]

• Collected VR's for Amesbury, MA do not list John son of Samuel Hadley.

• Steele, Edward E., Descendants of Thomas Low, the Immigrant to Ipswich, Massachusetts, for Three Generations, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2020) Vol. 174, Page 358.