John
Hallett
aka Hallet
Born about in Thorncombe, Devon, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Ann (Tucker) Hallett
— married
6 May 1629 in Thorncombe, Devon, England
Descendants 
Father of
Ann (Hallet) Curtis
Died
at about age 71
in Scituate, Plymouth Colony
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Biography
John Hallet immigrated to New England by 1639.[1]
John Hallett of Scituate, Massachusetts, was the father of Ann (Hallett) Curtis, wife of Richard Curtis.
He made his will on 30 August 1669.[2] The will listed as heirs his wife Anne, his grandchildren Hannah, John, Thomas, Mary, Martha, Elizabeth, and Deborah Curtice, and his son-in-law Richard Curtice.[3][4][5]
An inventory of the goods and chattels of John Hallett late of the town of Scituate in the jurisdiction of New Plymouth in New England who deceased the 12 day of December last past, taken this seventh day of January 1674". Anna the widow gave oath on the inventory on 12 May 1675.[5]
"John Hallett, Planter, (Early written Hollet.) was one of the Conihassett partners, 1646, His house stood at the harbour, near where stands that of Jesse Dunbar, Esq. perhaps a little south-east. In 1691, 'Capt. Stephen Otis's new house' is mentioned, which is now Young's tavern and Post-office), and as bounded to John Hollet's house lot on the north. He was an extensive landholder. Hollet's island, near 'the stepping stones,' now retains his name. He was in Scituate, or rather had lands assigned to his right, in 1668. He was probably at Yarmouth in 1650, in which year his son John was there born."[6]
Research Notes
Great Migration Directory
Great Migration Directory entry:' Hallett, John: Unknown; 1639; Scituate [PCR 2:16, 102, 8:183; ScitTR 1:237; MD 34:113-14].
Contributed content that needs discussion
Born in Thorncombe, Devonshire in the early 17th century, in about 1603, John Hallet emigrated by 1639.[7]
Marriage
He married Anne Tucker of Thorncombe, in St Mary's, Thorncombe on May 6, 1629.[8]
Before 1640, John and Anne Hallet were mentioned in Court of Chancery proceedings regarding the personal estate of one William Tucker of Thorncombe, (then in) Devon. [9] Note: This suit seems to date to 1641, not before 1640, so it appears that in addition to the information that Ann added in the comments, this is probably a different person than the immigrant. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3810294 Cole-12288 19:16, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
It looks like his proposed origins in Dorset stem from an assumption that he was the brother of Andrew Hallett Jr. (abt.1607-abt.1684) who is known to be of Symondsbury. Not sure that relationship is proven. See Comments Cole-12288 14:17, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
Sources
- ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles. Great Migration Directory (The). Immigrants to New England, 1620-1640. A Concise Compendium. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.) p. 148
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-V35C?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-F29%3A338083801 : 20 May 2014), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 379 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
Plymouth Colony Wills, Vol. 3, pt. 1, p. 151. - ↑ George Ernest Bowman, "Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories," Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 34 (1937) :113. (Link by $ubscription to AmericanAncestors.org.)
- ↑ Williams, Stone-Gregg Genealogy, page 96.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-V35C : 9 March 2023), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 379 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ Samuel Deane, History of Scituate, Massachusetts, from Its First Settlement to 1831
- ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles. Great Migration Directory (The). Immigrants to New England, 1620-1640. A Concise Compendium. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.) p. 148
- ↑ Thorncombe Weddings 1552 – 1690. Transcription by Kim Parker, taken from "Dorset Parish Registers - Marriages" Vol. 2, ed. W. P. W. Phillimore & Edmund Nevill, pub. 1908. Retrieved from opc Dorset (Here;) Accessed 28 Sept 2023.
- ↑ New York, Kraus Reprint Corp.; Great Britain. Public Record Office (1963)., Index of Chancery proceedings (Series II) (Vol. 3., Bundle 426, no. 6, p.263), (1640-1642)., Public Record Office., Great Britain., New York, Kraus Reprint Corp. Retrieved from the Internet Archive (Here;) Accessed 28 Sept 2023.
See also:
- Williams, Alicia Crane. Stone-Gregg Genealogy: The Ancestors and Descendants of Galen Luther Stone and His Wife Carrie Morton Gregg. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1987.
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But in 1844, all of that changed as the village was incredibly transferred from Devon into Dorset. https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/thorncombe-tiny-village-stolen-devon-4585005
Spouse Anne Tucker https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/7764307?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a226e53444b574d73636f6b6b33624e33434a6948454658447642546142547555476f393758477534475675303d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d
Ann
edited by Ann Browning
The Thorncombe register is in a poor state and there may be another John Hallet there . I’ll have. Look for a Tucker will.
Ann
edited by Ann Browning
Ann, child of John Hallatt, was baptised on 6 December 1635 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England.<ref> Baptism: "Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/THO: RE1/1
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2243 #1023377 (accessed 29 September 2023)
Ann Hallatt baptism on 6 Dec 1635, child of John Hallatt, in Thorncombe, Dorset, England. </ref>
Andrew Hallet, Sr & Beatrix Knote - children were:
edited by M Cole
FOLLOWUP EDIT: I made the text changes I described, but I didn't change the profile data fields. It should be easier to discuss the new content if it's in Research Notes.
edited by Ellen Smith
Edit to add: I think the identification seems to center around the idea he is the brother of Andrew Hallett Jr. (abt.1607-abt.1684) who is known to be of Dorset.
edited by M Cole
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