Rebecca Hathaway

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 8745

Rebecca married Jared Talbot on 4 May 1687. Jared (son of Jared Talbot) was born in 1667; died in 1738. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 7537

John married Martha Unknown about 1649. Martha was born about 1629; died between 1683 and 1692. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 7533

Notes:

According to The Hathaways of America Book, In a power of Attorney filed by William Shepherd of Taunton he gives the right to "my loving brother" John Hathaway to handle his estate and split it among Shepherd's children upon his death. This may indicate that John Hathaway is his brother in law, thus John's wife Martha is William Shepherd's sister. However the will of William Shepherd's widowed mother, Martha, does not mention any daughter named Martha, although it does mention other children. Perhaps Martha already had her share and thus was not mentioned. Or perhaps "my loving brother" was meant in a religious sense. In any case, perhaps Martha was born a Shepherd, although the evidence is not conclusive.

Birth:
based on spouse's birth date

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 7536
• Arrival: Between 1638 and 1639, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

Probable son of Thomas and Margaret Hathway of Kingscote, Gloucestershire, England per the Hathawayfamilyassociation.org. The best reference on this is The Hathaways of America by Elizabeth Starr Versailles published 1965. The book notes the will of Margaret Hataway, the widow of Thomas Hathaway, which mentioned two sons, Nicholas and Abraham. The book notes that Hathaway is a fairly common name in England, although Nicholas and Abraham are not. There are no other parish references to be found to a Nicholas. The name Abraham appears as a grandson of Nicholas. That is not enough evidence to conclude that Nicholas is the son of Thomas and Margaret. At best, we can say the possible Nicholas is the son of Thomas and Margaret Hathaway of Kingscote, Gloucestershire, England.