William Haskell

(1) WILLIAM HASKELL,¹ brother to Roger, was born in England in 1617, being 55 years of ago in 1672. He settled first in Beverly, and thence about 1643, he removed to Gloucester, whore he died. Aug. 1693. He was a mariner, and was also styled captain and lieutenant; was representative to the legislature, 1672, ‘79, ‘81 to ‘83, and 1685. He m. Nov. 6, 1643, Mary dau. of Walter Tibbets, of Gloucester; she d. Aug 16, 1693. Mr. Tibbets left a will, proved June 5, 1651, wherein be mentions his daughter Mary, wife of William Haskell, and their two sons Joseph and William. The descendants of William are to the present day quite numerous in Gloucester and Rockport.

Nine children —

2. WILLIAM² b. Aug. 26, 1644; d. June 5, 1708. Inventory of his estate, £666 06s. 3d, including a large amount of real estate. He owned an extensive grist and saw-mill, which fell, in the division of the estate, to his son William. This mill was probably situated in what is now the town of Rockport, and where the elder William settled. Mr. Haskell m. July 3,1667, Mary, dau. of William and Mary Brown.

Eleven children —

MARY³ d. April 29, 1668 ; m. Jacob Davis.
WILLIAM³ b. Nov. 6, 1670.
JOSEPh³ b. April 21, 1673 ; d. April 11, 1718.
ABIGAIL³ b. March 2, 1675; m. Nathaniel Person.
HENRY³ b. April 2,1678.
ANDREW³ b. July 27, 1680; d. Aug. 14, 1680.
LYDIA³ b. Sept. 4, 1681 ; m. Ebenezer Parsons.
SARAH³ b. Feb. 26, 1688 ; d. Feb 20, 1690.
ELIZABETH³ b. April 5, 1686; m. Thomas Sargent
HANNAH³ b. Oct. 30, 1688 ; d. Feb. 15, 1690.
JACOB³ b. Jan. 15, 1690.

A daughter³ b. June 6,1693 ; d. young.

3. JOSEPH² b. June 2, 1646; d. Nov. 12, 1727; m. Dec. 2, 1674, Mary, dau. of Mark Graves, of Andover, b. 1653, d. April 8,1733.

Ten children:–
MARY³ b. April 29, 1676; m. James Lord
WALTER³ b. Nov. 18, 1677; d. Nov. 22, 1677
ELIZABETH³ b. Oct. 24, 1679 ; d. Oct. 28, 1700
JOSEPH³ b. Nov. 27,1681.
HANNAH³ d. Oct. 30, 1683; m. ____ Davis.
DORCAS³ b. March 7,1685; d. before 1727.
DANIEL³ b. Dec. 16, 1688.
EBENEZER³ b. Feb. 22, 1690; d. June, 1771.
DOROTHY³ b. Nov. 15, 1694
NAOMI³ b. Dec. 26,1696.

4. BENJAMIN,² d. about, May 1741; housewright; m. Nov. 21, 1677, Mary, dau. of Thomas and Mary Riggs, b. March 6, 1659, d. Jan. 29, 1697—8.

Eight Children

ELEANOR³ b. Aug. 26, 1678
HANNAH³ b. Dec. 7, 1679
PATIENCE³ b. June 1, 168; m. _____ Roberts.
BENJAMIN³ d. March 13, 1683
JOHN³ b. April 1, 1685
JOSIAH³ d. Sept. 25, 1687
THOMAS³ b. Jan. 1, 1690 ; removed to Falmouth, Me.
WILLIAM³ d. April 6,1695.
SARAH3, m. _____ Pride

5. JOHN² living in 1706. No settlement of his estate; probably moved away; m. Mary __
6. RUTH² m. _____ Grover.
7. MARK² b. April 8, 1658; d. Sept. 8, 1691; m. Dec.16, 1685, Elizabeth Giddings, whas was administratrix of his estate.

Three children—

GEORGE³ b. Oct. 18, 1686 ; d. Nov. 10, 1686.
MARK³ B. Sept. 16, 1687.
WILLIAM³ b. Jan. 1, 1690.

8. SARAH² b. June 28, 1 660 m. ______ Dodge.
9. ELEANOR² b. May 28, 1668; m. ____Griggs