Tristram Hedges1,2,3

M, d. 28 March 1710
     Tristram was born. Tristram may be the same person that is found in the Southampton records of Long Island in 1644 and again in 1649. Tristram married Anne Nickerson, daughter of William Nickerson II and Anne Busby, the 20th day of the 10th month 1657 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.4 Tristram & Anne had at least one dauhter, Grace [8/20/1659-1/04/1660], Dinah [circa 1662-1/28/1739][m. circa 1693 Captain Joseph Harding], and possibly others. It is quite possible that the Tristram Hedges that signed the deed in Delaware in 1715 is a son. This date seems to be too late to be the Tristram of this record.5,6,7,8 In December of 1675, John Nessfield was killed in a military action. He left an orphaned daughter Sarah. Tristram and Ann took Sarah into their home. In 1680, the two made a formal request of the local courts for financial help for the girl's upkeep. The court agreed to giving them 5 pounds. Tristram's wife, Anne, died circa 1680 in Monomoit, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, leaving him a widower. On 1 March 1681, after Ann's death, the court ruled that the community was to provide a "fit place" for Sarah Nessfield to live. Tristram departed this life on Friday, 28 March 1710.

Family

Anne Nickerson b. c 7 May 1635, d. c 1680

Citations

  1. [S115] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations Of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, On The Basis Of Farmer's Registar, Volume II: page 400 - Hedges, Tristram, Boston, married 20 December 1657, Ann Nickerson, daughter of William, had Grace, born 20 August 1659.
  2. [S1113] The book of records of the town of, Pages 31-32 - Page 25, March 7, 1644, Tristram Hedges is listed as being a member of the 4th ward of Southampton.
    Page 60 - Page 70, 4th of March 1649, it is ordered by the general Cort that Tristram Hedges shall injoy the 4 acres that iss lett him for this present yeare….
  3. [S457] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Article Title - William Hedges - The marriage at Boston on 20 December 1657 of Tristram Hedges and Anne Nickerson is an intriguing one [BVR 62]. William Hedges did not have a son Tristram, but his second wife was widow of Tristram Hull. Although the marriage took place in Boston, Anne Nickerson was daughter of William Nickerson of Chatham, and therefore a near neighbor of William Hedges on Cape Cod. This conjunction of names may be mere coincidence, but deserves further investigation.
  4. [S2067] Massachusetts, U. S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  5. [S1112] Vernon Roscoe Nickerson, From Pilgrims and Indians to kings and servants, Page 6 - From a tree: Dinah Hedges, daughter of Tristram and Ann (Nickerson) Hedges, born about 1662, died Jan. 28, 1739, married before 1693, Capt. Joseph Harding, resided in Chatham, Mass.
  6. [S1111] Mary E Harding Baird, Our Harding Family, Page 6 - Joseph Harding III, son of Joseph II and Bethia (Cook) Harding, called Capt. Joseph, married Dianah Hedges, probably daughter of Tristram Hedges, prior to 1693. They settled at Monomoit in the s.w. quarter of town.
  7. [S1109] Boston Records, page 169 - Hedges Grace ye Daughter of Tristram Hedges & of Ann his wife deceased 4th January 1659.
  8. [S1110] Almon D. Hedges, Genealogical record of the Hodges family of New England, pages 22-23 - Tristram Hedges of Boston, married 1657 December 20, Boston, Anne Nickerson, daughter of William & Anne [Busby] Nickerson of Boston, and had a daughtr, Grace Hedges born 1659 August 20, Boston; died 1660 January 4, Boston. [Note: In this section of the book, the author is listing any person with a name of Hodges or any name that could be a varient of that name. - KLM]