Reverand Peter Hobart

Citations

1. [S457] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Edmund Hobart - iiiPETER, bp. 13 October 1604; m. (1) Covehithe, Suffolk, 12 October 1628 Rebecca Ibrook [TAG 67:28], daughter of Richard Ibrook; m. (2) say 1646 Rebecca Peck, daughter of Joseph Peck (after his first wife's delivery of her last child in December 1645 [The American Genealogist 27:94]).
2. [S506] Note: MA-HINGHAM-BOOK-L Archives - Message posted 12 July 2003 from Christie Trapp in regards to the wives of Peter Hobart:
   "> Finally, I'll note that I have not personally examined the full text of the
   > articles published by Torrey (and cited by Christie), i.e. TAG 27:94-95
   > [April 1951] and TAG [January 1936], so do not know if Torrey provided source
   > documentation there for his identification of Elizabeth and Rebecca. Christie,
   > since you have copies of these articles, can you comment on this point?
   >
   > Richard, Dale, List
   >
   To respond to what these TAG articles had to say, the 27:94-95 was discussing
   Edmund Hobart - the father. It cited the 10 children and what I wrote
   earlier was the extent of the information cited about Peter, but I will restate it
   here:
   
   (Rev.) Peter, bapt. Oct. 13, 1604; came to New England in 1635; d. Jan. 20,
   1678/9, "about 10 of the clock at night," and was buried Jan. 23, 1678/9, at
   Hingham, Mass.; m. (1) about 1628, Elizabeth Ibrook, dau. of Richard and
   Margaret (___) Ibrook, bapt. Aug. 31, 1608, at Southwold, England. She d. after the
   birth of her son Gershom, who was born in Dec. 1645. Rev. Peter Hobart m. (2)
   probably about June 1646, Rebecca Peck, dau. of Joseph and Rebecca (Clark)
   Peck, bapt. May 25, 1620, at Hingham, England, d. Sept. 9, 1693, at Hingham,
   Mass.
   
   The TAG article which provides the evidence regarding the wives names is in
   the TAG article published in January 1936 at pages 132-134 entitled "Reverend
   Peter Hobart's Wives" by Clarence Almon Torrey.
   
   I have concluded that the volume was #12 because in my source listing I have
   a volume 13 and that was for another article on another subject which was
   published April 1937 and I had to search the stacks to find that one because I had
   written a number in a hurry and couldn't read it when I came to enter it, so
   had to go back to the library to recheck the volumes. I found the current
   article under discussion at that time when I was flipping through the volumes to
   find the later reference. I believe volume 12 and 13 were bound together,
   hence my reasoning that this article can be found in volume 12.
   
   In my earlier message I had a notation with an asterick, but failed to cite
   the footnote pertaining to it. "It is now possible to state that his first
   wife, whose baptismal name is not found in New England records, was a daughter of
   Richard and Margaret* Ibrook, named Elizabeth, and that ...."
   
   Here it is:
   
   *Her baptismal name now published for the first time.
   
   Since I have already written the beginning paragraphs in an earlier message,
   I will only cite the evidence which supported Torrey's conclusions which were
   based on information from manuscripts and printed sources:
   
   1. Southwold, co. Suffolk, England, parish record:
   Christenings
   1608 August 31 Eliz. d. Richd & Margt. Ibroke
   1629 July 12 Joshua s. of Peter Hubberd, clerke, & Eliz:
   1631 April 18 Jeremy s. Peter & Eliz: Hubberd
   
   2. Hingham, co. Norfolk, England, parish records
   Marriages
   1614 June 3 Edward Gilman & Mary Clark+
   1617 May 21 Joseph Peck & Rebecca Clark++
   
   + Arthur Gilman: Gilman Genealogy, 1869, p. 35
   ++ Ira Peck: Peck Genealogy, 1868, p. 14
   
   Baptisms
   1620 May 25 Rebecca, daughter of Joseph Peck*
   * Peck Genealogy, p. 13
   1626 May 23 John, son of Edward Gilman+
   + Gilman Genealogy, p. 40
   1630 March 11 Moses, son of Edward Gilman++
   ++ Gilman Genealogy, p. 41
   
   3. The Hobart Diary by Rev. Peter Hobard and son David
   1642 October 3 Brother Cockram sailed for England
   1641 November 14 Mr. Ibrook dyed
   1663 Dec 22 Mr. Joseph Peck dyed at Rehoboth, Thursday
   23 buried
   1664 April 4 My mother Ibrook dyed
   5 bureid
   1681 June 22 my great Aunt Gillman dyed&
   & (source was using the legal section code symbol, but I can't type it in the
   email) - This entry is in David Hobart's handwriting
   
   4. Hingham, Mass., Proprietors Grants of Land, Book A, p. 19
   Wm Cockram......for his house Lot, four acres, at Broad Cove next to
   Richard Eyebrook, his father law [sic]
   
   5. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 14, p. 328
   William Cockram, aged 28 years, and wife Christen [Christian], aged 26
   years, came from Southwold, England, in 1637.
   
   6. Plymouth Colony Deeds//
   // Vol. 3, part 1, p. 28; copy at Archives Division, State House, Boston
   Edward Gilman sold his lands at Rehoboth, Mass., to Joseph Peck, junior.
   Payments in full for the lands were not made until after Edward Gilman's
   death, the balance being paid to his widow Mary. Edward's sons, who signed their
   names as John Gillman and Moses Gillman, released rights, etc., to Joseph
   Peck, Jan. 8, 1663. In this document, they call Joseph Peck "cozen."
   
   7. Joseph(1) Peck's WillReverand Peter Hobart
   Reverand Peter Hobart (in this source it was written as the legal paragraph code, but I can't
   type it in this email) Peck Genealogy, p. 18
   "I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Hubbert thirty pounds."
   
   From Southwold, England, parish registers cited above, it has been proved
   that Rev. Peter Hobart's first wife was named Elizabeth. That she was the
   daughter of Richard and Margaret Ibrook, baptized August 31, 1608, is proved by the
   following records:
   
   1. Rev. Peter Hobart mentions his "mother Ibrook" in April 1664. This
   reference to her establishes the fact that one of his wives was her daughter. As
   there is conclusive evidence that Rebecca, his second wife, was Rebecca Peck,
   the first wife must have been Ibrook.
   
   2. Elizabeth Ibrook had a sister Christian, who married William Cockram
   (Cockraine in some records). Rev. Peter Hobart calls him "brother" in 1642. An
   examination of the Hobart Diary makes it clear that "brother" does not refer to
   church membership. The men were brothers-in-law. This date was before Rev.
   Peter Hobart's second marriage.
   
   The evidence concerning Rebecca, his second wife, is as follows: John Gilman
   and Moses Gilman, sons of Edward and Mary (Clark) Gilman, called Joseph Peck,
   son of Joseph and Rebecca (Clerk) Peck, "cozen." This implies that Mary
   Clark and Rebecca Clark were sisters. As previously stated, Joseph Peck had a
   daugther Rebecca baptized May 25, 1620. She was the "daughter Hubbert" mentioned
   in his will. She must have married Rev. Peter Hobart, for David Hobart,
   Rebecca's son, mentions his "great Aunt Gillman," who was Mrs. Mary (Clark)
   Gilman, mother of John and Moses Gilman. Mrs. Gilman could not have been an aunt of
   Rev. Peter Hobart, whose parents were Edmund and Margaret (Dewey) Hobart. It
   is evident that Mrs. Gilman was Rebecca's aunt and that Rebecca was Rebecca
   Peck, Joseph Peck's daughter.
   
   The baptisms of Rev. Peter Hobart's sons, born at Southwold, England, were
   probably entered in his own handwriting. Unfortunately, his marriage to
   Elizabeth Ibrook was not recorded in that parish. Information concerning Richard
   Ibrook's marriage to his wife Margaret is also lacking. Her maiden name and
   ancestry may, possibly, be found in recrods of some other parish.
   
   That concludes the article on the proof of the names of the wives. Hopes
   this helps and answers some questions. Now to read the various messages that
   have been posted on the subject of Peter's wives.
   
   Christie Trapp."
3. [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 435 - Peter, Hingham, s. of the first Edmund, b. 1604, at Hingham, Eng. bred at the Univ. of Cambridge, where on tak. his A. B. 1625-6, and A. M. 1629, he wrote his name Hubberd, was of Magdalen Coll. had preach. at divers places, and last at Haverhill in Suff'k. bef. coming hither, where he arr. 8 Jane 1635, at Charlestown, freem. 2 Sept. 1635, and in few days was sett. at Hingham, with old friends. He brot. w. and four ch. certain. Joshua, and Jeremiah, H C. 1650, bef. ment.; prob. Josiah and Eliz. wh. m. John Ripley ; and had here Ichabod in 1635; Hannah, 1637, both d. soon; Hannah, again, 1638, wh. m. John Brown of Salem; Bathsheba, 1640, m. Joseph Turner of Scituate ; Israel, 1642; Jael, Dec. 1643, m. 25 May 1664, Joseph Bradford; Gershom, b. prob. in 1645, H. C. 1667 ; Japhet, Apr. 1647, H C. 1667 ; Nehemiah, 21 Nov. 1648, H. C. 1667 ; David, Aug. 1651; Rebecca, 1654, m. 10 Oct. 1679, Daniel Mason of Stonington, as his sec. w.; Abigail, 1656, d. limn. Apr. 1683 ; and Lydia, 1659 ; and the patriarch d. 20 Jan. 1679. His d. Lydia, the seventeenth ch. bec. 2d w. of capt. Thomas Lincoln in 1690, and d. 1732. His will, made only four days bef. he d. names fourteen liv. ch. names w. Rebecca, prob. d. of Richard Ibrook, wh. was mo. of the last six ch. but it is quite obscrva. that in Hingham rec. ment. is not made of d. of the first w.