Deacon John Hitchcock1

M, b. 27 September 1642, d. 9 February 1712
     John was born on Saturday, 27 September 1642 in Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Luke Hitchcock & Elizabeth Gibbons. John married Hannah Chapin, daughter of Deacon Samuel Chapin and Cecily Penny, on 27 September 1666 in Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, at First Church of Christ. The wedding was presided over by Judge John Pynchon.2 John & Hannah had children: daughter [9/04/1667-9/04/1667], Hannah [9/10/1668-7/17/1748], John [4/13/1670-7/04/1751], Samuel [8/21/1672-12/09/1727], Luke [3/23/1675-4/06/1752], Nathaniel [8/28/1677-4/27/1761], David [2/07/1679-4/28/1762], Jonathan [11/26/1682-2/26/1684] & Sarah [1/11/1687-4/17/1690]. All of these children were born in Springfield. John made his will on 5 February 1712 at Springfield. He disposed of his lands and various houses to his sons and gave his wife a life interest in the house in which he lived. His grandsons received his carbine, cutlass and pistols.3 John departed this life on Tuesday, 9 February 1712 in Springfield.3

Family

Hannah Chapin b. b 2 Dec 1644, d. 21 May 1719

Citations

  1. [S1703] Gilbert Warren Chapin, The Chapin Book of Genealogical Data, With Brief Biological Sketches of the Descendants of Deacon Samuel Chapin, page 7.
  2. [S1930] Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 ancestry.com: Springfield Volume 2 page 1647.
  3. [S2399] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Hitchcock.