Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

458 GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BABNSTABLE FAMILIES.
commonage pertained to these lands and dwelling-houses, Haddaway
at that time was not a poor man.
John Hathaway of Taunton, was a very respectable man,
owned a large landed estate, and was often employed in the business
of the Colony. Our John was a different man. During a
portion of his life he was intemperate in his habits, improvident,
and wasted his own and his wife's estate. He belonged to the
class of persons that I have described under the name of Caseley,
and to which I shall have occasion hereafter to refer.
He died in Yarmouth in the year 1697, aged 80 years. In
his will dated Aug. 3, 1689, proved Feb. 20, 1696-7, he names
his wife Elizabeth, and his sons Thomas, John, Gideon, and Edward.
He refers to daughters by a former wife, but does not
name them, and to two daughters by his wife Elizabeth. His
widow is named in the settlement of her brother Edward's estate
in 1714. At the division of the common lands in 1710, Thomas
is the only one of the name mentioned in Yarmouth, and there
were none at that time of the name in Barnstable.
The record of the births of the children of John Hadaway is
imperfect. On the Barnstable records four are named, namely :
I. John, born Oct. 1675, died same year.
II. John, Aug. 16, 1658.
III. Hannah, May 1662.
IV. Edward, 10th Feb. 1663-4.
Named in his will.
V. Thomas.
VI. Gideon.
He left Sarah, and probably two other daughters.
As this family is nearly extinct, I have not devoted much
time to tracing its genealogy. The ancestor was an eccentric
man, and many individuals among his descendants had their pecu-
liarities. The children for several generations were brought up in
secluded spots, at a distance from neighbors, and this fact probably
had an influence on their characters.
John and Edward Hadaway, sons of John, died or removed
from Yarmouth before 1710. Gideon married Jan. 21, 1697, Patience
Beaumond of Dorchester, and perhaps removed to that
town. Of Hannah I find no account. A Sarah Hadaway, probably
a daughter of the first John, married Oct. 11, 1710, John
Page, of whose history I know nothing.
Thomas remained in Yarmouth till about the year 1715, when
he removed to Barnstable. He married Dec. 15, 1698, Sarah
Baker of Yarmouth. I find no record of his children by this
marriage. James, afterwards of Barnstable, and Hannah who
married Feb. 15, 1728, John Lothrop, were probably his children.
For his second wife he married May 19, 1714, Sarah Marchant of
Yarmouth, and removed to Barnstable, where he had :
I. Lot, born May 6, 1717.