Death between 26 Oct 1705 and 12 Sep 1706
VETERAN OF KING PHILIP'S WAR William’s will was dated 26 Oct. 1705 and probated 12 Sept. 1706. “WILLIAM, Weymouth, s. of William the first of the same, not the freem. 1653, m. 1675 Esther Thompson, had William; Esther; John, b. 21 Oct. 1680, ano. ch. whose name is not in the rec. 24 May 1682; John, again, 10 July 1687; so that prob. the first John d. young; Jacob, 6 Nov. 1691; and Sarah, 21 Mar. 1694; beside others, as we are confident, for his will of 26 Oct. 1705, pro. 12 Sept. foll. names w. Esther; eldest s. William; John; Jacob, and ds. Bathshua Porter; Mercy Whitmarsh; and unm. ones, Mary; Esther; and Sarah. This name is very common, often written Reed, and under either form likely to breed confus. betw. sev. hav. the same bapt. title. Aft. spend. many hours of sev. days, I am unable to reconcile and fix the habita. of all. Farmer found 60 gr. in the N. E., N. J., and Union Coll. 1829. Twelve at Harv. and eleven at Yale had been gr. in 1834.” --James Savage
Capt. Benjamin Hathaway (1699-1762)Benjamin Hathaway is regarded to be the donor of the land on which the original Presbyterian Church in Morristown <http://www.pcmorristown.org/history.htm> was built in 1742. In addition to Benjamin Hathaway, there are nine other Hathaways buried in the grave yard of the Presbyterian Church. See the Who's Who in the grave yard <http://www.pcmorristown.org/cogwhoswho/index.html> based on church records.
Benjamin Hathaway was the first President of the Board of Trustees when the church was incorporated in 1756. He is referred to as a neighbor of Reverend Timothy Johnes. On Erskine's map, Reverend Timothy Johnes's house is located on the present site of the Mid-Town Shopping Plaza at the corner of Morris and Spring Streets . Based on the monograph, Benjamin Hathaway's house would be the one across Morris Street about on the present site of Cutter's Grill
The monograph makes reference to Benjamin Hathaway being a Physician and Innkeeper. However, the church records (i.e., The Combined Registers at Page 101) show a Dr. Benjamin Hathaway with no date of death. The church records (Ibid) show the Benjamin Hathaway, who was the church Trustee, as Captain Benjamin Hathaway (died 21 Apr 1762, age 63). I think the writer of the monograph was in error in believing that the Physician and the Captain were one and the same.
Benjamin Hathaway Headstone Epitaph:
In Memory of Benjamen [sic]
Harthaway [sic] Esqr. Aged
63 years Dead Apr 21 1762
Here sey Remains of him that was a Esq.
may Rest with Kings & Princesley Dust
Until ye World Desolves In Flameing Fire
At ye Last Resurrection of ye Just
When ye arch Angels trumpets Sound
Arise ye Dead appear before ye Lord.
when christ will meet ye Righsous In Cload
& Crowns of Glory will be their RewardThere is a Hathaway Rd named after the family in Morris Plains, NJ
Probably born in Morristown, Morris, NJ
place of birth may be Morristown, Morris, NJ
Unmarried
Of Morris Plains, Morris, NJ
Served in Light Horse Troops, Morris Co., N.J. militia (Munsell: 34) He lived in Morris Township; probably married Phebe Dickerson, dau. of Peter.
Per Bisbee Family Records page 10:
1. Elisha2 in 1644 kept a ferry in Scituate, where Union Bridge now stands. His house stood near the bridge, on the west side of the river and on the south side of the way.(*) His house was a tavern. Children:i Hopestill, b. 1645; m. Sarah (???); lived in Marshfield.
(*) Dean's History of Scituate.Surname may be Besbeach
Of Scituate, Plymouth, MA
of Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
Of Scituate, Plymouth, MA
Of Pembroke, Plymouth, MA
Per Bisbee Family Records:
"7. Elijah Bisbee4 was chosen highway surveyor of Pembroke in 1725 and constable in 1730. He had previously been mentioned in the records as a resident of that town. There is no account of his marriage, though it is well authenticated that he was married and had a family. The following persons whose names appear on Pembroke records, are doubtless his children:13. i Gideon, b. (???) (???); m. Rebecca Turner, Sept. 7, 1742.
(*)The following inscription is on her headstone in the old cemetery in Pembroke:
"Here lies ye body of Mrs. Mary Bisbee, wife to Elisha Bisbee of Hingham, Gontleman, died April 16, 1737, in ye 82 year of her age."(+)The records of Pembroke make the name of John Bisbee Jr.'s wife Rebecca (???), but records of Marshfield say he married Mary Oldham in 1710-11. He may have had two wives. Pembroke records make Rebecca mother of the
above children.Page 13
14. ii Elijah, Jr., b. (???), 1720; m. Deborah SanPlympton, April 26, 1744.
iii Sarah, b. (???) (???); m. Amos Ford, Aug. 2, 1
iv Mary, b. (???) (???); m. Mathew Whiton, May "