| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Third Generation32. Hester Hamlin was born on 17 March 1677/8 in Barnstable, Massachusetts (Barnstable). She died on 1 September 1746 at the age of 68. She was 1/4 Wampanoag/Narragansett Indian from mother. Hester Hamlin and Jonathan Hamlin were married on 6 March 1704/5. Jonathan Hamlin, son of James Hamlin and Mary Dunham, was born on 6 March 1670/1 in Barnstable, Massachusetts (Barnstable). He died on 22 June 1743 at the age of 72. "b, Barnstable, Mass., Mar, 6, 1670-1; m. there by Rev. Jonathan Russell, Mar. 6, 1705, his cousin Esther,3 dau. of John Hamlin. He was adm. to church Barnstable, Nov. 7, 1742. The mark of his animals recorded in Barnstable: "A crop off each ear and two slits in ye top of ye right ear. Dec. 1740, and bath been his mark 55 years as he saith." His children down to and including Sarah were baptized July 13, 1718. David Hamblen supposed he had a son Peleg.
Jonathan Hamlen being of sound mind and memory, and in mindfull of my mortality that I may put my house in order before my Departure out of this world, do make this my last will and testament hereby willing and making all former wills and testaments by me made void. I give and bequeath my soul to God my faithful creator to be by him redeemed and saved and my boddy to the earth to be decently buried in hope of a blessed Resurrection through the merits of Jesus Christ my Redeemer, and all my debts and funeral charges being paid by my Executor hereafter named, I dispose of my worldly goods and real estate as followeth: Imprimis, Item. I give and bequeath my loving wife Esther for her dower the use and improvement of all my real estate and movable after debts & legacy paid, during her widowhood, and in case she see cause to mary again my will is my said wife shall have her choice of my beds with what belongs to it and ten pounds in money as it then passes. It. I give to my two sons, towit: Jonathan and Josiah all the remainder of my Real and personal estate, that shall be left after my debts and funeral charges is paid and my wife's widowhood to them and their heirs and assigns, on condition they pay to my other children the respective sums hereafter mentioned to wit: Item. To my son Solomon, five pounds as money that pass at payment. Item. To my son Jabez, twenty pounds, in like manner. Item. To my daughter Content, five pounds in like manner. Item. To my daughter Priscilla, three pounds in like manner. Item. To my daughter Sarah, five pounds in like manner, and in case either of my children should dye before the time of payment, then to those that shall legally represent them or their children lawfully begotten. Lastly I do appoint my loving wife to be my sole Executrix of this my Last Will, and being sensible that my movable estate wont pay my funeral charge and just debts my will is that she my wife sell off my real estate of such as can be best spaired, to pay said debts and funeral charge and give conveyance accordingly, pursuant to Law. In testimony to this my Last Will, I Jonathan Hamlin have hereunto set my hand and seal this 11th day of June, Annoque Domini one thousand seven hundred and forty two. The following inscriptions are on their gravestones: "Here lies ye body of Mr. Jonathan Hamblen, who decd June ye 22d, 1743, in ye 74th year of his age." "Here lies the body of Mrs. Esther Hamlin wife of Mr. Jonathan Hamlen dyed Sepbr ye 1st, in ye 69 year of her age, 1746." Ch. b. Barnstable: Hester Hamlin-33221 and Jonathan Hamlin-33237 had the following children:
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