William left his son, Joseph, three acres of salt marsh, "next to that he sold to Thomas Pinny," a little island of marsh next towards Goodman Crosses, about three acres, and "upon consideration of his six acres that he had by the town's last division of land by way of exchange," he gave and made over to Joseph all that tract of upland lying south of his farm in Gloucester, about twenty acres.
Reference
Haskell Journal, Issue 32, Summer/Fall 1992
Chronicles of the Haskell Family
The English Background and First Generation
Pages 526-531
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Joseph was a deacon of the First Church, and upon its formation was chosen Deacon of the Second Church of Gloucester. He was also a selectman for several years.Reference
A Short Account of the Descendants of William Haskell
by Ulysses G. Haskell
From the Collections of the Essex Institute, Vol. XXXII, 1896
Also published in Haskell Journal 1-4, 1898
William left to his son, Benjamin, the upland where his house stood, seven acres, together with the six acres the town gave to him in the last division of lands, twenty acres more of upland at a place called Stool Rock, and twelve acres of salt marsh, including six acres that Benjamin already possessed, the other six to be given to his son after his decease. All the parcels were in Gloucester.
Reference
Haskell Journal, Issue 32, Summer/Fall 1992
Chronicles of the Haskell Family
The English Background and First Generation
Pages 526-531
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Benjamin was often a selectman and a deacon of the First Church; also he was a representative to the General Court in 1707. By trade he was a housewright.Benjamin was one of the building committee of three chosen in December 1697, to plan a new meeting house. It must have been quite an edifice for those days. It cost £253., was 40 feet square by 16 feet stud and had a short tower and most important, a bell. The building took some time to plan, for it was not raised until May 1700. The town voted "to provide vitls and drink for as many as the selectmen should think convenient for the raising."
His will was proved May 25, 1741.
References
Chronicles of the Haskell Family
Ira J. Haskell
Ellis Printing Company, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1943
Pages 177-178History of the Town of Gloucester, Cape Ann, Including the Town of Rockport
By John J. Babson
Pages 101, 216
William gave his son John all that" 'Small Living,' I bought of Deacon Stevens in Gloucester," three acres of salt marsh which was his father Hardies, two-thirds of a salt marsh lot called Jackson's lot, twenty acres of upland next towards Goodman Lufkins, and two more acres of salt marsh to be laid out to him by the executors. All the land was in Gloucester.
Reference
Haskell Journal, Issue 32, Summer/Fall 1992
Chronicles of the Haskell Family
The English Background and First Generation
Pages 526-531
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John served in the Indian Wars of 1675 with the "Sixteen men from Gloucester being one fourth of the male citizens capable of bearing arms." For these services, he was granted land in Kettle Cove, December 16, 1679.In 1683 he was a deputy to the General Court.
References
Chronicles of the Haskell Family
Ira J. Haskell
Ellis Printing Company, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1943
Page 178History of the Town of Gloucester, Cape Ann, Including the Town of Rockport
By John J. Babson, Procter Brothers, Gloucester, 1860
Page 207
Edith Haskell never married.
Mary Haskell never married.
William left his daughter Mary Dodge one-quarter part of his farm at Bradford.,
Reference
Haskell Journal, Issue 32, Summer/Fall 1992
Chronicles of the Haskell Family
The English Background and First Generation
Pages 526-531
William left his daughter Ruth Grover one-quarter part of his farm at Bradford..
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Haskell Journal, Issue 32, Summer/Fall 1992
Chronicles of the Haskell Family
The English Background and First Generation
Pages 526-531
William left to the heirs of his deceased daughter Sarah Harraden ten pounds current pay of the merchants.
Reference
Haskell Journal, Issue 32, Summer/Fall 1992
Chronicles of the Haskell Family
The English Background and First Generation
Pages 526-531
William left his daughter Eleanor Griggs two acres of salt marsh.
Reference
Haskell Journal, Issue 32, Summer/Fall 1992
Chronicles of the Haskell Family
The English Background and First Generation
Pages 526-531
Three deeds to William were recorded in 1693: (1) a house with six acres and adjoining swamp bounded, "at the north side with a red oak, south on a straight line down to the river, bound being fixed on the bank with stones, by the water side to Thomas Gardner's line then by Gardners, John Raiment's son, and John Richards; westerly by Capt. Dixie." (2) the rest of this swamp from Capt. Dixie. (3) and the most important was from Thomas West, "in consideration of a consumation of marriage between William Haskoll and my daughter Ruth as her portion and dowry ... A part of my farm lying on the southwest bounded by a cartway, on the west my middle field; North at a stake in the brook that runs into the pond by the beach, near the sea about 76 poles to two maple trees." This is the "Ancient Haskell" estate.
Captain William died at sea in September 1694 aboard his uncle's ketch the "Return" which boat evidently passed from John Hardy to Mark and then to his brother William. William made his will on 11 August 1694 and appointed Thomas Steele "to prepare and take care of all and sundry my goods, clothes, and money now on board the ketch 'Return' and deliver the whole into the hands of my executors or either of them after his arrival at Boston." Further, " I give and bequeath and devise unto my beloved wife Ruth this farm I had with her in marriage together with all the woodland . . . eldest son William my dwelling house when he is sixteen years of age and also three pair of gold buttons which I now wear, to be delivered him immediately after My decease. . . I give unto my second son --- Hascoll [ ] pounds in money to be payed him att the sixteenth year of his age. I give unto my third son --- Hascoll [ ] pounds in money to be pd him att the sixteenth year of his age. I give unto my fourth child if God bath sent any since my coming to sea [ ] pounds may to be paid to him or her at the sixteenth year of his or her age, if none be then the money to be equally divided among my three sons above named." He named his wife Ruth and his eldest son as Executors and requested that his father-inlaw and Captain Sewel of Salem should see that his wife and children were not defrauded. The will was probated 5 November 1694. His inventory was taken 22 January 1694/95 by Paul Thorndyke, Thomas Woodbury and John Hill and totaled £ 574.
Ruth apparently had very little motherly love, for she absconded and her father was given power to look after the estate on 5 May 1695. She married second 8 December 1696, Hampton, N.H., Samuel Smith. Thomas West gave his grandson
Reference
Haskell Journal, Issue 42, Winter 1996
Descendants of Mark Haskell
Pages 765-767
Mark was a mariner and called himself a "Coaster."
Mark died intestate, his account contains the usual items such as a house, value � 40, and 1/5 of a cow lease � 10, the interesting part of it is the cost of his funeral: Wine 38s, 9 pro men's gloves £4.16s, 9 pr. women's gloves £2.14s, spice 1s, 1 fan 5s, digging grave 20s, and coffin 20s. Part of the cost of administration was the trip to Ipswich by Nathan Bowen £34.15s.6d of which £3 was for his time and trouble.
In September 1710 Mark and Charity bought from her father's estate, a parcel of land in the Coy pond land lying in the township of Salem," thereby he became a proprietor in the so called "Plain farm" about which there was much controversy and litigation between the several proprietors concerning the boundaries of their several parts.
The farm, originally owned by John Humphrey (Lynn), to whom it was granted in 1637, was partly bounded by the Hugh Peters farm and Coy Pond which lies near, and the western side of Legg's hill. This was probably that part of Marblehead lying between Tedesco and Essex Streets opposite the Tedesco Club.
This general location was the original selection for Harvard College, but the overseers decided that they preferred Cambridge because this site was too near a large town (Salem.). Charity sold it to her daughter, Hannah Goodwin, in 1735. In June 1717, Mark bought from his son-in-law the Pitman mansion in which he was then living.
Reference
Haskell Journal, Issue 42, Winter 1996
Descendants of Mark Haskell
Pages 765-767