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Guilford Hathaway

Male 1707 - 1745  (38 years)


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  • Name Guilford Hathaway  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Birth 1707  Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6
    Gender Male 
    Death 1745  Tucanuck Shoals, MA (shipwreck) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Person ID I932  My Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Father Jacob Hathaway,   b. 1676, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1759, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Phillipa Chase,   b. 5 Jul 1679, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1754, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 28 Jan 1696  Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Family ID F292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia Simmons,   b. Abt 1706, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1763 (Age > 58 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jan 1729  Freetown, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 6, 14
    Children 
     1. Hannah Hathaway,   b. 21 Sep 1729, Freetown, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Lydia Hathaway,   b. 28 May 1731, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Tryphena Hathaway,   b. 22 Feb 1733, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Guilford Hathaway,   b. 25 Nov 1734, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1774 (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: unknown]
     5. Phebe Hathaway,   b. 7 Apr 1737, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: unknown]
     6. Huldah Hathaway,   b. 9 Dec 1739, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: unknown]
     7. Drusilla Hathaway,   b. 9 Jan 1742, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Diadama Hathaway,   b. 30 Sep 1743, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: unknown]
     9. Dudley Hathaway,   b. 24 Mar 1746, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1810 (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: unknown]
    Family ID F267  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

  • Photos
    Brant Point Lighthouse, Tuckernuck Island, MA
    Brant Point Lighthouse, Tuckernuck Island, MA
    I've no idea if this is appropriate to the date of Guilford Hathaway's purported death off the coast of this island, but it is the earliest image of a nearby lighthouse that I could find. this one was in the town of Nantucket. source: http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/lhma.asp
    Will of Jacob Hathaway
    Will of Jacob Hathaway
    from Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1745-1762 , image spliced for ease of viewing/saving. Name transcribed as "Priscilla" should be Drusilla

    Documents
    Jacob_Hathaway 1675-1759
    Jacob_Hathaway 1675-1759
    Source: Bob Alford 2010

  • Sources 
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    2. [S345] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Famil;).

    3. [S354] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Births, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.;).
      birth date: 1707
      birth place: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
      Name: Guilford Hathaway
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepoolb&h=2045750&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S333] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).Original data: Town and C;).
      Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988
      Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988


    5. [S76] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Bristol County (Mass.) Probate Records 1690-1881; Author: Bristol County (Massachusetts). Register of Probate; Probate Place: Bristol, Massachusetts.

    6. [S328] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived;), Source number: 24039.004; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 8.

    7. [S359] Ancestry.com, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      marriage date: 28 Jan 1696
      marriage place: United States
      Name: Phillipa Chase
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    8. [S69] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Town Marriage Records, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Vital Records of Bellingham Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904.Vital Records of Granville Massachusetts to the Year ;).

    9. [S374] Ancestry.com, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

    10. [S328] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived;), Source Citation: Source number: 6740.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.
      Name: Phillipa Chase
      birth date: 5 Jul 1679
      birth place: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
      marriage date: 28 Jan 1696
      marriage place: United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=225650&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    11. [S345] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Famil;).
      Name: Phillipa Chase
      marriage date: 28 Jan 1696
      marriage place: United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=mamarriages_ga&h=139304&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    12. [S333] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).Original data: Town and C;).
      vital date: 28 Jan 1696
      vital place: Taunton, Massachusetts
      marriage date: 28 Jan 1696
      marriage place: United States
      Name: Jacob Hathaway
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=matownvital&h=5123435&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    13. [S60] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2018;), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850.
      Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850
      Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850
      New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850


    14. [S333] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).Original data: Town and C;).