General Notes

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2  SOUR S332582
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4  TEXT Date of Import: 14 Jan 2004


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On 26 Feb 1630 William was deemed bankrupt by a statue sued out against him in Lavenham, and supposedly fled England shortly after that.  He came to Watertown, MA sometime after 1630.  His wife Elizabeth and children Elizabeth, Sarah and John followed him later aboard the "Francis", sailing from Ipswich, Eng 20 Apr 1634.  He was admitted to the Watertown Church prior to 25 May 1636.
               Back in England, the court tried to take his lands, but were unsuccessful.  His mother, now remarried and going by the name of Rose Steward blocked them, as she held the power of his lands for life. After she died in 1646, the courts again began proceedings to take the land.  William, knowing he could not return to England, sent his son Thomas to claim the land, but this attempt failed.  After much hasling, the lands were finally taken by the courts and sold in 1658.
               His will of 1 Jul 1662 names wife Elizabeth, son John, grandson Thomas, son of deceased son Thomas, daughter Elizabeth, wife of Samuel House of Cambridge and their four children, daughter Barnes, and daughter Sarah Smith and her son Adam.
               Per the Genealogical Index of New England, William and Elizabeth Hammond settled in Watertown about 1640 near the big common (Belmont).  He was a Selectman in 1648 and a man of substance, leaving property in England, Ipswich and Watertown.  His land was located near Waltham, across Fresh Pond from Cambridge.  It bordered the Cart Way to the Meadows Road, and approached Stone Street/Common Street and Pequssett Road.