Arthur HATHAWAY

1625 - 1711  (91 years)

• Name	Arthur HATHAWAY  [2, 3]
  	Arthur Hathaway was a resident of Marshfield, Mass., in 1643, and in 1646 is found at Plymouth. Nov. 20, 1652, he married at Plymouth, Sarah Cooke, daughter of JohnCooke, of the Mayflower, who was named for her mother Sarah Warren. She was a granddaughter of Richard Warren and of Francis Cooke, also Mayflower passengers. Before 1660 Arthur hathaway had removed to Dartmouth, whither his father-in-law had also migrated from Plymouth. He lived in the northerly part of the present town of Fairhaven, his farm including what in later days was known as the Laura Keen farm, the summer home of the famous actress. He was a considerable owner in the Dartmouth purchase, and took a leading part in the affairs of the township. In 1667 he was a member of the first board of selectmen, and held that office some eight or ten times subsequently. He was also one of those appointed to exercise the men of Dartmouth in the use of arms. In 1671 he was appointed by the Court at Plymouth as a magistrate to take oaths, etc. he died in 1711, being probably in the vicinity of eighty-five years of age, and his wife, who was considerably his junior, survived him. [1]
  Birth	Between 1620 and 1625	England
  Gender	Male
  Death	1711  [2]
  Death	11 Dec 1711	Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts   [3]
  Notes	Excerpt from "Certain Comeoverers": Probably soon after his marriage he followed his father in law, John Cooke, to the new settlement in Dartmouth. He seems to have been living in Plymouth on February 28, 1655, and he had removed to Dartmouth before 1660, where he was taxed. He lived in the northerly part of Fairhaven, his farm including what in later days has been known as the Laura Keene farm, and also the Franklyn Howland place. Arthur Hathaway took something of a leading position in the newly settled town of Dartmouth. In 1662 he acted as one of three arbitrators in a dispute between the heirs of Robert Hicks, who was one of the original proprietors. The first record of the Selectmen of Dartmouth is in 1667 and Arthur Hathaway was then on the Board. His name appears as a Selectman some eight or ten times in subsequent years. In 1667, he, with Sergeant James Shaw, was appointed to exercise the men of Dartmouth in the use of arms. In 1670 Arthur Hathaway is listed as one of the seven freemen of Dartmouth. In 1671, he was appointed by the court at Plymouth as a magistrate to take oaths, etc. In 1684, he took the oath of fidelity. In the same year he is named as one of the proprietors of the grist mill at the place since known as Smith Mills, being associated with Ralph Allen, John Russell, and Samuel Hicks. Thereafter there are no records of his public activities, although he lived until 1711. If, as I deem altogether probable, he is the Arthur Hathaway who in 1643 was able to bear arms in Marshfield, he must have been about ninety years of age or more when he died. In his will, written in February, 1709-1710, he describes himself as "very weak of body, but of perfect mind and memory." His wife, Sarah, who was probably some ten years his junior, was living when the will was drawn. To his daughter, Mary, who had married Samuel Hammond, he left a legacy of five shillings. Excerpt from "Mayflower Families in Progress - Francis Cooke": The will of Arthur Hathaway of Dartmouth dated 9 Feb. 1709-1710, proved 6 Feb. 1711-1712, mentions sons John, Thomas, Jonathan; daus, Mary Hammond, Lydia Sisson, Hannah Cadman; wife Sarah; son John Executor. The inventory was taken 17 Dec. 1711 and it gives his date of death.
  Person ID	I27881	Main Tree
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2020

  
  

  Family	Sarah COOKE,   b. Abt 1635, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. 26 Feb 1712/13, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1652	Plymouth, Massachusetts   [3]
  Children	+ 1. John HATHAWAY,   b. 17 Sep 1653, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. Between 11 Jul and 15 Aug 1732, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts  [Birth]   2. Sarah HATHAWAY,   b. 28 Feb 1655/6, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. 09 Feb 1710/11 (Age 54 years)  [Birth]   3. Hannah HATHAWAY,   b. Abt 1660, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. Between 13 Feb and 14 Mar 1748, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts  [Birth]   4. Lydia HATHAWAY,   b. Abt 1662, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. 23 Jun 1714, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island (Age 52 years)  [Birth]   5. Mary HATHAWAY,   b. Abt 1665, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. Aft 06 Jan 1735 (Age > 70 years)  [Birth]   6. Thomas HATHAWAY,   b. Abt 1669, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. Between 05 Apr 1742 and 03 May 1748, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Age 73 years)  [Birth]   7. Jonathan HATHAWAY,   b. Abt 1672, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. 17 Sep 1727, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Age 55 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F09581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 1620 and 1625 - England Death - 11 Dec 1711 - Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10118] William M. Emery and William W. Crapo, The Howland Heirs being the Story of a Family and a fortune and the Inheritance of a Trust. [S01952] Certain Comeoverers by Henry Howland Crapo. [S02650] Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and Ralph Van Wood, Jr., Mayflower Families in Progress: Francis Cooke of the Mayflower and his Descendants of Four Generations, (Name: Name: General Society of Mayflower Descendants 2000;;).