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      560. Edmund Hobart, Sr*, born 01 Jan 1572/73 in Hingham, Norfolk, England; died 08 Mar 1645/46 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. He was the son of 1120. Thomas Hobart and 1121. Helena~ Winsofer. He married 561. Margaret* Dewey 07 Sep 1600 in Hingham, Norfolk, England47.

      561. Margaret* Dewey, born 1574 in Hingham, Norfolk, England; died 1641 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, MA. She was the daughter of 1122. Robert~ Dewey and 1123. Margaret~ Stasye.

Notes for Edmund Hobart, Sr*:

FROM "ONE THOUSAND YEARS OF HUBBARD HISTORY"

Edmund Hobart arrived in Massachusetts with his wife, son Joshua and daughters, Rebekah and Sarah, and servant, Henry Gibbs in May, 1663 and settled in Charlestown, MA.

Edmund was admitted to full communion in the First Church of Christ in boston August 19, 1634, and stood No. '15' on the 'freeman's list,' and was one of ten citizens October 13, 1634, who, with Increase Nowell, agreed that only certain desirable persons should be allowed to 'sit downe and dwell in the towne.' [The First Church of Christ was organized in the summer of 1630 under a great oak by John Winthrop, Isaac Johnson, Thomas Dudley and Rev. John Wilson.]

In 1635, Edmund moved to Bear Cove (Hingham) and assisted in organizing the first church there, of which his son Peter was the first minister, and was made a commissioner Sep 6, 1638, the functions being similar to those of a Justice of the Peace nowadays, permitting him to officiate at marriage ceremonies, a privilege then denied to many ministers.

He was generally spoken of as "Edmund hubberd the elder."


HOBART (Hobard, Hubbard), Edmund (1570-
1646), from Eng. to Charlestown, Mass., 1633
freeman; 1634; constable; one of the first set-
tlers at Hingham, 1635; dep. Gen. Ct., 1639, 40
42; m Margaret Dewey.

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THE GREAT MIGRATION, NEHGS

EDMUND HOBART

ORIGIN: Hingham, Norfolk
MIGRATION: 1633
FIRST RESIDENCE: Charlestown
REMOVES: Hingham 1635
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: "Edmond Hubbard Senior" admitted to Charlestown church, 19 October 1633 [ ChChR 8].
FREEMAN: 4 March 1633/4 (as "Edmond Hubbert") [ MBCR 1:368].
EDUCATION: The offices to which he was elected and appointed and the educational attainments of his sons indicate that Edmund Hobart had received an education above the average for his time.
OFFICES: Charlestown constable, 1635 [ ChTR 12; MBCR 1:134]; lotlayer and assessor, 9 January 1633/4 [ ChTR 10].
Deputy for Hingham to Massachusetts Bay General Court, 22 May 1639, 4 September 1639, 7 October 1640, 8 September 1642 [ MBCR 1:255, 271, 301: 2:23]. Commissioner to end small causes for Hingham, 1638, 1639, 1641 [ MBCR 1:239, 259, 329]. Grand jury, 19 September 1637 [ MBCR 1:203]. Committee to levy a colony rate, 6 June 1639 [ MBCR 1:260].
ESTATE: Surrendered five acres Mystic Side in Charlestown, 1635 [ ChTR 14]. Had a proportion of 4½ in the hayground in Charlestown, which was increased to 5½, 1635 [ ChTR 19, 20].
"Edmund Hobart" was one who drew his houselot at Hingham 18 September 1635 [ NEHGR 2:250].
Although there are no records that purport to be the settlement of Edmund's estate at his death, the grant by Peter Hubbard of Hingham to his brother Thomas Hubbard of Hingham of "ten acres of land... also twenty acres of land with five acres of meadow ... also one great lot containing thirty acres ... all which was granted by a deed of sale dated 20 November 1647" may have had some relation to Edmund's estate, perhaps left in the hands of his son Rev. Peter, who evidently kept his step-mother for several years after Edmund's death [ SLR 1:89].
BIRTH: About 1575 based on date of marriage.
DEATH: Hingham 8 March 1646[/7] "father Hubbeard died" [ NEHGR 121:18].
MARRIAGE: (1) Hingham, Norfolk, 7 September 1600 Margaret Dewey. She died before October 1634 when her husband remarried. It is not certain that she survived to come to New England, especially since she did not join the Charlestown church with her husband on 19 October 1633 [ ChChR 8].
(2) Charlestown 10 October 1634 Sarah (_____) (Lyford) Oakley [ WP 3:174], born about 1586 (deposed 1 August 1639 aged "about fifty-three years" [ WP 4:137]), widow of Rev. JOHN LYFORD . She died Hingham 23 June 1649 ("mother Hobart died in the evening being Saturday, buried on the Sabbath") [ NEHGR 121:22]. (Edmund Hobart was guardian to the children of his second wife, and was otherwise involved in securing their inheritance from their father.)
CHILDREN (all baptized Hingham, Norfolk [ TAG 27:94-95]):
i NAZARETH, bp. 7 June 1601; m. (1) Hingham, Norfolk, 9 November 1626 Robert Turner; m. (2) Hingham, Norfolk, 13 July 1630 as his second wife John Beal. John Beal m. (3) Hingham 10 March 1658/9 Mary (Gilman) Jacob [ NEHGR 2:253], widow of NICHOLAS JACOB .

ii EDMUND, bp. 16 January 1602/3; m. Hingham, Norfolk, 18 October 1632 Elizabeth Elmer.

iii PETER, bp. 13 October 1604; m. (1) Covehithe, Suffolk, 12 October 1628 Rebecca Ibrook [ TAG 67:28], daughter of Richard Ibrook; m. (2) say 1646 Rebecca Peck, daughter of Joseph Peck (after his first wife's delivery of her last child in December 1645 [ TAG 27:94]).

iv THOMAS, bp. 23 February 1605/6; m. (1) Wymondham, Norfolk, 2 June 1629 Anne Plomer; m. (2) Jane _____, who d. as his widow on 18 February 1690 [ Hingham Hist 2:336; TAG 27:95].

v ALICE, bp. 22 March 1606/7; m. Hardingham, Norfolk, 28 February 1631/2 Thomas Chubbuck.

vi ANTHONY, bp. 8 October 1609; bur. 22 December 1609.

vii EDWARD, bp. 4 November 1610; bur. 28 November 1610.

viii REBECCA, bp. 29 December 1611; admitted to Charlestown church 27 [blank] 1633 [ ChChR 8]; no further record. (See the sketch of EDWARD BANGS for discussion of the claim that this Rebecca became his wife.)

ix JOSHUA, bp. 9 October 1614; admitted to Charlestown church 27 [blank] 1633 [ ChChR 8]; m. Cambridge March 1637/8 Ellen Ibrook, daughter of Richard Ibrook [ NEHGR 2:252].

x SARAH, bp. 26 December 1617; no further record.


COMMENTS: In June 1633 "Edmond Hubbert Senior & his 2 sons Edmond & Joshua Hubert" were admitted as inhabitants at Charlestown [ ChTR 9], and on 9 January 1633/4 and January 1635/6 they appear on lists of inhabitants in Charlestown [ ChTR 10, 15].
On 5 June 1638 "Edmond Hubberd, Senior, was fined 40s. for leaving a pit open, in which a child was drowned" [ MBCR 1:233]; 30s. of this fine was remitted in the general amnesty of 6 September 1638 [ MBCR 1:245].
In the fall of 1639 Thomas Hamond of Hingham sued Edmund Hubbard for trespass "in his Indian corn since planting time till now to the value of 50s. in his corn ground at Hingham" [ Lechford 175].

BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTES: In 1951 Clarence Almon Torrey summarized the family of Edmund Hobart, with inclusion of all the English records known at that time [ TAG 27:94-95]. Rev. Peter Hobart maintained a record of many of the vital events occurring in Hingham during his lifetime, and this was published in 1967 [ NEHGR 121:3-25, 102-27, 191-216, 269-94].
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More About Edmund Hobart, Sr*:
Alternative Lineage: Son of Henry Hobart and Dorothy Bell?
Burial: Unknown, Hingham, Plymouth County, MA
Church: 19 Aug 1634, Admitted to First Church of Christ, Charlestown, MA.
Founder: 1635, Hingham, MA (formerly Bear Cove).
Freeman: 04 Mar 1633/34
Immigrant Ancestor: 1633, England, Norfolk, to MA
Migration 1: May 1633, Arrival, England to Charlestown, MA.48
Migration 2: 1635, Charlestown, MA, to Hingham, MA.
Occupation: 1635, Constable of Charlestown.
Political 1: 06 Sep 1638, Commissioner.
Political 2: Bet. 1639 - 1642, Deputy to the General Court.
Political 3: Bet. 1639 - 1642, representative to the general court of Massachusetts
Proprietor: 18 Sep 1635, among the original proprietors of Hingham
Surname Variant: Hubbard49

More About Margaret* Dewey:
Burial: 24 Jun 1649, Wymondham, Norfolk County, MA
Immigrant Ancestor: 1633, England, Norfolk, to MA
Migration: 1633, Norfolk to Massachusetts
Surname Variant: Dewe

More About Edmund Hobart and Margaret* Dewey:
Marriage 1: 07 Sep 1600, Hingham, Norfolk, England50
Marriage 2: 1597, England?51
     
Children of Edmund Hobart and Margaret* Dewey are:
  i.   Rebekah Hobart, born Abt. 1598 in England; died Unknown.
  More About Rebekah Hobart:
Church: 27 Dec 1633, Admitted to First Church of Christ, Charlestown, MA.52
Migration: May 1633, Arrival, England to Charlestown, MA.

  ii.   Nazareth Hobart, born Bef. 1600 in England; died 23 Sep 1658; married John Beal Bef. 1638 in England; born 1581; died 15 Jun 1681.
  More About Nazareth Hobart:
Migration: 1638, London to Massachusetts aboard the "Diligent."53

  More About John Beal and Nazareth Hobart:
Marriage: Bef. 1638, England

  iii.   Sarah Hobart, born Abt. 1600 in England; died Unknown.
  More About Sarah Hobart:
Migration: May 1633, Arrival, England to Charlestown, MA.

  iv.   Edmund Hobart, Jr, born 1603 in England; died 16 Feb 1684/85; married Elizabeth Elmer in England; born in England; died 04 Nov 1675 in Hingham, MA.
  Notes for Edmund Hobart, Jr:

FROM "ONE THOUSAND YEARS OF HUBBARD HISTORY"

The Hingham Mutiny

The brothers Thomas, Edmund and Joshua, were fined for "sedition" June 28, 1645, for participating in the Hingham Mutiny against the authority of Lt. Anthony Eames. Their brother, Peter, who was previously criticized for his allegiance to the king, defended them against these charges which were of insubordination and were preferred by Lt. Anthony Eames, commanding officer of the "train band." This was a bitter and disagreeable quarrel which agitated Hingham for many years. The various participants were fined a sum total of 155 pounds, 108, to which Joshua contributed 20 pounds, Edmund 5 pounds, Thams and Peter 2 pounds each.

Joshua figured prominently in the Hingham Mutiny which was a revolt against the authority of Lt. Eames. The "train band" was a famous militia organization in those days. Bozoun Allen, whose cause Joshua espoused, was elected captain in opposition to Eames, and so fierce was the factional feeling resulting from it that the grave magistrates at Boston were kept busy many months in their efforts to quell the agitation this disturbance had brought into the community. The Hingham Mutiny occupied a prominent place in colonial matters in those days and made the warmest friends bitter foes, threatening alike at one period to disrupt that prosperous colony. Afterward, Joshua was made captain of this Artillery Company.---"One Thousand Years of Hubbard History."

  More About Edmund Hobart, Jr:
Church: 21 Aug 1633, Admitted to First Church of Christ, Charlestown, MA.
Freeman: 03 Sep 1634, Massachusetts Bay Colony. (see also March 4, 1634)54
Legal: 28 Jun 1645, Fined 5 pounds for "sedition" for involvement with the "train band."
Migration 1: 1633, England to Charlestown, MA.55
Migration 2: 1635, Charlestown, MA, to Hingham, MA.
Proprietor: 18 Sep 1635, among the original proprietors of Hingham

  More About Elizabeth Elmer:
Church: 21 Aug 1633, Admitted to First Church of Christ, Charlestown, MA.
Migration: 1633, England to Charlestown, MA.56

  More About Edmund Hobart and Elizabeth Elmer:
Marriage: England

  v.   Rev Peter Hobart, born 1604 in Hingham, Norfolk, England; died 20 Jan 1678/79 in Hingham, MA; married (1) Rebecca Peck; died Unknown; married (2) Elizabeth Ibrook 03 Jul 1628 in Hingham, MA, or Covehithe, Suffolk, England; born 1608 in Southwold, Suffolk, England; died 1692 in Hingham, Suffolk, MA.
  Notes for Rev Peter Hobart:

FROM "ONE THOUSAND YEARS OF HUBBARD HISTORY"

The Hingham Mutiny

The brothers Thomas, Edmund and Joshua, were fined for "sedition" June 28, 1645, for participating in the Hingham Mutiny against the authority of Lt. Anthony Eames. Their brother, Peter, who was previously criticized for his allegiance to the king, defended them against these charges which were of insubordination and were preferred by Lt. Anthony Eames, commanding officer of the "train band." This was a bitter and disagreeable quarrel which agitated Hingham for many years. The various participants were fined a sum total of 155 pounds, 108, to which Joshua contributed 20 pounds, Edmund 5 pounds, Thams and Peter 2 pounds each.

Joshua figured prominently in the Hingham Mutiny which was a revolt against the authority of Lt. Eames. The "train band" was a famous militia organization in those days. Bozoun Allen, whose cause Joshua espoused, was elected captain in opposition to Eames, and so fierce was the factional feeling resulting from it that the grave magistrates at Boston were kept busy many months in their efforts to quell the agitation this disturbance had brought into the community. The Hingham Mutiny occupied a prominent place in colonial matters in those days and made the warmest friends bitter foes, threatening alike at one period to disrupt that prosperous colony. Afterward, Joshua was made captain of this Artillery Company.---"One Thousand Years of Hubbard History."

FROM "ONE THOUSAND YEARS OF HUBBARD HISTORY"

Peter was married twice, both names unknown. He came to America with his first wife and the first four children listed. The other children may have been by the second wife.

Peter arrived in America with his wife and four children aboard a ship that was one of a fleet of seven vessels.

From his journal: "1635--June 8, I, with my wife and four children, came safely to new England June 8, 1635. Forever preaised be the God of Heaven, my God and my King!"

Peter, with 29 others, founded Hingham (name changed from Bear Cove), MA, formally drawing their houselots upon that day. From 1635 to 1679 he preached in Hingham, according to the memorial tablet now in the church, which was open for public worship January 8, 1682, the land being donated by Capt. Joshua Hobart, Peter's youngest brother. The new church cost "430 pounds and the old house." Peter was then dead. Rev. Robert Peck was his colleague, or "teacher," the functions of which office were "doctrinal and scriptural explanation," the minister's being "private and public exhortation." Peter was an independent and spirited clergyman and espoused somewhat too warmly his late sovereign's cause and English customs generally, which occasionally brought him up before the General Court to answer for his outspoken opinions. In 1646 he was fined 20 pounds for "seditious practices and derogation of and contempt for authority," and was "bound to his good behavior." He defended his brothers Joshua, Edmund and Thomas against charges of insubordination preferred by Lt. Anthony Eames, commanding officer of the "train band," and a member of his own church. This was a bitter and disagreeable quarrel and agitated Hingham for many years. The various active participants were fined a sum total of 155 pounds, 108., to which Joshua contributed 20 pounds, Edmund Jr. 5 pounds, and Thomas and Peter 2 pounds each.

Little is known about the first meeting-house except that it was enclosed by a pallisade and had a belfry and bell which were used principally for defensive purposes against the hostile attacks of the "aborigines." The present meeting-house stands on Main Street, near the railway station, and is the oldest church in New England that has been used continuously as a house of worship was written in 1895. The principal timbers in it were taken from the first house. There were no stoves in it until 1822 when two of the front pews were removed to make room for them. The deacons occupied seats directly under the pulpit. Most of the seats were simple oak benches arranged in rows. One pew was reserved for the widow of Rev. Peter Hobart, which was occupied upon her death by the wife of the second minister, Rev. John Norton. A warm division of opinion, lasting over a year, existed among the congregation regarding its site. This was only terminated by the mandate of the Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and his Magistrates, who ordered the building created where it now stands. \

Gov. Winthrop referred to him in the following language: "There was a great marriage to be solemnized at Boston. The bridegroom being of Hingham (Mr. Hubbard's church), he was procured to preach, and came to Boston to that end. But the magistrate hearing of it sent to him to forbear. The reasons were, (1) For that his spirit had been discovered to be averse to our ecclesiastical and civil government, and he was a bold man and would speak his mind; (2) We were not willing to bring in the English custom of ministers performing the solemnity of marriage, which sermons at such times might induce; but if any minister were present, and would bestow a word of exhortation, &c., it was permitted."

He signed his name "Hubberd," though it was more commonly spelled "Hobart." By his parishioners he was greatly admired, respected, and loved.

Note from page 154 of "One Thousand Years of Hubbard History": "S. P. Fowler, Danvers, MA, says 'I find Peter Hobart's name variously spelled by different authors. Josselyn spells it Bubbard; Lechford, Hubbard; Hutchinson Papers, Hubbert; and Mather gives it Hoburt.'"

  More About Rev Peter Hobart:
Church: 30 Jun 1635, Admitted to First Church of Christ, Charlestown, MA.
Education: 1625, graduated Magdalene College, Cambridge as Master of Arts.
Founder: 18 Sep 1635, Hingham, MA (formerly Bear Cove).
Freeman: 02 Sep 1635
Legal 1: 1646, Brought before the General Court for "seditious practices..."
Legal 2: 28 Jun 1645, Fined 2 pounds for "sedition" for defending his brothers for their involvement with the "train band."
Memorial: tablet in the church at Hingham.
Migration: Bet. Apr - 08 Jun 1635, Haverhill, England, to Charlestown, MA
Occupation: Bet. 1625 - 1635, preached in England.
Ordination: 1627, By the Bishop of Norwich.57
Proprietor: 18 Sep 1635, among the original proprietors of Hingham
Residence: Bef. 1635, Haverhill, England

  More About Peter Hobart and Elizabeth Ibrook:
Marriage: 03 Jul 1628, Hingham, MA, or Covehithe, Suffolk, England

  280 vi.   Thomas* Hobart, born 26 Feb 1605/06 in Hingham, Norfolk, England; died 18 Aug 1689 in Hingham, MA; married Anne*~ Ptomer 02 Jun 1629 in Wymondham, Norfolk, England.
  vii.   Capt Joshua Hobart, born 1614 in Hingham, Norfolk, England; died 28 Jul 1682 in Massachusetts; married Eleanor Ellen Ibrook 14 Mar 1637/38 in Cambridge, MA; born 10 Nov 1622 in Southwold, Suffolk, England; died 25 Jul 1700 in Hingham, Suffolk Count, MA.
  Notes for Capt Joshua Hobart:

FROM "ONE THOUSAND YEARS OF HUBBARD HISTORY"

The Hingham Mutiny

The brothers Thomas, Edmund and Joshua, were fined for "sedition" June 28, 1645, for participating in the Hingham Mutiny against the authority of Lt. Anthony Eames. Their brother, Peter, who was previously criticized for his allegiance to the king, defended them against these charges which were of insubordination and were preferred by Lt. Anthony Eames, commanding officer of the "train band." This was a bitter and disagreeable quarrel which agitated Hingham for many years. The various participants were fined a sum total of 155 pounds, 108, to which Joshua contributed 20 pounds, Edmund 5 pounds, Thams and Peter 2 pounds each.

Joshua figured prominently in the Hingham Mutiny which was a revolt against the authority of Lt. Eames. The "train band" was a famous militia organization in those days. Bozoun Allen, whose cause Joshua espoused, was elected captain in opposition to Eames, and so fierce was the factional feeling resulting from it that the grave magistrates at Boston were kept busy many months in their efforts to quell the agitation this disturbance had brought into the community. The Hingham Mutiny occupied a prominent place in colonial matters in those days and made the warmest friends bitter foes, threatening alike at one period to disrupt that prosperous colony. Afterward, Joshua was made captain of this Artillery Company.---"One Thousand Years of Hubbard History."

Capt. Joshua Hobart gave the deed for the site of a meeting-house at Hingham July 8, 1681.

  More About Capt Joshua Hobart:
Church: 27 Dec 1633, Admitted to First Church of Christ, Charlestown, MA.58
Freeman: 03 Sep 1634, No. 53 on the Freeman's List of 1635-36.
Historical: 1645, Figured prominently in the "Hingham Mutiny."
Legal 1: 28 Jun 1645, Fined 20 pounds for "sedition" for involvement with the "train band."
Legal 2: 08 May 1656, served as the attorney for the estate of William Vassall, a prominent English immigrant. The estate sold for 120 pounds.
Migration 1: May 1633, Arrival, England to Charlestown, MA.
Migration 2: 1635, Charlestown, MA, to Hingham, MA.
Military 1: Member of the Train Band.
Military 2: served as captain during the King Philip's War.
Military 3: 1641, Captain of the Artillery Company.
Political 1: Bet. 1674 - 1676, speaker to the General Court at Boston from Hingham.
Political 2: Bet. 1643 - 1668, Deputy Magistrate in the General Court.
Political 3: 1674, Speaker of the House
Property 1: Aft. 1634, 2 acres of planting ground.
Property 2: 1637, sold 10 acre lot on the Mystic side of the river to T. Squire and T. Ewer.
Proprietor: 18 Sep 1635, among the original proprietors of Hingham

  More About Joshua Hobart and Eleanor Ibrook:
Marriage: 14 Mar 1637/38, Cambridge, MA



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