William Hammond

  Noted events in his life were:

• Emigration: 1631. ^446,631
From The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633:
"On 26 February 1629/30 William Hammond was declared a bankrupt in England and "the 20th of November after that date he departe[d] the land and fleeth into New England [ NEHGR 106:83, citing a 1656 law suit against William Hammond]. This would place him on the Lyon which sailed from Bristol on 1 December 1630 and arrived in New England the following February."

From the NEHGR, vol. 106, pg. 83-84:
"Rose Trip marticth unto on Hammond having a parsell of Land given her by her father and to her heirs. She beareth a son by Hammond whose name was William. After Hamond dyeth she marieth againe to on Steward. So after his death she beare the name of Rose Steard: So in the time of Rose Stewards life her son William Hammond was demed a bankrupt by a statute sued out against him the 26 day of febr: in the fifth yeare of the first King Charles 1629 (1629/30): the 20th of November. After that date he departe the Land and fleth into New England: the Commissioners Apointed came down acordingly to have sesed on his Lands but his mother then was living and had the pouer of them for her life so they did not then make seaser of it: but in the yeare 1645 Rose his mother dyeth the Lord calleth 3 Courts and he being beyond the sea and dare not cum oufer being mad a bankrupt: the Lord seaseth the Lands, but now in the yeare 1647 (he sendeth oufer his son) his son Thomas cum from New England to be admitted to the Land . . ."

• Dates & Events. ⁴⁴⁶
William Hammond was a Watertown selectman, 8 Nov 1647. "Old Goodman Hammond" was appointed to a committee to assign seats in the meetinghouse, 17 Nov 1656.

• Land. ⁴⁴⁶
On 25 July 1636 William Hammond was granted forty acres in the Great Dividend. He was granted eight acres in the Remote Meadows, 26 June 1637 and granted a farm of one hundred fifty-five acres, 10 May 1642.

In the Watertown Inventory of Grants William Hammond held six parcels: homestall of forty acres; three acres of meadow; forty acres of upland being a Great Dividend; eighteen acres of upland beyond the Further Plain; eight acres of Remote Meadow; and four acres of upland.

In the Inventory of Possessions he held three parcels: three acres of upland; two acres of meadow; and another two acres of meadow.

In the Composite Inventory he held six parcels: homestall of thirty-four acres; three acres of meadow; forty acres of upland being a Great Dividend; eighteen acres of upland beyond the Further Plain; eight acres of Remote Meadow; and a farm of one hundred fifty-six acres.

• Background Information. ⁶³⁰
William Hammond, the emigrant ancestor of this branch of family in North America was born in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. It is here, that he was baptized on 30 Oct 1575. He was the only surviving son of Thomas Hammond and Rose Trippe. His fahter, Thomas, died in 1589. He married in Lavenham, 9 Jun 1605, Elizabeth Paine, and their children were all born there.

William is believed to have left England in 1629 with some of his children. His wife and the rest of their children arrived from Ipswich, England on the ship "Francis," in Apr 1634. William most likely came to Watertown, Massachusetts around 1636 along with his brothers-in-haw, William Paine and Dr. Simon Eire, all of whom seem to have followed their brother-in-law, John Page, who was one of the first settlers in Watertown.

William was admitted freeman in Watertown, 25 May 1636, and was grantee of seven lots and purchaser of three lots before 1644. His homestead of 40 acres sat on the west side of Common Street. To the east and norther, were the lands of his brother-in-law. Dr. Simon Eire. On the west, were the lands of John Simson, Isacce Sterne and John Warren, and the southern lands were occupied by Thomas Boyden.

From the records of Watertown, it appears that William did not often hold office. The author of History and genealogies of the Hammond families in America, says that this was likey the result of his independence ing religious matters. This would make him unpopular with his more puritanical neighbors.

The will of William Hammon is on file at East Cambridge, Massachusetts, (Middlesex Probate No. 7167). dated 1 Jul 1662 and proved 16 Dec 1672. He left his estate to his wife during her life, which was to go to his son John upon her death. He left forty pounds to his grandson Thomas Hammond when he turned twenty-one years of age. His son Thomas was already deceased at the time. William died in Watertown, 8 Oct 1662, and his wife Elizabeth died later on 14 Sep 1670.

Chidren of William Hammond and Elizabeth Payne are:
• William, bap. 20 Sep 1607
• Anne, bap. 19 Nov 1609; d. 7 Jun 1615
• John, bap. 5 Dec 1611; d. 16 Aug 1620
• Anne, bap. 14 Jul 1616
• Thomas, bap. 17 Sep 1618
• Elizabeth, b. 1619
• Sarah, bap. 21 Oct 1623
• John, bap. 2 Jul 1626
~History and genealogies of the Hammond families in America, pp. 53-61

William married Elizabeth Payne, daughter of William Payne and Agnes Neves, on 9 Jun 1605 of Lavenham, Suffolk, England.⁴⁴⁶ (Elizabeth Payne was born in 1586 of Lavenham, Suffolk, England, christened on 11 Sep 1586 of Lavenham, Suffolk, England,⁴⁴⁶ died on 14 Sep 1670 in Watertown, Massachusetts ^446,630 and was buried on 27 Sep 1670 in Watertown, Massachusetts ⁴⁴⁶.)