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• Name: Daniel HOVEY
• Sex: M
• Birth: 9 Aug 1618 in Waltham Abby, Co Essex, England ^b
• Baptism: 9 Aug 1618 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England ^c
• Death: 24 Apr 1692 in Ipswich, Massachusetts ^d


Parents:

• Father:
  
• Richard HOVEY Birth: Abt 1575 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England Death: 7 Mar 1637 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Mother:

• (Unk) (HOVEY) Death: 1683

Family:
Marriage:

• Abigail ANDREWES on Abt 1641 at Ipswich, Massachusetts .^m1
  
• Abigail ANDREWES Birth: Abt 1623 in England Death: 24 Jun 1665

Children:

1. Daniel HOVEY Birth: 1642 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Death: 29 May 1695 in Ipswich, Massachusetts
2. John HOVEY Birth: 1644 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Death: 29 Mar 1718 in Topsfield, Massachusetts
3. Thomas HOVEY Birth: 1648 in Ipswitch, Massachusetts Death: 4 Mar 1739 in Hadley, Massachusetts
4. James HOVEY Birth: 1650 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Death: 2 Aug 1675 in Brookfield, Massachusetts
5. Joseph HOVEY Birth: 1653 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Death: 1693 in Milton, Massachusetts
6. Nathaniel HOVEY Birth: 20 Mar 1657 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Death: 24 Mar 1692 in Ipswich, Massachusetts
7. Priscilla HOVEY Birth: Abt 1659 in Ipswich, Massachusetts

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

[Ref: WaltersP WALTERS HOVEY-p13]

1618 [Ref: Raymond AMES #151]

bp 9 Aug 1618 [Ref: Roberts USPres HAYES],

place:

[Ref: Roberts USPres HAYES, WaltersP WALTERS HOVEY-p26]

England [Ref: Raymond AMES #151, WaltersP WALTERS HOVEY-p13],

parents:

Richard HOVEY & ___ ___ [Ref: Roberts USPres HAYES, WaltersP WALTERS HOVEY-p13, WaltersP WALTERS HOVEY-p26],

father:

[Ref: Raymond AMES #151]

Sources for baptism Information

date:

[Ref: Perley HOVEY p5, Roberts USPres HAYES, WaltersP WALTERS HOVEY-p14],

place:

[Ref: Perley HOVEY p5, Roberts USPres HAYES, WaltersP WALTERS HOVEY-p14]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: Hammatt Ipswich p158, Roberts USPres HAYES, WaltersP WALTERS HOVEY-p14]

1692 [Ref: Raymond AMES #151]

Apr 1692 [Ref: Waite BrookfieldMA p339],

place:

[Ref: Hammatt Ipswich p158, Roberts USPres HAYES, Waite BrookfieldMA p339, WaltersP WALTERS HOVEY-p14]

Sources with Inaccurate death Information

date:

29 May 1695 [Ref: Cutter NE p316]

Sources with Information about marriage to Abigail ANDREWES

date:

>40 years before 27 Sep 1683 [Ref: AndrewsHF ANDREWS p50, Davis SPEAR p153, Waite BrookfieldMA p339]

abt 1641 [Ref: Perley HOVEY p12, WaltersP WALTERS HOVEY-p14]

abt 1642 [Ref: Cutter NE p316, Pope PioneersMA p242]

by 1643 [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationII v1p53],

place:

[Ref: AndrewsHF ANDREWS p50, Perley HOVEY p12],

child:

[Ref: AndrewsHF ANDREWS p53, Cutter NE p316, Hammatt Ipswich p161, Perley HOVEY p15, Pope PioneersMA p242, Raymond AMES #22, Raymond AMES #70, Roberts USPres HAYES, Waite HOVEY p195, WaltersP WALTERS HOVEY-p15]

Sources with Inaccurate marriage information

names:

Daniel HOVEY & Rebecca ANDREWS [Ref: Sav-age ANDREWS Robert, Sav-age HOVEY Daniel]

Daniel HOVEY & Rebecca ___ [Ref: Waite BrookfieldMA p339],

child:

Abigail HOVEY (#143732) wife of Thomas HODGKINS [Ref: AndrewsHF ANDREWS p61, Cutter NE p316, Hammatt Ipswich p158, Hammatt Ipswich p161, Pope PioneersMA p242, Sav-age HOVEY Daniel1, Waite BrookfieldMA p339, WaltersP WALTERS HOVEY-p15]

Research Notes:
emigrated to Ipswich, MA in 1635, at the age of 17 [Ref: Perley HOVEY p6]

Feb 5 1637: Town of Ipswich granted to him six acres of land on Muddy creek on [Ref: Perley HOVEY p9]

of Ipswich in 1637 [Ref: Hammatt Ipswich p158, Waite BrookfieldMA p339]

Mar 27 1639: Granted to Daniell Hovey, an house lott, 1 acre of ground on the South syde of the Town River, having a house lott, granted to William Holdred on the West, and a house lott granted to Thomas Sherman on the East. Also six acres of planting ground lying on Sagamore Hill, having a planting lott, formerly granted Henry Wilkinson on the West, and a planting lott granted to William Holdred on the East: to enjoy the sayde Landes, to him, his heirs, or assigns forever. Entered this 27th day of March 1639. Town record of Ipswich, quoted in [Ref: Perley HOVEY p9]

Apr 10 1639: The freemen of the town granted to William Holdred a house lot of half an acre adjoining Daniel Hovey's on the south-west, being on the south side of the river, and bounded by the house lot of Riger Preston on the southwest; also six acres of planting ground on Sagamore hill adjoining Daniel Hovey's planting lot west, and the planting lot of Riger Preston on the east; the grants being entered Apr 9 1639; and both of these lots were conveyed by Mr. Holdred to Daniel Hovey of Ipswich, planter, and also one dwelling house built on the house lot and all the fencing belonging to both lots, on Apr 10 1639. Town records of Ipswich, quoted in [Ref: Perley HOVEY p9]

Feb 10 1644 the town of Ipswich order that Mr. Hovey be paid three shillings for killing three foxes [Ref: Perley HOVEY p10]

1648: one of Major Dennison's subscribers in 1648 [Ref: Cutter NE p316, Hammatt Ipswich p158]

1648-49 and 1649-50: surveyor of highways [Ref: Perley HOVEY p10]

1649: jurer at Ipswich court [Ref: Perley HOVEY p10]

1652, Daniel Hovey hath liberty to set his fence down to the River at his ground bought of William Knowlton making a stile at each end. The rod [road]
still notwithstanding is the Towns [Ref: AndrewsHF ANDREWS p51]

1656: one of committee to set up saw mill on Chebacco River [Ref: Perley HOVEY p10]

1658: constable [Ref: Perley HOVEY p10]

Feb 14 1659: selectman in Ipswich [Ref: Perley HOVEY p10]

Feb 14 1659, hath Liberty Granted vnto him to build a wharfe agaynst his ground he bought of William Knowlton & also such building as may tend to improvement thereof [Ref: AndrewsHF ANDREWS p51]

Jun 20 1660: purchased from Sarah Stone, wife of Deacon Stone of Watertown, twenty acres in Topsfield, being the land that townsmen of Ipswich had granted to Richard Lumpkin [Ref: Hammatt Ipswich p158]

1664: owned a share of Plum Island [Ref: Cutter NE p316, Hammatt Ipswich p158]

1666: given permission to cut trees for a house for son John, a shop for son James, and for the latter's use in his trade. [Ref: Cutter NE p316, Hammatt Ipswich p158]

1668: Moved to Quaboag, later called Brookfield. Sons James and Thomas went with him. Was living in Quaboag in May 1672, but moved to Hadley before the massacre at Quaboag in 1675 [Ref: Perley HOVEY p11, Waite BrookfieldMA p339]

While in Hadley, he lived on a farm of Mr. Henry Clerke. John Russell and Peter Tilton, executors of the will of Mr. Clerke of Hadley, brought an action against Mr. Hovey Sep 26 1676, for withholding rent due to plaintiffs. Jury found for the plaintiffs, and awarded them fourteen pounds damages, due in 1676. At succeeding term of court the same year, Mr. Hovey brought suit against John Russell, being an "Action of unjust molestation in a Suite at ye last Corte at Springfield and for uncharitable Charges to ye defamation of Slandour of the said Daniel Hovey and his Wife and Charging ye said Daniel to be a man of a Scandolous life in an Open Assembly and therefore was denyed Church Comunion and this threatened to be made Out to his Church and ye he belonged too and all he Churches thereaboute." Jury found a verdict for Mr. Hovey. Mr. Hovey returned to Ipswich in 1678. [Ref: Perley HOVEY p11]

Sep 1678: deposed, aged 60 years, that "living in the house of Goodman Buton at the time of the earthquake in June forty years since and being at that time at work with him in his planting lot at the place called Button's point..." [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationI p295]

1679: voter in town affairs in Ipswich [Ref: Hammatt Ipswich p158]

Sep 27 1683: in letter to Essex probate court, he names wife, six sons and a daughter, all her children and all the sons living except James [Ref: Cutter NE p316, Davis SPEAR p153, Pope PioneersMA p242]

Sep 1683: six sons and one daughter; five sons living, Daniel, John, Thomas, Joseph, and Nathaniel [Ref: Waite HOVEY p195]

testified Sep 27 1683 that he married Abigail Andrews more than forty years before [Ref: AndrewsHF ANDREWS p50, Davis SPEAR p153]

will dated March 18, 1691/2, aged 73, mentions sons Daniel, John, Thomas, Joseph, and Nathaniel; grandchild Daniel, son of dec son James; daughters Priscilla wife of John Ayers and Abigail wife of Thomas Hodgkins [WTM: note that Pope has assigned this will to the son Daniel, where (from the age) it should have been the father Daniel] [Ref: Pope PioneersMA p242]

Mar 18 1691/2: will dated, when he was 73 years old [Ref: AndrewsHF ANDREWS p53, Cutter NE p316]

Oct 31 1692: will proved. Original document on file in probate office at Salem, MA. Will dated "aged fevnty three & goin to fevnty fower this on twentieth day of March on thoufand fix hundred ninty on or two". Inventory of estate dated Apr 24 1692 [Ref: Perley HOVEY p13]

beq. to sons Daniel, John, Thomas, Joseph, and Nathaniel; grandchild Daniel, son of dec. son James; daus. Priscilla, wife of John Aires, and Abigail, wife of Thomas Hodgkins. The son-in-law John Ayres deposed in 1693, ae. about 44 years [Ref: Pope PioneersMA p242]

Mar 12 1693/4: grandson Daniel Hovey was named executor, together with his uncle Thomas Hovey [Ref: Hammatt Ipswich p158]

Oct 5 1700: Thomas Hovey, executor, exhibits an account of his father's estate, amounting to 606 pounds 10 shillings. Debts paid 227-12-7 [Ref: Hammatt Ipswich p158]

---------- Will of Daniel Hovey, dated 21 Mar 1691/92:
I, Daniel Hovey, Senr of Ipswich, considering the changes of man Doe Desygne by the helpe of the Lord to settle my concernes as may be for the glory of god and the good of my family. My soul I desyre to resigne and commit into the hands of my Loving father in Jesus Christ, who is the Lord of my righteousness. My body to be decently buried in earth in hope of a glorious and blessed resurrection by Christ. Amen.
Item. The estate which God of his grace hath given me, I have disposed of as followeth: To my oldest sons Daniel and John Hovey and my daughter Agnes, I have given them their portions of that estate I had to our mutual concent. The one at Ipswich, the other at Topsfield, now in their posession. Abigail paid by my son John to my son Ayers.
Item. to my son Thomas and James his son Daniel, I give all that my yland called Hovey's yland which with the thatch banks and low marsh belonging to me on the other side of the creek which I allowed Quarter Master Perkins to grove, holding my possession til I had occasion for the same. Also all the houses and Land in Ipswich that I shall not dispose of before death.
Item. I give to my sons Joseph and Nathaniel Hovey one hundred rods of ground apiece. Joseph bounded next to Mr. Emerson's land from the highway to that land Daniel Ringe. Nathaniel one hundred rods of my land next to my son Daniel with the dwelling house, barn, part of the orchard to butt on Daniel Ringe, half planting lot, about three acres, with a way to it over the bridge I made to go to it. Three acres at Plumb Island also, which lands I leave in the hands of my executor and over seers that is left after my death to be displosed of as follows: The children of Joseph Hovey to have an equal portion of what is left after my death as to their father legatee. The children of my son Nathaniel to have an equal portion among them, only Nathaniel Hovey the son of Nathaniel Hovey to have a double proportion if he live to the age of one and twenty. If not, then to be divided amongst the other children of that family.
Item. My movables to my son Nathaniel, those sheep he hath of mine, to his children; my cart and plow, irons, chains, great tramell, great brass Kettle, iron Kettle, little iron pot, my pewter porringer and drinking cup, with one chamber pot, my wife's wearing apparel to Nathaniel Children.
The other to Joseph his brother's children: all my wearing cloaths, my great brass pot and pewter quart pot, and my great Bible and books as follows: Come to Christ and Welcome, Cotton on the Covenant, Mather's seven sermons, to Nathaniel Children.
To Daniel, grandchild those sheep with which ___ and books also, Christian Warfare, Calvin on Job, Ten Divines, the Golden Scepter, with what other books undisposed of by me of mine and such tools for his trade as a suitable of mine.
To Abigail Hodgkins wife of Thomas Hodgkins the brass pan and pewter salt seller; my part of the mare and colt to grandchild Daniel and Ivory.
Item. My interest of Brookfield and Swampfield I give to my son Joseph and Nathaniel children.
Item. I make my son Thomas Executor and would have his Nephew (Daniel) in case he lives to age of capable to join in the same with him - and he pay out of his part to his brother James and sister Priscilla and John Ayers ten pounds apiece within three years after his possession, and in case of his death I put James Hovey in his room and let them four equally divide his part.
My bed, bolster and pillow with my green rug, a pair of blankets with the bed stead to Daniel grandchild.
I would have my son John at Topsfield to take his possession with his books.
I would apoint my loving sons Daniel Hovey and John Hovey to be my overseers of this my last will and see to discharge my funeral charges which I allow four pounds estate and to take and inventory of my estate and to discharge all of my depts and make probate of my will and see his nephews have their equal proportion. Joseph and Nathaniel children who have lately deceased for which I allow my overseers three pounds apiece for their care and trouble.
This is my will as witness my hande and seale: /s/ Daniel Hovey, Sen'r Witness: Philemon Dane, Thomas Hodgkins. [Ref: AndrewsHF ANDREWS p51-53, Hammatt Ipswich p158]



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 /-----Richard HOVEY
Daniel HOVEY
 \-----(Unk) (HOVEY)



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