Abt 1608 - 1684 (~ 76 years)
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Name |
Andrew Hallett [2] |
Suffix |
Jr. |
Birth |
Abt 1608 |
Weymouth, England [2] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
1684 [2] |
Person ID |
I15772 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
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Notes |
- Andrew Hallet, Jr. came over in 1636 at the age of 28. His father came over at an earlier date and was known as Schoolmaster Hallett.
He settled in Lynn, moving to Yarmouth in 1637. Admitted as freeman before 1640. In 1642 he bought of Giles Hopkins the first house known to have been built by white men in town, also 10 acres of land. He afterward purchased other lots until he owned 500 acres. He had rights in the common land for 500 acres more; he also had land in Barnstable.
He was a shrewd calculator and good business man, and before his death his taxes amounted to 5% of the whole tax of the town. He died in 1684, aged 76 years, and by his will, after providing for his wife, Annie (who was a daughter of Anthony Besse of Sandwich), remembered his daughters and grandchildren liberally and giving to his oldest son, Jonathan (who married Abagail Dexter) the little calves pasture, so called, as a token of his right as oldest son. His sons John and Jonathan to divide the rest of the property peacefully between them. His estate was valued at 1180 pounds. Much of his landed estate remained in the family for years. (Warden).
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Sources |
- [S540] Jon Todd Gibson Case, jontoddgibsoncase.
- [S2826] William A. Warden and Robert L. Dexter, Genealogy of the Dexter Family in America, (The Blanchard Press, Worcester Mass, 1905 Reproduced by Higginson Book Co., Salem, Mass
Order from WWW.Higginsonbooks.com), 14 (Reliability: 3).
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