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Herbert attended Cambridge where he matriculated Fellow-Commoner from Queen's in 1562. He became the heir of his father's estate before his 21st birthday. He was an energetic man, one of the first records of him is in bringing iron ore (the principal export of the community) down the ditches in winter on barges as the ground was too soft for wagons, and there was great demand for the metal. His position gave him certain obligations and duties; one of which was the office of Sheriff of Sussex, a job he evidently disliked as he himself actually was confined in Marshalsea for a month for refusing to assume the duties of the office. Apparently his business was successful as on Oct. 31, 1587, he purchased the "scite of Michelham priory" which had 7 l/2 acres within a moate, and 767 acres outside.g died, he consummated a brilliant marriage with Elizabeth West the young daughter of Lord De La Warr, and sister of the first Governor of Virginia. This marriage was the high water mark of his career. From the time of this marriage, he evidently lived on a very high scale for until his death he was continually beset by creditors. In 1602, he sold "Michelham" to Lord Buckhurst, Treasurer of England, for 4700 pounds. The sale did not end his financial problem, as by 1610, he had returned to"Crawl" near Warbleton, Sussex, and by 1612 had twice been outlawed for debt. Soon after, he forsook Sussex and lived in Dorset the remainder of his days.lizabeth West at her baptism . On the north wall of the chancel at Fordingham is written, "Behold! Buried at your feet are the remains of Elizabeth, once the wife of Herbert Pelham, Esquire; sprung from the illustrious family of the Lords De La Warr; whose youth was spent in the palace of our most serene Queen Elizabeth, her godmother; the rest of her life was spent inside private walls; the whole course of her life was devoted to the greatest piety and she departed this life in blessed peace January 15, 1632, aged 59."oll" the first three daughters probably died at birth as they were unnamed and unbaptized. Later-born children born in 1606,1607, 1609, also died without issue, or at birth. .
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Here we are, back into the 15th century. The reader might recall that in the forward to this genealogy I wrote something to the effect that it was just a bit of a stretch to trace our ancestors before the mid-1500's, the haze being so thick back here, but this ancestor seems credibly documented.
Some researchers give "Gosseline" as the maiden name of William's wife Anne but I have found no source for this. William was buried in Tingrith, England, so it is said. His Will is dated Sept. 30, 1558 and it was proved in 1568 so he must have died in 1567 or 1568. Some researchers believe he was a French Huguenot who fled to England to avoid religious persecution to which he was subjected in France. In addition to his son Oliver, our ancestor, their children were: William, Tym, Patryke, Bridget, Avis, and Joan.
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LDS Church records the parents of Edmund Hubbard as Thomas HOBART or HUBBARD (AFN: 9VCN-61) and Helena (Hellena) WINSOFER (AFN: NNRR-34). While most Hubbard Family sources are in agreement that the mother of George Hubbard was Margaret Dewey, there is wide disagreement as to whether Edmund, father of George, was a "Hubbard", a "Hobart" or that these are actually the same person.
Solid suporting evidence to resolve this question is not to be found but there is convincing circumstantial evidence that the two surnames are referring to the same person. Both men are presumed to have come to America in 1633 and settled in the Hingham, MA, area. This was only thirteen years after the Pilgrims and only three years after John Gallop arrived into the area on the ship "Mary and John", the first ship of the "Great Winthrop Fleet" which for the decade following brought nearly all the immigrants to America after the Pilgrims. In other words, there were very few people living in the Hingham area for there to have been two of them of the same age, arriving in the same year, both with the given name "Edmund" and being possessed with two of the most easily confused spoken names imaginable, Hubbard and Hobart. (Another case of it occurred in the Gallup line with Sara Hobart.)
What is more, by confining the choices to only the ships bringing immigrants from England in 1633 reduces the possibility to even fewer people. Since his son George is well documented as a "Hubbard", I have taken that to be his father's name as well.
Edmund, his wife, Margaret, six of their children (Nazareth, Edmond, Thomas, Joshua, Rebecca and Sarah) and a man servant, Henry Gibbs, left Yarmouth, Norfolk, England the first week in May 1633 on the ship "Elizabeth Bonaventure". They arrived at Boston on June 15 with 95 passengers. They settled in Charlestown, Suffolk Co. Edmund was admitted to the church with his son, Edmund, and his wife, Elizabeth. He took the freeman's oath on March 4, 1634 and soon after was appointed by the General Court as a Constable of Charlestown, Suffolk Co. In 1635, his family, with three other married children recently arrived from England, moved to Bare Cove, a new place about 12 miles south of Boston. The residents later changed the name of the town to Hingham, after the town in England from which most of them had come.
Edmund was appointed to the Grand Jury for the year commencing on September 19, 1637. He was appointed by the General Court, on September 6, 1638, to be a commissioner to try small claims in the Town of Hingham. This appointment, equivalent to the position of justice of the peace, was renewed on May 22, 1639 and June 2, 1641. He was also appointed by the General Court, on June 16, 1639, to be a member of the committee to levy a tax of one thousand pounds on the twelve towns then organized. He was chosen to be a representative of Hingham in the General Court in 1639, 1640, 1641, and 1642.
After his first wife, Margaret Dewey, died in 1641, Edmund married, Sarah Lyford, the widow of Rev. John Lyford (also Layford and Lawford). Her maiden name is given as Sarah Oakley in LDS file AFN: WNFR-DV which also gives her birth as 1586 in England, her marriage on 10 Oct 1634 in Massachusetts, and her death on 29 Jun 1649 in Hingham, MA.
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WFT CD: 003-0477574. In 1600, he married Margaret Dewey. Edmund, his wife, Margaret, six of their children (Nazareth, Edmond, Thomas, Joshua, Rebecca and Sarah) and a man servant, Henry Gibbs, left Yarmouth, Norfolk, England the first week in May 1633 on the ship "Elizabeth Bonaventure". They arrived at Boston on June 15 with 95 passengers. They settled in Charlestown, Suffolk Co.. Edmund was admitted to the church with his son, Edmund, and his wife, Elizabeth. He took the freeman's oath on March 4, 1634 and soon after was appointed by the General Court as a Constable of Charlestown, Suffolk Co.. In 1635, his family, with three other married children recently arrived from England, moved to Bare Cove, a new place about 12 miles south of Boston. The residents later changed the name of the town to Hingham, after the town in England from which most of them had come.g on September 19, 1637. He was appointed by the General Court, on September 6, 1638, to be a commissioner to try small claims in the Town of Hingham. This appointment, equivalent to the position of justice of the peace, was renewed on May 22, 1639 and June 2, 1641. He was also appointed by the General Court, on June 16, 1639, to be a member of the committee to levy a tax of one thousand pounds on the twelve towns then organized. He was chosen to be a representative of Hingham in the General Court in 1639, 1640, 1641, and 1642. After his first wife, Margaret Dewey, died in 1641, Edmund married, Sarah Lyford, the widow of Rev. John Lyford.. 2 - Savage, James - 1860-62:d Sarah, perhaps, also, Thomas, and his w. and childr. in 1633, with int. to satisfy inq. of his neighbors in old Hingham, was first at Charlestown, freem. 4 Mar. 1634, constable the same yr. went, as one of the first sett. 1635, to Hingham, was rep. 1639-42, and d. 8 Mar. 1646. Edmund, Joshua, Rev. Peter, Thomas, and two ds. I see reason to infer, that a wid. Lyford, wh. he m. late in life, was relict of that Rev. John L. who was at Plymouth the first disturber of their ch. My infer. was clear. pro. by Hist. Coll. of the Essex Inst. I. 35.
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Edmund HOBART (AFN: GWRK-4Q)
Birth: 1 Jan 1573
Hingham, Norfolk, England
Christening: 1 Jan 1573
Hingham, Norfolk, England
Death: 8 Mar 1646
Hingham, Suffolk, MassachusettsParents:
Father: Thomas HOBART OR HUBBARD (AFN: 9VCN-61)
Mother: Helena (Hellena) WINSOFER (AFN: NNRR-34)Marriage(s):
Spouse: Sarah Ann HOBART (AFN: W1XJ-K1)
Marriage: 10 Oct 1634
Of, Hingham, Norfolk, EnglandSpouse: Margaret DEWE (DEWEY) (AFN: GX6R-X1)
Marriage: 7 Sep 1600
Hingham, Norfolk, EnglandSpouse: Sarah LAYFORD (LAWFORD) (AFN: 9VCM-ZT)
Marriage: 20 Dec 1634
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts[Some children are given in these lines but none are our George.]:
Also From LDS:
Edmund HOBART (AFN:21HF-1D4)
Born: 1575 Place: Hingham, Norfolk, , England
Died: 8 Mar 1646 Place: Hingham, , Massachusetts
Married: 10 Oct 1634 Place: , , MassachusettsWife's Name
Sarah OAKLEY (AFN:WNFR-DV)Born: 1586 Place: , , , England
Died: 29 Jun 1649 Place: Hingham, Plymouth, Ma
Married: 10 Oct 1634 Place: , , Massachusetts
Children:
[none are given]