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William Hartwell - was born in 1613 in Kent, England and died on 12 Mar 1690 in Concord, Mass. . William married Jazon about 1636. Jazon was born in 1608. She died on 5 Aug 1695 . William - was one of the pioneers of Concord, Mass. He was settled about a mile east along Bay Rd - then a simple Indian trail, and found vacant land just east of the property once occupied by Ephraim W. Bull, the originator of the Concord grape. He probably reached Concord in 1636.   He was made a freeman of the colony in 1642. In 1666 he was a large landholde with 157 acres in 20 tracts. Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  Sarah Hartwell was born about 1639 in Concord, Mass. and died on 8 Jul 1674 . Sarah - married Benjamin Parker of Billerica, Mass. in 1661. They lived on the old Woburn Rd. in Billerica in 1660. ii.  John Hartwell was born on 23 Dec 1640 in Concord, Mass. and died on 12 Jan 1702/1703 . See #2. below. iii.  Mary Hartwell was born in 1643 and died on 13 Feb 1695/1696 . Mary - married Jonathan Hill in 1666. - 3 children. iv.  Samuel Hartwell was born on 26 Mar 1645 in Concord, Mass.. Samuel - married Ruth Wheeler.   Samuel served in the war against the Indians under the leadership of Philip of Pokanoket, his name appearing in the list of those to whom, or their descendants, lands were granted in 1735, the share allotted for his services passing to his grandson, Ephriam.   Ephraim a nd his wife Elizabeth kept a tavern, known as Hartwell Tavern on the detour formerly made by the Bay road to the left of its present course, a little to the eastward of the Brooks tavern, later occupied by his great-grandson, Samuel Hartwell. v.  Marthe Hartwell was born on 22 Apr 1648 in Concord, Mass. and died Feb 1693 in Ballerica, MA .

Hartwell Tavern on Battle Road, near Concord, Mass. (Click here to view full size image.)

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John Hartwell - was born on 23 Dec 1640 in Concord, Mass. and died on 12 Jan 1702/1703 . He was the son of William Hartwell. John married Priscilla Wright on 1 Jun 1664. Priscilla was born about 1645. She was the daughter of John Wright and Priscilla Byfield. She died on 3 May 1681 .   Then John married Elizabeth Wright on 23 Oct 1682. Elizabeth was born about 1655. She was the daughter of Edward Wright and Elizabeth Mellowes. She died on 16 Dec 1704 in Concord, MA . John - served in King Phillip's War in the company of Capt. Thomas Wheeler. He was made a freeman Mar 21, 1689/90. He owned several small tracts of land scattered oer the town of Concord.   On Apr 19, 1697, he was one of a commitee to run liens between Blood's farms and the Chelmsford line. In 1699/1700 he deeded to , husband of his neice Mary Hill a meadow and uplands, formerly belonging to William Hartwell, decd. - in Shawshine corner, now a part of Bedford, Mass. Children with Priscilla Wright (Quick Family Chart) i.  Ebenezer Hartwell was born on 5 Apr 1665 in Concord, Mass. See #3. below. ii.  John Hartwell was born on 15 Apr 1669 in Concord, Mass.. John - is chiefly noted as being the first of the family to leave Concord, moving to Lebanon, Conn. in 1717. iii.  Samuel Hartwell was born on 9 Oct 1673 in Concord, Mass. and died on 13 Dec 1694 . iv.  Sarah Hartwell was born Feb 12, 1676/6 in Concord, Mass.. Sarah - married Ebenezer Lampson of Concord in 1698. v.  William Hartwell was born on 22 Dec 1678 in Concord, Mass. and died on 10 Jul 1762 . vi.  Joseph Hartwell was born on 24 Jan 1680/1681 in Concord, Mass.. Joseph - married Ruhamah Cutter of Charlestown in 1705. He lived near the Woburn line and was a deacon of the church in Woburn from 1736. Children with Elizabeth Wright (Quick Family Chart) vii.  Elizabeth Hartwell was born on 23 Oct 1683 in Concord, Mass. and died on 5 Jul 1739 in Infancy . viii.  Edward Hartwell was born on 23 Aug 1689 in Concord, Mass. and died on 17 Feb 1785 . Edward - was a soldier in 1707-8, sergeant of the militia in 1722. He was a man of gigantic strength, a strong mind, great force of character, especially fitted for the troublous times of the new settlement.   Married Sarah Wilder in 1711. ix.  Jonathan Hartwell was born on 15 Feb 1691/1692 in Concord, Mass. and died on 18 Oct 1778 . Jonathan - married (1) Elizabeth Brown of Concord. After she died in 1717 he married Sarah Wheeler, the daughter of Thomas Wheeler and Sarah Davis of Concord. - 11 children.

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Ebenezer Hartwell - was born on 5 Apr 1665 in Concord, Mass. He is the son of John Hartwell and Priscilla Wright. Ebenezer married Sarah Smeadley on 27 Mar 1690 in Concord, Mass.. She is the daughter of John Smeadley and Sarah Wheeler. Ebenezer - inherited much land from his father, and by in 1698, his father-in-law conveyed to them the south half of a house and lot in Concord, where John S. Keyes lived about 1885. Appointed to a committee to plant 30 trees for shade on the sheep common - penalty for anyone cutting one of the trees was 10 shillings.   From records he appeared to be a man of superior business acumen. He was a field driver (hayward) in 1696, fence viewer in 1700 and field driver again in 1702 and 1708. His estate was worth 520 pounds. Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  John Hartwell was born on 12 Apr 1691 in Concord, Mass. and died on 20 Dec 1780 . John - married his second cousin Mary Hartwell in 1718 - 5 children. He was a man of gigantic strength, possibly for that reason employed as a schoolmaster between 1733 and 1738. He was district clerk of Carlisle when it was first set off from Concord in 1754. ii.  Priscilla Hartwell was born on 18 Dec 1692 in Concord, Mass. and died on 7 Jan 1692/1693 . iii.  Sarah Hartwell was born on 28 Jul 1694 in Concord, Mass.. iv.  Priscilla (2) Hartwell was born on 27 Jan 1696/1697 in Concord, Mass. and died on 20 Aug 1778 . v.  Ebenezer Hartwell was born on 22 Mar 1698/1699 in Concord, Mass. and died in !&#( . Ebenezer - went to Groton and married Rachel Farnsworth in 1727 - 2 children. vi.  Samuel Hartwell was born on 30 Apr 1702 in Concord, Mass. and died on 26 May 1782 . Samuel - married Sarah Farnsworth of Groton about 1728. She was the sister of Rachel, who married his brother Ebenezer. After she died in 1733, he married Sarah Holden. They settled in the northern part of Groton, near the Nashua river, and had to children who died in infancy.

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Sarah Hartwell - was born on 28 Jul 1694 in Concord, Mass.. She is the daughter of Ebenezer Hartwell and Sarah Smeadley. Sarah married Jonathan Melvin on 28 Feb 1714 in Concord, Mass.. Jonathan was born on 29 May 1688 in Charlestown, Mass.. He was the son of John Melvin and Hannah Lewis. He died on 11 Feb 1736 in Concord, MA . Jonathan - bought a strip of land in Concord in 1724. Although his name does not appear on the various war rolls, he must have shared in some of the "fights" since he was the possessor of a sword and at least two guns. He bequeathed his sword to his fourth son and a gun to each of his sons John and Jonathan.   They lived on a farm adjoining Sarah's brother John in Concord, Mass. (Sources: - 1)   Then Sarah married Elisha Smith on 15 Apr 1741 in Concord, Mass.. Sarah - moved to Worcester, Mass. after she married Elisha Smith who was from there. Children with Jonathan Melvin See Melvin family for children.

Sources:

1 Palmer Groups Leavitt, Emily Wilder 1979 (view detail...)

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