William Haskell was Churchwarden at the Church of St. Stephen in Charlton Musgrove, England in 1627 – 1628.  He married Elinor Foule in 1611.  They had seven children who were baptized in Charlton Musgrove, Somerset, England. The three sons, Roger (bp. 6 Mar 1613/14), William (bp. 8 Nov 1618), and Mark (bp. 8 Apr 1621) immigrated to Massachusetts in the New World. Most Haskells in the U.S. are descended from one of these three brothers.

The William Haskell House shown in the photo was built about 1678 and is at 11 Lincoln Street in West Gloucester, Massachusetts.

The Haskell Family Association (HFA) is a nonprofit organization that maintains this large online genealogical database, publishes the Haskell Journal and several Haskell genealogy books, and sponsors periodic Haskell family reunions.

The official name of the organization is the International Haskell Family Association, Inc., recognizing our worldwide membership and the origins of our Haskell family in the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, and Hampshire in Southwest England.