John Haskell

Abt 1639 - 1706  (67 years)

• Name	John Haskell  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	Abt 1639	Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 May 1706	Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Burial	Myles Standish Burying Ground, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts   [6]
  Person ID	I39583	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Roger Haskell,   b. Bef 6 Mar 1614, Charlton Musgrove, Somerset, England d. Abt 27 May 1667, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Hardy,   b. Abt 1623   d. Bef Jul 1675, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1638	Salem/Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   [1]
  Family ID	F3783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Patience Soule,   b. Abt 1648, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. 11 Mar 1706, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 58 years)
  Alt. Marriage	Jan 1666	Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts   [3]
  Marriage	16 Jan 1666	Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts   [1]
  Children	1. John Hascall,   b. 11 Jun 1670, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. 17 Feb 1728, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut (Age 57 years)   2. Elizabeth Haskell,   b. 2 Jul 1672, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. 2 May 1717, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 44 years)   3. William Haskell,   b. 11 Jun 1674, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. Aft 1740 (Age 66 years)   4. Patience Haskell,   b. 1 Feb 1679, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. 14 Feb 1706, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 27 years)   5. Bethiah Haskell,   b. 15 Jan 1681, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. Aft Mar 1739 (Age 58 years)   6. Mary Haskell,   b. 4 Jul 1684, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. Between 1705 and 1712 (Age 20 years)   7. Josiah Haskell,   b. 16 Jun 1686, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. 1775, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 88 years)   8. Susannah Haskell,   b. 15 Jan 1691, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. Between 1723 and 1731, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2024

  
  

• Notes

  John Haskell was the first son of Roger Haskell, an emigrant from England, and Elizabeth Hardy whose father was in the fishing business, whom Roger worked for or with. An interesting item was that John was sued for Breach of Promise in an Ipswich, term of Court by John Proctor, in March of 1665 in behalf of his daughter Martha, which he won. It must not have deterred John though, because he married Patience Soule in January 1666. Patience's father, George Soule was a passenger on the Mayflower and was the 35th signer of the Mayflower Compact. This was a set of rules for conduct to live by in Plymouth. In 1645, he sold the lands he had in Plymouth and moved to Duxbury. He acquired many land holdings, some of which were in Middleboro. He gave or sold this property to his sons-in-law, John Haskell and Francis Walker in 1668 which may be why John moved there. John was one of the 26 Men's Purchase of Middleboro and may have been why he was designated Middleboro John. He not only was a farmer but also did work in wood. He traded 30 wooden oars to Erasmus/Eramus James for one black horse, to be delivered January 15, 1676 at Bass River Ferry (12 of them to be 26 feet long, 12 to be 24 feet long, and 6 to be 22 feet long). Even though he lived in Middleboro there were a great many dealings in the public record, several Beverly business transactions where his father lived, and also with his Uncle William. The family may have thought John wasn't given a fair share in his father's Will, for they had him sue his mother and her husband (2) William Berry. A forty acre adjustment of land with Richard Dodge necessitated an original deed of his father. Reference 400 years with Haskell Ivan Y. Haskell Digitized copy available on FamilySearch.org

  
  

• Sources

  [S11404] Ira J. Haskell, Chronicles of the Haskell Family, (Ellis Printing Company, Lynn Mass 1943; Reprint Goodspeed's Book Shop, Boston Mass. 1976). [S27353] Genealogy of Roger Haskell of Salem, Massachusetts to November 1925, (Compiled by George L. Randall for the Haskell Family Association. 1926.). [S27360] Genealogy of the descendants of Roger Haskell and Elizabeth Hardy, (compiled by Marion S. Anderson for the Haskell Family Association). [S42719] RootsWeb.com, Hascall Family (Richard K. Hascall). [S43691] Vital Records of Middleborough, Massachusetts, (compiled by George Bowman, in The Mayflower Descendant, vol 1, 1899). [S59116] Cemetery index, Myles Standish Burying Ground, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, (Find-a-Grave).