 1625 - 1692
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| Name |
Francis Hamant |
| Born |
1625 |
England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
27 Jul 1692 |
Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts [1] |
| Notes |
- Francis Hamant probably came from Melford or Lavenham, Suffolk Co, England, and settled in that part of Dedham which later became Medfield. His will is dated 20 April 1692, proved 1 Sep 1692. He bequeathed to son John, son-in-law Jeremy Morse & daughter Elizabeth, his wife Sarah, & his son Timothy. There is a tradition that Francis Hamant came from Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire. There is no positive proof but the name is common there. The name Hamant is undoubtedly the same as Hammond. The name is more correctly Hannam or Hanham "from Hanham, a small place situated near Bristol, co. Gloucester."
When the house lots in Medfield were taken up on South Street, Francis received his in that location. For some reason, he did not build his house there, but secured a small spot near the brook, where his house was erected some time subsequent to November, 1651, and prior to June 1653 - probably during the summer of 1652. The homestead was still in the possession of his descendants in 1887, occupied by F. D. Hamant. This is the only case of the kind among the first thirteen settlers. !History of Medfield, Tilden; 1887;401
In 1652 his estate in Medfield was described as:
psons 4... ¹40
Howse.....¹25
bro: up land 5 ac ...¹20
unbr: fen 3 ac ... ¹6
Cowe ... ¹6
swine 4,.... ¹4
sume .... ¹101
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| Person ID |
I10189 |
Bryant |
| Last Modified |
18 Jun 2006 |
| Family |
Sarah, b. Abt 1630, probably, England , d. 29 Sep 1708, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| Married |
1650 |
England |
| Children |
| | 1. John Hamant, b. 06 Apr 1651, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts , d. 21 Oct 1708, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| | 2. Sarah Hamant, b. 28 Jun 1655, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| | 3. Mary Hamant, b. Abt 1657, probably, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| | 4. Elizabeth Hamant, b. 1659, probably, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts , d. 25 Apr 1733, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| | 5. Hannah Hamant, b. 29 Oct 1660, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| | 6. Samuel Hamant, b. 20 Apr 1663, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| | 7. Timothy Hamant, b. 01 Nov 1667, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts , d. Bef 1727, probably, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| | 8. Abigail Hamant, b. Abt 1670, probably, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts , d. Abt 19 Nov 1741, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
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| Family ID |
F511 |
Group Sheet |
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