Deacon Nathaniel Hapgood

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Abt 1695, Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Nathaniel was a large land owner in Stow, having a farm of over 700 acres. His interests extended to Lancaster and other surrounding towns.
• Married: 14 Aug 1695, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Ward, the daughter of Captain Samuel and Sarah (Howe) Ward. She was born on 21 March 1672 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. She was living in 1741 as a widow. She left a will on 25 February 1741/42. She gave Nathaniel, her eldest son, £20; Hezekiah, her second son, £10; Shadrach, her third son, £30; Daniel, her fourth son, £10; Sarah Gates, her second daughter, half of the remainder of the estate; and to her grandchildren, Elizabeth and Lucy Gates, the other half in equal shares. Her estate was valued at £626 7/. She died on Tuesday 5 November 1748 in Stow, Massachusetts. Elizabeth's estate was inventoried in November 1748 in Stow, Massachusetts and valued at £626 7/. Elizabeth's will was proved on 18 November 1748 in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Nathaniel Hapgood (c1696-c1746) 2. Hezekiah Hapgood (1699-1768) 3. Shadrach Hapgood (1704-1782) 4. Daniel Hapgood (c1706-1791) 5. Elizabeth Hapgood (1708-____) 6. Sarah Hapgood (1710-____)
• Offices Held: 1716 to 1718, Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Town Treasurer.
• Living: 1732

Notes:

Married:
Ward (1851), Hudson (1862), and Hapgood (1898) give their marriage date as 6 September 1695.

Died:
He died intestate.