Descendants of Benjamin Hammond (1622-1703)Descendants of Benjamin Hammond (1622-1703)



Descendants of Benjamin Hammond

(1622-1703)

(for 8 generations)

Generation One

1. Benjamin1 Hammond was born in 1621/22 at London, England. He married Mary Vincent, daughter of John Vincent and Hannah (--?--), in 1650 at Yarmouth or Sandwich, Massachusetts. He died on 27 Apr 1703 at Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Children of Benjamin1 Hammond and Mary Vincent were as follows:

Generation Two

2. Samuel2 Hammond (Benjamin1) was born circa 1665 at Yarmouth, Massachusetts. He married Mary Hathaway, daughter of Arthur Hathaway and Sarah Cooke, in 1680 at Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He died in 1728 at Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Children of Samuel2 Hammond and Mary Hathaway all b. at Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, were as follows:

Generation Three

3. Seth3 Hammond (Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born on 13 Feb 1683 at Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He married Mary (Mercy) Randall, daughter of John Randall and Patience Parker, on 4 Mar 1706 at Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He died before 28 Feb 1737 at Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Children of Seth3 Hammond and Mary (Mercy) Randall were as follows:

Generation Four

4. Jedediah4 Hammond (Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born on 16 Dec 1711 at Rochester, Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Jenny on 29 Mar 1738 at Dartmouth, Massachusetts. He married Mary Bolles, daughter of Jonathon Bolles and Mary (--?--), on 11 Aug 1748 at Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

He and Mary Bolles had their intention published on 16 Jul 1748 at Rochester, Massachusetts.

Children of Jedediah4 Hammond and Elizabeth Jenny were as follows:

Children of Jedediah4 Hammond and Mary Bolles were as follows:

Generation Five

5. Jedediah5 Hammond (Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born on 4 Jul 1767 at Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He married Lydia (--?--). He died on 20 Nov 1849 at Mt. Holly, Rutland County, Vermont, at age 82. He was buried at Packer Cemetery, Mt. Holly, Rutland County, Vermont.

Children of Jedediah5 Hammond and Lydia (--?--) all b. at Mt. Holly, Rutland County, Vermont, were as follows:

Generation Six

6. Lyman Clark6 Hammond (Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born on 23 Mar 1799 at Mt. Holly, Rutland County, Vermont. He married Jane Augusta Dawley, daughter of Perry Green Dawley Jr. and Martha Sparhawk, on 12 Jun 1823 at Mt. Holly Baptist Church, Mt. Holly, Rutland County, Vermont. He married Lucy Cole circa 1839. He died before Jul 1860. He was buried at Bean Cemetery, Parker Township, Clark County, Illinois.

Lyman entered the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of 8-11-13 on 26 Apr 1845 at Clark County, Illinois.

Children of Lyman Clark6 Hammond and Jane Augusta Dawley were as follows:

Children of Lyman Clark6 Hammond and Lucy Cole all b. at Illinois were as follows:

7. Alanson Parker6 Hammond (Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born on 23 Sep 1802 at Mt. Holly, Rutland County, Vermont. He married Sallie Tarbell, daughter of Edmund Tarbell and Betty Boynton, on 29 Dec 1825 at Vermont. He married Maria Clark on 26 May 1842 at Coles County, Illinois. He died on 7 Jul 1846 at Clark County, Illinois, at age 43. He was buried at Bean Cemetery, Parker Township, Clark County, Illinois.

Children of Alanson Parker6 Hammond and Sallie Tarbell were as follows:

Children of Alanson Parker6 Hammond and Maria Clark were:

Generation Seven

8. Roxanna7 Hammond (Lyman6, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born on 25 May 1834 at Rutland County, Vermont. She married Clark Haven Hammond, son of Alanson Parker Hammond and Sallie Tarbell, on 18 Mar 1857 at Clark County, Illinois. She died in 1913. She was buried at Bean Cemetery, Parker Township, Clark County, Illinois.

Children of Roxanna7 Hammond and Clark Haven Hammond were as follows:

9. Jane7 Hammond (Lyman6, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born on 6 Oct 1837 at Vermont. She married John Walker circa 1851. She died on 8 May 1864 at age 26. She was buried at Bean Cemetery, Parker Township, Clark County, Illinois.

Children of Jane7 Hammond and John Walker were as follows:

10. George F.7 Hammond (Lyman6, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born in 1840 at Illinois. He married Martha E. Wilson on 13 Oct 1864 at Clark County, Illinois. He died in 1919. He was buried at Bean Cemetery, Parker Township, Clark County, Illinois.

He left a will dated 11 Jun 1917 and filed 13 May 1919.

Children of George F.7 Hammond and Martha E. Wilson were as follows:

11. Emily7 Hammond (Lyman6, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born in 1845 at Illinois. Her age was listed as 15 in the 1860 census taken on July 10. She married Allen B. Parker on 25 Dec 1868 at Clark County, Illinois. She died in 1927. She was buried at Good Hope Cemetery, Westfield Township, Clark County, Illinois.

Children of Emily7 Hammond and Allen B. Parker were:

12. Curtis A.7 Hammond (Lyman6, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born on 21 Jun 1847 at Illinois. He married Margaret Melinda Hefley in 1875 at Shelbyville, Illinois. He died on 10 Mar 1917 at Irving, Montgomery County, Illinois, at age 69. He was buried on 12 Mar 1917 at St. John's Cemetery, Irving, Montgomery County, Illinois.

He was living in Jul 1860 at Dolson Township, Clark County, Illinois. At age 15, Curtis enlisted in the Army of the North as a drummer boy. He served under General Grant until he went with General Sherman on the march to the sea. He substituted for another man, Fred Dolly, and took that name for a while. He took a claim at Coffeyville, Kansas but could not make a go of it. He came then to a farm in Montgomery County, Illinois. He and Margaret Melinda Hefley had fourteen children. The cause of death was listed as "Broncha Pneumonia" with a contributory cause listed as "Softening of Brain."

Children of Curtis A.7 Hammond and Margaret Melinda Hefley were as follows:

13. Polly Adula7 Hammond (Alanson6, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born on 24 Jan 1827 at Mt. Holly, Rutland County, Vermont. She married Josiah Connelly on 4 Dec 1845 at Clark County, Illinois. She died on 5 Jul 1913 at age 86. She was buried at Connelley Cemetery, Parker Township, Clark County, Illinois.

Children of Polly Adula7 Hammond and Josiah Connelly were as follows:

14. Clark Haven7 Hammond (Alanson6, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born on 21 Apr 1829 at Rutland County, Vermont. He married Roxanna Hammond, daughter of Lyman Clark Hammond and Jane Augusta Dawley, on 18 Mar 1857 at Clark County, Illinois. He died on 12 Apr 1915 at Clark County, Illinois, at age 85. He was buried at Bean Cemetery, Parker Township, Clark County, Illinois.

He was a merchant and a farmer.

Children of Clark Haven7 Hammond and Roxanna Hammond were as follows:

15. Frederick Alanson7 Hammond (Alanson6, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born on 29 Jun 1831 at Mt. Holly, Rutland County, Vermont. He married Margaret Bean on 25 Mar 1855 at Clark County, Illinois. He married Patsey Tennessee Connelly on 20 Sep 1858 at Clark County, Illinois. He died on 29 Mar 1889 at age 57. He was buried at Bean Cemetery, Parker Township, Clark County, Illinois.

There were no children of Frederick Alanson7 Hammond and Margaret Bean.

Children of Frederick Alanson7 Hammond and Patsey Tennessee Connelly were as follows:

16. Lydia7 Hammond (Alanson6, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born on 22 Aug 1834 at Mt. Holly, Rutland County, Vermont. She married William Connelly on 5 Feb 1854 at Clark County, Illinois. She died on 13 Sep 1931 at age 97. She was buried at Connelley Cemetery, Parker Township, Clark County, Illinois.

Children of Lydia7 Hammond and William Connelly were:

Generation Eight

17. Albert C.8 Hammond (Roxanna7, Lyman6, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born on 17 Sep 1857 in Dolson Township, Clark County, Illinois. He married Martha Jane Hurst, daughter of Samuel Elsberry Hurst and Mary Elizabeth Boyer, on 3 Sep 1882 at Clark County, Illinois. He died on 18 Jul 1931 at Clark County, Illinois, at age 73. He was buried at Bean Cemetery, Parker Township, Clark County, Illinois.

Children of Albert C.8 Hammond and Martha Jane Hurst were as follows:

18. George Arthur8 Hammond (Roxanna7, Lyman6, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born in 1863 at Illinois. He married Sarah Rockwell on 25 Dec 1883 at Clark County, Illinois. He died in 1936 in an automobile accident near Auburn, Illinois, east of Martinsville. He was buried at Bean Cemetery, Parker Township, Clark County, Illinois.

He was a farmer. Arthur became President of Martinsville State Bank after his father, Clark Hammond, died. He ran the bank until Roosevelt closed the banks in 1933. He lived in Parker Township.

Children of George Arthur8 Hammond and Sarah Rockwell were as follows:

19. Howard F.8 Hammond (Roxanna7, Lyman6, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born in 1866 at Clark County, Illinois. He married Minerva F. Rairdin on 30 Sep 1888 at Clark County, Illinois. He died in 1957 at (probably) Long Beach, California. He was buried at Bean Cemetery, Parker Township, Clark County, Illinois.

He moved to Long Beach, California, to live with Roxanna, his daughter.

Children of Howard F.8 Hammond and Minerva F. Rairdin were as follows:

20. Wilbur8 Hammond (George7, Lyman6, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) married Loah Pence. He died at California. He was buried at California.

He was educated at Westfield College, Westfield, Clark County, Illinois. He and Loah Pence lived one-half mile east of Roy and Myrtle Hammond until at least 1924, then operated a store in Clarksville, Illinois for a short time. Afterwards, they moved to Charleston so their children could attend college.

Children of Wilbur8 Hammond and Loah Pence were as follows:

21. Ida8 Hammond (Frederick7, Alanson6, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born in 1861. She married Sylvester M. Kelley on 10 Oct 1883 at Clark County, Illinois. She died in 1924. She was buried at Bean Cemetery, Parker Township, Clark County, Illinois.

Children of Ida8 Hammond and Sylvester M. Kelley were as follows:

22. Alanson Parker8 Hammond (Frederick7, Alanson6, Jedediah5, Jedediah4, Seth3, Samuel2, Benjamin1) was born on 1 Apr 1869. He married Anna "Annie" Bennett on 24 Sep 1893 at Clark County, Illinois. He died on 16 Aug 1926 at age 57. He was buried at Bean Cemetery, Parker Township, Clark County, Illinois.

Children of Alanson Parker8 Hammond and Anna "Annie" Bennett were:





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