Edmund Henchman, of Marshfield

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It does seem clear that this Mr. Edmund Hincksman/ Henchman was first at Marshfield, Plymouth colony, before removing to Chelmsford in the neighboring colony of Massachusetts...

"Edmond's name is listed in the court records for various reasons including being absent from Marshfield town meets on seven occasions (RMH). Res[idences]: Martley, Worcestershire, England 1628-1840 [sic]; Marshfield, MA 1651-59; and Chelmsford, MA 1660-1668.

Children, born at Martley, Worcestershire, England:

1. William Hincksman, bap 11-23-1628
2. Edmund Hinxman, bap 9-19-1630
3. Thomas Hincksman, bap 9-23-1632
4. Elizabeth Hincksman, bap 7-13-1634
5. John Hinckman, bap 913-1636

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FYI:
The name Henchman is rooted in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It is a name for someone who worked as a groom, squire, or page. The surname Henchman is derived from the Old English words hengest, which means stallion, and mann, which means groom or servant.

Added by Janet Milburn, (7th cousin 10 times removed) on 1/18/22
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Edmund Henchman (1598 - 1668)

Edmund "Edmond" Henchman aka Hinchman, Hinksman, Hincksman
Born 1598 in St James, Suffolk, Englandmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Thomas Henchman Jr. [uncertain] and Anne (Griffith) Henchman [uncertain]
Brother of Humphrey Henchman, Owen Henchman, Maurice Henchman, Jane Henchman, Winnifred Lovering (Henchman) Holman, Walter Henchman, Thomas Henchman and Elinor Henchman
Husband of Elizabeth (Unknown) Fiske — married about 1624 in Englandmap [uncertain]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of William Hinchman, Thomas Hinchman, Elizabeth (Henchman) Vaughan, John Hinchman and Margaret (Henchman) Hopkins
Died 27 Oct 1668 at about age 70 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Baymap
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Contents

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1 Biography
1.1 Children
1.2 Immigration
1.3 Death and Legacy
2 Research Notes
2.1 Quote from Colonial Families of Philadelphia
2.2 Quote from Daniel Henchman, Founder of Worcester
2.3 Baptismal Records at Martley, Worcestershire
2.4 Research of Lydia S. Mitchell
2.5 Other Quotes
2.6 Disputed Children
3 Sources
4 Acknowledgements
Biography

Edmond Henchman is the son of Thomas Henchman (1573 – ) and Anne Griffith (1578 – 1651) [citation needed] born about 1607 in England and died 10-27-1668 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA.

He married Elizabeth Platt[? or UNKNOWN] (abt 1605-abt 1674, probably in Chelmsford) about 1628 in England[citation needed]. They had eight children. After Edmond's death in 1668, Elizabeth married 8-1-1672 in Chelmsford, MA, Rev. John Fiske.[citation needed]

Children

Thomas Hincksman 1627 – 1703
William Henchman 1628 – WILLIAM HINCKSMAN:[13] prob s/o Edmund and Elizabeth Hinchman was born about 1628 in ?England. William married Mary Philberd in Boston, Mass. on 12-20-1652 [Clemens] or 11-20-1652 [Appleton]. Savage writes, “William, Boston, m. 20 Jan. 1653, Mary Philbird … had William, b. 29 Jan. 1654; and Mary, 20 Dec. 1655.” Stratton writes in Plymouth Colony that on October 29, 1669, William Hincksman and others were charged with not paying their rates for the ministry. Res: Boston 1652; Marshfield 1658-1671. Children, William and Mary Hincksman:[14]
William Hincksman, b 1-29-1653/54 Boston, MA
Mary Hincksman, b 12-20-1655 Boston, MA
Hannah Hincksman, b 9-20-1658 Marshfield, MA
Fortunatus Hincksman, b 7-9-1663 Marshfield, MA
Elizabeth Hincksman, b 10-30-1664 Marshfield, MA
Edmond Hincksman, b 4-18-1670 Marshfield, MA
Elnathan Hincksman, b 1-26-1671 Marshfield MA, 9-14-1712 Scituate, MA mar 11-22-1694 Scituate, MA, Eliab Turner (b 2-14-1669, d 11-18-1700) 4. Lazarus, b 8-14-1695; Sarah, b 8-2-1697; Hannah, b 2-1699
Edmond Hinchman 1630 – 1678 "EDMUND HINXMAN:[6] prob s/o Edmund and Elizabeth Hinchman was born about 1630 in England and died about 1678 in ?Jamaica. He was a Quaker and master of a ship. John Clement writes: “Edward Hinchman was a resident of Maryland in 1658 and (as a Quaker) was fined for refusing to bear arms.” Richard Hinchman’s research shows that the names Edmond Hinshman and Edward Hinchman appear in Maryland court records in 1657 and 1664 [200 a on the Patuxent River] and Barbados records in 1672 and 1678. Edmond’s will dated 10-15-1678 in Port Royal, Jamaica does not mention a wife or children."
Elizabeth Hinchman 1634 – 1693 ELIZABETH HINCKSMAN:[7] prob d/o Edmund and Elizabeth Hinchman was born about 1634 in England and died 6-24-1693 Middlesborough, Plymouth Co., Mass. Bay. Virkus writes, “Geo. Vaughan, m Elizabeth, dau Edmund Hinckman.” She married in 1652 in Marshfield, MA, George Vaughn of Scituate (b ca 1620, d 10-20-1694). Res: Marshfield 1653-57, 1663; Middleborough, 1669. Savage writes, “Edmund .. perhaps had d. Eliz. wh. m. 1652, George Vaughn of Scituate.” and “George [Vaughan], Scituate, m. 1652, Eliz. Henchman or Hincksman, perhaps d. of Edmund of Marshfield, had
Eliz
Daniel
John, b 1658
Mary, m Jonathan Washburn
Joseph
Major John Hinchman Sr. 1636 – 1688 MAJOR THOMAS HINCKSMAN:[5] prob s/o Edmund and Elizabeth Hinchman was born about 1629 in England and died 7-18-1703 in Chelmsford, Mass, 74 yrs. He married Elizabeth Merriam (d 10-17-1704 Chelmsford). Savage writes, “Thomas, Concord, early to sett. at Chelmsford, freem. 1654, had Bridget, who m. 28 Nov. 1660, James Richardson, and perhaps other ch. was rep. 1667, 71, and 6, major of the reg. of Middlesex, and d. 18 July 1703.” According toDaniel Henchman – The Founder of Worcester, Thomas was “the son of Edmond who settled as early as 1653 in Plymouth County, near the place where Joanna Henchman Hoar had already made her home.” A History of the Town of Dunstable, by Elias Nason states, “The exclusive right of trading with the Indians on the Merrimack River was sold to … Thomas Henchman (of Chelmsford) [and others] … on the first day of July, 1657, and we may well suppose that actual settlements were made soon afterwards.” According to The Richardson Memorial, Major Thomas Henchman, Josiah Richardson, and William Fletcher, erected in 1669, the second saw-mill built in Chelmsford. In 1686, land was sold by the Indians to Thomas Henchman, of Chelmsford and Jonathan Tyng, of Dunstable. A few months later they conveyed this land to forty-four citizens of Chelmsford after reserving each of them a share to himself. In May 1676 “an additional force was stationed in the fort [at Pawtucket Falls] commanded by his [Richardson%E2%80%99s] wife’s brother, Capt Thomas Henchman. In the spring of 1677, “Lieut. Richardson was killed [in a battle with the Indians]. James Richardson thus dying intestate, his wife’s brother, Capt. Thomas Henchman, was appointed administrator.
Bridget Hinchman 1640 – BRIDGET HENCHMAN:[8] prob d/o Edmund and Elizabeth Hinchman [possibly Major Thomas Hinchman] was born about 1640. She married (1) 11-28-1660 James Richardson[9] of Woburn and Chelmsford. Bridget married (2) 10-8-1679 William Chandler[10] of Andover (b England, freeman 1669) and had children:
Thomas Richardson, 10-26-1660
James, 10-26-1661
other Richardson children
Phebe Chandler, b 9-17-1680;
Joseph, 7-17-1682;
Rhoda, 9-26-1684.
Hannah Hinchman HANNAH HINCKSMAN:[11] prob d/o Edmund and Elizabeth Hinchman was born about 1640 and died 2-25-1720/21 Boston, Mass. She and James Hill were married 4-10-1662 in Boston, Mass by “Captaine Daniell Gookine of Cambridge.” James Hill (b ca 1638, 2-26-1720/21) was a freeman in 1671. Hannah and her husband James Hill died one day apart and were both buried the same day on 3-2-1720/21 in the South Burying Place, Boston with twelve bearers and a “Great Funeral.” Note that on her wikitree profile it shows parents Richard Henchman and Anna Newberry but without sources. Children:
Hannah, 3-21-1665;
James, 2-21-1667;
Ignatius, 11-6-1668;
Elizabeth, 6-15-1670
Margaret Hinchman MARGARET HINCKSMAN:[12] prob d/o Edmund and Elizabeth Hinchman was born about 1640. She married about 1662 Charles Hopkins (b ca 1648, d 7-25-1691 gunshot). In 1693, Thomas Henchman gifted a deed to his kinswomen, the children of his brother and sister, Charles and Margaret Hopkins.[1] According to Daniel Henchman – Founder of Worcester, Margaret was the sister of Capt. Thomas Henchman of Chelmsford [therefore daughter of Edmond] and mother of four daughters and one son. The following information is from James H. Stark’s The Loyalists of Massachusetts: Capt. John Goldthwaite and his wife Sarah Hopkins lived in the home given to Sarah and her sisters by their uncle Major Thomas Henchman. Sarah Hopkins and John Goldthwaite were married 3-13-1701 Boston by the Rev. Cotton Mather. Sarah died 10-31-1715 age thirty-five and is buried in Copp’s Hill Cemetery.
Immigration

“Edmund, Marshfield 1652, had come with, or after, Rev. John Fiske of Wenham, … Chelmsford after 1657, there died 27 Oct. 1668; perhaps had d. Eliz. who. m. 1652, George Vaughan of Scituate. His wid. Eliz. m. 1 Aug. 1672, Rev. John Fiske.”[2]
Death and Legacy

"Mr Edmond Hinchman Died the: 27 of October:" 1668 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts.[3]

Research Notes

Below are some long quotes that need to be integrated into biography above or moved to other profiles.

Quote from Colonial Families of Philadelphia

"Edmond Hinchman, pioneer ancestor of the Philadelphia family of the name, is supposed to have come from the parish of St. James, county Suffolk, England. He arrived at Charlestown, Massachusetts, 1637, with his wife Elizabeth and three infant sons, Thomas, Daniel and John. He later removed to Marshfield, Massachusetts, where, as shown by the records of that town, he resided 1652-60; removing about the latter date within the present limits of the town of Scituate, and from thence to Chelmsford, now Lowell, Massachusetts, where he resided with his son, Major Thomas Hinchman, until his death, October 27, 1668, aged about 70 years. The two sons, Captain Daniel Hinchman, and Major Thomas Hinchman, remained in Massachusetts, and are said to have left descendants."[4]
Quote from Daniel Henchman, Founder of Worcester

This content refers to Daniel Henchman (1623 - 1685). The author below refers to an "unplaced" relationship between the two based on a land deal. On Wikitree, we have Edmund as Daniel Henchman's uncle.

"Capt. Daniel was “a close relative, probably brother or cousin, of the equally important Capt. Thomas Henchman of Chelmsford. … Thomas was the son of Edmond who settled as early as 1653 in Plymouth County, near the place where Joanna Henchman Hoar had already made her home with her five children. We know she had brothers: Thomas, Walter, William, and Edward. Could Edward have been a mistaken reading for Edmond?” The writer continues, “William Henchman also lived for a while in Boston but for most of his life in Marshfield – probably a son of Edmond, but possibly a brother. When in 1653, Daniel Hoar, Joanna Henchman’s son, had occasion to give a power-of-attorney to his brother John, Edmond Henchman, who was living at that time in Marshfield, was visiting in Boston and signs as witness.” Daniel Henchman sold real-estate to “his unplaced relative, Capt. Thomas Henchman of Chelmsford, where the latter’s sister Margaret lived the rest of her life, with her husband, Charles Hopkins, her four daughters, and her son. This lot adjoined that which [Daniel] Henchman chose for his own home, a fact which strengthens the probability that Margaret was also a near relative of his own.”[5]
Baptismal Records at Martley, Worcestershire

Richard M. Hinchman’s research leads to Edmond and Elizabeth Hincksman living (a) at Martley, Worcestershire, England 1628-1640 (where their children were baptized at St. Peter Parish); (b) Marshfield, New Plymouth 1651-1659; and (c) Chelmsford, MA 1660-1668. The Hincksman children – born at Martley – according to Richard’s research are

William, bap 11-23-1628;
Edmund Hinxman, bap 9-19-1630;
Thomas, bap 9-23-1632;
Elizabeth, bap 7-13-1634;
John, bap 9-13-1636;
Richard Hinxman, bap 4-21-1638, bur 2-25-1638-39;
Mary Hinxman, bap 1-30-1639/40, bur 2-2-1639-40;
Bridget – probably born in Massachusetts.
Margaret – probably born in Massachusetts.
Hannah – probably born in Massachusetts.
St. Peter Parish, Martley, Worcestershire, England:[3] Children of Edmund and Elizabeth Hinxman: William bap 11-23-1627/28; Edmund bap 9-19-1630/31; Thomas bap 9-23-1632/3; Elizabeth bap 7-13-1634/5; John bap 9-13-1635/6; Richard bap 4-26-1637/8; Ann bur 2-25-1638/9; Mary bap 1-30-1639/40, bur Feb. 2nd.

Research of Lydia S. Mitchell

Richard’s grandmother Mrs. Lydia S. Mitchell Hinchman of Philadelphia, indicates that Edmond is Edward Henchman, son of Thomas and Ann Griffith Henchman of London, England and nephew of the famous Bishop Humphrey Henchman. She writes in Biographical Sketch of Charles S. Hinchman the following: “In the same generation (as the Bishop) we find Edward Henchman or “Edmond”. He it was who came to Massachusetts and whom we find in Charlestown and Salem 1637; in Marshfield 1652; at Chelmsford 1657.” She continues, “His children were:

Captain Daniel
Thomas
William
Elizabeth
Major John
Bridget
Hannah
Margaret
Other Quotes

Mather, Frederic Gregory. The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut (J.B. Lyon Company in Albany, N.Y., 1913), 399
Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1914)
The Henchman Family provides separate genealogies for Thomas Crosborough Henchman of Northamptonshire, England and the descendants of Captain Daniel Henchman of Boston and Worcester. However, no direct reference is made to Edmund Hinchman of Marshfield and Chelmsford, Massachusetts Bay.

"Edward of Chelmsford was the son of Edward, the son of Thomas and Ann Griffith Hinchman. “Edward I and Thomas I, sons of Edward, came to Boston, Mass., in 1637, with Rev. John Fiske, of Chelmsford. Edward I was at Charlestown, Mass., in 1637, with wife Elizabeth and sons, Daniel 2, Thomas 2 and John 2. He was at Marshfield, in 1652; and at Chelmsford – both in Mass. – in 1657. b 1600, d 1668. His Wid. m. in 1672, Rev. John Fiske.” Mather’s sources were The Henchman Family and Mortimer L. Hinchman a grandson of George W. Hinchman and descendant of Edmund."
Frederick Mather and Lydia Hinchman both refer to The Henchman Family. Thomas Henchman a descendant of Thomas Crosborough Henchman had two sons – Edward and Thomas. Edward, a merchant in London in 1633, married a daughter of John Platt, son of Sir Hugh Platt.

The International Genealogical Index (IGI) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints shows the birth of Henchmans named Edward and Thomas – Edward born 2-9-1628 St. Nicholas Acons, London and Thomas born 2-14-1629 St. Andrew by Wardrobe, London – who may or not be the sons of Edward the London merchant. Res: [Martley, Worcestershire, England 1628-1640 or Chelmsford 1637]; Marshfield, MA 1651-1659; and Chelmsford, MA 1660-1668.

Joseph Hincksman:[15] s/o William and Mary Philberd Hinchman was born 2-20-1660/61 in Marshfield, Mass. and died ca 1709. He married Mary …

Res: Henchman’s Corner, Scituate, MA – 1680; Newport, RI – 1708. Savage writes: “Joseph, Scituate, ca 1680, had

Eliz. 1685;
Mary 1689;
Thomas 1691;
Deborah 1692;
Joseph 1694;
William 1696;
Hannah 1698;
Edmund 1700;
Sarah 1702.”
According to Samuel Deane’s The History of Scituate, “Joseph Henchman, (or Hinckesman) appears in Scituate 1680. He owned a considerable tract of land at Henchman’s corner, half mile west of the south Meeting house … He also had a sister Elnathan, who married Eliab Turner 1694. This family came from Massachusetts and returned thither; probably to Chelmsford. We take him to have been the son of Thomas Hinchman, Esq. of Chelmsford. There was, however, a Mr. Hinckesman in Marshfield, 1653, who may have been his father.” Savage writes: “Joseph, Scituate, a 1660” and names nine children.

Children, Joseph and Mary Hincksman:[16] Elizabeth Hincksman, b 7-17-1685, mar 11-20-1706 Amos Sylvester (b 11-15-1685)

Mary Hincksman, b 6-22-1689, perhaps? [d ?6-17-1748 CT, mar ?Richard English]
Thomas Hincksman, b 5-9-1691
Deborah Hincksman, b 1-31-1692 mar 4-24-1714 Newport, RI, Humphrey Cockran
Joseph Hincksman, b 9-22-1694
William Hincksman, b 4-2-1696
Hannah Hincksman, b 8-10-1698
Edmond Hincksman, b 11-9-1700
Sarah Hincksman, b 9-1-1702
Disputed Children

This profile had been connected to Elizabeth Hildreth, as her father. But no record has been found to connect him to Elizabeth, so that relationship has been removed.

Sources

↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9ZS-BJ3Y : 22 May 2014), Suffolk > Deeds 1689-1698 vol 15-18 > image 368 of 845; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts.
↑ Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England (Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1862), volume 2, p 402
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YR99 : 13 July 2016), Edmond Hinchman, 27 Oct 1668; citing Death, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 868,435.
↑ Jordan, John. Colonial Families of Philadelphia (The Lewis Pub. Co., New York, 1911), volume 2, 1326
↑ Forbes, Harriette Merrifield. "Daniel Henchman: the founder of Worcester." In: Publications of the Worcester Historical Society, New Series, v.1 #5, April 1952, [219]-238.
See also:

Hinchman Heritage Society
Acknowledgements

Two additional sources are family members – Richard M. Hinchman of Groton, MA who researched the family, as well as, his grandmother Lydia S. Mitchell Hinchman author of Biographical Sketch of Charles S. Hinchman. Other family members – Rev. Philip Evaul and Charlotte Hinchman Oselador – contributed information for The Hinchman Family in America.
Thank you to Michael Thomas for creating WikiTree profile Henchman-48 through the import of Hannah_Hildreth-ancestors_2013-11-21.ged on Nov 21, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Michael and others.
WikiTree profile Henchman-35 created through the import of Cato Family Tree_book_EN.ged on Sep 21, 2011 by Linda Cato. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Linda and others.

Biography

Family Members

Parents

Thomas Henchman 1573 –

Anne Griffith 1578 – 1651

Spouse & Children

Elizabeth Platt 1602 – 1668

Thomas Hincksman 1627 – 1703

William Henchman 1628 –

Edmond Hinchman 1630 – 1678

Elizabeth Hinchman 1634 – 1693

Major John Hinchman Sr. 1636 – 1688

Bridget Hinchman 1640 –

THE EDMUND HINCHMAN FAMILY

EDMUND HINCHMAN: was born about 1607 in England and died[1] 10-27-1668 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA. His named has been spelled many different ways – Edmund; Edmond; Edward, Henchman; Hinchman; and Hincksman. Edmund married ELIZABETH … about 1628 in England. Elizabeth was born about 1605 in England and died about 1674 probably in Chelmsford, MA. Elizabeth married[2] (2) 8-1-1672 in Chelmsford, MA, (2) Rev. John Fiske.

Numerous Hinchman family members in New Jersey, New York, Michigan, California and other states trace their ancestry back to Edmund Hinchman. It is a difficult task to locate information in publications [collections, as well as vital statistics] on the Internet, from family members, etc. and determine who’s who in the Colonial era.

Several sources [not primary evidence] for Hinchmans in the Colonial period are James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England; The Henchman Family; Frederic G. Mather, Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut;Vital Records of Chelmsford; and Daniel Henchman, The Founder of Worcester. Two additional sources are family members – Richard M. Hinchman of Groton, MA who researched the family, as well as, his grandmother Lydia S. Mitchell Hinchman author ofBiographical Sketch of Charles S. Hinchman. Other family members – Rev. Philip Evaul and Charlotte Hinchman Oselador – contributed information for The Hinchman Family in America.

A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, is considered “the authority” for genealogical information of early American families. He writes as follows: “Edmund, Marshfield 1652, had come with, or after, Rev. John Fiske of Wenham, … Chelmsford after 1657, there died 27 Oct. 1668; perhaps had d. Eliz. who. m. 1652, George Vaughan of Scituate. His wid. Eliz. m. 1 Aug. 1672, Rev. John Fiske.” [Vol. II, P-402]. The Henchman Family provides separate genealogies for Thomas Crosborough Henchman of Northamptonshire, England and the descendants of Captain Daniel Henchman of Boston and Worcester. However, no direct reference is made to Edmund Hinchman of Marshfield and Chelmsford, Massachusetts Bay. The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut: Edward of Chelmsford was the son of Edward, the son of Thomas and Ann Griffith Hinchman. “Edward I and Thomas I, sons of Edward, came to Boston, Mass., in 1637, with Rev. John Fiske, of Chelmsford. Edward I was at Charlestown, Mass., in 1637, with wife Elizabeth and sons, Daniel 2, Thomas 2 and John 2. He was at Marshfield, in 1652; and at Chelmsford – both in Mass. – in 1657. b 1600, d 1668. His Wid. m. in 1672, Rev. John Fiske.” Mather’s sources were The Henchman Family and Mortimer L. Hinchman a grandson of George W. Hinchman and descendant of Edmund. Daniel Henchman, The Founder of Worcester: Capt. Daniel was “a close relative, probably brother or cousin, of the equally important Capt. Thomas Henchman of Chelmsford. … Thomas was the son of Edmond who settled as early as 1653 in Plymouth County, near the place where Joanna Henchman Hoar had already made her home with her five children. We know she had brothers: Thomas, Walter, William, and Edward. Could Edward have been a mistaken reading for Edmond?” The writer continues, “William Henchman also lived for a while in Boston but for most of his life in Marshfield – probably a son of Edmond, but possibly a brother. When in 1653, Daniel Hoar, Joanna Henchman’s son, had occasion to give a power-of-attorney to his brother John, Edmond Henchman, who was living at that time in Marshfield, was visiting in Boston and signs as witness.” Daniel Henchman sold real-estate to “his unplaced relative, Capt. Thomas Henchman of Chelmsford, where the latter’s sister Margaret lived the rest of her life, with her husband, Charles Hopkins, her four daughters, and her son. This lot adjoined that which [Daniel] Henchman chose for his own home, a fact which strengthens the probability that Margaret was also a near relative of his own.” Richard M. Hinchman’s research leads to Edmond and Elizabeth Hincksman living (a) at Martley, Worcestershire, England 1628-1640 (where their children were baptized at St. Peter Parish); (b) Marshfield, New Plymouth 1651-1659; and (c) Chelmsford, MA 1660-1668. The Hincksman children – born at Martley – according to Richard’s research are William, bap 11-23-1628; Edmund Hinxman, bap 9-19-1630; Thomas, bap 9-23-1632; Elizabeth, bap 7-13-1634; John, bap 9-13-1636; Richard Hinxman, bap 4-21-1638, bur 2-25-1638-39; Mary Hinxman, bap 1-30-1639/40, bur 2-2-1639-40; and three daughters – Bridget; Margaret; Hannah – probably born in Massachusetts. St. Peter Parish, Martley, Worcestershire, England:[3] Children of Edmund and Elizabeth Hinxman: William bap 11-23-1627/28; Edmund bap 9-19-1630/31; Thomas bap 9-23-1632/3; Elizabeth bap 7-13-1634/5; John bap 9-13-1635/6; Richard bap 4-26-1637/8; Ann bur 2-25-1638/9; Mary bap 1-30-1639/40, bur Feb. 2nd. Richard’s grandmother Mrs. Lydia S. Mitchell Hinchman of Philadelphia, indicates that Edmond is Edward Henchman, son of Thomas and Ann Griffith Henchman of London, England and nephew of the famous Bishop Humphrey Henchman. She writes inBiographical Sketch of Charles S. Hinchman the following: “In the same generation (as the Bishop) we find Edward Henchman or “Edmond”. He it was who came to Massachusetts and whom we find in Charlestown and Salem 1637; in Marshfield 1652; at Chelmsford 1657.” She continues, “His children were:

• Captain Daniel;
• Thomas;
• William;
• Elizabeth;
• Major John;
• Bridget;
• Hannah; and
• Margaret.”

Frederick Mather and Lydia Hinchman both refer to The Henchman Family. Thomas Henchman a descendant of Thomas Crosborough Henchman had two sons – Edward and Thomas. Edward, a merchant in London in 1633, married a daughter of John Platt, son of Sir Hugh Platt. The International Genealogical Index (IGI) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints shows the birth of Henchmans named Edward and Thomas – Edward born 2-9-1628 St. Nicholas Acons, London and Thomas born 2-14-1629 St. Andrew by Wardrobe, London – who may or not be the sons of Edward the London merchant.

Res: [Martley, Worcestershire, England 1628-1640 or Chelmsford 1637]; Marshfield, MA 1651-1659; and Chelmsford, MA 1660-1668.

Children:[4] William*; Edmund; Thomas; Elizabeth; Major John*; Bridget; Hannah; and Margaret.

2. MAJOR THOMAS HINCKSMAN:[5] prob s/o Edmund and Elizabeth Hinchman was born about 1629 in England and died 7-18-1703 in Chelmsford, Mass, 74 yrs. He married Elizabeth Merriam (d 10-17-1704 Chelmsford). Savage writes, “Thomas, Concord, early to sett. at Chelmsford, freem. 1654, had Bridget, who m. 28 Nov. 1660, James Richardson, and perhaps other ch. was rep. 1667, 71, and 6, major of the reg. of Middlesex, and d. 18 July 1703.” According toDaniel Henchman – The Founder of Worcester, Thomas was “the son of Edmond who settled as early as 1653 in Plymouth County, near the place where Joanna Henchman Hoar had already made her home.” A History of the Town of Dunstable, by Elias Nason states, “The exclusive right of trading with the Indians on the Merrimack River was sold to … Thomas Henchman (of Chelmsford) [and others] … on the first day of July, 1657, and we may well suppose that actual settlements were made soon afterwards.” According to The Richardson Memorial, Major Thomas Henchman, Josiah Richardson, and William Fletcher, erected in 1669, the second saw-mill built in Chelmsford. In 1686, land was sold by the Indians to Thomas Henchman, of Chelmsford and Jonathan Tyng, of Dunstable. A few months later they conveyed this land to forty-four citizens of Chelmsford after reserving each of them a share to himself. In May 1676 “an additional force was stationed in the fort [at Pawtucket Falls] commanded by his [Richardson%E2%80%99s] wife’s brother, Capt Thomas Henchman. In the spring of 1677, “Lieut. Richardson was killed [in a battle with the Indians]. James Richardson thus dying intestate, his wife’s brother, Capt. Thomas Henchman, was appointed administrator.

2. EDMUND HINXMAN:[6] prob s/o Edmund and Elizabeth Hinchman was born about 1630 in England and died about 1678 in ?Jamaica. He was a Quaker and master of a ship. John Clement writes: “Edward Hinchman was a resident of Maryland in 1658 and (as a Quaker) was fined for refusing to bear arms.” Richard Hinchman’s research shows that the names Edmond Hinshman and Edward Hinchman appear in Maryland court records in 1657 and 1664 [200 a on the Patuxent River] and Barbados records in 1672 and 1678. Edmond’s will dated 10-15-1678 in Port Royal, Jamaica does not mention a wife or children. 2. ELIZABETH HINCKSMAN:[7] prob d/o Edmund and Elizabeth Hinchman was born about 1634 in England and died 6-24-1693 Middlesborough, Plymouth Co., Mass. Bay. She married in 1652 in Marshfield, MA, George Vaughn of Scituate (b ca 1620, d 10-20-1694). Res: Marshfield 1653-57, 1663; Middleborough, 1669. Savage writes, “Edmund .. perhaps had d. Eliz. wh. m. 1652, George Vaughn of Scituate.” and “George [Vaughan], Scituate, m. 1652, Eliz. Henchman or Hincksman, perhaps d. of Edmund of Marshfield, had Eliz; Daniel; John, b 1658; Mary, m Jonathan Washburn; and Joseph.” Virkus writes, “Geo. Vaughan, m Elizabeth, dau Edmund Hinckman.”

2. BRIDGET HENCHMAN:[8] prob d/o Edmund and Elizabeth Hinchman [possibly Major Thomas Hinchman] was born about 1640. She married (1) 11-28-1660 James Richardson[9] of Woburn and Chelmsford. Richardson children: Thomas, 10-26-1660; James, 10-26-1661; and others. Bridget married (2) 10-8-1679 William Chandler[10] of Andover (b England, freeman 1669). Chandler children: Phebe, b 9-17-1680; Joseph, 7-17-1682; Rhoda, 9-26-1684.

2. HANNAH HINCKSMAN:[11] prob d/o Edmund and Elizabeth Hinchman was born about 1640 and died 2-25-1720/21 Boston, Mass. She and James Hill were married 4-10-1662 in Boston, Mass by “Captaine Daniell Gookine of Cambridge.” James Hill (b ca 1638, 2-26-1720/21) was a freeman in 1671. Hannah and her husband James Hill died one day apart and were both buried the same day on 3-2-1720/21 in the South Burying Place, Boston with twelve bearers and a “Great Funeral.” Children: Hannah, 3-21-1665; James, 2-21-1667; Ignatius, 11-6-1668; Elizabeth, 6-15-1670

2. MARGARET HINCKSMAN:[12] prob d/o Edmund and Elizabeth Hinchman was born about 1640. She married about 1662 Charles Hopkins (b ca 1648, d 7-25-1691 gun shot). According to Daniel Henchman – Founder of Worcester, Margaret was the sister of Capt. Thomas Henchman of Chelmsford [therefore daughter of Edmond] and mother of four daughters and one son. The following information is from James H. Stark’s The Loyalists of Massachusetts: Capt. John Goldthwaite and his wife Sarah Hopkins lived in the home given to Sarah and her sisters by their uncle Major Thomas Henchman. Sarah Hopkins and John Goldthwaite were married 3-13-1701 Boston by the Rev. Cotton Mather. Sarah died 10-31-1715 age thirty-five and is buried in Copp’s Hill Cemetery. 2. WILLIAM HINCKSMAN:[13] prob s/o Edmund and Elizabeth Hinchman was born about 1628 in ?England. William married Mary Philberd in Boston, Mass. on 12-20-1652 [Clemens] or 11-20-1652 [Appleton]. Savage writes, “William, Boston, m. 20 Jan. 1653, Mary Philbird … had William, b. 29 Jan. 1654; and Mary, 20 Dec. 1655.” Stratton writes in Plymouth Colony that on October 29, 1669, William Hincksman and others were charged with not paying their rates for the ministry. Res: Boston 1652; Marshfield 1658-1671.

Children, William and Mary Hincksman:[14]

3. William Hincksman, b 1-29-1653/54 Boston, MA

3. Mary Hincksman, b 12-20-1655 Boston, MA

3. Hannah Hincksman, b 9-20-1658 Marshfield, MA

3. Fortunatus Hincksman, b 7-9-1663 Marshfield, MA

3. Elizabeth Hincksman, b 10-30-1664 Marshfield, MA

3. Edmond Hincksman, b 4-18-1670 Marshfield, MA

3. Elnathan Hincksman, b 1-26-1671 Marshfield MA, 9-14-1712 Scituate, MA

mar 11-22-1694 Scituate, MA, Eliab Turner (b 2-14-1669, d 11-18-1700) 4. Lazarus, b 8-14-1695; Sarah, b 8-2-1697; Hannah, b 2-1699

3. Joseph Hincksman:[15] s/o William and Mary Philberd Hinchman was born 2-20-1660/61 in Marshfield, Mass. and died ca 1709. He married Mary …

Res: Henchman’s Corner, Scituate, MA – 1680; Newport, RI – 1708. Savage writes: “Joseph, Scituate, ca 1680, had Eliz. 1685; Mary 1689; Thomas 1691; Deborah 1692; Joseph 1694; William 1696; Hannah 1698; Edmund 1700; Sarah 1702.” According to Samuel Deane’s The History of Scituate, “Joseph Henchman, (or Hinckesman) appears in Scituate 1680. He owned a considerable tract of land at Henchman’s corner, half mile west of the south Meeting house … He also had a sister Elnathan, who married Eliab Turner 1694. This family came from Massachusetts and returned thither; probably to Chelmsford. We take him to have been the son of Thomas Hinchman, Esq. of Chelmsford. There was, however, a Mr. Hinckesman in Marshfield, 1653, who may have been his father.” Savage writes: “Joseph, Scituate, a 1660” and names nine children.

Children, Joseph and Mary Hincksman:[16]

4. Elizabeth Hincksman, b 7-17-1685, mar 11-20-1706 Amos Sylvester (b 11-15-1685)

4. Mary Hincksman, b 6-22-1689, perhaps? [d ?6-17-1748 CT, mar ?Richard English]

4. Thomas Hincksman, b 5-9-1691

4. Deborah Hincksman, b 1-31-1692

mar 4-24-1714 Newport, RI, Humphrey Cockran 4. Joseph Hincksman, b 9-22-1694

4. William Hincksman, b 4-2-1696 4. Hannah Hincksman, b 8-10-1698

4. Edmond Hincksman, b 11-9-1700 4. Sarah Hincksman, b 9-1-1702

Sources

Ancestry Family Trees This citation provides evidence for Edmund Hinchman I

Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Death

Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Death, Burial

Millennium File 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth