Phineas Wolcott Cook Family Tree

MATTHIAS, New Haven 1639, came to Boston in the Susan and Ellen, 1635, from London, aged 25, had Eliakim, Nathaniel, John, and Eliz. the last b. 4 June 1651; d. 1669.

From " Ancient Town Records, New Haven Colony, Franklin B. Dexter, ed., New Haven, 1917At a Meeting of the Townesmen, Decemr 3d, 1651It is agreed and Ordered that William Andrewes, Richard Beckley, Mathias Hitchcocke, Edward Pattyson and Edward Hitchcocke shell haue the necke of land by the sea side, beyond the Cove, and all the meddow belonging to it, belowe the island wth a rock vpon it: they are to haue the necke intire to themselues, payeing to the Towne one penny on acr for five hunderd acrs, for each rate, and for their meddow as other men doe. They are goe setle and dwell vpon it at spring next, and to improve it by way of farming, for getting corne, and breeding of cattell, and not to dispose of it by any lettingor selling, wthout the Towne consent; and if they or any of them should remove out of the plantation wthin five yeares, thet are to leaue the land to the Towne [ if they will accept it], payeing for improvments as it is then worth, being judged by indifferent men.....------------------------------------Matthew or Matthias Hitchcock, born Abt. 1610. Embarked on " Susan and Ellen", Captain Edward Payne. Bound from England 14 Apr 1635. Arrived in New England 9 May 1635. Matthew Hitchcock age 25. Settled at Watertown. Propr. 1636. Had a grant of land in payment for his care of the dry herd. Removed to New Havenn, 1639. died 14 Nov 1669.-----------------------------------From New Haven Town Records , January 1656-57Richard Beckly entered an action against Mathias Hitchcock for damage dooone him in his flax by the oxen of the said Mathias, wch are vnruly cattell and brake his fence and let in swine, so that he hath suffered therin to the valew of three pound at least. Mathias said that the flax was spoyled before, by lying so longe vpon tthe ground that it was rotten, as Richard Beckly himselfe hhad told him, wch ye sd Richard denyed not, but said it was his ignoranc so to speake, for he being there after at wett season tooke some of it in his hand, and it pulled in peecesas if it was rotten, but sinc he is informed that flax will seeme so being wett, when it is not so, the truth wherof diuers now in court affirmed, and further to proue it he showed a small quantitie of the flax that was saued, wch appeared sound and good... Edward Hitchcock said his wife see some of it and said if it was so good all ouer the ground, their might haue bine much more of it, but to speake possitively to it, none could; and to proue the oxen vnruley, the neighbours that live by him did testifye, and now Mr. Tuttill and also John Tuttill, concerning one of the oxen doe affirme, and Goodman Hitchcock himselfe could not deny it; and that the damage was done by these oxen, and [205] by their breaking the fenc let in the swine, appeared because ye next morning Richard Beckly got William Andrewes and Edward Hitchcock to viewe the harme done, and when they came they found ye oxen there, and the flax was all spoyled.The Court haueing considered the case declared that the defendt is cast in the suit, and must paye to the plantiff fiftye shillingsand the charge of this Court, and he was advised to take care that his oxen doe no further damage to his neighbours, and for swine that he attend the Towne order, as his neighbours profess themselues willing to doe.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------From a letter in the North Carolina Library Vertical File, Raleigh, NC.C.J. Hitchcock214 N. Elmwood Ave. Kansas City, MO. 64123October 10, 1970Hitchcock Genealogy InformationThis letter is written in the interest of the 1894 Hitchcock Family History and the many living descendants all over the United States.The description of the Two Coats of Arms is given on page 6 of the introduction of the Hitchcock Genealogy published in 1894 by Mary L. Hitchcock, Amherst, Massachusetts, 558 pages, 8 1/2 by 6 book. Matthias and Luke Hitchcock were descendants of William the Conqueror from Wiltshire, England. the pedigree of these Wiltshire families can be found in the Harlean Collection of the British Museum, and may also be found in full in the Visitation of the County of Wiltshire by Sir T. Phillips, A.D. 1623 and also in Hoars History of Wiltshire.-------------------------------------------- Father: Grorge HITCHCOCK b: BET. 1585 - 1590 in England Mother: ?? b: WFT Est. 1559-1602Marriage 1 Elizabeth ROGERS b: BET. 1610 - 1621 Married: 1640 Children Eliakim HITCHCOCK b: BET. 1643 - 1645 in England John HITCHCOCK b: WFT Est. 1627-1656 Nathaniel HITCHCOCK b: ABT. 1650 Elizabeth HITCHCOCK b: 4 JUN 1651 Sources:

Title: WFT cd 15 Tree # 2678Author: Douglas S. Files, 1435 Malibu Circle # 108 Palm Bay, FL. 32905Repository: Call Number: Media: Family Archive CD Title: Families of Ancient New Haven by D. L. Jacobus 1974Repository:Call Number: Media: Book

John and Mary (Franklin) HitchcockJohn HITCHCOCK - b. Jul. 1, 1586, Wiltshire; d. Jun. 12, 1629, Wiltshire. Son of Richard HISCOCKES (b. about 1556; d. before Dec. 1586, All Cannings, Wiltshire). John's sister Margaret HISCOCKES (b. before Feb. 1583, All Cannings, Wiltshire) was married on Oct. 9, 1600 at All Cannings, Wiltshire to John FILPE. Married on Feb. 7, 1614 at St. Peter's, Marlborough, Wiltshire.Mary FRANKLIN - b. about 1590, Wiltshire. Said to be the daughter of Richard FRANKLIN and Katherine DENRYTE.Luke - b. about 1614, poss. at St. Peter's, Marlborough, Wiltshire; d. Nov. 1, 1659, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT. Matthias - b. Wiltshire; d. Nov. 16, 1669, New Haven Co., CT. Resided at Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA and New Haven Co., CT. Married Elizabeth. Childen: Eliakim married Sarah MERRICK; Nathaniel married second Elizabeth MOSS; John married Abigail MERRIMAN; and Elizabeth married first Anthony HOWD, and second John NASH. Edward - b. Wiltshire; d. Nov. 23, 1658, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT. Married first by Fev. 1638 to Mary, and second on May 20, 1656 at Branford, New Haven Co., CT to Frances. Children of Edward and Mary: Mary married first Ralph RUSSELL, and second Sgt. John POTTER, Jr.; John; Abigail; Samuel; and Joseph.

The Hitchcock Family in America From The Great Migration 1634-1535, by Robert Charles Anderson (Boston 2003), Vol. III, page 338: "There is no evidence one way or another whether Luke Hitchcock of New Haven and Wethersfield was a third brother" of Matthew HITCHCOCK and Edward HITCHCOCK, nor that the latter were sons of John HITCHCOCK and Mary FRANKLIN.