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From: "Kathleen Barber" <>
Subject: Re: [MAESSEX] William HUTCHINS and Elizabeth GRATH
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:47:34 -0400
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John,

Because orthography, as we know, can be very arbitrary, I tried GROTH on the
Essex County VR CD, and I discovered a Jan. 7, 1673 marriage for John GROTH
and Elizabeth EATON in Salisbury VR 381. Salisbury VR shows a birth of a
daughter, Elizabeth, to John and Elizabeth GROTH on July, 29, 1674.

Although I did not find a death record, perhaps John GROTH died and the
widow, Elizabeth, married William HUTCHINS. Checking further, I found that
this is what David W. Hoyt asserts in OLD FAMILIES OF SALISBURY AND
AMESBURY. Hoyt adds: "John Groth [or Grath], 'a German,' of Salisbury
...was allowed by the court to practice 'physick and chyrurgerie' in 1679."

Hoyt also claims that the Elizabeth EATON who married John GROTH was the
daughter of John and Martha (ROWLANDSON) EATON of Salisbury.

I hope this gives you some additional leads to follow.

--Kathleen Canney Barber

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Slaughter" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 12:42 AM
Subject: [MAESSEX] William HUTCHINS and Elizabeth GRATH


> Good evening, everyone. :-)
> The Bradford VRs record the marriage of William HUTCHINS and Elizabeth
> GRATH on 30 Apr 1685. This record came from the court records of the Essex
> Co. Quarterly Court.
> This is the only reference to GRATH in the Essex county VRs. I used
Google
> and found nothing and I checked the NEHGS databases.
> William HUTCHINS, Sr. married Sarah HARDY in 1661. They had 10 children
> through 1683. Sarah died in 1684. Their 2nd child, William, was born in
> Rowley in 1664, making him about 20 in 1684.
> Some people have Elizabeth married to William, Sr. But, as far as I
could
> tell, there are no sources for this. Considering that he had some young
> children, it seems reasonable that he would remarry to have someone to
care
> for the children.
> Could this have been William, JR.? Without any birth or age records for
> Elizabeth, we don't know who she married.
> There are no further records that I find that definitively identify
> William, Sr. and William, Jr.
> Any definite help on this would be greatly appreciated.
> Thank you.
>
> John Slaughter


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