Ninth Generation

326. Mathew Hastings¹²²⁶ was born on 18 September 1718 in Massachusetts Colony, Middlesex Co., Weston.^1226,1227 He appeared in the census in 1790 in USA, Maine, Lincoln Co., Vassalborough.⁹¹⁶ Mathew Hastings 102
1 free white male 16+
2 free white females He died on 31 December 1790 at the age of 72 in USA, Maine, Lincoln Co., Vassalborough.¹²²⁶ Mathew signed a will on 31 December 1790 in USA, Maine, Lincoln Co., Vassalborough.^1228,1229 In the Name of GOD, Amen. The Thirty-first Day of December, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand, seven Hundred & ninety, I Matthew Hastings, of Vassalborough, in the County of Lincoln and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Gentleman, being weak in Body, but of sound and disposing Mind and Memory, and knowing that I must shortly leave this earthly Tabernacle, do commit my Soul into the Hands of the all-merciful Author of it, firmly trusting, through the Merits of my most beneficent Saviour, in a glorious Resurrection to Eternal Life; and my Body to be interred at the Discretion of my Executors. And with Regard to that earthly Substance with which it hath pleased God to endow me, I will and dispose of it in the following Manner, viz.
First. I will that all my just Debts and Funeral Charges shall be paid.
Secondly. I give devize and bequeath unto Mary, my beloved Wife, all my Live Stock and In-Door Moveables, forever, and the West Room in my Dwelling-House, during her natural Life.
Thirdly. I give, devize and bequeath unto my Son-in Law, Dodivah Townsend & Sarah his Wife, my Homestead Farm, with the Buildings & Appurtenances thereof, except my Wife's Living in the said West Room, together with all my Carpenter's Tools and farming Utensils, he paying what I am indebted to William Howard Esqr- and also Ten Bushels Indian corn & eight Bushels English Grain to my said Wife, p Annum, during her Natural Life and keeping two Cows & one Horse for her, during the same Term: and also supply her with Wood enough for one Fire during said Term.
Fourthly. I give, devize and bequeath unto my Son Moses Hastings, my Lot of Land at Sandy River, together with my Right in the Lot lately improved by Reuben Page, to the Westward of the West Pond, near said Vassalboro' with the Privileges & Appurtenances thereof- To have and to hold the same unto him the said Moses, his Heirs and Assigns forever.
Fifthly. I give, devise and bequeath unto the Heirs of Mary Brooks, Twenty Pounds, to be paid out of a Note of William Brooks 's now in my possession.
Sixthly. I give devize & bequeath unto my Daughter Abigail Butterfield, Twenty Pounds, to be paid out of a Note payable to the late John Rogers, decd. on whose Estate I was Administrator.
Seventhly. I give devize and bequeath unto my Daughter Hannah Evens, Twenty Pounds, out of a Note in my Possession against her Husband Nathaniel Evens --This Legacy to be paid as soon as possible after my Decease.
Eighthly. I give, devize and bequeath unto my Daughter, Mercy Page, the Debt her Husband Reuben Page owes me.
Ninthly. I give, devize and bequeath unto my Daughter Susanna Greely, Fifteen Pounds, to be paid out of the Debt her Husband, Joseph Greely, owes me.
Tenthly. I give devize and bequeath unto the Children of Joseph Kelly, by my Daughter Rebecca , viz. To William Kelly Ten pounds, to be paid when he comes of age- To Sarah Kelly , Six pounds, to be paid when she comes of age- These Legacies to be paid by Jonathan Combs out of the Legacy hereinafter bequeathed to him.
Eleventhly. I give and bequeath unto Mary Combs & Elizabeth Rogers, all my Interest in a certain Saw-Mill, Dam & Privilege at the Outlet of the West Pond in Winslow, they paying the Legacy to Kelly's Children above bequeathed, and fully discharging me and my Heirs from all Claims on the Estate of their late Father John Rogers, decd. on which I was Administrator.
Twelfthly. I make, Ordain, constitute and appoint the said Moses Hastings and Dodivah Townsend, joint Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and annulling all former or other Wills by me heretofore made. In Witness whereof I do hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Day and Year herein first before written.
N. B. The following Words were interlined before sealing &c viz- "and bequeath"--"and farming Utensils"--"said"--"The Heirs of"
Matthew Hastings
Signed, sealed and declared by the said Matthew Hastings, the Testator, to be his last Will and Testament, in presence of us
W. Wilkins
Moses Hastings Jun
Thankful X Robins
Witness to Thankful Robins 's Mark
W. Wilkins.
Mathew Hastings, b. Weston MA 18 Sep 1718 son of Joseph & Elizabeth (Edwards) Hastings (VR): d Vassalborough 31 Dec 1790 (Moses Hastings' Bible, in possession of submitter): m Dedham MA 14 Sep 1742 Mary Battle (VR), b Dedham MA 14 Dec 1721 dau of John & Abigail (Draper) Battle (VR), d Sidney 24 Dec 1804 ae 84y (VR; Moses Hastings Bible), Mathew was in Dresden in 1756 where he was chosen to lay out roads (Charles Edwin Allen, History of Dresden, Maine [1931], p 209). On 6 Nov 1759, Mathew and other inhabitants of Frankfort [an early name for Dresden} signed a petition to become incorporated into a township, The act was passed 13 Feb 1760 (Fannie S. Chase, Wiscasset in Pownalborough [1941], pp 70-71), On 15 Jul 1762, he was elected to serve on a committee in Pownalborough to choose a minister and as one of the surveyors of timber boards and cutters (TR). In 1766, Mathew, his son Moses, John Marsh, and James Bacon were among the inhabitants of Vassalborough who petitioned the Kennebec Company in Boston for a grist mill (Alma Pierce Robbins, The History of Vassalborough, Maine [1971], p. 11; TR Vassalborough). On 17 May 1771, he was appointed to notify the inhabitants of the proposed township of Vassalborough of their first town meeting to be held 22 May 1771 at the house of James Bacon, taverner (Henry D. Kingsbury & Simeon L. Deyo, Illustrated History of Kennebec County, Maine {1892], p. 1095). Mathew was elected moderator in Vassalborough in 1771 and served thereafter as moderator to 1787 as well as selectman; he also served on the Committee of Safety and Correspondance, as collector of highway taxes, and as town clerk (TR). His will, dated 31 Dec 1790 and probated 18 Jan 1791, named his wife Mary, his dau Sarah wife of Dodivah Townsend, his son Moses, his deceased dau Mary wife of William Brooks, his dau Abigail Butterfield, his dau Hannah wife of Nathaniel Evans, his dau Mercy wife of Reuben Page, his dau Susanna wife of Joseph Greely, and his deceased dau Rebecka wife of Joseph Kelly (William D. Patterson, The Probate Records of Lincoln County, Maine: 1760 to 1800 [rept 1991], pp. 202-4). He also named grandchildren William and Sarah Kelly, the underage children of Joseph and Rebecca Kelly. He bequeathed his homestead farm to his son-in-law Dodivah Townsend (Reynolds 145).

Mary Battle and Mathew Hastings were married on 14 September 1742 in Massachusetts Colony, Norfolk Co., Dedham.^592,1226

327. Mary Battle was born on 14 December 1721 in Massachusetts Colony, Norfolk Co., Dedham.¹²²⁶ She died on 24 December 1804 at the age of 83 in USA, Maine, Kennebec Co., Sidney.¹²²⁶

Children were:

i.
Moses Hastings⁹⁴² was born on 22 November 1743.¹²²⁶ He was baptized on 12 February 1748/9 in Massachusetts Colony, Middlesex Co., Natick.¹²²⁶ He died on 23 November 1838 at the age of 95 in USA, Maine, Kennebec Co., Sidney.¹²²⁶ Moses was buried in USA, Maine, Kennebec Co., Sibley, Reynolds-Hayward Cemetery.¹²²⁶ also called the West River Rd. Cemetery
ii.
Abigail Hastings was born on 4 September 1744 in Massachusetts Colony, Norfolk Co., Dedham.¹²²⁶ She was baptized on 9 September 1744 in Massachusetts Colony, Middlesex Co., Natick.¹²²⁶
iii.
Katherine "Kata" Hastings⁹¹¹ was born before 8 February 1746/7 in Massachusetts Colony. She was baptized on 8 February 1746/7 in Massachusetts Colony, Middlesex Co., Natick.¹²³⁰ She died before 31 December 1790 at the age of 43. She is not in her father's will
iv.
Hannah Hastings was born on 8 February 1750 in Massachusetts Colony, Middlesex Co., Natick.¹²²⁶
v.
Mary Hastings was born before 5 December 1752 in Massachusetts Colony.¹²³⁰ She died between 10 February 1790 and 31 December 1790 at the age of 37 in USA, Maine.¹²³⁰ Mary died after 10 Feb 1790 when she relinquished her dower rights (Lin Co deed 5:152-53) and bef 31 Dec 1790 (father's will) (Reynolds 146)
vi.
Mercy Hastings¹²³⁰ was born about 1757. Mercy, m (1) Vassalborough 22 Nov 1777 Reuben Page of Vassalborough (VR), b c1722 (from ae at death), d Belgrade 2 May 1799 ae 77y (VR, Robert R. McCausland and Cynthia Mac Alman McCausland, eds., The Diary of Martha Ballard 1785-1812 [1992], p 479): m (2) int Belgrade 16 May 1801 Robinson Mills (VR) of Belgrade (1800 USC, various deeds 1790-1800). Reuben Page "of a place to the westward of Vassalborough but not of any town" sold land on the west side of the Ken. River in Vassalborough on 12 Feb 1779 with Marcy [sic] Page releasing her dower rights (Lin Co deed, 2:581-82). He was prob at least 30y older that Mercy. The Belgrade VR state that Mercy res Belgrade in 1796 and that she was a widow when she had the births of her children rec there (Reynolds 146)
vii.
Rebecca Hastings was born before 1760 in USA, Maine. She died before 31 December 1790 at the age of 30.^942,1230 She is not in her father's will of Dec 1790
viii.
Susanna Hastings¹²³⁰ was born about 1760.¹²³⁰ She died on 8 October 1848 at the age of 88 in USA, Maine, Belgrade.¹²³⁰ She was buried in USA, Maine, Belgrade, Old Woodside Yard.¹²³⁰ Susanna, b c1760 (from ae at death): d Belgrade 8 Oct 1848 ae 88y (VR; g.s. Old Woodside Yard, Belgrade): she res Winthrop when she m Winthrop 17 Jun 1781 Joseph Greely of Winthrop (VR) as his 2nd wife, b c1750 (from ae at death) son of Moses Greely and bro of Seth who were "natives of Haverhill, Mass." (James North, The History of Augusta Maine [rept 1981], p. 96) [Moses's wife's name in 1773 was Mehitable (Lin Co deed 2:309-10)], d 1 Dec 1824 ae 74y (g.s., Old Woodside Yard, Belgrade). He had m (1) Vassalborough 11 Dec 1777 Thankful Sawtelle of Vassalborough (VR). They res Belgrade in 1796 (VR). In 1770, Joseph and his father Moses signed a petition which was "presented to the Legislature for the incorpoartion of Hallowell" (Charles Everton Nash, History of Augusta, Maine...[1904], p. 108). On 28 Jan 1778, Joseph, and early inhabitant of Farmington, signed a petition for the creation of the settlement on Sandy River (Butler's Farmington, pp. 29-30, 48). A deed shows that Joseph of Hallowell sold land to Seth Greely, also of Hallowell, on 7 Jul 1777 (Lin Co deed 2:465). He was "of a place called Sandy River" on 18 Jan 1791 when he mortgaged his land in Washington (now Belgrade) (Lin Co deed 7:323). He mortgaged 220 acres on Lot #13 in Farmington on the east side of Sandy River (Lin Co deed 18:157) and, on 19 Nov 1812, 120 acres (Lot #22) in Washington that were granted to him by the Plymouth Company (Lin Co deed 20:19) (Reynolds 147).
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ix.
Sarah Hastings.