John Hallet
Scituate Early Families 1623 - 1640 Family # 036
1st. Generation
John Hallet
b. 1606 in England
d. 1673 in Scituate age 67
m. 1624 Anne ?? , in England
children:
2nd. Generation
Lydia b. 1625
m. 1649 Richard Curtis in Scituate (Family # 20)
Reference: "Curtis Family - 1638", William G. Curtis
Scituate Town Archives, "Vital Records"
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Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families
Amos Otis Papers 1885
Revised by Charles F. Swift 1888
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John Hallet born 1606, died 1673, age 67. Ref. New England Families
Married Anne ? 1624 in England. American Historical Scoiety
Children: Lydia born 1625. Encyclopedia of Biography
"John Hallet, who settled in Scituate, was one of the Conihasset Planters in 1646 [Controversy
between authors Deane and Savage: both mix up the families of Andrew Sr. and Andrew Jr.] ....
but John of Scituate was too old a man to be called a son of Andrew Sr., Richard Curtis married
"Lydia", daughter of John Hallet in 1649, ... 1609 is as late a period as can be assigned for the
birth of [her] father [John Hallet]. Deane informs us that John Hallet was an extensive land holder;
that his home was near the Harbor at Scituate, and that Hollett's Island near the "stepping stones"
[in North Scituate] still retains his name".
John Hallet's will: Plymouth County Probate - Plymouth PR III (1), f. 151.
Document set # 342, 343.
clears up the confusion mentioned above. We have record of only one child, a daughter,
named Lydia, and a wife married to him in England named Anne as his total family until his
daughter marries Richard Curtis in 1649. The will dated 1669 (four years prior to death) names as
his beneficiaries his wife Anne, and all of the living grandchildren - Hannah, John, Thomas ,
Mary, Martha, Deborah, Sarah, and Elizabeth. All to receive his total estate. No other relationship
is either mentioned, nor record to show that there were any other than named herein.
He gives his present house, lot, barn and land on both sides of a way to Timothy White's
[a.k.a. Willow St., now Beaver Dam Rd.] which also is close to Richard Curtis' home [Deane: ¬
mile up from the Harbor next to Goin White's house - father of Timothy White] to wife Anne and
to Hannah Curtis 'til death. Also included to them is 20 acres of land on the road to Hingham
[a.k.a. as Country Way, Main St., Boston Post Rd.] and another lot of land beyond the Timothy
White/Goin White property at the corner of now Beaver Dam and Tilden Rd., plus meadow near
Poop Pole Neck between Cudworth and Ellms land in the Mann Hill area of North Scituate.
To grandson John Curtis, he gives a prior home site and orchard, 13 acres of a 20 acre lot
lying between Timothy White and the minister's land [in the area of now Hazel St. and Branch St.].
a 10 acre piece of a 20 acre lot near Joseph Tilden and John Ensign, a meadow near John Williams
and Rudolphus Ellms [east side of Beaver Dam Rd. along side of Hatherly northwesterly to Tilden
Rd.] all to be his at age 21. He now is age 16.
To grandson Thomas Curtis, he gives 25 acres of upland and six acres of fresh meadow
near William Peakes land [between Cudworth land (now Hatherly School) and Bulrush Farm Rd.
area. Also a share of [future] Conihasset undivided lands [yet to be determined]. Thomas Curtis
is now only 10 years old.
To the all the other granddaughters, except Hannah (who will get his home), he gives only
money, as was the custom of the day - that men usually end up with the land - women have living
trusts on the property as long as they live.
To Richard Curtis his beloved son in law, he gives cattle and sheep, orders to use the
lands until his sons become of age, bring hay and firewood to Anne the mother in law and be the
administrator of his desires about this will.
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Hallet dies in 1673. John Curtis is age 20, and is to wait only one year to be the recipient
of grandfather's bequeath of land described above and five years later is married to Miriam Brooks
in 1678. Within 20 years he will inherit of his father Richard Curtis' estate (which included of
Thomas Chambers estate from his mother Richardene over on the North River and Cross St.
Norwell).
Thomas Curtis now only 14 years old will wait 7 years to be in control of his share of the
Hallet estate and another 13 years to gain the of Richard, his father's estate. In 1689 Thomas
begins to work the land given by Hallet south of Hoop Pole Neck, a parcel that came from the
Conihasset Grant of Timothy Hatherly - 26 acres and meadow near Mushquashcut Creek. A house
is built, and he marries Mary Cook in 1694 and moves on this property now known as 90 Ann
Vinal Rd. Eight generations of Thomas have continuously held this Conihasset land of John
Hallet. They are: Thomas Curtis Sr., Thomas Curtis Jr., Thomas Curtis III, Charles Curtis, Harvey
Curtis, Lewis N. Curtis, William W. Curtis, William G. Curtis. making over three hundred years of
continual family residence.