Genealogy of the Hibbard family who are descendants of Robert Hibbard of Salem, Massachusetts

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by  Hibbard, A. G. (Augustine George), b. 1833

GENEALOGY
ofthe
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HIBBARD FAMILY
DESCENDANTS ROBERT HIBBARD
Who
are of
MASSACHUSETTS
SALEM,
of
Compiled and Published by Augustine George Hibbard,
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Woodstock, Connecticut, U. A. 1901
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"The main thing is toJind honest, high-minded, God-
fearing, merciful, and righteous men and women
enough along one^s lines of descent to feel the pride
of honorable heredity and gain a spur to self-respecl
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CONTENTS.
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Introductory,
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The Family Surname, 8
Robert the Immigrant,... .. .. .. .. 11
Second Generation, 16
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Third " ...... 22
Fourth " 27
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Fifth " 41
Sixth " 81
Seventh "
155
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.280
Eighth "
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Ninth "
372
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Revolutio.nary .Soldier.s, ..... 393
Descendants of Mary, No. 1493, 401
Index, 407

INTRODUCTORY.
It is nearly fifty years since Harvey Hebard, then of
Hartford, turned his attention to gathering the facts so that
the genealogy of his family might be ascertained and pre-
served. Under his name some account is given of what he
did in this direction. Ill-health compelled him to relinquish
the work, and he sought to interest his nephew, George H.
Hebbard, to continue it and prepare the matter gathered for
publication. He was not successful in this, and nothing was
done for some time, when Allen A. Hibbard was persuaded
to engage in the work, and his sister, Miss Ellen M.
Hibbard, arranged the facts gathered in proper order and
with great skill. This was a trying and difficult task, the
facts being scattered through some four hundred letters,
without order and often in a form requiring no little study
to analyze them. This accomplished the work ceased.
Eliphaz B. Hibbard, my father, had been greatly inter-
ested in what was done by Harvey H. From my boyhood I
had been accustomed to hear him recount particulars that
had come to his knowledge and to express the wish that
some day the family history might be written and pub-
lished. It is fifteen years since I made the resolution that I
my
would gather the facts, compile them, and do all in
power to realize my father's wishes. In the furtherance of
that resolution I opened correspondence with every Hibbard
whom I knew or of whom I could hear in any part of the
country. Some two hundred letters had been written when
I was informed that a Baptist clergyman had the history
my
nearly prepared. I gave up correspondence and waited
to hear from the historian, whose name and address I had
not ascertained. At this time I knew nothing of what had
been done by Miss Hibbard or where the correspondence of
Harvey H. was to be found.
my
After five years of waiting I resumed labors, visited
INTRODUCTORY.
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Salem, learned all the facts there obtainable, copied or hired
copied all probate, town, and provincial records relating- to
the Hibbards and spent much time in public libraries
examining town histories to obtain traces of members of
the family. In this way I collected nearly two thousand
names, and had many families properly classified. The
Windham genealogies, prepared by William L. Weaver,
were of great help to me. Through the kindness of Salmon
P. Hibbard of Boston, the correspondence of Harvey
Hebard came into my possession at this time, and I com-
menced the work already done by Miss Ellen M. Hibbard.
Mr. Salmon P. Hibbard also informed me in regard to her
work and where it could be found. After a few months
Miss Hibbard succeeded in gaining possession of her record
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and placed it in hands, and it has proved a most valuable
assistant in the way of tracing residences and opening com-
munication with branches of the family scattered all over
the States and Canada.
Nearly fifty years have passed since the data had been
obtained which constituted that record. It was during those
years that the great emigration from the East to the West
had taken place. This had caused many families to be lost
sight of and explains why the facts pertaining to some
families are so limited. I have found families at the West
entirely ignorant of their ancestry in the Eastern States.
During the last three years I have been largely engaged
in collecting the data upon which the following history is
based. In that time I have sent nearly or quite two thous-
and letters, printed and written, and have enclosed in nearly
every envelope a stamped envelope for the answer. I have
examined more than two hundred family genealogies in
search of the Hibbard name and relationships. Have
devoted at least one-half of the working-hours to this cor-
respondence and its arrangement. Have had the directories
of all the large and many of the smaller cities searched for
the family name, and have addressed every name found in
this way and in any other.
It has seemed to me best to make the preceding statement,
for others beside myself are entitled to acknowledgment of
work done in the preparation of this history.