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- Nicholas emigrated from England around 1638. Nicholas Hathaway, sixth of eight sons and one daughter of Thomas and Margret Hathaway of Kingscote, county of Gloucestershire, (in the beautiful Cotswolds or sheep country), is listed in Margaret's will of November 2, 1630. After disposing of her farm, equipment, sheep, family belongings, and a lot of money, she willed to "my sonne Nicholas of London, five pounds, five shillings." Nicholas had removed from Gloucester to London where he was a brewer. He was the progenitor of the largest branch of Hathaways in America. The name has been recorded with various spellings, such as Hadaway, Haddeway,Hathaway, Hathway, Hatheway, Hathwey, Hathwaye, etc.
He was probably born about 1595, at perhaps what is known today as Binley Farm in Kingscote, England. His death record has never been found, either in New England or Old England, where some descendants believe he returned. Nicholas arrived in New England before February of 1638/9 and was in Braintree in 1642. It's possible he had two other sons named Jacob and Joseph.
Maps included in the Hathaway family history of Freetown, Massachusetts, show sites such as the Hathaway Library, a house built by Dr. Nicholas Hathaway in 1806, Silas Hathaway's Creek, Hathaway Wharf, the home of the Hon. Elnathan Hathaway, and the marker at the first John Hathaway house. It notes John Jr. had the first licensed tavern and owned a share in the iron factory there as well as perhaps a shipyard.
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1595 - Abt 1705 (110 years)