Parents of Civil War General Russell Hastings.
>son of Benjamin Hastings (4 Oct 1760 Greenfield MA--11 Oct 1835) and Rachel Strickland
>grandson of Benjamin Hastings (7 Dec 1728 Hatfield MA--21 Jan 1806) and Mary Porter
>great-grandson of Benjamin Hastings (1699 Deerfield MA--16 Aug 1774) and Prudence Smith (16 May 1700 Hatfield--20 Sep 1774 Greenfield)
>great-great-grandson of Benjamin Hastings (9 Sep 1659 Watertown MA--18 Dec 1711 Hatfield MA) and Elizabeth Graves (16 Mar 1661 Hatfield).
>3rd-great-grandson of Thomas Hastings (1605 England--d Watertown) and Margaret Cheney (26 Nov 1628 Roxbury MA--29 Sep 1678 Watertown)
>4th-great-grandson of William Cheney (c 1599 England--30 June 1667 Roxbury) and Margaret Cole/Cule (1604 England--2 July 1686 Roxbury). They are also the direct ancestors of President William Howard Taft, Vice-President Richard Cheney, and Paul Child who was the husband of celebrity chef Julia Child.

>3rd-great-grandson of Isaac Graves (1620 Kent England--19 Sep 1677 Hatfield MA) and Mary Church (2 Nov 1630--9 June 1695 Hatfield)
>4th-great-grandson of Thomas Graves (19 Oct 1585 Kent--1 Nov 1662 Hatfield) and Sarah

>great-grandson of James Porter (24 Feb 1696 Northfield MA--28 Jan 1741 Charlestown NH) and Experience Wright (9 Dec 1706 Northfield--1 Dec 1781 Charlestown)
>great-great-grandson of Hezekiah Porter (7 Jan 1665--1752) and Hannah Cowles (14 Nov 1668--9 June 1746 Hartford CT)
>3rd-great-grandson of Samuel Porter (2 June 1635 Felstead England--6 Sep 1686 Hadley) and Hannah Stanley (2 June 1635 Hartford--18 Dec 1708 Hadley)
>4th-great-grandson of John Porter (chr 21 June 1594 Felsted--21 Apr 1648 Windsor CT) and Rosanna White (chr 13 July 1600 Shalford England--11 May 1648 Windsor). They are also the direct ancestors of Civil War Admiral David Porter and actress Lucille Ball.
>5th-great-grandson of Robert White (17 May 1581 Shalford--17 June 1617 England) and Bridget Allgar (chr 11 Mar 1563 Shalford--1605 England). They are also the direct ancestors of President Millard Fillmore and Mormon leader Joseph Smith.

>4th-great-grandson of Timothy Stanley (22 Jan 1604 Ashford England--30 June 1663 Hartford CT) and Elizabeth Morris (7 Apr 1600 Tonbridge England--22 Feb 1679 Hartford). They are also the direct ancestors of Charles Post of Post Cereal.

>3rd-great-grandson of Samuel Cowles (1637 Hartford--17 Apr 1690 Farmington CT) and Abigail Stanley (1639 Hartford--1734 Farmington)
>4th-great-grandson of John Cowles (1598 Gloucestershire England--11 Sep 1675 Hatfield MA) and Hannah Hart (d 16 Mar 1684 Hartford)
>5th-great-grandson of Stephen Hart (25 Jan 1602 Ipswich England--Mar 1682 Farmington) and Margaret Farmington (1607 Ipswich--1693)

>great-great-grandson of Benjamin Wright (13 July 1660 Northampton--1742) and Mary Barker/Baker (d 1723)
>3rd-great-grandson of Samuel Wright (23 Oct 1634 England--2 Sep 1675 Northampton) and Elizabeth Burt (4 Dec 1638 Devon England--17 Feb 1691 Northampton)
>4th-great-grandson of Samuel Wright (30 June 1606 London England--17 Oct 1665 Northampton) and Margaret Stratton (1604--24 July 1681 Northampton)
>4th-great-grandson of Henry Burt (1595 Devon--30 Apr 1662 Springfield MA) and Eulalia Marche (1600 Devon--29 aug 1690 Springfield MA)