Deacon Robert Hinsdall and three of his sons, Samuel, Barnabas, and John, were of Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Deerfield is now in Franklin County). Among the teamsters killed at Bloody Brook. The teamsters were hauling grain to storage, under the protection of Captain Thomas Lothrop and his soldiers.
Most who died at Bloody Brook were second-generation New Englanders. Robert, however, was born in England.
In November of 1674, on the eve of King Philip's war, the Deerfield settlement was expanding. Three men were appointed to measure land for proprietors: "Robert Hinsdell," Joshua Carter, and "Jno Allen." All three perished together less than a year later.
The deaths at Bloody Brook caused enormous public and private suffering, but the Hinsdales lost perhaps the most: their home, their village, and four men.
1. HINSDALE, HENSDELL, HINDSDALE, Robert, b. about 1617; one of the first settlers of Dedham [Massachusetts] and one of the eight men who founded the church there in 1638; he was also one of the founders of the church in Medfield, 1650; member of the artillery company; was of Hadley 1672, when he was released from military duty "on account of age and a sore leg;" he was an original Proprietor in the 8000 acre grant, and Nov. 13, 1673, he and his four sons were inhabitants of "Pacumtuck;" for the third time he was a pioneer in a new settlement; he and three of his sons were drivers in that train which Capt. Lothrop attempted to convoy to Hadley, Sept. 18, 1675. but which he allowed to fall into the fatal ambush at Bloody Brook, when all were slain. He m. Ann, prob. dau. Peter Woodward [see Sources for a later challenge to this claim], who d. in 1666; she was a timid, sensitive woman, who fainted away on going before the church to make profession of her faith, not being able to speak in public; (2) abt. 1668, Elizabeth, wid. of John Hawks; she was a woman of a different mold; the union did not prove a happy one and they soon parted; at the court held Mar. 30, 1674, they were "presented for living assunder contrary to law," also charged "with lacivious and wanton carrage;" on the examination she refused to answer and appears to have got off clear; he said he "did it as being her head and having the Rule of her in the Pointe, and that he did it for her correction of her disorder towards him." The court held he had "broken the Perfect rule of divine law, *Malachi ii, 16, **Matthew xix, 6 & ***1 Peter iii, 7, and the law of the Colony in the intent if not in letter in the first living assunder, "and ordered him "whipped 10 stripes on the naked body," and imposed a fine for which his sons became responsible, and which the court refused to remit after his tragic death; she m. (3) June 25, 1683, Thomas Dibble of Windham; she d. Sept. 20, 1689.
Ch.:
-Elizabeth, __; m. July 7, 1657, James Rising of Boston and Windham
-Barnabas, Nov. 13, 1639 (2).
-Samuel (3).
-Gamaliel, Mar. 5, 1642; m. Nov. 7, 1672, Rachel Martin.
-Mary, Feb. 14, 1643-4; m. June 6, 1664, Daniel Weld at Dedham.
-Experience, Jan. 23, 1645-6 (4).
-John, Jan. 27, 1647-8 (5).
-Ephraim, Sept. 26, 1650 (6).
*Malachi 2:16 "The man who hates and divorces his wife," says the LORD, the God of Israel, "does violence to the one he should protect," says the LORD Almighty.
**Matthew 19:6 So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
***1 Peter 3:7 7Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
Probate:
Here followeth a Coppy of ye Inventory of the Estate of Robt Hinsdale,
Deceased taken by Richard Goodman, Peter Tilton, October 22 (1676).
to one greate Bible 8sh; to Books for accts 3sh 0 11 0
to 3 Queshens at 6sh; One frying pann at 3sh 0 9 0
to a Pott and andirons 11sh; two paire of old sheets 14sh 1 5 0
to a warming pan 4sh; to one posnet 2 pieces Pewter all 0 9 6
to 1 feather Bed Bolsters and Pillows Blankets pillow Case 5 0 0
to 1 Blanchet and Inkforn 8/6d; Pewter platers, Books 10sh 0 18 6
The Totall Sum of the Inventory is £8 3 0
Sources:
History of Deerfield, Sheldon, 1895, v II, pp 201-201
History of Deerfield, Sheldon, 1895, v I, p 40
Hampshire Probate Records, v I, p 189
"It is unlikely that Woodward, born about 1604, had a marriageable daughter when he was scarcely over thirty years old." Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd, Donald Lines Jacobus, 1948, p 161
See cemetery notes for further details and bibliographic sources.
Most who died at Bloody Brook were second-generation New Englanders. Robert, however, was born in England.
In November of 1674, on the eve of King Philip's war, the Deerfield settlement was expanding. Three men were appointed to measure land for proprietors: "Robert Hinsdell," Joshua Carter, and "Jno Allen." All three perished together less than a year later.
The deaths at Bloody Brook caused enormous public and private suffering, but the Hinsdales lost perhaps the most: their home, their village, and four men.
1. HINSDALE, HENSDELL, HINDSDALE, Robert, b. about 1617; one of the first settlers of Dedham [Massachusetts] and one of the eight men who founded the church there in 1638; he was also one of the founders of the church in Medfield, 1650; member of the artillery company; was of Hadley 1672, when he was released from military duty "on account of age and a sore leg;" he was an original Proprietor in the 8000 acre grant, and Nov. 13, 1673, he and his four sons were inhabitants of "Pacumtuck;" for the third time he was a pioneer in a new settlement; he and three of his sons were drivers in that train which Capt. Lothrop attempted to convoy to Hadley, Sept. 18, 1675. but which he allowed to fall into the fatal ambush at Bloody Brook, when all were slain. He m. Ann, prob. dau. Peter Woodward [see Sources for a later challenge to this claim], who d. in 1666; she was a timid, sensitive woman, who fainted away on going before the church to make profession of her faith, not being able to speak in public; (2) abt. 1668, Elizabeth, wid. of John Hawks; she was a woman of a different mold; the union did not prove a happy one and they soon parted; at the court held Mar. 30, 1674, they were "presented for living assunder contrary to law," also charged "with lacivious and wanton carrage;" on the examination she refused to answer and appears to have got off clear; he said he "did it as being her head and having the Rule of her in the Pointe, and that he did it for her correction of her disorder towards him." The court held he had "broken the Perfect rule of divine law, *Malachi ii, 16, **Matthew xix, 6 & ***1 Peter iii, 7, and the law of the Colony in the intent if not in letter in the first living assunder, "and ordered him "whipped 10 stripes on the naked body," and imposed a fine for which his sons became responsible, and which the court refused to remit after his tragic death; she m. (3) June 25, 1683, Thomas Dibble of Windham; she d. Sept. 20, 1689.
Ch.:
-Elizabeth, __; m. July 7, 1657, James Rising of Boston and Windham
-Barnabas, Nov. 13, 1639 (2).
-Samuel (3).
-Gamaliel, Mar. 5, 1642; m. Nov. 7, 1672, Rachel Martin.
-Mary, Feb. 14, 1643-4; m. June 6, 1664, Daniel Weld at Dedham.
-Experience, Jan. 23, 1645-6 (4).
-John, Jan. 27, 1647-8 (5).
-Ephraim, Sept. 26, 1650 (6).
*Malachi 2:16 "The man who hates and divorces his wife," says the LORD, the God of Israel, "does violence to the one he should protect," says the LORD Almighty.
**Matthew 19:6 So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
***1 Peter 3:7 7Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
Probate:
Here followeth a Coppy of ye Inventory of the Estate of Robt Hinsdale,
Deceased taken by Richard Goodman, Peter Tilton, October 22 (1676).
to one greate Bible 8sh; to Books for accts 3sh 0 11 0
to 3 Queshens at 6sh; One frying pann at 3sh 0 9 0
to a Pott and andirons 11sh; two paire of old sheets 14sh 1 5 0
to a warming pan 4sh; to one posnet 2 pieces Pewter all 0 9 6
to 1 feather Bed Bolsters and Pillows Blankets pillow Case 5 0 0
to 1 Blanchet and Inkforn 8/6d; Pewter platers, Books 10sh 0 18 6
The Totall Sum of the Inventory is £8 3 0
Sources:
History of Deerfield, Sheldon, 1895, v II, pp 201-201
History of Deerfield, Sheldon, 1895, v I, p 40
Hampshire Probate Records, v I, p 189
"It is unlikely that Woodward, born about 1604, had a marriageable daughter when he was scarcely over thirty years old." Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd, Donald Lines Jacobus, 1948, p 161
See cemetery notes for further details and bibliographic sources.
Deacon Robert Hinsdall and three of his sons, Samuel, Barnabas, and John, were of Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Deerfield is now in Franklin County). Among the teamsters killed at Bloody Brook. The teamsters were hauling grain to storage, under the protection of Captain Thomas Lothrop and his soldiers.
Most who died at Bloody Brook were second-generation New Englanders. Robert, however, was born in England.
In November of 1674, on the eve of King Philip's war, the Deerfield settlement was expanding. Three men were appointed to measure land for proprietors: "Robert Hinsdell," Joshua Carter, and "Jno Allen." All three perished together less than a year later.
The deaths at Bloody Brook caused enormous public and private suffering, but the Hinsdales lost perhaps the most: their home, their village, and four men.
1. HINSDALE, HENSDELL, HINDSDALE, Robert, b. about 1617; one of the first settlers of Dedham [Massachusetts] and one of the eight men who founded the church there in 1638; he was also one of the founders of the church in Medfield, 1650; member of the artillery company; was of Hadley 1672, when he was released from military duty "on account of age and a sore leg;" he was an original Proprietor in the 8000 acre grant, and Nov. 13, 1673, he and his four sons were inhabitants of "Pacumtuck;" for the third time he was a pioneer in a new settlement; he and three of his sons were drivers in that train which Capt. Lothrop attempted to convoy to Hadley, Sept. 18, 1675. but which he allowed to fall into the fatal ambush at Bloody Brook, when all were slain. He m. Ann, prob. dau. Peter Woodward [see Sources for a later challenge to this claim], who d. in 1666; she was a timid, sensitive woman, who fainted away on going before the church to make profession of her faith, not being able to speak in public; (2) abt. 1668, Elizabeth, wid. of John Hawks; she was a woman of a different mold; the union did not prove a happy one and they soon parted; at the court held Mar. 30, 1674, they were "presented for living assunder contrary to law," also charged "with lacivious and wanton carrage;" on the examination she refused to answer and appears to have got off clear; he said he "did it as being her head and having the Rule of her in the Pointe, and that he did it for her correction of her disorder towards him." The court held he had "broken the Perfect rule of divine law, *Malachi ii, 16, **Matthew xix, 6 & ***1 Peter iii, 7, and the law of the Colony in the intent if not in letter in the first living assunder, "and ordered him "whipped 10 stripes on the naked body," and imposed a fine for which his sons became responsible, and which the court refused to remit after his tragic death; she m. (3) June 25, 1683, Thomas Dibble of Windham; she d. Sept. 20, 1689.
Ch.:
-Elizabeth, __; m. July 7, 1657, James Rising of Boston and Windham
-Barnabas, Nov. 13, 1639 (2).
-Samuel (3).
-Gamaliel, Mar. 5, 1642; m. Nov. 7, 1672, Rachel Martin.
-Mary, Feb. 14, 1643-4; m. June 6, 1664, Daniel Weld at Dedham.
-Experience, Jan. 23, 1645-6 (4).
-John, Jan. 27, 1647-8 (5).
-Ephraim, Sept. 26, 1650 (6).
*Malachi 2:16 "The man who hates and divorces his wife," says the LORD, the God of Israel, "does violence to the one he should protect," says the LORD Almighty.
**Matthew 19:6 So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
***1 Peter 3:7 7Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
Probate:
Here followeth a Coppy of ye Inventory of the Estate of Robt Hinsdale,
Deceased taken by Richard Goodman, Peter Tilton, October 22 (1676).
to one greate Bible 8sh; to Books for accts 3sh 0 11 0
to 3 Queshens at 6sh; One frying pann at 3sh 0 9 0
to a Pott and andirons 11sh; two paire of old sheets 14sh 1 5 0
to a warming pan 4sh; to one posnet 2 pieces Pewter all 0 9 6
to 1 feather Bed Bolsters and Pillows Blankets pillow Case 5 0 0
to 1 Blanchet and Inkforn 8/6d; Pewter platers, Books 10sh 0 18 6
The Totall Sum of the Inventory is £8 3 0
Sources:
History of Deerfield, Sheldon, 1895, v II, pp 201-201
History of Deerfield, Sheldon, 1895, v I, p 40
Hampshire Probate Records, v I, p 189
"It is unlikely that Woodward, born about 1604, had a marriageable daughter when he was scarcely over thirty years old." Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd, Donald Lines Jacobus, 1948, p 161
See cemetery notes for further details and bibliographic sources.
Most who died at Bloody Brook were second-generation New Englanders. Robert, however, was born in England.
In November of 1674, on the eve of King Philip's war, the Deerfield settlement was expanding. Three men were appointed to measure land for proprietors: "Robert Hinsdell," Joshua Carter, and "Jno Allen." All three perished together less than a year later.
The deaths at Bloody Brook caused enormous public and private suffering, but the Hinsdales lost perhaps the most: their home, their village, and four men.
1. HINSDALE, HENSDELL, HINDSDALE, Robert, b. about 1617; one of the first settlers of Dedham [Massachusetts] and one of the eight men who founded the church there in 1638; he was also one of the founders of the church in Medfield, 1650; member of the artillery company; was of Hadley 1672, when he was released from military duty "on account of age and a sore leg;" he was an original Proprietor in the 8000 acre grant, and Nov. 13, 1673, he and his four sons were inhabitants of "Pacumtuck;" for the third time he was a pioneer in a new settlement; he and three of his sons were drivers in that train which Capt. Lothrop attempted to convoy to Hadley, Sept. 18, 1675. but which he allowed to fall into the fatal ambush at Bloody Brook, when all were slain. He m. Ann, prob. dau. Peter Woodward [see Sources for a later challenge to this claim], who d. in 1666; she was a timid, sensitive woman, who fainted away on going before the church to make profession of her faith, not being able to speak in public; (2) abt. 1668, Elizabeth, wid. of John Hawks; she was a woman of a different mold; the union did not prove a happy one and they soon parted; at the court held Mar. 30, 1674, they were "presented for living assunder contrary to law," also charged "with lacivious and wanton carrage;" on the examination she refused to answer and appears to have got off clear; he said he "did it as being her head and having the Rule of her in the Pointe, and that he did it for her correction of her disorder towards him." The court held he had "broken the Perfect rule of divine law, *Malachi ii, 16, **Matthew xix, 6 & ***1 Peter iii, 7, and the law of the Colony in the intent if not in letter in the first living assunder, "and ordered him "whipped 10 stripes on the naked body," and imposed a fine for which his sons became responsible, and which the court refused to remit after his tragic death; she m. (3) June 25, 1683, Thomas Dibble of Windham; she d. Sept. 20, 1689.
Ch.:
-Elizabeth, __; m. July 7, 1657, James Rising of Boston and Windham
-Barnabas, Nov. 13, 1639 (2).
-Samuel (3).
-Gamaliel, Mar. 5, 1642; m. Nov. 7, 1672, Rachel Martin.
-Mary, Feb. 14, 1643-4; m. June 6, 1664, Daniel Weld at Dedham.
-Experience, Jan. 23, 1645-6 (4).
-John, Jan. 27, 1647-8 (5).
-Ephraim, Sept. 26, 1650 (6).
*Malachi 2:16 "The man who hates and divorces his wife," says the LORD, the God of Israel, "does violence to the one he should protect," says the LORD Almighty.
**Matthew 19:6 So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
***1 Peter 3:7 7Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
Probate:
Here followeth a Coppy of ye Inventory of the Estate of Robt Hinsdale,
Deceased taken by Richard Goodman, Peter Tilton, October 22 (1676).
to one greate Bible 8sh; to Books for accts 3sh 0 11 0
to 3 Queshens at 6sh; One frying pann at 3sh 0 9 0
to a Pott and andirons 11sh; two paire of old sheets 14sh 1 5 0
to a warming pan 4sh; to one posnet 2 pieces Pewter all 0 9 6
to 1 feather Bed Bolsters and Pillows Blankets pillow Case 5 0 0
to 1 Blanchet and Inkforn 8/6d; Pewter platers, Books 10sh 0 18 6
The Totall Sum of the Inventory is £8 3 0
Sources:
History of Deerfield, Sheldon, 1895, v II, pp 201-201
History of Deerfield, Sheldon, 1895, v I, p 40
Hampshire Probate Records, v I, p 189
"It is unlikely that Woodward, born about 1604, had a marriageable daughter when he was scarcely over thirty years old." Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd, Donald Lines Jacobus, 1948, p 161
See cemetery notes for further details and bibliographic sources.
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