The first identifiable ancestor of the American branch of Hatfields was a religious dissenter who fled to Leyden, Holland with the Dr. John Robinson (Robertson) congregation. Robinson had been an Angelican minister but came to believe like the Puritans that the churcdh was becoming too much like the Roman Catholic Church. Because of the persecution of the Puritans and Separatists by King James I (1556-1625). Robinson and our Hatfield ancestor left for Holland, arriving first in Amersterdam, and then moving to Leyden. Soon after the congretation settled in Leyden John Robinson was publicly ordained as their new minister. William Brewster became their ruling elder. People from all over England made their way to Leyden and in tme, the congregation came to number several hundred.
Thomas, followed the Puritan exodus to Leyden, Holland.
His last name was given as Hadvelt for is marriage to Anna.
He was a woolcomber as a young man.
First appeared in New York in 1665
The last name spelling differed in several records (Hetfelod, Hadvelt, Hadfield)
Also has a son Thomas Jr.
Thomas, followed the Puritan exodus to Leyden, Holland.
His last name was given as Hadvelt for is marriage to Anna.
He was a woolcomber as a young man.
First appeared in New York in 1665
The last name spelling differed in several records (Hetfelod, Hadvelt, Hadfield)
Also has a son Thomas Jr.
The first identifiable ancestor of the American branch of Hatfields was a religious dissenter who fled to Leyden, Holland with the Dr. John Robinson (Robertson) congregation. Robinson had been an Angelican minister but came to believe like the Puritans that the churcdh was becoming too much like the Roman Catholic Church. Because of the persecution of the Puritans and Separatists by King James I (1556-1625). Robinson and our Hatfield ancestor left for Holland, arriving first in Amersterdam, and then moving to Leyden. Soon after the congretation settled in Leyden John Robinson was publicly ordained as their new minister. William Brewster became their ruling elder. People from all over England made their way to Leyden and in tme, the congregation came to number several hundred.
Thomas, followed the Puritan exodus to Leyden, Holland.
His last name was given as Hadvelt for is marriage to Anna.
He was a woolcomber as a young man.
First appeared in New York in 1665
The last name spelling differed in several records (Hetfelod, Hadvelt, Hadfield)
Also has a son Thomas Jr.
Thomas, followed the Puritan exodus to Leyden, Holland.
His last name was given as Hadvelt for is marriage to Anna.
He was a woolcomber as a young man.
First appeared in New York in 1665
The last name spelling differed in several records (Hetfelod, Hadvelt, Hadfield)
Also has a son Thomas Jr.
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