Tenth Generation


976. William HULBERD was born on 2 May 1612 in Dorset, England. He died on 17 April 1694 at the age of 81 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA. William came to Dorchester in 1630 and relocated to Windsor, CT, in 1636 and then to Northampton, MA, in 1655. He also spent some time in Hartford and possibly at Windsor, CT. He probably came on the Mary and John. He was freeman as of April 3, 1632. Per Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers.

The ancestry of William Hulbert has not been found. Some speculate that he was the brother of Thomas Hulbert who came in 1630 and later settled in Wethersfield, CT. There were two brothers born in Bratton, Wilshire, sons of Richard Hulbert and Anne Bower. Thomas bpt. March 26, 1610, and William, bpt. May 2, 1612. This area of England is filled with Hulberts.

The name is also spelled Hulbert and sometimes Hubbard.

Check NEHGS 11-24-36 for Genealogical Chart of Dorwin Hulbert by Rayu G. Hulbert.

He may have married (1) Ann Whitmore, but she also married Samuel Allen. Ann WHITMORE and William HULBERD were married on 26 September 1653 in Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.

977. Ann WHITMORE was born in 1611. She was born on 30 July 1611 in Northampton, Hampshire, England. She died on 13 November 1687 at the age of 76 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA. She was apparently the second wife of William Hulberd. Her first husband, Samuel Allen, died in 1648. William's first wife, name unknown, died before 1653. How the children sort between the wives is uncertain.

Children were:

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i.

John HULBERT.

ii.

William HULBERT was born about 1654 in Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. He died on 11 March 1734 at the age of 80 in Enfield, Hartford Co., CT.