SOURCE: History of Charlestown, NH - The Old Fort 4, by Rev. H. H. Saunderson pub. 1876 Surname: HASTINGS P.392 John Hastings ancestor of the Hastings families at Charlestown, NH, was lst of Fort Dummer, then an early settler at Fort 4. In l753 he was elected Town Clerk. He was a physician and son of Dr. Thomas Hastings of Hatfield, MA John was b. l789 and m. (1) Lydia_____ who d. l7l6. He had two children by this marriage: both named Lydia Hastings and both died young. He m. (2) l720 Hannah White, dau of Deacon John White. She b. l695. She d. l744. Issue: l.Sylvanus Hastings b. l72l m. Jemima Willard eldest dau of Lieut. Moses Willard and wife, Susanna (Hastings) Willard, b. at Turkey Hills (now Lunenburg) MA, l728. Issue: 1. Susanna Hastings b. l746 2. Oliver Hastings b. l748 d. l757 3. Jemima Hastings b. l750 m. Jedediah Rice. 4. Sylvanus Hastings Jr. b. l752 m. Betsey____ 1.Guy Hastings b. l788 2. and 3. Luke and Lewis (twins) b. l790 4.Joel Hastings b. l792 5.John Hastings b.l754 m. Miriam_____ 1.Solemith Hastings b.l776 d. 1776. 2. Fanny Hastings b. l777 m. Elias Olcott Jr. of Rocking- ham, Vt. (l0 children) 3. Sheloma Hastings b. l78l 6.Moses Willard Hastings b. l756 m. l780 Jerusha Spencer b.l758 He was 3d sel- ectman in l795 and 97. He d. l834 7. Oliver Hastings b. l759 d. of small pox the same year. 8. Elizabeth Hastings b. l760 d. l76l 9. Oliver Hastings b. l762 m. Olive Reed b. Townsend MA He was a physician. He was a Capt. in l798 and a Major Gen. l8l7 Their issue: 1. Caroline Hastings b. l793 m. Dr. John Duncan. 2. Oliver Hastings Jr. b. l806 m. l830 Catherine Reed dau of Roswell Reed and wife, Char- lotte (Minor) Reed of Saxtons River. 1. Olive P. Hastings b. l83l m. l860 Charles C. Kimball son of Brooks Kimball and Pressilla Vinal (Bisbee) Kimball b. 1829 2. Caroline Duncan Hast- ings b. l835 m. l862 George Kimball son of Benjamin and Mary (Edwards) Kimball. b. l827. 10. Hannah Hastings tenth child of Capt. Sylvanus Hastings and Jemima Hastings was b. l764 d. l8l7 11. Elizabeth Hastings b. l767 d. same day. 12. Phineas Hastings b. l769 d. l777 l3. Lavinia Hastings b. l77l m. Capt. Joseph Parker 1. George Parker m. 2d _____Watson l. Margaret Parker m. John Watts Jemima Hastings d. l788 and Capt. Sylvanus Hastings m. (2) in l79l the wid.Mary Putnam wid of Deac. Ebenezer Putnam. 2. John Hastings Jr. son of John Hastings and wife Hannah (White) Hastings John Jr. b. at Hatfield, MA l722 m. in l762 Mrs. Susanna Johnson dau of Lieut Moses Willard and the widow of Capt. James Johnson. She is famous for her Memoirs of Captivity. She b. l729/30. Their issue: l. Betty Hastings b. l763 d. same year. 2. John Hastings 3rd b. l764 died following year. 3. James Hastings b. l765 d. next day. 4. Waitstill Hastings b. l766 d. l768 5. Theodosia Hastings b. l769 m. Stephen Hassam b. l787 6. Randilla Hastings b. l77l d. unmarried. age 22 7. John Hastings b. l773. 3. Oliver Hastings son of John Hastings and wife, Hannah (White) Hastings b. at Hatfield, MA l724 did not settle at Charlestown, NH 4. Lemuel Hastings b. at Hatfield MA l727 m. Elizabeth_____ Their children: 1.Cynthia Hastings b. l763 m. Dr. Jonathan Arnold at St. Johnsbury, Vt. 2. Joel Hastings b. l765 m. _____his children: 1. Eliza 2. Jane 3. Mary 4. Fannie 5. MOSES 6. John 7. George. 3. Elizabeth Hastings b. l767 4. Lemuel Hastings b. l769 5. Rhoda Hastings b. l772 5. Hannah Hastings dau of John Hastings and wife, Hannah (White) Hastings Hannah b. l729 6. Lydia Hastings b. l732 m. (1) Col. William Heywood, Esq. 7. Mehitable Hastings b. l735. p. 634 Original Proprietors of No. 4 Waitstill Hastings, 2l house lots. Place of origin: Hat- field. p.636 Land Owners in Charlestown in l754 Silvanus Hastings Juo. Hastings, Jr. Lemuel Hasting p.64l Names of the Granstees of Charlestown, NH Silvanus Hastings John Hastings, Jr. John Hastings, Sr. Lemuel Hastings p.642 Revolutionary Patriots of Charlestown, NH Oliver Hastings John Hastings, Jr. p.649 Physicians of Charlestown, NH Dr. Oliver Hastings studied under Dr. William Page of Charlestown and subsequently under Dr. Frink of Rutland MA and Dr. Blake of Montreal. On completing his prof- ession he entered into partnership with Dr. Page, and secured very soon an extensive practice which was only relinquished when his health and strength would allow him to attend to it no longer. ___________________________________________________ Surname: HASTINGS Source: Farnsworth Memorial Matthias Farnsworth b. l6l5 at Farnworth, Lancashire, England to Lynn MA and then Groton MA and wife, Mary Farr: p.358 to 363 Their son, Samuel Farnsworth b. Oct 8, l669 8th child m. Dec. 12, l706 Mary Whitcomb, the widow of Simon Willard who d. l706 and dau of Josiah Whitcomb of Lancaster, MA. Samuel Farnsworth and Mary Whitcomb Willard Farnsworth had issue: l. Mary Crew Farnsworth b. l707 m. Jonathan Page Jr. b. June 5, l7l0 2. Samuel Farnsworth Jr. b. l709 d. unm killed by Indians on May 2, l746 at Fort No. 4, Charlestown, NH which he founded together with brothers David and Stephen in the spring of l740 3. David Farnsworth b. Aug. 4, l7ll at Groton MA m. l735 Hannah Hastings. He was a founder of Fort No. 4 4. Abigail Farnsworth b. l7l3 m. Mr. Thompson 5. Stephen Farnsworth b. l7l5 m. Eunice Hastings sister of Hannah Hastings (above)Stephen also Fort No. 4 founder Note: their half brother, Moses Willard married a third sister, Abigail Hastings. He also was killed by Indians at Fort No. 4. (see Willard file) l.8.3 p.359 David Farnsworth b. l7ll m. l735 Hannah Hastings On Apr 20, l757 David was one of four taken pris- oner by a party of 70 French and Indians and carried throught the wilderness to Canada. Seven- teen days after his arrival at Canada he escaped thru the wilderness alone and thereafter moved his family to Hollis N.H. After serving in the Revolution he and his family moved to Vermont. l. Hannah Farnsworth b. l739 m l758 John Tarball of Groton, MA She d. l829 2. Mary Farnsworth b. l739 m. l762 Elisha Rockwood Jr of Groton MA He b. l740. She d. l756 l. Hannah Rockwood b. l763 2. Molly Rockwood b. l764 3. Eunice Farnsworth b. l74l m. l759 Oliver Parker of Groton MA He b. l738 She d. l767 l. Rebecca Parker b. l760 2. Eunice Parker b. l76l 3. Elizabeth Parker b. l763 4. Simeon Parker b. l765 5. Oliver Parker Jr. b. l767 4. Relief Farnsworth b. ca l743 m. l77l Reuben Tucker of Townsend MA Res: Digby Nova Scotia l. Reuben Tucker Jr. b. abt l772 2. David Tucker b. l774 3. Charles Tucker b. l776 m.______ l. Gilbert R. Tucker b. l807 became a well known merchant in Boston MA 4. Relief Tucker b. l778 5. Hannah Tucker b. l780 6. Mary Tucker b. l782 p.237 Oliver Farnsworth b. May l4, l796 son of Edmund Farns- worth and wife, Caroline Warner of Chesterfield, NH. Oliver Farnsworth m. Nov 5, l827 Euphemia Hastings Their children: 1. Oliver Farnsworth b. and d. in infancy. 2. Malvina Caroline Farnsworth b. Mar 4, l840 m. George Day. l.8.3.5 p.362 Samuel Farnsworth b. l750 m. Anna Wasson b. l75l d. l842 He d. l83l. He was a drummer at the battle of BunkerHill and a pensioner for his services in that war. He was a resident at that time with his father Lieut David Farns- worth and mother, Hannah Hastings at their home at Hollis N.H. He later removed to Stoddard, N.H. and from there to Eaton, Lower Canada. _____________________________________________________________ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth