John Hatch (ca. 1614-1681)
MSA SC 3520-616
Biography:
BORN: ca. 1614, probably in England.
IMMIGRATED: in 1637 as an indentured servant to Cloberry & Company.
RESIDED in Kent County; St. Mary's County, by1641; Charles County, by 1658.
MARRIED Alice.
CHILDREN.
DAUGHTERS:
Mary, who married Josias Fendall (?-by 1688); Mary, who married John
Dent (?-1712), probably a nephew of Thomas Dent (ca. 1630-1676).
PRIVATE CAREER.
EDUCATION literate.
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Protestant.
OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: servant to Cloberry & Company, 1637; farm
laborer, 1642; often an attorney in the Provincial Court, 1644/45-?;
planter.
PUBLIC CAREER.
LEGISLATIVE
SERVICE: Assembly, present, 1647/48 (Defense); Lower House, St.
George's Hundred, St. Mary's County, 1650-1650/51 (Laws 1; Accounts 1);
Parliamentary Commission, 1654-1657/58; Assembly, Potomac (St. Mary's
County), 1654; Lower House, Charles County, 1658, 1659/60.
OTHER PROVINCIAL OFFICES, justice, Provincial Court, 1654-1657/58; Council, 1660.
LOCAL OFFICES: sheriff, St. Mary's County, 1646-1648; justice, Charles County, 1658-1660.
STANDS
ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE ISSUES: supported the rebellion led by his
son-in-law Josias Fendall (?-by 1688) in 1659/60; in 1660/61 he was
fined, bonded, and ordered to leave the province within one year for
his role in rebellion, but the sentence of banishment was remitted in
November 1661; held no offices thereafter.
WEALTH DURING LIFETIME.
LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: ca. 450 acres.
WEALTH AT DEATH.
DIED: in 1681. LAND: ca. 450 acres.
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