1676-1725 Luke Hitchcock and his brother John Hitchcock were selectmen for Springfield, Massachusetts for many years. [1]
Research Notes:
A biosketch reports [2]:
Luke Hitchcock, Jr., married Widow Sarah Dorchester, widow of Benjamin, February 14, 1676. He represented. Springfield as Deputy to the General Court eight years and was four years on the Board of Selectmen. He died January 27, 1727, and she died November 8, 1746.
Their children were:
Sarah, b. April I, 1678, m. James Merrick.
Elizabeth, b. March 19, 1680, m. Pelatiah Bliss.
Mercy, b. February 1, 1681, m. Ebenezer Day.
Hannah, b. March 18, 1684, m. Samuel Stebbins, Jr.
Thankful, b. October 18, 1686, m. John Phelps of Westfield.
Mary, b. October 21, 1688, m. George Colton.
Luke, b. July 13, 1691, m. Martha Colton.
Jonathan, b. September 4, 1693, d. September 26, 1693.
Ebenezer, b. August 20, 1694, m. Mary Sheldon.
Jonathan, b. June 24, 1696, d. April 8, 1698.
Pelatiah, b. July 16, 1698, m. Sarah Parsons.
The family tree of a person who is a DNA match of Janet suggests that the person is a descendant of Luke Hitchcock, who our genealogical research indicates is a sibling of Janet's ancestor Hannah Hitchcock. Our genealogy research and the tree of the cousin suggest a relationship of 10th cousins. The family tree of the person also suggests that the person is a descendant of Jedediah Dewey, who our genealogical research indicates is a sibling of Janet's ancestor Thomas Dewey. The DNA match suggests a relationship of 5th-8th cousins. Our genealogy research and the tree of the cousin suggest a relationship of 11th cousins. [3]
[1] Henry M. Burt, The First Century of the History of Springfield, The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, Vol. 1 (Springfield, Massachusetts: Henry M. Burt, 1898), 28, of 26-31, [InternetArchive].
[2] Henry M. Burt, The First Century of the History of Springfield, The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, Vol. 2 (Springfield, Massachusetts: Henry M. Burt, 1898), 589, [HathiTrust].
[3] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Janet suggests a lineage to Luke Hitchcock who is a sibling of Janet's ancestor Hannah Hitchcock, child of Luke Hitchcock and Elizabeth Gibbons. The DNA match suggests a relationship of 5th-8th. Our genealogy research and the tree of the cousin suggest a relationship of 10th cousins, [Link].