Generation 1

ROBERT HIBBERT (d. 1684) of Salem and Beverly

Parents:

Hibbard [Ref, p. 11] says that Robert was baptised on 13 Mar 1613 in Salisbury. [Ref, p. 12] He died between 9 Apr 1684 and 4 Jun 1684.

Robert Hibbert married Joanna Unknown. [Ref, p. 11]

Robert and Joanna were admitted to communion in the first church of Salem on 3 May 1646. [Ref, p. 12] Robert Hibbert of Salem was made a freeman on 6 (5) 1647. [Ref]

By a 30 Apr 1659 deed, Robert Hibbard, bricklayer of Salem, bought 13 acres of upland in Salem from William Hascoll. [Ref, p. 13] By an 18 Nov 1664 deed, he bought a parcel of land on Cape Ann. [Ref, p. 14]

Robert Hibbert of signed his will on 1 Apr 1684. [Ref, p. 14] In it, he mentions his wife Joanne; his sons John, Robert, Joseph and Samuel; unnamed daughters. [Ref, p. 14] His will was proved on 24 Jun 1684. [Ref, p. 15] Inventory was taken on his estate on 4 Jun 1684; it amounted to £281. [Ref, p. 12]

Children of Robert Hibbert and Joanna Unknown:

1. Mary Hibbert was born on 27 Sep 1641 in Salem. [Ref, p. 12] She was baptised on 17 May 1646 in Salem. [Ref, p. 12] She married Nicholas Snelling of Gloucester on 8 Sep 1660. [Ref, p. 12]
2. John Hibbert was born on 24 Nov 1642 in Salem. [Ref, p. 12] He was baptised on 17 May 1646 in Salem. [Ref, p. 12] He died on 26 Mar 1718. [Ref, p. 16] He married first Abigail Graves of Lynn on 20 Oct 1670. [Ref, p. 16] He married second Ruth Waldon on 16 Sep 1679. [Ref, p. 16] He married third Lydia Unknown. [Ref, p. 16]
   John was a yeoman and a carpenter. [Ref, p. 16]
   
3. Sarah Hibbert was born on 26 Jul 1644 in Salem. [Ref, p. 12] She died on 8 Oct 1644. [Ref, p. 12]
4. Sarah Hibbert was baptised on 17 May 1646 in Salem. [Ref, p. 12]
5. Joseph Hibbert (twin) was baptised on 7 Mar 1648 in Salem. He married Elizabeth Graves.
6. Robert Hibbert (twin) was baptised on 7 Mar 1646 in Salem. [Ref, p. 12] He died in 1700 in Windham, CT. [Ref, p. 19] He married Mary Welden of Wenham. [Ref, p. 19] She died on 7 Mar 1736 in Windham. [Ref, p. 19]
   some descendants of Robert Hibbert
   
7. Joanna Hibbert was baptised on 23 Dec 1651 in Salem. [Ref, p. 12] She married John Swanton on 8 Jan 1670. [Ref, p. 12]
8. Elizabeth Hibbert was baptised on 1 Mar 1653 in Salem. [Ref, p. 12]
9. Abigail Hibbert was baptised on 6 Mar 1655 in Salem. [Ref, p. 12] She married Thomas Blashford. [Ref, p. 12]
10. Samuel Hibbert was baptised on 20 Apr 1658 in Salem. [Ref, p. 12] He died before 18 May 1702 when administration on his estate was granted to his wife Mary. [Ref, p. 21] He married Mary Bond of Haverhill on 16 Nov 1697. [Ref, p. 21]
    Samuel was a mason and a farmer. [Ref, p. 21]

Generation 2

JOSEPH HIBBERT (bp. 1648 - 1701) of Beverly

Parents: Robert Hibbert and Joanna Unknown [Ref, p. 12]

Joseph Hibbert was baptised on 7 Mar 1648 in Salem. [Ref, p. 12] He died on 14 May 1701 in Beverly. [Ref] He married Elizabeth Graves on 20 Oct 1670. [Ref]

Joseph was a yeoman farmer. [Ref, p. 17]

In his will, dated 19 Apr 1701, Joseph mentions his wife Elizabeth, his eldest son Jeremiah; his son Joseph; his daughters Bridget, Rebecca and Elizabeth. [Ref, p. 18] He does not mention his married daughters.

On 21 Apr 1721, the following heirs of Joseph Hibbard, late of Boston, yeoman, agreed to release their rights to Hibbert property in Beverly: Nathaniel Abbott and his wife Dorcas; Matthew Coy of Wenham and his wife Bridget; Benjamin Haskell of Gloucester and his wife Elizabeth; Jeremiah Hibbert of Manchester and his wife Elizabeth. [Ref, p. 18]

Children of Joseph Hibbert and Elizabeth Graves:

1. Mary Hibbert was born about 1674. [Ref, p. 17] She married Daniel Collins on 12 May 1692. [Ref, p. 17]
2. Joanna Hibbert was born in 1676. [Ref, p. 17] She died on 14 Oct 1678. [Ref, p. 17]
3. Dorcas Hibbert was baptised on 19 Jun 1692. She died on 7 Feb 1742/3. She married Nathaniel Abbott.
4. Jeremiah Hibbert was born on 9 Aug 1683 in Beverly. [Ref, p. 17,23] He was baptised on 17 Jul 1692. [Ref, p. 17] He died in May 1743 in Manchester. [Ref, p. 23] He married first Mary Derby on 2 Mar 1704. [Ref, p. 17] He married second Hannah Leach on 28 Sep 1719. [Ref, p. 23]
5. Sarah Hibbert was baptised on 17 Jul 1692. [Ref, p. 17] She died before 1701. [Ref, p. 17]
6. Bridget Hibbert was born on 11 May 1687. [Ref, p. 17] married Matthew Coy in 1711. [Ref, p. 17]
7. Rebecca Hibbert (twin) was born on 13 Jul 1692 in Beverly. [Ref, p. 17] She married Joshua Clark on 1 Dec 1717. [Ref, p. 17]
8. Joseph Hibbert (twin) was born on 13 Jul 1692 in Beverly. [Ref, p. 17, 24] He died before 19 Mar 1746. [Ref, p. 17] He married Mary Stone in 1716. [Ref, p. 24]
   Joseph was a ropemaker and a weaver. [Ref, p. 24]
   
9. Elizabeth Hibbert was baptised in 1692. [Ref, p. 17] She married Benjamin Haskell of Gloucester. [Ref, p. 17]
10. Abigail Hibbert was baptised on 17 Jul 1692. [Ref, p. 17] She must have died before 19 Apr 1701.

Generation 3

DORCAS HIBBERT (bp. 1692 - 1743)

Parents: Joseph Hibbert and Elizabeth Graves

Dorcas Hibbert [Ref, 136;312] was baptised on 19 Jun 1692. [Ref, p. 17][Ref gives only the year] Dorcas, the wife of Lt. Nathaniel, died on 16 Feb 1742/3 in Andover. [Ref] She married Nathaniel Abbott [Ref, 136;312] on 22 Oct 1695 in Andover. [Ref][Ref][Ref]

References

Family Genealogies

Roberts, Gary Boyd, "The New England Ancestry of H.R.H. The Princess of Wales," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 136, 1982, 85-103, 307-336.

Hebard, Harvey and Ralph D. Smythe, "Descendants of Robert Hebert of Salem and Beverly, Mass.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 51, 1897, p. 316.

Hibbard, Augustine George, Genealogy of the Hibbard Family: who are descendants of Robert Hibbard of Salem, Massachusetts, Hartford, A.G. Hibbard, 1901.

Court Records

Dow, George Francis, Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Essex Institute, 1911, online at
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft/Essex.

Vital Records

Boltwood, Lucius Manlins, trans., "Marriages in the Town of Andover," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 3, 1849, 65-68.

Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: from the New England Historical and Genealogical Society.