Short Biography of William Haskell
WILLIAM HASKELL (I), eldest son of William and Mary (Tybbot) Haskell, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, August 26, 1644, and died there June 5, 1708. He married, July 3, 1667, Mary Walker, daughter of William and Mary Brown, known as Mary Walker, having taken the surname of her stepfather, Henry Walker. (See note.) She died in Gloucester, November 12, 1715, aged 66 years. William Haskell was an extensive owner and operator of grist and sawmills in that part of the town now Rockport. His estate at the time of his death inventoried at 660 pounds, most of it going to his eldest son, William. The children of William and Mary (Brown) Haskell, born in Gloucester, were as follows:
I—Mary, b. Apr. 29, 1668; m. (first) 1687, Jacob Davis, and (second) 1719,
Ezekiel Woodward.
II—William, b. Nov. 6, 1670; d. 1731; m. 1692, Abigail Davis.
III—Joseph, b. Apr. 20, 1673; d. 1718; m. 1696, Rachel Elwell.
IV—Abigail, b. Mar. 2, 1675; m. (first) 1697, Nathaniel Persons, and (second) 1722, Isaac Eveleth.
V—HENRY, b. Apr. 2, 1678. (See following.)
VI—Andrew, b. July 27, 1680; d. Aug. 14, 1680.
VII—Lydia, b. Sept. 4, 1681; m. 1704 (probably), Ebenezer Parsons.
VIII—Sarah, b. Feb. 26, 1684; d. Feb. 20, 1691.
IX—Elizabeth, b. Apr. 5, 1686; m. (first) 1710, Thomas Sargent, and (second) James Godfrey.
X—Hannah, b. Oct. 30, 1688; d. Feb. 15, 1691.
XI—Jacob, b. Jan. 15, 1691; d. 1756; m. 1716, Abigail Marcy.
XII—Sarah, b. Sept. 11, 1692; d. 1773; m. 1716, Daniel Haskell.
Source: "Bullard and Allied Families Genealogy" 2
Mary was commonly known as Mary Walker, having taken the name of her stepfather, Henry Walker.
