52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS 2019 WEEK 39: WILLIAM HASKELL SR OF GLOUCESTER, MA.

I have two lines of descent from 9x great grandparents William Haskell and Mary Tybott, One is through their eldest son William Jr. and the other through youngest son Mark. The two lines eventually were joined in the marriage of Samuel Haskell and Ruth Safford, Mark's great granddaughter.

William is among the small number of my ancestors who made their living on the sea, although he also had a farm. Here's an excerpt from the book History of the Town of Gloucester, Cape Ann by John James Babson:

WILLIAM HASKELL was born about 1620, and was connected with the family of Roger Haskell of Salem. He first appears in Gloucester in 1643; and, in 1645, mention is made of his land at Planter's Neck. He probably resided here a few years following the last date; but the hiatus in the recorded births of his children affords ground for conjecture that he was not a permanent resident from that time. If he left town for a season, he had returned in 1656, and settled on the westerly side of Annisquam river, where he had several pieces of land; among which was a lot of ten acres, with a house and barn, bought of Richard Window, situated on the west side of Walker's Creek. His sons took up land on each side of this creek, which is still occupied by descendants. The public offices to which he was elected afford sufficient proof that he was a prominent and useful citizen. He was a selectman several years, and representative six times in the course of twenty years. In 1681, he was appointed, by the General Court, lieutenant to the trainband, of which he was afterwards captain. He was also one of the first two, of whom we have any knowledge, that were deacons of the First Church. He married Mary, daughter of Walter Tybbot, Nov. 16, 1643. She died Aug. 16, 1693; and he four days after (on the 20th), leaving an estate of £548. 12s. His children, whose births are recorded, were — William, born in 1644; Joseph, 1646; Mark, 1658; Sarah, 1660; and Elenor, 1663. Besides these, he had sons Benjamin and John, and daughters Ruth and Mary.-p99

History of the Town of Gloucester, Cape Ann: Including the Town of Rockport,  Procter Brothers, - Gloucester, Ma 1860