ROBERTS, Hatevil

Family/Spouse: ROBERTS, Lydia. Lydia (daughter of ROBERTS, Sergeant Thomas III and LEIGHTON, Mary) was born in 1666 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1731 in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
died of dropsy

John married NUTTER, Abigail in 1650 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. Abigail (daughter of NUTTER, Hatevil and AYRES, Anne) was born in 1630 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 28 Dec 1674 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: Immigrant; The Great Migration; signed the Dover Combination; last Colonial Governor of the Dover Colony before it became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Great Migration: Believed to have emigrated in 1623 with Edward Hilton
• Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Roberts-504
• Name: Governor Thomas Roberts
• Religion: Governor Roberts was a regular member of the orthodox Church (Puritan) for many years, but was inclined to be liberal in his views, so when Quaker missionaries came to Dover he favored giving them a fair hearing instead of whipping them as ordered by the Massachusetts General Court. Later in life, Governor Roberts embraced the Quaker teachings
• Residence: USA
• Birth: 1600, Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England
• Arrival: 1623, New Hampshire, USA
• Residence: Between 1623 and 1923, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
• Residence: Between 1635 and 1717, New Hampshire, USA
• Residence: 1640, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
• Probate: 27 Sep 1673, New Hampshire, USA
• Death: 23 Sep 1674, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Notes:

Thomas Roberts served as the last Colonial Governor of the Dover Colony before it became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

At the March, 1640 elections, Thomas Roberts was chosen Governor or President of the Country in place of Gov. John Underhill. He held that office until Dover (then Northam) came under Massachusetts rule in 1642. I have seen this written everywhere. Thomas was not a Governor in any sense of the word as we know it today. In March or April of 1640 he was elected "President of the Court" of the Bristol Company, the owners of Dover. This position has been described as little more than head of a group of selectmen. When the Dover Combination was signed on 22 Oct. 1640, there were only about 40 men in Dover. So, as the colony grew in size other men stepped up into leadership roles. Thomas held various minor offices, but never again assumed a leadership position. This is not said to belittle him as he was quite successful, but to style him as Governor seems a bit much, not to mention Governor of New Hampshire, which he most certainly was not.

He was said to have come with the Hiltons. Signed the Dover Combination: 1640

Sewell's Hisory of the Quakers says he rebuked his sons for being cruel to the Quakers.

The Great Migration Directory:

Roberts, Thomas: London; 1640; Dover [NHPP 1:128, 10:701, 40:4; Lydia Harmon Anc 25; GDMNH 589; Wentworth 1:503]

NHPP - NH Provincial Papers

Lydia Harmon: The Ancestry of Lydia Harmon, 1755-1836 (Walter Goodwin Davis)

The Wentworth Genealogy: English and American, 3 volumes

GDMNH: Geneaologic Dictionary of Maine and NH

Thomas married HILTON, Rebecca in 1627 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. Rebecca (daughter of Living) was born in 1602 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England; died on 27 Sep 1674 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: Immigrant; The Great Migration
• Birth: Feb 1602, Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Other Events and Attributes:

• Great Migration: Hatevil did not come over with the first lot of imigrants to Dover, NH in 1633 but, arrived in 1635
• Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Nutter-62
• Occupation: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; Sawmill and Shipyard Owner
• Arrival: 1635, New Hampshire, USA
• Public Service: 1650; Deputy to the General Assembly at Portsmouth
• Public Service: 1655, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; Selectman
• Public Service: 1659, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; Town Moderator
• Public Service: Between 1661 and 1662, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; Justice of the Peace
• Probate: 28 Dec 1674, New Hampshire, USA

Notes:

Hatevil Nutter, originally from Warwickshire, England was in Dover by 1637 when he purchased property, described as being east of Fore River, west of High Street. It is unknown whether Hatevil married Anne Ayers in England or once he was in Dover. Together they had four children and we are descnded on the Laviolette (DeRochemont) side through their son Anthony and also their daughter Mary.

In 1647 Hatevil made an agreement with the selectmen of the town to set up a sawmill on the Lamprey River. He was one of the wealthy men of the colony and was largely engaged in the lumber business and in ship building.

As an early Elder of Dover's First Church, organized in November 1638, Hatevil was a fervent supporter of the church. Hatevil became known for his strong opposition to the Quaker missionaries Anna Coleman, Mary Tomkins, and Alice Ambrose in 1662, who he believed were spreading harmful teachings. He played a role in their persecution, advocating for their forced removal from Dover.

The treatment of these Quaker women was brutal. Richard Waldron, the deputy, ordered them to be stripped, tied to a cart, and whipped through several towns as a punishment for their beliefs. This was done in front of the meeting house, with Hatevil Nutter present, urging on the constables. The account of their suffering is vividly described, highlighting the harshness and cruelty of their persecution. Despite this, the Quaker women endured and sang amidst their pain, astonishing those who watched. This event didn't deter the Quakers. They eventually returned to Dover and successfully established a Quaker church. Over time, a significant portion of Dover's population converted to Quakerism.

Hatevil married AYRES, Anne in 1627 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. Anne was born in 1608 in England; died on 29 Dec 1674 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living + Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]