BATCHILOR\ BATCHELDER, Nathaniel

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Nathaniel sailed on March 9, 1632 from England to New England on the "William and Francis" with his grandfather, Stephen Bachilor. They l anded in Boston, June 3, 1632. He was a constable and a selectman of Ha mpton, NH for 9 years.

"The following anecdote is told of Nathaniel: When, after the death of h is first wife, he had determined to marry again, he resolved to be gove rned by his choice by the direction in which his staff, held perpendicu larly over the floor, should fall, when dropped from his hand. The expe riment being tried, the staff fell towards the southwest, and in that d irection he bent his steps. Having traveled as far as Woburn, he called u pon the widow Wyman, and offered her his hand, stating that he was goin g to Boston, and would call for her answer, on his return.´´

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Nathaniel married SMITH, Deborah on 10 Dec 1656 in MA. Deborah (daughter of SMITH, John Sr. and PARKHURST, Deborah) was born about 1634 in Martha's Vineyard, MA; died on 8 Mar 1675/6 in Hampton, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married CARTER, Mary on 31 Oct 1676 in Hampton, NH. Mary (daughter of CARTER, Thomas and Sarah, daughter of CARTER, Thomas) was born in 1648; died on 19 Dec 1688 in Hampton, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married Elizabeth B. on 23 Oct 1689. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Nathaniel married FOSS, Elizabeth on 9 Sep 1685 in Hampton Falls, NH. Elizabeth (daughter of FOSS, John Johan and BERRY, Mary) was born in 1666 in Dover, NH; died on 18 Aug 1746 in Hampton Falls, NH; was buried in Hampton Falls, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ruth married BLAKE, James on 1 Jan 1686 in MA. James (son of BLAKE, Elder James and CLAPP, Elizabeth) was born on 16 Aug 1652 in Dorchester, MA; died on 22 Oct 1732 in Dorchester, MA; was buried in Dorchester, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was an early surveyor described as having outstanding abilities. He is particularly remembered for the notable "Plot of the Twenty five Divisions" that he produced in 1730. He was called "The Annalist," because he maintained a comprehensive record entitled Blake's Annals of Dorchester, in which he noted public events, details of his own wide-ranging public service, and records of his surveys. He held many public offices in Dorchester. He served as a Selectman, Assessor, Proprietor's Clerk and Town Treasurer from 1724 to 1748. In 1743 he was a member of the Committee for building the meeting house. He also maintained the Dorchester Town Records. James was a successful Farmer, he develop the same land at Dorchester Neck that his great Grandfather William Blake was granted. James was skilled in the construction of sundials. One of the dials he had made was the ancient wall sundial formerly seen on the old Town House at the head of State Street in Dorchester. One of the dialing instruments he had made, are among the Blake Papers in the New England Historical and Genealogical Society.

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