Fourth Generation

26. Elnathan HAMMOND was born on 7 March 1702/3 in Rochester, Plymouth, MA.^179,180 He served in the military on 19 April 1775. He was buried in 1793 in Old Burying Ground, Newport, RI.^179,181 Elnathan died on 24 May 1793 at the age of 90.¹⁸² He was buried after 24 May 1793 at Common Burial Ground in Newport, Newport, RI.¹⁸³ He has reference number 1311. History & Genealogy of the Descendants of William Hammond of London, England by Roland Hammond, David Clapp & Son, printers, 1894:

He was a sea captain in the merchant service, sailing from Newport, his place of Residence. His descendants cherish his memory with peculiar regard, retain his portrait, point to his former residence still standing in Thames Street, recall his character as a sea captain in the best commercial period of the town, and his active interests in the Congregational Church.
To the Memorandum Book kept by him, beginning Jan. 1, 1737, are the descendants of William of London indebted for the accurate information they possess of their early ancestors. Except for the Genealogical history contained in this book the line of William of London would have been inevitably swamped in the line of "William of Watertown," Mass. This valuable relic is a pocket memorandum book, long preserved in Vermont in the family of the grandson and namesake of the original owner, now in Possession of Rev. John D. Hammond of San Francisco, Cal., a descendant of Capt. Elnathan Hammond.
The first inscription in respect to date in this reverend relic reads:
"Elnathan Hammond, his Memorandum Book, Feby 1755. Memorandum of some things I have observed, yet I think remarkable and of some things I have thought so in the course of my reading."
On the fly-leaf is formally inscribed:
"This memorandum Book I have given to my grand-son, Elnathan Hammond, May ye 15th, 1781, and I desire that he may have the possession of it after my Decease: Witness my Daughter Elizth Sprague.
Elnathan Hammond"
"The portion of the book which with Genealogists has gained in vitality by time, is of course that in which the family history is disclosed, nor in this probably is the spirit misrepresented, which in a patriarchal way provided the mode of preserving it. The grave of Capt. Hammond, in the old Burying ground (Newport) is with those members of his family, finding their place in dust with his own, while traces of his filial spirit, in this record restore the place of his ancestral line in remembrance, and that of his venerated ancestors who brought it over."

Elnathan HAMMOND and Mary ROGERS were married on 27 December 1728 in Newport, Newport, RI.¹⁷⁹ Mary ROGERS, daughter of John ROGERS, was born on 24 August 1700. She died on 20 October 1749 at the age of 49.¹⁸⁴ She was buried after 20 October 1749 at Common Burial Ground in Newport, Newport, RI.¹⁸⁴ Mary has reference number 1299.

Elnathan HAMMOND-925 and Mary ROGERS-913 had the following children:

Elnathan HAMMOND and Elizabeth COX were married on 5 September 1750 in O. S..¹⁸² Elizabeth COX, daughter of Samuel VERNON, was born on 5 August 1709 in Newport, Newport, RI.¹⁸² She has reference number 1337.

Elnathan HAMMOND-925 and Elizabeth COX-951 had the following children: