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New England had been released from servitude. David Hambleton settled near
Dover, New Hampshire, in what is now the Town of Rollinsford, on the west
bank of the Salmon Falls River, then called the Newichawannock. Richard
Jaxson settled on the west bank of the Saco River, in what is now York
County, Maine. He sent for his family to come from Scotland, and his
daughter, Annah Jaxson, married David Hambleton at Saco, Maine on 14 July
1662. (ref. “History of Saco and Biddeford,” by George Folsom, Printed by
Alex. C. Putnam, Saco, Maine, 1830). Annah, now twenty-one years old, was
David’s first true love, and was only ten years old at the time of his
capture. Prior to their marriage, David had acquired the rights to twenty
acres on the Newichawannock River between Quamphegan Falls and St. Albans
Cove, on which he erected a house. He later acquired a deed to this property
from James Grant on 7 October 1669, who had obtained the land from the Town
of Dover. (Recorded in Rockingham County, Deed Book 3, Page 94B). There he
and his bride raised their family, and David lived there until he was killed
by Indians on 28 September 1691. (ref. Journal of Rev. John Pike, transcribed
in “The New Hampshire Genealogical Record,” Vol. III, Dover, N.H., Charles W.
Tibbetts, Editor and Publisher, 1906, p. 81). Annah Jaxson, wife of David
Hambleton, was likewise “destroyed by the enemy” (ref. “Genealogical
Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire,” by Sybil Noyes et al., Baltimore,
1982, p. 303).
There is no doubt that this is the same David of Westburn, born into the
clan that derived its family name from Hambledon, Leicestershire, England.
In the early historical documents of the New World, the surname is spelled
“Hambleton” 20 of 26 times: on David’s New Hampshire deed and his Maine
marriage record; on six of seven New Hampshire deeds that bear the names of
his children or grandchildren; on the two New Hampshire birth records of his
children; and on the two Maine marriage records for his children and the
eight for his grandchildren. The surname is spelled “Hamilton” only on the
New Hampshire marriage records for two of his children, the Maine birth
records for two of his grandchildren, and the Maine death record for one of
his grandchildren; and is spelled “Hammilton” on one New Hampshire deed that
bears the name of one of his children. Moreover, he named one of his sons
“Gabriel,” a name that is found exclusively among the Westburn Hamiltons.
(ref. “The New England Historical and Genealogical Register,” Volume XLIV,
Boston, 1890).
DESCENDANTS OF DAVID HAMBLETON AND ANNAH JAXSON
David Hambleton and Annah Jaxson had eight children, all boys, all born
at Newichawannock, Rollinsford, New Hampshire; and at least thirty-four
grandchildren, listed below. Neither David nor Annah lived long enough to
see any of them. The oldest, Gabriel, Jr., was born 10 February 1705.
David Hambleton: Born c. 1664 [1] Died before 31 January 1700. [2] Died
without children. [3]
Solomon Hambleton: Born 10 August 1666. [4] No other records were found.
Jonathan Hambleton: Born 20 December 1672. [4] Killed a deer on Sunday,
6 July 1691. [5] No other records were found.
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