Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register

Hastings, John, freeman 1643, res. a few years at Braintree, and rem. here about 1654. His first wife d. at Braintree, and he m. Ann, the wid. of John Meane of Camb. His chil., all by first w., were Walter and Samuel, bap. in England, and John and Elizabeth, bap. in Braintree. To the name of John, Mitchell adds ‘Seaborne,’ indicating perhaps that he was born during the passage of his parents across the ocean; but it does not appear that he ever used it as a part of his proper name. Elizabeth is supposed to have m. William Buttrick before 1657, and——Billings before 1666. John the f. was a tanner, and res. on the easterly corner of Brattle and Ash streets, the former homestead of Thomas Brigham, which he bought 5 Mar. 1654. He d. 2 Dec. 1657, his w. Ann d. 25 Mar. 1666, a. about 60, as stated upon the Inventory of her estate.

2. Walter, S. of John (1), m. Sarah, dau. of John Meane, 10 Ap. 1655; she d. 27 Aug. 1673, a. 34, and he m. Elizabeth, dau. of Deac. Henry Bright of Watertown, 23 July 1674; she d. 23 July 1702, a. 56, and he m. Elizabeth, wid. of Elder Clark, 7 Jan. 1702-3. His children were Sarah, b. 3 June 1656, d. 10 June 1663; John, b. 2 Dec. 1660, H. C. 1681, was a physician in Barbadoes, and prob. d. before 1705 as he was not named in his father's will; Walter, b. 29 Nov. 1662, d. young; Walter, b. 26 Nov. 1663, d. 19 Sept. 1673; Sarah, b. 9 Dec. 1664, d. 16 Jan. 1664-5; Hannah, b. 9 Jan. 1665-6, m. Samuel Cooper 4 Dec. 1682; Elizabeth, b. 19 Feb. 1666-7, d. 3 May 1669; Nathaniel, b. 12 Ap. 1669, d. 15 Sept. 1669; Jonathan, b. 15 July 1672; Elizabeth, b. 3 and d. 12 July 1675; Abigail, b. 16 Feb. 1676-7, m. Moses Bordman, 25 July 1700; Walter, b. 10 Ap. 1679, d. 25 Sept. 1699. Walter the f. d. 5 Aug. 1705, a. 74; his w. Elizabeth survived. He res. on the estate inherited by his first wife, at the corner of North Avenue and Holmes Place, and obtained large tracts of land elsewhere by purchase. He was by trade a tanner, but was much employed in the public service. he was a Selectman, with the exception of only two years, from 1673 until his death. He was also Deacon of the Church as early as 1681.

3. Samuel, s. of John (1), m. Mary dau. of John Meane, 12 Nov. 1661, and had Mary, b. 29 Sept. 1662; John, b. 5 Sept. 1664, d. 12 Nov. 1690; Samuel, b. 22 Ap. 1668 (or more prob. 1667); Stephen, b. 23 May 1669; Sarah, b. 16 Aug. 1671, d. 20 Dec. 1690; Nathaniel, b. 14 July 1673; Martha, b. 20 Oct. 1674; Daniel, b. 30 Jan. d. 12 Mar. 1675-6; Caleb, b. 30 Mar. 1677. Samuel the f. was a gunsmith, and inherited a part of the homestead, next to Brattle Street. He was Selectman 1691, 1692, and d. 14 Feb. 1704-5, a. about 70; his w. Mary survived.

4. John, s. of John (1), m. Hannah, dau. of Francis Moore, 1 Mar. 1665-6; she d. 10 June 1667, a. 24, and he m. Lydia, dau. of Elder Champney, 20 May 1668; she d. 23 Jan. 1690-91, a. about 47; and he m. Rebecca, wid. of Benoni Eaton, 28 Sept. 1691. His children were John, b. 17 Ap. 1667; Joseph, b. 6 May 1669; Lydia, b. 30 Sept. 1671, m. Ebenezer Allen; Hannah, b. 13 Mar. 1672-3, d. 16 Ap. 1691; Elizabeth, b. 11 Ap. 1675, d. unm. May 1727; Daniel, b. 3 Feb. 1676-7. John the f. was a tanner, and res. on the southerly part of the homestead, on Ash Street. He survived to old age, and his son John was appointed administrator of his estate 1 Nov. 1720. His w. Rebecca prob. d. before 20 June 1723, when the estate was divided between chil. John, Joseph, Daniel, and Elizabeth.

5. Jonathan, s. of Walter (2), m. Sarah Sharp of Brookline, and had Jonathan, b. 1 Jan. 1708-9; Walter, b. 4 July 1711, prob. the graduate H. C. 1730, who d. 1735; Sarah, b. 17 Oct. 1714; Robert, bap. 23 June 1718, was a currier, and living in 1743; John, bap. 6 Mar. 1719-20, res. on the homestead at the corner of North Avenue and Holmes Place, and d. unm. 22 July 1797; Samuel, bap. 15 Mar. 1723-4; Hannah, bap. 20 June 1725; Abigail, bap. 8 Jan. 1726-7; Susanna, bap. 8 Mar. 1729-30; d. 9 July 1758 [ “in childbirth;” her child was James Lovell, who grad. H. C. 1776, and d. at St. Matthews