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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Martha Marble mmarble@erols.com> ==================================================================== HATCH BIBLES NOTE: It appears there is more than one Bible in this Collection From the Collection of Cullen Hatch, found at Heritage Place, Lenoir County Community College, Kinston, NC EDMOND HATCH BIBLE These are the birth dates taken from the Bible of Edmond Hatch and his wife Lucy. It was in the possession of James Rhodes Hatch in 1938. Signed by Cullen Hatch Benjamin Hatch was born Jan. 3, 1747 Edmund Hatch was born Feb. 8, 1749 Lemuel Hatch was born May --- 1750 Sarah Hatch was born Aug. 21, 1751 Lucy Louisa Hatch was born Nov. 13, 1756 Jane Hatch was born ---- 1759 Elizabeth Hatch was born Sept. 3, 1760 Joseph Hatch was born Dec. 2, 1762 Charles Hatch was born Feb. 8, 1765 Hephzibah Hatch was born May 21, 1768 Edmund Hatch married Mary Bryan March 5, 1772 This is a copy of an original Bible, but the Bible is not identified and there was not a copy of the first page. Hatch has a note these pages were given to him by Mary O'Berry who stated they were found in the papers of Benj. J. Griswold. They are evidently copied from the Rich. B. Hatch Bible PAGE 1 Richard Blackledge Hatch was born on Sunday morning 8th Oct. 1797 Rhodes Clarissa Rhodes was born 9 April 1800 Rich. B. Hatch & R. Clarissa Rhodes were married 26 Dec. 1820 Joseph Rhodes Hatch son of Richard B. & Clarissa Hatch was born Wednesday 17th of Oct. in the year of our Lord 1821 - 10 o'clock AM James Edward Hatch son of Richard B. and Clarissa Hatch was born Tuesday evening 4th May 1824 About 9 Oclock PM Ann Blackledge Hatch daughter - rest missing SECOND PAGE BIRTHS James Edward Griswold son of B. J. G. & A. B. Griswold was borne the 8th day of August 9 Oclock at Night 1848 Fountain J. Smith Son of David E. & Louisa M. Smith was borne Monday 3 of July about ? oclock in the afternon 1848 Buckner L. ? Griswold son of B. J. &. A. B. Griswold was born the last day of August 1850 Benj. J. Griswold Son of B. J. G. & A. B. G. was borne the 5th of June 1852 Daughter of Richard B. Hatch & Judie (sic) his wife was born September 10th 1852? DEATHS James Edward Hatch departed this life 4 August 1827, 3 oclock There was another little boy and a girl that was not named dieing to young Benj. J. Griswold son of B. J. & A. B. Griswold die June 13th 1856 Fountain Jacob Smith sweet flower of Earth died on the 3rd of July at about 3 o'clock at Night 1850 liking a few hours of being 2 years old. NOTE: There is a note in the margin that Fountains marker with the same inscription is in the cemetery on my farm. C. Hatch Florence J. Smith daughter of D. E. & L. M. Smith died - rest either missing or too light to copy THIRD PAGE Richard Blackledge Hatch was born on Sunday morning 8th Oct. 1797 Rhodes Clarissa Rhodes was born 9th April 1800 Joseph Rhodes Hatch son of the above parents Rich. B. Hatch & R. Clarissa Hatch (who were married 26th Dec 1820) was born in Jones County on Wednesday 17th Oct. 1821 James Edward Hatch son of Richard B. Hatch and Clarissa Hatch was born Tuesday evening 4th May 1824 About 9 oclock PM Ann Blackledge Hatch daughter of Richard B. Hatch and Clarissa his wife was born on Tuesday 28th August 1827 about 12 in the AM Maria Louisa Hatch daughter of Richard B. and Clarissa Hatch was born Monday 19th Oct 1829 About 9 Oclock PM Richard Blackledge Hatch son of Richard B. & Clarissa Hatch was born 26th Dec 1831 Monday 10 Oclock PM FOURTH PAGE A family record kept in my own way without respect to the printed captions taken from other records. Rich B. Hatch Joseph Hatch (my Rich. B. Hatch's father) and son of Edmund & Lucy Hatch was born 2nd Dec 1762 Joseph Hatch (the above mentioned) married Ann Blackledge 8 ??the Feby 1787 ?? of whom the following progeny descended viz Lucy Louisa Hatch born 21st Jan 1788 who was afterwards married to Francis Lamoth ?? a gentleman from the Island of S. Domingo - Fanny ?? (name not readable) Hatch who married Solomon E. Grant - Ann Bass Hatch who married Ivy Watson and Richard Blackledge Hatch that married Rhodes Clarissa Rhodes of Wayne County - there were 5 other children all of whom died under age or before the day of marriage Daniel E. Smith & S. M. Hatch were married the 25th day of May 1847 Benj. J. Griswold & A. B. Hatch were married the 12 day of Oct. 1847