Biography

Origin & Possible Immigration

Sarah Hubbard was the daughter ofJames andSarah (Ives) Hubbard. She is supposed to have been born in England and came to New England with her family about 1635.^[1] If the preceding supposition is true, then she would have to have been born in 1635 or earlier. But, based on her marriage date of October 13, 1657, and a common marriage age of twenty-one years, she could have been born ca. 1636.

Marriage & Children

Sarah marriedSamuel Champney of Cambridge, Massachusetts, in Billerica, Massachusetts ("Nere Woeberne"), on October 13, 1657.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} Children:

1. Samuel Champney, born December 8, 1658, at Billerica; died young.^[2]
2. Sarah Champney, born February 17, 1659-60, at Billerica;^[6] married, September 24, 1685,James Clark.^[2]
3. Mary Champney, born May 12, 1662, at Billerica;^[7] married, December 4, 1685,David Stowell; died September 9, 1690.^[2][8]
4. Esther Champney, born May 14, 1664, at Billerica;^[9] died March 31, 1667.^[2]
5. Samuel Champney, 2nd, born March 9, 1666-7, at Billerica;^[10] married, October 1, 1695,Hannah Smedley.^[11] died March 8, 1745-6.^[2]
6. Joseph Champney, born September 1, 1669, at Cambridge;^[12] married Sarah _______; died January 19, 1729-30.^[2]
7. Richard Champney, born August 20, 1674, at Cambridge.^[13][2]

Death

Sarah Champney was living on September 1, 1690, when she was made bequests inSamuel's will written on that date, "to my loving wifeSara Champnay..." But she was dead by May 1, 1694, whenSamuel submitted a postscript to his will declaring, "what I have given to my former wifeSarah Chamny, deseased is hearby made nulle." At that time, he was evidently remarried to "beloved wifeRuth Chamny."^[14]Sarah probably died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she was known to be living around that time, but no definitive record of her death has yet been found.

Sources

1. ↑^1.01.1Day, Edward Warren.One Thousand Years of Hubbard History (Harlan Page Hubbard, New York, 1895).Pages 53-54. Citing: "James Hubbard ... wife Sarah (Ives) Hubbard ... children Sarah ... born in England ... married at Billerica, Oct 13, 1657, Samuel Champney."
2. ↑^{2.02.12.22.32.42.52.62.7}Paige, Lucius Robinson.History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877: With a Genealogical Register. ( Cambridge Historical Society, 1930). Vol 2,Page 507. Citing: "3. Samuel [Champney]."
3. ↑Torrey, Clarence Almon.New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (NEHGS, Boston, 2015).Volume 1, Page 295 ($). Citing: "CHAMPNEY, Samuel & 1/wf Sarah HUBBARD; 13 Oct 1657; Billerica/Cambridge {Champney (1867) 7; Sv. 1:356; Hubbard 54; Champney (1855) 18; Pillsbury Anc. 481; Charlestown 200}"
4. ↑Johnson, Edward Francis.Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Marriage Intentions, from 1640 to 1900 (Woburn, Mass., 1890-1919). Volume X. Marriage Intentions.Page 88. Citing: "Sarah Hubbard, mar. Samuel Champney, "Nere Woeberne," Oct. 13, 1657. [Billerica V. R.]"
5. ↑"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7F-736 : 25 October 2020), Sarah/Hubbard in entry for Samuel/Champney, 13 Oct 1657; citing Marriage, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
6. ↑"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-2VX : 25 October 2020), Sarah/ in entry for Sarah/Champney, 17 Feb 1659 or 1660; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
7. ↑"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMY-1NP : 25 October 2020), Sarah/ in entry for Mary/Champney, 12 May 1662; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
8. ↑Stowell, William Henry HarrisonThe Stowell Genealogy - A Record of the Descendants of Samuel Stowell of Hingham Mass (The Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont, 1922).Pages 32-33. Citing: Wife of4. David Stowell."
9. ↑"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQD1-K97 : 15 January 2020), Sarah in entry for Easter Champney, 1664.
10. ↑"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-2P6 : 25 October 2020), Sarah/ in entry for Samuel/Champney, 19 Mar 1666 or 1667; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
11. ↑"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7M-Y2D : 28 December 2022), Samuell Champney, 1 Oct 1695.
12. ↑"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCM1-XQ6 : 25 October 2020), Sarah/ in entry for Joseph/Champney, 4 Sep 1669; citing Birth, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
13. ↑"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXN-345 : 15 January 2020), Sarah in entry for Richard Chamnee, 1674.
14. ↑Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871. Online database.AmericanAncestors.org($). New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org)Case# 4242, Samuel Chamney, 1696.

See also:

• Savage, James.A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England (Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1860).
  • Vol. 1: (A - C).Page 356. Citing: "SAMUEL [Champney], Cambridge."
  • Vol. 2: (D - J).Page 484. Citing: "JAMES [Hubbard], Watertown."

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110215134/sarah-champney: accessed September 26, 2024), memorial page for Sarah Hubbard Champney (1634–unknown), Find A Grave:Memorial #110215134; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Robert Kuhmann (contributor 46567652).Note: Contains Unknown Burial. For Research Only.

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