Jane (Hildreth) Proctor

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  • abt.1628 Oversilton, Yorkshire, England
  • 1688 Chelmsford, Massachusetts
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  • Richard Hildreth and Sarah

Robert Proctor was born in England, and died April 28, 1697 in Chelmsford, MA.He married Jane Hildreth on December 31, 1645 in Concord, MA, daughter of Richard Hildreth and Sarah.
Includes NotesNotes for Robert Proctor: of Concord, MA;
The immigrant ancestor of the Concord line of Proctors;it is stated in Vol 1, page 466, of "New England Families," by Cutter, that Robert Proctor is supposed to have come over from England soon after 1636.but the earliest date our Association has of him is that of 1643, when he was made Freeman.The next earlier date we have of him is that of his marriage to Jane Hildreth at Concord, MA, as noted above.He and his wife Jane resided in Concord until around 1654 or 1655, when they removed to Chelmsford, MA, and were among the founders of that town, he and his father-in-law, Richard Hildreth, being two of the petitioners for the Chelmsford grant.Robert Proctor was one of the first members ofJohn Fiske's church in Chelmsford, MA, the old church records stating:
June 29, 1656."This day the Lords Supper & have communicated with us Robert Proctor ofConcord."
In 1658 he with other Chelmsford men petitioned the General Court for privilege to trade with the Indians.In 1660 he was made constable for the town and collected payments for the new meeting house.In the years 1661-2-3 he was viewer of fences, and during these years was completed the first road in Chelmsford.This road was laid out by Robert Proctor's house in the Robin's Hill section and was the main road to Groton and Boston, the Chelmsford portion of it still being in use thoughnot much traveled.The earliest Tax List of Chelmsford that has been preserved has his name on it.In 1671 his minister's tax was 2:9:10.In 1673 he had a stubborn quarell with his father-in-law, Richard Hildreth, concerning a boundary line between their meadows.He made some unfounded charges against Hildreth, and Hildreth retaliated by preventing Proctor from receiving the church Sacrament, or as Parson Fiske on the church couches it:"He, Bro. Hildreth, was instrumental of hindering his son Proctor from ye Sact."
This particular entry on the church records, expressly calling Proctor son of Richard Hildreth, proves that Jane Hildreth (Robert Proctor's wife) was a daughter and not a sister of Richard Hildreth.In September of this same year (1673) Robert Proctor with twenty-five others petitioned the General Court for a grant of land embracing about two hundred square miles which was later called Dunstable.Proctor undoubtedly had a farm here previous to the date of the petition.In 1674, Robert Proctor's name appears on the Chelmsford powder account, showing that he with others was preparing for trouble with the enemy.In 1676 he was allowed for losses sustained by "the Enemy."March 16, 1691/2, he commanded the West End garrison in the West Regiment of Middlesex, but his rank is not mentioned.
He d. at Chelmsford, Mass., April 28, 1697, leaving wife Jane and eleven children.Our data as yet do not tell us when his wife Jane (Hildreth) Proctor died.She was living July 13, 1697, the date when his will was probated and she appointed executrix.They had twelve children.
The Chelmsford Land Records show that Robert Proctor had received several grants of land from the town, aggregating one hundred or more acres of upland and meadow.Some of this was in the Robin's Hill section, and a large part of it adjoined the lands of Richard Hildreth, as shown by the copy of the record of the Town Grants to him.(description of land boundaries, dated Apl. 30, 1660 and his will are listed in this resource, pages 50-52.)
Source:The Hildreth Family Association Genealogical and Historical Data relating to Richard Hildreth and Thomas Hildreth; second publication, edited by John Lyman Porter, published by The Hildreth Family Association, 1922.
More About Robert Proctor and Jane Hildreth:
Marriage: December 31, 1645, Concord, MA.
Children of Robert Proctor and Jane Hildreth are:
Sarah Proctor, b. October 12, 1646, Concord, MA, d. date unknown.
Gershom Proctor, b. May 13, 1648, Concord, MA, d. date unknown.
Mary Proctor, b. April 08, 1650, Concord, MA, d. date unknown.
Peter Proctor, b. 1652, MA, d. date unknown.
Dorothy Proctor, b. 1654, MA, d. date unknown.
Elizabeth Proctor, b. December 16, 1656, Chelmsford, MA, d. date unknown.
James Proctor, b. January 08, 1658, Chelmsford, MA, d. date unknown.
Lydia Proctor, b. February 19, 1660, Chelmsford, MA, d. date unknown.
John Proctor, b. August 17, 1663, Chelmsford, MA, d. date unknown.
Samuel Proctor, b. September 15, 1665, Chelmsford, MA, d. date unknown.
Israel Proctor, b. April 29, 1668, Chelmsford, MA, d. date unknown.
Thomas Proctor, b. April 30, 1671, Chelmsford, MA, d. date unknown.
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  • Robert Proctor (2) - December 30, 1645 Concord, Massachusetts
  • Gersham Proctor - born 1648
  • Mary Proctor - born 1650
  • Peter Proctor - born 1651/2
  • Dorothy Proctor - born 1654
  • Elizabeth Proctor - born 1656
  • James Proctor - born 1658
  • Lydia Proctor - born 1660
  • John Proctor - born 1663
  • Samuel Proctor - born 1665
  • Isabel Proctor - born 1668
  • Israel Proctor - born 1668
  • Thomas Proctor - born 1671