Christopher Hussey (died 1686)

Captain Christopher Hussey (1599–1686) was an English colonial official and one of the first settlers in New England.

This article is about the early New England settler. For the architectural writer, see Christopher Hussey.

Christopher Hussey
Born1599 (1599)
Dorking. Surrey, England
Died1686 (aged 86–87)
Hampton, Rockingham County, British America
NationalityEnglish
OccupationColonial official, Landowner
Known forEarly settler of New England

Career
Hampton Beach – Captain Christopher Hussey of Hampton was commissioned a councillor of the Royal Province of New Hampshire in 1679.[1]

Christopher Hussey was born in Dorking, Surrey, England in 1599 to John (1570–1632) and Mary Hussey (née Wood) (died 16 June 1660). By 1633, Hussey had settled in New Hampshire with his wife Theodate (née Bachiler), daughter of Stephen Bachiler, and his mother where he purchased land.[2]

Hussey was one of the original founders of Nantucket, Massachusetts, becoming a landowner there by the 1660s. Hussey became a lieutenant in 1653 and a captain in 1664.[3] In 1679, he was an Officer of the Crown having been commissioned by King Charles II of England to "govern the Royal Province of New Hampshire".[4][1] He was the first person in Hampton, Rockingham County, to swear allegiance to King Charles II. He died in 1686.[1][5]

Christopher Hussey's father was reportedly descended from John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford, by first wife Margaret Blount. Lord Hussey was beheaded by King Henry VIII in 1537 for treason.[6][7] The New England Historic Genealogical Society, however, say that his descent from noble houses "seems highly unlikely".[8]

References
  1. Robertson, William (1834). A General History of North and South America: Including the Celebrated Work by Robertson. Mayhew, Isaac, and Company. p. 424. Retrieved 6 November 2017. 18th September 1679....The king was represented by a president and council of his own appointment....to govern the province of New Hampshire.....Christopher Hussey of Hampton, Esquire...to be of the council...
  2. Sweet, L. (1980). "Chapman and allied families". L.E. Sweet 1980. p. 105. Retrieved 1 November 2019. Christopher and wife and his mother came to America on the "William and Francis" in July of 1630.
  3. Boyd, M. (2004). "Christopher Hussey and Theodate Bachiler". Michelle Boyd. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. The Owl – Volumes 60-69. Wing Family of America, Incorporated. 1966. p. 1334. Retrieved 28 November 2017. When New England was made a Royal Province, he (Hussey) was one of the councillors...
  5. Huffman, J. (2017). Starbuck, Waldschmidt, & Huffman Family of Bangor, Michigan. Lulu.com. p. 61. ISBN 978-1387103201. Retrieved 20 November 2017. The Founder's Burial Ground commemorates the other Founding Fathers of Nantucket...
  6. Furness, Hannah (19 November 2017). "King Henry VIII ordered for Meghan Markle's ancestor to be beheaded". Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 19 November 2017. ...he (Captain Christopher Hussey, Esquire) left England in the 1630s to become a Founding Father of Nantucket....Lord Hussey m (married) Dame Margaret Blount....
  7. Duboff, Josh. "Prince Harry's Ancestor Reportedly Executed Meghan Markle's Ancestor". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  8. "Royal Ancestry of Meghan Markle". americanancestors.org. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.


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