William Hagar (1620-1684)

Research Notes
From Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the ... - Google Books Result by William Richard Cutter & William Frederick Adams :

William Hagar, or Hager, immigrant ancestor, resided in Watertown, where he died January 10, 1683-4. His will was dated January 10, 1683-4. and proved April i following. He married. March 20, 1644-45, Mary Bemis, who died "an aged woman" in December, 1695.

Born: About 1620, using 25 years before date of marriage.

Immigration: Before 1645. There is apparently no record of him before his 1645 marriage record.

Spouse: Mary Bemis, sister of Joseph Bemis (1619-1684). Their marriage is recorded in Watertown Vital Records on March 20, 1645. If she were twenty, which seems reasonable since she had children for up to twenty-five years afterwards, she would have been born approximately 1625. They had ten children from 1645-1670. She survived William and died December, 1695, in Watertown, Mass, estimated age: 70.

Occupation: I've not seen him associated with any trade. He likely was a landowner and farmer.

Residence: Watertown, Middlesex Co, Mass

Death: January 10, 1684 in Watertown, Middlesex Co, Mass. Probable age about 64.

Will / Estate: Dated Jan 10, 1683/4, proved Apr 1, 1684.

Associations: Mary Bemis was the sister of Joseph Bemis, and an immigrant on her own account, as she likely accompanied her brother to the New World.

See biography, early generations, and research material on our Hagar ancestry at the Michael Roman web Page.

Watertown Founders Monument
He is listed on Watertown Founders Monument, commemorating the first settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts. The town was first known as Saltonstall Plantation, one of the earliest of the Massachusetts Bay Colony settlements. Founded in early 1630 by a group of settlers led by Richard Saltonstall and George Phillips, it was officially incorporated that same year. The alternate spelling "Waterton" is seen in some early documents.