Christopher Hussey (died 1686) explained

Christopher Hussey
Birth Place:Dorking, Surrey, England
Death Place:Hampton, New Hampshire, British America
Occupation:Colonial official, Landowner
Known For:Initial settler in New England

Captain Christopher Hussey (1599–1686) was an English colonial official and initial settler in New England.

Career and family

Christopher Hussey was born in Dorking, Surrey, England, in 1599 to John and Mary Hussey (née Wood). 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.[1]

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.[2] 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".[3] [4] He was the first person in Hampton, Rockingham County, to swear allegiance to King Charles II. He died in 1686.[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]

Christopher Hussey's direct descendant is Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sweet . L. . Chapman and allied families . 1980 . L.E. Sweet 1980 . 1 November 2019 . 105 . Christopher and wife and his mother came to America on the "William and Francis" in July of 1630..
  2. Web site: Boyd. M.. Christopher Hussey and Theodate Bachiler. Michelle Boyd. 2004 . 28 November 2017.
  3. Book: The Owl – Volumes 60-69. 1966. Wing Family of America, Incorporated. 1334. 28 November 2017. When New England was made a Royal Province, he (Hussey) was one of the councillors....
  4. Book: Robertson. William. A General History of North and South America: Including the Celebrated Work by Robertson. 1834. Mayhew, Isaac, and Company. 424. 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....
  5. Book: Huffman. J.. Starbuck, Waldschmidt, & Huffman Family of Bangor, Michigan. 2017. Lulu.com. 978-1387103201. 61. 20 November 2017. The Founder's Burial Ground commemorates the other Founding Fathers of Nantucket....
  6. News: Furness. Hannah. King Henry VIII ordered for Meghan Markle's ancestor to be beheaded. 19 November 2017. UK. Daily Telegraph. 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. News: Duboff. Josh. Prince Harry's Ancestor Reportedly Executed Meghan Markle's Ancestor. Vanity Fair. 20 November 2017.
  8. Web site: Royal Ancestry of Meghan Markle. americanancestors.org. 2017-12-01. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201081716/https://www.americanancestors.org/Royal-Ancestry-of-Meghan-Markle.aspx. 2017-12-01.
  9. News: Furness. Hannah. King Henry VIII ordered for Meghan Markle's ancestor to be beheaded. 19 November 2017. UK. Daily Telegraph. 19 November 2017.

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