Notes and Citations:
- [S256] David Hamblen, "First Settlers of Barnstable, Ms", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register vol. 2 (January and April, 1848), online version used, http://www.newenglandancestors.org, page 194.
- [S264] Compilers Note: Listed in Barnstable article but Savage says the last four children were born at Yarmouth then goes on to say that Moses was born at Falmouth but gives date of 1665.
- [S157] James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692, 4 vols. (Boston: Little, Brown, 1860-1862; reprint Rio Vista, California: American History and Genealogy Project, 2000). Online version used. Alphabetical by surname. Vol. 2 [Hatch] "JONATHAN, Barnstable, only s. of Thomas, b. at Sandwich. Eng. may have been at Salem 1640, m. 11 Apr. 1646, Sarah Rowley, had Mary, b. 14 July 1648; Thomas, 1 Jan. 1650; Jonathan, 17 May 1652; Joseph, 7 Mar. 1654; Benjamin, 7 Sept. 1655; Nathaniel, 5 June 1657; Samuel, 11 Oct. 1659; Moses, 4 Mar. 1662, or 7 Mar. 1663; and Sarah, 21 or 23 Mar. 1665; Mark, 27 Apr. 1667; and Lydia, 16 May 1669, the last four at Yarmouth. He built, bef. 1666, it is said, ho. in what is now Falmouth where his eighth ch. Moses was b. by Falmouth, rec. 23 Mar. 1665."
- [S401] Amos Otis, "Notes Respecting the Descendants of Isaac Robinson, son of Rev. John Robinson of Leyden", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register vol. 14 (January, 1860), online version used, http://www.newenglandancestors.org, page 18, "Moses, son of Jonathan Hatch, born March 4, 1662-3, was the first white child born at Falmouth. He received the name because he was born on a bed of bulrushes, in a temporary cabin, the roof whereof was a whale-boat turned keel up."