The Washington herald., 1914-03-11
ARE YOU A HUBBARDa
HERE'S THE HISTORY
OF YOUR ANCESTRY
by FRANCES cowLEs.
(Coyrisht. isiI)

(Copyright, lsi4)
Who would imagine that the name OF
Hubbard Is derived from the same source
as the name of the Norwegian dramatist.
Ibsen. or that II presented such varia-
tions as Hilbert. Hibbins. Hibbs, Hibson,
Hobart, and Hobbar? But such seems to
be the case. and II Is only In recent years
comparatively that those who belonged
to the tribe of Hubbard felt any COM
FUNCTIONS about sticking to the spelling
Hubbard. Hubbud, Harbard, Happert.
Hoebard. Horberd, or Herboerd, seemed
to answer the purpose quite as well.
One of the earliest Hubbards In this
country was Edmund. who was born In
bingham, England, about 1910. He and
his son Thomas. who was born at Hing
ham, and his grandson. who was born at
wymondham, England. all came to the
new world, arriving in May, 1888. Ed
he was elected high constable soon after
his arrival. He removed to bingham
soon after. and was elected deputy from
that settlement to the deputy court Of the
colony. He died In 1916. ..
Little is known of his son Thomas save
that he was born In old bingham and
married a wife Jane, and had a son.
Caleb. who was about five years old at
the time his father and grandfather took
lived first in bingham. Mass. and then
at Braintrec, in the same colony. He
married first Elizabeth Church. and after
her death Mary Eliot, a niece of the ia
nous apostle to the Indians Of that time.
He married a third time. Elizabeth Faxon.
Another early New England family Of
Hubbards was established by George
Hubbard who was born in England in
1896. He probably came to this country
Rl.f
land. and It Is known that he settled In
Glastonbury. Conn. about 1886. Lands
there were assigned to him. and a portion
of this grant has always been found In
the possession OF his descendants, even
to the present day. He was man OF high
prominence in colonial affairs and was a
member of the general assembly. He had
a son George. who made Hartford. Conn.
his first home. though he later identified
himself with Middletown, Conn. He mar
ried Elizabeth Watts. and they had sew
eraI children. from whom are descended
many Hubbards now living in Chicago.
New York City. and the old Connecticut
towns IN which their ancestors lived.
An Author In the Family.
William Hubbard. or Hobart. was an
other first settler. He was born in Eng
land and came to this country in 1921. and
was among the first graduates OF Har-
ward College. which was founded in 1886.
He wrote a History OF New England"
which was published in 1876. The general
court OF the colony gave him fifty pounds
''as a manifestation Of thankfulness' FOR
this work His first wife was Margaret,
a daughter of Nathaniel Rogers.
The Hubbard family Of the South trace
their descent hack to John Hubbard, but
il is not known whether he was born In
II. l. L.,
however. that he married Martha San
ders in I77i. and after her death. Sarah
Patterson. By his second wife he had
ten children-George. John, Susannah
OHenIey). Elizabeth CHam).r Ann tHenley).
Jane CHenley). Martha (SandersD, Judith
CPitman). Sarah CBowman). and Jemima
patterson or VestaD.
II will be seen from this list that there
was close relationship between the Hem
Icy and the Hubbard families and there
were also several alliances between the
Hubbard family and the Vestals during
the early history of the families.
George, the eldest son mentioned above.
settled in Morgan City. Ind. He married
Nancy Shields and their son William
who was a Quaker. was also a resident OF
Morgan City. He was active in the I'm
derground Railroad activities before the
civil war He married Beulah Vestal. of
North Carolina. who was also Quaker.
Their descendants are to be found in Chi
Cago and Indiana.
The first settler OF the name In the
South was Adlev Hubbard. a Quaker. who
came from England about lsfn. and made
n home for himself in Maryland. Al
though his descendants were To he found
in various parts Of Virginia. North Caro-
lima and Alabama. Il is not known def
niteIy whether the family just mentioned
to the same connection or not.
There have been several clever sugges-
tions as to the origin Of the name Hub |
hard. One of these Is that the family I'm
sprang from one King Hubba. |
a Morse sea king. son of a King Ragnar |
Lodbrog. Of the ninth century. But there |
is no ground for these explanations. 1t
is clear that Hubbard, with its many cor |
ruptions and variations. is derived from |
the personal name Hobart.
The coat Of arms of the Hubbard fam |
iIy here illustrated is described: Sable. |
In chief a crescent argent. in base. an
rstoiIe Of eight points or. between two
launches.
Crest. wolf passant.
The launches. the curved bearings at
both sides OF the shield, are said to be
OF learning.
Some of the mottos borne by the Huh
bards arc: Alta Petens. Nee Timeo. and
Nee Sperno. But a motto is never part
of the coat of arms and is subject to