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Originally known as Nantasket, Hull is a historic town on Cape Cod and is one of the oldest towns in Massachusetts. The following is a timeline of the history of Hull, Massachusetts: 1621: Miles Standish

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Examining the sources of the Plymouth Colony Pages [Part 29]

Reuben Hersey, Transcriber, Vital Records of Hingham, Massachusetts, ca. 1639-1844, Mss 901, 2 Vols. (Boston: R. Stanton Avery Special Collections Department, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1832-1844).

It turns out that this record is clearly held by the New England Historic Genealogical Society as varying people attest:

"Having lived in Hingham the majority of my life, and with ancestors who lived there three centuries ago, I ought to have a good grasp of the Hingham records – but not so much. The problem begins with the fact that the Hingham vital records have not been published. For 121 years researchers of Hingham families have relied on George Lincoln’s 1893 History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, as the “go to” source. Because his two-volume section on genealogies is impressive and the vital records are not in print, Lincoln’s work functions as a substitute “vital records.” I used to receive town certificates that referred to the book and page of Lincoln’s History as their source – I should note that I do not know whether that practice is still in use; I hope not...To do a comprehensive search of Hingham records one must compare Lincoln’s History, the published Hobart Journal, and all of the digital versions, which do not always agree. Lincoln’s version is the least reliable. Oh, yes, then there is the problem of counties. Hingham is presently in Plymouth County, but it was originally part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, so its earliest probate and land records, from 1643 to 1793, are in Suffolk County."- Alicia Crane Williams "The Town of Hingham's vital records date back to 1635, and include births, deaths and marriages. They are maintained in the Town Clerk's office, with all but impounded records available for viewing or purchase by the general public. Impounded records (i.e., records connected to adoptions or out of wedlock births) are kept under separate cover. Proper identification must be presented to receive a copy of an impounded record."- Hingham MA government website "NEHGS has launched the Hingham, Masschusetts Vital Records. This database of early records from this southeastern Massachusetts town is available to members at www.newenglandancestors.org. Vital Records of Hingham, Massachusetts, ca. 1639-1844...On October 29, 1917, NEHGS purchased four items from Goodspeed’s Book Shop of Boston including a handwritten extract of the vital records of Hingham, Massachusetts, ca. 1639-1844, recorded by Reuben Hersey in two volumes. Reuben Hersey (1780-1844), a life-long resident of Hingham, began around 1832 to extract genealogical and vital statistic data from the original town and church records of Hingham, Mass. He finished his project in 1844. The records produced by Hersey are in the R. Stanton Avery Special Collections Department with call number. Mss 901."- David Allen Lambert

So it is available on the NEHGS website as a database and noted on a page on Family Search titled "Hingham, MA."

C. Edward Egan, Jr., "The Hobart Journal," in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 121 [1967]:3-25, 102-127, 191-216, 269-294.

Good luck finding this. There are some extracts of Hobart Journal but not the whole thing is online. Still working on getting this. If you had a subscription to the New England Genealogical Society, this could probably be found very easily.

John Camden Hotten, The Original Lists of Persons of Quality ... Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations 1600-1700 (London, 1874; reprinted New York, 1931; Baltimore, 1974, 1980).

This book had NO results for the Packards whatsoever, which isn't really a surprise to be honest. So, don't think you will find anything there about the Packard family.

Thomas W. Baldwin, Vital Records of Hull, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston: 1911).

This book has NO results for the name Packard just for the name "Packe." Keep this in mind if you use this book.

Note: This was originally posted on Apr. 27, 2018 on the main Packed with Packards WordPress blog (it can also be found on the Wayback Machine here). My research is still ongoing, so some conclusions in this piece may change in the future.

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