Edward Hutchinson (captain)
Edward Hutchinson (born around May 28, 1613 in Alford, Lincolnshire, England - died August 19th, 1675 in Marlborough, Massachusetts) (sometimes referred to as junior to differentiate him from his uncle)[1] was the oldest son of the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony William Hutchinson and the dissident minister Anne Hutchinson.[2]
Edward actually arrived in the American English colonies before his parents, in 1633, after traveling from England, together with his uncle (who was also named Edward and is often referred to as senior) and John Cotton.[1] Anne and William joined him the following year.
Edward had two wives, Katherine Hemby and Abigail Vermaies, whom he married after Katherine's death in 1650. He had seven children with Katherine and four with Abigail. Unlike his parents, Edward managed to get along with Puritan religious authorities and for most of his life lived in Boston. However, he was a big proponent of religious toleration and opposed the persecution of Quakers and Baptists.[2]
He was made a captain of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1657 and took part in King Philip's War in 1665. He was co-captain (along with Cpt. Thomas Wheeler) of an expedition to negotiate with the Nipmuc sachem Muttawmp and unwittingly led his men into an ambush in what became known as Wheeler's Surprise. In this battle he was seriously wounded and died several weeks afterward in Marlborough.
References
Works cited
- Eva LaPlante, "American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans", HarperCollins, 2005, ISBN 0060750561, [1]
- Oliver Ayer Roberts, "History of the Military Company of the Massachusetts, now called, the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts: 1637-1888, Volume 1", A. Mudge & Son, 1895. [2]
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