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painstaking records of the condition of New England between 

 1620 and 1630. They include a " Narrative of Troubles with the 

 Indians," published in Boston in 1677, and a " History of New 

 England," finished in 1680. " 



For the last-named work he received £50 as a " manifestation 

 of thankfulness " from the general court, and the manuscript is 

 still preserved in the library of the Massachusetts Historical So- 

 ciety. Cotton Mather in his " Magnalia " acknowledges his in- 

 debtedness to Mr Hubbard. He died in 1704, and of that event 

 the record is still preserved in the following words : " He goes 

 to ye lecture, after to Col. Apletons, goes home, sups, and dyes 

 that night." The Reverend John Eliot refers to him as " equal 

 to any in the province for learning and candour, and superior to 

 all his contemporaries as a writer." 



The line of descent continues through John Hubbard, who was 

 born in Ipswich in 1648 and who in early manhood settled in 

 Boston, where he became a leading merchant. In 1671 he mar- 

 ried Ann Leverett, second daughter of Sir John Leverett. 



To the career of this distinguished military leader a few words 

 must be given. Born in England in 1616, he came with his father 

 to Boston in 1632 and became a successful merchant. Early in 

 life he was chosen captain of a militia company, and in 1644 he 

 went to England to fight against the King under Cromwell. 

 Later he returned to Boston and was chosen a delegate to the 

 general court, also becoming a member of the governor's coun- 

 cil. In 1671 he was appointed deput}^ governor, and two years 

 later governor of the colony. Meanwhile his knowledge of mil- 

 itary matters was recognized, and from 1663 to 1673 he was 

 major general of the Massachusetts soldiers. It was during his 

 administration as governor that King Philip's war occurred, and 

 it was largely owing to his skill and energy that the war was 

 brought to a fortunate issue. For his services in this direction 

 Charles IT conferred upon him the honor of knighthood. 



Returning to the Hubbard ancestry, John, previously men- 

 tioned, had a son, born in 1677, to whom he gave the name of 

 John. This second John was graduated from Harvard in 1695 

 and became pastor of the church in Jamaica, Long island, in 

 1698. He died in 1705, and is described as a man "of gentle 

 disposition and greatly beloved by his flock, who deplored his 

 early death.". In 1701 he married Mabel Russell, granddaughter 

 of Richard Russell and, on her mother's side, of Samuel Wyllis. 



The Honorable Richard Russell was a man of much impor- 



