1676-1725 Luke Hitchcock and his brother John Hitchcock were selectmen for Springfield, Massachusetts for many years. [1]
Research Notes:
A biosketch reports [2]:
Luke Hitchcock, Jr., married Widow Sarah Dorchester, widow of Benjamin, February 14, 1676. He represented. Springfield as Deputy to the General Court eight years and was four years on the Board of Selectmen. He died January 27, 1727, and she died November 8, 1746.
Their children were:
Sarah, b. April I, 1678, m. James Merrick.
Elizabeth, b. March 19, 1680, m. Pelatiah Bliss.
Mercy, b. February 1, 1681, m. Ebenezer Day.
Hannah, b. March 18, 1684, m. Samuel Stebbins, Jr.
Thankful, b. October 18, 1686, m. John Phelps of Westfield.
Mary, b. October 21, 1688, m. George Colton.
Luke, b. July 13, 1691, m. Martha Colton.
Jonathan, b. September 4, 1693, d. September 26, 1693.
Ebenezer, b. August 20, 1694, m. Mary Sheldon.
Jonathan, b. June 24, 1696, d. April 8, 1698.
Pelatiah, b. July 16, 1698, m. Sarah Parsons.
[1] Henry M. Burt, The First Century of the History of Springfield, The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, Vol. 1 (Springfield, Massachusetts: Henry M. Burt, 1898), 28, of 26-31, [InternetArchive].
[2] Henry M. Burt, The First Century of the History of Springfield, The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, Vol. 2 (Springfield, Massachusetts: Henry M. Burt, 1898), 589, [HathiTrust].