Lancaster was first settled as "Nashaway" in 1643. It was officially incorporated as "Lancaster on the Nashua" in 1653. It originally included many current towns in central Massachusetts. It was the home of Mary Rowlandson. During King Philip's War the town suffered several massacres. It was abandoned in 1680 and resettled several years later.
She married Henry Kibbe (Kibbee, Kibbie, Kibby). Their daughter was Lydia Kibby Bennett Hewes (1637, married George Bennett.
In New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Clarence Torrey says Henry Kibby married Rachael "Lindon" "daughter of Richard."
Henry Kibby was a proprietor of Dorchester in 1639 and became a freeman in 1642.
Rachel Kibby died on July 16, 1657. Henry died on July 10, 1661.
Lydia and George Bennett were gifted most of Richard Linton's estate in 1665.
George was killed in 1675 during King Philip's War in an attack of Lancaster.
Mary White Rowlandson,Talcot
was captured by Native Americans
during King Philip's War
(1675-1676).
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
King Philip’s War was a bloody and costly series of raids and skirmishes in 1675 and 1676 between the Native American people and the colonials. King Philip was the Native American leader Metacom.
