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I Hitchcok

Additional candidates to GAWP5

1st tier candidates:

  • Ichabod Hitchcok, 1749 - 1838, Hamden, CT, master carpenter

  • James Hitchcok, working 1783, Hancock, MA, joyner   

  • ​Jesse Hitchcok, 1766 - 1836, Brimfield, MA, carpenter and house builder

  • Joseph Hitchcok, 1760/1766 - to PA by 1799, builder and architect

  • Josiah Hitchcok, 1726 - 1819, Springfield, MA, carpenter

2nd tier candidate

  • ​John Hitchcok, 1692 - 1777, Springfield, MA, carpenter tools left to sons in his will, one of which is Josiah above

I Hitchcok

Additional candidates to GAWP5

1st tier candidates:

  • Ichabod Hitchcok, 1749 Hamden, CT - 1838, Claremont, VT, master carpenter

       Son of John and Ester. His father John was born in New Haven, CT in 1708 and died in Hamden in 1764.

  • James Hitchcok, working 1783, Hancock, MA, joyner in a court document  

  • ​Jesse Hitchcok, 1766 - 1836, Brimfield, MA, carpenter and house builder

  • Joseph Hitchcok, 1760/1766 - to PA by 1799, builder and architect

       His father, John, was born in Colchester, CT in 1741. The father died in Pittsfield, VT in 1813.

  • Josiah Hitchcok, 1726 - 1819, Springfield, MA, carpenter

       His father John left his carpenter tools to Josiah and his brothers Isaac and Levi in his 1774 will.

2nd tier candidate

  • ​John Hitchcok, 1692 - 1777, Springfield, MA, carpenter tools left to sons in his will, Josiah above, Isaac and Levi. The sons were born in Springfield between 1722 and 1734.

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(Strongest candidates based on the appearance of the planes and the estimated working dates of the craftsmen which might be earlier than the dates given in GAWP5.)

I Hitchcok birch molder courtesy of Mike Humphrey. Mike noted a resemblance to Ion Ballou planes.

(The presentation of visually based elements (scale imprints, scale drawings, etc.) is a challenge, especially when moving from the printed page to the realm of an electronic medium. For reference, the original GAWP 5, CAWP, BARS and SOJ publications had pages which were 8-1/2" in width.)

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