I have been working with the will of Nathaniel Hayward (b. Bef. 13 Nov 1642 in Salem, MA d. 19 Dec 1720 in Beverly, MA) who is my 8th great grandfather. Although I descend from his son Nehemiah Hayward (b. Bef. 10 July 1670 in Beverly, MA), I have been using Nathaniel’s will to learn more about the rest of this family. I seem to have hit a wall with Nathaniel’s daughter Hannah Hayward (b. Bef. 16 May 1680 in Beverly, MA) and cannot find the name of her husband. I have tried to decipher what is written in the will and have found that the others have interpreted the name as Vickery. I have not been able to find any information on a marriage using that name. However, I did find Roger Vickery (b. Abt. 1685 in Marblehead, MA d. Abt. 1761) who married Hannah [Unknown] about 1706 in Marblehead, MA. Again, I could not find a record of this. The names of the children of Roger and Hannah include a Nathaniel (Hannah’s father’s name) and Stephen (Hannah’s youngest brother born next after Hannah). The Vickery name is later found in Beverly. Another possible connection between the families is that Roger’s great grandson Knott Vickery (John, John, Roger) married Martha Dixey (12 November 1783), their children were born in Beverly and Nathaniel’s brother, Nehemiah Hayward, married Anna Dixey. If anyone has any information that would substantiate or refute this possible connection I would be very appreciative.

Thank you,
Stuart