Capt. John Van Norden Hatfield


BornTusket Nova ScotiaJanuary 19, 1802
DiedTusket, Nova Scotia, CanadaJuly 31, 1878
MarriedSarah Jane Hatfield
(a half-first cousin)
Tusket, Nova Scotia, Canada
MarriedMary E. KendrickNova Scotia
(After Sarah Died)
FatherCol. Job Hatfield
MotherJane Van Norden
Capt. John Van Norden Hatfield
Tombstone of
John Van Norden Hatfield
St. Stephens
Anglican Church Graveyard
Tusket, Nova Scotia

Children by: Sarah Jane (Hatfield) Hatfield

1.Lois Ann HatfieldTusket, Nova Scotia
April 30, 1825
2.Job Lyons HatfieldTusket, Nova Scotia
July 25, 1832
3.Mary Lent HatfieldTusket, Nova Scotia
December 01, 1837
4.Sarah Eliza HatfieldTusket, Nova Scotia
Abt. 1841
5.Charlotte Van Norden HatfieldTusket Nova Scotia
October 1842
6.Jane H. HatfieldTusket, Nova Scotia
February 12, 1844
7.Charles T. Hatfield
Died: 1848
Tusket, Nova Scotia
1847
8.(Un-Named Son) HatfieldTusket, Nova Scotia
Died in Infancy

Children by: Mary E. (Kendrick) Hatfield

1.Abel HatfieldTusket, Nova Scotia
April 05, 1871
2.Margaret HatfieldTusket, Nova Scotia
Abt. 1872
3.Cornelia S. HatfieldTusket, Nova Scotia
January 10, 1875
4.Andrew HatfieldTusket, Nova Scotia
Abt. 1876



Capt. John Van Norden Hatfield was a sea captain for 18 Years and finally retired to live in Thorndale, Tusket Village, County of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. He represented the county in the Provincial Parliament.
Tusket Court house
John Van Norden Hatfield and his son-in-law Henry Tedford Goudey were both Supreme Court Justices which presided over the court in the Court House building shown on the right.
John Van Norden Hatfield with Robert Kelley and James Lent owned the "Queen Charlotte" (117 tons) in 1810. From 1830 to 1877, he owned 4 schooners, 1 brigantine, 1 brig, 2 barks, and 1 ship. Total Tonnage 2998. He was a member of parliament for Argyle 1859 and was a man of wealth connected with insurance companies and shipping.

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