Nicholas Hathaway was born in 1595 in Kingscote, Gloucestershire, England, and immigrated to Braintree, Massachusetts, during or before February of 1638. We don't know exactly when Nicholas came to America, but he was in Braintree on February 24, 1639. The town granted him 36 acres of land at Monaticott, Mount Wollystone, which is now part of Braintree. Shortly after he came to America, Taunton was founded about 40 miles south of Boston and 25 miles west of Plymouth. The town was officially incorporated in 1639 in Plymouth Colony, and Nicholas Hathaway is on a list of "First Settlers." His name appears in the town's historical records regarding land transactions, indicating he became an extensive landowner. Nicholas's descendants played a prominent role in Taunton for many years.

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John Hathaway was born in 1629 in England, probably in London. He was the son of Nicholas Hathaway. Shortly after he and his father came to America, Taunton was founded about forty miles south of Boston and twenty-five miles west of Plymouth. Taunton was officially incorporated in 1639, and Nicholas Hathaway is on a list of "First Settlers." John Hathaway spent most of his life in Taunton and was an influential member of the community. His father was an original settler, but John made the most significant impact on the town's development.

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John Hathaway, Jr. was born August 3, 1650, in Taunton, Massachusetts. His father, John Hathaway Sr., was 21 years old at the time. In 1668 John married Hannah Burt. She was born in 1652 and was the daughter of James and Ana Burt, who lived in Taunton. John and Hannah Hathaway had ten children. john and Hanna lived in Freetown which was part of Taunton until 1683. John played an enormus role in the development and government of the town during his lifetime, and became a very wealthy man.

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Jacob Hathaway was born in 1675 or early 1676 in the Garrison House in Taunton, which was part of Plymouth Colony at that time. His parents had fled for safety with his two older sisters and his brother John when the Indians attacked their hometown at the beginning of King Philip's War. He was the fourth child of John Hathaway Jr. and his wife, Hannah Burt Hathaway. Jacob married Philipa Ruth Chase on January 28, 1696/97, in Taunton, Massachusetts. Philipa was born in Freetown on July 5, 1679, and many documents refer to her as Philip, although her given name was Philipa after her mother. Her parents were Benjamin Chase and Philipa Sherman Chase. The Chases and the Shermans were Quakers, which would have a significant influence on Jacob.

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Isaac Hathaway was born in Freetown, Massachusetts, on July 16, 1704. He was the fourth child and the third son of Jacob Hathaway and Philipa Chase Hathaway. His great grandfather, John Hathaway Senior, and his grandfather, John Hathaway Junior, were still alive and living nearby. Isaac married Rebecca Warren of Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1727. She was born August 14, 1701, in Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Province, the daughter of Joshua Warren and Rebecca Church, and the great-great-granddaughter of Richard Warren, one of the Mayflower Pilgrims. Isaac Hathaway died on June 7, 1749, nine weeks before his 45th birthday. Rebecca, lived until at least 1773.

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Isaac Hathaway Jr. was born in Freetown, Massachusetts, on July 29, 1729. He was the second son of Isaac Hathaway and Rebecca Warren. Isaac married Phoebe Bailey on August 13, 1752, in Tiverton, Rhode Island. She was born July 8, 1734, and was Thomas Bailey Jr. and Mary Bennett's daughter. Like Isaac Jr., she was descended from Richard Warren, who came to the new world on the Mayflower in 1620 and was a Plymouth Colony founder. Isaac and Phoebe had sixteen children.

Isaac Hathaway Jr. fought in the Revolutionary War, as did his brother and several of his sons.

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