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Lottisa V. Crossett Ancestry

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Ancestor Charts

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Lottisa V. Crossett

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Shell

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WILLIAM CROSSET (1684–1722)

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EDWARD SAVAGE (c.1704-1767)

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STEPHEN CADY (1701-1785)

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ABIGAIL LEE (1704-1782)

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SAMUEL WINTER (born 1685)

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ELIZABETH PHILBRICK (1690-1756)

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JOHN HILLS (c.1679-c.1740)

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MARGARET DIX (born c.1681)

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JONATHAN WEBSTER (1705-1781)

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Gov. JOHN WEBSTER (1590-1661)

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MABEL RISLEY (1710-1781)

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GIDEON HOLLISTER (1699-1785)

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RACHEL TALCOTT (1706-1790)

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JOSEPH CASE (c.1706-1791)

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ESTHER HILLS (1710-1791)

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Families

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(8g) Anthony du Crozat

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Anthony Du Crozat was born c. 1620, d. 1689, and m. Laura THOMPSON. Children:

  • James, b. Carrickfergus, Antrim, N. Ireland 1653, m. Elizabeth ROGERS.

(7g) James Crossett

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James, the son of Anthony du Crozat, was born in 1653 in Carrickfergus, Antrim, Northern Ireland. He married Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland 1679 Elizabeth ROGERS, born about 1657 in Dundannon, County Tyrone. Children:

  • James, b. Carrickfergus, Antrim, Northern Ireland 1680.
  • Anthony, b. Ireland 1682; joined the English Army.
  • Edward, b. Ireland 1683, married a Miss Hastings of Larne. He followed the sea and it is believed that he and his wife went to Australia about 1708.
  • William, b. County Antrim, Ireland 1684, d. Ireland 1722, m. (1) 1705 Mary MASTERSON, b. Lurgan, County Down, Northern Ireland 1688, d. Ireland 1712. He married (2) Ireland 1712 Martha HAMILTON, b. Ireland 1688, d. in Massachusetts.
  • Elizabeth, b. Ireland c. 1685.
  • Mary, b. Ireland 1688.
  • Anna, b. Carrickfergus, Antrim, Northern Ireland 1690.
  • Grace, b. Ireland 1692.

(6g) William Crossett

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William Crossett, the son of James Crossett and Elizabeth Rogers, was b. 1684 and d. 1722. He m. (1) 1705 Mary MASTERSON, who died in 1712. He m. (2) 1714 Martha HAMILTON of Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland. In 1727, about five years after her husband's death, Martha immigrated to America with her children. The earliest record found for the family in New England is the 1738 marriage of her son Archibald in Rutland, Mass. Children, born in Ireland: [37] [38]

likely child with first wife, Mary Masterson:

  • John, b. say 1710, m. 13 Jan 1735 Martha Lindsay. A John Crossett was living in Concord, NH in 1735. Perhaps he was a son of William Crossett with his first wife, and a step-son of Martha.

with second wife, Martha Hamilton:

  • Archibald, b. 1715, perhaps in Londonderry, N. Ireland, d. 6 June 1799, and m. Rutland, Mass. 27 Sep 1738 Sarah SAVAGE, b. Rutland 10 May 1730, the daughter of Edward Savage and Mary Hamilton. Archibald first appears on a 6 Jan 1743 deed, where he was called of Pelham, Mass., and a housewright. He served his town as surveyor, selectman, and on a committees for repairing the meeting-house, etc. He was a grantee and grantor in New Salem, Mass. in 1771. He and Sarah had ten children born in Pelham, Mass., 1749 to 1769.
  • Robert, b. 1717, m. Mary SAVAGE, b. 1727, the daughter of Edward Savage and Mary Hamilton.
  • William, b. 1719, m. c. 1742 Elizabeth MACKLIN. During the American Revolutionary War, a William Croset of Pelham, Mass. was a corporal in Capt Isaac Gray's company, Col Jonathan Brewer's regiment, and also a corporal in Capt Joseph Hooker's company, Lt Col Samuel Williams's regiment; engaged 15 Dec 1776; discharged 18 Mar 1777; service 3 months 14 days. While this may have been his son, William, there is a separate entry for William Jr., indicating that perhaps both father and son served. The rank of corporal would likely have been bestowed upon an older, more experienced man. William and Elizabeth had eight children whose births were recorded in Pelham, Mass., 1743 to 1755.
  • Frank, b. 1720

(5g) Robert Crossett

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Robert, the son of William Crossett and Martha Hamilton, was born in Northern Ireland in 1717 and married in Rutland, Mass. 24 Nov 1748 Mary SAVAGE, b. Rutland 14 Sep 1727, the daughter of Edward Savage and Mary Hamilton. The family lived in Rutland, Worcester Co., Mass., where the oldest child was baptized, until about 1750. They then moved to New Salem, Hampshire Co., Mass where the remaining children were baptized, but the surname is spelled Crosier in the town records. He is almost certainly the Robert Crossett enumerated on the 1790 census in New Salem, Mass., with two males over 16 and three females. Children, all born or baptized in New Salem, MA (baptismal dates from the town vital records; most birth and other dates from Virkus's Compendium of American Genealogy, as presented in an online source): [39]

  • Edward, b. 25 July 1749, m. Elizabeth CADY [40]
  • Samuel, b. 25 Dec 1750, likely the "child of Mrs. Crosier" baptized at the New Salem, Mass. church on 8 Sep 1751, d. New Salem 2 Nov 1803. He was married in Shutesbury, Mass 4 Dec 1774 to Abigail CADY, b. 4 Jan 1756, d. 6 Aug 1823, daughter of Samuel Cady and Elizabeth Winter of Shutesbury. A Samuel Crasett was a private, Capt Watson's company, Col John Greaton's regiment, Continental Army, and appears on pay accounts for service from 11 Jan 1777 to 31 Dec 1779. Samuel Crossett of Pelham was a private, Capt Oliver Coney's company, Col Sear's regiment, marched 12 Aug 1781, discharged 15 Nov 1781, service 3 months, 10 days. Samuel appears on the 1790 census for New Salem, Mass. with one male 16 and over, two males under 16, and three females in the household, but he is missing from the 1800 census, though still living. Samuel and Abigail were originally interred in Fish Hill Cemetery in Prescott, but were moved to Quabbin Park Cemetery in 1939 when Fish Hill was flooded under a new reservoir. [41]
  • Robert, b. 9 March 1753, baptized 17 July 175[3], and d. 29 Sep 1776. There is no record of his having married or having children.
  • Sarah, b. 14 Feb 1755, bp 11 May 1755, and d. 1822 in Northfield, Mass. She m. Shutesbury, Mass. 1 Jan 1775 Joseph BRIDGE, b. Spencer, MA 18 Jan 1752, d. Northfield, MA 1831, son of Thomas Bridge and Mary Harrington. Following Sarah's death, Joseph m. (2) Mrs. Elizabeth Torrey. Joseph was a verteranarian and a Revolutionary War soldier. Joseph appears with family on the 1800 census of Shutesbury, but in 1810 they were living in Northfield, Mass. Joseph was still there in 1820, living only with a presumed wife, both of them aged 45+. [42]
  • John, b. 4 Feb 1757, bp 23 Oct 1757. John was a Rev. War soldier from New Salem, serving as a private in Capt Isaac Gray's company, Col. Jonathan Brewer's regiment, enlisting 1 May 1775. He also served in Capt Jeremiah Bullard's company, Col. David Wells's regiment, enlisting 10 May 1777 and discharged 20 July 1777. The John Crossett who died in Bennington, VT 17 July 1841 appears to be a younger man. This is also NOT the John Crossett of Wardsboro, VT who m. Greenfield, Mass. 11 July 1787 (int. 7 May 1787) Olive CARPENTER, b. Windham Co., VT 4 May 1765, d. c. 1806, daughter of Henry Carpenter and Phebe Brooke. That John Crossett d. Oct 1815 and m. (2) in 1807 Esther Kindal who filed for a widow's pension under the 1853 law. The subject John Crossett may have gone to Hebron, NY or Salem, NY or elsewhere. He does not appear to have remained in Mass., unless he died a young man.
  • Isaac, b. 25 April 1760, bp 6 July 1760 , and d. (20 Sep) 1792 in New Salem, Mass. No record of wife or children has been found.
  • Ebenezer, b. 10 June 1762, bapt. 22 Aug 1762, and d. Prescott, Mass May 1834 "supposed age about 70". He is the Eben[ezer] Crossett who m. New Salem, MA 20 Jan 1784 Hannah LEACH, and appears on the 1790 census for New Salem with one male 16+ and two females in the household. No other records for him have been found yet.
  • Richard, b. 5 Nov 1764, d. Swanzey, Cheshire, NH 6 Aug 1814, and m. Greenwich, Mass. 4 Jan 1785 Olive POWERS, b. Greenwich, Mass. 9 April 1762, d. Swanzey 10 March 1835, aged 72, daughter of Aaron Powers and Olive Osborne. They had 13 children. Richard and Olive are buried in the Mount Caesar Cemetery in Swanzey, Lot 297. [43]
  • Patience, b. 22 Oct 1766, bp 2 Nov 1766, d. Swanzey, NH 19 Feb 1853, and m. Zenas WARE, b. Winchester, NH 4 Feb 1771, d. there 6 April 1817, son of Ziba Ware and Keziah Day. They had five children. Patience and zenas are buried in the Mount Caesar Cemetery in Swanzey, Lot 450. [44]
  • Mary, b. 4 April 1769, bp 26 Oct 1769

(4g) Edward Crossett

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Edward, the oldest of ten known children born to Robert Crossett and Mary Savage of Rutland and New Salem, Massachusetts, was born in Rutland, Mass. 25 July 1749, d. Duxbury, VT 31 Dec 1820, and married in Shutesbury, Mass. on 8 February 1774 (intention 25 January) Elizabeth CADY, b. Killingly, CT 25 July 1754, d. Duxbury, VT 17 Sep 1826, the daughter of Samuel Cady and Elizabeth Winter of Shutesbury. His father was born in Ireland, though the family originated in Scotland. He was the "Edward Crosier", son of Robert, baptized in Rutland, but the baptismal date was not given, other than in the group from 1742 to 1749. While Edward was an infant, the family moved from Rutland to New Salem, and this is where all of Edward's siblings were born. Edward appears in the 1790 census for Shutesbury (then in Hampshire Co., MA) and on the 1800 census for Hampshire Co. Sometime after 1800 the family left Massachusetts and went north to Duxbury, Vermont. The entire family was likely in Vermont by 1807 when the son Jason married that year in Waterbury. Edward appears on the 1810 census in Duxbury (then in Chittenden Co.), VT. He and Elizabeth are buried in the Phillips District Cemetery, Duxbury, VT, both with extant gravestones. They had nine children whose births were recorded in Shutesbury, Mass.: [45]

  • Susanna, b. 25 July 1776, d. 1796, m. Amherst, Mass. 19 March 1794 Jabez HENDRICK, b. Templeton, Mass. 19 Feb 1769, d. Ripton, VT 3 March 1851, the son of James Hendrick and Lois Beaman of Amherst. She died within three years of her marriage, with no surviving children, after which Jabez married in Amherst 2 Feb 1797 Sally Henry, the daughter of Samuel Henry and Lurana Cady. Jabez named one of his daughters Susanna Crossett Hendrick, after his first wife. Jabez was a millwright, and thus moved from place to place. In 1800 Jabez was living with his second wife and a son in Reading, Windsor Co., Vermont. In September 1814 he went with other Vermont volunteers from Middlebury, VT to Plattsburgh, New York, and engaged with the British. He served a total of ten days. About 1821 he separated from his wife Sally after she bore seven of his children. She went to Shutesbury, Mass. to live with her brother Luther Henry, and later returned to Vermont to live with her children. She died at the home of her daughter, Eliza, in Middlebury on 21 Feb 1870. Jabez married a third time to Mary Hall, the daughter of Benjamin and Molly Hall of Keene, New Hampshire, and with her had seven more children. According to the Ripton Cemetery Commision, in an 1861 account, Jabez was called "grandfather" within the S. H. Hendrick grave plot in the Cook Cemetery there, and he was labeled as a veteran, as was his grandson, Luther Hendrick, a veteran of the Civil War. The burial location for Susanna has not been determined, but she is certainly buried in Amherst where she lived with her husband, and where he remarried following her death. [46]
  • Achsah, b. 28 Aug 1778, d. NH 20 Aug 1843, married in Dorchester (Suffolk Co.), Mass. on 4 March 1810 to George WILLISTON, b. Suffield, CT 7 Feb 1781, d. Hanover, NH 30 Dec 1819, the son of Consider Williston and Rhoda King of Suffield, Connecticut. They had six known children. Achsah and George are buried in the Dartmouth College Cemetery, Hanover, NH. [47]
  • Elizabeth "Betsey", b. 15 Sep 1780, d. Duxbury, VT 19 Feb 1873, m. Reuben CLARK, and two marriage records have been found for them: one in Shelburne, Mass. on 8 April 1802 and the other in Shutesbury, Mass. on 18 April 1802. There were many contemporary Reuben Clarks, making it difficult to determine which pertains to the husband of Betsey. He likely died at an early age. One record that almost certainly pertains to Betsey is the 1870 census for Duxbury where she is 89 years old and living in the household of Edwin C. Crossett, 53, and Cornelia Crossett, 49. A Joseph Clark, born about 1771, whose tombstone is next to Betsey's, should be her husband, but the name is different than in the marriage records. Did she marry a second husband named Clark? She is buried in the Phillips District Cemetery in Duxbury, VT. [48][49]
  • Edward, b. 26 Aug 1782, d. Duxbury, VT 30 March 1843, married Hannah CORBEN, b. Columbia County, NY 1786, d. Duxbury, VT 9 Jan 1871. Hannah's death record gives her parents as Jacob and Aneliza Carster. Another account gives her maiden name as Corben. It's possible that her family came from French Canada, and that the name was anglicized in many different ways. Edward and Hannah had many children, but only a few have been identified from census records. Edward appears on the 1810, 1820, 1830, and 1840 federal censuses in Duxbury. He died testate with the order of notice dated 11 April 1843, and the will probated on 2 May 1843. In 1850 Hannah was living in Duxbury with two children and a boarder or servant. In 1870 she was living in Waterbury, Vermont in the household of her son Janus. Known children: (1) Emeline, b. 1811, was living with her mother in 1850; (2) Edwin, b. 1817, was living with his mother in 1850; (3) Janus, b. 1824, m. Euretta R. Crosby, b. 1823, was living in Waterbury, VT in 1870, with his mother in the household; (4) William Jarvis, b. 1828, d. 1830. Edward and Hannah are buried in the Duxbury Corner Cemetery in Duxbury, VT. [50]
  • Jason, b. 16 May 1785, d. Waterbury, VT 7 Nov 1854, and married in Waterbury 1 January 1807 Lydia CORSE, b. Northfield, Mass. 15 Aug 1785, d. Duxbury, VT 20 Sep 1870, the daughter of Gad Corse and Lydia Norton of Northfield, Mass. and Waterbury, VT. In 1830 Jason appears on the census in Colchester, Chittenden Co., VT, but by 1840 was living in Waterbury. In the 1850 census, he was still with family in Waterbury, but the handwriting of the transcriber was very indistinct, and his name looks like "Susan Caput" aged 45, when in reality it reads "Jason Crosset" aged 65. Following Jason's death, Lydia went to live with family in Duxbury, and died of "paralysis." Jason and Lydia had eight children. Jason is buried near his in-laws, Gad and Lydia Corse, in the Hope Cemetery in Waterbury, and his wife Lydia is buried beside him, but she does not have a gravestone there. Their daughter Lydia is buried on the other side of Jason. [51]
  • Chloe, b. 5 Sep 1787, d. Duxbury, VT 10 Jan 1866, married in Duxbury on 15 January 1810 to Simeon HILLS, b. Glastonbury, CT 1787, d. Duxbury, VT 29 June 1841, aged 54, the son of Levi Hills and Olle Hollister of Glastonbury, Connecticut and Berlin, Vermont. Chloe and Simeon spent their entire married lives living in Duxbury with their children, and Simeon appears with family on the 1810, 1820, and 1830 federal censuses there. As a widow Chloe appears on the 1860 census in Duxbury, aged 73, with the family of her son, George, aged 45. Chloe and Simeon are buried in the Phillips District Cemetery in Duxbury. [52]
  • Rebecca, b. 26 Apr 1790, d. Shutesbury, Mass. 10 May 1792. She is buried in the West Cemetery in Shutesbury, but has no extant gravestone. [53]
  • Roswell, b. 3 June 1794, d. Duxbury, VT 27 Nov 1859, aged 65, m. Duxbury 24 Dec 1816 Eunice WELLS, b. 15 Aug 1798 (recorded in Duxbury, but 1850 census says she was born in Mass.), d. Montgomery (Franklin Co.), VT 20 May 1870, aged 71, the daughter of Eleaser Wells of Duxbury. Roswell appears on the 1830 and 1850 censuses in Duxbury, with a large family. In 1860 Eunice was living in Duxbury with John Crossett, aged 45, presumably her oldest child with a slightly exageraged age. Roswell and Eunice are buried in the Crossett Hill Cemetery in Duxbury with several of their 8 or 9 known children. [54]
  • Hosea, b. 21 Aug 1796, m. Duxbury 4 Dec 1817 Persis "Piercy" HILLS (below).
  • Hezekiah, b. c. 1799 (this from DNA)

(3g) Hosea Crossett

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Hosea Crossett was b. Shutesbury, Mass. 21 Aug 1796, d. Duxbury, VT 18 Oct 1875, and m. Duxbury 4 December 1817 Persis "Piercy" HILLS, b. Berlin, VT 7 May 1801, d. Duxbury, VT 17 Aug 1865, of dysentery, the daughter of Levi Hills and Olle Hollister of Berlin, VT. Hosea was a farmer. He is the "Horace" Crossett on the 1820 census for Duxbury, and also appears under a variety of names on the 1830 through 1870 federal censuses in Duxbury. He has two different death records on file at the Vermont Vital Records Division in Montpelier. One says he died 18 November 1875, aged 79y 2m 24d of heart disease. The other says he died 18 October 1875, aged 79y 1m 27d of typhoid fever, which date agrees with his gravestone, so is the date accepted for this memorial. Hosea and Piercy are buried in the Phillips District Cemetery in Duxbury. They had twelve known children, eleven of whom grew to adulthood, and eight of whom married, all born in Duxbury, VT: [55]

  • Levi Curtis, b. 7 Nov 1819, d. Duxbury 9 Nov 1844. He is buried in the Phillips District Cemetery in Duxbury, where his parents are. [56]
  • Louisa P. was born 27 March 1822 and died in Duxbury 3 Jan 1869. She appears on the 1850 census in Duxbury, aged 26, in the household of her parents. She never married and died at the age of 46 of "dropsy on the brain." She is buried in the Phillips District Cemetery in Duxbury. [57]
  • Cornelius, b. 17 March 1824, apparently died young
  • Zerah H., b. 25 April 1825, d. Monroe Co., Wisconsin 8 March 1888, married about 1852 Jane A. DAVIS, who was born in Vermont 2 Sep 1826, d. Tomah, Wisconsin 23 Dec 1896. In 1860 Zerah moved with his family from Vermont to Ridgeville, Monroe Co., Wisconsin, and he appears there on the 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses with his wife and several children. During the Civil War he served as a private with the 25th Regiment of the Wisconsin infantry. He later received a pension for his service, and the pension certificate was issued on 4 March 1887 according to an item in a Wisconsin newspaper of that date. He died in an accident with a steam engine, after which his wife received a widow's pension. Jane's obituary appeared in the Northwestern Christian Advocate, vol 45, p 23 (3 Feb 1897): "Mrs. Jane A. Crosett was born in Vermont, Sep. 2, 1826, and died in Tomah, Wis., Dec. 23, 1896. She was possessed of those unassuming qualities that always make true worth doubly valuable. For many years she was a staunch member of our church. Four children remain to mourn the loss. Three Children preceded the mother to the brighter world, one of whom, Cortes E., was a minister in West Wisconsin Conference." Zerah and Jane had seven known children born from 1852 to 1872. Zerah and Jane are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery,, Tomah, Wisonsin.[58]
  • Gideon H., b. 7 April 1827, d. Providence, RI 28 Feb 1893, married in Moretown, VT 21 March 1850 Nancy Augusta THORNTON, b. Moretown 21 March 1830, d. Keene, NH 12 July 1896, the daughter of Jesse Thornton and Lucinda Carpenter. Gideon is certainly named for his great grandfather, Gideon Hollister. Gideon appears twice in the 1850 census, once as a child, aged 24 in the household of his parents in Duxbury, and also in Moretown with wife Nancy and with "Laura" Crossett, aged 7. This is very likely his little sister, Loraine. In 1863 he registered for the Civil War draft, and his occupation was given as joiner. In 1870 he and Nancy were living in Acworth, NH with his brother Julius and family, and with his father. In 1880 he was still in Acworth with wife Nancy, daughter Lizzie, aged 25, and brother Justin B. Crossett, aged 34. Gideon was an invalid near the end of his life, and his brother, Justin came to visit him in Providence, then suddenly died of pneumonia; Gideon died three days later. Nancy appears with her husband in the 1850 census of Moretown, and the 1870 and 1880 censuses of Acworth, New Hampshire. She was likely living with her husband in Providence, Rhode Island when he died in 1893, after which she went to live with family in Keene, NH, where she died. No record of children has been found. Gideon and Nancy are buried in Acworth Cemetery, Acworth (Sullivan Co.), NH, but neither has a gravestone. [59]
  • Thaddeus B., b. 22 Sep 1828, d. Waterbury, VT 28 Dec 1903, married in Waitsfield, VT on 20 April 1868 to Roxanna H. (QUIMBY) Maynard, b. Waitsfield, VT 28 April 1840, d. Waterbury, VT 24 Jan 1934, the daughter of John Quimby and Hortense Palmer, and the widow of James L. Maynard, b. 1834, the son of Carlos Maynard and Belinda Lewis. They had been married in Waitsfield on 3 July 1860. James was a sharpshooter during the Civil War, and enlisted in Co. H, 2nd Regt, US Secret Service on 28 November 1863 and was mustered in on 18 December of that year. He was killed when shot in the head on 6 May 1864 at the Battle of the Wilderness in Spotsylvania Co., Virginia, and his body was not recovered. Thaddeus was a carpenter who in 1850 was living at home in Duxbury with his parents. In 1860 he was enumerated on the federal census twice, once in Manchester, New Hampshire with his sister and brother-in-law, Julia and John Paige. It is possible he had a first wife, Julia, ten years younger than he, who was also in the same household in 1860. His other appearance in 1860 was back in Duxbury where he appears as head of household with his parents and five siblings living with him. I do not find him in 1870, but in 1880 and 1900 he was living in Waterbury, VT with his wife Roxanna, but with no children of theirs. Roxanna taught Sunday School at the Methodist Church in Waterbury for over 50 years and was Sunday School Superintendant for 47 years. During the flood of 1927, at the age of 86, she had her first canoe ride ever, when she was rescued from her home. According to the 1900 census, Roxanna had no children. Thaddeus and Roxanna share a grave marker in the Hope Cemetery in Waterbury, but also with them is an Ethel Crossett, with no dates on the marker. It has not been determined if Ethel was an earlier wife of Thaddeus, or if she is the same person as the Julia Crossett mentioned earlier. Another possibility is that she was a daughter of Thaddeus with a first wife. [60]
  • Achsah C. H. “Axie”, b. 27 Dec 1831, d. Middlesex, VT 5 July 1882, and married Duxbury 4 October 1870 Martin Wellington JACKMAN, b. Waterbury, VT 2 Oct 1837, d. Fair Haven, VT 15 Jan 1912, the son of Nathan Jackman and Sally Abbott. Martin had m. (1) Stowe, VT 25 Nov 1868 Merceline Sparks, which marriage soon ended. Martin and Achsah appear together on the 1880 census in Middlesex, VT with no children or boarders. Following Achsah's death, Martin married (3) Fair Haven, VT 12 Feb 1890 Charlotte M. Gibbs. Following Achsah's death and his subsequent remarriage, he appears on the 1900 census in Fair Haven, Vermont with wife Charlotte and with an older woman, Lorraine Higgins, aged 78. Achsah is buried in the Phillips District Cemetery in Duxbury, while Martin is buried with his last wife in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Fair Haven, VT. [61]
  • Lotisa Vianna, b. 25 Dec 1834, d. Providence, RI 5 April 1907, m. Moses Langley WATSON.
  • Julia Ann, b. 13 Feb 1838, d. Keene, NH 29 April 1917, m. Manchester, NH 26 Feb 1859 John Frank PAGE, b. Goffstown, NH 3 Feb 1833, d. Keene 30 Sep 1920, the son of John G. Page and Nancy Campbell of Goffstown. During the Civil War John enlisted on 7 September 1864 as a private into Company H, 1st New Hampshire Heavy Artillery. He was mustered out of service at Washington DC on 15 June 1865. In 1880 they were living in Springfield, Windsor Co., VT with their two daughters. In 1900 and 1910 they lived in Keene, NH with their daughter Minnie. They are buried in Woodland Cemetery, Keene, NH, and share a family gravestone with their two daughters and a granddaughter. [62]
  • Julius R., b. 30 Sep 1840, d. Acworth (Sullivan Co.), NH 10 Jan 1925, married Acworth 9 December 1865 Parthena Ann GLEASON, b. Acworth 1 Sep 1843, d. there 2 Sep 1924, the daughter of Joseph Gleason and Persis Gay of Acworth. Julius appears with family in Acworth on every census from 1870 to 1920. He and Parthena had four known children, born from 1867 to 1873. Julius and Parthena are buried in the Acworth Cemetery. [63]
  • Patty Loraine, b. 21 Sep 1842, d. Claremont (Sullivan Co.), NH 18 Feb 1906. Family members called her Patty Loraine. She was called "Lovina P. Crossett" when married in Montpelier, VT on 22 October 1861 to Edward Livingston TURNER, b. VT 1837, d. Waterbury, VT 20 Sep 1889, aged 52, the son of George and Clarissa Turner of Duxbury. Loraine appears with her husband in 1870 in Duxbury, and with her husband and children there in 1880. Their two sons were born before 1870, so it is not known why they were not enumerated with their parents on that census. In 1900 Loraine was widowed and living with her son Carl in Acworth, New Hampshire. Loraine has an extant gravestone in the Hope Cemetery, Waterbury, VT, but it is uncertain if Edward has a surviving stone there. [64]
  • Justin B., b. 8 May 1845, d. Providence, RI 25 Feb 1893, and apparently did not marry. In 1870 he was living with his sister and brother-in-law, Julia and John Page, in Acworth, New Hampshire. In 1880 he was still in Acworth, but living with his brother Gideon and family, and his occupation was given as carpenter. In 1885 he was the secretary of the Grange in Acworth. The following obituary appeared in the Argus and Patriot (Montpelier, VT), vol XLIII, issue 15, p 2, 1 March 1893: "Justin Crossett died of pneumonia last Sunday in Providence, R.I., where he was living. J. B. Crossett, his brother, was with him at his death, and brought his remains to town last Monday. The funeral occurred on Tuesday, the interment being in the village cemetery. He went to Providence to care for an invalid brother, whose death would not have caused the surprise that has come so suddenly to the family." The invalid brother mentioned in the obit was Gideon, who died three days after Justin. Justin was not buried in the [Waterbury] Village Cemetery as implied by the article, but instead in the Phillips District Cemetery in Duxbury. [65]

(7g) Edward Savage

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Edward, reputedly the son of Abraham Sauvage and Marie Bridou (I'm skeptical), was b. say 1680, apparently in London, d. Ireland 1716, and m. c. 1703 Sarah HAMILTON. Accounts that say he was born in 1684 and married in 1700 (at age 16???) are not realistic. Children: [66]

  • Edward, b. c. 1704, m. Mary HAMILTON (see below).
  • Abraham (twin), b. 27 Jan 1706, died by 1766, m. Boston, Mass. 14 June 1737 Mary BARNES. They lived in Chatham,NY, and had six known children born c. 1738 to 1747.
  • John (twin), b. 27 Jan 1706, d. Salem, NY 27 June 1792, m. Rutland, Mass. 15 Jan 1732/3 Eleanor HAMILTON, b. 1714, d. Salem, NY 7 March 1783, daughter of John Hamilton. They had eight known children born 1733 to 1759. John has a grave marker in Evergreen Cemetery, Salem, NY, but it is uncertain if Eleanor's still exists. [67]

(6g) Edward Savage, Jr.

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Edward Savage, the son of Edward Savage and Sarah Hamilton, was b. c. 1704 and m. in Westboro, Mass. 4 Nov 1726 Mary HAMILTON, b. Ireland 1707, d. Rutland, Mass. 10 Feb 1767 in her 60th year, daughter of John and Eleanor Hamilton. Mary is buried in the Old Cemetery in Rutland. Children, born in Rutland: [68] [69]

  • Mary, b. 14 Sep 1727, m. Rutland 24 Nov 1748 Robert CROSSETT
  • Edward, b. 22 May 1729, d. Rutland 15 July 1729
  • Sarah, b. 10 May 1730, m. Rutland 27 Sep 1748 Archibald CROSSETT, b. c. 1715
  • Seth, b. 13 Apr 1732, d. Princeton, MA 21 Aug 1807, and m. int. Rutland 29 Nov 1755 Lydia CRAIG, b. 1738, d. Lancaster, Mass 11 May 1816. Seth was a Revolutionary War soldier, and in 1780 he was the constable of Princeton. He and Lydia had five children born in Princeton from 1761 to 1776 (likely others as well). Seth is buried with a grave marker in the Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery in Princeton. [70]
  • Abraham, b. 21 May 1734
  • Isaac, b. say 1740, m. int Rutland 12 April 1766 Thankful STONE, b. Rutland, MA 1 Oct 1743, daughter of Nathan and Mary Stone. [71]
  • Eunice, b. 1752, d. Rutland 20 Sep 1811 in her 60th year, m. Rutland 18 April 1771 Elijah STONE, b. Rutland 21 Jan 1749, d. Rutland 20 June 1831, the son of Samuel-5 Stone (Samuel-4-3-2, Gregory-1) and Mindwell Stevens. They had four children born in Rutland between c. 1773 and c. 1781. Elijah was a lieutenant in the local militia, and served during the American Revolutionary War. Eunice, and likely Elijah, are buried in the Old Cemetery in Rutland, Mass. [72] [73]

(7g) John Hamilton

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John Hamilton could be the "John Hambelton" who was baptized at Derry Cathedral, Templemore, Londonderry, (Northern) Ireland 17 Feb 1677, the son of John Hambelton (parish register). He was married to Eleanor _______, b. say 1680. He immigrated to New England in 1717, according to Bolton, but was first of record there on 7 June 1722 when he was granted 50 acres of land in Rutland, Mass. (Ulster Scots, p 124) In 1727 he was of record in Hopkinton, Mass. Bolton has him presumably dead by 15 Jan 1733[/4?] when Eleanor married John Savage of Rutland (Ethel S. Bolton, Immigrants to New England, 1700-1775, p 81), but that record actually pertains to his daughter. It is possible that he had a second wife Rebekah, who d. Pelham, Mass. 25 May 1759 (VR). Children, born in (Northern?) Ireland:

  • Elizabeth, b. say 1705
  • Mary, b. 1707, d. Rutland, Mass. 10 Feb 1767, m. Westboro, Mass. 24 Nov 1726 "Ebenezer" (prob. Edward) SAVAGE, the son of Edward Savage and Sarah Hamilton.
  • John, b. say 1710, m. say 1740 Mary _______. They had children born in Pelham, Mass. from 1741 to 1760.
  • Martha, b. say 1712, m. Rutland, Mass. 26 March 1734 Archibald McCOLLISTER.
  • Eleanor, b. 1714, d. Salem, NY 7 March 1783, m. Rutland, Mass. 15 Jan 1732/3 John SAVAGE, b. 27 Jan 1706, d. Salem, NY 27 June 1792, the son of Edward Savage and Sarah Hamilton.

(8g) Nicholas Cady

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Cady Gen [74]

Nicholas Cady was born say 1620, d. c. 1712, and m. c. 1650 Judith KNOPP, bapt. Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England 16 July 1629, the daughter of William Knopp and Judith Tue of Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, Wormingwood, Essex, and Watertown, Mass. Nicholas is first of record in New England in 1645, when on 8 December of that year he and his future brother-in-law, John Knapp, were granted a house lot in Watertown. The grant was made by William Potter of Watertown; it seems unusual that they received a grant from an individual rather than a town or colony. Nicholas was a carpenter, and took the oath of fidelity in 1652 and was a member of the Train Band the following year. In 1667 Nicholas Cady made an indenture with John Clary of Watertown to exchange houses and land. John Clary had married 5 Feb 1644[/5] Sarah Cady, who was likely a sister of Nicholas. Nicholas moved with his family to Groton, Mass. in 1668, and he was a surveyor there in 1671. When the town of Groton was ravaged by an attack during King Philips War, Cady did not immediately return in the aftermath, and instead went to Cambridge, Mass. where he bought land in 1678. However, he was back in Groton as surveyor in 1680, and held a positions as constable and surveyor in the 1680s. Cady was dead by May 1712 when called deceased during the division of his estate.

Children, born Watertown, Mass:

  • John, b. 15 Jan 1650/1, m. Joanna _______. They lived in Groton, and John handled the land transactions in 1712 dealing with his father's estate. They had eight known children born c. 1667/8 to 1697.
  • Judith, b. 2 Sep 1653, m. 15 May 1672 Alexander ROUSE of Groton. Four children identified, born from 1673 to 1686.
  • James, b. 28 Aug 1655, d. Groton 2 Dec 1690, m. 14 June 1678 Hannah BARRON, b. 6 March 1658, the daughter of Ellis Barron and Hannah Hawkins. They had six probable children, born 1679 to 1688 in Watertown and Groton.
  • Nicholas, b. 2 Aug 1657, d. 21 Jan 1657/8
  • Daniel, b. 27 Nov 1659, d. Canterbury, CT 4 April 1736, m. 6 July 1683 Mary GREEN, d. 11 April 1736. Daniel went from Watertown to Groton with his parents, and sold his land there in 1707/8. He was living in Canterbury by 1714, but likely long before. He was a Canterbury representative to the General Assembly in 1717. In 1724 he gave land for a burying place, known as the Brooklyn cemetery, where he is buried with many family members. Daniel and Mary had eight children born in Groton from 1684 to 1704.
  • Ezekiel, b. 14 Aug 1662; nothing more
  • Nicholas, b. 20 Feb 1663/4, d. Preston, CT 3 Sep 1724, m. Chelmsford, Mass. 20 March 1683 Patience REDLAND, living 1728/9, daughter of William Redland of Groton. He initially lived in Watertown, and then in Putnam, Killingly and Preston, all in Connecticut. He had a mill in Preston. The administration bond for his estate was dated 12 Feb 1724/5, with inventory 9 March, and again on 28 Dec 1726. There were likely ten children born from c. 1685 to c. 1706
  • Joseph, b. 28 May 1666, m. Sarah DAVIS

(7g) Joseph Cady

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Cady Gen.

Joseph, the son of Nicholas Cady and Judith Knapp, was b. Watertown, Mass. 28 May 1666, d. Killingly, CT 29 Dec 1742, and married Groton, Mass. 18 Oct 1689 Sarah DAVIS, b. Groton, Mass. 12 Aug 1667, the daughter of Samuel Davis and Mary Waters. Joseph moved with his parents from Watertown to Groton when he was an infant. He grew up in Groton, was constable there in 1695, and kept an inn from 1699 to 1701. About 1703 he bought land in Killingly, CT and moved there. He built a large house there in 1714, standing but almost in ruins two centuries later. He was Killingly deputy or representative from 1731 to 1734. Joseph has a grave marker in the Aspinwall Cemetery in Killingly, CT. Children, first six b. Groton, MA; last three b. Killingly: [75] [76]

  • Joseph, b. 3 Oct 1690, d. Thompson, CT 7 Aug 1768, m. Woodstock, CT 14 Sep 1714 Elizabeth HOSMER, b. Marlboro, MA 6 Feb 1689, living in 1768, daughter of James Hosmer and Elizabeth Sawyer of Lancaster, Worcester, and Marlboro, Mass. Elizabeth was called Eliza Cady, wife of Joseph Jr. when she was admitted to the Killingly church on 21 April 1728. She was called Eliza Cady, wife of Joseph Esq. on 15 October 1738 when she was dismissed from the Killingly church and "recommended for" the Second Killingly church. Joseph and Elizabeth had eight known children born 1719 to 1729. Joseph's will, dated 5 March 1768, was proved 29 August 1768, naming wife Elizabeth, a daughter and several grandchildren. Joseph has a grave marker in the Aspinwall Cemetery, Killingly. Elizabeth, his only wife, who survived him, is certainly buried beside him, but has no grave marker. [77]
  • (?) William, b. 1692. The William Cady who married Sarah Ridley, then died in Killingly 14 Oct 1735 is more likely the son of Nicholas Cady and Patience Redland. This William had three children baptized in Killingly, plus two others, and settled in Plainfield, CT.
  • James, b. 22 Nov 1694, d. Killingly 2 Feb 1732/3, m. Abigail (Chambers?), b. say 1697, d. 1757. They had four known children, born 1717 to 1732. James has an extant gravestone in the Aspinwall Cemetery where his parents are buried. [78]
  • Isaac, b. 17 Jan 1696/7. The Cady genealogy says he d. Killingly 11 Feb 1777 in his 80th year, and is buried in the Aspinwall Cemetery; however, it was his nephew (son of David) who died on that date, aged 36. The age on the marker is difficult to read. Based on this, it is not known if Isaac reached adulthood.
  • Abigail, b. 22 June 1699, nothing more known.
  • Stephen, b. 16 June 1701, m. 1723 Abigail LEE (see below).
  • David, b. 17 Sep 1703, d. Killingly 1 Nov 1788, m. Killingly 17 Nov 1722 Hannah WHITMORE, b. Billerica, MA 29 May 1705, d. 18 July 1803, the daughter of Thomas Whitmore and Mary Waters. They had 11 or 12 children born 1723 to 1746. David is buried in the Day Cemetery, Killingly, and Hannah is in the Old South Killingly Cemetery. [79]
  • Jonathan, b. c. 1705, d. 1753, m. Elizabeth _______ and had 13 children born 1728 to 1750.
  • Benjamin, b. 1708, d. 1 Nov 1788 in 81st year, m. Putnam, CT 29 Nov 1733 Elizabeth CHURCH, b. Killingly 4 April 1714, d. there 6 July 1788, the daughter of David Church. They had ten children born 1734 to 1759, and are buried in the Aspinwall Cemetery in Killingly. [80]

(6g) Stephen Cady

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Stephen Cady, the son of Joseph Cady and Sarah Davis of Killingly, Connecticut, was born in Groton, Mass. 6 June 1701, d. Killingly, CT 24 June 1785, and married in Putnam 20 March 1723 Abigail LEE, b. 1704, d. Killingly 18 Oct 1782 in her 79th year, the daughter of Samuel Lee and Mary [Pierce?]. After moving to Killingly with his parents, Stephen spent the remainder of his life there. He bought some large tracts of land there, and was apparently prosperous. He and Abigail are likely buried in the Aspinwall Cemetery in Putham (formerly North Killingly), though there are no surviving markers for them. Children, b. Killingly, CT: [81] [82]

  • Samuel, b. 28 Feb 1724, m. Elizabeth WINTER, the daughter of Samuel Winter and Elizabeth Philbrick. Samuel was a Revolutionary War soldier and is buried in the West Cemetery, Shutesbury, Mass. [83]
  • Martha, b. 14 Oct 1725, d. Providence, RI Sep 1815, and m. Elisha HOPKINS, b. Providence 29 May 1823, d. Providence 18 Nov 1798, the son of Elisha Hopkins and Mercy Wade. Elisha was a private and later a captain in the Revolutionary War. He was taken prisoner on Long Island, but later exchanged. Memorials have been created for this couple in Find-a-grave, but with unknown burial location. [84]
  • Mercy, b. 23 Aug 1729
  • Isaiah, b. 22 Apr 1732, d. 30 Oct 1815, m. 10 June 1755 Mary NELSON, b. 1732, d. 13 Mary 1815 in her 83rd year, daughter of William Nelson. Isaiah marched in the Lexington Alarm. He and Mary are buried in the Aspinwall Cemetery, Putnam. [85]
  • Jeremiah, bapt 18 May 1735, d. young.
  • Sarah, b. 4 July 1737, d. Woodstock, CT 27 Oct 1818, m. Killingly 13 July 1758 Josiah CHAFFEE, b. 1 Sep 1731, d. Woodstock, CT 10 Oct 1802, son of Joseph Chaffee and Jemima Chadwick. They had nine children. The Chaffee genealogy says that Sarah was buried in Woodstock, but does not name the cemetery. [86]
  • Rhoda, b. 5 May 1739, m. Killingly 8 Aug 1759 as his second wife, James CHAFFEE, b. Swansea, Mass. 1713, d. Monson, Mass. 22 May 1799, the same day as his wife. He was the son of Joseph and Jemima Chaffee and brother of Josiah. James had married first Beriah Hayden (1715-24 June 1758). James had had nine children with his first wife, after which he had eleven more with Rhoda. Since Rhoda and James died on the same day, they were buried together in one grave. They are buried in the Moulton Hill Cemetery in Monson. [87] [88]

(5g) Samuel Cady

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Samuel, the son of Stephen Cady and Abigail Lee of Killingly, CT, was b. Killingly, CT 28 Feb 1724, d. Shutesbury, Mass. 8 April 1799, m. Killingly 1 Jan 1746 Elizabeth WINTER, the daughter of Samuel Winter and Elizabeth Philbrick. In 1749 he received a gift of seven acres of land on the road from Woodstock, CT to Providence, RI. In 1756 he bought a 60-acre farm from William Farmer. In 1764 he disposed of his Killingly property, and bought a farm in Shutesbury, Mass., where he spent the remainder of his life. Following his death in 1799, his daughter Rhoda Allen and her family occupied his dwelling house for a while. His house remained standing until about 1888, at which time it was razed, though the foundation to the cellar was discernable for a while thereafter. Samuel was a soldier of the revolution, and enlisted in the company of Lt John Trask, Col. David Leonard's regiment, on 26 February 1777, and marched to Ticonderoga before being discharged on 10 April 1777. He enlisted again on 22 August 1777 in Capt Moses Harvey's Company, Col Woodbury's regiment, and was discharged 22 November 1777. Samuel and Elizabeth had ten children, all of whom grew to maturity, married, and had children. As a result, Samuel and Elizabeth had 78 known grandchildren. After Samuel died, it appears that Elizabeth lived with her youngest daughter, Sarah Bruce, in Shutesbury in 1800, she being the females aged 45+. While Samuel is buried in the West Cemetery in Shutesbury, Elizabeth lived to be 103 years old, and died in Prescott, Mass., and was likely buried in the Fish Hill Cemetery there with her daughter Abigail, and then reinterred at Quabbin Park Cemetery in Ware. Children, first seven born Killingly, CT; last three b. Shutesbury, Mass: [89]

  • Lurana, b. Killingly 12 Feb 1748, d. Shutesbury 22 March 1820, and m. (1) c. 1770 Samuel HENRY, d. 1790, the son of James and Elizabeth Henry. She m. (2) by 1798 Samuel EAMES of Hancock, NH. Lurana had five children, all with her first husband. Samuel is buried in the West Cemetery in Amherst, while Lurana is buried in the Luther Henry Tombyard in shutesbury, in the family tomb. [90]
  • Jason, b. Killingly 3 May 1750, d. Waterbury, VT Nov 1825, m. (1) 17 March 1770 Mary WARD. He m. (2) 28 Dec 1777 Hannah MARSH, b. 1751, d. Sep 1842. Jason enlisted on 24 September 1777 for service in the Revolutionary War, and was discharged a few weeks later on 18 October 1777. He served in Captain Ebenezer Goodale's Company, Col. David Wells's Regiment. In 1778 he moved with his small family from Shutesbury to Shelburne, Mass, where the family stayed for about 12 years, and where many children were born. In March 1790 the family then moved to Waterbury, Vermont, where he appears on the 1800 and 1810 censuses, and where he died. Jason had one child with his first wife, and ten more with his second. Jason was likely buried in Waterbury, where he died, but his burial location has not been determined. His wife survived him by about 17 years, and was buried in Essex Junction in Chittenden Co., VT. [91]
  • Jeremiah, b. Killingly 17 July 1752, d. Hadley, Hampshire Co., Mass. 4 June 1848, and m. Shutesbury, Mass. 12 Nov 1772 Hannah WARNER, the daughter of Aaron Warner and Ruth Sheldon. As the author of the Cady genealogy relates, Jeremiah was gripped with patriotic fever, and participated in the Boston Tea Party on 16 December 1773. He was later a member of Captain Dickinson's Company, Col. Benj. Ruggles' Regiment during the Revolutionary War, and he received pay for his service on 27 July 1775. He also fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Shortly after 1800 he moved with his family from Shutesbury to Frienship, in Alleghany County, New York. A few years later they moved again, to Henrietta, in Monroe Co., NY. Late in life he and his wife went to live with one of their children in Cuba, also in Monroe Co., NY, and this is where his wife died. As a very old man he went to live with his daughter, Mrs. Salome Cook, the wife of David Cook, in Hadley, Mass., and this is where he died. He and his wife had eleven children, all born in Shutesbury. He is buried in the Old Hadley Cemetery with his daughter, Salome Cook. [92] [93] [94]
  • Elizabeth, b. Killingly 25 July 1754. d. Duxbury, VT 17 Sep 1826. She was married in Shutesbury on 8 February 1774 (intention 25 January) to Edward Crossett, the son of Robert Crossett and Mary Savage of Rutland and New Salem, Mass. Elizabeth and Edward had at nine known children. [95]
  • Abigail, b. Killingly 4 Jan 1756, d. New Salem, Mass. 29 Aug 1814, and m. Shutesbury 4 Dec 1774 Samuel CROSSETT, the son of Robert Crossett and Mary Savage of New Salem. The following item appearing in the Franklin Herald, vol XXIII, p 3 (6 July 1813) may pertain to this Abigail Crossett: "One Cent Reward/Run Away from me the subscriber, on the 18th init. an indented servant girl, fifteen years of age, by the name of Juidah Whitaker, I hereby forbid all persons harboring or trusting her on my account, as they respect the laws of Massachusetts. The above reward shall be paid the person who shall return said girl, but no charges./ABIGAIL CROSSETT/New-Salem, June 19, 1813 26*" Abigail and her husband were originally interred in Fish Hill Cemetery in Prescott, Mass., but in 1939 were re-interred in Quabbin Park Cemetery. This occurred because most of the occupants of the original cemetery were moved in preparation for it being flooded by the Quabbin Reservoir. [96]
  • Samuel, b. Killingly 20 Nov 1759, d. East Wallingford, VT 16 Sep 1813. He m. (1) Shutesbury, Mass. 2 Dec 1787 Kezia RICHARDSON, who died by 1805. He m. (2) 29 Dec 1805 Grace ADAMS, daughter of Asa Adams and Grace Ward of Shutesbury. Samuel served for about three years during the Revolutionary War. He moved with his family from Shutesbury to Gates, in Orleans County, New York, where he lived the remainder of his life. However, he died while visiting E. Wallingford, Vermont, and this is where he is buried with family members. He had eight children, all with his first wife. While there is no record of his burial here, it is not unlikely that Samuel is buried here where his sister, Rhoda, and brother-in-law were later buried. [97]
  • Tamar, b. Killingly 16 July 1762, d. 28 Nov 1805, likely in Shutesbury. She was married in Shutesbury on 2 April 1780 to Darling SHAW, b. 20 Feb 1758, d. Hoosick, NY 25 March 1848, the son of Moses Shaw and Mary Darling. Two death records have been found for Tamar, one with a death year of 1805 and the other with 1843. The latter death year seems improbable, because in 1840 her husband was living in Hoosick, New York with what appears to be a woman about 20 years younger than he, so this is likely a second wife or an older daughter. There is no woman Tamar's age in the 1840 census. Tamar had twelve children, all born in Shutesbury from 1781 to 1805. It is possible that she died following the birth of her last child. The death and burial locations for Tamar have not been determined, but it is highly likely that she is buried in the West Cemetery in Shutesbury, where her father and at least one other sibling are buried. Her Husband went to New York, remarried, and is buried in the Shulters Cemetery in Hoosick, NY. [98]
  • Rhoda, b. Shutesbury, Mass. 10 March 1765, d. Wallingford, VT 22 May 1850, and married in Shutesbury 12 May 1787 Robert ALLEN, b. Newport, Rhode Island 10 Nov 1767, d. Wallingford, VT 15 May 1856, the son of Joseph Allen and Hepsibeth Coffin. In 1806 the family moved from Shutesbury to Wallingford, Vermont, where they cleared the wilderness for a farm. Robert became a successful cattle trader, and profitted from his business. He, his wife, and several of their children became members of the East Wallingford Baptist Church. Robert and Rhoda had eight children. They are buried in the Sugar Hill Cemetery in Wallingford. [99]
  • Chloe, b. Shutesbury 4 May 1767, d. there 9 May 1817, and married 27 November 1785 Thomas KIBBY (Kibbe/Kibbey) of Shutesbury. Following her death in 1817, Thomas married Elizabeth Wood. Chloe had one child, a daughter also named Chloe who was born in 1801 and died in 1803. Chloe is buried in the West Cemetery in Shutesbury, near her father. [100]
  • Sarah, b. Shutesbury 27 Sep 1769, d. Wallingford, VT, and married in Shutesbury on 8 October 1789 William Bruce, who was born 13 October 1767. They had seven known children. In 1800 their family lived in Shutesbury, Mass. with what appear to be three children and a female aged 45+ who is likely Sarah's widowed mother. It appears they lived in Bolton, Worcester Co., Mass. in 1810 with four children, but in 1820 they were in Wallingford, Rutland Co., Vermont, again with a family of six. They are not found in 1830, which is consistent with internet sources giving his year of death as 1825, and hers as about 1829. No record of their burials has been found, but they have family members who are buried in Sugar Hill Cemetery in Wallingford.

(10g) Thomas Knopp

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NEHGR:147(1993):324

Thomas Knopp was born say 1545, buried Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England 18 May 1613, and m. there 10 Jan 1569/70 Alice HOWLAT. It is possible that Alice was the daughter of Nicholas Howlett of Bures St. Mary, whose will, dated 14 Jan 1555/6, mentions seven children under age 18, but names only three of them. Children, baptized at Bures St. Mary:

  • Elizabeth, bapt. 9 March 1571/2
  • James, bapt. 19 Sep 1574
  • John, bapt. 13 July 1578
  • William, bapt. 1 Jan 1580/1, m. Judith TUE.
  • Thomas, bapt. 15 march 1583/4
  • Margaret, bapt. 7 Nov 1586; she or a cousin m. Bures St. Mary 7 April 1609 Joseph SUTTLER.
  • Ann, bapt. 13 Jan 1590/1
  • Robert, bapt. 3 Feb 1593/4

(9g) William Knopp

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NEHGR:147(1993):324-7; GMB(1995):1143-6

William, bapt. Bures St. Mary 1 Jan 1580/1, d. Watertown, Mass. 30 Aug 1658, aged about 80 [the published vital record says 1659 in error], m. (1) Wormingford, Essex 11 Jan 1606/7 Judith TUE, bapt. there 31 May 1589, d. by 1651, the daughter of John Tue. He m. (2) c. 1651 Priscilla (______) Akers, the widow of Thomas Akers. William was a carpenter. Although his descendants spelled their name Knapp, the name was usually spelled Knop(e) or Knopp(e) in the English records. William arrived in New England in 1630 as an indentured servant to Richard Saltonstall. William received several parcels of land as grants from Watertown, but as an old man his ability to work was diminishing, and he did work around the meeting house and was the poundkeeper. He was referred to as "Ould Knop" or "Father Knop" in town records. He was often in violation of the law, and was cited for swearing and speaking against Governor Vane. Late in his life William applied to the town selectmen for assistance. His children were reluctant to support him, so the town leased his lands and reimbursed others for assistance to him. He left a will dated 5 July 1655, but it was never proved, perhaps because of ambiguous language. The New England heirs indicated in a deed that William had died intestate. Children:

  • Elizabeth, bapt. Wormingford, Essex 10 July 1608, bur. Bures St. Mary, Suffolk 23 Feb 1661/2 as "Widow Buttery", m. _______ BUTTERY. On 27 March 1660 she gave power of attorney to Thomas Danforth and John Parmenter to receive legacies from her father's estate in New England, which she never received before her death.
  • William, bapt. Wormingford 3 Feb 1610/1, d. Watertown 25 Sep 1676, m. (1) c. 1642 Mary _______; (2) by 1652/3 Margaret _______.
  • Mary, bapt. Wormingford 19 Aug 1613, m. c. 1636 Thomas SMITH
  • Anne, bapt. Wormingford 24 Dec 1618, d. 1657, m. c. 1649 John PHILBRICK, son of Thomas Philbrick of Bures St. Mary. Anne, John, and their daughter Sarah drowned with five others while en route from Hampton (NH) to Boston when their boat sank. The surviving children were heirs to ther grandfather Knopp's estate.
  • John, bapt. Bures St. Mary, Suffolk 20 Jan 1622/3, d. Watertown 1696, and m. Watertown 21 May 1660 Sarah YOUNG.
  • James, bapt. Wormingford 30 April 1626, d. c. 1700, m. c. 1654 Elizabeth WARREN, daughter of John Warren of Watertown. They moved to Groton, Mass., but he was called of Watertown in his inventory dated 11 Nov 1700.
  • Judith, bapt. Bures St. Mary 16 July 1629, m. c. 1650 Nicholas CADY.

(10g) John Tue

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NEHGR:147(1993):328

John Tue was born say 1540, bur. Wormingford, Essex, England 31 May 1605, and m. Cicely ______, living in 1605. In his will, dated 15 April 1605 and proved 8 July following, he is called "John Tue of Wethermontford in the County of Essex yeoman..." Children, baptisms at Wormingford:

  • Annis, bapt. 19 Feb 1575[/6?], bur. there 1 June 1576 (parents not named in these records)
  • John, b. say 1579, m. Little Horkesley, Essex 17 Feb 1602 Bridget DORRE.
  • Mary, bapt. 29 Sep 1583, m. Wormingford 11 Jan 1606/7 Thomas GRAIE [GRAY]
  • Judith, bapt. 31 May 1589, m. William KNOPP (above).

(9g) Barnabas Davis

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GM:2:286-292

Barnabas Davis was born c. 1599, d. Charlestown, Mass. 27 (or 28) Nov 1685, and m. Tewksbury, Gloucester, England 1 July 1628 Patience JAMES, bapt. Tewksbury 20 Oct 1603, d. Charlestown 15 Nov 1690, aged 87, the daughter of John and Elizabeth James. Barnabas made three transatlantic trips before settling permanently in New England. On 13 July 1635 "Barabie Davies", aged 36, was enrolled at London for passage to New England aboard the Blessing. His family remained in Gloucestershire, but on the ship manifest next to his name was that of Suzan Daves (or Danes), aged 16, a possible relative. Barnabas made his first two trips to New England as an agent for John and William Woodcock, so called Puritan Lords who were interested in building a settlement on the Connecticut River. Years of litigation followed this business arrangement, and, like so many cases, the outcome is not of record. However, the Woodcocks became interested in Providence Island in the Caribbean, and Davis may have ceased to be of interest to them. The last trip made by Davis to New England appears to have been the summer of 1639, and this is likely when he brought his family and settled in Charlestown, Mass., where he spent the remainder of his life. By occupation, Barnabas was a tallow chandler, and though he and his wife were both literate, the only office he held was that of highway surveyor. During one of his early visits to Connecticut, he was a soldier in the 1637 Pequot War. The inventory of his estate was presented 15 Feb 1685/6, totaling 76 pounds and change. Children:

  • Samuel, bapt. Tetbury, Gloucester 26 June 1629, m. Mary WATERS
  • John, b. c. 1631, d. Charlestown 5 July 1687 "near 57", m. Sarah _______, d. Charlestown 31 Jan 1688/9
  • James, bapt. Tetbury 17 Oct 1633, m. c. 1672 Elizabeth RANDALL, daughter of William Randall of Scituate.
  • Patience, bapt. Tewksbury 21 Dec 1636, m. c. 1662 William RIDLAND.
  • Barnabas, b. c. 1638, aged 24 in 1662, but no record after that.
  • Nathaniel, b. c. 1644 (aged about 35 in 1679), m. (1) Woburn 31 March 1675 Mary CONVERSE; m. (2) Charlestown 15 July 1692 Mary Edmunds.
  • Hopewell, b. c. 1646 (aged about 40 in 1686), d. by 1717/8, m. (1) Charlestown 14 Nov 1682 Sarah BOYNTON; m. (2) Mercy _______, d. Charlestown 25 Feb 1717/8

(8g) Samuel Davis

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VRs; will; web accounts

Samuel, the son of Barnabas Davis and Patience James, was baptized at Tetbury, Gloucester, England on 26 June 1629, d. Groton, Mass. 28 Dec 1699 (VR), and m. Lancaster, Mass. 1656 Mary WATERS, b. Watertown, Mass. 27 Jan 1638, d. Groton 1713, the daughter of Lawrence Waters and Anna Linton of Watertown. Though Samuel's father was in New England in 1635 on a business venture, Samuel and his mother and siblings likely arrived in the summer of 1639, and they settled in Charlestown, Mass. Samuel lived a short time in Lancaster, Mass. where he was married and where his first child was born, but returned to his hometown of Charlestown in the late 1650s. In 1660 Samuel and his family moved to the new settlement of Groton, Mass. Samuel and Mary remained there the rest of their lives, other than the time they were evacuated following the town's destruction during King Philips War, and they stayed back in Charlestown. Samuel's will was dated 20 Dec 1699 and proved 12 March 1699/1700. Children:

  • Mary (Marie), b. Lancaster 26:11:1657 (VR) (26 Jan 1657/8), d. young.
  • Elizabeth, b. Charlestown 11 Nov 1658, m. _______ CHURCH. She was named Elizabeth Church in her father's 1699 will.
  • Mary, b. Groton 31 Jan 1662/3 (VR), m. (1) 1680 Isaac LEWIS; m. (2) by 1699 Thomas PRATT. The 1699 will of Samuel Davis names daughter Mary Pratt.
  • John, b. Groton 10 March 1664/5 (VR), m. Mehitable SHEDD. He was named in his father's 1699 will.
  • Sarah, b. Groton 12:6:1667 (VR) (12 Aug 1667), m. Joseph CADY (see above). She was named Sarah Cade in her father's 1699 will.
  • Samuel, b. Groton 8 Jan 1669[/70?] (VR), named in father's 1699 will.
  • Barnabas, b. Groton 17 April 1672 (VR), d. Groton 12 Aug 1690 (VR).
  • Patience. Because there is little room to squeeze Patience elsewhere in the lineup of children, she may be the "Steeven", "daughter of Saml Davis", b. Groton 10:2:74 (10 April 1674), found in the Groton vital record. It is possible that Patience was born between Sarah and Samuel, but then that leaves us with this mystery child "Steeven". According to the Groton vital record, Patience was married in Charlestown to John GREEN, but the date is not given outright, but instead is questioned in brackets: "[11:1691(?)]", which would be Jan 1691/2. If Patience was the child born in 1674, and if her marriage date was Jan 1691/2, then she would have been aged 17 at marriage, which is younger than average, but nevertheless an unremarkable age for marriage for a girl.
  • Nathaniel, b. c. 1676, named in his father's 1699 will.

(9g) Lawrence Waters

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GM:7:250-7

Lawrence Waters was born c. 1602, d. Charlestown, Mass. 9 Dec 1687 aged "near 85", and m. c. 1634 Anne LINTON, b. say 1614, d. Charlestown 6 Feb 1680[/1?], the daughter of Richard Linton of Watertown. Lawrence was a carpenter, and was likely literate, as he signed his deeds. Lawrence lived with his family in Watertown, but about 1645 moved to the frontier town of Lancaster, Mass. About 1675 he moved to Charlestown, Mass. Children, first six born Watertown, last six born Lancaster, middle two uncertain:

  • Lawrence, b. 14 Feb 1635, m. c. 1662 Hannah _______.
  • Sarah, b. 7 Dec 1636, m. Weymouth 7 June 1658 John SKEATH.
  • Mary, b. 27 Jan 1637, possibly m. c. 1657 Samuel DAVIS.
  • Rebecca, b. Feb 1639/40, bur. Watertown 1 March 1640
  • Daniel, b. 6 Feb 1641, no further record unless this is the same as Adam, below
  • Stephen, b. 24 Jan 1642, m. Charlestown 12 June 1674 Sarah CARTER, the daughter of Samuel Carter.
  • Adam, b. say 1643, d. Charlestown 15 Sep 1670. On 4 June 1671 many of his siblings petitioned the court to have his estate used for the benefit of their parents, and then be divided among themselves.
  • Rebecca, b. say 1645, m. Lancaster 4 Jan 1664[/5?] Josiah WHITCOMB, the son of John Whitcomb of Dorchester.
  • Joseph, b. 29 April 1647, d. 1720, m. Hannah _______. On 3 Nov 1720 Hannah Waters was given administration of the estate of her late husband Joseph Waters late of Groton, deceased.
  • Jacob (twin), b. 1 March 1649, m. (1) c. 1675 Sarah HUDSON, daughter of Daniel Hudson; m. (2) Milton 4 Nov 1709 Abigail HUDSON (not sisters), possibly daughter of John Hudson of Milton.
  • Rachel (twin), b. 1 March 1649, d. Lancaster 31 March 1649.
  • Samuel, b. 14 Jan 1651, m. Lancaster 21 March 1672[/3?] Mary HUDSON, daughter of Daniel Hudson.
  • Joanna, b. 26 March 1653, d. Lancaster 21 April 1654.
  • Ephraim, b. 27 Jan 1655, d. Lancaster 17 June 1659.

(10g) Richard Linton

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The Great Migration Begins (v2, p 1188) mentions a Richard Linton of record in New England in 1630, without further record, and that another Richard Linton was of Watertown by 1643. However, this does not take into account that Richard Linton had a daughter married about 1634 to Lawrence Waters of Watertown. I suppose that Lawrence Waters and Anne Linton may have been married in England and come over shortly after their marriage, and that Anne's father, Richard Linton, may have come over at a later time.

Richard Linton, born say 1590, d. Lancaster, Mass. 30 March 1665 (VR), m. Elizabeth _______, b. say 1595, d. 1674. Child:

  • Anne, b. say 1614, m. c. 1634 Lawrence WATERS

(7g) Samuel Lee

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Samuel was born perhaps in Watertown, Mass. c. 1669, d. Killingly, CT c. 1728, and m. c. 1695 Mary _______, b. c. 1675, d. Killingly c. 1732. It is possible that he was the son of Samuel Lee and Mercy Call of Watertown. Though no evidence has been found, he is said to have married Mary PIERCE, b. Watertown 26 Nov 1674, the daughter of Joseph and Martha Pierce of Watertown. The earliest record found for Samuel is the birth of his daughter Elizabeth in Watertown, 8 Jan 1695/6. He is next called of Watertown on 4 Oct 1704 when he and John Brown bought a tract of farm land in Watertown. In 1712, the western part of Watertown was set off as Weston, Mass., and on 10 Dec 1717 Samuel was of that place when he and Mary sold land in Watertown to Ebenezer Chadwick. This is about the time he moved with his family to Killingly, CT, and on 17 Feb 1717/8 he bought 160 acres in Killingly of Joseph Dana. He made two more land purchases in Killingly in 1721 and 1722, accumulating about 860 acres altogether. Samuel was dead by 28 April 1728 when Mary, relict of Samuel, was listed as a member of the Killingly church. Mary died about 1732 when her son John Lee bought out the other heirs of his father's estate. Their children, likely born in Watertown: [101] [102]

  • Elizabeth, b. 8 Jan 1695/6, (d. 1790?), m. Killingly, CT 5 Dec 1718 Thomas WHITMORE, b. Lexington, Mass. 4 Nov 1694, (d. May 1779?), son of Thomas and Mary Whitmore.
  • John, b. c. 1698, d. S. Vernon, VT 1784, m. Killingly 13 March 1723/4 Margaret WILSON, b. Leicester, Mass. 21 Nov 1706, the daughter of James Wilson and Margaret Russ It was probably after the death of his wife when John moved to Vernon, VT in June 1781, to live with one of his children. He and Margaret had 13 children born in Killingly from 1726 to 1754.
  • Abigail, b. c. 1703, m. Putnam, CT 20 March 1723 Stephen CADY (see above).
  • Phineas, b. c. 1705, d. 1781, m. c. 1729 Jemima WATERS. They had 13 children born in Killingly from 1730 to 1754.
  • Isaac, b. c. 1707, d. Pomfret or Thompson, CT 1786, m. Thompson 15 Aug 1731 Esther GREEN, b. Charlestown, Mass 17 May 1708, daughter of Henry Green and Hannah Flagg. They had a son Isaac.
  • Mary, b. c. 1709, d. 1793, m. John CUMMINS, Jr., b. Sep 1703.

(8g) John Winter, Sr.

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John Winter was born in England c. 1571 and died in Watertown, Mass. 14 April 1662, aged 90. He likely had at least two wives, names unknown, the first being the mother of his children who stayed in England. He was about 62 or 63 years old when his youngest son, John, was born, so his second wife was certainly much younger than he, perhaps 20 or more years his junior. John was in Watertown, Mass. by 1636, and was a tanner by profession. His will was dated 4 March 1661/2, mentioning sons Richard and Thomas, late of London, and daughter Alice Lachman of London, and his son John of Watertown. His inventory was taken 13 May 1662, totaling a bit over 104 pounds, and his will was proved 16 June 1662. Children, first three of unknown first wife, and youngest of unknown second wife: [103]

  • Richard, living in England in 1662
  • Thomas, living in England in 1662
  • Alice, m. _______ LACHMAN, living in London, England in 1662
  • John, b. 1634, m. Hannah KING (see below)

(7g) John Winter, Jr.

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John Winter, b. c. 1634, d. 18 Dec 1690, was the son of John Winter of Watertown, Mass. He married about 1662 Hannah KING, b. c. 1644, living in 1684/5 when her son Samuel was born, but likely dead by 1690 when not named in her husband's will, the daughter of Thomas and Mary King. John and Hannah initially lived in Watertown, Mass., but by 10 April 1665 they were living in Cambridge Farms, which is now Lexington. John's will, dated 12 Dec 1690, names eldest son John, sons Thomas and Samuel, and daughters Sarah, Hannah, and Mary, but no wife. His inventory was taken the following month, on 12 Jan 1690/1, totaling 359 pounds. His will was proved 1 May 1691, and division of the estate made 6 Oct 1691. The delay was likely because two of his children named in the will, Thomas and Sarah, died shortly after the will was made. The estate was divided into seven shares, with oldest son John receiving a double share. Children, all b. Lexington: [104]

  • Sarah, b. c. 1663, d. 19 Dec 1690
  • Hannah, b. 10 April 1665, d. Waltham, Mass. 17 July 1741, m. Watertown, Mass. 17 Nov 1681 John HARRINGTON, b. Watertown 24 Aug 1651, d. Waltham 17 July 1741, the same day as his wife, the son of George and Susanna Harrington. Hannah and John are buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, Mass., where they share a double marker. [105]
  • John, b. 17 Sep 1667, m. c. 1687 Abigail _______. She may have been Abigail Smith, daughter of John Smith and Mary Beers. An online account gives their marriage date as Killingly 22 Sep 1689, but this conflicts with the baptism of the oldest children. They had 15 children baptized 1688 to 1714. They initially lived in Watertown, Mass., then about 1699 moved to Cambridge Farms (now Lexington). Sometime after 1708 they moved to Killingly, CT.
  • Thomas, b. 25 June 1669, d. 4 Feb 1690/1
  • Joseph, b. 2 March 1671/2, d. Dec 1690, and is not named in his father's will of 12 Dec 1690.
  • Mary, b. 6 Feb 1675, named in her father's 1690 will.
  • Elizabeth, b. 20 Aug 1678, living in 1730. Though not named in her father's will, she may have been the sixth child to receive a division of his estate. She is likely the Elizabeth Winter who m. Concord, Mass. 1 Feb 1697/8 John COOPER, b. Groton, MA 5 May 1675, living in Killingly, CT 1730, son of Timothy Cooper and Sarah Morse. Elizabeth and John raised their family in Lexington, Mass., but about 1715 moved to Killingly, CT where they were both received into the parish church. They sold their land there in early 1730, after which no records have been found for them.
  • Abigail, b. 12 March 1680, not named in her father's 1690 will.
  • Samuel, b. 12 March 1684/5, m. Elizabeth PHILBRICK (see below).

(6g) Samuel Winter

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Samuel Winter, the son of John Winter and Hannah King, was b. Watertown, Mass. 16 Mar 1684/5, and m. Groton, Mass 16 Feb 1713/4 Elizabeth PHILBRICK, b. Groton 18 Nov 1690, d. Killingly, CT 20 Aug 1756. Accounts stating that Samuel died on 20 Aug 1756 are actually misreadings of his wife's death notice in the Killingly (Putnam) church records. Samuel and Elizabeth were admitted to the church in North Killingly (now Putnam) on 28 December 1755. Children, all born and/or baptized in Killingly, CT (found in Putnam church records): [106]

  • Amey, bapt. 27 Nov 1715, d. Vershire, VT 4 May 1815 "aged 104 save 11 days" (from Bible record, though it is incorrect), m. Killingly (Putnam record) 1 Jan 1735 John CHURCH, Jr., b. Killingly 5 March 1709/10, d. Vershire, VT 15 Feb 1806, aged 97, the son of John Church and Elizabeth Evans. They are buried in the South Vershire Cemetery. Extract from "Ancestors of Ezra Bliss Church of Ferrisburgh, Vermont" by Lorraine McElroy Peirce (1964): "John Church, Jr. was born on March 5, 1709 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, the oldest child of John and Elizabeth (Evans) Church. He was married on January 1, 1735 in Killingly to Amy Winter, who was baptized November 27, 1715 in Killingly, the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Philbrick) Winter. John and Amy were admitted to the Killingly Church on May 2, 1736. On February 6, 1759 John was appointed by the Pomfret Probate Court as Administrator of the estate of his stepmother Susanna Church and on the same day was also appointed guardian of his half-brother Abner. In 1763/64 John and Amy moved to Mansfield, Connecticut, where they were admiited to the First Congregational Church there on August 26, 1764. Mansfield Land Records show that John and his brohers Jonathan and Abner, and two of his sons, Isaac and Asa, had a number of land dealings among themselves, indicating that each bought land adjacent to that of one or more of the others, so that they were living in a rather closely knit community of their own. John was identified in various of these deeds as being the "cordwinder" which may have been a misspelling of cordwainer or shoemaker. In 1772 John and Amy moved to Shutesbury, Massachusetts, to be with their son Isaac and his family. After the Revolutionary War, both families moved to Vershire, Vermont, where John died on February 25, 1806 at the age of 97 years and Amy died on May 4, 1815 at the age of "104 years save 11 days." " [107] [108]
  • Samuel, bapt 12 Jan 1717/8, died perhaps before 2 March 1772 (supposedly in Pomfret, but I cannot confirm this death date or place), m. Killingly 12 April 1744 Elizabeth CUTLER, who d. Killingly, CT 2 Nov 1756. Samuel m. (2) in Pomfret on 11 May 1757 Martha RAYMOND, who apparently died on 2 March 1772, aged 42. Some internet accounts suggest that he predeceased his second wife. Samuel had two children with his first wife.
  • Sybill, bapt 4 Jan 1721
  • Moses, bapt 22 Mar 1724
  • Elizabeth, bapt 7 Jan 1728 (Putnam church records), d. Prescott, Mass. 1831, m. Killingly, CT 1 Jan 1746/7 Samuel CADY. Samuel is buried in the West Cemetery, Shutesbury, Mass. and Elizabeth is was likely buried in Prescott, Mass., but moved to Quabbin Park Cemetery in the 1930s in preparation for the new reservoir to flood parts of Prescott.
  • Isaac, b. 20 Feb 1731/2
  • Sarah, b. Killingly 9 July 1733, bapt. 15 July 1733

(8g) Thomas King

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GM:4:168-170

Thomas was born in England c. 1615, died in Watertown, Mass. 3 Dec 1644 (according to the Lancaster, MA vital records), and married c. 1639 Mary _______, b. say 1620, d. by about 1661 when her second husband had a child with his third wife. As to the death date of 7 Dec 1654 ascribed to Mary, Anderson, Sanborn and Sanborn, in the Great Migration Series, call this date "suspiciously similar to the date of death of Thomas King, her first husband." Mary's maiden name has been given in some accounts as Barnard, but it was a different, and younger, Thomas King who was associated with the Barnard family. On 30 April 1634, Thomas, aged 19, was enrolled at Ipswich, England as a passenger for New England aboard the ship Francis. Thomas was involved in trade with the natives, and with a Mr. Symons built a trucking house in what is now Lancaster, Mass. In the fall of 1644 Thomas King and others were acting as agents for John Winthrop, Jr., acquiring land from the Indians for mining purposes, and on 27 November 1644 Thomas signed an agreement with Winthrop. However, Thomas died just a few days following this negotiation. His inventory was not dated, but was presented at court on 23 April 1645, amounting to 30 pounds of real estate, but the personal estate was not totaled. His inventory included tools of iron and carpenter's tools. Following his death, his widow, Mary, married on 9 March 1644/5 James Cutler, b. c. 1606, d. Lexington, MA 17 July 1694. Children of Thomas and Mary King, b. Watertown: [109]

  • Thomas, b. 16:1mo:1640 (16 March 1639/40), d. Watertown 28:10mo:1644 (28 Dec 1644).
  • Mary, b. 2:12mo:1641 (2 Feb 1641/2), m. Watertown 19 Oct 1659 John JOHNSON.
  • Hannah, b. c. 1644, m. c. 1662 John WINTER.

children of Mary with her second husband, James Cutler, surname CUTLER:

  • Elizabeth, b. Watertown 22 July 1646, living in 1719, m. c. 1667 John PARMENTER, b. c. 1640, likely in Sudbury, Mass. where his father was an early settler, d. Sudbury 18 Sep 1719, the son of John Parmenter and Amy Ames. John's will was dated 28 Nov 1712, naming wife Elizabeth and children, and his widow Elizabeth acknowledge the will of her deceased husband on 10 Nov 1719. Five children have been identified, born 1668 to 1685. FAG memorials have been created for Elizabeth and John. [110]
  • Thomas, b. say 1648, m. by 1674 Abigail _______, b. c. 1646, d. Lexington, MA 19 Feb 1711 [/12?], aged 65. Seven children have been identified, born 1674 to 1697. Abigail has an extant grave marker in the Old Burying Ground in Lexington. [111]
  • Sarah, b. c. 1653, d. Weston, MA 17 Jan 1743/4, aged 89 years (GM 2:270) or d. 19 Jan 1743/4 per the Lexington vital record. She m. c. 1674 Thomas WAITE, b. Watertown, Mass. 3 (1) 1641 (3 March 1641), d. Lexington 3 Jan 1722/3 or 3 Feb 1722/3, the son of Richard Waite and Mary Mills. They had nine known children born 1675 to 1697. Sarah and Thomas are buried in the Old Burying Ground in Lexington, Mass., but only Thomas has an extant grave marker. [112]

(10g) Thomas Felbrigge

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NEHGR:108(1954):257-8; Threlfall, GMC 26(1993):225-6

Thomas Felbrigge was born say 1550, bur. Bures 10 March 1632/3, and m. c. 1574 Elizabeth _______, bur. Bures, Suffolk, England 24 April 1619. It is possible that the Robert Fylbridge who was buried at Bures St. Mary 28 June 1571 was his father. Thomas was possibly a fuller, as in 1620 he was a "searcher of cloth" at Bures. Children, baptized at Bures:

  • John, bapt. 9 Jan 1575/6
  • Priscilla, bapt. 2 Feb 1578/9
  • Margaret, bapt. 5 Nov 1581
  • Thomas, bapt. 13 Sep 1584, m. Elizabeth KNOPP
  • Robert, bapt. 8 Jan 1586/7
  • Alice, bapt. 25 May 1590, prob. the one bur. Bures 30 July 1590.
  • Edward, bapt. 18 June 1592, prob. the one bur. Bures 23 Nov 1593.
  • William, bapt. 28 April 1594
  • Margery, bapt. 28 Nov 1596
  • Elizabeth, bapt. 27 Aug 1598

(9g) Thomas Philbrick

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NEHGR:108(1954):257-8; GDMeNH:131,546; Threlfall, GMC 26(1993):223-4

Thomas, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Felbrigge of Bures, Suffolk, England, was baptized at Bures 13/23 Sep 1584, d. Hampton (NH) 1667, and m. Bures 4 June 1615 Elizabeth KNOPP, bapt. Bures 8 July 1593, d. Hampton 19 Feb 1663/4, the daughter of William Knopp of Bures. He was the Thomas Filbrige, Jr. sworn as a juryman at the Bures court in 1620. On 12 October 1631 "as Thomas Filbrig, Jr., he was amerced 3s.4d. as a tenant of the manor making a default of suit of court." (GMC 26) He was in New England by 1636 when he was a proprietor at Watertown, Mass. In Jan 1645/6 he sold his Watertown property and joined his sons at Hampton (now in New Hampshire). In 1655 he was a culler of staves. His will, dated 12 March 1663/4, was proved 8 Oct 1667. Children, baptized at Bures:

  • John, bapt. 1 Oct 1616, drowned 20 Oct 1657, m. c. 1649 his first cousin Anne KNOPP/KNAPP, daughter of William Knopp and Margaret Deane (below).
  • Lt. James, bapt. 2 Dec 1619, drowned 16 Nov 1674, m. c. 1650 Ann ROBERTS, dau of Thomas and Rebecca Roberts of Dover, NH. James was a mariner of Hampton (NH). Following his death, Ann m. (2) William Marston. James and Ann had eight children born from 1651 to 1668.
  • Elizabeth, bapt. 31 Oct 1621[/2???], d. Hampton 11 Feb 1677, m. (1) Thomas CHASE; (2) John GARLAND, b. c. 1621, d. Hampton 4 Jan 1671/2 (3 ch); (3) Henry ROBIE, d. Hampton 22 April 1688
  • Thomas, bapt. 7 March 1623/4, d. Hampton 24 Nov 1700, m. (1) c. 1650 Ann _______, d. 17 May 1667; m. (2) 22 Sep 1669 Hannah (FRENCH) White, living in 1694, the widow of John White of Haverhill and dau of Edward and Ann French.
  • Hannah, b. c. 1625, liv. at Portsmouth 1693, m. Philip LEWIS of Dover, Hampton, and Portsmouth (NH), will dated 1 Nov 1700, proved 8 July 1701.
  • Mary, b. c. 1627, d. Oct 1702, m. (1) c. 1648 Edward TUCK of Hampton, d. there 6 April 1652; m. (2) James WALL of Exeter and Hampton, d. 3 Oct 1659. She had two sons with her first husband, born 1649 and 1652, and two daughters with her second husband born 1655/6 and 1658/9.
  • Margaret, bapt. 30 Nov 1628, d. young.
  • Martha, bapt. 4 Sep 1631, d. Roxbury, MA 4 Aug 1694, m. (1) c. 1648 John CASS of Hampton, d. 7 April 1675, 9 ch; m. (2) 30 Nov 1676 William LYON/S, Sr. of Roxbury and Rowley, Mass., d. Roxbury, 21 May 1692

(8g) John Philbrick

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GDMNH:545-6

John, the son of Thomas Philbrick and Elizabeth Knopp/Knapp, was baptized at Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England 1 Oct 1616, perished at sea 20 Oct 1657, and m. Anne KNOPP, d. 20 Oct 1657, the daughter of William Knopp and Judith Tue of Watertown, Mass., and probably close relative of John's mother. Thomas, his wife Anne, and their daughter Sarah were lost at sea with five others while enroute from Hampton (NH) to Boston in a small boat. John's brother Thomas took charge of the children. They were:

  • John, b. 22 Sep 1650
  • Hannah (twin), b. 26 Sep 1651
  • Martha (twin), b. 26 Sep 1651, m. John BRACKETT
  • Sarah, b. c. 1653, drowned with parents 20 Oct 1657
  • Abigail, b. 8 Nov 1654
  • Ephraim, b. 24 April 1656, m. Elizabeth BARRON (below).

(7g) Ephraim Philbrick

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Ephraim was born in Hampton, New Hampshire on 24 Feb 1656, the son of John Philbrick and Ann Palmer. Shortly after his birth, his parents and some of his siblings perished at sea. I have not learned who raised him. At some point he left New Hampshire, and settled in Groton, Mass., likely the place where he married Elizabeth BARRON, b. Watertown, MA 14 April 1660, the daughter of Ellis Baron and Hannah Hawkins. Though their first known child was born early in 1687, it is difficult to judge when the couple was married, because they likely lost several children in infancy, and the record of only three has been found. The fate of Ephraim and Elizabeth has not been determined. Many web sites give Ephraim's death year as 1701, but I have found nothing to substantiate this. We only know that the family lived in Groton, Mass., where the three children were born. They were:

  • Abigail, b. 6 March 1686/7, m. 24 April 1707 Daniel CADY, b. Groton c. 1682, d. Killingly, CT 1744, the son of James-2 Cady (Nicholas-1) and Hannah Barron. They moved to Killingly in 1707, and raised a family of ten children, born 1705 to c. 1730.
  • Elizabeth, b. 18 Nov 1690, m. Samuel WINTER.
  • Ephraim, b. 7 May 1699, d. 1775 according to some sources, without substantiation.

(10g) William Knopp

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NEHGR 147(1993):327-8; Threlfall, GMC26(1993):183-4

William Knopp was born say 1560, probably in Bures Saint Mary, Suffolk, Englad, likely the Wm Knopp bur. Bures 21 April 1627 and m. Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England 27 Sep 1584 Elizabeth READE, b. say 1564, bur. Bures St. Mary 4 Oct 1630, the daughter of John and Margaret Reade of Bures. William and Elizabeth received legacies from her father's will, dated 8 July 1597 and proved 15 Nov 1597. Children, all baptised at Bures St. Mary:

  • Margaret, bapt. 22 Aug 1585 "dau. of William", no further record
  • John, bapt. 12 Nov 1587, named in the 1597 of his grandfather Reade.
  • Rose, bapt. 22 Feb 1589/90, bur. Bures St. Mary 3 March 1633/4 "singlewoman."
  • Elizabeth, bapt. 8 July 1593, d. Hampton, NH 19 Feb 1663/4, m. 4 June 1615 Thomas PHILBRICK.
  • William, bapt. 16 Jan 1596/7, d. Watertown, Mass. 30 Aug 1659, "aged about 80" (this age makes it uncertain that this is the William Knopp/Knapp who came to New England), m. (1) Bures 6 June 1620 Margaret DEANE, bapt. Bures St. Mary 15 Oct 1592, d. Watertown, Mass. c. 1654, the daughter of Henry and Mary Deane; m. (2) bef. 25 March 1655 Mrs. Priscilla Akers, d. Watertown c. 1660, widow of Thomas Akers.

Note: It is possible that William was a younger brother of Thomas Knopp of Bures St. Mary. Thomas was the father of the William Knopp who married Judith Tue, following:

(9g) William and Judith Knopp

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see above, after Cady family

(9g) Ellis Barron, Sr.

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TAG 20(1943):135-8; Kempton Anc (1996):119-131

Ellis Barron, b. say 1605, d. Watertown, Mass. 30 Oct 1676, m. (1) say 1629 Grace _______, b. say 1609, d. c. 1652; m. (2) 14 Dec 1653 Hannah/Anne (HAMMOND) Hawkins, bapt. Lavenham, Suffolk, England 14 July 1616, d. Watertown 1 Sep 1685, daughter of William Hammond and Elizabeth Paine, and widow of Timothy Hawkins, whose inventory was taken 27 Sep 1651. Ellis first appeared with his family in Watertown, Mass. in the spring of 1640, and made a freeman on 2 June 1641. He was constable there in 1658 and a selectman in 1668 and again in 1672. His occupation is not given in any records, but his inventory included instruments for cutting hair and pulling teeth. Ellis's will was dated 26 Oct and proved 19 Dec 1676; his inventory was taken 13 Dec 1676, and much later, on 30 April 1685, receipts were given by Simon Coolidge in right of his late wife, Hannah, deceased, and by Stephen and Susanna Randall. Children, all with first wife:

  • Mary, b. say 1630, d. Watertown 13 Feb 1715/6, m. Watertown 10 Dec 1650 Daniel WARREN, bapt. Nayland, Suffolk, England 25 Feb 1626/7, d. Watertown 24 Feb 1706/7
  • Ellis, b. c. 1632 (aged about 20 in 1653), d. Lancaster, Mass. 1712, m. (1) Watertown 14:10mo:1653 (14 Dec 1653) Hannah HAWKINS, b. Watertown 10:4mo:1636 (10 June 1636), d. Groton 3:11mo:1673 (3 Jan 1673/4), daughter of Timothy Hawkins and Hannah Hammond; m. (2) c. 1678 Lydia (PRESCOTT) Fairbanks, living in 1712, widow of Jonas Fairbanks. He was a resident of Watertown, then Groton, then back to Watertown, and finally Lancaster. His will was dated 31 Dec 1711, and proved 7 Oct 1712. He had nine children with his first wife, born Watertown, Groton, and Chelmsford from 1655 to 1674, and four more with second wife, born at Watertown from 1679 to 1684/5.
  • Susanna, b. say 1634, m. 14 Dec 1653 Stephen RANDALL (see Sandbox 9).
  • Hannah, b. say 1636, d. Watertown 14 July 1680, m. 17 Nov 1658 Simon COOLIDGE, b. c. 1632 (aged about 27 in 1659), d. Watertown 27 Dec 1693, aged 71, son of John and Mary Coolidge. Following Hannah's death, Simon m. (2) Watertown 19 Jan 1681/2 Priscilla Rogers who survived him. They had seven children born at Watertown from 1660 to 1676/7.
  • John, b. say 1639, d. Groton, Mass. 1 Jan 1692/3, m. Concord, Mass. 1 April 1664 Elizabeth HUNT, b. say 1644, d. Concord 18 Aug 1704, daughter of William Hunt. John's will, dated 23 Dec 1692, was proved 17 May 1693. John and Elizabeth had five children with births recorded in Groton from 1665 to 1674.
  • Sarah, b. Watertown 24 July 1640, living in Boston in 1699/1700, m. say 1671 Pheasant EASTWICK of Boston, Mass., Portsmouth, NH, and Cambridge, Mass., b. by 1642, living in 1699/1700. They had four children born from 1671 to 1682.
  • Moses, b. Watertown 1 March 1643, d. Chelmsford, Mass. 25 April 1699, m. by 1669 Mary LEARNED, b. Woburn, Mass. 7 Aug 1647, living in 1728, daughter of Isaac Learned and Mary Stearns. They had nine children born from 1669 to c. 1690, the first eight born in Chelmsford.
  • Peter(?), killed 18 Sep 1675 at the Battle of Bloody Brook during King Philip's War, as a member of Moseley's company. His will shows that he was the servant of Elias Hendly of Marblehead and was pressed into service, but he makes no connection to Watertown or to Ellis Barron.

(8g) Ellis Barron, Jr.

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TAG 20(1943):136-140; Kempton Anc (1996):128-9

Ellis, the son of Ellis and Grace Barron of Watertown, Mass., was born c. 1632 (aged about 20 in 1653), d. Lancaster, Mass. 1712, and m. (1) Watertown 14:10mo:1653 (14 Dec 1653) Hannah/Anna HAWKINS, b. Watertown 10:4mo:1636 (10 June 1636), d. Groton 3:11mo:1673 (3 Jan 1673/4), the daughter of Timothy Hawkins and Hannah/Anne Hammond. He m. (2) c. 1678 Lydia (PRESCOTT) Fairbanks, living in 1712, the widow of Jonas Fairbanks. This family moved from Watertown to Groton, Mass., then back to Watertown, and finally to Lancaster, Mass. Ellis's will was dated Lancaster 31 Dec 1711 and proved on 7 Oct 1712. Children with first wife:

  • Ellis, b. Watertown 22 Sep 1655, likely d. by 1711, m. Watertown 26 May 1679 Mary SHERMAN, b. Watertown 5 March 1656/7, the daughter of Rev. John Sherman and Mary Launce. Ellis was a soldier during King Philip's War in 1676. The family lived in Groton, Mass. after marriage. The lack of vital and probate records makes the placement of children uncertain. They had seven identified children born from c. 1680 to c. 1697, but there were likely others that died young.
  • Hannah, b. Watertown 6 March 1657/8, m. 14 June 1678 James CADY.
  • Elizabeth, b. Watertown 14 April 1660, m. Ephraim PHILBRICK.
  • Sarah, b. Watertown 4 Nov 1662, m. _______ TAYLOR.
  • Grace, b. Groton 29 July 1665, m. _______ STEVENS
  • Mehitable, b. Groton 22 June 1668, m. Eleazer PARKER.
  • Abigail, b. Chelmsford 10 Jan 1670/1, d. Watertown 14 Nov 1676
  • Timothy, b. Groton 18 April 1673, d. 28 July 1718, m. 10 March 1698/9 Rachel JENISON. Rachel m. (2) 28 Sep 1720 John King. A probate record of 19 Feb 1721/2 names four children, born c. 1700 to c. 1711.
  • Dorothy, b. Groton 6:1mo:1674 (6 March 1673/4?)

Children with second wife, all born in Watertown:

  • Mary, b. 25 April 1679, d. 26 April 1679.
  • Abigail, b. 30 May 1680, m. 2 Jan 1699/1700 Henry HOUGHTON.
  • Joshua, b. 4 May, d. 6 May 1683.
  • Joshua, b. 6 March 1684/5, d. 28 March 1685.

(9g) Timothy Hawkins

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GMB:887-90

Timothy Hawkins was born say 1610, d. 1651, and m. c. 1636 Anna/Hannah HAMMOND, bapt. Lavenham, Suffolk, England 14 July 1616, d. Watertown, Mass. 1 Sep 1685, the daughter of William Hammond and Elizabeth Paine. Timothy arrived in New England as a young man by 1633. On 4 March 1633/4 he and John Vaughn were fined for "drinking strong water" and other infractions. The relationship between these two young men was close, and a grant made to Vaughn on 25 July 1636 appeared to be in the possession of Hawkins. Hawkins was a carpenter, but was most remarkable for his small impact on society--he is not known to have been a church member, a freeman, or an office holder. He was living on 1 April 1651 when he bought 35 acres of upland from William Clearke of Watertown, but was dead by 27 Sep 1651 when his inventory was taken. Following his death, his widow m. (2) Ellis Barron, the father of her son-in-law, Ellis Barron, Jr. Hannah's will, dated 18 Aug 1683, was proved 6 Oct 1685. Children:

  • Hannah, b. Watertown 10 June 1637, m. Watertown 14 Dec 1653 Ellis BARRON, Jr., the son of Ellis and Grace Barron.
  • Timothy, b. Watertown 30 Dec 1639, m. (1) Watertown 18 Jan 1666/7 Mary SHERMAN; m. (2) c. 1673 Grace, d. Watertown 2 Jan 1674/5; m. (3) Watertown 21 July 1675 Mary (TREADWAY) Fisher; m. (4) 13 June 1680 Ruhamah Johnson.
  • Mehitable, b. c. 1641, m. by 1674 Benjamin GARFIELD.

(10g) William Hammond

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GMB(2):850-854

William, the son of Thomas Hammond and Rose Trippe, was baptized at Lavenham, Suffolk, England 30 Oct 1575, d. Watertown, Mass. 8 Oct 1662, and m. Lavenham 9 June 1605 Elizabeth PAINE, bapt. Lavenham 11 Sep 1586, d. Watertown 27 Sep 1670, the daughter of William Paine and Agnes Neves. William's family appears to have come to New England in three groupings. William himself likely came alone in 1630. On 26 Feb 1629/30 he was declared bankrupt in England, and "the 20th of November after that date he departe[d] the land and fleeth into New England. This timing would have placed him on the ship Lyon, which sailed from Bristol on 1 Dec 1630 and arrived in New England the following February. William settled and remained in Watertown, Mass. William Hammond, Jr., likely sailed for New England in the fall of 1633, and his sister Anne and brother Thomas may have sailed at the same time, since they are not on the passenger list with their mother, who sailed later. Finally, William's wife, Elizabeth, aged 47, daughter Elizabeth, aged 15, daughter Sarah, aged 10, and son John, aged 7, were passengers aboard the Francis, which sailed from Ipswich in the spring of 1634. William was a husbandman, and became a Watertown freeman on 25 May 1636. He served a term as selectman in 1647, and in 1656 was appointed to a committee to assign seats in the meetinghouse, but was not otherwise involved in civil and church affairs. His will was dated 1 July 1662 and proved 16 Dec 1662. His inventory totalled 467 pounds and change. Children:

  • William, bapt. Lavenham 20 Sep 1607, killed by Indians June 1636, apparently unmarried. He likely arrived in New England in 1633, two years after his father.
  • Anne, bapt. Lavenham 19 Nov 1609, d. there 7 June 1615
  • John, bapt. Lavenham 5 Dec 1611, d. there 16 Aug 1620.
  • Anne, bapt. Lavenham 14 July 1616, m. (1) c. 1636 Timothy HAWKINS; m. (2) Watertown 14 Dec 1653 Ellis BARRON. Anne may have come to New England in 1633 with her brother William.
  • Thomas, bapt. Lavenham 17 Sep 1618, d. Watertown 10 Dec 1655, m. c. 1655 Hannah CROSS of Ipswich, d. Watertown 24 March 1656/7. Thomas may have come to New England in 1633 with his brother William. After the death of his grandmother, Rose Steward, in 1647, Thomas went to England, on behalf of his father, to reclaim his grandmother's lands.
  • Elizabeth, b. c. 1619 (aged 15 on 30 April 1634, so she may have been a twin of Thomas), m. c. April 1636 Samuel HOUSE of Scituate. Elizabeth sailed to New England in 1634 aboard the Francis with her mother and two younger siblings.
  • Sarah, bapt. Lavenham 21 Oct 1623, m. c. 1639 Richard SMITH of Long Island. Sarah sailed to New England in 1634 aboard the Francis with her mother and two siblings.
  • John, bapt. Lavenham 2 July 1626, m. (1) c. 1653 Abigail SALTER, b. say 1633, d. 1660, the daughter of George Salter and Elizabeth Munning or Rattlesden, Suffolk, England (NEHGR:2008:115); m. (2) Charlestown 2 March 1663/4 Sarah NICHOLS; m. (3) Rowley 7 Nov [1686?] Prudence (WADE) (Crosby) Cotton, the daughter of Jonathan Wade and widow of Anthony Crosby and Seaborn Cotton. John sailed to New England in 1634 aboard the Francis with his mother and next two older siblings.

(14g) Thomas Paine

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NEHGR 69(1915):251-2; 79(1925)82-4

Thomas Payne was born say 1480, d. Feb 1544/5, m. Alice _______, and lived in Boxted, Suffolk, England. His will was dated 2 Feb 1544/5 and proved 25 Feb 1544/5 at the Archdeaconry of Sudbury. Children, named in will:

  • Richard, b. say 1500, d. 1575, m. Margaret _______, d. 1575. They were of Boxted, Suffolk, England. In his will, dated 13 Jan 1574/5 and proved 9 Nov 1575, he mentioned "my brother William Payne's children," along with his wife Margaret; sons Richard, Thomas, and John; and several other individuals. Margaret, living when the will was drafted, was dead when it was proved.
  • John
  • William, b. say 1505
  • Alice
  • Robert

(13g) William Paine

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NEHGR 69(1915):251-2; 79(1925)82-4

William, the son of Thomas Payne of Boxted, Suffolk, England, was born say 1505. He had children who were mentioned, but not named, in the will of his brother Richard in 1574/5. His children were:

  • William, b. say 1530, m. say 1557 perhaps Joane _______.
  • Thomas, b. say 1535, perhaps the one who m. Lavenham 16 Nov 1561 Agnes WYAT, and had Agnes, bapt 19 July 1562, and John, bapt 6 July 1564.
  • Agnes, b. say 1545, m. Lavenham 5 Oct 1565 George SERGEANTSON

(12g) William Paine

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NEHGR 69(1915):251-2; 79(1925)82-4

William, the son of William Paine, b. say 1530, bur. Lavenham 17 Nov 1587, possibly m. Joane _______, bur. Lavenham 8 Oct 1594.

  • William, b. say 1557, m. Agnes/Ann NEVES.
  • Thomas, bapt. Lavenham 25 Jan 155[8/]9

(11g) William Paine

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NEHGR 69(1915):251-2; 79(1925)82-4; GM:5(M-P):340-7 (son William); GM:2(C-F):483-9 (dau Dorothy Eyre); GMB:3:1365-9 (dau Phebe Page)

William, the son of William Paine, was born say 1557, bur. Lavenham, Suffolk, England 9 June 1621, m. Lavenham 28 Dec 1584 Agnes/Ann NEVES, b. say 1564, bur. Lavenham 8 Oct 1645. Ann Payne, widow, left a will dated 8 Dec 1635 and proved 25 April 1646, naming son Richard Payne, and daughter Susan Payne as executrix. Children, baptized or born at Lavenham:

  • Jane, b. c. 1585, bur. Lavenham 26 July 1594. There doesn't appear to be anywhere else to squeeze her into the family, unless some of these children belong to a different William Payne; however, all of the other children sequence very nicely, so all appear to be of the same father.
  • Elizabeth, bapt. 11 Sep 1586, m. William HAMMOND (above).
  • Anne, bapt. 17 Dec 1587; she may be the Anne Paine who m. Lavenham 2 Sep 1613 Richard NEVE (or Reve).
  • Judith, bapt. 22 June 1589, nothing more
  • Susan, bapt. 1 Jan 1590/1, bur. Lavenham 9 Oct 1591
  • Susan, bapt. 9 April 1592, named Susan Payne in mother's 1635 will, so likely did not marry.
  • Phebe, bapt. 1 April 1594, d. Watertown 25 Sep 1677 "aged 87", m. Lavenham 5 June 1621 John PAGE, b. c. 1586, d. Watertown 18 Dec 1676 "aged about 90". He is perhaps the John Page bapt. Boxted, Essex 25 Sep 1586, son of Robert Page and Susanna Syckerling. John was in Massachusetts Bay by 1630, requesting freemanship on 19 October of that year. His life in New England was, from all accounts, not a happy one. In a November 1630 letter to John Winthrop, Jr., the vicar of Dedham, Essex, John Rogers, wrote, "this day I have received so lamentable a letter from one John Page late of Dedham that hath his wife and 2 children there and he certifies me that unless God stirring some friends to send him some provision he is like to starve". The Dedham parish is adjacent to Boxted. In his journal, John Winthrop (Sr.) reported that on 21 April 1631 "The house of John Page of Watertown was burnt by carrying a few coals from one house to another: a coal fell by the way and kindled in the leaves". John Page had an unusual approach to the periodic land grants that the early settlers received, and apparently sold his homestead, excluding him from future land divisions. The picture is painted of an individual with a rather dark mindset, attempting to withdraw from the society around him. In November 1646 he pleaded poverty to be excused from paying a 14 shilling fine, but the court said it would consider the matter closely, since some of those pleading poverty were "of good ability." In 1650 his daughter Phebe sued John Flemming and his wife for slanderously saying she was with child. In the ensuing case, Phebe said that she could love and respect her mother, but her father she could not love. Phebe eventually confessed that when she went to Long Island she had carnal copulation with a young man there. She withdrew her action, and the court granted costs to the defendant. The inventory of the estate of John Page was made 16 Feb 1676/7, and was untotalled, but showed 50 pounds in real estate. The estate was then bitterly disputed among the heirs. Phebe and John had only four known children, born say 1627 to 1633.
  • Richard (twin?), bapt. 20 Feb 1596/7, named in mother's 1635 will. An Anne, wife of Richard Paine, was bur. Lavenham 1 Oct 1628. An Alice, wife of Richard Paine, was bur. Lavenham 1 Jan 1638/9. Richard Payne, widdower, was bur. Lavenham 18 May 1645.
  • William (twin?), bapt. 20 Feb 1596/7, d. Oct 1660, m. c. 1623 Anna _____, b. c. 1594 (aged 40 on 15 April 1635). On 15 April 1635, William Payne, aged 37, husbandman; Anna Payne, aged 40; William Payne, aged 10; Anna Payne, aged; John Payne, aged 3; and Daniel Payne, aged 8 weeks, were enrolled at London as passengers for New England aboard the ship Increase. The family first lived in Watertown, Mass., but was in Ipswich by 1639 and Boston by 1655. William was a land investor and very interested in the ironworks at Saugus and Braintree. He served on numerous committees, mostly in Ipswich. His will, dated 2 Oct 1660, was proved 14 Nov 1660. His inventory, taken 22 Oct 1660, amounted to the impressive sum of 4239 pounds and change. He and Anna had five known children baptized at Lavenham from 1624 to 1634/5, all of whom sailed with their parents to New England.
  • Dorothy, b. c. 1598 (aged 38 in April 1635, but 1598 is the only place to squeeze her into the lineup of children), d. Boston, Mass. 11 Aug 1650, m. c. 1618 Simon EYRE, bapt. Lavenham 21 June 1588, d. Boston 10 Nov 1658, the son of Simon Eyre and Susan Vale. If her age in 1635 was accurate, then she may have been a twin of William. On 15 April 1635, Dorothy and Simon and eight children were enrolled at London as passengers to New England aboard the ship Increase. They first settled in Watertown, but had moved to Boston by 1646. Dorothy had ten children born from 1619 to 1640. Following her death, Simon m. (2) c. 1651 Martha (HUBBARD) Whittingham, the daughter of William Hubbard and widow of John Whittingham, and with her had two additional children.
  • Francis (daughter), bapt. 20 July 1600, bur. Lavenham 12 Aug 1600.

(8g) William Hills

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GMB 2:941-6; Hale/House:579-93; NEHGR 175(2021):174

William Hills, son of Thomas and Jane Hills, was bp. Upminster, Essex 27 Dec 1608, d. Hartford, CT c. 1683, and m. (1) say 1637 Phyllis LYMAN, bapt. High Ongar, Essex, England 11 Sep 1611, living in 1640, daughter of Richard and Sarah Lyman; m. (2) late 1648 Mary (______) Risley, widow of Richard Risley, d. c. 1655; and m. (3) winter 1655/6 Mary (WARNER) Steele, living Feb 1680/1, widow of John Steele, Jr., and daughter of Andrew Warner and Mary Humphrey. Jacobus (Hale, House...) presents some evidence that he might be the William Hills baptized at Upminster, Essex 27 Dec 1608, son of Thomas Hills. Upminster is near High Ongar, the home of his first wife. William arrived in New England in 1632 aboard the ship William & Francis, and settled in Roxbury, Mass. The Roxbury church records give this account of him: "William Hills, a man servant, he came over in the year 1632. He married Phillice Lyman, the daughter of Richard Liman. He removed to Conecticott, where he lived several years, without giving such good satisfaction to the consciences of the saints". This entry made by Rev. John Eliot in the Roxbury church records might get some explanation from the following: "On 4 June 1640 William Hill of Hartford was fined L4 for 'buying a stolen piece of Mr. Plum's man and breaking open the cobbler's hogshead & pack'. Though Hills was educated enough to sign his own will, he offered little in the way of civil service, other than as Hartford constable in 1644. His will was dated 25 Feb 1680/1, but not brought to court until sometime in 1683. His inventory was taken in July 1683, giving a total of 274 pounds, though it was incorrectly totaled, and the real estate alone was valued at 259 pounds. As to the wives of Hills, John Eliot wrote of his first wife, "she came to the land with her father anno 1631. God wrought upon her heart in this Land, she grew deaf which disease increasing was a great affliction to her, she was married to William Hills & lived with him at Hartford on Conecticot". Mary, the second wife, probably died shortly after the birth of her son Benoni, about 1655. The third wife, Mary, survived William and was named in his will. William's name appears on a tall monument in the Ancient Hartford Burial Ground, with the names of most of the other early Hartford settlers. William Hills had children with all three wives, as follows: [113]

With first wife, Phyllis Lyman:

  • Sarah, b. say 1638, d. Newark, NJ 1691, m. (1) by 1651 (?) John WARD of Branford, CT and Newark, NJ, d. Newark 1684; m. (2) after 1684 Stephen DAVIS. Sarah's will was dated 27 March 1691.
  • William, b. c. Aug 1640 (aged 17.5 on 24 Feb 1657/8, per Winthrop's medical journal), m. c. 1665 Sarah _______
  • John, b. c. 1644 (aged 13 on 24 Feb 1657/8), bur. E. Hartford 5 April 1692, m. c. 1678 Mary _______. Mary m. (2) Thomas Adkins. John had two known children.

With second wife, Mary (______) Risley

  • Joseph, bapt. Hartford 17 March 1649/50, m. (1) Hannah EDWARDS; m. (2) Mehitable (HINSDALE) Dickinson; m. (3) Elizabeth _______ (see later).
  • Susannah, b. c. 1651, d. Glastonbury 23 Oct 1701 in her 50th year, m. Wethersfield 4 March 1673/4 John KILBORN, b. 15 Jan 1651, d. Glastonbury 25 Nov 1711 in 60th year (gs), son of Sgt John and Naomi Kilbourn. He m. (2) 12 May 1702 Elizabeth Mitchell, d. 8 June 1718.
  • Benjamin, b. Hartford c. 1653, d. E. Hartford 1728, m. Wethersfield 11 Jan 1688/9 Mary BRONSON, b. Wethersfield 15 Sep 1668, daughter of John Bronson and Hannah Scott, and granddaughter of Richard Bronson. On 13 Dec 1682 Benjamin was fined for fighting Solomon Andrews and "pulling off his hayre". The will of Benjamin Hills of Hartford was dated 4 Feb 1726 and proved 2 April 1728. Inventory totaled 209 pounds. Benjamin and Mary had four known children born from the 1690s to c. 1708.
  • Benoni, b. c. 1655, was treated by John Winthrop, Jr. on 8 July 1659; no further record

With third wife, Mary (WARNER) Steele:

  • Abraham, b. late 1656, treated by John Winthrop, Jr. on 14 March 1658/9; no further record
  • Hannah, b. Hartford about 6 Dec 1658 (on 16 Dec 1658 William Hills's wife "hath been delivered about ten days..."), m. c. 1676 Sgt Thomas KILBORN, b. c. 1653, d. 1712, son of Sgt. John and Naomi Kilbourn.
  • Mary, b. say 1660, unmarried in father's 1680/1 will.
  • Jonathan, Lt., b. c. 1664, d. E. Hartford 29 Sep 1727 aged 61 (gs), m. c. 1687 Dorothy HALE, b. Wethersfield c. 1667, d. E. Hartford 23 June 1733, aged 66 (gs), daughter of Samuel Hale and Mary Smith. He was confirmed Lieutenant of the Hartford Train Band "on the east side of the great river" in Oct 1698. His will was dated 5 Feb 1725/6 and proved 5 Dec 1727. They had seven children born from 1688 to 1710.
  • Hester, b. c. 1667, not named in father's 1680/1 will.

(7g) William Hills, Jr.

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Hale/House:582-96

William, the son of William Hills and Phillis Lyman, was born c. 1640, bur. Hartford 15 Aug 1693, and m. Sarah _______. In May 1684 William apparently petitioned the court, lamenting his condition following Indian attack[s?], concerned about the sufferings of his children. The inventory of his estate was taken 8 Dec 1693, amounting to 119 pounds, with the names and ages of his children appended. Children, born at Hartford:

  • Mary, b. c. 1667, bur. 15 Aug 1693
  • Phillis, b. c. 1669, d. Harford 9 Jan 1711/2, m. Hartford 1 Dec 1698 John PARSONS, b. Windsor 29 July 1678, son of Ebenezer Parsons. John m. (2) Hartford 27 May 1712 Dorothy (_______) Sparks, d. by 7 June 1714, widow of John Sparks. Phillis and John had six children born from 1699 to 1711.
  • Hannah, b. c. 1672, d. Wethersifld 17 April 1743 in 71st year (gs), m. (rec. Wethersfield) 23 May 1695 William BUTLER, d. Wethersifld 20 May 1714. They had nine children.
  • Ebenezer, b. c. 1676, d. E. Hartford 12 Feb 1749/50, aged 73 (gs), m. Abigail BENJAMIN, b. Wethersfield 27 April 1673, d. E. Hartford 1755, daughter of Caleb Benjamin and Mary Hale. He was fence viewer in 1704 and 1707; hayward in 1715. His will was dated 19 May 1732 and proved 6 March 1749/50. Abigail's will was dated 13 March 1750 and proved 2 Sep 1755. They had seven children born from 1702 to say 1716.
  • John, b. c. 1679, d. by 1746
  • Esther, b. c. 1681
  • Joseph, b. c. 1683, d. Farmington, CT 29 April 1751, m. Abigail CURTIS, b. Wethersfield c. 1688, d. Farmington 23 Sep 1751, daughter of James and Abigail Curtis. In various instruments, Joseph was called of Hartford in 1708, of Farmington in 1737, and of Wallingford in 1745.

(6g) John Hills

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Hale/House:596-8

John, the son of William and Sarah Hills of East Harford, CT, was born about 1679, d. E. Hartford prob by 1740, m. c. 1704 Margaret DIX, bapt. Second Church, Hartford 10 April 1687, the daughter of John Dix and Mary Bidwell. John appears to have died by 29 May 1746 when called deceased in the will of Samuel Woodbridge of Hartford. However, he probably died before 1740 when there was a flurry of deeds pertaining to his sons. Children, first four births recorded at Hartford; last three baptized at E. Hartford: [114]

  • John, b. 20 April 1705, d. Longmeadow, Mass. 4 Dec 1782, m. E. Hartford 31 March 1730 Deliverance CRAW, d. Longmeadow 3 Sep 1786, daughter of John and Rebecca Craw. They had twelve children born from c. 1732 to say 1750.
  • Solomon, b. say 1707, d. E. Hartford 1794, m. Sarah ABBE, daughter of John Abbe and Naomi Kilbourn. Administration of his estate was granted 4 Sep 1794 to Daniel Pitkin. They had three daughters baptized 1748, 1752, and 1754.
  • Margaret, b. 12 July 1710, m. E. Hartford 27 Oct 1731 Thomas DIX.
  • Huldah, b. 20 July 1712
  • Joanna, b. 17 May 1715, m. E. Hartford 24 Nov 1737 Daniel CLARK
  • Benoni, b. say 1718
  • Thomas, b. say 1720, m. Rachel _______ and had a daughter, Abigail, bapt. E. Hartford 17 June 1750.
  • Mary, bapt. 4 Aug 1723
  • Hannah, bapt. 6 Nov 1726. Perhaps she m. Wethersfield 9 Nov 1754 Peletiah BUCK, b. 25 July 1726, son of Peletiah Buck and Lydia Stoddard.
  • Daniel, bapt. 9 March 1728/9, m. Mabel WEBSTER.

(5g) Daniel Hills

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Hale/House:598-9

Daniel Hills was baptized in Hartford, CT 9 March 1728/9, d. East Hartford 23 Dec 1782, and married c. 1755 Mabel WEBSTER, b. E. Hartford 29 July 1735, d. Hartford, CT 1 Nov 1786, the daughter of Jonathan Webster and Mabel Risley. A Jonathan Hills was a witness to the 1753 will of Mabel Risley's father, John Risley. I've seen no document showing that Daniel's wife was a Webster, but there is good reason that this is so. The guardian of one of the children of Daniel and Mabel, John Hills, was Job Risley, who was a brother-in-law of Mabel (Job Risley, Jr. married Mary Webster, a sister of Mabel). The administration of Daniel's estate took place on 24 Jan 1783, and the documents name his wife Mabel; sons Levi, Nathan, Reuben, John, Joshua, and Moses; and daughter Sarah. The administrators were his son Levi Hlls and Thomas Risley, both of Glastonbury; appraisers were Silas Hills and Henry Treat. Daniel's widow, Mabel, lived only a few years after his death. She is NOT the widow Mabel Hills who married in 1796 Col. Jonathan Wells; that person is Mabel (Stanley) Hills, the widow of Jonathan Hills who was a contemporary of Daniel with children born at about the same time. Children of Daniel and Mabel, all born in E. Hartford, CT: [115]

  • Mabel, bapt 23 May 1756, not mentioned in father's 1783 administration
  • Nathaniel, bapt. 13 Nov 1757, not named in father's 1783 administration
  • Levi, bapt 6 May 1759, m. Olle HOLLISTER and moved to Berlin, Vermont about 1800. They are buried there in the East Road Cemetery. [116]
  • Nathan, b. 21 Nov and bapt 30 Nov 1760, d. Hartford, NY 5 Sep 1811, m. Jerusha RISLEY, b. 27 Aug 1760, d. 26 Feb 1824, daughter of Nathaniel Risley and Ruth Cadwell. On 30 Jan 1788 Nathan was appointed guardian to his younger brother, Moses. Nathan and Jerusha are buried in Old Hartford Cemetery, Washington Co., New York. [117]
  • Reuben, bapt 9 May 1762, d. Hartford, NY 3 March 1818, m. 12 July 1787 Huldah RISLEY, b. Glastonbury, CT 19 May 1762, d. Hartford, NY 4 March 1835, sister of Jerusha, above. They are buried in Old Harford Cemetery, Washington Co., NY. [118]
  • John, bapt 25 Dec 1763, (d. 1818 in NY?) m. Glastonbury 1 July 1787 Ruth SMITH, b. Glastonbury 4 Aug 1768, d. North River, Warren, NY 23 April 1853, the daughter of Isaac Smith and Ruth Hollister. Following his father's 1782 death, John was assigned Job Risley as his guardian. John is found on the 1790, 1800, and 1810 censuses in Glastonbury, CT, but cannot be definitely found after that. Nor can his widow be found in 1820. However, in 1830 and 1840 his widow is living with their daughter and her husband, Hiram Graves, in Hartford, Washington Co., NY. Also, his widow, Ruth, appears on the 1850 census in Hartford, NY aged 81 with daughter Roxanna Graves, 47, Hiram Graves, 47, and Mary Minton, 14. John almost certainly died between 1810 and 1820 in Hartford, NY, so the year of 1818 given on a web source is reasonable. Ruth is buried with a grave marker in the North River Cemetery, Warren Co., NY. [119] [120]
  • Joshua, bapt 19 May 1765, d. Truxton, Cortland Co., NY 12 June 1825, and m. (1) Glastonbury, CT 2 Sep 1785 Azubah "Zeuby" SIMONDS; m. (2) 1819 Sarah _______. Following his father's 1782 death, Thomas Slater was chosen as Joshua's guardian. Joshua appears on the 1790 census in E. Hartford, CT; 1810 in Hebron, Washington Co., NY; and 1820 in Truxton, Cortland, NY. He appears to have remarried very soon after the 1818 death of his first wife, because a woman of like age is living with him in 1820. Joshua, of Truxton, NY, wrote his will on 10 May 1824, naming wife Sarah among others. Joshua and Azubah are buried in the Keeney Settlement Cemetery in Fabius, Onondaga Co., NY, which is about five miles from Truxton. [121]
  • Sarah, b. c. 1767. Following her father's death, Thomas Slater became her guardian. She is NOT the Sarah Hills born in E. Hartford 16 July 1767--that Sarah was a daughter of Ashbel Hills. She MAY have been the Sarah Hills who died in Manchester, Hartford Co., CT on 2 June 1846, aged 80. She apparently did not marry. She has not been found on any census records.
  • Aaron, bapt 11 June 1769, not named in father's 1783 administration. He is likely the one who m. Glastonbury, CT 21 Nov 1790 Asenah SMITH, HOWEVER, there is also an Aaron Hills, son of Ebenezer, who was baptized in E. Hartford 25 Feb 1770. Online accounts say that the subject Aaron (who married Asena(t)h, is the one on the 1800, 1810, 1820, and 1830 censuses for East Hartford, and died there 11 Sep 1837. The administration bond on his estate was dated 4 Oct 1837, and the inventory on 11 Oct. All well and fine, EXCEPT his widow named in the division of his estate is named LUCY. There is no mention of Lucy in any online accounts. So, we have some unresolved issues concerning Aaron. I'm wondering if none of this stuff pertains to Aaron, the son of Daniel, because he wasn't named in his father's estate, and may have died young. Hale/House gives him four children b. Eastbury from 1792 to 1797.
  • Moses, b. 1771, d. Glastonbury 12 Dec 1826, aged 55, m. (1) c. 1792 Anne ________, b. 1773, d. Eastbury 5 Sep 1793 in 21st year, buried Eastbury Cem., Glastonbury. He m. (2) Glastonbury, CT March 1795 Lucy GOODALE, b. 1757, d. 15 Oct 1800 aged 43 (gs) and is buried in the Eastbury Cem., Glastonbury. He m. (3) c. 1801 Hepsibeth _______, b. 1759, d. 14 Feb 1848, aged 89. He was aged 17 on 30 Jan 1788 when his brother Nathan was chosen as his guardian. Moses lived his life in Glastonbury, CT, and appears there with family on the 1800, 1810, and 1820 federal censuses. His will was dated 20 Nov 1826, and names wife Hepsibeth, daughter Hopey Curtis, daughter Anna Bidwell, daughter Julia Goodale, and granddaughter Caroline Curtis. The executor was his son-in-law, Chauncey Goodale. Moses had two daughters with his first wife, Hope and Anne, bapt. 1792 and 1793; and four children with second wife born 1796 to 1801. Moses is buried with his last wife in the Buckingham Cemetery in Glastonbury, CT. [122]

(4g) Levi Hills

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Levi, the son of Daniel Hills and Mabel Webster of East Hartford, Connecticut, was baptized at the E. Hartford Congregational Church on 6 May 1759, and married in East Hartford on 28 March 1782 to Olle HOLLISTER, b. Glastonbury, CT 1758, d. Berlin, VT 19 May 1816, the daughter of Gideon Hollister of Glastonbury, CT. While the Hollister genealogy transcribes the estate papers of Gideon Hollister as mentioning his daughter Abby Hills, this is likely a mis-transcription for Olle Hills. It is very unlikely that Gideon would name one daughter Abigail (who married Wait Hale) and another daughter Abby. Levi left Connecticut with his family sometime after January 1796, and was called of Berlin, Vermont on 19 September 1800 when he bought land in Berlin of Eleazer Hubbard. Levi's will, dated 13 March 1810, was proved 3 May following. Following Olle's death, all eight children of Levi and Olle divided the estate under an instrument dated 22 April 1817. Levi and Olle both have large attractive gravestones in the East Road Cemetery in Berlin, VT. Their children: [123]

  • Giles, b. E. Hartford, CT circa 1783, d. 25 May 1846, and married in Berlin, VT on 3 June 1804 Parmelia HUBBARD. He was still living in Berlin in 1810, but by 1825 he was in Compton, Buckinghamshire, Quebec based on the census of Lower Canada. Sometime thereafter he moved to Coaticook, Quebec, which borders the U.S. state of Vermont, and died there, after which his widow returned to Vermont.
  • Levi, b. East Hartford, CT circa 1785, died in Hamilton, Ontario in 1852, and married in Berlin, VT on 30 Aug 1807 Esther EATON.
  • Simeon, b. Glastonbury, CT 1787, d. Duxbury, VT 29 June 1841, married in Duxbury, VT on 15 January 1810 to Chloe CROSSETT, the daughter of Edward Crossett and Elizabeth Cady of Duxbury. Simeon lived his entire married life in Duxbury, and appears on the 1810, 1820, and 1830 censuses there. Following his death, his widow appears on the 1860 Duxbury census with their son, George. Simeon and Chloe are buried in the Phillips District Cemetery in Duxbury, VT.
  • Elizabeth "Betsey", b. E. Hartford September 1788, d. Moretown, VT 20 Aug 1875, and married in Berlin, VT on 26 May 1814 to John Boice VOSE, b. New Hampshire 20 Feb 1785, d. Berlin, VT 30 May 1863, the son of Robert Vose and Mehetabel Boice, who are buried near them in the East Road Cemetery in Berlin. John was living with family in Berlin in 1820 and 1830, but by 1840 had moved to Duxbury (Washington Co.), VT. He and wife Betsey appear on the 1860 census there with a Nancy Grovener, aged 50.
  • Sylvester, b. E. Hartford, CT c. 1790, d. Waterbury, VT 15 Dec 1853, and married in Berlin on 5 Dec 1816 Lydia STRONG, b. Berlin, VT 26 July 1796, d. 22 May 1850, the daughter of Aaron Strong and Mary Ann Bowers. The family lived in both Vermont and neighboring Quebec. Lydia appears on the 1850 mortality schedule for Orleans County, VT. Her death record, returned by the clerk of Westfield, says she was buried in the "Village Cemetery". This is confirmed by a cemetery listing for the town. After Lydia's death, Sylvester appeared on the 1850 federal census in Lowell, Orleans Co., VT with a daughter, Mary Ann, aged 31, and Henry, aged 17, who may be the son William H. Hills. Sylvester and Lydia had seven known children born from 1817 to 1832. It is assumed that Sylvester is buried with his wife in the Westfield Cemetery, but he does not have an extant gravestone.
  • Zerah, b. Glastonbury, CT 12 November 1793, d. Middlesex, VT 3 Sep 1848, and married Berlin, VT 1 Jan 1816 Patty M. DAVENPORT, b. Williamstown, VT 5 Aug 1797, d. 11 Nov 1883. Zerah was a wheelwright, and held the positions of captain of militia and selectman. They had six known children born from 1817 to 1839. They are buried in the Village Cemetery, Middlesex, VT.
  • Gideon, b. Glastonbury 2 November 1795, d. Waterbury, VT 3 April 1851, married 1819 Mary LUCE, b. 4 Sep 1803, d. Northfield, VT 12 Nov 1861. Gideon was baptized in Eastbury parish, Glastonbury 17 Jan 1796. The family lived in Berlin, VT until 1827, then moved to Middlesex, and later to Waterbury, VT. They had 15 children born from 1820 to 1846. They are buried in the Hope Cemetery, Waterbury, VT.
  • Persis, b. Berlin, VT 7 May 1801, married Hosea CROSSETT (see).

(10g) Henry Lyman

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TAG 30:187-90; Mayflower Planters:88-9

Henry, probably the son of Henry and Joan Lyman, was born say 1550, bur. Navestock, Essex, England 4 May 1605, m. (1) c. 1577 Elizabeth RANDE, b. c. 1558, bur. High Ongar, Essex 15 April 1587, daughter of Peter and Joan Rande and granddaughter of William Rande; m. (2) 15 June 1587 Phillis STANE, daughter of Richard Stane. After Henry's death, Phillis m. Navestock 26 April 1608 William Green of Luton. Children of Henry with first wife, Elizabeth, baptized High Ongar:

  • Judith, bapt. 2 Nov 1578, bur. 24 Nov 1578
  • Jane, bapt. 20 Oct 1579, bur. Oct 1579
  • Richard, bapt. High Ongar 30 Oct 1580, m. Sarah _______ and went to New England.
  • Henry, bapt. 19 Nov 1581, bur. 13 March 1582
  • Agnes, bapt. 28 Nov 1585
  • Sarah, bapt. 18 Jan 1587[/8?]

Children with second wife, Phillis:

  • Henry, bapt. 6 June 1591, d. in New England
  • William, bapt. 2 March 1594
  • Phillis, bapt. 12 May 1597

(9g) Richard Lyman

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GMB 2:1217-20; TAG 30:187-90

Richard, the son of Henry Lyman and Elzabeth Rande, was baptized at High Ongar, Essex 30 Oct 1580, d. Hartford, CT 1640, and m. c. 1610 Sarah _______, b. c. 1590, d. by 27 Jan 1642/3. In 1629 Richard sold his lands, orchards and gardens in High Ongar to John Gower. He came to New England in the 9th month (November) 1631 with some of his children, first settling in Roxbury, Mass. Jacobus quotes Banks as saying he arrived on the ship Lyon, but Anderson in the GMB does not give the name of the ship. In 1636 Lyman moved to Hartford, where he died just a few years later. His will was dated 22 April 1640, but not proved until 27 Jan 1642/3 at the same time as that of his widow. His inventory, dated 6 Sep 1641, amounted to a very modest 83 pounds. The will of "widow Lyman" was made 24 July [probably 1642], and proved 27 Jan 1642/3. Children:

  • Phillis, bapt. High Ongar 12 Sep 1611, m. William HILLS.
  • Richard, bapt. High Ongar 18 July 1613, d. soon thereafter.
  • William, b. c. 1615, bur. High Ongar 28 Aug 1615.
  • William, bapt. High Ongar 8 Sep 1616, bur. there Nov 1616.
  • Richard, bapt. High Ongar 24 Feb 1617/8, m. c. 1643 Hepzibah FORD, daughter of Thomas Ford.
  • Sarah, bapt. High Ongar 8 Feb 1619/20, came to New England with her family in 1631 and was nemd in her father's 1640 will, but nothing more.
  • Anne, bapt. Navestock, Essex 20 April 1621; no further record.
  • John, b. Sep 1623 (22 years old in Sep 1645), m. Branford (Mass.?) 12 Jan 1654/5 Dorcas PLUMB, daughter of John Plumb.
  • Robert, b. Sep 1629 (22 in Sep 1651), m. Northampton, Mass. 5 Nov 1662 Hepzibah BASCOMB.

(7g) John Dix

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Hale/House:596

John Dix was born c. 1651 and living in 1722. He m. Mary _______, b. c. 1653. Some accounts give her the maiden name of Bidwell, and place her as the widow of John Meakham, but this cannot be the case. While Bond, in his 1855 history of Watertown, Mass., mentions Deborah Dix, and her three sons of Connecticut, Leonard, John, and William, he does not mention that there are two contemporary John Dixes in Connecticut. This John Dix lived in Hartford and married Mary, while the other lived in Wethersfield, married Rebecca, and apparently had a brother Leonard. This John Dix has been written about by NO ONE. Jacobus, in his Hale/House and families of the CT Valley, only makes scant mention of him. In his will dated 28 May 1722, John Dix of Hartford named, among others, his daughter Margaret, wife of John Hills. The will was not proved "because of the testator's forgetfulness" and John Hills was granted administration, but Hale/House does not give a date for this. Child:

  • Margaret, bapt. Second Church, Hartford 10 April 1687, m. John HILLS, , b. 1679, d. c. 1740, son of William and Sarah Hills

(15g) William Webster

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TAG 24(1947):197-214

William Webster was born say 1460 and living in 1502-3 (18-19 Henry VII) when he appeared on the Register of the Freemen of Leicester. He was called a butcher of Syston. Known child:

  • John "first son of William of Syston"

(14g) John Webster I

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TAG 24:197-214

John, the son of William Webster of Syston, was born say 1485, d. by 1558, and m. Emmet WELLE, who was a widow when bur. Cossington, Leicestershire 20 March 1558[/9]. The will of "Emott" Webster of Cossington, Leicestershire was made 20 Aug 1558, making bequests to daughters "Ales" and "Elen", son John, daughter Agnes Storer, Robert Storer, and godson Lawrence Storer and godson William Pollard. Executors were her son John Webster and her brother William Welle, Vicar of Ashby, and overseer was her son William Webster. Children:

  • William of Thrussington, living in 1585. In 1576-7, he was called fishmonger of Thrussington, the 1st son of John of Syston, butcher, decd.
  • John, b. say 1510, bur. 1575
  • Alice
  • Ellen
  • Agnes, m. _____ STORER

(13g) John Webster II

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TAG 24:197-214

John, the son of John Webster, was born say 1510, bur. Cossington 24 June 1575, and married a wife whose name has not been found. Children:

  • William, bur. 5 Feb 1572/3
  • John, b. say 1535, m. (1) 1 Oct 1559 Isabel KY__THIN; (2) _____ _____.

(12g) John Webster III

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TAG 24:197-214

John, the son of John Webster II, was born say 1535, bur. Cossington 11 Oct 1594, and m. (1) Cossington 1 Oct 1559 Isabel KY__THIN who was bur. 12 Aug 1560. He m. (2) _______ _______ who was not named in his will. The will of John Webster of Cossington, husbandman, was made 1 Feb 1593/4 making bequests to only son John Webster and daughter Margaret Webster, both of whom were named as executors. An inquisition post mortem for John was dated 2 Aug 1615 naming his son Matthew, Matthew's wife Elizabeth, and their son John. Children, all with second wife, all born or baptized at Cossington:

  • Eleanor, bapt. 18 Nov 1561, bur. Cossington 10 Dec 1561.
  • Elizabeth, bapt. 18 Oct 1562, not named in father's 1593/4 will.
  • Matthew, b. c. 1564, m. Elizabeth ASHTON.
  • John, b. say 1567, heir and co-executor of his father's 1593/4 will.
  • Margaret, bapt. 7 Sep 1570, named Margaret Webster and was co-executor of her father's 1593/4 will.
  • Humphrey, bapt. 7 Sep 1571, bur. Cossington 24 Sep 1571.
  • Emett, bapt. 27 Sep 1573, bur. 1 Feb 1574/5.

(11g) Matthew Webster

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TAG 24:197-214

Matthew, the son of John Webster III and his second wife (name unknown), was born c. 1564, d. 13 Sep 1592 (based on his father's Inquistion post mortem in 1615), and m. Cossington 17 April 1587 Elizabeth ASHTON, b. say 1567, liv. 1592, the daughter of John As[h]ton of Woodborowe, co. Notts., gent. The will of Matthew Webster of Cossington was made 25 Aug 1592, with bequests to brother John Webster, brother-in-law James Aston, sister Margaret Webster, son John at age of 21, daughters Fayth and Anis at marriage or age 21. Wife Elizabeth sole executrix and guardian of his children. Children, bapt. Cossington:

  • Faith, bapt. 9 June 1588
  • John, bapt. 16 Aug 1590, m. Agnes SMITH
  • Annis, bapt. 27 Aug 1592, bur. Cossington 10 Nov 1596.

(10g) Gov. John Webster

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TAG 24:197-214; 29:80-86; Webster Gen [124]

John, the son of Matthew Webster and Elizabeth Ashton, was baptized at Cossington, Leicestershire, England 16 Aug 1590, buried Hadley, Mass. 5 April 1661, and m. Cossington 7 Nov 1609 Agnes SMITH, bapt. Cossington 29 Aug 1585, d. Hartford, CT 15 July 1655, the daughter of Richard Smith and Agnes Wraske. He was churchwarden at Cossington in 1618 and again in 1630. On 11 June 1634 John Webster of Cossington, yeoman, and Agnes his wife and Mathew Webster their son and heir, sold to Gervase Lomas of Thrumpton, co. Notts., gent., their messuage or tenement and arrable meadow and pasture in Cossington and other property for the sum of 1200 pounds. This Webster family was in New England by 1636, when John is first of record in Hartford, Connecticut. He was active in civil affairs, and eventually became the governor of the Connecticut Colony for one year from 1656 to 1657. He owned land in Hadley, Mass., and eventually settled there. He is buried in the Old Hadley Cemetery in that town. Children, all baptized in Cossington, Leicestershire:

  • Matthew, bapt. 11 Feb 1609/10, d. Farmington, CT 16 July 1675, married a woman whose name has not been found, and had two known children: John and a daughter. Matthew was admitted as a freeman in Hartford on 10 April 1645 and in Farmington 12 Oct 1669.
  • Margaret, bapt. 21 Feb 1611/2, m. Cossington 5 June 1632 Thomas HUNT. The fate of this couple has not been learned, but their son Jonathan, baptized in Leicester, Leicestershire, England in 1637 was a settler of Northampton, Mass. in 1660s. Their daughter Mary, b. say 1640, was married to John Ingersoll, and they settled in Westfield (Westerfield?), Mass.
  • William, bapt. 26 Sep 1614, d. Mass. 1688, and married late in life, on 17 Feb 1670, Mary REEVE, the daughter of Thomas Reeve of Springfield, Mass. Mary had been accused of witchcraft, tried, and acquitted. The woman who accused her was to be whipped or fined 4 pounds, and the father of the accuser paid the fine.
  • Thomas, bapt. 24 Nov 1616, d. Northfield, Mass. 20 Oct 1686, m. Hadley, Mass. 16 June 1663 Abigail ALEXANDER, b. c. 1646, d. by 1690, the daughter of George Alexander of Northampton, Mass. Thomas likely moved with his parents from Hartford to Hadley in 1661, but was living in Northfield, Mass. by 1670. Following the Indian attack there in 1675, the family returned to Hadley for a few years, and then went back to Northfield where Thomas died. They had seven children born from 1667/8 to 1681, five of whom were living in 1686.
  • Robert, bapt. 17 Nov 1619, m. Susanna TREAT.
  • Anne, bapt. 29 July 1621, d. Hadley, Mass. 9 June 1662, m. Hartford c. 1642 John MARSH, b. perhaps Braintree, Essex, England c. 1618, d. Windsor, CT 28 Sep 1688, aged 70, the son of John Marsh and Grace Baldwin. John m. (2) 7 Oct 1664 Hepzibah (FORD) Lyman, b. 1625, d. 1683, the widow of Richard Lyman of Northampton, Mass., and daughter of Thomas Ford of Windsor, CT. John had originally come from Braintree, England, arriving in New England about 1639, first settling in Hartford, and later in Hadley. Anne and John had six known children, born from c. 1643 to 1656. John had an additional child with Hepzibah born in 1667. John has a gravestone in the Palisado Cemetery in Windsor, CT.
  • Mary, bapt. 30 March 1623, bur. Cossington 15 April 1623
  • Elizabeth, bapt. 10 May 1624, m. c. 1658, as his second wife, William MARKHAM, bapt. Woolverstone, Suffolk, England 3 May 1621, d. Northfield, Mass. 1675, the son of William Markham and Lydia Ward (TAG 93:13). They lived in Hadley, and apparently had no children.
  • Faith, bapt. 8 April 1627, bur. Cossington 16 April 1627

(9g) Robert Webster

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Treat Fam, p 486; Webster Gen, p 23

Robert, the son of John Webster and Agnes Smith, was baptized at Cossington, Leicestershire, England 17 Nov 1619, d. Hartford, CT 31 May 1676, and m. c. 1652 Susanna TREAT, bapt. Pitminster, Somerset, England 8 Oct 1629, d. Hartford 1705, the daughter of Richard Treat and Alice Gaylord. Robert was chosen as recorder, after the formation of the town of Middletown in 1651. He was made lieutenant in 1654, and in 1672 received a grant of 300 acres of land for services in "the war". He was deputy nine times from 1653 to 1662. In 1660 he and his family returned to Hartford. Children, first four born in Middletown, CT, and remainder at Hartford, CT:

  • John, b. 10 Nov 1653, d. Hartford 6 Dec 1695, m. Sarah MYGATT, the daughtef or Jacob and Sarah Mygatt of Hartford. Following John's death, Sarah m. (2) 28 Nov 1698 Lt Benjamin Graham, as his second wife. Noah Webster of dictionary fame descends from this couple.
  • Sarah, b. 30 June 1655, d. Feb 1744 in 89th year, m. (1) 15 Nov 1677 Joseph MYGATT, d. March 1698; m. (2) as his second wife 13 Dec 1722 Bevil WATERS, , b. c. 1631, d. 14 Feb 1729, aged 97. Sarah and Joseph had nine children.
  • Jonathan (deacon), b. 9 Jan 1656/7, d. 1735, m. (1) 11 May 1681 Dorcas HOPKINS; m. (2) 2 Jan 1696 Mary Judd.
  • Susannah, b. 26 Oct 1658, d. Hartford 1688, m. 11 May 1681 John GRAVES, d. Aug 1702. After Susannah died, John m. (2) 1690 Hannah Davis.
  • Samuel, b. c. 1661, d. Hartford 1 Feb 1744, m. Elizabeth REEVE. In 1708 he was appointed high sherriff of Hartford County, and resigned in 1721.
  • Robert, b. c. 1663, d. Feb 1744, m. (1) 10 Sep 1689 Hannah BECKLEY, d. 1715, daughter of John Beckley of Wethersfield, CT; (2) c. 1716 Sarah (EDWARDS) Colefax, b. Wethersfield, CT 20 Oct 1671, d. Hartford, CT 15 Feb 1725, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Edwards and widow of Jonathan Colefax; (3) West Hartford, CT 30 (or 20) July 1731 Susannah BAKER, d. Dec 1746, the daughter of John Baker. Robert had eight children. (NEHGR:145(1991):337)
  • Joseph, b. c. 1667, d. Hartford May 1750, m. (1) 23 Feb 1696[/7?] Mary JUDD, daughter of Benjamin Judd of Farmington, CT; m. (2) 11 May 1726 Hannah (WILLET) Baker, the daughter of Nathaniel Willet of Hartford, and widow of Basey Baker of Middletown.
  • Benjamin, bapt. 1 May 1670
  • William, bapt. 2 July 1671, d. Hartford June 1722, m. 20 Nov 1700 Sarah NICHOLS, the daughter of Cyprian Nichols of Hartford. Following William's death, Sarah m. (2) 13 May 1725 Samuel Catlin of Hartford. William was an ensign in the militia. He and Sarah had eight children.
  • Mary, b. c. 1673, d. Hartford 27 Sep 1706, m. Thomas KING, d. 26 Dec 1711.
  • Elizabeth, bapt 8 Feb 1673/4, d. Hartford 15 May 1754, m. 19 Dec 1693 John SEYMOUR, Jr., b. c. 1667, d. 17 May 1748 in 82nd year. They had ten children.

(8g) Jonathan Webster I

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Jonathan, the son of Robert Webster and Susanna Treat, was born Middletown, CT 9 Jan 1656/7, d. 1735, and m. (1) Hartford 11 May 1681 Dorcas HOPKINS, b. c. 1660, d. c. 1694, the daughter of Stephen Hopkins and Dorcas Bronson. He m. (2) 2 Jan 1696[/7?] Mary Judd, daughter of Thomas Judd of Farmington. Children with first wife, all born or baptized in Hartford:

  • Jonathan, b. 18 March 1681/2, m. Esther JUDD
  • Samuel, bapt. 17 Feb 1683/4, not named in father's will.
  • Susanna, b. 25 April 1686, baptized the next day, m. 16 May 1700 Thomas STEELE.
  • Mary, b. 29 Sep 1688, bapt. 20? Sep 1688, m. 21 Feb 1705/6 John BRACE.
  • Mehitabel, b. 8 March 1690/1, m. 8 July 1714 David BIDWELL
  • Stephen, b. 1 Jan 1692/3, bapt. one week later, m. Mary BURNHAM.

Child with second wife:

  • Benjamin, b. 9 Aug 1698, baptized five days later, m. Elizabeth PECK.

(7g) Jonathan Webster II

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Jonathan was born in Hartford, CT 18 March 1681/2, bapt. 26 March 1682, d. 18 Sep 1758, aged 76y 6m, and m. Hartford 14 Dec 1704 Esther JUDD, bapt. Farmington, CT 14 Feb 1685/6, d. Bernardston, Franklin, Mass 22 Dec 1782, aged 97, the daughter of Benjamin Judd and Mary Lewis. Jonathan is likely buried in Glastonbury, but Esther is buried in the Old Cemetery in Bernardston, Mass. with an extant grave marker. Children, first two born Hartford, remainder born Glastonbury, CT: [125]

  • Jonathan, b. 5 Oct 1705, m. Mabel RISLEY. Daughter Mabel was named in the 1753 will of John Risley. A witness to the will was Jonathan Hills.
  • Esther, b. 23 Feb 1707/8, baptized 6 days later, d. Hanover, NH 9 March 1793, m. Timothy SMITH, b. Hadley, Mass. 2 June 1702, d. Hanover, NH 30 Jan 1792, the son of Samuel Smith and Mary Hadley. From the Gazetteer of Grafton County, NH by Hamilton Child (1886): “Timothy Smith, born at Hadley, Mass., in June 1702, was the first of the family to settle in Hanover, and was a descendant of Lieut. Samuel Smith, who came to Hadley, Mass., which town he named, from Hadleigh, England, in April, 1724. Timothy’s father died when he was only four years of age, and he and his mother went to Weathersfield, Conn., and lived till he was eighteen years of age. He then became a seaman for three or four years. He married Esther Webster, of Glastonbury, Conn., about 1724, and his children were as follows: Edward, Rebecca, Timothy, Mary Esther, Abijah, Jemima, Hannah and John, all of whom settled in Hanover. Hannah was the only one unmarried when they came, and her marriage to Isaac Walbridge was the first in Hanover. Timothy Smith had a ferry across the Connecticut, opposite his farm. He had sufficient land, so he gave to each of his sons 100 acres, to each daughter 50 acres, and to Dartmouth College 100 acres. Gideon Smith, the husband of Rebecca, gave to the college fifty acres. Three of the original farms, forming the Timothy Smith tract, are still owned by the descendants of the original settlers." Esther and Timothy are buried in the Smith Cemetery in Hanover, Grafton Co., NH, where her particulars are inscribed on a large family monument. [126]
  • Jemima, b. 29 Dec 1709, d. Montague, Franklin, MA 18 May 1805, and m. c. 1727 Samuel RISLEY (or WRISLEY), b. Hartford, CT 29 April 1705, d. Montague, MA 16 Oct 1796, the son of Samuel Risley and Rebecca Gaines. In a deed dated 11 Aug 1779, Samuel and Jemima Risley were called of Greenfield, and [her brother] Stephen Webster was called of Bernardston, both apparently in Hampshire Co. Jemima and Samuel are buried in the Old South Cemetery in Montague, MA. They had seven known children born c. 1728 to 1744. [127]
  • Ezekiel, b. 7 June 1712, d. during a military operation near Syracuse, NY 3 July 1756, and m. Hartford 21 Jan 1731/2 Rebecca GAINES, b. Hartford 5 July 1709, d. Farmington, CT 28 June 1796, aged 87, the daughter of Samuel Gaines and Rebecca Couch. His brother Stephen described him as having light hair and immense build and strength. On 7 Sep 1756 administration of the estate of Capt Ezekiel Webster, late of Hartford, was given to Honah Alcott and Joseph Cowles. Inventory showed about 14 acres near Samuel Price. "The heirs of my son Ezekiel" were mentioned in the will of his father, Jonathan, dated 14 Sep 1758. His widow, Rebecca, sold land on 30 Dec 1771 and again on 13 Feb 1773. [128]
  • Mehitable, b. 20 Oct 1714, living in 1770, m. (1) c. 1733 Obadiah WOOD, bapt Hartford 8 Sep 1706, died by 1744, son of Obadiah Wood and Martha Begelow; she m. (2) John SMITH. On 15 July 1770, widow Mehitable Smith of Hartford, West Division, leased to her son [actually her son-in-law] Timothy Morley (or Mosley) all her third part of the farm that was her last husband's, John Smith, deceased.
  • Dorcas, b. 13 Feb 1716/7, died in Whitestown, Herkimer, NY (now Oneida Co.), m. 12 Feb 1739/40 Eliphalet ENSIGN, b. W. Hartford, CT 26 April 1718, d. New Hartford, Litchfield, CT 1 July 1792, the son of David Ensign and Hannah Smith. On 25 Dec 1797 she gave power of attorney to her son Samuel to rent her farm in New Hartford, CT "on which my late husband, Eliphalet Ensign formerly lived." Dorcas and Eliphalet had 8 known children born 1739 to c. 1757.
  • Sarah, b. 13 Jan 1718/9, m. (1) say 1740 John CASE, b. say 1715, d. 1749 with inventory dated 1 July 1749. She m. (2) c. 1750 John KEENEY, b. 22 May 1699, the son of Joseph Keeney and Hannah Hills. A John Keeney and Sarah his wife of Glastonbury are ment. in a 1751 deed. She is named Sarah Keeney in her father's 1758 will.
  • David, b. 29 Jan 1720/1, d. Newington, CT 12 May 1806, and m. (1) Glastonbury 20 June 1750 Lydia ANDREWS, b. 20 July 1730, d. 13 April 1761, the daughter of Caleb Andrews and Mary Gillet. He m. (2) 29 Oct 1761 Zerviah (Hart) Allis, the widow of John Allis, b. Dec 1728, d. 17 Jan 1786, aged 57 years and 1 month. He m. (3) 22 Nov 1786 Olive (Smith) Deming, b. 1738, d. 31 March 1831, aged 92, probably the widow of Abraham Deming. David's will, dated Newington 8 Jan 1805, was proved 6 June 1806 in Hartford. David is buried in the Beckley Cemetery in Berlin, CT with his last two wives. His first wife is buried in the Newington Cemetery in Hartford Co., CT. [129]
  • Mary, b. 8 Nov 1723, m. Samuel WILLIAMS. They may have gone to Starksboro, Vermont. She was apparently dead by 1758 when not mentioned in her father's will.
  • Susannah, b. 28 May 1726, bapt. 21 July 1726 in Hartford, and d. Hartford (?) 8 Jan 1728.
  • Stephen, b. 11 June 1728, d. Northfields, Franklin, MA 4 Feb 1818, m. (1) c. 1747 Rebecca WILLIAMS, b. 1728, d. Glastonbury 8 Oct 1766, daughter of Jacob Williams and Rebekah Hubbard. He and Rebekah had 9 children born 1748 to 1766. He m. (2) Glastonbury 2 Dec 1767 Elizabeth Kilbourne, b. Glastonbury 19 Feb 1718/9, d. Bernardston, MA 20 Dec 1787, daughter of Abraham Kilbourn and Sarah Goodrich. Other sources give him later wives as well--Anne McCloud or Phebe Johnson, but documentation is needed. Stephen moved from Glastonbury to Bernardston, MA in the early 1770s, and then to Northfield, MA in 1805. He was called of Glastonbury in a 1771 deed, but of Bernardston in a 1773 deed. With the title of Captain, he was enlisted as a carpenter in the early Indian expeditions of 1756, and later that year enlisted in the intended expedition against Crown Point. On 22 March 1817 his family moved to Northfield, where he was selectman and on Committee of Correspondence. He was later titled Major Webster, source unknown. Stephen's second wife, Elizabeth, is buried with extant marker in the Old Cemetery in Bernardston, Mass. [130]

(6g) Jonathan Webster III

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Jonathan, the son of Jonathan Webster and Esther Judd, was born Hartford, CT 5 Oct 1705, d. Glastonbury, CT 14 Nov 1781, aged 76y 1m, and m. Hartford, CT Feb 1730 Mabel RISLEY, b. 1710, d. Glastonbury, CT 2 Jan 1781, the daughter of John Risley and Mary Arnold. Jonathan was a miller, and owned a grist mill with dam and some other buildings on the east side of the Connecticut River between Hartford and Glastonbury. In 1757 he served in the French and Indian War in Major Nathan Payson's company of the 1st Connecticut Regiment. Children, b. Glastonbury, CT: [131]

  • Susannah, b. 1 July 1730, d. 1 Nov 1736
  • Ashbel, b. 2 March 1733, d. Hampton, NY 1 Aug 1801, m. 1753 Rachel PRICE, b. Glastonbury, CT 1737, d. Hampton, NY 8 May 1813. They moved to Hampton, Washington Co., NY, where they are buried in the Hampton Hill Cemetery. [132]
  • Mabel, b. 29 July 1735, m. c. 1755 Daniel HILLS. [133]
  • Susannah, b. 21 Sep 1737, d. 27 Sep 1755
  • Jonathan, b. 24 Jan 1739, d. 1770, aged 31, m. Agnes DENSMORE, b. 1735. He served in the French and Indian War in the same regiment at his father in 1757. Six children born 1759 to 1769.
  • Asiel, b. 28 Oct 1740, d. 1799, m. Hannah PRICE
  • Elizur, b. 30 Sep 1743, d. 26 March 1791, m. Ruth DENSMORE, b. 24 Aug 1747, d. 27 June 1829
  • Mary, b. 8 May 1745, d. 7 Dec 1784, m. Job RISLEY, Jr.
  • John, b. 12 May 1747, d. Glastonbury, CT 1 Oct 1781, m. Elizabeth HOUSE, b. 1750, d. 15 Sep 1830, aged 80. Following John's death, Elizabeth married Benjamin Porter (1730-1806). John is buried in the Green Cemetery in Glastonbury, CT. Elizabeth is buried with her second husband in the Old South Cemetery in East Hartford, CT. [134]
  • Joshua, b. 16 April 1750, m. (1) 19 Nov 1772 Beriah RISLEY; m. (2) 14 July 1790 Prudence SMITH; m. (3) 20 Feb 1812 Eleanor Squires

(11g) Richard Smith

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TAG 29(1952):80-86

Richard Smith, born say 1550, bur. Cossington 7 May 1612, m. (1) Gillian _______, bur. Cossington 24 March 1582; he m. (2) Cossington 9 Jan 1584/5 Agnes (WRASKE) Hulcocke, bur. Cossington 28 April 1612, the widow of William Hulcocke, bapt. Cossington 9 Aug 1546, d. 1584, and daughter of Robert Wraske and his first wife, name unknown. William Hulcocke (son of Matthew) and Agnes Wraske were married 30 Nov 1571 at Cossington. Richard served as constable and churchwarden in Cossington. In 1608 he was a joint tenant of a farm. His will, dated 26 April 1612, and proved 31 May 1612, making bequests to "every one of my wife's daughters, children which she had by William Hulcock, five shillings apiece", to "the children of my brother John Smyth deceased five shillings apiece", to "Matthew Webster son of John Webster" at age 21, to "Margaret Webster his sister" at age 21, and "all the rest of my goods to John Webster my son-in-law whom I make sole executor". Many other bequests were also made.

Child of Richard and Agnes:

  • Agnes, bapt. Cossington 29 Aug 1585, d. 1667, m. Cossington 7 Nov 1609 John WEBSTER, b. 1590.

(12g) Robert Wraske

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TAG 29(1952):80-86

Robert Wraske, b. say 1525, d. 1576, married (1) _____ _____; m. (2) Cossington, Leicestershire, England 27 Nov 1557 Amy (_______) Hulcocke, the widow of Matthew Hulcocke who was bur. Cossington 13 July 1557. Robert "Wreste" of Cossington made his will 8 Sep 1575, which was proved 16 May 1576, dividing his estate into two parts between William Hulcocke, his son-in-law, and his eldest son William Wrest, both being named as executors. A bequest was also made to daughter Eme Hulcocke, daughter Joyce living in Gaulby, and her daughter Margaret.

Children of Robert Wraske, all likely with his first wife:

  • William, b. say 1548
  • Agnes/Eme, b. say 1550, bur. Cossington 28 April 1612, m. (1) Cossington 30 Nov 1571 William HULCOCKE, bapt. Cossington 9 Aug 1546, bur. Cossington 31 Aug 1584, the son of Matthew Hulcocke and first wife Emott; m. (2) Cossington 19 Jan 1584/5 Richard SMITH, b. say 1550, bur. Cossington 7 May 1612. With her first husband, Agnes had several daughters who were mentioned but not named in the will of her second husband, Richard Smith. With her second husband, she had only one known child, Agnes, who married John Webster.
  • Joyce, b. say 1552, married and had daughter Margaret named in her father's 1575 will.

Children of Amy with Matthew Hulcocke (not related!):

  • William (twin), b. 1546, d. 1584, m. Agnes (or Eme) Wraske, daughter of Robert Wraske. Agnes then m. (2) Richard Smith.
  • John (twin), b. 1546

(10g) Richard Treat/Trott

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Hale/House:763-769

Note: Richard was baptized under the name Trott, married under the name Trett, had children baptized under the names Trott and Tratt, and named Treat when he died. He signed documents using the names Treat and Treate.

Richard, the son of Robert and Honoria Trott, was baptized at the Church of St. Andrew and St. Mary, Pitminster, Somerset, England 28 Aug 1584, d. Wethersfield, CT 27 April 1669, and m. Pitminster 27 April 1615 Alice GAYLORD, bapt. Pitminster 10 May 1594, the daughter of Hugh and Joanna Gaylord. Richard's father, Robert Trott, was buried at Pitminster 16 Feb 1599, and his mother was buried there 17 Sep 1627. In the Taunton Manor Register, Richard is shown as holding land "by surrender (because of death) of Robert Trotte, Honora relict of said Robert to hold during her widowhood." (Hale, House...) The family lived in the hamlet of Trendle (now the parish of Trull) in the larger parish of Pitminster, which is less than five miles south of Taunton. They emigrated after the baptism of the youngest child in 1637, and were first of record in Wethersfield, CT in 1641 when Richard's land holdings were recorded there. He was a Wethersfield deputy to the General Assembly many times from 1645 to 1657, and an assistant from 1658 to 1665. He was a Patentee of the Royal Charter of Connecticut in 1662. His will was dated 13 Feb 1668/9, with the inventory taken 3 March 1669/70. Children, baptized at Pitminster:

  • Honor, bapt. 19 March 1615/6, d. Wethersfield, CT by 26 June 1690, m. John DEMING, b. say 1610, d. Wethersfield by 1695. Deming had ten children, but it is likely that Honor was not the mother of the first three, but she was definitely the mother of the last seven.
  • Joanna, bapt. 24 May 1618, d. Wethersfield, CT Oct 1694, m. say 1639 Lt. John HOLLISTER, b. c. 1612, d. Wethersfield April 1665. They had eight children (see Hollister line).
  • Sarah, bapt. 3 Dec 1620, living Newark, NJ 1673, m. 20 May 1644 Matthew CAMFIELD, bapt. Harlestone, Northamptonshire 27 Feb 1603/4, d. Newark, NJ 1673, the son of Gregory Camfield and Joan Merrill. Nine children.
  • Richard (Ensign), bapt. 9 Sep 1623, d. Wethersfield, CT Feb 1692/3, m. c. 1661 Sarah COLEMEN, b. c. 1642, d. Wethersfield 23 Aug 1734, aged 92, the daughter of Thomas Colemen. They had four children born from 1661/2 to 1668.
  • Robert (Gov.), bapt. 25 Feb 1624/5, d. Milford, CT 12 July 1710 aged 88 (gs), m. (1) 25 Dec 1647 Jane TAPP, b. c. 1628, d. Milford 31 Oct 1703, aged 75 (gs), the daughter of Hon. Edmund and Jane Tapp; m. (2) Milford 24 Oct 1705 Elizabeth (POWELL) Bryan, b. Dedham, Mass. 16 June 1641, d. Milford 10 Jan 1705/6, aged 68 (gs), the widow of Richard Bryan and Richard Hollingsworth, and daughter of Elder Michael and Abigail Powell. Robert's list of accomplishments is quite large. Robert and Jane had at least eight children.
  • Elizabeth, bapt. 25 July 1627, d. by 1669, m. c. 1649 George WOLCOTT, d. Wethersfield c. 1662/3. Four children. Neither Elizabeth nor her children were named in the 1669 will of Richard Treat, unless she had married again, and was the "daughter Johnson" in the will.
  • Susannah, bapt. 8 Oct 1629, d. Harford, CT c. 1705, m. prob. Middletown, CT 10 Nov 1653 Lt. Robert WEBSTER, bapt. Cossington, Leicestershire 17 Nov 1619, bur. Hartford 2 June 1676, the son of Gov. John Webster and Agnes Smith. Eleven children.
  • Alice, bapt. 16 Feb 1631/2, bur. Pitminster 2 Aug 1633.
  • James (Lieut), bapt. 20 July 1634, d. Wethersfield 12 Feb 1708/9, m. Wethersfield 26 Jan 1664/5 Rebecca LATIMER, b. Wethersfield 6 Oct 1646, d. there 23 Aug 1734, aged 88 (gs), the daughter of John and Ann Latimer. Nine children.
  • Katherine, bapt. 29 June 1637, m. Boston, Mass. 19 Nov 1655 Rev. William THOMPSON, Jr, a graduate of Harvard in 1653. They settled in New London where he was a missionary for the Pequot Indians. He went south for health reasons, and was in Surry Co., Virginia in 1664. He may have died the following year. Katherine m. (2) _______ JOHNSON, if she is the "daughter Johnson" named in her father's will.

(11g) Hugh Gaylard

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Jacobus, D. L., Hale, House...

Hugh Gaylard, probably the son of Nicholas and Johane Gaylard, was bur. Pitminster, Somerset, England 21 Oct 1614. He appears in the Taunton manor registers as early as 1573, and by 1608 had an adult son, George. Children:

  • George
  • Alice, bapt. Pitminster 10 May 1594, m. 1615 Richard TREAT

(10g) John Hopkins

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GM 3:411-413; TAG 77:25-27

John was born c. 1606, d. c. 1654, and m. c. 1630 Jane _______, b. say 1610. Following John's death, Jane m. (2) c. 1656 Nathaniel Ward of Hartford, and (3) Oct 1670 Gregory Wolterton. The family was in New England by 1634, and settled in Cambridge, Mass. where John was made a freeman on 4 March 1634/5. By 1636 they were in Hartford, CT. John was literate, and wrote a clear letter to John Winthrop Jr. concerning his health. His will was dated 1 Jan 1648/9 and proved 16 May 1654, naming wife Jane as executrix, with bequests to daughter Bethiah Hopkins upon reaching 18, and son Stephen Hopkins upon reaching age 22. He was still living on 27 July 1653 when he wrote a letter requesting medication for his "distemper," but dead by 14 April 1654 when his inventory was made. The only known children are the two named in his will:

  • Bethia, b. c. 1631, living in 1698, m. (1) Hartford 27 May 1652 Dea. Samuel STOCKING, d. Middletown, CT 30 Dec 1683, the son of George and Anna Stocking; m. (2) by 1685 James STEELE, living in 1698, the son of George Steele. Bethia was living on 4 March 1697/8 when she acknowledged the will of her first husband.
  • Stephen, b. say 1633, m. by 1657 Dorcas BROWNSON.

(9g) Stephen Hopkins

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Gen, p 11; TAG 38:204

Stephen, the son of John and Jane Hopkins, was born c. 1635, d. c. Oct 1689, and m. by 1657 Dorcas BROWNSON, bapt. Earl's Colne, Essex, England 19 Dec 1633, d. Hartford, CT 13 May 1697, the daughter of John Brownson of Earls Colne, Essex, England and Hartford, CT. On 26 Feb 1656/7 he was made a freeman of Hartford and chosen a townsman there in 1668 and 1672. He owned a gristmill in Hartford, and in response to a proposal of the inhabitants of Mattatuck (Waterbury), he erected a mill there by 5 Feb 1680[/1?]. He did not move there, but instead sent his son John to operate the mill, which became the son's property. Stephen's will was dated 28 Sep 1689, and inventory taken six weeks later on 6 Nov 1689. Children:

  • Dorcas, b. c. 1660, living in 1694/5, m. Hartford 11 May 1681 Jonathan WEBSTER.
  • Lt. John, b. 1662, d. 1732, m. Hannah STRONG
  • Stephen, b. 1663, d. 1703, m. (1) Sarah JUDD; (2) Hannah _______
  • Ebenezer, b. 1668, d. by 1711, m. Mary BUTLER
  • Mary, b. 1670, d. 1743, m. Samuel SEDGWICK.
  • Joseph, b. c. 1674, d. 1712, m. Hannah PECK

Brownson/Brunson

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(12g) John Brownson

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TAG 38:193-198; 39:122

John Brownson of Earl's Colne, Essex, England, yeoman, was born say 1550, bur. Earl's Colne 4 Feb 1622/3, m. (1) c. 1575 Joan ______, bur. Earl's Colne 11 Feb 1616/7; m. (2) Earl's Colne 19 May 1617 "Mathen" (Martha?) Taylor, bur. Earl's Colne 6 Sep 1622. John may have been a son of Cornelius Brownson who lived at Earl's Colne in the mid 1550s, and a brother of Priscilla Brownson, bapt. there 12 May 1560. Children, with first wife Joan:

  • Roger, bapt. 15 Sep 1576
  • John, bapt. 8 oct 1580, bur. Earl's Colne 17 Oct 1638, m. (1) Earl's Colne 30 Jan 1603/4 Elizabeth LAYER, bur. Earl's Colne 31 July 1633, no known issue; m. (2) Aldham, Essex 12 Nov 1633 Margaret Coleman, and had two daughters born 1634 and 1637.
  • Alice, bapt. 30 Aug 1584

(11g) Roger Brownson

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TAG 38:193-200, 39:122

Roger, the son of John and Joan Brownson, was baptized at St. Andrew's Church, Earl's Colne, Essex, England 15 Sep 1576, bur. Aldham, Essex 25 Aug 1635. He m. (1) Holy Innocents' Church, Lamarsh, Essex 12 May 1600 Mary UNDERWOOD, bapt. Lamarsh 2 Feb 1575/6, bur. Earl's Colne 18 March 1622/3, the daughter of John Underwood of Lamarsh. Roger m. (2) Margaret (______) Brewer, a widow who survived him. Late in life Roger moved from Earl's Colne to Aldham, Essex, where his will was dated 4 Aug 1635, and proved at Colchester 22 Oct 1635. In the will was the clause "To my two sons John and Richard Brownson and to Mary Brownson my daughter, 12d. each if ever they come to demand the same." This strongly suggests that the three children were gone, and likely already in or enroute to New England. In his article on the family, John I. Coddington suggests that the three siblings may have sailed on the Defence, which departed from London "the last of July 1635", arrived in Boston 8 Oct 1635, and carried the well-known minister of Cambridge, Thomas Shepard, who had preached at Earl's Colne in 1630, and the Harlakenden family from Earl's Colne with whom the Brownsons were intimately tied. Children, first two bapt. Holy Innocents' Church, Lamarsh; remainder bapt. Earl's Colne:

  • Roger, bapt. 12 July 1601, probably d. young.
  • John, bapt. 21 Sep 1602, d. 1680
  • Edith, bapt. 13 Jan 1604/5, living 1 March 1664/5 when named in the will of her sister-in-law Martha (Goulson) Brownson. She m. at Chappel, Essex 1627 John EVERED of Coggeshall, Essex.
  • Corneliius, bapt. 18 Feb 1609/10, bur. Earl's Colne 8 March 1656/7, m. Earl's Colne 26 April 1636 Martha GOULSON, bur. Earl's Colne 24 May 1665. He was the executor and residuary legatee of his father's will in 1635. The will of Cornelius Brownson of Earl's Colne, labourer, was dated 19 Jan 1656/7 and proved at Kelvedon, Essex 13 March 1656/7. The will of Martha Brownson of Earl's Colne, widow, was dated 1 March 1664/5 and proved 5 June 1665 at the Archdeaconry Court of Colchester.
  • Alse, bapt. 22 Aug 1612, bur. Earl's Colne 30 Aug 1612
  • Richard, bapt. 23 July 1615, d. Farmington, CT 1687, aged 72, and m. (1) prob. at Harford c. 1642 _______ WYBORNE (perhaps named Abigail), the youngest daughter of John Wyborne of Wrotham, Kent, England, yeoman. Richard m. (2) c. 1646 a wife whose name is unknown and who d. c. 1665; he m. (3) c. 1666 Elizabeth (_______) (Carpenter) Orvis, widow of David Carpenter (d. 1652) and of George Orvis (d. 1664). Richard's will was dated 27 Feb 1684/5 with inventory dated 26 Sep 1687 and will proved 26 Oct 1687. The will of Elizabeth Brunson of Farmigton, widow, was dated 6 April 1694 with inventory 26 April 1694. She made bequests to her Carpenter and Orvis children and grandchildren, but no Brunsons were mentioned. Richard had two children with his first wife, born 1643 and 1645, and six known children with his second wife, born from c. 1647 to 1665
  • Elizabeth, bapt. 23 March 1617/8, bur. Earl's Colne 24 May 1618.
  • Mary, baptism not recorded, b. say 1620, d. by 1670. Mary was just a young teen when she accompanied her two older brothers to New England, probably in 1635. Mary was certainly one to seek the attention of the young men, and four boys, John Olmstead, Jonathan Rudd, John Pierce, and Nicholas Olmstead all found themselves in court for "wanton dalliances, lacivious Caridge & fowle Mysdemenors at sundry times wth Mary Brunson." The first three boys were "corrected", but Nicholas Olmstead was fined and ordered to stand in the pillory at Hartford. These events occurred in the winter of 1639 and into 1640, until Mary was married off at Hartford, before 2 April 1640 to an older man, Nicholas DESBOROUGH/DISBROW, who was born c. 1613, d. 1683, and a soldier in the 1637 Pequot War. He was a surveyor of chimneys in Hartford, and later surveyor of highways. He was a carpenter and cabinet maker by trade. Following Mary's death, Nicholas m. (2) c. 1670 Elizabeth (SHEPARD) Strickland, bur. Hartford 30 March 1694, the daughter of Edward and Violet Shepard of Cambridge, Mass., and widow of Thwaite Strickland. Nicholas's inventory was dated 31 Aug 1683, amounting to 210 pounds and change. Mary and Nicholas had five known children born from say 1641 to 1648/9.

(10g) John Brunson

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TAG 38:193-211; 39:113-122; 71:206-208

Note: the name in England was Brownson, clearly a patronymic; in New England it became Bronson and Brunson, the latter being the predominant spelling in Hartford.

John, the son of Roger Brownson and Mary Underwood, was baptized at Holy Innocents' Church, Lamarsh, Essex, England 21 Sep 1602, d. Farmington, CT 1680, and m. St. Andrew's Church, Halstead, Essex 19 Nov 1626 Frances HILLS, b. say 1605, living in 1680 (if she was the widow of John) possibly the daughter of Anthony or William Hills of Halstead, both of whom had children baptized there about the time of Frances's birth. Notable is that the Hartford settler, William Hills, was also of an Essex family, and possibly not-too-distant kin from Frances. In the records of Earl's Colne, this John Brownson was called "Jr." to differentiate him from his uncle John Brownson (1580-1638). John and Frances had four children baptized at Earl's Colne: two daughters who survived and two sons who died in infancy. John was likely a Puritan, and influenced by the many Puritan preachers in Essex. It is likely that he, his wife, his two surviving daughters, his brother Richard, and his sister Mary all came to New England in 1635, as discussed under his father's entry. Because there is no record of them in Massachusetts, they likely came to Connecticut shortly after their arrival, probably with Thomas Hooker's group in 1636. John enlisted for service during the Pequot War in 1637 and had several parcels of land assigned to him in Hartford during the next few years. The town of Farmington, CT was founded by Hartford men around 1641, and John Brunson is first of record there on 7 March 1649/50, when he served on a grand jury. He was a deputy to the General Court four times from 1651 to 1656, a constable there in 1652, and one of the "seven pillars" of the Farmington church founded in 1652. The medical journal of governor and doctor John Winthrop, Jr. mentions several of the Brunson children as patients, giving their ages. John's inventory was made 28 Nov 1680, and the property divided among his seven surviving children, who were ordered by the court to pay his widow 10 pounds per year. The estate amounted to 312 pounds and change. Children:

  • Mary, bapt. 12 Dec 1627, living in 1690, m. (1) c. 1646 John WYATT of Windsor, CT whose inventory was dated at Haddam, CT 7 Sep 1668, and administration given to widow Mary on 5 Nov 1668. Mary m. (2) John GRAVES, b. c. 1625, killed by Indians at Hatfield, Mass. 19 Sep 1677, the son of Thomas and Sarah Graves of Hadley, Mass. She m. (3) Hatfield, Mass. 25 June 1678 William ALLIS, d. Hartford 6 Sep 1678. She m. (4) 16 March 1681/2 Samuel GAYLORD, bapt. Crewkerne, Somerset, Eng. 19 Dec 1619, d. Hatfield, Mass. Sep 1689, son of William Gaylard. Mary had eight children with her first husband, and one son with her second husband.
  • John, bapt. 17 Feb 1628/9, d. young.
  • John, bapt. 28 Dec 1631, bur. Earl's Colne 23 March 1631/2.
  • Dorcas, bapt. 19 Dec 1633, d. Hartford, CT 13 May 1697, m. by 1657 Stephen HOPKINS.
  • Sarah, b. Hartford c. 1639 (aged 18 in 1657), d. Wethersfield, CT 4 Dec 1711, m. c. 1662, as his second wife, Sgt John KILBOURN, bapt. Wood Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England 29 Sep 1624, d. Weathersfield 9 April 1703, son of Thomas Kilourn and Frances Moody. John came to New England with his parents on the Increase in 1635. He was sergeant of the train band and a Wethersfield Deputy to the General Court from 1660 to 1662. His will was dated 24 Sep 1688 and proved at Hartford 4 May 1703. Sarah and John had six children.
  • Jacob, b. Hartford c. 1641, d. Farmington, CT March 1707/8, m. (1) c. 1673 ______ _______, d. by 1693; m. (2) Mary (ANDREWS) Barnes, b. Hartford or Farmington 15 April 1643, the daughter of John and Mary Andrews of Farmington, and widow of Thomas Barnes of Farmington. Jacob's will was dated 13 March 1707/8 with inventory on 25 March 1708. Jacob had seven children born Farmington from say 1675 to 1688.
  • John, b. Hartford or Farmington c. 1643, d. in Craven Co., South Carolina 1712, m. Farmington 25 Oct 1664 Hannah SCOTT, daughter of Edmund Scott of Farmington and Waterbury, CT. John's will was dated 11 Jan 1711/2 and proved three and a half months later on 28 April 1712. John and Hannah had seven children, births recorded at Wethersfield from 1665 to c. 1681.
  • Isaac, b. Hartford or Farmington c. 1645, baptized by Thomas Hooker at Hartford 7 Dec 1645, d. Waterbury, CT c. 1719. On 23 Feb 1718/9, the court ordered his inventory be taken. Isaac m. c. 1669 Mary ROOT, b. Farmington c. 1650, living on 17 Feb 1719/20, the daughter of John Root and Mary Kilbourn. Isaac and Mary had nine children born from c. 1670 to 1694.
  • Abraham, b. Hartford or Farmington 1647, d. Lyme, CT 1719.

(9g) Thomas Judd

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GM 4:121-6; Judd Gen: 9-13, 37, 53, 60, 82, 96 [135]

Thomas Judd was born say 1607, d. Northampton, Mass. 12 Nov 1688, and m. (1) c. 1632 Elizabeth _______, b. c. 1608, d. c. 1678; (2) Northampton 12 Dec 1679 Clemence (______) Mason, d. Northampton 22 Nov 1696, widow of Thomas Mason. Thomas Judd was first of record in New England when granted four acres in the West End in Cambridge on 4 Aug 1634. He was in Hartford, CT in 1636, which is when Rev. Thomas Hooker led his flock from Cambridge; in Farmington, CT by 1646, and in Northampton, Mass. by 1679. He was active in civil affairs, and a deputy to the Connecticut General Court for many sessions from 1647 to 1677. Thomas was titled "Deacon" in a 1679 deed in Farmington. Thomas left no will, but his widow "Clemens Judd of Northampton" left a will dated 21 Nov 1696 and proved 31 Dec 1696. She bequeathed her entire estate to her step-son Samuel Judd, who in her will was called "my loving son Samll Judd." In her will she acknowledged the "great trouble, care & expenses that my son & daughter-in-law Samuel & Mariah Judd have been at during the time of my long & tedious sickness & bedrid condition as also the relation that they stand in to me..." Children of Thomas, all with first wife Elizabeth:

  • Elizabeth, b. say 1633, living in 1716, m. Farmington, CT 27 Dec 1653 Samuel LOOMIS, d. 1689, the son of Joseph Loomis. They moved to Windsor, CT in 1660, then to Westfield about 1674. They had ten children born from c. 1656 to 1678.
  • William, b. c. 1635, d. Farmington 1690, m. Farmington 30 March 1658 Mary STEELE, b. c. 1638, d. 27 Oct 1718, aged about 80, daughter of John Steele. His inventory was presented to the court 5 Nov 1690. They had seven known children born from about 1659 to 1678.
  • Thomas, b. c. 1637, d. 18 Jan 1703, aged about 65, m. by 1663 Sarah STEELE, d. 22 May 1695, aged 57, daughter of John Steele. Following its settlement, Thomas was the first deputy sent from Mattatuck (Waterbury) to the General Court in May 1689. He held many other offices. They had only three known children.
  • John, b. c. 1640 (aged 17 in Dec 1657), m. c. 1669 Mary HOWKINS, b. Windsor 16 July 1644, daughter of Anthony Howkins. John was a Farmington deputy to the General Court many times from 1692 to 1710. They had seven known children.
  • Benjamin, b. c. 1643 (aged 14 in Dec 1657), d. Farmington c. 1715, m. c. 1667 Mary LEWIS
  • Mary, b. c. 1645 (aged 13 about Feb 1657[/8?], d. 8 Aug 1684, m. Windsor 1 Jan 1662/3, as his second wife, Thomas LOOMIS, the son of Joseph Loomis. They had eight children born from 1664 to 1679.
  • Ruth, bapt. Hartford 7 Feb 1646/7, m. c. 1679 John STEELE of Farmington. They had seven known children.
  • Philip, bapt. Hartford 2 Sep 1649, d. Waterbury 1689, m. c. 1680 Hannah LOOMIS, daughter of Thomas Loomis of Windsor. His inventory was taken 2 Nov 1689. They had five children baptized at Farmington from 1681 to 1690, but the fifth child was born in 1689.
  • Samuel, b. c. 1653, d. 10 Jan 1721, aged 67 (gravestone), m. c. 1681 Mary/Mariah STRONG, b. 1663, d. 18 May 1751, aged 87 years and 8 or 9 months, daughter of Thomas Strong and Mary Hewet. They settled in Northampton with descendants in South Hadley (Mass.?). They had ten children born from 1682 to 1708.

(8g) Benjamin Judd

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Judd Gen (1856), pp 60-61 [136]

Benjamin, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Judd, was born c. 1643 (aged 14 on 27 Dec 1657), d. 1689, and m. c. 1667 Mary LEWIS, b. May 1645, d. c. 1692, the daughter of Capt. William Lewis, Jr. Children:

  • Elizabeth, b. 21 Aug 1668, d. young
  • Benjamin, b. 1671 (18 in 1689), d. Farmington, CT 9 March 1764, m. Farmington 18 Jan 1693/4 Susanna NORTH of Wethersfield, CT. They lived in the part of Kensington parish in Farmington called New Britain. They had twelve known children born from 1697 to 1722.
  • Mary, b. 1675 (14 in 1689), m. Hartford 23 Jan 1695/6 Joseph WEBSTER
  • Sarah, b. 1677 (12 in 1689), m. 12 May 1709 Thomas BUCK of Middletown.
  • Hannah, bapt. Farmington 13 March 1681[/2?], m. 4 May 1710 Gershom SMITH of Glastonbury.
  • Nathaniel, bapt. Farmington, CT 22 July 1683, d. Wallingford, CT 20 Feb 1742, m. Wallingford 24 March 1708 Lydia HALL. His will was proved in April 1742, naming eight children.
  • Esther, bapt. Farmington 14 Feb 1685/6, m. 14 Dec 1704 Jonathan WEBSTER.
  • Jonathan, bapt. Farmington 22 Sep 1688, d. 28 Aug 1725, m. 27 Nov 1712 Hannah DIGGENS, b. c. 1692, d. c. 1766, daughter of Jeremiah Diggens of E. Windsor. She m. (2) 1743 Stephen Hand of E. Guilford. Jonathan and Hannah had eight children, including two sets of twins, born from 1714 to 1724.

(10g) William Lewis I

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GMB 2:1184-6; Lewis Gen (1891) p 7

William Lewis was born about 1595, d. Farmington, CT 2 Aug 1683, and m. say 1619 Felix _______, b. say 1600, d. Hadley, Mass. 17 April 1671. Charles Anderson, in the Great Migration Begins (2:1184) says that Lewis arrived in New England aboard the ship Lyon in 1632, but does not provide any details as to why this is so. Lewis became a freeman on 6 Nov 1632, which means he was already a church member. He is first of record in Cambridge, which didn't exist when he arrived, so he had likely joined the church at Watertown before settling in Cambridge (formerly Newtown). He was granted a lot in Cambridge on 5 Aug 1633. By 1636 he was in Hartford, Connecticut. The will of Thomas Olcutt of Hartford, dated Nov 1653, leaves one pound to "brother William Lewis senior." He later moved to Hadley, Mass., by 1659, but after the death of his wife he returned to Farmington, CT, and was there by 1675. His will was admitted for probate on 10 Aug 1683, with inventory dated 3 Dec of that year. Only one child is of record:

  • William, b. say 1620, m. (1) c. 1644 Mary HOPKINS, the daughter of William Hopkins; (2) Boston 22 Nov 1671 Mary CHEEVER, daughter of Ezekiel Cheever.

(9g) William Lewis II

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NEHGR 38(1886):172; Lewis Gen (1891):7-12

William, the son of William and Felix Lewis, was born say 1620, d. Farmington, CT 18 Aug 1690, and m. c. 1644 Mary HOPKINS, daughter of William Hopkins. He m. (2) Boston, Mass. 22 Nov 1671 Mary CHEEVER, bapt. New Haven, CT 29:9:1640 (29 Nov 1640), d. 10 Jan 1728, daughter of Ezekiel Cheever, the famous master of the Boston Latin School. William, born in England, was a resident of Farmington, CT. He held military office during King Philip's War (1675-1676) and rose from Sergeant to Captain. William left a will dated 16 July 1689, and the inventory of his estate was taken 28 Aug 1690 by Thomas Bull and Thomas Porter, with a list of 13 children given. The inventory was presented in court on 4 Sep 1690 by the widow and John Lewis, and administration of the estate was granted to Philip and William Lewis on 5 Nov 1690, with the widow having an interest in the estate by joynture. John Lewis was added as an administrator on 6 March 1690/1. Following William's death, Mary m. (2) 3 Jan 1692[/3?] Thomas Bull of Farmington. Children of William Lewis with first wife, Mary Hopkins:

  • Mary, b. 6 May 1645, m. Benjamin JUDD
  • Philip, bapt. 13 Dec 1646, m. _______ ASHLEY, daughter of Robert Ashley of Springfield, Mass. Philip became a Farmington freeman in 1689, and later lived at Hartford and Fairfield.
  • Samuel, b. 18 Aug 1648, d. 1725, m. Elizabeth JUDD. He became a freeman in 1676 and bore the title of Sergeant.
  • Sarah, b. 1652, d. 10 Aug 1722, m. Samuel BOLTWOOD, killed by Indians 29 Feb 1704, the son of Robert and Mary Boltwood of Hadley, Mass. Samuel was titled Sergeant.
  • Hannah, b. say 1654, m. (1) Samuel CROWE of Hadley; (2) 1676 Daniel MARSH of Hartford.
  • William, bapt. 15 March 1656/7, d. 1737, m. Phebe MORE, daughter of Dea. Isaac More of Farmington where he and Phebe also lived.
  • Felix, bapt. 12 Dec 1658, living in 1738, m. Thomas SELDEN of Hadley, d. 24 Nov 1734.
  • Ebenezer, b. say 1661, m. 2 Dec 1685 Elizabeth MERRIMAN, b. 14 Sep 1669, daughter of Capt. Nathaniel Merriman, one of the first settlers of Wallingford where Ebenezer was living in 1684.
  • John, b. 15 May 1665, d. c. 1694
  • James, b. 10 July 1667, d. 1728, lived in Farmington in 1696 and later at Jamaica, Long Island.

Children with second wife, Mary Cheever:

  • Elizabeth, b. 1672, d. 1674
  • Ezekiel, b. 7 Nov 1674, d. 14 Aug 1755, m. (1) 18 March 1702 Mary BRADEN, d. Feb 1703; m. (2) 11 Oct 1704 Abigail Kilcup, widow of Rodger Kilcup. Ezekiel graduated from Yale in 1695 and was a Boston merchant when he died.
  • Nathaniel, b. Farmington 1 Oct 1676, d. Farmington 24 Feb 1752, m. (1) Fairfield, CT 25 Nov 1699 Abigail ASHLEY, b. Westfield, Mass. 27 April 1681, d. Farmington, CT 11 April 1723 daughter of David Ashley and Hannah Grover of Westfield; m. (2) 4 July 1726 Thankful (POMEROY) Lyman, b. Northampton, Mass. 31 May 1679, d. there 18 Sep 1773, the daughter of Medad Pomeroy and Experience Woodward, and widow of Lt. Benjamin Lyman, b. 1674, son of John Lyman. Nathaniel and first wife lived at Farmington and joined the church there on 19 March 1710.
  • Abigail, b. Farmington 19 Sep 1678, d. 20 Jan 1707, m. Farmington 10 Dec 1696 William WADSWORTH of Farmington.
  • Joseph, bapt. 14 March 1679/80, d. young.
  • Daniel, b. 16 July 1682, d. young per Savage, but the Lewis Gen. (p 12) says he m. 1 May 1718 Mary STRONG, b. 22 Jan 1692, d. 9 April 1751, daughter of Asahel and Margaret Strong of Farmington.

(10g) William Hopkins

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William Hopkins was born say 1598, living in 1642, and m. say 1623 Mary ______, b. say 1603, living in 1670. William was in Stratford, CT by 1640, and was an Assistant there in 1641 and 1642. Following his death, his widow m. (2) by 1645 Richard Whitehead of Windsor. The will of Richard Whitehead of Windsor, dated 26 April 1645 and proved 26 June 1645, names "daughter in law Mary Lewes", "brother in law Hugh Hopkins", wife Mary Whitehead, brother John Andrewes of Clifton, brother Edward Whitehead, John and Edward Whitehead, sons of said brother Edward, Joane Whitehead, daughter of my brother Matthew Whitehead, John, son of brother John Andrewes of Clifton, sister Joyce Fisher and her son Richard Fisher and her daughter Mary Fisher, kinswomen Hannah, Sarah, Rebecca and Abigail Higgins. The will gives to the said Mary Lewes "my messuage or tenement...lying in Knoll in the county of Warwick [now the town of Knowle in West Midlands] in the kingdom of England". On 2 Sep 1670 a deposition was made regarding "Mary Whitehead the known mother of Mary the wife of Lt. William Lewis of Farmington". Only known child:

  • Mary, b. c. 1624, m. c. 1644 (child born 1645) William LEWIS, b. say 1620, the son of William Lewis of Hartford and Hadley. Mary was married by 26 April 1645 when called "daughter in law Mary Lewes" in the will of Richard Whitehead of Windsor.

(9g) Richard Risley

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TAG 25:233; 70:162-170

Richard Risley, b. say 1615, d. Hartford, CT 1648, m. c. 1639 Mary _______, b. c. 1619, d. c. 1656. After Richard's death, Mary m. (2) William Hills. Risley was in Hartford by 1639, and his lands were recorded there in Feb 1639/40. The inventory of his estate amounted to 135 pounds and change, but no date is given in Jacobus's article in The American Genealogist (25:233). Distribution of the estate was ordered by the court on 7 Dec 1648, with provision made for the children to learn to read and write. Richard's surname is spelled "Wrisley" on a cenotaph found in the Ancient Burial Ground in Hartford, CT. The cenotaph claims that he immigrated with Hooker aboard the Griffin in 1633, but this is likely speculation. Children: [137]

  • Sarah, b. late summer 1640 (aged 7 or 8 at father's death, and mentioned five times in the medical journal of John Winthrop, Jr., from 24 Feb 1657/8 to 28 Nov 1660, aged 17 1/2 to 20), d. Oyster Ponds, Southold, Long Island 3 Sep 1716 in her 76th year (gravestone, NEHGR 53:334). She m. (1) c. 1665 Samuel CROOKE of E. Hartford who abandoned her with small children before December 1672. She m. (2) Long Island c. 1680 John-3 PAYNE, born c. 1643, d. by 1708, the son of John-2 Payne (Thomas-1) of Southold. Sarah had four children with Crooke (Samuel, Samuel, John and Joseph), born from 1666 to c. 1672. She then had an illegitimate child, Susanna (given surname Crooke) born c. 1679. She had two more children, sons, with her last husband, Nathaniel and John, born say 1681 and 1683. Sarah's reason for leaving Hartford for Long Island appears to be her pregnancy without a husband in the late 1670s. Sarah is buried in the Brown's Hill Burying Ground in Orient, in Southhold next to her daughter Susanna King. [138]
  • Samuel, bapt. 1 Nov 1646, d. 8 July 1670. He became a freeman in May 1668. Administration of his estate was given to Thomas Edwards on 9 Nov 1670.
  • Richard, bapt 21 Aug 1648, m. Rebecca ADAMS (see below).

(8g) Richard Risley

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TAG 25:233-241

Richard, the son of Richard and Mary Risley, was baptized at Hartford, CT 21 Aug 1648, and living there 19 Oct 1728. He m. c. 1676 Rebecca ADAMS, b. Hartford c. Aug 1658, d. by 20 May 1726, the daughter of John Adams and Abigail Smith of Hartford. He bought 330 acres from John Crow on 6 June 1682 and about 252 acres at Hoccanum (E. Hartford) from Nathaniel Willet, administrator of the estate of Jeremy Adams, on 29 Feb 1683/4. Jeremy Adams was his wife's grandfather, and Nathaniel Willett was his wife's brother-in-law. Richard gave testimony on 20 May 1726 that "my father John Addams formerly of Hartford Deceased, had seven Children viz: 4 sons & three Daughters...I married one of ye Daughters...ye sisters are all Deceased..." (NEHGR 67:89; see also 59:316). Some of the children went to Great Egg Harbor, Gloucester Co., NJ, following some Adams relatives. Children:

  • John, b. say 1677, m. Mary ARNOLD (below)
  • Samuel, b. c. 1679, d. Glastonbury, CT 6 Feb 1756 in 77th year (gravestone), m. Hartford 1 Aug 1704 Rebecca GAINES, b. c. 1688, living 1757, daughter of Samuel Gaines and Anna Burnham. His will was dated 9 May 1752, proved 12 April 1756, and the inventory amounted to 6014 pounds and change, a huge estate in that day. On 21 April 1757 widow Rebecca was admitted to the Bolton Church from Eastbury (eastern parish of Glastonbury). They had nine children born from 1705 to c. 1725.
  • Thomas, b. say 1681, d. Great Egg Harbor, NJ 1748. His will was dated 25 Dec 1740, with letters of administration dated 27 May 1748.
  • Richard, b. say 1683, d. Great Egg Harbor, NJ 1740, m. Esther GALE, daughter of Samuel and Mary Gale. Richard's will was dated 2 May 1737 with inventory dated 22 May 1740.
  • child, bapt. 8 May 1687, may be one of the other known children
  • Susannah, b. c. 1690, d. Enfield, CT 17 Nov 1757, aged 67 (gravestone), m. (1) Glastonbury 10 Dec 1713 Abraham COLT, b. 21 May 1692, d. Glastonbury 31 Aug 1717, son of Abraham Colt and Hannah Loomis. She m. (2) c. 1723 John HALE, b. Hadley, Mass. 26 Nov 1680, d. Enfield, CT 24 May 1753 in 73d year (gravestone), son of Thomas Hale and Priscilla Markham.
  • Mary, bapt. 23 April 1693
  • Hannah, bapt. 12 April 1695, d. 7 May 1772 in 77th year, m. 23 Dec 1717 Capt. James BRAINARD, b. Haddam, CT 25 March 1696/7, d. 2 Oct 1776 in 79th year.
  • (prob.) Ann, b. say 1697, m. (int. Springfield, Mass. 2 Feb 1716/7) Samuel LAMB, b. Springfield 23 Feb 1692/3, son of Samuel Lamb and Rebecca Bird.
  • Jonathan, b. say 1700, d. E. Hartford 1762, m. (1) Abigail _______, b. c. 1703, d. E. Hartford 13 May 1750, aged 47 (gravestone), m. (2) Dorothy _______ Cadwell, widow of John Cadwell who d. 1746. (maiden name possibly Kilbourn). Administration of his estate was granted 6 July 1762. Jonathan had six children born from 1725 to c. 1735.
  • Nathaniel, b. Hartford c. 1702, d. E. Hartford 30 Sep 1741, m. c. 1733 Elizabeth DICKINSON, bapt. Wethersfield, CT 9 Feb 1706/7, d. E. Hartford 1780, daughter of Daniel Dickinson and Elizabeth Crow. She m. (2) after 1746 Benoni Hale, b. Glastonbury 23 Jan 1706/7, d. E. Hartford, after 1771, son of John Hale and Mary (Bevin?). The will of Nathaniel was dated 28 Sep 1741 and named wife Elizabeth and three daughters Elizabeth, Zurviah, and Deborah. Administration of the estate of Elizabeth Hale was given 6 June 1780. The three daughters were born from c 1734 to 1740.

(7g) John Risley

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TAG 25:235-7, 241-2

John, the son of Richard Risley and Rebecca Adams, was born at Hartford, CT say 1677, d. East Hartford 1755, and m. c. 1699 Mary ARNOLD, b. c. 1680, living in 1753, the daughter of Henry Arnold and Elizabeth Colfax. John's will, dated January 1753 (no specific day given) mentions wife Mary, both sons, and all five daughters, but without surnames. It was proved 2 Sep 1755 with inventory dated 10 Nov 1755. Children: [139]

  • John, b. c. 1700. d. E. Hartford Nov 1777, m. c. 1723 Hannah KEENEY, b. Hartford 7 Jan 1700/1, living in 1777, the daughter of Joseph Keeney and Hannah Hills. The will of John Jr. was dated 7 Nov 1777, proved 2 Dec 1777, and mentioned unnamed wife. John died shortly after being mentioned in the 24 Sep 1777 division of the estate of his brother Timothy. John and Hannah had seven children born from 1724 to c. 1742.
  • Hannah, b. c. 1702, d. 1789, m. E. Hartford 2 Jan 1725 Stouffel VANSANT, bapt. Staten Island, NY 22 Oct 1701, d. Hartford 28 Jan 1756, the son of Garret Stoeffelz. and Annetje Van Zant. Hannah Vansant was named in the 24 Sep 1777 division of the estate of her brother Timothy, and so was Anne Vansant, perhaps Hannah's unmarried daughter. Hannah Vansant, widow, left a will, dated 23 Jan 1783 (possibly 1763--the handwriting makes the year uncertain), proved 4 July 1789. In it she names children John Vansant, Anne Vansant, Mabel, the wife of Lot Lordland; Mary, the wife of Matthew Caldwell; Sarah, the wife of Daniel Ritter; heirs of daughter Hannah Cole, deceased; and son Christopher Vansant, executor, who received the bulk of her estate. There were eight known children born from 1727/8 to c. 1745. Hannah and Stoessel are buried in the Center Cemetery, E. Hartford, CT. [140]
  • Elizabeth, b. say 1704, living in 1756, m. (1) 1728, as his second wife, Daniel BIGELOW, bapt Hartford 26 March 1693, d. E. Hartford 14 May 1733, the son of Jonathan Bigelow and Mary Olcott. On 1 June 1737, Elizabeth Bigelow was chosen as guardian of her two children, Elizabeth, aged 8 and Thankful, aged 6. Following a 10-year widowhood, Elizabeth married (2) Middletown, CT 24 Nov 1743, as his third wife, Thomas McCLEVE, b. say 1705, d. Middletown 23 March 1756, as his second or third wife. Thomas had m. (1) in Middletown 11 Dec 1735 Mary Pelton, of John and Jemima Pelton, who died 12 Dec 1740, and he may have married again in 1741. In his 1756 will, Thomas left to wife Elizabeth. Elizabeth had two children with Thomas: Mary, b. 1744 and Timothy, b. Jan 1745/6.
  • Mabel, b. c. 1710, d. Glastonbury, CT 2 Jan 1781, m. E. Hartford, CT 18 Feb 1729/30 Jonathan WEBSTER, b. Hartford 5 Oct 1705, d. Glastonbury, CT 14 Nov 1781, aged 76y 1m, the son of Jonathan Webster and Esther Judd. Mabel was named in the 24 Sep 1777 distribution of the estate of her brother, Timothy Risley.
  • Timothy, b. say 1715, d. E. Hartford 1777, apparently did not marry, or if he did, no wife or heirs survived him. The administrator's bond for his estate was dated 5 Aug 1777, with inventory amounting to about 452 pounds. On 24 Sep 1777 his estate was distributed primarily among his siblings. Those mentioned in the division were his brother John Risley, sister Hannah Vansant, sister Mabel Webster, sister Martha Elmore, and heirs of sister Thankful Deming. The land of Anne Vansant (Hannah's daughter?) was also mentioned.
  • Thankful, b. c. 1718, living in 1753 but dead by 1777, m. Timothy DEMING, b. Hartford 26 March 1698, the son of Jacob Deming and Elizabeth Edwards. Some accounts suggest that Thankful died at a fairly early age, but she was living in 1753 when named in her father's will. The unnamed heirs of Thankful Deming were mentioned in the division of the estate of her brother, Timothy Risley, dated 24 Sep 1777.
  • Martha, b. c. 1722, living in 1777, m. c. 1742 Sgt. Samuel ELMORE, b. c. 1715, d. E. Windsor, CT 14 April 1760 in 45th year, the son of Samuel-3 Elmore (Samuel-2, Edward-1) and Rebecca _______. Inventory of the estate of Samuel was taken 6 May 1761, amounting to about 591 pounds, and administration of the estate was given to Martha Elmore, Thomas Foster and Elijah Chapman on 1 Sep 1761. Martha and Samuel had five known children, born c. 1744 to 1754. She was named Martha Elmore in the 24 Sep 1777 division of her brother Timothy's estate, so may have never remarried.

(10g) Jeremy Adams and Rebecca Taylor

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GMB 1:6-11; GM 3:151-3; TAG 83:277

Jeremy Adams was born about 1611, d. Hartford, CT 11 Aug 1683, and m. (1) say 1637 as her third husband Rebecca (TAYLOR) (Baseden) Greenhill, b. say 1605, d. by 1682, the widow of Walter Baseden and Samuel Greenhill; Jeremy m. (2) in late 1682 or early 1683 Rebecca (FLETCHER) Warner, b. c. 1638, d. Middletown, CT 25 June 1715, aged 77, daughter of John Fletcher and widow of Andrew Warner who had d. 26 Jan 1681[/2?].

Rebecca Taylor was married in Cranbrook, Kent, England 24 April 1627 to Walter Baseden, who died shortly after their marriage. She m. (2) at Cranbrook 24 June 1628 Samuel Greenell, bapt. Hawkhurst, Kent 23 Aug 1591, d. Hartford, CT c. 1636, the son of John Greenell and Anne Roberts of Hawkhurst. Rebecca and Samuel arrived in New England in 1634 with a group of colonists from the same part of Kent, including Mr. Willard, Mr. Pantry, Mr. Crayfoote, and Mr. Stanley. Samuel was admitted a freeman at Cambridge on 4 March 1634/5. In 1636 they went to Hartford, Connecticut, where Samuel died soon after their arrival.

Jeremy Adams was an innkeeper, and in Cambridge, Mass. by 1633. On 5 August 1633 he was granted one rood at Cambridge for a cowyard. He was a freeman by 6 May 1635. The following year he was in Hartford, where he stayed the remainder of his life. He was included in a list of freemen there on 13 Oct 1669. His will was dated 4 Aug 1683 and proved a month later on 6 September, noting that he had formerly given to his grandson Zachary Sandford, and his estate being equally divided among his grandchildren, children of John Adams and children of "my son Willett."

The children of Rebecca and Samuel, surname GREENHILL (originally Greenell):

  • Rebecca, bapt. Staplehurst, Kent 24 Feb 1630, m. Cambridge, Mass. 4 Oct 1649 Sgt John SHEPARD, bapt. Lawford, Essex, England 5 Nov 1623, d. Hartford, CT 12 June 1707, the son of Capt Edward and Violet Shepard of Cambridge, Mass.
  • Thomas, bapt. Staplehurst 20 Jan 1632/3, d. c. 1653. Thomas's will was dated 16 July 1653, and set off a firestorm of dispute because he was still a minor when he wrote his will, and he gave all his lands for his mother's use, and at her decease, half his land to her Adams children. His sister fought the arrangement, and the dispute carried on into the eighteenth century.

The children of Rebecca and Jeremy, surname ADAMS:

  • John, b. say 1637, m. Easttown, NY 1 Sep 1657 Abigail SMITH (see below).
  • Hannah, b. say 1639, d. c. 1660, m. c. 1660 Jonathan SMITH, bapt. Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, England 4 Oct 1635, living in 1711, the son of Richard Smith and Rebecca Boswell. Following Hannah's death, Jonathan m. (2) 1 Jan 1663/4 Martha BUSHNELL, b. c. 1644, living 1705, daughter of Francis Bushnell and Mary Grombridge. Winthrop treated Hannah in 1660, possibly for the illness of which she may have soon succumbed. Jonathan was a deacon of the church at Glastonbury, and a deputy for the town from 1699 to 1708. Hannah had no children, but Jonathan had eight children with his second wife, born from 1664 to say 1685.
  • Hester, b. say 1641, living 16 July 1653 when a legatee in the will of Thomas Greenhill, her half-brother.
  • Sarah, b. say 1643, m. c. 1665 Nathaniel WILLETT. It was their daughter, Sarah, who married the Zachary Sandford named in the will of Jeremy Adams.
  • Samuel, bapt. Hartford 23 Nov 1645, no further record.

(9g) John Adams

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NEHGR 59:316-319; 67:89; 2004:39

John, the son of Jeremy Adams and Rebecca (Taylor) (Braseden) Greenhill, was born say 1637, likely in Hartford, but if not then in Cambridge, d. Hartford 6 Sep 1670, and m. Easttown, NY 1 Sep 1657 Abigail SMITH, bapt. Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, England 21 Jan 1637/8, living in 1684, daughter of Richard Smith and Rebecca Buswell. John and Abigail were given consent to marry by their fathers, as evidenced by the following Hartford record: "26 Aug 1657; Hartford, Hartford Co., CT 6. A Coppy of a Certificate vndr the names of these subscribed: These are to certify to any to whom it may come, that our children John Addams & Abigail Smith have our full consent to be marryed together, & wee know not engagemt of either party to any other, as wittnesse our hands. Rich: Smith Jer: Addams" In 1663 John was given a grant of land in "Cochester" as was his father. In October 1669 John Adams was a Hartford freeman, and living on the south side of "the river." John's inventory was dated 9 Nov 1670, amounting to a bit over 74 pounds. His death date and the ages of the children are given in the inventory. After his death, Abigail married John Betts of Wethersfield. On 26 Jan 1680, Betts bought of Jacob Walker a farm at Huntington, Long Island, and the family likely settled there at that time. They were there by 1684 when John and Abigail Betts conveyed part of a farm to Edward Higbee, Abigail's son-in-law. Children of John and Abigail, born at Hartford:

  • Rebecca, b. Aug 1658 (aged "12 years August last" as reckoned from Nov 1670), d. by May 1726, m. Richard RISLEY, Jr. (above).
  • Abigail, b. Feb 1660 ("11 next February"), d. by May 1726, m. c. 1684 Edward HIGBEE of Huntington, L.I., the son of Edward Higbee and Jedidah Skidmore.
  • Sarah, b. March 1662 ("9 March next"), d. by May 1726, m. John BRUSH of Huntington, the son of Thomas Brush and Rebecca Conklin.
  • Jeremy/Jeremiah, b. Aug 1664 ("6 August last"), d. 1735, m. (1) Deborah _______, d. by 7 Feb 1710[/11?]; m. (2) by that date Rebecca _______. He married and went to Great Egg Harbor, NJ. Administration of his estate was given to his son Jeremiah on 16 Dec 1735.
  • John, b. Sep 1666 ("4 September last"), m. Esther _______. They had six children born from 1706 to 1719.
  • Jonathan, b. 6 Nov 1668 ("2 years old Nov 6"), d. 1727, m. Barber _______. After spending time in Huntington, where his mother and step-father went, he acquired land in Great Egg Harbor, NJ, and moved there. He was a large land holder, active in civil affairs, and joined the Society of Friends. His will was dated 27 May 1719 and probated 17 June 1727, naming wife Barber, two sons and seven daughters.
  • Son, b. very late in 1670 or early 1671 ("not yet borne" in November 1670), died without issue. In a May 1726 deposition, Richard Risley, Jr. stated that John Adams (his father-in-law) had seven children: four sons and three daughters. One son died without issue, so this is the one since his three brothers all had children.

(10g) Richard Smith

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TAG 25:126-130; NEHGR 2004:38-39

Richard Smith was born c. 1583 (aged 84 in Feb 1666/7), living in Wethersfield, CT in 1669, and m. Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, England 13 Feb 1615/6 Rebecca BUSWELL, bapt. Husbands Bosworth 23 April 1595, living in 1668, daughter of Roger and Margaret Buswell of Husbands Bosworth. Smith was in Wethersfield by 1646, and in 1658 sold a lot to his son-in-law, Mathias Treat. In 1662 he gave to his youngest son, Jonathan, all his real estate in Wethersfield, including his homestead. In his medical journal, John Winthrop (Jr.) mentioned Rebecca, wife of Richard Smith Senior of Wethersfield in 1667, and in 1669 he mentioned Richard Smith Sen. of Wethersfield "come 80 years". Children of Richard and Rebecca, baptized at Husbands Bosworth:

  • Richard, bapt. 1 Jan 1616/7, d. June 1690, m. Mary WEED, b. c. 1618, d. Glastonbury 7 May 1704, aged about 86 (gravestone). Richard lived at Martha's Vineyard, but in 1652 was in Wethersfield where his family lived. On 30 July 1652 he wrote a letter from Saybrook to John Winthrop at Pequot (New London), desiring to settle there. He was called a weaver when he bought land in New London in 1653, and on 2 April 1659 he was called of Wethersfield when he sold his New London house and lot to Robert Royce. Winthrop's medical journal mentions Mary wife of Richard Smith Jr. of Wethersfield, and mentions John Weed "50 years of Salsbury in Massachusett brother to Richard Smith Junior his wife of Hockanum." Richard's will of 1680 names wife Mary, sons Joseph, Benjamin and Samuel, and daughters Hester, wife of John STrickland, Beriah, wife of Richard Fox, and Bethia, wife of Joshua Stodder. Richard was called of Naubuck (Glastonbury) in the probate court entries. Richard and Mary had six known children born from 1640 to c. 1660.
  • Susannah, bapt. 30 May 1619, d. Wethersfield 30 Nov 1692, aged 68, m. Thomas STANDISH, b. c. 1613, d. 5 Dec 1693, aged 80.
  • Anne, bapt. 24 Feb 1621/2, prob. d. young.
  • Joseph, bapt. 25 Dec 1625, d. Wethersfield c. 1673, m. Lydia WRIGHT, b. say 1634, living in 1688/9, daughter of Thomas Wright. She m. (2) by 1687 William Harris of Middletown, CT. Joseph's inventory was dated 28 Aug 1673, and the probate records give the names and ages of the four children born at Wethersfield from 1654 to 1666.
  • Mary (twin), bapt. 11 Dec 1630, m. (1) c. 1648 Mathias TREAT, d. Wethersfield 8 July 1662; (2) Anthony WRIGHT, d. 1679; (3) John SMITH of Wethersfield, d. 17 Dec 1683
  • Rebecca (twin), bapt. 11 Dec 1630, prob. d. young
  • Jonathan, bapt. 4 Oct 1635, living in 1711, m. (1) c. 1660 Hannah ADAMS, d. c. 1660, daughter of Jeremy and Rebecca Adams; m. (2) 1 Jan 1663/4 Martha BUSHNELL, b. c. 1644, living 1705, daughter of Francis Bushnell and Mary Grombridge. Winthrop treated Hannah in 1660, possibly for the illness of which she may have soon succumbed. Jonathan was a deacon of the church at Glastonbury, and a deputy for the town from 1699 to 1708. Jonathan had eight children with his second wife, born from 1664 to say 1685.
  • Abigail, bapt. 21 Jan 1637/8, m. (1) 1 Sep 1657 John ADAMS, d. Hartford 6 Sep 1670; m. (2) John BETTS of Wethersfield, with whom she moved to Huntington, L.I.

(12g) John Buswell

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NEHGR 2004:33-36

John Buswell, b. say 1518, d. 1574, was a yeoman and sheep farmer, owning land in Clipston, Northamptonshire in 1558, and was one of four men taxed at Dishley, Leicestershire in 1564. He married twice, but claims cannot be substantiated that his first wife was Elizabeth HALL. He m. (2) c. 1554 Mary BOTHAM, daughter of John Botham, draper of Derby. John was called yeoman of Dishley Grange in his will dated 5 March 1573/4, and proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 19 May 1574. In it he named his wife Mary, five adult children, and four children under age. He also mentions his sister, Agnes Wayd. Following John's death, Mary married Richard Goodall, with whom she had at least one child. Children of John with first wife (Elizabeth?), all likely born at Dishley:

  • Thomas, b. say 1543, named in father's 1573/4 will
  • William, b. say 1545, bur. Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire 17 March 1606/7, m. (1) say 1578 Agnes WATKINS, bur. there 7 Aug 1592; m. (2) there 3 June 1599 Agnes ALLARD who survived him. His will, dated 14 Feb 1606/7 and proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Leicester 11 April 1607, names wife Agnes and seven children.
  • Roger, b. say 1547 (below)
  • James, b. say 1549, named in father's will of 1573/4..
  • Elizabeth, b. say 1551, perhaps the one of the name who m. Mancetter, Warwickshire 9 Dec 1577 Jo. PERSON.

Children of John with second wife, Mary Botham, all likely b. in Dishley:

  • George, b. 1554/5, d. Clipston 7 May 1632, m. Cransley, Northamptonshire 3 June 1623 Elizabeth KYNNESMAN, bapt. Broughton, Northamps 23 July 1597, d. Clipston 2 Jan 1650/1, daughter of Harold Kynnesman and Elizabeth Golborne of Broughton. George was a freeman of the guild of Merchant Taylors, and on 6 June 1626 was elected alderman for Vintry Ward, London. His will was dated 18 April 1632 and proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 28 June 1632.
  • John, b. say 1557, named in father's 1573/4 will
  • Clement, b. say 1559, d. by 1605
  • Patience, b. say 1561, m. _______ BARON.

(11g) Roger Buswell

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NEHGR 2004:36-39

Roger, the son of John Buswell and his first wife (Elizabeth?) was born say 1547, bur. Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire 14 June 1609, m. say 1570 Margaret _______, b. say 1550, bur. Husbands Bosworth 8 March 1612/3. The will of Roger was dated 22 Nov 1606 and proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Leicester 6 July 1609, with wife Margaret as executrix, sons Elias, Erasmus, William, Thomas, and Isaac, and daughters Agnes, Susanna, Rebecca, and Joan. Margaret's will was dated 13 Feb 1612/3 and proved the following month on 27 March 1613. Children, baptized at Husbands Bosworth:

  • Elias, bapt. 29 Dec 1572, prob. living 10 Feb 1621/2 when son John was baptized, m. Husbands Bosworth 23 March 1603/4 Elizabeth BUSWELL.
  • Erasmus, bapt. 31 Dec 1575, bur. Husbands Bosworth 25 Feb 1650/1, and married. His will, dated 21 Feb 1650/1, was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 18 June 1651, leaving 16 pounds to son James if alive; or if dead leaving the bequest to any wife or child. This son was apparently James Buswell, bapt. Husbands Bosworth 22 Jan 1625/6, and died Wethersfield, CT by 27 Dec 1660, the date of his inventory.
  • Joan, bapt. 23 Dec 1577, d. young.
  • Agnes, bapt. 10 Sep 1581, m. Husbands Bosworth 4 Dec 1606 Thomas STURGIS
  • William, bapt. 11 May 1584, bur. Husbands Bosworth 21 Oct 1626
  • Thomas, b. say 1586, probably living 7 April 1622 when daughter Margaret was baptized at Husbands Bosworth. He may be the one who m. Weston Turville, Buckinghamshire 1 Jan 1615/6 Elizabeth Smyth. An Elisabeth Buswell was bur. Husbands Bosworth 19 Sep 1625.
  • Anne, bapt. 10 Oct 1589, d. young.
  • Susanna, b. say 1591, living Feb 1612/3
  • Isaac, b. say 1592, d. Salisbury, Mass. 8 July 1683, m. (1) Elizabeth _______, b. say 1600, bur. Husbands Bosworth 20 April 1631; m. (2) Margaret _______, b. say 1610, d. Salisbury 29 Sep 1642, m. (3) say 1644 Susanna _______, b. say 1620, d. Salisbury 21 March 1676/7. Isaac was made a freeman in Salisbury 9 Oct 1640. His will was dated 9 April 1683 and proved 25 Sep 1683. Isaac had four children with first wife bapt. Husbands Bosworth from 1623/4 to 1631, and had two children with Susanna, b. Salisbury, Mass. 1645 and 1650.
  • Rebecca, bapt. 23 April 1595, m. Richard SMITH (see above).
  • Joan, bapt. 6 May 1599, bur. Husbands Bosworth 2 April 1609.

(8g) Henry Arnold

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Stiles:246; TAG 34:69-71 (Case family); TAG 27:174 (Sarah Arnold)

Henry Arnold, b. say 1650, d. 1725, and m. say 1675 Elizabeth COLEFAX, b. Wethersfield, CT April 1653, living in 1725, the daughter of William and Alse Colefax of Wethersfield. The wife of Henry Arnold (unnamed, but assumed to be Elizabeth), received full communion (in the Hartford church) 2 May 1686. I've seen no discussion as to the provenance of Henry. Though he would have been of the correct age to be a son of John Arnold (Cambridge 1634 and Hartford 1636), apparently no record has been found connecting the two, and the omission of Henry from any of John's records strongly suggests that there is no close kinship between the two. Henry left a will, naming wife Elizabeth, sons Henry and John, and daughters Sarah, Mary, and Elizabeth (no surnames given). The bottom of the will with the dates and acknowledgments is missing from the probate record, and was apparently missing when the case came to probate. An agreement among heirs, dated 3 Aug 1725, was signed by the widow, Elizabeth Arnold, and by Ebenezer Fox, Sarah Case, John Risley, Mary Risley, John Arnold, and Elizabeth Fox. Children:

  • Henry, b. say 1676, d. c. 1725, apparently about the same time as his father of the same name. (is this correct?)
  • Mary, b. say 1680 (first child, John, had a child in 1724, so John b. c. 1700), living in 1753, m. c. 1699 John RISLEY.
  • John, b. say 1685 (based on marriage date), d. c. 1741, m. Hartford 12 Jan 1709/10 Hannah MEAKINS, (b. c. 1683 per Jacobus in Bidwell sketch, but not sure why he has her marrying at age 26 or 27), living 1741, daughter of John Meakin and Mary Bidwell. John's will was dated 14 Nov 1741. He and Hannah had six children born at E. Hartford from 1710 to 1722. See Jacobus: Hale, House..., p 463.
  • Sarah, b. say 1689 (first child born c. 1710), m. (1) c. 1709 John CASE (spelled Cease in her father's will), b. say 1685, d. Hartford 24 Feb 1724/5, son of Richard Case and Elizabeth Purchas; m. (2) by 1745 (but prob. much earlier) as his second wife, Disborough SPENCER, b. c. 1679, d. E. Hartford 1763, son of Obadiah Spencer and Mary Disborough. Disborough's first wife was Abigail Elmer, with whom he had all his children. Administration of the estate of John Case went to widow Sarah on 6 April 1725. Sarah and John had nine children born from c. 1710 to c. 1724. (material from Jacobus in TAG 34:69-71)
  • Child, bapt. 5 April 1690 (may be Sarah, above)
  • Elizabeth, b. say 1694, m. 27 Jan 1714 Ebenezer FOX, b. 1690, d. 20 Feb 1746, son of Richard Fox and Sarah Smith.

(9g) William Colefax

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Stiles:246; Savage 1:432; NEHGR 145(1991):337 (Sarah Edwards);

William Colefax, b. say 1620, d. Wethersfield, CT 1660, m. c. 1652 Alse _______, b. say 1632, d. 1683. William recorded his purchase of a homestead in Wethersfield, CT in 1647, but Savage gives his date of first record there as 1645. He was a carpenter. His inventory was dated 20 Sep 1660, amounting to a bit over 103 pounds. On 6 June 1661 Mr. Treat, John Lattimer, William Gutridge, and John Ryle were appointed by the court to consider the estate of Widdow Colfax and to distribute and settle the widow's portion. Alse m. (2) c. 1661 Alexander Keeney, b. say 1630, d. 1680, who wasn't of record in Wethersfield until 1667 when he was made a freeman there, but he was certainly there by 1661 when he married Alse. The distribution report for William Colefax on 31 [sic] April 1680 mentioned the mother of the children, Jonathan, Mary, Joseph Bidwell and Mary his wife, the "whole right in the estate of our brother John Colfax, Deceased. On 9 March 1680/1 Henry Arnold and wife Elizabeth resigned their right to the estate of her brother John Colfax. On 20 April 1681, the court directed that the estate of Alexander Keeney be left with the widow until the children come of age, since there was only 52 pounds after debts were paid, and no estate in land. Children of William and Alse Colefax, born in Wethersfield:

  • Elizabeth, b. April 1653, m. Henry ARNOLD
  • John, b. 1 Feb 1654/5, d. c. 1680. He was called deceased in a document concerning the division of his father's estate, dated 31 [sic] April 1680.
  • Mary, b. Feb 1656/7, living in 1692, m. 18 May 1675 (Trumbull:230) Joseph BIDWELL, b. Hartford, CT say 1650, d. Wethersfield, CT June 1692, the son of John Bidwell and Sarah Wilcox. Joseph was admitted to the South Church at Hartford in Feb 1672. He had a saw mill at Glastonbury. His will was dated 2 June 1692, and his inventory was taken 17 June 1692, amounting to 254 pounds. His will was proved 2 July 1692. Mary and Joseph had seven children born in Wethersfield from 1675/6 to 1692, all named, with ages (except the oldest) in the probate documents.
  • Jonathan (Sgt), b. Feb 1658/9, d. Wethersfield 17 Dec 1711, m. Wethersfield 28 May 1696 Sarah EDWARDS, b. Wethersfield 20 Oct 1671, d. Hartford 15 Feb 1725, the daughter of Joseph and Sarah Edwards of Wethersfield. He was a surveyor in Dec 1699, and served in several Indian campaigns. At the age of 17 or 18 he was wounded in one of his arms during King Philip's War. His inventory, dated 3 March 1711/2, amounted to a bit over 170 pounds. Administration was given to widow Sarah, and distribution to children took place 5 April 1714. His widow m. (2) c. 1717, as his second wife, Robert Webster, b. c. 1662, d. c. 1744, son of Robert Webster and Susannah Treat. Robert was appointed guardian of the Colefax children. Sarah was buried at the Center Church in Hartford. Jonathan and Sarah had six children born from 1696/7 to 1707.

Children of Alse with Alexander Keeney (ages found in 1680 probate case):

  • Alexander, b. 1662
  • Thomas, b. 1664
  • Sarah, b. 1664
  • Joseph, b. 1666
  • Lydia, b. 1669
  • Ebenezer, b. 1672
  • Richard, b. 1674

(9g) John Hollister

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Hollister Gen: 19-38; Hale/House:615-22

John Hollister, born c. 1610, d. Wethersfield, CT April 1665, m. c. 1639 Joanna TREAT, bapt. Pitminster, Somerset, England 24 May 1618, d. Wethersfield Oct 1694, the daughter of Richard Treat and Alice Gaylord. Most accounts say that John was from Bristol, England, which is not too far from his wife's home of Pitminster, Somerset. It appears that John and Joanna were married in England, but this is not certain. Of interest is the presence in New England of Jacob Hollister, a mariner and merchant of Bristol, England, who died and was buried at Middletown, CT in 1722, aged 49. John is first of record in New England as a juror on 2 March 1642[/3?], but of which court, the family genealogy does not state. John was a freeman in Boston in 1643. He was a deputy (Wethersfield?) in 1644, and represented Wethersfield on many occasions thereafter until 1856. He was likely the John Hollister of Weymouth, but there appears to be an overlap of records between the two places, if he did live in both places. He had been excommunicated from the church at Wethersfield over a quarrel with the minister, and was given the title "Lieutenant" in those proceedings. The conclusion reached by historians is that both men were stubborn and inflexible, and the minister, a Mr. Russell, left Wethersfield with his adherents for Hadley, Mass., and there spent the rest of his days. This incident may have been a draw, but it is difficult to see Hollister as anything but a belligerent, combative person. At a court held on 2 March 1664/5, Lt John Hollister was fined 5 pounds (a huge fine) for affronting the Constable, and abbetting his son in doing the same. See the entry for his son, Lazarus, below. Hollister was a collector in Wethersfield in 1660. His will was dated in Wethersfield 3 April 1665, and probated 1 June 1665. Children:

  • Elizabeth, b. c. 1640, d. c. 1670, m. c. 1659 Capt. Samuel WELLES, b. c. 1628, d. Wethersfield 15 July 1675, son of Gov. Thomas Welles and Alice Tomes. Samuel m. (2) Hannah Lamberton, daughter of George Lamberton of New Haven. Elizabeth and Samuel had six known children, born from 1660 to 1670.
  • John (Sgt), b. c. 1642, m. Sarah GOODRICH.
  • Thomas (Lt), b. c. 1645, d. Wethersfield 8 Nov 1701, m. (1) c. 1669 Elizabeth LATIMER, b. Wethersfield 26 Dec 1652, prob. d. by 1687, daughter of John and Ann Lattimer; m. (2) c. 1690 Elizabeth Williams, widow of Amos Williams of Wethersfield. Thomas was a lieutenant in the colonial militia and served during King Philip's War. In 1680 he was fined with two others for excessive drinking and playing cards. On 1 Sep 1687 he was accused by Mary, daughter of William Clark, of being the father of her child, and the Court found this to be the case. This was most likely between his two marriages. Administration of his estate was given to his widow Elizabeth and oldest son Thomas on 9 Dec 1701. Thomas had eight children, all with his first wife, born from say 1670 to say 1684.
  • Mary, b. c. 1648, m. c. 1669 John WELLES, b. Stratford, CT c. 1648, d. there 24 March 1713/4, the son of John Welles and Elizabeth Bourn, and grandson of Gov. Thomas Welles. They had eight children born from 1670 to 1688.
  • Joseph, b. c. 1652, d. 1674, unmarried. Administration of his estate was given to "Mrs. Hollister" (presumably his mother) on 29 Aug 1674.
  • Sarah, b. c. 1654, d. Northampton, Mass. 8 Dec 1691, m. (1) c. 1674 Rev. Hope ATHERTON, b. Dorchester, Mass. 30 Aug 1646, d. Hatfield, Mass. 8 June 1677, son of Humphrey Atherton; m. (2) c. 1680 Lt. Timothy BAKER, b. Lynn, Mass. before 1650, d. Northampton, Mass. 30 Aug 1729, son of Edward and Jane Baker. Hope Atherton was the first minister of the church at Hatfield, Mass., and chaplain of Capt. Lathrop's company "which was cut to pieces by the Indians at Bloody Brook (Deerfield)." (Gen, p 35) Sarah had three known children with her first husband, born 1674/5 to 1676 (including twins), and she had five more children with her second husband, born from 1680/1 to 1689.
  • Lazarus, b. 1656, d. Wethersfield Sep 1709, unmarried. Lazarus was frequently in trouble, and appeared in court and was fined on many occasions for drinking, quarreling, threatening, and fighting. Jacobus, in his treatment of Connecticut Valley settlers, cites five separate such incidents. Like father, like son? Administration of his estate was granted 15 Nov 1709. Though aged over 50 years at the time, he was serving under Capt. Samuel Gilbert in Col. William Whiting's regiment during the year of his death.
  • Stephen (Capt), b. say 1658, d. in camp at Greenbush, NY 2 Oct 1709 of "camp distemper", m. (1) Wethersfield 1683 Abigail TREAT, b. Wethersfield c. 1659, d. there c. 1704, daughter of Mathias Treat and Mary Smith; m. (2) c. 1708 Elizabeth (COLEMAN) Reynolds, b. Wethersfield 14 Jan 1677[/8?], living in 1732, the daughter of John and Mary Coleman, and widow of Jonathan Reynolds whom she had married on 4 Nov 1697. Stephen was first appointed lieutenant in 1692, and was active militarily up to the time of his death. Administration of his estate was given on 2 Jan 1709/10 to widow Elizabeth and son-in-law Ebenezer Saymour of Farmington. Stephen had ten children with his first wife, born from 1684 to 1704, and one child with his second wife born in 1709.

(8g) John Hollister Jr.

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Hollister Gen: 38-50; Hale/House:617-632

Sgt. John, the son of John Hollister and Joanna Treat, was born c. 1643, d. Glastonbury, CT 24 Nov 1711, and m. Wethersfield 20 Nov 1667 Sarah GOODRICH, b. Wethersfield 8 April 1649, d. Glastonbury c. 1700, the daughter of William Goodrich and Sarah Marvin. From 1684 to 1685 he was involved in a legal dispute with a Mr. Bulkley over the boundary line between certain lands, resulting in a resurvey ordered by the general court. Sarah had a twin brother, William. He was called John Hollister Sr. in his will, dated 22 Nov and proved 19 Dec 1711. Children, born at Wethersfield:

  • John, b. Weth. 9 Aug 1669, d. Glastonbury 13 Dec 1741 in 73d year (gs; or 31 Dec 1741 per probate), m. (1) Wethersfield 7 June 1693 his cousin Abiah HOLLISTER, b. Wethersfield c. 1672, d. Glastonbury 28 Aug 1719, aged about 47 (gs), daughter of Lt. Thomas Hollister and Elizabeth Latimer; he m. (2) c. 1720 Susannah _______. John had ten children with his first wife born from 1693/4 to 1715, and a daughter Susannah with his second wife, born about 1721.
  • Thomas, b. 14 June 1672, m. Dorothy HILLS
  • Joseph, b. 8 July 1674, d. Glastonbury 5 July 1746 in 72nd year (gs), m. (1) Wethersfield 27 Nov 1694 Ann BURNHAM, b. c. 1679, d. Glastonbury 5 Oct 1712 in 34th year (gs), daughter of William Burnham and Elizabeth Loomis; (2) Sarah _______, living in 1757. It is possible she is the Sarah Hollister buried at Hartford Center Church 12 Feb 1769. Administration of Joseph's estate was granted 29 Oct 1746 to Timothy Hollister of Wethersfield, with inventory taken 6 Aug 1746, totaling 997 pounds. Distribution was made 5 Sep 1757 to widow Sarah Hollister and others. Joseph had five children with first wife, born from 1696 to 1709, and one son, Timothy, born by 1717, mother not ascertained.
  • Sarah, b. 25 Oct 1676, d. Glastonbury 15 Oct 1715 (gs), m. Glastonbury 5 Jan 1698/9 Lt. Benjamin TALCOTT, b. Wethersfield 1 March 1673/4, d. there 12 Nov 1727 in 54th year (gs), son of Capt Samuel Talcott and Hannah Holyoke. Benjamin built a house in Glastonbury in 1699, and it was fortified and used as a place of refuge during the attacks of the Indians. Benjamin m. (2) Sarah Webster, bapt. Hartford 29 Sep 1678, daughter of John Webster and Sarah Mygatt. Benjamin left an estate of over 2500 pounds. The subject Sarah and Benjamin had eight children born from 1699 to 1715, and have extant gravestones in the Green Cemetery in Glastonbury.
  • Elizabeth, b. 30 March 1678, d. young.
  • David, b. 20 Nov 1681, d. Glastonbury 27 Dec 1753 in 76th year (gs), m. say 1716 Charity _______, b. c. 1696, d. Glastonbury 12 Jan 1786 in 89th year (gs). His will was dated 22 Dec 1753 and proved 2 March 1754. His inventory, dated 31 Jan 1754, totaled over 9900 pounds. David and Charity had eight children born from c. 1718 to say 1731.
  • Ephraim, b. 15 March 1683/4, d. Glastonbury 1733, m. Glastonbury 1 April 1707 Elizabeth GREEN, b. c. 1688, d. say 1730, daughter of Tobias and Mary Green. He may have m. (2) Elizabeth CROWFOOT, b. Wethersfield 14 Aug 1693, daughter of Joseph and Margaret Crowfoot. Elizabeth was the administratrix of Ephraim's estate. Ephraim and first wife Elizabeth Green had seven known children born from 1708/9 to 1730.
  • Charles, b. 29 July 1686, d. by 11 Nov 1711, prob. unmarried.
  • Elizabeth, b. c. 1688, m. Wethersfield 16 Feb 1714/5 Dr. Joseph STEELE, b. Wethersfield 27 Sep 1690, d. Farmington, CT 1750, son of Capt. James Steele and Ann Welles of Kensington Society (the part of Farmington later called Berlin). They had ten children born from 1715 to c. 1734.
  • Mary, b. say 1690, m. as his second wife Capt. Robert WELLES, son of John Welles and Elizabeth Curtis.

(7g) Thomas Hollister

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Gen:41-42; Hale/House:623-41

Lt. Thomas, the son of John Hollister and Sarah Goodrich, was born Wethersfield, CT 14 Jan 1671/2, d. Glastonbury, CT 12 Oct 1741 in 70th year (gs), and m. Glastonbury c. 1695 Dorothy HILLS, b. Glastonbury 1678, d. there 12 Oct 1741 in her 64th year, the daughter of Joseph Hills and Hannah Edwards. Thomas was called a weaver in the Glastonbury town records, was a deacon in the church, and confirmed Lieutenant of the Glastonbury Second Company in Oct 1731. He and Dorothy are buried in the Green Cemetery in Glastonbury. Children, b. Glastonbury: [141]

  • Josiah, b. 7 June 1696, d. Glastonbury 3 Jan 1749 in 53d year (gs), m. Glastonbury 28 Jan 1717/8 Martha MILLER, b. Glastonbury 7 June 1698, d. Glastonbury 12 July 1777 in 79th year (gs), daughter of William Miller and Mary Bushnell. They had five children born 1718 to 1729. Josiah and Mary are buried in the Green Cemetery, Glastonbury [142]
  • Dorothy, b. 17 Oct 1697, d. Glastonbury 25 April 1761, m. there 3 Jan 1716/7 Abraham FOX, b. 1692, d. 4 Feb 1777[/8?] (church record), the son of Richard Fox and Beriah Smith. Dorothy has an extant grave marker in the Old Eastbury Cemetery in Glastonbury, and Abraham is certainly buried there as well, but has no marker. [143]
  • Gideon, b. 23 Sep 1699, m. Rachel TALCOTT (see below).
  • Charles, b. 26 July 1701, d. Eastbury, CT 2 Feb 1753 in 52d year (gs), m. Glastonbury, CT 5 April 1729 Prudence FRANCIS, b. Wethersfield, CT 24 Jan 1707/8, the daughter of Sgt John Francis and Mercy (Chatterton) Hotchkiss. Online sources give the death year for Prudence as 1753 (the same as her husband), but I find no source or reason for this. They had nine known children, born 1729 to 1747. Charles has an extant grave marker in the Old Eastbury Cemetery in Glastonbury, CT. [144]
  • Elizabeth, b. 17 Dec 1703, m. Glastonbury 14 Oct 1731 as his second wife, William MILLER, b. Saybrook, CT 9 Feb 1693/4, d. Glastonbury 4 Jan 1757/8 in his 64th year (gs), the son of William Miller and Mary Bushnell. Elizabeth may be the one of her name who died in Wethersfield 11 March 1789, aged 83, as found in that town's church records. William has an extant grave marker in the Green Cemetery in Glastonbury. No grave marker has been found for Elizabeth, and because she had likely been widowed for over 30 years, it is uncertain if she was buried by her husband, or in Wethersfield where she died. [145] [146]
  • Hannah, b. 26 Dec 1705, d. Glastonbury 12 Oct 1712.
  • Thomas, b. 13 Jan 1707/8, d. Glastonbury 17 Sep 1784, m. Glastonbury 1 Jan 1733/4 Abigail TALCOTT, b. c. 1717, d. Glastonbury 31 March 1812 aged 95, the daughter of Nathaniel Talcott and Elizabeth Robbins. They had ten known children born from 1735 to 1758. Thomas and Abigail are buried in the Green Cemetery in Glastonbury, he with an extant marker, but she without a marker. [147]
  • Ruth, b. 13 Oct 1710, living in 1755, m. Nehemiah SMITH, b. Hartford 17 July 1709, d. Glastonbury 1745, son of Philip Smith and Mary Bliss. Nehemiah's inventory was dated 2 Jan 1745/6, naming widow Ruth. Ruth and Nehemiah had two daughters, Ruth and Elizabeth, minors, who were assigned guardians following their father's death. Many accounts indicate that Ruth then married Edward Purple, but this is incorrect. The Ruth Hollister who married Edward Purple was his wife in 1740, and had many children with him over the next ten years.
  • Rachel, b. 27 July 1712, d. Bolton, CT 10 May 1807, m. 9 Jan 1734/5 (likely in Glastonbury, though the marriage record is found in the Bolton vital records) Joshua TALCOTT, b. Glastonbury 15 June 1711, d. Bolton 22 March 1799, the son of Nathaniel Talcott and Elizabeth Robbins. They had 11 known children, born 1735 to 1755. Their burial location has not been found, but FAG memorials have been created for them. [148]
  • Hannah, b. 16 Feb 1713/4, d. Glastonbury 23 Oct 1790 in 77th year (gs), m. William HOUSE, b. Glastonbury 9 Sep 1713, d. there 20 March 1788, the son of William House and Hannah Loveland. They had ten known children, born 1744 to 1762. Hannah and William both have existing grave markers in the Old Eastbury Cemetery in Glastonbury, CT. [149]
  • Eunice, b. 1716, d. Glastonbury 17 July 1751 in her 36th year (gs), m. Glastonbury 27 Nov 1733 Thomas LOVELAND, b. Glastonbury 2 April 1714, the son of John Loveland and Keziah Williams. They had six known children born 1735 to 1746. They both have grave markers in the Green Cemetery in Glastonbury, but his marker, for Revolutionary War Service, does not give any dates. [150]
  • Susanna, b. c. 1717, m. Glastonbury 4 May 1741 Benoni HOUSE, b. Glastonbury 20 Sep 1715, living in 1785, the son of William House and Hannah Loveland. They had seven known children, born 1742 to 1756.
  • Elisha, b. 1722, d. Glastonbury 1 Nov 1800, in 78th year (gs), m. (1) c. 1748 Experience ROBBINS, b. Wethersfield 26 Feb 1727/8, d. Glastonbury 7 July 1765 in her 38th year (gs), daughter of Richard Robbins and Martha Curtis; m. (2) c. 1766 Penelope (GRAVES) Dwight, b. 8 May 1733, d. Gill, Mass. 13 Aug 1801 aged 68 (gs), the widow of Elihu Dwight and daughter of Jonathan Graves, Jr. and Margaret Strong of Belchertown, Mass. Elisha had nine children with his first wife, born 1749 to 1764, and six children with second, born 1767 to 1778. Elisha and Experience both have gravestones in the Old Eastbury Cemetery in Glastonbury; his gives his Rev. War service. Penelope has a gravestone in the North Cemetery in Gill (Franklin Co.), Mass.[151] [152]

(6g) Gideon Hollister, Sr.

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Hale/House:634-7

Gideon Hollister, the son of Thomas Hollister and Dorothy Hills, was born in Glastonbury, CT 23 Sep 1699, d. there 15 Feb 1785, and m. E. Hartford 18 Jan 1727/8 Rachel TALCOTT, b. Glastonbury 6 Oct 1706, d. Glastonbury 13 June 1790, aged 85, the daughter of Nathaniel Talcott and Elizabeth Robbins. Gideon settled in Eastbury Parish in Glastonbury, and was a deacon in the church there. He was also confirmed Ensign of the Eastbury parish militia in May 1736. The house where he died was built by his father and was still standing in 1882. His will was dated 31 Jan 1781 and proved 8 March 1785, naming wife Rachel, two sons, and five daughters. He and Rachel are buried in the Old Eastubry Cemetery in Glastonbury; he has an extant gravestone, but Rachel does not, though her gravestone was referenced in Jacobus's Hale, House... work. Children, all born at Eastbury:[153]

  • Gideon, b. 1 Mar 1728/9, m. (1) a daughter of Stpehen Hollister; (2) Esther Case [154]
  • Mary, b. 1730, m. Benjamin STRICKLAND, b. 1731, d. Eastbury 7 June 1806 in his 76th year, the son of Benjamin Strickland and Elizabeth Loveland. Benjamin is buried in the Old Eastbury Cem. with a marker; the burial location of Mary is not known. [155]
  • Nathaniel, b. c. 1731, d. Eastbury 10 June 1810, aged 79, m. Glastonbury 29 Oct 1754 Mabel MATSON, b. Glastonbury 31 Jan 1739, d. 26 Sep 1824, daughter of Thomas Matson and Rachel Fox. Nathaniel and Mabel had 16 children born from 1755 to say 1783. He is buried in Wassaic Cem. [156]
  • Jemima, b. 1734, m. _______ BRAINARD, a farmer. She may be the Jemima, wife of Chauncy Brainard, d. 20 Jun 1802 aged 41 (??), bur. Thirty Mile Island Plantation Burial Ground in Haddam, CT.
  • Israel, b. 1740, d. 28 Feb 1818, aged 87(?), m. Colchester 29 May 1771 Sarah SKINNER, b. Colchester 18 Aug 1757, d. Glastonbury 27 Jan 1828. He is bur Old Eastbury Cem. with a marker. She may be there as well, but has no marker. Israel and Sarah had eleven children born at Eastbury from 1772 to 1791. [157]
  • Rachel, b. c. 1742, (d. CT 6 Nov 1811 per online source), m. (1) Glastonbury 25 Nov 1762 Jonathan HOLDEN, b. Concord, Mass. 6 Oct 1734, d. Eastbury 4 June 1794 in 60th year (gs), the son of John Holden and Mary Wheeler; m. (2) _______ HOLMES. Rachel had ten children with her first husband, b. Glastonbury from 1763 to 1789. Jonathan is buried in the Old Eastbury Cemetery in Glastonbury. [158]
  • Elizabeth, b. 1743, m. Eastbury 20 Nov 1777 John HOWE, (b. 1752, d. 1820 per online account), son of John Howe and Mary Holden).
  • Hannah (twin), b. 1 Mar 1745, d. 30 Mar 1840, aged 95, m. East Hampton 2 Dec 1767 Ralph SMITH of Chatham, CT, b. Middletown, CT 15 Mar 1742, d. Middletown 6 Feb 1807, the son of Isaac Smith and Mary Sparrow. Ralph was a Revolutionary War soldier. Hannah is buried in Laurel Hill Cem., Deposit, Delaware Co., NY. [159]
  • Anna (twin), b. 1 Mar 1745, d. Eastbury 4 July 1827, m. Eastbury 10 march 1779 Elisha HOWE, b. 6 Nov 1744, d. 24 Apr 1823, aged 78, son of John Howe and Mary Holden. They are bur. Buckingham Congr. Church Cem., Glastonbury. [160]
  • Jemima, b. c. 1751, d. Fair Haven, VT 5 Dec 1812 in 62nd year, m. (1) at Eastbury 8 March 1774 David HUBBARD, b. c. 1752, d. Eastbury 30 Sep 1776 in 25th year (gs), son of David Hubbard and Abigail Olcott. She m. (2) Eastbury 2 Nov 1777 Dea. Timothy BRAINARD, b. c. 1752, d. Elizabethtown, NY 11 Nov 1824 in 62nd year, son of Capt. Timothy Brainard and Mary Smith.

(5g) Gideon Hollister, Jr.

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Hale/House:634

Gideon, b. E. Glastonbury, CT 1 March 1728/9, d. Glastonbury, CT 12 Jan 1812, was the son of Gideon Hollister and Rachel Talcott of Glastonbury, Connecticut. Lafayette Case, in his Hollister genealogy, says that Gideon married first a daughter of Stephen Hollister, then married second Esther CASE. Donald Lines Jacobus, in his more thorough treatment in the work Hale/House... only gives one wife, Esther. I have to agree with Jacobus, because in decades of research, I have never found a Stephen Hollister who could have been a father of Gideon's wife, and I have seen no record suggesting a first wife. Furthermore, Case, in the Hollister genealogy, gives the children of Gideon, but does not even offer a hint as to which mother they belong. Esther Case was of a perfect age to be the mother of all eight children, and any suggestion of a first wife will henceforth be ignored, unless evidence comes forth. Gideon's wife, Esther, was bapt. E. Hartford 3 Feb 1735/6, d. Eastbury 23 March 1815 in 79th year (gs), the daughter of Joseph Case Sr. and Esther Hills of East Hartford. Administration of the estate of Gideon was granted to his son Samuel Hollister on 16 September 1812. The inventory was in the amount of $97.53, and legatees were Samuel, Timothy, and Asahel Hollister, "Abby Hills" (per Lafayette Case, author of family history, but this was almost certainly Olle Hills), Esther Hollister, Abigail Hale, and Elizabeth Bebee. Gideon and Esther both have extant gravestones in the Wassuc Cemetery in Glastonbury, CT, but the inscription on Esther's stone has chipped away. Children of Gideon and Esther, b. Glastonbury, CT: [161]

  • Olle, b. 1758, d. Berlin, VT 19 May 1816, m. in East Hartford, CT 28 March 1782 Levi HILLS. (see) Because her given name is so unusual, most authorities get it wrong. Lafayette Case, in his genealogy of the Hollister family, calls her Abbe Hills, but this makes no sense because she has a sister Abigail. Donald L. Jacobus in his Hale, House history of Connecticut Valley families names her Polly _______. Her gravestone clearly and family records clearly spell her name as given here. The family moved to Berlin, Vermont, and Olle and Levi are buried in the East Road Cemetery there. [162]
  • Rhoda (same as Bathsheba?), b. 1760, d. Eastbury 31 Dec 1822, aged 62 (gs), married Eastbury 2 Nov 1780 Stephen STRICKLAND Jr., b. c 1757, d. Eastbury 6 Feb 1802, aged 45 (gs), son of Lt. Stephen and Mary Strickland. They are buried in the Old Eastbury Cemetery. [163]
  • Asahel, b. 1763, d. Kirtland, Lake Co., OH 12 Feb 1839, was a soldier of the American Revolution, m. Eastbury 2 December 1787 Elizabeth WEIR, b. Eastbury 10 July 1766, daughter of John Weir and Dorothy Fox. [164]
  • Elizabeth, b. August 1767, d. Arlington, VT 8 Feb 1840, m. Eastbury 10 Feb 1788 Reuben BEEBE. They are buried in Arlington, VT. [165]
  • Esther, b. 25 (and bapt. 27) October 1771, d. 20 July 1829, aged 58. She apparently did not marry. Her will, dated 20 Nov 1820 and proved 15 Aug 1829, names only her brothers Timothy and Samuel Hollister and sister Abigail Hale, along with her father Gideon Hollister, decd. She is buried in the Wassuc Cemetery with her parents. [166]
  • Samuel, bapt. 10 Oct 1773 (date given in Hale/House, but it is in excessive disagreement with the age on his gravestone), d. Glastonbury 1 July 1826 in 50th year [sic], m. Eastbury 28 March 1799 Clarissa SHIPMAN, b. Glastonbury 23 June 1782, d. 23 June 1849, daughter of John Shipman and Keturah Morrell. They had eleven children. [167]
  • Timothy (twin), bapt. 11 Aug 1775, d. Branch Co., Michigan November or December 1838, and m. (1) in Glastonbury, CT 14 November 1798 Betty TREAT, bapt. Eastbury 27 Sep 1778, the daughter of Henry Treat and Eunice Smith; m. (2) Phebe _______. He went to Salem, Wayne Co., PA where he was still living on 7 June 1834, and then moved to Michigan, where he died. In 1800 he was the Timy Hollister living in Glastonbury, CT with wife and young son. He isn't found in 1810, but in 1820 and 1830 he was living in Salem, PA with family. He was called of Elizabeth Township, Branch Co., Michigan in his will, dated 31 Oct 1838, and proved 7 Jan 1839. His wife named in his will was Phebe, but census records are insufficient to determine when his first wife died. His probate file includes a 3-page letter written by his son, Thomas, apparently written from Pennsylvania to Timothy after he moved to Michigan.
  • Abigail (twin), bapt. 11 Aug 1775, d. Eastbury 9 June 1834, aged 59, m. Eastbury 10 November 1796 Wait-5 HALE, bapt. Eastbury 11 July 1775, d. there 11 May 1855, aged 81, son of Isaac-4 and Lucy Hale. They are buried in the Buckingham Cemetery in Glastonbury, CT. [168]
  • Child, b. 1778, d. 10 March 1778 as an infant

(10g) Richard Treat

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see earlier, following Webster

(11g) William Goodrich

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Hale/House:550-1

William Goodrich was probably born in Suffolk, England about 1545, buried Hessett, Suffolk 24 Oct 1631, and m. say 1570 Margaret _______, b. say 1550, bur. Hessett 22 March 1630/1. He is likely the one of his name who married at Felsham, Suffolk in 1568 Margaret Richardson. His will was dated 4 April 1631. Children:

  • John, b. c. 1575, m. Margery HOW.
  • Robert, bapt. Hessett 5 May 1577
  • William, bapt. Hessett 11 Sep 1580, prob. bur. there 7 Aug 1645, m. Hessett 16 May 1608 Barbara COLE.
  • Henry, bapt. Hessett 12 Jan 1583/4, married and had at least two children.
  • Susan, bapt. Hessett 30 May 1591, m. (1) Lawshall, Suffolk 1618 John LOCK; m. (2) Bradfield Combust 1628 John BEAMOND.
  • Elizabeth, m. Bradfield St. George 25 July 1623 Philip CLARKE.

(10g) John Goodrich

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Case:Goodrich Gen:33-34; Hale/House:551-2

John, the son of William Goodrich and Margaret (Richardson?), was born about 1575, d. St. Mary's Parish, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 21 April 1632, and m. St. James, Bury St. Edmunds 7 Aug 1615 Margery HOW, d. April or May 1632. John's will was dated 14 April 1632, proved 16 May 1632, naming wife Margery, who was dead when the will was proved, and sons, including William the elder and William the younger. Children:

  • John, b. c. 1616, d. Wethersfield April 1680, m. (1) 1645 Elizabeth EDWARDS, d. 5 July 1670, daughter of Thomas Edwards; m. (2) April 1674 Mary (FOOTE) Stoddard, b. 1623, the daughter of Nathaniel Foote and Elizabeth Deming, and widow of John Stoddard. John is first of record in Hartford in 1643, a juryman there in 1645, and a Wethersfield landowner in 1644. John and Elizabeth had six children born from 1645 to 1659.
  • William "the elder," b. Bury St. Edmunds c. 1617, bur. Hessett, Suffolk 17 June 1678, m. Rebecca _______, d. 18 Nov 1698. He was admitted to Caius College, Cambridge, April 1634, aged 17; BA 1638; minister at Hessett. His will named the two surviving sons of his brothers John and William (who were both in New England).
  • Henry, bapt. Bury St. Edmunds (28?) Nov 1619, bur. there (14?) Nov 1619
  • William, bapt. Bury St. Edmunds 13 Feb 1621/2, m. Sarah MARVIN (see below).
  • Jeremy, bapt. Bury St. Edmunds 24 June 1627, d. young.

(9g) William Goodrich

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Case:Goodrich Gen:33-38; Hale/House:555-8; GM 5:68 (Matthew Marvin family)

Ens. William Goodrich of Wethersfield, CT was baptized Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 13 Feb 1621/2, d. Wethersfield, CT 1676, and m. Hartford, CT 4 Oct 1648 Sarah MARVIN, bapt. Great Bentley, Essex, England 27 Dec 1631, d. Stratford, CT 1701/2, daughter of Matthew and Elizabeth Marvin of Great Bentley, England and Hartford and Norwalk, CT. William was admitted as a Connecticut freeman on 15 May 1656 and a Wethersfield deputy to the general court in 1662. He was titled "Ensign" of the Wethersfield Train Band (militia) in 1663, and held that title during King Philip's War in 1676. His inventory was taken 14 Nov 1676, amounting to 915 pounds. Following his death, his widow married Capt. William Curtis, bapt. Nazing, Essex 21 June 1618, d. Stratford 21 Dec 1702, the son of Roxbury immigrant John Curtis and Elizabeth Hutchins. Sarah left a will dated 21 Oct 1697 and proved 16 Jan 1701/2. Children of William and Sarah, all born in Wethersfield:

  • William (twin), b. 8 Aug 1649, d. young.
  • Sarah (twin), b. 8 Aug 1649, m. 20 Nov 1667 John HOLLISTER (see above).
  • Mary, b. 13 Nov 1651, m. 1667 Joseph BUTLER, b. 1648, d. Wethersfield 12 Dec 1732 in 85th year, son of Dea. Richard and Elizabeth Butler of Hartford. Joseph m. (2) c. 1706 Mary (Bushnell) Miller, b. Saybrook 20 Feb 1672/3, d. Wethersfield 1 Jun 1735, daughter of John Bushnell and Sarah Scranton and widow of William Miller.
  • John, b. 20 May 1653, d. Wethersfield 5 Sep 1730, m. charlestown, Mass. 28 March 1678 Rebecca ALLEN, b. Feb 1660, daughter of Capt. John and Sarah Allen of Charlestown, Mass. They lived in Wethersfield and had nine children born from 1679 to 1694.
  • Elizabeth, b. 1658, d. Wethersfield 17 Feb 1697/8, m. Wethersfield 9 June 1675 Capt. Robert WELLES, b. c. 1651, d. Wethersfield 22 June 1714 in 66th year (gs), son of John Welles and Elizabeth Bourn of Stratford, CT.
  • William, b. 8 Feb 1659/60, d. Wethersfield 27 Dec 1737, m. (1) Wethersfield 22 Nov 1680 Grace RILEY, b. c. 1661, d. Wethersfield 23 Oct 1712, daughter of John and Grace Riley; m. (2) 5 June 1714 Mary Ann (BRETOUN) Ayrault, b. 1681, d. Wethersfield 27 Aug 1741, aged 60, widow of Dr. Nicholas Ayrault, b. c. 1669, d. 4 March 1706. It seems highly probable that Nicholas was a son of Peter Ayrault of Rhode Island, because (1) the surname is unique in early New England, suggesting a close kinship of those who bear it; (2) the birth year of Nicholas fits perfectly with other known children of Peter; (3) Nicholas and Mary were married in Rhode Island where Peter and his other sons lived; and (4) Nicholas had a son named Peter. William Goodrich had eight children with his first wife born from 1681 to 1702, and three children with his second wife, born from 1715 to 1719. Second wife Mary Ann shares a large table stone in the Wethersfield Village Cemetery with her first husband, Nicholas Ayrault. [169]
  • Abigail, b. 5 June 1662, d. Wethersfield 7 Nov 1684, m. Wethersfield 15 Sep 1680 Thomas FITCH, b. 1652, d. Wethersfield 17 Oct 1704, aged 52, son of Samuel and Susanna Fitch.
  • Ephraim, b. 2 June 1663, d. Wethersfield 28 Feb 1739 aged 74 (gs at Rocky Hill), m. (1) 20 May 1684 Sarah TREAT, b. Wethersfield 8 June 1664, d. there 26 Jan 1711/2, daughter of Maj. Richard Treat and Sarah Coleman; m. (2) Wethersfield 25 Dec 1712 Jerusha (TREAT) Welles, b. c. 1678, d. Wethersfield 15 Jan 1754 in 76th year (gs), daughter of Capt. James Treat and Rebecca Latimer, and widow of Capt. Thomas Welles. Ephraim had seven children with his first wife, born from 1685/6 to 1705, and two children with his second wife born 1714 and 1717.
  • David, b. 4 March 1666/7, d. Wethersfield 23 Jan 1755, m. (1) 7 March 1689 Hannah WRIGHT, b. 10 March 1671, d. 27 April 1698, daughter of Thomas Wright Jr. and Elizabeth Chittenden; m. (2) 1 Dec 1698 Prudence CHURCHILL, b. 2 July 1678, d. 9 May 1752, daughter of Benjamin and Mary Churchill. David had five children with his first wife born from 1690 to 1697, and twelve children with second wife born from 1700 to 1723.

(14g) Thomas Merveyn

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TAG 18:1-13

Thomas Merveyn, b. say 1450, d. c. 1504, was of Ramsey, Essex, England, and may have married more than once. The wife named in his will was Christian _______, who was co-executrix. His nuncupative will was dated 23 Aug 1503 and proved 11 April 1504. He was buried in the Church of St. Michael the Archangel at Ramsey. Children, ages and order unknown:

  • John, b. say 1480, co-executor of his father's will, so likely the oldest son
  • Thomas, b. say 1485, d. late 1550, m. Anne _______, d. 1558. Thomas was of Ramsey, but later of Harwich in Essex. He was a shop keeper, and taxed 15 shillings on movables in the Lay Subsidy of 1540. His will was dated 18 Nov 1550 and proved a month later on 17 Dec. Anne's will was dated 20 March 1557/8 and proved 30 Dec 1558. They had six known children who were mentioned, but not all named, in their wills.
  • Robert, b. say 1490, d. 1556/7, m. Isabel _______, d. 1560, the mother of Robert's children. Robert's will was dated 10 Dec 1556 and probated 19 Jan 1556/7. Isabel's will was dated 2 Jan 1559/60 and probated 6 June 1660. They had three known children, of whom only one was named in their wills.
  • Daughter, living in 1503
  • Daughter, living in 1503
  • Daughter, living in 1503
  • Ann, living in 1503, m. Robert BORFLETE. She, her husband, and her five children were named in the 10 Dec 1556 will of her brother Robert Mervyn.

(13g) John Mervyn

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TAG 18:1-10

John, the son of Thomas Mervyn, was born say 1480, d. Ramsey, Essex, England 1533, and m. say 1509 Margaret _______, living 1540, who survived him and was co-executrix of his will. Margaret was the mother of all the children based on the wording in the will. John's will was dated 16 Sep 1533 and proved 17 Dec 1533. Margaret is likely the "Widow Marvin" who was taxed in the Lay Subsidy of 1540. Children:

  • John, b. say 1510, likely living in 1561, married, wife's name unknown. He was "eldest son" and co-executor of his father's will; of age in father's 1533 will. He was living in Ramsey during the 1540 Lay Subsidy for that year. He had four probable children given in the TAG article.
  • Reinold (Raynold/Rynalde), b. say 1513 (under 21 in 1533), m. Johan _______.
  • Thomas, b. say 1515, under 21 in 1533, m. Barbara (_______) Brett. Thomas was a property owner in Ramsey, Essex, and also had property in Suffolk. His will was dated 14 Oct 1561, but no probate has been found. One child, Matthew, who was very young in 1561.
  • Richard, b. say 1517, under 21 in 1533
  • John the younger, under 21 in 1533
  • Margaret, b. say 1525, bur. St. Nicholas, Harwich, Essex 20 Dec 1587, m. say 1547 John COOPER of Harwich, bur. St. Nicholas, Harwich 29 July 1580. Her will was dated 8 Dec 1587 and proved 24 Jan 1587/8. They had ten children born from say 1548 to 1564.
  • Christian, d. shortly before 14 Oct 1561, m. Thomas HERDE of Ramsey, living 1561. They had children.
  • Marion, living 1570/1, m. _______ SWATTOCKE. They had children

(12g) Reinold Mervyn

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TAG 18:9

Reinold, the son of John and Margaret Mervyn, was born say 1513 (under 21 in his father's 1533 will, but likely near in age to his older brother who was over 21), d. by 1561, m. Johan _______, living 1554. Reinold was living in Ramsey, Essex, England and was taxed 20 shillings on movables in the Lay Subsidy of 1540. His will was dated 22 Dec 1554, but no date of probate is found. He is likely the "godson Reynollde Marven" mentioned in the will of his uncle Robert Marvyn on 10 Dec 1656, but he was deceased by 14 Oct 1561 when called "late deceased" in the will of his brother Thomas. Children, all under 21 in 1554:

  • Richard, first named in father's 1554 will.
  • Edward, second named in father's 1554 will.
  • John, third named in father's 1554 will. If he is the John Marvyn who moved from Ramsey to the neighboring parish of Little Oakley, then he was bur. 8 March 1584/5 at St. Mary's Church there, and m. (1) Anne _______ bur. Little Oakley 11 Sep 1584; and (2) Margaret _______.
  • Audrey, to receive ten pounds at age 20 or at marriage
  • Margery, to receive ten pounds at age 20 or at marriage
  • Barbara, to receive ten pounds at age 20 or at marriage; apparently m. John WADE of Ramsey and Little Oakley; they had children.

(11g) Edward Marvin

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TAG 18:10-12

Edward, the son of Reinold and Johan Mervyn, was born say 1550, under 21 in his father's 1554 will, bur. St. Mary's Church, Great Bentley, Essex 15 Nov 1615, m. say 1580 Margaret _______ bur. Great Bentley 28 May 1633, who may or may not have been the mother of his children. He owned property in multiple parishes, and resided in Great Bentley the latter part of his life in a mansion house called Edons alias Dreybrocks. Edward's will was dated 13 Nov 1615 and proved 17 Jan 1615/6. Children:

  • Edward, b. say 1581, bur. Thorington, Essex, c. 1622, m. Great Bentley 12 Aug 1604 Bettris/Beatrice SADLER, the sole executrix of his will.
  • Thomas, b. say 1583. It is speculated, with no evidence, that he is the Thomas Marvyn who settled at Newbury, Mass., receiving a grant of land there 27 April 1648, and dying there 28 Nov 1651.
  • Richard, b. say 1585, m. Great Bentley 1 Nov 1610 Susan LOUCK. Four known children.
  • Robert, b. say 1587, m. Great Bentley 7 Nov 1616 Susan GORE; had son Robert, bapt. 1618/9
  • Margaret, b. say 1589, bur. Great Bentley 28 Jan 1595/6.
  • Mary, b. say 1591, m. (1) Great Bentley 19 April 1610 John HAYSE, bur. Great Bentley 5 Oct 1616; m. (2) Great Bentley 8 Dec 1618 Richard WOOD. She had a daughter with her first husband bapt. 1610/1
  • John (twin), bapt. Great Bentley 7 June 1593, bur. there 8 June 1593.
  • Reinold (twin), bapt. Great Bentley 7 Jun 1593, bur. there 8 June 1593
  • Reinold, Bapt. Great Bentley 25 Oct 1594, d. Lyme, CT summer 1662, m. 1617 or 1618 Mary _______, d. Lyme summer 1661. He was an overseer and churchwarden in Great Bentley several years. He followed his younger brother, Matthew, to New England, and was in Hartford, CT in 1638. He moved to Farmington within the next two years, and then to Saybrook, where he was made freeman in 1658. He was in the part of Saybrook that became Lyme, and died there
  • Elizabeth, b. c. 1597, m. Great Bentley 22 May 1618 Robert EDWARDS.
  • Matthew, bapt. Great Bentley 26 March 1600, m. (1) Elizabeth _______; m. (2) Alice (_______) Bouton.

(10g) Matthew Marvin

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GM 5:63-71; Hale/House:712-15; TAG 25:70-76 (daughter Rachel); NEHGR 72:209-11 (daughter Hannah)

Matthew, the son of Edward Marvin, was baptized Great Bentley, Essex, England 26 March 1600, d. Norwalk, CT c. 1680, and m. (1) c. 1621 Elizabeth _______, b. c. 1604, d. Hartford, CT say 1645, and m. (2) c. 1647 Alice (_______) Bouton, b. c. 1610 (aged 70 or thereabouts on 1 Dec 1680), d. c. Jan 1680/1, widow of John Bouton. In Great Bentley, Matthew was a "sydeman" of St. Mary's Church in 1621, overseer in 1627, and senior warden in 1628. On 15 April 1635 husbandman "Marthaw Marvyn," aged 35, "uxor Elizabeth "Marvynn," aged 31, "Mathew Marvynn" aged 8, "Marie Marvynn" aged 6, "Sara Marvynn" aged 3, "Hannah Marvynn" aged 1/2, with "Jo Warner" aged 20 and "Isack More" aged 13, were enrolled at London as passengers for New England on the Increase. Anderson does not comment on where Marvin may have first settled upon arriving in New England, but he likely joined the company moving to the Connecticut River upon his arrival in 1635, and was of record in Hartford in 1639. The Marvins lived in Hartford for about 15 years, but became founding settlers of Norwalk, CT in 1651. He was a wheelwright by trade, but had the title of respect, "Mr." Matthew was a deputy for Norwalk in 1654. His will was dated 26 Dec 1678 and proved 25 Jan 1680/1. The inventory, taken 13 July 1680, totaled 398 pounds. The will of widow Alice was dated 1 Dec 1680, but no probate date has been found. Her inventory was taken 31 Jan 1680/1. Children:

  • Elizabeth, bapt. Great Bentley 15 Sep 1622; sailed to New England with family in 1635, but no further record, according to Anderson, but Jacobus says she d. Norwich, CT 1708 and m. by 1650 John OLMSTEAD. Her will was dated 15 Oct 1689.
  • Matthew, bapt. Great Bentley 8 Nov 1626, m. c. 1655 Mary _______, living 1707. He was Deputy for Norwalk in 1694 and 1697. They had eight children.
  • Mary, bapt. Great Bentley 16 Dec 1628, d. Norwich, CT 29 March 1713, m. (1) Hartford 11 Oct 1648 Richard BUSHNELL, bapt. Horsham, Sussex 20 April 1623, d. Norwalk, CT c. 1660, son of Francis Bushnell and Ferris Quynell; m. (2) c. 1660 Dea. Thomas ADGATE, d. Norwich 21 July 1707.
  • Sarah, bapt. Great Bentley 27 Dec 1631, d. Stratford, CT 1701/2, m. (1) Hartford 4 Oct 1648 William GOODRICH; m. (2) after 1676 William CURTIS, son of John Curtis.
  • Hannah, b. c. Oct 1634 (aged 1/2 on 15 April 1635), living in 1680, m. Norwalk 5 Jan 1653[/4] Thomas SEYMOUR, bapt. Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England 15 July 1632, d. Norwalk, CT autumn 1712, son of Richard Seamer and Mercy Ruscoe of Hartford and Norwalk, CT. Following Hannah's death, Thomas m. (2) Elizabeth _______, named in his 1712 will. Thomas sailed to New England with his parents about 1638, when aged 6, and lived with them at Hartford until about 1651 when they moved to Norwalk. Hannah and Thomas had nine children born at Norwalk from 1654 to 1675/6. Thomas had a tenth child, birth date unknown, who may have been with his second wife. (NEHGR 72:209-11)
  • Abigail, b. c. 1637, m. Norwalk 1 Jan 1656/7 John BOUTON, her stepbrother, b. say 1632, d. c. Jan 1706/7, the son of John Bouton and his stepmother, Alice _______. John was titled Sergeant, and was representative to the CT General Court for many years. He m. (2) Mary (_______) Stevenson, widow of Jonathan Stevenson. John's will, dated 25 Dec 1706, was proved 27 Jan 1706/7. Abigail and John had eight known children born from 1659 to c. 1677. see NEHGR 51:330-4.
  • Rebecca, b. c. 1639, m. c. 1662 John CLARK, d. Farmington, CT 22 Nov 1712. They had twelve children.

Children with second wife:

  • Samuel, bapt. Hartford 6 Feb 1647/8, no further record
  • Rachel, bapt. Hartford 30 Dec 1649, m. c. 1676 Samuel SMITH, b. say 1649, d. Norwalk, CT c. 1745, the son of William and Magdalen Smith of Huntington and Jamaica, Long Island. Rachel and Samuel had seven children born from say 1677 to say 1692. (TAG 25:70-76)

(9g) William Hills

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see earlier

(8g) Joseph Hills

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NEHGR 149:45; 145:322; Hale/House:584-604

Joseph, the son of William Hills and his second wife, Mary (____) Risley, was baptized Hartford 17 March 1659/50, d. Glastonbury 8 Nov 1713 in 64th year (gs), m. (1) say 1675 Hannah EDWARDS, b. Wethersfield Jan 1644/5, living March 1687/8 (mother's inventory), daughter of John Edwards and Dorothy Moulton; m. (2) c. 1699 Mehitabel (HINSDALE) Dickinson, b. Medfield, Mass. 18 Oct 1663, d. Glastonbury c. 1701, daughter of Samuel Hinsdale and Mehitabel Johnson, and widow of Sgt. Obadiah Dickinson. He m. (3) c. 1702 Elizabeth _______, b. c. 1673, d. Glastonbury 8 April 1754, aged about 81 (gs at Eastbury). First wife, Hannah, was allowed an extra portion of her father's estate in March 1664/5 "because of her impotency." She also received a legacy from her half-brother Abraham Finch in Sep 1667. She may have been the "Hanna" who was allowed ten shillings on 25 Sep 1667 for her time "sitting up with" Samuel Moulton who later died at Thomas Edward's house in Hockanum. On 5 Aug 1708 Joseph "Hill" of Glastonbury and wife Elizabeth were put under bond because of threatening words to the Glastonbury Constable. Elizabeth was released from bond the following month, but Joseph was "sick and not able to appears." On 8 Feb 1714/5, Elizabeth Hill of Glastonbury, now a widow, "being disquised with STrong drink" was fined. Joseph's will was dated 2 May and proved 7 Dec 1713. Hale/House gives a lengthy discussion as to the discovery of Joseph's second wife. Children with first wife, Hannah:

  • Hannah, b. say 1676, m. c. 1692 Joseph KEENEY, b. c. 1666, d. E. Hartford c. 1753, son of Alexander and Alice Keeny. They had nine children born from 1693 to say 1715.
  • Dorothy, b. c. 1678, m. Thomas HOLLISTER (see).
  • Susannah, b. c. 1680, d. E. Hartford 11 Feb 1748/9 in her 69th year (gravestone), m. (1) Hartford 1 Feb 1699/1700 her cousin Thomas KILBOURN, b. c. 1677, d. 3 Oct 1712, son of Sgt. Thomas Kilbourn and Hannah Hills. She m. (2) after 1726, as his second wife, Nathaniel FITCH, b. 17 March 1668/9, living 1742, son of Joseph Fitch and Mary Stone of Hartford and South Windsor. Susannah had five children with her first husband.
  • Benjamin, b. say 1682, d. Hartford 1712, unmarried. He was a tailor. Administration of the estate of "Benjamin Hill, Jr. of Hartford" was granted 21 Nov 1712 to Joseph Keeney, with Ebenezer Hill as surety. Inventory was taken 4 Nov 1712.
  • Joseph, b. say 1685, living 1759, m. Glastonbury 10 June 1708 Elizabeth TRYON, daughter of William Tryon of Wethersfield. They had six children born Glastonbury from 1709/10 to 1724/5.

Children of Joseph with second wife, Mehitabel:

  • Benoni, b. c. 1701, d. Winchester, CT 24 June 1793, m. Northampton, Mass. 19 Dec 1723 Hannah STRONG, b. 23 July 1704, d 21 Oct 1776.

Children of Joseph with third wife, Elizabeth:

  • Samuel, b. say 1703, d. Glastonbury 1727, unmarried. He was chosen hayward on 18 Dec 1722. Administration of his estate was given to his brother Joseph Hills on 5 Dec 1727.
  • Henry, b. say 1704, called deceased in 1764, but likely died as early as 1750, m. by 1728 Hannah _______, who was perhaps the "Widow Hills" who died at Eastbury 26 Nov 1792, aged 92. His children are uncertain and hypothetical in Hale/House, but four have been suggested, born about 1730 to c. 1743
  • John, b. Glastonbury say 1706, d. Glastonbury 1761, m. say 1727 Keziah LOVELAND, b. Glastonbury 18 Sep 1709, living 1765, daughter of John Loveland and Keziah Williams. Keziah may be the "Widow Hills" who d. Eastbury 10 May 1789, aged 81. John's will, dated 23 Feb 1748[/9] was proved 1 May 1761. They had ten children born at Glastonbury from say 1728 to say 1747.
  • Margaret, b. say 1708, m. (rec. Colchester, CT) 13 Jan 1725 William WATERS, b. c. 1708, d. Chatham, CT 1783, son of John and Hannah Waters. William m. (2) Mary _______. Margaret and William had four children born from 1726 to 1734/5.

(9g) John Edwards

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NEHGR 145:318-41

John Edwards, b. c. 1600, d. Wethersfield, CT 27 Dec 1664, m. (1) a wife who likely died in England; m. (2) by 1638 Dorothy (MOULTON) Finch, daughter of Robert Moulton of Salem, and widow of Abraham Finch who was killed in an Indian raid 23 April 1637. Dorothy m. (3) by 1667 Richard Towsley of Saybrook. John was in New England by 1638, first settling at Watertown, Mass., but was soon after at Wethersfield, in Connecticut. John's inventory was taken 27 Dec 1664, valued at 400 pounds, with 111 in debts.

Child of Dorothy with Abraham Finch:

  • Abraham, probably the "Abraham Edwards" b. 12 Aug 1637 (four months after his father was slain), d. c. 1667, unmarried.

Child of John Edwards with first wife, name unknown:

  • Thomas, c. b. 1623, d. Wethersfield 27 July 1683 aged about 62 (but aged 43 in Aug 1667, and 47 in Nov 1670), m. c. 1649 the widow Loveland/Lovenam who had children with her unknown previous husband. Great detail on the events of this man are presented in the above article. Thomas had one known child, Ruth, b. c. 1651, d. 1682, and m. Lt. Samuel Hale.

Children of John Edwards with second wife, Dorothy:

  • John, b. Dec 1638, d. 19 Dec 1675 in Great Swamp Fight in King Philip's War, unmarried. Four weeks after his death, Benjamin Adams and Samuel Williams testified that John Edwards ordered that his estate shoulde "remaine to his mother her lifetime and after he decease he willed that his brother Joseph should inherit all the estate." In April 1676 the nuncupative will and inventory were presented at court, and administration was granted to his mother, "widow Towsley" of Saybrook.
  • Hester, b. June 1641, d. by 1680, m. 1665, as his second wife, John COLT, living in Windsor Sep 1713, whose first wife was Anne Skinner. Hester was the maid for Mrs. Ursula Gibbons at Hartford in 1658. Hester had at least five children with Colt, born from 1666 to say 1675. See NEHGR 150(1996):215.
  • Ruth, b. Dec 1643, d. Hatfield, Mass. 31 Dec 1714, m. m. c. 1665 Richard MORTON, d. Hatfield, Mass. 5 April 1710. They had nine children born from 1666 to 1684.
  • Hannah, b. Jan 1644/5, m. Joseph HILLS (see).
  • Joseph, b. May 1648, d. Wethersfield 10 Dec 1681, m. Wethersfield 12 Nov 1670 Sarah _______ (surname omitted by Barbour), b. c. 1648, living in 1716 but "lately deceased" in 1719. Sarah m. (2) Wethersfield 20 Feb 1683 Samuel Curtis, b. 1 April 1645, d. 26 Nov 1688, son of Thomas Curtis. In a 1996 article in TAG, G. I. Harris identifies the wife of Joseph as being, almost certainly, Sarah SALMON, the daughter of William and Katherine Salmon of Southold, Long Island. Joseph and Sarah had five children born Wethersfield from 1671 to 1681. See TAG 71(1996):235-41.
  • Lydia, b. July 1650; Hunnewell's wife d. Wethersfield 10 Aug 1683; prob. m. John HUNNEWELL, d. Middletown by 5 Aug 1706. John m. (2) by 1689 Elizabeth Harris. Lydia had a child, Mary, b. Jan 1682[/3?].

(10g) Robert Moulton

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GMB

Robert Moulton was born say 1587, d. 1655, and m. say 1613 Alice _______ (assuming she was the mother of his children). Robert was in Salem, Mass. in 1629, based on a letter from Gov. Craddock in Gravesend (England) dated 17 April 1629, stating that "We have sent six shipwrights of whom Robert Molton is chief..." Soon, however, he moved to Charlestown, where he was made freeman on 18 May 1631, but he was back in Salem permanently by 1636. His will was dated 20 Feb 1654/5 and proved 26 June 1655, with son Robert as executor, and daughter Dorothy Edwards as the only other child named, the wife having apparently died. A leading question concerning any New Englander with the surname Moulton is: are they related to the Moultons of Ormesby, Norfolk, England, several of whom settled in Hampton (New Hampshire)? The mention in Robert's will of two Buffums, from Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, and several other subtle family connections, all point to Robert's English origins as being in or near Great Yarmouth, which is about seven miles from Ormesby. Children:

  • Robert, b. say 1614 (adult by 1637), m. Salem, Mass. c. Feb 1640/1 Abigail GOADE, bapt. St. Helen's Bishopsgate, London, England 19 Sep 1619, d. Salem 1665/6, the daughter of John Goade and Abigail Downing. See TAG 74(1999):305.
  • Dorothy, b. say 1616, m. (1) c 1636 Abraham FINCH, son of Daniel Finch; (2) c. 1637 John EDWARDS (see above); (3) by 1667 Richard TOUSLEY.

(11g) John Talcott I

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Hale/House:746-7

John Talcott of Colchester, Essex, England, b. say 1530, d. 1606, and m. (1) say 1560 _______ WELLS; (2) Mary PULLEN, d. 1625. John's will was dated 23 Sep 1606 and proved 10 Nov 1606; that of wife Mary was dated 9 June 1625. Children, with first wife:

  • John, b. say 1565, m. Anne SKINNER (below).
  • Robert, b. say 1670, d. 1641, m. Joanna DRANE, daughter of John Drane of Bramford, Suffolk. Robert lived in Colchester where he was an alderman and justice of the peace. His will was dated 11 Aug 1641 and proved 1 October 1641. They had six known children.
  • daughter, m. _______ BARNARD, and had two known children

Children with second wife, Mary:

  • Thomas, b. c. 1570, bur. St. Mary's Colchester 17 Sep 1641, m. Margaret BIGGS, daughter of Jeremy Biggs of Suffolk. Thomas matriculated pensioner at Pembroke, Cambridge in 1588; B.A. 1592-3; M.A. 1596; fellow 1599; ordained deacon and priest (London) 1598; Rector of St. Mary's, Colchester 1603-1641. They had five children.
  • Grace, m. John DEATH
  • Joanna, m. _______ KNEWSTUBLE.
  • Mary, m. _______ MARSHALL, perhaps the John Marshall, gent. and Alderman of Colchester.
  • Eme, m. Thomas ADLER.
  • John, of Madrid, Spain, living in 1625.

(10g) John Talcott II

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Talcott Pedigree [170] Hale, House:746-7 [171]

John, the son of John Talcott of Colchester, Essex, England, b. say 1665, d. 1604, and m. Anne SKINNER, d. Felsted, Essex 1637, daughter of William and Margery Skinner. John was a pewterer of Braintree, Essex. Following his death, Anne m. (2) by Jan 1604/5 Moses Wall, a clothier of Braintree, d. late 1623. John's will, dated 30 Sep 1604, was proved four months later on 24 Jan 1604/5. Anne's will was dated Jan 1636/7 and proved 25 May 1637. They lived at Braintree, Essex. Children:

  • John, b. c. 1594, m. Dorothy MOTT (see below).
  • Sarah, d. c. 1643, m. William WADSWORTH, perhaps bapt. Long Buckley, Northamptonshire, England 26 Feb 1594/5, d. Hartford 1675. He came from Braintree, Essex to New England in the Lion in 1632 and in 1636 joined the Hooker party to settle Hartford. He served almost continuously as deputy for nearly two decades. He m. (2) 2 July 1644 Elizabeth Stone.
  • Rachel, b. c. 1602, d. Farmington, CT 24 Oct 1653, m. Fairstead, Essex 10 Oct 1622 John STEELE, d. Farmington 27 Feb 1664/5, son of Richard Steele of Fairstead. They came to New England in 1632 and settled in Cambridge, Mass., then moved to Hartford in 1635. John was one of the eight men commissioned to govern Hartoford in 1636. He was its first town clerk in 1639, and before moving to Farmington, was the town clerk there from 1645 until his death. After Rachel's death, John m. (2) 25 Nov 1655 Mercy (RUSCO) Seymour.
  • Anne, d. young
  • Mary, d. young
  • Grace, d. young

(9g) John Talcott III

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GMB 3:1794-7; Hale/House:751-2

John, the son of John Talcott and Anne Skinner of Braintree, Essex, England, was born there about 1594, d. Hartford, Conn. March 1659/60, m. c. 1626 Dorothy MOTT, b. say 1606, d. Hartford Feb 1669/70, daughter of John Mott and Alice Harrington of Neyland and Weston, both in Suffolk, England. The family arrived in New England in 1632 aboard the ship Lyon, with others in Rev. Thomas Hooker's company, and settled in Cambridge, Mass. where John became a freeman on 6 Nov 1632. He was a Cambridge deputy to the General Court in 1634, 1635, and 1636. In 1636 the family moved to Hartford when that settlement was created, and John served as a deputy from there from 1637 to 1653, and as an assistant from 1654 to 1659. He was also a Commissioner for the United Colonies from 1656 to 1658. He had accumulated a sizeable estate during his time in New England, and the inventory of his estate, dated 4 June 1660 totaled over 1708 pounds. The will of widow Dorothy Talcott, dated 22 Sep 1669 and proved 3 March 1669/70, left all to her two sons, and did not mention her daughter, who, with her only known child, was long deceased. Children:

  • John, b. say 1627, d. Hartford 23 July 1688, m. (1) 29 Oct 1650 Helena WAKEMAN, bapt. Bewdley, Worcestershire, England 23 Dec 1632, d. Hartford, CT 21 June 1674, daughter of John Wakeman and Elizabeth Hopkins of New Haven; m. (2) 9 Nov 1676 Mary COOKE. Evidence presented in the cited NEHGR article strongly suggests that Mary Cooke was b. Cambridge, Mass. 30 Jan 1646/7, the daughter of Joseph Cooke and Elizabeth Haynes of Cambridge, Mass. and Stanway and Pebmarsh, Essex, England. John was a Lt Colonel in the local militia, and renowned for his service during King Philip's War. Jacobus (Hale/House) called him one of the most useful men in Connecticut in his generation. He was treasurer of the colony and a Patentee of the Royal Charter in 1662. He served as commissioner on numerous projects of importance to the colony, and on numerous committees. His son, Joseph, was Governor of the colony from 1724 to 1735. See NEHGR 148(1994):240-7.
  • Mary, b. say 1629, d. by 1660 when her husband remarried, m. Hartford 28 June 1649 Rev. John RUSSELL, b. c. 1627, d. Hadley, Mass. 10 Dec 1692, son of John Russell of Cambridge, Mass. and Hartford, Conn. john succeeded Rev. Henry Smith as pastor at Wethersfield, but following dissension within his church (see John Hollister), he led his adherents to Hadley, where he remained. He m. (2) Rebecca Newberry and (3) Phebe (GREGSON) Whiting, widow of Rev. John Whiting. Mary had two children baptized/born 1650 and c. 1655.
  • Samuel, b. c. 1635, m. (1) Hannah HOLYOKE; (2) Mary (WHITE) Rowlandson.

(8g) Samuel Talcott

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Hollister Fam 47-48; Hale/House:752-6

Samuel, the son of John Talcott and Dorothy Mott, was born c. 1635, d. Wethersfield 10 Nov 1691, aged 56, and m. (1) Springfield, Mass. 7 Nov 1661 Hannah HOLYOKE, b. 9 June 1644, d. Wethersfield 2 Feb 1677/8, the daughter of Elizur Holyoke and Mary Pynchon; (2) Wethersfield 6 Aug 1679 Mary (WHITE) Rowlandson, b. c. 1637, d. Wethersfield 5 Jan 1710/1, aged about 73, widow of Rev. Joseph Rowlandson (whom she married about 1656), and daughter of John White and Joan West of Lancaster, Mass. Before her marriage to Samuel, Mary had been taken captive during King Philip's War. Six years after her release, she wrote and published an account of her ordeal; it went through four printings, and was widely read in New England and in England. Samuel graduated from Harvard College in 1658, and became a freeman in 1662. He was a Wethersfield commissioner from 1669 to 1684, deputy to the General Court 1670 to 1684, and Assistant (magistrate) from 1683 until his 1691 death, except for the time during the Andros administration. Militarily, he was for a time lieutenant, and then captain of the troop of Hartford in 1681. Children of Samuel, with first wife, Hannah, born at Wethersfield:

  • Samuel, b. 1662, d. Wethersfield 18 April 1698, aged about 35, m. Mary ROWLANDSON. If this was his step-sister, then she was b. Lancaster, Mass. 1666, d. Wethersfield 28 Sep 1712. She m. (2) 30 Nov 1704 James Patterson. Samuel was Cornet of the Troop under Capt. Joseph Whiting in May 1692. Samuel had three children born Wethersfield from 1691 to 1697/8.
  • John, b. 1663, living 1691, d. by 1700
  • Hannah, b. 1665, d. Wethersfield 23 July 1741 in 76th year (gs), m. Wethersfield 25 Nov 1686 Maj. John CHESTER, b. Wethersfield 10 June 1656, d. there 14 Dec 1711, the son of Capt. John Chester and Sarah Welles. Hannah and John are buried in the Village Cemetery in Wethersfield.
  • Elizur, b. 31 July 1669, m. Sarah _______. He disappears from Connecticut records after 1700, and possibly went to England. The birth of a son, John, was recorded at Wethersfield 8 Nov 1695.
  • Joseph, b. 20 Feb 1670/1, d. Wethersfield 3 Nov 1732 in 61st year (gs), m. Wethersfield 1 April 1701 Sarah DEMING, b. Wethersfield 9 Jan 1681/2, d. 19 March 1755, aged 74, daughter of Ebenezer Deming and Sarah Grant. He was a deacon, Ensign, and Lieutenant of the Wethersfield North Company in 1710.
  • Dea. Benjamin, b. Wethersfield 1 March 1673/4, d. Glastonbury 12 Nov 1727, m. (1) Glastonbury 5 Jan 1698/9 Sarah HOLLISTER, b. Wethersfield 25 Oct 1676, d. Glastonbury 15 Oct 1715, daughter of Sgt John Hollister and Sarah Goodrich; (2) after 15 Oct 1715 Sarah WEBSTER, bapt. Hartford 29 Sep 1678, living 1728, daughter of John Webster and Sarah Mygatt. Benjamin was a deacon in the Glastonbury church, Ensign and Lieutenant of the Glastonbury Train Band 1710-1713, deputy to the G.C. 1720 and Justice of the Peace 1722 and 1723. His will was dated Glastonbury 13 Oct and proved 5 Dec 1727. He is buried in the Green Cemetery in Glastonbury. If it was Sarah who later married Joseph-3 Hollister (John-2-1), then she was buried at Hartford 12 Feb 1769. Benjamin had eight children with his first wife, born from 1699 to 1715.
  • Rachel, b. 2 April 1676, d. Windsor, CT 8 Jan 1725/6, m. (1) Wethersfield 21 March 1700 Peter BULKELEY, b. c. 1664, d. at sea in a storm 22 Nov 1701, son of Rev. Gershom Bulkeley and Sarah Chauncy; no children. She m. (2) Henry WOLCOTT, b. Windsor 20 May 1670, d. there 17 Nov 1747, son of Simon Wolcott and Martha Pitkin. They had four children.
  • Nathaniel, b. Wethersfield 28 Jan 1677/8, m. Elizabeth ROBBINS.

(7g) Nathaniel Talcott

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Hale/House:756-63

Nathaniel, the son of Samuel Talcott and Hannah Holyoke, was b. Wethersfield, CT 28 Jan 1677/8, d. Glastonbury, CT 30 Jan 1758, and m. Wethersfield 18 March 1702/3 Elizabeth ROBBINS, b. Wethersfield, CT 29 Dec 1684, d. Glastonbury 26 Aug 1761, the daughter of Joshua Robbins and Elizabeth Rose. Nathaniel was deacon of the First Church, Glastonbury; was a Captain in the Train Band; and Glastonbury deputy in 1735. His will was dated 21 Jan and proved 27 Feb 1758. Nathaniel and Elizabeth both have extant grave markers in the Green Cemetery in Glastonbury, CT. Children, born Glastonbury, except where noted: [172]

  • Elizabeth, b. 19 Oct 1704, d. Hebron, CT 28 Feb 1790 in 86th year; m. (1) Jonathan MILLER, b. 1704, d. Glastonbury 22 June 1735 in 31st year (gs), son of William Miller and Mary Bushnell; m. (2) Hebron 2 June 1737 Capt William BUEL, b. Lebanon, CT 5 Sep 1706, d. Hebron 30 Oct 1795, son of William Buel and Elizabeth Collier.
  • Rachel, b. 6 Oct 1706, d. Glastonbury 13 June 1790, m. 1723 Gideon HOLLISTER. (see above)
  • Mary, b. 19 Jan 1709, d. Glastonbury 1766, m. Samuel KIMBERLY, b. Glastonbury 7 Feb 1707/8, d. there 1761, son of Thomas Kimberly and Ruth Hale.
  • Joshua, b. 15 June 1711, d. Bolton, CT 22 March 1799, m. Glastonbury (but recorded at Bolton) 6 Jan 1734/5 Rachel HOLLISTER, b. Glastonbury 27 July 1712, d. Bolton 10 May 1807, daughter of Lt. Thomas Hollister and Dorothy Hills. They had eleven children born 1735 to 1755. Their burial location has not been determined, but FAG memorials have been created for both.
  • Comfort, b. c. 1716, d. Wethersfield 21 Oct 1786 in her 71st year (gs), m. (1) Glastonbury 25 Jan 1736 John LOVELAND, b. Glastonbury 21 Dec 1710, d. there 28 March 1751, the son of John Loveland and Keziah Williams. John drowned while crossing the Connecticut River from Wethersfield to Glastonbury. Comfort m. (2) Wethersfield 23 Nov 1752, as his second wife, Nathaniel COLEMAN, b. c. 1712, d. Wethersfield 16 April 1767 in his 55th year, the son of Lt. John Coleman and Hannah Wright. Nathaniel had married first Ruth Beadle. Comfort had eight children with her first husband, born 1737 to 1751. She is buried with her second husband in the Wethersfield Village Cemetery; John Loveland is buried in the Green Cemetery in Glastonbury. [173]
  • Abigale, b. Hartford (?) 13 April 1717, d. Glastonbury 31 March 1812, m. Glastonbury 1 Jan 1733/4 Thomas HOLLISTER, b. Glastonbury 13 Jan 1707/8, d. there 17 Sep 1784, aged 76 (gs), the son of Lt. Thomas Hollister and Dorothy Hills (see his entry, above). They had ten known children. They are buried in the Green Cemetery, Glastonbury; his grave has a marker photo, hers does not. [174]
  • Nathaniel, b. Glastonbury c. 1719, d. Glastonbury 26 Feb 1803, in 84th year (gs), m. Glastonbury 9 March 1746/7 Sarah HALE, b. Glastonbury 7 April 1725, d. there 20 June 1805 in her 82nd year (gs), the daughter of Timothy Hale and Sarah Frary. He was presumably the one of his name who served as a corporal under Major Elizur Talcott in 1757. His will was dated 5 Dec 1791, and proved 17 March 1803. He and Sarah had eight known children, born 1748 to 1770. They are buried in the Green Cemetery in Glastonbury; her grave has a marker photo in FAG, his does not. [175]
  • Jonathan, b. c. 1721, d. Glastonbury 4 March 1745/6 in his 25th year, buried Green Cemetery, Glastonbury, with a marker. [176]
  • Joseph, b. c. 1723, d. Glastonbury 30 June 1788 in his 66th year (gs), m. Glastonbury 29 Dec 1748 Sarah KILBOURN, b. Glastonbury 1 Jan 1725/6, d. there 5 Feb 1814, aged 88 (gs), the daughter of Abraham Kilburn and Mary Tudor. They had seven known children, born 1749 to 1765. Joseph was fairly old when he served in the American Revolutionary War, with the rank of Lieutenant. He and Sarah both have extant grave markers in the Green Cemetery in Glastonbury, and in addition Joseph has a separate military marker. [177]

(11g) William Skinner

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Hale/House:748

William Skinner, yeoman of Braintree, Essex, England, d. 1616 and m. Margery _______, d. c. 1620. William's will was dated 14 Aug 1616 and probated 26 Sep 1616; that of Margery was dated 2 March 1617/8 and probated 16 Dec 1620. Children:

  • William, married and had at least three children
  • John, married and had son John
  • Richard, married and had at least three children
  • Anne, m. (1) John TALCOTT; m. (2) Mose WALL
  • Margery, m. John GILL and had at least two children
  • Rachel, m. Edmund ALLSTON, and had at least three children.

(12g) Thomas Mott

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NEHGR 21(1867):215-7; Hale/House:749-50

Thomas Mott b. say 1510, bur. 5 March 1554, m. Alice MEADE. They lived in Bocking and Braintree, Essex, England. Children:

  • John, b. say 1535, d. 1595, m. 1557 Catharine ROKE, d. 1571; (2) Joan GARDINER, d. 1602, a sister of Sir Robert Gardiner, President of Ireland during the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
  • Mark, bapt. 25 April 1549, m. Frances GUTTER.

(11g) Mark Mott

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NEHGR 21(1867):215-7; Hale/House:750-1

Mark, the son of Thomas Mott and (presumably) Alice Meade of Braintree, Essex, was baptized (at Braintree?) 25 April 1549, bur. Braintree 14 Dec 1637, m. say 1573 Frances GUTTER, b. say 1553, bur. Braintree 23 Feb 1615/6. Mark was the "ultimate heir of his father and purchased Sheme Hall, [in?] Lexden Hundred" in 1599. His will was dated 1 March 1636 and proved 7 May 1638. Children, birth order unknown:

  • John, b. say 1574, m. Alice HARRINGTON
  • Mark, b. say 1576, apparently d. young
  • Adrian, bapt. 29 March 1578, bur. Braintree 29 March 1662, m. (1) Jane WADE; m. (2) 1 Jan 1604[/5?] Katharine KEMP. Two children with first wife.
  • Sarah, b. say 1580, m. Robert WOOLRICH of Gray's Inn and Suffolk (per Hale/House) or m. (1) 1614 Robert TASBOROUGH, and (2) Sir John HENLEY (per 1867 NEHGR).
  • Mark, bapt. 8 March 1581/2, bur. Raine, Essex 3 Jan 1630/1, m. Mercy TICHBOURNE, bur. 29 Feb 1627/8, daughter of William Tichbourne of Hampshire and Minister of Romford. Mark had a B.A. from St. John's, Cambridge 1599/1600, M.A. 1603, B.D. 1610 and doctorate of divinity 1621. He was the Rector of Rayne Parva 1611-1630. His will was dated 18 Dec 1630 and proved 1 April 1631. They had eight children baptized/born from 1617 to c. 1628.
  • Mary, b. say 1584, d. young
  • Joseph, bapt. 17 March 1586, died without issue
  • Mary, bapt. 15 Feb 1587/8, bur. 3 Nov 1610.
  • Edward, bapt. 24 June 1590, m. Dorothy AYLETT, daughter of Thomas Aylett; had a daughter who m. John Digby.

(10g) John Mott

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NEHGR 21(1867):215-7; Hale/House:750-1

John, the son of Mark Mott and Frances Gutter of Braintree, Essex, England, was born say 1575, and m. say 1600 Alice HARRINGTON, b. say 1580, daughter of Thomas Harrington of Essex. John was of Neyland and Weston, both in Suffolk, and of Shalford, Essex, England. Children:

  • Thomas, b. say 1602, m. Sarah BRAND, daughter of John Brand. He was likely the Thomas Mott who matriculated from Queen's Cambridge, Easter 1620; B.A. Emmanuel 1623/4; M.A. 1627; ordained deacon and priest 9 March 1627/8; Vicar of Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk 1634
  • Alice, bapt. Shalford 3 Nov 1604, m. John DRAPER of Felsted, Essex.
  • Dorothy, b. say 1606, m. say 1626 John TALCOTT
  • Mark, b. say 1608, married and had children.
  • Mary, bapt. Shalford 6 Dec 1610, d. young
  • Frances, b. say 1612, m. by 1632 Francis FARRAND, b. say 1600, d. 1663, son of Richard Farrand and Rebecca Harrison. After Frances died, Francis m. (2) Mary _______, bur. Haverhill, Suffolk 10 Jan 1679/80. See TAG 77:229-31 (2002?)
  • John, b. say 1614
  • James, b. say 1616
  • Dorcas, b. say 1618

(13g) _______ Holliocke

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NEHGR 147:11-16

This Mr. Holliocke was born say 1495, and probably lived in the parish of Tanworth, Warwickshire, where his son Edward lived. His wife may have been the widow Joane Holliocke bur. there 16 Dec 1573. Children:

  • Edward, b. say 1518, bur. Tanworth 10 June 1598, m. bef. Dec 1558 Margaret ATWOOD alias Taylor, bur. Tanworth 25 April 1610, daughter of Robert Atwood alias Taylor. Edward was listed among the tenants of the manor of Tanworth in 1571 along with John Hollyocke; in 1580 Edward was the only one with his surnamed listed among the freeholders of Tanworth. Edward was called yeoman in his will dated 2 Sep 1591 and proved 25 Aug 1598. In addition to Tanworth, he also lived in Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, and owned property in Ullenhall and Henley in Arden. Margaret's inventory was taken 1 May 1610, but her will wasn't proved until about 15 Jan 1610/1.
  • Thomas, b. say 1520, m. Anne (FLETHER alias HAWTHORNE) Dawler
  • son, name unknown (but possibly John) had two children, John and Alice, living in 1568 when named in the will of their uncle Thomas Holyoke of Alcester.
  • poss. Elizabeth, bur. Tanworth 16 May 1579, m. there 2 Dec 1568 Francis CROSWELL/CROSSELL, bur. there 28 Nov 1618. Francis m. (2) 17 Oct 1579 Ede Rew, bur. Tanworth 15 March 1606/7 and (3) Tanworth 7 June 1608 Joan Bourton. Elizabeth had three children born at Tanworth from c. 1570 to say 1575.
  • poss. Agnes, m. Tanworth 26 May 1571 John GREENE, bur. there 19 Jan 1577/8.

(12g) Thomas Holyoke/Holliocke

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NEHGR 147:16-18

Thomas Holyoke was born say 1520, bur. Alcester, Warwickshire, England 13 Jan 1568/9, and m. prob. by 1550 Anne (FLETCHER alias HAWTHORNE) Dawler, bur Alcester 4 Feb 1587/8, daughter of Phillip and Anne Fletcher alias Hawthorne of Kinnerton, Warwickshire, and widow of William Dawler of Alcester who d. 1546. Anne m. (3) William Abell. Thomas's will was dated 27 Dec 1568 and proved 10 June 1569, with inventory taken in 13 Jan 1568/9, the day he was buried. Children:

  • John "the elder", b. say 1555, m. Elizabeth STOKES
  • John "the younger", b. say 1558, bur. Alcester 1 Dec 1587, m. there 24 June 1587 Eleanor WORTHINGTON. He was a tailor. His will was dated 26 Nov 1587 and proved 11 Jan 1587/8. Eleanor m. (2) Alcester 23 Jan 1588/9 Richard Skyres.
  • Thomas, b. say 1560, bur. Alcester 3 May 1605
  • Joan, perhaps the child bapt. Tanworth 21 Jan 1562/3, bur. Alcester 27 Aug 1616, m. there 25 June 1586 as his second wife, William MARTIN alias TWIG, bur. Tanworth 25 April 1609. Joan had four known children baptized or buried at Alcester from 1587 to 1600.

(11g) John Holyoke/Holliocke

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NEHGR 147:18-20,31-34

John "the elder", son of Thomas Holliocke and Anne Hawthorne of Alcester, Warwickshire, England, was b. say 1555, bur. Alcester 26 Nov 1587, and m. there 22 Sep 1583 Elizabeth STOKES, bapt. Yardley, Warwickshire 28 Aug 1562, bur. Alcester, Warwickshire 22 Aug 1615, daughter of Richard and Mary Stokes. She m. (2) Alcester 11 Feb 1589/90 Robert Wilcox, gent., bur. Alcester 6 Feb 1627/8. John was a mercer in Alcester and signed his will 21 Nov 1587, which was proved 31 Jan 1587/8. The will of Robert Wilcox was dated 24 Dec 1627 and proved 14 Marh 1627/8. Children of John and Elizabeth Holyoke, baptized Alcester:

  • Mary, bapt. 8 Aug 1584, m. Alcester 23 May 1606 Florizell BOVEY, bapt. Alcester 6 May 1579, bur. there 9 Jan. 1636/7, son of William Bovey. They had nine children baptized at Alcester from 1607 to 1626.
  • Edward, bapt. 15 Feb 1585/6, m. (1) Prudence STOCKTON; (2) Anne (TAYLOR) Tuttle.
  • Anne, bapt. 10 Feb 1587/8, living 1627, m. Alcester 12 Nov 1606 John MORRIS. They had two known children.

Children of Elizabeth with second husband, Robert Wilcox, baptized at Alcester:

  • Elizabeth, bapt. 4 Dec 1590, m. Alcester 16 Nov 1609 John BRIDGES, bapt. Alcester 26 April 1588, son of Anthony Bridges. They had twelve children baptized from 1610 to 1632.
  • Alexander, bapt. 5 Nov 1592. Legatee in 1593 will of his uncle Richard Stokes of Alcester; died without issue before the 1627 date of his father's will.
  • Robert, bapt. 12 Nov 1595, bur. Alcester 18 Oct 1626, m. c. 1623 Martha HALFORD, daughter of John Halford. His will was dated 14 Oct 1626 and proved 14 Feb 1626/7. He had two sons before his death, baptized 1623 and 1624.
  • Richard, bapt. 6 June 1599, living in 1627 (father's will).
  • John, bapt. 7 oct 1601, bur. Alcester 9 Jan 1609/10.
  • Dorothy, bapt. 27 Jan 1603/4, bur. Alcester 28 Feb 1638/9, m. there 22 Jan 1623/4 Nicholas HAWES, bapt. Alcester 22 Jan 1598/9, d. 1657/8, son of Thomas Hawes. Nicholas m. (2) Margret _______. Nicholas's will was dated 10 Dec 1657 and proved 12 Feb 1657/8.
  • Thomas, bapt. 13 Oct 1605, bur. Alcester 23 Nov 1606.

(10g) Edward Holyoke

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Hale/House:641-4; NEHGR 147:20-1

Edward, the son of John Holliock/Holyoke and Elizabeth Stokes, was baptized at Alcester, Warwickshire, England 15 Feb 1585/6, d. Rumney Marsh (now Chelsea), Mass. 4 May 1660, m. (1) Kimkolt, Leicestershire, England 17 June 1612 Prudence STOCKTON, bapt. Alcester 20 Dec 1584, d. by 1648, daughter of Rev. John and Susanna Stockton; m. (2) by 1648 Anne (TAYLOR) Tuttle, b. c. 1594, widow of Richard Tuttle. By 1607 Edward had become engaged to Prudence, whose father was formerly the parson of Alcester, Warwickshire, but had become the rector of Kinkolt in Leicestershire. Two letters written by Edward in 1607 to Prudence have been preserved, and mention a variety of people in England. After his long engagement and marriage, he settled with his wife in the parish of St. Lawrence Jewry, London, where he was a grocer, then they later settled in Tanworth, Warwickshire. The family came to New England about 1637 and settled at Lynn, Mass, where he was one of the wealthiest proprietors. He was active and prominent at Lynn and sat on the Court of Magistrates in 1639. They later moved to Rumney Marsh, which is now the town of Chelsea, Mass. He made his will 25 Dec 1658, with administration of his estate given to his only son, Elizur, on 25 June 1660. His inventory totaled 681 pounds. Children:

  • John, bapt. St. Lawrence Jewry, London 26 July 1613, bur. Tanworth 8 March 1635/6. He matriculated at New Inn Hall, Oxford, 8 Feb 1632/3, aged 19.
  • Elizabeth, bapt. St. Lawrence Jewry 12 Feb 1614/5, d. Salem, Mass. 24 June 1659, m. c. 1645 George KEYSER, baptized Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire 4 Nov 1610, d. Salem c. 1690, son of George Keyser and Alice Bolesworth. George's will was dated 16 Feb 1686/7 and proved 20 Sep 1690.
  • Elizur, bapt. St. Lawrence Jewry 4 May 1617, m. (1) Mary PYNCHON; (2) Editha (STEBBINS) (Day) Maynard.
  • Edward, bapt. St. Lawrence Jewry 28 Jan 1618/9, bur. Tanworth 21 Dec 1631.
  • Anne, bapt. Tanworth 18 Jan 1620/1, d. Salem 1 Sep 1665, m. Salem 17 Oct 1643 Lt. Thomas PUTNAM, bapt. Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England 7 March 1614/5, d. Salem 5 May 1686, son of John Putnam and Priscilla (Gould?). They were ancestors of Herbert Hoover, 31st U.S. President.
  • Sarah, bapt. Tanworth 18 Sep 1623, d. Ipswich, Mass. 29 April 1666, m. Corp. John ANDREWS, d. Ipswich 13 March 1662, son of Robert and Elizabeth Andrews. They were ancestors of William Howard Taft, 27th U.S. President.
  • Mary, bapt. Tanworth 7 July 1625, m. Boston 10 Feb 1646/7 John TUTTLE, b. c. 1625, d. 1686/7, son of Richard Tuttle and Ann Taylor.
  • Susanna, bapt. Tanworth 3 May 1629, m. Boston 12 Sep 1656 Michael MARTIN, bapt. Stoke in Teignhead, Devonshire 28 Sep 1623, d. Boston 26 March 1682, aged 60 (gs), son of Michael Martyn and Mary Simon, and brother of Richard Martyn, Esq. of Portsmouth, NH. He is buried at Copps Hill.

(9g) Elizur Holyoke

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Hale/House:644-6

Elizur, son of Edward Holyoke and Patience Stockton, was bapt. St. Lawrence Jewry, London, England 4 May 1617, d. Springfield, Mass. 6 Feb 1675/6, m. (1) Springfield 20 Nov 1640 Mary PYNCHON, d. Springfield 25 Oct 1657, daughter of William Pynchon and Anne Andrew; m. (2) 1685 Editha (STEBBINS) (Day) Maynard, widow of Robert Day and of Dea. John Maynard, both of Hartford, and sister of Dea. Edward Stebbins. With his education and talents, Elizur became a prominent man in his frontier community of Springfield. He held ranks of Ensign, Lieutenant and Captain in the local militia, and he was deputy to the general court on many occasions from 1661 to 1675. He was a Springfield selectman for many years from 1646 to 1676, and died just a few days after the last election. Elizur and first wife Mary share a gravestone in the main town cemetery in Springfield, Mass. Children, born at Springfield: [178]

  • John, b. 27 Aug 1641, d. 8 Oct 1641
  • John, b. 5 Aug 1642, d. 6 Feb 1711/2, graduated Harvard 1662, held the offices of Town Recorder, Selectman, Deputy, etc.
  • Hannah, b. 9 June 1644, d. Wethersfield, CT 2 Feb 1677/8, m. 7 Nov 1661 Capt. Samuel TALCOTT.
  • child, b. and d. 21 May 1646
  • Samuel, b. 9 June 1647, d. 31 Oct 1676. He was a captain in King Philip's War, and died the following autunm.
  • Edward, b. 8 Aug 1649, d. 16 June 1708, infirm.
  • Elizur, b. 13 Oct 1651, d. 11 Aug 1711, m. 2 Jan 1677/8 Mary ELIOT, b. 6 Oct 1655, daughter of Jacob and Mary Eliot (and grandniece of Rev. John Eliot of Roxbury). They had eleven children born from 1679 to 1697.
  • Mary, b. 14 Nov 1656 prob. m. 5 Feb 1676/7 Hon. James RUSSELL of Charlestown, Mass., b. 1 Oct 1640, d. 28 April 1709.

(13g) Philip Hawthorne

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NEHGR 147:22-23

Philip Hawthorne was born say 1490, d. 1547, m. Anne _______, living 1557. He was called Philip Fletcher alias Hawthorne in his will, dated in 1544, and proved 10 March 1547. He resided in Kinnerton, Warwickshire, when he made his will, but requested to be buried in Alcester, same county. Children, given in order from Philip's will:

  • Roger, b. say 1520, d. c. 1558, and married a wife, name unknown. His will was dated 7 May 1557 and proved the following year. His widow m. (2) John Dickson of Aarow, Warwick. Roger lived at Alcester, but also owned property at Kinnerton. He requested to be buried at St. Nicholas in Alcester. Four children identified.
  • Thomas, living in 1544 when named as a legatee and executor in his father's will. He appears to be Thomas Hawthern the elder of Kinnerton whose will was dated 26 July 1602 and proved 9 Aug 1609.
  • Anne, m. (1) by 1544 as his second wife, William DAWLER; (2) Thomas HOLYOKE; (3) William ABELL.

(14g) Richard Stokes

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NEHGR 147:24

Richard Stokes was b. say 1475, and married. He was a yeoman of Yardley, Worcestershire in 1497, and a landowner in nearby Bordesley manor in Aston, Warwick from 1500 to 1512. His probable child was:

  • Humphrey, b. say 1500, m. Anne ________.

(13g) Humphrey Stokes

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NEHGR 147:24-8

Humphrey, the presumed son of Richard Stokes of Yardley, Worcester., was born say 1500, bur. Yardley 7 Jan 1550/1, and m. say 1525 Anne _______, bur. Yardley 5 May 1559. Only a fragment of his will survives, probated 26 June 1551. Anne's will was dated 3 May 1559 with inventory on 12 May 1559. Children:

  • Elizabeth, b. say 1530, m. Yardley 25 Nov 1550 Richard HEATH, bur. Yardley 26 Oct 1574, son of Robert Heath of Yardley. They had at least six children b/bapt Yardley 1555/6 to c. 1667.
  • Richard, b. say 1533, m. Mary _______
  • Edward, b. say 1536, bur. Yardley 30 Jan 1563/4. In his will of 17 Jan 1564, he requested to be buried in the Yardley churchyard.
  • Margery, bapt. Yardley 14 July 1539, m. there 4 June 1566 Thomas WESCOTE, bur. Tanworth 30 Jan 1590/1, yeoman of Tanworth and son of Richard and Katherine Wescote. They had five children baptized at Tanworth from 1567 to 1581.

(12g) Richard Stokes

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NEHGR 147:28-31

Richard, the son of Humphrey and Ann Stokes, was born say 1533, bur. Yardley 3 June 1590, and m. c. 1557 Mary _______, bur. Yardley 5 June 1591. It appears that wife Mary was connected somehow with the Smallbroke family. Richard's will was dated 31 May 1590, with inventory taken 22 July 1590. Children, baptized at Yardley:

  • Francis, bapt. 9 Feb 118/9, bur. Yardley 16 Feb 1558/9.
  • Humphrey, bapt. 22 June 1560, d. unmarried 1597. His will was dated 26 April 1597 and proved 2 Nov 1597. He was living in Weston under Wetherley, Warwickshire, about 18 miles southeast of Yardley, at the time of his death.
  • Elizabeth, bapt. 28 Aug 1562, m. (1) John HOLYOKE; (2) Robert WILCOX.
  • Anne, bapt. 6 Nov 1564, living in 1607, unmarried, when mentioned in the will of her brother Thomas.
  • Edward, b. c. 1566, bur. Yardley 12 July 1577. On 5 Sep 1570, he was left a small bequest in the will of his godfather, Humphrey Griswold, gent., of Moseley in the parish of King's Norton, Worcestershire.
  • Richard, bapt. 13 Dec 1568, bur. Alcester, Warwicks. 17 Aug 1593. His will was dated 15 Aug 1593 and probated later that year.
  • Mary, bapt. 21 Feb 1570/1; living in 1593, unmarried when mentioned in the will of her brother Richard.
  • William, b. c. 1572, bur. Yardley 4 March 1572/3
  • William, bapt. 6 March 1573/4, living in 1593, when named in the will of his brother Richard, but probably dead by 1597 when not named in the will of his brother Humphrey. He probably did not marry.
  • Thomas, bapt. 13 Oct 1576, bur. 10 Nov 1607, m. Susan _______. His will was dated 1 Nov 1607 and probated 23 Nov 1609, well after his death.

(13g) Thomas Stockton

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NEHGR 147:164-9

Thomas Stockton was born c. 1505, d. c. 1558, m. say 1530 Joyce ______, d. Whitchurch, Shropshire, England 30 Jan 1579/80. He lived at Edsley in the parish of Whitchurch in Shropshire. There was a close tie between wife Joyce and the Gervis family, and she may have even been a sister of Rendulph Gervis, as she and Thomas gave that name to a son of theirs. Thomas made his will 12 Feb 1555/6, proved 18 Oct 1558, requesting burial in the Whitchurch church yard. Joyce's will was dated 27 Dec 1579 and proved 12 July 1580. Children:

  • Thomas, b. say 1530, m. Joan _______.
  • George, named in father's 1555/6 will.
  • Randulph. He was legatee and executor of his mother's 1579 will, and a legatee in the 1594 will of his brother, Rev. William Stockton.
  • William, Rev., d. 1594, m. Elizabeth _______. In his will, dated 2 March 1593/4 and proved 17 June 1594, he is called of Barkeswell in the County of Warwicke. They had four known children.
  • Ralph. He was overseer of the 1591 will of his brother Thomas Stockton and a legatee in the 1594 will of his brother, Rev. William Stockton.
  • Alice, named in father's 1555/6 will.
  • Margaret, named in father's 1555/6 will.
  • Margery, named in father's 1555/6 will.

(12g) Thomas Stockton

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NEHGR: 147:165-6

Thomas, the son of Thomas and Joyce Stockton, was born say 1530 and d. Whitchurch, Shropshire, England 1591, and m. say 1553 Joan _______. She may have been kin to Thomas Richardson of Tilstock of Whitchurch who was called "brother-in'law" in her husband's will. Thomas was a smith. In his will, dated 15 April and proved 9 Sep 1591, he requested to be buried in the Whitchurch church yard. Children:

  • John, b. c. 1554, m. Susanna _______.
  • Thomas, living in 1591 (father's will), and married by then Joan _______.
  • Anne, m. by 1591 John EVANSON, both named in her father's 1591 will.
  • Isabel, by 1591 Richard YONGE/YOUNG, both named in her father's 1591 will.

(11g) Rev. John Stockton

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NEHGR 147:169-172

Rev. John Stockton, son of Thomas and Joan Stockton, was born say 1554, bur. Kimcote and Walton, Leicestershire 13 Nov 1630, and m. by 1578 Susanna _______, bur. Kimcote and Walton 19 Feb 1629/30. Susanna's maiden name is not known but her son-in-law, Edward Holyoke, wrote in a letter about "uncle and Ante Whittingam" in London, possibly refering to her relatives. John received his BA from Oxford 8 March 1573/4 and became rector of Alcester 20 June 1578, and rector of Beaudesert, both in Warwickshire, 16 Sep 1580. In 1595 he was appointed rector of Kimcote and Walton in Leicestershire, but didn't move there until shortly after 1606. His will was dated 9 Nov and proved 11 Dec 1630. Children, baptized Alcester:

  • Silvanus, bapt. 17 Aug 1578, d. before 1630 without children.
  • Theodorus, bapt. 15 Nov 1579, bur. Alcester 29 April 1603
  • Prudence, bapt. 14 May 1581, bur. Alcester 9 Aug 1583
  • Susanna, bapt. 4 Nov 1582, bur. Alcester 22 Oct 1605
  • Prudence, bapt. 20 Dec 1584, m. Kimcote and Walton 17 June 1612 Edward HOLYOKE.
  • Sarah, bapt. 5 March 1586/7, bur. Kimcote and Walton 2 Sep 1670, m. there (1) 1610 William HALFORD, bur. Kimcote and Walton 20 Sep 1633; m. (2) Kimcote and Walton 8 June 1637 Thomas WEST, bur. K&W 22 Jan 1677/8. Sarah had four children, all with first husband, born from 1613/4 to c. 1623.
  • Gilbert, gent., bapt. 16 March 1588/9, bur. Kimcote and walton 1 June 1664, m. Elizabeth _______. Four known children, born 1627 to c. 1640.
  • Margaret, bapt. 21 Dec 1590, bur. Kimcote And Walton 5 June 1633, m. there 5 May 1613 Thomas WINTERTON, bur. K&W 29 June 1633. They had eleven children, b. c. 1614 to 1633.
  • Hester, bapt. 15 Oct 1592, living 1630, unmarried.
  • John, bapt. 18 Aug 1594, bur. Tanworth 10 April 1630. He received BA Lincoln College, Oxford 28 Jan 1618/9; MA 11 June 1621; ordained deacon March 1621/2. Administration of his estate to his father on 24 May 1630.
  • Rebecca, bapt. 30 May 1596, living in 1630 (father's will), m. Maurice CRAGG. One child bapt. 1615/6.
  • Mary, bapt. 16 April 1598, bur. Alcester 22 April 1598.

(12g) John Pynchon

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Hale/House:722-3

John, the oldest son of William Pinchon of Writtle, Essex, England, d. 29 Nov 1573 (Inq. p.m.) and m. (1) Helen _______, and (2) Jane EMPSON, daughter of Sir Richard Empson, knight. John's will was dated 10 Nov and proved 11 Dec 1573. After his death, Jane m. (2) Right Hon. Thomas Wilson Esq. Child of John and Helen:

  • Elizabeth, m. Geoffrey GATES of Bury St. Edmunds

Children of John and Jane:

  • William, d. 13 Oct 1591, m. Rose REDDING who d. 1599. Rose's will was dated 20 March 1598 and proved 19 April 1599. They had nine children.
  • John, b. c. 1565, d. 1616, m. Frances BRETT.
  • Edward

(11g) John Pynchon II

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Hale/House:723-4

John, the son of John Pynchon and Jane Empson, was born c. 1565, d. Springfield, Essex 4 Sep 1610, and m. c. 1589 Frances BRETT, sister of Thomas Brett, gent. of Terling, Essex whose will, dated 15 Jan 1615, was proved 13 Nov 1616 mentioned his sister Frances and her eight children by name. The will of John Pinchon of Springfield, gent., was made 29 Aug 1610 and proved two weeks later on 12 Sep. Children:

  • William, b. c. 27 Dec 1590, m. (1) Anne ANDREW; (2) Frances (_______) Sanford.
  • Peter
  • Annis
  • Frances
  • Jane, m. _______ TESDALL
  • Alice
  • Isabel
  • Susan, m. _______ PLATT

(10g) William Pynchon

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Hale/House:724-6; GMB 3:1536-8

William, the son of John Pinchon and Frances Brett, was born Springfield, Essex, England about 27 Dec 1590, d. Wraysbury, Buckinghamshire, England 29 Oct 1682, and m. (1) c. 1618 Anne ANDREW, d. Roxbury, Mass 1630, daughter of William Andrew and Bridget Rysley of Triwell, Northamptonshire, England; m. (2) Frances (_______) (Smith) Sanford, d. Wraysbury 10 Oct 1657. William was one of the Patentees of the Massachusetts Bay Charter on 18 March 1628/9. He came to New England with the Winthrop Fleet in 1630, settling in Roxbury, Mass. He was an Assistant (magistrate) during his early years in America, and also a colonial treasurer. In 1650 he had published, in England, The Meritorious Price of Christ's Redemption which brought a harsh reaction from the Massachusetts authorities, who then removed him from being a magistrate and publicly burned his book in Boston. The reason was that Pynchon rejected the Calvinistic doctrine of the atonement which was considered orthodox theology with the New England clergy. Pynchon was likely surprised by the harsh reaction toward his book, and he turned over his estate to his son, John, and returned to England in 1652, permanently. He bought property in Buckinghamshire where he conducted his business affairs while continuing with his polemic writing, and in 1655 published an answer to Rev. Norton's printed objections to his book. Pynchon's will was dated 4 Oct and proved 8 Dec 1662. Children, all with first wife:

  • Anne, b. say 1618, living in 1682, m. c. 1635 Henry SMITH, d. Wraysbury, Buckinghamshire 1682. They were in New England for about the same time as her father, then returned to England. His will was made 1 Aug 1681 and proved 24 Oct 1682. Their daughters Ann and Mary left descendants in Hartford.
  • Mary, b. say 1620, d. 25 Oct 1657, m. Springfield, Mass. 20 Nov 1640 Elizur HOLYOKE.
  • John, b. say 1622, d. Springfield, Mass. 17 Jan 1702/3, m. Hartford, CT 6 Nov 1645 Amy WYLLYS, b. c. 1625, d. Springfield 9 Jan 1698/9, daughter of Gov. George Wyllys and Bridget Young. John was very active in military and civil affairs, a colonel in the militia and a magistrate for much of his adult life. They had five children born from 1646 to 1661.
  • Margaret, b. say 1624, d. 3 July 1653, m. Springfield 31 Oct 1644 Capt. William DAVIS of Boston, d. 24 May 1676.

(9g) John Robbins

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Hale/House:801-3

John Robbins was born in England say 1610, d. Wethersfield, CT 27 June 1660, and m. c. 1641 Mary WELLES, bapt. Tidmington, Worcestershire, England 25 April 1616, d. Wethersfield Sep 1659, daughter of Robert Welles and Joan (Tymms?), and niece of Gov. Thomas Welles. Though John spelled his name Robins, later generations chose Robbins. His origins are not well documented, but he was first of record in New England in 1640. Based on her age of 19 in 1635, it can be suggested that Mary Welles, orphaned in 1627, came to New England that year with her uncle, Thomas Welles, who was later the Connecticut governor. John Robbins was a Wethersfield deputy in 1643, 1656, 1657, and 1659. Inventory of his estate was made 2 July 1660 and amounted to 579 pounds. It is possible he had married a second wife, but if so, she did not survive him. Children of John and Mary, born at Wethersfield:

  • Mary, b. 20 Jan 1641/2, m. 1662 Eleazar KIMBERLY, bapt. New Haven 17 Nov 1639, d. Glastonbury 3 Feb 1708/9, aged 70 (gs), son of Thomas Kimberly and Alice Awood.
  • Hannah, b. 10 April 1643, d. Wethersfield 3 March 1713/4, aged 70 (gs), m. Wethersfield 1 Nov 1667 Lt William WARNER, b. c. 1645, d. Wethersfield 20 Feb 1713/4 in 69th year (gs), son of Daniel and Elizabeth Warner of Ipswich, Mass.
  • Comfort, b. 12 Oct 1646, m. Theophilus SHERMAN, b. Stratford, CT 28 Oct 1643, d. Wethersfield by 1711/12 (inv), son of Samuel Sherman and Sarah Mitchell
  • John, b. 20 April 1649, d. Wethersfield 10 July 1689, m. Wethersfield 24 April 1675 Mary BOARDMAN, b. 14 Feb 1644/5, d. Wethersfield 19 May 1721, daughter of Samuel Boardman and Mary Betts. She m. (2) _______ Denison. They had five children born from 1676 to 1687.
  • Joshua, b. say 1653, m. Elizabeth ROSE (below).
  • Samuel, b. say 1655, d. Wethersfield Nov 1659.

(8g) Joshua Robbins

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Hale/House:802-3

Joshua, the son of John Robbins and Mary Welles, was born say 1653, d. Wethersfield 15 Dec 1738, and m. Wethersfield 24 Dec 1680 Elizabeth ROSE, b. Wethersfield 15 April 1665, d. there 24 April 1736, daughter of Daniel Rose and Elizabeth Goodrich. Children, born at Wethersfield:

  • Joshua, b. 21 Oct 1681, d. Wethersfield 30 May 1733 (gs), m. First Church, Hartford 20 Sep 1707 Sarah BIDWELL, b. 16 Aug 1681, d. Wethersfield 3 Dec 1744 (gs), daughter of John Bidwell and Sarah Welles. She m. (2) Capt. Thomas-4 Welles (Robt-3, John-2, Thomas-1).
  • Elizabeth, b. 29 Dec 1684, d. Glastonbury 26 Aug 1761 (gs), m. Wethersfield 18 March 1703 Capt. Nathaniel TALCOTT.
  • Hannah, b. 10 June 1688, living in 1745, m. Wethersfield 6 Jan 1708/9 Joseph WELLES, b. Sep 1680, d. by 1744/5 (probate of will), son of Capt Robert Welles and Elizabeth Goodrich.
  • Mary, b. 10 July 1692, d. Wethersfield 17 Sep 1760 (gs), m. Wethersfield 16 July 1713 Lt. Joseph TREAT, b. c. 1681, d. Wethersfield 15 Sep 1756 in 76th year (gs), son of Lt. James Treat and Rebecca Lattimer.
  • Jonathan, b. 28 Dec 1694, d. Wethersfield 15 July 1777, m. Wethersfield 21 Nov 1728 Sarah WELLES, b. Wethersfield 1 Feb 1708/9, d. there 5 May 1776, daughter of Capt. Robert Welles and Sarah Wolcott.
  • Abigail, b. 12 June 1697, d. Wethersfield 16 Feb 1783 (gs), m. Wethersfield 30 Nov 1716 Silas BELDEN, b. Wethersfield 29 July 1691, d. 1741, son of Dea. Jonathan Belden and Mary Wright.
  • Comfort, b. 8 Dec, bapt. 10 Dec 1699, m. John COLEMAN, b. Wethersfield 12 May 1698, son of Lt. John Coleman and Hannah Wright.
  • Sarah, b. 31 Dec 1703, d. 29 Dec 1710, aged 7 years wanting 2 days.

(12g) Thomas Welles

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Hale/House:777-8

Thomas Welles, born say 1510, was buried at Stourton in Whichford, Warwickshire, England 30 Aug 1558. He was the brother of Walter Welles of Tredington and Tidmington, Worcestershire, and may have been the son of Robert Wellys who was taxed at Whichford in 1523. Walter was administrator of Thomas's estate in 1558, and in his own 1577 will he made Robert, son of his brother Thomas, his residuary legatee. Thomas m. (1) Elizabeth _______, bur. Whichford 11 Jan 1552/3 and (2) Whichford 28 Oct 1553 Elizabeth BRYAN, perhaps the one bur. Whichford 4 Oct 1558. Known children:

  • Anne
  • Robert, bapt Whichford 6 Nov 1540, m. Alice _______.

(11g) Robert Welles

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Hale/House:778-9; GM 7:288-92 (Gov. Thomas Welles)

Robert, son of Thomas Welles and first wife Elizabeth, was baptized Whichford, Warwickshire 6 Nov 1540, bur. there 24 Sep 1617, and m. say 1580 Alice _______, living in 1615. Known children:

  • Robert, b. say 1585, bur. Tidmington, Worcestershire 21 June 1627, m. Joan (TYMMS?).
  • Thomas, b. say 1590, d. Wethersfield, CT 14 Jan 1659/60, m. (1) c. July 1615 Alice TOMES, d. CT by 1646, daughter of John Tomes and Ellen Gunne; (2) c. 1646 Elizabeth (DEMING) Foote, d. Wethersfield c. 1683, possible sister of John Deming and widow of Nathaniel Foote. Thomas was in New England by 1635, settling first in Cambridge, but moving to Hartford the following year. In 1646 he relocated to Wethersfield, CT. He was a magistrate, and Governor of the Connecticut Colony in 1655 and 1658, serving several terms as acting governor and deputy governor as well. His will was dated 7 Nov 1659 and proved 11 April 1660, with his inventory totaling 1069 pounds. Thomas had six known children, all with his first wife, born from say 1618 to say 1635.
  • daughter, m. _______ HUNT. They had a daughter Blanche who lived in Wethersfield, CT.

(10g) Robert Welles II

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Hale/House:778

Robert, b. say 1585, the son of Robert and Alice Welles, was bur. Tidmington, Worcestershire, England 21 June 1627, and m. say 1610 Joan (TYMMS?), b. say 1590, bur. 23 May 1627. His will, dated 10 June 1627, was proved 7 Feb 1627/8 and named his minor children, brother Thomas Welles, brother William Tymmes, and Erasmus Atkins. Children, b. Tidmington:

  • John, bapt. 6 Aug 1611, living 1648
  • Hannah, bapt. 10 Oct 1613
  • Mary, bapt. 25 April 1616, m. John ROBBINS (see).
  • Samuel, b. say 1620, named in father's 1627 will.
  • Hester, bapt. 6 April 1623

(10g) Robert Rose

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GM 6:100-104; WikiTree website (baptisms of five children)

Robert Rose was born c. 1594 (aged 40 on 30 April 1634), d. c. 1665, and m. (1) c. 1618 Margery _______, b. c. 1594 (aged 40 on 30 April 1634), d. by 1664; m. (2) c. 1664 Elizabeth (_______) Parker, d. 1677, widow of John Potter and of Edward Parker. In England, Robert and family lived in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, where five of their children were baptized. On 30 April 1634 Robert Rose, Margery his wife, and their eight oldest children were enrolled at Ipswich (Suffolk) as passengers for New England aboard the Francis of Ipswich. Where they first lived is uncertain, but likely Watertown without leaving a record, then they went almost immediately to Wethersfield on the Connecticut River, and were there in 1635. They later moved to Branford, sometime after 1643. Robert was a Wethersfield deputy to the general court in 1641, 1642, and 1643, and held other minor offices earlier. On 10 Nov 1643 he sided with a Mr. Plum in registering grievances against the Wethersfield minister, Henry Smith, but the General Court sided with Smith. Robert's will was dated 25 Aug 1664 and proved 4 April 1665, he being called of "Brandford." The undated inventory of Robert Rose totaled was 826 pounds. His widow Elizabeth left a will dated 23 July 1677 and proved Nov 1677, making bequests to her Potter and Parker children. Children of Robert with first wife Margery, baptisms of children 3-7 at Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England; children 9 & 10 born in New England:

  • John, b. c. 1619, m. (1) c. 1643 a wife, name unknown; m. (2) c. 1663 Ellen (NICHOLL) Luddington, daughter of Thomas Nicholl and widow of William Luddington; m. (3) c. 1676 Phebe (BRACEY) Dickinson, daughter of Thomas Bracy and widow of Joseph Dickinson.
  • Robert, b. c. 1619, m. by 1651 Rebecca _______
  • Elizabeth, bapt. 5 Mar 1619/20, m. by 1650 Michael TAINTOR.
  • Mary, bapt. 1 Sep 1622, living in 1664 (father's will).
  • Samuel, bapt. 20 Feb 1624/5, m. Mary _______.
  • Sarah, bapt. July 1627, sailed with family in 1635; no further record.
  • Daniel, bapt. 11 April 1630, m. Mary GOODRICH.
  • Dorcas, b. England c. 1632 (sailed with parents in 1634), m. Branford 26 July 1653 Daniel SWAIN, son of William Swain.
  • Jonathan, b. c. 1634, m. Branford 5 Jan 1669 Delivered CHARLES.
  • Hannah, b. c. 1636, living in 1664 (father's will).

(9g) Daniel Rose

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GM 6:103; Hale/House:553-4

Daniel, the son of Robert and Margery Rose, was baptized Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England 11 April 1630, m. c. 1664 Elizabeth GOODRICH, b. 2 Nov 1645, daughter of John and Elizabeth Goodrich. Children, b. Wethersfield, CT:

  • Elizabeth, b. 15 April 1665, d. Wethersfield 24 April 1736 (gs), m. 24 Dec 1680 Capt. Joshua ROBBINS, b. c. 1653, d. 15 Dec 1738, son of John Robbins and Mary Welles
  • Daniel, b. 20 Aug 1667, living 1727 in Coventry, CT, m. 14 May 1706 Mary FOOTE, b. Wethersfield 24 Nov 1679, daughter of Nathaniel Foote and Margaret Bliss.
  • Mary, b. 11 Feb 1669/70, d. Wethersfield 20 Oct 1740 (gs), m. 17 July 1690 James WRIGHT, b. c. 1661, d. 24 Dec 1748 in 88th year (gs), son of James Wright and Dorcas Weed.
  • Hannah, b. 12 Aug 1673
  • John, b. 10 June 1675, d. Wethersfield 5 June 1751 (gs), m. 8 July 1697 Sarah BUCK, b. Wethersfield 25 July 1678, d. there 31 May 1763 (gs), daughter of Henry Buck and Elizabeth Churchill.
  • Jonathan, b. 30 Sep 1679, d. Granville, Mass. 8 Oct 1768, m. 26 Feb 1706/7 Abigail HALE, b. Wethersfield 20 March 1689/90, d. Granville 17 March 1793, aged 103, daughter of Bennezer and Mary Hale.
  • Sarah, b. 2 Nov 11681, d. 24 July 1683, aged 1 year and 9 months.
  • Abigail, b. 14 Sep 1683, living 1735, d. by 1748, m. (1) 6 July 1704 Jonathan LATTIMER, b. Wethersfield 24 Sep 1681, d. there 27 Nov 1711 (gs), son of Beazleel Lattimer and Saint Robinson; m. (2) aft 1723 John WILLIAMS, b. Wethersfield 15 April 1662, d. Middletown, CT 6 Mary 1735, son of Thomas Williams and Rebecca Waterhouse.
  • Dorothy, b. 3 May 1687
  • Lydia, b. 24 April 1689

(11g) John Goodrich

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same as (10g) John Goodrich, above (see, after Hollister)

(10g) John Goodrich II

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Case:Goodrich Gen:33-34; Hale/House:551-5

John, the son of John Goodrich and Margery How of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, was b. c. 1616, d. Wethersfield, CT April 1680, m. (1) 1645 Elizabeth _______, b. say 1625, d. 5 July 1670 (she is not the daughter of Thomas Edwards as widely published); m. (2) (mar. contract dated 4 April 1674) Mary (FOOTE) Stoddard, b. 1623, the daughter of Nathaniel Foote and Elizabeth Deming, and widow of John Stoddard. Mary m. (3) Lt. Thomas Tracy of Norwich, CT. John is first of record in Wethersfield in 1643, a juryman there in 1645, and a Wethersfield landowner in 1644. He is the older brother of William Goodrich who also settled in Wethersfield. John's will was made 9 June 1672, but the will was not approved. Inventory was taken 6 April 1680, amounting to 651 pounds. Controversy over the estate lasted until 1704, it being between son-in-law Daniel Rose and Moses Crafts as attorney for son Jonathan Goodrich. Children of John and Elizabeth:

  • Elizabeth, b. 2 Nov 1645, m. Daniel ROSE (see).
  • John, b. 5 Sep 1647, d. c. March 1676, m. Sudbury, Mass. 23 March 1674/5 Mary GIBBS, d. Sudbury 6 Jan 1690/1, daughter of Matthew Gibbs and Mary Bradish. Mary m. (2) Sudbury 12 Nov 1678 Thomas Frost, b. c. 1647, d. Framingham, Mass. 1724. John's will was proved 12 April 1676. John had one daughter, Mary, b. 1676
  • Mary, b. 14 Dec 1650, d. Sudbury 2 Oct 1724, m. Sudbury 30 May 1677 Thomas READ, b. c. 1653, living 1726 prob. at Oxford, Mass.
  • Joseph, b. 10 Jan 1653/4, d. Sudbury autumn 1680. His will was dated 19 Oct 1680, and his inventory was taken 4 Nov 1680.
  • Hannah, b. c. 1658, d. Sudbury 30 July 1719, m. Sudbury 15 July 1678 Zachariah MAYNARD, b. Sudbury 7 June 1647, d. there 11 Feb 1723/4, son of John Maynard and Mary Axtell.
  • Jonathan, b. c. 1665, living 1742, m. Wethersfield 3 Dec 1691 Abigail CRAFTS, b. c. 1676, daughter of Moses Crafts and Rebecca Gardner. He was a tailor. They had five children born from 1692/3 to 1701.

(8g) Richard Case Sr.

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TAG 34(1958):69-70 (Case families); WikiTree website

Richard Case, b. c. 1638, d. Hartford, CT 30 March 1694, m. by 1663 Elizabeth PURCAS/PURCHASE, b. say 1643, d. c. 1692, daughter of John and Joan Purchase. On 17 Dec 1663, Richard Case of Windsor, CT signed a receipt for his wife's portion of her father's estate, which event would have taken place soon after his wife Elizabeth was married. So they likely married in or near 1663. On 1 May 1675 Nicholas Palmer made further payments in land to Richard Case. On 22 March 1666/7 Richard Case was appointed as town crier of Wethersfield. On 31 June 1669 Richard Case bought land in Hartford from William and Agnes (Tucker) Edwards. Richard became a Hartford freeman in 1671. His will was dated 8 Sep 1690 naming wife Elizabeth and three minor children Richard, John, and Mary. Executors were his wife and kinsman Thomas Olcott; witnesses were William Pitkin and Thomas Olcott. Children, all minors in Sep 1690:

  • Richard, b. c. 1670, d. 22 Feb 1724/5, m. say 1700 Sarah _______ (3 or 4 ch, one of whom b. 1705)
  • John, b. c. 1672, d. Hartford 24 Feb 1724/5, two days after the death of his brother Richard, m. c. 1709 Sarah ARNOLD, b. c. 1689, daughter of Henry Arnold and Elizabeth Colefax. Administration of his estate was given to widow Sarah Case on 6 April 1725. They had nine children, born from c. 1710 to c. 1724.
  • Mary, b. c. 1674, d. Hartford 10 Sep 1757, m. Joseph-3 PHELPS, b. Windsor, CT 20 Aug 1667, d. Hartford 20 Jan 1749/50, son of Joseph-2 (Wm-1) Phelps. His will was dated 21 Dec 1749.

(7g) Richard Case Jr.

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TAG 34(1958):69-70; WikiTree website

Richard, the son of Richard Case and Elizabeth Purchase, was b. Hartford, CT c. 1670, d. Hartford 22 Feb 1724/5, and m. say 1700 Sarah _______, b. say 1680, d. aft. 1725. Richard's nuncupative will named wife Sarah, son Joseph, and two unnamed daughters. His children were baptized in the First Church, Hartford (supposedly, but where are the records?). They were:

  • Richard(?), d.y.?
  • dau
  • dau
  • Joseph, b. Hartford 27 Dec 1705, m. Esther HILLS

(6g) Joseph Case

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Family Search website

Joseph, son of Richard and Sarah Case, was b. Hartford, CT 27 Dec 1705, d. E. Harford 26 May 1791, and m. Hartford 1731 Esther HILLS, b. E. Hartford 8 Sep 1710, d. there 4 June 1795, daughter of Ebenezer Hills and Abigail Benjamin. Children:

  • Joseph, b. 1731, d. 1809
  • David, b. 1734
  • Esther, b. 1736, d. 1815
  • Richard, b. 1736, d. 1827
  • Abigail, b. 1738, d. 1816
  • Sarah, b. 1742, d. 1789
  • Hannah, b. 1744
  • Mary, b. 1748
  • Thomas, b. 1748, d. 1836

(9g) John Purchase

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TAG 34(1958):69-70 (Case families); Elizabeth Todd Nash: "Fifty Puritan Ancestors" (New Haven, 1902); WikiTree website

John Purchase was b. c. 1612, d. Hartford, CT Oct 1645, and m. say 1640 Joan _______, b. say 1620. John Purchase was first of record in Hartford in 1639, but the fact that he had been given land in Soldier's Field in Hartford tells us that he was a soldier in the Pequot War in 1637. No other records have emerged concerning his short life, until his will, dated 15 October 1645, naming his wife, two daughters Mary and Elizabeth, and child not yet born. His inventory, amounting to about 30 pounds, gives his death as October 1645. Following John's death, Joan m. (2) Hartford 29 Oct 1646 Nicholas Palmer. In 1663 his two daughters, both now married, received their shares of their father's estate as follows: (1) on 26 Nov 1663 Jerret Speck acknowledged receipt from Nicholas Palmer of ten pounds; signed by Jerret Speck; (2) on 17 Dec 1663 Richard Case of Windsor acknowledged that he received ten pounds from Nicholas Palmer of Windsor; Richard Case signing by mark. On 1 May 1675 Nicholas Palmer made further payments in land to Richard Case. Children of John and Joan:

  • Mary, b. say 1641, m. by 1663 Jerret SPECK.
  • Elizabeth, b. say 1643, m. by 1663 Richard CASE Sr.
  • child, b. c. 1646, may not have survived, since only the two above daughters were named in the estate settlement.

(9g) William Hills Sr.

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see above

(8g) William Hills Jr.

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see above

(7g) Ebenezer Hills

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Hale/House:593-6, 604-5; WikiTree website

Ebenezer, the son of William Hills, Jr., and his wife Sarah, was b. CT c. 1676 (aged 73 on gs), d. E. Hartford, CT 12 Feb 1749/50 (gs), and m. Hartford, c. 1701 Abigail BENJAMIN, b. Wethersfield, CT 27 April 1673, d. East Hartford 1755, daughter of Caleb Benjamin and Mary Hale. Ebenezer's will, dated 19 May 1732, proved 6 March 1749/50, names wife Abigail; son William; daughter Abigail, wife of Joseph Dewey; daughter Sarah, wife of Samuel Roberts; daughter Esther, wife of Joseph Case; daughter Hannah Hills; son Ebenezer Hills; and son Abraham Hills. Jonathan Hills and son Ebenezer Hills were executors, and witnesses were John Arnold, Jonathan Hills, and John Vibard. Abigail's will was dated 13 March 1750, proved 2 Sep 1755, giving 5s to her three sons William, Ebenezer, and Abraham Hills, and naming daughters Abigail Duey; Sarah, wife of Samuel Roberts; Esther, wife of Joseph Case; and Hannah, wife of Elisha Loveland. "Son" Samuel roberts was executor, with Jonathan Hills, John Arnold, and Ebenezer Hills, Jr. as witnesses. Children of Ebenezer and Abigail, all born in E. Hartford:

  • William, b. 16 June 1702, d. E. Hartford 1782, m. Bef. 31 March 1730 Catherine CRAW, b. Bolton, CT 1707, d. c. 1748; m. (2) Elizabeth ________ (apparently named in his will). Will dated 7 March 1782 was proved 2 Sep 1782.
  • Abigail, b. 10 Dec 1703, d. Aft. 1746, m. Hartford 31 Oct 1726 Joseph DEWEY, b. Northampton, MA 24 Dec 1697, son of Josiah Dewey and Mehitabel Miller.
  • Sarah, b. 8 Feb 1705/6, d. Hartford 11 May 1765, m. E. Hartford 7 March 1728/9 Samuel ROBERTS, bapt. Hartford 24 Dec 1704, d. E. Hartford 31 May 1765, son of William Roberts and Dorothy Forbes.
  • Ebenezer, b. 14 Jan 1707/8, d. E. Hartford 12 Jan 1772, aged 64 (gs), m. c. 1732 Hannah ARNOLD, b. Hartford 20 Nov 1710, d. E. Hartford 27 Feb 1781, aged 71 (gs in Old Hockanum Cem.), daughter of John Arnold and Hannah Meakin. Ebenezer's will was dated 9 Jan 1772 and proved 17 March 1772. They had eight children born from 1733 to 1754.
  • Esther, b. 8 Sep 1710, m. Joseph CASE, b. Hartford 27 Dec 1705, d. E. Hartford 26 May 1791, aged 85 (gs, Center Cem.), son of Richard and Sarah Case.
  • Abraham, b. say 1713, d. Glastonbury, CT 1761, and m. Hannah LOVELAND, b. E. Hartford 2 July 1727, d. aft. 1783, daughter of Lot Loveland and Rebecca Risley. Hannah m. (2) Glastonbury 29 Nov 1764 James Emerson of Haverhill, who d. Glastonbury 16 Jan 1776.
  • Hannah, b. say 1716, m. Glastonbury 19 Jan 1736/7 Elisha Loveland, b. c. 1709, d. 4 Dec 1796, son of Thomas(3) Loveland.

(9g) John Benjamin

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GMB(1995)1:160-4

John Benjamin, b. say 1594, d. Watertwon, MA 14 June 1645, m. c. 1619 Abigail EDDY, bapt. Cranbrook, Kent, England Oct 1601, d. Charlestown, MA 20 May 1687 (date likely from gravestone which is no longer extant), daughter of Rev. William Eddy. The origin of the Benjamins in England might be the vicinity of Chalvington, Sussex, where some records might pertain to this family or close kin. This family arrived in New England on 16 Sep 1632 aboard the Lyon, and John became a freeman on 6 Nov 1632. The family likely first settled in Watertown, then very soon thereafter went to live in Cambridge. In 1643 they returned to Watertown, where John soon died. His undated will was proved 3 July 1645, naming son John and seven other unnamed children. Without much help from the will, and with few vital records on the family, the children had to be determined from a variety of other sources. They were:

  • John, b. c. 1620, d. Watertown 22 Dec 1706, aged 86, m. (1) by 1651 (first ch. b. Sep 1651) Lydia ALLEN, daughter of William Allen.
  • Abigail, b. say 1624, m. (1) by 1646 (first ch. b. Aug 1646) Joshua STUBBS; m. (2) aft. 1654 John WOODWARD
  • Mary, b. say 1626, d. Watertown 10 April 1646 per the vital record, but the date on her will reads 16 May 1646, so one of these official records is in error. In her will she made bequests, but left the provision that her mother would administer her estate if the court would not confirm her will, because shw was under age.
  • Joseph, b. say 1634, m. (1) Barnstable (Plymouth Colony, now Mass.) 10 June 1661 Jemima LOMBARD, daughter of Thomas Lombard [TAG 52:139]; m. (2) Sarah _______ [TAG 10:35]
  • Samuel, b. say 1636, m. by 1666 Mary _______. This family moved to Hartford.
  • Caleb, b. say 1638, m. c. 1671 Mary HALE.
  • Abel, b. say 1640, m. Charlestown 6 Nov 1671 "Aminathia MIRRICK".
  • Joshua, b. c. 1642, d. Charlestown 6 May 1684, aged 42 (gs), m. Charlestown 24 Aug 1682 Thankful STOW.

(8g) Caleb Benjamin

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WikiTree website

Caleb, the son of John Benjamin and Eddy, was b. say 1638 (probably in Cambridge, MA, if this date is close), d. Wethersfield, CT 8 May 1684 (death date given in inventory), and m. 1669 Mary HALE, b. Watertown, Hartford, CT 29 April 1649, d. Wethersfield 6 Dec 1692 (this date is suspect), daughter of Samuel Hale and Mary Smith. Mary m. (2) by 1686 Walter Harris Sr., b. say 1645, d. 1 Dec 1715 (adm. 7 Feb 1715/6). Walter then m. (2) c. 1701 Mary Hollister, b. say 1675, daughter of Lt. Thomas Hollister and Elizabeth Lattimer. Walter had only Walter Jr. with first wife, and three children with second wife born 1702 to 1709. Children of Caleb and Mary Benjamin:

  • Mary, b. Wethersfield 15 Sep 1671, d. bef. 17 July 1715, m. 1696 Benjamin DIBBLE, b. c. 1658, d. Simsbury, Hartford, CT 9 July 1712, son of Abraham Dibble and Lydia Tefft.
  • Abigail, m. Ebenezer HILLS
  • Sarah, b. Glastonbury, CT 17 Feb 1675/6, nothing more
  • John, b. Glastonbury 5 Nov 1677, d. E. Hartford 1753, and m. (1) Wethersfield 1699 Ann LATIMER, b. Wethersfield 1681, d. N. Guildford, CT bef. 1708, daughter of John Latimer and Mary Robinson; m. (2) aft. 1708 Hannah STOW, b. Middletown, CT 25 Aug 1680, d. bef. 1755, daughter of John Stow and Mary Whitmore. John's will was dated 14 Oct 1753, and Hannah's will was dated 27 Dec 1754 and proved in 1755. John had two children with Ann, b. c. 1700 and 1704, and three children with Hannah, b. 1708 to c. 1712.
  • Samuel, b. Wethersfield 14 Feb 1679, d. there 29 Dec 1684.
  • Martha, b. Wethersfield 19 Jan 1681, d. there 1751, unmarried. In 1706 Sarah was living with her uncle Lt. Samuel Hale, and in 1718 she was living with Capt. Samuel Welles. "...poor Martha was not very bright".
  • Caleb, b. Wethersfield March 1683, d. there 1700
  • Walter, b. Wethersfield bef. March 1686, d. Lebanon, New London, CT 4 Sep 1730, and m. (1) Middletown, CT 21 Jan 1713 Abygail RANNEY, b. Middletown 10 Jan 1678, d. there 15 Dec 1714, daughter of Thomas Ranney and Mary Hubbard; m. (2) Middletown 23 Jan 1717 Elizabeth WHEELER, b. Concord, MA8 Aug 1690, d. CT 13 Sep 1718; m. (3) Middletown 1 Nov 1720 Deborah (BOOTH) Prindle, b. Stratford, Fairfield, CT c. 1695, d. CT 27 Nov 1746, daughter of Ebenezer Booth and Elizabeth Jones, and widow of John Prindle, b. Derby, CT 1 Oct 1686, d. there 4 Dec 1712, who she m. in Derby 31 May 1709, son of John Prindle and Mary Hull.

(10g) William Eddy

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Eddy Gen (1930):1-28; GMB(1995)1:610-14 (John Eddy) and 1:614-18 (Samuel Eddy)

William Eddy was b. Bristol, England c. 1560, d. (not bur.) Cranbrook, Kent, England 23 Nov 1616, and m. (1) Cranbrook 20 Nov 1587 Mary FOSTEN, bapt. St. Dunstan, Cranbrook 9 April 1570, bur. Cranbrook 18 July 1611, daughter of John Fosten and Elizabeth Munn [who married at Cranbrook 19 Jan 1562]. William m. (2) Cranbrook 22 Feb 1613/4 the widow Sarah (_____) Taylor whose will was dated 1 Aug 1637 and proved 5 Feb 1639/40. William was a sizar at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, earning a B.A. in 1583 and an M.A. in 1586. It was in 1586 that he became assistant (curate) to Robert Roades at the St. Dunstan Church in Cranbrook. In 1591 he was promoted to vicar, which position he held until his death. His will of 20 Aug 1616 was proved by his son and executor Phineas Eddy on 4 Dec 1616, but it was nearly a year later, on 8 Oct 1617 that four others acknowledged his death. Children, all but last with first wife, and all but first baptized in Cranbrook, Kent:

  • Nathaniel, bapt. Staplehurst, Kent 30 March 1589, d. young.
  • Mary, bapt. Sep 1591, m. bef. 1616 Simeon EVERNDEN who was a witness to the will of William Eddy and a preparer of his inventory.
  • Phineas, bapt. Sep 1593, d. c. 1641, m. (1) Katherine Courthopp, d. bef. 1639, daughter of Peter Courthopp and Anne Sheaffe; m. (2) Christian _______.
  • John, bapt. March 1597, d. Watertown, MA 12 Oct 1684 "aged 90", m. (1) by 1622 Amie DOGGETT, b. say 1600, living about 1645 when last child was born, but dead by 1666 when her husband remarried, daughter of John and Dorothy Doget of Groton, Suffolk, England. John m. (2) at Watertown, MA after May 1666 Joanna (_____) Meade, widow of Gabriel Meade; she d. Watertown 25 Aug 1683, aged about 80. John had ten children with first wife, b. 1622 to about 1645, the first four born in England. John came to New England aboard the Handmaiden in 1630, landing in Plymouth. By 1632 he had moved to Watertown, after obtaining required documentation from the Plymouth authorities. He had a family connection to Gov. John Winthrop, likely through his wife.
  • Eleanor, bapt. Aug 1599, called Ellen when buried Oct 1610.
  • Abigail, bapt. Oct 1601, m. John BENJAMIN.
  • Anna, bapt. May 1603, m. by 1628 Barnabas WINES, b. c. 1600. They were in Watertown by about 1635, and later moved to Southold, Long Island. They had five known children born 1628 to c. 1650.
  • Elizabeth, bapt. Dec 1606, named in 1616 will of father.
  • Samuel, bapt. May 1608, d. Swansea, Plymouth Colony (now MA) 12 Nov 1688, m. by 1637 Elizabeth (possibly Savery), b. c. May 1607, d. Swansea 24 May 1689 in her 82nd year "near the end of it". Samuel came from England to the Plymouth Colony with his older brother John in 1630, but instead of going to Massachusetts with his brother, he met and married a local woman, and they stayed in Plymouth. They had five children born from 1637 to 1647.
  • Zacharias, bapt. March 1610, named in his father's 1616 will.
  • Nathaniel, bapt. July 1611, d. shortly, aged 9 days.

Child with second wife:

  • Priscilla, bapt 10 Dec 1614, named in father's 1616 will, but not named in mother's 1637 will.

(11g) John Fosten

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John Fosten, b. Cranbrook, Kent, England say 1535, bur. there 25 Sep 1573, and m. there 19 Jan 1561/2 Ellen MUNN, b. c. 1541, d. Cranbrook 18 July 1611. Ellen m. (2) Cranbrook 11 Jan 1573/4 Andrew Ruck. Children of John and Ellen, presumably all baptized in Cranbrook:

  • John, bapt. 1 Nov 1562
  • Elizabeth, bapt. 1 Jan 1564/5
  • Mary, bapt. 19 Sep 1568, bur. 25 Sep 1568
  • Mary, bapt. 9 Spril 1570, m. William EDDY

(10g) John Hale

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TAG 38(1962):237-9

John Hale of Watton-at-Stone, Herts, England was b. say 1580, living in 1618, m. c. 1607 Martha ________, b. say 1587, bur. Watton 20 April 1628. They had the following children baptized at Watton:

  • John, bapt. 15 May 1608
  • Thomas, bapt. 24 June 1610 (would be the Thomas Hale of Connecticut)
  • Abraham, bapt. 27 Sep 1612, bur. Watton 18 Sep 1620
  • Samuel, bapt. 1 July 1615 (would be the Samuel Hale of Connecticut)
  • Martha, bapt. 16 Dec 1618 (she or a later sibling of same name would be the Martha (Hale) Peck of Connecticut)

(9g) Samuel Hale

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Hale/House (1952):3-25

Sameul Hale, b. England c. 1615, d. Wethersfield, CT 9 Nov 1693, m. (1) c. 1642 Mary SMITH, b. c. 1622, d. aft. 1667, daughter of Rev. Henry and Dorothy Smith; m. (2) Phebe (Bracy) (Dickinson) Rose, b. say 1635, d. Wethersfield 19 Jan 1711/2, daughter of Thomas Bracy and Phebe Bisby, and widow of Joseph Dickinson of Northfield, Mass. and of John Rose Sr. of Branford and E. Haven, Conn. In 1962, G. Allyn Peck presented a good match for the parents of Samuel (and his brother Thomas and sister Martha; see TAG 38(1962):237-9). Samuel was of Hartford about 1635 (???), Wethersfield in 1642, Norwalk in 1651, and back to Wethersfield in 1660/1. His will was dated 26 Dec 1692 and proved 6 Dec 1693, with inventory dated 13 Nov 1693. Administration of the estate of Phebe Hale was dated 2 June 1712 with bond to Thomas Dickinson. Children, all b. Wethersfield, presumably of first wife:

  • Martha, b. 2 Oct 1643, d.y.
  • Samuel, b. 7 Feb 1744/5, d. Glastonbury 18 Nov 1711 in 67th year (gs), m. (1) Wethersfield 20 June 16780 Ruth EDWARDS, b. c. 1652, d. Wethersfield 26 Dec 1682, daughter of Thomas Edwards; m. (2) 1695 Mary WELLES, b. Wethersfield 23 Nov 1666, d. Glastonbury 18 Feb 1714/5, aged 48-2-18 (gs), daughter of Capt Samuel Welles and Elizabeth Hollister. Five children with first wife, born 1670/1 to 1681, and four children with second wife born 1696 to 1707.
  • John, b. 21 Feb 1646/7, d. Glastonbury 19 July 1709, m. Wethersfield 8 May 1668 Hannah NOTT, b. Wethersfield 10 June 1649, daughter of Sgt. John and Ann Nott. Six children born from 1668/9 to 1682.
  • Mary, b. 29 April 1649, d. by 1700, m. (1) Caleb BENJAMIN, d. Wethersfield 8 May 1684; m. (2) Walter HARRIS of Glastonbury who d. 1716. Walter m. (2) by 1701 Mary Hollister.
  • Rebecca, b. 29 Oct 1651, m. c. 1671 Nathaniel HUNN, b. c. 1650, d. bef. 1711, probable son of Nathaniel Hunn and Sarah Keene. They had four children born from c. 1672 to 1682.
  • Thomas, b. c. 1654, d. Glastonbury 23 Dec 1723 in 70th year (gs), m. Wethersfield 10 Oct 1679 Naomi KILBOURN, b. Wethersfield c. 1656, d. Glastonbury 17 May 1735 in 79th year (gs), daughter of Sgt. John and Naomi Kilbourn. His will was dated 3 June 1723 and inventory dated 15 Jan 1723/4. They had six children born from 1680 to say 1698.
  • Bennezer, b. 29 July 1661, d. after 4 Feb 1743//4, m. (1) Mary _______; m. (2) aft 1717 Mary (LOVELAND) Dickinson, daughter of Thomas Loveland and widow of Thomas Dickinson. Only two known children with first wife born 1689/90 and 1694.
  • Dorothy, b. c. 1667, d. E. Hartford 23 June 1733, aged 66 (gs), m. Lt Jonathan HILLS, b. c. 1664, d. E. Hartford 29 Sep 1727, aged 61 (gs), son of William Hills and Mary (Warner) Steele.

(10g) Henry Smith

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Hale/House:730-3; WikiTree website

Henry Smith, b. c. 1599, d. Wethersfield, CT c. 1648, m. c. 1621 Dorothy _______, b. c. 1601, d. 1694. Following Henry's death, Dorothy m. (2) c. 1649 John Russell, bapt. Cretingham, Suffolk, England 26 Dec 1597/8, d. Hadley, Mass. 8 May 1680. He may be the Henry Smith who matriculated as sizar at Magdalene College, Cambridge, in 1618, earning a BA in 1621-2 and MA in 1625; ordained Deacon June 1623 at Peterborough Cathedral. There were many Henry Smiths in New England; the subject is likely the one who left Weymouth, Dorset, England in April 1637 with wife, four children and eight servants. He may have settled initially in Watertown, but he was in Wethersfield, CT on 22 Nov 1637 when named overseer in the will of Leonard Chester. Henry's will was dated 8 May 1648, but no probate has been found. His widow, Dorothy, after marrying John Russell, moved with him to Hadley, Mass. about 1659. She made her will 16 Feb 1681/2; her inventory was dated 22 Dec 1694. She left her estate to her son Samuel Smith, daughter Dorothy Hall, and daughter-in-law Mary Smith, wife of her son Samuel. Children of Henry and Dorothy, last four born Wethersfield, CT:

  • Phillipa, b. say 1622, d. by 1687, m. by 1640 Dea. John BIRDSEY, d. Stratford (CT?) 4 April 1690. John m. (2) aft. 1687 Alice, widow of Henry Tomlinson.
  • Mary, b. say 1624, m. by 1643 Samuel HALE.
  • Peregrine, b. say 1628, d. bef. 8 May 1648 (the date of his father's will), when his father mentioned a bequest that should have gone to son Peregrine, implying Peregrine was deceased.
  • Rebecca, b. c. 1631, m. (1) Samuel SMITH, son of Lt Samuel and Elizabeth Smith; divorced when her husband left alone for Virginia; m. (2) 1669 Nathaniel BOWMAN.
  • Dorothy, b. say 1635, d. Farmington, CT 1706, m. (1) John BLACKMAN; m. (2) Francis HALL (her husband in 1681/2 [mother's will]); m. (3) Mark St. JOHN; m. (4) Dea. Isaac MOORE.
  • Samuel, b. 27 Jan 1638/9, d. Hadley, Mass. 10 Sep 1703 in 65th year, m. Mary ENSIGN. Samuel and Mary were two of the three legatees in his mother's 1681/2 will.
  • Joanna, b. 25 Dec 1641, d. Hadley 25 Dec 1664, aged 23, m. 4 Feb 1664 Philip RUSSELL.
  • Noah, b. 25 Feb 1643/5, d. young, but after 8 May 1648.
  • Elizabeth, b. 25 Aug 1648, d. young.

References

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  1. ^ Anderson 1995, pp. 1143–1146.
  2. ^ Anderson, Sanborn & Sanborn 2001, pp. 286–292.
  3. ^ Anderson 2011, pp. 250–257.
  4. ^ Anderson 2005, pp. 168–170.
  5. ^ Anderson, Sanborn & Sanborn 2001, p. 269.
  6. ^ see NEHGR 108:252
  7. ^ Anderson 1995, pp. 850–854.
  8. ^ Anderson 1995, pp. 1536–1538.
  9. ^ Anderson 2009, pp. 100–104.
  10. ^ Anderson 1995, pp. 160–164.
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