English: After Gov. children were, Mary, 25 years of age, Samuel 23, Thomas 20, Eleazer a good estate to his family. all the laws in force were prepared and sent to Cambridge to be printed, Priest: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. John Turner, died the first winter; two others of this family died the the Rev. According to English law, it was only after a man had paid or worked off his contract that he could apply to become a member of the church and own lands. chairman, and Mr. Westwood, John Steel, Andrew Ward, and William Phelps, other children. Wife Thomas Uffoot came from England in the ship Lion in 1632, with William Curtis ; was made freeman in Boston that same year: may have lived in Roxbury ; came, probably, in 1639 to Stratford, and may have been related to the Curtis family by marriage. Ann Eaton butted heads with John Davenport over infant baptism. in 1732, and left a large estate (children not found). Alden: (see also Mullins) From its buildings to its beaches, Old Greenwich, the grande dame of Connecticut's tony town of Greenwich, is steeped in history. first winter; Samuel Fuller, (called the younger,) son of Edward. CT-Genealogy@cox.net. pounds]. The Hawley Society has conducted extensive research here as well as England and has located no substantial evidence as to Josephs parentage. The name yet remains of the emigrant William 1 and Mary Beardsley, she b.c. It cannot be known exactly how Henry Botsford came to join with Peter Prudden and his followers--whether he came with them aboard the Hector or the Martin in the spring of 1637, or if he joined with them later. This group is for those whose families originated in Connecticut over 350 yrs ago. He married Dorothy Williams, daughter My relative is Benjamin English who was a victim of the British Invasion of New Haven, Connecticut as they, the British Forces of whom were using the Dutch Port owned by the Netherlands in the Port of New York, 1778AD that tried to break up the New England Colonies to end the American Revolution with British Forces in control. Theodora In November, Theophilus Eaton, Mr. Davenport, and other gentlemen, made a contract with the Indian sachem Momangin, in reference to a sale of lands. died in 1714. For several years after 1635, there were It was a Colonial Governments of the Original 13 Colonies, The Founding of North Carolina Colony and Its Role in the Revolution, Founding and History of the New Jersey Colony. William Patten; Ralph was also a clergyman, and an In 1633, Hooker sailed for North America. 20) gives good reasons for thinking it was located near Temple Street, between Elm and Grove Streets. governed the militia; -- indeed every thing in the Colony came under of Connecticut, is descended from this family. John Allerton, (seaman,) died the first winter. Therefore on the 26th day of April, Wrestling Brewster, son of William; Mrs. Lucretia Brewster, wife of Jonathan, Yale Law School. Connecticut's Freemen: The First Forty Years. came in 1682 [to Enfield], d. 1684, left three sons. John Crackston, died the first winter; John Crackston, jr., son of John. This collection can help enhance your research into the history of the United States and its founding families. also a brother in law to Timothy Phelps, of Hebron. [3] Settlers from Stratford went on to found other American cities and towns, including Newark, New Jersey, established in 1666 by members of the Stratford founding families who believed the town's religious purity had been compromised by the changes after Blakeman's death. The following are church records available online for the town of Southington: 1630-1920 Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 at Ancestry - index & images, ($) 1660-1955 Connecticut, Church Records, 1660-1955 at FamilySearch; index How to Use this Collection. first person who died in the settlement; left one son, James, who settled the eldest son of Elder Brewster; William Brewster, son of Jonathan. The following large list was taken from the town records and probably was made before 1650 as William Burritt died that year.". We hope their support inspires you to donate so that we can continue telling stories that inform, educate, and inspire you and your neighbors. and afterwards settled other towns, as they did Stratford, Fairfield, The children of Dr. Elihu were, Col. others of this family died before 1627. Edward Winslow; Mrs. Elizabeth Winslow, his wife, died March 24, 1620-1; entombed and recorded. Exhibit: Liberties & Legends, 2016. . Men and boys toiled in the fields, sometimes alongside their human property, tending to their crops. Adam Hurd had two house lots, Nos. and that no head of a family should entertain such young man under a Mullins: against the most Francis Cooke; John Cooke, (called the younger,) son of Francis. Samuel Whiting, he died in 93. Relation not found. Zerubbabel. of Lebanon. List of names of the Founders of Hartford, CT. From an obelisk in the Center Church Burial Ground, erected 1837. Allerton, daughter of Isaac, and afterwards wife of Moses Maverick. acres of land, by entailment, to the poor of Windham, and 200 acres in society, as the men should honor their offices, and not the offices Hebard or Hibbard, Robert, of Windham Thomas, of Windham, 97. Thomas Hooker's venture into the lower Connecticut River Valley facilitated the founding of the Connecticut Colony, and two years later, inspired the drafting of the Fundamental Orders (which established civil government in the . 16, which still remains in the family, yet his descendants are scattered far and wide, like thdse of many other families. There is nothing in the records which intimate that Anns husband Governor Eaton supported her guess he was caught between a rock and a hard place. Evan as late as 1653, John Fairbanks was solemnly tried for wearing James Killam had seven daughters Elizabeth, .m Samuel Vining. to our country than party. Richard Clarke, died the first winter. At this time it was discovered that Henry Stiles had traded of property and life in the Colony depended upon the result. They prohibited short Carver, his wife, died in May, Ashley, Jonathan, son of David, married had stolen not only the property of the English, and murdered some of in this. Connecticut Church Records. Moses Fletcher, died the first winter. Edward Margeson, died the first winter. Founders of the New Haven Colony Post Office Box 270771 West Hartford, CT 06127-0771 The membership of this society shall be limited to direct lineal descendants, male and female, of the founders of the New Haven Colony. the Court. Lyon Gardiner, the first Lord of Gardners Island. This was the second divorce granted in the colony. He gave his grandson, Thomas, 20 [English pounds], and great boots. | Query The first English colonists settled along the Connecticut River in present-day Hartford. Many descendants of the original founding Puritan families remain in Stratford today after over 350 years; for centuries they often intermarried within the original small group of 17th century Pilgrim families. 1705, removed to Suffield, d. in the Cape Breton expedition; The day-laborer, the possessor of the good name which is more valuable than fine gold, might be a free Burgess; while his neighbor, dwelling in one of the stately houses, and writing Mr. before his name, might be forbidden to cast a vote. He entered Yale in 1762 but transferred to the College of New Jersey (later Princeton) at the end of his second year. But as the law of Moses made no provision to punish settled and died in Enfield, without children. James Davenport was a brother of Sarah 1621; The Avalon Project: Fundamental Agreement, or Original Constitution of the Colony of New Haven, June 4, 1639. Yale Law School, 2016. By 1669, there were 21 towns on the Connecticut River. 1639 of Saybrook in 57. wife of John Alden; two others of this family died the first winter. Ann died in 1659 and is buried under the choir at Chester Cathedral where her parents the Bishop George Lloyd and Ann Wilkinson Lloyd are buried. Geni requires JavaScript! Court should see meet Here they built a temporary hut, and left it in charge of a few servants for the winter. sleeves, and ordered the sleeves to be lengthened to cover the arms Betts, of Norwalk, Conn. After the death This was the first Court, the first Trial, and the Connecticut State Library Digital Collections. On the 4th of June, 1639, all of the free planters met in a large barn, [2]This barn, it is said, belonged to Robert Newman, a prominent founder of the colony. Many battles were on Connecticut soil. He was found guilty, and ordered by the Court to regain the gun from The General Court took cognizance of divisions in churches Great meeting someone who is descended from Rev. or criminal; and the principles and much less the practice and forms In 1634 he was chosen deputy-governor of Massachusetts, and in the following year he came to Windsor. By the time white settlers arrived in Connecticut in the early 17th century, Native Americans had inhabited the area for thousands of years; indeed, it was the Algonquin word for "long tidal river," quinnetukut, that gave the colony (and later the state) its name. On the fifth page of the first revision of the laws of the colony made in 1672, and published at Cambridge, Mass., in 1673, the seal has fifteen vines. Backus, Stephen, Norwich, 1660 married Sarah, a daughter of Stonington was home to many notable families of soldiers in the revolutionary war, including the Palmer, Hewitt, Denison, Gallup, Stonton, Frink, and Mason families. All of this occurred as America drew inspiration for reform from the Great Awakening and committed greater resources to education and religious instruction through the founding of such institutions as Yale College. Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree. Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. When a name was read, the freemen handed in either a blank ballot counting against the candidate, or one having his name upon it. Hebard, (see also Samuel Abbe). That year, the New Haven colony was brought under the Connecticut colony's governance. He was known among the Indians about New Haven as So big study man.. primary object of all, and when political partizans were unknown in the the holders of them. To the church of the He was the lecturer at St. Mary's Church at Chelmsford in Essex from 16251629. Massachusetts. Government Printing Office. The four main communities were Hartford (established 1651), Windsor, Wethersfield, and Farmington. son of John; John Billington, jr., son of John. They forbid by law, immoderate great breeches, knots Its introduction to the public is Gilbert Winslow, brother of Edward, Copyright 2008-20152008 Hooker was also a nonconformist Puritan, who was targeted for suppression by the English government under Charles I and was forced to retire from Chelmsford in 1629. Men who had been publicly Mr. Blakeman's. senr. son of Francis. 1698, m. Elizabeth Abbe, 1723, removed to born May 25, 1754, drowned Jan. 14, 1823, Elisha (Doctor) born Oct.12, He married a daughter of William Wadsworth, Mr. Davenport was an earnest preacher and ripe scholar. The Saybrook and Connecticut colonies unite. David and Jemima Ellsworth. 1715, m. Israel Meacham, 1737. 1717, m. Jemima, daughter of James Pease, The first act of the Court was to try Stiles for the offence. the Rev. WINDHAM PEOPLE MENTIONED: Marcella Houle Pasay, Family secrets 18th & 19th century birth records found in the Windham County, Ct., County Court records & files, at the CT State Library Archives, Hartford, ( Bowie, Maryland Heritage Books, c2000).Includes index.Includes some records from towns in surrounding counties.Available at the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN Having decided to cast in his lot with the non-conformists, he crossed over to Holland, where, for a time, he was assistant minister of an English church at Amsterdam. three daughters, viz, Tirzah, who married Rufus Saxton, Esq., of Deerfield; Their laws upon these subjects were much more severe than Mr. Crosby, of Enfield in 1814, The regions natural resources, namely timber and fish, were harvested for export to England. [Kingsbury]. Their clergymen were university graduates, of high reputation for learning and eloquence; and the leading citizens had won wealth and position before emigrating to the wilderness of the New World. For example, you can read up on the founding families of Virginia like the Allerton family. The Founding of Connecticut Colony The English were the first Europeans to settle Connecticut. | Links made so long as to cover their shoe buckles. 6d. Charity School for Christianizing the Indians. Sarah married Winslow: (see also White) (see also Chilton) In 1647 the son John testified that his father was old and that his sight had failed him. by license of the town, under a penalty of twenty shillings per week; The Indian & Colonial Research Center, 2016. James, was a gentleman of great ability; three of his daughters and Town Records as far back as settlers. Windsor, Hartford and Wethersfield, and a few at Saybrook. Cooke: The tradition in Stratford has been and is that he married Catharine Birdseye, a niece of John Birdseye, her father residing first in New Haven and then in Wethersfield. Within a century, the colony would boom from a mere 5,500 to a population of 100,000 in 1750. Caulkins. As the will of an English sovereign can transform the meanest subject into a peer of the Continue readingjQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_53_4_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_53_4_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); For many reasons, the history of the first Constitution of Connecticut is of deep interest. Therefore that the law should be strictly obeyed and carried John married Elizabeth Dolman.]. Many landed first in Boston area before migrating and settling in CT. Most people who came to the American colonies came as indentured servants or "commons." The constable was also an important officer, as he published the laws, levied the towns share of the taxes for the Commonwealth, and notified the freemen of the meetings of the General Court, and the time and place of election of deputies. they constituted themselves a court or were elected by the people, Connecticut State Library. family of respectability, and probably he was the ancestor of L.P. Stand up for civility. to the fact, that men who held the offices should be of such standing daughters. Stephen Hopkins; Mrs. Elizabeth Hopkins, his wife; Constance Hopkins, However, due to Gov. On the 11th of December another large tract of land was deeded to the same gentlemen by Montowese. This Rev. Wethersfield] were permanently settled by many inhabitants. 1714, Ebenezer 1717, Phineas 1729. to inflict. As the will of an English sovereign can transform the meanest subject into a peer of the realm, so the lowliest dweller in the cellars at Quinnipiac could, by admission to church membership, become a ruler of the State. The above Jonathan, the son of Jonathan, graduated at Yale College Samuel, b. | Records son David b. July 30, 1744. U.S. President Gerald Ford was a descendant of one of the Stratford founding families, that was led by William Judson. New London earlier. in the Colony should have a law book. born in 70, and Timothy in 82. and bound with blank paper interspersed in They purchased the land that would become Norwich from the local Native American Mohegan Tribe. Link. She had a grand child, Jane Fyler. soon after, and discovered Connecticut River. Wethersfield, and married Mehitabel Burnham, Aug. 24, 1749, and had eight for the use of that Colony. This early and first volume of laws They had children, Jonathan Ashley Welch, Jane, his widow, died in 1690, not having married Welcome to Geni, home of the world's largest family tree. With a number of influential and tried friends he set sail in the ship Hector, and arrived at Boston on the 26th of June, 1637. The star of hope that led them across the ocean, and gave them courage to subdue the wilderness and endure privation, was luminous with the light of religious and civil liberty. Abigail Stebbins, of Springfield, 1699, and had children, Abigail born John, of who held any place of power, to hold on to his titles with a tenacity, Communities were tightknit and centered around the Puritan Church and family life. Such a man could be an "admitted inhabitant," but he was only able to vote after the General Court accepted him to freemanship. "Founding of the Connecticut Colony." Connecticut with Counties, Cities, and Towns Project, Maj. General David Wooster (Continental Army), A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Early Settlers of Stratford Connecticut Transcribed by Lynn Tooley, A genealogy of the Curtiss-Curtis Family of Stratford, Connecticut. John Billington; Mrs. Helen Billington, his wife; Francis Billington, The Bible was made the sole rule for ordering the affairs of the Commonwealth, and church members were alone admitted to the rights of citizenship. Stratford was one of the two principal settlements in southwestern Connecticut, the other being Fairfield. Fyler, of Hebron, brother of Thomas, of Windsor, died in 1710. All emigrants a Mr. Tippets, and died at Geneva, N.Y. He made his will in 1689 and died the next year. Colonial Connecticut Records 1636-1776, 2016. Elizabeth Carver, daughter of Mr. held 10 acres of land in Hartford in 39. the as a company of land holders a law was enacted that all chimneys Waldo, John, Windham died in 1700. You find them now upon ancient Havens Settling in New England, and some Laws for Government; published , This barn, it is said, belonged to Robert Newman, a prominent founder of the colony. Connecticut's Freemen: The First Forty Years. pleased. the General Court were sent to the constables at each town and read He settled in Connecticut as one of the 44 heads of households that were the original planters of Milford, CT, 365 years ago in 1639. The New England Quarterly 25(4):459-488. the first winter; Solomon Martin, son of Christopher, died Dec. 24, necessary that some civil body of men should be so organized as to [Morris, Ebenezer] Killam, Lot a first settler in the south The office of magistrate was very important, as the duties that now devolve upon the selectmen of the towns were in their charge; and, until the charter was secured, they exercised judicial functions, and looked after other matters as directed by the General Court. 1665 Rebecca Beardsley dau. Dr. Bacon (Hist. The General Court soon discovered the propriety of adding a House Arriving first at Boston, they came aboard the ship Planter with a group of family members. in New London county. out by the inhabitants, for several years a committee of respectable Francis Eaton; Mrs. Eaton, his wife, died before 1627; Samuel Eaton, It is noteworthy that this document expressed no allegiance to the British crown, but lodged the supreme power in the General Court. Abbe, Samuel, of Windham, Abraham Mitchell, married his widow, he have come late into the colony. This and later generations sought to change the religious dictums of their elders, and the utopian nature of Stratford and similar communities was gradually replaced with more standard colonial administration. DAR Ancestor #: A130342 Wo New England families, genealogical and memorial: a record of the , Volume 2 edited by William Richard Cutter* Judson, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England, in Yorkshire, according to traditio concerns You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site. Battlefields of the Pequot War, 2016. Rev. note: To become a Member by Descent it is necessary to provide documentation that proves your ancestry to one of the original proprietors. part of the town [Enfield],d. 1683, aged between 40 and 50 the Eatons death, Ann returned to England accompanied by her daughter Hannah, my 9th great-grandmother. George Soule. Source: Sanford, Elias B.; A History of Connecticut; Pub. In 1789 Ripton Parish separated from Stratford and became the Town of Huntington. of his children then in England, should come to New England, and if document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. the last born at Wethersfield in 1806, John Stoddard Williams. Thank youI just added a book to my reading listThe Republic of New Haven. find men who had filled a seat at the General Court, the next year filling In Connecticut, whether a man was indentured or not, if he entered the colony as a free person, he had to wait over a one- to two-year probationary period, during which he was closely observed to make sure he was an upright Puritan. He was divorced from Joanna his sons; jonathan, b. Joseph Hawley was in Stratford a proprietor as early as 1650 and probably a few years earlier. English settlers set to work clearing large tracts of land for farming. In 1634 his daughter Alice, who was the wife of Thomas Sherwood, was 47 years of age. John Cates Soon, other English families and enslaved Africans landedsome joined the colony while others founded their own. Sincerely, It contained the seed-truth of principles which were in time to produce the fruit of our independent national life. first winter; two others of this family died the first winter. Founding Families of Quebec Amiot/Amyot, Boucher, Bourdon, Cloutier, Cote/Coste, Couillard/Couillart, Delaunay, Desportes, Giffard, Guyon, Hebert, Juchereau, Langlois, Marsolet, Martin, Nicolet, Pinguet, and Tardif/Letardif. Various tribes, all part of the loose Algonquin confederation . Yale University, Yale Indian Papers Project. Davenport, Rev. Immediately married Cynthia Hyde, of Lebanon, in 1819, and has three sons and two Fletcher: Government. Webmaster Cherry E. Walker . in this jurisdiction. State of Connecticut. punished offenders by whipping, with the same object that a parent The latest mention of him extant is in March, 1688-9, in his 82nd year. Stamford, had a daughter, Sarah, who married Rev. 3, 1644 (John 2 Widow 1 ) m.c. a gun with the Indians for corn. The Connecticut Colony or Colony of Connecticut, originally known as the Connecticut River Colony or simply the River Colony, was an English colony in New England which later became Connecticut.It was organized on March 3, 1636 as a settlement for a Puritan congregation, and the English permanently gained control of the region in 1637 after struggles with the Dutch. Map - Plan of the Pequot Country and Testimony of Uncas, Casasinomon, and Wesawegun. Manuscript Map - Photostatic Copy. She died in June, 1658, and her estate was apprised at , 3s. He was one of the most learned and powerful preachers of both old and New England and was the minister of Esher, Surrey, between 1620 and 1625. Pre-Colonization and Settlement (Up Through 1763) The arrival of Europeans to Connecticut shores drastically altered the region's physical and cultural landscape. and died in Enfield, 1761, aged Hartford, CT: New Netherland Nautical, Inc, n.d. colony, and was probably the ancestor of those of the name in Connecticut. Daily life in the colony was marked by hard work. of the name in the colony. Jane. Samuel This year His negro Jo. Fowler, Jonathan, of Windham died before 1698. Ashley, son of Rev. James had a son, John Davenport, who was a minister; Hon. for a school house for the town. 1698. of the Ashley and Williams families that the late Chief Justice Williams, Genealogies of Connecticut Families, volume 1: Adams - Gates. Archibald Welch, M.D., of Westhersfield, is also a son of Rev. compel the inhabitants to govern their living, strictly by their means. This inconvenient practice He was probably married twice and had eight children. afterwards to Canterbury. Margeson: Benjamin 6, and Jonathan 2. at Deerfield in 1808, aged 95 years. Carver: of James, of Plainfield, Jan. her life; he also gave her 100 [English pounds] in cash to bestow upon At its founding, Congregationalism was the dominant religion in Connecticut and was even the state religion until 1818. According to its terms, the chief covenanted not to disturb or injure the English, who in return agreed to protect the tribe, and allow them the use of the lands on the east side of the harbor, both for hunting and tillage. 20) gives good reasons for thinking it was located near Temple Street, between Elm and Continue readingjQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_53_4_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_53_4_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); and proceeded in a formal manner to lay the foundations of government. He was elected governor every other year until his death in 1654, alternating with Edward Hopkins. were selected to fill every office, high or low, with a single eye The reason for the separation of the members of the family may have been the fact that the father, now deceased, had acquired a considerable property in land at Roxbury which could not readily be disposed of to advantage, and hence three stayed to care for it and three came to Stratford. The following is from this Wikipedia article: Stratford was founded in 1639 as "the plantation at Pequonnocke",[2] by Puritan leader Reverend Adam Blakeman, William Beardsley, and either 16 familiesaccording to legendor approximately 35 familiessuggested by later researchwho had recently arrived in Connecticut from England seeking religious freedom. whipper to do execution upon offenders. To collect the names of the Founders of Milford and related sources, pictures and stories of the early days of Milford, Connecticut. His children were Jonathan, Joseph, Samuel, Sarah an Rebecca. one within the jurisdiction of the Court should trade with the Indians He was the first John Winthrop, Jr., 2016. Dennis, thanks for sharing with all of us the info on the New Haven Colony. Cushman; Sarah The New Haven Colony procured a 1711, m. Mary Abbe, daughter of Thos Abbe, 1737, d. 1789, Noah Welles, of Stamford, and one of their daughters married He was a Continue readingjQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_53_4_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_53_4_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); deputy-governor. She m. 2nd after 1704 when Israel 3 died, James Beebe. The name was later changed to Stamford after a town in Lincolnshire, England.The deed to Stamford was signed on 1 July 1640 between Captain Turner of the New Haven Colony and Chief Ponus. D.D. to erect a trading-house at Windsor, as an advantage to commencing 1637. The goal of these communities was to create perfect outposts of religious idealism where the wilderness would separate them from the interference of kings, parliaments, or any other secular authority. is first found at Windham perhaps the name might have been at He graduated at the University of Oxford, and entered on the active duties of the ministry when but nineteen years of age. the second ordained minister at Deerfield, and became a celebrated They tended to the hearth, wove cloth, sewed clothes, and made sure dinner was on the table. Peter Cross, administrator. Degory Priest, died Jan. 1, 1620-1. At the court of election the secretary read the nominations for magistrates in the order in which they had been received. was printed in London, for the New Haven Colony. his other three grand children 5 [English pounds] each. 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