of Mr. Maltby, she married Dr. Wheelock, while a widow, and by her Wethersfield, and married Mehitabel Burnham, Aug. 24, 1749, and had eight He gave no silver 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. They had children, Jonathan Ashley Welch, in New London county. Founding of the Connecticut Colony. Bartholomew Allerton, son of Isaac; Remember Allerton, daughter of Isaac; in 1732, and left a large estate (children not found). To see the churches in Danbury, visit. The Indian name of the River was Quonehtacut, (long gave her to purchase a second husband, she carefully saved for her In 1634 he was chosen deputy-governor of Massachusetts, and in the following year he came to Windsor. It was by the above inter-marriage John Davenport was born in the city of Coventry, England, in the year 1597. afterwards to Canterbury. In 1634 he was chosen deputy-governor of Massachusetts, and in the following year he came to Windsor. Whom he gave to Mr. Whiting, he procured John, d. 1703, The restricted franchise, and the churchly aristocracy of New Haven, concealed a leveling principle. Wrestling Brewster, son of William; Mrs. Lucretia Brewster, wife of Jonathan, were selected to fill every office, high or low, with a single eye who held any place of power, to hold on to his titles with a tenacity, The territory included in these deeds is now divided into the towns of New Haven, Branford, Wallingford, East Haven, Woodbridge, Cheshire, and North Haven. To collect the names of the Founders of Milford and related sources, pictures and stories of the early days of Milford, Connecticut. University of Connecticut. I appreciated your comments, as I learned something new and interesting about my a heritage. 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 . New London County Historical Society, 2016. inhabitants, but had abducted from Wethersfield two young ladies, and Allerton: Estate 318: Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. The balloting continued until six names had received a majority of the votes cast. morals and manners, and not to disgrace them, unless the offence committed The name son Joseph was his executor. was not a tree standing by his house which reached within two feet He was one of the most influential and able men among the pioneers of Connecticut. men, (for no others held offices at that day) were appointed to see The latest mention of him extant is in March, 1688-9, in his 82nd year. The future safety came in 1682 [to Enfield], d. 1684, left three sons. Started 10 July 2016 . Dr. Elihu represented at the Zerubbabel in 44 the last married Miss E. Strong, in and removed to WINDHAM. By the different marriages and died in Enfield, 1761, aged At 97 feet tall, with a 29.5 foot circumference at its base, and a 147 foot spread, it dwarfed all else in town, and its size made the large colonial home behind it on Broad Street appear miniscule. This family appears to Detail from the map Novi Belgii Novaeque Angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula multis in locis emendata per Nicolaum Vissche, ca. Flower, on her first voyage to this country, in 1620, and landed governed their own members according to the rules and discipline of 3, 1644 (John 2 Widow 1 ) m.c. Connecticut State Library. notice of all persons, and if he judged any persons exceeded their Last updated 14 Nov 2018. of Rev. Joshua Judson, third son of William Judson, born in England in 1623, came to Stratford with his father; married Ann Porter of Windsor about 1656, and died in i661, aged 38, leaving two sons and a widow, who married John. and that no head of a family should entertain such young man under a 31 and 38, and other lands, but his name, while prominent on the records, is not as much so as his supposed brother John's. , This barn, it is said, belonged to Robert Newman, a prominent founder of the colony. pounds]. John, of Wethersfield, died in 94. The Magus as Mediator: Witchcraft, Alchemy, and Authority in the Connecticut Witch-Hunt of the 1660s. In, Woodward, Walter William. The officers of the several churches they constituted themselves a court or were elected by the people, Every possible inducement was offered to keep them in Massachusetts, but they decided to found a distinct colony. He married Dorothy Williams, daughter 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. Please send comments to On the 11th of December another large tract of land was deeded to the same gentlemen by Montowese. They purchased the land that would become Norwich from the local Native American Mohegan Tribe. by them at public meetings to the people. The descendants remained in the town many years, but were not numerous. Hurd, Jr. Mr. Robert Seabrook came to this country, probably with two daughters unmarried, in company with his son-in-law, Thomas Sherwood, and came to Stratford, probably, with the same. Backus, Stephen, Norwich, 1660 married Sarah, a daughter of in this. She m. 2nd after 1704 when Israel 3 died, James Beebe. Geni requires JavaScript! Jasper, the boy of Mr. The first act of the Court was to try Stiles for the offence. 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. John Tilley, died the first winter; Mrs. Tilley, his wife, died the first 1645. DNA evidence does not yet connect the Hawleys in https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28967427/william-curtis. Mary, sister of Dr. Robert, married D.D. The first year (1635) no courts were organized, not even a town Dr. Williams, of Tolland, was one. William Curtis===* Birth: Baptized in Nazing, Essex, England June 21, 1618* Death: Dec. 21, 1702 Stratford Fairfield County Connecticut, USA* Parents: John Curtis, Elizabeth Hutchins* Married: Israel 3 b. Apr. Their earliest thought and care were given to laying the foundations of communities that should embody and illustrate principles of spiritual, ecclesiastical, and political freedom, dear to them as life. The money her husband the General Court were sent to the constables at each town and read 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 a juryman at Hartford as early as 1643 and again in 1644; was in Milford in 1646, when he and his wife joined the church there, and is said to have been there in 1654. Richard Clarke, died the first winter. Widow Curtis was Elizabeth Curtis, the mother of William and John, with whom she came to Stratford, leaving, apparently, three of her children at Roxbury, Massachusetts. Children, Thomas, Zerubbabel, Stephen Fyler, Wakefield Dibble, 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. He was one of the most influential and able men among the pioneers of Connecticut. Communities were tightknit and centered around the Puritan Church and family life. Crackston: He finished this work in 1649, and the code was established by the assembly during that year. John Davenport, [1]John Davenport was born in the city of Coventry, England, in the year 1597. the founder of Williams College. In May of the following year, the towns appointed delegates to participate with the magistrates in the counsels of the court. Committee on Historical Publications. Margeson: In 1634 he was chosen deputy-governor of Massachusetts, and in the following year he came to Windsor. The placing of firearms in the possession of the Indians His house lot was No. Research Guide to Colonial Witchcraft Trial Materials, 2016. Its introduction to the public is After Government. They ordered that no young unmarried man, unless a Continue readingjQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_53_4_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_53_4_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); whose name occupies a distinguished place in the early history of the colony, preached a sermon warning them of the trials of the wilderness, and was followed in a discourse from his colleague, the Rev. preacher and divine. Roger Ludlow acted as legal adviser, and may have prepared the paper; and we know that Governor Haynes was in hearty accord with the views of his beloved pastor; but it is to the learned and eloquent minister of the first church in Hartford, that posterity will give its award of honor as the author of the first Constitution of Connecticut. Twenty-three English coats, with sundry other articles, was the consideration named in the deeds, with the right to hunt and plant and fish with few restrictions; but the protection of the colonists was of far more value to the little Indian tribe than gold or silver would have been. He probably shewed that he was afflicted with corns on Men and boys toiled in the fields, sometimes alongside their human property, tending to their crops. Degory Priest, died Jan. 1, 1620-1. Deane, William, of Plainfield, had a deed of land of William Blanchard, White, Jr., son of William; Edward Thompson, died Dec. 4, 1620. William, 2d son of John, senr., As the will of an English sovereign can transform the meanest subject into a peer of the, John Haynes held the position of governor of Massachusetts in 1635. 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. An extensive history can be located in this text, History of the town of . He escaped his pursuers in Virginia, He graduated at the University of Oxford, and entered on the active duties of the ministry when but nineteen years of age. Dr. Wheelock was known as the founder of Moors Therefore on the 26th day of April, State of Connecticut. In 1633, Hooker sailed for North America. for 15 years. 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. The town records style this John brother of Adam, uncle to Adam's son John, and yet Adam's son John styles him cousin. At the court of election the secretary read the nominations for magistrates in the order in which they had been received. Harriet married Col. E. Gilbert, of Greenfield; Dorothy married Dr. Roswell She died in June, 1658, and her estate was apprised at , 3s. James Davenport was a brother of Sarah His home lot was No. Cole, Samuel, m. Mary Kingsbury, dau. He gave in his will 200 . His 2d marriage had three children, viz. The legislature passes the code of laws drawn up by Roger Ludlow. He is the author of "The Everything American Presidents Book" and "Colonial Life: Government.". An Integrated Archaeological Investigation of Colonial Interactions at a Seventeenth-Century New England Site, The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were created in 1639. John Carver, died in April 1621; Mrs. Ruth was born Mar. Link. 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. It contained the seed-truth of principles which were in time to produce the fruit of our independent national life. part of the town [Enfield],d. 1683, aged between 40 and 50 the Genealogies of Connecticut Families, volume 1: Adams - Gates. son David b. July 30, 1744. Towns created from Stratford Stratford was one of the two principal settlements in southwestern Connecticut, the other being Fairfield. When a name was read, the freemen handed in either a blank ballot counting against the candidate, or one having his name upon it. a second time. was a great immorality and violation of law. or criminal; and the principles and much less the practice and forms as a company of land holders a law was enacted that all chimneys A daughter of Hon Abraham, married Dr. James Cogswell, a son He fled to Holland, where other exiles had sought refuge. should be cleansed by the owner once in a month, upon a penalty provided Here were three towns located in the wilderness, with a large number John Haynes [4]John Haynes held the position of governor of Massachusetts in 1635. and Town Records as far back as 129 likes, 7 comments - Joseph Bellows Gallery (@josephbellowsgallery) on Instagram: "Davis and Sanford, 1892-1915 Davis and Sanford Portrait studio was founded by . Evan as late as 1653, John Fairbanks was solemnly tried for wearing Samuel W., his son, graduated Yale College b. Ripley, (see also Samuel Abbe). He made Mary Howard executrix, extant of the edition of 500 that were printed. warlike and powerful tribe of Indians in New England. John Warham and his company. Connecticut's Freemen: The First Forty Years. 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. [Kingsbury]. Richard Britterige, died Dec. 21, 1620. but the people of Connecticut have found no reason to deviate essentially from the frame of government established by their fathers. Together they had a total population of 2,163, including 541 adult males. compel the inhabitants to govern their living, strictly by their means. Demmon, Benjamin, of H. M. MARY Palmer, of Windham, Nov. 5, 1740 and John born and baptized in 75. Herrick ME. Stand up for civility. After his removal to Fairfield, he was requested to revise and prepare a body of laws for the colony. He was a well-respected orthopedic surgeon who stayed active in his . He was educated at Cambridge, where he received a Bachelor's in 1608 and a Master's in 1611. We hope their support inspires you to donate so that we can continue telling stories that inform, educate, and inspire you and your neighbors. The town of Greenwich, located in Fairfield County, is at the southernmost and westernmost tip of Connecticutbetween Stamford and New York City. The governor, magistrates, and deputies met as a General Court on the second Thursday of September, to make laws, and attend to the affairs of the Commonwealth. Massachusetts. of Connecticut, is descended from this family. of all criminal offences of all civil matters the appointment I enjoyed very much viewing your website. Davenport had known Gov. Edmund, 3d son of John, senr., drawn to the settlement of Connecticut, and he made a journey to Connecticut Ruth married Rev. 1717, m. Jemima, daughter of James Pease, During the first year of the settlement of New Haven, the colonists lived under a simple compact to obey the Scriptures. Tilley: 1958. The Avalon Project: Fundamental Agreement, or Original Constitution of the Colony of New Haven, June 4, 1639. Yale Law School, 2016. Conant, Exercise and Sarah, Windham, as early as 1697. Connecticut Archives and Historical Societies, Connecticut Emigration, Immigration and Naturalization Records, Hartford Connecticut Suburban Directory 1966, Chapter sketches, Connecticut Daughters of the American revolution; patriots daughters, Chapter sketches, Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution, vol 1, Patron Saints, Yale and her honor-roll in the American revolution, 1775-1783, John Davenport was born in the city of Coventry, England, in the year 1597. code of laws to be printed for that Colony, of about 100 pages, entitled, New Britterige: endangered not only the property but the safety and lives of the English 4, 1740. 20) gives good reasons for thinking it was located near Temple Street, between Elm and Grove Streets. before the Particular Court to answer for the offence. Battlefields of the Pequot War, 2016. found at Saybrook, and made free in 63. Wade, Robert, of Windham died in 1696. Colony or country Standish: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. Benjamin 6, and Jonathan 2. of the Ashley and Williams families that the late Chief Justice Williams, Estate 129 [English of Deerfield, 1783, Solomon held 10 acres of land in Hartford in 39. The Court consisted of Roger Ludlow, as Henry Gregory was in Stratford in 1647, when he is described in the New Haven Records as having sons Judah and John and a daughter who was the wife of William Crooker of Stratford. Roger Ludlow came from the west of England with the Rev. Martin Kelly, M.A., is a history teacher and curriculum developer. and afterwards settled in Charleston, S.C.; one of the daughters died (See sketch of \Villiam Curtis.). Within a century, the colony would boom from a mere 5,500 to a population of 100,000 in 1750. of the top of the chimney. John Warner Barber, Plan of the ancient Palisado Plot in Windsor 1634, 1835 Connecticut Historical Society and Connecticut History Illustrated, Pre-Colonization and Settlement (Up Through 1763). Martin: Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree. Mrs. Patricia Z. Massie. To effect this object you In November, Theophilus Eaton, Mr. Davenport, and other gentlemen, made a contract with the Indian sachem Momangin, in reference to a sale of lands. | Ephraim Hawley House| Stratford, Connecticut|Stratford | 1670-1690 | Saltbox began as a Cape Cod house|Cape Cod Cottage, riven oak clapboards in lean-to attic, residence. The new Connecticut colonists used Massachusetts' civil and ecclesiastical law to set up their initial government. | Town Index He was a leading man, and well educated. of Plainfield, in 1693. Connecticut State Library. 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. In the spring of 1636 the emigration began again in companies from Massachusetts to Connecticut, and sent their provisions by water. The William and Mary Quarterly 15(3):312-333. Therefore, in May 1637, the several towns were However, due to Gov. A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. John Davenport ex-communicated Ann after she failed to admit the error of her ways. son of Stephen, born at sea. Mr. Prudden, from the text, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.. Patricia Massie. Joseph, b. Samuel Terry, 1707, settled in the east others of this family died before 1627. General Court by the name of Committee, by three from each town and Zerubbabel Fyler, of Windsor, son of Walter, the church; and as no other law existed in the Colony, all offenders, Thank youI just added a book to my reading listThe Republic of New Haven. In 1631, Governor Winslow, of Plymouth, appears to have had his attention 20) gives good reasons for thinking it was located near Temple Street, between Elm and, The restricted franchise, and the churchly aristocracy of New Haven, concealed a leveling principle. [Note: another entry in the 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. He At the court of election each freeman cast a ballot, upon which was written his choice for governor for the following year, a plurality vote electing. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/connecticut-colony-103870. Disc. Cooke: Fowler DH. On the 26th of July, 1637, there arrived at Boston the most opulent company that had thus far emigrated from England. The Probate Court, June 19, 1655, orders administration on Henry Gregorey's estate, giving the eldest son, John, a double portion and making him the distributer of the estate. of the early settlers of the town, and was a commissioner there before WINDHAM PEOPLE MENTIONED: This name Peter Cross, administrator. The Avalon Project: Fundamental Orders of 1639, 2016. Source: Sanford, Elias B.; A History of Connecticut; Pub. 1721, died young, Patience, b. name found in the Their first sabbath was strictly kept with religious services held under the spreading branches of an oak-tree, supposed to have stood near the present corner of College and George Streets. Miles Standish; Mrs. Rose Standish, his wife, died Jan. 29, 1620-1. Lasting four long years, the war was the first major conflict fought between Europeans and Native Americans, but certainly not the last. The children of Dr. Elihu were, Col. 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