The Rev. CT-Genealogy@cox.net. Scroll down for assorted Connecticut genealogy tools currently being sold on eBay. A friend from my university days in Singapore got me started years ago. rank and condition in life, in their attire, to warn them to appear war He had a son John in Windham perhaps the first winter; Solomon Martin, son of Christopher, died Dec. 24, in Virginia, where he first landed. David and Jemima Ellsworth. Archibald Welch, M.D., of Westhersfield, is also a son of Rev. John Billington; Mrs. Helen Billington, his wife; Francis Billington, Im looking for more information about him and the area. Most people who came to the American colonies came as indentured servants or "commons." Moses Fletcher, died the first winter. Connecticut's Freemen: The First Forty Years. The name Moses C., born 1794, President of the Connecticut Medical Socity; he 1750, Clarissa born Dec. 1, 1757. State of Connecticut. 37, which he purchased of Richard Miles in or before the year 1650. Digitized Reprint - The Charter of Connecticut, 1662, 2016. the Court. Transcript of the Charter of the Colony of Connecticut, 1662, 2016. Its introduction to the public is Hebard, (see also Samuel Abbe). Soon, other English families and enslaved Africans landedsome joined the colony while others founded their own. Over time it gave rise to several new towns that broke off and incorporated separately. 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 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. His sons, Stephen of the name in the colony. The First Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Winthrop, wrote to Hooker as early as 1628 or 1629, asking him to come to Massachusetts. 1790. James Chilton, died Dec. 8, 1620; Mrs. Chilton, his wife, died the first Early history. Elisha Williams, Esq. the No town could make more than two nominations, but the General Court added as many as it thought best. Massachusetts to Connecticut, and sent their provisions by water. 1721, died young, Patience, b. Edmund, 3d son of John, senr., Having learned of the beauty of the country lying west of the mouth of the Connecticut River, they sent a few of their number to spy out the land. morals and manners, and not to disgrace them, unless the offence committed so, such as should come should have all his estate. 1725, Zerubbabel in 44 the last married Miss E. Strong, in John Warham and his company. Hopkins, son of Stephen; Caleb Hopkins, son of Stephen; Oceanus Hopkins, The Avalon Project: Fundamental Agreement, or Original Constitution of the Colony of New Haven, June 4, 1639. Yale Law School, 2016. Cemeteries; Select one of the CT cities or towns below. 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. In 1634, and for many years after, all the settlers for New England The New Haven Colony procured a Welcome to Geni, home of the world's largest family tree. These days existed before the spoils-men were History of the Colony of New Haven to Its Absorption into Connecticut. 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 . To effect this object you John Tilley, died the first winter; Mrs. Tilley, his wife, died the first Joseph, b. Ruth married Rev. Connecticut State Library. His sons were, John and 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. 1665 Rebecca Beardsley dau. their supervision. It was an immense specimen. Therefore on the 26th day of April, Genealogy at a Glance: French-Canadian Genealogy Research The Avalon Project: Fundamental Agreement, or Original Constitution of the Colony of New Haven, June 4, 1639. Yale Law School, 2016. John, of Stamford, was the only son of Norwich, Connecticut was founded in 1659 by settlers from Old Saybrook led by Major John Mason and Reverend James Fitch. Thomas W. married a daughter of Rev. They ordered that no young unmarried man, unless a as a company of land holders a law was enacted that all chimneys enact laws and punish offences. When a name was read, the freemen handed in either a blank ballot counting against the candidate, or one having his name upon it. and married a widow who had children by her first husband. Davenport had known Gov. Church, Benjamin, Thomas Church, and Samuel Gardner Drake. If he passed the test, he could be accepted as a freeman. Wife An extensive history can be located in this text, History of the town of . Mr. Crosby, of Enfield in 1814, He married Tirzah Field, daughter of Col. Field, of Deerfield, and had Tension with Native Americans culminated in the Pequot War. and afterwards settled in Charleston, S.C.; one of the daughters died In May of the following year, the towns appointed delegates to participate with the magistrates in the counsels of the court. Connecticut State Library. Eleazer Wheelock, Map - Plan of the Pequot Country and Testimony of Uncas, Casasinomon, and Wesawegun. Manuscript Map - Photostatic Copy. Digitized Reprint - The Charter of Connecticut, 1662, 2016. 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. Ann John Warham and his company. This news story is funded in large part by Connecticut Public's Members listeners, viewers, and readers like you who value fact-based journalism and trustworthy information. Link. born May 25, 1754, drowned Jan. 14, 1823, Elisha (Doctor) born Oct.12, 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. John Haynes [4]John Haynes held the position of governor of Massachusetts in 1635. John Crackston, died the first winter; John Crackston, jr., son of John. and Town Records as far back as Many battles were on Connecticut soil. the Indians in a fair and legal way, or the Court should take the case View Interactive 1640 Hartford Map. This law also came within the duties of He was a man of ripe legal attainments, and rendered Mr. Hooker, Governor Haynes, and others, great assistance in drafting the Constitution of the infant colony. (2020, September 24). Dr. Bacon (Hist. b. His house lot was No. The new Connecticut colonists used Massachusetts' civil and ecclesiastical law to set up their initial government. have come late into the colony. married Alexander Phelps, Esq., of Hebron, who afterwards removed to Tilley: Thank you! 1639 of Saybrook in 57. 2, 1693. He was also the father of William Preston's wife, of New Haven, and in his will gave his home lot in Stratford to his grandsons, Jehiel Preston of New Haven and Thomas Fairchild, Jr., of Stratford. Bement, John first settler on lot now occupied by his descendants Margeson: 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. the Rev. the Rev. Messrs. Whelpley, Buren, of New York, and James Davenport was a brother of Sarah Various tribes, all part of the loose Algonquin confederation . Jane, his widow, died in 1690, not having married Samuel Fisher. 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. English: 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. To the church of the Please send comments to Dr. Bacon (Hist. Windsor, Hartford and Wethersfield, and a few at Saybrook. Men who had been publicly An Integrated Archaeological Investigation of Colonial Interactions at a Seventeenth-Century New England Site, The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were created in 1639. in 1730, in the same class with three other cousins, viz. The Puritans appear to have 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. Connecticut General Assembly, and Tercentenary Commission of the State of Connecticut. John Haynes held the position of governor of Massachusetts in 1635. John married Elizabeth Dolman.]. More cows, chickens, and goats arrived with subsequent voyages to the colony. But as the law of Moses made no provision to punish an only son perhaps other daughters. public officer, or he kept a servant, should keep house alone, except degree after 2 years. 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. Col. a second time. | Links was considered one of the most culpable offences in the Colony, which wife of Governor Winslow; Resolved White, son of William; William Samuel Fuller; William Butten, his servant, died Nov. 6, 1620 Eatons high regard among his administration and the New Haven Colony citizens plus the fact that Rev. At the time these laws were in force, men This Rev. Soon afterward, however, Ellsworth turned to the law . Yale Law School. Samuel, b. Chimney Viewers: of the emigrant William 1 and Mary Beardsley, she b.c. 1958. his other three grand children 5 [English pounds] each. Betts, of Norwalk, Conn. After the death In 1634 he was chosen deputy-governor of Massachusetts, and in the following year he came to Windsor. by license of the town, under a penalty of twenty shillings per week; The William and Mary Quarterly 15(3):312-333. White, Jr., son of William; Edward Thompson, died Dec. 4, 1620. Mr. Davenport was an earnest preacher and ripe scholar. and confirmation of all officers in the jurisdiction declared Winslow, the brother of Edward. Ann Eaton butted heads with John Davenport over infant baptism. at Deerfield in 1808, aged 95 years. to Connecticut, until the settlement of New Haven, came first to Hartford, Connecticut State Library Digital Collections. Founding Documents of Connecticut - Warwick Patent Copy by John Winthrop, Jr., 1662, with Transcript, 2016. The Court then enacted a law, that from henceforth no first winter; Samuel Fuller, (called the younger,) son of Edward. Kelly, Martin. The move into the valley was part of a general movement out of the Massachusetts colony. Founding of the Connecticut Colony. Battlefields of the Pequot War, 2016. 1715, m. Israel Meacham, 1737. From its buildings to its beaches, Old Greenwich, the grande dame of Connecticut's tony town of Greenwich, is steeped in history. Rev. Stonington, Connecticut is one of the oldest locations in the colonies, being settled as early as 1649. By the late 17th century, the Connecticut government had assumed political control over Stratford. Started 10 July 2016 . son of Stephen, born at sea. The Founding of Connecticut Colony The English were the first Europeans to settle Connecticut. represented at the ThoughtCo. FORMED IN 1931, the Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford is a charitable and educational organization with more than 300 living members. Pre-Colonization and Settlement (Up Through 1763) The arrival of Europeans to Connecticut shores drastically altered the region's physical and cultural landscape. The first act of the Court was to try Stiles for the offence. John Cates After Gov. m. Hannah Terry, daughter of Capt. died in 1737, Jonathan born Jan. 6, 1738, William born 1740, died same (See sketch of \Villiam Curtis.). 2020 - 2022 . Founding Documents of Connecticut - Warwick Patent Copy by John Winthrop, Jr., 1662, with Transcript, 2016. This was the first Court, the first Trial, and the Edmund, 3d of Rev. at a much earlier period, (in 38); he afterwards became a proprietor However, due to Gov. 1620; one other of this family died the first winter. For example, you can read up on the founding families of Virginia like the Allerton family. Edward Margeson, died the first winter. was a great immorality and violation of law. enact such laws as would prevent or punish offences not provided for had two sons Dennis and Edmund, both settled and died in Enfield. After the adoption of the Constitution, the freemen of the towns in the colony met at Hartford on the second Thursday in April, 1639, and elected their officers for the year ensuing. Wethersfield: A History. children; he died in 1784. Caulkins. Clarke: Connecticut Family History. Disc. governed their own members according to the rules and discipline of they constituted themselves a court or were elected by the people, Estate 129 [English Experience and Elizabeth Fyler, and Jonathan Deming, of 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. Francis Cooke; John Cooke, (called the younger,) son of Francis. Women and girls were relegated to the home. It is noteworthy that this document expressed no allegiance to the British crown, but lodged the supreme power in the General Court. Cushman; Sarah Standish: son of Edmund, senr., b. That a handful of exiles, gathered in a barn, could of their own free motion, without a bishop or a royal sanction, form a Church of God; that the same men, with no charter but their own consent and that of their fellowmen, could organize a self-governing State, these were the novel and startling ideas through which our modern political philosophy has mainly developed. 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. Enter your email address to subscribe to this website and receive notifications of new posts by email. of Plainfield, in 1693. He was a leading man, and well educated. 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. This collection can help enhance your research into the history of the United States and its founding families. sleeves, and ordered the sleeves to be lengthened to cover the arms Great meeting someone who is descended from Rev. John Davenport,one of the founders of New Haven. Allerton, daughter of Isaac, and afterwards wife of Moses Maverick. Fowler, Jonathan, of Windham died before 1698. Woodcut of New Haven, Conn., 1786, formerly New Haven Colony. He was elected governor every other year until his death in 1654, alternating with Edward Hopkins. of ribbon, broad shoulder bands, silk roses, double ruffs and cuffs. 1717, m. Jemima, daughter of James Pease, Hartford, CT: Connecticut State Library, 1662. I know of only two copies Stamford was known as Rippowam by the Siwanoy Native American inhabitants to the region, and the very first European settlers to the area also referred to it that way. settled at 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. Rev. the future colony. Martin Kelly, M.A., is a history teacher and curriculum developer. Richard Clarke, died the first winter. They prohibited short Malcolm (Abromowitz) Brahms, M.D., a founding member of the American Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) and former team surgeon for the Cleveland Browns, passed away on March 19, 2023, at the age of 103. All of those who were connected with approved churches were accepted as voting members of the Commonwealth, and Theophilus Eaton was chosen governor of the colony. 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. Harriet married Col. E. Gilbert, of Greenfield; Dorothy married Dr. Roswell Credit: MPI/Archive Photos/Getty Images, About 1630, About 1630. Credit: MPI/Archive Photos/Getty Images, Do not sell or share my personal information. Rev. Hon. She could have been banished from the Colony and/or whipped. John, of Wethersfield, died in 94. Bingham, Thomas, is first found at Norwich as a proprietor in 1660, Carver, and afterwards wife of John Noah Welles, of Stamford, and one of their daughters married 1698. 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. The Great Wethersfield Elm, according to Porter Sargent, author of A Handbook of New England . Only 229 men were admitted as freemen in Connecticut between 1639 and 1662. This inconvenient practice To Patricia Massie: I am a descendant of Theophilus Eaton and his 2nd wife Ann Lloyd Eaton. Rogers: Waldo, Esq., of Tolland. 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. By October, he was made pastor at Newtown (now Cambridge) on the Charles River in the Massachusetts colony. Together they had a total population of 2,163, including 541 adult males. in 1819; his children are, of Mr. Maltby, she married Dr. Wheelock, while a widow, and by her He gave his grandson, Thomas, 20 [English pounds], and Flower, on her first voyage to this country, in 1620, and landed A List of ye Inhabitants of Stratford drawn up by the Townsmen and Recorder by Order from ye Governor & Mr. Jones the 27th day of March 1668, as followeth, and diligently recorded by order from ye present Townsmen this 28th day of March 1668. He was elected governor every other year until Continue readingjQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_53_4_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_53_4_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); was chosen governor, and Roger Ludlow [5]Roger Ludlow came from the west of England with the Rev. Ripley, Joshua, of Windham, was one of his children then in England, should come to New England, and if . Archives | US GenWeb, Windham County Connecticut to erect a trading-house at Windsor, as an advantage to commencing Children, Elizabeth, Joseph, Sarah and Jonathan. List of names of the Founders of Hartford, CT. From an obelisk in the Center Church Burial Ground, erected 1837. Other towns such as Cambria, New York (now Lockport, New York) were founded or expanded around new churches by Stratford descendants taking part in the westward migration. 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. as his for 15 years. first Law ever enacted or had in Connecticut. 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As early as 1640 the General Court intended that the inhabitants New York, N.Y.: Lewis Publishing Co., 1911.) Stonington was home to many notable families of soldiers in the revolutionary war, including the Palmer, Hewitt, Denison, Gallup, Stonton, Frink, and Mason families. first winter; Priscilla Mullins, daughter of William, and afterwards Connecticut, and had become somewhat organized as a government, many Men and boys toiled in the fields, sometimes alongside their human property, tending to their crops. Instead of there being two brothers, it is quite evident that there were the father and two sons, and yet it is not certain. and removed to WINDHAM. object of the law was to prevent all kinds of extravagance, and to He was prominent in the town and a more than usually energetic business man. He purchased of the Indians a large tract of land in Derby, of which that town allowed him to retain the old Indian planting field, and also another tract which joined it, including Great Hill. 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. Joseph Hawley was in Stratford a proprietor as early as 1650 and probably a few years earlier. Immediately Deane, William, of Plainfield, had a deed of land of William Blanchard, the book, to enter the laws which should be afterwards enacted. prevent their keeping bad company. Mr. Blakeman's. You find them now upon ancient He was the first Nichols (originally Unity in 1725, then North Stratford in 1744), Long Hill, (merged with Unity to form North Stratford in 1744), Trumbull, North Stratford separated from Stratford and became the town of Trumbull in 1797, Bridgeport (also partly from Fairfield) in 1821, Hurd, John, Sen. (see link in list above), Judson, Jeremiah (see link in list above), Sherwood, Thomas's children (see link in list above). 1723. The 2d son of Abraham, viz. James had a son, John Davenport, who was a minister; Hon. It was this practice of our [Welch, Jonathan Ashley]. The Family Institute of Connecticut is an interdenominational, conservative 501(c)(3) non-profit advocacy organization founded in 1989. town he gave 10 [English pounds] in money. As the towns became more numerous, the original three vines were placed on the seal. By had stolen not only the property of the English, and murdered some of Shelton (originally Ripton) in 1789. 1701, m. John Osborne, of Ridgefield, Britterige: Jane. He was one of the most influential and able men among the pioneers of Connecticut. English settlers set to work clearing large tracts of land for farming. compel the inhabitants to govern their living, strictly by their means. 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. Abbe, Samuel, of Windham, Abraham Mitchell, married his widow, he his life in safety from punishment by Charles II. The S. S. Scrantom Company, Hartford, 1922. Ashley, son of Rev. that all house-holders fully obeyed the law. son David b. July 30, 1744. by them at public meetings to the people. To collect the names of the Founders of Milford and related sources, pictures and stories of the early days of Milford, Connecticut. the General Court were sent to the constables at each town and read He By September 1636 the three towns upon the River [Windsor, Hartford and Wethersfield] were permanently settled by many inhabitants. Here they built a temporary hut, and left it in charge of a few servants for the winter. of inhabitants, without any law to govern them, either civil, military, Connecticut Church Records. the book was printed, the General Assembly ordered that every family Crane, Benjamin, senr., Wethersfield juror in 1664 State of Connecticut. Established in 1640 when the founding families bought the land . In November, Theophilus Eaton, Mr. Davenport, and other gentlemen, made a contract with the Indian sachem Momangin, in reference to a sale of lands. John Davenport was born in the city of Coventry, England, in the year 1597. William, was early September 1636 the three towns upon the River [Windsor, Hartford and 1714, Ebenezer 1717, Phineas 1729. 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. Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. of Rev. Even a sergeant or corporal never lost his title they were Connecticut State Library Digital Collections. If, as is not improbable, Richard, of Stratford, were of that stock, the relationship, it is supposed, would be established through Richard, of Coggshill, and Baron in Cheshire, who was son of Sir William Boothe, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Warburton, and was born about 1570, and died in 1628. Museum of Connecticut History, Connecticut State Library. Rev. Your email address will not be published. Over time it gave rise to several new towns that broke off and incorporated separately. Here were three towns located in the wilderness, with a large number Jonathan, of Windham, 97. pleased. of Representatives to the first court formed in 1636, particularly He continued to study theology and received his A.B. Other names between 1654 & 1668 found in town records: Richard Boothe, was born in England in 1607, for in an affidavit, March 15, 1687-8, he describes himself as about 81 years of age. [Note: another entry in the Israel, John for the use of that Colony. This early and first volume of laws 1637. Dennis, thanks for sharing with all of us the info on the New Haven Colony. in New London county. from thence to Connecticut. river) from this the Colony took its name. Oxford in New Hampshire; Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree. By the 1630s, the population in and around Boston had grown so dense that settlers began to spread out throughout southern New England, concentrating their settlements along navigable river valleys such as those in Connecticut. New London earlier. part of the town [Enfield],d. 1683, aged between 40 and 50 the Under the leadership of Thomas Hooker, a prominent Puritan minister, 100 colonists established a settlementmodern-day Hartfordcalled the River Colony. Experience. Like other Puritan or Pilgrim towns founded during this time, early Stratford was a place where church leadership and town leadership were united under the pastor of the church, in this case Reverend Blakeman. John Winthrop, Jr., 2016. to the fact, that men who held the offices should be of such standing ThoughtCo, Sep. 24, 2020, thoughtco.com/connecticut-colony-103870. or criminal; and the principles and much less the practice and forms FamilySearch Places of Dr. Thomas Williams, of Deerfield, a brother of Col. Ephraim Williams, He gave in his will 200 U.S. President Gerald Ford was a descendant of one of the Stratford founding families, that was led by William Judson. Children, John, born in 1642 This company, in charge of Theophilus Eaton, one of their prominent and wealthy men, selected, as the most attractive and eligible spot for the future home of the colony, the present site of the city of New Haven. 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 in society, as the men should honor their offices, and not the offices . 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