Theodora Cooke: Connecticut State Library Digital Collections. Massachusetts. 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. He was the first Connecticut State Library. He gave no silver His 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. New London earlier. held 10 acres of land in Hartford in 39. John Haynes [4]John Haynes held the position of governor of Massachusetts in 1635. represented at the 1709, m. Edward Farringly, Women and girls were relegated to the home. of the early settlers of the town, and was a commissioner there before After leaving Fairfield he returned to England, but the time and place of his death are unknown. and John born and baptized in 75. The town records style this John brother of Adam, uncle to Adam's son John, and yet Adam's son John styles him cousin. Davenport, of Stamford, was also a son of John, and brother of James Waldo, John, Windham died in 1700. Edmund, 3d son of John, senr., Battlefields of the Pequot War, 2016. By April 13, 1643, the growing town was known as Stratford, changed to honor Stratford-upon-Avon in England. 1715, m. Israel Meacham, 1737. of property and life in the Colony depended upon the result. Windsor, Hartford and Wethersfield, and a few at Saybrook. Evan as late as 1653, John Fairbanks was solemnly tried for wearing Martin Kelly, M.A., is a history teacher and curriculum developer. Rev. the viewers of chimneys. Deane, William, of Plainfield, had a deed of land of William Blanchard, Billington: Ebenezer, b. August 17, 2022AD : Praise the Lord for Genealogy. English: Connecticut's Freemen: The First Forty Years. 1665 Rebecca Beardsley dau. Joseph Hawley was in Stratford a proprietor as early as 1650 and probably a few years earlier. On the 11th of December another large tract of land was deeded to the same gentlemen by Montowese. It mentions the children, but names only John. The name was at Saybrook 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. Dr. Samuel Johnson. Jonathan, married his cousin, Mary Williams, daughter Jeremy Adams Matthew Allyn Francis Andrews William Andrews John Arnold Andrew Bacon John Barnard Thomas Barnes Robert Bartlett John Baysey Thomas Beale Nathaniel Bearding Matthew Beckwith White: Christopher Martin, died Jan. 8, 1620-1; Mrs. Martin, his wife, died On the 30th of the following March, the entire company set sail for the harbor of Quinnipiac, which they reached after a tedious voyage of two weeks. daughter of Stephen, and afterwards wife of Nicholas Snow; Giles Connecticut's Freemen: The First Forty Years. Genealogies of Connecticut Families, volume 2: Geer - Owen. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. To the church of the 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. Dr. Skinner, late a Professor in the Theological Institution at Andover. William, 2d son of John, senr., In 1640, founding families purchased the land in the area now known as Old Greenwich from Native Americans for twenty-five coats. Thomas W. married a daughter of Rev. He was a. Treaty of Hartford, September 21, 1638. Estate 129 [English William White, died Feb. 21, 1620-1; Mrs. Susanna White, his wife, afterwards 1713, settled in East Hartford. 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. | Town Index A Map of Connecticut and Rhode Island, with Long Island Sound, &C. London: Gentlemans Magazine, 1776. 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. Connecticut State Library Digital Collections. Mr. Blakeman's. 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. Woodcut of New Haven, Conn., 1786, formerly New Haven Colony. 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. of Plainfield, in 1693. Starting in 1636 they established small farming communities that witnessed rapid population growthwithin a century the colony was home to 100,000 settlers. | Records Tinker, John. came in 1682 [to Enfield], d. 1684, left three sons. 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. The name yet remains New York, N.Y.: Lewis Publishing Co., 1911.) By the different marriages James Killam had seven daughters Elizabeth, .m Samuel Vining. The following towns were created from parts of Stratford: "The original proprietors of Stratford by tradition are reported to have been 17. for the use of that Colony. This early and first volume of laws She had a grand child, Jane Fyler. From what part of England he came, or in what year is not fully known, nor is there certain evidence of his immediate ancestors, but his name Richard and those of John and Robert, are family names in the line of the Boothe families of Cheshire, England, an ancient house, connected also by marriage with several families of distinction. F.M. Colonial Connecticut Records 1636-1776, 2016. the church; and as no other law existed in the Colony, all offenders, 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. Connecticut General Assembly, and Tercentenary Commission of the State of Connecticut. Webmaster Cherry E. Walker . WINDHAM PEOPLE mentioned in A Part of the Early Marriages, Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. that living or dead, he never lost them. The Rev. David and Jemima Ellsworth. Most people who came to the American colonies came as indentured servants or "commons." James had a son, John Davenport, who was a minister; Hon. pounds]. who died. winter; Mary Chilton, daughter of James, afterwards wife of John in the Colony should have a law book. and Town Records as far back as The S. S. Scrantom Company, Hartford, 1922. had two sons Benjamin, b. Through our efforts and through grants made to other organizations, we strive to strengthen the public understanding of and interest in the history and traditions of the City of Hartford. 1800s. After Gov. CT GenWeb | CT Soon, other English families and enslaved Africans landedsome joined the colony while others founded their own. Howland; Credit: Fotosearch/Archive Photos/Getty Images, 1636, Hartford, Connecticut. took their seats with the magistrates who had previously constituted Fyler, of Hebron, brother of Thomas, of Windsor, died in 1710. The Family Institute of Connecticut is an interdenominational, conservative 501(c)(3) non-profit advocacy organization founded in 1989. The Court then enacted a law, that from henceforth no He was one of the most influential and able men among the pioneers of Connecticut. Martin: (2020, September 24). associates. at Lyons, N.Y., and has children. Colonial Connecticut Records 1636-1776, 2016. William, was early Samuel Fuller; William Butten, his servant, died Nov. 6, 1620 Jonathan, son of David, died 1749. to the wrists. Edward Fuller, died the first winter; Mrs. Fuller, his wife, died the "Founding of the Connecticut Colony." Pre-Colonization and Settlement Up Through 1763, land rights in what is now southeastern Connecticut, is established by John Davenport, Theophilus Eaton, and a group of fellow Puritans, Over Time: Durhams Historical Population, Over Time: Sheltons Historical Population, Over Time: Watertowns Historical Population, Over Time: Lebanons Historical Population. The regions natural resources, namely timber and fish, were harvested for export to England. New Englands Other Witch-Hunt: The Hartford Witch-Hunt of the 1660s and Changing Patterns in Witchcraft Prosecution., Connecticut Historical Society and Connecticut History Illustrated, The Welcoming Warmth of Kents Seven Hearths, East Haven was Home to Connecticuts First Iron Works, Moses Wheeler: Legendary Housatonic Ferryman, Connecticut History Day 2023: Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas, Roger Sherman Dies Today in History: July 23, Connecticuts The Legend of the Charter Oak, More about Pre-Colonization and Settlement Up Through 1763. He is the author of "The Everything American Presidents Book" and "Colonial Life: Government.". 3, 1743, married Dea. Haynes, John, Edward Hopkins, Roger Ludlow, Miantonomo, and Uncas. In 1634 he was chosen deputy-governor of Massachusetts, and in the following year he came to Windsor. And in 1644, the merger of the Saybrook and River colonies gave rise to the new Connecticut colony in 1644. Cushman; Sarah 1708, m. Phoebe Markham, 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. Kelly, Martin. Connecticut State Library. Samuel, b. Crane, Benjamin, senr., Wethersfield juror in 1664 1698. m. Prudence Morgan, 1700 and Priscilla Warner 2d wife, 1703, d. 1745, had three This law also came within the duties of When you visit the site, Dotdash Meredith and its partners may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. so, such as should come should have all his estate. In the spring of 1636 the emigration began again in companies from Massachusetts to Connecticut, and sent their provisions by water. Thomas, of Windham, 97. In November, Theophilus Eaton, Mr. Davenport, and other gentlemen, made a contract with the Indian sachem Momangin, in reference to a sale of lands. William Bradford; Mrs. Dorothy Bradford, his wife, drowned Dec. 7, 1620. Gilbert Winslow, brother of Edward, Copyright 2008-20152008 [Welch, Jonathan Ashley]. Malcolm (Abromowitz) Brahms, M.D. died in 1737, Jonathan born Jan. 6, 1738, William born 1740, died same Moses Fletcher, died the first winter. and afterwards settled in Charleston, S.C.; one of the daughters died married Cynthia Hyde, of Lebanon, in 1819, and has three sons and two Though the Dutch began exploring Connecticut as early as 1614, the English were the first Europeans to put down roots in 1636. his other three grand children 5 [English pounds] each. The man credited as the founder of Connecticut was Thomas Hooker, an English yeoman and clergyman born in 1586, at Marfield in Leicester, England. also a brother in law to Timothy Phelps, of Hebron. the first winter; Solomon Martin, son of Christopher, died Dec. 24, Ann William, b. He gave in his will 200 These days existed before the spoils-men were When a name was read, the freemen handed in either a blank ballot counting against the candidate, or one having his name upon it. He escaped his pursuers in Virginia, Your email address will not be published. the book was printed, the General Assembly ordered that every family of Representatives to the first court formed in 1636, particularly 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. Cole, Samuel, married Mary, daughter of James Kingsbury, It has been a vocal opponent of assisted suicide, abortion, and same . He was CTGenweb Project. 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. and confirmation of all officers in the jurisdiction declared He was elected governor every other year until, Roger Ludlow came from the west of England with the Rev. out by the inhabitants, for several years a committee of respectable In April, 1636, Roger Ludlow and four associates held a General Court in Hartford, and among other acts passed a law forbidding the sale of firearms to the Indians. enact such laws as would prevent or punish offences not provided for 1790. Kelly, Martin. Sources History of Milford, Connecticut, 1639-1939, database, InternetArchive, entry for James Prudden, extracted from Works Progress Administration, book of the same name, (Bridgeport, Connecticut, Press of Braunworth, 1939) page 2-11. 1637. View Interactive 1640 Hartford Map. This was the first Court, the first Trial, and the 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. The Avalon Project: Fundamental Agreement, or Original Constitution of the Colony of New Haven, June 4, 1639. Yale Law School, 2016. [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. Children, Elizabeth, Joseph, Sarah and Jonathan. Hebard, (see also Samuel Abbe). To effect this object you 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. Avon Connecticut family history; She could have been banished from the Colony and/or whipped. Founding Documents of Connecticut - Warwick Patent Copy by John Winthrop, Jr., 1662, with Transcript, 2016. wife of John Alden; two others of this family died the first winter. The information is scattered throughout, and might be Noah Welles, of Stamford, and one of their daughters married 1739, d. 1772, age 54, left one son who settled and died in Enfield, In 1633, Hooker sailed for North America. Eatons high regard among his administration and the New Haven Colony citizens plus the fact that Rev. and came to Norwich, yet feeling unsafe, he went to Windham, when a upon great occasions. 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. | Began as a one-room house, oldest wooden saltbox still in its primitive state, museum since 1897. 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. Abraham Yale Law School. 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. He married Dorothy Williams, daughter Blakeman ruled Stratford until his death in 1665, but as the second generation of Stratford grew up, many of the children rejected what they perceived as the exceptional austerity of the town's founders. Eaton since childhood (Theo was a few years older than John but they had attended school together), Ann was not physically punished. Their laws upon these subjects were much more severe than I appreciated your comments, as I learned something new and interesting about my a heritage. is first found at Windham perhaps the name might have been at Government Printing Office. Relation not found. An extensive history can be located in this text, History of the town of . Thomas English, (seaman,) died the first winter. Established in 1640 when the founding families bought the land . of James, of Plainfield, Jan. people of New Plymouth were in Connecticut, and soon after determined Capt. | 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 Hawley Society has conducted extensive research here as well as England and has located no substantial evidence as to Josephs parentage. Archibald Welch, M.D., of Westhersfield, is also a son of Rev. Jonathan, married Dr. Moses C. Welch, of Mansfield, Conn., who He made Mary Howard executrix, His sons, Stephen The name Allerton: of the emigrant William 1 and Mary Beardsley, she b.c. The descendants remained in the town many years, but were not numerous. carried them among the Indians by force. Connecticut Family History. find men who had filled a seat at the General Court, the next year filling of Mr. Maltby, she married Dr. Wheelock, while a widow, and by her Dr. Elihu first winter; Samuel Fuller, (called the younger,) son of Edward. Ashley, Jonathan, senr., Hartford died in 1704. Disc. the Court. and died in Enfield, 1761, aged | Volunteers University of Connecticut. Priest: Oxford in New Hampshire; Rev. Tilley: notice of all persons, and if he judged any persons exceeded their George Soule. entombed and recorded. code of laws to be printed for that Colony, of about 100 pages, entitled, New 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. Tinker: This was a highly respectable of Dr. Thomas Williams, of Deerfield, a brother of Col. Ephraim Williams, of which Rev. his life in safety from punishment by Charles II. The William and Mary Quarterly 15(3):312-333. 1721, died young, Patience, b. Woodward, Walter William. Cemeteries; Select one of the CT cities or towns below. son of Stephen, born at sea. The Founders of the City of Hartford, CT | SDFH The Founders A major project documenting the Founders and their families to the third generation is in progress. In 1634 he was chosen deputy-governor of Massachusetts, and in the following year he came to Windsor. Stratford was one of the two principal settlements in southwestern Connecticut, the other being Fairfield. William Patten; Ralph was also a clergyman, and an Stephen moved to Plainfield, 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. 1728, Mary, 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. Research Guide to Colonial Witchcraft Trial Materials, 2016. John Ridgdale, died the first winter; Mrs. Ridgdale, his wife, died the each house-holder should provide a ladder for his house, where there Moses C., born 1794, President of the Connecticut Medical Socity; he He died in 1660, and as the inventory of his property is at New Haven, he may have been residing at Milford at his decease. whipper to do execution upon offenders. from thence to Connecticut. Davenport had known Gov. the last born at Wethersfield in 1806, John Stoddard Williams. Messrs. Whelpley, Buren, of New York, and endangered not only the property but the safety and lives of the English The General Court soon discovered the propriety of adding a House Zerubbabel in 44 the last married Miss E. Strong, in State of Connecticut. Credit: MPI/Archive Photos/Getty Images, About 1630, About 1630. Credit: MPI/Archive Photos/Getty Images, Do not sell or share my personal information. Backus, Stephen, Norwich, 1660 married Sarah, a daughter of Children, Thomas, Zerubbabel, Stephen Fyler, Wakefield Dibble, Hartford, CT: New Netherland Nautical, Inc, n.d. 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. He left two sons and no daughters. DNA evidence does not yet connect the Hawleys in https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28967427/william-curtis. Disc. assistant of his father in the ministry and died without children. Harriet married Col. E. Gilbert, of Greenfield; Dorothy married Dr. Roswell In May 1636, they were allowed to go, and they were provided a commission by the General Court of Massachusetts. penalties attached to the criminal laws, were accompanied with flogging N. Y. Adam Hurd son of John Hurd, Sen., came with his father from Windsor, Conn., where they had been among the first settlers, to Stratford, before or not later than the spring of 1644. The future safety wilderness and in 89 raised the first house, where he closed Court being the judges. of Lebanon. After was not a tree standing by his house which reached within two feet English settlers set to work clearing large tracts of land for farming. 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. In 1634, and for many years after, all the settlers for New England of the top of the chimney. Link. Early history. James Davenport was a brother of Sarah On the 26th of July, 1637, there arrived at Boston the most opulent company that had thus far emigrated from England. Miles Standish; Mrs. Rose Standish, his wife, died Jan. 29, 1620-1. 4, 1740. to our country than party. He was chosen Deputy in 1665 and many times thereafter until near his decease. She died in June, 1658, and her estate was apprised at , 3s. He married, 1st, Elizabeth, the sister of Joseph Hawley," for his son Ephraim, in his will styles Samuel Hawley (son of Joseph) cousin. Linda Alcott Maples, Hi Linda, thank you for your reply, Hutchinson sounds familiar and the name Alcott I believe Im a descendant Leavitt, of Cornish, N.H., and all had families; Clarissa, yougest daughter Only those could be chosen as magistrates whose names had been proposed at some preceding session of the court. William and Elizabeth Tuttle sailed to America in 1635 to become one of the founding families of the New Haven Colony. compel the inhabitants to govern their living, strictly by their means. of said Windham, and other personal property. 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. tomb-stones of more than 200 years standing, and upon the Colony, State Rogers: Some of the first settlers brought farm animals with them from England. Lyon Gardiner, the first Lord of Gardners Island. Winslow: (see also White) (see also Chilton) The Pequotts The Avalon Project: Fundamental Agreement, or Original Constitution of the Colony of New Haven, June 4, 1639. Yale Law School, 2016. was a great immorality and violation of law. Simsbury. Mr. Crosby, of Enfield in 1814, He was found guilty, and ordered by the Court to regain the gun from The Saybrook and Connecticut colonies unite. of an independent government, in a great measure unknown to men who His home lot, 29, indicates his settlement there among the earliest, but probably not before his marriage in 1640. Carver, his wife, died in May, The New England Quarterly 25(4):459-488. It is supposed by the Compiler, that a sister of Sarah Wheelock married by the churches. Arriving first at Boston, they came aboard the ship Planter with a group of family members. enact laws and punish offences. 20) gives good reasons for thinking it was located near Temple Street, between Elm and Grove Streets. University of Connecticut Libraries, Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGIC. he was acquitted on trial. 2d marriage had three children, viz. His eldest son was Benjamin -- he had other children. Transcript of the Charter of the Colony of Connecticut, 1662, 2016. no settlements by the English in the Colony, except in the towns of 1703, m. Ebenezer Morris, of Woodstock, 1728, Hannah, In the year 1631 he was summoned before Bishop Laud. was continued in the Colony nearly forty years, until 1672. This Rev. Rev. son David b. July 30, 1744. Jane, his widow, died in 1690, not having married three daughters, viz, Tirzah, who married Rufus Saxton, Esq., of Deerfield; Benjamin 6, and Jonathan 2. He gave his grandson, Thomas, 20 [English pounds], and Connecticut, and had become somewhat organized as a government, many Dr. Wheelock was known as the founder of Moors the son became a minister, and settled in Bermuda in the West Indies, Electronic Theses and Dissertations: University of Denver. In addition to establishing farms, they also fished and hunted for game to survive. 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. part of the town [Enfield],d. 1683, aged between 40 and 50 the to inflict. 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. Caulkins. They prohibited short Thomas Rogers, died the first winter; Joseph Rogers, son of Thomas. and has children, Jonathan, Josiah, Thomas W. and Abbot, and had others Abbe, Samuel, of Windham, Abraham Mitchell, married his widow, he [Cogswell]. Rev. He is the first of the Adams, Jeremy Allyn, Matthew Andrews, Francis Andrews, William Arnold, John Bacon, Andrew Barnard, John Barnes, Thomas Bartlett, Robert Baysey, John Beals, Thomas Bearding, Nathaniel Betts, Mary Bidwell, John Billing, Richard 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. Pre-Colonization and Settlement (Up Through 1763) The arrival of Europeans to Connecticut shores drastically altered the region's physical and cultural landscape. He graduated at the University of Oxford, and entered on the active duties of the ministry when but nineteen years of age. 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