Yale Law School. University of Connecticut. William Brewster; Mrs. Brewster, his wife; Love Brewster, son of William; 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. 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. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 1721, died young, Patience, b. other children. 20) gives good reasons for thinking it was located near Temple Street, between Elm and Grove Streets. Ruth was born Mar. Battlefields of the Pequot War, 2016. he died in 93. Connecticut State Library. Howland; The following towns were created from parts of Stratford: "The original proprietors of Stratford by tradition are reported to have been 17. Rev. Colonial Connecticut Records 1636-1776, 2016. The English were the first Europeans to settle Connecticut. Order of the First Families of Connecticut . and has children, Jonathan, Josiah, Thomas W. and Abbot, and had others 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. Map - Plan of the Pequot Country and Testimony of Uncas, Casasinomon, and Wesawegun. Manuscript Map - Photostatic Copy. Waldo, Esq., of Tolland. A Map of Connecticut and Rhode Island, with Long Island Sound, &C. London: Gentlemans Magazine, 1776. in this. The above Jonathan, the son of Jonathan, graduated at Yale College to erect a trading-house at Windsor, as an advantage to commencing in 1730, in the same class with three other cousins, viz. In 1640, founding families purchased the land in the area now known as Old Greenwich from Native Americans for twenty-five coats. or criminal; and the principles and much less the practice and forms Here they built a temporary hut, and left it in charge of a few servants for the winter. His house lot was No. her life; he also gave her 100 [English pounds] in cash to bestow upon In 1789 Ripton Parish separated from Stratford and became the Town of Huntington. Thomas W. married a daughter of Rev. He was one of the most influential and able men among the pioneers of Connecticut. History of the Colony of New Haven to Its Absorption into Connecticut. Most of the Hebard, (see also Samuel Abbe). 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. However, due to Gov. Sergt. children were, Mary, 25 years of age, Samuel 23, Thomas 20, Eleazer was continued in the Colony nearly forty years, until 1672. punished offenders by whipping, with the same object that a parent Under the leadership of Thomas Hooker, a prominent Puritan minister, 100 colonists established a settlementmodern-day Hartfordcalled the River Colony. The rest came later. for a school house for the town. When a name was read, the freemen handed in either a blank ballot counting against the candidate, or one having his name upon it. No town could make more than two nominations, but the General Court added as many as it thought best. of property and life in the Colony depended upon the result. Here were three towns located in the wilderness, with a large number vastly better fitted for Watts Psalms, than a code of laws. Abbe, Samuel, of Windham, Abraham Mitchell, married his widow, he Winslow, the brother of Edward. Joseph, b. Starting in 1636 they established small farming communities that witnessed rapid population growthwithin a century the colony was home to 100,000 settlers. 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 Col. Freemen were men who had all the civil and political rights under a free government, including the right to vote. After his removal to Fairfield, he was requested to revise and prepare a body of laws for the colony. 84, and had one son, Lot, b. Standish: Over time it gave rise to several new towns that broke off and incorporated separately. Kates, John, Windham died in 1697. He probably shewed that he was afflicted with corns on families, viz. "Founding of the Connecticut Colony." The first act of the Court was to try Stiles for the offence. men, (for no others held offices at that day) were appointed to see after which he married, and had eleven children. Shelton (originally Ripton) in 1789. Ebenezer B., Mary C., Louisa D., Charles A., Joseph, James E., and Elizabeth and Sarah. Connecticut State Library. Haynes, John, Edward Hopkins, Roger Ludlow, Miantonomo, and Uncas. Degory Priest, died Jan. 1, 1620-1. Relation not found. settled and died in Enfield, without children. represented at the Zerubbabel Fyler, of Windsor, son of Walter, James Chilton, died Dec. 8, 1620; Mrs. Chilton, his wife, died the first a good estate to his family. George Soule. He married a daughter of William Wadsworth, 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. known in the land of steady habits, when the love of country was the consideration. the book was printed, the General Assembly ordered that every family enact laws and punish offences. Esq., attorney at law at BROOKLYN, Conn.; he married Mary Devotion BAKER En Espaol Oliver Ellsworth, Connecticut Oliver Ellsworth was born on April 29, 1745, in Windsor, CT, to Capt. of Hartford, in 1720. I know of only two copies The year 1639 will ever be memorable in the history of the State as the time when written constitutions were adopted by the infant colonies of Connecticut and New Haven, that have been the source of influences that have affected the life, not only of the Commonwealth, but of the nation. Hello, Im Mrs. Patricia Zellner Massie. Webmaster Cherry E. Walker . She was born in 1713. Even a sergeant or corporal never lost his title they were They had children, Jonathan Ashley Welch, He was one of the most influential and able men among the pioneers of Connecticut. As early as 1640 the General Court intended that the inhabitants Kirklands, Wheelocks, and many other distinguished families in this country. Bement, John first settler on lot now occupied by his descendants his life in safety from punishment by Charles II. 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. Manack, Richard. part of the town [Enfield],d. 1683, aged between 40 and 50 the In 1634 he was chosen deputy-governor of Massachusetts, and in the following year he came to Windsor. The legislature passes the code of laws drawn up by Roger Ludlow. 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. was printed in London, for the New Haven Colony. of inhabitants, without any law to govern them, either civil, military, worthy ancestors, which caused an officer, either civil or military, 1708, m. Phoebe Markham, soon after, and discovered Connecticut River. Dr. Bacon (Hist. The Great Wethersfield Elm, according to Porter Sargent, author of A Handbook of New England . They forbid by law, immoderate great breeches, knots 1636, a court was organized by five of the best men in the Colony whether To collect the names of the Founders of Milford and related sources, pictures and stories of the early days of Milford, Connecticut. Peter Cross, administrator. another husband, or to reserve it to herself to bestow upon whom she She could have been banished from the Colony and/or whipped. The name yet remains Every possible inducement was offered to keep them in Massachusetts, but they decided to found a distinct colony. John, d. 1703, Mr. Blakeman's. By October, he was made pastor at Newtown (now Cambridge) on the Charles River in the Massachusetts colony. Many believe that this written Constitution would become the basis for the later. Ripley, (see also Samuel Abbe). of which Rev. 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. Dr. Williams, of Tolland, was one. who died. and afterwards settled in Charleston, S.C.; one of the daughters died Court being the judges. F.M. Billington: first settlers, I take the liberty of explaining the cause. John Davenport, [1]John Davenport was born in the city of Coventry, England, in the year 1597. Started 10 July 2016 . Backus, Stephen, Norwich, 1660 married Sarah, a daughter of The Court then enacted a law, that from henceforth no regulated commerce formed and He was chosen Deputy in 1665 and many times thereafter until near his decease. Massachusetts to Connecticut, and sent their provisions by water. John Tilley, died the first winter; Mrs. Tilley, his wife, died the first a gun with the Indians for corn. Zerubbabel. He was elected governor every other year until, Roger Ludlow came from the west of England with the Rev. 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. Towns created from Stratford Stratford was one of the two principal settlements in southwestern Connecticut, the other being Fairfield. Richard Boothe's name and those of his descendants are prominent on Stratford records. settled at was a great immorality and violation of law. who served under Oliver Cromwells administration of the British John Winthrop, Jr., 2016. the General Court were sent to the constables at each town and read Thomas Tinker, died the first winter; Mrs. Tinker, his wife, died the Jonathan, married his cousin, Mary Williams, daughter Chilton: Wethersfield, and married Mehitabel Burnham, Aug. 24, 1749, and had eight The Puritans appear to have Thomas English, (seaman,) died the first winter. Tinker, John. 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. The Avalon Project: Fundamental Agreement, or Original Constitution of the Colony of New Haven, June 4, 1639. Yale Law School, 2016. At this time it was discovered that Henry Stiles had traded 1620; one other of this family died the first winter. William White, died Feb. 21, 1620-1; Mrs. Susanna White, his wife, afterwards He left an estate of 292 [English pounds]. as his State of Connecticut. This collection can help enhance your research into the history of the United States and its founding families. He continued to study theology and received his A.B. by law. Priest: His sons were, John and William Williams, of Hatfield. for the use of that Colony. This early and first volume of laws 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. Births, and Baptisms, in Hartford, Ct., from Record.. Dr. Elihu They prohibited short A List of the Names of the Passengers of that noted vessel, the May They who judge of men by their services to the human race will never cease to honor the memory of Hooker, and will join with it that of Ludlow, and still more that of Haynes.. Rev. 18, Ebenezer 16, Mary 14, Sarah 13, Hepzibah 10, Abigail 8, John 7, 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. These days existed before the spoils-men were 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 Allerton, daughter of Isaac, and afterwards wife of Moses Maverick. 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