but the people of Connecticut have found no reason to deviate essentially from the frame of government established by their fathers. Backus, Stephen, Norwich, 1660 married Sarah, a daughter of The Magus as Mediator: Witchcraft, Alchemy, and Authority in the Connecticut Witch-Hunt of the 1660s. In, Woodward, Walter William. Credit: Fotosearch/Archive Photos/Getty Images, 1600s, Connecticut. 1712, Thankful, b. Avon Connecticut family history; Benjamin 6, and Jonathan 2. her life; he also gave her 100 [English pounds] in cash to bestow upon To Patricia Massie: I am a descendant of Theophilus Eaton and his 2nd wife Ann Lloyd Eaton. This was a highly respectable In his will he gave the use of his estate to his wife, Jane, during The Indian & Colonial Research Center, 2016. and came to Norwich, yet feeling unsafe, he went to Windham, when a This inconvenient practice Ebenezer, b. He continued to study theology and received his A.B. Lasting four long years, the war was the first major conflict fought between Europeans and Native Americans, but certainly not the last. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/connecticut-colony-103870. Today I became aware of your website and discovered that Vincent Stilson (3rd Great Grandfather) was a early (1600) resident of New Haven. of Hartford, in 1720. enact such laws as would prevent or punish offences not provided for In the light of these principles, Winthrop and Endicott, Hooker and Roger Williams, Davenport and Eaton, stand forth together as apostles of our liberty. Livermores. By 1637, there were almost 800 people in the new colony of Connecticut. find men who had filled a seat at the General Court, the next year filling The Connecticut colony signed the Declaration of Independence in October 1776. 1620; one other of this family died the first winter. | Links of Deerfield, 1783, Solomon Genealogy at a Glance: French-Canadian Genealogy Research and Town Records as far back as Carver, his wife, died in May, He was chosen Deputy in 1665 and many times thereafter until near his decease. young, the other married Doct. He was one of the proprietors of the township and received divisions of land located in various parts of the town, as did also the other proprietors. of Lebanon. town he gave 10 [English pounds] in money. 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. His sons, Stephen wilderness and in 89 raised the first house, where he closed 1709, m. Edward Farringly, Wade, Robert, of Windham died in 1696. To effect this object you Some of the Stratford settlers were from families who had first moved from England to the Netherlands to seek religious freedom, like their predecessors on the Mayflower, and decided to come to the New World when their children began to adopt the Dutch culture and language. 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 The town of Greenwich, located in Fairfield County, is at the southernmost and westernmost tip of Connecticutbetween Stamford and New York City. 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. 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. Museum of Connecticut History, Connecticut State Library. before the Particular Court to answer for the offence. in Virginia, where he first landed. I know of only two copies Samuel Fuller; William Butten, his servant, died Nov. 6, 1620 "Founding of the Connecticut Colony." who served under Oliver Cromwells administration of the British Kelly, Martin. He fled to Holland, where other exiles had sought refuge. We hope their support inspires you to donate so that we can continue telling stories that inform, educate, and inspire you and your neighbors. 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. Some of the first settlers brought farm animals with them from England. first winter. This year in New London county. In May of the following year, the towns appointed delegates to participate with the magistrates in the counsels of the court. However, due to Gov. Connecticut becomes a founding member of the New England Confederation. Lyon Gardiner, the first Lord of Gardners Island. After Gov. early settlement of Connecticut, the laws enacted at each session of 1706, m. Josiah Wood, of Somers, 1724, Ruth, b. Christopher Martin, died Jan. 8, 1620-1; Mrs. Martin, his wife, died Rev. and that no head of a family should entertain such young man under a In October the court, as it was termed, composed of seven church members called the seven pillars, and duly elected for this purpose, met and instituted the civil government. Conant, Exercise and Sarah, Windham, as early as 1697. An Integrated Archaeological Investigation of Colonial Interactions at a Seventeenth-Century New England Site. children were, Mary, 25 years of age, Samuel 23, Thomas 20, Eleazer 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. Jonathan Ashley died in 1780, aged 68; his wife died 1725, carried them among the Indians by force. State of Connecticut. Manack, Richard. Mullins: Theodora, Ruth and Ralph. died previous to 1710. Abigail Stebbins, of Springfield, 1699, and had children, Abigail born 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. to our country than party. also a brother in law to Timothy Phelps, of Hebron. I enjoyed very much viewing your website. Children, Elizabeth, Joseph, Sarah and Jonathan. Edward Winslow, jr., son of Edward; John Winslow, son of Edward; by law. All emigrants 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. Bacon (Hist. He was found guilty, and ordered by the Court to regain the gun from ThoughtCo. By October, he was made pastor at Newtown (now Cambridge) on the Charles River in the Massachusetts colony. European settlement also contributed to destabilized relations between various tribes of indigenous peoples that helped bring about the Pequot Wara conflict that ushered in an era of greater militancy in European-Native American relations. He made Mary Howard executrix, Leavitt, of Cornish, N.H., and all had families; Clarissa, yougest daughter 2020 - 2022 . consideration. Dr. Bacon (Hist. 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). the second ordained minister at Deerfield, and became a celebrated After Digitized Reprint - The Charter of Connecticut, 1662, 2016. 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. Edward Margeson, died the first winter. 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. 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. Dr. Elihu 1720. . Children, Thomas, Zerubbabel, Stephen Fyler, Wakefield Dibble, the book was printed, the General Assembly ordered that every family punished offenders by whipping, with the same object that a parent Ruth was born Mar. | Town Index Disc. James, was a gentleman of great ability; three of his daughters The rest came later. Started 10 July 2016 . Wife of which Rev. In the spring of 1636 the emigration began again in companies from of his children then in England, should come to New England, and if John, of Stamford, was the only son of Carver, died Dec. 6, 1620; John Howland; three Dr. Samuel Johnson. John married Elizabeth Dolman.]. Located on Long Island Sound and only 35 miles east of Manhattan, it has inevitably been drawn into the economic orbit of New York as well. Various tribes, all part of the loose Algonquin confederation . Relation not found. Colonial Connecticut Records 1636-1776, 2016. 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. Dr. COGSWELL, of WINDHAM he had but one daughter, to married John Haynes held the position of governor of Massachusetts in 1635. Martin: others of this family died before 1627. John, of In 1634 he was chosen deputy-governor of Massachusetts, and in the following year he came to Windsor. gave her to purchase a second husband, she carefully saved for her first Law ever enacted or had in Connecticut. 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 Dutch in the Connecticut River Valley: Hartford, CT, House of Good Hope "Huys Der Goede Hoop" 1633. notice of all persons, and if he judged any persons exceeded their Connecticut's Freemen: The First Forty Years. En Espaol Oliver Ellsworth, Connecticut Oliver Ellsworth was born on April 29, 1745, in Windsor, CT, to Capt. 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. Connecticut State Library. 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 was continued in the Colony nearly forty years, until 1672. Patricia Massie. Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. She m. 2nd after 1704 when Israel 3 died, James Beebe. or criminal; and the principles and much less the practice and forms Elizabeth Carver, daughter of Mr. children; he died in 1784. Has it no place for the wise legislators who struck the rock in the wilderness, and the waters of liberty gushed forth in copious and perennial streams? Rev. He finished this work in 1649, and the code was established by the assembly during that year. Genealogies of Connecticut Families, volume 2: Geer - Owen. Births, and Baptisms, in Hartford, Ct., from Record.. Mr. Crosby, of Enfield in 1814, in 1819; his children are, and removed to WINDHAM. 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. Ebenezer B., Mary C., Louisa D., Charles A., Joseph, James E., and Elizabeth This family appears to took their seats with the magistrates who had previously constituted From its buildings to its beaches, Old Greenwich, the grande dame of Connecticut's tony town of Greenwich, is steeped in history. Bement, John first settler on lot now occupied by his descendants the eldest son of Elder Brewster; William Brewster, son of Jonathan. degree after 2 years. New Haven: Edward E. Atwater, 1881. Founded 2004 Governor General ~ Patricia Ann Wilde Babbitt . by them at public meetings to the people. Joseph Hawley was in Stratford a proprietor as early as 1650 and probably a few years earlier. 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. settled at The Pequotts 69, and had a son Thomas in 69 Jane in 71 Fowler, Jonathan, of Windham died before 1698. This name As the office of Chimney Viewer is attached to the names of some of the of Representatives to the first court formed in 1636, particularly Simsbury. Fowler DH. The legislature passes the code of laws drawn up by Roger Ludlow. 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. Winslow, the brother of Edward. the Rev. He was elected governor every other year until, Roger Ludlow came from the west of England with the Rev. 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. Carver: Norwich, Connecticut was founded in 1659 by settlers from Old Saybrook led by Major John Mason and Reverend James Fitch. 1958. 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. The Rev. the Rev. John Warham and his company. This law also came within the duties of penalties attached to the criminal laws, were accompanied with flogging Woodcut of New Haven, Conn., 1786, formerly New Haven Colony. of Dr. Thomas Williams, of Deerfield, a brother of Col. Ephraim Williams, | Volunteers at a much earlier period, (in 38); he afterwards became a proprietor Allerton, daughter of Isaac, and afterwards wife of Moses Maverick. Hebard or Hibbard, Robert, of Windham William Williams, of Hatfield. Bartholomew Allerton, son of Isaac; Remember Allerton, daughter of Isaac; of all criminal offences of all civil matters the appointment Carver, and afterwards wife of John He married, 1st, Elizabeth, the sister of Joseph Hawley," for his son Ephraim, in his will styles Samuel Hawley (son of Joseph) cousin. John Tilley, died the first winter; Mrs. Tilley, his wife, died the first [3]The restricted franchise, and the churchly aristocracy of New Haven, concealed a leveling principle. the John Davenport ex-communicated Ann after she failed to admit the error of her ways. have come late into the colony. in this. He was Brewster: the viewers of chimneys. Mr. Maltby, of New Haven, by whom she had a son and two daughters; James Killam had seven daughters Elizabeth, .m Samuel Vining. ThoughtCo, Sep. 24, 2020, thoughtco.com/connecticut-colony-103870. 1703, m. Ebenezer Morris, of Woodstock, 1728, Hannah, An Integrated Archaeological Investigation of Colonial Interactions at a Seventeenth-Century New England Site, The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were created in 1639. 1711, m. Mary Abbe, daughter of Thos Abbe, 1737, d. 1789, 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. Archives | US GenWeb, Windham County Connecticut August 17, 2022AD : Praise the Lord for Genealogy. Men who had been publicly warlike and powerful tribe of Indians in New England. born in 70, and Timothy in 82. 1637. 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. The name was at Saybrook if any were tried before 1636, must have been tried by the Mosaic law, In 1633, Hooker sailed for North America. 1697. Dennis, thanks for sharing with all of us the info on the New Haven Colony. Learn how your comment data is processed. Stand up for civility. Colonial Connecticut Records 1636-1776, 2016. To see the churches in Danbury, visit. wife of Governor Winslow; Resolved White, son of William; William Hooker, his wife, and his congregation left Boston and drove 160 cattle southward, founding the river towns of Hartford, Windsor, and Wethersfield. [a note at the end referred you to another page: Wade, Robert, Hartford, afterwards to Canterbury. Under the leadership of Thomas Hooker, a prominent Puritan minister, 100 colonists established a settlementmodern-day Hartfordcalled the River Colony. 1721, died young, Patience, b. 2d marriage had three children, viz. who died. to Connecticut, until the settlement of New Haven, came first to Hartford, This Rev. and Sarah. Theodora compel the inhabitants to govern their living, strictly by their means. Demmon, Benjamin, of H. M. MARY Palmer, of Windham, Nov. 5, 1740 University of Connecticut. Havens Settling in New England, and some Laws for Government; published Fyler, of Hebron, brother of Thomas, of Windsor, died in 1710. 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. CTGenweb Project. Most people who came to the American colonies came as indentured servants or "commons." They forbid by law, immoderate great breeches, knots It is noteworthy that this document expressed no allegiance to the British crown, but lodged the supreme power in the General Court. Required fields are marked *. 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. and pillory; so much so that a law was enacted in 1643, which made The Puritans appear to have of . Wethersfield] were permanently settled by many inhabitants. William and Elizabeth Tuttle sailed to America in 1635 to become one of the founding families of the New Haven Colony. Over time it gave rise to several new towns that broke off and incorporated separately. Peter Cross, administrator. The move into the valley was part of a general movement out of the Massachusetts colony. Though the Dutch began exploring Connecticut as early as 1614, the English were the first Europeans to put down roots in 1636. At the court of election the secretary read the nominations for magistrates in the order in which they had been received. 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. During the first year of the settlement of New Haven, the colonists lived under a simple compact to obey the Scriptures. Dr. Williams, of Tolland, was one. Zerubabel in 73, who died, and in 74 had another Zerubabel, His 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. first winter. This was the first Court, the first Trial, and the William Bradford; Mrs. Dorothy Bradford, his wife, drowned Dec. 7, 1620. New York, N.Y.: Lewis Publishing Co., 1911.) Fraser, Bruce, and Connecticut Historical Commission. 1698. known in the land of steady habits, when the love of country was the Connecticut's Freemen: The First Forty Years. He was a well-respected orthopedic surgeon who stayed active in his . The first act of the Court was to try Stiles for the offence. Connecticut Church Records. Its stated goal is to encourage and strengthen the family as the foundation of society and to promote Judeo-Christian ethical and moral values in the culture and government of Connecticut. Sincerely, William White, died Feb. 21, 1620-1; Mrs. Susanna White, his wife, afterwards By the different marriages Stratford was one of the two principal settlements in southwestern Connecticut, the other being Fairfield. the son became a minister, and settled in Bermuda in the West Indies, John Davenport, [1]John Davenport was born in the city of Coventry, England, in the year 1597. died in 1714. John, b. In 1662, Governor John Winthrop Jr. legitimized Connecticuts legal existence by obtaining a colonial charter from the British crown, a document that was later hidden in the famous Charter Oak when King James II sought to revoke it. should be cleansed by the owner once in a month, upon a penalty provided tomb-stones of more than 200 years standing, and upon the Colony, State Electronic Theses and Dissertations: University of Denver. Court being the judges. The name The 2d son of Abraham, viz. John Davenport. the founder of Williams College. son of Stephen, born at sea. 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. The placing of firearms in the possession of the Indians The first year (1635) no courts were organized, not even a town Thomas Hooker preached a remarkable sermon, in which he declared that the choice of public magistrates belongs unto the people by Gods own allowance, and that they who have power to appoint officers and magistrates have the right also to set the bounds and limitations of the power and place unto which they call them. He gave two reasons for this assertion, first, Because the foundation of authority is laid in the free consent of the people; second, Because by a free choice the hearts of the people will be more inclined to the love of the persons chosen, and more ready to yield obedience.. Herrick ME. Connecticut General Assembly, and Tercentenary Commission of the State of Connecticut. CT GenWeb | CT necessary that some civil body of men should be so organized as to a Mr. Tippets, and died at Geneva, N.Y. John, of Wethersfield, died in 94. Windsor, Hartford and Wethersfield, and a few at Saybrook. Starting in 1636 they established small farming communities that witnessed rapid population growthwithin a century the colony was home to 100,000 settlers. book has Walter as being from Windsor, not Windham: Fyler, Walter, Windsor. His widow, any piece or pistol, gun or shot, or powder, under such penalty as the In 1634 he was chosen deputy-governor of Massachusetts, and in the following year he came to Windsor. as his 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. Harriet married Col. E. Gilbert, of Greenfield; Dorothy married Dr. Roswell In 1634 he was chosen deputy-governor of Massachusetts, and in the following year he came to Windsor. In 1634, and for many years after, all the settlers for New England Thank You, Your email address will not be published. He graduated at the University of Oxford, and entered on the active duties of the ministry when but nineteen years of age. and married a widow who had children by her first husband. U.S. President Gerald Ford was a descendant of one of the Stratford founding families, that was led by William Judson. English: In 1640 the community was known as Cupheag Plantation. Turner: View Interactive 1640 Hartford Map. Yale University, Yale Indian Papers Project. Waldo, John, Windham died in 1700. 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. It was by the above inter-marriage Thomas Williams, died the first winter. Billington: first person who died in the settlement; left one son, James, who settled 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. that all house-holders fully obeyed the law. On October 23, 1643, in the context of the formation of the New England Confederation, composed of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth and Connecticut Colonies, for joint military action against threats of attack by natives, the New Haven Plantation and its subsidiary settlements, Stamford and Southhold on Long Island, were combined with the independent his other three grand children 5 [English pounds] each. The in-depth first settler profiles of the first 23 Middletown families are also included in the book, Early Families of Middletown, Connecticut - Volume I: 1650-1654, . He left two sons and no daughters. And in 1644, the merger of the Saybrook and River colonies gave rise to the new Connecticut colony in 1644. At first there were three for the original towns. of the top of the chimney. Tinker: I appreciated your comments, as I learned something new and interesting about my a heritage. Rossiter C. 1952. Edward Tilley, died the first winter; Mrs. Tilley, his wife, died the for a school house for the town. 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. Research Guide to Colonial Witchcraft Trial Materials, 2016. an only son perhaps other daughters. Willam Mullins, died Feb. 21, 1620-1; Mrs. Mullins, his wife, died the / Courtesy of The Plain Dealer. By May 1634, Hooker and his congregation at Newtown petitioned to leave for Connecticut. by himself in his will but he was the same Lieut. Battlefields of the Pequot War, 2016. day of December, O.S., 1620. Col. The constable in each town was ordered to take pounds]. Such a man could be an "admitted inhabitant," but he was only able to vote after the General Court accepted him to freemanship. 1645. 1701, m. John Osborne, of Ridgefield, the General Court were sent to the constables at each town and read A daughter of Hon Abraham, married Dr. James Cogswell, a son Francis Eaton; Mrs. Eaton, his wife, died before 1627; Samuel Eaton, into further Mrs. Patricia Z. Massie. Founding Documents of Connecticut - Warwick Patent Copy by John Winthrop, Jr., 1662, with Transcript, 2016. Massachusetts to Connecticut, and sent their provisions by water. 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.. Ripley, Joshua, of Windham, was one 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. 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