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Mary Ann Griswold Morrarty[edit]

ROBERT DENISON (1697-1766)[edit]

DEBORAH GRISWOLD (c.1700-1731)[edit]

ISAAC THOMPSON (1698-1761)[edit]

ANNA STANTON (1702-before 1753)[edit]

Family Accounts[edit]

(4g) Edmond Augustus Morrarty[edit]

Vanderpyl Gen (1946)

Edmond was born in Horton, Kings Co., Nova Scotia in 1763 and married in Machias, Maine 28 Nov 1793 Ann DENISON, b. 10 Nov 1769, the daughter of Andrew Denison and Mary Thompson. Web sources give Edomnd's death as 1819 in Eastport, Maine, and Ann's as 1832 in Montville, CT. Edmond had a brother, John, who married Ann's sister, Mary Denison. Following Edomnd's death, and with her own parents dead in Nova Scotia, the widow Ann likely took her surviving children and moved back to Connecticut, the land of her nativity. None of her children have been traced other than the youngest child, John M. The children of Edmond and Ann were recorded in a family record, discussed in a genealogy of the Vanderpyl family. Children (all born Eastport, Maine?): [7]

  • Robert, b. 30 Jan 1794
  • Mary Thompson, b. 28 June 1795, m. Capt Chappel
  • Mercy Denison, b. 29 Jun 1797
  • Phoebe Bishop, b. 24 Sep 1799
  • Andrew Thomas, b. 6 May 1801
  • John Mikel, b. 23 Feb 1803, m. Mary Marie Griswold. They are buried in E. Thompson, CT.

(3g) John Mikel Morrarty[edit]

Vanderpyl Gen (1946).

A descendant of John's son, Andrew T. Morrarty is a fourth cousin, Tammy Ferris at ferrissoft@gmail.com.

A descendant of John's son, Franklin W. Morrarty, is a fourth cousin, Mary E. (Davis) Asarisi.

John Mikel Morrarty, b. Eastport, Maine 23 Feb 1803, d. Thompson, Connecticut 22 March 1882, was the son of Edmund Augustus Morrarty and Ann Denison of Nova Scotia and Maine. He married Lyme, CT 31 Dec 1826 Mary Maria GRISWOLD, b. Old Lyme, Connecticut 30 April 1811, d. E. Thompson, CT 4 April 1904, the daughter of Benjamin Griswold and Fannie Marie McIntosh. According to family and military records, John M. was born in Eastport (Washington Co.), Maine, but an affidavit filed by him with a petition to the Connecticut Assembly in 1840 for permission to own land in East Haddam states that he was born in Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia and came to the U.S. in 1813 [though it is more likely that this refers to his father]. John M. was a shoemaker, and was living in Norwich, CT in 1850 where he appears with his large family on the federal census. In 1860, he was with wife and four of his children, living in Plainfield, Windham Co., CT.

John M. enlisted in the Union Army for service in the Civil War. His certificate of Disability for Discharge, dated 11 Feb 1863 at Campbell Hospital, Washington DC, stated that Private John M. Morrarty of Lieut. P. F. Falcutt's Co. (K) of the 21st Regiment of Conn. Vols. was enlisted by Lieut H. S. Wilson of the 21st Regt at Plainfield, CT on 9 Aug 1862 to serve three years; that he was born in Eastport, Maine; was 45 years of age [he understated his age by 15 years], 5 feet 8 inches high, with dark complexion, hazel eyes, gray hair, and a farmer by occupation when enlisted. The signing physician stated that "[I] find him incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of Sciatica and impaired constitution resulting from old age being 60 years of age at the time of enlistment. Not entitled to a pension."

On 14 Feb 1863, while temporarily residing in Washington DC, John M. Morrarty filed an invalid's pension for his service. He called himself a resident of Sterling Stone factory, Windham Co., CT, and said he had enlisted in the Army at Plainfield [CT] on 9 Aug 1862 as a Private in Co. K commanded by Capt. J. M. Shepard in the 21st regiment of Infantry commanded by Col. A. H. Dutton of Conn. Vols. He continued that he was honorably discharged on 8 Feb 1863 [a Casualty Sheet gives the date as 4 Feb], with the following conditions: spinal affection, lame hip caused by getting hurt along bridge in Washington DC about 20 Sep 1862 by a team running over him while on the march to Arlington Heights. A deposition made by his company commander on 26 Aug 1864 adds more detail:

This is to certify that John M. Morrarty was a private in Co. "K." 21st Conn V. marching with his company over Long Bridge Washington D.C. enroute for camp Chase, was run into and knocked down by a pair of runaway horses - he was for a short time insensible - from that time until his discharge he was more or less off duty - because of a lame back - he was sent to hospital the morning after the army of the Potomac under Burnside entered Falmouth Va - and from that time forward was permanently disabled and finally discharged on Surgeons Certificate J. M. Shepard Capt. Co. "K." 21st Conn. Vols.

Morrarty had been admitted to the Campbell U.S. Army General Hospital, Washington DC, on 30 Dec 1862 and discharged from the service 12 Feb 1863 because of "sciatica and impaired constitution resulting from old age," according to a 24 Nov 1864 surgeon's report.

On 10 Dec 1877, John M. Morrarty appointed G. Kessler of New York his lawful attorney to prosecute to completion his claim to original invalid pension No 12587 filed in 1863. The outcome of this action is not known. Sometime shortly after the death of John Morrarty (in 1882), his widow made declaration for pension, giving her address as "c/o Dr. Dan O. King, Pontiac, RI." On 13 Dec 1890, Mary Morrarty was residing in E. Douglass, Worcester Co., Mass when she made another declaration for widow's pension. Here she stated that she and John M. were married on 31 Dec 1826 by Samuel S. Mather at Lyme, CT. Shortly after the preceding instrument, an affidavit was made by Jesse B. Sweet of E. Douglass, Mass., stating that Mary Morrarty had no real or personal property and no income, that she is eighty years of age, and too old and infirm to do work of any kind, and that she is dependent upon charity for her support.

John M. is buried in the East Thompson Cemetery, at the north end of the section on the west side of the road. His monument gives his Civil War service, and there are many other family members buried in the same plot. There is no marker for John's wife, but her death certificate states she was buried in E. Thompson, CT, so it is highly likely that she is also buried here. John and Mary had 15 children, two of whom are buried in this cemetery, and one in the same plot as their parents. Children: [8]

  • Mary Ann Griswold, b. East Haddam, Conn. 29 April 1828, d. E. Greenwich, RI 4 Sep 1916, m. possibly (1) _______ BOOTH, as she was named Mary Booth in the 1850 census, but living with her parents; m. (2) Killingly, CT 15 March 1853 Thomas W. TILLINGHAST, b. Exeter, RI 1824, d. RI 22 July 1856, the son of Pardon and Hannah Tillinghast; and m. (3) Providence, RI 1866 William Green ROSE, the son and oldest child of George Rose and Elizabeth S. Northup of Moorsfield, RI. Mary Ann is buried with her last husband in the Rose family cemetery, Moorsfield, RI. [9]
  • Orrin Thayer, b. Suffield, CT 8 Dec 1829, d. RI 9 June 1907, was the second of 15 children born to John M. Morrarty and Mary M. Griswold of E. Thompson, Connecticut. He was married on 16 May 1855 to Abbey Stoddard MERRITT, b. Stonington, CT 7 Dec 1835, d. RI 14 June 1907, the daughter of Archibald Merritt and Sarah R. Stoddard. Abbie's father was for many years the choral director for the local church there, and Abbie garnered a great appreciation for music. She attended private schools until aged 12, and then attended the Woodbridge Academy for four years. She later studied medicine and surgery, and became a practicing physician in Providence, Rhode Island. She also taught music, especially to children. In the 1875 state census for Rhode Island she is called a dressmaker. She was for a time an officer in the Connecticut State Grange. Much of the preceding material comes from the book "The Connecticut Granges" edited by a committee of the State Grange and published in 1900. Orrin lived in Providence, Rhode Island most of his adult life, and appears on almost every city directory there from 1857 to 1884, inclusive. Though he seems to have eluded almost every census taker during his life, he does appear on the 1875 state census for Rhode Island, being enumerated with wife Abbie, son Austin, two boarders and a servant. In the 1864 directory he was called an engineer for the P&S Railroad, and lived at 9 America St. In October 1870 he was an officer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, being listed as the Chaplain of the Providence chapter of this organization when the members gathered en masse for the the funeral of one of their members, Horace Wetherell, who was killed during the collision of two locomotives. The ensuing funeral was a huge affair with an estimated 1100 people in attendance. Orrin was again called an engineer in the 1875 Rhode Island state census and in the 1881 Providence city directory, where his address is given as 23 Grove St. He and Abbie had two known children: Orrin T., b. 1856, d. 24 August 1856; and Austin Stoddard, b. Providence, RI 26 December 1857. They are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Stonington, CT, but their plot has no stone of any kind. [10]
  • John M., Jr., b. Southwick, Mass. 12 Oct 1831, d. Norwich, CT 21 Oct 1903, and married in Norwich, CT on 30 Nov 1854 Rebecca Ann SMITH, b. Norwichtown, CT 18 Jan 1838, d. Worcester, Mass. 13 Jan 1937, the daughter of John Gardner Smith and Nancy Bowman Case. In 1860 John was living in Norwich, CT with wife, daughter Emma, aged 4, Theodore E. Smith, aged 14, and George E. Wright, aged 6. He served as a private, Co D, 8th CT Vol Inf, Union Army for a period of three years beginning 21 Sep 1861 (part of which time he was in the veteran reserve corps, due to illness), and reenlisted on 6 Mar 1865 as a private, Co B, 2nd Regt, US Volunteers for another year. In 1870 he was living in Cambridge, MA with wife Rebecca A., daughters Emogene, aged 14, and Lena, aged 9, and four boarders. In 1880 John M. was in Boston with wife "Rose", daughter Emogine Evens with husband Byron Evens and two small Evens children; and daughter Lena Vanderpile with husband Adrin Vanderpile. In 1930, John's widow, Rebecca, was living in Worcester, MA with her daughter Lena Vanderpyl and her husband Adrian. Children: Imogene, b. MA 1856, m. Byron Evans; Lena, b. MA 1861, m. Adrian Vanderpyl. John and Rebecca are buried in the Yantic Cemetery in Norwich, CT. John has a veteran's gravestone, but Rebecca has no stone. [11]
  • Frances Rosilla, b. Lyme, CT 21 Dec 1833, d. Greenville, CT 6 Oct 1849 at the age of 15 shortly after several of her infant siblings died. Her parents lost six children in a four year period. While she did not have a gravestone in the 1930s as did four of her siblings (per the Hale Collection), the time of her death suggests strongly that she was buried in the Hickory Street Cemetery in Greenville (now Norwich) with those four siblings. [12]
  • Jane Elizabeth, b. 26 Jan 1836, d. Greenville, CT 17 March 1851. She is not included in the Hale Collection cemetery record of Hickory Street Cemetery, as were four of her siblings, but the place and timing of her death strongly suggest that she is buried there as well. Her age at death has been given as 15 years, 1 month, and 18 days, but I'm not sure of the source of this. [13]
  • Andrew Thomas, b. E. Haddam, CT 20 Aug 1838, d. Thompson, CT 15 Feb 1876. As a child, he moved around with his parents, and was living with them in Norwich, CT in 1850, and in Plainfield, Windham Co, CT in 1860. During the Civil War, he served in the same unit as his father, and enlisted in Co K, 21st Conn. Infantry on 5 Sep 1862, and was mustered out on 1 Nov 1864. He was married in Putnam, CT on 9 June 1868 to Caroline "Carrie" Buxton WADE, b. say 1845, but likely dead by 1880, when her children appeared to be orphans. Andrew has a veteran's grave marker in the E. Thompson Cemetery. Andrew and Carrie apparently had four children, but only three have been identified: [14]
    • Elmer, b. 1871, d. 1936. He is buried in the Grove Street Cemetery in Putnam, CT. [15]
    • Andrew Jackson., b. Thompson, CT 18 Oct 1872 (date from WWI draft registration form), d. RI 4 Apr 1926 (perhaps in Warwick where he was living in 1925), and m. Southbridge, Mass. 24 June 1903 Mary Christine DANIELSON, b. Pomfret, CT c. 1880, d. Providence between 1915 and 1925, the daughter of Gustav Danielson and Christina Peterson. Andrew worked with optics, and in his 1918 WWI draft registration, he was called an optical foreman for the Stevens (?) Optical Company of Providence. His physical description was tall, slender, and with blue eyes. In 1915, Andrew was living in Providence with wife Mary, aged 35, daughter Pauline, aged 5, and "cousin" Jane Peterson, aged 27, the latter being a relative of Mary. He lived at various addresses in Providence from 1916 to 1922 based on city directories. The 1925 Rhode Island census shows Andrew living in Warwick with his 15-year old daughter, and no wife, with the family of his sister, Sadie Burdick, wife of William Burdick. Known child:
      • Pauline Frances, b. Mass. 5 Aug 1909, d. 27 April 1975, m. (1) Toivo LEHTINEN; m. (2) ______ PAUL. She had a son, Frank Toivo Lehtinen who served in the Army in Germany during the Korean War, and who is bur. Greenwood Cem., Virginia, MN. [16] Frances is buried in Sand Lake Chapel Cem., Britt, St. Louis Co., MN. [17]
    • Sadie, b. W. Woodstock, CT 23 Aug 1875, d. Warwick, RI 29 July 1945, m. William H. BURDICK, b. RI 1853. She is almost certainly the Sarah A. Rose, aged 5, living with her aunt Mary A. Rose and family in Exeter, RI in 1880. She may have been adopted by her aunt. She is living with her aunt and family in 1885, as well. Sadie is buried in the East Greenwich (RI) Cemetery, and she shares a marker with George Fenton (1903-1988). Was this her son, and does this mean she had a first husband with surname Fenton? [18]
  • Irene Maria, b. CT 10 Sep 1840, d. in Jefferson, Mass. 1922 (Hubbardston Methodist Episcopal church record), and married first _______ DEANE. Though Irene is not found in the 1860 census, of interest is that a Betsey Deane, aged 32 (or 39) was living with Irene's parents that year. Irene married second in Putnam, CT in August 1865 Charles Wesley JOHNSON, b. Lisbon, CT 9 May 1840 (d. cert.), d. Holden, Mass. 25 Feb 1915, son of Henry Johnson and Lydia Morgan. Charles was a veteran of the Civil War and filed for an invalid's pension on 4 April 1888, while living in Connecticut, and his widow filed for a pension on 2 March 1915 from Massachusetts. Charles was a spinner by trade, according to his death certificate. In 1875 they lived in Burrilville, Rhode Island with their daughter, Minnie, and in 1880 the family of three was in Killingly, CT. They were still in CT in 1888 when Charles filed for an invalid's pension, but in 1900 Charles and Irene lived with no others in Hubbardston, Mass. In 1910 the couple lived in Holden, Mass., and this is where Charles died. In 1920 Irene lived with her daughter, Minnie Dunton and family in Rutland, Mass. An Irene M. Johnson died in Westborough, Mass. in 1935, and an Irene Johnson died in Boston in 1931. Child: Minnie (1873-1944); there was another child, based on 1900 census, who likely died young. Charles has a veteran's gravestone (with no dates) in the Rural Glen Cemetery, Hubbardston, Mass., and their daughter Minnie and husband are buried there as well; Irene has no stone there, but it would be highly improbable for her to be buried elsewhere. [19][20][21]
  • Sarah Abbey, b. Lyme, CT 27 July 1842, d. Cranston, RI 22 Aug 1847. Sarah at one time had a gravestone in the Hickory Street Cemetery in Norwich, CT (formerly Greenville, CT) that was included in the Hale Collection of Connecticut deaths and burials. The stone is now gone. She died aged 5 years and 27 days. [22]
  • Minerva Ellen, b. RI 9 Dec 1844, d. Warwick, RI Aug 1896, m. 27 Feb 1866 Edwin WETHERELL, b. 1841, d. 1915. In 1860, she was living with her parents in Plainfield, CT. Edwin supposedly served in the Civil War, but I find no record of him. In 1870 the couple lived in Pomfret, CT with no children, but in 1880 they were in Killingly, CT with three children. They were in Warwick, Rhode Island in 1885, but that particular census is awful to use, since people are listed individually instead of in family groups. Apparently they spent the remainder of their lives in Warwick. Known children: (1) Mille, b. 1872; (2) Frank N., b. 1875; (3) Hattie M., b. 1878. Minerva and Edwin are buried in the Brayton Cemetery, Warwick, RI. [23]
  • Infant son, b. 3 April 1847, d. 4 April 1847, aged 1 day. Though he is one of four siblings who once had gravestones in the Hickory Street Cemetery in Norwich, this child is the only one who has an extant gravestone (2015), though only the death date is legible. The identity of the person on the stone was made by the stone's location in the Hale Collection manuscript, and by the death date. [24]
  • Infant twin daughter, b. 3 Feb 1848, d. 5 Feb 1848. This information comes from the Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery inscriptions, meaning that in 1934 this child had a legible gravestone in the Hickory Street Cemetery, Norwich, CT; the stone is gone. [25]
  • Infant twin son, b. 3 Feb 1848, d. 5 Feb 1848, aged 2 days. This information comes from the Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery inscriptions, meaning that in 1934 this child had a legible gravestone in the Hickory Street Cemetery, Norwich, CT; the stone is gone. [26]
  • Edmond Augustus, b. Norwich 17 Sep 1849, d. 26 Nov 1866. His death date comes from a family record, though he does not appear in the 1860 census with his parents.
  • George Washington, b. Greenville, CT 7 Oct 1852, m. (1) 26 March 1876 Georgianna BAKER, d. 1887; they had three children. He married (2) Fannie APPLEY, b. 1868, d. 1924, with whom he had six more children. He was living at home with his parents in Plainfield, CT in 1860. In 1873 he appears on the city directory for Providence, Rhode Island. No death date for George has been found, but it is possible that he is the George Mararity who d. Stamford, CT 10 Aug 1907. It is likely that he is buried in the Grove Street Cemetery where his second wife is buried. [27]
  • Franklin Wilbur, b. Norwich, CT 6 March 1857, d. E. Thompson, CT 13 March 1936, and m. 26 Nov 1881 Ella Frances KNOWLES, b. RI 1858, d. E. Thompson, CT 27 Oct 1930, apparently the daughter of Robert C. and Ruth Knowles of Rhode Island, who were living in Plainfield, CT in 1870 (Robert C., 55; Ruth, 49; Edgar, 15; and Ella, 11). This makes sense, because her future husband, Frank Morrarty, was living with his parents in Plainfield in 1860, and it is likely here where the two families became acquainted. In 1880, Ella was a servant and cook in the household of Lewis H. Bowen in Cranston, Rhode Island. The following year she became the wife of Franklin Wilbur Morrarty, and they had four children. Franklin was three years old when appearing on the 1860 census for Plainfield, CT with his parents. Many current genealogies suggest that he was the son of John M. Morrarty, Jr. and Rebecca Smith. However, they fail to explain why he is a 3-year old in the 1860 census with John M. Morrarty, Sr and his wife Mary. Also, in the 1920 census, Frank says his father was born in Maine. This would refer to the elder John M. Morrarty. In 1920 he was living in Warwick, RI with wife Ella, probable daughter Edith Sweet, and three Sweet children. The following obituary is from Find-a-grave contributor Essex: Franklin Morriarty, a resident of Thompson for many years, died Friday at the home of his daughter, Edith Weeks, in that town. He was 79 years old. Death was due to a heart attack. Mr. Morriarty was born in Norwich on March 8, 1857. Besides his daughter, he leaves a son, Earl C. Morriarty, also of Thompson. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Brandy Hill. Rev. Meredith Eller of North Grosvenordale officiated. Interment was in East Thompson Cemetery.-- Published in The Windham County Observer on March 18, 1936. Franklin and Ella are buried in the E. Thompson Cemetery, but on the opposite side of the street from where the main family plot is located. [28]

(11g) John Denison[edit]

George Denison genealogy, p. xxi; NEHGR 158(2004):361-362

John Denison, b. say 1530, m. Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England c. 1563 Agnes Willie, b. c. 1545, living in 1613, the daughter of John Willie and Joan Marshall. In 1563 John and Agnes bought a home in Stortford of John and Joan Chandler. John died from the plague on 4 Dec 1582, after which his widow m. Bishops Stortford 3 May 1584 John Gace, who was buried there 2 Sep 1602. Agnes then m. (3) at Little Hadham, Hertfordshire 18 May 1603 John Wall, Sr., who was buried at Bishops Stortford 3 Nov 1613, the son of Nicholas Wall of Great Hallingbury, Essex. John Wall left a will dated 26 Oct 1613 and proved the following month. Children of John and Agnes Denison: [29]

  • Luce, bapt 3 Aug 1567, bur. 9 Dec 1582
  • William, bapt 3 Feb 1571, m. Margaret (CHANDLER) Monk
  • Edward, bapt. 6 April 1575, went to Ireland and lived in Dublin. His son became Deputy Governor of Cork.
  • Mary, bapt. 28 Aug 1577
  • Elisabeth, bapt. 23 Aug 1579
  • George, bapt. 1 March 1582

(10g) William Denison[edit]

GMB (1995)1:521-524; TAG 75(1998):50-57; NEHGR 158(2004):361-362

William, the son of John Denison and Agnes Willie, was baptized at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 3 Feb 1571, d. Roxbury, Mass. 25 Jan 1653/4, and m. at Bishop's Stortford 7 Nov 1603 Margaret (CHANDLER) Monk, b. c. 1580 (but possibly as early as 1575, as she is called "ancient" in 1632, but not much before 1675 as she had a child baptized in 1620), d. Roxbury 3 Feb 1645/6, the widow of Henry Monk who was bur. at Bishop's Stort. 10 Dec 1602, and the daughter of Tobias Chandler and Joan Mumford. William was a maltster, and was admitted to the Roxbury church as member #3 (a founding member in 1632). Anderson gives his time of arrival to New England as 1631, but I don't see why, unless the church was formed very early in 1632. He brought with him to New England three sons. William's wife, Margaret, was admitted to the same church as member #33: "Margret Dennison, the wife of Willia Dennison, It pleased God to work upon her heart & change it in her ancient years, after she came to this land; & joined to the church in the year 1632". William was a Roxbury freeman on 3 July 1632, and held positions as constable, Deputy, and ship inspector in the early 1630s. During the Antinomian Controversy, he was disarmed on 20 Nov 1637 for signing the petition in favor of Rev. John Wheelwright. He must have recanted his position, since he stayed in Roxbury. While William did not have much estate when he died, he was an educated man, and two of his sons attended Cambridge, one becoming a vicar near their English home. Children, all baptized at Bishop's Stortford, Herts.: [30]

  • John, bapt. 7 April 1605, attended Cambridge and became the vicar at Standon, Herts., which position he occupied at the time that other members of his family immigrated to New England.
  • William, bapt. 5 Oct 1606, was a soldier in 1624 at the Seige of Breda where "the army miscarried" and William was not heard from again.
  • George, bapt. 15 Oct 1609, bur. 18 June 1614. [31]
  • Daniel, bapt. 18 Oct 1612, d. Ipswich, Mass. 20 Sep 1682, m. Cambridge, Mass. 18 Oct 1632 Patience DUDLEY, b. say 1612 (bapt. Northampton 4 Feb 1618???), d. Ipswich 8 Feb 1689/90, daughter of sometimes Governor Thomas Dudley and Dorothy Yorke. Daniel has a grave marker with plaque in the Highland Cemetery, Ipswich. [32]
  • Sarah, bapt. 8 Oct 1615, bur. 15 Oct 1615 [33]
  • Edward, bapt. 3 Nov 1616, d. Roxbury 26 April 1668, m. Roxbury 30 March 1641 Elizabeth WELD, bapt. All Saints, Sudbury, Suffolk 22 Feb 1626[/7?], d. Roxbury 5 Feb 1716/7, aged 91, daughter of Joseph Weld. Elizabeth is buried in the Eliot Burying Ground in Roxbury and has an extant gravestone. They had 13 children born from 1642 to 1666. [34]
  • George, bapt. 10 Dec 1620, m. (1) Bridget THOMPSON; m. (2) Ann BORODELL.

(9g) George Denison[edit]

George Denison genealogy, pp 1-4

George, the son of William Denison and Margaret Chandler, was baptized Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 10 Dec 1620, d. Hartford, CT 23 Oct 1694, and m. (1) Roxbury, Mass. March 1640 Bridget THOMPSON, bapt. Preston, Northamptonshire 11 Sep 1622, d. Roxbury Aug 1643, daughter of John Thompson and Alice Freeman (see TAG 13:1-8); m. (2) in England 1645 Ann BORODELL, b. c. 1615, d. Stonington, CT 26 Sep 1712, aged 97 years. George lived in his parents' home town of Roxbury, Mass. where he was first married and had two children. Following the death of his wife in 1643, he went to England, probably leaving his two young daughters with relatives. His brother Daniel narrated a family account in which he says that George became a soldier and was at the Battle of York or Marston Moor where he "did good service, was afterward taken Prisoner, but got free..." After returning to New England with a new wife, he came back to Roxbury, but about 1650 he settled at New London and later at Stonington, Connecticut. He served as a deputy to the general court on numerous occasions, from both towns. He held the title of captain based on his service in England, but was also a captain during King Philip's War in 1676. George is buried in the Ancient Burying Ground in Hartford, CT, and Ann is buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, CT. Children with first wife, Bridget, baptized at Roxbury, Mass: [35]

  • Sarah, bapt. 20 March 1641/2, m. Thomas STANTON, Jr. [36]
  • Hannah, bapt. 21 May 1643, m. (1) 1659 Nathaniel CHESEBROUGH, bapt. Boston, Lincolnshire 25 Jan 1630[/1?], d. Stonington, CT 22 Nov 1678, the son of William Chesebrough and Anna Stevenson; m. (2) Joseph SAXTON, b. Boston, Mass. 9 May 1656, d. Stonington 18 July 1715, the son of Thomas Saxton and Ann Copp. Hannah had eight children with her first husband, and three more with the second.

Children with second wife, Ann, all but first two born in CT:

  • John, bapt. Roxbury 16 June 1646, m. Phebe LAY
  • Ann, bapt. Roxbury 20 May 1649, d. Stonington 1694, m. 28 Nov 1667 Gershom PALMER, b. c. 1645, d. 27 Sep 1718, the so of Wait Palmer and Rebecca Short. Following Ann's death, Gershom m. (2) 11 Nov 1707 Elizabeth (Peck) Mason, widow of Samuel Mason. Ann and Gershom had ten children born from c. 1668 to 1694. Ann has a crude gravestone, inscribed with her name only, in the Wequetequock Cemetery in Stonington. [37]
  • Borodell, b. c. 1651, d. 11 Jan 1702, m. 15 June 1680 Samuel STANTON, b. c. 1658, son of Thomas Stanton and Anna Lord. They had three children born from 1663 to 1668.
  • George, b. c. 1653, d. Westerly about 27 Dec 1711, m. Mercy GORHAM, b. Barnstable, Mass. 20 Jan 1658, d. 24 Sep 1725, daughter of Capt. John Gorham and Desire Howland, and granddaughter of John and Elizabeth Howland of the Mayflower. George and Mercy both have extant gravestones in the Denison Lot in Westerly, RI. [38]
  • William, b. c. 1655, d. Stonington 26 March 1715, m. My 1686 Sarah (STANTON) Prentice, b. c. 1656, d. 7 Aug 1713, daughter of Thomas Stanton and Anna Lord, and widow of Thomas Prentice, b. 1649, d. 1685. William and Sarah had three children born 1687/8 to 1691/2. William and Sarah both have extant gravestones in the Denison Burying Ground in Mystic, CT. [39]
  • Margaret, b. c. 1657, d. Barrington (now RI) 5 May 1741, m. 5 June 1676 James BROWN, Jr., b. Rehobeth, Mass., 21 June 1655, d. Barrington 15 May 1718, the son of James Brown and Elizabeth Howland. They had 12 children born from 1678 to 1702. Margaret and James both have extant gravestones in the Ancient Little Neck Cemetery in E. Providence, RI.
  • Mercy, b. c. 1659, d. 10 March 1670/1

(8g) John Denison[edit]

John Denison, the son of George Denison and Ann Borodell, was baptized Roxbury, Mass. 14 June 1646, d. Stonington, CT 1698, and m. 26 Nov 1667 Phebe LAY, b. Saybrook, CT 5 Jan 1651, d. 1699, the daughter of Robert Lay and Sarah Fenner of Saybrook. The marriage contract or deed of settlement, arranged between their parents, is recorded in Saybrook. By this deed of settlement, executed before the marriage, the respective parents conveyed to John Denison and Phebe Lay the farm granted to Captain George Denison near the mouth of Mystic river in Stonington, and the house and land in Saybrook, which Mr. Lay had formerly bought of John Post. This deed was witnessed by Rev. Simon Bradstreet, and “Ann Denison, Jr.” John and Phebe share a memorial marker in the Denison Burying Ground in Mystic, CT. Children: [40]

  • John, b. 1 Jan 1669, d. Saybrook 1700, m. c. 1690 Ann MASON, b. 1669, daughter of John Mason. Following John's death, Ann m. Samuel Cogswell. John has a FAG memorial without a cemetery. [41]
  • George, b. 20 March 1671, d. New London, CT 20 Jan 1719/20, m. c. 1694 Mary (WETHERELL) Harris, b. c. 1673, d. 22 Aug 1711, the daughter of Daniel Wetherel of New Londonl. George graduated from Harvard College, Studied law and settled in New London, CT where he was town clerk, county clerk, and clerk of probate.
  • Robert, b. 17 Sep 1673, m. (1) Joanna STANTON and (2) Dorothy Stanton
  • William, b. 7 April 1677, d. Stonington 13 Feb 1730/1, m. c. 1698 Mary AVERY, daughter of John Avery. William and Mary both have extant gravestones in the Denison Burial Ground in North Stonington, CT. [42]
  • Daniel, b. 28 March 1680, d. Stonington 13 Oct 1747, m. (1) 1 Jan 1703/4 Mary STANTON, daughter of Robert Stanton; m. (2) 27 Oct 1726 Jane Cogswell; m. (3) 17 Nov 1737 Abigail (FISH) Eldridge. Daniel and first wife Mary have extant gravestones in the Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, CT. Daniel's wife Abigail is buried in the Parker Cem. in West Mystic. [43]
  • Samuel, b. 23 Feb 1683, d. 12 May 1683
  • Anna, b. 3 Oct 1684, m. (1) 7 April 1702 Samuel MINOR, son of Ephraim Minor; m. (2) Edward DENISON; prob. m. (3) 16 July 1734 Jere RIPLEY
  • Phebe, bapt. 6 April 1690, d. 30 Dec 1775, m. 2 April 1706 Ebenezer BILLINGS Jr.
  • Sarah, bapt. 29 July 1692, m. 7 Nov 1711 Isaac WILLIAMS, son of John Williams

(7g) Robert Denison, Sr.[edit]

Robert Denison, b. 17 Sep 1673, d. 1737, was the son of Capt John Denison and Phebe Lay of Stongington, Connecticut. He was baptized as a young child on 14 Oct 1677. He m. (1) c. 1696 Joanna STANTON, b. 5 June 1679, d. c. 1717. the daughter of Robert Stanton and Joanna Gardiner. He m. (2) c. 1718, as her fourth husband, Dorothy Stanton, bapt 24 April 1681, the daughter of Thomas Stanton and Sarah Denison. A FAG memorial has been created for Robert, but without a cemetery. Children: [44]

  • Robert, bapt 27 March 1697, m. (1) Deborah GRISWOLD and (2) Prudence SHERMAN.
  • John, b. Stonington, CT 1698, d. Lyme, CT 28 Nov 1776, m. 5 Nov 1724 Patience GRISWOLD, b. 1702, d. 8 Nov 1776 in 75th year, daughter of Mattiew Griswold and Phebe Hyde. In the Connecticut church records, John is given a baptismal date of 8 May 1698 and a birth date of 28 Nov 1698. It appears coincidental that he would die on his birth date, so of the two, the baptismal date is more likely correct. He was an ensign in the South Company of Lyme in 1734, and a lieutenant in 1746. The Hyde genealogy gives John and Patience eight children born 1731 to 1746, but web sources add two more children from 1726 to 1730, which appears realistic based on their date of marriage. They are buried in the Duck River Cemetery in Old Lyme. [45]
  • Joanna, bapt 27 Aug 1699, d. Saybrook, CT Nov 1733, and m. 27 Dec 1721 Thomas MOREHOUSE, b. Fairfield, CT 18 Nov 1695, d. Saybrook 17 Feb 1769, son of Thomas Morehouse and Mary Hill. They lived in Westerly and Stonington before settling in Saybrook. Following Joanna's death, Thomas m. (2) 15 April 1735 Prudence Wright. They had five children born 1723 to 1733.
  • Nathaniel, bapt 19 April 1702, d. 1722.
  • Andrew, bapt 23 April 1704, d. 1727
  • Sarah, bapt 14 April 1706, d. 1714
  • Anna, bapt 21 March 1708, d. 1792, m. 12 Feb 1727/8 James FITCH, b. 18 Oct 1702, d. Lebanon, CT 10 Feb 1788, son of Daniel Fitch and Mary Sherwood. They are buried in the Goshen Cemetery, Lebanon, CT. [46]
  • Thomas (Rev.), bapt 4 Dec 1709, d. Pomfret, CT 24 Oct 1787, m. c. 1740 Elizabeth BAILEY, b. 31 July 1715, daughter of John Bailey and Elizabeth Stallion. He preached in various places in New London and Wyndham counties. They had eight children born c. 1741 to c. 1762. Thomas is buried in the South Cemetery, Brooklyn (Windham Co.), CT. [47]
  • Lucy, bapt 12 Aug 1711, m. 1730 Samuel ROGERS, Jr., bapt 10 May 1702, son of Samuel Rogers and Abigail Plumb. They lived in the north parish of New London.
  • Elizabeth, b. c. 1713, d. young
  • Abigail, bapt 6 or 8 Nov 1715, d. Lebanon, CT 4 Aug 1783, m. 29 May 1735 William WATTLES, b. 21 Nov 1705 d. Lebanon, CT 17 Sep 1778, son of John Wattles and Judith Fitch. They had nine children, b. Lebanon, CT from 1736 to 1756. They are buried in the Goshen Cemetery in Lebanon, CT, but Abigail may not have an extant grave marker. [48]
  • George, bapt 13 Oct 1717, d. young

with second wife, Dorothy:

  • George, b. c. 1719, d. New London, CT c. 1777, m. (1) 27 Oct 1742 (from Joshua Hempstead Diary) Hannah DODGE, daughter of Israel and Rachel Dodge of New London; m. (2) Margaret _______. They lived in Montville. His will mentions children, but only names George and Sarah.
  • Dorothy, bapt 30 Dec 1722, living in 1783, m. (1) Ebenezer ROGERS; m. (2) David COPP, b. Stonington, CT 3 Oct 1702, d. 19 May 1751, son of Dea. Jonathan Copp and Katherine Lay; m. (3) 18 Oct 1752, as his second wife, Jonathan Avery, baptized First Church of New London 25 Oct 1704, d. Lisbon, CT 1792, son of Capt Thomas Avery and Hannah Raymond. David Copp was a deacon in the Second Congregational Church, and a lieutenant in the 3d company of New London militia in 1746. Dorothy had three children with her second husband, b. c. 1746 to 1752, and five children with her third husband, born 1753 to 1763. Jonathan Avery had married as his first wife on 16 April 1724, Elizabeth Waterman, b. Norwich 5 Oct 1702, d. there 5 Jan 1752, the daughter of John-3 Waterman (Thos-2, Robt-1) and Elizabeth Lathrop. She is buried in the Norwich Town Cemetery. The will of third husband, Jonathan Avery, was dated 28 July 1783, naming wife Dorothy and many children, and proved 24 July 1792. Her second husband is buried in the Raymond Hill Cem., Oakdale (New London Co.), CT. [49]

(6g) Robert Denison, Jr.[edit]

Robert Denison, b. Mohegan (now Montville) CT and bapt. 27 Mar 1697 in the First Church of Stonington, CT, d. Horton, NS 1766, was the son of Robert Denison (1673-1737) and Joanna Stanton (1679-c.1717) of Mohegan, CT. He m. (1) 19 Oct 1721 Deborah GRISWOLD, b. Montville 20 Oct 1696, d. 24 Dec 1731, the daughter of Matthew Griswold and Phebe Hyde. He m. (2) in Bridgeport, CT 4 April 1733 Prudence SHERMAN, bapt. 20 Oct 1706, the daughter of Capt David Sherman and Mercy Wheeler of New Haven and/or Stratford, CT. Robert was commissioned as ensign of the north company of New London in Oct 1728, and made captain in Oct 1731. He was the deputy for New London in Oct 1737 and Oct 1742, and appointed as the captain of an expeditionary force to Cape Breton in March 1745, serving under General Roger Walcott during the capture of Louisburg. In 1755 he was a major during the French and Indian War, and about 1765 he became a colonel. Late in life, about 1760, he emigrated with some of his family to Nova Scotia, settling on a farm in Horton, which is now Grand Pre. He was a leading figure among the 8000 or so New England Planters invited by the deputy governor of Nova Scotia to settle the lands that had been vacated by the French Acadians. He had eight children with his first wife, many of whom never left Connecticut, and eight more children with his second wife, several of whom lived in Nova Scotia. Children: [50] [51]

with first wife, Deborah:

  • Deborah, b. 9 Dec 1722, bapt. 24 Mar 1723, d. 22 Mar 1816, m. 31 Jan 1745 Christpher MANWARING of New London, b. 1 Sep 1722, d. 1801, son of Richard Manwaring and Eleanor Jennings. They had 12 children, born 1745-1767. [52]
  • Robert, b. 5 Mar 1723/4, d. 16 May 1724
  • Elizabeth, b. 26 Feb 1724/5, d. young (also given as 22 Feb 1722/3-16 Mar 1722/3, but these dates conflict with birth of oldest child)
  • Elizabeth, b. 10 Sep, bapt 23 Oct, 1726, m. 1 Mar 1749/50 Elisha HUNTINGTON, b. Lebanon, CT 25 April 1724, son of Caleb Huntington and Lydia Griswold. Six known children. They may have gone to Nova Scotia. She has often been confused with another contemporary Elizabeth Denison, the daughter of John Denison and Patience Griswold, who married Nathan Smith.
  • Daniel, b. 1727 (he's not named in another account, and I suspect he doesn't belong here)
  • Andrew, b. 2 May 1728, d. 1803, m. Mary THOMPSON (see below).
  • Mary, b. Jan 1730, d. 21 Dec 1743
  • Robert, b. 1731, d. 1732

with second wife, Prudence:

  • David Sherman, b. Montville, CT 12 Aug 1734, d. Horton, NS 1796, and m. 1752 Sarah FOX, b. 16 Apr 1732, d. 1818, daughter of Samuel Fox and Abigail Harris. He was commissioned Ensign of the 3rd company, New London in March 1760. They were living in Horton in 1790 when they sold to Jared Comstock a part of what had been Sarah's father's estate, probably back in CT. David and Sarah had ten children. Their son, Sherman Denison, was a political figure in Nova Scotia.
  • Mercy, b. 5 Oct 1736, d. 15 Jan 1743
  • Robert, b. 31 July 1739. A Robert d. 25 Dec 1743, and yet another Robert was a private in 9th co. 3d regt. French & Indian War, and d. 15 Aug 1758
  • Samuel, b. 8 Feb 1742/3, d. 1820, m. Horton, NS 29 Oct 1778 Abigail ENGLISH, daughter of John English and Abigail Newcomb. Another account says he died unmarried.
  • Sarah, b. 11 Nov 1744, m. Capt. KENNEDY
  • Phebe, b. 1 Jan 1747, d. Manchester, CT March 1816, m. Horton (or Cornwallis), NS 19 Nov 1766 Benjamin (or Benajah) PHELPS, b. Hebron, CT 30 March 1737, d. Oxford Society, E. Hartford, CT 10 Feb 1817, the son of Nathaniel Phelps and Mary Curtis of Hebron. Benajah graduated from Yale College in 1761, and was ordained in 1765. He served as the pastor of the church in Cornwallis, NS until 1778, but as a US patriot was asked to leave, unceremoniously. He then pastored the Congregational church in Manchester, CT until 1793, after which he pastored part time. Phebe and Benajah had seven known children born 1768-1787. Phebe is buried with her husband in the East Cemetery, Manchester, CT. [53]
  • Gurdon, b. 1749, d. 1807, m. 1778 Catherine FITZPATRICK who was b. in Halifax, NS. They had nine children b. 1779-1798. [54]
  • Eunice, b. 1751, m. c. 1780 John LOTHROP, b. Windham, CT 4 April 1738, d. New Haven, CT 29 Oct 1789, son of Benjamin Lathrop and Mercy Baker. An obituary for John appearing on 4 Nov 1789 said he was "seized with a fit in Hamden and died in a few minutes." Following his death, Eunice moved to Nova Scotia to be with her family. John had married first on 31 Oct 1764 Mary Jones who died 18 May 1773 aged 29. John had three children with his first wife, after which John and Eunice had five children born 1781 to 1790. One of their daughters, Julia, married John Laird, and became the grandparents of Robert Laird Borden, Canadian Prime Minister.

(5g) Andrew Denison[edit]

Andrew Denison, the son of Col. Robert Denison and Deborah Griswold, was b. New London, CT 2 May 1728 and d. in Horton, NS 1803. He m. Feb 1749 (possibly in Stonington, CT) Mary THOMPSON, bapt in New London 5 May 1728, the daughter of Isaac Thompson, Jr. and Anna Stanton. He served as sgt in 1755 in the 3rd Company of the 1st Regiment under the command of his father, Major Robert Denison, during the French and Indian War. He was later a 1st Lt in the 4th Company, 3rd Regiment in 1758. He was living in Nova Scotia as early as 1770 when he paid a poll tax there, and he was thus taxed there once again in 1791. Children, likely all born in New London, CT: [55]

  • Robert, b. 22 Dec 1749, d. 19 Dec 1787, m. Lyme, CT 16 Feb 1777 Esther WADE. They had five known children. Robert was a Revolutionary War soldier. He is buried in the Duck River Cemetery, Old Lyme, CT. After his death, his widow was admitted to the Lyme Church on 6 June 1790. [56]
  • Christopher, b. 19 Dec 1751, d. young
  • Isaac, b. 20 Dec 1753, d. Lyme, CT 6 Aug 1838, m. Anna ROGERS who died 20 March 1838. The administrators bond on Isaac's estate was dated 9 Sep 1838, and the inventory included personal estate valued at $403, and real estate at $840. Two names that recur in the probate documents are Anne Chappell and Polly Denison, likely daughters. Another name appearing is that of Isaac D. Chappell, probably a son-in-law. Isaac and Anna Denison had four known children and are buried in East Lyme, though the cemetery has not been determined.
  • John, b. 16 Sep 1755, d. Lyme, CT 1842, married late in life (about 1810) Mary (TRUMAN) Miller, the widow of Amasa Miller (1779-21 Sep 1807). Mary was b. CT 4 June 1783 and died in Fox Lake, Dodge Co., WI 19 Dec 1864. Mary is buried in the Trenton Cemetery, Trenton (Dodge Co.), WI. [57]
  • Mary, b. 21 June 1757, m. John MORRARTY. No records have been found. A contemporary Mary Denison married Adam MANWARING on 26 May 1785, both of them of Lyme, CT. Adam Manwaring appears on each US census in either Lyme or New London, CT from 1790 to 1830. Further documentation on Mary, and in particular Morrarty, would be most welcome.
  • Elisha, b. 1760, d. Lyme, CT late 1841. Elisha was one of several contemporaries of the same name, one of whom was living in New London, and died the year after he, and of about the same age. This Elisha Denison lived primarily in Lyme, CT, and appears there on the 1820, 1830, and 1840 censuses. He was with a female aged about 20 years younger in 1830 and 1840, and it is not known if this was a wife, daughter, or other. Following his death, his administrators bond was signed at Lyme on 9 December 1841 by Roswell Caulkins as principle and David Bates as Surety. His personal inventory amounted to a few items such as pot, kettle, table and bureau, valued at $1.05. His real estate was half of a house and garden, plus 12 acres of land, all valued at $84.00. His probate documents also include several pages, in terrible handwriting, appearing to be a list of food items, as some of the legible words include flour and butter, multiple times. This suggests he may have been a grocer of sorts.
  • Mercy, b. 1762, d. in USA, unmarried.
  • Phebe, b. 1765, d. Horton, NS, unmarried.
  • Anne, b. 10 Nov 1769, d. perhaps in Montville, CT 1832, m. Machias, ME 28 Nov 1793 Edmond Augustus MORRARTY, b. Horton, NS 1763. [58]
  • James, b. c. 1770, d. Nova Scotia 10 Aug 1844, aged 74, married his half first cousin Lavinia DENISON, b. 3 Dec 1774, d. 17 July 1847, daughter of his father's half-brother, David Sherman Dension and his wife Sarah Fox. James practiced law in Nova Scotia. They had four known children. James and Lavinia are buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Kentville, Kings Co., Nova Scotia. [59]

(12g) John Willie, Jr.[edit]

George Denison genealogy, pp xxi-xxii (citing NEHGR vol 61, but no page numbers given); NEHGR 158(2004):361-363

John Willie, the son of John and Agnes Willie, was born say 1515, and married 30 Oct 1540 Joan MARSHALL (NEHGR 158:361), b. say 1520, liv. 1558. They lived in Thorley, Hertfordshire, England. Children, presumably baptized at Thorley:

  • John, bapt 4 Aug 1541
  • Emmeret, bapt 8 Nov 1543
  • Agnes, b. c. 1545, m. (1) Thorley, Herts. 11 May 1561 John DENISON, bur. Bishop's Stortford, Herts. 4 Dec 1582. She m. (2) B. Stort. 3 May 1584 John GACE, bur. B. Stort. 2 Sep 1602, and then m. (3) Little Hadham, Herts. 18 May 1603 John WALL, Sr., bur. B. Stort 3 Nov 1613, son of Nicholas Wall of Great Hallingbury, Essex. John Wall left a will dated 26 Oct 1613 and proved the following month. [60]
  • Mary, b. 13 Nov 1548, m. 18 Oct 1579 Ed DUCKET of Thorley
  • Bridget, bapt 1 Feb 1551, bur. 13 Aug 1625, m. c. 1576 George ABBOTT, b. c. 1550, bur. B. Stort. 11 Jan 1619/20, the son of William and Elizabeth Abbott. Bridget and George had eight children born from 1577 to 1591. They were the grandparents of George Abbott of Roxbury and Andover, Mass. [61]
  • Edward, b. say 1553, m. 18 Jan 1581 Elizabeth JARDFIELD, d. 1615
  • George, b. say 1555, m. Mary BRETT, daughter of Nicholas Brett of Little Hadham, England
  • Grace, b. say 1558, m. 16 Oct 1580 Rich WALKER, and one of them was bur. 29 Nov 1583

(14g) Thomas Chandler I[edit]

Thomas Chandler was born say 1475, d. c. 1549, and m. ______ _______. He was of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.

(13g) Thomas Chandler II[edit]

Thomas Chandler, the son of Thomas Chandler I with an unknown wife, was b. say 1500, d. 1554, and m. Agnes _______, b. say 1505, living in 1554.

(12g) Thomas Chandler III[edit]

TAG 75(1998):50-57

Thomas, the son of Thomas and Agnes Chandler, was born c. 1527, buried Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 4 June 1611, aged over 83 years. He m. say 1550 Joan PAGE, b. say 1530, bur. Bishop's Stortford 11 March 1606/7, the daughter of John Page. Thomas and wife Joan made several land transactions around Bishop's Stortford, including one in 1561 when they conveyed lands in Thorley, Herts. to John Wylley. Chandler was the Stortford church warden for several years, and from 1578 to 1585 was one of the chief pledges at courts held for the manor of Bispho's Stortford. Children: [62]

  • Tobias, b. say 1551, m. Joan MOMFORD
  • Barbara, b. say 1553; she was a legatee in the 1555 will of her grandfather, Thomas Chaundeler, and also in the 1556 will of her grandfather Page.
  • Raphael, b. say 1555; he was a legatee in the 1556 will of his grandfather Page
  • (possibly) Agnes, b. say 1557, bur. Bishop's Stortford 20 Feb 1599/1600
  • Henry, b. say 1560, died Bishop's Stortford 17 Dec 1618, and m. c. 1590 Anne or Agnes _______, bur. B. Stort. 6 Dec 1630, who, after Henry's death, m. (2) B. Stort. 8 July 1622, as his second wife, John Miller of B. Stort., b. c. 1560, bur. B. Stort. 11 Oct 1633, the son of William Miller. Henry and Agnes had six children, including New England immigrant William Chandler (1595-1642) of Roxbury, Mass.
  • (possibly) Sarah, bapt. B. Stort. 5 July 1562, m. there 20 Sept 1580 John INGHAM.
  • (possibly) Richard, b. say 1565, bur. B. Stort. 2 Feb 1592/3
  • Edward, b. say 1568, bur. B. Stort. 9 Nov 1653, m. Ann _______ [63]
  • (possibly) William, bapt. B. Stort. 31 Aug 1570, bur. there 8 July 1590
  • (possibly) John, bapt. B. Stort. 10 Aug 1573, bur. there 9 May 1592.
  • (possibly) Thomas, d. 23 May 1592.

(11g) Tobias Chandler[edit]

TAG 75(1998):56-57; Denison genalogy, p xxii (1963); NEHGR 85(1931):137-139

Tobias, the son of Thomas Chandler and Joan Page, was born c. 1551, bur. Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 24 Oct 1629, and m. B. Stort. 21 Sep 1574 Joan MUMFORD, b. say 1554, bur. B. Stort. 29 June 1618. Tobias was a legatee in the 1556 will of his grandfather, John Page, the elder. He was church warden at B. Stortford in 1598. In 1606 he was essoin for his father at a court of the manor of Pigotts Bin B. Stortford. His will was dated 20 Aug 1627, and proved 24 Nov 1629. Children, baptized at Bishop's Stortford: [64]

  • (prob.) Tobias, bapt. 21 Sep 1575, m. 22 April 1604 Katherine Johnston; her will was dated April 1662 and proved 4 Oct 1662. Tobias was not named in the will of his presumed father (Tobias, Sr.), which brings into question whether he was a son or not. All other evidence, such as named and timing, indicate that he was a son. Tobias and Katherine had seven children, baptized from 1604/5 to 1612.
  • Margaret, bapt. 13 Oct 1577, d. 1646, m. (1) Albury, Herts. 2 April 1600 Henry MONCK, bur. B. Stort. 10 Dec 1602; m. (2) B. Stort. 7 Nov 1603 William DENISON.
  • John, bapt. 4 Oct 1579, living 1629, m. 18 Sep 1615 Jane MILLER. They had seven children baptized from 1616 to 1629.
  • George, bapt. 1 Nov 1581, d. B. Stort. 23 May 1628, m. _________ and had nine children baptized from 1601 to 1612. [65]
  • Thomas, bapt. 17 Dec 1583, bur. 11 March 1606/7. [66]
  • Joane, bapt. 10 April 1586, d. young [67]
  • Joane, bapt. 23 March 1587/8, d. young [68]
  • Frances, bapt. 12 April 1590, d. young
  • Joane, bapt. 11 June 1592
  • Robert, bapt. 31 March 1594, bur. B. Stort. 10 June 1638, m. 1617 Sarah _______. His will was declared 8 June 1638 and proved 23 July 1638, leaving all to wife Sarah to bring up the children, of whom he had nine born from 1618 to 1638. [69]
  • Grace, bapt. 10 Sep 1598

(13g) John Page[edit]

TAG 75(1998):50-57

John Page was born say 1500, and married, say 1525, Katherine _______, born say 1505, living in 1561. Following their marriage, the couple resided at Braughing, Hertordshire, but sometime after 1545 they moved to Puckeridge in the adjacent parish of Standon, Hertfordshire. John Page appeared on the 1545 subsidy at Braughing, but in 1548 he was conveyed a messuage and land in Standon by John Fitzherbert, Esq. In 1552 John Page, Sr. and Katherine his wife conveyed a messuage and garden in Standon to William Thystylwett and his wife Alice. John Page, of Puckeridge, left a will, dated 4 March 1555/6 and proved two months later on 5 May 1556 at the Commissary Court of the Bishop of London. Katherine was still living in 1561 when she, her daughter Joan Chandler, and son-in-law Thomas Chandler conveyed messuages and lands in Puckeridge and Braughing to John Warde. Children, birth order and dates uncertain: [70]

  • John, born say 1526, was likely married by 1555, because he had a son, Jenkin Page, who was a legatee in the 1556 will of John Page, Sr.
  • Margaret, b. say 1528, living in 1595, m. say 1548 William Daniell, a wheelwright of Puckeridge. William left a will dated 8 Nov 1595, and proved the following month on 15 December. Four of their nine children were legatees in the 1556 will of their grandfather, John Page, Sr.
  • Joan, b. say 1530 (had a child in 1551), m. Thomas Chandler.

(10g) John Borodell[edit]

from Wikitree website; NEHGR 49(1896):487-9 (will of John Borodell, Jr.); GM 5(2007) (Matthew Mitchell); GM 6(2009):281 (Thomas Shepard); need to check the 1963 Denison Gen and the 1972 Shepard Gen

John Borodell, b. say 1590, m. ______ _______, b. say 1595, liv. say 1627. Many sources say that this is the John Borodell whose wife was Anne Broughton, but it appears that it is the son John who married Anne Broughton, based on the bequests in his 1667 will. Known children from the will of John, Jr.:

  • Ann, b. c. 1615, m. George DENISON (see above).
  • Alice, b. say 1620, liv. 1667, m. ______ HINCKS.
  • Margaret, b. say 1625, liv. 1667, m. 8 Sep 1647, as his third wife, Thomas SHEPARD, b. Towcester, Northamptonshire, England 5 Nov 1604, d. Cambridge, Mass. 25 Aug 1649, son of William Shepard; m. (2) Cambridge, Mass. 19 Nov 1650 Jonathan MITCHELL, bapt. Halifax, Yorkshire, England 19 Dec 1624, d. 1668, son of Matthew Mitchell and Susan (Wood) Butterfield. With her first husband, Margaret had a son, Jeremiah Shepard, b. 1648, and with her second husband she had four more known children born from 1651 to 1666. U.S. President Grover Cleveland is a descendant through her daughter Margaret Mitchell.
  • John, b. say 1627, d. 1667, m. say 1654 Anne (prob. BROUGHTON), b. say 1634, liv. 1667. In his will dated 2 Sep and proved 18 Nov 1667, John Borrodale of London, gentleman, included bequests to his "loving sisters Anne Denison, Alice Hincks and Margaret Michell". The will also names wife Anne, and sons John (b. 5 Jan 1654[/5?]), Benjamin, Broughton, and Francis, and daughters Anne and Rebecca, and the child "now in the womb of my wife." The birth dates of all of his children can be inferred from the will. He also mentions his "brother Mr. Andrew Broughton".

(9g) Robert Lay[edit]

Tully info from TAG 15(1939):164-165

Robert Lay was born in England 1617, d. Saybrook, CT 9 July 1689, aged 72, and m. Saybrook Dec 1647 Sarah (FENNER) Tully, baptized Horley, Surrey, England 26 Nov 1615, d. Saybrook 21 May 1676, aged 59, the daughter of Arthur Fenner and Sarah Browne. Sarah had married first in Horley 17 Oct 1637 John Tully, bapt. Horley 20 Oct 1605, bur. there 14 June 1644, the son of Nicholas Tully of Horley. Robert was a freeman in 1657 and a Saybrook representative in 1666. They had only two known children: [71]

  • Phebe, b. 5 Jan 1651[/2?], m. John DENISON, son of Capt. George Denison.
  • Robert, b. 6 March 1654[/5?]. Did he m. 22 Jan 1679[/80?] Mary STANTON, daughter of Thomas Stanton and Sarah Denison? (see below)

The children of Sarah Fenner with her first husband, John Tully, born in Horley, surname TULLY:

  • John, bapt. Horley 9 Sep 1638, d. Saybrook, CT 5 Oct 1701, m. Saybrook 3 Jan 1671/2 Mary BEAMOND, b. Saybrook 12 Nov 1647, living Dec 1689, daughter of William Beamond and Lydia Danforth. They had eight children born in Saybrook from 1672 to 1689.
  • Sarah, bapt. 27 Sep 1640, came to New England with her mother, aunts, and uncles by 1647, but likely dead by 1660 as she is not given as an heir to the Tully property.

(11g) Thomas Fenner[edit]

TAG 15(1939):80-84

Thomas Fenner was born about 1540, bur. Horley, Surrey, England, 18 Dec 1601. He m. (1) c. 1565 _______ _______, and m. (2) Elizabeth _______, bur. Horley 4 May 1614 as "Mistris Venner". Thomas lived in Horne, even at the time of his death, though he was buried in Horley and owned land there. Thomas's will was dated 14 Dec 1601 and Proved 4 March 1601/2. Children, all likely with first wife: [72]

  • Lucy, b. c. 1568, m. _______ EDSHAWK.
  • Susanna, b. c. 1570, m. Horley 25 Nov 1588 John FALKNER
  • Arthur, b. c. 1575, m. Sarah BROWNE (see below).
  • Thomas, b. c. 1578, may be the Thomas Fenner of Burstow bur. Horley 16 Sep 1638.
  • Sarah, b. c. 1581, m. _______ HEATHFIELD.
  • Samuel, b. c. 1583

(10g) Arthur Fenner[edit]

TAG 15(1939):80-84

Arthur, the son of Thomas Fenner, was likely born in Horne, Surrey about 1575, d. c. 1642, and m. probably in Rusper, Sussex c. 1613 Sarah BROWNE, bapt. Rusper 22 Oct 1592, living in 1634, the daughter of Rev. Joseph Browne and Margery Patching. Arthur may have lived in Charlewood, adjacent to Horley to the south, as an Arthur Fenner was an overseer to the will of Richard Seavenoake of Charlewood. Children, baptized in Horley, Surrey: [73]

  • Sarah, bapt. 26 Nov 1615, d. Saybrook, CT 25 May 1676, m. (1) Horley 17 Oct 1637 John TULLY; m. (2) Saybrook Dec 1647 Robert LAY.
  • Thomas, bapt. 20 July 1617, d. Branford, CT 15 May 1647, a merchant and trader with the Indians, may have come to New England before his siblings.
  • Arthur, bapt. 17 Oct 1619, d. Providence, RI 10 OCt 1703, m. (1) c. 1646 Mehitabel WATERMAN, d. c. 1682, daughter of Richard Waterman; m. (2) 16 Dec 1686 Howlong HARRIS, d. Providence 19 Nov 1708, daughter of William Harris and Susan _______. Seven children born c. 1650 to c. 1665.
  • William, bapt. 11 Sep 1625, d. Newport, RI c. Sep 1680
  • Joseph, bapt. 22 June 1628, no more
  • John, bapt 13 Feb 1630/1, d. (prob. Saybrook) 1709, m. Sarah _______
  • Phoebe, bapt. 5 Jan 1633/4, m. by 1680 _______ WARD. She likely m. c. 1659 William Ward of Middletown, CT who d. 28 March 1690, testate, and his widow Phebe d. there 1 Sep 1691, and had with Phebe eight children b. 1660/1 to 1678.

(12g) William Browne[edit]

see below

(11g) Joseph Browne[edit]

see below

(9g) Thomas Stanton[edit]

GM 6(2009):467-79; Stanton genealogy (1891) [74]; Lord Gen (1946):55-65

Thomas Stanton was born about 1615 (aged about 48 on 7 July 1663), d. stonington, CT 2 Dec 1677, and m. in Connecticut c. 1637 Anne LORD, bapt. Towcester, Northamptonshire, England 18 Sep 1614, d. New London Co., CT 4 Sep 1688, the daughter of Thomas Lord and Dorothy Bird. Thomas was in Cambridge, Mass. in 1635, in Hartford, CT in 1636, in New London by 1650 and in Stonington by 1653. From about 1650 to 1658 he maintained residences in both New London and Pawcatuck (later Stonington). He became a member of the Hartford Church on 21 March 1646[/7?], and was a founding member of the Stonington church on 3 June 1674. Thomas Stanton was an interpreter of the Indian languages, and served in that capacity during the "Great swamp Fight" (during the 1637 Pequot War and not the much later King Philip's War of 1675-6), almost getting killed in the process. He was the interpreter for the United Colonies in 1644, and in 1656 helped Rev. John Eliot ("Apostle to the Indians") prepare cathechisms for the Indians. In addition to his service as interpreter, Stanton held numerous positions of importance in the Connecticut colony, including Deputy for New London or Stonington for many years, Stonington commissioner to end small causes for many years, and Stonington Selectman. His will, dated 24 Oct 1677, was proved 20 Sep 1678. The nuncupative will of his widow, Ann, was taken 14 Sep 1688, following Ann's death ten days earlier. Her inventory was taken 6 Dec 1688. Thomas and Anna share a modern gravestone (the originals may be there as well) in the Wequetequock Cemetery in Stonington, CT. Children: [75]

  • Thomas, b. c. 1638, d. 11 April 1718 in 80th year, and m. c. 1659 Sarah DENISON, bapt. Roxbury, Mass. 20 March 1641/2, d. 19 Dec 1701, daughter of George Denison and Bridget Thompson. They had six children b./bapt. from 1660 to 1682. Thomas has an extant gravestone in the Wequetequock Cemetery in Stonington, CT, and Sarah is likely there as well, but without a surviving stone (see Thomas Stanton, Jr., below). [76]
  • John, b. c. 1640, d. 3 Oct 1713, m. c. 1664 Hannah THOMPSON, daughter of Anthony Thompson of New Haven (see NEHGR 66:199). He served during King Philip's War under Capt. Denison. John has a modern gravestone in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Mystic, CT; there is no marker for Hannah. [77]
  • Mary, b. c. 1642, d. 8 Feb 1713[/4] in her 63rd year, m. New London 17 Nov 1662 Samuel ROGERS, b. prob. Stratford, CT c. 1640, d. New London, CT 1 Dec 1713, son of James Rogers of Saybrook. Mary has an extant gravestone in the Ancient Cemetery in the town of New London, CT. Samuel has no stone, but has been placed in the Rogers Cemetery in Montville, but I don't know why the two are not buried together since they apparently died in the same year. The age given on her gravestone likely underestimates her actual age by several years, based on when her children were born. [78]
  • Hannah, b. c. 1644, d. 17 Oct 1727, m. Stonington 20 Nov 1662 Nehemiah PALMER, son of Walter Palmer of Charlestown, Mass. Nehemiah has an extant gravestone in the Wequetequock Burial Ground in Stonington; Hannah does not, but is likely buried there. [79]
  • Joseph, bapt. Hartford 21 March 1646[/7?], d. 1714, m. (1) 19 June 1673 Hannah MEAD, d. 1676, daughter of William Mead of Roxbury, Mass. and/or New London, CT; m. (2) 23 Aug 1677 Hannah Lord; m. (3) by 1683 (wife's name not learned).
  • Dorothy, b. c. 1650, d. Stonington, CT 19 Jan 1742/3 in 91st year, m. Stonington 11 Sep 1674 Rev. James NOYES, b. 11 March 1640[/1?], d. Stonington 30 Dec 1719, son of James Noyes of Ipswich, Mass. Dorothy and James have extant gravestones in the Wequetequock Burial Ground in Stonington. [80]
  • Robert, b. c. 1652, d. 25 Oct 1724 in 71st year, m. Stonington 12 Sep (or Nov) 1677 Joanna GARDINER (see below).
  • Sarah, b. c. 1654, d. 6 Aug 1713, aged 59, m. (1) Cambridge, Mass. 20 March 1675[/6] Thomas PRENTICE, b. Newton, Mass. 22 Jan 1649[/50?], d. 18 April 1685, son of Thomas and Grace Prentice; m. (2) May 1686 Lt. William DENISON, b. c. 1655, d. Stonington 26 March 1715, son of George Denison and Ann Borodell. Sarah had three children with her second husband born from 1687/8 to 1691/2. Sarah and William both have extant gravestones in the Denison Burying Ground in Mystic, CT. [81]
  • Samuel, b. c. 1657 (still a minor in 1677), m. Stonington 15 June 1680 Borrodell DENISON, b. c. 1651, d. 11 Jan 1702, daughter of George Denison and Ann Borrodell. Samuel and Borrodell had three children born from 1663 to 1668.
  • Daniel, b. c. 1659, m. c. 1680 Martha _______. In his 1 June 1681 will, "Daniel Stanton, now residing in Barbados" bequeathed to "wife Marha Stanton, now with child, estate in New England, and referred to his "mother-in-law Honor Pickford".

(8g) Robert Stanton[edit]

Stanton Gen (1891); Lord Gen (1946):63-4

Robert Stanton, b. CT c. 1652, d. 25 Oct 1724 in his 71st year, m. Stonington 12 Sep (or Nov) 1677 Joanna GARDNER, bapt. Roxbury, MA 25:11m:1656/7 (25 Jan 1656/7), liv. 1701, daughter of Thomas Gardiner and Lucy Smith of Roxbury, Mass. Robert has an extant gravestone in the Wequetequock Burial Ground in Stonington; Joanna is likely there as well, but has no marker. Children, b. Stonington (from Stanton and Lord gens): [82]

  • Joanna, b. Stonington 5 June 1679, d. c. 1717, m. 1696 Robert DENISON, b. 17 Sep 1673, d. 1737, son of Capt. John Denison and Phebe Lay of Stonington. They lived in Mohegan, now Montville, CT. Following Joanna's death, Robert m. (2) c. 1718, as her fourth husband, Dorothy Stanton, the daughter of Thomas Stanton and Sarah Denison. Joanna and Robert had twelve children, born from 1697 to 1717 (see Denison, above).
  • Lucy, b. 16 Sep 1681, d. Sep 1687
  • Anna, b. 26 Oct 1684, m. William STANTON (see below).
  • Mary, b. 3 Feb 1687[/8?], d. 22 Sep 1724, m. 1 Jan 1703[/4?] Dea. Daniel DENISON, b. 160, d. 13 Oct 1747, son of Capt. John Denison. They had eleven children. Mary and Daniel both have extant gravestones in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Mystic, CT. [83]
  • Robert, b. 7 Dec 1689, d. Salem, Mass. 3 May 1727 graduated Harvard College 1712 and ordained pastor of the East Church in Salem, Mass. with Cotton Mather preaching the ordination sermon. Robert m. 5 May 1719 Katherine SIMPKINS of Boston, b. 23 Dec 1698, daughter of Thomas Simpkins. They had five children, and lived at Salem.
  • Thomas, b. 9 Jan 1693[/4?], m. (1) 30 Dec 1713 Thankful DENISON, b. 1695, daughter of George Denison and Mercy Gorham of Westerly, RI and had twelve children; he m. (2) Sarah (HILLARD) Fish.
  • Lucy, b. 3 May 1696, m. 7 May 1715 John McDOWELL. They had eight children.
  • Gardiner, b. 27 May 1701, d. Feb 1704

(11g) Richard Lord[edit]

Ackley-Bosworth Anc (1960):281; Lord Gen (1946):1-2

Richard Lord was born say 1555, bur. Towcster, Northamptonshire, England 16 Oct 1610, and m. c. 1582 Joan _______, b. say 1562, bur. Towcester 22 Sep 1610. Richard's provenance is not known, but he had a brother William. Richard was a husbandman; his will was dated 30 May 1610, probated 7 Feb 1611[10/11?], naming wife Joan and children. Children:

  • Elizabeth, b. c. 1583
  • Thomas, b. c. 1585 m. Dorothy BIRD (see below).
  • Ellen, b. c. 1587, perhaps m. Robert MARRIOT.
  • Alice, b. c. 1590, m. 20 May 1611 Richard MORRIS.

(10g) Thomas Lord[edit]

GM 4(2005):331-335; Ackley-Bosworth Anc (1960):281-3; GMB (1995)2:1198-1201 (son Richard Lord); Lord Gen (1946):3-6

Thomas, the son of Richard Lord of Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, was born say 1585, d. c. 1643/4, and m. Towcester 23 Feb 1610/1 (license at Petersborough 20 Feb 1610/1) Dorothy BIRD, bapt. Towcester 25 May 1588, d. c. 1675, daughter of Robert and Amy Bird. In 1635, Thomas Lord, smith, aged 50, his wife Dorothy, aged 46, and seven children were enrolled at London as passengers for New England on the Elizabeth and Ann. Once in New England, they settled at Cambridge, but soon thereafter they joined many of their neighbors, and were settled in Hartford, CT by 1636. Thomas Lord was last known alive on 29 Jan 1643/4 when relieved by the town of Hartford from common work in the highway, but given other responsibilities. Dorothy's will was dated 8 Feb 1669[/70?] and proved 14 May 1675, with inventory taken 12 May 1675 totalliing 186 pounds. Thomas and Dorothy share an extant gravestone in the Ancient Burying Ground in Hartford, and his name also appears on a monument of the founders of the colony. Children, all baptized at Towcester, Northamptonshire, England: [84]

  • Richard, bapt. 5 Jan 1611/2, d. Hartford, CT 10 May 1662, m. c. 1635 Sarah ______, b. say 1615, d. late summer 1676. Richard was in New England by 1633, at least a year ahead of his parents and siblings. He settled in Cambridge, but in 1636 became a founding settler of Hartford with his parents and siblings. He was a trader, and served as Captain of the Conn. Colony Troop in 1658. He served nine sessions as a deputy to the Connecticut General Court from 1656/7 to 1661, and in 1662 was one of the patentees for the royal charter of the Connecticut Colony. Administration of his estate was given to his widow on 5 Sep 1662, and his inventory totalled 3488 pounds. Sarah's will was dated 2 Aug and proved 7 Sep 1676. There were two known children, Richard and Sarah.
  • Ann, bapt. 18 Sep 1614, m. c. 1638 Thomas STANTON (see above).
  • Thomas, bapt. 15 Nov 1616, d. Wethersfield, CT in early 1662, m. Boston 23 Sep 1652 Hannah THURSTON, d. 1667. Hannah m. (2) c. 1666 Gregory Wolterton.
  • William, bapt. 27 Dec 1618, d. Saybrook, CT 17 May 1678, m. (1) c. 1642 ______ ______; m. (2) 3 June 1664 Lydia (BUCKLAND) Brown, b. say 1635, d. c. 1699, daughter of William Buckland and Mary Bosworth of Hingham and Rehoboth, and widow of John Brown of Swansea, Mass. Lydia m. (3) Thomas Dunk of Saybrook and m. (4) Abraham Post of Saybrook. William had eight children with his first wife, born from 1643 to c. 1658, and seven children with his second wife, Lydia, born from 1666 to say 1679.
  • Robert, bapt. 12 May 1620, m. c. 1650 Rebecca _______, daughter of either Christopher STANLEY or of William PHILLIPS. He was living in London, England in 1675.
  • John, bapt. 21 Jan 1623/4, liv. 1669 in Virginia, m. (1) c. 1646 Rebecca BUSHNELL, bapt. 15 April 1621, d. Oct 1646, daughter of Francis Bushnell; m. (2) Hartford, CT 15 May 1648 Adrean BAYSEY; perhaps m. (3) Elizabeth Vincent. They settled in Westmoreland Co., VA.
  • Amy, bapt. 30 Nov 1626, d. 8 Jan 1690/1, m. Hartford, CT 6 May 1647 John GILBERT.
  • Dorothy, bapt. 1 July 1629, d. Northampton, Mass. Jan 1656/7, m. c. 1651 John INGERSOLL, b. England c. 1615, d. Westfield, Mass. 3 Sep 1684. He m. (2) 12 Dec 1657 Abigail Bascom and m. (3) Mary Hunt.

(11g) Robert Bird[edit]

Ackley-Bosworth Anc (1960):281

Robert Bird, b. say 1560, bur. Towcester, Northamptonshire, England 22 July 1622, m. Amy _______, b. say 1565, bur. (Towcester?) 19 April 1625. Robert's will was dated 18 July 1622, naming wife Amy, daughter, wife of Thomas Lord, and daughter Perris, widow of Georg Tighte. Children:

  • Dorothy, bapt. Towcester 25 May 1588, m. Thomas LORD (see above).
  • Perris, liv. 1622, m. George TIGHTE, d. by 1622.

(10g) Thomas Gardner[edit]

GM 3(2003):14-16

Thomas Gardner, born say 1585, was buried at Roxbury, Mass. Nov 1638, m. say 1610 _______ _______, b. say 1590. His wife's name has not been found, but on 7 Oct 1658 "our aged sister Gardiner was buried" as given in the Roxbury church records. The occupation of Thomas given in his death record is that of "householder" or sometimes styled "housekeeper". Thomas was not a church member, and his wife did not join until after his death. Widow Gardner held a certain parcel of land in the early 1650s that was in an index of Roxbury land holdings as belonging to Peter Gardner, and therefore it appears that Peter, a 1635 immigrant to New England, was the son of Thomas and his wife, and Anderson suggests that it is very likely that the younger Thomas Gardner of Roxbury was a son as well, and a brother of Peter. These are the only two children of Thomas and his wife that have been identified:

  • Thomas, b. say 1614, m. 1641 Lucy SMITH. Hard evidence is lacking, that Thomas was a son of the elder Thomas, but circumstantial evidence abounds in the vital records of Roxbury, which portray the families of two contemporary men, Peter and Thomas, and show the commonality of names in the two families. Timing, proximity, and naming all strongly suggest that Thomas and Peter were brothers, and sons of the elder Thomas and his wife.
  • Peter, b. c. 1616 (aged 18 on 17 April 1635), d. Roxbury, Mass. 5 Nov 1698, m. Roxbury 9 May 1646 Rebeca CROOKE, b. c. 1631, d. Roxbury 10 June 1675 in 45th year, and buried the next day, the daughter of Roger Crooke of Hammersmith in the parish of Fulham in Middlesex, England. On 17 April 1635 Peter Gardner, aged 18, was enrolled at London as a passenger for New England on the Elizabeth. Peter was a carpenter and a merchant. Peter and Rebecca had eleven children, born/baptized Roxbury from 1647 to 1667.

(9g) Thomas Gardner[edit]

Thomas, an assumed son of the elder Thomas Gardner of Roxbury, Mass., was born say 1614, d. Roxbury 15 July 1689, and m. Roxbury 4 July 1641 Lucy SMITH, b. c. 1620, d. Roxbury 4 Nov 1687, the daughter of Francis Smith (who may have been either Lucy's father or her mother). It is highly unlikely that Thomas was the one of his name who sailed to Virginia in 1635. Peter, the brother of Thomas, sailed to New England in 1635, and Thomas likely came later with his parents. Thomas lived in the western part of Boston known as Muddy River, which later became Brookline, Mass. He held a number of minor offices. His will was dated 12 July 1689 (three days before his death), and proved 13 Aug 1689. In it, he called himself of Muddy River "formerly belonging to Boston", and made bequests to (spellings as found in will) son Andrew Gardner, son Thomas Gardener, with Mary his wife; Son Thomas Boylston upon marriage with my daughter Mary; son Joshua Gardner, with Mary his wife; "Daughter Abigale Wise"; Daughter Johana Stanton; Daughter Lucy Monk [but looks like Mark]; "mayd Servant Elizabeth Child"; three sons Andrew Gardner, Thomas Gardner and Joshua Gardner to be executors. Witnesses were John Weld, Senr, John Gore, and Robert Sharpe(?). Children: [85]

  • Andrew, b. Roxbury 5 March 1641[/2], d. 1690, m. Watertown, Mass. 20 May 1668 Sarah MASON, b. Watertown 25 Sep 1651, the daughter of Hugh Mason and Hester Wells. Andrew was a captain in Phipp's expedition against Quebec in 1690, and was killed there. He and Sarah had several children, two of whom were baptized in Roxbury.
  • Thomas, b. Roxbury 24 Aug 1645 (prob. 1643), living 1724, titled "Lt", m. Roxbury 17 Nov 1673 Mary BOWLES, b. Roxbury 20 April 1655, the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath. Thomas was a co-executor to his father's will in 1689, and his wife Mary was mentioned therein. Thomas was a farmer, physician, militia officer, and chosen deacon to the Brookline church on 7 Dec 1718. He held a number of minor town offices, and in 1718 was elected a representative to the General Court.They had nine children born or baptized in Roxbury, beginning with Thomas in 1675. [86]
  • Abigale, bapt. Roxbury 14:11m:1645/6 (14 Feb 1645/6), d. Roxbury 28 Aug 1649 [87]
  • Mary, bapt. Roxbury 9 April 1648, d. Brookline, Mass. 8 July 1722, m. Charlestown, Mass. 13 Dec 1665 Thomas BOYLSTON, Jr., b. Watertown, Mass. 26 Jan 1644/5, d. c. 1695, the son of Thomas Boylston of London, England and Watertown, Mass. and his wife Sarah. Mary and Thomas were great grandparents of President John Adams. Mary has an extant gravestone in the Walnut Street Cemetery in Brookline, Mass. [88]
  • Peter, b. say 1650, bur. 24 Aug 1653 [89]
  • Abigail, bapt. Roxbury 6 Dec 1652, d. Ipswich, MA 15 march 1735, m. by 1678 Rev. John Wise, bapt. Roxbury 15 Aug 1652, d. Ipswich 8 April 1725, the son of Joseph Wise and Mary Thompson. Rev. Wise was buried in the Old Gravewyard, Essex, Mass. 12 April 1725. He graduated Harvard 1673 and became the celebrated minister of Chebacco Parish in Ipswich, and authored two important tracts. In his 1689 will, Thomas Gardner made a bequest to "Daughter Abigale Wise forty pounds in money..." [90]
  • Lucia/Lucie/Lucy, bapt. Roxbury 11 Feb 1654/5, called Lucy MONK (or Mark) in her father's 1689 will
  • Joanna, bapt. Roxbury 25:11m:1656/7 (25 Jan 1656/7) m. Stonington, CT 12 Sep 1677 Robert STANTON, b. CT c. 1652, d. 25 Oct 1724 in his 71st year, the son of Thomas Stanton and Ann Lord. She was given a bequest of 40 pounds money in her father's 1689 will, being called "Johana Stanton". The question is: how did Johanna of Roxbury cross paths with Robert Stanton of Stonington, CT?
  • Joshua, bapt. Roxbury 8:3m:1659 (8 May 1659), d. Muddy River (now Brookline) 12 July 1700, m. Roxbury 22 March 1681/2 Mary WELD, b. Roxbury 3 April 1660, d. Brookline 1705, the daughter of John Weld and Margaret Bowen. In his 1689 will, Thomas Gardner left a bequest to "son Joshua Gardner...with Mary his wife..." Joshua was also co-executor of the will with his two surviving brothers. On the night of Sunday, 11 Jan 1691[/2?], the house of Mr. Joshua Gardner was burnt, and two of his children perished in the flames, according to the diary kept by Judge Sewall. A year later the judge went to the new house that was built, and made an entry in his diary to that end. Administration of the estate of Joshua Gardner was given to his widow on 5 Sep 1700, but by 25 Oct 1705 his widow was deceased, so administration was given to Thomas Gardner and Joseph Weld on 24 Sep 1706, with estate given to three sons and two daughters. Joshua and Mary had seven known children born from 1682 to c. 1695. [91]
  • Caleb, bapt. Roxbury 13:2m:1662 (13 April 1662), d. Roxbury 13 Dec 1681 [92]

(19g) John Greswold[edit]

We Relate website, citing the 1999 Griswold Gen, p 13

John Greswold was born say 1265, apparently at Kenilworth, in Warwickshire, England; he m. a daughter of William HUGGEFORD of Hulverle Hall, Solihull, Warwickshire, England. Children:

  • Ann
  • Rudolphus, b. say 1300, m. Margaret DADLEY (see below).

(18g) Rudolphus Greswold[edit]

We Relate website, citing the 1999 Griswold Gen, p 5

Rudolphus, son of John Greswold, was born at Solihull, Warwickshire, England say 1300, and m. Margaret DADLEY. Known child:

  • Richard, b. say 1330, m. a daughter of William GROME (see below).

(17g) Richard Greswold[edit]

We Relate website, citing the 1999 Griswold Gen, p 6

Richard, son of Rudolphus Greswold, was born say 1330, likely at Solihull, Warwickshire, England, d. there by 1411/2, and m. _______ GROME, daughter of William Grome of Kyneton, a small manor wesot of Ulverley in Solihull. Known child:

  • William, b. say 1360, m. Isabel GRANGE (see below).

(16g) William Greswold[edit]

We Relate website, citing the 1999 Griswold Gen, p 6

William, son of Richard Greswold, was born say 1360, and m. say 1385 Isabel GRANGE. They lived at Solihull in Warwickshire, England. Children:

  • Thomas
  • John, b. say 1390, m. Margaret BROMLEY (see below).

(15g) John Greswold[edit]

We Relate website, citing the 1999 Griswold Gen, p 8

John, the son of William Greswold, was born at Solihull, Warwickshire, England say 1390, d. there by 1459, and m. say 1413 Margaret BROMLEY, daughter of Henry Bromley. He lived in Kyneton Hall, and in Longdon after marrying. Children:

  • John, b. c. 1414, m. Elizabeth BEYNHAM (see below).
  • Richard
  • Christian

(14g) John Greswold[edit]

We Relate website, citing the 1999 Griswold Gen, p 13

John Greswold was born c. 1414 (aged 44 in 1458), d. Rowington, Warwickshire, England c. 1473, and m. c. 1439 Elizabeth BEYNHAM. They lived in Wolihull and Rowington, Warwickshire, England. Children:

  • John, b. say 1440 (see below).
  • Anne
  • Robert

(13g) John Greswold, Esq[edit]

We Relate website, citing the 1999 Griswold Gen, p 15

John Greswold was born say 1440, d. Rowington, Warwickshire, England c. 1481. He granted a croft to Robert Greswold on 25 Nov 1481, but was dead by 5 Feb 1482 [1481/2?] when a writ of diem clausit extremum was executed. Children:

  • Richard, d. 1537
  • John, b. say 1472, d. 1515 (see below).

(12g) John Greswold[edit]

We Relate website, citing the 1999 Griswold Gen, p 41

John Greswold was born Rowington, Warwickshire, England say 1472, d. there 20 June 1515, and married, wife's name unknown. His will was dated 9 Dec 1511. Children:

  • Roger, b. say 1504, d. c. 1545
  • John, the elder, b. say 1510 (see below).
  • Thomas, d. 1578

(11g) John Greswold[edit]

We Relate website, citing the 1999 Griswold Gen, p 43

John Greswold, the elder, was born say 1510, d South Rookery, (Warwickshire?), England 15 May 1583, and married, wife's name unknown. He took over the South Rookery farm by 1548, and made his will there in 1578. Children:

  • John, the weaver, b. say 1536, d. 1587
  • Roger, b. say 1540 (see below)
  • Robert, b. say 1544
  • Ambrose, b. say 1548
  • Henry, b. say 1552
  • three more children

(10g) Roger Griswold[edit]

We Relate website, citing 1999 Griswold Gen:51

Roger, the son of John Griswold, was born Rowington, Warwickshire, England say 1540, and was bur. Atherstone, Warwickshire 15 March 1617/8. He lived in Kenilworth and Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire. His known children were:

  • Margerie, b. say 1566
  • Isabel, b. say 1568
  • Roger, b. say 1570, of aged by 1607, and lived in Kenilworth
  • Thomas, b. say 1572, d. 1620, was of Stonley, Warwickshire, but had a house in Kenilworth
  • George, baptized Wooten Wawen 6 Nov 1574, lived at Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire (see below).

(9g) George Griswold[edit]

TAG 39(1959):176-180, 40(1960):43-46, 41(1961):100-101, 43(1963):238, 44(1964):115; Griswold gen, 12 gens (1999)

George, the son of Roger Griswold, was baptized at Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire, England 6 Nov 1574, (d. 1623?). He m. (1) by 1606 Dousabel _______, who was buried at Wooten Wawen 28 Aug 1615, and m. (2) c. 1616 Honora (_______) Underhill, the widow of John Underhill who d. Netherlands 1608. Following George's death, Honora m. (3) at Klooster Kerk in the Hague, Netherlands 28 Nov 1628 Dirck Thomasen. George had the following children, the first with first wife, and the other two with second wife:

  • Edward, baptized Wooten Wawen 26 July 1607, d. Killingworth, CT 30 Aug 1691 m. (1) c. 1628 Margaret _______, d. 23 Aug 1670; m. (2) by 25 Dec 1672 Sarah Diamond. He came from England with Rev. Huit in 1639, and was granted 29 acres in Windsor, CT. He served in numerous civil capacities such as delegate to General Court, Justice of Peace, Windsor Deputy, Killingworth Deputy, etc. He gave testimony on 15 May 1684, aged about 77, that he came to New England in 1639. He and Margaret had eleven children, beginning with Francis, b. c. 1629, and ending with John, b. 1652.
  • Matthew, b. c. 1620. He testified in 1684 that he was aged about 64
  • Thomas, b. say 1624, d. in England 1699 and married, wife's name not known.

(8g) Matthew Griswold, Sr.[edit]

Matthew, the son of George and Honora Griswold of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, was born there c. 1620, d. Lyme, CT 21 Sep 1698, and m. Windsor, CT 16 Oct 1646 Anne WOLCOTT, b. Ledyard St. Lawrence, Somerset, England say 1624, supposedly d. Windsor, CT 29 Nov 1704 (must verify). Tradition says Matthew came to New England in 1639 with his half brother Edward Griswold and Rev. Ephraim Huit, but he apparently isn't of record in New England until 1645 when he received a grant of land in Saybrook, CT. He was later of Lyme, which was set off from Saybrook in 1665. Matthew was frequently a representative for the town of Saybrook, CT, and also later for the town of Lyme. Although he died in Lyme, the 1935 genealogy of the family suggests he was transported to and buried in the Saybrook cemetery, as he maintained his church membership there. Children: [93]

  • Elizabeth, b. c. 1648, d. Lyme 27 July 1727, m. Lyme 17 Oct 1670 John ROGERS of New London; divorced 12 Oct 1676; she m. (2) 5 Aug 1679 Peter PRATT, d. 24 March 1688; m. (3) c. 1690 Matthew BECKWITH, b. CT 1644, d. Lyme 4 June 1727, in his 84th year. Elizabeth had children with all three husbands. Elizabeth is buried East Lyme and Matthew Beckwith has an extant gravestone in the Duck River Cemetery. [94]
  • Anna, b. c. 1650, d. 13 April 1721, m. Lyme, CT 2 Sep 1674 Abraham BRONSON, b. Lyme, CT 28 Nov 1647, d. Lyme 27 June 1719, the son of John Bronson and Frances Hills. Anna and Abraham both have extant gravestones in the Meeting House Hill Cemetery in Old Lyme, CT. [95]
  • Matthew, b. 1652, d. 1716
  • Sarah, b. c. 1656, d. 1690, m. (11 Sep 1677) Capt Thomas COLTON, b. Longmeadow, Mass. 1 May 1651, d. Springfield, Mass. 30 Sep 1728, the son of George Colton and Deborah Gardner of Springfield, Mass. Following Sarah's death, Thomas m. (2) Hannah Bliss. Sarah and Thomas were originally buried in Longmeadow Cemetery, Hampshire Co., Mass., but in 1848 their remains were moved to the Springfield Cemetery. [96]
  • John, b. 1668, d. young

(7g) Matthew Griswold, Jr[edit]

Matthew, the son of Matthew Griswold and Ann Walcott, was b. 1653, d. Lyme, CT 15 Jan 1715/6, and m. (1) in Lyme 21 May 1683 Phebe HYDE, b. 1663, d. 29 Nov 1704, aged 41, the daughter of Samuel Hyde and Jane Lee. He m. (2) after 30 May 1705 (int?) Mary (DeWOLF) Lee, the widow of Thomas Lee (his first wife's uncle), and probably the daughter of Balthazar and Alice DeWolf. Matthew was the Deputy from Lyme in 1704, 1707, 1708, and 1710. He has a standing grave marker in the Duck River Cemetery, Lyme, CT. Children, all born in Lyme, CT: [97]

  • Phebe, b. 15 Aug 1684, d. 1702, unmarried.
  • Elizabeth, b. 19 Nov 1685, d. 1704, unmarried.
  • Sarah, b. 19 May 1687, d. 4 Jan 1760, unmarried. She is buried in the Duck River Cemetery near her father and step-mother, and several of her siblings. [98]
  • John, b. 22 Dec 1690, d. 29 Sep 1764; ran off to sea in 1707, but after five years returned. He was married 23 June 1713 to Hannah LEE, b. Lyme, CT 25 Feb 1694, d. Lyme 11 May 1773 in her 70th year, daughter of Thomas Lee and Mary DeWolf. They had eleven children born 1714 to 1742. He and his wife both have grave markers in the Duck River Cemetery, Lyme. [99]
  • George, b. 13 Aug 1692, d. Lyme, CT 14 Oct 1761, m. (1) New London Co., CT 17 June 1725 Hannah LYNDE, b. Saybrook, CT 10 Sep 1698, d. Lyme 23 Jan 1734, the daughter of Judge Nathaniel Lynde and Susanna Willoughby. He m. (2) 20 July 1736 his second cousin, Elizabeth LEE, b. 8 April 1701, d. 28 Aug 1758, the daughter of Thomas Lee and Elizabeth Graham. George and first wife Hannah have extant grave markers in the Old Stone Church Burial Ground, East Lyme, CT. [100]
  • Mary, b. 22 April 1694, d. N. Lyme, CT 21 Feb 1776, m. 4 Sep 1719 Edmund DORR, b. Roxbury, Mass. 19 Oct 1692, (d. Lyme 23 March 1772 per a secondary source), son of immigrant Edward Dorr and Elizabeth Hawley. Mary has a grave marker next to that of her daughter Deborah in the Marvin Cemetery in Lyme, CT. [101]
  • Deborah, b. 20 Oct 1696, d. 24 Dec 1731, m. 19 Oct 1721 Col. Robert DENISON, the son of Capt Robert Denison and Joanna Stanton. See his entry. A FAG memorial has been created for Deborah, though her burial location is not known. [102]
  • Samuel, b. Dec 1697, d. 10 June 1727, unmarried. He is buried in Duck River Cemetery, Lyme, CT with his father. [103]
  • Thomas, b. Feb 1700, d. 27 July 1716, aged 16 years and 5 months. He is buried in the Duck River Cemetery, Lyme, CT, but his grave marker has not recently been found. [104]
  • Patience, b. 1702, d. Lyme, CT 8 Nov 1776 in her 75th year, and m. 5 Nov 1724 John DENISON, b. 1698, d. 28 Nov 1776, in 79th year, son of Capt Robert Denison and Joanna Stanton. They had eight children, born 1731 to 1746 per Hyde genealogy, but web sources give them two more, c. 1726-1730, which appears reasonable based on their marriage date. Patience and John are buried in the Duck River Cemetery in Lyme, CT, and while John has an extant marker, that of Patience may now be gone. [105]

(11g) John Wolcott[edit]

Wolcott Gen (1912):3

John Wolcott, b. say 1520, d. c. 1572, m. Agnes _______, living in 1571[/2?]. In his will of 9 Feb 1571[/2?] and proved 11 April 1572, John called himself of Tolland (Somersetshire), and made bequest to his son John, daughters Alice and Mary (no surnames), and wife Agnes. Overseers were his brothers Henry and Roger Woolcot. Children:

  • John, b. say 1550
  • Alice, liv. 1571
  • Mary, liv. 1571

(10g) John Wolcott[edit]

Wolcott Gen (1912):3

John Wolcott, b. say 1550, liv. 1623, m. Lydeard St. Lawrence, Somerset 9 Feb 1578/9 Agnes CROSS. In his will of 10 Nov 1623, prove 16 Jan _____, he calls himself of Tolland, leaving bequests to the children of his son John and of his son Henry; to kinsman Symon Wolcott, and others who may not be relatives. John Wolcott was executor, and witnesses were Christopher Wolcott and Henry Wolcott, his two eldest sons. Children:

  • Henry, bapt. Lydeard St. Lawrence, Somerset 6 Dec 1579, m. Elizabeth SAUNDERS (see below).
  • Christopher, b. say 1581, witness to his father's 1623 will, which mentions no family for Christopher.
  • John, b. say 1583, executor to his father's 1623 will, which mentions John's unnamed children.

(9g) Henry Wolcott[edit]

GMB (1995)3:2049-52; NEHGR 157(2003):256; NEHGR 163(2009):85-96,202,282-285 (Blake ancestry of Elizabeth (Saunders) Wolcott)

Henry, the son of John Woolcott and Agnes Cross, was baptized at Lidyard St. Lawrence, Somerset 6 Dec 1579, and d. Windsor, CT 30 May 1655. He m. at Lidyard St. Lawrence 19 Jan 1606 Elizabeth SAUNDERS, bapt. Lydiard St. Lawrence 20 Dec 1584, d. Windsor 5 July 1655. It has been suggested that Henry moved from Lidyard St. Lawrence to Ash Priors, Somerset after the birth of his oldest son. The Wolcotts arrived in New England on the ship Mary & John in 1630, and first settled in Dorchester (Mass.) where Henry requested freemanship on 19 Oct 1630. He held some minor offices in Dorchester through the end of 1634, but by April 1636 he was in Windsor, CT serving as a constable. He held much higher level positions in Windsor, and was Assistant from 1643 to the time of his death in 1655. His will, dated 30 May 1655, was proved four months later on 4 October, naming sons and mentioning unnamed wife, but naming no daughters. Elizabeth's will, dated 5 July 1655 (the day she died), was proved at Harford 4 Oct 1655, naming three sons (Henry not mentioned) and two daughters, but without surnames. Henry and Elizabeth share a large house-type grave monument in the Palisado Cemetery in Windsor, CT. Children: [106]

  • John bapt. Lidyard St. Lawrence 1 Oct 1607, living (in England) in 1631, but dead by 10 March 1642 when Henry was called the oldest son of Henry, Sr.
  • Henry, b. say 1616, d. Windsor, CT 12 July 1680, m. Windsor 8 Nov 1641 Sarah NEWBERRY, b. say 1621, daughter of Thomas Newberry and Joane Dabinott.
  • Christopher, b. say 1619, second son named in his father's will, d. Windsor 7 Sep 1662, unmarried.
  • George, b. say 1622, d. Jan or Feb 1662/3, m. c. 1648 Elizabeth, said to be Elizabeth Treat, daughter of Richard Treat, but no evidence. George's will was dated 19 Jan 1662/3, and his inventory was taken less than a month later on 12 Feb 1662/3.
  • Anne, b. say 1624, m. Windsor 16 Oct 1646 Matthew GRISWOLD, but no record of this marriage has been found. However, a deed of gift from Matthew and Anna Griswold of Lyme, CT to their granddaughters Sarah and Anna Colton of Springfield, 3 June 1696, includes land "which fell to us by ye decease & gift of Mr. Christopher Wolcot". This was no doubt the land bequeathed by Christopher Wolcott to his siblings in his nuncupative will, dated 4 Dec 1662.
  • Mary, b. say 1626, m. Windsor 25 June 1646 Job DRAKE, b. c. 1620, d. 18 Sep 1689, the son of John Drake. The Drake family is known to have come from Hampton-in-Arden, Warwick, so Job may be the son of John Drake and Lettice Shakespear baptized there on 5 March 1620. Mary (Marih) and Job share a small gravestone, with no dates, in the Palisado Cemetery in Windsor, CT. Mary and Job had seven children born from 1648 to 1662. [107]
  • Simon, b. say 1630, d. Windsor 11 Sep 1687, m. (1) Windsor 19 March 1656/7 Joanna COOKE, bapt. Windsor 5 or 15 Aug 1638, d. Windsor 27 April 1657, daughter of Aaron Cooke; m. (2) Windsor 17 Oct 1661 Martha Pitkin "late of England", bapt. Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire 12 Dec 1639, d. East Windsor, CT 13 Oct 1719 in her 80th year, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Pitkin.

(10g) Thomas Saunders[edit]

NEHGR 163(2009):202

Thomas, possibly the son of William and Joane Saunders, was born say 1548, and buried Lydiard St. Lawrence, Somerset 11 June 1609. He married Over Stowey, Somerset 3 Aug 1573 Ann BLAKE, b. c. 1552, living 1609, the daughter of John Blake. William Saunders was buried Lydiard St. Lawrence 11 Jan 1584/5 and Joane was buried there 14 March 1579/80. Thomas's will was dated 26 March 1609 and proved five months later on 2 September. Children, all baptized at Lydiard St. Lawrence: [108]

  • Joan, bapt. 23 May 1577, m. Lydiard St. Lawrence 3 Ot 1597 Thomas WRENTMORE
  • Agnes, bapt. 22 May 1579
  • Lawrence, bapt. 11 Jan 1580/1, bur. Lydiard St. Lawrence 23 Jan 1590/1 [109]
  • Robert, bapt. 10 Nov 1582
  • John, bapt. 10 Nov 1582, not in father's 1609 will
  • Elizabeth, bapt. 20 Dec 1584, m. Henry WOLCOTT
  • Thomas, bapt. 30 Oct 1586
  • Christopher, bapt. 24 Jan 1588/9, bur. Lydiard St. Lawrence 14 March 1623/4 [110]

(12g) Humphrey Blake[edit]

NEHGR 163(2009):85-96

Humphrey Blake was born say 1494, d. Over Stowey, Somerset 19 Nov 1558 and bur. there 28 Dec 1558. He m. Anne/Agnes, bur. Over Stowey 24 June 1585. Humphrey appears to have had more than one wife because he had two sons named John, both of whom were living simultaneously. Humphrey's will was dated 19 Nov 1558 and proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Taunton on 11 May 1559. Though the records of this court were destroyed by a bombing raid in 1942, a detailed abstract was published by Rev. Frederick Brown in 1887. Children: [111]

  • John, eldest son and heir, b. c. 1522 (aged 37 years and more when father's inquisition post mortem was made in 1559), m. Joan _______.
  • Robert, b. say 1525, bur. Bridgwater, Somerset 15 Oct 1592, m. Margaret SYMONDS, bur. Bridgwater 10 April 1600. He operated a fulling mill at Tuxwell in 1577. He owned several vessels, according to Bridgwater Port Records, and was elected mayor of that place in 1574, 1579, and 1587. He also represented the borough in Parliament in 1584, 1586, and 1588. Blake's nuncupative will was dated 11 Oct 1592 and proved 26 Oct 1592. Margaret's will was dated 20 April 1599 and proved 7 Nov 1600. They had three known children, born c. 1550 to c. 1568. [112]
  • Thomas, may be the one of that name who m. Bridgwater, Somerset 29 April 1570 Ann CASTLETON. He received the manor of Tuxwell in 1572 and sold it to his brother Robert Blake in 1577
  • Agnes, m. _______ MANNING.
  • Eleanor, m. _______ LANGHAM.
  • John, the younger, b. c. 1533, bur. Over Stowey, Somerset 21 Aug 1571, m. Over Stowey 18 Aug 1558 Christian JUGG.
  • Alice, m. George SLOCOMBE. Humphrey's will mentioned his daughter Alice Slocombe and Jone, daughter of George Slocombe.

(11g) John Blake[edit]

NEHGR 163(2009):85-96

John, the eldest son of Humphrey Blake, was born c. 1522, buried at Over Stowey, Somerset 10 Dec 1576 and m. c. 1547 Joan _______, b. say 1527, bur. Over Stowey 27 June 1595. John was in the cloth trade, and made an agreement in 1546 with the vicar of Over Stowey to buy all the tithing wood received in the parish. Two of John Blake's sons were heavily involved in the cloth trade as well. John's will, dated 26 Nov 1576, was proved two months later on 25 Jan 1576/7. Children: [113]

  • Alice, b. c. 1548, bur. Pitminster, Somerset 17 Aug 1585, m. Over Stowey 2 Oct 1659 James RICHARDS, bur. Pitminster 19 Jan 1607/8. They moved from Over Stowey to Pitminster about 1572. James's will, proved at the Archdeaconry Court of Taunton in 1607/8, was lost, and there is no known copy. They had six children, bapt. c. 1571 to 1580/1, all but the first baptized at Pitminster.
  • Elizabeth/Isabel, b. c. 1550, bur. Lydiard St. Lawrence 12 May 1624, m. Over Stowey 9 Oct 1571 Robert SELLECK, d. 1623, the son of John Selleck of Gaulden Manor in the parish of Tolland. She was called Isabella in her father's will, but Elizabeth in her marriage record. Robert's will was destroyed in a 1942 bombing raid, but a record of it appears on the will calendar. Elizabeth's will was also lost, but a brief abstract of it is in the Bartelot Collection in the Somerset Record Office. Her will was dated 31 Odt 1623 and proved 14 Jan 1625[/6?]. They had five known children born from c. 1579 to say 1596. [114]
  • Ann, b. c. 1552, m. Thomas SAUNDERS [115]
  • Humphrey, b. c. 1554, bur. Over Stowey, Somerset 20 March 1619/20, and m. (1) Over Stowey 23 Oct 1578 Agnes JAMES, bur. there 10 Aug 1602; m. (2) c. 1603 Ann _______, bur. Over Stowey 11 Dec 1645. Humphrey inherited lands in Plainsfield and Aisholt from his father in 1576. On 4 June 1584 he, with wife Agnes and son Humphrey in survivorship, leased land in Plainsfield to Richard Lukar. A monumental inscription for Humphrey in the parish church at Over Stowey calls him a clothier of that town. His will was dated 21 Sep 1618 and proved 17 Jun 1620. He had six children with first wife Agnes, baptized from 1580 to 1592, and four more children with second wife, Anne, baptized from 1603/4 to c. 1609. [116]
  • William, b. c. 1562, bur. Pitminster, Somerset 13 June 1642, m. Anne _______, bur. Pitminster 14 Aug 1644. He moved from Over Stowey to Pitminster, as did his sister Alice Richards. Seven children, born c. 1587 to 1603, most baptized at Pitminster.
  • Richard, bapt. Over Stowey 1 Jan 1563/4, bur. Stogumber, Somerset 24 April 1620, m. (1) _______ _______ with whom he had two children; m. (2) Over Stowey 29 May 1589 Grace NAPCOTT, with whom he had seven children baptized from 1590/1 to 1606/7. [117]
  • Robert, bapt. Over Stowey 22 May 1566, bur. there 25 Jan 1626/7, m. Eleanor _______, bur. Over Stowey 16 Nov 1615. [118]

(9g) William Hyde[edit]

Hyde Gen (1864)1:2-3[119]; GB Roberts:Anc of Am. Presidents (2009):474-5

William Hyde was born in England say 1600, d. Norwich, CT 6 Jan 1680/1, and m. (1) say 1631 a wife whose name has not been found, and (2) 4 June 1677 Joanna (_______ ) Abell, the widow of Robert Abell. William is first of record in New England in 1639. He is the ancestor of three U.S. presidents: Millard Fillmore, Grover Cleveland; and Gerald Ford. He had the following children with his first wife:

  • Esther or Hester, b. say 1632, d. Norwich, CT 13 Nov 1703, m. Saybrook, CT 31 March 1652 John POST, bapt. Otham, Kent, England 13 Sep 1629, d. Norwich, CT 10 Feb 1710/1, the son of Stephen Post and Elinor Panton. (GB Roberts) They had eight children born from 1653/4 to 1674.
  • Samuel, b. 1637 at Hartford, CT; married June 1659 Jane Lee. They had Elizabeth b. Aug 1660; Phebe b. Jan 1662; Samuel b. May 1665; John b. Dec 1667; William b. Jan 1669; Thomas b. July 1672 and Sara b. 1675, both died young; and Jabez b 1677.

(8g) Samuel Hyde[edit]

here[120]

Samuel, the son of William Hyde, was b. probably at Hartford, CT in 1637, d. Norwich, CT July 1677, and m. Saybrook, CT June 1659 Jane LEE, bapt. Rusper, Sussex, England 12 Sep 1640, d. Lebanon, CT 21 Jan 1722/3, the daughter of Thomas Lee and Phebe Browne. They settled in Norwich, CT in 1660. Following his death, his widow m. (2) c. 1679 John Birchard, bapt. Terling, Essex, England 31 Jan 1627/8, d. Lebanon, CT 17 Nov 1702, the son of Thomas Birchard and Mary Robinson. John became the guardian of Samuel's children. Samuel and Jane are ancestors of U.S. president Grover Cleveland. Samuel has an extant gravestone in the Old Cemetery in Lebanon, CT, but there is a question if the cemetery even existed when he died, so there is a possibility his stone is a very old cenotaph. Children, b. Norwich, CT: [121]

  • Elizabeth, b. Aug 1660, d. Lyme, CT 22 July 1736, m. c. 1682 Richard LORD, b. 16 May 1647. Elizabeth and Richard both have extant gravestones in the Duck River Cemetery in Old Lyme, CT. [122]
  • Phebe, b. Jan 1662/3, d. Lyme, CT 29 Nov 1704, m. Matthew GRISWOLD
  • Samuel, b. May 1665, d. Lebanon, CT 6 Nov 1742, m. Norwich 16 Dec 1690 Elizabeth CALKINS, b. Norwich April 1673, d. Norwich, CT 1752, daughter of John Calkins and Sarah Royce. Samuel has an extant gravestone in the Old Cemetery in Lebanon, CT; Elizabeth does not have a stone. [123]
  • John, b. Dec 1667, d. Norwich, CT 26 July 1727, m. 3 March 1697/8 Experience ABELL, b. Norwich Dec 1674, d. 24 Oct 1763, daughter of Caleb Abell and Margaret Post. They had five children b. c. 1698/9 to 1713. Experience has an extant gravestone in the Old Norwichtown Cemetery in Norwich, CT, while John, assumed to also be there, has no stone. [124]
  • William, b. Jan 1669/70, d. Norwich 8 Aug 1759, m. Norwich 2 Jan 1694/5 Anne BUSHNELL, b. Norwich 4 Dec 1674, d. Norwich 8 July 1745, daughter of Richard Bushnell and Elizabeth Adgate.
  • Thomas, b. July 1672, d. Norwich 9 April 1755, m. Norwich Dec 1697 Mary BACKUS, b. Norwich Nov 1672, d. Norwich 27 March 1752. Thomas and Mary both have surviving gravestones in the Plains Cemetery in Franklin, CT. [125]
  • Sara, b. 1675/6
  • Jabez, b. May 1677, d. Franklin, CT 5 Sep 1762, m. Norwich, CT 29 Dec 1709 Elizabeth BUSHNELL, b. Norwich 31 Jan 1685/6, d. Franklin 21 Aug 1768, daughter of Richard Bushnell and Elizabeth Adgate.

(9g) Thomas Lee and Phebe Brown[edit]

NEHGR 61(1907):117; 62(1908):199-200; Cornish genealogy (1907):1-9 [126]

Thomas Lee was born 1615, d. of smallpox at sea, enroute to New England, 1645, and m. 1639 Phebe BROWNE, bapt. Rusper, Sussex, England 1 Oct 1620, d. Northampton, Mass. 28 Dec 1664, the daughter of William Brown and Jane Mills. While no marriage record has been found, an undated marriage intention between Thomas Lee of Rusper and Phebe Brown, daughter of William Brown of Rusper, exists, and gives his age as 24 and her age as 19. Since she was baptized in 1620, she would have been 19 in 1639, making his birth year 1615. A baptismal record in neighboring Surrey (parish not specified) reads: "Thomas the sonne of William Lee was baptised April:16 [1615]". Phebe's father sailed with her and her family to New England. She m. (2) c. 1647 Greenfield LARRABEE, b. say 1620, d. 1661 (inv 17 Oct), and m. (3) by 5 Dec 1661 as his second wife, James CORNISH, b. England say 1615, d. Simsbury, CT 29 Oct 1698. Phebe, by many accounts, died in childbirth, undelivered. Greenfield was a mariner and said to have arrived in New Haven, from England, in 1647. He was fined by Connecticut five pounds on 3 Nov 1650 for disorderly conduct, and the suit had something to do with his vessel. He apparently settled in the Saybrook or Preston area of CT, and his probate is in the CT records. James Cornish was in Saybrook, Connecticut by 1659 when he witnessed the will of William Jackson. He bought a house and land from William Lord in Saybrook in May 1660, and apparently taught school there. In 1661 James was paid four pounds for teaching school at Windsor. He was established as a teacher in Northampton, Mass. in 1664, and he was voted a salary there on 28 Jan 1664[/5?]. This is where Phebe died. Her Lee children were grown, but what became of her Larrabee children has not been learned. James was next at Westfield, Mass., where his house was destroyed during King Philip's War, and he returned to Windsor, CT, but he was later back in Westfield and then again in Northampton where he was appointed Clerk of Courts. By 1695, as a very old man, he was living with his son James in Simsbury, CT, and this is where he died. Phebe's children were:

Children of Phebe and Thomas Lee, baptized Rusper, Sussex:

  • Jane, bapt. 12 Sep 1640, d. Lebanon, CT 21 Jan 1722/3, m. (1) Saybrook, CT June 1659 Samuel HYDE, the son of William Hyde and (2) c. 1678 John BIRCHARD.
  • Phebe, bapt. 20 May 1642, m. Saybrook, CT 1 Nov 1659 John LARGE, b. say 1634.
  • Thomas, bapt. 29 Sep 1644, d. Lyme, CT 5 Jan 1704/5, m. (1) Lyme c. 1669 Sarah KIRKLAND, d. c. 1675; m. (2) Lyme 13 July 1676 Mary DeWOLF. He had four children with his first wife and nine more with the second.

Children of Phebe and Greenfield Larrabee, all born in Saybrook, CT:

  • Greenfield, b. 20 April 1648, d. 4 Feb 1738/9, m. March 1672/3 Alice PARKS, b. say 1653, d. 23 Nov 1729, daughter of Thomas Parke. They had eight children born from 1675 to 1696.
  • John, b. 23 Feb 1649/50, d. Windham, CT 1725, m. Sarah MORGAN
  • Elizabeth, b. 23 Jan 1652/3, d. New London, CT 4 Dec 1727, m. (1) Joshua HEMPSTEAD; m. (2) c. 1699 John EDGECOMBE, Sr. Elizabeth had eight children with her first husband.
  • Joseph, b. 3 March 1655/6, d. Saybrook 10 Aug 1657
  • Sarah, b. 3 March 1658/9, d. c. 1691, m. John FOX. They had five known children, born from 1680 to 1691.

Children of Phebe and James Cornish:

  • James, b. 1662, d. Simbsury, CT 2 April 1740, aged 77 years (tombstone); m. (1) Elizabeth THRALL, b. 1 May 1667, d. 25 Jan 1714, daughter of Timothy Thrall and Deborah Gunn of Windsor, CT; m. (2) 15 April 1715 Hannah (HILLIARD) Humphrey, b. 20 Dec 1681, d. 2 Dec 1751, the daughter of Andrew Hilliard and Hannah Burr, and widow of Thomas Humphrey of Simsbury, CT. James was a farmer, deacon of the Simsbury church, and holder of many offices in the community. He had six children with his first wife, and five more with his second. James and second wife Hannah both have extant gravestones in the Simsbury Cemetery. [127]
  • child, b. and d. 1664

(12g) William Browne (line 3 of 3)[edit]

TAG 15(1939):84-6

William Browne was b. England Feb 1534[/5?], d. Horley, Surrey, England 14 Nov 1613, aged 79y 8m, and m. (1) c. 1560 Magdalen _______, bur. Horley 7 Sep 1604; m. (2) Margaret _______, bur. Horley 17 Feb 1611/2. The forgoing details, and the record of his children, come from a black marble slab against the north wall of the chancel at the Horley church. William Browne was likely the one of his name who matriculated a pensioner at Pembroke College in March 1546. He served as the vicar of Horley from 1563 to 1613. Children, prob. all b. at Horley, all with first wife: [128]

  • Phoebe, b. say 1560, m. Horley 30 Mary 1580 Anthony HUGETT.
  • Joseph, b. say 1562, bur. Rusper, Sussex, England 15 Oct 1633, m. (1) Horley Feb 1584/5 Margery PATCHING, b. say 1565, bur. Rusper 15 Dec 1605; m. (2) Rusper 12 Feb 1606/7 Elizabeth (_______) Stone, widow of John Stone of "the Nunnery" who was bur. Rusper 15 Sep 1616. He was admitted pensioner from Queens during Easter 1579, and received a BA 1582/3. His will was dated 16 June 1633. He had seven children with his first wife born/bapt. from 1585 to 1604. Of these, his son William and daughter Sarah (as the wife of Arthur Fenner) went to New England c. 1646 (see sandbox 7a).
  • Sarah, b. say 1569, m. 10 Oct 1593 John BURSTOWE.
  • Benjamin, b. 1571, m. Sarah LEACHFORD (see below).

(11g) Joseph Browne (line 2 of 2)[edit]

TAG 15(1939):85-86; NEHGR 61(1907):117; 62(1908):199

Joseph was probably born in Horley, Surrey, England about 1562, buried in Rusper, Sussex 15 Oct 1633, and m. (1) Horley Feb 1584/5 Margery PATCHING, b. c. 1565, bur. Rusper 15 Dec 1605; m. (2) Rusper 12 Feb 1606/7 Elizabeth (_______) Stone, bur. Rusper 15 Sep 1616, widow of John Stone of "The Nunnery". Joseph Browne of Surrey was admitted pensioner from Queens, Easter 1579 and received his B.A. 1582/3. His will was dated 16 June 1633. Children, all except first born in Rusper: [129]

  • William, bapt. Horley 5 Dec 1585, d. Long Island, NY 1650, m. Rusper 20 June 1611 Jane BURGIS. William came to New England about the same time as his Fenner relatives, 1646-7, and likely all came over together. He was first in Saybrook, CT, and his son Henry settled in Providence, RI. He had seven children baptized 1613 to 1626 (see below).
  • Stephen, b. c. 1588, likely died before his father and did not marry
  • Joseph, b. c. 1590, likely died before his father and did not marry
  • Sarah, bapt. 22 Oct 1592, m. Arthur FENNER (see above).
  • Susan, bapt. 11 Jan 1595/6, m. Thomas LEACHFORD
  • Phoebe, bapt. 12 July 1601, m. Horley 3 Feb 1624/5 William SIMONS
  • John, bapt. 12 Aug 1604, living in 1633.

(10g) William Browne[edit]

TAG 15(1939):86; NEHGR 61(1907):116-8, 62(1908):199-200

William, the son of Rev. Joseph Browne and Margery Patching, was baptized at Horley, Sussex, England 5 Dec 1585, d. Long Island, NY 1650, and m. Rusper, Sussex 20 June 1611 Jane (MILLS) Burgis, the daughter of Thomas and Margaret Mills, and widow of Juhn Burges who she had married in Twineham, Sussex on 25 May 1609. William was apparently a widower when he came to New England, c. 1645, with his daughter Jane, her husband Thomas Lee, and their three children. This is also about the same time that his Fenner nephews and nieces came over. He went first to Saybrook, CT, but died on Long Island apparently when visiting his daughter Mary Marvin. Children, baptised in Rusper:

  • Joseph, bapt. 8 Aug 1613
  • John, bapt. 15 Oct 1615
  • Jane, bapt. 13 Sep 1618, bur. Rusper 21 Aug 1620
  • Phoebe, bapt. 1 Oct 1620, m. (1) Thomas LEE; (2) Greenfield LARABEE; (3) James CORNISH.
  • Mary, bapt. 6 Oct 1622, d. 1650?, m. 1648 Robert MARVIN, b. c. 1617, d. c. 1683; they lived in Southampton, L.I., and Robert was a resident there in 1682.
  • Thomas, bapt. 9 Jan 1624, bur. Rusper 7 Mar 1645
  • Henry, bapt. 28 Dec 1626, d. Providence, RI 20 Feb 1702/3, m. (1) Wait WATERMAN, b. say 1640 (had a son b. 1676), d. 1682; m. (2) say 1683 Hannah (FIELD) Matthewson, daughter of John Field and widow of James Matthewson.

(8g) John Thompson[edit]

TAG 11(1935):184-189, 13(1937):221-233

No hard evidence has been found that John Thompson of Stamford, CT and Long Island is the father of Isaac Thompson, Sr., of Westerly, RI, but two articles by Donald Lines Jacobus appearing in The American Genealogist in the early 1930s present a plethora of records suggesting that this may very well be the case. The primary reason for making this assumption is that Isaac Thompson of Stonington and Westerly appears to be a brother of William Thompson of Stonington. They appear to be fairly close in age, as their children were born in the same time frame and all baptized in Stonington. What gives them the appearance of kinship, however, is the overlap in the naming of their children. If we can accept Isaac as being the brother of William, then the next step is establishing William as the son of John Thompson of CT and LI. There is at least one record that spells this out, but then the question is, is the William Thompson, son of John, the same as the William Thompson of Stonington? The one impediment to this arrangement is the record of the inscription from the tombstone of William of Stonington. It gives an age for William that makes it virtually impossible for him to be the son of John. However, the preponderance of evidence makes it more than likely that the William Thompson of Stonington is indeed the son of John Thompson of Stamford and Long Island, and that the age on his gravestone is incorrect. For this reason, Isaac is being accepted as the son of John Thompson of Stamford and Long Island.

John Thompson, born say 1630, was living on 16 June 1691 when he, a blacksmith, deeded property to his son Samuel. He was dead by 28 Aug 1699 when his son William of Stonington mentioned land in a deed that did belong to his father John Thompson deceased. John m. Mary _______, who was his wife on 9 Dec 1680, and who was the mother of eldest son William, and therefore the mother of all of the children. Mary was living on 10 Oct 1685 when she witnessed a deed, but likely dead by 16 June 1691 when she did not cosign a deed of conveyance to son Samuel. However, she may also be the Mary Thompson who died in Stonington, Connecticut, Feb. 1698 at age 67, which means she was likely visiting or living with one of her sons there. John is first of record on 7 May 1667, when he, a gunsmith and resident of Stamford (CT), conveyed his house, lot, shop, tools, etc. to Jonathan Selleck for the use of Capt. Thomas Delanall, to answer a debt due to the latter. He appears to have been already well established in the area, but was shortly thereafter on Long Island when on 10 Oct 1668 the town of Oyster Bay gave a home lot of five acres and other compensation to "Our Smith John Thomson". By 1671 the relationship between Thompson and the town of Oyster Bay had gone sour, when on 28 Aug 1671 it was "ordered by ye Town yt ye Constable Tho:Townsend Shall in ye behalf of ye town Give notice to John Tompson to resine up ye Land which ye Town formerly Gave him for Breach of Covenant..." On 3 Feb 1672[/3] "the Town made void all grants to John Tompson, hee, togeather wth his famely haveing, deserted, ye Towne". He was able to liquidate his Oyster Bay property through attorneys, one of whom was John Thompson of Newtown (LI). The subject was living in Brookhaven, Long Island by 1673, after receiving the "smiths acomadations" from that town on 15 July 1672. Thompson appears to have found a much more compatible arrangement with Brookhaven than with his two previous residences, and was selected as constable there in 1684, and as commissioner or selectman in 1686. Children: [130]

  • William, eldest son, b. c. 1658, d. 13 June 1705 "in the 42 year of his age", m. 7 Dec 1692 Bridget CHEESEBROUGH, b. Stonington 15 March 1669, d. there 28 Nov 1720, the daughter of Nathaniel Cheesebrough and Hannah Denison. William was of Brookhaven, Long Island in 1680 when his parents deeded land to him, and was called a blacksmith there in 1685. He is last of record at Brookhaven on 8 April 1687 when he sold land there, and in Stonington by 1692 when he was married. The inventory of William's estate, dated 16 Nov 1705, showed a value of over 300 pounds, and states that he left behind a widow and four children, indicating one of his five children, born 1695 to 1704, had died in early childhood. Following William's death, Bridget m. (2) 7 Dec 1709 Joseph Miner, b. Hingham (Plymouth Colony) 25 Aug 1644, d. Stonington 31 Jan 1712, the son of Thomas Miner and Grace Palmer. Bridget and Joseph had a daughter, Bridget. William has an extant gravestone in the Wequetequock Cemetery in Stonington. Bridget and her second husband Joseph Miner have extant gravestones in Taugwonk Cemetery in Stongington. [131]
  • Isaac, b. c. 1667, bur. Westerly, RI 24 Aug 1738, m. Mary HOLMES.
  • Samuel, b. 4 March 1668[/9?], d. 1 July 1749 in his 81st year. In 1691 he was conveyed a 50-acre lot in Mount Misery by his father, along with use of his shop. He m. c. 1692 Hannah (BREWSTER) Muncey, b. say 1672, living in 1745, widow of John Muncey who d. 1691, and supposed daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Brewster. Samuel's will, dated 23 April 1745, was proved 11 June 1750, naming wife Hannah, children, and grandchildren. Samuel's gravestone was partially missing in the 1930s, but still stood in the Presbyterian Churchyard at Setauket, Long Island. More modern complete gravestones have been erected in this cemetery for both Samuel and Hannah. They had six known children, born about 1695 to 1710. [132]

Here are some other possible children:

John and Mary had only two children known for certain (from deeds): (1) William Thompson b. ca 1659; m. 7 Dec. 1692 in Stonington, CT, Bridget Chesebrough; d. 13 June 1705; and (2) Samuel Thompson b. 4 March 1668; m. Hannah (Brewster) Muncey; d. 14 July 1749 Brookhaven, L.I. Stercula thought that other children might include: (3) Elizabeth Thompson m. Job Smith s/o Richard Smith and Sarah Folger of Smithtown, Long Island, NY; (4) Abigail Thompson m. John Tooker of Brookhaven, L.I.; (5) John Thompson resided Brookhaven, L.I., N.Y.; and (6) Isaac Thompson.

(7g) Isaac Thompson Sr.[edit]

Hist Montville, CT (1896):594; Gen/Bio Record of New London Co., CT (1905):251-2

Isaac Thompson was born c. 1667, was buried in Westerly, RI 24 Aug 1738, and married in 1696 Mary HOLMES, b. c. 1675, d. 1751, the daughter of Joshua Holmes and Abigail Ingraham. Mary was baptized at the Stonington church on 23 Aug 1696, about the time of her marriage. There are no records for Isaac on Long Island, probably because he followed his older brother to Stonington when he was still a minor. His inheritance from his father was likely in the form of money rather than land. Isaac is believed to be the one reported in the Hempstead Diary (p. 338) as "an Eggharbour man Capt. Isaac Thompson of Westerly". Isaac served as J.P. of Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island from 1708 to 1714, but was later a seafaring man. He left a will dated 16 August 1736, proved 5 Sept. 1738, and was buried 24 August 1738 in Westerly. Children (all born Westerly, R.I. and baptised in 1st Church, Stonington, CT): [133] [134] [135]

  • Mary, b. 1 July 1697; bapt. 15 Aug 1697, (d. there 15 Aug 1697?).
  • Isaac, b. 26 Sept. 1698, bapt. 10 Jan 1698/9; m. ca 1721, Anna STANTON (see below).
  • Samuel, b. 29 July 1700, bapt. 22 Sep 1700
  • Abigail, b. 1 Jan 1701/2, bapt. 22 March 1701/2, m. (1) c. 1723 Daniel BABCOCK, b. Westerly 23 April 1699, d. 1740, the son of Capt James Babcock and Elizabeth Saunders. Abigail and Daniel had seven known children born 1724 to 1738. Daniel's inventory was taken in Sep 1740. Following his death Abigail m. (2) in Westerly 4 Nov 1740 Henry MILKINS, and they had a daughter Abigail.
  • Sarah, b. 3 March 1703, bapt. 30 May 1703, (d. Westerly 24 April 1799 per online source) m. Westerly 1 Nov 1721 William CHAMPLIN, b. Westerly 31 May 1702, d. there 14 April 1774, the son of William Champlin and Mary Clarke of Westerly. Sarah and William had eleven children, born in Westerly 1722 to 1744. William's will was dated 15 Feb 1774 (proved 7 June?).
  • William, b. 10 April 1704, bapt. 22 July 1704, m. Westerly 9 Oct 1732 Ruth THOMPSON, b. say 1706, likely the daughter of Samuel and Hannah Thompson of Brookhaven, making her a first cousin to William. In their marriage record, William was called of Westerly and Ruth was called of Brookhaven, Long Island.
  • Nathaniel, b. 31 Dec 1705, bapt. 29 July 1706, d. 1736 per an online source. He is NOT the Nathaniel who m. Ruth Hopkins.
  • Anna, b. 4 Sep 1707, bapt. 5 Oct 1707, d. Westerly 10 Jan 1775, m. 12 Oct 1726 Stephen BABCOCK, b. Westerly 2 May 1706, d. 22 Dec 1775, the son of John Babcock and Mary Champlin. Anna and Stephen had ten children, born 1727 to 1750.
  • Elias, b. 14 Nov 1708, bapt. 8 May 1709, d. Westerly 30 April 1778, may have married (1) 1730 Hannah HILLS, but no children are known from this union. He m. (2) Westerly 24 March 1736 Thankful STANTON, b. 21 July 1718, d. 1750s by one account; living in 1783 by another, the daughter of Thomas Stanton and Thankful Denison. Elias and Thankful had eight known children born 1737 to 1752.
  • Mary, b. 18 Mar 1709/10, bapt. 28 May 1710, m. Westerly 1 May 1731 Thomas NOYES, b. Stonington, CT 26 Jan 1709/10, d. 22 Nov 1754, the son of Thomas Noyes and Elizabeth Sanford, and the grandson of Gov. Peleg Sanford of RI.
  • Bridget, b. 14 Oct 1711, bapt. 21 June 1713. This child is erroneously named Abigail in Arnold's Vital Record of Rhode Island.
  • Susanna, b. 25 Nov 1713, m. Westerly 9 Dec 1730 Joseph BABCOCK, Jr., b. say 1705, the son of Joseph Babcock and Rebecca Stanton. Susanna and Joseph had ten known children born 1730 to 1751. Joseph was named in the will of his father, dated 6 Sep 1741 and proved Westerly 22 Feb following (RIGR 6:215).
  • Joshua, b. 13 Aug 1714, bapt. 31 July 1715, m. (1) c. 1735 Sarah STANTON, b. Stonington 10 Oct 1714, d. Charlestown, RI 18 Sep 1751, the daughter of Samuel Stanton and Sarah Gardiner. She and Joshua had seven children, born 1736 to 1749. He m. (2) Elizabeth Champlin by one account or Elizabeth Belcher of Newport, by another (one could be maiden name and the other married name).
  • Prudence, b. 11 Mar 1716/7, bapt. 12 May 1717, d. Block Island 28 Jan 1751, m. 1735 Samuel CHAMPLIN, b. c. 1708, son of William Champlin and Mary Clarke of Westerly. Prudence and Samuel had seven known children born 1736 to 1750. A death notice for a Samuel Champlin in New London Co., CT appeared in a 22 Jan 1779 journal (Hale collection). Prudence is buried in the Island Cemetery, Block Island, RI. [136]

(6g) Isaac Thompson Jr.[edit]

Hist Montville, CT (1896):594-5; Gen/Bio Record of New London Co., CT (1905):251-2

Isaac Thompson was born in Westerly, RI 26 Sep 1698, was baptized in neighboring Stonington, CT on 10 Jan 1698/9, and was still living on 6 June 1761 when he was mentioned in the will of his son, Isaac. He married c. 1721 Anna STANTON, b. Stonington, CT 3 Sep 1702, d. before the 1753 date of her father's will, the daughter of William and Anna (Stanton) Stanton. Isaac resided at Westerly, RI and Stonington, CT, but after 1742 had moved to Montville, CT. There is a chance that the old Thompson Cemetery in Montville, with only mounds and field stones but no inscribed markers, belongs to his family. Children, all born in Stonington, CT: [137]

  • Anna, b. 19 March 1722.
  • Samuel, b. 2 August and baptized in Stonington 29 Aug 1725; likely died in very late December 1809, m. Margaret FOX, the daughter of Samuel Fox and Abigail Harris;. Samuel resided with his family in Montville, CT, and a death notice for him appeared on 3 Jan 1810, suggesting he died during the closing days of 1809, or less likely the first day or two of 1810. Children: (a) Samuel Thompson m. Susanna Rogers; (b) Mary Ann or Anna Thompson b. 1754; m. Jeremiah Vallet; d. 18 March 1835; (c) possibly Margaret Thompson m. Frederick Whipple.
  • Mary, b. 29 March, bapt 5 May 1728; m. Feb. 1749 in New London, CT, Andrew DENISON, b. 2 May 1728 at Montville, the son of Maj. Robert Denison and Deborah Griswold. They raised a large family in Connecticut, but later moved to Nova Scotia where Andrew's father had become a leader among the New England Planters. Most of their children remained in Connecticut, but some lived and died in Nova Scotia.
  • Isaac, b. 18 Nov. 1730; baptized 3 Jan 1730/1, d. 7 Nov. 1762 as a lieutenant in the Colonial Wars. His will was dated 6 June 1761, and inventory was dated 2 Feb. 1763 in New London, CT.
  • Thomas, b. 30 Mar and baptized in Stonington 19 April 1733, d. 1762
  • Nathaniel, b. 20 Oct and baptized 30 Nov 1735, d. Montville, CT 16 June 1828, aged 93, m. Delight FOX, b. 18 Oct 1739, d. 4 Feb 1815, aged 75, daughter of Samuel Fox and Abigail Harris. They are buried in Raymond Hill Cem. in Oakdale (a village in Montville), New London Co., CT. [138]
  • William, b. 2 July 1742, d. Stonington, CT 1834.

(9g) ?Robert Holmes[edit]

The History of Stonington (p 435) gives Robert Holmes as the father of Joshua, but there is apparently no record or document that verifies this. Only one record for this man is given: On 25 Dec 1670 Robert Holmes is registered as an inhabitant of Stonington. He served in the colonial wars (King Philips?). From what this account gives us, Robert could just as easily be a brother of Joshua.

(8g) Joshua Holmes and Abigail (Ingraham?)[edit]

History of Stonington; GDRI:103

Joshua, perhaps the son of Robert Holmes, was born say 1645, d. Westerly, RI 14 April 1694, and m. Westerly 15 Jun 1675 Abigail (INGRAHAM?) Chesebrough, b. c. 1635, d. Groton, CT 12 Feb 1714/5, the widow of Samuel Chesebrough who she married in Stonington on 30 Nov 1655. Samuel was baptized in Boston, Lincolnshire, England 1 April 1627, the son of William Cheeseborough and Ann Stevenson. Concerning the maiden name of Ingraham being assigned to Abigail, Anderson in the Great Migration Begins (p 342) writes, "Many secondary sources give the bride's surname as Ingraham, but the evidence for this is not seen. The only Ingraham family to which she could belong is that of Richard Ingraham of Rehoboth. He is of the right age and in the right place to be father [of Abigail], but this Ingraham family is very poorly defined, and only sons are known for certain." A story concerning Joshua is that when Abigail was first widowed, she invited Joshua Holmes to come teach school in Stonington, CT. He apparently did, and they were later married. Administration of the estate of Joshua Holmes was granted to his widow Abigail on 26 May 1694, his will insufficiently perfected prior to his death. Following Joshua's death, Abigail m. (3) 4 July 1698, as his second wife, Capt. James Avery, b. c. 1620, d. 18 April 1700, who had married as his first wife 10 Nov 1643 Joanna Greenslade, the son of Christopher Avery.

Children of Abigail with Samuel Cheeseborough, born Stonington, CT:

  • Abigail, b. 30 Sep 1656, d. by 5 Jan 1713/4
  • Maria, b. 28 Feb 1658, d. Stonington 25 Sep 1669
  • Samuel, b. 20 Nov 1660, d. 27 Oct 1735
  • William, b. 3 April 1662, d. Stonington 2 Jan 1739/40
  • Sarah, b. 24 Dec 1663, d. 9 Sep 1729
  • Elisha, b. 4 Aug 1667, d. 7 Sep 1727
  • Elizabeth, b. 16 Jan 1668

Children of Abigail with Joshua Holmes:

  • Mary, b. 1676, dead by 24 June 1751, m. Isaac THOMPSON, d. 1738, and had 14 children born from 1697 to 1716.
  • Joshua, b. Stonington, CT 20 Aug 1678, d. Stonington 23 Nov 1729, m. 21 Nov 1698 Fear STURGES who d. 22 June 1753. They had nine children born in Stonington from 1700 to 1717.

(9g) Thomas Stanton, Sr.[edit]

see above

(8g) Thomas Stanton, Jr.[edit]

Stanton Gen (1891); Lord Gen (1946):56-7

Thomas, the son of Thomas Stanton and Ann Lord, was b. Hartford, CT 1638, d. 11 April 1718 in 80th year, and m. c. 1659 Sarah DENISON, bapt. Roxbury, Mass. 20 March 1641/2, d. Stonington 19 Dec 1701, daughter of George Denison and Bridget Thompson. Thomas was able to learn the local languages, and was hired in 1654 by the commissioners of the United Colonies as an interpreter. He received his father's lands in Preston, CT. Thomas's inventory is dated 21 June 1718, amounting to just under 300 pounds. His apparel and plates show that he was accustomed to living in style, unlike the frontier lifestyles adopted by most of his contemporaries. Thomas has an extant gravestone in the Wequetequock Cemetery in Stonington, CT, and Sarah is likely there as well, but without a surviving stone. Children: [139]

  • Mary, b. 1660, m. 22 Jan 1679[/80?] Robert LAY of Saybrook (see above).
  • Thomas, b. 1665, d. 20 May 1683, aged 18
  • Sarah, born say 1671, bapt. 14 Dec 1674, m. 13 Jan 1692[/3?] Nathaniel CHEESEBROUGH, Jr., son of Nathaniel Cheesebrough and Hannah Denison. They had five children.
  • Anna, born say 1673, bapt. 30 June 1675, m. 1692 Thomas STANTON, b. 16 April 1670, son of Capt. John Stanton and Hannah Thompson. They had nine children.
  • William, born say 1675, bapt. 6 May 1677, m. 7 May 1701 Anna STANTON, daughter of Robert Stanton and Joanna Gardner (see below).
  • Dorothy, born say 1677, bapt. 24 April 1682, d. aged 105 per Lord Gen (p 56), m. (1) 1696 Nicholas LYNDE, b. 1672, d. West Indies Oct 1703; m. (2) c. 1707 John TREVICE, m. (3) John Frink, Jr., d. 1718, and m. (4) Capt. Robert Denison of Montville.
  • Samuel, born say 1680, bapt. 21 May 1682, d. 19 Jan 1770, m. (1) 24 May 1716 Mabel TREAT, daughter of James Treat and Rebeecca Lattimer; m. (2) 23 Jan 1729[/30?] Rebecca Worden. He had five children.

(7g) William Stanton[edit]

William, the son of Thomas Stanton and Sarah Denison, was born say 1675, baptized 6 May 1677, d. 1759, and m. Stonington, CT 7 May 1701 his first cousin Anna STANTON, b. Stonington 26 Oct 1684, living in 1753 when named in her husband's will, the daughter of Robert Stanton and Joanna Gardner. William's will, dated 23 Nov 1753 and proved 24 May 1759, names wife Anna, daughter Joanna (no surname); sons William, Joshua, and Thomas; heirs of daughter Anna Thompson; daughters Sarah Richardson, Prudence James, and Bridget Palmer; and grandson Azariah (no surname). Though William and his wife have no grave markers, Find-a-grave memorials have been created for them in the Wequetoquock Cemetery in Stonington, where many early Stantons are buried. Children, all born in Stonington, CT: [140]

  • Anna, b. 3 Sep 1702, died by 1753 (father's will), m. c. 1721 Isaac THOMPSON (see his entry).
  • William, b. 26 Jan 1704/5, m. at First Congregational Church, Stonington 10 Sep 1745 Lucy BRIGGS,b. c. 1722, the daughter of Cornelius Briggs and Ruth Barker of Pembroke, Mass. On 4 June 1764 William and Lucy signed a deed before a notary in Stonington, as heirs of Cornelius Briggs of Pembroke, Mass. William and Lucy had no children, but they adopted Lucy's nephew, Alexander Bradford.
  • Sarah, b. 11 Nov 1708, and married in Stonington 30 Nov 1732 Samuel RICHARDSON, bapt Stonington 27 May 1711, (d. E. Haddam, CT 1755 ?), the son of Lemuel Richardson and Mehitable Chapman. Sarah and Samuel had six known children born 1734 to 1755.
  • Prudence, b. 8 April 1711, d. Scituate, Mass. 6 Aug 1783, m. intention at Scituate 6 Aug 1737 to Deacon John JAMES, b. Scituate 5 June 1709, d. Scituate 3 Sep 1764, son of Capt John James and Eunice Stetson. They had nine children born 1738 to 1753. Prudence and John are buried in the South Parish Cemetery, Norwell, Mass. [141]
  • Thomas, b. 11 July 1713, d. 24 Jan 1784, m. at the First Congregational Church, Stonington 5 May 1746 Elizabeth BELL, b. 1728 and bapt 31 March 1728, d. 10 Feb 1818, aged 89, the daughter of William Bell and Anna Quimbly. They had nine children born 1747 to 1773. Thomas has an extant grave marker in the Wequetequock Cemetery in Stonington and Elizabeth is buried there also, but the status of her marker is not known. [142]
  • Robert, b. 14 July 1715, d. Stonington 25 July 1715. He has an extant grave marker in the Wequetequock Cemetery in Stonington, but the marker gives his death date as 25 August 1715, age 10 days. [143]
  • Joanna, b. 24 April 1717 and baptized in Stonington 7 July 1717, apparently did not marry. She was called Joanna (with no surname) in her father's will, dated 23 Nov 1753.
  • Bridget, b. 19 Feb 1718/9, had a son, Azariah Stanton, bapt 29 Jan 1738, and m. 1760 Susanna Cobb. On 4 Oct 1741 Bridget Stanton was admitted into full communion (presumably into the Stonington Congregational Church). Bridget was married in Stonington on 10 April 1742 to Abijah PALMER, as his second wife, b. Stonington 29 Sep 1712, d. Stongington 7 March 1793, the son of Nehemiah Palmer, Jr. and Jerusha Saxton. Abijah had married first Dorothy Palmer, b. 20 Nov 1711, d. 10 March 1740/1, the daughter of Moses Palmer, Jr. and Abigail Allen. Abijah had had four children with his first wife, and then had four more with Bridget, born 1743 to 1755.
  • Joshua, b. 26 June 1721, d. 25 Oct 1819, m. (1) 10 Nov 1746 Hannah RANDALL, b. 13 Jan 1728, d. c. 1772, the daughter of John Randall and Elizabeth Cottrell. Joshua and Hannah had nine children born 1747 to 1768. Joshua m. (2) c. 1774 Mary "Molly" DAVIS, and with her had one son, Lodowick, b. 1775. Some accounts say that Joshua was an officer during the American Revolutionary War, and served as a captain in Col. Seth Warner's regiment, part of the Green Mountain Boys, in 1776. However, I find no military record for him. Another Joshua Stanton (son of Elijah? and b. 1740) was a Rev. War soldier, and died in Vermont in 1811.
  • Lucy, b. 16 May 1724, baptized in Stonington 21 June 1724, died in Stonington 2 Dec 1726.

(11g) Richard Lord[edit]

see above

(10g) Thomas Lord[edit]

see above

(10g) John Tompson and Alice Freeman[edit]

TAG 13(1937):1-8; 14(1938):145-146; 56(1980):80; 82(2006):259-260

John Tompson, b. say 1585, d. London 6 Nov 1626, m. (1) c. 1610 a woman whose name has not been learned; and m. (2) c. 1613 Alice FREEMAN, born say 1593, died by 1660. Following John's death, Alice, of Roxbury, Mass., m. 1644, as his second wife, Robert Parke, bapt. Poslingford, Suffolk 3 June 1580, d. Mystic (Stonington) CT 4 Feb 1664/5 and buried on the 7th, the son of Robert Parke. Robert Parke had married first 9 Feb 1601/2 his first cousin, Martha Chaplin, daughter of William Chaplin and Agnes Holborough. On 11 April 1616 John Tompson and wife Alice purchsed a moiety of the manor of Saxby in Leicestershire. The family always lived in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, where all but the oldest of their nine children had baptismal records. However, John was away in London when he died, and he may have been buried there, since there is no burial record for him in Preston Capes. The will of John Tompson was dated 6 Nov 1626 (the day he died) and proved 11 April 1627, naming wife Alice, son Thomas, unnamed children, and brothers-in-law William Spencer and Henry Freeman. Wife Alice and brother-in-law Thomas Freeman were executors. His Inquisition Post Mortem was dated at Saxby, Leicestershire on 26 Sep 1628, where he held property. Following his death, his widow lived at Preston Capes, but immigrated to New England with several of her children, and was in Roxbury, Mass. by 1640. There she married in 1644 Robert Parke of Wethersfield, CT. On 10 Oct 1646, a case was settled between Robert Parke and Alice his wife of Wethersfield and Robert Richardson in England, concerning the Saxby estate. Robert and Alice moved to New London, where he was a selectman in 1651 and Dputy in 1652. He was later in Stonington, but returned to New London. Alice was living on 2 June 1652 when she witnessed a deed, but likely dead by 14 May 1660 when not mentioned in her husband's will. Robert Parke has a memorial stone in the Whitehall Graveyard in Mystic (Stonington), CT, but Abigail's place of burial is not known. John's child with first wife: [144]

  • John, b. 1 Oct 1611 (from father's inquisition post mortem)

Children with second wife Alice, all but first baptised in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire:

  • Margaret, b. c. 1614 (she is not in the Preston Capes parish register, in which baptisms begin Aug 1614), m. Cranford St. John, Northamptonshire 31 July 1634 Robert PEAKE. Margaret's uncle, Thomas Freeman, named "...my kinsman Robert Peake of Achurch" in his 1637 will.
  • Thomas, b. 23 Dec 1616 (from father's Inquisition Post Mortem), but baptized the same day at Preston Capes. He was a fishmonger of London, and was named in a 1641 settlement of his father's estate. He was living on 2 Dec 1643, but had died by 27 Jan 1646[/7?] when his brother Samuel, executor of his will, made an agreement of release concerning the manor in Saxby.
  • Samuel, bapt. 25 May 1618, m. Shalstone, Bucks 27 Feb 1639[/40?] Elizabeth DAYRELL. They were of Preston Parva in the parish of Preston Capes. Samuel was named in the 14 Aug 1637 will of his uncle Thomas Freeman.
  • Mary, bapt. 14 Nov 1619, d. Roxbury, Mass. 4 Aug 1693, m. Roxbury, Mass. 3 Dec 1641 Joseph WISE, bapt. Bulkington, Warwickshire 10 June 1617, d. Roxbury 12 Sep 1684, the son of Henry Wise and Katherine Willmore (see NEHGR 177(2):141-3, spring 2023). Joseph was a butcher, and called such by Gov. John Winthrop in 1648. He was involved in cattle drives across southern New England. Administration of his estate was given to widow Mary and son John on 15 Sep 1684. Mary and Joseph had twelve children born from 1643 to 1666.
  • Dorithy, bapt. 2 July 1621, bur. 19 Oct 1621
  • Bridget, bapt. 11 Sep 1622, bur. Roxbury, Mass. Aug 1643, m. March 1640/1 Capt. George DENISON. On 22 March 1640/1 George and Bridget drafted a "letter of attorney" to Thomas Worlidge and Mr. Viner, both of London, to acquire Bridget's portion of her father's estate. Bridget had two daughters, both baptized at Roxbury.
  • Dorithy, bapt. 5 July 1624, m. Thomas PARKE, bapt. Hitcham, Suffolk 13 Feb 1615[/6?], d. Preston, CT 30 July 1709, son of her step-father Robert Parke and his first wife Martha Chaplin. She was named in the 14 Aug 1637 will of her uncle Thomas Freeman. Dorithy and Thomas are ancestors of U.S. President Warren G. Harding.
  • Nathaniel, bapt. 16 Oct 1625, was named in the 14 Aug 1637 will of his uncle Thomas Freeman.
  • Martha, bapt. 17 Dec 1626, was named in the 14 Aug 1637 will of her uncle Thomas Freeman

(13g) Henry Freeman[edit]

TAG 13(1937):1-8

Henry Freeman, b. say 1506, d. 1585, m. say 1532 Joan RUDD, the daughter of Thomas Rudd and Alice Pemberton. Henry was called of Archester (Irchester), Northamptonshire in his will dated 6 Aug 1580 and proved 29 April 1585. In it he named son Thomas Freman, daughter Elizabeth Bowse, daughter Mary's seven children, Margarett Freeman, late wife of my son Oswolde Freman and to her five children; son George Freeman; Henry Freman, son and heir of Thomas Freman; executors sons Blase Freman and Thomas Freman; overseer, son-in-law John Barnes. Children:

  • Thomas, b. say 1534, d. 1586
  • Blase, b. 1536. on 24 Nov 1557 he was released from his apprenticeship to Thomas Sexton. He resided in London a number of years, but returned to Wellingborough, Northamps. where his will was probated in 1590. In his will were named wife Dorothea, son Thomas Freeman, daughter Elizabeth Sympson; my two daughter Elizabeth and Alice, dated 8 May 1590 and probated July 1590.
  • Elizabeth, b. say 1538, m. ______ BOWSE; she was called Elizabeth Bowse in her father's 1580 will.
  • John, b. 1541. In 1553 he was apprenticed to Thomas Sexton for nine years. On 2 Nov 1562 he was released from apprenticeship to Thomas Sexton and "set on to Blaze Freman." John was not mentioned in his father's 1580 will.
  • Oswald, b. 1544, d. by 1580, m. Margaret _______. In 1558 he was apprenticed to Blase Freeman for seven years. Margaret, late wife of Oswald Freeman, and her five unnamed children were given legacies in the 1580 will of Oswald's father.
  • Mary, b. say 1546, had seven unnamed children in the 1580 will of her father.
  • George, b. say 1548, named in father's 1580 will
  • Edward, b. 1551. In 1564 he was apprenticed to Blase Freeman for eight years. On 10 Oct 1572 he was released from his apprenticeship. Edward was not mentioned in his father's 1580 will.

(12g) Thomas Freeman[edit]

TAG 13(1937):1-8

Thomas, the son of Henry Freeman and Joan Rudd, was born say 1534, d. 1586 and married a woman whose name has not been learned; she was not mentioned in her husband's 1585 will, so had likely died by then. His will, dated 24 March 1585, was proved 11 May 1586, naming late father Henrye Freman, son Henry Freman, son John Freman, son Blase Freman, daughter Elizabeth, wife of Robert Margettes; executor son Henry Freeman; overseers Rychard Trowell, chyurgeon, and son in law Robert Margettes. Children:

  • Henry, b. say 1560, the only child of Thomas named in the 1580 will of Thomas's father, Henry Freeman.
  • Elizabeth, b. say 1562, m. Robert MARGETTES
  • John, b. say 1564, named in father's 1585 will
  • Blase, b. say 1566, named in father's 1585 will

(11g) Henry Freeman[edit]

TAG 13(1937):1-8

Henry, the son of Thomas Freeman, was b. say 1560, and m. Margaret EDWARDS, the daughter of Edward Edwards of Allerton, Huntingdonshire. Children:

  • Henry, b. say 1589, named as a brother-in-law of John Tompson in his 1626 will
  • Thomas, b. say 1591, d. 1637, named as a brother-in-law of John Tompson in his 1626 will. In his will of 14 Aug 1637, with codicil on 23 Aug 1637, Thomas is called of Cranford, gent., and he named many family members, including the children of his sister Tompson. The will was proved in Sep 1637.
  • Alice, b. say 1593, m. say 1613 (oldest child b. c. 1614) John TOMPSON
  • Jane, b. say 1598, m. Peterborough 13 Jan 1617/8 Rev. William SPENCER, bur. Scaldwell 28 Jan 1674/5. He grad. Univ. Cambridge

(13g) Peter Edward, Jr.[edit]

TAG 29(1953):215-218

Peter Edward(s), the assumed son of Peter Edward, was born say 1490, m. (1) _______; m. (2) c. 1536 Susanna SAMWELL, daughter of Richard Samwell and Amy Gifford of Edgecote, Northampton. Child with first wife:

  • Joan, m. William BARRETT

Children with second wife:

  • Edward, b. c. 1537, d. 1592
  • Nicholas, was named as a supervisor in the Dec 1591 will of his brother Edward
  • Amy, m. Thomas LUDLOWE

(12g) Edward Edwards[edit]

TAG 13(1937):1-8; 29(1953):215-218

Edward, the son of Peter Edwards of Peterborough, Northamptonshire, was b. c. 1537, d. 1592, and m. Ursula COLES, bur. Alwalton, Huntingdon 2 Feb 1606[/7?], the daughter of Richard Coles of "Preston su Montem" and Jane Bond. Ursula had a brother, Petrus Coles, and a sister, Amy Coles who was a grandmother of Gov. Wyllys of Connecticut. The will of Edward Edwards of Allwalton als Alarton in the Countie of Hunts, gent., was dated 25 Dec 1591 and proved 16 Sep 1592, naming eldest son Peter Edwards, Ursula Edwards, natural mother of peter, brother of Peter Richard Edwards; brother of Peter Robert Edwards; son Nicholas Edwards; daughter Elizabeth Edwards; eldest daughter Margaret Freeman; wife Ursula Edwards; brother Nicholas Edwards; sister Amy Ludlowe; cousin Thomas Knappe; brother Thomas Ludlowe; wife Ursula sole executrix; brothers Nicholas Edwards and Thomas Ludlowe to be supervisors. The children of Edward from the Edwards pedigree and from the will of Edward:

  • Peter, m. Joane KNIGHT, eldest daughter of Edward Knight of Piddington. They had sons Johannes and Robertus.
  • Margaret, named eldest daughter Margaret Freeman in father's 1591 will, m. Henry FREEMAN.
  • Francis, had two children
  • Richard, named in father's 1591 will
  • Robert, named in father's 1591 will
  • Nicholas, named in father's 1591 will
  • Elizabeth, called Elizabeth Edward's in father's 1591 will

(14g) Richard Samwell[edit]

TAG 29(1953):215-218

Richard, the son of John Samwell and grandson of James Samwell, both of Cornwall, was born say 1480, d. 3 May 1519, and m. say 1510 Amy GIFFORD, b. say 1485, daughter of Thomas Gifford and Joan Langston of Twyford, Bucks. Richard had been of Cotesford, Oxfordshire, but was later of Edgecote, Northampton. For Gifford ancestry to royalty, see NEHGR 79:358-378. Children:

  • Susanna, b. say 1514, m. c. 1536, as his second wife, Peter Edwards, b. say 1490.
  • Francis, b. say 1517, bur. Northampton 24 Dec 1585, m. Mary BILL, b. say 1522, bur. Northampton 25 July 1589. Their son Sir William was b. 1560, and daughter Amy was married in 1566, thus born c. 1545. Since Amy was an older child, her mother would have been born in the 1520 timeframe.

(4g) Benjamin Griswold and Fanny McIntosh[edit]

Benjamin Griswold was likely born around 1785 and died c. 1811. The only knowledge of him comes from the Vanderpyl Genealogy which details the Morrarty family of Nova Scotia, Maine, and Connecticut. Benjamin married c. 1810 Fanny Maria MacINTOSH, b. CT c. 1790, d. 1875. In the mentioned genealogy, Benjamin is called a mariner and sea captain. The earlier edition of this genealogy (1930s) makes a spurious claim that Fanny was a daughter of General Lachlan MacIntosh of Georgia, but this can hardly be accepted as factual. Fanny was born in Connecticut based on the 1850 census, and there is no record of Lachlan Macintosh, or his wife, as having ever set foot there. The later edition of the Vanderpyl Genealogy (1946?) appears to have removed that questionable content. Following the death of Benjamin Griswold, Fanny m. (2) by 1850 Daniel Miner, b. Lyme, CT 21 Nov 1785 (VR--Barbour Coll.), the son of Stephen Miner and Lydia Allen. Online accounts give Daniel a first wife, Betsy (1795-1830), which, if accurate, would make her the mother of most of Daniel's children. If there are existing death records of Daniel's children, that would be a place to look for their mother. Daniel appears on the 1850 census of Lyme, CT, aged 65, with wife Fanny, aged 60, and son Daniel Jr., aged 16. In 1860 Daniel and Fanny (aged 77 and 76 respectively) were living in Lyme (North Lyme Post Office) with no children, but living on the same farm was Daniel's son, Charles Miner, with his wife Huldah and seven children. If Daniel Miner Jr. is Fanny's child, then Fanny was likely not older than 70 in 1860. There were at least three Daniel Miners living in Lyme in 1840, and ours is likely the one with a household of six people, including males aged 5-9, 10-14, and 50-59, and females aged 10-14, 15-19, and 50-59. He may also be the Daniel Miner living in Lyme in 1820 with household of four, including one male under 10 and one 26-44, and one female under 10 and one 26-44. Only known child of Benjamin Griswold:

  • Mary Maria, b. 1811, d. 1904, m. c. 1827 John Mikel MORRARTY.

Children of Daniel Miner, mother unknown, but most are likely with his first wife, if there was a first wife:

  • Charles, b. c. 1815, d. Lyme, CT 6 Nov 1880, m. New London Co., CT 4 Feb 1840 Huldah CONDOL, b. c. 1821, d. Lyme 3 Aug 1879, the daughter of Daniel Condol. Even though they were married in 1840, they had a daughter born about 1837, assumed to be the child of both of them based on the legal action, following. The family is enumerated on the 1850 census for Lyme, CT with seven children aged 13 to 1, and though Charles is listed as white, the remainder of the family is listed as mulatto. In April 1851 Charles was sentenced for having committed incest with his oldest daughter, Lucretia the previous September. He served about six years in prison. However, the 1860 census shows he continued to have children, one aged 7 and another aged 3, and in this census Daniel is white, Huldah is black and the seven listed children are mulatto. (Vicki S. Welch, And They Were Related, Too, 2006, pp 123-130) Charles and Huldah both have extant gravestones in the Coult Cemetery in Lyme, CT, where Huldah's parents are also buried. [145]
  • Elizabeth, b. say 1819, m. (1) Hiram HEWITT; (2) Oiver TUCKER
  • Clarissa, b. c. 1821. She m. (1) New London Co. 2 April 1837 Lorenzo CONGDON; and m. (2) Lyme, 18 Dec 1841 John Chapman WAY, b. Colchester, CT 7 Feb 1826, the son of George Way and Esther Chapman. The marriage year from the vital record is suspect because (1) John was only 15 years of age at the time, and (2) John and Clarissa had only three known children, all born 1858 to 1861. John and Clarissa appear on the 1880 census in E. Haddam, CT, he 55 and she 57 with sons Allen, 22, and Newton, 19. The other son, who possibly died young, was Albert.
  • Abby, b. say 1825, m. _______ BAKER.
  • Elisha, b. c. 1828, m.(1) New London Co. 11 Oct 1847 Frances "Fanny" PALMER, b. CT c. 1831, and (2) Julia _______, b. CT c. 1820. He appears on the 1850 census in Salem, CT, aged 22, with wife Frances, 19, and son Ansell, aged 1. He appears on the 1870 census in Lyme, CT, aged 42, with wife Julia L., aged 50, and children Ansel, aged 22, Walter, 20; Frances, 17, and Abby, 4.
  • Ansel, b. say 1830, may have died young.
  • Daniel, Jr., b. c. 1834, is aged 16 when enumerated with parents on the 1850 census in Lyme.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Anderson 1995, pp. 521–524.
  2. ^ a b c Anderson 2005, pp. 331–335.
  3. ^ Anderson 1995, pp. 2049–2052.
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