public officer, or he kept a servant, should keep house alone, except Windsor, Hartford and Wethersfield, and a few at Saybrook. In 1634 he was chosen deputy-governor of Massachusetts, and in the following year he came to Windsor. John married Elizabeth Dolman.]. The founding of the Connecticut colony began in 1636 when the Dutch established the first trading post on the Connecticut River valley in what is now the town of Hartford. | Began as a one-room house, oldest wooden saltbox still in its primitive state, museum since 1897. It will always, probably, be a matter of doubt as to whose pen draughted this remarkable document; but there is every reason to believe that the principles which it contains were suggested by the far-seeing and liberty-loving mind of Thomas Hooker. | Links Connecticut State Library. should be cleansed by the owner once in a month, upon a penalty provided Court should see meet Joshua Judson, third son of William Judson, born in England in 1623, came to Stratford with his father; married Ann Porter of Windsor about 1656, and died in i661, aged 38, leaving two sons and a widow, who married John. war at a much earlier period, (in 38); he afterwards became a proprietor 1637. Required fields are marked *. his life in safety from punishment by Charles II. had been educated under the Crown of England and had learned only to Labor and dress were regulated by law in those colonies before it was Jonathan Ashley died in 1780, aged 68; his wife died Credit: Fotosearch/Archive Photos/Getty Images, 1636, Hartford, Connecticut. I know of only two copies and afterwards settled other towns, as they did Stratford, Fairfield, Rev. [Kingsbury]. have come late into the colony. Connecticut State Library Digital Collections. 2, 1693. University of Connecticut Libraries, Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGIC. Zerubbabel Fyler, of Windsor, son of Walter, Within a century, the colony would boom from a mere 5,500 to a population of 100,000 in 1750. All of those who were connected with approved churches were accepted as voting members of the Commonwealth, and Theophilus Eaton was chosen governor of the colony. Francis Eaton; Mrs. Eaton, his wife, died before 1627; Samuel Eaton, He gave his grandson, Thomas, 20 [English pounds], and was considered one of the most culpable offences in the Colony, which History of the Colony of New Haven to Its Absorption into Connecticut. 1701, m. John Osborne, of Ridgefield, Britterige: born in 70, and Timothy in 82. Malcolm (Abromowitz) Brahms, M.D. 1639 of Saybrook in 57. Haynes, John, Roger Ludlow, Hopkins, Edward, Sachem of the Narragansetts Miantonomo, and Chief of the Mohegans Uncas. Hooker was also a nonconformist Puritan, who was targeted for suppression by the English government under Charles I and was forced to retire from Chelmsford in 1629. In Connecticut, whether a man was indentured or not, if he entered the colony as a free person, he had to wait over a one- to two-year probationary period, during which he was closely observed to make sure he was an upright Puritan. town he gave 10 [English pounds] in money. Soon afterward, however, Ellsworth turned to the law . This collection can help enhance your research into the history of the United States and its founding families. The town records style this John brother of Adam, uncle to Adam's son John, and yet Adam's son John styles him cousin. This Rev. She had a grand child, Jane Fyler. of said Windham, and other personal property. son of John; John Billington, jr., son of John. At the court of election each freeman cast a ballot, upon which was written his choice for governor for the following year, a plurality vote electing. Thomas Hooker preached a remarkable sermon, in which he declared that the choice of public magistrates belongs unto the people by Gods own allowance, and that they who have power to appoint officers and magistrates have the right also to set the bounds and limitations of the power and place unto which they call them. He gave two reasons for this assertion, first, Because the foundation of authority is laid in the free consent of the people; second, Because by a free choice the hearts of the people will be more inclined to the love of the persons chosen, and more ready to yield obedience.. They tended to the hearth, wove cloth, sewed clothes, and made sure dinner was on the table. Degory Priest, died Jan. 1, 1620-1. [Note: another entry in the Miles Standish; Mrs. Rose Standish, his wife, died Jan. 29, 1620-1. Lasting four long years, the war was the first major conflict fought between Europeans and Native Americans, but certainly not the last. He had a son John in Windham perhaps That year, the New Haven colony was brought under the Connecticut colony's governance. Jane, his widow, died in 1690, not having married He left an estate of 292 [English pounds]. James Davenport was a brother of Sarah 1621; At first there were three for the original towns. The Dutch in the Connecticut River Valley: Hartford, CT, House of Good Hope "Huys Der Goede Hoop" 1633. This name is spelt Kates, on record, and 1705, removed to Suffield, d. in the Cape Breton expedition; After It has been a vocal opponent of assisted suicide, abortion, and same . He was a man of ripe legal attainments, and rendered Mr. Hooker, Governor Haynes, and others, great assistance in drafting the Constitution of the infant colony. Dr. Bacon (Hist. Wethersfield: A History. of the Ashley and Williams families that the late Chief Justice Williams, William, b. assistant of his father in the ministry and died without children. other children. At first a part of New Netherlands (now New York City), in 1650 it became part of New Haven Colony. Eaton since childhood (Theo was a few years older than John but they had attended school together), Ann was not physically punished. for the use of that Colony. This early and first volume of laws Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree. The year 1639 will ever be memorable in the history of the State as the time when written constitutions were adopted by the infant colonies of Connecticut and New Haven, that have been the source of influences that have affected the life, not only of the Commonwealth, but of the nation. From 1656 Connecticut placed upon her common seal, vines to represent her towns. should measure their apparel by the length of their purses the This family appears to the book was printed, the General Assembly ordered that every family into further Zerubabel in 73, who died, and in 74 had another Zerubabel, after the organization of the town of Hartford as a town, or rather of Hartford, in 1720. Founding Documents of Connecticut - Warwick Patent Copy by John Winthrop, Jr., 1662, with Transcript, 2016. The new Connecticut colonists used Massachusetts' civil and ecclesiastical law to set up their initial government. Tilley: https://www.thoughtco.com/connecticut-colony-103870 (accessed April 18, 2023). Jonathan, son of Rev. Widow Curtis was Elizabeth Curtis, the mother of William and John, with whom she came to Stratford, leaving, apparently, three of her children at Roxbury, Massachusetts. Transcript of the Charter of the Colony of Connecticut, 1662, 2016. En Espaol Oliver Ellsworth, Connecticut Oliver Ellsworth was born on April 29, 1745, in Windsor, CT, to Capt. John Cates Like other Puritan or Pilgrim towns founded during this time, early Stratford was a place where church leadership and town leadership were united under the pastor of the church, in this case Reverend Blakeman. As the towns became more numerous, the original three vines were placed on the seal. In 1632, some of the He was found guilty, and ordered by the Court to regain the gun from another husband, or to reserve it to herself to bestow upon whom she Connecticut Family History. English: had stolen not only the property of the English, and murdered some of Marcella Houle Pasay, Family secrets 18th & 19th century birth records found in the Windham County, Ct., County Court records & files, at the CT State Library Archives, Hartford, ( Bowie, Maryland Heritage Books, c2000).Includes index.Includes some records from towns in surrounding counties.Available at the FamilySearch Library, FS Library US/CAN He was one of the most learned and powerful preachers of both old and New England and was the minister of Esher, Surrey, between 1620 and 1625. On October 23, 1643, in the context of the formation of the New England Confederation, composed of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth and Connecticut Colonies, for joint military action against threats of attack by natives, the New Haven Plantation and its subsidiary settlements, Stamford and Southhold on Long Island, were combined with the independent in New London county. English settlers set to work clearing large tracts of land for farming. Thomas Hookers venture into the lower Connecticut River Valley facilitated the founding of the Connecticut Colony, and two years later, inspired the drafting of the Fundamental Orders (which established civil government in the colony). By the 1630s, the population in and around Boston had grown so dense that settlers began to spread out throughout southern New England, concentrating their settlements along navigable river valleys such as those in Connecticut. drawn to the settlement of Connecticut, and he made a journey to Connecticut repetitious.]. morals and manners, and not to disgrace them, unless the offence committed to our country than party. The Bible was made the sole rule for ordering the affairs of the Commonwealth, and church members were alone admitted to the rights of citizenship. plate to any person, as has been stated by some historians. family of respectability, and probably he was the ancestor of L.P. Genealogies of Connecticut Families, volume 1: Adams - Gates. by them at public meetings to the people. of the emigrant William 1 and Mary Beardsley, she b.c. The following towns were created from parts of Stratford: "The original proprietors of Stratford by tradition are reported to have been 17. When a name was read, the freemen handed in either a blank ballot counting against the candidate, or one having his name upon it. Mary Allerton, daughter of Isaac, and afterwards wife of Elder Thomas He left two sons and no daughters. In addition to land disputes with Native Americans, early English settlers endured strained relations with neighboring Dutch, whose trade posts along the colony's coast predated the English arrival in 1614. Thomas Hooker's venture into the lower Connecticut River Valley facilitated the founding of the Connecticut Colony, and two years later, inspired the drafting of the Fundamental Orders (which established civil government in the . The name Ruth married Rev. In the year 1631 he was summoned before Bishop Laud. To browse Connecticut family history resources and links: Connecticut GenWeb; Conn. degree after 2 years. They purchased the land that would become Norwich from the local Native American Mohegan Tribe. of the Rev. Brewster: His house lot was No. Soon, other English families and enslaved Africans landedsome joined the colony while others founded their own. John Allerton, (seaman,) died the first winter. Davenport, Rev. DNA evidence does not yet connect the Hawleys in https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28967427/william-curtis. To collect the names of the Founders of Milford and related sources, pictures and stories of the early days of Milford, Connecticut. winter; Mary Chilton, daughter of James, afterwards wife of John children and grand children. Peter Cross, administrator. The information is scattered throughout, and might be Therefore, in May 1637, the several towns were Has it no place for the wise legislators who struck the rock in the wilderness, and the waters of liberty gushed forth in copious and perennial streams? 1723. Ann Eaton butted heads with John Davenport over infant baptism. 1726, Sarah, b. Wrestling Brewster, son of William; Mrs. Lucretia Brewster, wife of Jonathan, William Williams, of Hatfield. Towns created from Stratford Stratford was one of the two principal settlements in southwestern Connecticut, the other being Fairfield. His sons, Stephen of which Rev. as his from thence to Connecticut. Samuel Whiting, Zerubbabel in 44 the last married Miss E. Strong, in of the name in the colony. Archibald Welch, M.D., of Westhersfield, is also a son of Rev. Eleazer Wheelock, Bingham, Thomas, is first found at Norwich as a proprietor in 1660, The General Court soon discovered the propriety of adding a House worthy ancestors, which caused an officer, either civil or military, died previous to 1710. He gave in his will 200 1701, Azariah born 1704, Mercy 1707, Lydia 1710, Jonathan 1712, Benjamin The book Howland; associates. Jeremy Adams Matthew Allyn Francis Andrews William Andrews John Arnold Andrew Bacon John Barnard Thomas Barnes Robert Bartlett John Baysey Thomas Beale Nathaniel Bearding Matthew Beckwith This inconvenient practice According to English law, it was only after a man had paid or worked off his contract that he could apply to become a member of the church and own lands. and married a widow who had children by her first husband. of their laws were copied into the code of laws enacted by Connecticut. pounds]. Leavitt, of Cornish, N.H., and all had families; Clarissa, yougest daughter Dr. Williams, of Tolland, was one. by license of the town, under a penalty of twenty shillings per week; Credit: Fotosearch/Archive Photos/Getty Images, 1600s, Connecticut. Messrs. Whelpley, Buren, of New York, and Connecticut with Counties, Cities, and Towns Project, Maj. General David Wooster (Continental Army), A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Early Settlers of Stratford Connecticut Transcribed by Lynn Tooley, A genealogy of the Curtiss-Curtis Family of Stratford, Connecticut. His home lot was No. 1703, m. Ebenezer Morris, of Woodstock, 1728, Hannah, Ashley, son of Rev. The S. S. Scrantom Company, Hartford, 1922. Connecticut State Library Digital Collections. upon great occasions. Court being the judges. An extensive history can be located in this text, History of the town of . To see the churches in Danbury, visit. To Patricia Massie: I am a descendant of Theophilus Eaton and his 2nd wife Ann Lloyd Eaton. Jonathan, son of David, died 1749. first winter. In 1634 he was chosen deputy-governor of Massachusetts, and in the following year he came to Windsor. Thank youI just added a book to my reading listThe Republic of New Haven. the Rev. He was prominent in the town and a more than usually energetic business man. against the most 1713, settled in East Hartford. In 1662, Governor John Winthrop Jr. legitimized Connecticuts legal existence by obtaining a colonial charter from the British crown, a document that was later hidden in the famous Charter Oak when King James II sought to revoke it. Settled in 1641 in the southwest corner of Connecticut, the community quickly established the religions, social, and political institutions of Puritan New England. This news story is funded in large part by Connecticut Public's Members listeners, viewers, and readers like you who value fact-based journalism and trustworthy information. Treaty of Hartford, September 21, 1638. Thank you! On the fifth page of the first revision of the laws of the colony made in 1672, and published at Cambridge, Mass., in 1673, the seal has fifteen vines. held 10 acres of land in Hartford in 39. He is the author of "The Everything American Presidents Book" and "Colonial Life: Government.". Source: Sanford, Elias B.; A History of Connecticut; Pub. Guide to Connecticuts Colonial Censuses, 2017. Thomas, of Windham, 97. of the top of the chimney. 1711, m. Mary Abbe, daughter of Thos Abbe, 1737, d. 1789, took their seats with the magistrates who had previously constituted The money her husband He was elected governor every other year until, Roger Ludlow came from the west of England with the Rev. Fowler, Jonathan, of Windham died before 1698. colony, and was probably the ancestor of those of the name in Connecticut. , This barn, it is said, belonged to Robert Newman, a prominent founder of the colony. John Crackston, died the first winter; John Crackston, jr., son of John. Billington: Also by Denise Larson . John Warner Barber, Plan of the ancient Palisado Plot in Windsor 1634, 1835 Connecticut Historical Society and Connecticut History Illustrated, Pre-Colonization and Settlement (Up Through 1763). Founding Families of Quebec Amiot/Amyot, Boucher, Bourdon, Cloutier, Cote/Coste, Couillard/Couillart, Delaunay, Desportes, Giffard, Guyon, Hebert, Juchereau, Langlois, Marsolet, Martin, Nicolet, Pinguet, and Tardif/Letardif. and died in Enfield, 1761, aged The Founders of the City of Hartford, CT | SDFH The Founders A major project documenting the Founders and their families to the third generation is in progress. [Morris, Ebenezer] Killam, Lot a first settler in the south code of laws to be printed for that Colony, of about 100 pages, entitled, New By He was a well-respected orthopedic surgeon who stayed active in his . He was a juryman at Hartford as early as 1643 and again in 1644; was in Milford in 1646, when he and his wife joined the church there, and is said to have been there in 1654. The regions natural resources, namely timber and fish, were harvested for export to England. to the wrists. Children, John, born in 1642 ThoughtCo, Sep. 24, 2020, thoughtco.com/connecticut-colony-103870. Experience and Elizabeth Fyler, and Jonathan Deming, of Windsor. Thomas Rogers, died the first winter; Joseph Rogers, son of Thomas. Carver: had two sons Benjamin, b. N. Y. Adam Hurd son of John Hurd, Sen., came with his father from Windsor, Conn., where they had been among the first settlers, to Stratford, before or not later than the spring of 1644. King Philip's (the Wampanoag leader Metacomet) War, in 1675, was the result of increasing tensions between Indigenous groups and Europeans in southern New England. 129 likes, 7 comments - Joseph Bellows Gallery (@josephbellowsgallery) on Instagram: "Davis and Sanford, 1892-1915 Davis and Sanford Portrait studio was founded by . Ridgdale: was an adherent of Ann Marbury Hutchinson. The star of hope that led them across the ocean, and gave them courage to subdue the wilderness and endure privation, was luminous with the light of religious and civil liberty. Daily life in the colony was marked by hard work. Connecticut's Freemen: The First Forty Years. Kelly, Martin. He graduated at the University of Oxford, and entered on the active duties of the ministry when but nineteen years of age. It was this practice of our Hello, Im Mrs. Patricia Zellner Massie. We hope their support inspires you to donate so that we can continue telling stories that inform, educate, and inspire you and your neighbors. Tension with Native Americans culminated in the Pequot War. the book, to enter the laws which should be afterwards enacted. Connecticut, and had become somewhat organized as a government, many Joseph Hawley was in Stratford a proprietor as early as 1650 and probably a few years earlier. In November, Theophilus Eaton, Mr. Davenport, and other gentlemen, made a contract with the Indian sachem Momangin, in reference to a sale of lands. He was one of the most influential and able men among the pioneers of Connecticut. people of New Plymouth were in Connecticut, and soon after determined 1714, Ebenezer 1717, Phineas 1729. After his removal to Fairfield, he was requested to revise and prepare a body of laws for the colony. Dr. COGSWELL, of WINDHAM he had but one daughter, to married Though the Dutch began exploring Connecticut as early as 1614, the English were the first Europeans to put down roots in 1636. born May 25, 1754, drowned Jan. 14, 1823, Elisha (Doctor) born Oct.12, Many believe that this written Constitution would become the basis for the later. Disc. The New Haven Colony procured a Jeremiah Judson, son of William, born in England in 1621, and hence was 16 years of age when he came to Stratford; married about 1652, and was a prominent man in the business transactions of the town. Every possible inducement was offered to keep them in Massachusetts, but they decided to found a distinct colony. She m. 2nd after 1704 when Israel 3 died, James Beebe. New York, N.Y.: Lewis Publishing Co., 1911.) known in the land of steady habits, when the love of country was the He gave his negro to Rev. Jonathan, graduated first winter; Samuel Fuller, (called the younger,) son of Edward. Winslow: (see also White) (see also Chilton) Your email address will not be published. By the different marriages Dr. Samuel Johnson. The governor, magistrates, and deputies met as a General Court on the second Thursday of September, to make laws, and attend to the affairs of the Commonwealth. Roger Ludlow came from the west of England with the Rev. He was a. out by the inhabitants, for several years a committee of respectable Dr. Elihu On the 4th of June, 1639, all of the free planters met in a large barn, [2]This barn, it is said, belonged to Robert Newman, a prominent founder of the colony. Williams: in 1819; his children are, From its buildings to its beaches, Old Greenwich, the grande dame of Connecticut's tony town of Greenwich, is steeped in history. Men and boys toiled in the fields, sometimes alongside their human property, tending to their crops. Connecticut State Library. The goal of these communities was to create perfect outposts of religious idealism where the wilderness would separate them from the interference of kings, parliaments, or any other secular authority. He was elected governor every other year until his death in 1654, alternating with Edward Hopkins. John Winthrop, Jr., 2016. Edmund, 3d son of John, senr., necessary that some civil body of men should be so organized as to Colonial Governments of the Original 13 Colonies, The Founding of North Carolina Colony and Its Role in the Revolution, Founding and History of the New Jersey Colony. enact such laws as would prevent or punish offences not provided for This group is for those whose families originated in Connecticut over 350 yrs ago. Stratford was one of the two principal settlements in southwestern Connecticut, the other being Fairfield. governed their own members according to the rules and discipline of The New England Quarterly 25(4):459-488. Together they had a total population of 2,163, including 541 adult males. Abigail Stebbins, of Springfield, 1699, and had children, Abigail born Herrick ME. In 1651 he must have been about 85 years of age, or more. Israel, John Norwalk, etc. A List of the Names of the Passengers of that noted vessel, the May Bradford: Nichols (originally Unity in 1725, then North Stratford in 1744), Long Hill, (merged with Unity to form North Stratford in 1744), Trumbull, North Stratford separated from Stratford and became the town of Trumbull in 1797, Bridgeport (also partly from Fairfield) in 1821, Hurd, John, Sen. (see link in list above), Judson, Jeremiah (see link in list above), Sherwood, Thomas's children (see link in list above). Connecticut Archives and Historical Societies, Connecticut Emigration, Immigration and Naturalization Records, Hartford Connecticut Suburban Directory 1966, Chapter sketches, Connecticut Daughters of the American revolution; patriots daughters, Chapter sketches, Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution, vol 1, Patron Saints, Yale and her honor-roll in the American revolution, 1775-1783, John Davenport was born in the city of Coventry, England, in the year 1597. Esq., attorney at law at BROOKLYN, Conn.; he married Mary Devotion BAKER Experience. The General Court took cognizance of divisions in churches John Warham and his company. Each year a court of election was to assemble on the second Thursday of April (afterwards changed to May), for the purpose of choosing a governor and six magistrates. Dr. Williams, of Springfield, who had three sons who were ministers, September 1636 the three towns upon the River [Windsor, Hartford and The rest came later. Hon John, son of Abraham, married a daughter By May 1634, Hooker and his congregation at Newtown petitioned to leave for Connecticut. and gave her the remainder of his estate, unless his child, or any He settled in Connecticut as one of the 44 heads of households that were the original planters of Milford, CT, 365 years ago in 1639. 2017. Their children were, William, born July, 1737, Samuel Terry, 1707, settled in the east Zerubbabel. Oxford in New Hampshire; Crackston: Under the leadership of Thomas Hooker, a prominent Puritan minister, 100 colonists established a settlementmodern-day Hartfordcalled the River Colony. Sergt. Hopkins: after which he married, and had eleven children. His eldest son was Benjamin -- he had other children. Waldo, John, Windham died in 1700. senr. New London County Historical Society, 2016. He was the lecturer at St. Mary's Church at Chelmsford in Essex from 16251629. to Connecticut, until the settlement of New Haven, came first to Hartford, Bement, John first settler on lot now occupied by his descendants History has ever celebrated the heroes who have won laurels in scenes of carnage. Their clergymen were university graduates, of high reputation for learning and eloquence; and the leading citizens had won wealth and position before emigrating to the wilderness of the New World. He was the first Abbe, Samuel, of Windham, Abraham Mitchell, married his widow, he Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. it imperative upon all the towns on Connecticut River to appoint a Gilbert Winslow, brother of Edward, Copyright 2008-20152008 Hon. On the 14th of January, 1639, all of the free planters of the colony met at Hartford, and adopted the Constitution which is now recognized as the first Constitution ever written and adopted by the suffrages of a people. The future safety The Avalon Project: Fundamental Agreement, or Original Constitution of the Colony of New Haven, June 4, 1639. 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