A Catalogue of the Names of the First Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut

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The descend- ants of Stephen, of Windsor, claim Richard, of Southold, to have been a brother of Stephen. Tradition says they came to Massachusetts in company ; Stephen settled in Connecticut, and the other on L. I. It was probably as claimed by them — being found one at Windsor, the other at Long Island. Terry, Lieut. John, Simsbury — died in 1691 — son of Stephen, of Windsor. Children, Stephen 25, Elizabeth 27, Sarah 22, Mary 17, Abigail 15, Samuel 13, John 7. He owned a mill, and left an estate of £518. Widow Elizabeth— son Stephen. Thrall, Timothy, Windsor, grandson of William, 1713. The town of Tolland was originally the east part of Windsor, and in I7l3 the town of Windsor appointed Matthew Allyn, Roger Wolcott, and Timothy Thrall to lay out a settlement on the east side of Windsor, on lands purchased of the Indians, which the committee performed and reported, Joseph Benton who had emi- grated to Tolland from Hartford, made the record as town clerk in 1719. Not- withstanding in 1715, M. Allyn, R. Wolcott, T. Thrall, and John Ellsworth pe- titioned the General Court to lay out a township, to be bounded east upon Wil- limantic river, &c., to contain 36 square miles, and to be called Tolland. The petition was granted, and a town 6 miles square, called Tolland, allowed to the Windsor petitioners. In May, 1719, the four petitioners conveyed the town of Tolland to 53 persons, but reserved to each of tliemselves 300 acres, and these 53 became the actual settlers of Tolland, some of whom had been settled there as early as 1713 or '14. Amy Hatch was born there as early as 1713. Joseph Hatch the son of Joseph, was the first white male child born in Tolland in 1715. In 1719 Joseph Benton was one of a committee to build a meeting house there ; the same year he was appointed to procure a minister to preach there, and the Rev. Stephen Steel officiated at Tolland in 1720. Mr. Benton was sworn first town clerk in 1719, and Shubael Stearns in 1720. Delano, West, Cobb, Steel, Shepard, Chapman, Wells, Lathrop and Grant were among the early settlers of Tolland. Timothy, sen'r. was an early settler at Windsor. He died in 1697. Children, Deborah, Moses, Elizabeth Cornish, Mehitablc Carter, Martha Pinney, Abigail Thrall— Timothy, John, Thomas, and Samuel Thrall. He had an estate of nearly £800. 11 84 ted a clergyman, and settled in Fairfield county, at Newtown, and was the an- cestor of Governor Toucey, of Hartford ; since which time all by tliis name have uniformly originated at Newtown, where Rev. Thomas Towsey began to preach about 1712 or '13. Tucker, John, 1G42 — died in 'G2, at New London. Children — Mary, John, Amos, Samuel and Rhoda. Tucky, George, was fined 40 shiUinga for using improper language to Mrs. Eggleston. Tudor, Owen, came with the 2d colony to Windsor, in 1639. He married Mary Skinner in 1641. Ho was the ancestor of a respectable family in Hartford, also in East Windsor, and in Vermont. He died in 1690. Had sons Samuel and Owen ; Samuel had a double portion. He also had daughters. — Doct. Elihu Tudor, of East Windsor, was a son of Rev. Samuel Tudor, and a great grandson of Owen, he graduated at Yale College in 1750. In 1757 he entered with great spirit into the French war as a surgeon. He was with Gen. Wolf in Canada — and was at the capture of Havana ; after the war closed no man in Now England was more eminent in his profession than Doctor Tudor. He went to London, and for a long time practised in the hospitals, to become eminent in his profession. He was made a half pay officer during life, and died at the advanced age of 93 years. Rev. Samuel, the grandfather of Samuel, of Hartford, graduated at Yale College in 1728. Owen, jr. died unmarried, and left no issue. Rev. Samuel married tho widow Bissell — her maiden name was Filley. Tully, John. The time Mr. Tully came to Saybrook is uncertain, yet he is considered one of the early settlers. He published an Alma- nac there in 1081, which he continued to do until 1702. He was called the great mathematician of the day. Turner, Daniel, in 1G49 was twice publicly whipt on lecture days, then imprisoned one month, and again whipt and gave bonds for his future good behavior — for slandering Mrs. Chester. The Puritans appear to have punished offenders by whipping, with the same object that a parent corrects his children, only to improve their habits, morals and manners, and not to disgrace them, unless the offence committed was a great immorality and violation of law. Men who had been publicly whipped, are found afterwards holding places of honor in the colony. Turner, Nathaniel, (see Underhill.) He went with Capt. Endicott to reduce the Indians on Block Island, for tho murder of Capt. Old- ham, and from thence to the Pequots, to demand the murderers of Capts. Stone and Norton, 1630. Turner, Ephraim, Hartford — died in January, 1705. Wife Mary. Cyprian Nichols, administrator. Turner, Capt., New Haven, as agent for New Haven, in 1640-1, 85 made a large purchase of lands upon the Delaware river. Capt. Turner appears not to have been of the family of the name who settled in Connecticut. Tuthill, John, with Rev. John Young, William Wells, Barnabas Horton, Thomas Mapes, and Matthias Corwin, who were the first and most important settlers at Southold, L. I., after the purchase of tlie town by New Haven — continued for a time under the strict discipline of that colony, and in October, 1640, Mr. Young renewed his church there. They however became dissatisfied that no person could hold ofiice or be a freeman but those who were members of the church. In consequence of this fundamental principle of the New Haven Colony, Southold afterwards united with the Connecticut Colony, and Young and Horton became important officers under Connecticut. Turney, Robert, Fairfield, 1654. Tylerton, Daniel, deputy in 1646 — went to Fairfield county. U. Underbill, Captain John, in 1636, sailed from Boston under Capt. Endicott, for Block Island, to put the Indians to the sword and take possession of the Island, with orders to spare the women and children ; after which to sail to the Pequot country, and demand of the Pequot Indians, the murderers of Capts. Norton and Stone — which mission was performed. In the same year he was directed to reinforce the Fort at Saybrook with 20 men. In 1643 Capt. John Underbill was a deputy from Stamford with R. Gildersleeve at N. Haven, and after a residence of a few years at Stamford, he moved to Long Island, where he died about 1673. Probably the same man who accompanied Capt. Endicott to Block Island. He took the Indian prisoners, and wounded men by water, in 1637, from Mystic to Saybrook, while Maj. Mason and Capt. Patrick went through the woods with the soldiers to Saybrook, after the Pequot action. Uftbrd, Thomas, was a juror 1644, at Hartford — and probably was the same Thomas Ufford who resided at Roxbury in '33, afterwards at Springfield, and in '44 in Fairfield. Ufford, Benjamin, a juror at Hartford in 1643 — probably a relative of Thomas. Upson, Thomas, Hartford. In 1640 had four acres of land in the division east of Connecticut River. Soon after 1700, Stephen Upson resided at Waterbury, who was the ancestor of the Hon. Stephen Upson, late of Georgia, deceased. Usher, Robert, was a constable in 1662-3 in Stamford. V. Varlet, Jasper, in 1661, brought a Dutchman and his wife, by the name of Bolters, to Hartford, without any security to the town ; upon which order was taken against him. 86 Vandict, Gisbert, 1649— a Dutch officer of Hartford, '36. Vantinc, Cornelius, Hartford, 1640. Veats, Francis, Windsor, 1663. This name is yet in the north part of Hartford county. Vere, Voare or Vose, Richard, came to Windsor with the first set- tiers as oarly as 1636. He camo from Cambridge with Mr. Wolcott — and was the ancestor of some of the Parsons' family. The name is spelt various ways, but more generally Vere, upon the record. He died in 1683. Wife Ann — children, Abigail, wife of Timothy Buckland — wife of Nathaniel Cook, Mary wife of Thomas Alvord, Sarah Parsons, wife of Benjamin Parsons, of Spring- field. His name is spelt Vere by himself in his signature to his will. Benja- min Parsons above was the ancestor of Major Gen. Parsons so much distin- guished in the Revolutionary War. Vcntris, Moses, Sen'r., Farmington — died about 1607. Children, Sarah, wife of John Brunson, Grace, wife of John Blakely, Mary Ventris, Moses and Ventris. Vincent, Richard, 1647. Vincent, William, is supposed to have come from Dorchester to Windsor before 1647. W. Wade, Robert, Hartford, 1639 — of Saybrook in '57. He was di- vorced from Joanna his wife, who had refused to fellowship with him in England and America for 15 years. This was the second divorce granted in the colony. He held 10 acres of land in Hartford in '30. This was a highly respectable name in Massachusetts and Connect- icut.