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

Kibbe, Isaac, was the first male child born in Enfield, May, 1683. Incorporated in '83. The town had been a part of Springfield, and continued under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts until 1750. In 1681 a grant of the town was made to nine persons, and singular as it is, not a descendant of either of the nine are now residents of Enfield. The first settlers were from Springfield in 1679, and erected houses there, at first, to hunt and fish at Fresh Water Brook. Nathaniel Collins settled there as their second minister, in 1699. In 1637, Jo- seph Kibbe was a member of the General Court of Connecticut, and was the first of the name in the colony. Kilbourn, Abraham, Wethersfield — died in 1715 — wife, Sarah — children, Samuel, Abraham and Sarah. Widow Kilbourn, of Weth- ersfield, 1640. Joseph, of Wethersfield, moved to Litchfield, a de- scendant of Thomas and John (in No. 2.) The Kilbourn families at Litchfield are descendants of John from Wethersfield. Thomas and John came to Connecticut as early as '36. Thomas married Hannah Hills, of Glastenbury, in '99. John, sen'r., (in No. 2) — wife, Sarah, children, John, Thomas, Naomi Hale, Ebenezer, Sarah Crane, George, Mary, Joseph and Abraham. He died in April, 1703. Kimberly, Eleazer, Glastenbury — died in July, 1708-9. His chil- dren were, Thomas, Elizabeth, Ruth, and two other daughters. Es- tate £356. The same mentioned in No. 2, of Wethersfield. King, Edward, Windsor — died in 1702 — supposed the son of John, 152 of Windsor. He left a will which was so badly defaced and torn, and having one daughter not mentioned in his will, that the court refused to accept it. His daughter Mary married Mr. Hillyer, and Sarah married Mr. Kady, and both resided on Long Island. P(!rhaps he left other children. Sarah, widow of Capt. John, of Northampton, died at Windsor, in 1705. Capt. John, perhaps a son of John, and brother of P^dward. Knell, Nicholas, Stratford, 1650. Knight, George, Hartford— died in 1099. Estate £257. L. Lancton, John, jr., Farmington — died in 1683. He owned a house and land at Northampton. He was a son of Deacon Lancton. Lester, Edward, held land about New London in 1G53. Lovering, William, a hatter by trade — was admitted an inhabitant of Hartford in 1G58. Loomis, Joseph, sen'r., Windsor, 1639. From history, tradition and records, it appears, and is believed by the Loomis family, that Joseph Loomis and his family were the only persons of the name who came to Windsor in the early settlement of the town, (as early as 1639) — that he with his family, consisting of himself, wife, five sons and one daughter, emigrated from, at, or near Bristol in England, to New England, in the ship Mary and John, Captain Squid, master, which sailed from Plymouth, England, March 20, 1630, and arrived at Nantasket Point, May 30th the same year. From thence with the Rev. John Warham's church and people, in '36, he emigrated to Windsor, (or with Mr. Hewit in '39.) From all that is known it is quite certain that all the Loomises in this part of the country have originated from this family. The names of the five sons are as fol- lows, viz. John, Joseph, Thomas, Nathaniel and Samuel, and daugh- ter, Elizabeth. They all settled in the town of Windsor, and there remained until after Philip's war. Timothy, (in No. 2,) was recorder at a much later period than '39. [Dr. McClure was mistaken as to Timothy's coming to Windsor in '39, with Mr. Huit.] He died in Windsor in 1658 — his wife died in '52. Joseph, jr., son of Joseph, sen'r., of Windsor, died in '87. Estate £281. His children were, Joseph, 38 years old, John 36, Mary 34, Hannah 25, Matthew 23, Stephen 20, James 17, Nathaniel 14, and Isaac 9, at his decease. John Loomis was an appraiser of his estate, with H. Wolcott and John Wolcott — perhaps at that time an appraiser could be a relative. John, of Windsor, married Elizabeth Scott, and had John, born in '49, Joseph, Thomas, Samuel, Daniel, James, Timothy, Nathaniel, David, Samuel, Isaac, Elizabeth and Mary. Thomas, married Hannah Fox in '53, and had Thomas, (died) Thomas, Hannah, and Mary. His wife died. He then married a second wife, and had Elizabeth, Ruth, Sarah, Jeremiah, (died) Mabel, Mindwell, &;c. Nathaniel, married Elizabeth Moore, and had 12 children. Samuel, married and had 5 children. John, of Windsor, had a grand daughter, Anna Loomis, daughter of Joseph, born in '78. 153 Lynde, Nathaniel, was an early settler of Saybrook — his son, Sam- uel, was a native of the town. Nathaniel, gave the first building for a College at Saybrook. His son, Samuel, was many years a member of the Council and a Judge in Connecticut. The other early settlers found upon record were, the Major, Rev. Mr. Higginson, Peters, Bar- ker, Lieut. Bull, Bushnell. Clark, Lay, Lord, Parker, William Pratt, Post, Champion, M. Oris wold, Lee, Wade, Backus, Bhss, Huntington, Hyde, Larrabee, Leffiiigwell, Breede, Chalker, Waterhouse, Kirtland, Shipman, Whittlesey, Willard, Lieut. Seely. Mr. Higginson was the first unordained minister at Saybrook. He married the daughter of the Rev. Henry Whitefield, of Guilford, and afterwards became his assistant at Guilford, and about 1660 he moved to Salem to assist his father. Lyman, Samuel, moved from Northampton to Lebanon, and from thence to Coventry about 1718. Noah Carpenter, son of Benjamin, came from Northampton to Coventry at a later period, 1730. Lucas, William, owned land in Middletown in 1667 — he probably resided there previously. M. Maloy, Capt., was ordered in 1637, with Allyn and Ward, to go to Agawam and treat with the Indians for their tribute to defray the expense of the wars, of one fathom of wampum a man, and a fathom and a quarter, for the Wawattock Indians. Markham, James, Windsor — died in 1698 — wife, Elizabeth. He left a large estate to his wife — probably had no children. Marsh, John, who moved from Hartford to Litchfield — was a de- scendant of John, of Hartford, (in No. 2.) Marshall, Samuel, Windsor, married Mary Wilton in 1652, and had Samuel, Thomas, died— Daniel, Thomas, Mary, Elizabeth, John, and one other daughter. Capt. Samuel, of Windsor, (in No. 2,) was kill- ed in battle by the Indians in '75. It was his fifth time in service, under Major Treat. He was a brave officer. Estate £902. (See S. Marshall in No. 2.) Maskell, Thomas, Windsor, married Betsey Parsons in 1660. Chil- dren, Betsey, Thomas, Abigail, Thomas, John, Elizabeth and others. Mason, Edward, Wethersfield, 1639, (in No. 2,) died in 1640, and left an estate of £121. Mather, Richard, was one of the four early settlers of the town of Lyme before 1666. Maudsley, John, Windsor, married Mary Newbury in 1664. Ben- jamin, born m '66, Margaret in '67, Joseph in '70, and Susannah in '75. A respectable family. He set out the estate of James Enoe to his children in '82. May, Nicholas, Whidsor — died in 1664. Estate £4. Marwine or Merwine, Miles, in 1684. His children were, Eliza- beth, John, Samuel, Abigail and Miles. Miner, John, son of Thomas, of New London. In 1654, I find the following upon the colony record : " Whereas, notwithstanding former provision made for the conveyance of the knowledge of God to the 20 154 Natives amongst us, little hath hitherto been attended, through want of an able interpreter ; — this Court being earnestly desirous to pro. mote and further what lies in them, a work of that nature, wherein the glory of God and the everlasting welfare of those poor, lost, naked sons of Adam is so deeply concerned — do order, that Thomas Miner, of Pequot, (New London) shall bo wrote unto from this Court, and desired that he would forthwith send his son John to Hartford, where this Court will provide for his maintenance and schooling, to the end he may be for the present, assistant to such Elder, Elders or others, as this Court shall appoint to interpret the things of God to them as he shall be directed, and in the meantime, fit himself to be instru- mental that way, as God shall fit and incline him thereunto for the future." This was the first action in the Missionary cause in Con- necticut. Nothing previous to this date, appears from the record, to have been done preparatory to christianizing the Indians, except to suffer them, in small numbers, to attend their meetings for worship. Mitchell, Nathan, who moved from Stratford or Stamford to Litch- field, is supposed a descendant of Matthew, (in No. 2,) who moved to Stamford from Wethersfield, i« the early settlement of Stamford. — John, of Hartford, died in 1683. His children were, Mary, aged 28, John 25, Sarah 21, Margaret 19, Mabel 17, and Miriam 15. Sarah, of Wethersfield, died in '84, and left brothers and sisters, viz. John, Mary, Margaret, Mabel and Miriam, and £20 estate. Mix, Rev. Stephen, and John Woodward were appointed scribes for the Convention that formed the Saybrook Platform in 1708. The name of Mix is yet at New Haven. Moore, Deac. John, had a daughter born in Windsor, 1643, also John, in '45. Deac. Moore died in '77. His son John married Han- nah Foote in '64 — and had John, Thomas, Samuel, Nathaniel, Ed- ward, and twins in '74, Josias and Joseph. Morton, Samuel, Hoccanum — died in 1668. Estate £4. Mudge, Francis. The town of Hartford, by their committee, seques- tered to the use of said Mudge, six acres of land, if the town admitted him as an inhabitant, 1640. N. Nash, Joseph, Hartford — died in 1677-8 — wife, Margaret. Sarah was his only child unmarried. Capt. John, of New Haven, was his eldest brother. He had no sons, and his other daughters were mar- ried at his decease. He left a good estate. Newbury, Thomas, Windsor — died in 1688, Children, Hannah 8, Thomas 6, Joseph 4, and Benjamin one year old. He mari'ied Ann Ford in 1676. Benjamin, of Windsor, married Mary AUyn in '46, and had nine children. Newel, Daniel, with Samuel Hall, Ebenezer Smith, John Gaines, Richard Goodale, Samuel Eggleston, John Ranny, Thomas Buck, Thomas Wright, Nathaniel and Joseph White, Jonathan Judd, and others, were the first church members at Chatham. The church was organized there in 1721 ; Daniel Shepard chosen Deacon ; and the first meeting house erected there, 26 by 40 feet, in 1718. Thomas, 155