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

Hezekiah Wyllys married Elizabeth Hobart, a daughter of Rev. Jeremiah Ho- bart, in 1704. George Wyllys, son of Hezekiah and Elizabeth — was born Oc- tober, 1710 — grandson of Samuel first — Samuel, his great grandson, was the last Secretary of the Wyllys family. Y. Young, Rev. John, of Southold, L. I., was appointed a magistrate by Connecticut as early as 1662, to assist the magistrates of South and East- Hampton. The towns of Southold, Huntington, East and Southampton, Oyster Bay and other towns on Long Island, were under the jurisdiction of Connecti- cut for several years ; and the Island was claimed as being within the bounds described in the Charter, as was Rye, Hastings, Westchester, Narragansett, &c., and most of them were organized as towns by order of the General Court of Connecticut, and were represented in the General Assembly of Connecticut for some years, until the bounds of the Colony under the Charter were settled by the King's Commissioners, in 1664-5. On the admission of Southold into the jurisdiction of Connecticut, a petition, signed by said Young, Richard Terre and 22 others, inhabitants of Southold, was presented, all of whom were made free- men of Connecticut. George, 1664. Capt. J. Young was appointed in 1655, to command a vessel for observation, with men from Saybrook and N. London, to prevent Ninegrate's crossing the sound to attack the Indians on Long Island, and in case he did, to destroy his canoes, and kill his men, if possible. John, of Windsor, 1640. APPENDIX. CONTAINING ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. A. Abbey, Samuel, Windham — died in 1698 — wife Mary. His chil- dren were, Mary, 25 years of age, Samuel 23, Thomas 20, Eleazer 18, Ebenezer 16, Mary 14, Sarah 13, Hepzibah 10, Abigail 8, John 7, Benjamin 6, and Jonathan 2. Acklcy, Nicholas, chimney viewer of Hartford, 1662. Adams, Edward, resided at Fairfield in 1653. Ephraim, of Sims, bury, 1730. Edward, in 1660, married Elizabeth Buckland — wheth- er he was the son of Edward, of F'airfield, is not known — he had a daughter Mary. Jeremiah, of Hartford, (in No. 1,) — was the only person in Hartford, in 1660, allowed to sell wine in a less quantity than a quarter cask, or other liquors less than an ancor. Adgate, Thomas, Norwich, 1660 — was a deacon of the church in Saybrook in '59. He is not found upon the colony record in any town previous to his being in Saybrook. While there he married the widow of Richard Bushnell. Was made free in '63. Adkins, Thomas, (probably now Atkins) — died in 1694. His chil- dren were, Mary aged 22, Thomas 21, Mary 19, Jane 16, Josiah 9, Sarah 12, and Benoni 4. Estate £182. Josiah died in '90 — wife Ehzabeth — children, Solomon, aged 12, Josiah 10, Benjamin 8, Eph- raim 5, Sarah 16, Abigail 14, and Elizabeth 3. Andrews, John, sen'r., Hartford — died in 1681 — wife Mary. His children were, Benjamin, John, Abraham, Daniel and Joseph. He had grand children, Thomas Barnes, John Andrews, Abraham An- drews, John Richards, Daniel Andrews, Ezekiel Buck, and Joseph, the son of his son John. He had daughters, Mary Barnes, Hannah Richards, and Rachel Buck. He gave each of his grand children named, a legacy. Andrews, Edward — died in 1673 — was a brother-in-law of Josiah Adkins. He left a wife and children. Josiah Howlton married his sister. Gideon, of Fairfield, juror in 1730. Thomas, of Middletown, died in 1690, and left children, Thomas, John, Samuel, Hannah, Eliza- beth, Sarah and Abigail. Allyn, Matthew, (in No. 1,) — stated by Miss Caulkins, as having been a brother of Robert, who early settled at Saybrook, and after- wards at New London. All the descendants of Matthew spell the name (Allyn,) instead of (Allen) in and about Hartford ; so that their signs upon their buildings show their descent from Matthew. He so Ml spelt his own name. He was a petitioner for the Charter of Connect- icut. Robert, was one of the principal settlers of New London, 1{)48. Alsope, New London, 1674. He is supposed to be Joseph Alsope who came to New England in the Elizabeth and Ann, Roger C. mas- ter. Thomas came in the same vessel at another time. Armstrong, .Jonathan, New London, 1671. Arnold, Joseph, Haddam — died in 1691. His children were, John 29 years old, Joseph 26, Samuel 23, Josiah 21, Susannah 16, Jonathan 12, and Elizabeth 9. This name is yet at Haddam in the person of the sheriff, Charles Arnold, Esq. Samuel had his share of the estate at Machemoodus (in East Haddam,) — he probably moved there. Ashley, Jonathan, sen'r., Hartford — died in 1704. His son Joseph was his executor. He married a daughter of William VVadsworth, sen'r. His children were, Jonathan, Joseph, Samuel, Sarah and Re- becca. He gave four score acres of land in Plainfield to his son Samuel. His family appear to have been a distinct family from that of Robert, of Massachusetts. Atwood, Capt. Thomas, Hartford, 1664 — was an early settler. Atwood, Doct. Thomas, Wethersfield — died in 1682, and left a wife, Abigail, and children, Abigail, aged 14, Andrew 11, Jonathan 7, , and Josiah 4. He was a son of Capt. Atwood, of Hartford. One of the descendants emigrated to Woodbury or Waterbury. Avery, James, New London, (in No. 1,) — was ordered in case of a war with the Dutch in 1673, to act as captain, Thomas Tracy, heu- tenant, and John Denison, ensign, for the county of New London, over such forces as should be called out. Commissioner in '63. B. Babcock, James — was born in Essex, England, in 1580. In 1620 he moved to Leyden, in Holland, and remained there nearly three years, and being a strict Puritan in his faith, he removed from Holland to Plymouth in 1623, and arrived in July of that year. He came to this country in the ship Ann. He had four children born in England who came with him, viz. James, John, Job and Mary. He lost his wife by death, and married a second wife in 1650. He soon had a son — he named him Joseph ; this son, between 1670 and '80, emigra ted to Connecticut, and settled in the vicinity of Saybrook, and was the ancestor, in this State, of the family at Hartford, New Haven and other parts of Connecticut. Backus, Stephen, Norwich, 1660 — married Sarah, a daughter of Lyon Gardiner, the first Lord of Gardner's Island. His sons, Stephen born in '70, and Timothy in '82. Stephen moved to Plainfield, after- wards to Canterbury. — F. M. Caulkins. William, was early found at Saybrook, and made free in '63. The name was at Saybrook at a much earlier period, (in '38) ; he afterwards became a proprietor of Norwich. Bacon, Elizabeth — died in 1670-80, widow of Andrew, deceased, of Hadley. She returned to Hartford after the death of her husband, (being old.) One of her daughters married Caleb Stanley, to whom she gave her house and lands in Hadley, 'and the share of Isaac, her son, deceased, in his father's estate, which was then hers. She had 112 a daughter, Abigail Coles, wife of Samuel Coles, and Lois, wife of Thomas Porter, both of Farmington, and Elizabeth Sension, wife of Mark Sension. Nathaniel, Middletown, 1GG4. Andrew, (in No. 1,) signed with the 60 to remove to lladley, in '59, which he performed, and died there. IJadgcr, Daniel — moved from Hartford to North Coventry. He had sons, Daniel and Moses. The first settler there was John Bissell, jr., from Lebanon, (originally of Windsor) — his deed was dated July, 17 IG, and his deed of land in South Coventry is dated October, 1715, ancestor of Hon. Samuel Badger, of Philadelphia. Bailey, John, Harttord, 1648 — he resided at Haddam in '76 — was a fence viewer at Hartford in '66. He with Joseph Aiken were viewers of chimneys in Hartford in '48. Baker, Jeftery, Windsor — married Jane Rockwell in 1642, and had Samuel, Hepzibah, Mary, Abigail and Joseph. Samuel married Sarah Cook in '70. Baker, Wyllys, Gold, Richard Treat, Thomas Tappin, Wolcott, Sherman, Howell and Thurston Rayner were magistrates at the General Court in '63. Joseph, of Windsor, son of Jeffery, died in '91, and left Joseph and Lydia. He was a brother of Samuel. John married a daughter of John Bailey — was chimney viewer at Harttord in '65. Timothy, of Wethersfield— died, 1709— estate £21. Baldwin, John, Saybrook, 1659 — afterwards one of the proprietors of Norwich. Miss Caulkins states in her valuable work, that John was the ancestor of Judge Baldwin ; he was also of Gov. Baldwin, of N. Haven ; and of Judge Baldwin, late deceased, of Pennsylvania. The name first came into the colony at Saybrook. Banks, John, was a juror at Hartford in 1645. It appears he had been some time in the colony. He probably removed to Fairfield as early as '55, as the name is found there in '53 — deputy in '63. Barber, Thomas, Windsor — married in 1640, and had John, Thomas, Sarah, Samuel, Mary and Josiah. John married Bethsheba, and had a daughter and son. Thomas married Mary Phelps, and had Mary and Sarah. Samuel married Mary Long, and had Thomas and Sam- uel, in '71 and '73. Barber, Thomas, of Windsor, (in No. 1.) There was a young man of this name at Wethersfield who was a carpenter. The one at Wind, sor came there with Mj. Huet, in 1639, and married in '40. The name is common in Hartford county. John, '64. (See No. 1.) Barlow, John, Fairfield, 1652 — perhaps the son of Thomas, who was juror at Hartford in '45, and moved to Stratford soon after. Barnard, John — a man of active business habits, and held many offices in Hartford. He came early — was one who signed to move to Hadley in '59. Bartholomew, a constable in '64. He was often a deputy, and held other important offices. Francis, signed the agree- ment to move to Hadley in '59. Beach, John, settled at Stratford previous to 1650. Bartlett, John — one of the first settlers of Poquonnock, in Windsor, with Holcomb, Francis and Griswold. He was among the first set- tlers of Windsor. Edward, died in 1676, and left no family. He gave a part of his estate to Benoni Case, of Simsbury, a son oi' Chris- topher Crow. Robert, in '46, appears to have been of Windsor. He 113