John Wadham, IV

John Wadham, son of John and Susannah Wadham, born 8 July, 1655, in Wethersfield, Conn.; died 30 June, 1718, in Wethersfield; married 1st, 20 December, 1677, Hannah Bidwell, daughter of John and Sarah (Wilcox) Bidwell of Wethersfield. She was born about 1658 and died 17 June, 1696, aged thirty-eight years.

Her father, John Bidwell, was "a proprietor by courtesie of the town" in 1640. He owned a tan yard and before 1669 had built a saw mill. He was chosen chimney viewer 1655-1661; was freed from watching, warding and training in 1670. Both he and his wife Sarah (who was a daughter of John Wilcox) were original members of the Second or South Church. John Bidwell died 1687; mv., June 4, £419-10-6. (From Memorial History of Hartford County, Conn.)

John Wilcox, the maternal grandfather of Hannah Bidwell Wadham, came from Leicestershire, England, to Hartford, Connecticut, about 1636. He was chosen Surveyor of Highways 1643-1644; was made first Selectman in 1645; and townsman in 1650. He died October 14, 1651; will dated July 24; Inv., £391-13. (Ibid.)

The names of both John Bidwell and John Wilcox are on the Central Monument in Hartford, Conn.

John Wadham, Jr., married 2nd, 13 April, 1697, Abigail, daughter of John Baldwin, Sr., of Milford, Conn., and granddaughter of Obadiah Bruen of New London, Conn. She was born in Milford, Conn., 15 November, 1658; and baptized in New Haven, Conn., 27 March, 1659. She married 1st, Samuel Baldwin, son of Nathaniel Baldwin, and they "settled in Guilford in 1675, where he died 12 January, 1696, leaving his wife Abigail and six children." (New England Genealogical Register, 1871, Vol. 25, pp. 153-154.) Her children by Samuel Baldwin were: Abigail Baldwin, Deborah Baldwin,

JOHN Wadham, son of John and Susannah Wadham, was born 8 July, 1655, in Wethersfield, Conn.

He died 30 June, 1718, in Wethersfield; he married ist, 20 December, 1677, Hannah Bidwell, daughter of John and Sarah (Wilcox) Bidwell of Wethersfield.

She was born about 1658 and died 17 June, 1696, aged thirty-eight years. Her father, John Bidwell, was "a proprietor by courtesie of the town" in 1640. He owned a tan yard and before 1669 had built a saw mill. He was chosen chimney viewer 1655-1661; was freed from watching, warding and training in 1670. Both he and his wife Sarah (who was a daughter of John Wilcox) were original members of the Second or South Church. John Bidwell died 1687; mv-> June 4, £419-10-6. (From Memorial History of Hartford County, Conn.)

John Wilcox, the maternal grandfather of Hannah Bidwell Wadham, came from Leicestershire, England, to Hartford, Connecticut, about 1636. He was chosen Surveyor of Highways 1643-1644; was made first Selectman in 1645; and townsman in 1650. He died October 14, 1651; will dated July 24; Inv., £391-13. (Ibid.)

The names of both John Bidwell and John Wilcox are on the Central Monument in Hartford, Conn.

John Wadham, Jr., married 2nd, 13 April, 1697, Abigail, daughter of John Baldwin, Sr., of Milford, Conn., and granddaughter of Obadiah Bruen of New London, Conn. She was born in Milford, Conn., 15 November, 1658; and baptized in New Haven, Conn., 27 March, 1659. She married ist, Samuel Baldwin, son of Nathaniel Baldwin, and they "settled in Guilford in 1675, where he died 12 January, 1696, leaving his wife Abigail and six children." (New England Genealogical Register, 1871, Vol. 25, pp. 153-154.) Her children by Samuel Baldwin were: Abigail Baldwin. Deborah Baldwin,

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Descendants of John Wadhams

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN2 WADHAMS (JOHN1)1 was born 08 Jul 1655 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, and died 30 Jun 1718 in Wethersfield, Connecticut. He married (1) HANNAH BIDWELL 20 Dec 1677, daughter of JOHN BIDWELL and SARAH WILCOX. She was born Abt. 1654, and died 17 Jun 1696. He married (2) ABIGAIL BALDWIN 13 Apr 1697, daughter of JOHN BALDWIN and MARY BRUEN. She was born 15 Nov 1658 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, and died 24 Jun 1739 in North Guilford, Connecticut.

Marriage Notes for JOHN WADHAMS and ABIGAIL BALDWIN: married 13 Oct 1697?

Children of JOHN WADHAMS and HANNAH BIDWELL are:

	i.	 	SUSANNAH3 WADHAM, b. 04 Oct 1678; d. 02 Nov 1678.

ii. HANNAH WADHAM, b. 25 Oct 1680, Wethersfield, Connecticut.

iii. SUSANNAH WADHAM, b. 03 Jan 1682, Wethersfield, Connecticut; d. 08 Sep 1736, Wethersfield, Connecticut.

iv. JOHN WADHAM, b. 28 Jan 1684, Wethersfield, Connecticut; d. 1742, Glastonbury, Connecticut.

v. SARAH WADHAM, b. 05 Apr 1687, Wethersfield, Connecticut; d. 01 Aug 1741, Wethersfield, Connecticut.

	vi.	 	DANIEL WADHAM, b. 13 Sep 1689.

vii. CALEB WADHAM, b. 01 Nov 1692; d. 23 Oct 1711.
viii. NOAH WADHAM/WADHAMS, b. 10 Aug 1695, Wethersfield, Connecticut; d. 1783, Goshen, Connecticut.

Children of JOHN WADHAMS and ABIGAIL BALDWIN are:

	ix.	 	MARY3 WADHAM, b. 02 Aug 1698; m. JONATHAN BLIN.

x. MARTHA WADHAM, b. 22 Jun 1701; d. 16 May 1715.
Source: His and Hers,

John Wadhams, came from Somersetshire, England, and settled near Weathersfield, Connecticut, between 1645 and 1650. John Wadhams was elected constable of his village and was a land owner.

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John WADHAM, Jr., son of John and Susannah WADHAM, was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut on July 8, 1655, and died June 20, 1718, Wethersfield. He was married first to Hannah BIDWELL on December 20, 1677. Hannah, the daughter of John and Sarah (WILCOX) BIDWELL of Wethersfield, was born circa 1658, and died at the age of thirty-eight years on June 17, 1696.[1]

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He m2 13 Apr 1697 Abigail, widow of Samuel Baldwin.[2]

Birth

8 Jul 1655 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [3]

Death

30 Jun 1718, age 63 yr wanting 8 days, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States[3]

Marriage

20 Dec 1677 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States[3]

Sources:

↑ Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928: Wethersfield, p 265 ↑ Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985): John WADDAMS John (1655-1718) & 2/wf Abigail (BALDWIN) BALDWIN, w Samuel; 13 Apr 1697; Wethersfield, CT {Wethersfield 2:721; Reg. 20:207, 23:349; Hale (1952) 463; Wadhams 23; Baldwin 412; Hartford Prob. 2:443; Hall-Baldwin 9; Ackley-Bosworth 249} ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Barbour collection http://www.rays-place.com/town/wethersfield/page-30.htm Stevens, Harriet Weeks. Wadhams genealogy, proceded by a sketch of the Wadham family in England (Frank Allaben genealogical company, 1913) Page 23 Genealogies of Connecticut Families (Genealogical Pub. Co., 1983) Vol. 1, Page 71