Sgt. John Kilbourne

Sergeant John Kilbourn formerly Kilbourne aka Kilborn Kilbourn

From http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~edmundmoody/ps04/...:

John Kilbourne emigrated in 1635, at age 10, on "The Increase" with his parents and family to Wethersfield, Connecticut. Wethersfield was established as Watertown in 1634, and renamed Wethersfield in 1637. He was Sergeant of the Wethersfield Train Band in May 1657. He lived on "the Broad Street" in Wethersfield, Connecticut.

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Often called "Sgt" John. He married first, 1650 in Wethersfield, Naomi ___. Naomi was born about 1625, and died 1 Oct 1659 in Wethersfield.

John came to Wethersfield at age 10 with his family, in Apr 1635 on the "Increase". He was town Constable in 1651, and was a Sergeant in the Wetherell Train Band (militia) 1657. He served as the Wetherell Deputy to the Connecticut General Court 1660-1662. He left an estate of 350 pounds (about $40,000 today) at his death.

John and first wife Naomi had three children (John b 1651, Thomas b 1653, Naomi b 1656).

from Historic Homes and Institution and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of ... By Ellery Bicknell Crane:

John, born at Wood Ditton, England, baptized there September 29, 1624, came with the others of the family in the "Increase" in 1635, when he was a lad of ten. At the age of twenty-three he was tax collector of Wethersfield, Connecticut. He represented the town in general court in 1660, was selectman of that town eleven years. He was a sergeant in King Philip's war. He married, 1650, Naomi, who died October I, 1659, having had three children, John, Thomas and Naomi. He married (second) Sarah Bronson, daughter of John Bronson, of Farmington, by whom he had Ebenezer, Sarah, George, Mary, Joseph and Abraham. He died April 9, 1703, aged about seventy-nine years. Sarah died December 4, 1711, aged about seventy years.

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5632.9. John Kilbourne {b,c} was born 20 Sep 1624 in Wood Ditton (Cambridge) England (baptized 29 Sep), and died 9 Apr 1703 in Wethersfield (Hartford) Connecticut. John married twice, and had children from both marriages. He married first, 1650 in Wethersfield, Naomi ___. Naomi was born about 1625, and died 1 Oct 1659 in Wethersfield (Hartford) Connecticut. John married second, about 1663, Sarah Bronson (also seen as Brownson), daughter of John Bronson (1602 Eng - 1680 CT) and Frances Hills (1605 Eng - ). Sarah was born in 1628 in Wethersfield (Hartford) Connecticut, and died 4 Dec 1711 in Wethersfield. Her brother Isaac married John’s niece Mary Root. John came to America at age 10 with his family, in Apr 1635 on the “Increase”. He was in Wethersfield, Connecticut at least by 1647. He was town Constable in 1651, and was a Sergeant in the Train Band (militia) 1657. He served as the Deputy to the Connecticut General Court 1660-1662. He left an estate of 350 pounds (about $40,000 today) at his death. John and first wife Naomi had three children (first cousins to us):

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Often called "Sgt" John. He married first, 1650 in Wethersfield, Naomi ___. Naomi was born about 1625, and died 1 Oct 1659 in Wethersfield.

John came to Wethersfield at age 10 with his family, in Apr 1635 on the "Increase". He was town Constable in 1651, and was a Sergeant in the Wetherell Train Band (militia) 1657. He served as the Wetherell Deputy to the Connecticut General Court 1660-1662. He left an estate of 350 pounds (about $40,000 today) at his death.

John and first wife Naomi had three children (John b 1651, Thomas b 1653, Naomi b 1656).

from Historic Homes and Institution and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of ... By Ellery Bicknell Crane:

John, born at Wood Ditton, England, baptized there September 29, 1624, came with the others of the family in the "Increase" in 1635, when he was a lad of ten. At the age of twenty-three he was tax collector of Wethersfield, Connecticut. He represented the town in general court in 1660, was selectman of that town eleven years. He was a sergeant in King Philip's war. He married, 1650, Naomi, who died October I, 1659, having had three children, John, Thomas and Naomi. He married (second) Sarah Bronson, daughter of John Bronson, of Farmington, by whom he had Ebenezer, Sarah, George, Mary, Joseph and Abraham. He died April 9, 1703, aged about seventy-nine years. Sarah died December 4, 1711, aged about seventy years.

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5632.9. John Kilbourne {b,c} was born 20 Sep 1624 in Wood Ditton (Cambridge) England (baptized 29 Sep), and died 9 Apr 1703 in Wethersfield (Hartford) Connecticut. John married twice, and had children from both marriages. He married first, 1650 in Wethersfield, Naomi ___. Naomi was born about 1625, and died 1 Oct 1659 in Wethersfield (Hartford) Connecticut. John married second, about 1663, Sarah Bronson (also seen as Brownson), daughter of John Bronson (1602 Eng - 1680 CT) and Frances Hills (1605 Eng - ). Sarah was born in 1628 in Wethersfield (Hartford) Connecticut, and died 4 Dec 1711 in Wethersfield. Her brother Isaac married John’s niece Mary Root. John came to America at age 10 with his family, in Apr 1635 on the “Increase”. He was in Wethersfield, Connecticut at least by 1647. He was town Constable in 1651, and was a Sergeant in the Train Band (militia) 1657. He served as the Deputy to the Connecticut General Court 1660-1662. He left an estate of 350 pounds (about $40,000 today) at his death. John and first wife Naomi had three children (first cousins to us):

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Often called "Sgt" John. He married first, 1650 in Wethersfield, Naomi ___. Naomi was born about 1625, and died 1 Oct 1659 in Wethersfield.

John came to Wethersfield at age 10 with his family, in Apr 1635 on the "Increase". He was town Constable in 1651, and was a Sergeant in the Wetherell Train Band (militia) 1657. He served as the Wetherell Deputy to the Connecticut General Court 1660-1662. He left an estate of 350 pounds (about $40,000 today) at his death.

John and first wife Naomi had three children (John b 1651, Thomas b 1653, Naomi b 1656).

from Historic Homes and Institution and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of ... By Ellery Bicknell Crane:

John, born at Wood Ditton, England, baptized there September 29, 1624, came with the others of the family in the "Increase" in 1635, when he was a lad of ten. At the age of twenty-three he was tax collector of Wethersfield, Connecticut. He represented the town in general court in 1660, was selectman of that town eleven years. He was a sergeant in King Philip's war. He married, 1650, Naomi, who died October I, 1659, having had three children, John, Thomas and Naomi. He married (second) Sarah Bronson, daughter of John Bronson, of Farmington, by whom he had Ebenezer, Sarah, George, Mary, Joseph and Abraham. He died April 9, 1703, aged about seventy-nine years. Sarah died December 4, 1711, aged about seventy years.

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5632.9. John Kilbourne {b,c} was born 20 Sep 1624 in Wood Ditton (Cambridge) England (baptized 29 Sep), and died 9 Apr 1703 in Wethersfield (Hartford) Connecticut. John married twice, and had children from both marriages. He married first, 1650 in Wethersfield, Naomi ___. Naomi was born about 1625, and died 1 Oct 1659 in Wethersfield (Hartford) Connecticut. John married second, about 1663, Sarah Bronson (also seen as Brownson), daughter of John Bronson (1602 Eng - 1680 CT) and Frances Hills (1605 Eng - ). Sarah was born in 1628 in Wethersfield (Hartford) Connecticut, and died 4 Dec 1711 in Wethersfield. Her brother Isaac married John’s niece Mary Root. John came to America at age 10 with his family, in Apr 1635 on the “Increase”. He was in Wethersfield, Connecticut at least by 1647. He was town Constable in 1651, and was a Sergeant in the Train Band (militia) 1657. He served as the Deputy to the Connecticut General Court 1660-1662. He left an estate of 350 pounds (about $40,000 today) at his death. John and first wife Naomi had three children (first cousins to us):

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kilbourne-2

Sergeant John Kilbourn formerly Kilbourne aka Kilborn Kilbourn

Born 29 Sep 1624 in Wood Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England

Son of Thomas (Kilborne) Kilbourn and Frances (Moody) Kilbourn

Brother of Anne (Kilbourne) Amy, Margaret (Kilbourne) Law, Thomas (Kilborne) Kilbourne, George Kilborne, Elizabeth Kilbourn, Lydia (Kilbourn) Hayward, Mary (Kilbourne) Root and Frances (Kilbourne) Ufford

Husband of Naomi (Unknown) Kilbourne — married 1650 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Husband of Sarah (Bronson) Kilbourne — married 1 Oct 1659 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Father of John Kilborn II, Thomas Kilbourne, Naomi (Kilbourne) Hale, Sarah (Kilbourne) Andrews, Ebenezer Kilbourne, George Kilbourne, Mary (Kilbourne) Butler, Joseph (Kilborn) Kilbourne and Abraham (Kilbourne) Kilbourn

Died 9 Apr 1703 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Profile last modified 31 Oct 2019 | Created 21 Feb 2011

John (Kilbourne) Kilbourn migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Biography

Title: Sergt.

Birth 29 SEP 1624 Wood Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England[1][2][3][4] Christening

27 SEP 1624 Wood Dutton, Cambridge, England 29 Sep 1624 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Emigration

Emigration 1635[5] Marriage

Marriage ABT 1650 Husband: John Kilbourne Wife: Naomi UNKNOWN Marriage: 1659[6] Husband: John Kilbourn Child: Joseph Kilbourn Marriage 1606[7] Husband: Thomas Kilbourn Child: John Kilbourn Death

John Kilbourn died 09 Apr 1703 and is interred in Wethersfield Village Cemetery in Wethersfield, Connecticut.[8]

Will

Sergt John Kilbourn, Sen, will dated 24 Sept, 1688, died 9 Apr 1703 mentions son John Kilbourn, Thomas Kilbourn, dau Naomi Hale, wife Sarah Kilbourn, son Ebenezer Kilbourn, dau Sarah Crane, son George Kilbourn, sd. son George, dau Mary Kilbourn, son Joseph Kilbourn, son Abraham Kilbourn ... court record 4 May 1703 ..." The children appearing in Court and maifesting their satisfaction with the will, it was proven and approved. "[9]

Death

Death 9 APR 1703 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut[10][11][12]

Sources

↑ "11 Generations of the Clothier Genealogy" by Jesse Clothier Davis, Compiler: Anthony Clemente Jr. tonyceejr@yahoo.com City: Warren State: Michigan ↑ The Family Memorial: A History and Genealogy of the Kilbourn Family in the US and Canada from1635 to the Present Author: Payne Keyyon Kilbourn Publication: Brown and Parsons, Hatford, CT, 1845 ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Ancestry.com Source number: 637.00 Submitter Code: BKJ ↑ U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky Ancestry.com Birth date: 28 Sep 1624 Wood Ditton, England Death date: 9 Apr 1703 Wethersfield, Connecticut ↑ "11 Generations of the Clothier Genealogy" by Jesse Clothier Davis, Compiler: Anthony Clemente Jr. tonyceejr@yahoo.com City: Warren State: Michigan ↑ Source: #S1467 ↑ Source: #S1467 ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK9-2HPZ : 13 December 2015), John Kilbourn, 1703; Burial, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America, Wethersfield Village Cemetery; citing record ID 33514367, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. ↑ "A Digest of the early Connecticut probate records" compiled by Charles William Manwaring, vol 2 Hartford district 1700-1729 p 88 https://archive.org/details/digestofearlycon02manw ↑ U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky Ancestry.com Birth date: 28 Sep 1624 Wood Ditton, England Death date: 9 Apr 1703 Wethersfield, Connecticut ↑ "11 Generations of the Clothier Genealogy" by Jesse Clothier Davis, Compiler: Anthony Clemente Jr. tonyceejr@yahoo.com City: Warren State: Michigan ↑ Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Whethersfield 1634-1868 Compiler: Debra F. Wilmes Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD "The family memorial : a history and genealogy of the Kilbourn family in the United States and Canada, from the year 1635 to the present time : including extracts from ancient records, copies of old wills, biographical sketches, epitaphs, anecdotes, etc. with an engraving of the Kilburne coat of arms", by Payne Kenyon Kilbourne, 1815-1859, publ Hartford : Brown & Parsons; Hartford, Connecticut, USA; 1845; pp.20-30 https://archive.org/details/familymemorialhi1845kilb Hale, House and Related Families Mainly of the Connecticut River Valley, by Donald Lines Jacobus and Edgar Francis Waterman (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978) pp. 656-657. S156 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Ancestry.com Ancestry Family Tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/28715508/family S50 U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications,1889-1970 Ancestry.com Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky S1467 "11 Generations of the Clothier Genealogy" by Jesse Clothier Davis, Compiler: Anthony Clemente Jr. tonyceejr@yahoo.com City: Warren State: Michigan S1497 Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Whethersfield 1634-1868 Compiler: Debra F. Wilmes Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD S1586 The Family Memorial: A History and Genealogy of the Kilbourn Family in the US and Canada from1635 to the Present Author: Payne Keyyon Kilbourn Publication: Brown and Parsons, Hatford, CT, 1845 Sgt. John Kilbourne Ancestral File Number: 9J3P-49 Hollister, Gideon. The History of Connecticut, From the First Settlement of the Colony to the Adoption of the Present Constitution (Case, Tiffany & Co., Hartford, 1857) Vol. 1, Page 464 Pg. 35 - The Goodrich Family in America. A Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass. Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., Author Role: Editor Publication: Fergus Printing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1889, Second Date, 1984

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Sgt. John Kilbourne chr.29 Sep 1624 Ditton-Wood, Cambridgeshire, England d.9 Apr 1703 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Family tree▼

Parents and Siblings (edit) F. Thomas Kilbourne 1578 - abt 1637 M. Frances Moody 1584 - bef 1650 m. 5 Sep 1604 Anne Kilbourne 1606 - Margaret Kilbourne 1607 - Thomas Kilbourne 1609 - George Kilbourne 1611/2 - Elizabeth Kilbourne 1614 - 1645/6 Lydia Kilbourne 1616 - Mary Kilbourne abt 1619 - 1697 Frances Kilbourne 1621 - bef 1683/84 Sgt. John Kilbourne 1624 - 1703 Spouse and Children (edit) H. Sgt. John Kilbourne 1624 - 1703 W. Naomi Unknown - 1659 m. abt 1650 John Kilbourn 1651/2 - 1711 Sargent Thomas Kilborn abt 1653 - 1712 Naomi Kilborn abt 1657 - 1735 Spouse and Children (edit) H. Sgt. John Kilbourne 1624 - 1703 W. Sarah Brownson abt 1639 - 1711 m. abt 1662 Sarah Kilbourne abt 1663 - Ebenezer Kilbourn abt 1665 - 1711 George Kilbourne abt 1668 - 1740/1 Mary Kilbourne abt 1670 - Joseph Kilbourne abt 1672 - abt 1744 Abraham Kilbourne abt 1675 - 1712/3 Add another spouse & children ▼Facts and Events Name[1] Sgt. John Kilbourne Gender Male Christening[4] 29 Sep 1624 Ditton-Wood, Cambridgeshire, England Marriage abt 1650 Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA to Naomi Unknown Marriage abt 1662 to Sarah Brownson Death[2] 9 Apr 1703 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Came to America with his parents at age of 10 on ship "Increase" (leaving England on April 15, 1635). He lived in Wetherfield CT and was a useful and prominent citizen. On Sept. 24th, 1627, he was appointed collector of taxes. He appears as a landholder May 20th, 1649, and March 8th, 1654 was on a committee to run the boundry line between Wethersfield and Middletown. In May 1657, he was appointed Sargent, which title he continued to hold from then on. Served in general court for seven sessions. In 1662 he was appointed a member of the grand jury, through May 1st, 1666.[1]

Representative in 1660, 1661, and 1662[3]

▼References ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kilbourne, Payne Kenyon. The History and Antiquities of the Name and Family of Kilbourn. (New Haven: Durrie & Peck, 1856), pages 44-51. ↑ Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Wethersfield Vital Records:174 (typescript). 'Kilbourn, ... John,Sergt.,d.Apr.9,1703,AE about 80'

↑ Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862), 3:19. 'John [Kilbourn or Kilborne], Wethersfield 1647, s. of Thomas, b. in Eng. came in the Increase with his f. 1635, ... He was rep. 1660, 1, and 2; ...'

↑ Kilbourne, Payne Kenyon. The History and Antiquities of the Name and Family of Kilbourn. (New Haven: Durrie & Peck, 1856), page *49. From a parish register (presumably for Wood Ditton) found at Bury St. Edmunds: 'BAPTISMS. ... 1624, Sept. 29, John, son of Thomas Kilborne.'

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http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=twigsandb... John KILBOURNE 1 2 Sex: M Birth: 1624 in Wood Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England Baptism: 29 SEP 1624 Baptised in Wood Ditton (Ditten), England. Immigration: 15 APR 1635 Embarked from London on the INCREASE Title: Sergeant Reference Number: RIN 413 Occupation: Helped to frame the famous Charter of Connecticut in 1662. Event: [NOTE Almost always referred to as "Sergeant Kilbourne"] Death: 09 APR 1703 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut

Father: Thomas KILBOURNE b: 1578 in Wood Ditton, Cambridge, England Mother: Frances MOODY b: ABT 11 OCT 1584 in England

Marriage 1 Naomi UNKNOWN

   Married: 1650

Children

   Has Children John KILBOURNE b: 15 FEB 1651 in Wethersfield, Connecticut

   Has No Children Naomi KILBOURNE

   Has Children Thomas (Sergeant) KILBOURNE b: 1653 in Wethersfield, Connecticut

Marriage 2 Sarah BRONSON b: ABT 1639

   Married: 1665

Children

   Has No Children Ebenezer KILBOURNE b: 1665

   Has No Children Sarah KILBOURNE

   Has No Children George KILBOURNE

   Has No Children Mary KILBOURNE

   Has No Children Joseph KILBOURNE

   Has No Children Abraham KILBOURNE

Sources:

   Title: History and Antiquities of the Name and Family of Kilbourn (In Its Varied Orthography), by Payne Kenyon Kilbourne, New Haven: Durrie and Peck, 1856

   Title: Constance Davis Cole 

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Category:Puritan_Great_Migration Category:Increase, sailed April 1635

Biography

Title

: Title: Sergt.

Birth ===: Birth 29 SEP 1624 Wood Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England<ref> "11 Generations of the Clothier Genealogy" by Jesse Clothier Davis, Compiler:Anthony Clemente Jr. tonyceejryahoo.com City: Warren State: Michigan</ref>

Marriage

: Marriage ABT 1650 : Husband: John Kilbourne : Wife: Naomi UNKNOWN

: Marriage: 1659<ref>Source: #S1467 </ref> : Husband: John Kilbourn : Child: Joseph Kilbourn

: Marriage 1606<ref>Source: #S1467 </ref> : Husband: Thomas Kilbourn : Child: John Kilbourn

Death==John Kilbourn died 09 Apr 1703 and is interred in Wethersfield VillageCemetery in Wethersfield, Connecticut.<ref>"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK9-2HPZ : 13 December 2015), John Kilbourn, 1703; Burial, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America, Wethersfield Village Cemetery; citing record ID 33514367, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.</ref>

Will

Sergt John Kilbourn, Sen, will dated 24 Sept, 1688, died 9 Apr 1703 mentions son John Kilbourn, Thomas Kilbourn, dau Naomi Hale, wife Sarah Kilbourn, son Ebenezer Kilbourn, dau Sarah Crane, son George Kilbourn,sd. son George, dau Mary Kilbourn, son Joseph Kilbourn, son Abraham Kilbourn ... court record 4 May 1703 ..." The children appearing in Court and maifesting their satisfaction with the will, it was proven and approved. "<ref>"A Digest of the early Connecticut probate records" compiled by Charles William Manwaring, vol 2 Hartford district 1700-1729p 88 https://archive.org/details/digestofearlycon02manw</ref>

Death ===: Death 9 APR 1703 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut<ref>U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky Ancestry.com Birth date: 28 Sep 1624 Wood Ditton, England Death date: 9 Apr 1703 Wethersfield, Connecticut</ref><ref> "11 Generations of the Clothier Genealogy" by Jesse Clothier Davis, Compiler: Anthony Clemente Jr. tonyceejryahoo.com City: Warren State: Michigan* S1497 Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Whethersfield 1634-1868 Compiler: Debra F. Wilmes Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD* S1586 The Family Memorial: A History and Genealogy of the Kilbourn Family in the US and Canada from1635 to the Present Author: Payne Keyyon Kilbourn Publication: Brown and Parsons, Hatford, CT, 1845

• Sgt. John Kilbourne
• Ancestral File Number: 9J3P-49* Hollister, Gideon. The History of Connecticut, From the First Settlement of the Colony to the Adoption of the Present Constitution (Case, Tiffany & Co., Hartford, 1857) Vol. 1, Page 464* Pg. 35 - The Goodrich Family in America. A Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass. Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., Author Role: Editor Publication: Fergus Printing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1889, Second Date, 1984

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Sgt John KILBOURN bapt: 29 Sep 1624 in Wood Ditton, d: 09 Apr 1703 in Wethersfield, CT ...... + Naomi m: 1650, d: 01 Oct 1659 ...... + Sarah BRONSON b: 1641, m: 1662, d: 04 Dec 1711 in Wethersfield, CT

John as the youngest child of Thomas and Frances Kilbourn, after arriving from England in 1635, the family settled in Wethersfield, on the west side of the Connecticut river, six miles below the present city of Hartford. John spent the remainder of his days in Wethersfield where he was a useful and prominent citizen.

Sgt. John Kilbourn was married to Naomi ___, in 1650; she died on October 1, 1659, leaving three children; John, Thomas and Naomi. He then married Sarah, daughter of Mr. John Bronson, of Farmington, by whom he had Ebenezer, Sarah, George, Mary, Joseph and Abraham.

He departed this life on April 9, 1703, in his 79th year – or, as the Wethersfield Record expressed it, “of his age about 80 years, as nigh as could be come at.” Sarah, his widow, died on December 4, 1711, “aged 70 years, or something more,” as the Wethersfield Record has it.

JOHN, youngest child of Thomas and Frances Kilbourn, was baptized at Wood Ditton, England, September 29, 1624. On the 15th of April, 1635.

He embarked for New England with his parents and sisters, on board the "Increase," Robert Lea, master. He was then a lad of ten years. As I have elsewhere stated, the family settled in Wethersfield, on the west side of the Connecticut river, six miles below the present city of Hartford, where the subject of this notice spent the remainder of his days, and where he was long a useful and prominent citizen.

On the 24th of September, 1647, at the age of 23 years, his name occurs for the first time upon the Wethersfield Records --he having been appointed "Collector of the Tax Rates" at that date. His first record as a land-holder bears date May 20, 1649.

On the 8th of March 1654, Mr. Kilbourn was appointed a member of the committee to run the Boundary Line between Wethersfield and " Mattabossett" (or Middletown), and three years subsequently he was chosen a member of a new committee for the same work.

On the 2d of April, 1655, John Kilbourn and Thomas Wright were appointed "to run ye line betwixt Hartford and Wethersfield upon ye second day of next week."

In May, 1657, he was confirmed by the General Court" to be Sergeant at Wethersfield;" and from that time forward, he is almost uniformly designated upon the Town Records as "Sergeant Kilbourn."

At the October Session of the General Court, 1660, Sergeant Kilbourn took his seat in that body, for the first time, as a Representative from Wethersfield. He was a member at seven stated and special sessions, during a most interesting period of our colonial history.

In May, 1661, (Sergt. Kilbourn being in attendance,) an address to the King was presented to the Court for consideration by a committee previously appointed for that purpose. It was approved; and a committee was appointed to draw up a Petition to his Majesty, and to "compile and methodize the address as they shall judge most convenient, provided ye substance be still attended and retained." The petition and address were perfected; Governor Winthrop was appointed the Agent of the Colony to present them to the King, and £600 were set apart for the furtherance of the great object contemplated. These measures resulted in procuring the famous Charter of 1662 by far the most liberal and republican instrument of civil government that the world at that date had ever seen. Under its benign auspices, the people of Connecticut continued to live and flourish until the adoption of our present State Constitution, in 1818 -- a period of 156 years.

Sergeant Kilbourn was a member of the Legislature during nearly every regular and special session, from the date of the first proposition for the Address and Petition, to the time when the charter arrived in the Colony -- September, 1662; and it is fair to presume that he was a deeply interested participant in those important measures that resulted in the comparative freedom of the colony in which he had laid the foundations of a Home for himself and his posterity.

At the May Session of the General Court, 1662, Sergeant Kilbourn was appointed by that body a member of the Colonial Grand Jury -- an office which he continued to hold until the organization of the counties, in May, 1666. He was subsequently often a Grand Juror of Hartford county; also of Particular Courts, and Courts of Magistrates. In May, 1677, he was on the "Jury of Life and Death," at Hartford.

In town affairs, our ancestor was conspicuous for a period of nearly 40 years. Besides being a Collector, Lister and Constable, he was a Selectman for eleven rears between 1657 and 1681, inclusive. During this period, a by-law was in force, providing that no person should be elected to the latter office for more than two years in succession. He also served on many important committees.

In October 1675, in the midst of the general war with King Philip, John Kilbourn petitioned the Council of War to be released from the office of Sergeant, which he had held for 18 years; and it was ordered that when Major Talcott should procure a suitable person in his place, he should be released.*

• See J. Hammond Trumbull's "Colonial Records" vol. ii p. 375. His military rank should not be judged by the present grade of the title which he bore. Previous to 1653, the highest military title in the colony was that of Captain. In the year last named, the commander-in-chief of all the New England forces, in the war with the Dutch at New York, was Captain John Lawrence of Boston; Lieutenant Cook being the commander-in-chief of the Connecticut troops in that war.

In the Pequot War, the General Court ordered that, on the death or disability of Captain Mason Lieutenant Seelye should be the commander-in-chief; and in the event of his death or disability, the senior Sergeant should take the chief command. Ye 8th of March, 1653-4. -- We also ordaine that The Line betwixt Mattabosset and us shall be Rund some time this month, and ye Townsmen [Selectmen] and Samll. Smith, John Chester, John Kilborne, Jo. Dickinson and Richard Chester, Junior, shall Atend ye worke upon Munday, and to give notise to Mattaboset to meet us at ye devident Line." "Ye second of April, 1655. -- Ye Townsmen Apointed John Kilborne and Thomas Wright to Run ye Line betwixt Hartford and Wethersfield upon ye 2d day of next weeke. Nathl. Dickerson to give warning to the Hartford Townsmen " "March 16, 1657. -- The Townsmen have apoynted John Kilburn, Phillip Smith and James Pratt to runn ye line betwixt Matabossitt and Wethersfield upon the twenty seventh of this present March, 1657."

"April the 2d [1665-6]. -- The townsmen agreed with Sargt. John Killborne to burne the woods belonging to the south end of the towne (viz. the woods between us and Middletowne) at such a time or times as may be most convenient for the advantage of the towne, and they are to allow him for his paines, in this work, six shillings. At this time they also agreed with Enoch Buck to burne the woods belonging to the other end of the towne," &c.-- Barber's Conn. Hist. Coll., p. 221.

"Feb. 1673. -- It was voted and agreed that Serj. Kilburne and Mr. Willard shall be empowered hereby to manage all affaires concerning sheepe in this Towne according to law." "July 3d, 1676. -- At this meeting Mr. Samll. Talcoat, Leut. John Chester, Ensigne Goodridge, Sargt. Kilburne and Sargt. Deming, together with the townsmen in being, were empowered to order the sitting of all persons in seats and places in the meeting house." -- Barber, p. 221.

Oct. 25, 1677. -- " At the same meeting, Mr. Samuel Talcott, Lieut. Thomas Hollister, Ensign Hugh Wells, Sergt. Kilburne and Sergt Nott, are appointed a committee in the behalfe of the Towne, to setle and determine the bounds of the Highway which leads from Widow Goaff's home lott to Midletown so far as Dividend Brooke." "Mr. Kimberly and Sergt. Kilborne are apointed • Committee to lay out lands granted to Goodman Hunn upon the side of Rocky Hill."

"April 17, 1677. -- At Towne meeting, Sargt. John Kilborne, Sargt. Hugh Welles and John Beldin were chosen a Comittee in the behalfe of the towne to deal with John Waddams and to make such an exchange of land as they may see cause both for the benefit of the towne and for his benefit as they can agree."

"Nov 27, 1678 -- Mr. Gershom Bulkley [minister] had granted to him one hundred and fifty acres of land joyning to his land in his present possesion by his mill. Serjeant Kilburne, Mr. Eleazer Kimberly, Serjt. John Deming and Ensigne Welles are appointed, they or ye most part thereof, to lay out the same."

"March 19, 1683 -- Sergt. John Kilborne and Enoch Buck were chosen a Cometee to procure a shepherd for the towne upon as good termes as they can, who shall be paid by a sheep Rate as aforesaid, as the Comettee aforesaid and the shepherd shall agree, and also take care of what fence is needfull and necessary."

"Dec 29, 1684 -- It was also voted by the Towne, that there shall be a Shepherd imployed by the towne to keep sheep every yeare soe long as shall be needful, and the vote to stand till the towne see cause to alter it; and tbe Shepherd apointed is to keep all the sheep that belong to tbe town. And Sergt. John Kilborn and Emanuel Buck are to take care about a Shepherd and what also is needful for the said sheep, according to a voat dated March 19,1683-4."
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That Sergt. K. was a lover of "righteousness and peace," will appear from the following petition, taken from the Land Records, Vol. I, Document 182, in the office of the Secretary of State.

" To the Honored Gov. and Deputy Gov. with the Assistants and members of the General Court now sitting in Hartford. The humble petition of diverse inhabitants of Wethersfield, proprietors in the lands on the East side of the Great River in the field called Naubuck. Whereas the original landmarks between the several divisions of land in the said field now long since lost and diverse of the proprietors (apprehending much trouble like to ensue thereupon) when the law of possession was rnade, did during the time that that law was suspended, petition the General Court to appoint a Committee to lay out and limit al1 the several divisions of land in Naubuck aforesaid according to the original record of the town. And the said Committee did attempt to discharge the trust committed to them, but not being able to fnd out tbe south bounds of the said field, they were at a loss and never did anything to effect. And now diverse persons of the said Committee are dead, and the south bounds of the said field are found out and settled by a Committee appointed by the General Court in the case pending between Mr. Bulkeley and Mr. Hollister, whereby the settling of the bounds of the several divisions of land according to the rules of righteousness and peace becomes very feasible, your petitioners being very sensible of great and almost endless troubles likely to ensue to divers of the proprietors unless they will, to their great loss and damage, yield up their just and lawful right to such as will unjustly encroach upon them, do therefore humbly request the Honorable Court to appoint a new Committee to lay out all the said field according to the original record of the town, as the former General Court did appoint, and also to set down leading stakes for the just lines, as need shall require. And now hope that the Honored General Court will not make difficulty about granting our petition because of the present aspect of things, for we do not desire a new grant or title of land, but a settling of us in a judicious way according to the rules of righteousness and peace, upon what was our ancient right and property. And we do the more earnestly desire this favor of the Honored General Court at this time, because it changes threatened consequences; contentions and divisions about limits and bounds of land will inevitably be an aggravation of our trouble, -- but not to trouble the Honored Court with a multiplicity of words, we subscribe ourselves your humble suppliants and servants. JOHN KILBUREN, Sen'r. JOSHUA ROBINS SAM'L WELLES ELEAZER KIMBERLY EPHRAIM GOODRICH. Wethersfield, October 13, 1687."

The Response to the above Petition was made by "a General Court held at Hartford," soon after, at which Gov. Treat presided. It was ordered that "upon the petition of John Kilborn and others, that this Court would appoint a Committee to settle the bounds of their lands on the east side of the Great River at Naubuck, This Court do therefore order and appoint Serjt. John Deming, Deac. Samuel Butler, Serjt. John Wells and Ensign Samuel Wright, to attend the said service and perfect the same according to the first and original Grants as near as they can, to begin at the south side of Capt. Talcott's lott and so to proceed as there is occasion."
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Sergt. Kilbourn was married to Naomi in 1650; she died, October 1, 1659, leaving three children, viz., John, Thomas, and Naomi. He then married Sarah, daughter of Mr. John Bronson, of Farmington, by whom he had Ebenezer, Sarah, George, Mary, Joseph, and Abraham.. He departed this life on the 9th of April, 1703, in his 79th year -- or, as the Wethersfield Record quaintly expresses it, "of his age about 80 years, as nigh as could be come at." Sarah, his widow, died on the 4th of December, 1711, "aged 70 years, or something more," as the record has it.

More About John Kilborne , Sgt.: Baptism (LDS): September 29, 1624, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England21 Immigration: April 15, 1635, Embarked on the ship "Increase" from London, England to New England.

John & Naomi had 7 children.