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Preserved Clapp, Capt. (c.1643 - 1720)

Lived in Dorchester until about 1663. Moved to Northampton. Here he became a leader in Civil and Ecclesiastical affairs. Captain of the town and their Representative to G. C. Ruling Elder in the church...

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John Chase (1655 - 1739)

John Chase was the son of Aquilla Chase and Anne Wheeler and the husband of 1) Elizabeth Bingley; and, 2) Lydia Challis. He served in King Philip's War. He participated in Turner's Falls Fight, and soo...

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Japhet Chapin (1642) MP (1642 - 1712)

"Japhet begat ten children, of whom eight were boys and two girls - and these eight boys begat eighty-seven children" Springfield, MA historian Mason D. Green (NEB genealogy) Japhet, the fourth son a...

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John Cunnabell (c.1650 - 1724)

Came from England to America in 1674. Arrived in Boston, Mass. Served under Capt. William Turner in King Philip's War. ------------------- Genealogical memoir of the Cunnabell, Conable or Connabl...

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Joseph Chamberlin (1655 - 1721)

Joseph Chamberlain was the son of Richard Chamberlain and Sarah Bugbee, and the husband of Hannah Gilbert. He served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Tu...

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Benjamin Chamberlain (c.1655 - c.1736)

Benjamin Chamberlain was the son of Richard Chamberlain and Sarah Bugbee, and the husband of Sarah Ball. He served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Turn...

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Peter Bushrod (1630 - 1690)

Peter Bushrod was the son of John Bushrod and the husband of Elizabeth Hannum. He served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner.

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John Burnap (1655 - 1725)

John Burnap was the son of Robert and Ann Burnap, and the husband of Mary Rice. He served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner.

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John Belcher (1633 - 1693)

John Belcher was the son of Gregory Belcher and Catherine Allcock and the husband of Sarah _____. He served in King Philip's War and participated in the Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner....

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Samuel Wright Stebbins MP (1646 - 1708)

BIOGRAPHY: The first mention of Samuel Stebbins in the Springfield town records was in 1657, when he would have been about eleven years old, and his seat in the meeting house was assigned. He received ...

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Thomas Stebbins, Jr. MP (1648 - 1695)

BIOGRAPHY: A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of NewEngland: Of Springfield, Massachusetts; he saw fidel. 1678, was freeman (or Free Mason?) 1690. Thomas Stebbins was the son of Thomas...

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Miles Morgan, Sargent (c.1615 - 1699)

Morgan was born in Bristol, England in 1616, and traveled as an adventurer to Boston in 1636. He married a girl named Prudence who was a fellow passenger on his ship. Settling in the new plantation o...

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Burt Morgan (1646 - 1714)

Jonathan Morgan was the son of Miles Morgan and Prudence Gilbert, and the husband of Sarah Cooley. He served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner...

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Thomas Miller MP (1653 - 1690)

Thomas Miller was the son of Thomas Miller and Sarah Marshfield. He served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner.

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Josiah Leonard (1658 - 1688)

Josiah Leonard was the son of John Leonard and Sarah Heath, and the husband of Susan Dumbleton. He served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner.

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Capt. William Clark MP (c.1656 - 1725)

Capt. William Clark was born 3 July 1656 at Dorchester, Mass. His parents were Lt. William CLARK and Sarah STRONG. He married Hannah STRONG on 15 Jul 1680 in Northampton, Mass. After Hannah died, he ...

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Samuel Bedortha (1651 - 1728)

Samuel Bedortha was the son of Reice Bedortha and Blanche Lewis, and the husband of Mary Remington. He served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner.

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John Barber, Sr. (c.1642 - 1712)

John Barber was the son of Thomas and Joan Barber and the husband of Bathsheba Coggin. He served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner. John liv...

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Thomas Alvord, Sr. MP (1653 - 1688)

Thomas Alvord1 b. 27 October 1653, d. 22 July 1688 Thomas Alvord|b. 27 Oct 1653\nd. 22 Jul 1688|p474.htm#i23679|Alexander Alvord|b. 15 Oct 1627\nd. 3 Oct 1687|p474.htm#i23655|Mary Vore|d. b 1686|p4...

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Samuel Holyoke (1647 - 1676)

Capt. Samuel Holyoke was the son of Eleazur Holyoke and Mary Pynchon. He came from a prominent family and his maternal grandfather, William Pynchon, founded the town of Springfield. Holyoke served in K...

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James Wright MP (1639 - 1689)

James Wright was the son of Samuel Wright and Margaret Straton, and the husband of Abigail Jesse. He served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner.

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Thomas Wells, III (1652 - 1691)

Lived at Hadley; removed to Deerfield about 1684. In Deerfield on 6 June 1693, Thomas's widow Hepzibah and three of her daughters were knocked on the head with a tomahawk by Indians and scalped. Two ...

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Capt. Jonathan Wells (1658 - 1739)

Jonathan Wells was the son of Thomas of Hadley. An interesting account of his experiences at this time may be found on page 161 of the first volume of Sheldon's History of Deerfield. He was commander o...

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Eleazur Weller (1650 - 1684)

Eleazer Weller was the son of Richard Weller and Ann Wilson, and the husband of Hannah Pritchard. He served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner.

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Benjamin Thomas, Sr. MP (1653 - c.1738)

Benjamin Thomas was the son of Rowland Thomas and Sarah Chapin, and the husband of Sarah Belden (Belding). He served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Tu...

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Benoni Stebbins (c.1655 - 1704)

Survivor of Falls Fight, King Philip's War. Fought under Capt. William Turner. He was a casualty of the Deerfield Massacre of 29 Feb 1702 His first wife, married about 1676 or 1677, was Mary Brough...

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John Smith, I MP (1638 - 1676)

Slain by the Indians in Hatfield Meadow. Fought in King Philip's War under Capt. William Turner. Children John and Mary SMITH: John married Mary ROOT (ancestors of President Rutherford B. HAYES); Sam...

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Joseph Selden MP (1651 - 1724)

Survivor of Falls Fight, King Philip's War. Fought under Capt. William Turner.

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William Scott MP (c.1635 - 1717)

William Scott was the son of Benjamin and Hannah Scott, and the husband of Hannah Allis. He served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner.

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Ephraim Roper (1644 - 1697)

Ephraim Roper was the son of John and Alice Roper, and the husband of 1) Priscillla ____; and 2) Hannah Brewer, widow of Daniel Goble. He served in King Philip's War, surviving both the first Lancaster...

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Robert Price MP (c.1645 - 1715)

Married Sarah Webb about 1677. Sarah and their daughter, Mary, were killed in the Deerfield Massacre of 1704. Their children, Samuel and Elizabeth were captured and driven to Montreal, Quebec. Elizabet...

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John Preston MP (1654 - 1728)

Families of Ancient New Haven by Donald Lines Jacobus, pg. 1478 -------------------- John Preston was the son of William and Anne Preston, and the husband of Sarah Gardner. He served in King Philip...

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Decaon Medad Pomeroy MP (1638 - 1716)

A blacksmith and gunsmith who came to Northampton in 1659. Served as town clerk, magistrate, selectman, deputy to the General Court and town treasurer. Survivor of Falls Fight, King Philip's War. Fough...

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Godfrey Nims (c.1657 - 1704)

ID: I15931 Name: Godfrey Nims Given Name: Godfrey Surname: Nims Sex: M _UID: B4CBA80F4D091A4189F1DC240978BC 08A62B Change Date: 6 Sep 2004 Note: A Typical Puritan Town - By Robert P....

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James Munn (c.1656 - 1744)

Survivor of Falls Fight, King Philip's War. Fought under Capt. William Turner. Married Mary Moody. Notes MARRIAGE: Archive Record info. source: Genealogy and Memoirs of Mass. 974.4 D 2c Vo.. 2 p....

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Peter Montague MP (1651 - 1725)

Survivor of Falls Fight, King Philip's War. Fought under Capt. William Turner.

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Cornelius Merry (1640 - 1701)

Cornlelius Merry was the husband of Rachel Ball. He served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner.

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Philip Mattoon (Mattun) (c.1652 - 1696)

"Philip "Mattun" - emigrant from Scotland, was sent from Marlboro with 47 other men 1767 to the Connecticut River Valley to defend settlers from Indian attack. Later married Sarah Hawks. Moved to Deerf...

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John Lyman, Sr. (1623 - 1690)

The house John built in Northampton, MA was adjacent to the original farm of "Rev. Ebenezer Mather the first minister of Northampton. This homestead was past to his son Benjamin, then his son Joseph, t...

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John Lees (1657 - 1718)

"John Lee of Weathersfield." --from Descendents of Henry Edward Crampton, M.D., pp. 7-8. John Lee was the son of Walter and Mary Lee, and the husband of 1) Sarah Pixley; 2) Elizabeth Crampton; 3) S...

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John King (1657 - 1719)

John King was the son of John King and Sarah Holton, and the husband of Mehitable Pomeroy. He served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner.

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Deacon Eleazer Hawks (1655 - 1727)

Married Judith Smead April 30, 1989. The number of children is unknown. He was an influential man in the community. Eleazer Hawks was the son of John and Elizabeth Hawks, and the husband of Judith Sm...

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Lt. Nehemiah Dickinson (1643 - 1723)

Survivor of Falls Fight, King Philip's War. Fought under Capt. William Turner.

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Joseph Crowfoot (c.1630 - 1678)

Arrived in Massachusetts bay Colony @ Springfield in 1658--------------------Joseph Crowfoot was the son of Joseph Crowfoot and Sarah Wilkinson, and the husband of Mary Hillier. He served in King Phili...

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John Colby, Jr. (1656 - 1719)

Sgt. John COLBY was born on 19 NOV 1656 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died on 6 APR 1719 at Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He has Ancestral File Number FHW0-GN. Sergeant Joh...

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John Bradshaw (1656 - 1745)

Survivor of Falls Fight, King Philip's War. Fought under Capt. William Turner.

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Sgt. Samuel Boltwood MP (c.1648 - 1704)

Survivor of Falls Fight, King Philip's War. Fought under Capt. William Turner.

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Elnathan Beers (1657 - c.1695)

Elnathan Beers/Beeres was the son of Capt. Richard Beers/Beeres and Elizabeth Firmin and the husband of Sarah Taintor. He served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt...

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Robert Bardwell (1647 - 1726)

Sargeant Robert Bardwell born in London 1647. He was the first of the Bardwell family to come to America. He settled in Massachusetts in 1670 and because of his courageous activity in King Phillip's In...

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Timothy Baker (c.1646 - 1729)

Timothy Baker was the son of Edward and Joan Baker and the husband of 1) Grace Marsh; and 2) Sarah Hollister Atherton, widow of Rev. Hope Atherton. He served in King Philip's War and participated in Tu...

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Hope Atherton (1646 - 1677)

Rev. Hope Atherton was the son of Humphrey Atherton and Mary Wales, and the husband of Sarah Hollister. He was chaplain in the Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner. During that fight he became lost i...

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William Arms (c.1654 - 1731)

FIRST GENERATION: William Arms I (1654-1731) immigrated from England to Hadley,Massachusetts and married Joanna Hawks in 1677, moving to Deerfield, Massachusetts about 1684. Descendants lived in New ...

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Deacon John Hitchcock MP (1642 - 1712)

Notes for JOHN HITCHCOCK: John Hitchcock received a Lieutenant's commission after being shot at Turners Falls. DEACON JOHN2 HITCHCOCK (Luke1) son of Luke and Elizabeth (Gibbons) Hitchcock, marrie...

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Samuel Ball, 1647 (c.1647 - c.1689)

Samuel Ball was the son of Francis Ball and Abigail Burt, and the husband of Mary Graves. He served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner.

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Capt. Luke Hitchcock Jr. MP (1655 - 1727)

Ancestor of the U.S. Poet Laureate Richard Wilbur (also twice awarded a Pulitzer Prize in poetry). ?/M Luke HITCHCOCK Jr. Birth* 05 Jan 1655 Wethersfield, Hartford co, CT. Marriage* 11 Feb 1677...

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Gov. John Winthrop MP (1606 - 1676)

John Jr. Winthrop Born 12 FEB 1605 Groton, Suffolk, England Marr 1635 St. Matthew, Friday St., Essex, England Died 1676 New London, CT son of John Winthrop, Born 1587, England Marr 1605 Died 1649, MA...

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Gov John Leverett (1616 - 1679)

Commanders and leaders of King Philip's War: Metacomet, Metacom, or Pometacom known as "King Philip of Wampanoag", Canonchet, chief of Narragansett Muttawmp, chief of Nipmuck Gov. Josiah Winslow, Go...

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Colonel Benjamin Church MP (c.1640 - 1718)

Benjamin Church was a prominent leader in King Philip's War. Church is the author of "Diary of King Philip's War, 1675-76." King Philip's War ended when Philip was killed by a Wampanoag soldier in Ca...

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Josiah Winslow, Governor of Plymouth Colony MP (1627 - 1680)

Major Josiah Winslow: Wealthy and Harvard-educated, Josiah Winslow was a distinguished member of the "second generation." Winslow did not continue his father's good relationship with the Natives. H...

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Captain Isaac Johnson MP (1615 - 1675)

Vital Statistics baptized February 11, 1615, St. John the Baptist Church, Great Amwell, Herfordshire, England. He died December 19, 1675 during the famous Fort Narragansett Indian fight in Rhode Is...

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Joseph Twitchell MP (c.1640 - 1710)

p 5 Genealogy of the Twitchell Family compiled and edited by Ralph Emerson Twitchell 1929. Joseph, oldest son of Benjamin Twitchell and Mary (Riggs) Twitchell, was born not later than 1640. Married...

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