General Notes: "According to some authorities, the Mulford family of East Hampton originated in the village of South Molton, Devonshire, England, where the name is also spelled Molford. Others are equally positive that the two brothers John and William Mulford who were among the first settlers here, were the sons of Thomas and Sarah Southcott Mulford of Maidstone in Kent. At a recent date there were Mulfords still living in both localities. The name of Mulford is found in every State in the Union. Probably not all of these are descended from the first settlers of East Hampton, though many young Mulfords left East Hampton in the 18th century and settled in different parts of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, and their descendants scattered from there.
The two brothers came to Southampton, Long Island in 1643 from Salem Mass. According to p. 29, Vol. 1 of the Southampton Town Records, John Mulford was granted two acres of land there on May 28, 1643 and on p. 55 it is recorded he sold his house in Southampton on Feb. 8, 1648, and in that or the following year was one of the nine persons who settled East Hampton; his younger brother William soon following him there. The name of John Mulford appears many times in the council minutes of Connecticut, of which Colony eastern Long Island became a part. He was commissioned a Judge in 1674. In Town affairs, keeping peace with the Indians, and representing the eastern towns in Hartford, and afterward in New York, he was prominent until his death in 1686.
When the eastern end of Long Island was first settled, a patent on certain lands was issued to the colonists direct by the reigning King of England; and under that charter the colonists instituted a government; the first Republic on American soil, it might be called. The chief magistrate was constituted the common court. A second court was constituted by a jury of twelve freeholders, and a third, the highest judiciary, was a general court, presided over by the magistrate, but in which the whole body of freeholders was constituted a jury. From 1650 to 1654, the name of John Mulford, and his only, appears as chief magistrate of this little republic, which had full treaty power with the Indians.
A small book of great charm and humor has been written by a Mulford, and largely about the Mulfords: "An East Hampton Childhood," told by Mary Esther Mulford Miller [ E.H. Star Press, 1938; 44 pages; illustrated ]. It has for a cover Childe Hassam's etching: "The Heart of East Hampton" showing the John Henry Mulford house [ now owned by the E. H. Historical Society ], the roof of "Home, Sweet Home," the old mill, and the tower of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in the background. Commenting on the character family, Mrs. Miller said: "Once a Mulford, always a Mulford, the family saying goes. the women may marry but they stay Mulfords to the third and fourth generation, and the wives of the Mulford men, whatever their background, are soon absorbed by the Mulford clan---although my mother always said it was rather difficult to change a Hedges"."
" EAST HAMPTON HISTORY "
by
JEANNETTE EDWARDS RATTRAY 1953
[ Several people in East Hampton came from Maidstone in Kent ]
Judge John Mulford's first wife's name is unknown. His second wife was Mrs. Friedeswiede Osborn, widow of William Osborn of Salem, Mass. Sons, both by 1st wife.
John married Mrs. John Mulford about 1640 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 11 F i. Hannah Mulford was born in 1640 in Long Island, Suffolk, New York and died on 4 Feb 1712 at age 72.
+ 12 M ii. Captain Samuel Mulford was born on 31 Aug 1644 in Curtisville, Plymouth, Massachusetts and died on 21 Aug 1725 in East Hampton, Long Island, Suffolk, New York at age 80.
+ 13 M iii. John Mulford Deacon was born in 1650 in East Hampton, Long Island, Suffolk, New York and died in 1734 in East Hampton, Long Island, Suffolk, New York at age 84.
+ 14 F iv. Mary Mulford was born in 1654 in East Hampton, Long Island, Suffolk, New York and died on 4 Feb 1712 at age 58.
+ 15 F v. Hester Mulford .
John next married Mrs. Friedeswiede Osborn.
1
Immigration: 1639 Salem, Essex, MA U. S. A.
Note: He and his brother William arrived in Salem, MA on "the Plough." 2
Residence: BEF 1643 Salem, Essex, MA U. S. A. 1 3
Residence: ABT 1643 Southampton, Suffolk, NY U. S. A.
Note:
from HISTORY OF EAST HAMPTON, LONG ISLAND:
"About the year 1643, there came to Southampton, from Salem, MA, two brothers, John and William Mulford. When East-Hampton was first settled they sold their belongings in Southampton and moved to the new settlement farther east. John was an active participant in political affairs and was commissioned a Judge by the Connecticut Council."
3
Death: 1686 in East Hampton, Suffolk, NY U. S. A. 1
Residence: New Haven, New Haven, CT U. S. A. 1
Residence: East Hampton, Suffolk, NY U. S. A. 1
Father: Thomas MULFORD b: 3 DEC 1571 in Cadbury, Devon, England, UK
Mother: Susan SOUTHCOTT
Marriage 1 -- [MULFORD]
Married: BEF 1644
Note:
from TORREY:
MULFORD, John (-1686, ae 80?) & 1/wf _____ _____; by 1644; E. Hampton, LI/Salem/Southampton, LI
1 4 5 6 7 8 3 9
Children
Has Children Thomas MULFORD b: 1640
Marriage 2 Friediswude [OSBORN]
Married: ABT MAY 1663
Note:
from TORREY:
MULFORD, John (-1686, ae 80?) & 2/wf Friediswude OSBORN, w William; -May 1663; New Haven/E. Hampton
10 1 11 3 12 13 14
Sources:
Abbrev: Torrey's New England Marriages
Title:
New England Marriages Prior To 1700
Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior To 1700 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1985)
Repository:
Name: New England Historic Genealogical Society
Boston, MA 02116
U. S. A.
Repository:
Name: Patrick McDonald Personal Library
Dural, NSW 2158
AUSTRALIA
Abbrev: Mulford
Title: Mulford, William Remsen, A Genealogy of the Family of Mulford (Boston: David Clapp & Son, 1880)
Repository:
Name: New England Historic Genealogical Society
Boston, MA 02116
U. S. A.
Abbrev: East Hampton, Long Island
Title: Hedges, Henry P., A History of the Town of East-Hampton, N.Y.: Including an Address Delivered at the Celebration of the Bi-Centennial Anniversary of its Settlement in 1849, Introduction to the Four Printed Volumes of its Records, With Other Historical Material, an Appendix and Genealogical Notes (Sag Harbor: J.H. Hunt, 1897)
Repository:
Name: New England Historic Genealogical Society
Boston, MA 02116
U. S. A.
Page: p. 311
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