Dea. William Gaylord, Jr.

William Gaylord Jr. was baptized on 28 December 1617 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England.1 He was the son of Deacon William Gaylord and (__?__) (__?__).

He emigrated along with his family on the Mary and John 1630, sailing on March 20th,1630. They sailed from Plymouth, England with 140 passengers aboard. The families and passengers were recruited by the Reverend John White of Dorchester, Dorset. Nearly all of the Mary and John 1630 passengers came from the West Country counties. The ship landed in what is now known as Dorchester, Massachusetts on May 30th, 1630, two weeks before the Winthrop Fleet arrived. The passengers of the Mary and John 1630 founded one of the first towns in New England, Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1630 and they also founded the town of Windsor, Connecticut five years later in 1635.

William married (1), at age 26, Ann Porter, age 22, daughter of John Porter and Anna White, on 24 February 1643/44 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn..2

He married (2), at age 35, Elizabeth Drake, daughter of John Drake and Elizabeth(?) (__?__), on 9 February 1653 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn..3

He died on 14 December 1656 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn., at age 38.4

William Gaylord, Jr. came to Dorchester on the "Mary and John" with his father in 1630. He had an original grant of a home-lot 18 rods wide in Windsor and his name is found, along with his fathers, on the Founders Monument in Windsor. In 1654 it is noted that William Gaylord, the younger, was a joint purchaser with his father and brother, John, in a parcel that was John Warham's, on the East side of the Great River.

William married Ann Porter in 1644 who died in 1653 leaving William with 5 small children.

A short time later, William married Elizabeth Drake with whom he had two more children.

William died in 1656 at the young age of 38 leaving his relatively new bride with seven children ranging in age from 11 years to the youngest, Nathaniel, who was only fifteen weeks old at the death of their father.

Four years later, his widow married John Elderkin.

William's estate was inventoried at £423-00-09 and £383-06-06 after all debts were paid. Because of the young age of his children, his estate wasn't distributed to the widow and children until 1673, 17 years after his death.

Immigration: on 30 May 1630, of Crewkerne, Somerset, England, arrived at Drochester on the "Mary & John."

Founder/Proprietor: Windsor, 1636.

Children of William Gaylord Jr. and Ann Porter

• 1. Ann Gaylord+ b. 24 Apr 1645, d. 27 Sep 1690
• 2. Hanna Gaylord b. 30 Jan 1645/46
• 3. John Gaylord b. 27 Jun 1648, d. 27 Apr 1699
• 4. William Gaylord b. 25 Feb 1649/50, d. 1680
• 5. Hezekiah Gaylord b. 11 Feb 1652, d. 12 Sep 1677

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Children of William Gaylord Jr. and Elizabeth Drake

• 1. Josiah Gaylord b. 13 Feb 1653/54, d. 24 Jan 1726/27
• 2. Nathaniel Gaylord b. 3 Sep 1656, d. 26 Mar 1720

Ancestor of Lucille Ball:

• Lucille BALL (1911-1989)
• Desiree Evelyn HUNT (1892-1977) and Henry Durrell BALL (1887-1915)
• Frederick Charles HUNT (1865-1944) and Flora Belle ORCUTT (b. 1867) [see below]
• Reuben HUNT (1836-1889) and Eveline Frances BAILEY (b. 1838)
• Elvin HUNT (1791-1871) and Sylvia LEE (1794-1837)
• Stephen S. HUNT (1764-1825) and Bridget SPRAGUE (1766-1842)
• Col. David SPRAGUE (1731-1821) and Amey SWEET (1731-c1771) [see below]
• Experience CRANDALL (b. 1709) and Elder David SPRAGUE (1707-1777)
• Jeremiah CRANDALL (1674-1718) and Priscilla WARNER (1675-1750)
• Elder John CRANDALL (c1617-1676) and Hannah GAYLORD (1647-1678)
• William GAYLORD (1617-1656) and Ann PORTER (1621-1653)

See "The descendants of John Porter... "

[James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England]

WALTER, Windsor, br. of the preced. came with his f. to Dorchester, m. 29 Apr. 1648, Mary, d. of deac. Edward Stebbins of Hartford, had Joseph, b. 13 May 1649, wh. was one of the first sett. at Waterbury, after of Durham; Mary, 19 Mar. 1651; Joanna, 5 Feb. 1653; Benjamin, 12 Apr. 1655; Isaac, 21 June 1657. His w. d. 29 June 1657, and he m. 22 Mar. 1658, Sarah, d. of William Rockwell, had Eliezur, 7 Mar. 1662; and Sarah, 13 Apr. 1665; d. 9 Aug. 1689; so that three of the four s. of deac. William d. within few wks. Joanna m. 16 Dec. 1669, John Porter.

Families of Ancient New Haven by Donald Lines Jacobus, pg. 636

Walter married first Mary Stebbins on 04/29/1648 in Hartford, CT.

Walter married second Sarah Rockwell on 03/22/1658 in Hartford, CT.

Birth: Dec., 1617 Crewkerne Somerset, England Death: Dec. 14, 1656 Connecticut, USA

WILLIAM, eldest son of William Gaylord, was baptized at Crewkerne, Somersetshire, 28 December 1617 [TAG 61:96]. He married (1) Windsor 24 February 1641[/2?] Ann Porter [Grant 41]; m. (2) Windsor 9 February 1653/4 Elizabeth Drake [CTVR 41]; d. Windsor 14 December 1656 (from inventory [ Hartford PD Case #2139]).

Family links:

Parents:

 William Gaylord (1590 - 1673)

 Wife Gaylord (____ - 1657)

Spouses:

 Anna Porter Gaylord (1621 - 1653)

 Elizabeth Drake Elderkin (1621 - 1716)

Children:

 Hannah Gaylord Crandall (1646 - 1678)*

 William Gaylord (1651 - 1680)*

Siblings:

 Elizabeth Gaylord Birge Hoskins (1614 - 1675)*

 William Gaylord (1617 - 1656)

 Samuel Gaylord (1619 - 1690)*

 John Gaylord (1621 - 1689)*

 Joseph Gaylord (1624 - ____)*

 Walter Gaylord (1626 - 1689)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Unknown

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Created by: Linda Mac Record added: May 16, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 52462038

WILLIAM, eldest son of William Gaylord, was baptized at Crewkerne, Somersetshire, 28 December 1617 [TAG 61:96]. He married (1) Windsor 24 February 1641[/2?] Ann Porter [Grant 41]; m. (2) Windsor 9 February 1653/4 Elizabeth Drake [CTVR 41]; d. Windsor 14 December 1656 (from inventory [ Hartford PD Case #2139]).

Family links:

Parents:

 William Gaylord (1590 - 1673)

 wife Gaylord (____ - 1657) 

Spouses:

 Ann Porter Gaylord (1621 - 1653)

 Anna Porter Gaylord (1621 - 1653)

 Elizabeth Drake Elderkin (1621 - 1716) 

Children:

 Anna Gaylord Phelps (1645 - 1689)*

 Hannah Gaylord Crandall (1646 - 1678)*

 John Gaylord (1648 - 1689)*

 William Gaylord (1651 - 1680)*

 Nathaniel Gaylord (1656 - 1720)* 

Siblings:

 Elizabeth Gaylord Birge Hoskins (1614 - 1675)*

 William Gaylord (1617 - 1656)

 Samuel Gaylord (1619 - 1690)**

 John Gaylord (1622 - 1689)*

 Joseph Gaylord (1624 - ____)*

 Walter Gaylord (1626 - 1689)* 

• Calculated relationship
  • Half-sibling

Burial: Unknown Created by: Linda Mac Record added: May 16, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 52462038 -tcd

GEDCOM Note

Category:17th Century American Immigration Category: Mary and John sailed March 20 1630

Biography

Immigrated on the Mary and John in 1630 ===: William Gaylord, Jr. was about twelve years old when he sailed from England on the "Mary and John" with his parents and siblings in 1630.<ref>Early New England Families, 1641-1700, page 1</ref> The ship Mary and John was the first ship with settlers coming into Massachusetts Bay. Later ships of the Winthrop Fleet dropped settlers all around the bay, including the location that became Boston, Massachusetts. William and his family were among the 130 people who were planted at what became Dorchester, Massachusetts. The sufferings they experienced that first year, of which exposure to the elements, hunger, disease and malnutrition were but a part, are unfamiliar to us today.

: Dorchester prospered so rapidly, that by 1636 there was a dearth of available pasture for their cattle and horses. A group from the town ventured across the wilderness to a location scouted for them earlier, and established Windsor, Connecticut, on the great Connecticut River. The Gaylord family was in that group of intrepid farmers. : William Gaylord (Jr.) had an original grant of a home-lot 18 rods wide in Windsor and his name is found, along with his father's name, on the Founders Monument in Windsor. In 1654 it is noted that William Gaylord, the younger, was a joint purchaser with his father and brother, John, in a parcel that was John Warham's, on the East side of the Great River. : William married at Windsor, Connecticut, Ann Porter 24 Feb 1641/2,<ref name=GMB/> who died in 1653 leaving William with 5 small children. A short time later, 9 Feb 1653/4, William married Elizabeth Drake at Windsor, <ref name=GMB/> with whom he had two more children. William died in 1656 at the young age of 38 leaving his relatively new bride with seven children ranging in age from 11 years to the youngest, Nathaniel, who was only fifteen weeks old at the death of their father. Four years later, his widow married John Elderkin. William's estate was inventoried at £423-00-09 and £383-06-06 after all debts were paid. Because of the young age of his children, his estate wasn't distributed to the widow and children until 1673, 17 years after his death.

Name ===: William Gaylord <ref name=GMB>The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, profile for William Gaylord, page742</ref> <ref>Public Member Trees</ref> This is son of the elder William Gaylord. Both of them arrived 1630 on the Mary & John.

Baptized

:: 28 Dec 1617, Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England <ref name=GMB/>

Marriages

:: 24 FEB 1641[2?] Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut <ref name=GMB/>
: Husband: William Gaylord: Wife: Ann Porter <ref name=GMB/><ref Name="HoH">Sylvester Judd and Lucius Manlius Boltwood "History of Hadley, Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts" p 497</ref> : Child: William Gaylord<ref name=HoH/> :: Marriage (2nd): 9 Feb 1653, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut <ref name=GMB/> : Husband: William Gaylord : Wife: Elizabeth Drake <ref name=GMB/>

Death

:: 14 Dec 1656 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut <ref name=GMB/>

Burial

:: 1656 Palisado Cemetery, Hartford County, Windsor, Connecticut

Sources

<references/>* Welles, Edwin. Births, Marriages, and Deaths Returned from Hartford, Windsor, and Fairfield (Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1898) ::* Page 41: "William Gaylor and Elisabeth Drake both of Wyndfor weare married ffebr 9th 1653"::* Page 43: "William Gaylor the younger of Windzor died, decem 14th 1656"

• Early New England Families, 1641-1700. (Original Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013. (By Alicia Crane Williams, Lead Genealogist.)William Gaylord (1621 - 1653) (Three Page Bio)
• The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New EnglandHistoric Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). William Gaylord, son of William Gaylord mini-bio
• Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England MarriagesPrior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985)::* Vol. I, p. 606. GAYLORD, William Jr. (1616-1656) & 1 /wf ?Ann/?Anna/Anne PORTER (1621-1653); 1641, 24 Feb 1644, 1641/2, 1641?; Windsor, CT::* Vol. I, p. 606. GAYLORD, William Jr. (1616-1656) & 2/wf Elizabeth DRAKE (1621-1716), w/2 John ELDERKIN 1660; 9 Feb 1653; Windsor, CT
• Thistlethwaite, Frank, Dorset Pilgrims: The story of West country Pilgrims who went to New England in the 17th Century, (London, Barrie & Jenkins, 1989). NOTE: a scholarlywork with 12 pages of sources, detailing the lives of the founders ofDorchester, Massachusetts and Windsor, Connecticut, particularly in their interrelationships.
• History of the Town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society (Ebenezer Clapp. Jr., Boston, 1859) Page ?
• Public Member Trees, Online publication - (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006). Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Trees
• Ancestry Family Trees birth source

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