George Stocking, of Hartford

http://archive.org/stream/stockingancestry00stoc/stockingancestry00...

Facts from this link:

• 1. Wife Anna and 4 children sailed from England in the ship Griffin and landed in Boston 1633.
• 2. Wife Anna and his 4 children named in his will dated 15 Jul 1673.
• 3. Married Agnes (Shotwell) Webster widow of John Webster after Anna's death. [SIC: Agnes Shotwell died about 1659, how is this possible?]

Arrived in the Colonies in 1633. George Stocking, Cambridge; freeman, Mass., May 6, 1635; an original proprietor of Hartford ; his home-lot in 1639 was on the south aide of "the road from George Steel's to the South Meadow," and adjoining George Steele's lot on the west. He was surveyor of highways, 1654, 1662; chimney-viewer, 1659 ; freed from watching, etc., May, 1660; d. May 25, 1683, “at great age.”

Wife: Anna

Children:

1. Lydia, m. John Richards, of Hartford, son of Thomas.
2. Sarah, m. Samuel Olcott, of Hartford, son of Thomas.
3. Hannah, m. Andrew Benton, of Hartford. i
4. Samuel, m. May 27, 1652, Bethia, dau. of John Hopkins, of Hartford ;

George Stocking removed to Middletown about 1655; deputy, 1665, 1669, 1674 ; deceased in Middletown in Dec., 1683; his widow married James Steele, of Hartford.

[from Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine, Volume 2, Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs. Google Books]

George Stocking, the immigrant and common ancestor of all the Stockings of this country, was born in county Suffolk, in the southeast part of England, about 1582. He and his wife and four children were dissenters and, were in the company with Rev. Thomas Hooker, which sailed from England in the ship "Griffin," and landed in Boston, September 3, 1633. George Stocking settled in Cambridge, where'in 1635 he built a house at the corner of the present Holyoke and Winthrop streets. May 6, 1635, he was made a freeman. He joined the colony of one hundred souls headed by the Rev. Thomas Hooker which traveled on foot from Cambridge to Connechent river and founded Hartford. He was a prominent proprietor and on the first distribution of lands he received twenty acres, "on the south side of the road from George Steele's, to the south meadow," and other grants later. In local affairs he was an active man; was selectman in 1647; surveyor of highways in 1654-62; chimney viewer in 1659, and was excused from military duty in 1660 owing to "great age." He died May 25, 1683, aged one hundred and one years, it is said, and his name is inscribed on a large monument erected to the memory of Hooker's party, and which now stands in the old Center Church bu1ying ground in Hartford. He married, in England, his wife Anna, the mother of his children. After her death he is understood to have married (second) Agnes (Shotwell) Webster, widow of John Webster, governor of the colony. His children were: Samuel, Sarah, Lydia and Hannah.

http://www.foundersofhartford.org/founders/stocking_george.htm

http://www.rockvillemama.com/colegeorgestocking.htm cites some of the primary sources for George Stocking's background and life.

Notes for GEORGE STOCKING: George appears in the book: History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877 with a Genealogical register by Lucius R. Paige, H.O.Houghton & Co., Boston, The Riverside Press, 1877. On page 16, in the Key to the Plan of Cambridge in 1635, #43, George Stocking is listed. In 1642, the lot belongs to William Manning. There is also a map of the town, with the location of everyone's lot. #43, George was on the corner of Crooked Street and Spring or Mount Auburn Street. [I need to research this but it has been said the current address would be the corner or Holyoke and Winthrop] There is a wonderful discussion of reasons why the Hooker party(.of which George Stocking was a member,) left Cambridge:

George Stocking, the immigrant and common ancestor of all the Stockings in this country, was born in county Suffolk, in the southeast part of England, about 1582. He and his wife and four children wre dissenters and were in the company with Rev. Thomas Hooker, which sailed from England in the ship "Griffin," and landed in Boston, Sept. 3, 1633. George Stocking settled in Cambridge, where in 1635 he built a house at the corner of the present Holyoke and Winthrop streets. May 6, 1635 he was made a freeman. He joined the colony of one hundred souls headed by Rev. Thomas Hooker which traveled on foot from Cambridge to Connechent river and founded Hartford. He was a prominent proprietor and on the first distribution of lands he received twenty acres, "on the south side of the road from George Steels's, to the south meadow," and other grants later. In local affairs he was an active man; was selectman in 1647; surveyor of highways in 1654-62; chimney viewer in 1659, and was excused from military duty in 1660 owing to "great age." He died May 25, 1683, aged one hundred and one years, it is said, and his name is inscribed on a large monument erected to the memory of Hooker's party, and which now stands in the old Center Church burying ground in Hartford. He married, in England, his wife Anna, the mother of his children. After her death he is understood to have married (second) Agnes (Shotwell) Webster, widow of John Webster, governor of the colony. His children were: Samuel, Sarah, Lydia and Hannah.

Genealogical and Family History of the STATE OF MAINE Compiled under the editorial supervision of George Thomas Little, A. M., Litt. D.

His will, dated Jul 15, 1673, named Anne his wife, his daughter Lydia Richards, the wife of John Richards, daughter Sarah Olcott, the wife of Samuel Olcott, daughter Hanna's husband Andrew Benton and their children.

George Stocking[1, 2, 3] Male 1582 - 1683

   Birth  	1582  	, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 

   Died  	1683  	Hartford, Hartford, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 

   Family 1  	Anna Green,   b. 1590, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 

   Children  	

   >	1. Hannah Stocking,   d. 1673, Hartford, Hartford, CT 

   >	2. Sarah Stocking

   >	3. Samuel Stocking,   b. 1616, England ,   d. 1683, Middletown, Middlesex, CT 

   >	4. Lydia Stocking,   b. 1627,   d. Jul 1712

   Family 2  	Agnes Stotwell 

   Sources  	

       [S360] 11615-2.ftw.

       Date of Import: 21 Feb 1999

       [S358] Ancestory.com Individual Tree - Kings & Presidents, Gregory Strong.

       [S661] KinshipTree - Historical Family Database, kinshipguy@gmail.com, (http://kinshipcove.com Genealogy Research: Common Historical Roots In South Texas).

Source: http://kinshiptree.com/getperson.php?personID=I69001&tree=kinshiptree

• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 6 2017, 2:38:40 UTC

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Category:Puritan_Great_Migration Category:Founders of Hartford needs=Research

Disputed Research on Wife/Wives ==(1) Anderson in Great Migration lists only one wife, Anne (_____) surname unknown, m. about 1627; She was still wife at the time of his will on July 15, 1673, "...bequested to "Anne my wife all my housing..." He drafted a document (not signed or witnessed) to replace his will on Nov. 11, 1682 - no wife is mentioned.<ref name=GMr-s>Great Migration1634-1635, R-S </ref>Cornwall thought George Stockings had 2 wives, Ann & Agnes and thought 2nd wife was widow of Gov. of CT John Webster. (See source NEHGR below that is cited by Anderson.) Frank Farnsworth Starr in his "Various Ancestral Lines of James Goodwin and Lucy (Morgan) Goodwin" did not find support for Cornwall's analysis.

Conclusion: Anderson listed only one wife in "Great Migration" therefore agreeing with Starr's thesis saying it was a "more complete treatment of the family of the immigrant." Anderson made the following provision after Anne's name: (assuming she was his only wife.) (2) The claim that his 2nd wife was named Agnes Shotwell can be tracedto p. 3 of the Stocking Ancestry where the author says, "On the deathof Anna, whom he had married in England, he is understood to havem. 2d Agnes (Shotwell) Webster, widow of John Webster, governor of the colony." Then later on the same page his will is written which says, "...Will and Testament Give unto Anne, my Wife..." This publicationlists NO ONE named Agnes Anne!<ref> Stocking Ancestry [https://archive.org/stream/stockingancestry00stoc#page/3] </ref>

Disputed Origin ==There seems to be no proof of George's origins in Suffolk. The parishregister of Moulton, Northamptonshire, contains the following two baptisms: 1624: Samuell Stocken, son of George Stocken & Dorothie was baptized June 20th. 1626/7: Lidia Stocken daughter of George & Dorothy was baptized January 14. There is a gap in the records from Jun 1628 to Oct 1633, when other children could have been born and baptized. However, there is no record of a wife as Dorothy in New England, and the Lidia baptized at Moulton is about a decade older than the Lydia found in New England. And Northampton is not a common point of origin for early immigrants to Cambridge. It is true that Hannah Stocking Benton, daughter of George, named one of her daughters, Dorothy. <ref> Robert Charles Anderson, "Great Migration Biographical Sketches," new biographical sketches Great Migration Study Project, NEHGS, (http://www.greatmigration.org/index.html: accessed) ; citing multiple sources, July 2009, sketch on George Stocking. </ref>

It's often claimed without source that George Stocking was the son of George and Alicia of Glemsford, Suffolk. His supposed father left a will in 1610 naming his children baptised atGlemsford except for his son George. Notedly he mentions 'Richard Stockinge my oldest sonne', who was baptised a year after George, implying that the George son of George and Alicia died before the will was written.<ref>Church of England. Archdeaconry of Sudbury. Court, Probate records, 1354-1857; indexes, 1520-1857; probate inventories, 1573-1817; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFQ-BQGK-D : accessed 1 November 2017), image 449 and 450 from DGS008040789 ("Registered wills, v. 42 Strut 1606-1608 v. 43 Roger 1609-1611"). </ref>

Unproven Biography ==George was born in Suffolk England about 1582, emigrated to America about 1633 and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was probably about age 60 in 1660 or born ca 1600. He was made a freeman on 6 May 1635. In the company of Rev. Thomas Hooker about 100 settlers traveled on foot to the Connecticut River in 1636 and founded the city of Hartford. George received 20 acres in the general distribution of land. <ref name="C.H.W. Stocking" >Rev. Charles Henry Wright Stocking, DD, ed. The Stocking Ancestry, Comprising the Descendants of George Stocking Founder of the American Family. The Lakeside Press, 1903, p2-7. </ref>

He is believed to have married Anna in England then married (2) Agnes Shotwell Webster, widow of John Webster, the governor of the colony. He was married to an Anne when he wrote his will, 1673 . "Agnes" mentioned as being admitted to the church in 1760, so Agnes was certainly NOT a second marriage. Likely Agnes and Ann are the same person. He was excused from military duty in 1660, due to "great age," probably about 60 years.

Timeline ===*4 Aug 1634 - Land grant at Cambridge to George Stocking. One-half acre lot in the West end of Cambridge. 5 Jan 1634/5, he was granted 4 acres behind the Pine Swamp. And on 20 Aug 1635, he was granted one share in the undivided meadow.*10 Oct 1635 - George Stockine was listed in the Cambridge land inventory with two parcels: in the town one house with backside about halfa rood, and by the Pine Swamp about 4 acres. By 1639, these two parcels were in the hands of William Manning. *1638/9 - Also at the time of the land inventory of 1638/9, Edward Winshep held half an acre of ground he bought of George Stocking - the parcel granted in the West end.*6 May 1635 - Admitted to the Cambridge church prior May 1635 when he was made freeman. * 30 Oct 1643 - George was a "chimney viewer. He served in this capacity again, 11 Feb 1658/9

• 27 Jan 1647/8 - George served as a Hartford selectman* 7 Feb 1654/4 & 17 Feb 1661/2 - George was a highway surveyor, Hartford.* 13 Oct 1658 - Georg Stocken was one of four men who complained against Mr. Webster, Capt. Cullick, Mr. Goodwin , and Andrew Bacon in the name of the rest of the withdrawers from the church at Hartford.* 17 May 1660 - Goodman Stocking was one of four man freed from "training, watching & warding" - militia duty. He was probably close to sixty years of age.* 4 Jun 1657 - George served on a Connecticut petit jury numerous times beginning in 1657; the last was 3 Sep 1668.* 11 Oct 1664 George Stocking served on a jury <ref name="Ullmann" > Helen Schatvet Ullmann. Hartford Co CT, County Court Minutes, Vol 3 & 4; p.32, p 53, 55, 62, 90. </ref>*10 Oct & 17 Oct 1665 George Stocking served on a jury<ref name="Ullmann" />
• 6 Sep 1666 George Stocking served on a jury<ref name="Ullmann" />
• 3 Jul 1668 George Stocking served on a jury<ref name="Ullmann" /> *13 Oct 1669 George Stocking was in the list of freemen at Hartford on the south side.* 12 Feb 1669/70 A list of members in full communion of the Second Church at Hartford included George Stocking and Agnes Stocking.

Emigration ===::1 July 1633, England to Cambridge, Massachusetts. <ref name="M. Stocking" >Marie Stocking, compiler, The Stocking Ancestry and History of a Stocking Family, May 15, 1963, p2</ref>

Death & Burial ===He died on 24/25 May 1683 at Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. His name is inscribed on a monument erected to the memory of Hooker's party and stands in the old Center Church burying-ground in Hartford. <ref name="C.H.W. Stocking" /><ref name="NEHGS" > NEHGS, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 101 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116 </ref> <ref name="M. Stocking" />

::Old Center Church, Hartford, Connecticut. <ref name="M. Stocking" />

Marriage ===1633 to Anna [Anne, Agnes]<ref> Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. p712</ref> <ref> U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900[database on-line]. Yates Publishing. Provo, UT, USA at: Ancestry.comOperations Inc, 2004.</ref>

Married before 1633 <ref name="M. Stocking" /> Jan 1610, England <ref name="C.H.W. Stocking" /> George Stocking married Anne UNKNOWN and they had the following children:

1. Samuel Stocking
2. Hannah Stocking
3. Lydia Stocking
4. Sarah Stocking
5. Mary Stocking

Will of George Stocking ===Will of George Stocking<ref>A digest of the early Connecticut probate.VI ,p 241 records Archive.org </ref><ref>Connecticut - Early Probate Records, Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1635-1650, database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2000. Original data: A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, Hartford District, 1635-1700, v1 n.p., 1906. p136 </ref>

::George leaves £2 each to the "Six Children of Andrew Benton, that is to Andrew Benton, Jr., John Benton, Samuel Benton, Joseph Benton, Mary Benton and Dorothy Benton.":: Lands laid out for the original proprietors of Hartford. Drawn by vote of the Proprietors.:: #43 To Samuel Olcott, bounded S upon Henry Arnold & N upon John Blacklidge:: #44 To John Blacklidge bounded S upon Samuel Oolcott & N upon George Stocking:: #45 To George Stocking, bounded S upon John Blackledge & N upon John Webster:: #46 To John Webster, bounded S. upon George Stocking, N upon a Highway. :: :: Distribution of Lands in Hartford Among the Settlers, 1639::: Hartford land inventory of Feb 1639/40. George Stockin held eight parcels, to which four were later added.:: one parcel where his dwelling house stood, with yards & garden, about two acres :: one parcel of upland, two acres, two roods :: one parcel of meadow in the South Meadow, four acres :: one parcel more of meadow in the South Meadow, two acres :: one parcel of meadow on the east side of the Great River, one acre :: one parcel in the Little Meacow, one rood :: one parcel in the great swamp in the South Meadow, four acres:: one parcel of upland, nine acres, one rood, 29 perches [sold to Tho. Bunce]:: one parcel in the South Meadow bought of Nathanial Willet, two acres [25 Mar 1657/8]:: one parcel in added to his home lot, about one & a hlaf acres [1 Sep 68]:: one parcel in the swamp by the Great River, about half an acre .. there last two parcels given to Georg Stocking by the town [1 Sep 68]:: one parcel given him by the town, eleven acres, three of which he sold to Mr. Moody & the remainder eight acres he gave to Andrew Benton Sr and his heirs that he had by said Stocking's daughter [recorded 12 Dec 1680] :: George Stocking wrote his Will on 15 Jul 1673 as "George Stocking of Hartford upon the River of Connecticut, Planter". He left to wife Anne [Agnes?] all estate for her use in her lifetime. After her decease to be disposed of as follows: To dau Lidia Richards, wife of John Richards, 15#'s. Dau Sarah Olcott wife of Samuel Olcott 10#'s. To thesix children of Andrew Benton Senior [Andrew Jr, John, Samuel, Joseph, Mary & Dorothy] the sum of 12#'s to be divided among them. To Hannah Camp, one mare. The remainder to son Samuel Stocking and he is to be Executor. Gregory Wollerton & Lt. Thomas Bull to be overseers. Signed: George [X] Stocking, Witness: Gregory Wollerton, George Grave Sr.:: The above will was never proven. On 11 Nov 1683, George Stocking drafted another document, never signed or witnessed, which was intendedto replace the will. The provisions were as follows.:: The land my son Sam Stocking & his son Samuel hath taken & improvedon the west side the great river at Midlton, I do give to them. One-third of the rest of the land that fell to me in Midleton I do reserveto my disposal. That land that Thomas Stoe & Sam Stocking have in hsall be to them. To John Stocking I give my 11 acres of meadow in Hartford South Meadow and so much as to build to extend from the highway to the fence to my lot at the barn end. Five acres more or less that lies next that land I gave Sam'll Benton, I given to John Stocking; it lies near the wolf pound. The rest of my homelot to my grandsons, Georg & Ebenezer Stocking; the remainder of my homelot & House & barn to be equally divided. My land at Midleton I give to my grandchildren that have nothing to be so divided between them that no child may have above 20 acres upon which they may settle themselves & build cottages. <i>[I wonder if this should have been two acres - he seems to not haveowned all that much acreage.]</i> I confirm to John Richards that acres of meadow land I gave him. My daughters shall have portions of lands with my grandchildren. :: :: George Stocking died 25 May 1683. His Inventory was taken by Nathaniel Willet, Thomas Bunce, John Easton in Middletown on 6 Jun 1683. It included one Bible, one sermon book, a pair of spectacles, 1 comb.:: Court Record, p.73 6 Sep 1683 Inventory of the Estate of GeorgeStocking was exhibited. Administration to Samuel Stocking. Total ofthe estate was over 255£, 211£ of which was real estate: :: a homelot of 3 and a half acres and the housing:: 2 and a half acres of upland next to John Bunce, north & Paul Peck,south:: 9 acres lying at the wolf pound of which Samuel Benton saith 4 acres is his :: 20 acres in the West Division :: 5 acres in the South Meadow :: 4 acres in the swamp in the South Meadow :: 2 acres in the South Meadow at Pequit's Haed :: ::18 Dec 1683 This Court have viewed the Last Will & Testament of George Stocking together with what Stocking hath declared to George Stocking & Capt Allyn & his declaration of his will in part contradicting,the Judge states that the will presented is of no value & therefore the Court distributes the Estate as followeth: To Samuel Stocking 100£. To Hannah Benton's children, 41£. To wife of John Richards, 41£. To wife of Samuel Olcott, 41£. To John Stocking, who hath lived with George Stocking, his grandfather, for some years, the remainder ofthe Estate, being 34£. Marshall George Grave & Thomas Bunce to makethis distribution.:: [It appears the widow had died since she received nothing. There was possibly another son, deceased before his father, who was the father of John Stocking.] :: :: 27 May 1685 Court of Assistants noted that there was dissatisfaction about the distribution of the estate of George Stocking. There is now mutual agreement between John Stocking in behalf of himself & his father, dec'd, and John Richards and Samuell Olcott in behalf of theirwives, and the children of Andrew Benton Senior, that the distribution made by the County Court, Dec 18th last, shall stand only John Richards was to have 41£ and will now have 42£; Samuel Ocott 42£ and thechildren of Andrew Benton, 42£, and John Stocking to have but 31£. Marshal Grave, John Skinner & Thomas Bunce are to make distribution. :: :: There is an unsolved problem concerning the heir John Stocking. InGeorge Stocking's original will of 1673 - only one son, Samuel, was noted. In the document George wrote in 1882, he mentioned his son Samuel and a son of Samuel, also named Samuel. He also gave a gift of land to a John Stocking, but did not state his relationship. When the court distributed the estate 18 Dec 1683, refusing the will, a settlement of 100£, more than twice what the daughters or their heirs received, was made to Samuel Stocking [presumably the son - yet he had died 3 Dec 1683, according to The Stocking Ancestry <ref name="C.H.W. Stocking" />, his will proved 23 Apr 1684]. A settlement was also made to John Stocking who had lived with his grandfather George Stocking for some years, a slightly less sum than the daughters of George. On 27 May 1684, there was some adjustment in the amounts received by the daughters, their heirs or their husbands, and John Stocking. It does say theagreement was made by John Stocking in behalf of himself and his father deceased. Samuel Stocking did not figure in these adjustments and was not mentioned in this later agreement. It would seem that John could be the son of an unknown son of George - or was he another son of Samuel? The Stocking Ancestry <ref name="C.H.W. Stocking" />does lista son of Samuel as a John, b. 24 Sep 1860, and described as "a distracted person" who died unmarried - was he perhaps mentally handicapped in some way and needed care so his grandfather was providing for him? Yet he seems to have made his own agreement with the courts. There is a note that John was adjudged to be mentally incapable of selling his estate in 1698.

Sources

<references/>*Great Migration 1634-1635, R-S. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VI, R-S, pp. 540 - 545; by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009. Featured Name: George Stocking.subscribers$*The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: NewEngland Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) Vol. 50 (1896) p. 171ff. "Family of George Stocking" by Edward C. Cornwall. (says marr. 1st Anna in England, then 2nd Agnes at Hartford CT.)for subscribers

See also:* Macdonough, Rodney. The Macdonough-Hackstaff Ancestry Press of S. Usher, Boston, 1901. p344-9. Archive.org* Starr, Frank. Various Ancestral Lines of James Goodwin and Lucy (Morgan) Goodwin of Hartford, Connecticut (Hartford, Conn., 1915) Vol. 1, Page 39-45

Biographical Summary:

George Stocking, Cambridge; freeman, Massachusetts, May 6, 1635; an original proprietor of Hartford; his home-lot in 1639 was on the south side of "the road from George Steel's to the South Meadow," and adjoining George Steele's lot on the west. He was surveyor of highways, 1654, 1662; chimney-viewer, 1659; freed from watching, etc., May, 1660; died May 25, 1683, "at great age." His wife was Anna.

Children:

i. Lydia, married John Richards,, of Hartford, son of Thomas,

ii. Sarah, married Samuel Olcott, of Hartford, son of Thomas,

iii. Hannah, married Andrew Benton, of Hartford,

iv. Samuel, married May 27, 1652, Bethia, daughter of John Hopkins, of Hartford; removed to Middletown about 1655; deputy, 1665, 1669, 1674; deacon in Middletown; died December, 1683; his widow married James Steele, of Hartford.

SOURCE: James Hammond Trumbull, editor, The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884, Volume 1 (Boston, Massachusetts: Edward L. Osgood, 1886), page 262. Retrieved: 3 May 2011 from Google Books

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(Research):Emigrated to America in 1633. Settled in Cambridge, Mass.