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John Churchill

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John Churchill (Chyrch/ Chirche/ Church)
Birthdate:	circa 1365
Birthplace:	Pardon Manor, Geround, Essex, England
Death:	circa July 16, 1452 (78-95) Leicester, England
Place of Burial:	England
Immediate Family:	Son of John At Church, I, of Geround Manor and Catherine Church Husband of Jane Churchill and NN Church Father of John Church, Of Leicester and Catherine Church Brother of Robert Church; Catherine Church and x church

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Last Updated:	June 8, 2021

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Immediate Family

Jane Churchill

wife
NN Church

wife
John Church, Of Leicester

son
Catherine Church

daughter
John At Church, I, of Geround Manor

father
Catherine Church

mother
Robert Church

brother
Catherine Church

sister
x church

brother

About John Churchill

Descendants of John Church

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN2 CHURCH (JOHN AT1) was born Abt. 1365 in Leicester, England, and died 1450 in England.

Child of JOHN CHURCH is:

2. i. JOHN SR.3 CHURCH, b. Abt. 1385, Leicester, England; d. Bef. July 16, 1452, England.

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN SR.3 CHURCH (JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born Abt. 1385 in Leicester, England, and died Bef. July 16, 1452

in England. He married CATHERINE 1434 in England. She was born Abt. 1397.

Children of JOHN CHURCH and CATHERINE are:

3. i. JOHN4 CHURCH, b. Abt. 1420, Leicester, England; d. Bef. 1452.

ii. CATHERINE CHURCH, b. Abt. 1437, Leicester, England; d. Bef. July 26, 1452, England.

iii. ROBERT CHURCH, b. Abt. 1440, Leicester, England.

Generation No. 3

3. JOHN4 CHURCH (JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born Abt. 1420 in Leicester, England, and died Bef. 1452.

He married AGNES CHURCH 1474 in England. She was born Abt. 1400 in Leicestershire, England, and died Bef.

1452.

Children of JOHN CHURCH and AGNES CHURCH are:

i. REYNOLD5 CHURCH, b. 1446, Leicester, England; m. MARGARET GREENE, 1496, England; b. 1476.

4. ii. JOHN CHURCH, b. 1455, Leicester, England.

Generation No. 4

4. JOHN5 CHURCH (JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born 1455 in Leicester, England. He married

CATHERINA UNKNOWN. She was born 1470.

Child of JOHN CHURCH and CATHERINA UNKNOWN is:

5. i. REYNOLD6 CHURCH, b. 1479, Castle Camps, Essex, England.

Generation No. 5

5. REYNOLD6 CHURCH (JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born 1479 in Castle Camps, Essex,

England. He married MARGARET GREENE, daughter of ROBERT (ROOKE?) GREENE. She was born 1476.

Children of REYNOLD CHURCH and MARGARET GREENE are:

6. i. ROBERT7 CHURCH, b. 1505, Castle Camps, Essex, England; d. May 09, 1551, Castle Camps, Essex,

England.

7. ii. JOHN CHURCH, b. 1507, Maldin, Cambridge, England; d. November 19, 1559.

8. iii. WILLIAM CHURCH, b. 1509, Maldin, Cambridge, England.

Generation No. 6

6. ROBERT7 CHURCH (REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born 1505 in Castle Camps,

Essex, England, and died May 09, 1551 in Castle Camps, Essex, England. He married UNKNOWN 1524 in Castle

Camps, Essex, England.

Children of ROBERT CHURCH and UNKNOWN are:

i. BARTHOLOMEW8 CHURCH, b. Abt. 1523, Sanford, Essex, England.

9. ii. JOHN CHURCH, b. 1525, Castle Camps, Cambridge, England; d. 1547, Sanford, Essex, England.

iii. BARTHOLOMEW CHURCH, b. 1530, Castle Camps, Cambridge, England; m. ALICE RONNER, 1555, Of,

Castle Camps, Cambridge, England; b. Castle Camps, Cambridge, England.

7. JOHN7 CHURCH (REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born 1507 in Maldin, Cambridge,

England, and died November 19, 1559. He married (1) JOAN HENKYN. He married (2) MARY TYRRELL.

Children of JOHN CHURCH and MARY TYRRELL are:

i. EDMUND8 CHURCH, m. DOROTHY GREENE, June 08, 1574.

ii. JOHN CHURCH, d. January 14, 1564/65.

8. WILLIAM7 CHURCH (REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born 1509 in Maldin,

Cambridge, England.

Child of WILLIAM CHURCH is:

10. i. RICHARD8 CHURCH, d. 1592.

Generation No. 7

9. JOHN8 CHURCH (ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born 1525 in Castle

Camps, Cambridge, England, and died 1547 in Sanford, Essex, England. He married (1) JOAN HENKYN. He

married (2) CATHERINE SWAN 1547 in Sandford, Earls Colony, Essex, England, daughter of THOMAS SWAN. She

was born Abt. 1526 in Sanford, Essex, England.

Children of JOHN CHURCH and CATHERINE SWAN are:

11. i. JOHN9 CHURCH, b. 1548, London, London County, England; d. November 04, 1593, Sampford, Essex,

England.

ii. THOMAS CHURCH, b. 1550, Sanford, Essex, England; m. THOMASINE SANFORD, Abt. 1575, Sanford,

Essex, England.

iii. THOMAZINE CHURCH, b. Abt. 1552, Castle Camps, Cambridge, England.

10. RICHARD8 CHURCH (WILLIAM7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) died 1592. He

married MARGARET WRIGHT.

Children of RICHARD CHURCH and MARGARET WRIGHT are:

i. WILLIAM9 CHURCH, d. 1632, Drayron.

ii. RANDLE CHURCH.

iii. ISABELLA CHURCH, m. JAMES MCBRIDE.

Generation No. 8

11. JOHN9 CHURCH (JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born 1548 in

London, London County, England, and died November 04, 1593 in Sampford, Essex, England. He married JOAN

(TITERELE) TITERELL 1568 in London, England. She was born 1550 in London, England, and died in England.

Children of JOHN CHURCH and JOAN TITERELL are:

12. i. RICHARD10 CHURCH, b. May 09, 1570, Castle Camps, Essex, England; d. 1623, England.

13. ii. RUKE CHURCH, b. 1572, London, London, England.

iii. SAMPSON CHURCH, b. October 02, 1575, London, England.

14. iv. ARNOLD CHURCH, b. September 20, 1576, London, England.

15. v. HENRY CHURCH, b. September 20, 1576; d. 1592.

Generation No. 9

12. RICHARD10 CHURCH (JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was

born May 09, 1570 in Castle Camps, Essex, England, and died 1623 in England. He married ALICE (VESSELL)

VASSELL December 15, 1592 in London, London County, England, daughter of HENRY VASSELL and ELIZABETH.

She was born Abt. 1572 in London, Middlesex, England.

Children of RICHARD CHURCH and ALICE VASSELL are:

i. ELIZABETH11 CHURCH, b. 1595, Bapt. St. James Clerkenwall, England; d. 1603, England.

ii. AGNES CHURCH, b. 1596, Bapt. St. James Clerkenwall, England; d. 1596, England?.

iii. FRANCES CHURCH, b. 1598, Bapt. St. James Clerkenwall, England; d. 1598.

iv. ALICE CHURCH, b. January 12, 1602/03, London, London County, England; m. THOMAS GREEN, May 18,

1624, London, London County, England.

More About THOMAS GREEN:

Fact 1: 1624, Lived in Witham, Essex County

v. JOHN CHURCH, b. May 17, 1607, London, London County, England; d. July 15, 1638; m. ELIZABETH

MARSH, September 29, 1629, London, Middlesex, England; b. 1598, Braintree, Essex England.

vi. HENRY CHURCH, b. November 04, 1609, London, London County, England; m. UNKNOWN BROWNE, Abt.

1631, London, London County, England.

16. vii. RICHARD CHURCH, b. February 06, 1609/10, Braintree, Essex, England; d. December 16, 1667, Hadley,

Hampshire, Massachusetts.

viii. ARNOLD CHURCH, b. March 23, 1610/11, London, London County, England; m. MARGARET WARD, Abt.

1636, London, London County, England.

13. RUKE10 CHURCH (JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born

1572 in London, London, England. He married ELEANOR TEY Abt. 1597. She was born in London, London

County, England.

Child of RUKE CHURCH and ELEANOR TEY is:

i. CHURCH11, m. JOHN JARVIS.

14. ARNOLD10 CHURCH (JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was

born September 20, 1576 in London, England.

Child of ARNOLD CHURCH is:

i. RICHARD11 CHURCH, m. JANE DEWELL, May 29, 1627.

15. HENRY10 CHURCH (JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born

September 20, 1576, and died 1592. He married ALICE STRANGE 1601.

Child of HENRY CHURCH and ALICE STRANGE is:

i. HENRY11 CHURCH, m. ELIZABETH VASSELL.

Generation No. 10

16. RICHARD11 CHURCH (RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN

AT1) was born February 06, 1609/10 in Braintree, Essex, England, and died December 16, 1667 in Hadley,

Hampshire, Massachusetts. He married ANNE MARSH May 18, 1627 in Braintree, Essex, England orBarnstable,

Massachusetts, daughter of EDWARD MARSH and ANNE STREAME. She was born October 10, 1600 in Sherford,

Devonshire, England or Braintree, Essex, England, and died March 10, 1683/84 in Hill Burying Ground,

Hatfield, Massachusetts.

Notes for RICHARD CHURCH:

Richard Church came to Hartford, Conn., with Hooker in 1636, and drew twelve ac res of land in the first land

division in 1639; had a house and land in Burr St reet and land at the cow pasture in 1640; was viewer of

chimneys in 1647, and f reed from watching, warding and training by the General Court March 7, 1654 and 1655.

He was one of the sixty persons who "at a meeting at Goodman Ward's hou se April 18, 1659, signed an

agreement to remove themselves and families out of Connecticut into Massachusetts, for the purpose of forming

the town of Hadley" , where he died December 16, 1667.

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. Will; 13 Dec 1667; Hadley, Hampshire Co., MA 3.

The Last Will and Testamt of Richard Church of Hadley deceased & the Inventory of his estate was presented to

this Corte by Anne ye Relict of the sd Richard, shee making Cath yt it is a true Inventory of the Estate soe farr as

shee knowes:

The Coppy of ye will and inventory here Follow:

December ye 13th 1667 I Richard Church of Hadley in the Collony of Massachusetts, being sensible of ye frailty

of my nature & not knowing how soone my Change may be, yet having ye pfect use of my understanding & being

sound in my memory, I doe make this my Las Will and testamt as Followeth:

Imprimis I doe ordaine constitute and appoynt my loveing wife Anne Church as my whole & Sole executrix, &

doe give & bequeath unto my foresaid wife, all my Land and Lands lying wthin the Township of Hadley during

the type and terms of her natural life; and after her decease I doe give the aforsaid land or lands to my two Sons

Edward and Samuell Church, to be equally divided between them, upon these conditins that the aforesaid Edward

& Samuell Church shall take into their custody & improvmt ye aforesaid Land & to pay unto my wife yearely

during her Live Five pounds in wheat and other pay to her content, as also to provide and lay in Hay for ye

wintering of one Cow & two Sheep, & to take care for the tending and mealing of them in ye winter season as

they doe their own, as also to cutt and cart home in ye fittest season soe much fire wood as from tyme to time my

wife shall stand in need of for her own necessary use during her life.

Furthermore I doe give to my wife soe much use of ye barne as from tyme to tyme shee shall stand in need of, as

also one acre of my home lott for her own use for ye terme of her life, & the rest of ye home lott and barne not

here given to my wife I doe give & bequeath to my son Samuell after my decease, as exempting of the aforesid

home lott from my other Lands given in ye prmises.

Also I give to my Loveing wife three pound a yeare to be duely & truly paid by my Son John Church during her

life in such pay as shall sute her and be contentfull to her, and after the decease of my wife, I give unto my Son

John Church all my house houses, Land or Lands lying & being wthin ye bounds of Hartford and the libertyes

thereof.

Furthermore I give unto my Daughter Graves five pounds to be paid one full yeere after my decease; Also I doe

give unto my Son Edward after ye decease of my wife ye house yt I now dwell in; Moreover what ever other

estate chattelle goods or any other estate yt is not here given (after all my just debts are discharged I doe give &

bequeath to my wife to be at her own dispose.

In witness hereunto I have subscribed my hand and sett to my seale ye day and yeare above written in ye prsence

Henry Clark Andrew Bacon Richard Church

Francis Barnard his Mark

To ye Originall hereof

there was a seale affixt

mr Henry Clark & Frances Barnard testifyed in Corte on oath yt they were witnesses to this Last Will and testamt

of Richard Church.

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Area of New England where Richard lived for much of his life.

"A dissenting Connecticut congregation under the leadership of Rev. John Russell in 1659 founded Hadley as an

agricultural community on the east bank of the Connecticut River.

John Pynchon purchased the site of the new settlement, a fertile peninsular plain defined by a bend in the

Connecticut River, from the Indians on behalf of the settlers. The first settlers laid out this area, formerly known

as the Norwottuck Meadow, as the center of the new settlement before their arrival, with the Town Common,

referred to as "the Broad Street," as the central feature. The common measured 20 rods wide and one mile long,

with the Connecticut River defining both ends, and was reportedly based on the original plan of Wethersfield,

Connecticut.

Eight-acre home lots were ranged along both sides of the common, with farmlands behind. In 1675-76, during

King Philip's War, to guard against Indian attacks, a palisade that ran far enough behind the houses to include

most of the barns and farm buildings enclosed the street and common. One such attack occurred on June 12 of

1676. Legend has it that the town was saved from destruction when, at a critical moment, one William Goffe

showed up in the midst of the townspeople, warned them of the danger, and led the town in fending off the

assault, disappearing shortly afterward. Goffe, later known as "The Angel of Hadley," became the subject of

many legends. As one of the English judges who sentenced King Charles I to death, he had fled to hide in New

England when the English monarchy was restored in 1660. Though the years, the common remained the focus of

town life.

The meetinghouse occupied a prominent site animals were pastured on the open land, militia drill were held

periodically, and Hadley's Liberty Pole was erected there during the Revolutionary War. Taverns at the north and

south ends and at the center of the common served the needs of passengers on the ferry, stagecoach, and riverboat

routes. By the 1670s, the town rapidly developed northward. The North Hadley Mill Pond, a.k.a. Mill River,

became the site of the Hopkins Corn Mill, and millers and farmers settled in Hopkins Meadow. The rent paid by

mill workers to live here went to support the Hopkins School, which founded by Edward Hopkins of England, a

former governor of Connecticut.

Hadley has long been the subject of much folklore, especially when it came to witchcraft. The most notable

"witch" in the town of Hadley was Mary Webster, who, although acquitted of "familiarity with the devil" in a

Boston Court in 1683, was nonetheless hung, unsuccessfully, by young Hadley men in 1685. As the number of

settlers south of Mount Holyoke grew, the desire for a local place of worship also grew. As an answer to the

problems of settlers traveling many miles to church, the towns of Hatfield, Granby, South Hadley and Amherst

formed from he sprawling town of Hadley. The town continued to grow as an agricultural town during the 1700s.

While subsistence farming was most common during this time, the exporting of everything from produce to beef

to furs grew. Most of the products were taken by flatboat down the Connecticut River and to the Boston area as

well. It was around 1792 that broomcorn became the dominant crop in Hadley. So abundant was this crop that

Hadley would come to be known as the nation's broomcorn and broom manufacturing capital. Broom and brush

making became a thriving industry here, exporting all across New York and New England, and as far as Ohio.

Over time the soil that produced so much broomcorn, slowly depleted. By 1840, tobacco would take its place as

the major crop as well as seed onions and other vegetables.

The Massachusetts Central Railroad crossed the northern half of the common in 1887, providing a faster way for

Hadley farmers to ship their produce to market. The Connecticut Valley Street Railway, laid out along Russell

Street about 1900, made local travel to Northampton and Amherst easier. It was during the late 1800s that,

because of labor shortages and a drop in land values, Hadley experienced somewhat of a decline in farming.

It was also about this time that a large number of Irish and, later, Polish immigrants that were recruited from Ellis

Island for labor purposes settled in Hadley. It was the Polish immigrants that are credited with saving Hadley's

farmland as they worked the fine Hadley soil back into fertility. By 1920, asparagus became the popular crop in

Hadley, soon making the town the asparagus capital of the world up until the 1950s when disease wiped out much

of the crop.

Today, in spite of commercial development along Route 9, Hadley remains largely agricultural and residential. It

has the largest number of acres in agriculture in the Pioneer Valley, which includes crops of corn, potatoes,

tobacco and scores of other vegetables. Malls and commercial businesses now lie along Russell Street on Route 9

to the east of the towns center.

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                                                     Founders of Hartford

The following list is based on the names that were engraved on the original Founders Monument in the Ancient

Burying Ground, also sometimes referred to at the "Old" or "Center" Cemetery. The cemetery is located at the

rear of the First Congregational ("Center") Church at the corner of Main and Gold Streets in Hartford. The

original brownstone Monument erected in 1837 was replaced by one of pink Connecticut granite in 1986, and the

names on the new monument differ slightly from the list shown here.

Those descended from an ancestor who settled in Hartford before February 1640, as evidenced by the Original

Distribution of the Lands may be eligible for membership in the Society of the Descendants of the Founders of

Hartford.

Jeremy Adams Matthew Allyn Francis Andrews William Andrews

John Arnold Andrew Bacon John Barnard Robert Bartlet

John Baysey John Bidwell Thomas Birchwood William Bloomfield

Thomas Bull Thomas Bunce Benjamin Burr Richard Butler

William Butler Clement Chaplin Richard Church John Clark

Nicholas Clark James Cole John Crow Robert Day

Joseph Easton Edward Elmer Nathaniel Ely James Ensign

Zachariah Field William Gibbons Richard Goodman Ozias Goodwin

William Goodwin Seth Grant George Graves Samuel Greenhill

Samuel Hale Thomas Hale Stephen Hart William Hayden

John Haynes William Hills William Holton Thomas Hooker

Edward Hopkins John Hopkins Thomas Hosmer William Hyde

Thomas Judd William Kelsey William Lewis Richard Lord

Thomas Lord Richard Lyman John Marsh Matthew Marvin

John Maynard John Moody Joseph Mygatt Thomas Olcott

James Olmsted Richard Olmsted William Pantrey William Parker

Stephen Post John Pratt William Pratt Nathaniel Richards

Richard Risley Thomas Root William Rusco Thomas Scott

Thomas Selden Richard Seymour John Skinner Arthur Smith

Thomas Spencer William Spencer Thomas Stanley Timothy Stanley

Thomas Stanton Edward Stebbing George Steele John Steele

Goerge Stocking Samuel Stone John Talcott William Wadsworth

Samuel Wakeman Nathaniel Ward Andrew Warner Richard Webb

John Webster Thomas Welles William Westwood John White

William Whiting John Wilcox Gregory Wolterton George Wyllys

For additional information, see:

Bates, Albert C., ed. Original Distribution of the Lands in Hartford Among the Settlers. Collections of the

Connecticut Historical Society, Volume XIV. Hartford: The Society, 1912 [CSL call number HistRef F 91 .C7 v.

14].

Talcott, Mary Kingsley. The Original Proprietors. Reprint. Society of The Descendants of the Founders of

Hartford, Inc., 1986 [CSL call number: HistRef F 104 .H353 A26 1986]. Includes information reprinted from

Trumbull's Memorial History of Hartford County (below) on the individuals listed above as well as additional

individuals having been proved to have resided in Hartford prior to 1640. Should you wish to purchase a copy of

this booklet, contact the Connecticut Historical Society, 1 Elizabeth St., Hartford, CT 06105.

Barbour, Lucius Barnes. Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.,

1977 [CSL call number: HistRef F 104 .H353 A22 1977]. Contains genealogical information on over 950

families of early Hartford.

Hosley, William. By Their Markers Ye Shall Know Them: A Chronicle of the History and Restorations of

Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground. Hartford: The Ancient Burying Ground Association, Inc., 1994 [CSL call

number HistRef: F 104 .H362 H68 1994]. Includes a transcription of headstone inscriptions in the cemetery

keyed to a map in the back of the volume.

Love, William DeLoss. The Colonial History of Hartford. Reprint. [Chester, CT]: Centinel Hill Press, 1974 [CSL

call number F 104 .H357 1974].

Trumbull, J. Hammond. The Memorial History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884. Boston: Edward L.

Osgood, Publisher, 1886 [CSL call number F 102 .H3 T8]. See in particular Volume I, Part II, pp. 221-276.

More About RICHARD CHURCH:

Fact 1: 1630, Came to America with the Hooker and Stone companies

Fact 2: 1659, Moved to Hadley MA.

Fact 3: 1648, Chimney viewer.

Fact 4: 1655, Surveyor of Highways

Children of RICHARD CHURCH and ANNE MARSH are:

17. i. EDWARD ( DEACON)12 CHURCH, b. February 26, 1627/28, Braintree, Essex England; d. September 10, 1704,

Hatfield, Hampshire, Mass..

ii. SAMUEL CHURCH, b. March 03, 1628/29, Braintree, Essex England; d. England.

18. iii. MARY CHURCH, b. November 02, 1632, Braintree, Essex England; d. June 09, 1695, Hatfield, Hampshire

County, Massachusetts.

19. iv. JOHN CHURCH, b. May 09, 1636, Hartford, Ct; d. October 16, 1691, Weathersfield, Hartford, Ct.

20. v. SAMUEI II CHURCH, b. May 09, 1636, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; d. April 13, 1684, Hadley,

Hampshire, Massachusetts.

Generation No. 11

17. EDWARD ( DEACON)12 CHURCH (RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4,

JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born February 26, 1627/28 in Braintree, Essex England, and died September 10,

1704 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Mass.. He married MARY HOPKINS 1653 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Conn.,

daughter of STEPHEN HOPKINS and ELIZABETH. She was born 1637 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Mass., and died

September 30, 1690 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Mass..

Children of EDWARD CHURCH and MARY HOPKINS are:

21. i. REBECCA13 CHURCH, b. Abt. 1654, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Mass.; d. June 09, 1726, East Hadden,

Middlesex County, Mass (Or Connecticut).

22. ii. MARY CHURCH, b. September 17, 1656, New Haven, Connecticut; d. May 01, 1743.

iii. JOHN CHURCH, b. 1658, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Mass.; d. May 19, 1676, Falls Fight, Hatfield.

23. iv. SAMUEL II CHURCH, b. August 04, 1663, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Mass.; d. June 24, 1718, Lyme,

Connecticut.

v. NAOMI CHURCH, b. May 12, 1666, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Mass.; m. JOSEPH (BODMAN) RODMAN,

May 11, 1687.

vi. SARAH CHURCH, b. May 18, 1670, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Mass.; m. WILLIAM PORTER, December

03, 1697.

vii. HANNAH CHURCH, b. 1672, Hatfield, Hampshire, Mass.; d. October 11, 1756; m. EBENEZER BILLINGS,

1690.

24. viii. RICHARD CHURCH, b. January 18, 1674/75, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Mass.; d. April 04, 1763.

25. ix. HEPZIBAH CHURCH, b. December 24, 1678, Hatfield, Hampshire, Mass.; d. September 13, 1745, Bolton,

Tolland County, Conn..

18. MARY12 CHURCH (RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3,

JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born November 02, 1632 in Braintree, Essex England, and died June 09, 1695 in Hatfield,

Hampshire County, Massachusetts. She married ISAAC GRAVES Abt. 1646, son of THOMAS GRAVES and SARAH

WHITING. He was born 1620 in Braintree, Essex England, and died September 19, 1667 in Hatfield, Hampshire

County, Massachusetts.

More About MARY CHURCH:

Fact 1: Birthdate also given as 2 November 1632 - 9 June 1695

Notes for ISAAC GRAVES:

Isaac Graves, and his brother John were killed by Indians while working on a house for his son John, who was

soon to be married.

Children of MARY CHURCH and ISAAC GRAVES are:

26. i. MARY13 GRAVES, b. July 05, 1647, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. April 08, 1733, Hartford,

Connecticut.

ii. ISAAC GRAVES, b. August 22, 1650, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. 1676, Massachusetts.

iii. REBECCA GRAVES, b. July 03, 1652, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. 1675, Massachusetts.

27. iv. SAMUEL GRAVES, b. October 01, 1655, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. February 08,

1690/91, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

28. v. SARAH GRAVES, b. April 27, 1657, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

vi. ELIZABETH GRAVES, b. March 06, 1661/62, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. February 08,

1694/95; m. BENJAMIN HASTINGS, 1683; b. August 09, 1659; d. February 08, 1696/97.

vii. ELIZABETH GRAVES, b. December 06, 1662, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. September 16,

1752, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; m. THOMAS JONES, August 31, 1682, Springfield,

Hampden, Massachusetts.

29. viii. JOHN GRAVES, b. 1664, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. 1746, Hatfield, Hampshire County,

Massachusetts.

ix. JONATHON GRAVES, b. January 24, 1665/66, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. October 12,

1737, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; m. (1) SUSAN PARSONS, 1698; m. (2) MARY JONES OR

GANES, July 18, 1721, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

x. HANNAH GRAVES, b. January 24, 1665/66; m. WILLIAM SACKETT, 1689.

xi. MEHITABLE GRAVES, b. October 01, 1671; m. (1) WILLIAM WORTHINGTON; m. (2) RICHARD MORTON,

January 29, 1689/90.

19. JOHN12 CHURCH (RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3,

JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born May 09, 1636 in Hartford, Ct, and died October 16, 1691 in Weathersfield, Hartford,

Ct. He married SARAH BECKLEY October 27, 1657 in Weathersfield, Hartford, Ct, daughter of RICHARD

BECKLEY and SISTER WIFE". She was born November 10, 1640 in Massachusetts, and died October 27, 1691 in

Hartford, Conn..

Notes for JOHN CHURCH:

Page 118

Church, John, Hartford. Invt. £5 10-16-02. Taken 9th November, 1691, by John

Wilson, Samuel Olcott, Thomas Olcott. The children: Richard, John, Samuel,

Joseph age 15 years, Deliverence 12 years, Sara Knight, Mary Standish, Ruth

Church, Ann Church age 18 years, & Elizabeth Church 17 years of age.

Court Record, Page 33-2 December, 1691: Invt. of the Estate of John Church

sen. of Hartford was exhibited in Court, and the sd. John Church sen. having

deceased and left no Will or disposal of his Estate, this Court do, with the

Consent of his Eldest son Richard, grant Adms. on the Estate to John & Samuel

Church, his sons, and do distribute the Estate as followeth: To Richard his

Eldest son £40 & his west Division Lott, which he accepts as his full

portion. To John his 2nd son, who hath long lived with his Father & hath been

a great help in gaining his Estate, the ½ of his Neck Lott, and his Swamp

Lott in Windsor, and his Lott near the Blue Hills, part whereof is fenced in

already. To Samuel, the ½ of the Homested, both of Lands and Buildings, and ½

of a Swamp Lott on the East side of the Great River, & the ½ of the Soldiers

Field & Lott adjoining. To Joseph Church, the ½ of the Neck Lott and 2 Lotts

on the Southward of John Church his Woodlott. To Deliverence Church, the

other halfe of the Homested & Buildings, & ½ the Swamp Lott on the East side

of the Great River, and the Lott in the Pine Field, and the other half of the

Lott in the Soldiers Field and Lott adjoining. To the daughters, each of them

£28 apeice, to be distributed to them by Ensign Zach. Sandford and Sargt.

Nath: Goodwin, and delivered them by the Adms., who are to take Care for the

payment of all Just Debts, and for the Disposal of the 2 younger sons to some

good trades. Joseph Church and Deliverence Church chose Deacon John Wilson

and Samuel Spencer to be their Guardians.

Dist. File, 1691: Estate of John Church sen. to Sarah his wife. The children

being of age to act for themselves, mutually agree for Division. John Church,

Samuel, Ann and Elizabeth Church. Witness: Samuel Spencer, Samuel Olcott.

Another paper has the names Richard Church, Sara Knight, Ruth Church, Ann

Church, Elizabeth Church, and Mary Standish, wife of Thomas Standish. By

Zachariali Sandford, Nathaniel Goodwin sen. On another paper: To Samuel

Church, to Deliverence Church, to John Church; by Zachariah Sandford,

Nathaniel Goodwin sen. (Note: All appears to have been written with the same

Ink and by the same hand as the original agreement 1691.)

At the top of the page it says Vol.V

This is from A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, Vol. I,

compiled by Charles William Manwaring

Children of JOHN CHURCH and SARAH BECKLEY are:

30. i. SARAH (OR GOOD)13 CHURCH, b. 1658; d. 1730.

31. ii. RICHARD CHURCH, b. Abt. 1663, Westfield, Mass. or Hartford, Connecticut; d. April 01, 1730, Colchester,

Connecticut.

iii. SARAH CHURCH, b. 1664; m. THOMAS STANISH.

iv. RUTH CHURCH, b. 1667, Hartford, Ct; d. 1667, Hartford, Ct.

32. v. MARY CHURCH, b. 1669, Hartford, Ct; d. January 20, 1704/05.

33. vi. JOHN JR. CHURCH, b. February 26, 1669/70, Hartford, Ct; d. 1735, Hartford, Ct.

34. vii. SAMUEL CHURCH, b. May 26, 1671, Hartford, Ct; d. December 17, 1718, Hartford, Ct.

viii. ANNE CHURCH, b. 1673, Hartford, Ct; d. October 21, 1754, Windham, Connecticut; m. (1) JONATHON

CLARKE; m. (2) BENJAMINE CLEVELAND.

Notes for ANNE CHURCH:

Some recs. indicate that she married, before Feb., 1724, Benj. Cleveland, of Canterbury, Connecticut. b.

1701; if so, she was 28 yrs. older than her husband. "Feb. 13, 1724, Elizabeth Church and Benjamin

Cleveland and his wife Ann" deeded lands In Hartford. -S. R. J. Hoyt. It is, however, very possible that

Jonathan Clark was the husband of Elizabeth

(No. viii of this Church family).--MSS. C. B. S.

ix. ELIZABETH CHURCH, b. 1674, Hartford, Ct; m. JONA CLARK.

x. JOSEPH CHURCH, b. 1676, Hartford, Ct.

35. xi. DELIVERANCE CHURCH, b. March 02, 1678/79, Hartford, Ct; d. March 15, 1727/28, Westfield, Mass..

xii. RUTH CHURCH, b. Abt. 1680, Hartford, Connecticut; d. Aft. 1691.

20. SAMUEI II12 CHURCH (RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3,

JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born May 09, 1636 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, and died April 13, 1684 in

Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He married MARY ELIZABETH CHURCHILL Bet. 1665 - 1666 in Wethersfield,

Ct. or Hadley, Mass., daughter of JOSIAH CHURCHILL and ELIZABETH FOOTE. She was born March 24, 1638/39

in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, and died 1690 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

Notes for SAMUEI II CHURCH:

There were two Samuel Churches born to this family. One in 1628/29 and one in 1637. The Samuel born first in

1628/29 was believed to have died young. The Samuel born in 1637, who married Mary Churchill, is sometimes

listed as Samuel II.

More About SAMUEI II CHURCH:

Fact 1: 1659, Moved to Hadley, Hampshire Co., MA.

Fact 2: Resided in Wethersfield, Hartford, Conn.

Fact 3: 1657, Made a Freeman

Fact 4: 1672, Selectman

Fact 5: 1673, Surveyor

Fact 6: 1681, Constable

Children of SAMUEI CHURCH and MARY CHURCHILL are:

36. i. MARY13 CHURCH, b. January 23, 1664/65, Hartford, Connecticut; d. June 18, 1700, Hadley, Hampshire Co.,

MA..

37. ii. SAMUEL CHURCH, b. August 19, 1667, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; d. Abt. 1737, Hadley,

Hampshire, Massachusetts.

iii. RICHARD CHURCH, b. December 09, 1669; d. October 15, 1696; m. MARY (SARAH) BARTLETT, January

24, 1695/96, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut.

Notes for RICHARD CHURCH:

On October 5, 1696, Richard Church of Hadley, a tailor, age 17 and recently married, was found slain. "A

bullet had been shot through the head, an arrow stuck in his side, his gun and part of his clothes were gone

and he was scalped. Some of the men conveyed the body to the house of his mother, Widow Mary Church.

Four indians who had been captured, were indicted, tried, condemned and sentenced to be shot October 23,

1696."

More About RICHARD CHURCH:

Fact 1: Killed by Indians.

38. iv. MEHITABLE CHURCH, b. January 11, 1671/72, Hadley Mass.; d. September 25, 1748, South Hadley, MA..

39. v. JOSIAH CHURCH, b. April 10, 1673, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass..

vi. JONAH CHURCH, b. April 10, 1674, Hampshire, Hadley County, Mass..

vii. JOSEPH CHURCH, b. May 26, 1678; d. 1721.

40. viii. BENJAMIN CHURCH, b. September 01, 1680, Hadley Mass.; d. January 15, 1755, Hadley Mass..

41. ix. JOHN (JONATHON) CHURCH, b. December 24, 1682, Hadley Mass.; d. March 25, 1751, East Haddam,

Middlesex, Conn..

Generation No. 12

21. REBECCA13 CHURCH (EDWARD ( DEACON)12, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6,

JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born Abt. 1654 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Mass., and died

June 09, 1726 in East Hadden, Middlesex County, Mass (Or Connecticut). She married JOSEPH SELDEN.

Children of REBECCA CHURCH and JOSEPH SELDEN are:

i. REBECCA14 SELDEN, b. February 12, 1677/78, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass.; m. (1) JAMES WELLS; m. (2)

JOSEPH ELY.

ii. ESTHER SELDEN, b. April 11, 1680, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass..

iii. HESTER SELDEN, b. April 11, 1680, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass.; d. July 21, 1681.

iv. JOSEPH SELDEN, b. May 10, 1683, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass.; d. April 06, 1729; m. ANN CHAPMAN.

v. THOMAS SELDEN, b. Abt. 1684, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass.; d. September 12, 1754; m. SARAH.

vi. HANNAH SELDEN, b. Abt. 1686, Deerfield, Franklin County, Mass.; m. (1) DANIEL BRAINERD; m. (2)

JONATHON CHAPMAN.

vii. MARY SELDEN, b. March 05, 1688/89, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass.; m. ISAAC SPENCER.

viii. ESTHER SELDEN, b. May 02, 1691, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass.; m. JABEZ CHAPMAN.

42. ix. SAMUEL SELDEN, b. May 17, 1695, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass..

x. SARAH SELDEN, b. July 20, 1712, Lyme, New London, Connecticut.

22. MARY13 CHURCH (EDWARD ( DEACON)12, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5,

JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born September 17, 1656 in New Haven, Connecticut, and died May 01,

1743. She married PHILLIP RUSSELL December 25, 1679. He was born 1629 in Hadley Mass., and died May 19,

1693.

Children of MARY CHURCH and PHILLIP RUSSELL are:

i. SAMUEL14 RUSSELL, b. December 31, 1680; d. Aft. 1720.

ii. THOMAS RUSSELL, b. February 12, 1683/84; d. August 1704.

iii. MARY RUSSELL, b. February 19, 1684/85.

iv. MARY RUSSELL, b. May 21, 1686; d. January 23, 1737/38; m. JOSEPH ROOT.

v. PHILLIP RUSSELL, b. June 21, 1688.

vi. DANIEL RUSSELL, b. October 08, 1691; d. June 28, 1737; m. JERUSHA DICKINSON.

23. SAMUEL II13 CHURCH (EDWARD ( DEACON)12, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6,

JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born August 04, 1663 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Mass., and

died June 24, 1718 in Lyme, Connecticut. He married SUSANNAH HUNGERFORD 1678, daughter of THOMAS

HUNGERFORD and MARY GRAY. She was born 1676, and died 1718.

Children of SAMUEL CHURCH and SUSANNAH HUNGERFORD are:

i. JOHN14 CHURCH, b. 1699; m. JOANNA.

ii. MARY CHURCH, b. 1701.

iii. EDWARD CHURCH, b. 1703; d. 1764.

iv. SAMUEL CHURCH, b. 1706; d. 1746.

43. v. SIMEON CHURCH, b. 1708, Lyme, Hartford County, Connecticut; d. October 07, 1792, Chester, Chester

County, Connecticut.

vi. HANNA CHURCH, b. 1712; d. 1806.

44. vii. RICHARD CHURCH, b. 1714, Lyme, New London, Conn.; d. 1757, Worchester, Mass..

24. RICHARD13 CHURCH (EDWARD ( DEACON)12, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6,

JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born January 18, 1674/75 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Mass.,

and died April 04, 1763. He married MARY.

Children of RICHARD CHURCH and MARY are:

i. SARAH14 CHURCH, m. EBENEZER.

ii. MARY CHURCH, b. February 07, 1712/13; m. SMITH.

45. iii. HANNAH CHURCH, b. May 1716.

iv. SAMUEL CHURCH, b. July 16, 1721.

v. EDWARD CHURCH, b. December 05, 1726.

vi. JOHN CHURCH, b. July 26, 1729.

vii. SAMUEL CHURCH, b. August 11, 1731; m. LYDIA BILLINGS.

25. HEPZIBAH13 CHURCH (EDWARD ( DEACON)12, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6,

JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born December 24, 1678 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Mass., and

died September 13, 1745 in Bolton, Tolland County, Conn.. She married SAMUEL SPENCER September 16, 1696

in Hartford, Conn.. He was born 1668 in Hartford, Conn., and died March 26, 1748 in Bolton, Tolland County,

Conn..

Children of HEPZIBAH CHURCH and SAMUEL SPENCER are:

i. WILLIAM14 SPENCER, b. 1698; d. 1702.

ii. HEPHZIBAH SPENCER, b. 1701.

iii. SAMUEL SPENCER, b. 1704; d. 1796.

iv. WILLIAM SPENCER, b. 1708; d. 1782.

v. EDWARD SPENCER, b. 1711; d. 1790.

vi. SARAH SPENCER, b. 1714.

vii. CALEB SPENCER, b. 1718.

viii. JOB SPENCER, b. 1722; d. 1800.

46. ix. PHILLIP SPENCER, b. 1724; d. 1815.

26. MARY13 GRAVES (MARY12 CHURCH, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5,

JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born July 05, 1647 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and

died April 08, 1733 in Hartford, Connecticut. She married ELEAZUR (FRARIE) FRARY January 28, 1664/65 in

Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He was born February 14, 1638/39, and died December 19, 1709.

Children of MARY GRAVES and ELEAZUR FRARY are:

i. ELEAZER14 FRARY, b. July 07, 1669; d. August 05, 1669.

47. ii. SAMUEL FRARY, b. April 15, 1674; d. August 1762.

iii. PRUDENCE FRARY, b. May 07, 1677; d. July 01, 1756; m. JONATHON COWLS.

iv. ELEAZER FRARY, b. May 12, 1680.

v. HANNAH FRARY, b. March 23, 1682/83; d. Aft. 1750; m. EBENEZER DICKINSON; b. February 02, 1680/81;

d. March 16, 1729/30.

48. vi. ISAAC FRARY, b. March 02, 1684/85; d. 1760.

49. vii. JONATHON FRARY, b. November 13, 1689; d. May 18, 1728.

27. SAMUEL13 GRAVES (MARY12 CHURCH, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5,

JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born October 01, 1655 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts,

and died February 08, 1690/91 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He married (1) SARAH COLTON

October 30, 1678. She was born February 24, 1651/52, and died July 11, 1689. He married (2) DELIVERANCE

January 01, 1688/89.

More About SAMUEL GRAVES:

Fact 1: Death date also listed as August 2, 1692

Children of SAMUEL GRAVES and SARAH COLTON are:

i. REBECCA14 GRAVES, b. May 03, 1681.

ii. SAMUEL GRAVES, b. March 22, 1683/84.

50. iii. JOSEPH GRAVES, b. November 16, 1685; d. April 22, 1728.

iv. SARAH GRAVES, b. January 01, 1687/88; m. DANIEL SMITH.

Children of SAMUEL GRAVES and DELIVERANCE are:

v. ELIZABETH14 GRAVES, b. November 08, 1689.

vi. THOMAS GRAVES, b. November 21, 1690; d. 1713; m. SARAH MORGAN.

28. SARAH13 GRAVES (MARY12 CHURCH, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5,

JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born April 27, 1657 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. She

married BENJAMIN BARRETT April 27, 1677. He was born October 18, 1653, and died 1680.

Child of SARAH GRAVES and BENJAMIN BARRETT is:

51. i. BENJAMIN14 BARRETT, b. 1680; d. January 17, 1728/29.

29. JOHN13 GRAVES (MARY12 CHURCH, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4,

JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born 1664 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and died 1746 in

Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He married SARAH BANKS October 26, 1686 in Chelmsford,

Middlesex County, Massachuetts. She was born Bet. 1664 - 1666.

Children of JOHN GRAVES and SARAH BANKS are:

52. i. ISAAC14 GRAVES, b. July 10, 1687, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. May 30, 1781,

Sunderland, Franklin County, Massachutts.

ii. BENJAMIN GRAVES, b. August 12, 1689.

iii. SARAH GRAVES, b. 1691, Hampshire, Massachutts.

iv. JEMIMA GRAVES, b. April 30, 1693, Hampshire, Massachutts; d. Hampshire, Massachutts.

53. v. MARY GRAVES, b. November 09, 1695, Hampshire, Massachutts.

vi. ELNATHAN GRAVES, b. August 20, 1699, Hampshire, Massachutts; d. February 17, 1785, Hatfield,

Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

vii. HANNAH GRAVES, b. June 04, 1701.

viii. EUNICE GRAVES, b. September 29, 1703, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

ix. AARON GRAVES, b. February 02, 1706/07; m. MARY WELLS, Abt. 1729.

30. SARAH (OR GOOD)13 CHURCH (JOHN12, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5,

JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born 1658, and died 1730. She married (1) SAMUEL HUBBARD Abt.

1656 in Hartford, Conn.. She married (2) GEORGE KNIGHT 1688. He was born Abt. 1656 in Hartford, Conn.,

and died April 17, 1698 in Hartford, Conn..

Children of SARAH CHURCH and GEORGE KNIGHT are:

i. SARAH14 KNIGHT, b. April 27, 1680, Hartford, Conn.; d. December 17, 1751, Hartford, Conn.; m. GEORGE

SEXTON.

ii. LOVE KNIGHT, b. September 10, 1682; d. October 13, 1718; m. THOMAS ANDREWS, November 10, 1702.

iii. ANNE KNIGHT, b. April 16, 1687, Middletown, Conn.; d. August 26, 1743, Middletown, Conn..

iv. ELIZABETH KNIGHT, b. December 13, 1690, Hartford, Conn.; m. SAMUEL GILPIN, December 09, 1715.

31. RICHARD13 CHURCH (JOHN12, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4,

JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born Abt. 1663 in Westfield, Mass. or Hartford, Connecticut, and died April 01,

1730 in Colchester, Connecticut. He married ELIZABETH NOBLE March 03, 1691/92 in Westfield, Mass.,

daughter of THOMAS NOBLE and HANNAH WARRINER. She was born February 09, 1672/73 in Westfield, Mass.,

and died August 10, 1757 in Colchester, New London, Conn..

Children of RICHARD CHURCH and ELIZABETH NOBLE are:

i. HANNAH14 CHURCH, b. October 05, 1692; m. NATHANIEL BURT.

ii. JOHN CHURCH, b. January 12, 1693/94; d. June 19, 1754; m. MARY BURNHAM, December 04, 1722.

iii. RACHEL CHURCH, b. March 01, 1694/95.

54. iv. JAMES CHURCH, b. October 26, 1696; d. July 30, 1751.

v. JOSEPH CHURCH, b. December 07, 1698.

55. vi. JONATHON CHURCH, b. December 07, 1700, Colchester, Connecticut.

56. vii. SAMUEL CHURCH, b. November 28, 1702, Westfield, Connecticut; d. February 13, 1783.

viii. ELIZABETH CHURCH, b. March 26, 1705.

32. MARY13 CHURCH (JOHN12, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN

SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born 1669 in Hartford, Ct, and died January 20, 1704/05. She married THOMAS

STANDISH March 20, 1689/90 in Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, son of THOMAS STANDISH and SUSANNA

FRANCIS. He was born 1660 in Probably Connecticut, and died September 03, 1735 in Weathersfield, Hartford,

Connecticut.

Children of MARY CHURCH and THOMAS STANDISH are:

i. THOMAS14 STANDISH, b. Abt. 1694, Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; d. Weathersfield, Hartford,

Connecticut.

ii. JOHN STANDISH, b. Abt. 1696, Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; d. Weathersfield, Hartford,

Connecticut.

iii. EUNICE STANDISH, b. Abt. 1698, Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; d. Weathersfield, Hartford,

Connecticut.

57. iv. JOSIAH STANDISH, b. April 08, 1701; d. July 08, 1744.

33. JOHN JR.13 CHURCH (JOHN12, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4,

JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born February 26, 1669/70 in Hartford, Ct, and died 1735 in Hartford, Ct. He

married ABIGAIL (CODWELL) CALDWELL April 1688, daughter of THOMAS CADWELL and ELIZABETH STEBBINS.

She was born November 26, 1670 in Hartford, Conn., and died Bef. June 1735.

Notes for JOHN JR. CHURCH:

Page 337-8-9.

Church, John, Hartford. Invt. £1166-06-09. Taken 30 October, 1735, by John

Marsh, John Skinner and Jos: Talcott, Jr. Will dated 5 June, 1735.

I, John Church of Hartford, doe ordain this to be my last will and testament:

I give to my eldest son, John Church, these several pieces of land as

followeth, viz.: one piece of meadow land lying at the north end of the long

meadow in Windsor bounds; 1 parcel of land called the Blue Hill lott; one

piece of land lying in sd. long meadow. These three pieces of land is all

that my son John shall have of my estate. I give to my son Caleb Church 4

acres of land upon the south side of my lott where his house stands, and also

one parcel of land lying in Windsor. I give unto my son Joseph Church all the

remainder of the lott I live upon, with all the buildings thereon standing;

and one piece of land lying on the Brickhill Swamp in Hartford bounds. I give

unto my son Daniel Church £60 in money or moveables. I give to my two

daughters, Abigail

Church and Mary Church, £100 apiece. I appoint my sons Caleb and Joseph

Church executors.

Witness: John Marsh,

  JOHN CHURCH, LS.

Ozias Pratt, Susannah Pratt.

Court Record, Page 55-19 February, 1735-6: Receipt exhibited in Court from

Abigail, Mary and Daniel Church, acknowledging their several legacies. (See

the last page but one of Court Records.)

This is from A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, Vol. III,

compiled by Charles William Manwaring

The top of the page says Vol. XII, and I ASSUME that is the book where the

will may be found in the Hartford Probate Court Record.

Children of JOHN CHURCH and ABIGAIL CALDWELL are:

i. SARAH14 CHURCH, b. Abt. 1700; m. JOHN PORTER, October 13, 1726; d. January 04, 1746/47.

ii. JOHN CHURCH, b. February 23, 1700/01, Hartford, Ct; d. August 11, 1761; m. THANKFUL (JOANNA)

CHURCH.

58. iii. CALEB CHURCH, b. January 07, 1702/03, Hartford, Conn.; d. May 31, 1760, Hartford, Ct.

iv. ABIGAIL CHURCH, b. April 23, 1704, Hartford, Ct.

v. MARY CHURCH, b. September 26, 1706, Hartford, Ct.

vi. JOSEPH CHURCH, b. March 15, 1706/07, Hartford, Ct; d. Abt. 1750; m. ELIZABETH POTWINE, November

27, 1749.

59. vii. DANIEL CHURCH, b. June 12, 1710.

viii. ANN CHURCH, b. May 25, 1712, Hartford, Ct; d. Bef. 1730.

34. SAMUEL13 CHURCH (JOHN12, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN

SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born May 26, 1671 in Hartford, Ct, and died December 17, 1718 in Hartford, Ct. He

married (1) ELIZABETH STANNARD 1697. He married (2) ELIZABETH ANN (CLARK) BURR August 17, 1710 in

Hartford, Ct, daughter of BENJAMIN BURR and MARY BAYSEY. She was born December 1675 in Hartford,

Connecticut, and died February 24, 1764 in Hartford, Connecticut.

Notes for SAMUEL CHURCH:

Page 307.

Church, Samuel, Hartford. Invt. £261-17-16. Taken 17 December, 1718, by

Nathaniel Goodwin and George Sexton.

Court Record, Page 91-6 January, 1718-19: Adms. granted to Elizabeth Church,

widow of sd. decd., and George Sexton.

Page 133 (Vol. X) 5 July, 1726: This Court add and appoint Ensign James

Church of Hartford to be Adms. with the widow Elizabeth Church and George

Sexton. And the sd. James Church and Joseph Barnard before this Court

acknowledged themselves joyntly and severally bound to the Judge of this

Court that the sd. James Church shall faithfully administer on sd. estate.

Page 145-7 February, 1726-7: The Adms. on the estate of Samuel Church exhibit

an account: Paid in debts and charges, more than what had been received due

to sd. estate, the sum of £54-04-06; inventory, £261-16-07; subtracting

£54-04-06, there remains £107-12-01 to be distributed. Order to Elizabeth

Church, widow relict, £11-04-01, with dower; to Samuel Church, eldest son,

£65-09-04, his double portion; to Ebenezer, Esther, Sarah and Elizabeth

Church, the rest of the childrenof sd. decd., to each of them £32-14-08,

which is their single portion. And appoint Nathaniel Goodwin, Edward Cadwell

and Charles Kelsey, distributors.

This one says Vol. IX at the top of the page.

This is from A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, Vol. II,

compiled by Charles William Manwaring

Child of SAMUEL CHURCH and ELIZABETH STANNARD is:

i. JOSEPH14 CHURCH, b. April 30, 1699, Hartford, Ct.

Children of SAMUEL CHURCH and ELIZABETH BURR are:

ii. ESTHER14 CHURCH, b. November 02, 1711, Hartford, Ct; m. SAMUEL CARVER.

iii. SARAH CHURCH, b. August 23, 1713, Hartford, Ct; m. JOHN PAIN.

60. iv. SAMUEL JR. CHURCH, b. September 16, 1716, Hartford, Ct; d. December 03, 1760, Bethlehem, Ct..

61. v. EBENEZER CHURCH, b. February 01, 1717/18, Hartford, Ct; d. February 02, 1799, Norwalk, Fairfield

County, Connecticut.

vi. ELIZABETH CHURCH, b. 1720, Hartford, Ct; d. September 19, 1798; m. HENRY BASS, December 10, 1735,

Windham, Ct..

35. DELIVERANCE13 CHURCH (JOHN12, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4,

JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born March 02, 1678/79 in Hartford, Ct, and died March 15, 1727/28 in

Westfield, Mass.. He married (1) EXPERIENCE ( WELLER) WELLS September 22, 1708. He married (2) SARAH

POMEROY June 21, 1709. He married (3) DEBORAH KING March 22, 1712/13 in Westfield, Mass..

Child of DELIVERANCE CHURCH and EXPERIENCE WELLS is:

i. DAVID14 CHURCH, b. June 14, 1709, Westfield, Mass.; d. June 17, 1709, Westfield, Mass..

Child of DELIVERANCE CHURCH and SARAH POMEROY is:

ii. CHURCH14, b. May 31, 1712; d. July 20, 1712.

Children of DELIVERANCE CHURCH and DEBORAH KING are:

62. iii. DAVID14 CHURCH, b. January 12, 1714/15, Westfield, Mass..

63. iv. DEBORAH CHURCH, b. November 04, 1716; d. Aft. November 23, 1758.

v. SARAH CHURCH, b. Abt. June 07, 1717; m. THOMAS MOSLEY, September 29, 1779.

vi. CHURCH, b. July 04, 1718; d. July 11, 1718.

64. vii. ANN HANNAH CHURCH, b. December 09, 1719.

65. viii. MOSES CHURCH, b. January 17, 1720/21; d. June 09, 1795, Sheffield, Egremont, Great Barrington, Mass..

ix. MARY CHURCH, b. March 17, 1723/24; m. SOLOMAN ROOT, June 10, 1743.

66. x. RACHEL CHURCH, b. May 11, 1726.

36. MARY13 CHURCH (SAMUEI II12, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4,

JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born January 23, 1664/65 in Hartford, Connecticut, and died June 18, 1700 in

Hadley, Hampshire Co., MA.. She married SAMUEL (DEACON) DANIEL SMITH November 16, 1682 in Hadley,

Hampshire Co., MA., son of PHILIP SMITH and REBECCA FOOTE. He was born January 1658/59 in Hadley,

Hampshire Co., MA., and died August 28, 1707 in East Hartford CT..

Children of MARY CHURCH and SAMUEL SMITH are:

i. SAMUEL14 SMITH, b. April 09, 1687, East Hartford, Connecticut.

ii. MARY SMITH, b. December 28, 1689, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; d. Newsbury, Essex County,

Massachusetts; m. (1) JOHN (KINNEY) KEENEY, Abt. 1705, New London, Connecticut; m. (2) THOMAS

SHELDON, July 19, 1712.

iii. REBECCA SMITH, b. November 20, 1692, East Hartford, Connecticut; d. March 25, 1725.

iv. SAMUEL SMITH, b. December 18, 1694, East Hartford, Connecticut.

v. MEHITABLE SMITH, b. May 09, 1696, Hoccanum, Hartford County, Connecticut; m. EBENEZER TAYLOR,

Abt. 1715.

vi. BENONI SMITH, b. June 10, 1700, Hoccanum, Hartford County, Connecticut.

37. SAMUEL13 CHURCH (SAMUEI II12, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4,

JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born August 19, 1667 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, and died Abt.

1737 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He married (1) ABIGAIL STRONG. He married (2) ABIGAIL

HARRISON July 07, 1692 in Hadley Mass., daughter of ISAAC HARRISON and MARTHA MONTAGUE. She was born

September 11, 1673 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, and died September 17, 1717 in Hadley, Hampshire,

Massachusetts.

Notes for SAMUEL CHURCH:

Samuel Church: Received forty-five rods in the division of Hadley, Massachusetts, lands(now Amherst,

Massachusetts) in April of 1703.

He was wounded at Deerfield in the third Indian War, 19 February 1704.

Samuel Church and his brother Richard, both of Hadley, exchanged land in Hadley on the west side of the

Connecticut River with their uncle Edward Church of Hatfield, Massachisetts, 27 March 1694/95. The deed was

also signed by Abigail Church.

On 7 February 1728/29, Samuel gave his brother Benjamin thirty six acres of land in Hadley bounded North on

land that belonged to Joseph Church, deceased, and south on land of Josiah Church.

Samuel sold, for £40, land in Hadley to Ezekiel Kellogg on 22 March 1730.

On 20 November 1736, he sold all his rights in the "New Township about to be laid out on Connecticutt River" to

Samuel Smith for £12.

On 13 March 1743, Eleazer Porter and Isaac Seldon, house carpenters, of Hadley, and Remembrance Wright, of

Northfield, Massachusetts, signed a bond as guardians of Joseph Church, minor about 14 years old, son of Samuel

Church, deceased.

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Secondary Sources: Lucius M. Boltwood, Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the

Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby(Northampton, Mass., 1862; reprinted, 1979), 21; The

Church Family. American Line from Richard Church of Hartford, Ct. 1630(n.d., typescript at the Missouri

Historical Society), 35-37; Josephine C. Frost, Ancestors of Benjamin Ferris Blakeney and his wife Stella

Peronne Sabin(n.p., 1926), 124.

More About SAMUEL CHURCH:

Fact 1: Lived in Hadley MA.

Children of SAMUEL CHURCH and ABIGAIL HARRISON are:

i. SAMUEL14 CHURCH, b. July 07, 1692, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass..

67. ii. MARTHA CHURCH, b. September 23, 1694, Hadley Mass..

iii. ABIGAIL CHURCH, b. December 25, 1696; d. December 09, 1733; m. SAMUEL WARNER, May 07, 1723.

iv. RICHARD CHURCH, b. December 25, 1696, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass.; m. MEHITABLE (DICKERSON)

DICKINSON, January 12, 1725/26.

68. v. RICHARD CHURCH, b. September 20, 1700, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass..

vi. SAMUEL CHURCH, b. April 28, 1703; d. April 28, 1703.

69. vii. NATHANIEL CHURCH, b. February 07, 1703/04, Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont; d. May 09, 1780,

Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont.

70. viii. SAMUEL CHURCH, b. August 21, 1706, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass.; d. 1786.

ix. EXPERIENCE CHURCH, b. February 02, 1709/10; m. JOSEPH WRIGHT, June 14, 1733.

x. ABIGAIL CHURCH, b. 1712, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass..

71. xi. JOSEPH CHURCH, b. January 28, 1727/28; d. September 07, 1819.

38. MEHITABLE13 CHURCH (SAMUEI II12, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5,

JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born January 11, 1671/72 in Hadley Mass., and died September 25,

1748 in South Hadley, MA.. She married NEHEMIAH DICKINSON Abt. 1690 in Wethersfield, Hartford,

Connecticut, son of NEHEMIAH DICKINSON and MARY COWLES. He was born June 05, 1672 in Hadley,

Hampshire Co., MA., and died October 01, 1715 in Hadley Mass..

Children of MEHITABLE CHURCH and NEHEMIAH DICKINSON are:

i. HANNAH14 DICKINSON.

ii. NEHEMIAH DICKINSON.

39. JOSIAH13 CHURCH (SAMUEI II12, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5, JOHN4,

JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born April 10, 1673 in Hadly, Hampshire, Mass.. He married THANKFUL

BROOKS November 24, 1699 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, daughter of WILLIAM BROOKS and MARY

BURT. She was born September 19, 1679 in Dearfield, Springfield, Mass..

Children of JOSIAH CHURCH and THANKFUL BROOKS are:

i. MARY14 CHURCH, b. January 15, 1700/01, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass..

72. ii. JONATHON CHURCH, b. December 13, 1702, Westfield Mass.; d. October 1761.

73. iii. JOHN R. CHURCH, b. October 02, 1704, Weathersfield, Hartford, Conn.; d. April 05, 1775.

iv. ELIZABETH CHURCH, b. April 10, 1707, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass..

v. UNKNOWN CHURCH, b. 1708.

vi. JOSIAH CHURCH, b. November 27, 1709, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass.; d. January 18, 1761, Great Barrington,

Mass..

vii. MEHITABEL CHURCH, b. September 03, 1711, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass..

viii. JOSEPH CHURCH, b. January 12, 1713/14, Hadly, Hampshire, Mass..

74. ix. SAMUEL CHURCH, b. April 30, 1716, Weathersfield, Hartford, Conn.; d. October 14, 1751, Sheffield,

Massachusetts.

x. ANN CHURCH, b. August 31, 1718.

xi. MARTHA CHURCH, b. October 04, 1720, Hadley Mass..

40. BENJAMIN13 CHURCH (SAMUEI II12, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6, JOHN5,

JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born September 01, 1680 in Hadley Mass., and died January 15, 1755 in

Hadley Mass.. He married (1) MIRIAM HOVEY January 13, 1708/09, daughter of THOMAS HOVEY and SARAH

COOK. She was born August 27, 1689. He married (2) HANNAH DICKINSON September 23, 1714, daughter of

NEHEMIAH DICKINSON and MARY COWLES. She was born September 06, 1684 in Amherst, Mass., and died Bef.

May 1724 in Hadley Mass.. He married (3) SARAH PERKINS May 29, 1724.

More About BENJAMIN CHURCH:

Fact 1: Resided in Hadley, MA.

Children of BENJAMIN CHURCH and MIRIAM HOVEY are:

75. i. BENJAMIN14 CHURCH, b. December 26, 1709.

ii. MERIAM (MIRIAM) CHURCH, b. May 12, 1712; m. JOSEPH SMITH, May 24, 1739.

Children of BENJAMIN CHURCH and HANNAH DICKINSON are:

76. iii. NEHEMIAH14 CHURCH, b. July 22, 1715; d. 1773.

iv. JOHN CHURCH, b. September 23, 1716; d. 1779; m. JEMIMA MONTAGUE, March 24, 1740/41.

77. v. ESTHER CHURCH, b. February 13, 1717/18, Hadley Mass.; d. June 1780, Deerfield, MA..

78. vi. MARY CHURCH, b. August 13, 1719.

41. JOHN (JONATHON)13 CHURCH (SAMUEI II12, RICHARD11, RICHARD10, JOHN9, JOHN8, ROBERT7, REYNOLD6,

JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN SR.3, JOHN2, JOHN AT1) was born December 24, 1682 in Hadley Mass., and died March 25,

1751 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Conn.. He married (1) MARY. He married (2) ELIZABETH OLMSTEAD

February 05, 1706/07 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Conn., daughter of SAMUEL OLMSTEAD and MARY LORD.

She was born 1688, and died December 22, 1749.

Notes for JOHN (JONATHON) CHURCH:

Page 146-7.

Olmsted, Mary, East Haddam. Invt. £102-12-I0. Taken 29 October, 1739, by John

Spencer, Jabez Chapman and John Willey, Jr. Will dated

23 April, 1734.

I, Mary Olmsted of East Haddam, in the County of Hartford, do make this my

last will and testament: I give to my son Samuel Olmsted all my estate after

my just debts are paid, except what is hereafter in this my will otherwise

bequeathed. I give to my son John Olmsted my Bible. I give to my daughter

Sarah Cone 1 Duroy suit of aparrel and 20 shillings in money. I give to my

daughter Elizabeth Church my bed and bedstead with the furniture; also I give

to her my trunk and all that is therein; also I give to her my box and all

that is in it. I give to her my warming pan, my brass kettle, two pewter

platters, one basin and one porringer; also I give 9 sheets and two pillow

beers, also my linen wheel. I give to my above-named children and their heirs

and assigns in manner as above sd. I constitute my son-in-law John (Jonathon) Church to

be sole executor.

Witness: John X Spencer, MARY X OLMSTED, LS.

Isaac Spencer, Jabez Chapman.

Court Record, Page 57-6 November, 1739: Will proven.

This is from A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, Vol. III,

compiled by Charles William Manwaring

Says Vol XIII at the top of the page.

More About JOHN (JONATHON) CHURCH:

Fact 1: May have been a settler of East Hadley, MA.

Notes for ELIZABETH OLMSTEAD: