John Deming

John Deming (abt 1615 - November 21, 1705) was an early Puritan settler and original patentee of the Connecticut Colony. He died before 21 Nov 1705, when his will was proved. He resided in Wethersfield at the time, and it is believed that he was buried in the Wethersfield Village Cemetery.

He married Honor Treat, the daughter of Richard Treat (Richard calls him son in his will and lists his daughter by the name Honor Demon[1]), about 1637, based on the estimated births of their children.

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Biography

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Deming was born in Shaford, Essex County, England. He arrived in New England during the Great Migration with his older sister Elizabeth [SIC: unproven] and her husband Nathaniel Foote. Deming and the Footes first settled in Watertown, Massachusetts, but left for the Connecticut River Valley in 1636, where they helped found the town of Wethersfield.

Deming was brother-in-law to Connecticut governors Robert Treat and Thomas Welles. After Foote died Deming's sister Elizabeth married Welles in 1646.

Trumbull named Deming one of the "fathers of Connecticut."

One of the 16 grantees of the Great Charter of Connecticut signed by King Charles of England in 1662. Boundaries defined as "extending from Massachusetts south to the seas (Long Island Sound) and from Narragansett Bay west to the Pacific Ocean."

Faust, Donovan. A Family History: The Ancestors of Thomas Wilson Faust:

John Deming immigrated before 1635 from Colchester, England, to Watertown in the Massachusetts Bay Colony where his aunt Elizabeth Deming and her husband Nathaniel Foote had settled two years before. Shortly thereafter, he was among the group of settlers from the Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth Colonies who migrated to the area that is now Connecticut and was a founder in early 1635 of Wethersfield. It was the first white settlement in that part of the country. Two other settlements, Windsor and Hartford, followed later in the same year; all were only a short distance apart. These groups had left Massachusetts because of their discontent with the autocratic character of the Puritan government there.

It was a bold move by this handful of settlers as the often hostile native Indians in the Connecticut area numbered more than six thousand. In no other part of New England were the Indians so numerous in proportion to the territory as in the Connecticut River valley where these hardy pioneers built their villages. In 1636, the Footes also came to Wethersfield where Nathaniel ultimately became the largest landholder in the colony, owning in all more than four hundred acres.

We do know he was one of ten men who settled along the bank of the Connecticut River and named their settlement, Wethersfield. They are know as the "Ten Adventurers"

John Deeming was for many years one of the magistrates of the " Colony of the Connecticut " and one of the patentees named in it's charter.

One of the first settlers of Wethersfield, Connecticut

History of West Virginia and the People

(The Tucker Line).

(I) John Deming, the founder of this family, probably died in 1705, as his will was proved November 21, in that year. There is some slight reason to suppose that his father's name also was John. He was an early settler of Wethersfield, Connecticut, and may have been among the first settlers, in 1635; he obtained a lot near Wethersfield in 1640, and in the following year he was owner of a house, barn, and five acres at Wethersfield.

At various times he bought other holdings of land, principally at Wethersfield, to a considerable extent. Very little is known of his activities, but enough to show that he was one of the prominent men of the Connecticut colony. Trumbull speaks of him as one of the fathers of Connecticut; he is among those named in the charter of Connecticut, granted by King Charles II; he was often a representative in the general court; and in the records of the colony his name often is found with the title Mr., then a mark of distinction.

He married Honor, daughter of Richard Treat, who was probably deceased by 1692.

Children:

1. John, born September 9, 1638 (possibly in 1632), died January 23, 1712; married, in 1657, Mary Mygatt. If he was born 1632, it’s from a first wife.

2. Jonathan, born about 1639, died January 8, 1700; married (first) November 21, 1660, Sarah Graves, (second) December 25, 1673, Elizabeth Gilbert.

3. A daughter, born about 1643; married --- Beckley.

4. Rachel, born about 1644; married, November 16, 1665, John Morgan.

5. Samuel, born about 1646, died April 6, 1709; married, March 29, 1694, Sarah Buck.

6. Mary, born about 1648; married John Hurlburt.

7. Mercy, born about 1651, died December 17, 1714; married --- Wright.

8. David, born about 1652, died May 4, 1725; married, August 14, 1678, Mary ---.

9. Sarah, born about 1654, died September 29, 1717; married Samuel Moody.

10. Ebenezer.

"Deming Genealogy": John Deming, the immigrant ancestor of most of the persons bearing his family name, was one of the early settlers of Wethersfield, Connecticut, where he recorded his homestead in 1641, as a house, a barn, and five acres of land, bounded by High Street, west, the Great Meadow, east, Thomas Standish's homestead, north, and Richard Crabbe's homestead, south.

The dates of his birth, marriage and death, have never been discovered. His wife was HONOR TREAT, daughter of Richard Treat, whose second wife Alice Gaylord, was her mother. It has not been proven that Honor was his first and only wife, nor that she was the mother of all of his children, although it is probable.

In his will of 13 Feb 1668, Richard Treat makes the following bequest: "Item: My debts being paid, I give to my loving sons John Demon, and Robert Webster, equally, all the rest of my goods and chattels whatsoever, except Mr. Perkins book, which I give to my son John Demon, and my great bible to my daughter Honor Demon.

And that money in my cousin Samuel Wells, his hand, unto my cousin David Deming, son of John Demon senior." This obscure clause seems to indicate that there was a John Demon senior, as well as John Demon the son-in-law, and suggests the possibility that the father of John Deming of Wethersfield was also named John.

This is stated as a fact by Hinman, without giving authority, and the theory is further supported by the statements of the compiler of the Wells Genealogy, and other genealogists. Treat refers to David Deming as his cousin, and indicates the same relationship with Samuel Wells, who is presumably the son of Gov. Thomas Welles, who married Elizabeth Deming, said to have been a sister of John Deming.

It would thus appear that the Treats, Welles, and Demings were connected in some way, perhaps before their removal to America. This is the only clue to the parentage of John Deming, and may ultimately lead to its final discovery.

It has been stated by some genealogists that John Deming was among the very first settlers of Wethersfield in 1635, and such is probably the case, but the proof is lacking. His first appearance upon the public records of the colony, after recording his homestead, was in 1642, March 2nd, when he was one of the jury of the "particular court."

In 1645, Dec. 1st, he appears among the deputies as Jo. Demon, and in 1656 as John Dement, when as a deputy, he is appointed one of a committee, "to give the best safe advice they can to the Indians." In 1657, May 21st, he appears as a deputy to the General Court, as John Deming, and the following year as John Dement. He was a deputy at various courts until 1667, under various names, the name Deming prevailing at the last. He was also a litigant in several lawsuits.

He is one of those named in the famous charter of Connecticut, in which King Charles granted to them and to those who should afterwards become associated with them, the lands of Connecticut," in free and common socage," and established a colonial government with unusual privileges.

Across the river from Wethersfield, and within its boundaries, lay the "Naubuc Farms," afterwards incorporated into the town of Glastonbury. Here among the first to obtain a lot, was John Deming in the year 1640, his name appearing as John Demion. It is not at all likely that he ever lived here, for he had a house in Wethersfield the following year, and he sold the land on the east side of the river to Samuel Wyllis before 1668.

He also owned land in Eastbury, for which he was taxed in 1673. In 1669 he is listed among the freemen of Wethersfield, as John Deming Senior, together with John Deming Junior, and Jonathan Deming. He bought considerable land in Wethersfield at various times, some of which he gave to his sons before he died.

The actual date of his death has never been discovered. He signed a codicil to his will February 3, 1692, and this is the last recorded act of his life. When the public lands were allotted to the inhabitants in 1695, he did not draw a portion. It is probable that he died soon after 1692, although his will was not proved until 21 November 1705, and Savage, and other genealogists have assumed that he lived until that year.

No public record has been found of the births of the children of John Deming, but their names, as far as known, have been taken from his will, which is preserved in the Probate Court of Hartford, Connecticut.

This old will is the one glimpse we have of the character of John Deming. It reveals a spirit of piety, of love for his family and his friends, and the companionship of some of the best men in the colony. It shows that he was a man of substance, well supplied with lands, and cattle; that he was equipped to work at some trade, which no doubt proved of service in the little colony when they first settled so far from the older towns on the coast. We would like to know what that trade was, but the records are silent on that point.

Under the first will, David was to have the tools of the shop, and David, we know, was a rope-maker; but under the codicil to the will, these tools went to John Deming Junior, and whether he continued in his father's trade or not, we are not informed. At the time this will was written, John Deming must have been over seventy years old, and we may picture him in his last days among his children, and grandchildren, reading from his old Geneva bible, or talking with his old friends and neighbors of the trials and hardships of the early days of the settlement.

As his wife is not mentioned in his will, it is probable that she died first. The church records of Wethersfield show among the members in 1694 "Jon. Deming Jr's. widow." It is hard to tell to whom this refers, unless to the widow of John Deming the first settler, but it is more probable that some other person is meant. Eunice Standish and her sister Sarah mentioned in the will as cousins, as were daughters of Thos. Standish, whose land adjoined Deming's. The connection of this family with Capt. Miles Standish of the Plymouth colony, has not been discovered. It would be interesting to learn how close was the relationship between the Deming and Standish families.

That John Deming was a prominent man in the affairs of the Connecticut colony, cannot be doubted, and his apparent association by kinship and friendship with those whom we look upon as among the founders of new England, indicates that he was a man of more than ordinary intelligence, and possessed of some education. It is to be hoped that future investigation may bring to light more information than we now have regarding his life in America, and the history of his birth and ancestry in his mother country.

Trumbull speaks of John Deming as one of the fathers of Connecticut, and Hinman says of him, that in 1654 he held the office of constable of Wethersfield, an office which proved that he was in the full confidence of the Governor. His name frequently appears upon the records of the colony with the prefix "Mr.," a courtesy paid only to men of some prominence. The same authority states that he was a representative at fifty sessions of the General Court, while in Hollister's roll of deputies, he is credited with nineteen sessions. It is certain that he bore his full share in the upbuilding of the colony, serving his country as the opportunity presented itself, and setting an example of good citizenship, which has born fruit in the loyalty and patriotism of many of his descendants during many generations.

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Born in Shalford, Essex, England to Jonathan & Elizabeth (Gilbert) Deming. Married Honor Treat in 1637 in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Their child: Ebenezer Deming.

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Magistrates of the "Colony of the Connecticut" and one of the Patentees named in it's charter.

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Named in the famous charter of Connecticut, in which King Charles granted to them and to those who should afterwards become associated with them,the lands of Connecticut, “in free and common socage” and established a colonial government with unusual privileges.
Source Link: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000175876876822label=@S1002@

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<b>John Deming</b> (c. 1615 – November 21, 1705) was an early Puritan s ettler and original patentee of the Connecticut Colony. <b>Life[edit] </b>Deming was born in Shalford, Essex County, England. He arrived in N ew England during the Great Migration with his older sister Elizabeth a nd her husband Nathaniel Foote. Deming and the Footes first settled in W atertown, Massachusetts, but left for the Connecticut River Valley in 1 636, where they helped found the town of Wethersfield.[2] Deming was brother-in-law to Connecticut governors Robert Treat and Tho mas Welles. After Foote died Deming's sister Elizabeth married Welles i n 1646.[3] Benjamin Trumbull named Deming one of the "fathers of Connecticut."[4] <b>Descendants[edit] </b>John Deming's descendants number in the thousands today. Some of hi s notable descendants include: Louisa May Alcott, was an American novelist. She is best known for the n ovel <i>Little Women </i>Humphrey DeForest Bogart, was an American actor. He has been called a c ultural icon.[5][6] Jérôme Napoleon Bonaparte, was a son of Jérôme Bonaparte (brother to Na poleon I) and Elizabeth Patterson, an American. William Edwards Deming,[7][8] (1900–1993) was an American statistician, p rofessor, author, lecturer, and consultant. Bruce Dern,[9][10] is an American film actor. Laura Dern,[9][10] is an American actress, film director and producer. John Fay,[11] was a U.S. Representative from New York. B.F. Goodrich,[12][13] was an American industrialist in the rubber indu stry. Archibald MacLeish,[9][10] was an American poet, writer and the Librari an of Congress. He is associated with the Modernist school of poetry. H e received three Pulitzer Prizes for his work. David Deming, noted American scientist and author. Cole Albert Porter,[14] was an American composer and songwriter. His wo rks include the musical comedies <i>Kiss Me, Kate,</i> <i>Fifty Million F renchmen</i>, <i>DuBarry Was a Lady</i> and <i>Anything Goes,</i> as we ll as songs like "Night and Day," "I Get a Kick out of You," "Well, Did Y ou Evah!" and "I've Got You Under My Skin." Nancy Davis Reagan,[15] is the widow of former United States President R onald Reagan and served as an influential First Lady of the United Stat es from 1981 to 1989. Harriet Beecher Stowe, was an American abolitionist and the author of < i>Uncle Tom's Cabin</i> (1852) which depicted life for African-American s under slavery. Tennessee Williams, was an American playwright who received many of the t op theatrical awards for his works of drama. He won the Pulitzer Prize f or Drama for <i>A Streetcar Named Desire</i> in 1948 and for <i>Cat on a H ot Tin Roof</i> in 1955.

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ELIZABETH WELLES' own will states that her brother is JOHN DEMING.
She also mentions in her will her son from her first husband, NATHANIEL FOOTE, also named NATHANIEL FOOTE.

From footefamilycompr011907foot.pdf:
FOOTE HISTORY AND GENEALOGY

DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL FOOTE OF
WETHERSFIELD, CT.
1. NATHANIEL FOOTE. The first settler. He was b. abt. 1593; m. in Eng-
land abt. 1615, Elizabeth Deming, sister of John Deming, who was one of the first settlers of Wethersfield. She was b. abt, 1595. He d. abt. 1644. She m. abt.
1646, Thomas Welles. He was magistrate, afterwards Governor of the Colony.
He d. . She d. July 28, 1683.
I. NATHANIEL FOOTE, one of the first settlers of Wethersfield, Ct., belongs,
not to that class of men who fill a large place in the world 's history, because called by
some great emergency into positions of power and influence,—but to that more meri-
torious class of pious and excellent persons, who, born to the great inheritance of
labor, walk meekly along the paths of common life, perform every duty, public or
private, love and help their fellow men, and act always as if in their Great Task
Master's eye. It is to such men that society owes at once its peace, stability and
progress, and yet history takes no note of such, and hence
'
' The world knows nothing of its greatest men. '
'
His business in life was that of agriculture,—necessarily the leading pursuit
of New England in its early history, when the forests were to be elled, the soil broken up, the seeds of all the grains, and plants and fruits which constitute the food
of men and beasts to be sown, and its great staples of commercial exchange supplied.
And in every period of society the agriculture population has proved of the highest
importance to the wealth, dignity and strength of a State. It is from this class of
the population that the city and the village, that commerce and the arts, are ever drawing the bone and muscle of their laborers, and much of the energy of their
directing force. In no other of the leading pursuits in society are there the same
facilities for cultivating bodily energy, and the force and vigor of mind conse- quent upon a vigorous constitution. The pure air, the rough exposure, the health-
ful toil, the constant call for thought and reflection, the walking with God in the
open field, the study of his laws as unfolded in the circuit of the seasons, and in
the growth of the seed and ripening of the harvest, the better domestic training
under which children can be reared in the country,—all these things are favorable
for converting the agricultural population into an element of conservation, much
needed to give stability to the ever restless desire of change which animates a young community, and to uphold society in moments of danger and trial. It is the boast of Connecticut, and of Wethersfield in particular, to have had from the
beginning a large population of intelligent, industrious and pious farmers in her
population, and that the ranks of her merchants, her mechanics, her seamen and
her professional men have been replenished by contributions drawn from this source. To this she undoubtedly owed her reputation for steady habits, and the
domestic peace which has reigned so continuously in her borders. To this class of
her population Mr. Foote belonged;—he was an intelligent, pious and industrious
farmer, and, like all of that class of farmers, he was from time to time summoned
to the discharge of public trusts by his neighbors and townsmen.
From all that we can learn Mr. Foote came from Shalford, in Colchester, Eng.,
and settled in Watertown, Mass. The first mention I find made of his name is in the Kecords of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, in 1633, when he took the oath
of freeman. In the "Eecords of the Grants and Possession of the Lands in
Watertown," (in which town Mr. Foote first located himself) the following entry
is made:
"1. An homstall of sixteen acres by estimation, bounded ye north and north-
west wth ye highway, the south and southwest wth Jeremiah Norcross, granted
to him.
"2. Two acres of marsh by estimation, bounded ye south wth ye River, the
north wth Henry Curtis, the east wth John Firmin, and the west wth John Smith,
granted to him."
Whether Mr. Foote was among the pioneers from Watertown, who made the
first lodgment in, or before, 1635, on the banks of the Connecticut at Pyquag, is not known, but his name is found in its first Eecords, and among those to whom
the first distribution of land was made; and he, therefore, must have shared all the
dangers and privations of that long and toilsome journey through the wilderness
in 1636, and have encountered all the horrors and trials of the first winter in
their new home. And how difficult it is for us, in our comfortable dwellings, or traversing with every means and appliance of comfort, the distance between
Wethersfield and Boston, in half as many hours as they consumed days, to realize
the sufferings of that journey and of that first winter here! We never can be
too thankful that courage and strength was meted out to them in proportion
to their trials. For them, the trail of the Indian, too narrow for teams or herds,—for them, the unbridged stream and morass,—for them, the steep hill,—for
them, the dangers from wild beasts, or from savage men, were not enough to cause them to turn back. It was not 'till winter had come down from the north
to lock up the streams, 'till the fire in their temporary lodgments could not keep
out the biting cold, 'till famine stared them in the face, that they turned again
for food and shelter to the coast; and when spring returned, they were again on
their way, with their thinned ranks recruited, to commence anew the work of
settlement.
In a few years we find them, with their brethren in Hartford and Windsor,
laying the foundations of a Commonwealth in which they aim "to maintain and
preserve the liberty and purity of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus," and "to be
governed and guided by such laws, rules, orders and decrees as shall be made,
ordained and declared" by the General Court, to be appointed by the freemen
of the Commonwealth. To found a State under any circumstances has ever been
counted among the great works of great men, but to found a State, in which
the equal rights of all men are so well recognized and guarded, in the wilderness,
amid the trials of frost and famine, and with daily, hourly, constant apprehension
of assault and butchery from the savage, is no common event in the world's
history, and should be ever remembered by those who have enjoyed its protection.
In the original distribution of the lands of the town, as recorded in 1640, Mr,
Foote had assigned him a house lot of ten acres on the east side of Broad street, near the south end of the street. A part of this lot is now owned and occupied
by Mr. Josiah Adams. Mr. Foote became the owner of several other tracts of
land, laying partly in the Great Meadow east of his house lot, and containing in
the whole, upwards of four hundred acres. The cultivation of his land constituted
his main business, although he was called by his neighbors to participate in the
public trusts of the town, and in 1644 was appointed a delegate to the General
Court.
Mr. Foote married in England, about the year 1615, to Elizabeth Deming,
sister of Mr. John Deming, who was one of the first settlers of Wethersfield, and
for many years one of the magistrates of the Colony of Connecticut, and one of the patentees named in its charter. His children were all boru in England, except
perhaps the youngest. Mr. Foote died in 1644, aged about 51 years, and was
buried in the ancient burying ground in the rear of the Meeting House, where are gathered together the ashes of nine generations. He left behind him, surviving, a widow, two sons and five daughters. He left no will. At a Particular Court
held at Hartford, November 20, 1644, the following inventory of his property and
distribution of his real estate were exhibited, and an order of court granting
administration on his estate and directing a distribution to be made, was passed.
An inventory of the goods and lands of Nathaniel Foote, of Wethersfield,
deceased, being truly taken and indifferently prised by Eichard Tratte,
Samuel Smith and Nath: Dickinson.
Imprs his purse and apparrell 7 . 16 . 00
It in neat cattell and in hay 93.00.00
It in horsse fleshe 34 . 00 . 00
It in hoggs 66.00.00
It in debts 29.00.00
It in Englishe corne 70.00.00
It in goats 3.15.00
It in carts, ploughs and the furniturr belonging theretoo 6.00.00
It in nayles 1.10.00
Ite in Indian corn 8 . 00 . 00
It in old wheat and pease 6 . 06 . 00
It for certen things in the chamber 2 . 00 . 00
It ffor amunition 5.00.00
Ite for fewer beds wth the furniture 13 . 06 . 08
le in fyne Lynnen 5 . 10 . 00
Ite 2 table boards, 2 chests, Trunke wth other Implets 5.00.00
It pewter and brasse and other useful vessell 12.00.00
It in husbandry tools 3 . 00 . 00
It in beife butter and cheese and other necessary pvision for the howse 8.14.00
Ite in poultry 1 . 00. 00
380.17.00
THE LAND.
Ten acres of home lots wth one dwelling house and 2 barnes wth other build-
ing thereuppon.
4 acres of home lotts. 6 acres of meadow wth an acre of swampe.
SO acres of plaine fenced in being 14 ac broke up.
7 acres of the plaine meadow plowed up.
20 acres in the great meadow of hay ground.
4 acres in the bever meadow.
27 acres of swampe ground.
81 acres of upland in the weste field. 32 rod broad beyond the Kiver being three myles in length.
RICHAED TREAT.
SAMUEL SMITH.
NATHANIEL DICKENSON.
A debt formerly forgotten wch the said Deceased Nath: Foote did owe. 1.10.00
Dated November the 20th, 1644. Land devided to theWydowe ffoote. 4 ac home lott when her howse is 20 . 00 . 00
The howseing 50.00.00
2 ae unsubdued 4.00.00
7 ac plaine brok 28.00.00
314 plaine med : 20 . 00 . 00
14 ac meadow 70.00.00
3 ac plaine not broake up 5 . 00 . 00
30 ac upland in Westfield 15 . 00 . 00
212.00.00
Land devided to the eldest sonne. 3 ac homelott next her 15 . 00 . 00
2 ae unsubdued 4 . 00 . 00
7 ac plaine broke up 28 . 00 . 00
3% of meadow 20.00.00
3 ac in great med: 24.00.00
4 ac in beaver med: 4.00.00
27 ac swampe 1 . 10. 00
3 ac not broke up 5.00.00
30 ae upland west field 15.00.00
Halfe the east side 10.00.00
126.10.00
Land for the youngest sonne.
3 ae homelott 15.00.00
6 ac mea: in the swamp 30 . 00. 00
21 ae west field 10.00.00
halfe on the east sd 10. 00 . 00
65.00.00
The age of the 5 children Dwelling wth their mother.
Nath: ffoote 24 years
Eob ffoote about 17 years
Frances about 15 years
Sarah about 12 years
Eebecka about 10 years
The wyddowe of the said Nath: ffoote is admitted to administer the Estate,
and the eldest sonne is to have the lands before mentioned as they are valued at
1261. 10s. wch is to be made uppe 1481, and the youngest sonne the pticular landes
above mentioned for him at 651. wch is to be made uppe 741. and the daughters dis- posed in niarriedge are to have 301. a peece wch they have receevede made uppe
741. and the other children are to have 741. a peece privded it is lefte at the dispose
of their mother to detracte from any of them if shee see just cause 51. of the
portion here sett downe, and to adde yt to such of the other as best desearve yt.
"At a Particular court holden December 12, 1644. Present,—Edward Hop-
kins, Esq., Governor; John Haynes, Esq., Deputy Governor, and the several Magis-
trates.
"Mr, Heynes and Mr. Willis are desired to consider of the estate of Nath:
flfoote, deceased, and to take in what help they please from any of the neighbors
to advise how yt may be Disposed of, and to report there apprehensions to the
. next Court."
This last vote is of many evidences which might be quoted from the Eecords
to show the confidence reposed in the leading men of the Colony, and how natur-
ally the people turn to such men for help when public business is to be done, or private affairs even are to be regulated.
Mrs. Foote, the widow of Nathaniel Foote, was married about the year 1646,
to "Mr. Thomas Welles, Magistrate," afterwards Governor of the Colony, whom
she likewise survived.
Governor Welles died Jan. 14, 1659-60, leaving a will. When in life, he gave
a good estate to each of his children, except his son John, who settled in Stratford,
Ct. Mr. John Welles died before his father, and in his will gave him his son Eobert, then a child, to whom Governor Welles, in his will, which is dated Novem-
ber 7, 1659, gave the bulk of the large estate of which he died seized. Mrs. Welles died July 28, 1683, aged about 88 years. She left a will which was exhibited to and approved by the "Particular Court," August, 1683. The
following is a copy of that Instrument:
"I, Elizabeth Welles, of Wethersfield, in the county of Hartford, in the
colony of Connecticut, Widdow, Being stricken in yeares & in expectation of my
Solemn Change but of Good and perfect memorie blessed by allmighty God for
the setleing of the Temporall estate God hath lent me, & that peace may be con- tinued amongst my relations when I am gathered to my Fathers, doe make, con-
stitute & ordain & declare this to be my last will & Testament in Manor & form
following, revoking & adnulling by these presents all former & other will or
wills, Testament or Testaments by me heretofore made and declared by word or writeing & this to be taken onely for my last will & Testament & none other, &
first I committ my soule to allmighty God my Saviour & redeemer in whome & by
the merits of Jesus Christ I trust and believe to be saved & to have forgiven of
my sins, & that my Soule with my body at the Generall day or resurection Shal
be reunited againe, & through the meritts of Christ's death and passion possesse
& Inheritt the kingdom of heaven prepared for the Elect, & my body to comely
and Christian Buriall as my overseers shall see meet, & my estate I disspose as
followeth. I will that all those debts I ow in right or consciens to any man or men be well and Truly contended & payd out of my estate in the first place. My
fourteen acres of land in the great meadow & Thirty acres in the west field I give unto my son Eobert foote and to his heirs forever prohibiting him the sale of the same, he paying for these lands forty five pounds to be payed to the children
of my Daughter Sarah Judson deceased nine pounds, & to my foure daughters,
viz. my daughter Churchall, my daughter Goodrich, my Daughter Barnard & my
daughter Smith, to each of them Nine pownds a piece, I give unto my son Nathaniel
foots Eldest son and his Brother eleven pownds, & to their children. To Daniel
forty shillings, & to Elizabeth fewer pownds which legacies, bothe the eleven
pownd forty shillings & fower pownds shall be payed out of The money Nathaniel
Graves owes me By Bill, I give and bequeth unto my Grand Son John Studder
halfe my Great lott which lyes at the farther Bownds of the Towne & the other
halfe of the sayd lott I give unto my Grandsons Joseph & Benjamin Churchall &
theire heirs forever. The remaynder of my estate (when a legacy is pd to my
overseers out of it) shall be divided into five parts one part I give to my daughterJudsons children to be to them and their heirs for ever, & to my daughter Churchall
& her children one fifth part, & to my Daughter Goodrich & her children one fift part, and to my Daughter Barnard & her children one fift part, and to my
Daughter Smith & her children one fift part, it is my will that what I give my
four<3 daughters shall be wholly at their disspose, to disspose among their children as they see Good, I do nominate & appoynt my welbeloved Captaine John Allin
to be my Executor, & my beloved Brother, Mr. John Deming, senr, & my Grand
Sonn Henry Beck to be the desired overseers of this my will, and as a token of my
respect to them I give them Thirty Shillings a piece out of my estate, & for the
confirmation of the premises I have hereunto Set my hand this 28 day of March,
1678. memorandum it is my will that the Nine pounds a peice I give my foure
daughters & the fift part of my estate I give them shall be divided among the
children of each of them the one halfe of it imediatly after my deccasse.
Elizabeth Welles
E. W. L. S. her mark
This signed and declared to be the last will and Testament of Mrs. Elizabeth
Welles In presence of us: Joseph Eowlandson.
John Deminge.
Memorandum: I give unto my grandson Nath: ffoott: the eldest son of my
sonn Nathll; the one half of my fourteen acres of Medow & one half of my thirty acres of upland lying in the West field; wth liberty of takeing the first choice, he
paying one half of the Legacyes wch were to be pd by my sonn Kobt had he lived
to possess ye sd land.
my will is that that part of ye eleven pownds (wch I formerly will'd to my
sd grandson Nathll & his Brothr,) wch belonged to him by will, shall be equally
distributed between my foure daughters above mentioned, and for the memorandum
all rents of Land due to me, I will to be divided equally amongst my foure fore- mentioned daughters & their heirs;
Elizabeth Welles
her mark
Witnessed by us Samll Tallcott
John Deminge
The following entry appears on the back of the will: The distribute of 17 lb: To Samll: Foott = 05 = 10 = 00
To Elizabeth ffoot z= 04 = 00 = 00
To Lift : Smith =01 = 07 = 06
To ffrancis Barnard =01 = 07 = 06
To Josiah Churchall =01 = 07 = 06
To Lift. Tracey =01 =07 = 06
To Danll: ffoot =02 = 00 = 00
17 = 00 = 00
The original will of Mrs. Foote, alias Welles, from which I copy, is in the
handwriting of Eev. Joseph Eowlandson, minister of Wethersfield; the codicil, or "Memorandum," in that of Samuel Tallcott, of Wethersfield, son of John Talcott,one of the first settlers of Hartford.
ELIZABETH, b. abt. 1616; m. 1638, Josiah Churchill, of Wethers-
field, Ct. He d. abt. Jan. 1, 1686. She d. Sept, 8, 1700. Ch.:
(1) Mary Churchill, b. Mar. 24, 1630; m. Samuel Church, of
Hadley, Mass. (2) Elizabeth, b. May 15, 1642; m. Oct. 31, 1660,
Henry Buck, of Wethersfield, Ct. He was b. abt 1626; d. July
7, 1712. She d. . Ch.: 8. Henry, the youngest, settled
in Cohanzy, N. J. The late Henry Sheppard, of Springfield,
Mo., and ch.: (1) Mary, who. m. Oliver H. Picher, (2) Lieu-
tenant Comdr. Francis Henry Sheppard, and (3) Miss Margaret
Sheppard, are descendants of Elizabeth through Henry
Buck 2nd. (3) Hannah, b. Nov. 1, 1644; d. before Nov.
11, 1683, (4) Ann, b. 1647; m. Eice. (5) Joseph, b. Dec.
2, 1649; m. May 13, 1764, Mary . He d. Apr. 1, 1699. Ch.: 9. (6) Benjamin, b. May 16, 1652; m. 1677, Mary . She was b. abt. 1652; d. Oct. 30, 1712. Ch.: 3. (7) Sarah, b. Nov. 11, 1657; m. June 11, 1673, Thomas Wickam, of Wethers-
field, Ct. He was b. New Haven, Ct., Oct. 15, 1C51; d. Apr. 30,
1730. He was buried in the Wethersfield burying ground. She
d. . Ch.: 6.
3. ii. NATHANIEL, b. abt. 1620; m. Elizabeth Smith.
4. iii. MAEY, b. abt. 1623; m. 1st, 1642, John Stoddard, of Wethersfield,
Ct. He d. Dec, 1664; m. 2nd, 1674, John Goodrich, of Wethers-
field. He d. Apr., 1680; m. 3rd, Lieut. Thomas Tracy, of Nor-
wich, Ct. He d. Nov. 7, 1685. She d. . Ch.: (1) Mary
Stoddard, b. May 12, 1643; m. Dec. 10, 1663, Joseph, son of
Thomas Wright, of Wethersfield. She d. Aug. 23, 1683. He m.
2nd, Mercy Stoddard, his wife's sister. He d. Jan. 1715. Ch.
by 1st wife, F., one of whom, Joseph, b. Feb. 14, 1669, d. Sept. 2, 1756; res., Colchester, Ct. (2) John, b. Apr. 12, 1646; m. May
26, 1647, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Curtis, of Wethersfield.
He d. Dec. 4, 1703, ae. 57. Ch. : 8. (3) Caleb, b. Sept. 12,
1648; d. in childhood. (4) Joshua, b. Sept. 12, 1648; m. Aug.
15, 1684, Berthia, dau. of Kichard Smith, of Wethersfield. He
d. abt. 1725, p. s. (5) Mercy, b. Nov. 1652; m. Mar. 10, 1685,
Joseph Wright, of Wethersfield. Ch.: 2. (7) Elizabeth, b. July, 1656; m. Wright. (8) Nathaniel, b. Mar. 1661; m. 1st, Mary. She d. Jan. 17, 1693; m. 2nd, Dec. 7, 1693, Eunice,
dau. of Thomas Standish, of Wethersfield. He d. Feb. 9, 1714. She d. Aug. 5, 1716, ae. 52. Ch.: 1 by 1st wife, 3 by 2nd.
5. iv. ROBERT, b. abt. 1627; m. 1659, Sarah, dau. of William Potter,
of New Haven, Ct. (New Haven Land Records.)
6. V. FRANCES, b. 1629; m. 1st, 1648, John Dickinson, of Hadley,
Mass. He d. 1676; m. 2nd, 1677, Frances Barnard, of Hart-
ford, Ct., and Hadley, Mass. She d. . He d. Feb. 3, 1698, ae. 81. Ch.: (1) Hannah Dickinson, b. Dec. 6, 1648; m. Sept. 23, 1668, Samuel Gilet, of Hadley. He was lost at "Falls Fight," May 19, 1676. M. 2nd, May 15, 1677, Stephen
Jennings, of Hadley. She was captured by the Indians Sept.
19, 1677, and carried to Canada. She returned in 1678. Abt.1690 they moved to Brookfield, Mass. While haying in a meadow
with five neighbors they were sprung upon by Indians, and
killed, July 22, 1710. She d. abt. 1705. Ch.: (a) Hannah, b. Sept. 20, 1669; d. Feb. 1671. (b) Mary, b. Dec. 1670. (c)
Samuel, b. May 24, 1672, (d) Hannah, b. Sept. 5, 1673. (e)
Captivity Jennings, b. Mar. 14, 1678, soon after her mother
returned from captivity; m. Abijah Barlett, of Brookfield,
Mass. He was slain by Indians, (f ) Stephen, b. June 16, 1680. (g) Joseph, b. Aug. 23, 1682. (h) Sarah, b. Aug. 29, 1648. (2) Mary,
b. m. 1674, Samuel Northam, of Hadley, both d. res. Hatfield
and Deerfield, Mass., and Colchester, Ct. Ch.:(a) Samuel, b. May 4, 1675, in Hatfield, (b) Mary, b. Jan. 7, 1677. (c)
Elizabeth, b. Apr, 1, 1680. (d) Jonathan, b. May 18, 1682. (3)
John, b. m. Susanna, dau. of Joseph Smith, of Hartford, Ct.,
and of his wife Lydia, dau. of Eev. Ephriam doHewett, of Win-
sor, Ct. She was b. June, 1667. Ch.: (a) John, b. Nov. 1, 1689. (4) Jonathan, b. d. before Mar., 1678. (5) Sarah, b. m.
1st, Dee. 11, 1677, Samuel Lane, of Suffield, Ct. He d. abt.
1690, in Suflaeld; m. 2nd, Feb. 27, 1691, Martin
Kellogg, of Suffield; both d. Ch.: (a) Samuel, b. (b) Sarah, b. (c) Mary, b. May 7, 1684. (d) John, b. Apr. 3, 1686. (e)
Elizabeth, b. (f) Joseph Kellogg, b. Nov. 8, 1C91. Was cap-
tured by French and Indians at Deerfield, Feb. 29, 1704, and
taken to Canada. He learned the Indian language and on his return from captivity was often employed as an interpreter,
(g) Joanna, b. Feb. 8, 1693. She was captured with her
brothers. She through choice remained among the Indians,
marrying an Indian chief. She d. leaving ch. (h) Eebecca,
b. Dec. 22, 1695. Was captured with the others. She also
learned the Indian language and acted as interpreter for mis-
sionaries, (i) Jonathan, b. Dec. 17, 1698. (6) Elizabeth, b. d. before Mar., 1678. (7) Eebecca, b. 1658; m. Feb. 11, 1680,
Joseph, son of Lydia and Joseph Smith, of Hadley, Mass. She
d. Feb. 16, 1731. He d. 1733. Ch.: (a) Joseph, b. Nov. 3, 1682; d. Oct. 21, 1767. (b) John, b. Oct. 24, 1684; d. Aug. 27, 1686. (c) John, b. June 5, 1686; d. Aug. 14, 1686. (d) Ee-
becca, b. June 11, 1689. (e) Jonathan, b. Oct. 28, 1691. (f)
Lydia, b. Sept. 15, 1693. (g) Benjamin, b. Jan. 22, 1696. (h)
Elizabeth, b. Dec. 22, 1701; d. Feb. 14, 1728. (8) Abigail, b. m.
1st Dec. 6, 1683, Thomas Croft, of Hadley, Mass. He d. Feb.
27, 1692. M. 2nd, Nov. 30, 1704, Samuel Crofoot. He was b. 1662; d. Oct. 10, 1733; buried at Hadley, Mass. She d. 1714.
Ch.: (a) John Croft, b. Nov. 8, 1684. (b) Mary, b. Feb. 2, 1686. (c) Abigail, b. Sept. 29, 1688. (d) Thomas, b. Feb. 27,
1690; d. Apr. 12, 1714. (e) Elizabeth, b. Apr. 17, 1691. (f)
Benoni Croft, b. Oct. 22, 1692. (g) Sarah Crofoot, b. May 25, 1706. (9) Mercy, b. m. June 8, 1688, Joseph Chamberlain, of
Hatfield, Mass., and Colchester, Ct. He d. Aug. 7, 1752, ae. 87. She d. June 30, 1735, ae. 67, in Colchester, Ct. Ch.: (a) Sarah,
b. Nov. 2, 1690; d. in infancy, (b) Sarah, b. Mar. 10, 1693;m. Ephraim Foote (26). (c) John, b. Mar. 4, 1700. (10)
Mehitabel, b. m. June 26, 1689, John Ingram, Jr., of Hadley,
and Amherst, Mass.; both d. Ch.: (a) Elizabeth, b. Mar. 15,
1691. (b) John, b. Jan. 9, 1693; d. Nov. 11, 1737. (c) Eben-
ezer, b. Dec. 10, 1694; d, Nov. 21, 1695. (d) Hannah, b. Oct.
19, 1697. (e) Mehitabel, b. Sept. 13, 1698. (f) Ebenezer, b. Nov. 10, 1700; d. Jan. 6, 1702. (g) Mary, b. July 10, 1702. (h) Eebecca, b. Nov. 5, 1704. (i) Jonathan, b. Dec. 15, 1708;
d. Jan. 26, 1709. (j) Experience, b. Apr. 17, 1714; d. Aug. 21, 1714. (k) Elisha, b. Sept. 7, 1717.
7. vi. SARAH, b. abt. 1632; m. 1652, Jeremiah, son of William and
Grace Judson, of Stratford, Ct. Grace Judson d. Sept. 29, 1659. William Judson, m. 2nd Feb. 8, 1660, Elizabeth Willmot, of New
Haven. William Judson is ancestor of Eev. Adoniram Judson,
the celebrated missionary; res., Burmah, East Indies.; and of
Dea. David P. Judson, of Stratford, Ct. William d. July 29,
1662, in New Haven, Ct. Sarah Judson d. 1673. Jeremiah
Judson, m. Nov. 8, 1675, Catharine Cragg, widow of Thomas
Fairchild, of Stratford. She d. May, 1706. Mr. Judson d. of
palsy. May 15, 1701. Ch.: (1) Isaac, b. Mar. 10, 1653. (2)
Mary, b. Dec. 31, 1655. (3) Elizabeth, b. Feb. 24, 1658. (4)
Sarah, b. Apr. 7, 1662. (5) Mercy, b. June 14, 1665. (6) Jere- miah, b. Mar. 1, 1671.
8. vii. EEBECCA, b. abt. 1634; m. 1st abt. 1657, Lieut. Philip, son of
Samuel Smith, of Wethersfield, Ct., and Hadley, Mass. Eev.
Cotton Mather says he was "murdered with an hideous witch-
craft." He d. Jan. 10, 1685. She m. 2nd Oct. 2, 1688, Major
Aaron Cook, of Windsor, Ct., and Northampton, Mass.
He was b. abt. 1610 ; d. Sept. 5, 1690. She d. Apr. 6, 1701, in Hadley. Ch.: (1) Samuel Smith, b. Jan., 1658; m.
1st, Nov. 16, 1682, Mary, dau. of Samuel Church, of Hadley.
She was b. 1664; d. June 18, 1700. M. 2nd, Jan. 24, 1701, Mary
Smith, of Hadley. He was Dea. in the Ch. in East Hartford,
where he had purchased an estate. He d. 1707. She d. . Ch.: (a) Mary Smith, b. Dec. 28, 1689, in Hadley. (b) Eebecca,
b. Nov. 20, 1691. (c) Samuel, b. Dec. 18, 1694. (d) Mehita-
bel, b. May 9, 1696. (e) Benoni, b. June 12, 1700. (f)
Timothy, b. June 1, 1702. (g) Edward, b. Nov. 17, 1704. (h)
Mercy, b. in East Hartford, Ct.; d. young. (2) John, b. Dec.
18, 1661; m. Nov. 29, 1683, Joanna, dau. of Joseph and Joanna
Kellogg, of Hadley. She was b. Dec. 8, 1664; d. . He
was Dea. in the Ch. in Hadley; d. Apr. 16, 1727. (a) John, b. Dec. 3, 1684; m. and had 7 ch. One of them John, b. 1717,
had a son John, called Major John Smith, who lived and d. in Hadley. Orlando Smith, town clerk of Hadley, and post-
master, was his son. Res., So. Hadley, Mass. (b) Joanna,
b. Sept. 7, 1686. (c) Eebecca, b. Aug. 5, 1688. (d) Joseph,
b. July 19, 1690. (e) Martin, b. Apr. 15, 1692; m. 1715, Sarah
Wier, of Wethersfield, Ct. Ch.: 7. (f) Elizur, b. Sept. 25,
1694. (g) Sarah, b. Nov. 18, 1696; d. Dec. 28, 1697. (h)
Sarah, b. Nov. 9, 1698. (i) Prudence, b. Mar. 15, 1701. (j)
Experience, b. Apr. 19, 1703. (k) Elizabeth, b. Oct. 12, 1705.
(1) Mindwell, b. May 25, 1708. (3) Jonathan Smith, b. 1663; m. Nov. 14, 1688, Abigail, dau. of Joseph and Abigail (Terry)
Kellogg, of Hadley. She d. . He d. abt. 1737; res., Hatfield, Mass. Ch.: (a) Jonathan Smith, b. Aug. 10, 1689; m. had a son Jonathan, who m. Rebecca, dau. of Dr. Nathaniel
Smith, and he had most of Nathaniel 's estate, including a
large farm, in the vicinity of where the college now is. He
had one dau.; res., Amherst, Mass. (b) Daniel, b. Mar. 3, 1692. (c) Abigail, b. Apr. 20, 1695. (d) Stephen, b. Dec. 5, 1697; res., Amherst, (e) Prudence, b. May 16, 1700. (f)
Moses, b. Sept. 8, 1702. (g) Elisha, b. July 10, 1705; m. and
had 12 ch.; res., Whately, Mass. (h) Elizabeth, b. May 8, 1708. (i) Ephriam, b. Mar. 24, 1711; res., Athol, Mass. (j)
Aaron, b. Feb. 7, 1715; res., Athol, Mass. (4) Philip Smith,
b. 1665; m. 1st July 9, 1687, Mary, dau. of Samuel Bliss, of
Springfield. She was b. abt. 1670; d. Dec. 23, 1707, in Hart-
ford. M. 2nd Sept., 1708, Mary, sister of John Eobinson, of
Hartford. In 1704 he purchased lands in East Hartford, Ct. He d. Jan. 25, 1725. She d. May 17, 1733; res., Hadley, Mass.,
Springfield, Mass., and East Hartford, Ct. Ch.: (a) Philip, b. Hadley, May 1, 1689. (b) David, b. Hadley, Apr. 23, 1691.
(c and d) Twin girls, b. Hadley, June 11, 1693. (e) Martha,
b. Hadley, Sept. 27, 1694; m. Thomas Wiard. (f) Aaron, b. Springfield, Feb. 14, 1697. (g) Mary, b. Springfield, Feb. 23,
1699; m. John Benjamin, Jr., of Hartford, Ct.; res., Stratford, Ct. (h) Samuel, b. 1702, in Spring-
field. He was Dea. of the Ch. in East Hartford, Ct.; d. Aug.
28, 1777. (i) Rebecca, b. (j) Ebenezer, b. Jan. 1, 1707, in Hartford. (k) Nehemiah, b. Hartford, July 17, 1709. (1) Hannah, b. Hartford, Nov. 20, 1711. (5) Rebecca Smith, b. 1668; m. 1686, George Stillman, of Hadley, Mass., and Wethersfield, Ct. He was b. abt. 1654; was a merchant of enterprise and wealth, was the representative of Hadley in the General Court of
Mass., in 1698; d. Nov. 17, 1728. She d. Oct. 7, 1750; ch. all b. in Hadley. Ch.: (a) George Stillman,b. 1686; res., Wethersfield, Ct., until abt. 1730, when he disappeared. Abt. the same time a
Dr. George Stillman appeared in Westerly, E. I.; they prob-
ably were identical, (b) Rebecca, b. Jan. 14, 1688; d. Oct. 19, 1712. (c) Mary, b. July 12, 1689; m. Deliverence Blinn. (d)
Nathaniel, b. July 1, 1691; m. Mar. 3, 1715, Anna Southmayd.
She d. Jan. 6, 1730, M. 2nd, 1731, Sarah Allyn. She d. Mar.
4, 1794. He d. Jan. 1, 1770. Ch.: (i) Nathaniel, b. (ii) Allyn, (iii) Anna, (iv) Sarah, (v) Joseph, (vi) Samuel, (vii)
Mary, (viii) Rebecca, (x) George, (e) John, b. Feb. 19, 1693; m. May 26, 1715, Mary Wolcott. She d. July 2, 1777. He d. 1775. Ch.: (i) John, (ii) Rebecca, (iii) Mary, (iv) Abigail,
(v) Martha, (vi) Sarah, (vii) Elisha, (viii) Appleton, (ix)Huldah. (f) Sarah, b. Dec. 28, 1694; m. Jan. 18, 1715, Samuel
Willard. Ch.: (i) Samuel, (ii) Sarah, (iii) Rebecca, (iv) Han-
nah, (v) Elisha, (vi) George, (vii) Martha, (viii) Joseph, (ix)
Elisha, (x) Elisha. (g) Martha, b. Nov, 28, 1696; d. Oct. 2, 1712. (h) Ann, b. Apr. 6, 1699; m. Apr. 27, 1721, Hezekiah
May. He d. Sept. 3, 1783. She d. Nov. 7, 1767. Ch.: (i)
Ann, (ii) Samuel, (iii) Prudence, (iv) Hezekiah, (v) Elizabeth,
(vi) Eleazur, (vii) John, (viii) William. (6) Nathaniel, b. 1671; m. Feb. 6, 1696, Mary, dau. of Nathaniel and Hannah
Dickinson, of Hatfield, Mass. She d. Aug. 16, 1718, ae. 45. He d. 1740. Ch.: (a) Nathaniel, b. July 1, 1698. (b) Mary,
b. Dec. 11, 1700. (e) Joshua, b. Nov. 2, 1702. (d) Eebecca, b. Apr. 4, 1705. (e) Hannah, b. Mar. 7, 1707. (f) Martha, b. Jan. 31, 1709. (g) Lydia, b. Mar. 16, 1711. (g) Jerusha, b. Jan. 9, 1713. (7) Joseph Smith, b. 1674; m. Sept. 15, 1697,
Esther, dau. of Cornet Joseph Parsons, one of the first settlers of Northampton, Mass., and Springfield. She was b. Dec. 24, 1672. He was ed. for the ministry, and grad. Harvard Col-
lege, 1695. He was employed as teacher at Hopkins Academy,
in Hadley, Mass., and in Springfield. In 1708, Mr. Smith went
to Cohanzy, N. Y , and was ordained pastor there, by Phila-
delphia Presbytery, May 10, 1709. Abt. 1713 he received a
call from Upper Middletown, Ct., -.which he accepted, abt. two
years preceding the time of the organization into the church.
It having been organized, he was installed pastor Jan. 15, 1715. He d. Sept. 8, 1736. She d. May 30, 1760. Ch.: (a)
Martha, b. Sept. 17, 1699; m. Capt. Eichard Hamlin, Nov. 30,
1721. Ch.: (i) Mary, (ii) Esther, (iii) Nathaniel, (b) Joseph,
b. 1704; m. Dec. 20, 1726, Elizabeth Bulckley. Ch.: (i) Martha,
(ii) James, (iii) Elizabeth, (iv) Joseph, (v) John, (vi)
Nathaniel, (vii) Joseph, (viii) Edward, (c) Mary, b. 1709; m.
Dec. 10, 1729, Eev. Samuel Tudor. Ch.: (i) Theophilus, (ii)
Elihu, (iii) Ehoda, (iv) Samuel, (v) Mary, (vi) Ursula, (vii)
Martha, (viii) Oliver, (ix) Oliver, (x) Alpheus. (8) Ichabod,
b. Apr. 11, 1676; m. July 19, 1698, Elizabeth, dau. of Capt.
Aaron Cook. Ichabod d. Sept. 6, 1746. She d. Oct.
10, 1751. Ch.: (a) Philip, b. May 2, 1609. (b) Aaron, b. Sept.
20, 170O; moved from Hadley. (c) Nathaniel, b. Feb. 16, 1702;
res., Amherst, Mass.; was a physician; d. 1774. (d) Eebecca,
b. Nov. 9, 1703. (e) Moses, b. Apr. 30, 1706; farmer, (f)
Bridget, b. Mar. 15, 1708. (g) Mirriam, b. Aug. 22, 1710, (h)
Elizabeth, b. Sept. 10, 1712. (i) Samuel, b. Aug. 4, 1715. (j)
Experience, b. Jan. 27, 1717. (k) Elisha, b. Jan. 23, 1721;
res., in Vermont.
3. NATHANIEL FOOTE, b. abt. 1620; m. 1646, Elizabeth, dau. of Lieut.
Samuel Smith; res., Wethersfield, Ct., and Hadley, Mass. He d. 1655. She m.
2nd, William Gull, Wethersfield, and Hatfield, Mass. She had four ch., Mary,
Anna, Esther, Marcy.
9. i, NATHANIEL, b, Jan, 10, 1647; m, Margaret Bliss, 28 10. ii. SAMUEL, b. May 1, 1649; m. Mary Merrick,
11. iii. DANIEL, b. 1652; m. Sarah ; 2nd, Mary . ~ 12. iv. ELIZABETH, b. 1654; m. Nov. 10, 1670, Daniel, son of William
Belden, of Wethersfield, Ct. He was b. Nov. 20, 1648; d. Aug.
14, 1732, in Deerfield, Mass. She was killed by Indians Sept.
16, 1696. Ch. : (1) William, b. 1671. (2) Eichard,
b. 1672. (3) Elizabeth, b. Oct. 8, 1673; taken captive by In-
dians, Sept. 16, 1696. (4) Nathaniel, b. June 26, 1675; d. Aug.
21, 1714. (5) Mary, b. Nov. 17, 1677. (6) Daniel, b. Sept. 1, 1680; slain by Indians, Sept. 16, 1696. (7) Sarah, b. Mar. 15,
1682. (8) Esther, b. Sept. 29, 1683; taken captive by Indians,
Sept. 16, 1696. (9) Abigail, b. 1686. (10) Samuel, b. Hat-
field, Mass., Apr. 10, 1687; wounded by Indians, Sept. 16, 1696.
(11) John, b. Deerfield, Mass.; d. June 25, 1689. (12) Abigail,
b. Aug. 18, 1690; wounded by Indians, Sept. 16, 1696. (13)
John, b. Feb. 28, 1693; slain by Indians, Sept. 16, 1696. (14)
Thankful, b. Dec. 21, 1695; slain by Indians, Sept. 16, 1696.
The following was taken from the Hatfield Town Records:
Elizabeth, wife to Daniel Beldenye head of the family, together
with Daniel Belden, John Belden and Thankful Belden, their chidren, were all of
them slaine by the enemie September 16, 1696."
"Sept. 16, 1696. The Indians came along from up Green River to the town,
and assaulted Mr. Daniel Belden 's house; took Mr. Belden, his son Nathaniel and
daughter Esther captive, killed his wife and three children, and wounded Samuel
and Abigail, but they recovered, altho' Samuel had a hatchet stuck in his head,
and some of his brains came out at his wound. Samuel was born Apr. 10, 1687. From Mather's Magnalia:
"The Indians making an Assault upon Deerfield, in this Present War, they
struck a Hatchet some Inches into the Skull of a Boy there, even so deep that
the Boy felt the force of a Wrench used by 'em to get it out. There he lay a
long while Weltering in his Blood; they found him, they Dress 'd him; consider-
able Quantities of his Brain came out from time to time when they opened the
Wound; yet the Lad recovered, and is now a Living Monument of the Power
and Goodness of God."
5. ROBERT FOOTE (1), b. 1627; m. 1659, Sarah Potter; res., Wethersfield,
Ct., Wallingford, and in 1668, Branford. He d. 1681. She m. 2nd, 1686, Aaron
Blachley, of Branford, Ct.; res., Guilford. She d. .
13. i. NATHANIEL, b. Apr. 13, 1660; m. Tabitha Bishop of Branford,
Ct. He d. 1714. She d. 1715. Ch.
14. ii. SARAH, b. Feb. 12, 1662; m. 1st, Aug. 13, 1682, Isaac, son of
Richard Curtis, of Wallingford, Ct., by Rev. John Moss. He
d. July 15, 1712, ae. abt. 52; m. 2nd, Aug. 9, 1714, Nathaniel
How, of Wallingford, Ct. He d. Feb. 12, 1723 She d. . Ch.: (1) Isaac, b. Nov. 6, 1683. (2) Sarah, b. June 11, 1685. (3)
Joseph, b. July 11, 1689. (4) Ebenezer, b. Oct. 6, 1691; d. July
20, 1717. (5) Stephen, b. Mar. 8, 1694. (6) Phebe, b. d. Aug.
5, 1718. (7) John, b. 1698; d. July 20, 1719. (8) Elizabeth, b. Aug. 10, 1701. (9) Benjamin, b. Mar. 2, 1703