John Nobles

John Noble

• Born 7 Mar 1719 in Montville, New London, Connecticut
• Son of John Noble and Mercy (Williams) Noble
• Husband of Mary (Leffingwell) Nobles — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

John was born 7 Mar 1719 and was baptized 11 Sep 1720. According to records he married Mary Leffingwell (daughter of Daughter of Samuel Leffingwell I and Hannah Gifford).

References

• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Nobles_%281%29 New London Vital Records, in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records 1:65. “NOBLES, John, s. John & Mary, b. Mar. 7, 1719”
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Noble-2308

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As to the religious condition of the Mohegans, very little was done at this period to instruct them in the Christian faith. It is presumed that but few of them had become converts to the Christian faith; the remainder were still heathen, believ ing not perhaps in all their ancient deities, but at least in some of them, and asserting that while the English were bound to worship the English God, the Indians were equally bound to worship and serve the Indian gods. About this time com plaint was made to the government by the Indians, asserting that several of the settlers had encroached upon their lands.

The governor summoned the chiefs to appear before him at New London and state their complaints. Cesar, Sachem, Ben Uncas and several of the council appeared before the governor, Ghirdon Saltonstall, June 18, 1720, when he asked them who the persons were that had intruded upon their lands. They replied that they were Stephen Maples, Jona than Hill, Ralph Eargo, Joshua Baker, Alexander Baker, and John Nobles, and also that a saw-mill * had been built upon their land by Peter Mason, and was then in the hands of

Ralph Fargo declared the same, Jonathan and Alexander Baker also alleged that they had shown their titles to the committee, and the committee made no objection to them. John Nobles gave the same reasons for not showing his title as the others had. Upon the consideration of the complaints made by the Indians, and the answers by the claimants, the matter was, by the council, referred to the General Assembly, which body appointed James Wadsworth, John Hooker, and Captain John Hall, or any two of them, to be a committee to effect, if possible, a final settlement of the controversy per-

Adonijah Rogers-140. Adonijah, b. at K P. 18 Nov., 1754; married. Anna Nobles

V. ADONTJAH (140), b. 18 Nov., 1754, eldest son of Thomas Rogers and Sarah Fitch; married Anna Nobles, daughter of James Nobles and Anna Vibber, widow of Wil- liam Vibber. He settled at Montville.

315. Adonijah, b. 7 Oct., 1702; m. and settled at Noblestown, N. Y.

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ard Christophers and Grace Turner. They had eight sons and five daughters.

23. Elisha the 7th son, b. 4 Nov., 1743; m. Alice Tracy.

III. SAMUEL (18), b. 4 Feb., 1690-1, son of Samuel Leffingwell and Ann Dickerson; married 2 March, 1714-15, Hannah Gifford. He -ruled in Norwich. She died there 7 Oct., 1742.

Children.

24. Caleb, b. L3 May, 1716; m. Mary — ; .

25. Samuel, b. 28 Mnv, 1718; m. Hannah Buck.

26. Hannah, b. 1 1 Feb., 1719-20.

27. Ann, I.. 28 J<une, 1722; m. 1st, William Vibber; 2d,

dames Noble.

28. Andrew, b. 12 Dec, 1724; m. Marcy Nobles.

Children by Hannah.

50. Benjamin, b. 2 Feb., 1743-4; m. Lettis Camp.

51. Samuel, b. 28 June, 1747; m. Betsey Baker.

52. Abigail, b. 2 April, 1752; m. Josiah Baker.

IV. ANDREW (28), b. 12 Dec, 1724, son of Samuel Leffingwell and Ann Dickerson; married Marcy Nobles, b. 5 April, 1726, (laughter of Stephen Nobles and Marcy Wil- liams. He died in Bozrah, 27 Sept., 1803. She died 5 Oct., 1808

V. GURDON (53), b. 1768, son of Andrew Leffingwell and Marcy Nobles; married Polly Avery, daughter of . He was a resident of Montville, a farmer, and died 16 Jan., 1844. She died 17 Dec, 1869

December 30, 1723, at a parish meeting, Nathaniel Otis was chosen clerk; Jonathan Hill, Deacon Jonathan Copp, and John Vibber, committee; Joshua Baker and Adonijah Fitch, collectors.

October 5, 1724, it was voted " to build a school-house near the meeting-house, the same to be 19 feet long, 14 feet wide, and 7 feet posts." The house was completed before the close of the year and a teacher hired. Mr. Allen Mullan was the first teacher approved by the committee. The parish settled upon him a salary of 24 pounds a year and ten acres of land forever. December 31, 172S, liberty was granted to John Vibber, Peter Wickwire, Jason Allen, Joseph Atwell, Samuel Fox, Jr., and John Nobles, " to build a stable on the southeast corner of the meeting-house lot, for the accommo- dation of le use- when attending church."

Since the Church families' record has been in type, facts have come into the possession of the writer, through the cour- tesy of Mrs. Mary F. W. Church, wife of Frederick Fargo Church, Esq., a lawyer of Rochester, N. Y., that scatter much of the mist that has hitherto surrounded the more remote an- cestry of this branch of the Church families. It now appears to be clearly established that Richard Church of Westfield, Mass.. born in 1664, and married 3 March, 1692, Elizabeth Nobles, b. 9 Feb., 1673, daughter of Thomas Nobles of Bos- ton, was the father of Jonathan Church, who married Abigail Fairbanks of North Parish, 24 Feb., -1724.

This Richard Church and his wife Elizabeth are found among the early settlers in Colchester, where he died 1 April,

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1730, in the 67th year of his age. His wife afterwards mar- ried Deacon Samuel Loomis, and died 10 Aug., 1741, aged 78 years 6 months 1 day. The children of Richard Church, as found recorded at Westfield, Mass., were 1st, Hannah, b. 5 Oct., 1692; 2d, John, b. 12 Jan., 1693-4; 3d, Rachel, b. 1 March, 1694-5; 4th, James, b. 26 Oct., 1696; 5th, Joseph, b. 7 Dec, 1698; 6th, Jonathan, b. 7 Dec, 1700; 7th, Samuel, b. 28 'Nov;, 1702; 8th, Elizabeth, b. 26 March, 1705; Jonathan, 6th child of Richard Church and Elizabeth Nobles, b. 7 Dec, 1700; m. 24 Feb., 1724, Abigail Fairbanks. He had a son, Jonathan, b. about 1726, and was twice married. The name

of his first wife is unknown, and may have been Amy ,

Church.

Since the Church families' record has been in type, facts have come into the possession of the writer, through the cour- tesy of Mrs. Mary F. W. Church, wife of Frederick Fargo Church, Esq., a lawyer of Rochester, N. Y., that scatter much of the mist that has hitherto surrounded the more remote an- cestry of this branch of the Church families. It now appears to be clearly established that Richard Church of Westfield, Mass.. born in 1664, and married 3 March, 1692, Elizabeth Nobles, b. 9 Feb., 1673, daughter of Thomas Nobles of Bos- ton, was the father of Jonathan Church, who married Abigail Fairbanks of North Parish, 24 Feb., -1724.

This Richard Church and his wife Elizabeth are found among the early settlers in Colchester, where he died 1 April,

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1730, in the 67th year of his age. His wife afterwards mar- ried Deacon Samuel Loomis,