Joshua Bushnell

• 26. Joshua, b. Guilford, Conn.? 6 May 1644, d. Saybrook, Conn. 10 Mar. 1710

m. Norwalk, Conn. May 1682, Mary Seamer, b. Sept. 1658, dau. of Thomas and Hannah (Marvin) Seamer, and gr-dau. of the emigrant Richard Seamer. Hannah Marvin was a sister of Mary who m. Richard (10) Bushnell (R-4). She m. 2nd, New London, Conn. July 1715 Dea. William Douglas (R-10), b. 1 Apr. 1645, d. 9 Mar. 1724/5, son of William and Ann (Mattle) Douglas.

Joshua Bushnell, called Dea. res. at Saybrook. We nave no data as to his activities. His will dated 12 Jan. 1709/10, proved 14 Mar. following, mentions wife Mary, Exec'x, son Joshua, and dau. Hannah to made equal with her sister Thankful. Wit. by Robert Chapman and Nathaniel Chapman. The inv. taken 6 Feb. 1709/10, by Robert and Nathaniel Chapman, mentions Joshua, ae. 19 last November, Thankful ae. 23, and Hannah ae. 16. Total of est. £274-5s-11d (R-12).

Children, 3, all b. Saybrook:

53. i. Thankful, b. 3 Jan. 1686, m. 24 Apr. 1707, Joseph Scone (R-4), Children, 6...

54*. ii. Joshua, b. 18 Nov. 1690,

55. iii. Hannah, b. 16 Nov. 1693, d. 27 Nov. 1753, m. 8 or 18 Feb. 1712/3, Joseph Nettleton of Killingsworth, Conn., son of John and Martha (Hull) Nettleton (R-4-11).

Children, 4, all b. Killingworth, (R-11)...

-- From the Bushnell Family Genealogy compiled by George Eleazer Bushnell, revised and maintained by Irving E. Bushnell Jr. at http://www.bushnellfam.com