Moses Ventrus

Moses Ventris, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862), 4:370.

VENTRIS, VENTERUS or VENETROOS, MOSES, Farmington, freem. 1651, m. 14 Jan. 1647, Mary Graves [SIC: Grace unknown], d. perhaps of Thomas, perhaps of George, had Sarah, b. a. 1649; and Grace, a. 1652, both bapt. July 1653; Moses, bapt. 18 Feb. 1655; and Mary, 21 Feb. 1657; and he d. a. 1697, his inv. being of 12 Apr. in that yr. tho. his will is of 1693. Sarah m. John Brownson; Grace m. Samuel Blakesley; and Moses and Mary d. unm.

will

Probate Records, Vol., VI, 1695-1700. Page 10-11.

Ventrus, Moses sen., Farmington. Invt. £17-15-00. Taken 12 April, 1697, by John Hart & Daniel Andrews sen. Will dated 15 June, 1693.

The last Will & Testament of Moses Ventrus sen. of Farmington: I having now for a long time been weake and infirm, and my only son and youngest daughter having taken special Care of me, I acknowledge the Goodness of God therein and think it my duty and in some measure to requite them according to my ability. Imprimis: I give to my daughter Sarah, the wife of John Brunson, a feather pillow & a pewter salt Celler, she having formerly received her portion. Item. I give to my daughter Grace, the wife of John Blakeley, a feather pillow, a little pewter dish and a little pewter Cup; & further I oblige my Executor, within one year after my decease, to pay her 20 Shillings and a Bible, she having already received her portion. Item. I give to my daughter Mary Ventrus my Bed and Bedding on which I used to lye, and one Cotton Pillow Beere, and 1-2 of all the Linen in the House, with 1-2 of the Bedds & Bedding not before mentioned, with all my Household Goods which is truly mine, except what is before or shall be hereafter mentioned in this Will, Item. I give to my son Moses Ventrus all my Right & Title and all the Neat (Catle), Sheep & Swine that is or was to be mine, with Household Goods, he paying the Legacies aforesd. I appoint him my Executor, and desire Samuel Hooker Jr. and John Wadsworth Overseers.

Witness: William Wadsworth, moses X ventrus sen. Nathaniel Wadsworth, John Wadsworth.

Court Record, Page 149 (Vol. IV) - 12 April, 1697: Will proven.[2]

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Biography

When Moses Ventrous Ventres was born in 1625 his father, Moses, was 35and his mother, Sarah, was 25. Most sources states he was born in Farmington, Connecticut. However, there are two sources that states he was born in or near Braintree, Essex, England.
Moses was living in Farmington, Connecticut by 1646 where he married Grace Graves on January 14, 1646, in his hometown. They had four children: Mary, Sarah, Grace & Moses.
He died in April 1697 in his hometown of Farmington, Hartford, CT, at the age of 72.

Name

Moses Ventrus

Residence

Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut

Sources

• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 56, 1902. Page 279 Heritage Books http://books.google.com/books?id=DwxQ8YnX-C0C. * <i>Genealogies of Connecticut Families</i> 1983. Page 162 http://books.google.com/books?id=k6fDl9gE45IC. * A catalogue of the names of the first Puritan settlers of the colonyof Connecticut [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/16187/dvm_LocHist004143-00044-...]* Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut (Residence - 1679). [https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3032&h=137...]* Connecticut, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999(Year - 1670) [https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3537&h=238...]* Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. [https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1062&h=319...]* Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. [https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5769&h=464...]* Family Data Collection - Deaths [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. [https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5771&h=271...]* Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000 ( Birth, Marriage and Death). [https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=4725&h=487...]* Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current (Only sources that state he was born in England) [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131473311]* A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, Hartford District, 1635-1700. Vol. I. n.p., 1906. [https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=4337&h=968...]* Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting. [https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7249&h=107...]* Samuel Blakesley of New Haven, Conn and his descendants [https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61157&h=16...]* One Bassett family in America (This source also states he was born in in or near Braintree, Essex, England). [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/16277/dvm_GenMono002800-00390-...]* New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society. [https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2129&h=109...]* Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700 [https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3824&h=713...]

Will

Invt. œ17-15-00. Taken 12 April, 1697, by John Hart & Daniel Andrews sen. Will dated 15 June, 1693.

The last Will & Testament of Moses Ventrus sen. of Farmington: I having now for a long time been weake and infirm, and my only son and youngest daughter having taken special Care of me, I acknowledge the Goodness of God therein and think it my duty and in some measure to requite them according to my ability. Imprimis: I give to my daughter Sarah, the wife of John Brunson, a feather pillow & a pewter salt Celler, she having formerly received her portion. Item. I give to my daughter Grace, the wife of John Blakeley, a feather pillow, a little pewter dish and a little pewter Cup; & further I oblige my Executor, within one year after my decease, to pay her 20 Shillings and a Bible, she having already received her portion. Item. I give to my daughter Mary Ventrus my Bed and Bedding on which I used to lye, and one Cotton Pillow Beere,and 1-2 of all the Linen in the House, with 1-2 of the Bedds & Bedding not before mentioned, with all my Household Goods which is truly mine, except what is before or shall be hereafter mentioned in this Will.Item. I give to my son Moses Ventrus all my Right & Title and all theNeat (Catle), Sheep & Swine that is or was to be mine, with HouseholdGoods, he paying the Legacies aforesd. I appoint him my Executor, anddesire Samuel Hooker Jr. and John Wadsworth Overseers.Witness: William Wadsworth, Nathaniel Wadsworth, John Wadsworth.Moses X Ventrus sen.Court Record, Page 149--(Vol. IV) 12 April, 1697: Will proven.