Prudence Bird Kellogg

MARTIN and PRUDENCE (BIRD) KELLOGG were married on October 22, 1621, at St Michael's, Bishop's Stortford, County Hertford, England. MARTIN became a weaver of cloth, a well respected journeyman trade in early England, where the export of woolen cloth to other European countries was the mainstay source of income for the Crown. He lived at Great Leigh and then Braintree with his family and died at the latter place in 1671, his will proven in court on September 20th that year. PRUDENCE had died before her husband.

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The following downloaded 2009 from http://kinnexions.com/smlawson/kellogg.htm

Martin KELLOGG - bap. Nov. 23, 1595, Great Leighs, England; d. May 20 - Sep. 20, 1671, Braintree, Essex. A weaver or cloth worker residing at Great Leighs and Braintree, where he obtained property May 22, 1632. Will dated May 20, 1671 and proved Sep. 20, 1671 at Braintree, England, mentions children Sarah, Joseph, Daniel, Samuel, Nathaniel, and Martin, and grandson John KELLOGG. Married in St. Michael's Bishop's Stortford, County Hertford, Oct. 22, 1621.

Prudence BIRD - b. about 1599, Hertfordshire; d. before May 20, 1671, Essex. Daughter of John BIRD and Prudence.

Children of Martin and Prudence Kellogg

  1. John - d. before Mar. 27, 1654. Married before Apr. 29, 1648 Susan. Son : John (b. 1649).

2. Nathaniel - b. Mar. 12, 1624, Great Leighs, Essex; d. before Apr. 6, 1702. Married Elizabeth and had son Nathaniel.
3. Joseph - bap. Apr. 1, 1626, Great Leighs, Essex; d. before Feb. 4, 1708, probably at Hadley, MA.
4. Sarah - bap. Feb. 1, 1628, Great Leighs, Essex. Married William JACOBS.
5. Daniel - bap. Feb. 6, 1630, Great Leighs, Essex; d. 1688, Norwalk, CT. Selectman and representative to the General Court at Norwalk, CT. Name of first wife not known. Married second 1665 Bridget BOUTON (d. 1689), daughter of John and Alice. Children of Daniel KELLOGG and his first wife: Mary married Joseph PLATT; and Rachel married Abraham NICHOLS. Children of Daniel and Bridget KELLOGG: Sarah married first Daniel BRINSMEAD, and second John BETTS; Elizabeth did not marry; Daniel; Samuel married first Sarah PLATT, and second Sarah LOCKWOOD, widow of Mr. HICOCK; Lydia married John CLARK; Benjamin did not marry; and Joseph married first Sarah PLUM, and second Mrs. Mary LYON.
6. Samuel - b. probably at Braintree, Essex; d. Jul. 17, 1711, Hatfield, MA. A farmer in that portion of Hadley, MA that became Hatfield in 1670. Married first Nov. 24, 1664 Sarah DAY (d. Sep. 19, 1677, slain by Indians), daughter of Robert DAY and Editha STEBBINS, and widow of Nathaniel GUNN. Married second Mar. 22, 1679 Sarah ROOT (d. Jan. 15, 1718/9), daughter of Thomas ROOT of Westfield. Children of Samuel and Sarah (DAY) KELLOGG: Samuel married Hannah DICKINSON; Nathaniel married first Margaret BELDEN (daughter of John BELDEN and Lydia STANDISH), and second Mrs. Priscilla WILLIAMS; Ebenezer; and Joseph slain in infancy by Indians. Children of Samuel and Sarah (ROOT) KELLOGG: John did not marry; Thomas did not marry; and Sarah married Abraham MORTON.
7. Martin - b. probably at Braintree, Essex; bur. Jan. 29, 1685, Braintree, Essex. Will dated Jan. 20, 1685 names wife Elizabeth and children Elizabeth, Martin and Joseph.

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Prudence was the daughter of John and Prudence Bird. Prudence Bird Kellogg died before 20 May 1671

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MARTIN and PRUDENCE (BIRD) KELLOGG were married on October 22, 1621, at St Michael's, Bishop's Stortford, County Hertford, England. MARTIN became a weaver of cloth, a well respected journeyman trade in early England, where the export of woolen cloth to other European countries was the mainstay source of income for the Crown. He lived at Great Leigh and then Braintree with his family and died at the latter place in 1671, his will proven in court on September 20th that year. PRUDENCE had died before her husband.

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The following downloaded 2009 from http://kinnexions.com/smlawson/kellogg.htm

Martin KELLOGG - bap. Nov. 23, 1595, Great Leighs, England; d. May 20 - Sep. 20, 1671, Braintree, Essex. A weaver or cloth worker residing at Great Leighs and Braintree, where he obtained property May 22, 1632. Will dated May 20, 1671 and proved Sep. 20, 1671 at Braintree, England, mentions children Sarah, Joseph, Daniel, Samuel, Nathaniel, and Martin, and grandson John KELLOGG. Married in St. Michael's Bishop's Stortford, County Hertford, Oct. 22, 1621.

Prudence BIRD - b. about 1599, Hertfordshire; d. before May 20, 1671, Essex. Daughter of John BIRD and Prudence.

Children of Martin and Prudence Kellogg

1. John - d. before Mar. 27, 1654. Married before Apr. 29, 1648 Susan. Son : John (b. 1649). 2. Nathaniel - b. Mar. 12, 1624, Great Leighs, Essex; d. before Apr. 6, 1702. Married Elizabeth and had son Nathaniel. 3. Joseph - bap. Apr. 1, 1626, Great Leighs, Essex; d. before Feb. 4, 1708, probably at Hadley, MA. 4. Sarah - bap. Feb. 1, 1628, Great Leighs, Essex. Married William JACOBS. 5. Daniel - bap. Feb. 6, 1630, Great Leighs, Essex; d. 1688, Norwalk, CT. Selectman and representative to the General Court at Norwalk, CT. Name of first wife not known. Married second 1665 Bridget BOUTON (d. 1689), daughter of John and Alice. Children of Daniel KELLOGG and his first wife: Mary married Joseph PLATT; and Rachel married Abraham NICHOLS. Children of Daniel and Bridget KELLOGG: Sarah married first Daniel BRINSMEAD, and second John BETTS; Elizabeth did not marry; Daniel; Samuel married first Sarah PLATT, and second Sarah LOCKWOOD, widow of Mr. HICOCK; Lydia married John CLARK; Benjamin did not marry; and Joseph married first Sarah PLUM, and second Mrs. Mary LYON. 6. Samuel - b. probably at Braintree, Essex; d. Jul. 17, 1711, Hatfield, MA. A farmer in that portion of Hadley, MA that became Hatfield in 1670. Married first Nov. 24, 1664 Sarah DAY (d. Sep. 19, 1677, slain by Indians), daughter of Robert DAY and Editha STEBBINS, and widow of Nathaniel GUNN. Married second Mar. 22, 1679 Sarah ROOT (d. Jan. 15, 1718/9), daughter of Thomas ROOT of Westfield. Children of Samuel and Sarah (DAY) KELLOGG: Samuel married Hannah DICKINSON; Nathaniel married first Margaret BELDEN (daughter of John BELDEN and Lydia STANDISH), and second Mrs. Priscilla WILLIAMS; Ebenezer; and Joseph slain in infancy by Indians. Children of Samuel and Sarah (ROOT) KELLOGG: John did not marry; Thomas did not marry; and Sarah married Abraham MORTON. 7. Martin - b. probably at Braintree, Essex; bur. Jan. 29, 1685, Braintree, Essex. Will dated Jan. 20, 1685 names wife Elizabeth and children Elizabeth, Martin and Joseph.

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Prudence was the daughter of John and Prudence Bird. Prudence Bird Kellogg died before 20 May 1671

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Baptized by proxy Nov. 12, 1929 / "endowed" Nov. 13, 1929. Marriage to Martin Kellogg "sealed" Sept. 21, 1945 / "sealed" to parents June 5, 1957 "in the Arizona temple".

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com / lgillins/euzell2

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Baptized by proxy Nov. 12, 1929 / "endowed" Nov. 13, 1929. Marriage to Martin Kellogg "sealed" Sept. 21, 1945 / "sealed" to parents June 5, 1957 "in the Arizona temple".

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com / lgillins/euzell2

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Biography

: Prudence Bird, the third of seven children, was born 23 Nov 1596 atthe farm her father inherited in the village of Hockerill, England. Hockerill is about a mile east of the town of Bishop's Stortford (where her younger siblings' baptismal records are found).<ref name="TAG71"/>
: Prudence, daughter of John and Prudence (Unknown) Bird, married Martyn Kellogg, weaver, 23 Oct 1621 at St. Michael's church, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.<ref name="TAG71">The Ancestors of Prudence Bird, Wife of Martin Kellogg of Braintree, Essex, England, by Myrtle Stevens Hyde, database online at NEHGS, TAG Vol 71 (1996), pages 87 - 92</ref><ref name="Hopkins"/> They lived at Great Leighs, Essex, where baptismal records for four of their seven children are found.<ref name="Hopkins"/> Sometime after 6 Feb 1630, when their son Daniel was baptized at Great Leighs, they removed to Braintree, about 5 milesto the south.<ref name="Hopkins"/>

: Prudence and Martyn had seven children:<ref name="Hopkins"/>:: John, eldest son, m. Susan Unknown before 29 April 1648, both died before 27 March 1654:: Nathaniel, bp Great Leighs 12 March 1624, m Elizabeth, died before 6 April 1702 :: Josef, bp Great Leighs 1 April 1626, removed to New England :: Sarah, bp Great Leighs 1 Feb 1628, m. William Jacobs :: Daniel, bp Great Leighs 6 Feb 1630, removed to New England :: Samuel, removed to New England:: Martin, m. Elizabeth (Unknown), buried Braintree, Essex, 29 Jan 1685

Birth ===:: about 1599, Hockerill village, parish of Bishop's Stortford, countyHertford, England<ref name="TAG71"/>

Marriage === :: Husband: Martyn Kellogg, weaver, of Great [much] Leighs in Essex<ref name="Hopkins"/>:: Wife: Prudence Bird, of Hockerill village, parish of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire<ref name="TAG71"/>:: Married: 23 Oct 1621 at St Michael's Church, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England<ref name="TAG71"/> <ref name="Hopkins">The Kelloggs in the Old World and the New, by Timothy Hopkins, (1903) Vol 1,pages 13-16</ref><ref>Hoppin: Vol 3, Page 497</ref>

Death ===:: Between 1635 and 20 MAY 1671 Braintree, County Essex, England<ref name=AFT>Ancestry Family Trees</ref> Although 20 May 1671 is given as a date of death in some trees, it is the date of Martyn Kellogg's will, in which he did not mention his wife Prudence, signifying her death prior to that date.Dellinger-332 20:05, 28 May 2016 (EDT) <ref name="Hopkins"/> She died sometime after the birth of their seventh child, Martin, probably born at Braintree about 1635.<ref name="Hopkins"/>

Sources

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: See also:* The Ancestors of Prudence Bird, Wife of Martin Kellogg of Braintree, Essex, England, byMyrtle Stevens Hyde, database online, TAG Vol 71, pages 87 - 92

• Hopkins, Timothy. The Kelloggs in the Old World and the New (Sunset Press and Photo Engraving Co., San Francisco, California. 1903), Vol. 1, pages 13-16 (cites marriage on 22 Oct instead of 23)
• Hoppin, Charles. The Washington Ancestry and Records of the McClain, Johnson, and Forty Other Colonial American Families (Privately Printed, Greenfield, Ohio, 1932), Vol 3, page 497 [tree shows marriage Oct 22, 1624 instead of 1621, probably a typo]
• Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. William Prentice World Tree Project
• Prudence Bird Kellogg
• User Trees. Greg-A-AndersonUser Home Page Genealogy Report: Ancestors of Sarah Elaine Anderson
• Familysearch.org, Prudence Bird 1597 – 20 May 1671 • L5LK-WGM