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Samuel Belden

Also Known As: "Samuel Belding", "Samuel Belden"
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Birthplace: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Death: December 27, 1738 (73)
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Place of Burial: Center Cemetery, East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Belden; John Belden and Lydia Belding
Husband of Hannah Belden
Father of Samuel Belden, Jr.; Daniel Belden; Gideon Belden; Prudence Crane; Richard Belden and 5 others
Brother of Lieutenant John Belden; Deacon Jonathan Belding; Joseph Belden; Daniel Belden; Ebenezer Belden and 4 others
Half brother of Sachen Belding; Stephen Belding; Sarah Belding; Elizabeth Gilbert; Anne Thomas (Belden) and 6 others

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About Samuel Belden

Samuel - b. Jan. 3, 1664/5, Wethersfield, CT; d. Dec. 27, 1738, New London, CT. Estate inventoried at £381.16.01 on Jan. 25, 1739. Married possibly on Jan. 14, 1685 Hannah HANDY (d. Jan. 20, 1742), daughter of Richard HANDY. Children of Samuel and Hannah BELDEN: A daughter died in infancy; Samuel married Mary SPENCER; Daniel married Margaret BLINN, the widow CLARK; Gideon married Elizabeth SEYMOUR; Prudence married John CRANE; Eunice died in infancy; Richard; Matthew married Elizabeth STEBBINS; and Hannah.


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Catalogue of the Names of the First Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut

pg. 191

Belden, Samuel, a son of Richard, had a daughter Mary, and two sons, Samuel and Stephen, born to him by his wife Mary, July 10 1655, April 6, 1657, and Dec 28, 1658.

Belden, Samuel, jr., son of Samuel, married Hannah, Jan 14, 1685. They had issue, Samuel born July 25, 1689, Daniel, Feb 14 1691, Gideon, March 24, 1693, Prudence, Feb 12, 1694, Richard, April 18, 1699, Matthew, June 13, 1701, and Hannah, Sept. 25, 1704.

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Belden, Samuel 3d, son of Samuel, jr., married Mary Spencer of Haddam, April 10, 1712. They had issue, Samuel born April 26, 1713, Jared, Jan. 19, 1715, Nathaniel, June 24, 1716, Lydia, May 24, 1718, Asa, April 1, 1720, Mary, Dec. 11, 1721, Ann, Nov 7, 1723, Seth, Sept. 18, 1725, Daniel, May 19, 1727, Richard, Dec. 30, 1728, Phineas, Sept 14, 1730, Dorothy, Sept. 6, 1732, Esther, June 22, 1734, and Martha, June 6, 1736.(a)

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!BIRTH: Barbour Collection, Microfilm, R

!BIRTH: Barbour Collection, Microfilm, Roll 2982, Wethersfield, Hartford, Ct. Vol.LR2, Pg.3; BELDEN, Samuel, s. John & Lidiah, b. Oct. 12,1670. !BIRTH: Barbour Collection, Microfilm, Roll 2982, Wethersfield, Hartford, Ct. Vol.LR1, Pg.37; BELDEN, Sam[ue]ll, s. John & Lidiah, b. Jan. 3, 1665. NOTE: There is no death record between 1665 & 1670. !MARRIAGE: Barbour Collection, Microfilm, Roll 2982, Wethersfield, Hartford, Ct. Vol.1, Pg.6; BELDEN, Samuell, m. Hannah [_____], Jan. 14, 1685, by Capt. Samuel Tallcott. !DEATH: Barbour Collection, Microfilm, Roll 2982, Wethersfield, Hartford, Ct. Vol.1, Pg.6; BELDEN, Samuel, d. Dec. 27, 1738. !COURT RECORD: Wethersfield Probate Recoreds, Vol. XIII, p. 119 &120. Belding, Samuel, Sen., Wethersfield. Died 27 December, 1738. Invt. L381-16-01. Taken 25 January, 1739, by Josiah Churchill, Ebenezer Wright, and Ichabod Welles. will dated 25 December, 1738. I, Samuel Belding, Sen, of Wethersfield, do make this my last will and testament: I give unto Hannah, my wife, the use of all my personal or moveable estate during the time of her natural life or widowhood, and at my wife's decease or marriage. I give my son Matthew 20 shillings and no more, and the remaining part of my moneys, goods or chattels I give to the rest of my children to be equally divided among them, or to their heirs. And further, as an addition to my son Samuel and to my son Daniel, I give to each of them and to theirs heirs all my right and title in or to the commons or undivided lands in Wethersfield or elsewhere. And my will is that my wife and son Daniel be my executors. signed Samuel Belding, LS. Witness: Josiah Churchill, John Crane, Jr., Ichabod Wells. Court Record, Page 40-2 February, 1738-9: Will proven. Recorded: Samuel Curtiss (L.S.)

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Samuel Belden was a merchant. In 1699 he

Samuel Belden was a merchant. In 1699 he wass one of several signers of awitchcraft petition against Katherine Harrison.

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!MAR: 14 Jun 1685, Hannah Handy (or Hend

!MAR: 14 Jun 1685, Hannah Handy (or Hendy). !BIRTH-MAR-DEATH: Vital Records, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT (GS 002982); New Eng Hist Gen Reg, Vol 15, p. 246; Call, PC 5587. !FAM REC: Howard E. Hardy, 3201 S 900 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84106; Gwen H. Redford, 312 N 5th E, Logan, UT; Wanda Clark Limb, 1603 S 1200 E, Salt Lake City, UT.

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1 BLSL 2 DATE 12 OCT 1670 2 PLAC Weth

1 BLSL 2 DATE 12 OCT 1670 2 PLAC Wethersfield, Hartford, CT 2 SOUR S033829 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Dec 25, 1999 [JENNIE LENA PERRY.GED] GEDCOM line 22651 not recognizable or too long: (SLGC) 2 FAMC @00454304@ GEDCOM line 22652 not recognizable or too long: () 1 SOUR @S01@

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Will dated 25 Dec 1738, probated on 02 Feb 1739

Will dated 25 Dec 1738, probated on 02 Feb 1739

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Name may be "BELDING".

MARRIAGE:
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Name may be "BELDING".

MARRIAGE: 1. THE BARBOUR COLLECTION; Wethersfield, p.24; FHL film 0002982. NOTE: first name only given. NEW ENGLAND FAMILIES by William R. Cutter; v.3 p.1377; FHL film [ ], FAM HIS0238. RELATIONSHIP: Speaking of brother Richard Hendee, "His sister Hannah married, January 14, 1685, Samuel Belding of Wethersfield".


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Samuel Belden's Timeline

1665
January 3, 1665
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
1670
October 12, 1670
Age 5
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
12, 1670
Age 5
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
1687
1687
1689
July 25, 1689
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, Colonial America
1691
February 14, 1691
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
1693
March 24, 1693
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1694
February 12, 1694
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1697
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