Samuel Blakesley, Sr.

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Samuel Blakeslee, immigrant ancestor, was a planter of Guilford, Connecticut, in 1650, and is supposed to have been a brother of Thomas Blakeslee, who came in the "Hopewell" from London to Massachusetts, in 1635, was in Hartford in 1641, and removed to Branford, Connecticut, in 1645.

Samuel Blakeslee was probably a blacksmith, as appears from the inventory of his estate. He bought his home lot in Guilford from Henry Dowd about 1649, a"d February 24, 1653-54, sold it to Richard Hubball. He removed to New Haven between 1653 and 1657, and by the New Haven records died May 17, 1672.

He married, December 3, 1650, Hannah, daughter of John and Elizabeth Potter, of New Haven. John Potter's mother was Hannah Beecher, and he had two sons, John and Samuel. December 21, 1676, Hannah Blakeslee married Henry Brooks. She died November 7, 1723.

Administration on the estate of Samuel Blakeslee was granted to his widow, June 16, 1672, and February 6, 1676-77, Henry Brooks and his wife appeared before the court for the settlement of the estate and distribution was ordered to Hannah Brooks, John, the eldest son, to Samuel and Ebenezer, and to Mary, daughter. In November, 1702, Hannah Brooks rendered the final account of the distribution.

Children:

• John, born October 22, 1651, died September 2, 1653;
• John, born about 1654;
• Moses, baptized December 13, 1655;
• Mary, baptized December 13, 1655;
• Hannah, born October 22, 1657;
• Mary, November 2, 1659;
• Samuel, April 8, 1662;
• Ebenezer, July 17, 1664, mentioned below;
• Hannah, May 22, 1666, died July 8, 1669;
• Jonathan, March 3, 1669, died July 11, 1669;
• son, April, 1672, died April 1672.

Source: New England families, genealogical and memorial: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of commonwealths and the founding of a nation, Volume 3 (Google eBook),William Richard Cutter, Lewis historical publishing company, 1913 -

1. Samuel Blakesley was a planter of Guilford, Conn., in 1650, and is the ancestor of the Woodbury and Waterbury, Conn., Blakesleys. He is supposed to have been a brother of Thomas Blackly who came in the "Hopewell" from London to Massachusetts in 1635, was in Hartford, Conn., in 1641, and removed to Branford, Conn., in 1645. Bronson's History of Waterbury, Conn., (JVute, p. 466) says "There is a tradition among his descendants, that two brothers of the same name of Blakeslee came from the West of England, designing to settle in the Plymouth Colony, and that one of them died on the passage. The other came to Plymouth, where he died in the early days of the Colony, leaving one son, who was placed with a blacksmith in New Haven, Conn., to learn the trade."

Source: Families of Ancient New Haven by Donald Lines Jacobus, pg. 213

SAMUEL BLAKESLEY OF NEW HAVEN, CONN, AND HIS DESCENDANTS.*

Samuel Blakesley of Wheatland, Monroe County, New York, a rather eccentric individual, prepared a manuscript history of his family, dated Dec. 30, 1822, from which a few excerpts are taken, viz.:

"Samuel and John Blakesley brothers left England, with their anvil,vice, hammers, tongs, &c., and landed at Boston, Mass., and purchased what is called Boston Neck. . . . Here they lived a few years and labored at Blacksmithing. They soon left Boston for New Haven, Samuel bought land and settled there but John his brother went northwest of New Haven with his family, near the western part of the state.

In this Blakesley family there is and has been a number of remarkable men both for strength, courage, ambition and enterprise. My father's name was Joseph, my grandfather's name was Samuel, my great grandfather's name was Ebenezer and his father was Samuel, the first emigrant from England. These accounts I had from my father when I was young. My grandfather Samuel was in the town of Wallingford where he lived and died, where my father lived and died and on the same farm where my brother Joseph now lives."

Then follows his family genealogy, &c., ending with an account of his services in the Revolutionary war, when only 16 years old, and various episodes of military and political life.

Undoubtedly this tradition is founded on facts, but probably some of these facts are sadly mixed and misapplied. The emigrant Samuel was probably a blacksmith, as the inventory of his estate includes "Shop Tools," 196 pounds of iron and a lot of "refuse iron." The New Haven records also show that other Blakesleys, for several generations, were blacksmiths. No record of any emigrant John is found, and it is mainly the descendants of Samuel who peopled the western part of the state.

There is not a Blakesley entry in the first and second books of New Haven births, deaths, and marriages other than those of Samuel Blakesley and his descendants, and all of these records have been incorporated into this genealogy; and every deed indexed under Blakesley, either as grantee or grantor, in the first thirty volumes of the New Haven Land Records, has been examined.

Samuel Blakesley married, Dec. 3, 1650, Hannah Potter, daughter of John and Elizabeth Potter, of New Haven, He bought his home lot at Guilford of Henry Dowd, about 1649. Richard Hubball "was admitted a planter at Guilford, Feb. 24, 1653-4, on purchasing Samuel Blakesley's lot and accommodations." (Steiner's History of Guilford, Conn., pp. 125, 129.) He removed to New Haven between 1653 and 1657, and, by the New Haven records, died May 17, 1672. His inventory amounted to £231. 148. 9d. Administration on his estate was granted to his widow, by the County Court, June 16, 1672. Widow Hannah Blakesley married Henry Brooks, Dec. 21, 1676. (New Haven Records.)

On Jan. 3, 1676-7, Henry Brooks and his wife were warned to appear, with the children of Samuel Blakesley, before the court to give security, &c., when Samuel, being of age to choose his guardian, sought his father and mother, which the court approved and also appointed them to be guardian to Ebenezer, who was under age to choose. (County Court Records, Vol. 1, p. 99, now with the Clerk of the Superior Court.)

On Feb. 6, 1676-7, Henry Brooks and wife appeared before the court for the settlement of the estate of Samuel Blakesley, late of New Haven, deceased, and distribution was ordered, — To Hannah Brooks, relict of the deceased; to John Blakesley, the eldest son; to Samuel Blakesley; to Ebenezer Blakesley; to Mary, daughter of said Blakesley. (New Haven County Court Records, Vol. 1, p. 101.)

A little more than twenty-five years after this distribution was ordered, John Blakesley appears to have been anxious to protect his rights, and had the following caveat recorded:

"John Blacksle of New Haven enters his caveat against any Record to be made or alteration of any Lands yt was formerly his father's Sam'l. Blacksey of New Haven, this entered May ye first 1702, he being ye eldest son of his father deceased." (New Haven Land Records, Vol. 2, p. 73.)

In Nov., 1702, "Hannah Brooks wife of Henry Brooks of New Haven, formerly widow, relict and administrator of Samuel Blakesley deceased," rendered the final account of the distribution, the eldest son John receiving the house with an acre and quarter of land. The total amount distributed was £121.3.3. (New Haven County Court Records, Vol. 2, p. 110.)

Bronson and others have erroneously said that Hannah Potter was a daughter of William Potter. No record is found of any Hannah in William Potter's children, while the court proceedings as to John Potter's estate, and the "heifer belonging to Hannah," show that John Potter had such a davighter. The will of John Potter's mother, Hannah Beecher, made in 1657, is also conclusive, as she mentions the three children of John Potter as her grandchildren, giving " to Hannah Blackly my grandchild, wife to Samuel Blackly, twenty shillings." The other grandchildren, John and Samuel, are known to have been the sons of her deceased son, John Potter, and as Hannah is named between John and Samuel, she was not only the daughter of John, but was probably his second child. William Potter was then living, and received his share by Hannah Beecher's will, and hence no mention is made therein of any of his children. But the will of Elizabeth Rose (who was formerly John Potter's wife), made July 23, 1677, about six months after Widow Hannah Blakesley married Henry Brooks, names her " daughter Brooks," which, taken in connection with the facts before shown — that Samuel Blakesley's widow, Hannah, married Henry Brooks — makes it absolutely certain that Samuel Blakesley's wife was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Potter. Widow Hannah Brooks died Nov. 7, 1723.

Children of Samuel and Hannah:

i. John, b. Oct. 22, 1651; d. Sept. 2, 1653. (Guilford town Records.)

ii. ii. John (2d), by tombstone record, b. about 1654; bapt. at New Haven, Dec. 13, 1C55.

iii. iii. Moses, bapt. Dec. 13, 1655.

iv. iv. Maky, bapt. Dec. 13, 1655.

v. v. Hannah, b. Oct. 22, 1657. She is the first child of Samuel Blakesley recorded on the town records of New Haven.

vi. vi. Mary (2d), b. Nov. 2, 1659; bapt. Sept. 16, 1666; m. .Tohn Thomas. John Thomas of Woodbury, Conn., formerly of New Haven, and his wife Mary, deed land in New Haven, Dec. 5, 1694, to John Blakesley, in which deed Thomas calls Blakesley his "brother-in-law." (New Haven Land Records, Vol. 1, p. 618.) Cothreu says this John Thomas was in Woodbury about 1690.

3. vii. Samuel, b. April 8, 1662; bapt. Sept. 16, 1666.

viii. Ebenezer, b. July 17, 1664; bapt. Sept. 16, 1666.

ix. Hannah (2d), b. Mav 22, 1666; bapt. as Anna, Sept. 16, 1666; d. July 8, 1669.

x. Jonathan, b. March 3, 1669; d. July 11, 1669.

xi. A SON, b. April 1672; d. April 1672.

2. John Blakesley (SannieP) was born about 1654. Earlier publications have erroneously given the birth of his brother, who died at Guilford, Conn., in 1653, as the birth of this John who died at New Haven, Conn., March 12, 1712-13. He married, about 1675,

Grace, daughter of Moses and Grace Ventrus, of Farmington, Conn.

This is shown by the will of Moses Ventrus, on record at the Probate

Office in Hartford, Vol. 6, p. 10, in which he names his "daughter

Grace the wife of John Blakesley." Also by a deed appertaining

to the distribution of the estate of her brother, Moses Ventrus, Jr.,

of P\irmington, Conn., showing that a portion of the said estate

was given to "ye heirs of Grace Blackley," Dec. 21, 1722. (Farm-

ington Land Records, Vol. 4, p. 102.) A Grace Blakesley, probably L-

widow of John, married, as second wife, John L)oolittie, Jan. 29, 1717, as appears from the Wallingford town records. Grace Blackely was admitted to the first church of New Haven, Sept. 23, 1685.

John Blakesley was one of the jurymen at the New Haven County Court, in June, !702, March 1703-4, and Nov. 1712. His will is dated March 7, 1712-13, was exhibited in Court, March 30, 1713, by his widow Grace and sons John and Moses, and is recorded in Vol. 4, page 1 44, as follows:

"In the Name of God Amen I John Blakely of New Haven being: now sick and weak and under some appearances of my Great Change By Death Yet of Sound mind and memory Do See Cans to make and ordain this to be my Last will and testament in maner and for me following —

Imps. I give my soul to God whoe Gave it through Jesus Christ my mercy full Redeemer In hopes of free redemption through his merits and my Body to a Decent and Christian Buryall according to the Discretion of my Executors hereafter named — and as for yt. temporal estate which God hath blessed me with I dispose of as followeth, after my Just Debts and funeral expenses are paid my will is that my dear and Loving wife Grace Blakely shall have the one half of m.y personal estate To be at her own Dispose of Timely amongst my Children according to her discretion.

2ndly that my two Sons John and Moses Blakly Shall have all my Real Estate lu housing Lands and in edow Respect being had to what either of them have already Received and that it be equally Divided between them both as to Quantity and Quality also my will is that my said Sons do comfortably provide for their Mother During her Natural life.

3rdly my will is that My Daughter Mary ford Shall have live pounds of money paid to her by my Executors out of my personal estate beside what she hath aleady Recd.

4thly as to what Remains of my personal Estate after Just Debts and Legacyes are paid my will is that it be Equally Divided between my Sons John & Moses and Anna Sperry the wife of Moses Sperry. Further my will is that what I have given to my two Sons as also to my Daughters Shall be to them and their heirs and assigns for Ever, also my will is that my two sons shall live all my Rights In Commonage in New Haven to them their heirs and assigns for Ever. Lastly I Do nominate and appoint my Dear and Loving wife Grace Blakely and my sons John Blakely and my Son Moses Blakely to be my Executrix and Executors of this my

Last will and Testament. In Testimony whereof I have here unto Set my hand or mark and seal this Seventh Day of March one thousand seven hundred and twelve or thirteen

In Presence of Us Witnesses his

Abraham Bradley John B Blakely.

Joim Munson mark

Theophilus Munson."

The inventory amounted to £527. 10s. Id. His tombstone stands by the west wall in the Grove St. Cemetery, New Haven, and gives his death as March 12, 1712-13, age 59. His widow Grace died before Dec. 21, 1722, when a portion of her brother's estate was distributed to her heirs.

Children of John and Grace :

5. i. John," b. July 15, 1676.

6. ii. Moses, no birth record ; he is called " son " in his father's will.

ill. Hannah (afterwards called Anna), b. Aug. 6, 1681 ; m. Moses Sperry, Jan. 1, 1705, son of Richard, Jr., and Martha (Mansfield) Sperry, b. Jan. 7, 1681. She died June 2, 1741. (Tuttle Family, p. 684.)

iv. Mary, b. May 15, 1683; m. Jonathan Ford, July 11, 1711.

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Samuel Blakesley (Samuel), born at New Haven, Conn., April 8,

1GG2, was a blacksmith. (New Haven Land Records, Vol. 3, p.

139.) He married,' Nov. 20, 1684, Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel

Kimberlj of New Haven, not the daughter of Thomas Kimberly,

as heretofore published. The will of Nathaniel Kimberly,~^dated

Oct. 26,1705, names daughter "Sarah Blakely." (New Haven

Probate Records, Vol. 3, p. 78.) Thomas Kimberly was her grand-

father ; and " Nathaniel Kimberly, John Mallary, in right of my

wife Elizabeth, Samll Blackly in right of my wife Sarah, of New

Haven, Joseph Chitendon of Guilford, in right of my wife Mary,

all collateral heirs of ye estate of Thorns Kimberly, late of New

Haven deces'\" convey interest to John Ball of New Haven, in a

deed acknowledged Dec. 27, 1714. (New Haven Land Records,

Vol. 4, p. 387.) Samuel Blakesley removed to Woodbury, where his

first six children were baptized in 1697 (Cotliren's " Woodbury," p.

504), but he probably died in New Haven.

His will is dated Sept. 15, 1729 ; son Tilley, executor, presented

the will for probate at New Haven, Nov. 6, 1732. It names wife

Sarah, sons Samuel, James and Tilley, and daughters Merriam,

Mary, Mehitable, and Sarah. (New Haven Probate Records, Vol.

6, p." 74.)

Children of Samuel and Sarah, all recorded at New Haven :

7. i. Samuel, 3 b. Jan. 28, 1685; bapt. 1697; m. Jan. 2, 1709-10, Helena,

dau. of Ebenezer Brown, Jr.

ii. MERRIA5I, b. May 2, 1688 ; bapt. 1697 ; m. Feb. 13, 1706-7, Caleb Mallory,

b. Nov. 3, 1681, son of Peter, Jr. w ^'^ • " ' - '■ ' ;.' • ■' ■

lii. Jonathan, b. Jan. 6, 1690-1; bapt. 1697; probably died young; not

named in his father's -will.

iv. Sarah, b. Sept. 6, 1692 ; bapt. 1697.

V. Anna, b. Dec. 2, 1694; bapt. 1697.

vi. Mary, b.Sept. 6, 1696; bapt. 1697; m. Oct. 29, 1717, Samuel Down.

8. vii. James, b. April 27, 1699; m. in 1724, Thankful! Upson.

viii. Mehitable, b. Aug. 31, 1702; m. June 18, 1721, William Trowbridge.

9. ix. TiLLEY, b. March 18, 1705 ; m. Feb. 7, 1728-9, Mary, dau. of Ebenezer

Brown, Jr. ; d. Feb. 26, 1789,

. Ebenezer^ Blakesley (Samuel^) was born July 17, 1664, baptized

Sept. 16, 1668, and died Sept. 24, 1735. The name of his wife in

1735 was Hannah. (New Haven Land Records, Vol. 10, p. 140.)

In this volume there is a series of deeds to several of his sons, show-

ing also that lie had otherwise provided for the childi'eu to whom

he did not give land, and in these deeds he names three sons, Sam-

uel, Jacob and Thomas, of whom we have no birth records. He

thus practically settled his own estate, leaving nothing for the

Probate Court to put on record. He lived at North Haven, where

he was prominent in Church affairs, first with the Congregational-

ists, and later, when the Church was established there, with the

Episcopalians.

His widow, Hannah, died at the house of her son Jacob, at Wa-

terbury. Conn., July 23, 1749. (New History of Waterbury, Vol. 1,

p. 20, Ap.) She was the daughter of Thomas Lupton of Norwalk,

Conn., (Selleck's " Norwolk," p. 347) and his wife Hannah Morris,

born May 27, 1665 (New Haven records), as is shown by two deeds,

dated March 13 and 16, 1761, by three of her sons, Jacob and

Thomas, of Waterbury, Conn., and Samuel of Wallingford, Conn.,

to Jonathan Blakeslee of New Haven, conveyiBg certain interests

in the estate of their " Honrd. father Eben"". Blakeslee, Also all yt

came to us by our mother Blackslee yt fell to her by her father

Lupton at Norwalk." (New Haven Land Records, Vol. 23, pp.

356-7.) The births of only six of his ten children are on record at

New Haven.

Children of Ebenezer :

i. Abigail,^ no birth record. Hall's Ancient Historical Eecords of

Norwalk, Conn., p. 198, says that "John Nash, Jr., took to wife

Abigail Blakely, ye daughter of Ebenezer Blakely of New Haven,

May 19, 1709."

Ebenezer, b. Feb. 4, 1685; ra. Dec. 5, 1706, Mary Ford.

Hannah, b. Feb. 4, 1685. Selleck's "Norwalk," p. 347, says she m.

John Nash, 2d, whom I understand to be the same John Nash that

m. Abigail above.

Susanna, b. May 21, 1689.

Grace, b. Jan. 1, 1693-4; m. Oct. 13, 1718, Eber Humberston.

Abkahaji, b. Dec. 15, 1695; m. March 15, 1721-2, Elizabeth Cooper. .

Isaac, b. July 21, 1703; m. May 31, 1733, Mary Frost; d. in 1767.

viii. Samuel, no birth record; m. Elizabeth Doolittle. Is called "son"

in a deed dated Feb. 21, 1734-5. (New Haven Land Records, Vol.

10, p. 139.)

14. ix. Jacob, no birth record ; m. June 10, 1730, Elizabeth Barnes. Is

called " sou " in a deed dated Feb. 21, 1734-5. (New Haven Laud

Records, Vol. 10, p. 140.)

15. X. Thomas, no birth record. A deed dated Feb. 21, 1734-5, gives land

to "grandson Ruben the son of my son Thomas." (New Haven

Land Records, Vol. 10, p. 142.)

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JoHN^ Blakesley {John^ SamueP), born July 15, 1676, married

first, about 1696, Lydia , who was the mother of all his child-

ren. She was admitted to the first church at New Haven, Nov. 23,

1699 ; and died there Oct. 12, 1723. He married second, Aug. 6,

1724, Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Potter. She died Oct. 21,

1736 ; and he married third, Susanna, born July 10, 1684, daughter

of Benjamin Bradley, and widow of Daniel Hotchkiss. She died

July 25, 1751, aged 67 ; and he died April 30, 1742, in the 66th

year of his age. Their tombstones stand by the west wall in the

Grove St. Cemetery, New Haven. He lived on Grove St., opposite

College St., where the cemetery now is, and near the present

entrance. His inventory, taken March 26, 1713, amounted to

£527. 10s. Id. On the first Monday in June, 1742, "Jno. Ball

Exr of ye last will & testament of John Blakesly late of New Haven

Deed, exhibited said instrument in this Court and Daniel Blakely

and sundry others of ye children of ye Deed, offered against ye

probate thereof the uncertainty of ye Will and yt three of ye child-

ren of ye Deed. (Daniel, Elizabeth and Deborah) had virtually no

devise made them in ye will and ye parties being heard by their

CouncU learned in ye law, and this Court having considered thereof

is of opinion yt ye witnesses to ye Same ought now to be sworn

before this Court and are accordingly Sworn whereby said instru-

ment was proved in Court and approved for Record." (New Haven

Probate Records, Vol. 6, p. 423.) The said will is dated Feb. 6,

1741-2, and names wife Susanna, son Daniel, daughters Elizabeth

Ailing, Deborah Alcock, Lydia Hull, Thankful Beecher and Mary

Ball.

On June 8, 1742, Joseph Hull and Lydia his wife, Isaac Beecher

and Thankful his wife, John Ball and Mary his wife, all of New

Haven, quit claim to Daniel Blaksly of New Haven, the house in

" which the said Daniel Blaksly lately dwelt," and the same day

Susanna Blaksly, widow and relict of John Blaksly, gives up to the

said Daniel her right of dower and thirds in the said property.

(New Haven Land Records, Vol. 12, p. 142.) ^

Children of John and Lydia :

i. Sajiuel,* uo birth record; bapt. April 9, 1699; probably died young.

He is placed as the first child because he was tlie first to be baptized,

but why John, who was then nearly a year old, was not then baptized,

cannot be explained.

ii. JOHX, b. April 17, 1G9S ; bapt. Aug. 11, 1700. Removed to Wallingford,

Conn., where he had a blaclvsmith shop, and died unmarried, Nov. 26,

1723. His father, John, was appointed administrator of his estate.

(New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 5, p. 162.)

iii. LiDiAH, b. Mar. 25, 1700; bapt. Aug. 11, 1700; m. July 12, 1722,

Joseph Hull.

iv. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 1, 1702; m. June 23, 1726, Stephen Ailing, b. Oct.

3, 170i, son of James and Abigal Ailing, of Wallingford, Conn.

(Ailing Family, p. 103.)

v. AxN, no birth record ; d. Nov. 10, 1723.

vi. Thankful, b. Jan. 17, 1706-7; m. Jan. 11, 1737-8, Isaac Beecher.

vii. Samuel (2d), b. Jan. 3, 1708-9. He is not named in his father's will.

viii. Daniel, uo birtli record. His father gave him all his lands in Farm-

ington. Conn., which probably came from the Ventrus estate

(Farmingtou Laud Records, Vol. 5, p. 162), and other lands in New

Haven (New Haven Laud Records, Vol. 8, p. 367), calling him

" son" in both deeds; and he quitclaimed to three of his sisters his

interest in John Blakesley's estate, Juue 8, 1742. (New Haven Land

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Records, Vol. 11, p. 420.) He married Merriam, daughter of Thomas

Hodge. (New Haven Land Records, Vol. 9, p. 118.) Eight child-

ren are recorded to him at New Haven: 1. John^, b. Oct. 1, 1732.

2. Zilpah, b. June 24, 1734. 3. Daniel b. May 9, 173G. Two cliild-

ren are recorded to one Daniel Blakesley at Farmington, Conn.,

1759 and 1762. He had a wife Hannah, Nov. 18, 1761. (New Haven

Land Eecords, Vol. 24, p. 120.) 4. Merriam, b. June 9, 1738. 5.

Simmy, b. Feb. 10, 1739-40. 6. David, b. April 30, 1741. 7. Jason,

b. March 26, 1747. 8. BacJiel, b. Oct. 4, 1751.

ix. Deborah, b. Mar. 15, 1713; m. Jan. 14, 1729-30, John Alcott, and

removed to Wolcott, Conn., in 1731, where she died Jan. 18, 1790.

They were the first to settle within the limits of that town, lived in

a log cabin, had twelve children, and twelve hundred acres of land.

She was called " the queen bride." (Orcutt's History of Wolcott,

p. 231-2, and 427.)

X. Abigail, b. May 14, 1717. No other record.

xi. Mary, b. April 5, 1720; m. (1) Feb. 8, 1737-8, John Ball; ra. (2)

Philip Rexford ; and d. about 1799. (Tuttle Family, pp. 142-3.)

MosES^ Blakesley (John,^ Samuel}) married, Jan. 1, 1701-2, Mary-

Benton of Hartford. He lived at North Haven, where he was a

. member of the church, 1728-1739 ; and was called Sergeant Moses,

and later, Deacon Moses. He removed to Waterbury, Northbury

Society (Plymouth, Conn.), where he was Deacon in 1740. Of

the 293 Incorporators of Plymouth, 1795, there were 18 Blakesleys,

the largest number of any one name, the next highest being eleven.

(Atwater's History of Plymouth, Conn,, p. 10.) On Feb. 18, 1760,

Moses Blakeslee, of Waterbury, gives land in New Haven to his

four daughters, " Sarah Muuson ye wife of Thos. Munson of New

Haven, Hannah Todd ye wife of Itliamer Todd of sd New Haven,

Phebe Cook ye wife of Eben Cook of sd. Waterbury, and Marah

Upson wife to Benj. Upson of sd Waterbury." (New Haven Land

Records, Vol. 23, p. 342.) All but one of liis children are recorded

at New Haven.

Children of Moses and Mary :

i. Moses,* b. Sept. 5, 1702. His father deeds him a part of his house and

home lot at New Haven, April 3, 1726 ; and Moses, Jr., conveys the

same back to Moses, Senr., Nov. 26, 1726. The latter is entered in

the margin as Sergt. Moses. (New Haven Laud Records, Vol. 7, pp.

118 and 292.) Moses, Jr., died Nov. 28, 1726, only two days after

he signed this deed.

ii. Aaron, b. Apr. 25, 1704.

lii. Abnek, b. Jan. 25, 1705; d. Nov. 21, 1726.

iv. Sarah, b. March 31, 1708 ; m. (1) Jan., 1733, Ephraim Baker of Wood-

bury, Conn. ; m. (2) before Dec. 30, 1751 (New Haven Land Records,

Vol. 15, p. 79), Thomas Muuson, b. Aug. 18, 1698, son of Thomas.

(Munson Family, p. 102.)

V. Jesse, b. March 30, 1710 ; m. Deborah, dau. of Josiah and Abigal Todd,

who was b. March 17, 1721-2. (New Haven Land Records, Vol. 18,

p. 10.) He lived at North Haven. Seven children are recorded at

New Haven: 1. Sarah,^ b. Sept. 20, 1742. 2. Job, b. May 28, 1744.

3. Cloe, b. May 19, 1745. 4. Josiah, b. Jan. 1, 1746-7. 5. Ohed, b.

Dec. 5, 1748. 6. Dinah, b. Aug. 14, 1750. 7. Jesse, b. June 30, 1753.

vi. DixAH, b. Jan. 21, 1711-12.

vii. Job, b. Dec. 8, 1713.

viii. Job (2d), b. Dec. 18, 1714.

ix. Aaron (2d), b. Feb. 18, 1716-17; m. July 29, 1740, Esther Andrews,

probably not his first wife. She was dau. of Gideon Andrews, and

on Dec. 8, 1747, was called " his present wife." (New Haven Land

Records, Vol. 13, p. 283.) He lived at North Haven in 1750. (New

Haven Land Records, Vol. 16, p. 331.) He had children : 1. Abner,

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b. May 24, 1741. 2. Patience, b. Dec. 25, 1742 ; m. 1763, Jes-se Alcox,

sou of John and Deborah (Blaksley) Alcott, and grandson of No. 5.

3. Gideon Andrews, ysi\\o d. Mar. 6, 1759; the first record of double

naming found in the Blakesley family.

X. Hannah, b. Mar. 25, 1718-19; m. Ithamer Todd.

xi. Phebe, b. Mar. 12, 1721-22; m. 1744, Ebenezer Cook. ^

xii. John, b. Dec. 15, 1723 ; settled in Waterbury, Conn. ; m. Mar. 4, 1745.

Olive Curtis. Had eleven children. (New History of Waterbury,

Vol. 1, p. 20, 'Ap.)

xiii. Marah, b. Jan. 29, 1726-7 ; m. Nov. 17, 1743, Benjamin Upson. (New

History of "Waterbury, Vol. 1, p. 140, Ap.)

xiv. Moses (2d), b. 1728; removed to Waterbury; m. Sept. 24, 1753, Han-

■ nah, dan. of John and Elizabeth Dunbar, of Wallingford, Conn.,

who was b. April 20, 1733. Had four children. (New History of

Waterbury, Vol. 1, p. 20 Ap.)

7. Samuel^ Blakesley {Samuel,^ Samuel^), born Jan. 28, 1685, bap-

tized in 1 697, married Jan. 2, 1709-10, Helena, daughter of Ebenezer

Brown, Jr., of New Haven. He removed to Woodbury, with his

father, about 1697; and died in 1653.

Children of Samuel and Helena :

i. Thankfull,* b. Oct. 20, 1714 ; bapt. Nov., 1714 ; m. Mar. 8, 1739, Elijah

Baker,

ii. Samuel, bapt. Nov. 23, 1718 ; was known as Dea. Samuel. (Cothren's

"Woodbury," p. 504.)

8. James* Blakesley {Samuel,^ Sarmiel}), born April 27, 1699, mar-

ried Sept. 15, 172-4, Thankfull, daughter of Stephen and Mary

(Lee) Upson, of Waterbury, Conn. He conveyed land in New

Haven, Mar. 9, 1758, to his son " Tilley," of Waterbury, that he

bought of his " brother Tilley now of Woodbury." (New Haven

V' Land Records, Vol. 21, p. 243.) He died June 12, 1784.

Children of James and Thankfull (taken i^artly from New

History of Waterbury) :

i. Ruben,* b. Jan. 18, 1725-6; m. Hannah Upson. Had two children.

ii. Tilley, b. June 10, 1728.

iii. Mehitable, b. Aug. 12, 1732.

iv. James, b. Feb. 3, 1735-6 ; removed to New Haven, and m. July 14,

1755, Anna Bradley, probably daughter of Nathaniel Bradley, Jr.,

and b. April 4, 1736. He and wife Anna, of New Haven, convey,

Jan. 12, 1761, to Daniel Lyman, interest in land thatwas " our grand-

father Nathaniel Bradley's right in the middle division." (New

Haven Laud Records, Vol. 23, p. 127.) Beuhen^, son of this James,

m. Jan. 20, 1762, Rhoda Griswold of New Haven. (New Haven

Records, Book 2, p. 156.)

9. Tilley^ Blakesley (^Saniuel,'^ Satmiel^),born Mar. 18, 1705, married

Feb. 7, 1728-9, Mary, born in 1706, daughter of Ebenezer Brown,

Jr. She died Feb. 26, 1789 ; and he died Aug. 3, 1769. He and

his wife Mary signed several deeds, 1730-1734, naming their father

Ebenezer Brown, Jr., and grandfather Ebenezer Brown, Senr.

(New Haven Land Records, Vol. 8, p. 455 ; Vol, 9. p. 447.) He

removed to Woodbury, Conn., before Aug. 9, 1734. (New Haven

Land Records, Vol. 10, p. 1.) Three children are recorded at New

Haven ; the rest appear in Tuttle Family, p. 640-1, and Cothren's

" Woodbury," p. 504.

Children of Tilley and Mary : .

i. Mary,* b. July 25, 1729 ;/cl. July 25, 1748. ^

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ii. TiLLEY, b. June 14, 1731 ; m. Mar. 16, 1758, Mary Baker, who d. April

28, 1792.

iii. Jonathan, b. Feb. 3, 1732-3.

iv. Justus, b. Mar. 9, 1735.

V. Sarah, bapt. Aug. 5, 1739.

vi. Dan, bapt. June 14, 1741; m. Mar. 3, 1768, Eunice Booth of Reading,

Conn,

vii. Eleanok, bapt. Sept. 18, 1743; m. Zaccheus Weller.

viii. Ebenezer, bapt. Oct. 22, 1745.

ix. David, b. July 25, bapt. July 30, 1749; d. July 10, 1821; m. Feb. 28,

1776, Phebe, dau. of Thomas and Phebe Hall. Had eleven children.

10. Ebenezer' Blakeslet {Ebenezer,^ Samuel^), born Feb. 4, 1685,

married Dec. 5, 1706, Mary, daughter of Matthew and Mary Ford,

of New Haven. On Jan. 4, 1750-1, Ebenezer and Mary Blakeslee

deed land laid out to Mary Ford." (New Haven Land Records,

Vol. 15, p. 416.) He lived at North Haven. Administration on

his estate was granted to his son Ebenezer, the first Monday of Jan.,

1761. Distribution was made April 15, 1761, — to Ebenezer,

Jonathan, Mathew, Hannah, and Desire Taylor. (New Haven Pro-

bate Recoi'ds, Vol. 9, pp. 451 and 504.) Mary, wife of Ebenezer,

died Aug. 13, 1760.

Children of Ebenezer and Mary :

i. Mathew,* b. Oct. 25, 1707; d. Jan. 26, 1707-8.

ii. Desire, b. Nov. 1708; m. Dec. 26, 1727, Elnathan Taylor.

iii. Ebenezer, b. May 12, 1711; m. May 17, 1731, Jemima, dau. of William

and Mary (Abernatha) Tuttle, who was b. May 25, 1673. She d.

Aug. 13, 1760. (Tuttle Family, p. 225.) His estate was probated

the first Monday in Feb., 1771. Elizabeth Blalseslee and Capt.

Abraham Blakeslee, executors. Will mentions Avife Elizabeth, and

"my children," but does not give their names. (New Haven Pro-

bate Records, Vol. 11, p. 138.) He was called " Ebenezer Blakeslee

Jr., Jr.," to sliow that he was youuger than Ebenezer, Jr. (New

Haven Land Records, Vol. 10, pp. 51 and 109.) He had ten children,

eight of whom are recorded at New Haven : 1. Content,^ b. Aug. 5,

1731 (Tuttle Family) ; m. Jan. 14, 1749-50, Joseph Woolcut. 2. Abel,

m. Mary ; d. before June, 1766, when his estate was distributed

to his widow, and his " seven brethren and sisters." (New Haven

Probate Records, Vol. 10, pp. 341 and 392.) It is by this distribu-

tion that we place him and his sister Content as cliildren of Eben-

ezer, and also learn tlie name of the husband of Jemima. 3. Lydia,

b. May 1, 1733; m. Nov. 6, 1759, Daniel Bradley. 4. Jotham, b.

July 4, 1736; m. Jan. 18, 1758, Hannah Todd of New Haven. Estate

probated at New Haven, 1792. Widow and relict Molly. (New

Haven Probate Records, Vol. 15, p. 467.) 5. »SV-«/t,.b. Dec. 10, 1738;

m. (1) Sept. 7, 1761, Phebe, dau. of Gershom and Hannah (Mans-

field) Todd; m. (2) Dec. 8, 1772, Jemima, dau. of Ezekiel and Su-

sannah (Merrimau) Tuttle, who was b. Jan. 13, 1746. (New Haven

records; and Tuttle Family, pp. 235, 250 and 702.) 6. Ebenezer-,

b. Feb. 17, 1740-1. 7. Ebenezer (2d), b. Feb. 27, 1745-6; m. Dec.

29, 1763, Martha Bush of New Haven. 8. Jemima, b. June 25, 1748-9 ;

m. Bradley. 9. Isaiah, b. Aug. 26, 1751. 10. Icobed, b. Sept.
2, 1753.
iv. Jonathan, b. Sept., 1713; m. Mar. 21, 1733-4, Dorothy Balee

(New Haven records), dau. of Balee and wife Eleanor (Luddington) of East Haven, and granddaughter of William, Jr., and Martha (Rose) Luddington. (Dodd's " East Haven.") On Jan. 13,

1738-9, Jonathan Blakslee of East Haven, deeds to Gideon Potter

land which " was said Jonathan Blakeslee's grandfather Ludding-

ton'slot." (New Haven Land Records, Vol. 11, p. 3.) This was his

wife's grandfather. His maternal grandfather was Matthew Ford.

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Jonathan's estate was probated in 1792. (New Haven Probate

Kecords, Vol. 16.) He had six children recorded at New Haven, and

one at Walliugf ord : 1. Submit^, b. Feb, 18, 1736-7. 2. Eber, b. July

21, 1739. 3. Desire, b. April 16, 1744. 4. Baily,h. Feb. 14, 1744-5,

at Walliugford; removed to Farmiugtou, Conn. 5. Jonathan, b.

July 23, 1746. 6. Esther, b. Oct. 26, 1748. 7. Titus, b. Jan. 31, 1750-1 .

V. Mathew (2d), b. Dec. 10, 1715; m. Dec. 27, 1736, Roda Beach.

(Wallingford Records.) The birth of eight children, and death of

one other, are recorded at New Haven: 1. Macock, b. Nov. 17,

1739; d. Aug. 21, 1753. 2. Oliver, b. vlug. 15, 1741. 3. Matthew,\i.

Aug. 11, 1743; d. Jan. 2, 1761. 4. Phehe, b. Aug. 25, 1745; d. Oct.

26, 1750. 5. Mary, b. Sept. 6, 1747. 6. Biifus, b. April 19, 1749;

m. Sept. 12, 1771, Esther Brownson of Farmington, Conn. She m.

second, before April, 1781, Waitstill Munson. (Munson Family, p.

328.) 7. rhehe (2d), b. Feb. 22, 1750-1. 8. Jordan, b. Oct. 23,

1752. 9. "Gearfull, ye dau Mathew," d. Dec. 1767.

vi. Mary, b. June 15, 1718; d. Dec. 7, 1725.

vii. Hannah, b. Jan. 17, 1720-1.

viii. Seth, b. April 11, 1725; d. April 13, 1725.

11. Abraham^ Blakesley {Ebenezer,'^ Samuel^), born Dec. 15, 1695,

married Mar. 15, 1721-2, Elizabeth Cooper. She was daughter of

John Cooper of New Haven, and was born Feb. 18, 1694. Abra-

ham Blakesley and Elizabeth his wife, Mary Cooper and Thomas

Cooper all of New Haven, convey. Mar. 16, 1724, to " our Honored

father, Mr. John Cooper," certain interests in the estate of their

" brother John Cooper late of New Haven deceased." (New Haven

Land Records, Vol. 7, p. 336.) His will was probated the third

Monday of April, 1759, and was dated April 16, 1739. His

" friend Caleb Atwater and loving brother Isaac Blakesle," execu-

tors. He was probably a shoemaker, as the inventory includes a

shoemaker's shop, also " farm where John Blakesley, son of the

deed, lives and farm where Zophar Blakesley son of the deed. lives."

Distribution, July 2, 1759, — to Widow Elizabeth, to John Blakes-

lee, Abraham Blakeslee, Zophar Blakeslee, Jude Blakeslee, Ste-

phen Blakeslee, and Joel Blakeslee. (New Haven Probate Records,

Vol. 9, pp. 239, 259, 278.)

He died Mar. 6, 1759. "Mrs. Elizabeth who was wife to Mr.

Abraham Blakeslee, dec," died Jan 2, 1776, (New Haven Records,

Book 2.)

Children of Abraham and Elizabeth, recorded at New Haven:

i. John*, b. Feb. 2, 1724-5; m. March 4, 1746-7, Lydia Bradley, b. 1724,

dau. of Nathaniel and Rutli (Dickerman) Bradley. (Dickerman

Genealogy, p. 178.) Had three children recorded at New Haven:

1. Lydia? b. Feb. 19, 1747-8. 2. Jonah, b. Sept. 8, 1750. 3. Eunice,

b. Nov. 12, 1753.

ii. Abraham, b. Oct. 22, 1727. He was captain of a Military Company in

the second regiment, and was complained of before the General

Assembly, in Mar. 1775, for " being disaflected to this Government,"

and was cashiered. This is the first record found of a reprimand

for being loj'alto the King. (Colonial Records, Vol. 15, p. 54.) His

estate was probated at New Haven, Sept. 10, 1785. Distribution

Nov. 21 , 1786, — to Edward^ and Abigal Blakesley. (New Haven Pro-

bate Records, Vols. 14, p. 420, and 15, p. 76.)

iii. Zophar, b. April 21, 1730. Estate probated in 1798. (New Haven

Probate Records, Vols. 19 and 20.)

iv. Stephen, b. Sept. 24, 1732; m. (1) Jan. 11, 1758, Lydia Blakesley,

dau. of No. 15. She d. Aug. 23, 1766; and he m. (2) Nov. 25, 1766,

Rachel Allin. He d. Mar. 20, 1768. (New History of Waterbury,

Vol. 1, p. 21 Ap.)

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V. JuDE, b. March 31, 1735 ; ra, Nov. 13, 1758, Experience Blakesley, dau.

of No. 15. Had ten children. (New History of Waterbury, Vol. 1,

p. 20 Ap.) His eldest daughter, Abi^, ra. Jesse Humaston, and became

the " Patron Saint" of the Thomaston (Conn.) Chapter, D. A. R.

vi. Joel, b. Dec. 11, 1737; d. July 15, 1738.

vii. Joel (2d), b. June 30, 1739; m. May 3, 1762, Martha Sacket of New

Haven.

12. IsAAC^ Blakesley (Ebenezer,^ Samuel^), born July 12, 1703, mar-

ried May 31, 1733, Mary, daughter of Ebenezer and Mary (Tuttle)

Frost, who was boru Feb. 2.5, 1710-11. Isaac Blakeslee and Mary

his wife, et al, convey, April 23, 1750, their interest in the " inherit-

ance of our Honrd father Ebenezer Frost late of New Haven

deed." (New Haven Land Records, Vol. 19, p. 186.) He lived

at North Haven. His will, made June 6, 176.5, was probated the

first Monday in March, 1768. His son Isaac, and Lieut. Abra-

ham Blakeslee, executors. The will names wife Mary, and refers

to " leather that is tanned or tanning." Inventory dated at North

Haven. (New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 10, pp. 493 and 521.)

Six of his children are recorded at New Haven.

Children of Isaac and Mary :

i. Isaac* b. Feb. 28, 1733-4 ; m. Nov. 23, 1752, Lydia, dau. of John and

Deborah (Blakeslee) Alcott, who was b. Nov. 24, 1730, granddaughter

of No. 5. He d. Nov. 16, 1814.

li. Mary, b. Oct. 13, 1735 ; m. April 8, 1757, Eliphalet Pardee. (Tuttle

Family, p. 26; and Orcutt's " Wolcott," p. 536.)

iii. Sarah, b. May 13, 1738; m. Benjamin Pierpont.

Iv. Hannah, b. Aug. 29, 1741 ; m. 1759, Joseph Holt.

V. Abigail, b. Oct. 13, 1746.

vi. BuLAH, b. Nov. 19, 1748; m. Ambrose Barnes of Cheshire, Conn.; d.

April 19, 1822. He d. Mar. 22, 1831.

vii. Ruth, b. Feb. 8, 1757, according to Tuttle, but there appears to be too

long an interval between her birth and that of Bulah. (Tuttle Fam-

ily, pp. 25 and 26.)

13. Samuel' Blakesley (Ebenezer,^ SamueP) was bom in 1697, and

buried Sept. 5, 1761, age 64. He was probably a blacksmith, and

lived in Wallingford, Conn., where he removed about 1719. On

Feb. 19, 1718, Ebenezer gave land in Wallingford to his " well be-

loved son Samuel Blakeslee of New Haven," (Wallingford Land

Records, Book 3, p. 174.) Lois Blakesley Hall (Mrs. Seth J.

Hall) says that this land has been in the Blakesley famUy ever since,

until about a year ago. Samuel is also called " loving son " in a

deed of gift, Feb. 21, 1734-5 ; and he calls Ebenezer his " Honrd

father," and refers to his mother's " father Lupton," in a deed dated

Mar. 16, 1761. (New Haven Land Records, Vol. 10, p. 139 ; and

Vol. 23, p. 357.) He married Elizabeth Doolittle, daughter of

Daniel Doolittle, as shown by a deed dated April 12, 1737. (Wal-

lingford Land Records, Vol. 8, p. 5.) Daniel Doolittle married,

May 3, 1698, Hannah Cornwall, and had Elizabeth, born Oct. 15,

1700. (Wallingford Records.) Samuel Blakesley 's will, dated Sept.

2, 1761, was probated the third Monday of Sept., 1761. Joseph

Blakeslee, executor. The will names wife Elizal)eth, son .loseph,

to whom he gives his " shoping geer so called " (blacksmith shop ?),

daughters Hannah and Phebe Blakeslee, Susanna wife of Andrew

Parker, Elizabeth wife of Gamaliel Parker, Abigal wife of Elijah

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Ockly (Ackly), Zurviali wife of Nathaniel Ives, Thankfull wife

of Justus Holt, and Merriam wife of Joshua How. The inventory

amounted to £206. 6. 11. (New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 9, pp.

595 and 622.) Elizabeth Blakeslee, of Wallingford, Conn., made

her will Feb. 7, 1770, and it was probated the third Monday of

April 1772; Elijah Ackley, of East Haddam, executor. " Adm.

granted said Ackley in right of his wife dau. of the said deed." The

wUl names her eight daughters, son Joseph, and son-in-law Gamiel

Parker. Distribution was to Joseph Blakfeslee, Elizabeth Parker,

Susanna Parker, Abigal Hackly, Zeruiah Ives, Thankfull Holt,

Merriam How, Hannah Marks, and Phebe Barnes. (New Haven

Probate Records, Vol. 11, pp. 237 and 376.) The last two daugh-

ters had changed their names since the date of their father's will,

1761. The names of children are from Wallingford records. New

Haven Probate Records before cited, private correspondence from

descendants, Bailey's Conn. Marriages, Book 4, p. 59, and Davis's

History of Wallingford, Conn., p. 656. Obedience and Jemima,

givf n by Davis, are the children of John and Elizabeth Beecher.

Children of Samuel and Elizabeth :

i. Susanna,* b. Mar. 15, 1719; m. April 27, 1736, Andrew Parker; re-

moved to Adams, Mass.

ii. Elizabeth, b. July 8, 1721 ; m. Gamaliel Parker. Both died at Walling-

ford.

iii. Abigal, b. Sept. 8, 1723; m. Elijah Ackley of East Haddam, Conn.,

and died there.

iv. Zeuviah, b. Jan. 16, 1726; m. Nov. 8, 1744, Nathaniel Ives. They re-

moved to New Hartford, Conn., where they died.

V. A daughter, b. Nov. 1, 1728; d. Nov. 17, 1728.

vi. Thankfull, b. Nov. 26, 1729; m. April 26, 1749, Justus Holt, son of

Joseph and Abigal (Curtis) Holt, who was b. Oct. 19, 1720.

vii. Joseph, b. April 1, 1732; m. April 1, 1759, Lois, dau. of Stephen and

Sarah (Hart) Ives, who was b. Jan. 9, 1737.

vili. Mariam, b. Oct. 4, 1735; m. Oct. 14, 1756, Joshua How. She re-

moved to Wells, Vt., and m. second, Butler, Esq.

ix. Hannah, b. June 15, 1741 ; m. Dec. 23, 1762, James Marks of Walling-

ford, Conn.

X. Phebe, b. July 1, 1744, m. Moses Barnes of Wallingford, Conn.

14. Jacob^ Blakesley [Ebenezer,"^ Samuel^). No birth record. He mar-

ried June 10, 1730, at New Haven, Elizabeth Barnes. He lived in

New Haven until about 1740, when he I'emoved to Waterbury, Conn.

In a deed Mar. 13, 1761, he is described as of Waterbury. (New

Haven Land Records, Vol. 23, p. 356.) He died March 25, 1767.

The first four of his children are recorded at New Haven, and the

last two at Waterbury. (New History of Waterbury, Vol. 1, pp.

19 and 20 Ap.)

Children of Jacob and Elizabeth :

i. Abner,« b. May 13, 1731; m. (1) Sept. 25, 1755, Thankfull, dau. of.

Samuel Pecli; m. (2) Feb. 19, 1786, wid. Mary Noble. He d. Nov.

29, 1791. (Wolcott, Conn., Records.) Had eleven cliildreu.

ii. Anne, b. Oct 6, 1733; m. Amos Brouson, grandfather of Amos Bron-

son Alcott.

iii. Gad, b. Dec. 13, 1735; d. May 17, 1767.

iv. Asher, b. May 23, 1738; m. Oct. 26, 1762, Mary, dau. of John Huma-

ston of Litchfield. Had five children.

V. Noah, b. Dec. 31, 1740.

vi. Sarah, b. Aug. 10, 1743.

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15. Thomas^ Blakeslet [Ebenezer,^ SamueV-), born in 1700, married at

Sunderland, Mass,, Mary, daughter of Richard Scott. They resided

at New Haven, Conn., until about 1731, when they removed to that

part of Waterbury, Conn., that is now Thomaston. He was ap-

pointed the first Captain of the " Northbury (Plymouth) Train

Band," 1740. (Chapter Sketches, Conn. D. A. R. Patron Saints,

p. 395.)

His father, Ebenezer, gave land to Reuben Blakesley, " my grand-

son the son of my son Thomas," on Feb, 21, 1734-5. (New

Haven Land Records, Vol. 10, p. 142.) Thomas was living at

Waterbu ry, Conn., Mar. 13, 1761, when he and his brother Jacob

convey interest in land "that came to us by our Honrd. father."

(New Haven Land Records, Vol. 23, p. 356.) Four of his chil-

dren are recorded at New Haven ; others are from the New His-

tory of Waterbury.

Children of Thomas and Mary :

i. David,* b. Nov. 7, 1722; m. (1) Nov. 29, 1743, Phebe, dau. of Caleb

Todcl, of New Haven. (New Haven Land Records, Vol. 26, p. 101.)

She d. Oct. 4, 1744 ; and he m. (2) May 18, 1752, Abigal, dau. of John

How. Had eight children,

ii. Reuben, b. Mar. 19, 1724-5; m. Sept. 19, 1748, Mary, dau. of Barna-

bus Ford. Had six children,

iii. Moses, b. June 30, 1727; m. Nov. 17, 1746, Mehitable, dau. of Gideon

Allyn. Had eleven children,

iv. Mary, b. Sept. 7, 1729; d. Dec. 2, 1750.

V. Submit, b. 1732; d. June 17, 1750.

vl. Experience, b. Jan 3, 1734-5 ; m. Nov. 13, 1758, Jude Blakeslee, son

of No. 11.

vii. Lydia, b. July 6, 1737 ; m. Jan. 11, 1758, Stephen Blakeslee, son of No.

11. She d. Aug. 23, 1766.

viii. Esther, b. Aug. 6, 1739.

Ix. Abigal, b. Dec. 22, 1741 ; m. Jacob Potter.

rootsweb bio

3. ID: I26747
4. Name: Samuel BLAKESLEE
5. Given Name: Samuel
6. Surname: Blakeslee
7. Sex: M
8. _UID: 80171A6B5168BE4D8F4126DBAC4D0CE39995
9. Change Date: 12 Feb 2006
10. Death: 17 MAY 1672 in New Haven, New Haven, CT 1
11. Occupation: blacksmith 2
12. Residence: BEF 1649 Guilford, New Haven, CT 1
13. Residence: BEF 1657 New Haven, New Haven, CT 1

Marriage 1 Hannah POTTER

   * Married: 3 DEC 1650 in New Haven, New Haven, CT 2 3 4

Children

  1. John BLAKESLEE b: 22 OCT 1651 in Guilford, New Haven, CT

2. John BLAKESLEE b: ABT 1654 in New Haven, New Haven, CT?
3. Moses BLAKESLEE b: ABT 1655
4. Mary BLAKESLEE b: ABT 1655
5. Hannah BLAKESLEE b: 23 OCT 1657 in New Haven, New Haven, CT
6. Mary BLAKESLEE b: 2 NOV 1659 in New Haven, New Haven, CT
7. Samuel BLAKESLEE b: 8 APR 1662
8. Ebenezer BLAKESLEE b: 17 JUL 1664 in New Haven, New Haven, CT
9. Hannah BLAKESLEE b: 2 MAY 1666 in New Haven, New Haven, CT
10. Jonathan BLAKESLEE b: 3 MAR 1668/69 in New Haven, New Haven, CT
11. son BLAKESLEE b: APR 1672 in New Haven, New Haven, CT
Sources:

  1. Abbrev: Genealogies of CT Families

Title: Roberts, Gary Boyd, Genealogies of Connecticut Families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1983.)ngland Historical and Genealogical Registerngland Historical and Genealogical Register.. Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1983.
Page: v. 1, p. 161
2. Abbrev: Genealogies of CT Families
Title: Roberts, Gary Boyd, Genealogies of Connecticut Families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1983.)ngland Historical and Genealogical Registerngland Historical and Genealogical Register.. Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1983.
Page: v. 1, p. 160
3. Abbrev: New Haven, history of the colony
Title: Atwater, Edward E., History of the Colony of New Haven, Connecticut [in two volumes] with supplementary history and personnel (Meriden, Conn., The Journal pub. co., 1902)in two volumes] with supplementary history and personnelin two volumes] with supplementary history and personnel. Meriden, Conn., The Journal pub. co., 1902.
Page: v.2, p. 628
4. Abbrev: Families of Ancient New Haven (Jacobus)
Title: Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiler, Families of Ancient New Haven [CT] (Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974)/i>/i>. Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974.
Page: v. 1, p. 213; v. 6, p. 1459
Hannah Potter see FAMILY TREE Born: Abt 1633 Chesham Parish, Bucks, England

   Married: 2nd to Henry Brooks 21/Dec/1676 Wallingford, Connecticut by William Jones, Justice of the Peace

Died: 07/Nov/1723 Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT
FATHER

John Potter

MOTHER

Elizabeth Wood

HUSBAND

1st Samuel Blakesley

    b. 30/Jun/1599

m. 03/Dec/1650 New Haven, New Haven, CT
2nd Henry Brooks

CHILDREN with Samuel Blakesley

1. John Blakesley b. 1651-1652

2. John Blakesley b. Abt 1653-1713

3. Moses Blakesley b. Abt 1655

4. Mary Blakesley b. Abt 1655

5. Hannah Blakesley b. Abt 1657

6. Mary Blakesley b. Abt 1659

7. Samuel Blakesley b. 1662-1732

8. Ebenezer Blakesley b. 1664-1735

9. Hannah Blakesley b. 1666-1669

10. Jonathan Blakesley b 1669-1669

11. Infant son Blakesley b. 1672-1672

CHILDREN with Henry Brooks

Thomas Brooks

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MORE about Samuel and his brother:

Samuel Blakeslee, the ancestor of this family, came from England to this country with his brother John about 1636. From Boston he came first to Guilford, Connecticut. and afterward to New Haven, where he married. December 3, 1650, Hannah Porter. He died in 1678. - The following account of him is taken from the notes of a descendant. Captain Samuel Blakeslee, who had the facts from his father and other older men: "In the early settlement of America there was two brothers by the name of Samuel and John Blakeslee, both blacksmiths by occupation, left England with their anvil. vises, hammers. tongs and other necessary tools fitted to their occupation, and landed at Boston, Massachusetts, and purchased what was and is since called Boston Neck. a poor barren strip of land which joins the peninsula to the mainland upon which Boston is located; here they lived for a few years with their families. following their trade of blacksmithing. But the then village of Boston was poor and the narrow neck which they had purchased was incapable of affording much for the subsistence of their families. 

These two brothers, being stout, robust, enterprising men. agreed to seek their fortunes elsewhere. with their families, they left Boston and proceeded by the seashore to New Haven, in Connecticut. They did not dispose of their land in Boston Neck; time passes and they died. and it was never disposed of.

Samuel bought land in New Haven and settled with his family, but his brother John went to the western part of the state to what is now Woodbury or Roxbury.”

Children of Samuel: John. born 1651. Born at Guilford: Mary. November 2, 1659. Born at New Haven: Ebenezer, mentioned below : Hannah, May 22. I666: Jonathan. March 2. 1668, died young; Jonathan, April, 1672, died young.

(II) Ebenezer, son of Samuel Blakeslee, was born July 17. 1664, in New Haven. and NEW YORK. 27 was one of the earliest settlers of North Haven. In his house the Presbyterians held religious services until a church was established, and later the Episcopalians also held services in his mansion. He married Hannah Lupton. Children, born at North Haven: Ebenezer and Hannah, twins, born February 4, 1685; Susannah, May 21, 1689; Grace, January 1, 169394; Abraham, December 15, 1695. mentioned below; Samuel, 1697; Thomas, 1700; Isaac, July 21, 1703.

(III) Abraham, son of Ebenezer Blakeslee, was born in North Haven, December 15, 1695. He married, March I 5, I721-22, Elizabeth Cooper, born February 18, 1694, daughter of John Cooper, of New Haven. He died March 6, 1759; his wife, January 2, 1776. His will was dated April, 1759, and proved in the same month. Children: John, born February 2, 1724-25; Abraham, October 22, 1727; Zophar, mentioned. below ; Stephen, September 24, 1 7 32 ; Jude, March 31, 1735; Joel, December 11, 1737, died young; Joel, June 30, 1739.

(IV) Zophar, son of Abraham Blakeslee, was born April 21, 1730, and his estate was administered in 1798.

(V) Zophar (2), son of Zophar (1) Blakeslee, married (first) Clarinda \Vhitmore, and (second) Lucinda Taylor. Children by first wife: 1. Sarah, married Judge Asa Packer, and had: Lucy; Marion; Mary, married Charles Cummings; Robert, and Harry Packer. 2. A daughter, married Melvin, and had Gertrude Derwin. 3. Clarinda, married VVilliam Baker, and had a son, Charles Baker. 4. Hannah, married Charles Ashley (see Ashley VIII). By second wife: 5. \ValIace, married Tamer Bidle, and had: Emma, Darwin, VVilliam, Jesse. 6. Frank, married -— Bonnell, and had: Mary, Sarah, VI/illiam, Edward. 7. Betsey, married Lyman Cogswell. 8. James I., married Caroline Ashley, and had: Eugene, Alonzo, Asa Packer, Charles Ashley. 9. Lemuel, married Clementine Bonnell, and had: Jessie, Carrie, Robert. 10. Lucinda, married Abraham Luce, and had: Mary, Irwin, George and one daughter. 11. Eunice, married John Crellen, and had: Lucius Pittston; Rollin, resides in Scranton; Lizzie; Caroline, who resides in W'hite Haven.

Source: Genealogical and Family History of Central New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation, Volume 1 (Google eBook), William Richard Cutter. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912

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A SON BLAKESLEE

– 1672

JOHN POTTER BLAKESLEE 1651 – 1713
HANNAH BLAKESLEE 1657 – 1669
MARY BLAKESLEE 1659 –
SAMUEL BLAKESLEE 1662 –
EBENEZER BLAKESLEE 1664 –
HANNAH BLAKESLEE 1666 –
JONATHAN BLAKESLEE 1669 – 1669

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Samuel Blakeslee

Born in 1628 - England

Deceased 17 May 1672 - New Haven, New Haven Co., CT , age at death: 44 years old

Spouses, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren Married 3 December 1650, New Haven Co., CT, to Hannah Potter, born about 1633 - New Haven Co., CT, Deceased 7 November 1723 - New Haven, New Haven Co., CT age at death: possibly 90 years old (Parents : M John Potter 1606..1607-1677 & F Elizabeth Wood 1606-1677) with M John Blakeslee 1655- married to Grace Ventres 1652-1721 with M John Blakeslee 1676-1742 married in 1696, New Haven Co., CT, to Lydia Alcott 1677-1723 with : F Thankful Blakeslee 1706- M Daniel Blakeslee 1710-1751 F Deborah Blakeslee M Moses Blakeslee 1678-1760 married (1 JAN 1701/02), New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, to Sarah Benton 1685-1756 with : M Jesse Blakeslee 1710-1772 F Hannah Blakeslee F Phebe Blakeslee M John Blakeslee 1723-1776 F Anna Blakeslee 1681-1741 married 1 January 1705, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, to Moses Sperry 1682-1754 with : M Moses Sperry 1708 M Aaron Sperry 1727-1811 F Mary Blakeslee 1659-1712 married in 1677, New Haven Co., CT, to John Thomas ca 1655-1709 with F Rebecca Thomas 1680- married to Robert Churchill 1676-1733 with : M Edward Churchill ca 1718- F Mary Thomas 1687- married 5 April 1705, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, to John Dewey 1669- with : M Moses Dewey 1718- M Samuel Blakeslee 1662-1732 married 20 November 1684, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, to Sarah Kimberly ca 1663- with F Miriam Blakeslee 1688-1776 married (13 FEB 1706/07), New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, to Caleb Mallory 1681-1716 with : F Miriam Mallory 1708-1776 F Deborah Mallory 1710-1809 M Caleb Mallory 1712- M John Mallory 1715-

Miriam Blakeslee 1688-1776  married 13 December 1716, New Milford, Litchfield Co., CT, to Thomas Pickett 1689-1774 with : M Ebenezer Pickett 1717- M Daniel Pickett 1719-1794 M Benjamin Pickett 1724- F Hannah Pickett 1728- F Sarah Blakeslee 1692-1750/ married to John Skeels 1678-1727 with : F Miriam Skeels 1713-1783

Sarah Blakeslee 1692-1750/ married, Woodbury, Litchfield Co., CT, to William Judd †1775 with : F Elizabeth Judd 1734-1787 F Mehitable Blakeslee 1702-1788 married 18 June 1724, West Haven, New Haven Co., CT, to William Trowbridge 1700-1793 with : F Mehitable Trowbridge 1727-1808 F Elizabeth Trowbridge 1731-1806 M Ebenezer Blakeslee 1664-1735 married in 1684, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, to Hannah Lupton 1665-1749 with M Ebenezer Blakeslee married 5 December 1706 to Mary Ford 1684-1760 with : M Ebenezer Blakeslee 1711-1771 M Jonathan Blakeslee 1713-ca 1792 F Abigail Blakeslee ca 1687-1728 married to John Nash 1688-1769 with : M Edward Nash 1710- M Abraham Nash 1718-1801 F Grace Blakeslee 1693-1745/ married 13 October 1718, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, to Ebenezer Humiston 1695-1769 with : F Lydia Humiston 1720-1791 M Ebenezer Humiston 1722- M Daniel Humiston 1727-1798 M Nathaniel Humiston 1730-1793 F Desire Humiston 1733- M Samuel Blakeslee 1697-1761 married to Elizabeth Doolittle 1700-1772 with : F Elizabeth Blakeslee 1721-1782 F Miriam Blakeslee 1735-1813 M Isaac Blakeslee 1703-1767 married 31 May 1733, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, to Mary Frost 1711-1798 with : F Hannah Blakeslee 1741-1794 M Jacob Blakeslee 1706-1767 married 10 June 1730, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, to Elizabeth Barnes 1703-1792 with : F Anne Blakeslee 1733-1800 M Asher Blakeslee 1738-1814
Notes Individual Note rootsweb: Click Here

Sources Birth, death: Dowling Family Tree - Tim Dowling - rootsweb, 2001-2015 - - electronic - I170734

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GEDCOM Note

Biography ==Samuel Blakesley was in Guilford, Conn. in 1649 and to New Haven, Conn. in 1653. Samuel was probably a blacksmith as the inventory of his estate includes "shop tools", 196 lbs. of iron and a lot of refuse iron.The New Haven records show that other Blakesley's for several generations were blacksmiths

Samuel married Hannah Potter, daughter of John Potter and Elizabeth, on 3 Dec 1650 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. Hannah was born in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut and died on 7 Nov 1723 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. Hannah Potter-602 was 2nd married to Henry Brooks Brooks-218. Jan 3, 1677 Henry and Hannah were made guardians of the sons of SamuelBlakesley, as the eldest juvenile, Samuel chose his mother (and father) and Evenezer was also given into their care. Read more here [[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shardon/blake/d1.htm]]

Name

: Samuel Blakeslee: Samuel Blakesley<ref name=Yates>Yates</ref><ref>Sons of the American Revolution</ref><ref name=AGBI>AGBI</ref><ref name=EWB>Edmund West</ref><ref name=EWI>Edmund West</ref><ref name=Clemens>Clemens</ref><ref name=Filby>Filby</ref>

Birth

:: Jun. 30, 1599, England
:: abt 1624 England<ref name=FANH>Jacobus</ref> :: abt 1629 England :: 1630<ref name=Yates/><ref name=AGBI/><ref name=EWB/><ref name=EWI/>

Immigration ===:At one time it was believed that Samuel was the brother of Thomas of Hartford etc.<ref> Shepard, James. Samuel Blakesleyof New Haven, Conn., and his descendants. (Boston : Press of D. Clapp & Son. 1902) Publisher p. 3</ref> DNA seems too have proved that this is not so.<ref>Ancestry Message Board</ref> A Thomas Blackly sailed on the Hopewell,<ref name="Hotten">Hotten, John Camden (editor). The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants, Religious Exiles,Political Rebels, Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years, Apprentices, Children Stolen, Maidens Pressed, and Others, who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700. (London: John Camden Hotten, 1874.) p. 110</ref> so by extension it was believed that Samuel was on board also. In addition, Anderson's Great Migration finds noevidence that the Hopewell Thomas was ever in New England.<ref>Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. NewEngland Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1,A-B, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999.[https://www.americanancestors.org/DB114/i/7051/319/22074683 Thomas Blackly pp 318/9</ref>

:: 1635 Connecticut<ref name=Filby/> Is there actual evidence of this if it's known he was not on the Hopewell?

Marriage ===:: 03 DEC 1650 New Haven, Connecticut<ref>NEHGR: Page 277</ref><ref>Genealogies of Connecticut Families: Page 160</ref><ref name=Clemens/><ref name=EWI/><ref name=Yates/><ref name=Clemens/>

Death ===:: 17 MAY 1672 New Haven, Connecticut<ref name=FANH /><ref>Genealogies of Connecticut Families: Page 161</ref><ref name=EWI/>

Event

:: Of Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
:: Of New Haven, Connecticut

Notes ===: Samuel was an immigrant, from England to Boston on the "Hopewell" about 1635 with his brother.

: They brought blacksmithing tools with them.
: Lived in Guilford & New Haven CT. : Samuel Blakeslee and his brother, John, blacksmiths by trade, came to Boston from England on the ship Hopewell about 1636. "They brought with them their anvil, vise and other implements. They bought the narrow and barren strip of land joining the peninsula of the town of Bostonto the mainland, and known then and since as Boston Neck. Here they lived with their families for a few years and endeavored to support them by blacksmithing. As the Village of Boston was then poor and small and the land where they were located unproductive, they left that locality with their families and going around by the seashore reached New Haven, CT. Here Samuel bought land while John went northeast of New Haven and into the western part of what is now the State of Connecticut. John founded a family that afterwards had many prominent representatives. It is to be remarked that the brothers, on leaving Boston, did notsell their land, thinking it would enhance in value in later years. Time went on and they failed to look after their interest and let the title lapse by inattention to land which is now worth many millions. (as recorded in 1916). : Samuel Blakesley was a planter of Guilford, Conn., in 1650, and is the ancestor of the Woodbury and Waterbury, Conn., Blakesleys. The emigrant Samuel was probably a blacksmith, as the inventory of his estate includes "Shop Tools," 196 pounds of iron, and a lot of "refuse iron."The New Haven land records also show that other Blakesleys, for several generations, were blacksmiths. : Samuel married Hannah Potter, daughter of John and Elizabeth Potter of New Haven. He bought his home lot at Guilford of Henry Dowd, about 1649. Richard Hubball "was admitted a planter a Guilford, Feb. 24, 1653/4, on purchasing Samuel Blatchley's lot and accommodations." He removed to New haven between 1653 and 1657, and, by the New Haven records,died May 17, 1672. His inventory amounted to #231.14s.9d. Administration on his estate was granted to his widow, by the County Court, June 16, 1672. : Widow Hannah Blakesley maried Henry Brooks, Dec. 21, 1676. (New Haven Records.) On Jan. 3, 1676-7

Sources ==* Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven (Clarence D. Smith, Rome, New York, 1922-1932) Volumes 1-9* Shepard, James. Samuel Blakesley of New Haven, Connecticut, and His Descendants (Boston: Press of David Clapp & Son., 1902) Page 3* Genealogies of Connecticut Families (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983) Page 160* Descendants of Samuel Blakesley Web Site* NEHGR: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (1902) Volume 56, Page 277

• New Haven Records. * U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=505262&ti=0&i... Clemens, William Montgomery, American Marriages Before 1699 (Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926) ::: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=amr-1699&h=967&ti=0&indiv=try... ::: Marriage: 3 December 1650 New Haven, Conn.* Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012) ::: Connecticut; Year: 1635::: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pili354&h=896126&ti=0&indiv=t... ::: Arrival: 1635 Connecticut* AGBI: American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Godfrey Memorial Library, Middletown, CT, USA::: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=1149306&ti=0&indiv=try... ::: Birth: 1630 Connecticut* Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004)::: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=112444&ti=0&in... ::: Birth: 1620 CT. Marriage: 1650 CT.::: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=971804&ti=0&in... ::: Birth: 1638 CT. Marriage: 1676 CT.::: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=971798&ti=0&in... ::: Birth: 1638 CT. Marriage: 1650 CT.* Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001) ::: Birth: 1624 Guilford, CT.::: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=3782753&ti=0&indiv... ::: Birth: 1624 Guilford, New Haven New Haven, CT. ::: Death: 17 May 1672 New Haven, New Haven, CT. ::: Marriage: 3 December 1650 New Haven, New Haven, CT. ::: Birth: 1639 New Haven, CT.::: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=4599475&ti=0&indiv... ::: Birth: 1639 New Haven, New Haven, CT. ::: Death: 7 November 1723 New Haven, New Haven, CT. ::: Marriage: 21 December 1676 New Haven, New Haven, CT. ::: Birth: 1631 New Haven, CT.::: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=4599467&ti=0&indiv... ::: Birth: 1631 New Haven, CT. ::: Death: 7 November 1723 New Haven, CT. ::: Marriage: 3 December 1650.* Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Births (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001)::: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolb&h=435804&ti=0&indiv... ::: Birth: 1624 Gulford, New Haven, CT, USA.::: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolb&h=435803&ti=0&indiv... ::: Birth: 1624 Guilford, CT, USA.

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