William Wadsworth, II

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:

"...William Wadsworth (26 Feb 1594 [poss.] Long Buckby, England - 15 Oct 1675 Hartford, Connecticut) was an early pioneer of New England, a founder of Hartford, Connecticut and the patriarch of numerous and prominent Wadsworth descendants of North America, including the poet Ezra Pound..."

"...Recent researchers have postulated that the William Wadsworth, who is born 1594 in Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England and baptized on 26 Feb 1594, the son of William and Elizabeth Wadsworth...this is not proven..."

"...William Wadsworth’s name appears on the top of a list of those who have taken the "Oath of Allegiance" and desired to be "transported to New England", dated 22 June 1632. William Wadsworth is found, again, at the top, on the list of 123 passengers on the ship Lion, who arrived in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Colony on Sunday, September 16, 1632. He states his wife and three children are with him..."

"...William Wadsworth was one of the original Founders of Hartford, Connecticut..."

"...In June 1636 William moved with his family and other of the congregation to a settlement they named Hartford. He was an original proprietor of the town..."

"...William died in 1675. His will was dated 16 Jun 1675 and it was inventoried on 18 Oct 1675 at a value of £1677. 13. 9. (approx. $300,000 US)..."

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors. "William Wadsworth (patriarch)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 25 Dec. 2010. Web. 25 Apr. 2011.

Family:

William Wadsworth married 1st) Sarah Talcott (1600 - 24 Oct 1643) of Braintree, Essex, England and had the following children:

1. Sarah Wadsworth (1626 - 04 Oct 1648) m. John Wilkock, Jr. on 17 Sep 1646
2. William Wadsworth (1628 – d. young)
3. John Wadsworth, Hon. (1630 - 06 Nov 1689) m. Sarah Stanley on 14 Apr 1652
4. Mary Wadsworth (1632 – 1685) m. Thomas Stoughton in 1656

William married 2nd) Elizabeth Stone (02 Oct 1621 – 1682) on 02 Jul 1644 at Hartford, Connecticut and had the following children:

1. Elizabeth Wadsworth (17 May 1645 - 12 Mar 1715) m. John Terry on 27 Nov 1662
2. Samuel Wadsworth (20 Oct 1646 – Aug 1682) unmarried
3. Joseph Wadsworth, Capt. (1647 – 1729) m. Elizabeth Barnard
4. Sarah Wadsworth (17 Mar 1649 - ) m. Jonathan Ashley
5. Thomas Wadsworth (1651 – Sep 1687) m. Elizabeth
6. Rebecca Wadsworth (1653 - )

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors. "William Wadsworth (patriarch)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 25 Dec. 2010. Web. 25 Apr. 2011.

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Biographical Summary #2:

William WADSWORTHwas born 1600 in Braintree, Essex, England. He died Jul 1675 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. William married Sarah TALCOTT on 1625 in Braintree, Essex, England. Other marriages: STONE, Elizabeth.

Sarah TALCOTT was born 1603 in Braintree, Essex, England. She died 1643 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Sarah married William WADSWORTH on 1625 in Braintree, Essex, England.

They had the following children:

     		F 	i 	Sarah WADSWORTH was born 1626 and died 1649.

M ii William WADSWORTH 1, 2 was born 1629 in Braintree, Essex, England.
M iii John WADSWORTH was born 1631 and died Nov 1689.
F iv Lydia WADSWORTH 1 was born 1634 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.
F v Mary WADSWORTH was born 1636 and died 8 Feb 1712.
Sources:

1. Jacobus, Donald Lines, Hale, House and Related Families: Mainly of the Connecticut River Valley (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978.), p. 747, Family History Library, 929.273 H135j 1978.
2. Whitmore, W. H., "The Wilcox Family," NEHGR 29:1 (Jan 1875) (New England Historic, Genealogical Society.), p. 25, Los Angeles Public Library.
3. Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995-), 3:1892-5, Los Angeles Public Library, Gen 974 A549.
4. Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before 1692 (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-62.), 4:381, Los Angeles Public Library, 929.274 S264.
5. McCracken, George E., "A Hartford Miscellany: Howard, Stone, Adsit-Edgett," The American Genealogist 36:1 (Jan 1960), p. 34, Los Angeles Public Library.
6. Anderson, R. C., The Great Migration Begins, 3:1797.
7. Seversmith, Herbert Furman, Colonial Families of Long Island, New York and Connecticut: Being the Ancestry & Kindred of Herbert Furman Seversmith (Washington: H.F. Seversmith, 1939-1958.), 3:1159, Los Angeles Public Library, 929.2 S4987.
8. Mahler, Leslie, "Re-Examining the English Origin of the Stanley Brothers of Hartford, Conn.," The American Genealogist 80:3 (Jul 2005), p. 221, Los Angeles Public Library.

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William Wadsworth

• b. abt 1597 England
• d. bef 18 Oct 1675 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Family tree Parents and Siblings
• F. William Wadsworth (add)
• M. Elizabeth (add) Siblings:
• William Wadsworth abt 1597 - bef 1675
• Christopher Wadsworth - bet 1677 Spouse and Children
• Husband: William Wadsworth abt 1597 - bef 1675
• Wife: Sarah Talcott 1600 - 1653
  • m. by abt 1626 Children:
• Sarah Wadsworth 1626 - abt 1648/9
• John Wadsworth 1630 - 1689
• Mary Wadsworth 1632 - 1685 Spouse and Children
• Husband: William Wadsworthabt 1597 - bef 1675
• Wife: Elizabeth Stone
  • m. 2 Jul 1644 Children
• Elizabeth Wadsworth1645 -
• Joseph Wadsworth1647 - 1729/30
• Sarah Wadsworth1649 - 1705 Facts and Events
• Name William Wadsworth
• Gender Male
• Birth? abt 1597 England
• Marriage by abt 1626 to Sarah Talcott
• Marriage 2 Jul 1644 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut to Elizabeth Stone
• Death? bef 18 Oct 1675 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States(inventory)

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William Wadsworth

• (26 February 1594 [poss.] Long Buckby, England - 15 October 1675 Hartford, Connecticut)
• was an early pioneer of New England,
• a founder of Hartford, Connecticut and the patriarch of numerous and
• prominent Wadsworth descendants of North America, including the poet Ezra Pound.

Lyon (1632)

• There is some confusion as to the passengers on the Lyon in 1632.
• Banks listed about 120 passengers.
• Another list prepared by John Corley in 1984 lists some 350 passengers. [2]
• Sailed: 22 Jun 1632 from London, England under Master William Peirce
• Arrived: 16 Sep 1632 at Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Passengers:
  • ? (Full List) Robert Bartlett - John Benjamin family - Richard Benjamin - Daniel Brewer - Nicholas Clark - John Coggeshall - William Goodwin - Seth Grant - William Heath - James Olmstead - Nathaniel Richards - Thomas Ufford family - John Whipple - John White family & others Resources: Primary Sources: Other information: Comparison of Passenger Lists

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     Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford, [1].

William Wadsworth,[1] Cambridge, 1632,

• came in the “Lion” from London, Sept. 16, 1632;
  • prob. bringing with him four children, Sarah, William, Mary, and John;
• freeman, Mass., Nov. 6, 1632;
• in June, 1636, removed to Hartford, where he was an original proprietor;
• his home-lot in 1639 was on the west side of the mad from Seth Grant's to Centinel Hill, prob. extending along what is now the south side of Asylum St., from Trumbull St. to Ford St.
• He was chosen townsman, 1642, 1655, 1661, 1673;
• constable, 1651;
• list and rate maker, 1668.
• He m. (1) name unknown;
  • (2) in Hartford, July 2, 1644, Elizabeth Stone,
    • said to have been a sister of the Rev. Samuel Stone.[2]
• He was deputy nearly every session between Oct., 1656, and May, 1675.
• He d. in 1675, will dated June 16 ; inv. Oct. 18, £1677. 13. 9.
• His widow, Elizabeth, died in 1682.-
• 1“William Wadsworth, the younger brother of James, was b. in Long-Buckley, Co. Northampton; rem. thence to Braintree, Co. Essex; emigrated to N. E.”-Day's Hist. Discourse 1843. Lt.-Col. John Talcott, in the memorandum book mentioned above, speaks of William Wadsworth as “my Oncle Wadsworth.”
• 2 He had a sister Elizabeth, bapt. in Hertford, Oct. 21, 1621. - Hist. First Ch. p. 47.
• William Wadsworth (patriarch), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. (Online: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.).
• William Wadsworth, in Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995).
• Origin: Unknown
• Migration: 1632 on the Lyon. First at Cambridge, Hartford by 1636
• Birth: by about 1601 based on date of marriage
• Death: between 16 Jun 1675 (appointment of overseers) and 18 Oct 1675 (inventory)

Categories: Lyon (1632) Passengers | Founders of Hartford, CT | Great Migration Study Project

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William Wadsworth

• Birth: 1601, England
• Death:  unknown
• Born about 1601 based on estimated date of marriage.
• Migrated to Massachusetts Bay in 1632 on the "Lyon."
• First settled in Cambridge & moved to Hartford in 1636.
• Died between 16 June 1675 (appointment of overseers) and 18 October 1675 (date of inventory).
• Married (1) By about 1626 Sarah Talcott,
  • daughter of John and Anne (Skinner) Talcott of Braintree, Essex
    • (in her will of January 1636/7 Anne (Skinner) (Talcott) Wall bequeathed to "my daughter Sarah, wife of William Wadsworth."
  • She died by 1644.
• Married (2) Hartford 2 July 1644 Elizabeth Stone.
  • Winthrop treated her for stomach pains in May 1658.
  • She died before 6 March 1681/2.
  • (She was sister of Rev. SAMUEL STONE.)
• According to Barbour's "Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut" (p. 615-16): "William Wadsworth Cambridge 1632......
  • freeman Mass. Nov 6, 1632;
  • in June 1636 removed to Hartford where he was an original proprietor;
    • his home lot in 1639 was on the west side of the road from Seth Grant's to Centinel Hill....;
  • townsman 1642/ 1655, 1661, 1673;
  • constable 1651;
  • list and rate maker 1668."
• Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project Family links: 
•  Spouses:
  • Sarah Talcott Wadsworth
  • Elizabeth Stone Wadsworth 
•  Children:
  • John Wadsworth (1632 - ____)* 
• Burial: Ancient Burying Ground Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

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Birth: 1601, England Death: unknown

Born about 1601 based on estimated date of marriage. Migrated to Massachusetts Bay in 1632 on the "Lyon." First settled in Cambridge & moved to Hartford in 1636. Died between 16 June 1675 (appointment of overseers) and 18 October 1675 (date of inventory). Married (1) By about 1626 Sarah Talcott, daughter of John and Anne (Skinner) Talcott of Braintree, Essex (in her will of January 1636/7 Anne (Skinner) (Talcott) Wall bequeathed to "my daughter Sarah, wife of William Wadsworth." She died by 1644. Married (2) Hartford 2 July 1644 Elizabeth Stone. Winthrop treated her for stomach pains in May 1658. She died before 6 March 1681/2. (She was sister of Rev. SAMUEL STONE.) According to Barbour's "Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut" (p. 615-16): "William Wadsworth Cambridge 1632...... freeman Mass. Nov 6, 1632; in June 1636 removed to Hartford where he was an original proprietor; his home lot in 1639 was on the west side of the road from Seth Grant's to Centinel Hill....; townsman 1642/ 1655, 1661, 1673; constable 1651; list and rate maker 1668." Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project

Family links:

Spouses:

 Sarah Talcott Wadsworth

 Elizabeth Stone Wadsworth

Children:

 John Wadsworth (1632 - ____)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Ancient Burying Ground Hartford Hartford County Connecticut, USA

Created by: Linda Mac Record added: Mar 16, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 34870473

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Emigrated to Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1632. Moved to Hartford, Connecticut, 1636,

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William’s first wife Elizabeth (Talcott) died sometime between 1636 and 1644. William married his second wife, Elizabeth Stone, July 2, 1644, in Hartford, Connecticut.7 To this union six children were born, including Jonathan’s grand father Joseph Wadsworth. William died sometime between May 16 and October 16, 1675.8 William served many positions in local government during his 39 years in Hartford. William held the position of deputy of Hartford, Indian Commissioner, militia committee, and War committee at different times during his life. He was serving as a deputy of Hartford the day he died. William Wadsworth served his family and his community, and his service influenced his children and grand children in a very positive manor. Surely, the independence he was enjoying, his service in the community, and his service in the church introduced feelings of independence to his family. Freedom began to take hold.

Joseph Wadsworth of Charter Oak Fame (1647 – 1729) Joseph Wadsworth was the third child of William and Elizabeth (Stone) Wadsworth. Joseph was born in 1647 at Harford, Connecticut. Even though his father was 52 years old when Joseph was born, Joseph and his father had 28 years together before William died. Certainly, during the time spent with his father weeding the family crops, putting improvements on the family lands, and the myriad of other duties performed together Joseph took the opportunity to learn from his father the merits of worshiping God, living honestly, and the need to serve in the community.

Joseph married Elizabeth Talcott at Hartford, Connecticut. Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Dorothy Talcott who had traveled with William Wadsworth from Braintree, England, to Massachusetts, on the ship Lyon in 1632.9 Six children were born to Joseph and Elizabeth. Jonathan’s father (who was also named Jonathan) was born in 1686/7 at Hartford, Connecticut.10 An important event took place on October 31, 1687 that is still taught in the schools of Connecticut today.

Fact mixed with fiction, history combined with legend, the story of the Charter Oak is a part of Connecticut history. Circumstances leading up to the charter incident began in 1662. Connecticut received from Charles II, King of England, a charter of government. The charter contained the rights to self-govern within the existing geographic area of Connecticut. The charter decreed that two general assemblies should be held annually; and that the assembly would consist of a governor, deputy governor, twelve assistants, and other officers as needed. The officers were chosen by the “freemen” of the colony, which allowed for a form of self-government. Additionally, the people born under the charter were granted all the privileges of a person born in England.11

Unfortunately a new king in England (James II) appointed Sir Edmond Andrus as governor over all New England, and the King instructed Andrus to retrieve the charter from the citizens of Hartford. Following the King’s directive Andros came to Hartford the night of October 31, 1687, to meet with the local leaders. His mission was to retrieve the charter from the people of Connecticut, and enforce his rule as governor over the entire New England area.

Sir Edmond Andrus entered the town of Hartford, on Monday, October 31, 1687. Two trumpeters preceded Mr. Andrus, the sounds of their horns piercing the silence of the cold autumn air. The townspeople knew the reason for Andrus’ visit, and they were not happy with his intent. He was coming to take their government charter away, and enforce his own rule. The streets were lined with members of the train-band (the local militia) who watched as Andrus passed by, and rode to the front of the Moses Butler tavern to meet the local leaders. Joseph Wadsworth was a lieutenant in the train-band, and was present at the meeting house when Andrus arrived.

The appointed hour for the meeting came, and all the invited guests had arrived, so the meeting began. Andrus demanded the charter, and followed that with an order that Connecticut would be annexed to his (Mr. Andrus’) government.12

The local leadership, including Governor Treat, responded with impassioned pleas to allow the charter and government to remain intact. Andrus was not convinced. His duty was to collect that charter, take control of the government, and he would not be deterred. The meeting was held in the evening, and darkness enveloped the area except for the candles that provided light for the room. During a moment of confusion the candles were extinguished, and the room was pitch black. The charter (which was placed on the table) was grabbed by Captain Joseph Wadsworth, and he fled the room. Joseph ran out of the tavern to the home of Samuel Wyllys, then one of the magistrates of the colony. A large oak tree stood in front of the home of Mr. Wyllys where Joseph secreted the charter.13

Newspapers, TV cameras, reporters, or direct quotes from participants in this history altering event did not exist, so what is fact or what is fiction cannot be completely known. However, Joseph did receive money from the colonial assembly in 1715, for “securing the duplicate charter of this Colony in a very troublesome season when our constitution was struck at, and in safely keeping and preserving the same ever since to this day.”14 Taking the charter and the resulting backlash may have been the first act of civil disobedience against the Crown by the Colonies.

Jonathan Wadsworth and his Life before Saratoga Into this freedom loving family Jonathan Wadsworth was born May 9, 1729, at Hartford, Connecticut, to Jonathan Wadsworth and Abigail (Camp) Wadsworth.15 His early years were spent with a family of nine brothers and sisters, although five of Jonathan’s siblings were the children of his father’s first wife, Hephzibah Marsh, who died in 1724.16 Jonathan’s father died on July 23, 1739, leaving him without the guidance of the man he surely admired. According to the Reverend Daniel Wadsworth the death occurred “in a very sudden manor in y woods.”17 Jonathan’s mother married Jacob Kellogg January 27, 1741/42, and Jacob helped raise the children.18

Little is known of Jonathan’s early years, although some insights into the challenges of early colonial life are described as follows:

Boys learned by helping men with chores on the farm. They cleared land, built fences, butchered animals, and split wood. They also planted, cared for and harvested crops like flax, corn, oats, and barley. Most boys grew up to farm land and work at skills like weaving and shoe making.19

Jonathan married Abigail Flagg in Hartford, Connecticut, on July 17, 1763. Into this union nine children were born. Of the nine children born to Jonathan and Abigail, two died before reaching adulthood; and the last child, Mary, was probably born after Jonathan’s death at Saratoga. Abigail died in 1814 at the age of 76.20

Jonathan was a sea captain in his early years, and his love of the ocean transferred to his children, as three of his sons worked on ocean going vessels. Unfortunately, the ocean claimed the lives of two of his sons, Samuel and Jared, who had followed Jonathan into this profession. Both sons’ deaths occurred after Jonathan was killed at Saratoga. A third son, Charles, was aided by Colonel James Wadsworth early in his life, and became a purser in the U.S. Navy.21 Life changed, for this little family, during the summer of 1777.

The Battle of Saratoga Jonathan Wadsworth was pressed into military service in the summer of 1777. The Connecticut Legislature held an emergency session ordering two battalions of 728 men for two months service to join the northern army at once.22 The legislature did offer a ten-pound incentive to join, but also issued a blunt directive that came very close to compulsion.23 The commanders of the two legions were Colonel Jonathan Latimer of New London, and Colonel Thaddeus Cook of Wallingford.24 Jonathan served as a captain under the command of Colonel Cook. Jonathan’s company consisted of 69 men.25 On August 26, 1777, the militia began their march to Saratoga. The distance from Hartford, Connecticut, to Saratoga, New York, is about 140 miles, and can be covered today in about three hours over beautifully landscaped highways. However, the march in 1777 was over rough trails winding through the mountains of western Connecticut and eastern New York. The journey took several days to complete and ended with Colonel Cook’s regiment arriving at the battlefield during the first part of September.

The Battle of Saratoga pitted the British army of General John Burgoyne against the American forces of General Horatio Gates. General Burgoyne was moving his army of over 9,000 men from Canada with the intent of reaching Albany, New York, by the early fall of 1777. Meanwhile, the American forces were “digging in” at Saratoga, New York, to stop the advance of the British. If the British were to reach Albany, the war could be all but over. The seriousness of the situation weighed heavily on the minds of the leaders of both opposing forces.

Jonathan and his company of men spent their time during the first part of September preparing to meet the British Army. The American encampment was located on Bemis Heights. A line of entrenchments was established, running from west to east about half a mile in length.26 The site of the battlefield is bordered on the east by the Hudson River and on the west by a line of mountains. The men built up the fortifications for one reason-stop the advance of the British troops. Saratoga, New York, was the location chosen by General Gates to stop the British advance.

General Burgoyne’s army was encamped approximately three miles north of the American forces, and the General had two choices: avoid an engagement by trying to get to the road that ran between the river and the entrenchments, or go to battle against the Americans. He chose the latter. The first battle took place on September 19, 1777.

September 19 was an unusually warm fall day, and the sun must have felt good on Jonathan’s face. He and his men had prepared for this day, and they were ready to meet the enemy. A fog hung over the Hudson that morning, and perhaps the lush beauty of the area reminded Jonathan of the beauty of his home. Unfortunately, he must have seen the mustering of the British troops in the distance and known a battle was looming.

The battle began around 12:30 p.m. when Colonel Daniel Morgan’s riflemen surprised the British in a clearing known as the Freeman farm. Jonathan’s company, under the command of General Benedict Arnold’s division engaged the enemy in an area known as the Middle Ravine. The battle swayed back and forth throughout the afternoon, and except for a timely arrival of German reinforcements and the lack of ammunition for the Americans, Burgoyne might have been defeated that day.27 Jonathan Wadsworth was killed sometime in the afternoon of September 19, 1777.

Jonathan’s body was buried somewhere on the battlefield, perhaps beside a person he had just been fighting. The two armies did not exchange bodies, and the men from both armies were simply buried in common graves. Approximately 350 Americans and 600 British were killed or wounded during this first day of battle.28

Following the first battle, General Burgoyne expected reinforcements for his beleaguered army, so he decided to wait for assistance before engaging the Americans again. However supplies began to run low, hunger stalked the soldiers, and his army became weaker each day. The General determined to engage the Americans or see his situation worsen. The second Battle of Saratoga took place October 7, 1777 with the American forces inflicting heavy casualties on the British causing General Burgoyne to withdraw his troops. The British had suffered 1,000 casualties during the three weeks of fighting, and hunger was now an obsticle. A Hessian officer wrote a letter about the events, while a prisoner, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 15, 1777. A portion of his letter reads as follows:

On the 8th of October we danced a minuet backward, and merely showed the enemy our teeth and claws. In the night we began our retreat, and arrived at Saratoga in the evening. . . During the 11th, 12th, and 13th the cannonading never ceased, while the fire of musketry between the outposts of the army was incessant. Hunger stared us in the face. . . . We therefore preferred an honorable capitulation to an ignominious death. On the evening of the 16th both Generals agreed on the articles of capitulation.29

The terms of the Convention of Saratoga allowed General Burgoyne and his army of 6,000 men to march out of their camp “with the honors of war.”30