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Adam, as are Col. Reuben Blackman, and others of the name in Fairfield and Litchfield counties.
BLACKMAN, JOHN, was appointed Bayliff at Dorchester, Mass., in 1662 ; he probably was not of the family of Rev. Adam. Four of the name of Blackman had graduated at Y. College in 1846, and one at Harvard College. BENJAMIN, who graduated at Harvard College in 1663, and preached at Malden 1675, is not known as a kinsman of Rev. Adam.
JOHN, and Jane Blackman his wife, lost a son Samuel at Dor- chester, Mass., aged 21 years Dec. 9, 1722 ; the name is yet found in Dorchester.
BLACKMAN, JOHN, of Dorchester, Mass., freeman 1665, and John in 1690.
BLACKMAN, (London and East Indies, ) has one coat of arms. Adam Blakeman was admitted at Oxford College, England, May 23, 1617, at the age of 19 years, where his name was spelled Blakeman, which was probably his true name, though after he was settled at Stratford, Conn't, his name was spelt Blackman, generally on the Connecticut records. Few facts can be gathered concerning him from any church records at Stratford. Blackman, Samuel, from Dor- chester, Mass., resided at Hampton, Ct., Sept. 2, 1739, and had daugh- ters Sarah and Mary, baptized 1739. Elisha Blackman who was at Wyoming in the Tory British and Indian battle, was from Coven- try, Conn't, and was of the Dorchester family. Rev. Adam Black- man of Stratford, Oct. 6, 1659, was one of a committee appointed by the General Court to consider the difference on the petition of Arthur Bostick and his wife. Mr. Benjamin Blackman of Stratford, was propounded for a freeman in May, 1670. Mrs. Jane Blackman survived her husband, Rev. Adam, and in 1667, had trouble with her son Deliverance, as to the support of Mary Benfield's child, which was afterwards on the petition of Mrs. Jane, referred to Mr. Nath'n Gold, and the Comm'rs of Fairfield and Stratford, &c. In 1672, Mrs. Jane is again before the Gen'l Court with her son Mr. Benj'n Blackman, and Jacob Walker of Stratford, concerning books and rents of land, of s'd Mr. Benjamin Blackman. In 1673, the Gen'l Court recommended Mr. Jacob Walker to forbear troubling the widow of Mr. Blackman about the use of the lands he claimed, during her natural life, which would grieve the widow, and be dis- pleasing to the Court. Rev. Benjamin, who grad'd at H. College in 1663, preacher in Malden, 1675, m. Sarah Scotton, April 1, 1675 ; he left Malden about 1678. John, of Dorchester, admitted to the 21*
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church 1658, free 1669, his sons Jonathan and Joseph. (Farmer.) In May, 1649, the Gen'l Court desired Mr. Ludlow to take care that a sum be levied for the maintainance of Mr. Blackman, for what was behind and the future, as provided by order of the country. Humfry Blackman, James Barnes, Francis Barker, Rich'd Allen, James Atkinson, Jo Bell, Tho. Browne, Jo Bag, Jo Browne, James Allin, Joan Allin, Marie Booth, Jo Butler, Rich'd Brooks, Jo Bil- lings, &c., embarked in the Safety for Virginia, Aug. , 1635.
BLACKMORE, SAMUEL, united in full communion with the church at Hampton, Conn., Sept. 10, 1739; his daughters, Sarah and Mary baptized Sept. 2., 1739, and son Samuel baptized June 15, 1740, (perhaps Blackman.) Has eight coats of arms.
BLAGUE, JOSEPH, appears not to have been one of the first settlers at Saybrook. He m. Martha Kirtland, Feb. 10, 1685, and had issue, Elizabeth, b. May 26, 1687 ; Joseph, Jr., b. Nov. 17, 1689, d. 1691; Mary, b. Aug. 27, 1692; 2d Joseph b. Oct. 7, 1694. He was a constable of Saybrook in 1690. In Feb., 1703, liberty was given to Joseph Blague to erect a wharf in the water, and build a ware-house there, provided he did not damage the channel of the river at Saybrook.
BLAGUE, JOSEPH, a son of Joseph, m. Mary Hamlin, April 18, 1717; issue, Mary b. June 30, 1720; Joseph, b. April 30, 1722 ; Hamlin, b. Dec. 15, 1725 ; Giles, b. March 2, 1728 ; Elijah, b. April 26, 1730; Love, b. March 25, 1732.
Some of the descendants now reside at Saybrook. Two of the name had graduated at Yale College in 1750. JEREMIAH BLAGUE, of North Lyme, m. Thankful Roach of Milford, July 31, 1739. Joseph Blague, Esq., Deacon at Saybrook, where he d. in 1742, son of Joseph.
BLAGE, HENRY, of Braintree as early as 1642.
BLAGE has three coats of arms. Blagge one coat of arms.
BLAGUE, ( Hollinger Co., Suffolk, originally of Kent.) Col. Thomas Blague, groom of the Bed-chamber to King Charles I. and Charles Il., left four daughters his co-heirs, of whom the oldest, Henrietta Maria, m. Sir Thomas Yarburgh, Knight, of Balne Hall and Snaith, &c. Ar. two bends engr. gu,-coat of arms.
BLAKE, JOHN, was an early settler at Midd'n, wife Sarah Hall ; they had children, viz., a daughter Mercy, b. Nov. 16, 1673, m. Samuel Roberts ; Sarah, b. Feb. 15, 1675, m. John Roberts ; Mary, b. July 29, 1677, m. Nath'l Johnson, Feb., 1699 ; Eliz'th b. March 16, 1679, m. Joseph Johnson ; Abigail, b. Jan. 25, 1681, m. Tho's Givins. John, b. May 19, 1683, m. Eliz'th Johnson, Oct. 20, 1705 ;
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Jonathan, b. July 27, 1685, m. Mary Johnson, Sept. 19, 1710 ; Ste- phen, b. July 15, 1687, m. Hannah Cole of Hartford, July 2, 1711 ; she d. Nov. 12, 1732, (perhaps Richard.) Mr. John the father, d. Dec. 11, 1690. The inventory of his estate was made in 1690, his widow administratrix, with her father Richard Hall, and her brother John Hall overseers. Estate £234, 12s. 6d. His son Richard was eleven months old at the death of his father.
BLAKE, JOHN, JR. son of John, m. Eliz'th Johnson, daugh- ter of Isaac, Oct. 20, 1705, and had children, Richard, b. Aug. 9, 1706 ; Ann, b. Nov. 1, 1707, d. Jan. 25, 1707-8 ; John, b. Dec. 2, 1708 ; Joseph, b. Sept. 24, 1713. Mr. John, Jr., the father, d. Dec. 8, 1724 ; his widow Eliz'th, d. March 17, 1735-6.
BLAKE, JONATHAN, son of John, Sen., m. Mary Johnson, Sept. 19, 1710 ; children, Daniel, b. April 24, 1711 ; Abigail, b. Feb. 12, 1712-13, d. 1727 ; Mary, b. Jan. 27, 1714-15 ; Eliz'th b. Feb. 18, 1716-17; Prudence, b. April 8, 1719, d. March 28, 1739-40 ; Jonathan, Jr., b. May 12, 1721, d. Oct., 1721 ; 2d Jon- athan, b. Aug. 29, 1722 ; Mercy, b. Jan. 12, 1724-5, d. Oct. 17, 1736; Sarah, b. July 29, 1727; Stephen, b. Feb. 18, 1730-1; Jonathan the father died Oct. 17, 1733. (Ster.)
BLAKE, RICHARD, of Middletown, m., died and left children to whom his property was distributed, viz., John, Joseph, Hannah, Ab- igail and Eliz'th, minor children of Richard. Freelove Blake was supposed deceased in 1748.
BLAKE, WILLIAM, was a rater (or assessor,) at Dorchester, Mass., and selectman in 1645, 1647, and 1651. In 1656, Wm. Blake, Sen., was elected Recorder of the town of Dorchester, Clerk of ye Writs for ye County of Suffolk, at 20s. a year and rate free. . He was an important settler at Dorchester, Mass., where he d. in 1663.
BLAKE, WILLIAM, in 1675 received payment for his military services, of Dedham, Mass.
The name of Blake was at Gloucester, Dorchester and Springfield, before it was in Conn. It yet continues at Hartford, Middletown, and New Haven. It has been a respectable family from the first settler at Middletown. Five of this name had graduated at Y. Col- lege in 1848, and eleven at Cambridge in 1835.
BLAKE, STEPHEN, (son of John and Sarah, Sen.,) m. Han- nah Cole, July 2, 1711 ; no children found. Mrs Hannah, wife of Stephen, d. Nov. 1, 1732.
BLAKE, WILLIAM, of Dorchester, Mass., free 1638. Drake
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says, his children were Wm. b. in England, 1620, d. in Dorchester, 1703; James, b. in England, 1623, d. in Dorchester, 1700; John, b. in England, d. in Boston, 1688; Edward, b. in England, d. in Milton, 1692, and Anna, m. Jacob Lagare of Boston. (Perhaps John, son of Wm., d. at Middletown.)
BLAKE, JAMES, of Dorchester made free, 1652. Rep. 1677 ; ordained Deacon, June, 30 1672 ; held it fourteen years. Ruling El- der afterwards fourteen years. (H. G. Reg. No. 15, p. 275.) John Blake free Mass., 1644. Richard Blake free, 1644, Mass. Hen- ry Blake, 1644. Wm. Blake, free, Mass., 1651. John Blake, d. May 25, 1700; Anna Blake daughter of Joanna Blake, d. April 2, 1704, all of Wrentham. Edward Blake of Dorchester, freeman 1665.
BLAKE, JOHN and JOANNA, of Wrentham, had a son James b. Oct. 1, 1689, and others.
BLAKE, JOHN, of Dorchester, free 1690.
BLAKE, this name has twenty-two coats of arms. Eleven of this name have graduated at Harvard College; five at Yale Col- lege ; two at Brown University, and one at Wm's College.
BLAKELY, BLACKSLEY, BLACKELY, SAMUEL, was an early settler in the New Haven Colony, where many of the name are now found. SAMUEL m. Potter, Dec. 3, 1650. His daughter Hannah b. at N. Haven, 8º 22, 1657 ; Mary b. Nov. 2, 1659 ; Sam- uel, b. April 8, 1662 ; Ebenezer, b. July 17, 1664; 2d Hannah, b. May 22, 1666, d. July 8, 1669; Jonathan, b. March 3, 1668. Sam- uel Blakely, d. May 17, 1672. MATTHEW, son of Ebenezer, Jr., d. Jan. 26, 1707-8. JOHN BLACKSLEY, d. March 12, 1712. (N. Haven Rec.) Farmer notices EDWARD BLACKLEY early at Roxbury, Mass. One by the name of Blakeslee, and two by the name of Blakesley have graduated at Y. College. This name is now found in several of the towns in New Haven and Litchfield Coun- ties. It was voted at Hartford, Feb. 8, 1650, that Thomas Blakely, Billings, Tho's Porter, James Wakely, Sam'l Gardner, should have lots in Hartford, if the townsmen see no just cause to the contrary, and accept of them upon such terms as the townsmen should see cause to propose. Thomas Blackley who was in this Colony in 1641, embarked in the Hopewell, Tho's Babb master, for Mass., some time previous.
BLANCHER, BLANCHARD, PETER, was collector of rates against the inhabitants of Mystic.
BLANCHER, RICHARD, of Hartford, d. 1691. Inventory da-
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ted April 19, 1691 __ Will dated March 19, 1691 __ Codicil dated April 17, 1691 __ Estate, &181, 11s. 8d. He left an only child, William, to whom he gave all his property when he should arrive to the age of 21 years, which would be three years from the 10th of the next June after the date of his will. He put his son in the care of his Executors, Mr. Timothy Woodbridge and Joseph Easton, until he became of age. Wm. was bound an apprentice to John Easton until 21 years old, by the selectmen of Hartford. He was of Paugatuck in 1662. Richard Blancher d. at Hartford, April 19, 1691. Inventory, £181, 11s. 8d. Richard Blanchard in East Hartford in 1682, probably the same. BENJAMIN BLANCH- ARD m. Ruth Wilcockson of Simsbury, Aug. 27, 1752. Blanch- ard, Wm., and wife Sarah, are described in a deed, as of Hartford, Jan. 22, 1721, and had a daughter Sarah, b. at Hartford, Oct. 29, 1719. He m. Sarah Cowles, Oct. 5, 1618. One by the name of Blanchard graduated at W'ms College, 1647; two at Yale College, 1821; and seven at Harvard.
BLANCHARD, NICHOLAS, of Willington, sold to Richard Abbe of Windham, for £127, 100 acres in Willington, and 32 acres in Ashford. Deed, dated Feb. 18, 1725-6. Farmer mentions JOHN BLANCHARD, a freeman in 1649, as probably one of the founders of the church at Dunstable, Dec. 16, 1685. NATHAN, of Wcy- mouth in 1662. JOSEPH, of Boston, d. Dec., 1637. THOMAS, of Charlestown, who came in the ship Jonathan, in 1639, and d. 1654. WILLIAM BLANCHARD, admitted to the church in Sa- lem, Feb. 7, 1641, and freeman, 1641. This name is found on the Records in Conn., spelled Blanchard and Blancher. Two persons of the name of Blanchard had graduated at Y. College before 1827, and seven at Harvard College. BLANCHARD, WILLIAM, free in Mass., 1641.
Blanchard, John, free, Mass., 1649.
BLANCHER, JOHN, and Abigail his wife of Weymouth, had a daughter Sarah, b. 1686 ; Mary, b. 1689 ; John, b. 1691, &c. Eliz- abeth Blanchard, d. at Malden, July 15, 1688 ; wife of Josiah ; Sam- uel, b. 1697.
BLANCHARD, JACOB, of Woburn in 1727. Mr. Tho's Blan- chard, m. Rose Holmes of Marshfield, Mass., March 1698-9. Na- thaniel and Susan Blancher, of Weymouth, 1660.
Blanchard has two coats of arms. Blanch has one.
BLANCHARDS, WILLIAM, of Boston, a Tailor. His will proved Nov. 18, 1652, and dated "the 27th of ye 7 mo. 1652."
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Wife Hannah ; children, John and Hanna. He also noticed his brother John-His sister Garlick's children-His mother, Anne Blanchard_His father-in-law, James Everell's three children. (See Will, His. G. Reg. No. 18, pp. 239, 40.) Blancher Nath'l, of Weymouth, in 1673 ; an old name in Boston.
BLANCHER, SAMUEL, of Windham or Hampton, Ct. m. Mercy Richardson, March 27, 1727. Issue, Samuel, Jr., b. Nov. 4, 1727 ; Daniel, b. Feb. 15, 1728-9; Mary, b. Jan. 21, 1731-2; Jedediah, b. Jan. 21, 1731-2; Mercy, b. July 4, 1734 ; 2d Samuel, baptized May 14, 1732 ; Mercy, baptized April 24, 1737 ; Mehitabel, bap- tized March 25, 1739.
BLANCHER, JOHN, and Lois, of Hampton, Conn., had a son John, baptized Oct. 17, 1762; also Alpheus, Darius, Lois, Betty, Clara and Hannah, baptized at Hampton, Sept. 10, 1780. BLANCH- ARD, WILLIAM, of Hampton, and wife Sarah, had a daughter Sarah, b. Oct. 29, 1719. Samuel Blancherd, of Windham, or Hampton, owned the Covenant at Hampton, 1724. This name is yet found in Windham County.
BLANEY, MR. JOHN, and Mr. Andrew Beltcher, had liberty of the Gen'l Court of Conn., to lade their vessels with corn before the order of liberty of transportation should be published, &c. May, 1676. Perhaps Mr. Blaney was not a citizen of Conn.
BLINGFIELD, PETER, fined 5s. at Hartford, for neglecting to do military duty in 1644. Perhaps Peter Blachfield or Blachford, probably Peter Blachford.
BLIN, BLEN, BLYN, BLINN, PETER, was not as early a set- tler at Wethersfield, as many others. His wife was Joanna. He was a joiner by trade. He gave his silver-headed cane, to his grand- son George Blyn by his will ; he d. in 1724, aged 85 years ; they had children, Mary, (probably d. young,) Peter, James, Wm., De- liverance, Mary Hurlburt, b. Dec. 2, 1677; Daniel, b. March 2, 1679 ; Jonathan and Margaret Belden, b. March 10, 1681.
BLIN, WILLIAM, son of Peter, m. Anna, daughter of John Colt- man, Nov. 13, 1701, and had issue, Daniel, b. Dec. 27, 1703 ; Mary, b. March 18, 1706 ; William Jr., b. July 29, 1709; Anna, b. Feb. 4, 1713 ; Peter, b. Feb. 4, 1713, (twins ;) Eph'm, b. Jan. 21, 1716 ; Thankful, b. Aug. 9, 1720, d. 1724. His wife Anna, d. Oct. 17, 1724, and he m. Thankful Nott, daughter of John Nott of Wethers- field, Dec. 22, 1725, and had issue, Gersham, b. Sept. 18, 1726 ; Thankful, b. Nov. 24, 1729 ; Patience, b. May 16, 1732; Samuel, b. April 12, 1735 ; Abraham, b. Feb. 2, 1738, d. ; Eliz'th, b. April 17, 1741.
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BLIN, JONATHAN, son of Peter, m. Hannah Clarke, daughter of Wm., Dec. 9, 1708, and had issue, Jonathan, Jr., b. Oct. 1, 1711 ; Lucy, b. Sept. 2, 1713 ; his wife d. Sept. 11, 1713, and he m. Abi- gail Nott, June 26, 1740.
BLIN, DANIEL, b. 1703, son of Wm., m. Martha Stedman Jan. 15, 1736, and had issue, Martha, b. Nov. 21, 1736 ; Daniel, Jr., b. May 18, 1738 ; Hezekiah, b. July 5, 1741; Esther, b. March 20, 1743 ; Justus, b. Nov. 29, 1748, also James.
BLIN, WILLIAM, JR., and his wife Sarah had issue, Solomon, b. March 26, 1734 ; Deliverance, b. Jan. 13, 1739 ; Wm., b. Sept. 14, 1742 ; Hosea, b. Dec. 1, 1744 ; Sarah, b. Sept. 28, 1746.
BLIN, PETER, son of Wm. m. Martha Collins, March 10, 1734, and had issue, David, b. Oct. 10, 1735 ; Christian, b. Aug. 17, 1737, d. 1755; Anne, b. Aug. 17, 1739; Ab'm, b. Jan. 14, 1742; Lois, b. May 13, 1745 ; Comfort, b. Oct. 15, 1749 ; Peter, b. Dec. 7, 1752.
BLIN, GERSHAM, b. 1726, son of Wm., by his 2d wife, m. Chloe Butler, Dec. 29, 1756, and had issue, Mehitabel, b. June 6, 1757 ; Gersham, Jr., Nov. 15, 1759, d. ; 2d Gersham, Jr., b. Dec. 2, 1761, d. 1768 ; Simeon, b. March 26, 1764; Mary, b. June 23, 1766 ; 3d Gersham, Jr., b. Oct. 13, 1770, d. Nov. 1, 1770 ; Thank- ful, b. Oct. 21, 1771.
BLIN, SOLOMON, son of Wm., b. 1734, m. Desire Andrus and had issue, Polly, b. Sept. 20, 1785 ; Levi, b. Jan. 6, 1787 ; Han- nah, b. Sept. 8, 1788 ; Henry, b. Feb. 4, 1791 ; Barzilla, b. Jan. 31, 1793 ; Geo., b. Feb. 27, 1796.
BLIN, JUSTUS, son of Daniel, b. 1748, m. Margaret Crofoot Sept., 1772, and had issue, Justus, b. 1775 ; Wm., b. 1777; Eliz'th, b. 1781; Joseph, b. Oct. 23, 1784; Esther, b. 1787; Charles, b. June 11, 1798 : his wife d. July 2, 1798, and he m. widow Mary Stoddard, June 27, 1800.
BLINN, ELISHA, went to Goshen about 1750, and purchased land there in 1760. He m. Huldah Nash, daughter of Samuel of Goshen, March 3, 1755, and had children, infant, b. June 5, 1755, d. ; infant, b. June 10, 1756, d. ; infant, b. July 15, 1758, d. ; infant, b. Oct. 6, 1759, d., and his wife Huldah d. Oct. 28, 1761, aged 26 years. He m. for his 2d wife Sarah, daughter of Barnabas Beach July 7, 1763, and had Huldah, b. July 11, 1764, d. Aug. 1. 1765 ; Erastus, b. Feb. 5, 1765, d. at Barrington ; Elisha, b. March 19, 1770, d. at Barrington ; Ebenezer, b. Jan. 24, 1772. The Blinn family has been an old and respectable family at Wethersfield, where several of the descendants of Peter Blinn now reside.
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* BLINMAN, (Blynman,) REV. RICHARD, came from England to this country in 1641. Mr. Richard Blindman made a freeman in Mass., Oct. 7, 1641. (Gen. Reg. vol. 9, p. 189.) He first preached at Marshfield, for a short time ; he is next found at Glou- cester as founder of the church. About 1648 or 50, he became the first minister at New London. Several persons had been to Pequot before Mr. Blinman, and left there, and he probably was accompa- nied by other settlers. In 1649-50, about 40 families had located at N. L., some of whom proved the most valuable men in the Colony, viz., Gov. Winthrop, Tho's Miner, Avery, J. Morgan, Allyn, Sam- uel Lathrop, O. Bruen, &c. Minot, (Miner,) and Samuel Lothrop were formed into a court, for the trial of small cases at Tawawag, in 1649. In May, 1651, John Dyer testified that Mr. Blinman and another person from Pequet, were at Saybrook, and he ferried them over the river in a canoe, towards Pequett. In Feb., 1656, the Gen'l . Court of Conn't, appointed Mr. Blinman, Mr. Warham, Mr. Stone, and Russell, to meet the "first fifth day of June, (then) next at Bos- ton, to confer and debate the questions formerly sent to the Bay Court, or our own," with other divines from other Colonies, &c. In May, 1657, the Gen'l Court ordered the inhabitants of Mistick and Paugatuck, to pay Mr. Blinman his dues for the last year's service. (Col. Rec.) In May, 1667, Capt. Denison confessed he had wronged Mr. Blinman, and had spoken corruptly, by saying Mr. Blinman did preach for Paugatuck and Mistick being a town before he sold his land at Mistick. Mr. Blinman remained at New London about eight years ; he then went to New Haven, where he is found in 1658, where the record says he was in want of corn, &c .; from New Haven he went to Newfoundland, and returned to England. Mather says he
* The first ministers of N. London. The Rev. Richard Blynman, was the first minister at Pe quet, (N. L.,) he came there in 1648 or 50, and had the Pastoral care of the church until 1658, when he removed to N. Haven. (See Blynman.)
Rev. Gershom Bulkley preached there for a time, and removed 1666.
Rev. Simeon Bradstreet ordained there in 1666 or 7, returned to Boston ; he d. in October, 1683 ; Trum'l says 1670.
Rev. Gurdon Saltonstall, ordained there Nov. 25, 1691, he was elected Gov. of Conn't, in Dec., 1707, and d. 1724, aged 59, (removed Jan., 1707.)
Rev. Eliphalet Adams, ordained Feb. 9, 1709, d. 1753, aged 77.
Rev. Mather Byles, ordained Nov. 18, 1757, dismissed 1768.
Rev. Eph'm Woodbridge ordained Oct. 11, 1769, d. 1776, aged 31.
Rev. Henry Channing, May 17; 1787, d.
Rev. James Hillhouse, 2d church, installed Oct. 3, 1722.
Rev. David Jewett, 2d church, ordained Oct. 3, 1739. Dr. Trumbull says there seems to have been no church formed in N. London, until the ordination of Mr. Bradstreet, and probably nei- .ther Mr. Blynman or Mr. Bulkley were installed or ordained in the New London church.
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"concluded his life at the city of Bristol, where one of the last things he did, was to defend in print, the cause of infant baptism." Miss Caulkins in her most excellent late History of New London, gives many new facts as to Mr. Blinman ; she supposes he was a native of Gloucestershire, where he had preached-that Cape Ann was probably named Gloucester in compliment to him-that he remained at Gloucester or Cape Ann about eight years-that he probably m. in this country, and that the registry of births at Gloucester, shows his wife was Mary-and the births of three children, viz., Jeremiah, b. 20th of July, 1642 ; Ezekiel, 10th Nov., 1643; Azarikam, b. 2nd Jan., 1646, (Azrikam.) He is first found at Pequet, (N. L.) at a town meeting, Nov., 1750; others came with him-he remained at N. L., until 1658, and the same year describes himself of New Ha- ven. When he returned to his native country, he went to Bristol, in Gloucester County-his son Jeremiah was found in this country many years after his father's return to England. ( Miss Caulkins.)
BLISS, THOMAS, SEN., though not an original proprietor in Hartford, had a house lot of 58 acres, and his son Tho's, Jr., had one of 59 acres of land, and they were of the number of Hartford set- tlers, who had certain rights of pasture for cows and swine, &c., by the courtesy of the town, not being original proprieters. Tho's, Jr. came to Hartford with his father's family, though he appears to have been a man over 21 years of age at the time. Bliss Tho's, Sen., was located south of Little river, in the south-west part of the village of Hartford, his lot bounded north on Tho's Selden, east on Paul Peck, and west on the road to John Barnard's. Tho's Bliss, Jr., had a house lot south of his father's, bounded north on the lot of Tho's Bliss, Sen., east on Henry Wakeley, and west on the road to John Barnard's, in 1640. Tho's Sen's. wife was Margaret, and his children born be- fore he came to Hartford ; he and his son Thomas, Jr., were both orig- inal settlers, and probably removed to Hartford with Mr. Hooker's company or soon after in 1636, from Cambridge, Mass., after which his widow and most of her children removed to Springfield. Their children were Mary Bliss, who m. Robert Chapman of Saybrook, April 29, 1642, was probably a daughter of Tho's, Sen., yet it is not certain ; Thomas, Jr. ; Nathaniel, d. Nov. 8, 1654 ; Lawrence, d. 1676 ; Samuel, d. March 23, 1720 ; John, d. Sept. 10, 1702 ; Mary, m. Joseph Parsons of Springfield, Nov. 26, 1646; Sarah, m. John Scott, July 20, 1659; Eliz'h, m. Serg't Morgan, Feb. 15, 1669; Hannah, d. Jan. 25, 1661 : all were probably by their ages born in England, and came with their parents to N. England. 22
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GENEALOGY OF THE PURITANS.
BLISS, THOMAS, JR., known on the Hartford record as Thos. Bliss, Jr., son of Tho's, Sen., removed after the death of his father to Saybrook, where he m. Eliz'th, in Oct., 1644 ; from thence he removed to Norwich, about 1660, where his children are recorded, viz., Eliza- beth b. Nov. 20, 1645, b. at Saybrook ; Sarah, b. Aug. 26, 1647, b. at Saybrook ; Mary, b. Feb., 1649, b. at Saybrook ; Thomas, b. March 3, 1651-2, b. at Saybrook, d. 1681, probably unmarried ; Deliver- ance, b. Aug., 1655, b. at Saybrook ; Samuel, b. Dec. 9, 1657, d. 1731, b. at Saybrook; Anne, b. Sept., 1660, the 2d white child b. in Norwich ; Rebeckah, b. March, 1663, all except the two last were probably b. in Saybrook, before he removed. Thomas Bliss was fined in 1646, two shillings for neglecting to train at Hartford. In 1663, he was made free at Norwich with Tho's Adgatt, Simon Huntington, John Post, &c., from Norwich, and accepted by the Gen'l Court of Connecticut.
BLISS, NATHANIEL, son of Thomas, Sen., removed from Hart- ford to Springfield, in 1645, (about a year before his mother Marga- ret removed there ; ) he m. Catherine Chapin, daughter of Deacon Samuel, Nov. 20, 1646. They had issue, Samuel, b. Nov. 7, 1647, d. June 19, 1749, aged 102 years ; Margaret, b. Nov. 12, 1649, m. Nath. Foot of Colchester, d. April, 1745; Mary, b. ye 23 of 'ye 7th month 1651, m. Nath. Holcomb, Feb. 27, 1670 ; Nathaniel, b. ye . 27th of ye 1st month 1653, m. Deborah Colton Dec. 28, 1676, and d. without issue Dec. 23, 1736 ; Lydia, b. ye 29th of ye 8th month 1655.
BLISS, LAWRENCE, (son of Thomas, Sen.,) of Hartford, m. Lydia Wright, Oct. 25, 1654, and had issue, Lydia, b. Nov. 29, 1655 ? d. March 27, 1656 ; Sarah, b. May 11, 1657, d. June, 1657 ; 2d Sarah, b. April 4, 1658, d. 1659, Sept. 25; Samuel, b. June 7, 1660, d. June 22, 1660 ; 2d Samuel, b. Aug. 16, 1662, d. March 15, 1733 ; Hannah, b. May 26, 1665, m. Capt. Tho's Colton, d. Nov. 6, 1737; 2d. Sarah, b. Nov. 27, 1667, m. Geo. Webster, Dec. 13, 1695 ; Wm., b. April 28, 1670, d. March 15, 1733 ; Peletiah b. Aug. 19, 1694, d. Jan. 2, 1748.
BLISS, SAMUEL, son of Tho's, Sen., (called on Hartford record Samuel, Sen.,) removed to Springfield ; he m. Sarah, daughter of John and Sarah Leonard, Nov. 10, 1664, and had issue, Hannah, b. Dec. 20, 1666, m. a Mr. Colton in 1691; Thomas, b. Feb. 8, 1668, d. Nov. 10, 1733 ; Mary, b. Aug. 4, 1670, m. Philip Smith Feb. 1, 1687; Jonathan b. Jan. 5, 1672, m. Sarah Eggleston of Enfield, March 7, 1702, and removed to E. Windsor; Martha, b. June 1, 1674, m. Samuel Ely Nov. 10, 1697; Sarah, b. Sept. 10, 1677 ;
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