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JOSEPH, son of Barnabas, m. Mariah Ryder, at Plymouth, Sept. 23, 1745, daughter of Sam- uel Ryder, son of John and Hannah, b. 1698, and Mary Sylvester, who were m. at P., Nov. 2, 1722. Joseph d. in P. soon after his daughter Lucy was born. His widow m. Arehippus Fuller, and with all their children they moved to Woodstock, Vt., and lived to be aged. His children were, Ichabod, b. Aug. 9, 1746; Joseph, b. July 14, 1748; Lucy, b. Aug. 22, 1750, and Con- sider Fuller, Seth, Samuel, Polly and Mariah Fuller.
JOSEPII, son of Joseph, b. 1748, m. Sarah Cobb, daughter of Gersham Cobb and Miriam Thomas ; m. at Middleborough, Mass., March 3, 1739. Joseph and Sarah m. in M., March 21, 1771, and continued in M. until 1777, when they removed with three children to Woodstock, Vt., and continued there until 1819, when they removed to Stowe, and Josephi d. in 1823, and his wife Sarah in 1836. All his children survived them. Children, Levi, b. April 24, 1772 ; Miriam, b. Aug. 16, 1774 ; Sarah, b. April 13, 1777; Lucy, b. March, 1779 ; Joseph, b. July ?, 1781; Sylrester, b. Aug. 2, 1783; Isaac, b. Feb. 19, 1787, and Susan, b. July 17, 1794.
SYLVESTER, b. 1783, m. Lucy IIunter at Windsor, Vt., Aug. 30, 1812. He being an officer in the army, had no fixed residence, but was stationed at different military posts. Ilis wife was a daughter of Wm. Hunter, who was b. in Sharon, Ct., Jan. 3, 1754. Ilis parents were David Hunter and Rebeckah Marvin. Gen. Sylvester Churchill is now Inspector General in the United States army. Two of his sons were educated at West Point, and have since done signal ser- vice for their country. His children :
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early at Plymouth, whose will was exhibited in court there, May 3 1662 ; but there is no evidence found that he was of the family of Josias. Josiah drew eighteen acres in the land division in Wethers- field in 1670. He was a juror from Wethersfield at the particular court in June, 1643, and in June, 1649 ; and held other responsible places of trust in the town. He was a gentleman of more than a medium estate, for the time in which he lived, and of reputation in the colony. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Foot, of Wethersfield, in 1638, and had children :
1. Mary, b. March 24, 1639. Her father, in his will, calls her " my daughter Church."
2. Elizabeth, b. May 15, 1642; she m. Henry Buck in 1660, and had eight children. (See BUCK.)
3. Hannah, b. Nov. 1, 1644 ; not named in his will dated Nov. 17, 1653 ; not found that she ever married. Hannah Churchwood, of Wethersfield, daugliter of Josiah, m. Samuel Royce, of N. London, Jan. 9, 1666-7. This perhaps should have been recorded Churchill.
4. Ann, b. 1647; she m. Rice, as her father calls her in his will.
5. Joseph, b. Dec. 2, 1649. He m. Mary -, May 13, 1674, and d. at the age of 49, in 1699 ; had a large family.
6. Benjamin, b. May 16, 1652; m. Mary -, in 1678, and had a small family.
7. Sarah, b. Nov. 11, 1657; she m. Thomas Wickham, June, 1673.
The record also says, a son b. 1653 ; probably d. young.
Mr. Josiah Churchill made his will, dated Nov. 17, 1683, which was proved in court at Hartford, in 1686-7. Inventory, £618, 12s. 6d. His wife Elizabeth survived him. He gave her the use of all his property for her life, and then to his children, viz., Joseph, Ben- jamin, Mary Church, Elizabeth Buck, Ann Rice, and Sarah Wick- ham. Will proved March 5, 1686-7. His wife Elizabeth sole ex- ecutrix. He does not mention his daughter Hannah in his will, who
Helen Susan, b. May 29, 1817 ; d. Sept. 27, 1818 ; b. and d. in Fort Columbus, and buried on Governor's Island, N. Y.
Capt. Wm. Hunter, b. July 8, 1819 ; d. Oct 19, 1847 ; b. at Fort Wool, Bedlow's Island.
Mary Helen, b. Aug. 30, 1821 ; b. in Windsor, Vt.
Franklin H., b. April 22, 1823 ; b. at Fort Hamilton, L. I.
Charles C., b. July 18, 1825 ; b. at Alleghany Arsenal, near Pittsburg.
WM. JIUNTER, son of Gen. S. Churchill, b. in Fort Wool, Bedlow's Island. He m. Elizabeth MI. Cuyler, daughter of Richard R., of Savannah, Georgia, Dec. 17, 1844, and d. at Point Isabel, Texas, but buried at Savannah, and left one son, Richard Cuyler Churchill.
MARY HELEN, daughter of Gen. Churchill, b. in Windsor,, Vt., while her mother was there on a visit. She m. Spencer Fullerton Baird, son of Samuel Baird, at Carlisle, Pa., Aug. 8, 1846. FRANKLIN H., son of the general, was born at Fort Hamilton, L. I.
CHARLES C., another son, b, at Alleghany Arsenal, near Pittsburg, Penn. Their names and births are recorded at Windsor, Vt.
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probably died single, before her father. Mr. Churchill died in 1686, as his wife made oath to the will in March, 1686-7. His widow, Elizabeth, died Sept. 8, 1700, an old lady, over eighty years of age. (Will, Probate and Wethersfield Record.) He gave his son Joseph his land at Newington.
The coats of arms of the Churchills have been, Churchill, (Duke of Marlborough;) 1; Churchill, Baron, 1; Churchill, (Churchill, Henbury, co. Dorset and Somersetshire,) 1; and one other.
CHURCHILL, JOSEPH, b. 1649, son of Josias, Sen. He m. Mary, -, May 13, 1674, and had issue : Mary, b. April 6, 1675 ; Nathaniel, b. July 9, 1677. Joseph, above, of Wethersfield, died about Dec. 2, 1701, and left a widow and children, Nathaniel, Sam- uel, Joseph, Jonathan, Mary Edwards, Elizabeth, wife of Richard Butler, and Dinah Churchill. Ensign Samuel Churchill d. July 21, 1767, and Martha, his widow, d. Dec. 14, 1780.
CHURCHILL, BENJAMIN, b. 1652, son of Josias, Sen., m. Mary -, July 8, 1676, and had issue : 1. Josiah, b. Jan. 28, 1676-7 ; 2. Prudence, b. July 2, 1678 ; Abigail, b. Feb. 18, 1680. Mary, the mother, d. Oct. 30, 1712, aged about 60.
CHURCHILL, JOSIAH, son of Benjamin, b. Jan. 28, 1676-7, m. Elizabeth Towsey, daughter of Thomas, of Wethersfield, May 8, 1706, (the ancestor of Hon. Isaac Toucey, late governor of Conn., and now a U. S. Senator from Conn.,) and had children, Arminell, (d'r,) b. Feb. 20, 1709 ; 2. Prudence, b. Dec. 20, 1710 ; Hezekiah, b. Aug. 20, 1712, d. June 24, 1714; Mary, b. Oct. 6, 1715; Sarah, b. June 11, 1716 ; Josiah, b. June 28, 1720. The father, Josiah, d. Aug. 22, 1751, and his wife d. Oct. 28, 1751. Arminell m. Dan- iel Butler, of Wethersfield.
CHURCHILL, NATHANIEL, son of Joseph, b. July, 1677, m. Mary, dau'r of John Hurlbut, of Middletown, Oct. 9, 1701, and had children, Nath'l, Jun., b. Oct. 29, 1703; John, b. Jan. 19, 1706. This John removed to Middletown, with his brother, and settled in Chat- ham ; Daniel, b. Nov. 3, 1710; Josiah, Stephen and Solomon, and perhaps Charles. Nathaniel, Sen., removed and settled at Middle. town about 1719. Some of his sons and grandsons settled at Berlin, (New Britain and Meriden.) Churchill's ship-yard or landing, where several armed vessels have been built since 1794-two by the name of Holker, Macedonian, Boxer and others. These owners are de- scendants of John of Chatham and Josiah of Wethersfield.
CHURCHILL, NATHANIEL, JUN., son of Nathaniel, b. 1703, m. Rebecca Griswold, and had issue, viz .:
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1. Abigail, b. Sept. 28, 1727.
2. Mary, b. Aug. 22, 1729.
3. Nathaniel, b. June 25, 1731; had children, Nathaniel, John, Stephen, Solomon and others. Solomon settled at Berlin.
4. Rebecca, b. Feb. 10, 1734.
5. Lucy, b. May 3, 1736.
6. Jannah, b. Feb. 20, 1738 ; moved to Hubbardston and then to Georgia, Vermont. He had a son Josiah and other children.
7. Josiah, moved to Hubbardston, Vt., and having no children, he adopted his brother Jannah's son Josiah. After his adopted Josiah had grown to manhood, he settled in Genessee county, N. Y., and was several sessions a member of the New York Legislature. His son, William R., settled in Michigan ; had other children.
8. AMOS, b. March 5, 1743 ; settled first at Middletown, from Wethersfield, where he was born. After most of his children were born at Middletown, he removed with his family to Broadalban, Montgomery county, N. Y. He early m. Lydia Cowles, of Meriden, Conn., and was a justice of the peace at Middle- town, and a deacon in the church at Middletown in 1779. He changed his re- ligious views as to baptism, and united with the Baptists, and removed to Broadalban, as above stated. His children were :
1. Lydia, m. Elijah Roberts, of Middletown, and removed to Mayfield, N. Y., and there died.
2. Huldah, m. Elijah Bacon, of Middletown, and moved to Mayfield, N. Y.
3. Amos, Jun., m. Olive Wilcox, of Middletown, and moved to Broadalban, Montgomery co., N. Y., and had children, Olive, Dr. Amos, Harriet, Charles, Giles and Elijah.
4. Roswell, m. Abigail Roberts, of Middletown, July, 1802, and had a dau'r Lorane, b. at Middletown. He then removed to!Mayfield, N. Y., and had Car- oline, Emeline and Abigail by his first wife. She d. 1811, and he m. for his second wife, Abigail Covel, and had issue, Alansing, Erastmust D., William H., Reanselaer E., Charles R., and James E. Roswell is now living in New York.
5. Lucy, m. Isaac Cornwall, of Middletown; removed to Mayfield, N. Y. and had two children, Isaac and Lucy.
6. JESSE CHURCHILL, son of Amos and Lydia, of Middletown, m. Cath- erine Smith, of Middletown, Upper Houses. He d. March 29, 1842. They had eight children, viz .:
1. Wm. Eliot, b. Feb. 22, at Middletown, 1805 ; m. first, Sarah E. Cowles, of Meriden, Conn .; second, Louisa Terry.
2. Henry, b. at Middletown ; m. Selina Burr.
3. Timothy Gridley, b. April 28, 1809, at Broadalban, N. Y.
4. Mary Ann, b. Sept. S, 1812, at Broadalban, N. Y .; m. S. H. Smith, of Johnstown, where they resided.
5. Lucy Maria, b. July 16, 1813; m. Peter M. Reynolds, of Johnstown, N. Y.
6. Jane Eliza, single.
7. Allen Cowles, b. July 17, 1820, at Broadalban, N. Y. He m. Caroline C. Warner, at Gloversville, N. Y., Oct. 28, 1840, who was b. Dec. 29, 1520, and had four children, viz .: 1. Sarah Louisa, b. July 9, 1843, d. Dec. 5, 1543; 2.
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Emily Louisa, b. Nov. 3, 1844; 3. Wm. Eliot, b. Feb. 5, 1848; 4. Clara Bella, b. April 13, 1852.
S. Charles Brockway Churchill, b. Feb. 26, 1828 ; m. Caroline Smith, dau'r of Leonard K. Smith, of the city of New York. No issue.
1. CHURCHILL, WM. ELIOT, a merchant in New York, son of Jesse, m. 1. a dau'r of Major E. A. Cowles, of Meriden, Ct .; had children, 1. John C., d. young ; 2. Catherine R .; 3. Sarah C .; 4. Lucy Maria. His wife died, and he m. second, Louisa, daughter of Eliphalet Terry, Esq., deceased, late of Hartford, Conn., by whom he has no issue.
2. CHURCHILL, HENRY, son of Jesse, b. Feb. 17, 1807, at Middletown, Conn. He m. Selina Burr, at Gloversville, Fulton co., N. Y. She was b. March 15, 1808, and d. March 13, 1851, aged 43, by whom he had children, viz .:
1. Wm. Scott, b. March 28, 1831 ; d. aged 4, April 12, 1535.
2. Helen, b. Jan. 12, 1837.
3. Alice, b. Feb. 8, 1839.
4. Caroline, b. July 10, 1841.
5. Henry, Jun., b. June 15, 1844.
He married for his second wife, Sybil E. Roberts, June 1, 1852, at Albany, N. Y. He now resides at Gloversville, N. Y.
3. * CHURCHILL, TIMOTHY GRIDLEY, son of Jesse and
* Jolın Lawrence, a descendant of Abraham " Rycken," and Margaret, the daughter of Hen- drick Harmensen, and from Sir Robert Laurens, of Ashton Ilall, in Lancastershire, in England, though Abraham might have been " an armorer in the Dutch service," and forged " tomahawks" for the Indians about him. He was descended, says one of his descendants, of an ancient fam- ily in Lower Saxony, being a Dutchman, and perhaps the friend of Govs. Kieft and Stuyvesant, his countrymen ; yet, from his life and character, was a " Yonker" (a gentleman) of fortune and character, as many of his descendants have been, and continue to sustain their Dutch ancestor in his reputation by their own.
Mrs. Timothy G. Churchill, of New York, daughter of John Lawrence, dec'd, of New York, is a descendant of the Rikers, by her mother, who was a Riker, and a descendant of Abraham Rycker. She also descended by her father, John Lawrence, (" familiarly called the commodore," from his having been an officer on board the American frigate Confederacy, Capt. Ifarding,) from Sir Robert Laurens. John, and his brother Isaac Lawrence, were large wholesale dealers and importers of silks and china ware from the East Indies to New York, when few if any oth- ers in New York, were as large importers of these articles. Mr. John Lawrence was twice m .; 1. m. Elizabeth, widow of Nath'l Lawrence, and a daughter of Judge John Berrien ; and 2. a daughter of Samuel Riker, Esq. Ilis children were: Madison, Samuel Riker, Louisa, Jane Ri- ker, Julia and Patience. The last m. Timothy G. Churchill, of N. York, where she now resides. The ill health of John Lawrence, her father, compelled lilm to retire from the mercantile and importing business in which himself and brother liad been largely engaged for years. lle died in New York, Aug. 29, 1817, aged 59 years.
Jolın Lawrence (says Riker, in his llistory of Newtown, L I.,) was a descendant of “Sir Robert Laurens, of Ashton Hall, in Lancastershire, England." That Sir Robert accompanied Richard Cœur de Lion, in his famous expedition to Palestine, and signalized himself in the
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Catherine, b. 1809, m. Patience Lawrence, of N. Y., (dau'r of John L. and Patience Riker,) June 15, 1836. His wife b. Oct. 2, 1814. Their children were :
1. Anna P., b. May 9, 1837.
2. Jane Lawrence, b. June 9, 1839.
3. John Lawrence, b. Nov. 14, 1842.
4. Wm. Eliot, b. July 15, 18.45; d. May 12, 1847.
5. Emily Virginia, b. Dec. 13, 184S.
4. CHURCHILL, MARY ANN, b. Sept. 8, 1812, at Broadalban, N. Y., m. at Hartford, Feb. 19, 1850, to H. S. Smith, of Glovers- ville, N. Y., who was b. Oct. 14, 1814.
CHURCHILL, JOSIAH, son of Nathaniel, Sen., had a son Jo- siah, b. at Middletown, and other children. This son Josiah born about 1711 or '12, in 1737 m. Abigail White, and removed to the state of New York, after some of his children were born. Daniel, his fifth child, b. at Chatham, Conn. His children were :
1. Ruth, m. - White, of Cherry Valley, N. Y.
2. Elisha, d. during the Revolution, withont issue.
memorable siege of St. Jean d'Acre, in 1191, by being the first to plant the banner of the cross on the battlements of that town, for which he received the honors of knighthood from King Richard, and a coat of arms; after which the family became eminent in England. Faulkner, in his History of Chelsea, says: "The Lawrences were allied to all that was great and illustri_ ous-cousins to the ambitious Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ; to the Earl of Warwick; to Lord Guilford Dudley, who expiated on the scaffold the short-lived royalty of Lady Jane Grey ; to the brilliant Leicester, who set two queens at variance; also to Sir Philip Sidney, who refu- sed a throne." Mr. Riker, in his history, states that a large number of families of this name in the United States, descended from three brothers, viz., John, William and Thomas Lawrence, who emigrated from Great St. Albans, in llertfordshire, during the political troubles which led to the dethronement and death of Charles I .- (and in confirmation, Riker says,) " In corrobora- tion of their descent from Sir Robert Laurens, we find on the seals appended to some of their wills now on file at New York, and on old plate still possessed by their descendants, the same coat of arms as were granted to that knight." (See Riker's Hist. of Newtown, pp. 181, 182, 187; also, see Bolton's Hist. of Westchester.) The Lawrences of New York city, and first of Long Island, have generally been either merchants or connected with one of the learned professions, and many of them have retired upon ample fortunes. They have held important offices under the government of the city, colony and Gen. Gov't. John held offices under the Dutch and English at New Amsterdam. Under the English in N. York city, he was alderman in 1665, and afterward mayor and member of the council. In 1692, judge of the sup. court until his death in 1699, over 80 years of age. Ilis daughter Mary m. Win. Whittingham, and became the mother of Mary, the wife of Gov. Saltonstall, of New London, Ct. They were connected by marriage with the Saltonstalls, Stevensons, L. I. Smiths, Sir Phillip Cartaret, governor of New Jersey, by his marriage with the widow of Win. Lawrence, Sir Jolin T. Jones, Bart., Winslows, Le Bross, Saunders, Edsalls, Woodhulls, Wiltsees, Alsops, Sacketts, Livingstons, Berriens, Moors, Rikers, Brinkerhoffs, Palmers, Lents, Luysters, Suydams, Beach's, Hillhouses, Pools, McVickars, Welles's, Kips, Whitneys, Campbells, Lees, Churchills, Fish's, Van Sinderers, Reinsens, Lindsley's, Irelands, Mullers, Rogers's, Schlossons, Whittemores, Walsh's, and many others of the best families in the country. l'ew, if any, better or more prosperous families early came to this country, than the Lawrence brothers, and their descendants are now scattered through the country.
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3. Benjamin ; had seven children.
4. Sarah ; m. Benjamin Hodge, of Buffalo, N. Y.
5. Daniel, b. Oct., 1750, at Chatham, Conn .; m. Eunice Saxton, 1779; re- moved to Richfield, N. Y., April, 1795; d. Dec., 1812; had four children.
The seven children of the above Benjamin were : 1. Elisha, no children ; 2. Betsey ; 3. Ebenezer-had son Ebenezer ; 4. Sarah ; 5. Charles, had three children, viz., Elizabeth, Cornelia and Cha's ; 6. Sophia, m. - Peck ; 7. Benjamin, d. young.
The four children of the above Daniel were: 1. Nancy, m. An- drus Martin ; 2. Selden, m. -- , had children, viz .: 1. Alonzo, ch., Charlotte J. and Emma D .; 2. Nancy ; 3. Daniel, ch., Selden A .; 4. Lucretia ; 5. Malvina ; 6. Adelaide. 3. Philemon, d. un- married ; 4. Alfred, m. Emma Derbyshire, three children-1. Al- fred Derbyshire ; 2. George Clarence ; 3. Charlotte Derbyshire ; died Feb. 26, 1834.
CHURCHILL, JOSEPH, of Wethersfield, son of Joseph, m. Lydia Dickinson, of Hatfield, Mass., in 1713.
CHURCHILL, JOHN, son of Nathaniel, Sen., of Wethersfield and Middletown, m. Bethia Stocking, of Middletown, June S, 1727, and had a daughter Mary, b. at Middletown, March 18, 1727-8. He removed to Chatham, and became the progenitor of the Churchills of Chatham. The captain of the steamer Prometheus is of the Chat- ham line of the descendants of Josiah, Sen., of Wethersfield.
F. de Courcy, claimed as ancestor of the Churchills, " who (ac- cording to Leliard,) were of the best blood of France, and renowned long before the Norman conquest." "John, son of Sir Winston Churchill, was one of the ablest generals England ever had, and at- tained its greatest honors as Duke of Marlborough," Prince of the Empire, &c. The late Earl Spencer was descended from the duke in the female line. (See Note, His. Gen. Reg., No. 5, Jan., 1848.
The direct line from Josiah to Timothy Gridley Churchill, is, Jo- sias, Joseph, Nathaniel, Sen., Nathaniel, Jun., Amos, Jesse and Timothy G., of New York.
CIRKAM, THOMAS, in the list of freemen at Wethersfield in 1669, (see KIRKHAM,) also spelled Kircum and Kirkman. The particular court, Oct. 29, 1646, ordered Kircum and Carrington to pay 20s. to the administrators of Vere, for corn.
Thomas Kirkeman was noticed in the will of Ed: Vere, of Weth- ersfield, and provided for John Carrington and Tho: Kirkman to have 20s. for making his coffin, and gave also 20s. to provide "wyne, bear, caks and such like of what may be had for my buriall."
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CIRTLAND, KORTLAND, KIRKLAND, KIRTLAND, CORT- LAND, (the name is thus spelled on the records, ) NATHANIEL, of Lynn, Mass., in the contract in the note below, signs his name "Nathaniel Kortland." (See KIRTLAND, 1667.) Quere ? was not the name of this family originally Cortlandt or Courtland ? It is now generally spelled Kirtland, though a few yet write it Kirk- land. It has proved an excellent family in New England, and in the state of New York .* Curtland has one coat of arms.
CITRON. BENJAMIN, m. Sarah Bush, and settled in Enfield as early as 1718, and had two sons b. in Enfield, viz., Benjamin, b. 1721, and Daniel, b. 1723.
CINKER, CYNKER, JOHN, 1663.
CLAPPUM, PETER, was warned to attend town meetings in Nor- walk about 1679, and the town, Oct. 4, 1679, voted, that if the se-
* NOTE. Cirtland, Nathaniel, of Lynn, Mass., the father of John Cortland, of Saybrook, Ct., resigns his son John to Jolin Wastall, a wealthy farmer, without children of his own, by will and contract, will dated July 15, 1672; contract dated July 15, 1674. Mrs. Wastall appears to have been a Kirtland before marriage. (See KIRTLAND and note.)
NOTE. "The will of John Wastall, (of Saybrook,) as to John Cortland, [Kirtland], being his ayr, Jully the 15, 1672.
" There was this agreement made between Mr. John Wastall of Saybrook in the Collony of Conanicut and Mr. Nathaniell Cortland of lin in the Collony of the Massachusets, to say, that the said Nathaniell Cortland doth resighn up his son John Cortland to the dispose of the said Was- tall, that is to say, the said Wastall doth promise to take the said John as his own, to bring him up under good edication, in the nurtor and admonition of the lord and to do his best indevor to instruct hime in all things pertaining to life and godlyness, as also at the decease of the said Wastall that then the said John Cortland shall suksead in the estate of the said Wastall as his own proper ayr, provided that the said Wastall be allowed liberty to give and grant legasyes to other of his kindred or such as shall deserve the same, and that this is the true meaning of this agreement - two partys abovesaid, have put to their hands-that is to say, that after the death of the above said John Wastall and Susanah his wife, the wholl estate shall be and Re- main to the abovesaid John Cortland as their ayr and sucksessor as abovesaid, that is accord- ing to the tenor of what is above written, and unto this we do both interchangably set our hands this 15th of Jully 1674 in the presence of witness
Robert Capman John Davis
The mark I W of John Wastall Nathaniel Kortland."
Ordered to be recorded in the Records of Saybrook.
It appears that Mrs. Wastall had a brother John Kirtland, who lived in Saybrook, who sold his house and home-lot to Mr. Wastall in 1681, probably to save it (page 37, vol. i.) for Mrs. Was- tall as widow, (legatee.) She gave this house and home-lot to her kinsman, John Kirtland, (viz., the above John, the heir of Mr. Wastall,) provided he kept it in repair, and allowed Barbara, relict of her brother, John Kirtland, to occupy during her life ; (page 122.) The brother, John, had no children.
The nephew, John, the heir, married Lydia, daughter of Wm. Pratt, of Saybrook, and was the progenitor of the Kirtlands of Connecticut.
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lectmen were necessitated to send to said Clappum, to warn him to attend meetings, to allow the person sent, one shilling for so warning him. In January, 1687, he was in the list of estates of commonage in Norwalk, £100. (See Hall's Norwalk.) Cabot, Rev. Martin, settled at Killingly in 1730, and died in 1756.
CLAP, CLAPP, CAPT. Roger, of Dorchester, Mass., born at Sa- lom, Devon, England, in 1609, came in the Mary and John from England in 1630, and settled at Dorchester, where he had lands as early as 1633, and was much employed from 1637 for most of his life, in public offices. Rater of property there in 1638 ; selectman, 1641, '48, '53, '54, '57, '58, '59, '60, '61, '62, '63, &c .; one of a committee to build a meeting-house in Dorchester, 1645; he was a commissioner to try small causes with Foster and Wm. Sumner, 1663, and had power to marry persons; deputy to the Gen. Court of Massachusetts. Rev. John Elliot laid out to Lieut. Roger Clap, 500 acres, and 1,000 acres for the school of Dorchester in 1657. He was also townsman, deputy and commissioner for small causes, in 1664 ; also, '65. In 1665, he was appointed to that most trustwor- thy and responsible office of captain of the Castle in Dorchester, in the place of Capt. Davenport, who had been killed by lightning. He resigned this office at the Castle in 1686, unwilling to aid Gov. Andros, and soon after removed to Boston, and died there in 1691, aged 82 years. He m. Joan, daughter of Thomas Ford, of Dorches- ter, vho removed to Windsor, Conn., and had by her four sons and two daughters, viz., Samuel, William, Waitstill, Preserved, Hope- still and Desire. Many of the Claps of Connecticut are descend- ants of the branch of his son Preserved, who m. Sarah Newbury, daughter of Capt. Benjamin, of Windsor, Conn., June 4, 1668. He lived in Northampton, where he raised a family. Capt. Roger was one of the first and enterprising settlers of Dorchester. The oldest allotment of land there was the salt marsh, to twenty-one persons, April 3, 1633, of which he was one. (Hist. of Dorchester ; Rec. of Windsor and Dorchester.)
CLAP, DEACON EDWARD and ROGER, were brothers, and both of Dorchester, Mass., in 1637, and townsmen, and one of the building committee of the new meeting-house in Dorchester in 1645. He was selectman in 1646, 1657, &c. He died the 8th of the 11th month, 1664.
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