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RICHARD WATTS, Hartford, 1639 ; one of the inhabitants who received land "by the courtesie of the town;" his home-lot was on the west side of the "road from George Steel's to the Great Swamp." He d. in 1655, prob. ; will dated Oct. 29, 1650 ; inv., March 20, 1654-5, £114. 17. His widow, Elizabeth, d. 1666 ; will dated Feb. 28, 1665-6 ; inv. April 17, 1666 ; she mentions " cousin Mary Smith," in Banbury, Oxfordshire, "cousin Geo. Haines that is blind," cousin Daniel Hubbard, dau. Browne, dau. Hubbard, cousin Eliza- beth Hubbard. cousin Nath'l Browne .- Ch. : i. William, Hartford, 1639; one of those who received land " by the courtesie of the town ;" his home-lot adjoined his father's on the south. He was granted two acres of land at Hockanum in 1641 ; he m. in Hartford, but returned to England, and d. there before 1668. ii. Elizabeth, m. George Hubbard (q. v.). iii. Ellinor, m. Dec. 23, 1647, Nathaniel Browne, of Hartford, who removed to Middletown 1654; (2) Jasper Clements, of Middletown; (3) Nathaniel Willett, of Hart- ford. iv. Capt. Thomas Watts , b. about 1626 ; m. May 1, 1645, Elizabeth, dau. of George Steele, of Hartford ; chimney-viewer, 1651 ; surveyor of high- ways, 1653, 1673; townsman, 1657, 1662, 1667 ; successively appointed Ser-, geant, Ensign, Lieutenant, and Captain, of the Hartford trainband ; he headed
1 Wm. Markham, of Hadley, called Nathaniel Ward uncle, and had much estate from him.
2 From old acct. book of Jabez Warner, of Middletown, b. 1710, quoted by Andrew F. Warner in letter to R. R. Hinman, May 14, 1849.
8 Savage thinks that the name should be that of Andrew Ward (iv. 418).
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his company in the Narragansett fight, Dec. 19, 1675, and commanded the forces that went up the river in 1677. He d. (s. p.) in 1683 ; will dated Aug. 6 ; - inv. Oct. 22; left his house and lot to his brother's son, Samuel Hubbard, whom he had brought up from a child. His widow d. Feb. 25, 1684-5, leaving her property to her brother, James Steele, and his four daughters. RICHARD WEBB, Cambridge ; freeman, Mass., Nov. 6, 1632 ; one of the original proprietors of Hartford in 1639 ; his home-lot was on the west side of Main St., near the present corner of Church St .; grand-juror, 1643; townsman, 1649 ; surveyor of highways, 1650. He was one of the signers of the agree- ment for planting Norwalk, June 19, 1650, and removed there soon after. He had an estate of £255 in 1655, at Norwalk; d. there in 1665 (s. p.). He had no children, but took Sarah, youngest dau. of the Rev. Samuel Stone, and brought her up. In 1677 his widow, Elizabeth Webb, employed her " Beloved Brother, John Gregory, to make an agreement with Thomas Butler, of Hartford, and his wife," they "laying claime to the estate of her husband, Richard Webb, deceased." Widow Elizabeth Webb d. Jan. 24, 1680.
JOHN WEBSTER, Hartford, 1636 ; by family tradition he was from Co. Warwick; he was an original proprietor of Hartford, and his home-lot in 1639 was on the east side of the street now called Governor St. He was one of the Com- mittee who for the first time sat with the Court of Magistrates, 1637 and 1638, and a magistrate from 1639 to 1655, when he was made deputy-gov- ernor, and the next year governor. He was one of the committee who formed the code of criminal laws for the Colony in 1642 ; a Commissioner for the United Colonies, 1654. He was an influential member of the church in Hartford, took a deep interest in the controversy which agitated that and other churches, was one of the leaders of the Hadley company, and removed thither in 1659 ; he was admitted freeman, Mass., and in May, 1660, made a magistrate. He d. in Hadley, April 5, 1661, leaving a widow, Agnes. Ch. : i. Matthew, freeman, Hartford, 1645 ; Farmington, 1669; d. July 16, 1675. ii. William Hadley, m. Feb. 17, 1670, Mary, dau. of Thomas Reeve, of Springfield ; his wife was accused of witchcraft, and sent to Boston for trial, in 1684, but was acquitted, and died in peace, 1696. He d. about 1688 (s. p.). iii. Thomas, Northampton ; m. June 16, 1663, Abigail, dau. of George Alexander, of Northampton ; removed to Northfield in 1674 ; driven away in 1675 by the Indians, and removed to Hadley. He returned again to Northfield, and d. there in 1686. iv. Robert, Middletown ; m. about 1652, Susannalı, dau. of Hon. Richard Treat, of Wethersfield ; at the organization of the town of Middletown, Feb. 26, 1654, he was chosen recorder ; he continued there until about 1660, when he returned to Hartford ; chosen townsman, 1664 ; list and rate maker, 1668; he d. in Hartford in 1676. v. Anne ; m. John Marsh, of Hartford and Hadley; d. June 9, 1662. vi. Elizabeth, m. prob. William Markham, of Hadley, as 2d wife; d. in 1688. vii. Mary ; m. John (?) Hunt; their descendants lived in Northampton. John, eldest son of Lieut. Robert Webster, was the great-grandfather of Noah Webster, the renowned lexicographer.
GOVERNOR THOMAS WELLES, an original proprietor of Hartford; his home-lot in 1639 was on the east side of the street now Governor St. He removed to Wethersfield, where he was also an original proprietor. He became a member of the Court of Magistrates, March 28, 1637, and continued a magistrate until he was chosen deputy-governor, May 18, 1654 (again in 1656, 1657, 1659) ; he was the first treasurer in 1639, Secretary of the Colony in 1640, and held the office until 1649. In 1649 he was a Commissioner of the United Colonies ; Governor in 1655 and 1658. He m. (1) in England, Elizabeth Hunt ; (2), ab. 1645 or 1646 Elizabeth Deming, widow of Nathaniel Foote, of Wethersfield ; d. in Wethersfield, Jan. 14, 1659-60 ; his widow d. July 28, 1683, æ. ab. 88 ; inv. £1069. 9. - Ch. : i. John ; settled in Stratford ; freeman, 1645 ; m. ab.
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1647, Elizabeth, dau. of John Curtis, of Stratford ; deputy, 1656 ; assistant, 1658-9 ; d. ab. 1660. ii. Thomas, Hartford ; m. 23 June, 1654, Hannah, widow of John Pantry, and dau. of William Tuttle, of New Haven ; he was quartermaster under Major John Mason, 1658; deputy, 1663; assistant, 1668 ; killed in' 1668 by a fall from a cherry-tree. iii. Samuel, Wethersfield ; freeman, 1657; deputy, 1657-1662, and 1675 ; m. 1659, (1) Elizabeth, dau. of John Hollister, of Wethersfield ; (2) Hannah, dau. of George Lamberton, of New Haven ; d. July 15, 1675. He was the ancestor of the Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. iv. Mary, d. before her father. v. Ann, m. (1) April 14, 1646, Thomas Thomson, of Hartford, afterward of Farmington ; (2) Anthony Hawkins, of Farmington, as his 2d wife ; d. 1680. vi. Sarah, b. 1631 ; m. Feb., 1653, Capt. John Chester, of Wethersfield ; d. Dec. 16, 1698.
WILLIAM WESTLEY, Hartford, 1638-39 ; one of those inhabitants to whom land was granted " by the courtesie of the town ;" his home-lot in 1639 was on the west side of the road from George Steel's to the Great Swamp. He was freed from watching, etc., April, 1646 ; d. before 1650, when " widow Wesles land " is mentioned in Distr. 480. A widow Westley was assisted by the church in Hadley, because she had been of their party before leaving Hartford. Anna Westley sold to John Bigelow her home-lot ; deed recorded May 30, 1669. Widow Watts bought of Ann Westley land on the east side of the river, Jan. 7, 1664.
WILLIAM WESTWOOD, b. about 1606 ; a power of attorney from his daughter, Mrs. Cook, and her husband (1707), deseribes him as " formerly dwelling in the country of Essex, in the kingdom of England, Husbandman alias Yeoman." He came to New England in the "Francis " from Ipswich ; embarked the last of April, 1634 (a. 28), with wife, Bridget (a. 32). Settled in Cambridge ; freeman, Mass., March 4, 1634-5 ; sworn "constable of the plantations at Conecticott," Sept 3, 1635 ; one of the committee for ordering affairs at Conn., March, 1635-6 ; at the first court, April 26, 1636, and in every one follow- ing, until March, 1637. He was an original proprietor of Hartford, and his home-lot in 1639 was on the west side of the "road from Little River to North Meadow," now Front St. He was chosen townsman, 1640, 1647, 1653 ; deputy, 1642-1649 ; again in 1651 and 1652, and Oct. 1656. He signed the agreement to remove to Hadley, where he held a prominent place among the first settlers, and was one of the first townsmen chosen ; he d. in Hadley, April 9, 1669, æ. about 63. His widow, Bridget, d. May 12, 1676, æ. about 74. ELDER JOHN WHITE came in the ship " Lion " which sailed from London, June 22, 1632 ; arrived at Boston, Sept. 16. Settled in Cambridge ; freeman, March 4, 1633 ; townsman there, Feb., 1635. He sold the greater part of his land in Cambridge before June, 1636, and prob. removed to Hartford with Hooker's company. He was one of the original proprietors of Hartford, and his home-lot in 1639 was on the east side of the highway now Governor St., and was about ten rods south of the Little River. He was chosen towns- man, 1642, 1646, 1651, and 1656 ; he was also frequently a juror. His name is fifth on the list of signers of the agreement to remove to Hadley, and he was one of the first townsmen chosen there, 1660, and again 1662, 1663, and 1665 ; he and his wife returned to H., were received to 2d Ch., Hartford, from Hadley, April 9, 1671 ; ordained Ruling Elder, March, 1677. He d. Jan. 1683-4. His wife's name was Mary, and she d. before him. - Ch. : i. Mary, m. Jan. 29, 1646, Jonathan Gilbert, of Hartford ; d. in 1650. ii. Nathaniel, b. about 1629 ; one of the original proprietors of Middletown ; deputy from 1661 to 1710, and held other public offices ; m. (1) Elizabeth -; d. Aug. 27, 1711, æ. ab. 82 ; his 2d wife was Martha, widow of Hugh Mould, and dau. of John Coit, of New London. iii. John, of Hartford and Hatfield ; m. Sarah, dau. of Thomas Bunce, of Hartford ; d. in Hatfield, Sept. 15, 1665. iv. Lieut.
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Daniel, b. 1634; settled in Hatfield ; m. Nov. 1, 1661, Sarah, dau. of John Crow, of Hartford and Hadley; d. July 27, 1713. v. Sarah, m. (1) Stephen Taylor, of Hatfield, who was buried Sept. 8, 1665 ; (2) Oct. 15, 1666, Bar- nabas Hinsdale, of Hatfield and Deerfield ; killed at Bloody Brook, Sept. 18, 1675 ; (3) Feb., 1679, Walter Hickson, of Hatfield. She d. Aug. 10, 1702. vi. Ensign Jacob, b. in Hartford, Oct. 8, 1645 ; settled in Hartford ; freeman, 1668; surveyor of highways, 1670 ; townsman, 1682, 1687, 1691, 1696 ; m. before 1683, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Bunce, of Hartford; died in 1701. " This holy man, having faithfully served the Lord in his place, and that also with good success through grace (He was a good man and God was with him), fell asleep in Christ, and went to receive his reward, Jan., 1683-4." 1 SAMUEL WHITEHEAD, Cambridge, 1635; an original proprietor at Hartford, where his home-lot before 1639 was on Main St., on what is now the south corner of Pearl and Main Sts. ; but he had sold part of it to Richard Lord, before Feb., 1639-40, and part to John Skinner. He served in the Pequot War, 1637, and received a grant of land for his services, in 1671 ; he removed to New Haven, where he was admitted freeman, and a member of the General Court, Aug. 6, 1642; m. May, 1676, Sarah, widow of John Gilbert, dau. of Thomas Gregson; d. Sept. 1690.
MAJOR WILLIAM WHITING was an original proprietor of Hartford ; his home-lot in 1639 was on the east side of the street now Governor St. In 1633 "the Bristol men had sold their interest in Piscataqua to the Lords Say and Brooke, George Wyllys, and William Whiting, who con- tinued Thomas Wiggin their agent." Mr. Whiting retained his interest in Piscataqua until his death, and was one of the most efficient promoters of the trade and commerce of Hartford. He was also engaged in a patent for lands at Swampscott with Lords Say and Brook. He was one of the Committee who for the first time sat with the Court of Magistrates in 1637 ; freeman, Feb., 1640; Treasurer of the Colony from 1641 until 1647 ; chosen magistrate 1642, and continned in office until his death in 1647. In 1638 he was allowed to trade with the Indians ; and he was appointed with Major Mason and others to erect fortifications in 1642, and the same year he was appointed with Mason to collect tribute of the THE WHITING ARMS. Indians on Long Island and on the Main. He was a merchant of wealth, and had dealings with Virginia and Piscataqua ; had a trading-house at the Delaware River, and also at Westfield. He begins his will, dated March 20, 1643, by stating that he intends "a voyage presently unto sea ; "2 the last addition to his will was made July 24, 1647, and he probably d. soon after, leaving widow Susanna, who m. in 1650 Samuel Fitch, of Hartford, and (3), Alexander Bryan, of Milford ; she d. at Middletown, July 8, 1673. Amount of Whiting's inv. £2854. - Ch. : i. William, went to England, was a merchant in London, and d. there in 1699. In 1686 the Assembly of Connecticut appointed him their "agent to present their petition (in refer- ence to the Charter) to the King." ii. John, b. 1635 ; grad. Harvard Coll., 1653 ; m. about 1654, Sybil, dau. of Deacon Edward Collins, of Cambridge, joined the church in Cambridge, and lived there, and in Salem, where he ren- dered ministerial assistance to Rev. Edward Norris. In 1660 he removed to Hartford, and was ordained pastor of the First Church, as colleague with Rev. Samuel Stone ; after Stone's death, in 1664, Rev. Joseph Haynes was settled as his colleague, and after many controversies Whiting withdrew with his followers,
1 Old Ch. record, quoted in the Rev. Dr. Parker's Historical Discourse, 1870, p. 34.
' Several of his letters written in 1637, now in the State Archives, are sealed with his arms as above given. These arms are a variation of those of the family of Whiting of Bos- ton, in Lincolnshire. - See Heraldic Jour. i. 160.
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and organized, Feb. 12, 1670, the Second Church. He was appointed as chaplain of the troops in 1675. He d. in Hartford, Sept. 8, 1679. He had m. a second wife, in 1673, Phebe, dau. of Thomas Gregson, of New Haven, and she m. after his death, Rev. John Russell, of Hadley. His son, Col. William, was a distin- guished military officer, fought in all the French and Indian wars of his time, led a company of "Fusaleers " to the fight at Pemaquid in 1697, and later a company of Dragoons, for the security of the County of Albany. iii. Samuel, mentioned in his father's will, but we hear nothing more of him. iv. Sarah, b. about 1637; m. (1) about 1654, Jacob Mygatt, of Hartford (q. v.) ; (2) John King, of Northampton. v. Mary, m. Aug. 3, 1664, Rev. Nathaniel Collins, of Middletown ; d. Oct. 25, 1709. vi. Joseph, b. Oct. 2, 1645; settled in Westfield, Mass .; m. (1) Oct. 5, 1669, Mary, dau. of Hon. John and Amy (Wyllys) Pynchon, of Springfield ; (2) in 1676, Anna, dau. of Col. John Allyn ; he returned to Hartford in 1675 or 1676; held the office of Treas- nrer of Connecticut from 1678 until his death in 1717, when his son John succeeded him and held the office thirty-two years.
JOHN WILCOCK (WILCOX), an original proprietor, Hartford, 1639 ; his home-lot was on what is now the West Park. He was chosen surveyor of highways, 1643, 1644; townsman, 1650; d. in 1651 ; will dated July 24; inv. Oct. 1, £391. 13. He names his wife, Mary, who d. ab. 1668. Ch. : i. John, m. (1) Sept. 17, 1646, Sarah, dau. of William Wadsworth ; who d. in 1648 or 1649; (2) Jan. 18, 1649-50, Retorn (Katherine) Stoughton ; (3) Mary; (4) in 1671, Esther, dau. of William Cornwell, of Middletown. He removed to Middletown about 1654 ; removed to Dorchester ab. 1664, but returned to Middletown ; d. May 24, 1676. ii. Sarah, m. John Bidwell (q. v.), of Hartford. iii. Ann, b. ab. 1616 ; m. John Hall (q. v.), of Hartford, after- ward of Middletown.
GREGORY WOLTERTON (WILTERTON), Hartford, 1639 ; an original proprietor ; his home-lot in 1639 was on the south bank of the Little River, on the highway now Elm St. He was chosen townsman, 1639, 1646, 1651, 1666 ; constable, 1643, 1654 ; fence-viewer, 1650. He signed the agreement to move to Hadley in 1659, but did not go. He was a tanner. He m. (1) Susanna, who d. in 1662, æ. 75; (2) Benet, widow of Thomas Stanley, who d. in Jan., 1663-4; (3) Jane, widow of Nathaniel Ward, and previously wife of John Hopkins. He d. 1674; will dated July 14; inv. Aug. 6, £585. 16. He left no children, and names a large number of people in his will, - wife Jane ; James Wolter- ton, of Ipswich, old England, son of Matthew, bro. of Gregory ; land in Hartford to John Shepard, son of Edward, of Cambridge ; Dorothy, Hannah, and Sarah, dau's of Thomas Lord, deceased ; and others, not of Hartford.
THOMAS WOODFORD, came to Boston in the "William and Francis ;" embarked March 7, arrived June 5, 1632 ; settled at Roxbury ; freeman, March 4, 1635; m. in Roxbury, Mary, dan. of Robert Blott ; he came to Agawam with Mr. Pynchon's company, where he signed the agreement of May 16, 1636, and had an allotment of land. Named in the distribution of 1639 at Hartford, when he was one who received land "by the courtesie of the town ;" his home-lot was on the west side of the highway now Front St. He was chosen with Arthur Smith, Feb. 10, 1639-40, to attend the townsmen, and to do any special services required by them, as to give notice of town-meetings, impound stray cattle, etc. Appointed to act as sexton, March 3, 1640, to " attend the making of graves for any corpses deceased ;" to "receive for giving notice by ringing the bell, making the grave, and keeping of it in seemly repair, so that it may be known in future time; when such graves have been made for the lesser sort, 28. 6d., for the middle sort, 3s., and for the higher sort, 38. 6d. ; " also appointed town crier, and to be paid 2d. for crying anything lost. His wife probably d. in Hartford ; he removed about 1656 to Northampton ; there d. March 6, 1667.
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GOVERNOR GEORGE WYLLYS, b. at Fenny Compton, Co. Warwick, son of Richard Wyllys,1 Esq., and Hester, dau. of George Chambers, of Williamscote, Co. Oxford. His pedigree is traced back in England for several generations. In Camden's Visitation of Warwickshire, in 1619, George Wyllys is described as living at Fenny Compton, æ. 29, with his wife, Bridget, dau. of William Young, of Kingston Hall. The name of the wife he brought with him to New England was Mary (prob. a second wife). In 1636 he sent his steward, William Gibbons, with twenty men, to Hartford, to purchase and prepare for him a farm, erect a dwelling-house, and have everything in readiness for him- self and his family. He had been a partner with Robert Saltonstall and William Whiting in the Dover and Piscataqua patents (Mass. Rec. i. 324). He was an original proprietor, and it is hardly necessary to say that his home- lot covered the square now included between Main, Char- ter Oak, Governor, and Wyllys Sts., and that on it stood the famous Charter Oak. He came in 1638,2 was chosen magistrate April 11, 1639, again 1640, '43 and '44 ; deputy- governor, 1641, governor, 1642 ; and Commissioner of the United Colonies. He d. in Hartford, March 9, 1644-5. His widow, Mary, was living in 1655. - Ch. : i. George, prob. he who was b. in 1611 ; left by his father in Eng- land, in possession of the estate of Fenny Compton. ii. Hester, m. Oct. 17, 1645, as his second wife, Capt. Rob- THIE WYLLYS ARMS. ert Harding, of Boston, afterward of Rhode Island ; in Nov. 1646 he went home to England, and in 1651 was a merchant in Lon- don. iii. Amy, m. Oct. 30, 1645, Hon. John Pynchon, of Springfield ; she d. Jan. 9, 1699. iv. Samuel, b. 1632 ; grad. Harvard Coll., 1653 ; m. (1) 1654, Ruth, dan. of Gov. John Haynes ; chosen magistrate, 1654, and con- tinued in that office until 1685; in the absence of the governor and deputy- governor he was repeatedly appointed moderator of the General Court. In 1661, 1662, 1664, and 1667 he was one of the Connecticut Commissioners for the United Colonies. " Ile was extensively engaged in trade, and often absent from the Colony. He had an interest in several sugar plantations at Antigua, in partnership with Richard Lord, and frequently went to the West Indies. His speculations proved unprofitable ; and as he had borrowed con- siderable money, his affairs became deeply involved, so that pecuniary assist- ance was granted him by the Assembly. This led to his withdrawal from the magistracy, but he retrieved his affairs, and he was again Assistant from 1680 to 1693, and also in 1698." His wife, Ruth, was living in 1680 ; but d. before 1688, when he m. (2) at Berwick, Me., Nov. 28, 1688, Mrs. Mary Love. He d. in Hartford, May 30, 1709. His only son, Hezekiah, was b. April 3, 1672 ; m. May 2, 1704, Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Whiting) Hobart, of Haddam, Conn. He held many positions of trust ; was town clerk of Hartford, 1705-1732; chosen Secretary of the Colony, 1712, and continued in that office until 1734; d. Dec. 24, 1741 ; Mrs. Elizabeth Wyllys d. Sept. 1762. His only surviving son, Col. George Wyllys, b. Oct. 6, 1710, grad. Yale Coll., 1729 ; appointed secretary for the Colony, pro tem. 1730, and in 1734 was regularly appointed secretary, and held
1 " Of your charite pray for the soul of Richard Wyllys, gentleman, lord of the mannour of Fenny Compton, and one of the King's justices of the Peace in the Co. of Warwick. And Jane his wife, which Richard deceased the VIII day of February in the year of our Lord MDXXXI. Of whose souls Jesu have mercy. Amen. Here lyeth buried the body of Richard Willis, of Fenny Compton, in the County of Warwick, gentleman, son of Ambrose Willis, deceased, which said Richard had-by Hester his wife, five children, that is to say, George, William, Richard, Judith, and Mary, all now living, who deceased the tenth day of June, 1597." 2 April 6, 1638, George Willis, of Fenny Compton, gentn., and Marie his wife, conveyed to Richard Smarte all their land in Old Stratford, Wellcombe, and Bishopton ; "George Willys, jur.," one of the witnesses.
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the office for the long period of sixty-six years. He also succeeded his father as town clerk of Hartford, was lieut .- col. of the First Regiment, and served on many committees of the General Assembly. He m. Mary, dau. of Rev. Timothy Woodbridge, of Simsbury. She d. Nov. 11, 1774 ; he d. at his mansion on Charter Oak Hill, April 24, 1796. His children were : i. Samuel, bapt. Jan. 7, 1738-9 ; Yale Coll., 1758 ; went to England in 1764, and remained there for six years ; in 1771 he became the first captain of the first company of Governor's Foot Guard ; in 1774, Col. of the 1st Conn. Regt. ; he served through the Revolutionary War as colonel of a Connecticut regiment. He m. Feb. 3, 1777, his cousin Ruth, dau. of Thomas and Ruth (Wyllys) [Lord] Belden, and widow of Capt. John Stoughton. He was town clerk of Hart- ford, 1796-1805 ; held other town offices, and was Major-General of the Connec- ticut Militia. He succeeded his father as Secretary of State in 1796, and held the office until 1809. Mrs. Ruth Wyllys d. Sept. 2, 1807. He d. June 9, 1823. ii. Mary, bapt. March 7, 1741-2; m. March 8, 1764, Eleazer Pome- roy, of Hartford ; d. in Middletown, Nov. 14, 1805. iii. William, bapt. Aug. 12, 1744; d. unm. in Hartford, Jan. 18, 1826. iv. Hezekiah, b. in 1747 ; Yale Coll., 1765 ; colonel of a Connecticut regiment in the Revolu- tion ; m. in 1785, Amelia, widow of Col. Joseph Trumbull, of Lebanon, and dau. of Col. Eliphalet Dyer, of Windham. She d. Jan. 15, 1818 ; he d. March 29, 1827, and was the last of the Wyllys name who lived in the old mansion.1 v. Susanna, b. May 13, 1750 ; m. Jan. 22, 1788, Judge Strong, of Litchfield ; d. in Hartford, May 23, 1794 (s. p.). vi. John Palsgrave, bapt. Aug. 11, 1754 ; Yale Coll., 1773; served through the Revolutionary War ; brigade major in 1776 ; in 1781, major in the 3d Conn. Regiment, and dis- tinguished himself by his gallantry. He m. his cousin Jerusha, dau. of Col. Samuel and Mabel (Wyllys) Talcott, who d. in Hartford, Aug. 9, 1783. In 1785 he was appointed major of the troops raised for the defence of the fron- tier. He was killed in the attack on the Miami Towns, Sept. 30, 1790, while serving in Gen. Harmar's expedition against the Indians. (s. p.)
NOTE to page 238. - David Ensign m. (2) Sarah, dau. of John and Sarah (Wadsworth) Wilcox ; settled in the West Division about 1686 ; an original member of the West Hartford Church, 1713 ; died Dec. 13, 1727.
LATER SETTLERS.
EDWARD ALLEYN, 1684 ; b. in Boston, Sept. 21, 1661, son of Edward and Mar- tha Alleyn ; shop-keeper ; m. Rachel, dau. of James Steele, of Hartford. JONATHAN ASHLEY, 1682 ; son of Robert Ashley, of Springfield ; m. Nov. 10, 1669, Sarah, dau. of William Wadsworth ; lived at the north end ; d. 1705. JOHN BAKER, 1665, Baker's Lane (now Ward Street) ; chimney-viewer, 1666 ; m. Lydia, dau. of John Baysey ; had 6 ch.
BARTHOLOMEW BARNARD, 1647 ; m. Oct. 1647, Sarah, dau. of Thomas Birchard ; constable, 1655, 1665 ; d. 1698 ; had 6 ch.
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