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THOMAS BASSETT (1635), of the Saltonstall party, had a lot granted to him in the Palisado eight rods wide. He removed early, and has no family on the record.
JOHN BENNETT (1648) may have been the party convicted by the Court, 1639. His first date here is 1648. He seems to have led a vagabond life, though for a little time he owned the house built by Peter Tilton. He had no family, and disappears after 1652.
RICHARD BIRGE (1640) had a lot granted to him fifteen rods wide. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Deacon Gaylord, 1641 ; had four sons and one daugh- ter. He died, 1651. His widow married Thomas Hoskins. His son Daniel had the homestead. His son John had, by will, his grandfather Gaylord's place, lately the Roswell Miller place.
JOHN BISSELL (1640) had a lot granted to him twenty-two rods wide, and pur- chased twenty-five rods additional. He had four sons and two daughters. He died between 1677 and 1685. Only the youngest son was born here, date, 1640. The son John had the homestead. Thomas bought Gibbard's house on the Holcomb lot, west of the highway ; Samnel, the southeast corner of Bowfield ; Nathaniel, below the mouth of the Scantuck, on the east side of the Great River.
JOHN BROOKS (1650) contracted with the town to keep the ferry across the rivulet, the town agreeing to make him a cellar (dwelling) ten by fifteen feet "fit to dwell in." He married Susannah Hanmore, 1652 ; later he bought the north part of the Hubbard lot on Backer Row, and built upon it. He had two sons and six daughters ; removed to Simsbury.
JOHN BROWTON (1650) married Hannah, daughter of Thomas Bascomb, 1650. He was living on the William Filly place, 1652. He sold it, with the lot north of it, in 1653, and disappears.
THOMAS BUCKLAND (1637) had a lot granted him nine and one half rods wide. He added by purchase George Hull's lot, lying east of the highway, fourteen and one half rods wide. He had three sons and five daughters, 1638-1654 ; he died, 1662. His son Timothy bought a house built by Saxton on the William Rockwell lot, west of highway. He had two sons and eight daugh- ters. Another son, Nicholas, had the place of his grandfather, Nicholas Denslow. He had two sons and two daughters. The third son, Thomas, settled on the east side of the Great River.
WILLIAM BUELL (1640) had a lot granted to him fourteen and one half rods wide. He married, 1640 ; had two sons and five daughters. His son Samuel mar- ried Deborah, daughter of Edward Griswold, 1662 ; lived on the lot south of his father ; had one son, and removed to Homonoscett. Peter Buell, the other son, had his father's homestead.
JOSHUA CARTER (1638), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him about ten rods wide. The present road to Bissell's Ferry is on the south side of this lot, at the street, and crosses it in its course down the meadow hill. Carter died, 1647. Arthur Williams married his daughter and occupied the homestead. Carter had three children born here; two perished in the burning of his house, 1653. Joshua, Jr., when of age, received his portion in the lot west of the street. He sold it and removed.
DANIEL CLARKE (1644) bought a triangular lot, about thirty-six rods, along the mill highway. He married Mary, daughter of Thomas Newberry, 1644 ; had five sons and four daughters. His son Nathaniel had the homestead.
HENRY CLARKE (1640) had a lot granted to him, but not recorded, seven and one half rods wide. He added to it Captain Mason's place, south, and
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Mr. Huit's, north. He had no children, and gave his real estate to his niece, Elizabeth Fox, wife of Edward Chapman. He removed with the early settlers of Hadley, Mass.
JOSEPH CLARKE (1637), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him fourteen and one half rods wide. He had one son and one daughter. His wife died, 1639 ; he died, 1641. His son Joseph died, 1659 ; his sister was his only heir. I find no record evidence that the three Clarkes were or were not brothers.
MARY COLLINS, probably a widow (1640), had a lot eleven rods wide. She sold it to James Enno about 1653. She has no family recorded.
AARON COOKE (1638), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him twelve rods wide. He also owned a lot in the Palisado, on which he doubtless lived during the Pequot War. He afterward bought Mr. Huit's house and lot, ad- joining it on the south, and Parkman's lot, north. He had four sons and two daughters born here, 1638-1657. He removed to Northampton, Mass., 1661, then to Westfield, Mass. His son Aaron married Sarah, daughter of William Westwood, 1661, and had his father's homestead, but soon followed his father-in-law to Hadley, Mass.
NATHANIEL COOKE (1649) bought the north end of the lots of Williams and Birge. He married Lydia, daughter of Richard Voare, 1649 ; had three sons and four daughters.
HENRY CURTIS (1645) bought of John Denslow the Parkman place, on Backer Row. He married Elizabeth Abel, 1645 ; had two sons.
NICHOLAS DENSLOW (1640), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him twenty- four rods wide. He owned the present Congregational parsonage lot in the Palisado, and lived there during the Pequot War. He died, 1666, aged ninety years. His homestead was given to his grandson, Nicholas Buckland. His son Henry had one son and seven daughters, and was the first settler at Windsor Locks, about 1663. He was killed there by the Indians, 1676. John, son of Nicholas Denslow, married Mary Eggleston, 1655 ; had seven sons and three daughters. He bought the Hannum place, 1654.
THOMAS DEWEY (1637), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him ten rods wide. He married Frances Clarke, 1638 ; had four sons and one daughter. He died, 1648. His widow married George Phelps. His son Josiah was at Northampton, 1663. His son Israel lived here in the George Phillips place, and died, 1678.
THOMAS DIBBLE (1637), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him five and one half rods wide. He sold it to Robert Watson, and bought the William Hub- bard place in the Palisado, where he was living, 1654. He had four sons and one daughter born here, 1637-1647. Probably Zachariah Dibble was an elder son of his. His son Israel had four sons and one daughter, 1661-1678. His son Ebenezer had three sons and two daughters, 1664-1671, and was killed at the storming of the Narragansett fort, 1675. Another son, Samuel, had two sons and four daughters, 1666-1680.
ANTHONY DORCHESTER (1649) was living at the original William Phelps place, 1649 ; soon after that he disappears.
JOIIN DRAKE, Sr. (1640), had a lot granted to him twenty-two and one half rods wide. He had three sons and two daughters, all born before he came to Windsor. His son Job had a lot granted to him. He married Mary, daugh- ter of Henry Wolcott, 1646, and had two sons and five daughters. The second son, John, had a lot granted to him. He married Hannah, daughter of Deacon Moore, and had five sons and six daughters, 1649-1674. The third son, Jacob, married Mary, daughter of John Bissell, and had no children. He had the homestead.
JOHN DUMBLETON (1640), a servant of Mr. Whiting, of Hartford, worked the lands bought of Ludlow until his term of service expired, after which he
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worked the land on shares four years until 1648 (?), when he removed to Springfield, where he was living, 1684. No family recorded.
BEGGAT EGGLESTON (1638), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him on Backer Row fourteen and one half rods wide. He probably lived here previous to the Pequot War (1637), and remained in the Palisado after the war, and sold his original house-lot to Nicholas Hoyte. He bought two adjoining lots in the Palisado, and was living at the north end of Palisado Green, 1654. He had three sons and four daughters born here, 1638-1653. James and probably Samuel were born before coming here. He died, 1674, "near 100 years old." His son James had four sons and four daughters, 1656-1676. He lived on the Samuel Allen place ; died, 1679. Another son, Benjamin, had the homestead in the Palisado, and sold his brother Thomas half an acre to build upon, opposite the town-house.
JAMES ENNO (1648) bought Mary Collins's lot and house. He married Anna Bidwell, 1648, and had two sons and two daughters. His son James married Abigail, daughter of Samuel Bissell, 1678 ; John married Mary, daughter of Ebenezer Dibble, 1681.
WALTER FILER (1640), from Dorchester, had lots granted to him. His house was in the Palisado, on or near the site of Miss Stiles's house, at the south end of the Green. He had two sons and four daughters. His son John married Elizabeth Dolman, 1672, and had the homestead. His son Zerubbabel mar- ried Experience, daughter of John Strong, 1669, and had four sons and one daughter. Thomas Ford gave them the Hosford place.
WILLIAM FILLY (1640) had a lot granted to him eleven and one half rods wide. He sold this place and bought others. He probably lived at the Rawlins place after he bought it, 1655. He had three sons and four daughters, 1643- 1665. His son Samuel married Anna, daughter of Jonathan Gillett, 1663, and had five sons and four daughters. His father gave him land " on which he had builded," from the north part of the Rawlins lot.
THOMAS FORD (1637), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him sixteen and three fourths rods wide. He had four daughters. "Joan married Roger Clapp [Dorchester] ; another married Aaron Cooke ; Abigail, the eldest, married, in 1630, John Strong ; and Hepzibah married Richard Lyman [Hartford ?]." He sold his place, and in 1656 he bought of Stephen Taylor the original Hosford lot, where he lived until his removal to Northampton, Mass., before 1672. He gave the Hosford place to Z. Filer, who married his granddaughter, Experience Strong.
HENRY FOULKES (FOOKES) came from Dorchester. He had land granted to him. He died, 1640. His widow married William Hosford, who removed to the Fookes lot.
AMBROSE FOWLER (1646) married Jane Alford, 1646. He had three sons and four daughters. In 1655 the town granted him his house-lot. He sold it to Thomas Allen, 1671.
Deacon WILLIAM GAYLORD (1640), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him twenty-five rods wide. This lot was occupied by the late Roswell Miller. He had four sons and one daughter born before he came to Windsor. He died, 1673, aged eighty-eight. Of his sons, William married Anna Porter, 1644. He had three sons and two daughters. His wife died, 1653. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John Drake, and had two sons. In 1644 he bought his home-lot of Francis Stiles, thirteen rods wide. He died, 1656. Walter married Mary Stebbins, 1648. He had four sons and three daughters. He bought the Michael Sension place. Samuel married Elizabeth Hull, 1646. He had one son and five daughters. He bought the Samways place. John married Mary, daughter of John Drake, Sr., 1653. He had two sons and two daughters. He had his father's home-lot west of the street, and built there.
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FRANCIS GIBBS (1640) is known only by a single entry of a lot four rods wide, adjoining " the burying place " in the Palisado. Later, Wilton had his lot.
GILES GIBBS (1640), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him seventeen rods wide, to which Thomas Staires's lot, ten and one half rods wide, was added. He had three sons and one daughter, born before he came to Windsor. He died, 1641. His son Jacob married Elizabeth Andruss, 1657, and had two sons and five daughters. He remained on the homestead. Samuel, another son, married Hepzibah, daughter of Thomas Dibble, 1664. He had two sons and six daughters. Ile bought of Jacob Drake the Winchell place, first south of the present Ferry road.
THOMAS GILBERT (GILBURD) (1644) bought a lot eleven and one half rods wide.
This he sold to Drake with " the cellar, house, garden, fences." In the deed of Francis Stiles to Robert Saltonstall, 1647, it is specified that the house and land are " at present in the occupation and tenure of Thomas Gilbert and John Bancraft." Gilbert continued to live at the Francis Stiles place as late as 1651. He bought the home-lot of Thomas Gunn on the west side of the street, and built upon it. This last he sold to Thomas Bissell, 1658, and removed to Hartford, where he died, 1659. No record remains of any family.
JONATHAN GILLETT (1639), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him seventeen rods wide. He had two sons and one daughter born before coming here, and five sons and two daughters born here, 1639-1650. Of his sons, Cornelius married, and had two sons and five daughters born, 1659-1678. He bought of Josiah Ellsworth the A. Alford place, which remained in the family until the death of the late Lieutenant Cornelius Gillett, about 1866. Jonathan married Mary Kelsey, 1661 ; had two sons and one daughter. Then he married Miriam, daughter of Thomas Dibble, 1676, and had two sons. He bought that part of the Hydes lot lying east of the Mill road, and probably built there. Joseph married Elizabeth, daughter of John Hawkes ; had four sons and three daughters born, 1664-1674. He bought the Hawkes place, and remained there until about 1673, when he removed to Deerfield, Mass. John married Mary, daughter of Thomas Barber, 1669, and had four sons. He bought Joseph Phelps's place, west of William Phelps, Jr., and probably lived there. Jeremiah, in 1680, had his uncle Nathan Gillett's place, who had removed to Simsbury in 1670. Josiah had the homestead.
NATHAN GILLETT (1637), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him seventeen rods wide. He had three sons and five daughters. After the death of his wife, 1670, lie removed to Simsbury. His lot was sold to his brother Jonathan, then to his nephew Jeremiah.
MATTHEW GRANT (1635), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him nine rods wide. He had four sons and one daughter. His first wife died, 1644, and he married the widow of William Rockwell in 1645. He died, 1681. His son Samuel, born in Dorchester, married Mary, daughter of John Porter, 1658. He had five sons and two daughters. He built and lived on the east side of the river on the highest part of the meadow, lying between the site of the old Theological Seminary buildings and the river. Another son, Tahan, born in Dorchester, married Hannah, daughter of Nicholas Palmer, 1662. He had five sons and three daughters. He lived on the Michael Try lot. Another son, John, born here in 1642, married Mary, daughter of Josiah Hull in 1666. He had one son and three daughters. He had a portion of the homestead, and at his father's death, 1681, came into possession of it all.
" THOMAS GRIDLEY (1637) of Windsor" was convicted by the Court, 1639. He was a soldier in the Pequot War, and received bounty lands, 1671. There is no evidence of his living in Windsor after 1639.
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JOHN GRIFFIN (1647) married Anna Bancraft, 1647. He had four sons and six daughters. He had no house-lot recorded here. He was among the earliest settlers at Massaco. When John Drake, Sr., was killed, 1659, Griffin was living at the Francis Stiles or the Henry Stiles house.
EDWARD GRISWOLD (1639) came from England with the Rev. Mr. Huit, 1639. It is not probable that he removed to the lot granted him at Poquonnock until the Indian title had been extinguished, 1642; but he was living there with two other families in 1649. His house stood near the present residence of Mr. Ladd, probably nearer the highway, at the top of the hill. He had twenty- nine acres, bounded south and west by the brook, east by the river and the Indian reservation (Indian Neck). He had two sons who were subject to military duty as early as 1649, also three sons and three daughters born here, 1642-1651. Edward Griswold removed with the first settlers to Homonos- cett. His son George married Mary, daughter of Thomas Holcomb, and had six sons and three daughters, 1656-1676. He and his brother Joseph had the homestead. Joseph married Mary, daughter of Walter Gaylord, 1670, and had one son and one daughter. Another son, Francis, removed to Norwich.
THOMAS GUNN (1640), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him twelve rods wide. He had one son and three daughters, 1640-1647. He removed to Westfield, Mass., and gave his homestead to Timothy Thrall, who married his daughter Deborah.
WILLIAM HANNUM (1640), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him five rods six feet wide on the east side of the street, and ten and three fourths rods on the west side. He sold the east side to Robert Winchell, and built on the west side. He bought the Tilly lot adjoining it on the north, and sold the whole to John Denslow in 1655, and removed to Northampton. He had four children born here.
JOHN HAWKES (1640) had a lot granted to him eleven rods wide. He had five sons and five daughters, 1643-1659. He removed to Hadley, Mass., about 1660, and subsequently gave his place to Joseph Gillett, who had married his daughter in 1664.
ANTHONY HAWKINS (1640) had a lot granted to him eight rods wide. He had one son and two daughters, born 1644-1651. He exchanged places with Robert Watson, and removed to the Dibble place, and added by purchase from Widow Samways the adjoining lot on the north. He sold both lots, 1654, to Jacob Drake, and removed to Farmington.
WILLIAM HAYDEN (1640), from Dorchester, bought a lot fifty-four rods wide. He had two sons and one daughter, 1640-1648. He was a resident of Hartford, 1637. He removed to Homonoscett with the first settlers. His son Daniel married Hannah, daughter of William Wilcockson, 1664. He had four sons and one daughter. He had his father's homestead. Nathaniel removed to Homonoseett with his father, and had a family of daughters.
ROBERT HAYWARD (HOWARD) (1643), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him. He had one son and four daughters, born 1646-1656. He sold to Peter Brown, 1658, and removed. He was at Hartford, 1667.
WILLIAM HILL (1640), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him twelve rods wide. He married Fillis, daughter of Richard Lyman, of Hartford, before April 22, 1640. He also built a house and barn on his lot on the east side of the river, which he sold to Samways and Stephen Taylor in 1648. He bought the lots of Bassett and Gibbs, and sold them with his own to David Wilton in 1653. He removed to Fairfield.
JOHN HILLIER (1640) had a lot granted to him thirteen rods wide. He had nine children. He died, 1656. His son Andrew settled in Simsbury. Timothy had the homestead, which he sold to his brother James, 1679.
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THOMAS HOLCOMB (1638), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him fourteen and one half rods wide. Ile had four sons and four daughters, 1638-1652. He sold this place to Josiah Hull, and removed to Poquonnock, where he had a lot next north of Edward Griswohl, " from the brook before his house to the Rivulet." He died, 1657. His son Joshua married Ruth Sharwood, 1663, and had one son and two daughters. He had his father's homestead. Another son, Benajah, married Sarah Enno, 1667, and had two sons. WILLIAM HOSFORD (1639), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him twenty rods wide. His wife died, 1641, and he married the widow of Henry Fookes. He gave his own place to his son-in-law, Stephen Taylor, and removed to the Fookes place. He returned to England, and in 1655 gave the last-named place to his son John, who married Phillup, daughter of William Thrall, 1657. John had six sons and three daughters.
JOHN HOSKINS (1640), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him seventeen rods wide (the late David Ellsworth place). He died, 1648. His son Thomas married the widow of Richard Birge, and had one son.
SIMON HOYTE (1640), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him, " for meadow and upland," eighty acres. The house stood a few rods southwest from the present David Ellsworth house, in Hoyt's meadow. His family was living here, 1640. He sold the place to William Thrall, 1646, and removed to Fairfield. His son Nicholas had several out-lots granted to him, and bought Beggat Eggleston's place on Backer Row. He married Susannah Joice, 1646, and had four sons. He died, 1655. Another son, Walter, had several out- lots granted to him also, and bought Elias Parkman's place, adjoining his brother's. He had three children. He sold his place to John Denslow, and removed to Norwalk.
The Rev. EPHRAIM HUIT (1639) had neglected to make the proper return, and his lands are not recorded. He probably lived at first on the west side of the Palisado Green (marked Cooke on the map), but bought the Staires place on the east side, where he already owned a lot. His family lived on the Staires place at the time of his death. He had one son and five daughters, only one of whom was born here. He died 1644.
WILLIAM HULBERD (HUBBARD) (1640), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him on Backer Row. He probably removed from this lot into the Palisado, 1637. He sold the first lot, twelve rods wide, 1641, to John Youngs. He sold the Palisado lot to Thomas Dibble. He had two children born here. He married the widow of Samuel Allen, and removed to Northampton.
GEORGE HULL (1637), from Dorchester, had a lot thirty rods wide. This lot, " as purchased of George Hull," was granted to Governor John Haynes, of Hartford, together with several out-lots, but the premises were "in the tenure of George Hull," 1646, and he doubtless continued to live on the Governor's farm until his removal to Fairfield. Hull only built a barn on the lot granted to himself, which lay between Buckland and Terry. George Hull's family were born before coming to Windsor. His will, 1649, names three sons and three daughters. His son Josiah (1640) had a lot granted to him twelve rods wide. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Loomis, 1641, and had five sons and six daughters. He sold his lot with the dwelling-house, and bought Thomas Holcomb's place, whence he removed to Homonoscett with the first settlers of that town. Cornelius, son of George, went to Fairfield with his father.
MICHAEL HUMPHREY (1647) bought Jeffrey Baker's lot west of the street, and built near the west end of it, where the highway now turns north. He mar- ried Priscilla, daughter of Matthew Grant, 1647. He had two sons and five daughters. He removed to Simsbury with the early settlers.
JOIEN HURD (1640) had a lot granted to him ten rods wide. He sold it early to Thomas Marshfield, and removed to Fairfield.
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HUMPHREY HYDES (1645) bought of Alexander Alford a lot sixteen rods wide on the east side of the mill road, ten rods west. He sold it to Simon Mills about 1653, and removed to Fairfield.
JOSEPH LOOMIS (1640) had a lot granted to him thirty-five rods wide. He had two children born here. He died, 1658. (This lot is now occupied by Thomas W. Loomis.) Of the sons, Joseph married Sarah Hill, 1645, and had two sons and two daughters. He married, second, Mary Chauncey in 1659, and had five sons and two daughters. By gift of his father in 1643 he re- ceived a lot twelve rods wide, next north of Matthew Allen, on which he built. John married Elizabeth Scott, and had eleven sons and two daughters. He had his father's homestead. Thomas married Hannah Fox, 1653, and had two sons and two daughters. He married for a second wife Mary Judd, and had two sons and five daughters. By gift of his father he received a lot twelve rods wide, east of the highway, between his brother Joseph and H. Wolcott, Jr. Nathaniel married Elizabeth Moore, and had seven sons and five daughters, 1655-1680. He bought the lot and house of John Moses on the west side of the street, directly opposite Joseph Loomis, Jr. Nathaniel was among the early settlers on the east side of the Great River. Samuel had two sons and three daughters, 1660-1670. He bought Mr. Witchfield's place. He removed to Westfield, Mass.
ROGER LUDLOW (1635), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him of one hun- dred and twenty-two acres. He built a stone house at the east end of his lot. He had one child born here. He removed to Fairfield, and sold his land here to William Whiting, at whose death, 1649, it was sold to John Bissell.
RICHARD LYMAN (1644), " of Windsor," son of Richard Lyman, of Hartford, and grandson of Thomas Ford, of Windsor, sold land in 1644. He had no family.
JAMES MARSHALL (1642) bought a lot thirteen rods wide. There is no evidence of a house on this lot. Possibly he never came here. William Hill and William Gaylord, his lawful attorneys, sold his lands here. He was recorded at that time as " of Exon, in Devon, Eng."
THOMAS MARSHFIELD (1637), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him twelve rods wide, and added to it Hurd's lot, ten rods wide. He sold the same, 1642, to Thomas Nowell. He " withdrew himself from his habitation " before 1647, and the Court ordered the sale of his property to pay his debts. Roger Williams was the purchaser of his homestead.
Captain JOHN MASON (1637), from Dorchester, had a lot granted to him thirteen rods wide. He had four children born here. He removed to Saybrook, 1647. Sold his place, 1653, to Henry Clarke.
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