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Ralph Hutchinson came from Eng- land to Boston, temporarily was in Dorchester. Unknown are the date and place of his birth, ship on which he arrived and date, etc. Date of his marriage by Gov. John Endicott to Mrs. Alice (-) Bennett is omit- ted in the early records of Boston but the preceding Item Is dated 4:6.5 (meaning 4 Aug. 1656, March being then the 1st month of the year) and the following Item is dat,- ed 21:6:56 (meaning 21 Aug. 1656
Aug. 8, 1656 Alice w. Francis Ben- nett, had ... Samuel, 1666." His
wife's mother, also named Alice
also married 2nd, Robert Leach of Manchester, Mass., a widower with one daughter, probably Sarah. They' had Robert, Elizabeth, Samuel, Mary, Abigail and Bethiah Leach. Robert Leach died 1674 in Manohes- ter according to Essex Co. probate. records. His widow, Allce, married 3rd May 29, 1676 Robert Elwell of Gloucester, whose wife Joan died 1675, leaving 6 married sons and daughter Mary, wife of Samuel Dolliver. Robert Elwell died May 18, 1683, leaving his widow, Alice, who died April 10, 1691, also in Gloucester vital records. Hence, ac- cording to Query 7673 Boston Tran- script 30 Aug. 1938 this Mrs. Alice ( ?) (?) Leach-Elwell is the oldest known ancestor, probably an Immi- grant, in this Hutchinson lineage. Other Hutchinson immigrants came from Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. See 18 generations of Hutchinsons, p. 81-5, Genealogical and Family History of Western New York, Wm. Richard Cutter, 3 vol., 1912.
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Mark L. Ireland,
Colonel, U. S. Army, Retired,
Chesaning, Michigan
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MOHAWK VALLEY
GENEALOGY
AND HISTORY
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THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1947
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county In 1824 where Feb. 22, 1831.
Jehiel died
Another .interesting fact is that Charles and Susan Barnes named two sons (they died young) Jay and Vine. Was Jay a nickname for Je- hiel, the father, for whom he was named and could Vine not have been named for Jehiel's brother (uncle to Susan) who died In Canada in the war of 1812.
One daughter born to Susan (Spafford) Barnes was Nancy Amanda Barnes who married Henry Darius Higgins in Onondaga County, N. Y. In 1846. They were my grand- parents.
Charles E. Barnes died April 12, 1857 at Granby, Oswego county, N. Y. Susan, his wife, died in the same place on March 1, 1862. Both are
In this same cemetery is buried the wife of Seymour Spafford. She
living in Clay, N. Y. since 1847. He was born in Connecticut in 1797. And another grave is that of the
wife of Oliver Spafford who died June 19, 1824. Who were the parents of these Spaffords and what relation were they to Susan ?
I will give $20 to the first person giving me bona fide proof of Susan Spafford's parents' names. Miss Sue de Lorenzi,
I would like to learn birth date and names of parents of my great grandmother, Elizabeth Young. She was married by Rev. Toll in Mont- gomery county April 7, 1803 to John Folmsbee, Jr. He was born in Scho- dack. They had ten children, eight daughters born in Montgomery Có. and two sons born In Cherry Val- ley, Otsego county.
Catherine born May 24, 1805 mar-
Nancy born May 5, 1807, single. Jane born March 5, 1809 married Luther Bush.
Hannah born July 15, 1811 mar- ried George Young.
Eliza born Nov. 13, 1813 married Josiah Utman.
Rachel born Nov. 18, 1815 mar- ried John Strail.
Mariah born Dec. 12, 1818, single. Margarett born March 15, 1820, married Jacob Siater.
John Folmsbee, Jr., born Feb. 24, 1822 married Mahala Dailey.
Thomas born May 12, 1824 mar- ried 1st Catharine Snyder, 2nd Mary Pratt.
Copied from family records of Thomas Folmsbee who died Dec. 3. 1900.
Ronald S. Webster,
305 W. Montgomery street, Johnstown, Pa.
JONES
Henry Jones, born Sept. 6, 1730, in Stonington, Conn., married Jan. 19, 1748- to Eunice Miner, daugher of James Miner and Sarah Breed. Eunice Miner Jones was born Jan. 11, 1729.
In 1771 Henry Jones moved to the valley of the Little Hoosick in Rens- selaer county, N. Y. There his family grew up and many of them ma: ried. Henry and Eunice dled in Seni- pronius, Cayuga Co., N. Y. (From a record kept by their son Lt. James Jones.)
Can anyone tell me when Henry moved to Sempronius, when he and his wife died and who of his children went with him to Cayuga County ? A son, Miner and a daughter, Eu- nice Andres, were living In Cayuga county in 1839 for they sent testi- mony as to their brothers service in the Revolution for his wife to use in making her claim for a pension. Lt. Col. Gordon C. Jones, 1316 35th Street, N. W., Washington 7, D. C.
SLY
Property and pribate records of Ontario Co., N. Y. show:
1814 Joshua Sly and wife, Sarah, of Bristol Township. 1817 Thomas Sly and wife Zilpha of Palmyra.
1832. Jacob Sly and Emeline of Manchester.
1824 Christopher Siy and wife, Elizabeth of Hopewell.
1813 Gideon Sly of Honeoye. Wid- ow, Pally mentioned in settlement of estate.
Records of Onondaga Co., N. L. show:
1813 James Sly and wife, Betsy 1
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1829 Daniel Sly and wife, Nancy, of Cicero.
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A PALATINE FAMILY
The Petries in America
These notos of and records of the Johan Jost Petrle famlly and descendants In America havo been compiled by Mrs. Frederick Staella, Munnsville, N. Y. with
First Generation In America 1. Johan Jost Petrl born Strass- burg, Alsace and his wife Anna Ger- truyd Von Ringh also an Alsatian, left England for America in the second Palatine expedition Jan. 1710, ships reaching harbor at New York in June 1710.
Tradition says Johan Jost was drowned or lost his life in some way while crossing the Atlantic. It has heen gold that Anan
7X Danlel killed at mill in Little Falls, 1782, married Catherine Elis- abeth Folts.
8X Johan Jost (3) called Hanjost in will.
9. Dieterich.
10X Catherine born July 14, 1714 died June 11, 1799 (Folts family re- cord). She married Jacob, son of Melcholr Folts.
BARNES
Can anyone give me Information about the parents of Susan (Spaf- ford) Barnes. They were living In Connecticut (probably Windham county) in the 1780s.
Susan Spafford, born In Connecti- cut about August 10, 1788 or 1789, married Charles E. Barnes, about 1812 in Cicero, Onondaga county, N. Y. He was born March 11, 1791 in Milton, Saratoga county, N. Y., sön of Appleton and Abigail (Eaton) Barnes of Connecticut, who had mi- grated to Saratoga, Onondaga and Madison counties, N. Y., where Ap- pleton was drowned in the Erle canal at Sullivan, Madison county, 'N. Y. Nov. 5, 1833.
My search for these ancestors has led me to the conclusion that Susan (Spafford) Barnes was the daughter | buried in the Pine Plains cemetery, of Jehiel (born March 25, 1759) | Clay, Onondaga county.
Windham county, Conn.) and Phoebe (Jennings) Spafford. They were married in Windham county In 1781. | died May 9, 1860. They had been
In the 1790 census, I find Jehiei's name, head of a family of 3 males under 16 and 3 females. The Bar- bour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records at Hartford, 'Conn. gives only one daughter, born previous to 1790. The children 'born to Jehiel and Phoebe (Jennings) Spafford, were 10 in number, according to the Spafford-Spofford Genealogy. The Barbour Records give but nine child- ren. Those recorded before the 1790 Pearson Hotel, census are Clarissa, a dau. born June 9, 1782; Elisha, a son, born Chicago 11, IL.
190 East Pearson street,
March 18, 1784; Elijah, a son, born March 4, 1786; William, a son born | YOUNG
Aug. 25, 1790. This accounts for the 1 male head and three males under 16, but not the 3 females.
Could they not have been Phoebe, the mother, Clarissa, 'the daughter and my Susan born Aug. 10, 1788, between the births of the son Elisha 1786 and Elijah In 1790? In New York State, after 1790 there were three sons and two daughters, Asa, Jehiel, Jr., John, Betsy and Phoebe born to them. It was In 1791 or 1792 ried John Platts.
that Jehiel and famlly removed to Lake George, Saratoga county, pos- sibly the very village where Charles E. Barnes was born. Records place both families in Onondaga county in 1811. Charles and Susan were mar- ried here about 1811 or 1812. Also records show the Spafford family finally located In Westford, Otsego
Correspondence desired with de- d scendants of these people and other Sly (Slie, Slye) families of this re- gion. Mrs. Gertrude Sly Wright,
census are Clarissa, a dau. born June 9, 1782; Elisha, a son, born Chicago 11, IIL.
190 East Pearson street,
YOUNG
I would like to learn birth date and names of parents of my great grandmother, Elizabeth Young. She was marrled by Rev. Toll in Mont- gomery county April 7, 1803 to John Folmsbee, Jr. He was born in Scho- dack. They had ten children, eight daughters born in Montgomery Có. and two sons born in Cherry Val- ley, Otsego county.
Catherine born May 24, 1805 mar-
Nancy born May 5, 1807, single: Jane born March 5, 1809 married Luther Bush.
Hannah born July 15, 1811 mar- ried George Young.
Eliza born Nov. 13, 1813 married Sly .(Slie, Slye) families of this re- Josiah Utman. gion.
Mrs. Gertrude Sly Wright,
Hanover, N. H.
A PALATINE FAMILY The Petries in America
These notes of and records of the Johan Jost Petrle family and descendants in America have been complled by Mrs. Frederick Staehla, Munnsville, N. Y. with the assistance of Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Petrie, Johnstown, N. Y., Mrs. Edwin Freer, Port Ewen, N. Y. and many others whose names will appear later. Our re- cords are far from being com- plete. If any reader of this pa- per ls connected with the Petrles in any way, we request that he, or she, write to Mrs. Staehla. (Continued from last week)
Note-One of our researchers thinks that these two, Johan Jost Petry, Junr. and Johan Dleterich Pe- try were grandsons of. Johan Jost Petry who deeded them this 326 acres of land in 1766. That they were sons of Dieterich who according to the church paper, died before his father, or prior to 1770. She thinks the grandfather adopted them after the death of their father, therefore In his will called them sons, nam- ing them together, and in this deed as in the will, making them joint owners of land.
I have placed them in the family record as sons, just as the will calls them. Cutter says when Johan Jost Petrl died he left four sons and four daughters. Mrs. Arnold Petrle In her letter of 1927 says four sons. But Dieterich had died between 1759 and 1770, leaving Johan Jost four sons, as I see it. I would like the opinion of others and am willing to be cor- rected on this, as well as any other point, as publication of the records continuc. Most of these earllest re- cords came originally from Mrs. Arnold Petrje and Mrs. Dellght Kel- ler who had spent many years In collecting them. Wherever possible I have named church records where they have also been found .- Mrs. F. Staehla.
First Generation in America 1. Johan Jost Petri born Strass- burg, Alsace and his wife Anna Ger- truyd Von Ringh also an Alsatian, left England for America in the second Palatine expedition Jan. 1710, ships reaching harbor at New York in June 1710.
Tradition says Johan Jost was drowned or lost his life In some way while crossing the Atlantic. It has been said that Anna Gertrude was of noble blood, some researchers thinking she was a cousin of Queen Anne of England, but no proof has been found. She became one of the Burnetsfield patentees and was call- ed "The Mother of the Palatines." Second Generation
Known children, of Johan Jost Pe- tri and Anna Gertruyd:
2. Johan Jost Petri, 2nd, born probably at Strassburg, Alsace, 1686 | John Philip Fox.
married Cordelia, dau. of Jacob De- Muth
3. Johan or John Conrad Petri, born 1698, was 12 years old when bound out to Robert Livingston of Livingston Manor Oct. 23, 1710, to save subsistence rations.
4. Catherine Petri who married Johan Jost Eigheimer (Herkimer) may have been Anna Gertruyd's daughter but no proof at hand. There may have been other children. Third Generation
2. Johan Jost (2) Petri born 168€, Strassburg, Alsace, married 1706 Cordelia, daughter of Jacob De Muth. Johan Jost was a volunteer against Canada in 1711, went to Schoharie valley before 1715, was a Burnets- field patentee 1725 where he helped to found Herkimer and Little Falls, was magistrate In German Flatts, captain prior to 1755, prisoner in Canada Nov. 1757 and was returned with others to Col. Schuyler Sept. 1, 1758, made will 1759, died 1770. (Death date given by Cutter.)
Children. Nine as named in will and given In same order which may not be in order of birth.
X in this series Is used in place of a plus sign.
5X Marcus born prior to 1710, married Anna Eva Kessler. 6X Johannes, called Hannes in record).
will.
7X Daniel killed at mill in Llttie Falls, 1782, married Catherine Elis- abeth Folts.
. 8X Johan Jost (3) called Hanjost in will.
9. Dieterich.
10X Catherine born July 14, 1714 died June 11, 1799 (Folts family re- cord). She married Jacob, son of Melchoir Folts.
11X Gertrude; Anna Gerdraut at baptism In Schoharie Dec. 14, 1715, child of Johan Jost . Petri and Cor- delia Demuth. Sponsor Anna Ger- draut Petrl (Kocherthal Rec.) Ger- trude married Henry Hager, nephew of the Rev. John Frederick . Haeger, who came to America with the Pala- tines and was their first Reformed church minister.
12X Dorothea may have married
13X Maria married Johan Chris- tian Schell, Sr., the hero of Schell's Bush.
3. John Conrad Petri, born 1698 was bound out to Robert Livingston of Livingston Manor Oct. 23, 1710, when 12 years old. He took oath of naturalization Nov. 22, 1715 and was mustered Into the Independent Co. of the Manor of Livingston Nov. 30, 1715. He married Maria Catherine, daughter of Johan Rosman and Eliz- beth. . . ..
Children. 7. (Holland Soc. Year Book 1903).
21. Anna Catharine born Nov. 27 1720 in Taarbosch. Sponsors Johan Rosman and Elizab Rossmain.
22. Johannes Petrl born Oct. 7.
1722. Sponsors Johann Hoffman and wife. Johannes married Lena Musch- ler Nov., 1753, both living under the jurisdiction of Albany. -
(Kingston Old Dutch Church re- cord.)
23. Conrad Petrl of Livingston Manor and Catherine Schram, resid- ing at Kingston married April 17, 1754. (Kingston church record).
24. Christian Petri and Lea Musch- er had Christlan bapt. Nov. 21, 1756. Sponsors Johan Conrad Petry and his wife Catherine (Linlithgo Church
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March 18, 1784; Elijah, a son, born March 4, 1786; William, a son born Aug. 25, 1790. This accounts for the 1 male head and three males under 16, but not the 3 females.
Could they not have been Phoebe, the mother, Clarissa, the daughter and my Susan born Aug. 10, 1788, between the births of the son Elisha 1786 and Elijah in 1790? In New York State, after 1790 there were three sons and two daughters, Asa, Jehiel, Jr., John, Betsy and Phoebe born to them. It was in 1791 or 1792 ried John Platts.
that Jehiel and family removed to Lake George, Saratoga county, pos- sibly the very village where Charles E. Barnes was born. Records place both families in Onondaga county in 1811. Charles and Susan were mar- ried here about 1811 or 1812. Also records show the Spafford family finally located in Westford, Otsego
Rachel born Nov. 18, 1815 mar- ried John Strail.
Property and pribate records of Ontario Co., N. Y. show:
1814 Joshua Sly and wife, Sarah, of Bristol Townshlp.
1817 Thomas Sly and wife Zilpha of Palmyra.
1832. Jacob Sly and Emeline of Manchester.
1824 Christopher Sly 'and wife, Elizabeth of Hopewell.
1813 Gideon Sly of Honeoye. Wid- ow, Pally mentioned in settlement of estate.
Records of Onondaga Co., N. L. show:
1813 James Sly and wife, Betsy of Fabius.
1829 Daniel Sly and wife, Nancy, of Cicero.
Correspondence desired with de- scendants of these people and other r
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Forbush, House
By G. W. Rice
Mooney Apts. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
I wish to know the parents of Jacob Forbush (Faarabac) who liv- ed in Fairfield, Herkimer Co., N. Y. at the time of the Revolution, also the name of his first wife.
I wish proof of parentage for An- na House who married John Forbes, son of Jacob Forbes above. (From data given in pension applications, and from the birth record given in the Stone Arabia church, she seems to be the daughter of Hermanus House and his wife Maria Margare- tha Wairad) if this is correct then George House (which George) is the grandson of Hermanus House ?
I wish proof of parentage for Eva House who married Jacob Forbes who was a haif brother of the John Forbes above.
Jacob Forbes (Forbush) married 2nd July 17, 1762 Margaret Erhard born 1735, died Jan. 4, 1821. Child- ren'of Jacob Forbes and 1st wife: X Hannah married Sept. 29, 1763 Jacob Kiock.
John born 1748, died 1777, married Anna Barbara (daughter Hermanus and Maria Margaret (Walrad) House.)
' Nicholas died June, 1814, married Sarah, dled April 25, 1844.
Bartholome born 1756, died 1808, married 1779 Catharine (dau. Ru- dolph and Eliz. Barbara Forer, born Sept. 13, 1765.
X Magdalena.
X James. married Feb. 2, 1784 Margaret Nelles.
X Joseph married before 1783 Lea Rickman.
Children of Jacob and Margaret Forbes:
Christine born 1765, married 1st | large number of immigrants came - George Schifff Jan. 13, 1784, married 2nd Isaiah Hawkins.
Jacob born Aug. 18, 1767, married Eva House.
Warner born Oct., 1770, died Aug. 29, 1856, marrled Maria Lise Kilts, born Aug. 2, 1770, died Aug. 29, 1858 X- Probably childr of Jacob Forbes.
John Forbes, son of Jacob born 1748, died 1788 In Montgomery Co., N. Y. Marrled 1765) by Rev. Rosen- krants) Anna Barbara (dau. Her- manus and Maria Margaret (Wal- rad) House.)
Anna Barbara born June 20, 1751 died Feb. 23, 1844, married 2nd .... Canaugh; married 3rd Feb. 1, 1795, Henry Shippey.
Children of John and Anna Forbes: Jacob J. born June 23, 1766, died between Sept. 2 and Dec. 18, 1851, narried April 25, 1793 Catharine Mabee ?) born 1764, died Aug. 1850. Nicholas J. born July 10, 1774, ied Oct. 1, 1844 in Eik Twp., War- en Co., Pa., married June 1, 1796 atharine Van Zile, born March 20, .777, died Nov. 19, 1858.
Aaron married March 16, 1803 Clarissa McCarter in Cazenovia.
Mary born ca. 1778, married Wil- son.
John born Sept. 9, 1780, died Oct.
26, 1831, married Hannah.
George born Sept. '26, 1783.
Anna born Oct. 2, 1785, married Tobias Van Zile.
Nicholas Forbes (son of Jacob) died June, 1814, married Sarah, died | ent . Manheim clan came from Con-
April 25, 1844. Children of Nicholas and Sarah Forbes:
Marchv born Sept. 26. 1780.
Some Memories of Town of Fairfield, Herkimer County, N. Y.
By S. O. Kimm
Recipe for a delectable pudding which Aunt Sophronla .. and Aunt Wealthy inherited from "Down
East" Connecticut.
Some of the pleasantest memories of my early boyhood cluster around the boiled or steamed puddings such as Aunt Sophronia Rice and Aunt Wealthy Keeler used to make. I think the recipe originated in one of the early New England colonies- perhaps way back in Plymouth days when wild plums grew in abundance. Because of the plums this delightful pudding for boys was known
throughout Massachusetts and Con- necticut as "Plum Duff." Probably duff was the way the New England- er pronounced "dough" . and dough comes from the Anglo Saxon "dah."
Aunt Sophronia's Family
Perhaps you can better under- stand how Aunt Sophronia Rice hap- pened to bring her Plum Duff pud- ding recipe to Salisbury and later to Manheim by giving a brief history of Manheim's family of Rices. It will be recalled that the King of Eng- a land gave Sir William Johnson large tract of land now known as the Royal Grant. He in turn allotted to his children certain parts of this Royal Grant, which were numbered 1st, 2nd, 3d and so on, allotments. (Both towns Salisbury and Man- heim-are in Herkimer county.)
As was natural nearly all of the Johnson children and most of the Johnson settlers on the Royal Grant were Royalists or Tories. Conse- quently after the Revolutionary war their lands were forfeited and thrown lopen to a loyal class of settlers. A
into this then northern wilderness, especially from Massachusetts and Connecticut. Several of the first set- tlers in that part of the Royal Grant
came now embraced in Salisbury from Salisbury, Conn. and so they named the town for their ' native place back home. From Wallingford, Conn. Stephen Todd, 1792 whose son Stephen is said to have been Salis- bury's first physician about 1798, Atwater Cook 1795, grandfather of James Cook and of Mrs. John Ives, a very kind lady who bought hun- dreds of quarts of wild berries from some of the barefoot children of Northern Salisbury. Alvarlus Hop- son 1793, ancestor of Superintendent of Schools Hopson. His daughter married Linus Yale the famous lock- smith. Aaron Hackley, Moses De- Witt and Joseph Hacicley, Moses De- Connecticut and very active in town of Salisbury politics. Jonathan Cole came In 1794. He was a leader in building and maintaining the Salis- bury Corners church and he was an ancestor-great grandfather, I think of the late Truman Cole of Little Falls. It Is recorded that Hiram Web- ster built the first house in the pres- ent limits of the village of Salis- bury Corners and that Amos Gris- wold built the first hotel in the same village in 1811.
Manheim Rice Family
I have mentioned the foregoing to try to arrive at the approximate date when the first Rice of the pres-
necticut to Salisbury. Mrs. Will Rice
of Manheim has kindly furnished me the genealogy of three generations of
having ben elected supervisor twice and James four times besides being sheriff of Herkimer county about 1879. When the late Will Ives of Lit- tle Falls died the last of Uncle Tru- man Ives' family passed from earth. It would be interesting to know what ever became of the large wealth of the industrialists James and John Ives.
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Hutchinson-Smith Families
By Mark L. Ireland Col. U. S. Army, Retirarl Chesaning, Michigan
Continued from last week)
Hist. of Nottingham, by James Russell Trumbell, 1898, Ralph Hutchinson moved in 1659 with his family to Northampton. There he settled on an 8 acre lot on the east side of Elm street, now the site of Smith College. The plot to. day is bounded by Bedford, State and Elm streets. For this he was required to pay the townsmen 20 shillings at their demand. This was later reduced to 10 shillings. He sold this property in 1660 to Increase Turner and ventured across Mill River, obtaining 8 acres on what is now bounded by Smith, Monroe, Co- lumbus and East streets roughly. At this time this was the last farm on the outskirts of the settlement. On Oct. 26, 1675 (King Philip's War} the Indians entered the town by the way of South Street, pursuing the fleeing settlers directly Into the town. They burned 4 or 5"houses and. 2 or 3 barns that stood at some dis; tance from the principal settlement. Among the buildings were those of Ralph Hutchinson who was then the most southerly settler. He lost ev- erything, house and the contents, barns and all the crops. He was thrown on the charity of his neigh- bors for shelter and food. The fol- lowing winter applications were
made by the sufferers for building lots within the palisades. On 1 Jan. 1676 land was granted on the west side of King street between the brook and the street, large enough for a house and barn-Ralph never rebuilt on his old homestead. We know he left considerable property to his descendants.
In the 1941 Supplement to Index
of Ancestors, Society of Colonial Wars, 1922, Ralph Hutchinson is registered as a Soldier In King Phil- Ip's War (1675-7) at Northampton, Mass.
Sam Mason bought in 1692 from Uncas and 2 sons Mohegan lands lands north of New London, Conn., settlements and deeded same 4 Jan. 1700 to 51 grantees including Sanı· uel Hutchinson, thus making him & resident founder of New London, Conn. Samuel, according to Lebanon town clerk's records, was elected se- lectman in Dec. 1700 and in 1703, 1712, 1713, 1716, 1720 and 1721. He had the title of "sergeant" in 1712, 1713 and 1716 and of ensign in 1720 and 1721. (King William's War
against France extended from 1689 to 20 Sept. 1697; Queen Anne's War from May 1702 to 11 April 1713. Be-
Warner born Oct., 1770, died Aug. 29, 1856, married Maria Lise Kilts, born Aug. 2, 1770, died Aug. 29, 1858 X- Probably childr of Jacob Forbes. John Forbes, som of Jacob born 1748, died 1788 in Montgomery Co., N. Y. Married 1765) by Rev. Rosen- krants) Anna Barbara (dau. Her- manus and Maria Margaret (Wal- rad) House.)
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