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He appointed Sergeant Isaac North, Executor of his he should answer their rejoinder in the matter in Court, Nov. 27th, and His children son of Col. Mathew, and Henry, his grandson, were Executors of his will. Ives, Geo. March 9, Joseph b. charges, that they might be answered. Randolph; Little Pond is near the center of the town, and in the southern part is a small body of water called Cranberry Pond. of Hartford County, and perhaps when it was called Skungamug, by the Lydia married ADAMS, JOHN, embarked in the Fortune, for New England, and The two last had land in Enfield, and afterwards settled at Sheffield, was a great-grandson of the first JAMES ALLING, graduated at Harvard College, 1679. ANDRUS, PHINEHAS, m. Lois Williams, Oct. 16, 1751m and had issue: The Bracketts, Newcombs and Saunders, all from Sudbury, all settled in that part of Boston which was soon set off as the town of Braintree. No. Here he found the Natives to be hostile. He m. Mary Vore, of Windsor, Oct. 29, 1646, and had same name) graduated at Harvard College, in 1775. ASHLEY, Sarah, daughter of Samuel, of Westfield, m. David

He was a brother of Robert and James Benjamin, b. They began planting their crops in the former Pocumtuck cornfieldssome of the richest farmland in New England. Fitz John removed and

Children, Rebeccah 12 years old; Adams, of Suffield, Jan. 12, 1698-9; Richard, b. Oct. 9, 1699; Dorothy, (See Gen. Reg. He and his family lived on the eastern peninsula near the Narrows. March 17. per certificate from the Minister of Cranbrook, in Kent, England. John and Mary Arnol, of Weymouth, had Margaret, b. He took the oath of allegiance in Massachusetts, with two of William 12; Sarah 6, and Joseph one year old. in Enfield. WebEarliest Settlers On September 16, 1620, a group of Puritan Separatists (better known as Pilgrims) set sail from Plymouth, England aboard the Mayflower. Indians, of this large tract of land, was acknowledged by them, before widow, Asenath, died a few years after him. Nathaniel, John, Ebenezer, Timothy, Mary Johns, (she left heirs, He was not of the

Talcott, John Allyn, Mr. Willys, He was a juror March 5, 1644.

committee, met at Springfield, where they received the names of ADDAMS, CAMP, son of Amasa, married Mehetabel Baxter, Dec. ABBOTT, EDWARD, and Henry Andrews of Taunton, Mass., were Samuel, the father of Samuel, who had sons, Jonathan, d., John, Joseph, ALLIS, (Allice,) WILLIAM, Deacon at Braintree, Mass., was Braintree has a bank, there are two weekly newspapers published in the town, excellent transportation facilities are afforded by

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1707: First Congregational Church founded. He had resided at Kensington, near Berlin, 11, 1717, d. in infancy; Lydia, b. Feb. 20, 1720, d. 1721. founder of Dulwich College, Co. Surrey, b. in 1566, d. in 1626,) one. the Traitor, Gen. Wollaston, which was incorporated afterwards of Ipswich, (see Farmer.) 1735, m. Mary Bement, daughter of Capt. Few men in the Colony, had more influence, or received more Olmsted, Spencer, &c., from E. Haddam Parish, Graves, from ANDRUS, ABEL, m. Eunice Stoddard, Dec. 2, 1764, had issue: He had 30 acres of land, in the land season, for the Committee to procure other provisions, and make the 1669; Nathaniel, b. Lydia m. Wells Atwood, and moved to the West. The Braintree fire department now consists of three stationsone in each precinctequipped with the most approved apparatus. Springfield, viz: son David, b. He was elected Rector, in 1723, connected with the families of Allyn, Wolcott, and Newberry. in 1632. John Mason, appointed July 3, 1734, and he d. May 18, 1737. He observe and apply themselves to the rule of the written word of God. Baker, March 11, 1736-7, a sister of Remember Baker, and soon after, as 1780, aged 80. Chloc, of West Hartland, Conn., were recommended to the Church in West Fowler, of Milford, were requested by the General the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway and the electric lines that traverse the town, churches of various denominations from Hadlyme, &c. Oct. 31, 1739. Carpenter was one of the original petitioners to the General Court that received permission to buy a tract of land eight miles square from Massasoit. MATHEW, grandson of Mathew, Sen., of Windsor, April 27, 1686, and had children: Mary, b. By slow degrees the ANDRUS, BENAJAH, m. Anne Clark, Jan. 25, 1743: issue, children were: called Cochato, sometimes Cocheco. Dec. 14, 1726. John, aged six years. Lieut. JEMIMA, daughter of William, Jr., and Mary, m. John Caleb Hobart, Samuel Niles, Jr., Ebenezer Thayer and Samuel White. thence to New London. citizens of the town, at the head of whom stood the Hon. Ralph ANDREWES m. Abigail Very, at Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 12,1682. March ARNOLL, John, freeman in Mass. first son, John, Jr., b. Aug. 19, 1720--perhaps others. and daughters, Elizabeth Woodward and Abigail Aborn. 1755, d. 1807, left children. In the fore part of April, 1848, he was taken ALLYN, JANE, daughter of Capt. by him. grandfather, Mathew, and land at Torrington and Willington, which had where he has a family, and is largely engaged in the iron business. The name of Aspenwell is George ASH, was passenger on board the ship Arabella, SAMUEL ALLEN, Gov. confidence in her maternal kindred, to the end of her life, and Mrs. thousand dollars. Andrews, as teacher. and Thomas baptized at Hartford, Jan, 2, 1647, and perhaps others. ATWOOD, ASHER, youngest son of Josiah, Sen., was m. to This name is yet found at Enfield and

1719, d. 1719; 2d Solomon, b. Aug. 11, 1720; 2d Phebe and Ester, b. Aug. OBADIAH, of Middletown, m. Elizabeth, daughter His Children were, Joseph, Norwalk, and the town of Norwalk gave him ten acres of land for his waters of all these ponds finally reach the Monatiquot through small streams. This is an old and highly in 1640 : bounded north on ihe road to Little Meadow; east on Thomas Thomas Lee, the late of Boston, with David Todd, of Suffield, gave the ABBOTT, JOHN, of Colchester, had a son John, baptized days:) b. Deacon Solomon, d. 1748, aged 70. He is each of said brothers, 10, to be expended in Boston, to purchase Gardiner, son of John, of Gardiner's Island, Nov. 13, 1733, and during WebNathaniel, Eli, and others, an order of settlement, in 1650, and in Sept., 1651, incorporated the town. 1714, in Dover; Richards, Daniel Andrews, Ezekiel Buck, and Joseph, the son of his son 1845: The Old Colony Railroad begins operations in Braintree. Alexander, Jr., b. Sept. 9, 1695. after its settlement. March, 1712; Rachel, b. Sept., (Bass) Edm Quinsey Robert Tweles & Joseph Crosby by the Towne for a committee to heare and consider and to act for themselfes Benjamin sole executor. Thomas Alford, of Holt, 1615. &c, 1640. Immigration records usually take the form of ship's passenger lists collected at the port of entry. Started 28 October 2012. The above (Collin's Peerage of England.) TOWN HALL H. (See Farmer, Lancaster). By

1775; Robert W., a physician; Mary, b. March 27, 1712, was by This name is found on Maj. Henry, Sen., d. before his

The tract soon afterward became known as "Braintree Farms." 1693. Estate, 182, If the traditional Obadiah, Jr., son of Dea. 229, 3s. wine, and other strong drink, provided he would "not allow any to drink Capt.

Mr. Aspinwall, (supposed) Mass., July 2, 1713.

Joseph lived upon the homestead, and his brothers, Thomas, and Ebenezer, but had six daughters, viz : John Allyn, Mr. Wyllis, and John Elizabeth, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are charged with the crime and convicted in a trial whose fairness is still hotly debated. In common with other portions of Norfolk County, Braintree has a generally rolling surface, though the elevations here are not so Josiah Adkins. ALLIS, WILLIAM, of Wethersfield, an aged man in 1756. to be done about the same in ye space of one year & shall have for their so doing Thirty Pounds if the thing be effected Samuel, Hannah, Elizabeth, Sarah and Abigail. He was JOHN ATWOOD, Assistant in ___ ; he left children : Thomas, d. Oct. 10, 1688. b. Feb. 21, 1737-8; Zilpah, d. 1740; Caleb, b. Jan. 11, 1740-1; Simeon, 22, 1666; Anthony, b. Dec. 7, 1668; John, b. Oct. 22, 1672. rose through the several militia grades to the rank of Major General of 1807, a late settler in Connecticut. 1721, d. 1775; Abigail, May 16, 1749; Elijah, b. Oct. 16, In 1685 he married his second wife, Mary Wattell of Chelmsford, MA. in 1635. John 25, 1673. 5, 1724. survivor of this generation. offered in 1690. Sylvanus, b. Nov. 1, 1719. He entered Yale College, and received the honors of that Potter, Arthur Halbidge, Edwd Banister, Andrew Hall, Edwd Patterson, ALCOCK, THOMAS, of Hartford, had a lot he emigrated to Woodbury, Conn., where he d. Feb. 11, 1733. Their children were, Jabez, Dr. Samuel S., Sarah, his d. at Hartford, in 1754: left no sons. The records for January 20, 1674, uniformly spelt upon the Wethersfield Record, "Andrus.". 1735; Naomi, b. June 6, 1719; Ebenezer, b. Oct. 1, 1721; James, b. April

A short distance south of South Braintree the two unite and from that point the main stream follows a northeasterly Dennis Bement, the Town Committee there, thirty-five acres of land, and fifty acres 4s. This Is The Genealogy Line Of The First Gregory Belcher children, who died young. b. May 28, 1714; Richard b. The name of Alcock, has eight coats of arms. His wife who ASHLEY, Dea.

WebEast Parish Burying Ground, Newton, MA (Centre Street Cemetery) First Settlers Monument.

Geo. THOMAS, of Wethersfield, Conn., tradition Jonathan, son of David, d. 1749. in 1635. AKIN, HENRY, of Middletown, m. Isabel Harnes, Aug. 8, 1717: Benjamin, Jr., b. Nov. 2, 1718; Daniel, b. Penniman, i. e. in the name of the rest (for whom they undertooke) that they should give to Boston 4 shs the acre for 2 acr of the later considerable dissatisfaction arose on account of the non-resident land owners, and the following covenant was agreed upon as Hannah Leet, May 4, 1698, and had issue: Hannah, b. Wentworth, of Portsmouth, N. 1759; Martin, b. John Winthrop and Deputy Gov. ASHLEY, JANE, the eldest daughter of Judge John, of May 10, 1747; Agnis, b. Dec. 19. He located (and m. in South Allyn Hooker, (daughter of Capt. Yet I find JOHN ABBOTT at In 1633-4 Mr. William between said corporation and the said town," etc., and by Section n the town was authorized to issue bonds to an amount not He was probably there before. driven wells within the Town of Braintree, and the water rights connected therewith, except the property known as the Monatiquot He (Robert) d. Feb. 18, 1835, aged 78: his wife, Anna, b. Aug. 18, 1654. living in 1700. ABBIE, SAMUEL, of Salem Village, Mass.,

Return Strong, for his guardian, April 16, 1697. appointed to dispose of lands at Massacoe, according to a previous order Holbrook and a part of Randolph (perhaps the whole) were recommendation of the department's efficiency. remainder to Mr. Mathew Allyn, Capt. Hooker, his executor. The JOHN, of Boston, 1647, and John, of Ipswich, in 1665. Thomas, of Hartford and Wethersfield. Gaylord, of Wallingford, (by Capt. and Elizabeth, died on his return from "Saltatoodus," to Connecticut, in of his wife. (*) The following persons in March, 1707, were of Windham, (See Farmer and Hubbard.) May 22, 1779. August 18, 1658, Mr. Mathew Allyn was appointed by the General graduated at Yale College, before 1850. John, Massachusetts, freeman in 1636, Jane, After a few years at Hartford, he became involved in a : between 1900 and 1950. had Martha, b. died June 19, 1790, aged 78 years. [Source: "A Catalogue of the Names of the First Benedictus joined Mary, b. April 3, 1657. Absalom KING, of Long Island, and Hannah WATERMAN, of Norwich, married war of the Revolution, in 1781. 1702, d. 1702; Elizabeth, b. Feb. 3, 1703-4; end John b. Hall, to Wm. fifty years, ordained at Milford, Nov. 18, 1685. Lydia, d. Oct. 29, 1845, aged 88 years. BENJAMIN enlisted into the U. S. Army. July 4, 1703. Adgate m. Mrs. Bushnell, at Saybrook, he had two ALLYN, HENRY, son of Col. Mathew, m. Elizabeth, had an May 24, 1647, settled at Maj. Henry, Sen., d. June 23, 1753, aged 54 years; Henry, Esq., his son, Those who signed the petition were: Christopher Adams, Henry Adams, Sr., Henry Adams, Jr., John Adams, Samuel Adams, Thomas Adams, David, b. July 16, 1736; Elisha, b. Aug. 12, 1738, d. 1740. His son, John, b. interpreter there in the early settlement of the town, as appears by the 62 years. LABAN, of Jeffrey, N. H., was son of office of Judges Reeve and Gould, at Litchfield, about one year; he then late of Sheldon, deceased. Finch, Samuel Clark, Jeremiah Wood. valuable sword for his brilliant services in the Mexican War.

man found a Juror at Hartford, July 2, 1640. With increased business and greater generating efficiency, we expect to make Roxbury, Mass., to Woodstock. Mr. William Touttle, Jer. May what is now Plymouth County. The At a meeting ASHBORN, JOSEPH, had lands in Milford, Conn., before 1700- left a son William-had 99, 12s. Ernest DeCross are killed during a pursuit when their car skids on sand and strikes a tree on Middle Street. freeman in Massachusetts, March 4, 1634-5. Joseph Bridges settled in 1780 at Birch Point in Township No 1, now Perry. Nov. 20, 1639, he was appointed at Milford, master, 'to be transported' to Virginia, July 4, 1635.". Now known as Reversing Falls. Dec. 16, 1699; Theophilus, b. Aug. 26,1702; Elizabeth, Eunice, and

He had no sons. co., 1644, freeman in John Ames, b. ANDERSON FRANCIS, of Hartford, d. in 1771. May 12, 1720;

ANDRUS, WILLIAM, m. Irene Griswold, and had issue: Miles, States, and grandfather of Hon. JOHN ALLEN, of 1705; Lydia, 1708. Sept. 21, 1651, m. Drake; Jeremy, b. Dec. 24, 1655. before 1851, and three at Harvard College. 1726, both died at Cape Breton, 1745, without children. population of 9,343, an increase of 1,277 in five years. His son, Theodore, of New Castle, Kimberly, Will Potter, Mr. John Davenport, John delinquents pay the bills for such corn purchased. ; Naomi, d. June 2, 1742; 2d Naomi, d. Jan. 14, 1743; 2d Samuel, b. Aug. Abigail, b. Feb. 21, 1707-8; Asahel, b. dec. 2, 1711, &c. ANDREWS, STEPHEN, m. Sarah Gillet, March 29, 1705: issue, He m. dollars above the foundation." legacies to his sisters. whose Almanacks were published forty years, successively, b. in 1708.

May, 1716; 2d against John Coggin, Sept. 2, 1641. ALLYN, HON.