Society of Middletown First Settlers Descendents - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Who is coming to middletown this year?

urksacre — 2009-10-07 20:22:57Z

Who is your ancestor? Perhaps someone here will be able be able to share information if they know who it is.

My ancestor is John Savage.

Barbara McC

Re: New Middletown First Settlers Web Site

sandraglowa — 2009-09-09 22:00:36Z

Thank you for the information. Would you be related to Emma (Paddock) Bacon m. to Charles Bacon in 1864, Middletown?

Re: Who is coming to middletown this year?

sandraglowa — 2009-09-09 21:37:55Z

I just recently signed up for Ancestry.com but am descended from original founders of Upper Middletown (now Cromwell), could you send me info. (even though I seem to be too late, this time. Thanks. sglowa@cox.net

Re: Looking for MaryLee nee Wlauchin

DeeTimNickElla — 2009-08-21 17:29:04Z

Dear MaryLee,
This is your cousin, Dorothy Lee's daughter. If you get this message PLEASE email me at timndee37@embarqmail.com.

Thank you,
Dorothy Marie

Re: Who is coming to middletown this year?

dbowemd — 2009-08-13 15:58:06Z

The flyer for this year's meeting is a PDF file that comes up at the following site:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ctsmfsd/RegistrationForm.p...

The general website is here:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ctsmfsd/Index.html

It is a fantastic resource. I particualary like the back issues of "The Middler".

Re: Who is coming to middletown this year?

MMiller439 — 2009-08-13 13:15:18Z

I had no idea this meeting existed. Could I get on a mailing list? janetsmith@gforcecable.com

Who is coming to middletown this year?

dbowemd — 2009-08-12 16:29:45Z

It will be my first time to a meeting of the society on August 27-30, 2009, which is every three years.
Is anyone from the message boards coming to the meeting?
dbowemd@yahoo.com

Levi Terrill

jackflynn15 — 2009-06-16 01:53:02Z

Does anyone know anyting about Levi Terrril born about 1793 possibly a stopping spot when coming to America from Ireland 1850 Census list John and William Flynni think this WLLIAM may be my greatgrandfather.Levi was born in Connecticut posbly died in Vermont.

Re: Looking for MaryLee nee Wlauchin

sweetdee525 — 2009-05-26 00:37:37Z

Hi,
I am Dorothy Lee's daughter. She has been looking for you for sometime and was very happy when I told her That you had posted looking for her. She can be reached at Farmgirlmo@yahoo.com

Re: John W. Harrison

edwinchesney — 2009-04-30 11:39:31Z

Karen,

My understanding is that John W. Harrison was killed in the Civil War on September 16, 1862 at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) after serving for approximately one month. Have you ever written to the Federal Archives to see if his widow applied for a pension? I believe his wife’s name was Maria (last name unknown to me).
A friend of mine is searching for information on this John W. Harrison too.
Is there more information that we can exchange?
My e-mail address is echesney@stratos.net
Thanks,

Ed,

Re: Looking for MaryLee nee Wlauchin

maryleekelly — 2009-04-17 00:23:55Z

I'm living in Shelton CT. please contact me. I have been thinking of you and your family . But didn't know how to find you

Charlotte Roberts Alling 4-9-1811 to 3-10-1896

mariaschell1964 — 2009-03-24 14:08:31Z

I am looking for information on Charlotte Roberts Alling Born in CT Apr. 9, 1811. She Married Edmund Alling Born Ct 1807 and moved to Trumbull County Ohio around 1833. They died Hand-in-Hand of two different ailments on March 10, 1896. I have not been able to find her parentage. The only clue I may have is that her husband Edmund was the executor of a propert belonging to a Seabury Roberts who also died in Ohio. Beyond that I have no other clues to go by. I was wondering if any one had a Roberts of Connecticut history that may include Charlotte.

Re: Smith, Brainard, Hilliard, Buckeley

catlady123 — 2009-02-09 15:29:34Z

Just wanted everyone to know that my email address has changed to janetsmith@gforcecable.com

I Am still interested in making contact with anyone regarding my geneaology line. Is anyone from this lineage still living in the Middletown CT area?

Alexander Bowe

dbowemd — 2009-02-08 04:18:21Z

I'm trying to document any descendants of Alexander Bowe, and think it's time to have an active presence in the society. Alexander was admitted to Middletown in 1660, formerly from Charlestown, Mass.
The abundance of information about him and the first few generations is very fortunate for us.
I found the tombstone of Edward Bowe my ancestor in the Old Farm Hill cemetery. He is a great grandson of Alexander.
Also Found his mother Anna Prior Bowe who married 2nd William Ward (but have not been able to determine which William Ward this was.)
I invite anyone interested in this family to contact me.

Descendants of Alexander Bowe

1 Alexander Bowe b: Abt. 1633 in England d: November 06, 1678 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
.. +Sarah b: Abt. 1637 d: April 16, 1665 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
.. 2 Samuel Bow/Bowe b: January 28, 1659/60 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: January 15, 1741/42 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
...... +Mary Turner b: November 05, 1665 in Milford, Connecticut m: May 09, 1683 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: April 25, 1747 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Father: Edward Turner Mother: Mary Sanford
.. 2 Sarah Bow/Bowe b: June 20, 1662
...... +Jonathan Deming, Jr. b: November 27, 1661 m: October 27, 1687 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Father: Jonathan Deming Mother: Sarah Graves
.. 2 Mary Bow/Bowe b: January 18, 1663/64 d: May 16, 1665
*2nd Wife of Alexander Bowe:
.. +Rebecca Hughes b: 1657 m: November 26, 1673 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: December 04, 1683 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Father: Richard Hughes Mother: Mary
.. 2 Anna Bow/Bowe b: September 10, 1674 d: Bef. 1728
...... +James Evarts b: February 18, 1671/72 d: April 06, 1750 Father: Daniel Evarts Mother: Rebecca Dowd
.. 2 Mary Bow/Bowe b: December 05, 1676 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: March 21, 1737/38 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut
...... +John Evarts, Jr. b: February 29, 1639/40 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d: December 28, 1692 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut Father: John Evarts Mother: Elizabeth
.. *2nd Husband of Mary Bow/Bowe:
...... +Shubael Shelley b: April 25, 1674 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut m: February 17, 1703/04 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut d: April 1727 Father: Robert Shelley, Jr.
.. 2 Rebeckah Bow/Bowe b: May 19, 1679 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: January 29, 1715/16 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
...... +Thomas Stow b: April 10, 1674 m: February 28, 1700/01 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: January 23, 1765 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Father: John Stow Mother: Mary Wetmore/Whitmore

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Descendants of Samuel Bow/Bowe

1 Samuel Bow/Bowe b: January 28, 1659/60 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: January 15, 1741/42 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
.. +Mary Turner b: November 05, 1665 in Milford, Connecticut m: May 09, 1683 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: April 25, 1747 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Father: Edward Turner Mother: Mary Sanford
.. 2 Sarah Bow/Bowe b: March 27, 1684 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: May 11, 1684
.. 2 Samuel Bow/Bowe, Jr. b: June 15, 1685 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: December 21, 1775 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
...... +Abigail Rowley b: February 10, 1685/86 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut m: April 14, 1710 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: October 07, 1713 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Father: Thomas Rowley Mother: Mary Denslow
.. *2nd Wife of Samuel Bow/Bowe, Jr.:
...... +Hannah West b: May 24, 1693 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut m: October 07, 1714 d: January 05, 1756 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Father: Benjamin West Mother: Hannah West
.. 2 Mary Bow/Bowe b: February 03, 1686/87 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
...... +Arthur Davis b: Abt. 1688 m: Abt. 1710
.. *2nd Husband of Mary Bow/Bowe:
...... +John (Capt.) Johnson b: August 25, 1698 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut m: February 07, 1721/22 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: 1755 Father: Isaac Johnson III Mother: Margaret Miller
.. 2 Edward Bowe b: October 25, 1692 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: September 17, 1725 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
...... +Anna Prior b: May 10, 1696 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut m: April 04, 1717 d: November 27, 1755 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Father: Daniel Prior Mother: Sarah Eggleston (Anna m 2nd, William Ward)
.. 2 Alexander Bow/Bowe b: October 25, 1692 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: 1693
.. 2 Sarah Bow/Bowe b: October 01, 1695 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
.. 2 Thankful Bow/Bowe b: October 23, 1698 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: Abt. 1772
...... +David Roberts b: September 1702 m: May 21, 1724 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: December 16, 1730 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Father: John Robbards Mother: Sarah Blake
.. *2nd Husband of Thankful Bow/Bowe:
...... +Ebenezer Cooper b: Abt. 1685 m: January 29, 1736/37 in Wallingford, Connecticut d: Abt. 1742 in Wallingford, Connecticut
.. *3rd Husband of Thankful Bow/Bowe:
...... +Nehemiah Manross b: Abt. 1685 in Scotland m: January 03, 1744/45 in Wallingford, Connecticut d: Abt. July 1761 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut
.. 2 Alexander Bow/Bowe b: January 20, 1700/01 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
...... +Lydia King b: in Glastonbury m: September 21, 1727 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
.. 2 Jerusha Bow/Bowe b: March 31, 1705 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: 1750
...... +William Lucas III b: March 14, 1699/00 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut m: December 20, 1735 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut d: February 1768 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Father: William Lucas Mother: Elizabeth Rowley

Re: Thomas Lewis - Middletown, CT/Barnstable, MA connection?

jnsb72 — 2009-01-21 22:33:25Z

Hi!

I have info from a family member. They start with George Lewis from England and follow through to Walter Lewis in Madison, Ct. Inbetween is Thomas, Thomas, Zebulon, Nathan,Francis,Levi, John and then Walter. Walter's daughter Catherine was my grandfather's mother.

Markham

CaroljWaters — 2009-01-05 02:14:15Z

I am interested in finding out more about James Markham who died in 1731 in Middletown, CT. I believe his family were some of the earliest settlers there in Middletown and Haddam. Any help is appreciated.
Thank you,carol

Re: Revolutionary War soldier Lt. William Preston 13th Connecticut Militia

clubwedge — 2008-12-17 06:15:27Z

I really do not know a great deal other then my how ever many greats back grandfather and his brother served in the 13th and I believe they saw action at the battle of New York on Long Island. I do have copies of their discharges and travel vouchers. My grandfather was a private and his brother a Sgt. Length of service appeared to be 30 days. I have tried to figure out what units they were connected with or attached to.

Ken Wedge

Re: Thomas Lewis - Middletown, CT/Barnstable, MA connection?

SharonCrevier — 2008-09-05 16:58:52Z

Rick,

I am replying for Sharon Crevier. We are both researching the Hodge family, and I think possibly the same family as yours. Here is the information I have, but there are some assumptions here:

William W. and Russell Ray Hodge (brothers) are listed in the 1875 census for Olmstead County, MN on the same page. William died on 07 Jul 1883 in Farm Hill, Olmstead, Minnesota (near Rochester). He was born in Otisco, Onondaga County, 2/5/1826 and was married to a Mary M. Feller (maybe Teller), who was born in Cayuga, County, New York 6/25/1830. Russell Hodge, my gg grandfather, was born in Onondaga County NY (I don’t know what city) on 29 Feb 1816. He married a Mary Cunningham (she had a sister Ann) and they all were living in Oswego in 1850. Russell may have lived in Skaneateles about 1830 (as a Russell is listed as living there in the 1830 NY Census along with a Darius Hodge). Russell and Mary's children were Charles, Lucy, John and Irvine (my great grandfather). Irvine, my great grandfather, worked for the newspaper in Oswego, Oswego, NY, was an editor for the Rochester, MN Post and also the Kankakee Daily Journal in Illinois, so I have newspaper records of various trips, births and deaths in the family from about 1880 to 1941 when he died. It says in the 1875 Olmstead County, MN census that the father of William and Russell was born in (or came from) NH and since Russell and William were born in Onondaga County New York, I assume their father moved from NH to that county.

This is all that I have on the ancestry of this family. I once thought that he could be the son of Isaac Hodges Jr., because Isaac had a son born in 1805 named Russell, but the birth date doesn't fit and Isaac would have been terribly old to have William and no William is listed. They also may have had the father of Darius (also lived in Skaneateles about 1830. I have not been able to determine the father of William and Russell to this date.

Re: Reputable source decades before Robert Bearse

PILGRIMVIKING — 2008-08-02 21:00:11Z

Odd. I have that book, from Harvard Divinity School. Only the first few sentences in your post are from it. Perhaps you did not notice the other "sources" like Encarta and Microsoft in the latter part of your text. There is no genealogy in Updike, and certainly no mention of Bearce.

Re: Isaac Smith,1745 Middletown,Ct.

BarbaraDowling15 — 2008-06-07 01:53:51Z

Hello Chrissy,

Don't know this Smith family at all but think Isaac Smith came from Rhode Island.

Later Isaac Smith moved to the Chatham,CT area. You may find him there along with other members of his Smith family.

Barbara

Re: Isaac Smith,1745 Middletown,Ct.

Chrissy_King — 2008-06-06 15:26:50Z

Do you know if there was a Noah R Smith in this family?

Re: New Middletown First Settlers Web Site

MelindaVeirs58 — 2008-05-30 18:51:05Z

Do you have any information on William James Wheeler abt.1727 or his father Stephen Moses Wheeler.
Melinda Wheeler

Isaac Smith,1745 Middletown,Ct.

BarbaraDowling15 — 2008-03-14 00:37:23Z

Isaac Smith and wife Mary had a son Isaac Smith,Jr. b.18 Nov.1745 at Middletown. Does anyone know where Isaac Smith,Sr. came from or where he moved to from Middletown,Ct.?

Re: White Family of Middletown, Middlesex Co. Ct.

2002-08-22 01:22:27Z

Nathaniel White was one of the first settlers of Middletown and his wife Elizabeth. At this time there is no biographical information on them at the SMFSD website
indicated in the previous message. If anyone has proven information on them the Society would be more than happy to post it for all interested parties.
Barbara Stenberg, Commander, Society of Middletown First Settlers Descendents.

Request to Meet with Cousins--Mar 29-31--Descendant Visiting Middletown

knrivers — 2008-03-05 23:16:43Z

Hello,

My name is Kristin Rivers and I am planning a trip from Saturday, March 29th to Monday, March 31st to visit Middletown and Lebanon to research my family history. I have quite a few ancestors who were either born, married and/or died in these two towns (listed below) and so I am planning to visit cemeteries, libraries and any historical societies and/or museums that may be open at that time.

Donna from the Middlesex County Historical Society has agreed to meet with me from 9am-1pm on Sunday. Is there anyone else who would like to get together to discuss this amazing place and its people Sat evening, Sunday (after my meeting with Donna) and/or Monday morning?!

I am so excited because as a public school teacher with three children living in San Jose, CA, I would not have anticipated being able to make this trip but my school district is sending me to a teaching conference in New York City beginning on Monday, March 31st and I was able to convince the district to allow me to fly in early and pay for my own room and board in order to make the side trip up to Connecticut!

So, I am flying in late Friday night and will arrive at the Newark Airport early Saturday morning. I'm planning to rent a car and drive up to your area that morning. So, I was hoping that you would please suggest where I should go while I'm there. I have listed out the names and their connections to the two towns hoping that you may have access to cemetery/birth and/or marriage records that might help point me in the right direction to learn as much about my ancestors as I can in the short time that I'll have there. Please feel free to forward this message to anyone you feel could help. Thank you! And if you ever need anything from San Jose, CA. You know who to ask!! :-)

My Lebanon & Middletown Direct Ancestors:
David BLISS (my 5th great grandfather) b. 1769 in Lebanon
Elizabeth BLISS (my 4th great grandmother) b. 21 Oct 1798 in Lebanon
Israel BLISS (my 6th great grandfather) b. 17 Apr 1739 in Lebanon
John BLISS (my 7th great grandfather) m. 21 Feb 1719 in Lebanon
John BLISS (my 8th great grandfather) d. 20 Sep 1747 in Lebanon
Elizabeth JOHNSON (my 5th great grandmother) m. 24 Feb 1796 in Lebanon
Mary STILES (my 6th great grandmother) b. 28 Apr 1735 in Lebanon
Hannah TICKNOR (my 7th great grandmother) m. 21 Feb 1719 in Lebanon

Mary ANTHONY (my 10th great grandmother) d. 30 Mar 1691 in Middletown
Elizabeth BLAKE (my 8th great grandmother) b. 16 Mar 1679 and d. 25 Jan 1698 in Middletown
John BLAKE (my 9th great grandfather) d. 11 Nov 1690 in Middletown
Mary COLLINS (my 9th great grandmother) b. 11 May 1666 in Middletown
Nathaniel COLLINS (my 10th great grandfather) m. 3 Aug 1664 in Middletown
Hesther CROW (my 10th great grandmother) m. 23 Aug 1700 in Middletown
John HALL (my 11th great grandfather) m. 26 May 1673 in Middletown
Richard HALL (my 10th great grandfather) m. 27 Mar 1691 in Middletown
Sarah HALL (my 9th great grandmother) b. 16 May 1654 in Middletown
Giles HAMLIN (my 10th great grandfather) b. 1622 in Middletown
John HAMLIN (my 9th great grandfather) b. 14 Dec 1658 in Middletown
John HAMLIN (my 8th great grandfather) b. 16 Jul 1687 in Middletown
Mahitabell HAMLIN (my 7th great grandmother) b. 6 Feb 1710 in Middletown
Daniel HARRIS (my 10th great grandfather) d. 30 Nov 1701 in Middletown
Mary HARRIS (my 9th great grandmother) d. 1 Aug 1740 in Middletown
Isaac JOHNSON (my 9th great grandfather) d. 3 Feb 1719 in Middletown
Joseph JOHNSON (my 6th great grandfather) b. 21 May 1726 in Middletown
Joseph JOHNSON (my 7th great grandfather) b. 26 Aug 1702 in Middletown
Joseph JOHNSON (my 8th great grandfather) b. 9 Mar 1677 in Middletown
Mary ROGERS (my 6th great grandmother) m. 14 Aug 1746 in Middletown
Mary WELD (my 10th great grandmother) d. 5 Sep 1711 in Middletown
Mary WHITING (my 10th great grandmother) m. 3 Aug 1664 and d. 25 Oct 1709 in Middletown

Thank you, again,
Kristin

Re: Thomas Lewis - Middletown, CT/Barnstable, MA connection?

sossoman — 2008-03-04 15:33:15Z

You have listed a Russell Hodges born in 1824. I have a Russell Hodge/s born in Onondaga county, NY on 29 Feb. 1816 and m. (I believe first Lucy Smith) and 2nd Mary Cunningham. I believe he possibly might have been the son of Isaac Hodges Jr. and Anna Carey. He had children of Charles, Lucy, Irving and John and he died in Kankakee, Illionis on 12 Mar. 1881. His name Russell might have come from his great grandmother's Abigail (Russell) Hodges maiden name. He is my GG Grandfather. I am trying to prove his father and mother. There was a Russell and Darius Hodge listed in the 1830 census of Skaneateles, Onondaga, NY. Does this fit the picture of part of your family?

Re: Elisha Woodruff Dorman, b: 04 Mar 1834, Connecticut

RAMMAM — 2008-02-05 00:07:54Z

hi, i finally found the posting this was on, anyway,,
i received the information from the historical society in litchfield nebraska, it must be listed on his marriage to barbara linzy(?), his last wife. that is all i have. hope this helps, please let me know. melissa

Re: Elisha Woodruff Dorman, b: 04 Mar 1834, Connecticut

scribkelly — 2008-01-23 00:15:57Z

I think this may be a missing piece of the puzzle of my Dorman family tree. Is there anyway that you can send me a copy of Elliott's marriage certificate or tell me where to obtain it. Thank you so much for sharing this information!!

Re: Elisha Woodruff Dorman, b: 04 Mar 1834, Connecticut

RAMMAM — 2008-01-22 02:56:16Z

hi i posted last year to your question. i have looked things over and found that elliott l dorman's marriage cert said mary woodruff. so maybe this is your woodruff connection. the husband (dad) was henry dorman, but i have yet to find him in the census. let me know if this helps.
happy hunting

Nathaniel Bacon

terryroots — 2008-01-10 16:52:23Z

There were some very interesting posts by "Peggy" at infocollection@aol.com regarding Nathaniel. These were around June 2001. She mentioned letters of Seldon and Lyle Bacon.
Lyle was my mother's uncle and I have some letters that he wrote to his brother Knox.
I'd like to compare notes with Peggy, but her email address does not seem to work.
Does anyone have her current email?

I also have a most interesting account of Stephen Bacon (of Middletown) and his exploits in the French/Indian War as well as the Revloutionary War. I don't know who wrote it nor if the account is fact or fiction but, if real, he was quite a soldier (makes Rambo seem like a wimp!)

Any help would be welcome.
Terry Gorton
Walnut Creek, CA
terry_gorton@earthlink.net

Reputable source decades before Robert Bearse

deano1231966 — 2007-12-17 08:44:04Z

It was published in 1907. Here it is:

A History of THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH In Narragansett Rhode Island by Wilkins Updike Boston: Printed & Published by D.B. Updike The Merrymount Press 1907 Chapter X p. 252, 253 “Canonicus was the Grand Sachem of the Narragansetts, when the whites settled at Plymouth. History gives no account of his predecessors. It commences with him. He died in 1647. Miantenomi was his nephew, son of his brother Mascus. Canonicus, in his advanced age, admitted Miantenomi into the government, and they administered the sachemdom jointly. In the war between the Narragansetts and Mohegans, in 1643, Miantenomi was captured by Uncas, the sachem of the Mohegans, and executed. Pessecus, the brother of Miantenomi, was then admitted sachem with Canonicus. He was put to death by the Mohawks, in 1776. (I think that was a misprint & should read 1676) “Canonchet, the son of the brave but unfortunate Miantenomi, was the last sachem of the race. He commanded the Indians at the Great Swamp Fight, in 1675. This battle exterminated the Narragansetts as a nation. He was captured near the Blackstone river, after the war, and executed for the crime of defending his country and refusing to surrender the territories of his ancestors by a treaty of peace. It was glory enough for a nation to have expired with such a chief. The coolness, fortitude, and heroism of his fall stands without a parallel in ancient or modern times. He was offered life, upon the condition that he would treat for the submission of his subjects; his untamed spirit indignantly rejected the ignominious proposition. When the sentence was announced to him that then he must die, he said, “I like it well, that I shall die before my heart grows soft, or that I have said anything unworthy of myself.” The splendid dignity of his fall extorted from one of the prejudiced historians of the times the sentiment, “That acting as if by a Pythagorean metempsychosis, some old Roman ghost has possessed the body of this Western Pagan like an Attilius Regulus.” Thus ended the last chief of the Narragansetts, and with Canonchet the nation was extinguished forever. “Ninegret was the sachem of the Niantics, or the Westerly Tribe, and since the division of that town, now styled the Charlestown Tribe. Ninegret was tributary to Canonicus, Miantenomi and his successors. He was only collaterally related to the family of Canonicus, Quaiapen, Ninegret’s sister, having married Maxanno, the son of Canonicus. The whites purchased Ninegret’s neutrality during the Indian war of 1675, and for this treachery to his paramount sovereign and his race, the “Tribe Land” in Charlestown was allotted to him and his heirs forever, as the price of the treason. The Ninegret Tribe never were the real Narragansetts, whose name they bear. It is a libel on their glory and their graves for him to have assumed it. Not one drop of the blood of Canonicus, Miantenomi or Canonchet, ever coursed in the veins of a sachem who could sit neuter in his wigwam and hear the guns and see the conflagration ascending from the fortress that was exterminating their nation forever.” pp. 8, 9, 10, 11 “The Narragansetts subsisted by hunting, fishing and, partially, by agriculture. Their lands, for eight or ten miles distant from the sea-shore, were cleared of wood, and on these prairies they raised Indian corn in abundance and furnished the early settlers of Plymouth and Massachusetts with large quantities for subsistence. They were a strong, generous and brave race. They were always more civil and courteous to the English than any of the other Indians. Their kind and hospitable treatment of the emigrants to Rhode Island and the welcome they gave our persecuted ancestors should endear their name to us all. “The Narragansetts, as to civilization, were far in advance of their neighbours. Hutchinson* says that “they were the most curious coiners of Wampumpeag and supplied other nations with their pendants and bracelets and, also, with tobacco pipes of stone, some blue and some white. They furnished the earthen vessels and pots for cookery and other domestic uses. “They were considered a commercial people and not only began a trade with the English for goods for their own consumption, but soon learned to supply other distant nations, at advanced prices, and to receive beaver and other furs in exchange, upon which they made a profit also. Various articles of their skillful workmanship have been found from time to time, such as stone axes, tomahawks, mortars, pestles, pipes, arrowheads, peag,” &c. (*History of Massachusetts Bay, i. 458) “Respecting their reputation for integrity and good morals, Mr. Williams, after a residence of six years among them and a close and intimate acquaintance with them, observes: “I could never discern that excess of scandalous sins among them, which Europe aboundeth with. Drunkenness and gluttony, they know not what sins they be, and though they have not so much to restrain them as the English have, yet a man never hears of such crimes among them as robberies, murders, adulteries,” &c. (Key: Pub. Narr. Club, Providence, 1866, i. 121) “The government of the Narraganssetts appears to have been a patriarchal despotism. On the arrival of the English, there were two chief sachems, Canonicus and Miantinomi, and under them several subordinate ones. The different small tribes, under the separate sub-sachems, composed the great Narragansett nation. The succession to chief authority was generally preserved in the same family. The sub-sachems occupied the soil and were moved from it at the will and pleasure of their chiefs. “That the Narragansetts had an exalted estimation of their superiority over other tribes is demonstrated by the following tradition mentioned by Hutchinson: “In the early times of this nation, some of the English inhabitants learned from the old Indians, that they had, previous to their arrival, a sachem, Tashtassuck, and their encomiums upon his wisdom and valour were much the same as the Delawares reported of their Chief Sachem, Tammany; that, since, there had not been his equal, &c. Tashtassuck had but two children, a son and a daughter, those he joined in marriage, because he could find none worthy of them out of his family. The product of this marriage was four sons, of whom Canonicus was the oldest.” “With regard to their religious belief, Mr. Williams observes that they have a tradition, that to the southwest the gods chiefly dwell and thither the souls of all good men and women go. Their principal god seems to have been Kautantowit, or the southwest god. But they have many other objects of worship. They call the soul Cowwewonick, “derived from Cowwene, to sleep, because (say they) it works and operates while the body sleeps...They believe that the souls of men and women go to Cautantouwit his House...Murderers, thieves and lyars, their Souls (say they) wander restless abroad. “They have it from their Fathers, that Kautantowwit made one man and one woman of a stone, which disliking, he broke them in pieces, and made another man and woman of a Tree, which were the Fountains of all mankind.” (Key: Pub. Narr. Club, Providence, 1866 i. 116) “The Narragansetts soon became debased and corrupted, after their intercourse with the whites, by intemperance, &c.; and many of the vices with which our forefathers have charged the Indians, they never would have known, but for their intercourse with the whites. “The name of the Narragansett Country became circumscribed as Canonicus and Miantinomi sold off their territory. After the sale of Providence to Williams, the island of Rhode Island to Coddington and Shawomet or old Warwick to Gorton and their respective associates, those territories virtually ceased to be called Narragansett. After East Greenwich was conveyed (to the forty-eight grantees) and erected into a township in 1677, the name of Narragansett was circumscribed to the limits of the present county of Washington, bounding northerly on Hunt’s river and the south line of the county of Kent. “The first settlement in the state was by Roger Williams, at Providence, in 1636; the others were by Coddington, at Portsmouth, in 1638; by Richard Smith, at Wickford, in Narragansett, in 1639, and by Gorton, in Warwick, in 1642-3. That Smith’s was the third settlement, and before Gorton’s, Roger Williams says, in his testimony in favour of Smith’s title to the Wickford land, sworn to July 21, 1679, where he declares, “y Mr. Richard Smith Sen., who for his conscience to God left faire Posessions in Gloster Shire and adventured with his Relations and Estate to N. Engl. and was a most acceptable Inhabitant and prime leading man in Taunton in Plymouth Colony: For his conscience sake (many differences arising) he left Taunton and came to the Nahiggonsik Countrey where by God’s mercy and the fav of ye Nahiggonsik Sachems he broke the Ice (at his great Charge and Hazards) ....” Descendants of Tashtassuck* 1 Tashtassuck* . +? Having found no suitable mates for his son or daughter, he married them. Brother & sister .....2 [2] Wessonsuoum* b: Bef. 1520 in Connecticut +[1] Keshechoo* b: Abt. 1525 in Connecticut m: Abt. 1560 in of, Connecticut 1 Chief * Canonicus 1562 - 1647 b: 1562 in of, Cape Cod, Massachusetts d: June 04, 1647 in of, Massachusetts . +Indian* Abt 1565 - b: Abt 1565 in Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island m: Abt 1555 in of, Cape Cod, Barnstable, Massachusetts ........ 2 Princess * of Canonicus b: in Cape Cod, Barnstable, Massachusetts d: in of, Barnstable, Massachusetts ............ +Chief Sachem * Ihyannough 1565 - 1622 b: 1565 in Cape Cod, Massachusetts d: 1622 in of, Barnstable, Massachusetts ................... 3 John * Hyanno 1595 - b: 1595 in Cape Cod, Massachusetts d: in Cape Cod, Massachusetts ....................... +Mary * No-Pee Abt 1600 - b: Abt 1600 in Gay Head, Massachusetts d: in Cape Cod, Barnstable, Massachusetts m: in Massachusetts .............................. 4 John Hyanno Abt 1620 - Aft 1661 b: Abt 1620 in Cummaquid, Barnstable, Massachusetts d: Aft 1661 .............................. 4 Mary * Hyanno 1625 - b: 1625 in Cape Cod, Massachusetts d: in Barnstable, Massachusetts .................................. +Austin * (Augustine) Bearse 1618 - 1686 b: 1618 in Longstock, Hampshire, England d: 1686 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts m: 1639 in Mattacheevillage, Barnstable, Massachusetts ......................................... 5 Mary Bearse 1640 - b: August 16, 1640 in Chr Barnstable B ......................................... 5 Martha Bearse 1642 - b: May 06, 1642 in Chr Barnstable B ......................................... 5 Priscilla * Bearse 1643/44 - 1712 b: March 10, 1643/44 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts d: March 30, 1712 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts ............................................. +John * Hall 1638 - 1710 b: May 13, 1638 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts d: October 14, 1710 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts m: 1660 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts ......................................... 5 Sarah Bearse 1646 - b: March 28, 1646 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts ............................................. +John Hamblin m: August 1667 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts ......................................... 5 Abigail Bearse 1647 - 1670 b: December 18, 1647 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts ............................................. +Allen Nichols m: April 12, 1670 ......................................... 5 Hannah Bearse 1649 - b: November 16, 1649 in Chr Barnstable B ......................................... 5 Joseph Bearse 1650/51 - 1727/28 b: January 25, 1650/51 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts d: January 27, 1727/28 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts ............................................. +Martha Taylor 1650 - 1728 b: abt 1650 d: January 27, 1727/28 m: December 03, 1676 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts ......................................... 5 Hester Bearse 1653 - b: October 02, 1653 in Chr Barnstable B ......................................... 5 Lydia Bearse 1655 - b: September 30, 1655 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts ......................................... 5 Rebecca Bearse 1657 - b: September 26, 1657 in Barnstable Barn. ............................................. +William Hunter m: February 17, 1670/71 ......................................... 5 James Bearse 1660 - 1728 b: July 31, 1660 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts d: October 07, 1728 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts ............................................. +Expiernce Howland m: 1684 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts ........ 2 Maxanno(Indian) ............ +Quaiapen(Indian of Niantic Tribe) MASSASOIT Massasoit (1580?-1661), Native American chief of the Wampanoag who governed the greater part of what is now Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Shortly after the arrival of the Pilgrims in America, Massasoit and Governor John Carver of Plymouth Colony signed the earliest recorded treaty in New England. The treaty established a mutual peace between Massasoit's people and the Pilgrims. In 1621 the Pilgrims invited Massasoit and some of his people to the first celebration of Thanksgiving Day. Massasoit's eldest son, Wamsutta, became sachem, or chief, upon his father's death in 1661. Peace with the Pilgrims lasted until Wamsutta was succeeded by his brother Philip, also called Metacomet. Philip formally renewed the treaties established by his father, but in 1675, after the Pilgrims had made increasing demands for Native American land, Philip led an uprising against the settlers in a conflict now referred to as King Philip's War. "Massasoit," Microsoft (R) Encarta. Copyright (c) 1994 Microsoft Corporation. Copyright (c) 1994 Funk & Wagnall's Corporation. Chief Canonicus Taken from Colonial Rhode Island: A History by Sydney V. James; Charles Scribner's Sons, New York; 1975 Pages 7 & 8: Clearly in 1636 there was no sparsity of inhabitants near Narragansett Bay to lure European immigrants. Quite the opposite, the region had an uncommonly dense Indian population. So it is necessary to fathom the sachem's reasons for letting in newcomers. On the Wampanoag side the thinking is easy to deduce. Ousamequin first let Williams occupy the frontier against the rivals, then granted land that his tribe claimed but no longer controlled. It is harder to puzzle out the calculations of Miantonomi and Canonicus, the wise and canny leaders of the Narragansetts, who actually made room for the first four Rhode Island towns. The Narragansett sachems quickly perceived the threat lurking in English colonization. They promptly showed their resentment when their hereditary enemy found an unforeseen ally in Plymouth. They became deeply alarmed when the Puritans began to pour in during the 1630's. Then it became necessary to define relations with the foreigners. Traditional Indian diplomacy failed; the outlanders did not know the protocol. Painfully, sometimes with the aid of Roger Williams, the Narragansetts reached a shaky understanding with Massachusetts. This was possible because both sides, for a few years, feared the Indians farther west, especially the Pequots and their cousins the Mohegans. The Puritans and Narragansetts in 1636 were maneuvering toward the agreement that allied them briefly in war against the Pequots the next year. Danger on the west made it useful for Canonicus and Miantonomi to improve their safety on the east. Accordingly, when Roger Williams sought permission to occupy land at the head of the bay, the two sachems gave him a generous tract. He had previously won the confidence of Canonicus and Miantonomi (and Ousamequin too), probably during his trading expeditions to the bay a few years earlier. He learned their language, both to carry on business and to preach Christianity, and as a result became useful in diplomacy. Installed at Providence, he began to act as intermediary between Massachusetts and the Narragansett sachems. He served both parties well, especially during the Pequot War, but afterwards Narragansetts were ceaselessly plotting against the colonists. His honest efforts, however, earned the sachems' gratitude over and over. Canonicus and Miantonomi rewarded Williams, most richly in the years when his services brought success, by giving land on their eastern borders to English settlers. Having given him the site of Providence, they gave Prudence Island to him and Governor John Winthrop of Massachusetts, perhaps in the hope of strengthening the ephemeral alliance. Then at Williams' prompting they gave Aquidneck to the followers of Anne Hutchinson and later still provided him with a place for a trading post on the west side of the bay. (Williams always gave lavish gifts to the sachems in return, probably in keeping with their customs, but he surely was correct in his claims that their esteem for him made them willing to grant the land.) By these donations the chiefs secured access to trade with the English and set up a barrier of Europeans against the Wampanoags. Within a few years the Narragansetts solidified the buffer zone by selling territory (claimed by the Wampanoags) to other newcomers who created settlements south of Providence. Thus it is quite realistic to think of the colony of Rhode Island as in part a product of Narragansett Indian policy. Page 65: One further element should be mentioned in accounting for the survival of government under the patent of 1644: the sudden scramble for land west of Narragansett Bay, with Rhode Islanders hurrying to head off outsiders with stronger backing. Even though the Indians remained numerous, they were beleaguered from outside and weakened from within by disputes over the succession to Canonicus and Miantonomi, both dead by 1647. Page 81: The troubles of the Narragansetts stemmed from the suspicions of Massachusetts and the squabbling over the succession to the principal sachems' positions after the deaths of Miantonomi and Canonicus. Massachusetts' fears revived after the brief suspension during the Pequot War, inaugurating an ever-widening conflict between the Narragansetts and the United Colonies (New England minus Rhode Island) in alliance with the Mohegans. These partners captured and executed Miantonomi; a Mohegan wielded the hatchet that "clave his head." Canonicus died a few years later in 1647

Re: Elisha Woodruff Dorman, b: 04 Mar 1834, Connecticut

RAMMAM — 2007-11-24 23:46:28Z

did elisha have a brother named Elliott L. If so then check him out on the ancestry page. i have marriage cert info on elliott that shows a woodbury,prob his mom, at his ceremony.

Re: Gilbert Cornwell b CT 1796, d 12 Apr 1856 Marton, Tazewell, ILL

gtcornwell193 — 2007-06-24 15:38:49Z

John W. Cornwell of San Francisco, descedant of Glbert Cornwell and Gale T. Cornwell of Roseville, CA, descendant
of Wiliam Cornwell, Jr, aka "Sgt" have confirmed a DNA Match
with the Cornwell Family of Middletown, CT 1650 Visit:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctsmfsd/Index.html. Gale T.Cornwell, 1801 Eureka Road #6, roseville, CA 95661-7702
CEL 928 897 0380

Re: Gilbert Cornwell b CT 1796, d 12 Apr 1856 Marton, Tazewell, ILL

TricaHazelton — 2007-06-23 20:28:30Z

Gilbert Cornwell was the son of Hart Cornwell, s/o of Cornelius Cornwell and Abigail Cornwell (maiden name) and Eunice Roberts, d/o Elisha Roberts and Mindwell Eggleston.

New Middletown First Settlers Web Site

rwbacon — 2007-06-10 17:48:11Z

Middletown Conn. Genealogy Researchers:

I'm glad to report that the Society of Middletown (Conn.) First Settlers new content-rich web site has been online in its entirety for one month now. For an introductory period the entire site will be accessible to all. Eventually access to the Member Area will be restricted by password, as our board felt that the member area content would provide incentive for membership, along with our newsletter, The Middler. But in any case, even in the public area there will always be plenty of useful information for Middletown genealogy and local history enthusiasts.

The site features biographical sketches of the first settlers, local history essays, a directory of research destinations, a comprehensive bibliography, an archive of past newsletters, links to relevant books online, membership information, and much more.

You can find the site via Google: "Middletown First Settlers". (Some old dead links from our old web site may show up, but they will fade away in the near future.) Or you can bookmark this link:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctsmfsd/Index.html

Feel free to pass on information about the site --- or the SMFSD --- to interested researchers.

R.W. Bacon
Editor, The Middler
Newsletter of the Society of Middletown (Conn.) First Settlers Descendants

Elisha Woodruff Dorman, b: 04 Mar 1834, Connecticut

scribkelly — 2007-05-28 16:49:43Z

We are looking for family members of Elisha Woodruff Dorman. Family information states he was born in Connecticut 04 Mar 1834. His mother's maiden name may have been Woodruff. We have no records of his father's given name.
By the 1860 Census Elisha was living in Geneva, Ashtabula, Ohio married to Henrietta (nee Hurd) Dorman, the father of three boys (Edwin, Edgar & Frank) and working as a blacksmith.
Elisha died a few months prior to his 90th birthday, 11 Jan 1924, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Any information on his family and life in Connecticut would be greatly appreciated.

Re: David Cornwell married to Grace Johnson

bobbijo34 — 2007-05-11 23:38:42Z

On the IGI Ihave a record of dAvid Johnson adn Grace Johnson marriage on 6 Aug 1802 in Middletown.
Under that is another David Johnson and instead of a spouse it says Relative Aaron Johnson this is also a marrige on 6 Oct 1802 that coudl be her parents father I suppose. Perhpas the marriage was dlayed? I found an Enos too and
it says Enos H JOhson Cornwell and the relative is Aaron Johns and this is a marriage record too it appears for 27 Nov 1836 in Middletown. All of this needs verification . Have you looked at the Barbour Collection?
Barbara

Re: Thomas Ranney .........

bobbijo34 — 2007-05-11 22:05:11Z

I can not find a thomas Ranney married to a Lelia in tht time. The one in Middletwonat that time was marrie dto Mary Hubbard. YOu might try contacting the Cromwell Historical Society in Cromwell CT. they have lots or Ranney researchers I think. Also email njgapQaol.com and ask your question. He is a Ranney descendent. There is a very large and active Ranney Society. I don't know how to contact them but the email person will.
Good luck

Gilbert Cornwell b CT 1796, d 12 Apr 1856 Marton, Tazewell, ILL

gtcornwell193 — 2007-05-11 15:50:10Z

DNA link reported but I have no data re Gilbert or his spouse Samantha Rugg b 1798 NY. Looking for info on him to firm up DNA Link - Gale 8350 Fair Oaks Blvd #126 Carmichael, CA 95608 (916)876-0228

Ebenezer Simmons connection to Samuel Simmons/Anna Pryor Middleton Ct. 1700's

summersds — 2007-04-26 00:07:32Z

I am wondering if anyone can confirm that the son of Ebenezer Simmons and Lydia Kent named Samuel baptised on July 18, 1725 in Scituate, Plymouth, MA and Samuel Simmons who married Ann(a) Pryor/Prior in September 27, 1753 in Middleton, Middlesex, Ct as one and the same person?

Re: William and Mary Cornwell

ehmacisaac — 2006-12-31 00:23:05Z

Stephen Burke
Can you please tell me what census or document you found that Augustine and Mary Hyanno were on and where I may get a copy of such. I too am searching this line and haven't found anything to substanciate this fact. Thank you for being so kind in replying to this message. Please feel free to email me directly at
ehmacisaac@eastlink.ca
Eleanor MacIsaac

Re: What is the process for joining Society of Middletown First Settlers?

2006-09-25 13:54:36Z

Go to rootsweb.com/ctsmfsd/History.html
click on the list of first settlers. If you are related to any of them. Click on Society information and you will find who to contact.

Thomas Ranney .........

jsef1533 — 2006-09-17 19:32:11Z

Hello to anyone out there who may have known of
a Thomas Ranney in or around Middletown, CT. with the date being 1658 plus or minus a few years.

He was married to Lelia. I do not have her last name before her marriage to Mr. Ranney

I am deeply grateful to anyone who may read and or respond to this message.
Thank you so much,
Sue E. Farris

What is the process for joining Society of Middletown First Settlers?

2006-08-21 00:41:21Z

What is the process for joining the aforementioned Society of Middletown First Settlers?
I am interested.
Thanks,
Carole

Bebbins/Bobbins/Bibbins

MWillette — 2006-08-18 00:49:32Z

Can anyone fill me in on any sounding of the name above? Lucinda Bebbins (Bebins/Bibins) born in CT married Henry Hutchins in 1805 in Ontario, Canada. Info on either would be great. Thanks,

Re: Thomas Lewis - Middletown, CT/Barnstable, MA connection?

RickSeelhoff — 2006-07-14 04:38:10Z

Hello Shannon.

Yes, I can verify that Nathan the son of Zebulon and Mehitable Arnold Lewis of Middletown, CT is our Nathan. I'll e-mail you, okay?

~Rick

hannah & jacob wilson

constancelorenz — 2006-06-06 15:01:29Z

i am looking for the marriage records of hannah & jacob wilson,my ggg-grandparents married some where in connecticut about 1813-1815..any information would be greatly appreciated. constance lorenz

Re: Connection of Connecticut and New Jersey Famlies and book ref.

gumaer — 2006-05-09 04:20:18Z

Alan;
Through The stiver i go backTo the Skinner To the Johnstone.
john Skinner was married To Epheme Johnstone Her father was John Johnstone who married Epheme Scott.that all the information i have on them
Betty Testa

Re: Compton / Stivers

gumaer — 2006-05-09 04:20:18Z

Tom;
I have Elizabeth Stivers b between 1776&1779.N.J.no death date.but she died in Sussex Co,N.J.James Compton b.1765-1766 Sussex co.N.J.d.Sussex co.N.J.they may br buried in old Branchville cemetery in Branchville,Sussex Co.N.J.You know im in D.A.R.under Randall Stivers.iDecend from their son Gabriel Compton & Mary Hazen.they were my GGreat parents.Elizabeth Stivers sister Ossie Stivers were also in same area.by the way tom where do you live.there was a lady this summer that called me she was Vacationing over by Sholoh,Pa.she lives in N.Y.city.she didn,t have her information with her.but that she decended from William Stivers.
Betty Testa
Po Box 64
GlenSpey,N.y.12737

Re: Compton / Stivers

gumaer — 2006-05-09 04:20:18Z

Tom; do you have any information for me.
betty testa