Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05
FIRST SETTLERS OF HARTFORD

FIRST SETTLERS OF HARTFORD
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Members Of General Court from 1867 to 100.
Mr.. Wadswor:h and Mr.. Fitch, men
toned in our last, were continued into
this period. The next was
Richard Lord, from 1869 to 1852, l6
sessions. ''
Ems. Nicholas OImsted, 1872 and 8, 9
sessions.
William Pitkin, Esq, 1875 TO 1854, ls
sessions.
Jonathan Gilbert, 1877 aud 9, 8 SEES.
sons.
Mr.. Nathaniel Standley, 1879 TO 1859.
10 sessions.
Cyprian Nichols 1850 to l7l5. 40 ses-
Sions.
Capt. Caleb Standley, 1883 to 1890, s
sessions.
Capt. Joseph Wadsworth, 1855 to l7l5,
Is sessions.
Deac. Stephen Hosmer, 1890 to 1893,
7 sessions.
John Marsh, 1893 TO l744, 30 sessions.
William Piikin, 1896 and z. 3 sessions.
Maj Jonathan Bull, 1907 and 9, 8
sessions.
Capt. Aaron Cooke, 1879 to IT'S, Is
sessions.
Richard Lord, the son of Richard men,
toned in our last. was an eminent and
very wealthy merchant, He was lost III
sea in 1897
Nicholas Olms;ed. afterwards Capt..
was The son OF james Olmsted an orr.
ginal settler, and the ancestor of all the
Olmsieds in this vicinity.
William Pnkin, ancestor of the dis
iinguished family of that name, appeared
in the colony as schoolmaster in 1850 II
and was afterwards for many years the
kings attorney for the c"iony. He was
chosen assistant from 1890 10 1904. v hen
he died, aged So. In 1892 he, had the
title of Esq, the highest honor then con.
ferred IN any citizen. .......
Jonathan Gilbert appeared in Hart
ford in 1896. and afterwards has the hon
orable title of Mr.. He was taverner.
and cnrne; and marshall. He died 1882.
aged "a. His sons Samuel was tavern
err in Colchester; Jonathan was mer.
chant in Middletown; Ebenezer was q
merchnn: in Kensington; Nathaniel lived
in Meriden.; Thomas WAS a sea.captain
and lived in Boston. His brother jain
married Amy Lord, and had sons John.
Thomas and Joseph.
Nathaniel Standley was the son of
Thomas. an original proprietor. H.
was annually chasen an assistant %
years, from 1890 to l712, when he died.
fie was an eminent man, and had the IL
ties of Col. and Esq.
Cyprian Nichols. His original name
was Seabone. afterwards Sibone, and
finally changed to Cyprian. He was
probably born on the passage over: He
first appears as proprietor in Hartford
in 1864, Thc family was of some note.
and came from Wilham. Essex, England.
His descendants have been merchants
and mariners, of wealth and influence.
Caleb Stanley. the son Of Timothy >.
and cousin Of Nathaniel. was annually
chosen an assistant from 1872 IN 1900.
His son Caleb was Secretary OF State.
and the most elegant penman in ancient
times, whose early death cut short
hopes Of great promise. lie has d.
scendanis in Eas. Hartford and Missouri.
Prof. Stanley Of Yale College Is among
them. Caleb Jun, was the first to omit
the i'd in the name. More of bis fami-
Nv hereafter.
Capt. Wadswo,th, Of Charter Oak
memory. the son Of William. I have al
ready spoken of.
Deacon Hosmer. the son of Thomas
H., an original proprietor. died in 1898,
leaving sons, Thomas and Stephen. The
lattice was pastor of the Church in East
Haddnm. Thomas is the ancestor Of q
nt merons and highly respectable pos:
terity. Two Of his sons. Thonas and
Stephen. were the leading men in West
Hartford, and the principalowner Of the
See Historical Notices of COnnecticu
No. /. .... -
See Historical Notices Of Connection
40 2.