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Amy (Seymour) Goodman (1756-1814)

**Amy Seymour** (October 15, 1756 - October 7, 1814) was a resident of West Hartford, Connecticut.

Seymour was born on October 15, 1756 as the daughter of Timothy Seymour and Lydia Kellogg. After her marriage in 1779, she settled in West Hartford, Connecticut, where she lived for many years to raise her family.

Seymour died in West Hartford, Connecticut, on October 7, 1814.

## Family

Seymour married Moses Goodman in 1779.

* Moses Goodman - m. Prudence Hurlbut
* Amy Goodman - m. Asahel Porter
* Timothy Seymour Goodman - m. Amelia Faxon
* Epaphiras Goodman - m. Harriet Whitman
* Catherine Goodman - m. Samuel Hurlbut
* Fanny Pamelia Goodman - m. Sylvanus Wright
* Marcia Maria Goodman - m. Thomas Faxon
* William Goodman - m. Margaret Rand
* Horace Henry Goodman - unmarried.
* Maria Marcia Goodman - unmarried.
* Polly Goodman - died young.
* Henry Thomas Goodman - died young.
Jeremy Adams (founder of Hartford)

**Jeremy Adams** (c. 1604 - August 11, 1683) was one of the first settlers of Hartford. He was the founder and first proprietor of Colchester, Connecticut, which was established on land owned by Adams, known as Jeremiah's Farme.

Adams was born around 1604 in England and arrived in Massachusetts around 1632 with Rev. Thomas Hooker. He first arrived in New England at Braintree, Massachusetts, with his brother Henry. Before coming to America, Adams was a Puritan minister of the Church of Chelmsford, Essex. He became a freeman in Cambridge in 1635 and moved to Hartford, Connecticut, in 1636 as one of the original proprietors of the settlement. He was constable in 1639 and the official inn-keeper of the colony, which was used as the meeting place for the legislative body of the colony. On April 5, 1638, he was sent with Captain Mason on an expedition to the Warranocke Indians to trade for corn. In 1660, he was the only resident of the colony allowed to sell wine or liquor. Some of the land he owned is now occupied by buildings of Harvard University, and another is now part of Trinity College in Hartford. His home-lot in 1639 was on the highway now known as Elm Street.

On August 11, 1683, Adams died in Hartford.

## Family

Adams married first to Rebecca, widow of Samuel Greenhill. She died in 1678.

* Ann Adams - m. Robert Sandford
* Hannah Adams - m. Nathaniel Willet
* John Adams - unmarried.
* Hester Adams - unmarried.
* Sarah Adams - unmarried.
* Samuel Adams - died young.

Adams married second to Rebecca Fletcher, widow of Andrew Warner, Jr.
John Seymour (1726-1809)

**John Seymour**(November 24, 1726 - February 2, 1809) was a resident of Hartford, Connecticut, and a soldier in the French and Indian War.

Seymour was born on November 24, 1726 in Hartford, Connecticut, as the son of John Seymour and Lydia Mason. He grew up in Hartford, Connecticut throughout his childhood. He was inspired with patriotism and a love of freedom, as may be shown by the fact that he enlisted, at the early age of fifteen years, in the colonial army, in 1742. He also performed a brave and noble part in the French and Indian War from 1756 to 1758, against the French and Indian invaders. His military service also culminated in his bearing arms in the war of the American Revolution. He settled in West Hartford, Connecticut, after the war, where he remained for two decades.

On February 2, 1809, Seymour died in West Hartford, Connecticut.

## Family

Seymour married Lydia Wadsworth on June 19, 1749 in West Hartford, Connecticut.

* John Seymour, Jr.
* James Seymour
* Roger Seymour
* Alexander Seymour
* Asa Seymour - m. Abigail Deming
* Anna Seymour
* Lucretia Seymour
* Nathaniel Seymour
* Lucina Seymour
* Lydia Seymour
* Sylvia Seymour
* Cynthia Seymour
John Fletcher (1606-1662)

**John Fletcher** (c. 1606 - April 18, 1662) was an English immigrant to New England and a deacon of the church in Milford, Connecticut.

Fletcher was born around 1606 in England and immigrated prior to 1635 to Watertown, Massachusetts. He removed to Wethersfield, Connecticut, soon after. After his marriage, the family removed to Milford, Connecticut, and joined the Milford church in 1641, where he served as deacon. He owned lot 12 in the settlement, and served as a Deputy to the New Haven Legislature in May 1659 and May 1661.

Fletcher died in Milford, Connecticut, on April 18, 1662.

## Family

Fletcher married Mary Ward before 1641.

* Sarah Fletcher - m. John Stanley
* Hannah Fletcher - m. John Chittendon
* Elizabeth Fletcher - m. Elnathan Botsford
* Abigail Fletcher - m. Roger Newton
* Rebecca Fletcher - m. Andrew Warner
* Samuel Fletcher - died young.
John Huntington (1666-1703)

**John Huntington** (March 15, 1666 - c. 1703) was a resident of Norwich, Connecticut.

Huntington was born on March 15, 1666 in Norwich, Connecticut, as the son of Christopher Huntington and Ruth Rockwell. He grew up in the area and served, according to records, as a man who commanded the respect and esteem of his fellow townsmen. In 1691, he was appointed constable in Norwich.

Huntington died in Norwidch, Connecticut, between 1695 and 1703, for in the record of the General Assembly held at New Haven in October 1703, is found the following: "This court doth remit to the widow Abigail Huntington what is due from her estate to the Colonie by the seizure of the inspector of Norwich, provided what estate is left out of the list be now added."

## Family

Huntington married Abigail Lathrop on December 9, 1686.

* Abigail Huntington - m. James Calkins
* John Huntington - m. Thankful Warner
* Hannah Huntington - m. John Huit
* Martha Huntington - m. Noah Grant
Harvey Burdette Goodwin (1845-1929)

**Harvey Burdette Goodwin** (November 30, 1845 - November 30, 1929) was the President of the Goodwin Brothers' Pottery Company in Elmwood, West Hartford, Connecticut. He was a lifelong resident of Elmwood and was an associate with his son in the real estate and insurance business.

Goodwin was born on November 30, 1845 in Elmwood, West Hartford, Connecticut, as the son of Harvey Goodwin and Frances Elmore. He was educated in the public schools of West Hartford until he turned 18 in 1863. He began working in his father's pottery company during his boyhood and continued in the same line of busines when his father couldn't continue its management in the 1870s. He witnessed the expansion of the plant in the 1860s with the addition of new employees and the construction of a new three-story building near the railroad. Between 1870 and 1872, Goodwin took over the company with his two brothers. When he and his brothers took the land east of the railroad, they bought the property on the west side as well, south of New Britain Avenue, an area that contained an inexhaustible supply of clay. By December 1892, the company employed 75 people steadily. Additions in 1893 to the plant and the putting in of new machinery increased the capacity of the work.

In 1904, he deeded seven acres of land on New Britain Avenue to the Whitlock Coil Pipe Company, and in 1908, he witnessed the devastating fire that destroyed the pottery factory, gutting the complex and wiping out the business entirely. The business was discontinued, save for individual orders. By 1916, he was present for the construction of accommodations to the Abbott Ball Company's plant and the new buildings developed around it adjacent to the railroad.

On November 30, 1929, Goodwin died at his home on Burgoyne Street after an illness of several weeks. Almost up to his last illness, he had enjoyed good health and was associated with his son, Wallace, in the real estate and insurance business.

## Family

Goodwin married Anne Bramley on June 10, 1885.

* Frances Catharine Goodwin - m. Robert Matatall
* Wallace Burdette Goodwin - m. Lulu Cadwell
* Harvey Goodwin - m. Helen Case
* Margaret Argyle Goodwin - m. Richard Cone Maercklein
* Shirley Bramley Goodwin - unmarried.
Joseph Olmsted (1674-1762)

**Joseph Olmsted** (1674 - February 25, 1762) was a Hartford, Connecticut deacon at the turn of the 18th century.

Olmsted was born in 1674 in Hartford, Connecticut, as the son of Joseph Olmsted and Elizabeth Butler. He grew up in Hartford and became a deacon of the church, taking after his father, who served as deacon as well. He remained in Hartford for the remainder of his life, helping to raise a family and tend the land by the early half of the 18th century.

Olmsted died in Hartford, Connecticut, on February 25, 1762.

## Family

Olmsted married Hannah Marsh.

* Joseph Olmsted - m. Martha White
* Jonathan Olmsted - m. Hannah Meakins
* William Olmsted - m. Elizabeth Pitkin
* Hannah Olmsted - m. Caleb Stanley
* Mabel Olmsted - m. Jonathan Stanley
* Ashahel Olmsted - m. Hannah Pitkin
* Sarah Olmsted - m. Elisha Burnham
* Anna Olmsted - m. Russell Woodbridge
* Naomi Olmsted - m. Gideon Wolcott
* Ashbel Olmsted - m. Hannah Newberry
Mary (Downing) Stoddard (-1647)

**Mary Downing** (c. 1615 - June 16, 1647) was an English immigrant to Boston, Massachusetts.

Downing was born around 1615 in England as the daughter of Emanuel Downing and Anne Ware. She came from London to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1633 on the "Mary and Jane", and settled in Boston, Massachusetts.

Downing died in Boston, Massachusetts on June 16, 1647.

## Family

Downing married Anthony Stoddard.

* Benjamin Stoddard
* Solomon Stoddard - m. Esther Warham
* Samson Stoddard
Elizabeth (Sanford) Collier (1646-1695)

**Elizabeth Sanford** (February 19, 1646 - February 6, 1695) was a resident of Hartford, Connecticut.

Sanford was born on February 19, 1646 in Hartford, Connecticut, as the daughter of Robert Sanford and Ann. She grew up in the area throughout her childhood. After her marriage around 1668, she raised several children between that year and 1687.

Sanford died in Hartford, Connecticut on February 6, 1695.

## Family

Sanford married Joseph Collier around 1668.

* Joseph Collier - m. Sarah Forbes
* Mary Collier - m. Joseph Phelps
* Sarah Collier - m. Joseph Pratt
* Elizabeth Collier - m. William Bull
* John Collier - m. Elizabeth Humphrey
* Abigail Collier - m. Samuel Peck
* Susannah Collier - m. Stephen Peck
* Ann Collier - m. Henry Brace
* Abel Collier - died young.
Samuel Steele (1652-1709)

**Samuel Steele** (March 25, 1652 - January 2, 1709) was a resident of Farmington, Connecticut, and Hartford, Connecticut.

Steele was born on March 25, 1652 in Farmington, Connecticut, as the son of John Steele, Jr. and Mary Warner, who was the daughter of Andrew Warner and Mary Humphrey of Hadley, New Hampshire. He grew up in the area, especially Hartford, Connecticut, and married in 1680.

Steele died in Hartford, Connecticut on January 2, 1709.

## Family

Steele married Mercy Bradford on September 16, 1680.

* Thomas Steele - m. Susannah Webster
* Abiel Steele - m. Elisha Webster
* Daniel Steele - m. Mary Hopkins
* Eliphalet Steele - m. Catherine Marshfield
* Samuel Steele
* Jerusha Steele
* William Steele
Zacheus Butler (1741-1791)

**Zacheus Butler** (February 22, 1741 - March 21, 1791) was the owner of a cider mill and shop in the north end of West Hartford, Connecticut.

Butler was born on February 22, 1741 as the son of Gideon Butler and Zerviah Ensign. He grew up in town and inherited his father's and uncle's cider mill in the north end. Aside from cider, the mill sold products such as butter, candles, shoes, and brandy. After his death, his son, Jonathan, carried on the business.

Butler died on March 21, 1791.

## Family

Butler married Joanna Cadwell on December 18, 1763.

* Ruth Butler
* Jonathan Butler
* Rhoda Butler
* Epaphras Butler
Minigames

Aspiria MC has multiple gamemodes that it hosts, this is the list:

## TNT Wars

TNT wars is a team PVP minigame, where you and your team have to create TNT cannons, kill the opposite team with the TNT from your cannons. The game can be difficult at times, and requires knowledge about TNT mechanics.

## Survival Games

Also known to people as Hunger Games, our survival game server is very nice. It features a voting system for choosing maps and has many maps that you can play on. In survival games, you are placed into a map with others to loot chests and fight to the death. There is only 1 victor so choose your teams wisely. "I recommend it for passing the time and while you wait for those server resets to finish." said Sheeprulz, an active member on the server.

## One in the Quiver

This is a minigame based on the Call of Duty "One in the Chamber". When players spawn, they will be scattered throughout the map with their kit-specific equipment and one arrow each. Each arrow kills any player in one hit, regardless of charge time, under any circumstances. While arrows are the preferred method of attack, they come in short supply; in other words, arrows are not fetched like in most minigames. Instead, the only way to get more arrows is to kill other players or respawn. If the player has no more arrows, then they must resort to their weaker melee weapon. Players respawn instantly, and there is no time limit. The round ends after a player reaches 20 kills.
Christopher Huntington (1624-1691)

**Christopher Huntington** (1624 - 1691) was one of the original settlers of Norwich, Connecticut,

Huntington was born in 1624 in England as the son of Simon Huntington and Margaret Barrett. As a child, Huntington accompanied his parents in 1633 to Roxbury, Massachusetts; during the trip, his father died of smallpox and was buried at sea. He probably accompanied his mother then to Windsor, Connecticut, where he must have spent the rest of his youth. He removed in the spring of 1654 to Saybrook, Connecticut. Here, he remained until the spring of 1660, when, with a company of the Saybrook colony who had organized themselves into a church, under the care of Rev. James Fitch, he removed to the valley of the Yantic. With his brother, Simon, Huntington aided in laying the foundations of the new town of Norwich, Connecticut, and was one of the original proprietors of land. Thus, his name occurs often in the earlier records of this enterprising town. His house lot was one of the prominent localities in the settlement.

In 1668, Huntington was granted by the general court 100 acres of land, not more than 20 acres of it being meadow. In 1678, he was appointed town clerk and was one of the twelve patentees of the new town of Norwich in 1686.

Huntington died in 1691 in Norwich, Connecticut. No stone marks the resting place of this pioneer of the Norwich settlement. "He sleeps, doubtless, not far from the banks of the pleasant Yantic, in the meadow where rest, unmarked, the mortal remains of so many of the pioneers of the early settlement of Norwich."

## Family

Huntington married Ruth Rockwell on October 7, 1652.

* Christopher Huntington
* Thomas Huntington
* John Huntington - m. Abigail Lathrop
* Susannah Huntington
* Ann Huntington - m. Jonathan Bingham
* Ruth Huntington - m. Samuel Pratt
* Lydia Huntington
* Christopher Huntington - infant.
* Ruth Huntington - infant.
John Whitman (1741-1813)

**John Whitman, Jr.**(February 11, 1741 - September 22, 1813) was a farmer in West Hartford, Connecticut.

He was born on February 11, 1741 in West Hartford, Connecticut, as the son of John Whitman and Abigail Pantry. He grew up in the area and became a farmer in the town. He built a house there on North Main Street that was later occupied by his descendants. The original five-bay section was built around 1764 by Whitman, who served as a prominent landholder involved in the petition to separate West Hartford from Hartford, Connecticut. The house was extended to nine bays in 1807, and underwent a major architect-led rehabilitation in 1913.

On September 22, 1813, Whitman died in West Hartford.

## Family

Whitman married first to Anne Skinner on December 6, 1764 in Bloomfield, Connecticut. She died on November 28, 1806.

* James Whitman - m. Abigail Butler
* Dr. Timothy Whitman - m. Laura Seymour
* John Pantry Whitman - m. Lucy Seymour
* Anna Whitman - m. Timothy Balch
* Ruth Whitman - m. Asahel Thompson
* Eunice Whitman - m. Lemuel Hurlbut, Jr.
* Lucy Whitman (1776-1796) - unmarried.
* Eunice Whitman (1778-78) - died young.

Whitman married second to Eleanor Montague Pratt on October 28, 1807. The couple had no children.
Samuel Whitman (1753-1810)

**Samuel Whitman**(July 29, 1753 - February 7, 1810) was a soldier in the American Revolutionary War and a resident of West Hartford, Connecticut.

Whitman was born on July 29, 1753 in West Hartford, Connecticut, as the son of John Whitman and Abigail Pantry. Upon the outbreak of hostilities with the British Army, he enlisted in the colonial militia 1775 as a private in Captain Noadiah Hooker's company, 2nd Connecticut Regiment, under General Spencer. After he came home from the American Revolutionary War, he became a noted farmer in West Hartford, Connecticut.

On February 7, 1810, Whitman was killed by a kick from a horse in West Hartford, Connecticut.

## Family

Whitman married Abigail Abbott.

* Samuel Whitman - m. Elizabeth Howard
* Lucy Whitman - m. Avelyn Sedgwick
* Harriet Whitman - m. Epaphras Goodman
* Julia Whitman - unmarried.
* Samuel Whitman - died young.
* Eliza Whitman - died young.
* Abigail Whitman - died young.
* Henry Whitman - died young.
* Emma Whitman - died young.
* Emeline Whitman - died young.
* Laura Whitman - died young.
Stephen Hopkins (1634-1689)

**Stephen Hopkins**(1634 - October 1689) was a townsman in Hartford, Connecticut.

the He was born in 1634 at Cambridge, Massachusetts, as the son of John Hopkins, one of the founders of Hartford, Connecticut, and his wife Jane. He was an only child when his parents made the celebrated journey as members of the Thomas Hooker company that removed to Hartford, Connecticut in 1636. He was therefore raised in Hartford, where he took the oath of Freeman in 1656, and was a townsman in 1668 and 1672.

He married Dorcas Bronson, the daughter of John Bronson, Sr., who died May 13, 1697. HIs will was dated September 28, 1680, and he died in October 1689. The inventory of his estate was proved in Court by his widow on November 6, 1689. The couple had seven children.

## Family

Hopkins married Dorcas Bronson, the daughter of John Bronson. She died on May 13, 1697.

* John Hopkins - m. Hannah Rogers
* Stephen Hopkins - m. Sarah Judd
* Ebenezer Hopkins - m. Mary Butler
* Joseph Hopkins - m. Hannah Peck
* Dorcas Hopkins - m. Jonathan Webster
* Mary Hopkins - m. Samuel Sedgwick
* Webster Hopkins - died young.
Benedicta (Tritton) Stanley Wolterton (1609-1664)

**Benedicta Tritton** (August 1, 1609 - January 5, 1664) was a resident of Hartford, Connecticut.

Tritton was born on August 1, 1609 in Ashford, Kent, England. She grew up there and removed to Lynn, Massachusetts with her husband in 1635. She lived there and raised a family after she removed to Hartford, Connecticut a year after. Her home lot was on Main Street in 1639, just north of the Park River, extending to the present Center Church.

After her husband removed to Hadley, Massachusetts as an original settler in 1659, she remained at home and remarried after his death in 1663 to Gregory Wolterton, who lived across the Park River. Tritton died on January 5, 1664.

## Family

Tritton married first to Thomas Stanley. He died on January 31, 1663.

* Mary Stanley - m. John Porter, Jr.
* Sarah Stanley - m. John Wadsworth
* Nathaniel Stanley - m. Sarah Boosey
* Hannah Stanley - m. Samuel Porter

Tritton married second to Gregory Wolterton after 1663. She died soon after.
William Pantry (founder of Hartford)

**William Pantry** (1597 - 1649) was one of the founders of Hartford, Connecticut.

Pantry was born in 1597 in England and arrived in New England in the same ship with other settlers, such as Samuel Greenhill, Timothy Stanley, and Simon Willard. A lot was granted to him in Newtown, Massachusetts on August 4, 1634, and he became a freeman from training on March 4, 1635. The following year, he arrived in Hartford, Connecticut in Thomas Hooker's company, and he emerged as one of the wealthiest of the original proprietors of land. His home lot in 1639 was on the street now known as Front Street. He became constable in the 1640s in Hartford.

Pantry died in Hartford in 1649, leaving his wife, Margaret.

## Family

Pantry married a woman named Margaret.

* Mary Pantry - m. Richard Bryan
* John Pantry - m. Hannah Tuttle
Lucilla (Kirtland) Gridley (1781-1826)

**Lucilla Kirtland** (May 22, 1781 - June 24, 1826) was a resident of Durham, New York, and North Chili, New York.

Kirtland was born on May 22, 1781 in Durham, New York, as the daughter of Daniel Kirtland and Lovisa Lord. After her marriage in 1800, she removed with her husband to Durham, New York. In 1809, she removed again with his family to Pompey, New York, and in 1824 to North Chili, New York, where she lived for two years.

Kirtland died on June 24, 1826.

## Family

Kirtland married Thomas Hooker Gridley on February 23, 1800.

* Mary Gridley - m. Job Hart
* Maria Gridley - m. Horace Stevens
* Giles Franklin Gridley - m. Rebecca Stevens
* Harriet Louisa Gridley - m. Anson Fowler
* John Kirtland Gridley - m. Minerva Oliver
* Samuel Gridley - died young.
Elizabeth (Collier) Goodwin (1706-1776)

**Elizabeth Collier** (April 14, 1706 - October 11, 1776) was a resident of Hartford, Connecticut.

Collier was born on April 14, 1706 as the daughter of John Collier and Elizabeth Humphries. She was baptized on April 28, 1706 in Woodbridge, Connecticut. She grew up in the area and attended the local school. After her marriage before 1733, she resided in Hartford, Connecticut, with her family and remained there until her death.

Collier died on October 10, 1776 in Hartford at the age of 70. She was buried in the Center Church cemetery in Hartford.

## Family

Collier married William Goodwin before 1733.

* William Goodwin - m. Margaret Cook
* Thankful Goodwin - m. John Cook, Jr.
* John Goodwin - m. Martha Spencer
Clifford Cheney (1877-1948)

**Clifford Cheney** (January 3, 1877 - September 6, 1948) was chairman of the board of directors of Cheney Brothers Silk in Manchester, Connecticut, and a director of the Hartford Gas Company.

Cheney was born on January 3, 1877 in Manchester, Connecticut, as the son of Knight Dexter Cheney and Ednah Dow. He graduated from Yale University in 1898 and served in the United States Army during World War I with the rank of Colonel. He was also a veteran of the Mexican border incidents during the Mexican Revolution in the 1910s. Well-known in industrial circles, Cheney started employment with the Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company, following his graduation from Yale. He was a director of the Hartford Gas Company as well and was listed in the 1948-49 edition of Who's Who in America. He was also director of the Pioneer Parachute Company in Manchester, a subsidiary of Cheney Brothers, and was one of the organizers of Hose and Ladder Company No. 1 of the South Manchestr Fire Department.

Cheney died on September 6, 1948 suddenly at his summer home at Noank.

## Family

Cheney married Elizabeth Cheney. The couple had no children.
Lydia (Ford) Newton (1662-1747)

**Lydia Ford** (March 16, 1662 - October 23, 1747) was a resident of Milford, Connecticut.

Ford was born on March 16, 1662 in Fairfield, Connecticut, as the daughter of Thomas Ford and Elizabeth Knowles. She married in 1680 and lived in Milford, Connecticut, where she raised her family for several years.

On October 23, 1747, Ford died in Milford, Connecticut.

## Family

Ford married John Newton on April 14, 1680.

* Ezekiel Newton - m. Abigail Briscoe
* John Newton, Jr. - m. Martha Smith
* Prudence Newton
* Thomas Newton
* Joseph Newton
Thomas Stanley (founder of Hartford)

**Thomas Stanley** (April 30, 1597 - January 31, 1663) was one of the founders of Hartford, Connecticut.

Stanley was born on April 30, 1597 in Ashford, Kent, England, as the son of John Stanley and Susan Elizabeth. In 1635, he arrived in Lynn, Massachusetts from London, England, upon the ship *Planter*. Arriving in New England with his brothers - Timothy and John - he became a freeman in Massachusetts. He became a deputy on September 2, 1635 and constable in 1636, the year in which he removed to Hartford, Connecticut. He was an original proprietor of land there, his home lot in 1639 being on Main Street, just north of the Park River, extending to the present Center Church. During his time in Hartford, he was constable in 1644, 1648, and 1653. He finally removed to Hadley, Massachusetts, in 1659 as an original dissenting settler. He remained a townsman there for a few years.

On January 31, 1663, Stanley died in Hadley, Massachusetts.

## Family

Stanley married Benedicta Tritton.

* Mary Stanley - m. John Porter, Jr.
* Sarah Stanley - m. John Wadsworth
* Nathaniel Stanley - m. Sarah Boosey
* Hannah Stanley - m. Samuel Porter
John Hooker (1664-1745)

**John Hooker**(February 20, 1664/5 - February 21, 1745) was a resident of Farmington, Connecticut, and a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Colony of Connecticut from 1724 to 1732.

Hooker was born on February 20, 1664 or 1665 in Farmington, Connecticut as the son of Samuel Hooker and Mary Willet. He grew up in the area and became one of the most noted men of his day. For many years, he was the leading man of Farmington and served as the magistrate, who did most of the business of the town. He was Judge of the Supreme Court of the Colony from 1724 to 1732. He was a member of the Lower House of the Assembly from 1699 to 1723. He then went into the Upper House and served twenty-one sessions of which he was Clerk for two sessions and Speaker for six. He was chosen assistant in 1723 and rechosen annually for eleven years. He was on important committees and was frequently sent to settle difficulties in towns and churches. He was charged with important public trusts as well.

When he married in 1687, his father purchased and gave him a site on the west side of the main street, some distance north of the Meeting House of Farmington, Connecticut, and here he built his house under the branches of a beautiful elm tree, where it soon became a center of generous hospitality, and a familiar gathering place for the sages of the town, who in the pleasant summer evenings seated under the leafy canopy of the Hooker Elm, discussed the passing events, while their long pipes gave forth clouds of fragrant incense, which dispensed among the leaves of the tree. Indeed, the "Hooker Elm" was a widely known feature of the pleasant street.

Hooker died at Farmington, Connecticut on February 21, 1745.

## Family

Hooker married Abigail Stanley on November 24, 1687.

* Hezekiah Hooker - m. Abigail Curtis
* John Hooker - m. Mercy Hart
* Abigail Hooker - m. Nathaniel Hart
* Mary Hooker - m. Samuel Hart
* Sarah Hooker - m. Matthew Hart
* Joseph Hooker - m. Sarah Lewis
* Ruth Hooker - m. Ashahel Strong
* Roger Hooker - m. (1) Mercy Hart (2) Anna Kellogg
* John Hooker - died young.
* Abigail Hooker - died young.
Susannah (Newton) Stone Burwell (1654-1703)

**Susannah Newton**(September 20, 1654 - July 20, 1703) was a resident of Milford, Connecticut.

Newton was born on September 20, 1654 in Farmington, Connecticut, as the daughter of Roger Newton and Mary Hooker. She grew up in Farmington and removed to Milford, Connecticut, after her first marriage in the 1670s. She settled down there to start a family and remained there until her death decades later.

On July 20, 1703, Newton died in Milford, Connecticut.

## Family

Newton married first to John Stone. He died in 1686 in Milford, Connecticut.

* Ezekial Stone - m. Hannah Merwin
* Samuel Stone - unmarried.
* John Stone, Jr. - unmarried.
* Susannah Stone - died young.

Newton married second to Samuel Burwell.

* Susannah Burwell - m. John Fowler
* John Burwell - m. Susannah Baldwin
Aaron Pierson (1811-1863)

**Aaron Pierson** (February 28, 1811 - August 10, 1863) was a resident of Orange, New Jersey.

Pierson was born on February 28, 1811 as the son of Isaac Pierson and Nancy Crane. He grew up in New Jersey and settled in Orange, where he lived for many years.

Pierson died in Orange, New Jersey, on August 10, 1863.

## Family

Pierson married Mary Ogden on May 9, 1838.

* John Ogden Pierson - m. (1) Lucy Lewis (2) Emily D. Chickering
* Stephen Condit Pierson - m. (1) Hannah P. Latimer (2) Mina H. Glazier
* Isaac Pierson - m. (1) Sarah Elizabeth Dyer (2) Flora J. Hale
* Elizabeth Benedict Pierson - unmarried.
Michael Jackson (1709-1757)

**Michael Jackson** (February 28, 1709 - October 1757) was a tanner by trade in Newton, Massachusetts.

Jackson was born on February 28, 1709 in Newton, Massachusetts, as the son of Edward Jackson and Mary Newton. He grew up there and became a tanner by trade. In November 1732, he purchased from his father a tract of 10 acres of woodland, bounding southerly on the Charles River. Throughout this time, Michael also received further gifts from his father.

The date of Michael Jackson's death is not recorded, but administration on his estate was granted on October 17, 1757. Among the papers relating to the estate on file in the Probate Office is the bill of his attending physician, Lazarus Beal. This bill shows the kinds and quantities of medicine furnished. The last visit to Michael was October 4, 1757, thirteen days prior to the granting of administration on his estate.

## Family

Jackson married Phebe Patten on October 17, 1733.

* Michael Jackson - m. Ruth Parker
* Phebe Jackson - m. Aaron Child
* Deborah Jackson - m. Samuel Woodward
* Elizabeth Jackson - m. Nathaniel Fuller
* Katharine Jackson - m. Joshua Fuller, Jr.
* Jonathan Jackson - m. Mary Stone
* Thomas Jackson - m. Rachel Colburn
* Priscilla Jackson - m. Samuel Woodward
* Phineas Jackson - m. Ruth Wood
* Oliver Jackson - m. Lucy Fuller
* Mary Jackson
* Patten Jackson
* Nathaniel Jackson - died young.
* Nathaniel Jackson - died young.
Joseph Goodrich (1691-1768)

**Joseph Goodrich** (February 29, 1691 - January 31, 1768) was a resident of Wethersfield, Connecticut.

Goodrich was born on February 29, 1691 as the son of William Goodrich and Grace Riley in Wethersfield, Connecticut. After his marriage in 1714, he settled down there and served as a farmer for many years.

Goodrich died in Wethersfield, Connecticut, on January 31, 1768.

## Family

Goodrich married Mehetable Goodwin on December 23, 1714.

* Mehetable Goodrich - m. Thomas Marvin
* Nathaniel Goodrich - m. Martha Deming
Sarah (Stoddard) Whitman (1680-1758)

**Sarah Stoddard** (April 1, 1680 - September 10, 1758) was a resident of Northampton, Massachusetts and Farmington, Connecticut.

Stoddard was born on April 1, 1680 in Northampton, Massachusetts, as the daughter of Solomon Stoddard and Esther Warham. She grew up in the area and removed to Farmington, Connecticut after her childhood.

Stoddard died in Farmington, Connecticut on September 10, 1758.

## Family

Stoddard married Rev. Samuel Whitman on March 19, 1707.

* Elnathan Whitman - m. Abigail Stanley
* Solomon Whitman - m. (1) Susanna Cole (2) Ruth Strong (3) Ruth Wadsworth
* Eunice Whitman - m. John Strong
* John Whitman - m. Abigail Pantry
* Sarah Whitman - m. John Trumbull
* Elizabeth Whitman - m. Thomas Strong
* Samuel Whitman - unmarried.
Walter Phelps Beach (1822-1896)

**Walter Phelps Beach** (January 21, 1822 - December 29, 1896) was a veteran of the American Civil War. He was also a resident of Hartford, Connecticut, and Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Beach was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on January 21, 1822 as the son of George Beach and Harriet Bradley. When he was a young man, he shipped on a whaling vessel and visited all parts of the coasts of Africa and South America, rising to the position of first mate. On October 28, 1861, at the age of 38, he formed and became Captain of Company F, Tenth Michigan Infantry and fought in the war. During the closing months of the American Civil War in 1865, Beach removed to Ypsilanti, just west of Detroit. He lived there for many years and served as justice of the peace of the second district of Ypsilanti, Michigan, for five years from 1891.

Beach died at his home in Ypsilanti of a stroke on December 29, 1896.

## Family

Beach married first to Martha Ann Stacy on August 31, 1845 in Providence, Rhode Island. She died in 1874.

* Harriet Bradley Beach - m. Francis Augustus Oberst
* Sarah Katherine Beach - m. Frank Joslyn
* Walter Augustus Beach - m. Christena Marie Skog
* Helen Tyler Beach - m. William A. Burt
* Elizabeth Beach - m. Daniel Peyton Sullivan
* George Skinner Beach
* Nicholas Beach - died young.
* Martha Ann Beach - died young.

Beach married second to his cousin, Maria Catherine Skinner, on April 19, 1876 in Hartford, Connecticut. The couple had no children.
Mary (Hooker) Gridley (1736-1819)

**Mary Hooker** (May 18, 1736 - January 20, 1819) was a resident of Berlin, Connecticut, and Pompey, New York.

Hooker was born on May 18, 1736 in Berlin, Connecticut as the daughter of Andrew Hooker and Mary Lee. She grew up in the town throughout her childhood and removed to Pompey, New York, after 1775, where she remained for many years.

Hooker died in Pompey, New York, on January 20, 1819. She was buried a day later, and in 1898, her remains were removed through the efforts of her descendant, Frank Gridley Fowler of Bridgeport, Connecticut, who gave an interesting account of his search for her grave in an old, abandoned graveyard.

## Family

Hooker married Thomas Gridley on June 23, 1768. He died at Pompey, New York, in 1804.

* Giles Gridley - m. Ruth George
* Thomas Hooker Gridley - m. Lucilla Kirtland
Ralph Cheney (1806-1897)

**Ralph Cheney** (January 13, 1806 - March 26, 1897) was one of the brothers involved in the management of the Cheney Brothers Silk Company in Manchester, Connecticut, and a farmer in that area of the state.

Cheney was born on January 13, 1806 in Manchester, Connecticut, as the son of George Cheney and Electa Woodbridge. He did not identify with the silk business at its start. Instead, he lived in a cottage and carried on a small farm, serving as town clerk for several years. He subsequently migrated West and engaged in farming and real estate business. Closing out this business, he removed to South Manchester, Connecticut, and became a member of the Cheney Brothers Silk Company in the 1840s. He remained one of the directors of the corporation until he retired in 1892. He had devoted most of his attention to managing the outside work of the company. At the same time, he had worked as a director of the Mercantile National Bank and in the Plimpton Manufacturing Company, both of Hartford, Connecticut.

Cheney was the oldest member of the Manchester Lodge, F. and A.M., and was one of the oldest Masons in the state. He held many positions of trust in town, and was the first judge of probate for his district. He was also the democratic senator from the district in 1852.

## Family

Cheney married Jerusha Drake Goodwin on October 14, 1833. She died on September 16, 1869.

* Mary Jane Cheney - m. Joshua Alder Ellis
* Richard Otis Cheney - m. Sophie Bissell
Thomas Scott Williams (1812-1874)

**Thomas Scott Williams** (February 26, 1812 - December 29, 1874) was a civil engineer and the Superintendent of the Boston and Maine Railroad.

Williams was born on February 26, 1812 in Bozrah, Connecticut, as the son of Solomon Williams and Martha Baker. He grew up there and was by profession a civil engineer. He assisted in the survey of the Boston and Albany Railroad and Boston City Water Works, and was for several years Superintendent of the Boston and Maine Railroad. Afterwards, he was engaged in business in Boston, Massachusetts, as a dealer in railroad supplies and finally settled in Auburndale, Massachusetts.

Williams died on December 29, 1874 in Auburndale, Massachusetts.

## Family

Williams married Ellen Goodwin on October 7, 1846.

* Robert Edwards Williams - m. Helen E. Seaton
* Annie Huntington Williams - m. Joseph F. Ryder
* Mary Edwards Williams
* Ellen Constance Williams
Prudence (Hurlbut) Goodman (1783-1857)

**Prudence Hurlbut**(June 3, 1783 - September 13, 1857) was a resident of West Hartford, Connecticut.

Hurlbut was born on June 3, 1783 in West Hartford, Connecticut, as the daughter of Lemuel Hurlbut and Tabitha Nott. She grew up in West Hartford and settled there after her marriage in 1807 to start a family. Her husband fought in the War of 1812 and returned home in the years after to become a deacon in the West Hartford Congregational Church, while she tended the home and children.

On September 13, 1857, Hurlbut died in West Hartford, Connecticut, at the age of 74.

## Family

Hurlbut married Moses Goodman on April 6, 1807 in West Hartford, Connecticut.

* Harriet Hurlbut Goodman - m. Henry Selden
* Julia Pamelia Goodman - m. Edward Selden
* Other Children
Thomas Hooker Gridley (1775-1857)

**Thomas Hooker Gridley** (January 31, 175 - August 4, 1857) was a resident of Kensington, Connecticut, and a New York soldier of the War of 1812.

Gridley was born on January 31, 1775 in Kensington, Connecticut, as the son of Thomas Gridley and Mary Hooker. He was a farmer and resided at the family home at Kensington, Connecticut, until 1790, then went with his parents to Durham, New York, where he married. In 1809, he removed with his family and parents to Pompey, New York, and in 1824, to North Chili, New York, where he remained until his death. He was also a soldier in the War of 1812 and was stationed at Oswego, New York.

Gridley died on August 4, 1857 in North Chili, New York.

## Family

Gridley married Lucilla Kirtland on February 23, 1800.

* Mary Gridley - m. Job Hart
* Maria Gridley - m. Horace Stevens
* Giles Franklin Gridley - m. Rebecca Stevens
* Harriet Louisa Gridley - m. Anson Fowler
* John Kirtland Gridley - m. Minerva Oliver
* Samuel Gridley - died young.
Stephen Hurlbut (1649-)

**Stephen Hurlbut** (1649 - aft. February 1694) was a mechanic in Wethersfield, Connecticut.

Hurlbut was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, probably around 1649, as the son of Thomas Hurlbut. He grew up there and became a mechanic, marrying and starting a family in 1678. Records also indicate that he was twice married. The town of Wethersfield granted Stephen Hurlbut "a piece of land 8 feet in breadth, 70 feet in length, flanking upon his own Lot next his house to set a shop upon," on February 23, 1694.

There are no records of his death.

## Family

Hurlbut married a woman named Dorothy on December 12, 1678.

* Thomas Hurlbut - m. Rebecca Meekins
* Joseph Hurlbut - m. Sybil Fitch
* Benjamin Hurlbut
* Phebe Hurlbut
* Dorothy Hurlbut
* Stephen Hurlbut
William Bradford (Mayflower)

**William Bradford** (bapt. March 19, 1590 - May 9, 1657) was an English separatist leader who grew up in Yorkshire, and later moved to Leiden, Holland, and helped found the Plymouth Colony in the United States. He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact while aboard the *Mayflower* in 1620. He served as Plymouth Colony Governor five times covering about thirty years between 1621 and 1657. His journal, *Of Plymouth Plantation,* covered the period from 1620 to 1657 in Plymouth Colony.

Bradford was born to William and Alice Bradford in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, in March 1590 into a wealthy and influential family. In 1619, Bradford sold his house in Leiden and moved to London in March 1620. The Mayflower departed Plymouth, England in September 1620 with 102 passengers, reaching land in mid-November 1620 at Cape Cod hook. In 1621, Bradford was struck with great pain and collapsed, recovering quickly after. The elected leadership of Plymouth Colony chose Bradford as the second Governor of the colony after the death of the first in April 1621. In 1624, the Governor and his assistants constituted a judicial court.

Bradford died on May 9, 1657, and was buried in Plymouth.

## Family

Bradford married first to Dorothy May on December 10, 1613 when she was 16 years old. On December 17, 1620, Dorothy fell from the deck of the Mayflower into the icy waters of Cape Cod Harbor, where the ship was anchored, and drowned.

* John Bradford (1617 - c. 1676) - m. Martha Bourne

Bradford married second to Alice Carpenter Southworth on August 14, 1623, a widow.

* William Bradford - m. (1) Alice Richard (2) Sarah Wiswall Griswold (3) Mary Atwood Holmes
* Mercy Bradford - m. Benjamin Vermayes
* Joseph Bradford - m. Jael Hobart

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Hannah (Pantry) Goodwin (1695-1736)

**Hannah Pantry** (c. 1695 - c. 1736) was a resident of Hartford, Connecticut.

Pantry was born in around 1695 in Hartford, Connecticut, as the daughter of John Pantry and Abigail Mix. She grew up there and settled in Hartford after her marriage to raise a small family.

Pantry died in Hartford, Connecticut, around 1736.

## Family

Pantry married Hezekiah Goodwin.

* Hannah Goodwin - m. John Watson
* John Pantry Goodwin - m. Ann Spencer
Jonathan Olmsted (1706-1770)

**Jonathan Olmsted**(November 14, 1706 - December 9, 1770) was a resident of East Hartford, Connecticut.

Olmsted was born on November 14, 1706 in East Hartford, Connecticut, as the son of Joseph Olmsted and Hannah Marsh. He grew up in East Hartford and remained there for his whole life as a farmer.

On December 9, 1770, Olmsted died in East Hartford.

## Family

Olmsted married Hannah Meakins on December 28, 1738.

* Jonathan Olmsted - m. Sabra Stanley
* Mary Olmsted - m. Stephen Buckland
* Hannah Olmsted - m. Joseph Goodwin
* Gideon Olmsted - m. Mabel Roberts
* Benjamin Olmsted - m. Content Pitkin
* Aaron Olmsted - m. Mary Langrell Bigelow
* Epaphras Olmsted - unmarried.
* John Olmsted - unmarried.
* Joseph Olmsted - died young.
* Ezekiel Olmsted - died young.
Morgan Goodwin (1728-1792)

**Morgan Goodwin** (February 4, 1728 - bur. February 4, 1792) was a farmer in West Hartford, Connecticut.

Goodwin was born on February 4, 1728 in West Hartford, Connecticut, as the son of Isaac Goodwin and Hannah Morgan. After his marriage in 1753, he settled down in the Mountain Road area and worked as a farmer for many years.

Goodwin died in West Hartford, Connecticut, and was buried on February 4, 1792.

## Family

Goodwin married Mary Hawley on January 10, 1753.

* Morgan Goodwin - m. Rowena Wheeler
* Titus Goodwin - m. Rose Hart
* Mary Goodwin - m. Joseph Whiting
* Elizabeth Goodwin - m. Samuel Farnsworth
* David Goodwin - died young.
Cyprian Nichols Beach (1828-1887)

**Cyprian Nichols Beach**(September 9, 1828 - February 8, 1887) was a coal businessman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and an associate in Hartford, Connecticut.

Beach was born in Hartford, Connecticut on September 9, 1828, as the son of George Beach and Maria Nichols. He was educated in Hartford and was for a time educated in the Trinity college class of 1848, although he did not graduate. Most of his life was spent in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a merchant in the coal business there. He worked as a coal businessman for many years and retired from the active business life in the 1870s. Since his retirement, he and his family divided their time between Newport, Rhode Island, where they had their summer home, Hartford, Connecticut, and the continent of Europe. Most of their winters were spent abroad.

While he was not technically a resident of Hartford, he held large interests in Hartford concerns and had invested considerable sums of money to aid lines of business that promised to be of benefit to the city. He was a considerable shareholder in the Broad Brook Company, the Phoenix Insurance Company, and others.

On the first of January in 1887, he sailed for Europe with his wife and daughter to spend the winter in Nice, France. In early February, he fell ill and his condition was so critical that his brother set out for London, sailing from New York. On February 8, 1887, Beach died in London, England.

## Family

Beach married first to Helen Tyler.

Beach married second to Hettie Hart Jarvis in 1867.

* Elizabeth Beach - m. Charles Leonard Frost Robinson
Mary (Hooker) Newton (1624-1675)

**Mary Hooker**(1624 - February 4, 1675) was a resident of Farmington, Connecticut, and Milford, Connecticut. She was also the daughter ofThomas Hooker, one of the founders of Hartford, Connecticut.

Hooker was born in 1624 in England as the daughter of Thomas Hooker, one of the founders of Hartford, Connecticut. After her marriage in 1644, she settled in Farmington, Connecticut, where she remained for two decades. She then moved to Milford, Connecticut, with her young family. It is here that she remained for her last years.

On February 4, 1675, Hooker died in Milford, Connecticut.

## Family

Hooker married Roger Newton in 1644 in Hartford County, Connecticut.

* Samuel Newton - m. Martha Fenn
* Roger Newton, Jr. - m. Abigail Fletcher
* Susannah Newton - m. (1) John Stone (2) Samuel Burwell
* John Newton - m. Lydia Ford
* Sarah Newton - m. John Wilson
* Mary Newton - m. Edward Jackson
* Alice Newton - m. Daniel Buckingham
* Ezekiel Newton - unmarried.
Timothy Seymour Goodman (1787-1870)

**Timothy Seymour Goodman**(November 5, 1787 - May 8, 1870) was a resident of West Hartford, Connecticut, and Cincinnati, Ohio.

Goodman was born on November 5, 1787 in West Hartford, Connecticut, as the son of Moses Goodman and Amy Seymour. He grew up in West Hartford and attended the local school. After his marriage in 1814, he and his wife removed to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1817, where he became a prominent figure in early Cincinnati history. He was recalled as one of the pioneer, wholesale dry goods merchants who built up a prosperous trade in the city prior to 1840. At that date, in company with his brother, he formed the partnership long known as H. H. Goodman & Company, in a banking business, with which he continued to be associated until his death.

On May 8, 1870, Goodman died in Cincinnati, Ohio.

## Family

Goodman married first to Abigail Whitman on September 12, 1812. She died soon after.

Goodman married second to Amelia Faxon on December 1, 1814 in West Hartford, Connecticut.

* Henry Horace Goodman - m. Esther Ann Langdon
* Charles Goodman - m. Catherine Wiles
* William Augustus Goodman - m. (1) Lucy Grandin (2) Anna Clark
* Timothy Seymour Goodman, Jr. - m. Julia Shipman
* Moses Goodman
* Francis Goodman
* Thomas Goodman - died young.
* Abigail Whitman Goodman - died young.
Dorothy (Flint) Shepard (1642-1668)

**Dorothy Flint** (July 11, 1642 - February 12, 1668) was a resident of Braintree and Rowley, Massachusetts.

Flint was born on July 11, 1642 in Braintree, Massachusetts, as the daughter of Rev. Henry Flint and Margery Hoar. She grew up in the area and removed to Rowley, Massachusetts after her marriage in 1666.

She died at Rowley, Massachusetts, on February 12, 1668.

## Family

Flint married Samuel Shepard on April 30, 1666.

* Samuel Shepard - m. Alice Mason
John Wilson, Jr. (1621-1691)

**John Wilson, Jr.** (September 1621 - August 23, 1691) was a famous preacher in Medfield, Massachusetts.

Wilson was born in September 1621 in London, England as the son of Rev. John Wilson of the First Church of Boston, and Elizabeth Mansfield. He came with his father to New England in 1630 and graduated from Harvard College in 1642. He was ordained and settled with Cotton Mather at Dorchester. After his marriage around 1647, he removed to Medfield, Massachusetts, in 1651, where he became a famous preacher, and remained there for many years. He was considered the first minister of Medfield.

On August 23, 1691, Wilson died at Medfield, Massachusetts.

## Family

Wilson married Sarah Hooker around 1647.

* Sarah Wilson - m. (1) Paul Batt (2) Josiah Torrey
* Elizabeth Wilson - m. Thomas Weld
* John Wilson - m. Sarah Newton
* Susanna Wilson - m. Grindal Rawson
* Thomas Wilson - died young.
* Elizabeth Wilson - died young.
* John Wilson - died young.
* Thomas Wilson - died young.