JOHN WHITEHEAD [page 624] John and Thomas probably the youth brought over from England by Frances Halle, at the request of their uncle, Thomas Allcote of Roxbury,Mass., who promised to pay for the expense of their passage upon their arrival; but Mr Allcote was then dead. There was no provision for the youth, and Thomas was employed by Mathias Hitchcocke and later by David Atwater. John became a member of the household of John Crane, and accompanied him to Branford. He married March 9,1661, Martha, daughter of Lesly Bradfield. He signed the new plantation and church covenant and resided in Branford until his death. His widow and 7 children were present at the signing of his inventory, Jan 8,1695. He owned a house and upland at Indian Neck. children of John Whitehead and Martha Bradfield; Hannah: married Peter Tyler, Dec 25,1688 John: b. Feb.20,1665 Martha: b. Jan 10,1667 Damaris: b. Jan 20,1669 Samuel: b. Nov 24,1672 Eliphalet: b. Sept 27,1674 Elizabeth: b. Oct 1677 Thomas: b. Feb 27,1680. --------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN EDWARDS [page 623]....with his son Thomas came from Wethersfield in 1647. At this date he signed an agreement to share all expenses with the other proprietors of Branford, he died 1664. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- JOHN NORTON: [page 618] Is suppose to have been the 3d son of Richard Norton and Ellen Rowley of London. His name appears upon the Bradford records as one of the first settlers, where he lived with his wife,Dorothy, who died in 1652, leaving 3 young daughters who were born in Branford, and a son,John who died 1657. He assisted in the legal transaction of the place. In 1659 he removed to Farmington [Conn], and was one of the first proprietors in the divison of lands in that place. He died there Nov. 5,1709. 1. children of John Norton and Dorothy____[she died Jan 24,1652]: Elizabeth, b.1645: married John Plumb of Milford Hannah b. 1646; married Samuel North of Farmington Dorothy b. March 1,1649 John: b. March 24,1651; died Jan 15,1657. --- 2.children of John Norton and Elizabeth____[she died Nov 6,1657] John born Oct 14,1657; married Ruth Moore; died Apr.25,1725 ------- 3. children of John Norton and Elizabeth Clark: Samuel born May 13,1659; died Aug 20,1659 Thomas b. 1660; married Hannah Rose. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Cynthia listowner ----- Original Message ----- From: "quirkje" <quirkje@email.msn.com> Subject: Re: [CTHARTFO] Colony of New Haven,Conn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "NewEnglander1621" <NewEnglander1621@email.msn.com> > To: <CTHARTFO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 5:25 PM > Subject: [CTHARTFO] Colony of New Haven,Conn > > > "Colony of New Haven " towns include Branford, Guilford, Milford, > > Stratford, Norwalk, and Southhold[L.Is] > > by Edward Atwater, Meriden,Conn.,1902. > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > ==== CTHARTFO Mailing List ==== > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Conn.River Valley Genealogical Research library: http://www.quadrangle.org > http://www.nehgs.org [New Eng His.Genealogical Library in Boston] > http://www.acpl.lib.in.us [large genealogy library in Ind.] > > ============================== > The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family > members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. > http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp > >