Chris, William Bloomfield was in Middletown 1650-1655, so no conflict there. It looks as if he returned to Hartford or perhaps the family went to Springfield. We know Simon and John were encouraged to stay in Springfield with property, John later settling in nearby Westfield. Your thought about the wedding of Simon and Sarah Bloomfield being around this time and the colonial era bachelor party occured to me as well. I don't recall seeing any other mention of the Sacketts in Hartford before this, just Newtown and Springfield, MA. Tom > Tom, > > Many thanks for sharing these Court reports. Great fun! Simon's "partying" > is interesting because of the date - Sep 1652. According to Weygant, Simon > married Sarah Bloomfield in that year at Springfield. Maybe the party at > Hartford was a "going-away" celebration. It could hardly have been a > stag-party before Simon's nuptials. Not with those other women there! I > wonder what Simon's bride-to-be made of these shenanigans. I bet she gave > him an earful. > > Does the William Bloomfield case in Hartford in 1658 help or hinder your > attempts to keep track of his whereabouts? I recall you had him founding > Middletown in 1654. I think it likely William had some fast horses! > > Best.. > Chris > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tom Smith [mailto:tsmith26@comcast.net] > > Sent: 18 November 2003 02:39 > > To: SACKETT-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [SACKETT-L] Records of the Particular Court of Connecticut, > > 1639-1663 > > > > Under the category of "some things never change," found in the > > above mentioned court records; > > Published by the Ct Historical Society and the Society of > > Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, Hartford 1928, > > A particuler Courte in Hartford the 7th of Sept: 1652, pg 36 > > > > "Symon Sackutt John Masters Abigaill Marven Sarah Spenser for > > theire missdeamenors in keeping Company, drinking excessiuely and > > vnseasonably are fyned 40s a peece > > And they are to pay or secure theire fynes within a fortnight, or > > such as faile are to suffer Imprisonment: > > William Waller vndertakes to pay his Sisters fyne > > Thomas Spenser vndertakes the payment of Sarah Spensers fyne. > > Symon Sackutt Byndeth his heifer for the securing of his fyne. > > Edward Stebbing vndertakes for John Masters his fyne. > > Thomas Seamer is to pay the penalty of the order for drinking > > excessiuely and vnseasonably: wch is for excessiue drinking 3s > > 4p, and for drinking vuseasonably 5s 0. > > Thus far the fynes are dd in to the Marshall" > > > > Also found in the same record on pg 116: > > > > " A perticuler Court June 3rd: 58 > > > > William Blumfield is released from his recognisanc to ye Countrey > > for his son Daniels peaceable behaviour" > > > > Note: The Particular Court was a tribunal for the settlement of > > differences and the establishment of just rights between > > particular persons, and operated in Hartford between 1638 and > > 1664. It was distinct from the General Court. > > > > Tom Smith > > > ==== SACKETT Mailing List ==== > Visit the SACKETT-L Web Page at > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sidersn/sackett > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

> -----Original Message----- > From: tsmith26@comcast.net [mailto:tsmith26@comcast.net] > Sent: 18 November 2003 12:13 > ---------snip-------- > I don't recall seeing any other mention of > the Sacketts in Hartford before this, just Newtown and Springfield, MA. > Tom Tom, I think this is right in the sense that this is the only documentary evidence of Simon Jr in Hartford. He would of course have accompanied his mother to Hartford from Newtown in Jun 1636 when he was only about 6 years old. He is now firmly placed in Hartford in 1652 & according to Weygant this is also about the year he got married in Springfield. I have not seen the 1653 records reported by W. re land grants in Springfield nor the purchase from Brooks. Has anyone seen these records? W. dates the Oath of Fidelity at Springfield as 13 Mar 1653. This should be 23 Mar 1656 (Pynchon Court Record, p217 "March 23rd 1655/56 being a Trayning day these underwritten took the oath of fidelity [23 names including Symon Sackett and John Sackett]). Regards, Chris