RALPH WHEELOCK 1600-1684

[Ancestral Link: Marguerite Anderson (Miller), daughter of Hannah Anderson (Anderson), daughter of Mary Margaret Edmiston (Anderson), daughter of Martha Jane Snow (Edmiston), daughter of Sarah Sawyer Hastings (Snow), daughter of Salome Burt (Hastings), daughter of Sarah Sawyer (Burt), daughter of Caleb Sawyer, son of Elizabeth Wheelock (Sawyer), daughter of Joseph Wheelock, son of Gershom Wheelock, son of Ralph Wheelock.]

 

[Ancestral Link: Marguerite Anderson (Miller), daughter of Hannah Anderson (Anderson), daughter of Mary Margaret Edmiston (Anderson), daughter of Martha Jane Snow (Edmiston), daughter of Gardner Snow, son of James Snow, son of Zerrubbable Snow, son of Abigail Brigham (Snow), daughter of Mehitable Warren (Brigham), daughter of Experience Wheelock (Warren), daughter of Ralph Wheelock.]

 

Ralph Wheelock first public school teacher in America

http://www.town.medfield.net/index.cfm?pid=12391

The link is for the town of Medfield, Massachusetts. The town touts Ralph Wheelock as a founder of the town. There is an Elementary School named for him and historical sites.
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Information
Birth 14 May 1600 Donington, Shropshire, England

Cambridge University Alumni, Matriculated Easter 1623 Easter, 1623. B.A. 1626-7; M.A. 1631. Ordained deacon (Peterb.) September 20, 1629. Went to New England, 1637. Settled at Dedham, Massachusetts. Deputy to the Massachusetts General Court for Dedham, 1639 and 1640; for Medfield, 1653, 1663, 1664, 1666 and 1667. Town clerk and local justice in Dedham, 1642. Became the leading founder of the new town of Medifield, Massachusetts, 1651. Died there January 11, 1683-4. Perhaps brother of Abraham (1611). (J. G. Bartlett; Felt, 374.)
Marriage 17 May 1630 Age: 30 to Lady Rebecca Clark
Wramplingham, Norfolk, England

Arrival 1637 Age: 37Arrival
Watertown, Massachusetts
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

Death 11 January1684 Age: 83
Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Colony

Rev. Ralph Wheelock
1637, Dedham
Rev. Ralph Wheelock, the WHEELOCK immigrant ancestor, was born in Shropshire, England, in 1600. He was educated at Clare Hall, Cambridge University, England, where he received his B.A. in 1626 and his M.A. in 1631. He became an eminent preacher in England, but because of his nonconformist views he was prosecuted, and finally in 1637 sought refuge with his Puritan fellows in New England. He was at Watertown for a short time, but located permanently at Dedham, Massachusetts. He brought with him from England his wife Rebecca and his daughter Rebecca. In his biography by his great grandson, Rev. Ebenezer Wheelock, who founded Dartmouth College, we are told that the ship was driven back once by storms and that the voyage was long and distressing. He was one of the founders of the town and church of Dedham, learned, devout, unselfish, practical and indefatigable. In 1638 he made his home in that part of Dedham which was set off as Medfield. He was admitted a freeman March 13, 1638-39; was selectman, schoolmaster, deputy to the general court, commissioner to end small causes, appointed magistrate to perform marriages while at Dedham, and was equally prominent in the new town of Medfield. He built his house at Medfield in 1651-52. He was made clerk of writs in 1642, was selectman of Medfield, 1651-55; school teacher and justice of the peace. He made his will May 3, 1681; the inventory was dated January 31, 1683, and the will proved May i, 1684. He bequeathed to his eldest son Gershom, and other sons—Benjamin, Eleazer, and Samuel; sons-in-law Increase Ward and Joseph Warren; grandchild Rebecca Craft; refers in his will to his deceased wife, and appoints George Barbour one of the overseers of his will. His wife died in 1680. Two of his sons, Benjamin and Eleazer, settled in Mendon, Massachusetts. Rev. Mr. Wheelock declined to take charge of any particular parish, but preached occasionally in Medfield and adjacent parishes. His last years were spent in teaching and farming. Rev. Louis Hicks, of New Haven, wrote in 1899: "It is highly probable that he was a descendant of Hugh de Wheelock, who in the reign of Henry II. received from Roger Maine Warring a title to all the latter's claims to the village of Wheelock, Cheshire, England, which he had previously held. It is also probable that he was a relative of Abraham Wheelock, a native of Shropshire, who took the degree of A. M. at Cambridge University in 1618, and was admitted to Clare Hall as a Fellow about the same time as Ralph Wheelock, entered the same college and who later became the first professor of Arabic and Saxon tongues in the University and became librarian." Children of Ralph Wheelock; Rebecca, born in England, about 1632; Peregrina, about 1636, on the voyage; Gershom, mentioned below; Mary, 1638; Benjamin, January 8, 1639-40; Samuel, September 22, 1642; Record, December 15, 1643; Eleazer, father of Ralph, who settled at Windham, Connecticut, and whose son, Rev. Dr. Eleazer Wheelock, was the founder and first president of Dartmouth College; Experience, 1648. from ancestry.com

History Quote from Ralph Wheelocks geneology page wheelockgeneology.com
Reverend Ralph Wheelock, Puritan, educator, and founder was born in Shropshire, England in 1600. The origins of his surname can be traced back to the tenth century in Wheelock Village, near Sandbach, in the County of Cheshire. Ralph was educated at Cambridge University, Clare Hall. He matriculated in 1623, obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1626, and a Master of Arts in 1631.
At that time, Cambridge was the center of the dissenting religious movement that gave rise to Puritanism. His contemporaries at Cambridge University included John Milton and John Eliot, whose liberal views he seemed to share. The persecution of those with Puritan beliefs ran high during this period, which undoubtedly motivated Rev. Wheelock to participate in "The Great Migration" which brought many new immigrants to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. By one account, 20,000 came to New England during the peak years of the migration between 1630 and 1640 [1].

On 6 May 1630, in England, Rev. Wheelock was ordained priest by Francis White, Bishop of the Norfolk Diocese [12]. Shortly thereafter, on 17 May 1630, he married Rebecca Clarke. At least three children were born to the family in England (Mary Wheelock, baptised in Banham, County of Norfolk, 2 Sep 1631; Gershom Wheelock, baptised in the village of Eccles, County of Norfolk, 3 Jan 1632/33 [2]; and Rebecca Wheelock, baptised in the village of Eccles, County of Norfolk, 24 Aug 1634 [10]). Rev. Wheelock served clerical duties at the parish in Eccles, where Gershom and Rebecca were baptised, indicated by his signature as "local curate" on the register pages that record his children's baptisms [11].

Rev. Wheelock, his wife Rebecca, and at least three children sailed for the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637, just 7 years after Boston was first settled, and during the peak of the "Great Migration" [3]. Some Wheelock historians have suggested that Rebecca gave birth to a daughter aboard ship, but no definitive proof is available [4].

Upon arrival, Rebecca and Ralph Wheelock settled in Watertown, Massachusetts. There Rev. Wheelock participated in a plan to create a new settlement further up the Charles River, to be called Contentment (later renamed Dedham). In 1638 Rev. Wheelock became one of the earliest settlers and a founder of Dedham. He lived there with his wife for more than a decade, and played a leading role in the affairs of the town. The records at Dedham show that Ralph and Rebecca had four children there: Benjamin, Samuel, Record, and Experience.

In July 1637, Rev. Ralph Wheelock signed the 'Dedham Covenant' which was in effect the founding constitution of the settlers of Dedham. In 1639 he and seven others were chosen for "ye ordering of towne affayers according unto Courte Order in that behalf." The powers that these eight men had were probably similar to the town selectmen of modern times. He was also appointed to assist the surveyor ("measurer") in laying out the boundaries of the town.

On 13 Mar 1638/9, Rev. Wheelock was declared a freeman [5], which allowed him to exercise the full right of suffrage and to hold public office. To become a freeman, it was necessary to be a member in good standing of a local church, and to appear before the General Court and take an oath whose essential elements swore to good citizenship and good religious character.

In 1642, Ralph Wheelock was appointed the General Court clerk of writs. The General Court was the central court of the Bay Colony, with powers granted by the British Crown to decide legal matters, to dispense lands, and to establish laws. At this point in time (1643), the population of the Bay Colony was about 18,000 [6].

In 1645 he was appointed one of the commissioners authorized to "solemnize" marriages, which at the time was a civil rather than religious duty.

Although Rev. Wheelock was an ordained minister, his greater inclinations were toward teaching, which he did with great fervor and in various capacities throughout his life. Rev. Wheelock was probably the first public school teacher in America. On 1 Feb 1644 a Dedham town meeting voted for the first free school in Massachusetts, to be supported by town taxes. Rev. Ralph Wheelock was the first teacher at this school. Three years later, in 1647, the General Court decreed that every town with 50 families or more must build a school supported by public taxes. [9]

By the late 1640's Dedham was becoming quite populous, and it was decided to establish a new township further up the Charles River, out of a tract of land that was then part of Dedham. Rev. Wheelock was appointed leader of this effort, and in 1649 he and six others were given the duties of erecting and governing a new village, to be called New Dedham, later renamed Medfield.
In May, 1651, the town of Medfield was granted the full powers of an independent town by the General Court of Massachusetts. In this year Rev. Ralph Wheelock and his family removed to Medfield, where he lived the remaining 32 years of his life. The records at Medfield show that Ralph and Rebecca had one child there - Eleazar Wheelock whose grandson would become the founder and first president of Dartmouth College.

Though others participated in the establishment of the Town of Medfield, Rev. Ralph Wheelock is considered to be it's primary founder. As leader of the previously mentioned committee of seven, it is almost certain [7] that Rev. Wheelock wrote the document called "The Agreement" which, for a time, every new settler of Medfield had to sign. "The Agreement" stated that the signatories were to abide by the town ordinances and laws, maintain orderly conduct, and resolve differences between themselves peaceably.

Rev. Ralph Wheelock was granted the first house lot in Medfield (12 acres), and served on the first Board of Selectmen (1651). He subsequently served on the Board of Selectmen in 1652-1654, and again in 1659. In 1653 he took up a collection for Harvard College, the first college in America. Fund raising for Harvard was probably a regular event, being a primary source of revenue for the fledgling institution.

In 1655, the town voted 15 pounds to be used to establish a "schoule for the educataion of the children, to be raised by a rate according as men have taken up lands, and the rest of the maintenance to be raised upon the children that goe to schoule" [8]. Rev. Ralph Wheelock was the first schoolmaster. In his book "Mr. Ralph Wheelock, Puritan", the Rev. Lewis Hicks speculates that Rev. Wheelock remained schoolmaster for a period of 8 years.

Every year, Medfield chose a representative to the General Court in Massachusetts. Rev. Wheelock held this position in the years 1653, 1663, 1664, 1666, and 1667.

Rebecca (Clarke) Wheelock died on 1 Jan 1680/1 in Medfield. Two years later, Rev. Wheelock died, in the 84th year of his life.

Rev. Wheelock played an active and important role in the settling of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was instrumental in establishing two new towns, and held virtually every office of importance in both of them. Furthermore, he was at the forefront of establishing the educational foundations of the country.

His descendents would also prove to play an important a role in settling New England and the rest of America. His son, Benjamin, was a founder of the Town of Mendon. Among his great-grandchildren were founders of several New England towns, as well as Eleazar Wheelock, the founder of Dartmouth. Succeeding generations would push farther west, settling the frontiers in New York, Michigan, Illinois, Nova Scotia, and Texas, establishing impressive credentials as teachers, writers, soldiers, pioneers, and businessmen.

(Written by Roderick B. Sullivan, 1 March 1998, Northborough, Massachusetts, revised 28 September 1998, and February 2002)
Notes and Sources
[1] "The History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650 - 1886", by William S. Tilden, published by the Medfield, Massachusetts Historical Society, pg. 23.

[2] Genealogists have variously reported that Rev. Wheelock married Rebecca Barber, Rebecca Wilkinson, and Rebecca Clark. An article by Christopher Gleason Clark, in the January 1998 issue of "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register", vol 152, entitled "The English Ancestry of Joseph Clark (1613-1683) of Dedham and Medfield, Massachusetts" provides compelling evidence that Rev. Wheelock indeed married Rebecca Clarke.

The key components of this evidence are as follows. First, the parish registers of Wraplingham, County of Norfolk, England, contain a recording of the marriage between Ralph Wheelock, cleric, and Rebecca Clarke, 17 May 1630. Second, the will of Rebecca's father, Thomas Clark, refers to his granddaughter Marye Wheelock. Third, the baptism of Marye Wheelock, daughter of Ralph Wheelock, cleric, is recorded in the Banham, County of Norfolk parish registers. (Banham is near Wraplingham). Fourth, the will of William Clark, uncle to Elizabeth Clarke, is witnessed by Ralph Wheelocke "in his unmistakable hand".

Ralph Wheelock's will refers to George Barber as his "brother-in-law". This led to the speculation that the maiden name of Rebecca must have been Barber. But it is shown in the article that George Barber married Rebecca Clarke's sister, Elizabeth Clarke, thereby explaining the reference in Ralph Wheelock's will.

[3] No record of Ralph Wheelock's passage to America could be found in "The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776" by Peter Wilson Coldham.

[4] "The Wheelock Family in America (1637-1969)", by Walter T. Wheelock, privately published, pg. 93. It is suggested here that Rebecca gave birth to a daughter while at sea. (Mr. Wheelock's original source is not known at the time this footnote was written.) Other Wheelock genealogies have reported that Rebecca was born at sea, and that Mary was born at sea. The research of Christopher Gleason Clark disproves the assertions that Mary or Rebecca were born on ship, leaving Peregrina as the only candidate, since the birth place of the remaining children is well accounted for.

[5] "List of Freeman of Massachusetts 1630-1691", also Tilden, pg. 506.
[6] Tilden, pg. 33.
[7] Tilden, pg. 37.
[8] Tilden, pg. 62.

[9] "Material Suggested For Use In the Schools, In Observance of the Tercentenary of Massachusetts Bay Colony and of The General Court and One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Constitution of the Commonwealth", prepared by committee, Commonwealth of Mass, Dept. of Education, 1930, Number 1, Whole Number 212.

[10] "Mr. Wheelock's Cure", by Christopher Gleason Clark, published in the July 1998 issue of "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register", July 1998, Volume 152, pg. 311.
[11] Ibid, pg. 312. As Christopher Gleason Clark writes: "Curates were licensed by the bishop of a diocese to serve the cure, that is, to care for the souls of the parishioners and to perform the duties of an assistant to the incumbent."
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JOHN WHITE 1550-1618

Excerpt from Wikipedia - son, Rev. John White.
He was son of John White, who held a lease under New College, Oxford, by his wife Isabel, daughter of John Bawle of Lichfield, and was baptised at Stanton St. John, Oxfordshire, on 6 January 1575. His elder brother, Josias, was rector of Hornchurch, Essex, 1614–23, and father of James White, a merchant of Boston, Massachusetts. In 1587 he entered Winchester School, and then was elected a fellow of New College in 1595. He graduated B.A. on 12 April 1597, M.A. on 16 January 1601. He was appointed rector of Holy Trinity, Dorchester, in 1606, and for the rest of his life was identified with that place. He was a moderate, conforming puritan, concerned with reforming his parish.
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MATTHEW MARVIN 1600-1678

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DEDICATED TO THE FOUNDERS OF NORWALK, CONNECTICUT - NAMES INCLUDE JOHN BOUTON 1615-1647 AND THE MATTHEW MARVINS, JR AND SR Location: NORWALK, CONNECTICUT

Founders Bridge Plaque

Hartford's Founders Plaque

HARTFORD founders of

Eden Farm (Eadons)

Home of Matthew Marvin in Great Bentley, Essex, England as seen in recent years. Owner - Mr. Lord.

This is photocopy of the original baptismal record of Matthew Marvin (b1600) at St. Mary's Church, Great Bentley.

Hartford map 1640

Map of Hartford in 1640, showing the location of the Marvin land on the North side of town.

Hartford homesite

Surveyor
Matthew Marvin was surveyor of highways in 1639 and 1647 and was an original proprietor and settler in Hartford before 1639. He came across from England in the ship Increase, R. Lea Master. He removed to Norwalk, and was freed from watching and training there in 1659, and was a deputy to the general court there in 1654. The family were of some distinction in Fairfield county for many years.
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Matthew Marvin was baptised 26 March 1600 at St Mary's Church, Great Bently, England. He immigrated 15 April 1635 and came from London on the "Increase", arriving June 1635. He was one of the first settlers in 1635 in Hartford, Connecticut where he was a husbandman and Wheelwright. In 1639, he was a Surveyor of Highways (again in 1647). He was one of the first settlers about 165 in, Norwalk, Connecticut. In 1654, he was Deputy to General Court for Norwalk. His will was written 26 December 1678, and Inventory taken 13 July 1680.
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Notes From One World Tree
Name: Matthew MARVYN
AKA: Matthew /Mervyn/
Birth: 1600 in England
Death: 20 December 1678 in Norwork, Connecticut
Baptism: 26 March 1600 Great Bentley
Note:
On April 15, 1635, Matthew took passage on the Increase with his family for America, landing near Hartford, Connecticut, 1st of June 1635. He was one of the first twelve citizens to arrive there. He was of Puritan blood. He was deputy to the Colonial legislature in 1654 - the first to represent Norwalk. He changed his name to Marvyn. His oldest child and son was Matthew, Jr. There were four younger sisters."A Genealogy of the Mortons, with Related Genealogies." by William Markham Morton, 1930

One of the original proprietors Hartford, Connecticut. Accompanied by his brother Reynold and sister Hannah, and 5 children in 1635, he was a pioneer at Norwalk, Connecticut. Was a representative at General Court in 1654.from Genealogical Charts of the Sanderson/Montague Lineage
Father: Edward MARVYN born about 1552
Mother: Mrs. Edward (Margaret) MARVYN born UNKNOWN
JonnieKay added this on 20 January 2009
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Matthew Marvin - a founder of Hartford, Connecticut
Matthew Marvin came to New England, 1634, in the “Increase,” a. 35; with wife Elizabeth, a. 31 ; children, Elizabeth, a. 31 [1 prob. 111; Matthew, 8 Mary, 6 ; Sarah, 3 ; and Hannah, 6 mos. He was an original proprietor at Hartford, and his home-lot in 1639 was on what is now on the corner of Front and Pleasant Sts.; he was surveyor of highways in 1639, 1647; he was one of the signers of the agreement for planting Norwalk, June 19, 1650 ; his name is among those of the planters who received a deed from Runckinheage, February 15, 1651, and he was one of the original proprietors of the town; he married (2) Mrs. Alice Kellogg; he was deputy, 1654, and died 1687.
Children:
i. Elizabeth, married (1) Thomas Gregory ; (2) John Olmsted (q. v.)
ii. Matthew, born about 1626; freeman, 1664; married Mary-; deputy from Norwalk, 1694, 1697; his name is among those who proposed to "begin a plantation near the back-side of Norwalke," and were authorized to do so b1 the General Court, May 9, 1672.
iii. Mary, born about 1628, married (1) October 11 1648, Richard Bushnell, of Saybrook; (2) Des. Thomas Adgate, of Saybrook, who removed to Norwich about 1660 ; died March 29, 1713, c, 84.
iv Sarah, born about 1630; married October 4, 1648, Ensign William Goodrich, of Wethersfield; he died in 1676; (2) Capt. William Curtis, of Stratford; she died at Stratford, 1702.
v. Hannah, born about 1632; married January, 1653-4, Thomas Saymour, of Norwalk.
vi. Abigail, married January 1, 1657, John Bouton, of Norwalk
vii. Samuel, baptized Hartford, February 6, 1648-9.
viii. Rachel, baptized Hartford December 30, 1649; married Samuel Smith, of Norwalk.1 Marvin Genealogy, p. 87
http://www.foundersofhartford.org/founders/marvin_matthew.htm
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Matthew Marvin Facts and Bio
Matthew Marvin Life Events
Birth Place: Gt. Bentley, Essex, England
Christening: 26 March 1600
Christening Place: St.Mary, Essex, England
Death: 20 December 1678
Death Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
Miscellaneous Information Gender: M (Male)
Notes1 24 March 1943 Source Information: Heritage Consulting. Millennium File [database on-line]. Provo, Utah, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Heritage Consulting.· Bio of MATTHEW-1 MARVIN (died 1680) ENGandCTP osted by: Rich HoughtonDate: November 07, 2000 at 09:55:47 of 1156 This is the information I have collected on Matthew-1 Marvin of Fairfield County, Conencticut. Each factual statement is footnoted with the source from which I acquired the material, but GenForum does not support footnotes so if you have a question about sources please e-mail me and I'll be happy to provide them to you. Of course, I also welcome corrections or additions to any of the information which I do have.

Matthew Marvin, the immigrant ancestor, was baptized on 26 March 1600 in the Church of St. Mary in Great Bentley, Essex, England. He was the son of EdwardA Marvin and Margaret ------.His father died on 13 or 14 November 1615, and in his will he left Matthew the "mentchon [mansion] house called Edons alles [alias] Draybrockes, and ij Croftes of land called Hartles and Borcken Heddes" on the condition that he pay to his mother yearly during her life the "fulle sume of Sexe Poundes," in default of which title was to pass to his brother Reinhold with a like condition. He probably lived at Draybrockes with his widowed mother.

Before 1622, he married ELIZABETH-1 [------] in England, probably in Great Bentley. She was born around 1604; her parentage is presently unproven, as are assertions that her surname was Gregory.
They had seven children (the first five baptized in Great Bentley):
i Elizabeth baptized 15 September 1622, married John Olmstead
ii Matthew baptized 8 November 1626, married Mary ------
iii Mary baptized 15 December 1628, married (1) Richard Bushnell, married (2) Thomas Adgate
iv Sarah baptized 27 December 1631, married (1) William Goodrich, married (2) William Curtis
v Hannah baptized c. October 1634, married Thomas Seymour
vi Abigail born circa 1637, married John Bouton
vii Rebecca born circa 1639, married John Clark

Matthew held several local civil posts. He was a Sidesman in 1621, an office involving "the making of presentments . . . their office was to give information in the synods or General Visitations, upon oath, concerning the manners of the people and the parson testes synodales;" an Overseer in 1627; and served as Senior Warden in 1628.

His mother died on 26 or 27 May 1633, and with no familial responsibilities to hold him he made the decision to emigrate to New England. The last mention of him in the local records was a 22 August 1633 church record that "William Littleburye, the servant of Matthew Marvin, was buried." Matthew and Elizabeth and their first five children sailed for New England aboard the Increase on 15 April 1635, having" taken the oathes of Allegeance and Supremacie: As also being conformable to the Government and discipline of the Church of England, whereof they brought testimony pr Cert. from ye Justices and ministers wher there abodes have latlie been."

Although they probably landed in the Massachusetts Bay Colony first, landing in Boston sometime in June, that same year they were among the original twelve families settling in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. They were firmly established there before 1638, and Matthew's name appears on the city's Founders Monument.

His houselot was located at what is now the corner of Front and Pleasant (later Village) Streets in the northeast part of Hartford. His lot was bounded north by the road from Centinel Hill to North Meadow road, west by William Kelsey's lot, south by Stephen Hart's lot, east by the road from Windsor to Wethersfield by the North Meadow. In February 1639, the town records gave the following listing of his landholdings:" Feb. Anno Dom:1639: Severall parcells of land in Hertford upon the river of Canecticott belonginge to Mathew: Marven: and to his heires forever. Viz: One parcell on which his dwellinge house now standeth wth other outhouses Yards or gardens therein beinge containinge by Estimocon two acres (more or lesse) abuttinge on the high way leadinge from the little river unto the North meadow on the East and the high way leadinge from the Centinell hill unto the North meadow on the west and on the North and Stephen Harts land on the South. One parcell for a house lott in the necke of land containeing by Estismacon one acre (more or lesse) abuttinge upon Stephen Harts land towards the South and on the way leadinge unto the neckse of land toward the East and on John warners and on Willm Pratts land toward the west and Nicholas Clerks land toward the North. One parcell on the East side of the Great River containinge by Estimacon two acres thirty foure parches more or lesse abuttinge the Great River on the west and on the upland on the East and upon Willm Blumfields Thom Scotts and Thom: Munsons and Thom: Spensers on the North and on Mr Allins land on the South. One parcell in the little meadow containinge by Estimacon one acre (more or lesse) abuttinge upon the Great River on the East and on the Dutch mens land on the South and the high way from the towne to the Great River on the North and upon divers small lotts on the west. One parcell lyinge in the North meadow of meadow and Swampe containinge by Estimacon two acres one rood and fourteene parches (more or lesse) viz two acres fourteene parches of meadow and one rood of swampe abuttinge upon the Great River on the East and the necke of land on the west and on Willm Wadsworth and Seth Grants land on the South and Rich Goodmans land on the North. One parcell more lyinge in the North meadow of meadow and Swampe containinge by Estimacon fourteene acres one rood thirty Six parches (more or lesse) viz: tenne acres one rood and Six parces of meadow and foure acres and thirty parches of Swampe abuttinge upon the Great river on the East and the necke of land on the west and Mr Chaplains land on the South and Willm Pantryes land on the North. One parcell lyinge in the cow pasture containinge by Estimacon nine acres two roods tenn parches (more or lesse) wch cow pasture abutteth upon the west feild and on Rich: Goodmans and Thom: Standlys land and on the pine feild on the South and on the little oxepasture on the west and upon the necke of land on the East: and upon the land now common on the North. One parcell lyinge in the Old oxepasture containeinge by Estimacon twenty acres (more or lesse) wch oxe pasture abutteth upon Mr Hains Mr Hooker Mr Stones land on the East and upon the land now common on the west and uppon the high way leadinge from the mill into the Country on the North andc. One parcell lyinge in the necke of land containing by Estimacon eight acres three roods and nine parches more or lesse pt whereof he bought of John Taylcott abuttinge upon Richard Seamers land and the Cowpasture on the west and on John Brunsons land on the East and on Mr John Higginsons land on the South and on Mr Allins land on the North. One parcell more lyinge in the necke of land containing by Estimacon foure acres (more or lesse) abuttinge upon the land now common on the west and on the swampe belonginge to the North meadow on the East and on Mr Allins Land on the South and on Thom: Standlys: land on the North."

He was chosen Surveyor of Highways in 1639 and 1647. On 9 November 1640, Matthew and a neighbor were fined five shillings "for putting over of their hoges over the great [Connecticut] river." In March 1641, in an agreement about fencing land to the corner of John Clark's lot in the Soldier's Field, Matthew agreed to maintain a common gate with the caveat that "if any children shal be taken [found] swinging [on the gate] by the said matthew mervill [sic], he shall complayn to their parents or masters and if they doe not restraine them the second time it shall be lawful for him to prevent them, and if they brake the gate ther parents or masters shall make it good." The family attended the Hartford First Church.

Elizabeth died around 1642, probably in Hartford. Around 1647, he married Alice (------) Bouton, the widow of his daughter-in-law's father John Bouton.
They had two children:
viii Samuel baptized 6 February 1647/8, died young
ix Rachel baptized 30 December 1649, married Samuel Smith

In 1648/9, he received a bounty of ten shillings from the town for killing a wolf. On 22 April 1649, he sued Matthew Beckwith for defamation of character and recovered damages in the amount of £50. The Court remitted the fine on condition that Beckwith make a public retraction of his slander.Matthew apparently contemplated moving to Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, where his brother Reinold had settled; he owned both lands and dwelling houses there. He decided against it though, and before 1653 -- the date the transfer was recorded -- he sold his Farmington holdings to Nathaniel Kellogg. Instead, on 19 June 1650, he was one of those who signed an agreement for the founding of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, where he was one of the original grantees. His name also appears third on a deed dated 15 February 1651 from the sachem Runckiriheage.

He was a settler on the original Ludlow Agreement lands. His four acre homelot in Norwalk -- No. 10 -- was in a place of honor next to the meeting house. It was bounded on the east by the town highway, the north by Thomas Fitch's homelot (formerly Edward Church's), on the south by the meeting house yard and his son Matthew's homelot. "This houselot marked the 'Hallow' in which the new settlers passed their first days and nights." Matthew's houselot was in a prime location, and was reflective of his important status in the new town. When the town lands were appraised, the wealthiest proprietor was Thomas Fitch with £314; Matthew was second with £279. Towards the close of his life he made a series of land transfers to his daughters; the appraisal list of 9 February 1671/2 showed that the value of his estate had shrunk to £169. He still owned land in adjacent villages. Records show that on 11 July 1672 he sold a farm at Saukatuck of about forty acres to Peter Clayton.He was elected Deputy to the colonial legislature from Norwalk in May 1654, among the first to represent the town. On 19 May of that same year he was freed from watching and training with the militia. In 1664, when the meeting house was enlarged, he and Thomas Fitch were appointed "to call out as many men as they think fitt . . . to fell and cutt the timber and allso to summon each to draw saied timber," and to "provide a luncheon and a barrel of good beans for the help."He died in Norwalk in 1680, probably in July when his estate was inventoried. His will, dated 20 December 1678, provided:" To all Christian people to whom these presents shall come greeting -- I Mathew Marvin Senr of Norwalk in the County of fairfield in the Colleney of Connecticot being aged fourscore years or ther aboute though weake and feeble in body yet through the mercy of God of perfect mind and Memory disallowing disowning cancelling and making void all former wills and writings of this kind hitherto made by me doe make ordayne and appoint this present wrighting to be my last Will and Testament. First I doe bequeath and resigne up my soul unto God who gave it and doe commit my body to the duste from whence it came to be Interred by desent and comely buriall hoping and Trusting in the Lord of a happy Resurrection at the Last day: and as for the Temporal effects wherewith the Lord hath blessed me I doe will and dispose thereof as followeth. Im pms I doe will and bequeath unto my dearly belove wife Alice Marvin the sum of Twenty pounds as her owne true and proper estate for her to will order and dispose as shee pleaseth and alsoe I doe give will and bequeath unto my sd dearly beloved wife the use of all other my estate whatsoever during her natural Life.
Item I doe give and bequeath unto my son Mathew Marvin of Norwock aforesaid all my right of the Devission of Lands on the east side of Sagatuck River to have hold possess and enjoy to him and his heirs forever.
Item I doe will and bequeath unto my gran childe Mathew Marvin sonn to my sonn Mathew Marvin aforesaid my now dwelling house with half my orchyard and home Lot the same to Lye Lengthwise as it now Lyeth next to his fathers dwelling lot partly and partly to the Town Land to have hold possess and enjoy to him and his heirs forever after my decease and the decease of my beloved wife aforesaid provided always my will is that my said Grand childe and his heirs Successively doe at all times allowe and aknowledg free egress and regress unto my sonn Samuel Smith and his heirs to and from the barn (which is in the Lot aforesaid) with Carts or any other way without any hinderence Let or Molestation. But yf my said Grand child or his heairs at any time shall refuse or deny the aforesaid liberty unto Samll Smith or his heirs then my Will is that the said Samll Smith shall have the whole barn yard to him and his heirs forever. More over I doe Will and bequeath unto my said Grand child Mathew Marvin one peace of Meadowe Lying and being between his fathers Meadowe and the Meadowe of Samll Campfield at a place or near a place comonly called fruitful Spring; and further I doe give will and bequeath unto my said Grand child Mathew Marvin my Stony Hill Lot of upland as it now Lyeth and is bounded all which the premises to the said mathew Marvin my Grand son my will is it shall be to him and his heirs forever.
Item I doe give will and bequeath unto my sonn John Bowton and to my daughter Abigal his wife one parcel of Meadowe of mine which is adjoyning to the meadowe of the said John Bowton Lying at Sagatuck brooke.
Item I do give and bequeath unto my Grand childe Richard Bushnell the sum of Ten pounds.
Item I doe give and bequeath unto Francis Bushnell of Norwalk aforesaid four Acres of Land which is granted me for a house Lot near Standford path together with Ten pounds Comonage to him and his heirs forever.
Item I doe give and bequeath unto the Reverent Mr Thomas Handford Pastor of the Church of Norwock the sum of five pounds. Moreover my will is that after my due debts and Legasies together together with funeral rights be discharged what estate Lands Chattels goods whatsoever shall remaine after mine and my wives deceas (to whom as aforesaid I give and bequeath the use of my whole estate during her Natural Life) I say it is my will that all such estate (which is not disposed off by will or deed of gift under my hand and seal:) shall be equally devided amongst my four daughters (viz) Mary Adgate of Norwich Hanna Semer (abating her Twelve pound for a pair of oxen already payd) Abigal Bowton of Norwocke and Rebecca Clarke of farmington this distrebution my will is shall be made by the discreation of my Executors and Overseers: By whom my Will and desire is all Controversies amongst my Children (yf any shall arise) about this my Will shall be decided. And farther it is my Will and desire that my Childrenrest satisfyed in their decssion. Furthermore my Will and desire is and I doe hereby make appoint and ordayne after mine and my wives deceas my sonn John Bowton and John Platt the executors of this my Last Will and Testament. I also doe request and desire the Reverend Mr Thos Handford and Lieut Richard Olmsteed to be overseers of this my said Last Will and Tetstament; And my will and desire is that the said executors of this my Last Will and Testament be payd out of my estate to each man Three pounds (that is to say) the sum of Twelve pounds in all for their care and pains they shall be at in ye behalf of the servises. And that this is my true intent and meaning in my last Will and Testament: for the True and full Confirmation of this my Last Will and Testament as my own Act and deed I have hereunto set my hand and seale this six and Twentyeth day of decembr Anno Domenii 1678."

His estate was inventoried on 13 July 1680:" Wearing clothes, In housing and Land £212, Neat Cattle Sheep and Lambs, 1 Carpit and 1 Curtain, Linsie Woolsy 28 pound of yearn, 17 Napkins 4 Towels and three Table clothes, 6 pillow beers 9 pr of Sheets 1 Single Sheet, one bed and Silk rugg, one boulster and 5 pillowes, one bed and Curtains vallens, one boulster and Ruggs 2 blankets, one bed and 1 rugg 2 bed steeds, Pewter and Tin vessels, brass Kettles and one Lanthorn, Iron pot and Pothookes and Iron Kettles, frying pan Tonges fire shovel and Cob Iron, old And iron and Spit and grid Iron, old Iron armes and Ammunition, Axes wedg-tings hooks and other things, peass hook one fan 1 forke Corn Sacks, wheat peass and Indian Corn, wool and flax Nayles and stocklock, Porke and bacon Malt and brann, wool Card Measures Skales wayets, Candle Mould other necessaries to make candles, Tallow and Candles and hogs fat, a pair of bellowes, book Spice and endecoe, Alkemy Spoons and earthen ware, one Smoathing iron and Sheep sheers money, Cheast Boxes Chayer and Cushings, Trayes and bowles, a Table forme Trenchers and brush, Payles and musterd bowl sives and Meat Troff, Spinning wheels one Trammer, Cask and other things wheat upon the ground, Cheespress and other things, Sawes and other things horses, debts due to the estate £71.10.00."

The total value of the estate was £398.12.08; subtracting the value of the debts due from the estate -- £42.10.00 -- a net total of £356.02.08. The following notation appeared at the bottom of the inventory:" It must be understood that there are sum tool in Mathew Marvin's hand and sum small matter in the Widowes hands as an old brass kettle and old pewter platters and a gill pot and a chafendish that ware hers and her husband gave her Liberty to dispose of them. Shee sayth these not Inventoryed as alsoea Cheast."When the will was offered for probate, Matthew Junior objected to some of its provisions -- apparently he was unhappy with the estate's being left to his step-mother -- but his objections were later wihdrawn and the following agreement was reached on 6 November 1680:" Wheras Mathew Marvin deceased did by his Last Will give unto his Daughters Mary Adgate of Norwich: Hanna Semer: Abigal Bouton Rebeca Clarke such estate of his that should be left of his lots of lands and other estate: when his Legasyes and debts are Satisfyed to be equally devided between them at the deceas of the widowe as by the sd will may more fully be more fully [?]: now for the mayntenance of love and peace between Mathew Marvin The son of the deceased and the rest of the Legatees his realations: These presents Testifies: that We John Bowton and Thomas Semer in our owne and in our wives rights: and in the right of our brother and Sister Clarke: doe Covenant and engage unto our sd brother Mathew Marvin That the above said estate that that is devisable by the sd will of the sd four daughters That the said Mathew shall have the eighth part of the said estate that this is our [two words lined out] and act and deed we have hereunto Set our hands this6th of Novem 1680. Further the said John and Thomas doth aknoledg that ther deceased father in law Did dispose long since unto his son mathew two parcels of land in norwich viz: one parcel of land on Sogatuck plaine the other Lying up norwockRiver on this side the river aganst a parcel of land formerly called Camp feilds meadow Lying in several parcils: we say that neither we nor our heirs nor our brother Clarke shall make noe Challing upon any Account whatsoever to any Interest in the said Lands: It is to be understood that the land above said up norwock River [?] all the righte the deceased had in the devission up ye sd River of meadow."Matthew withdrew his objections that same day and informed the court that he "desire[d] the Will to be probated."Alice died in 1680/1 -- her will was dated 1 December 1680 and her estate was inventoried on 9 January 1680/1, so she must have died between these two dates. Her will provided:" To all Christian people to whom these presents shall come greeting -- I Alice Marvin of Norwalk in the County of fairfield in the Collony of Connecticut being aged seaventy yeares or ther aboute though weake and feeble in body yet through the mercy of God of perfect mind and Memory: I doe make ordayne and appoint this present wrighting to be my last Will and Testament. Im prs I do will give and bequeath the Sum of Twenty pounds to my Sonn John Bouton and to my daughter Bridget Kilock to be equally devided betwene the two: That is to say Ten pounds a peece.
Item I doe give after my decease: to my daughter Briggit Kellock my [scarfe and my best cloath wastcoat and my best serg Coat: and my best green Apron: and the best of my two under cotten coats and my Spectacles. I tem I doe give to my daughter Abigal Bouton my best hat and my best cloake and my serge wastcoats: and my best cotten wastcoat and a pair of Cotton gloves and pair of gloves and 2 brass small wayts.
Item I doe give to my daughter Rachel Smith: my penne stone Coat: and my flannill wastcoat: and to my grandchild Sarah Brinsmead my Chest: And to my Grandchild Ruth Bouton my brass kettle 3 old pewter dishes and a brass Candlestick and a gilpot. And to my grandchild Rachell Bouton my bible. What remains not disposed of: my will is shall be devided between my Two daughters Brigget Kellock and Rachel Smith the hetchell my will is half to my Sonn John Bouton and half to my daughter Brigget Killock. That this is my last will and testament witness my hand this 1 of December 1680."Her estate was inventoried on the last day of January 1680/1:" 1 red flannel wastcoat, 1 serg coat, 1 pair stockings, 1 [?] coat, 1 Cloath wastcoat and serg Coat, 2 serg wastcoats and 1 Cloake, a hatt and band, 3 shifts, a green Apron, 2 Linsy woolsy Aprons, 2 blew Aprons 1 neckcloath, 3 peeces of black stuffe, 2 pairs of gloves, hand Linnin, 1 bible, 1 Chest and a scarf, 1 pr Spectacles, Pweter, 1 Candlestick, a kettle, [?], 1 [?], 2 smal brass wayts, due by Legacy from her husbands will £20."The total was £35.02.08. · · The first settlers to Suckiaug (Hartford) were 12 families from Newtown (Cambridge), MA as Winthrop intended. They were known as the Adventurers and they settled in Adventurers (Venturer's) Field, 35 acres on the west side of the present Albany Ave. traversed by Garden St. These 12 were - John Barnard, Richard Goodman, Stephen Hart, Matthew Marvin, James Olmstead, William Pantry, Thomas Scott, Thomas Stanley, John Steele, John Talcott, Richard Webb and William Westwood. More Newtown people arrived in the spring of 163 and in June of that year, about 100 people came with Rev. Thomas Hooker. Memorial History of Hartford County, Connecticut, edited by J. Hammond Trumbull, 1886· THE ANCIENT HISTORICAL RECORDS of NORWALK, CONNECTICUT Compiled and published by Edwin Hall, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Norwalk, Connecticut. New York: Baker and Scribner, published 1847. Faithfully transcribed, indexed and contributed to the Fairfield County, Connecticut USGenWeb Project by Barbara Kaye, March 1999. Most of the information is from the town records, while some information is from the families mentioned. If you have any questions, corrections or additions, please contact Barbara Kaye. / 1 / THE NORWALK GENEALOGICAL REGISTRY The following items concerning the family of Matthew Marvin, were received from T. R. Marvin, of Boston, from a record of the names of persons permitted to embark at the port of London after Christmas, 1634, contained in a MS. folio, at the Augmentation office (so called). Under the date of 15th April, 1634, is the following entry: "These parties, hereafter expressed, are to be transported to New England, imbarked in the Increase, Robert Lea, Master, having taken the oath of allegiance and supremacy, as also being conformable, etc., whereof they brought testimony per certif. from the justices and ministers where their abodes have lately been. " (The following names are included in said list:) " husbandman, Matthew Marvin Age 35 yrs. Uxor Elizabeth Marvin, 31 yrs. Elizabeth Marvin, daughter, 13 yrs.Matthew Marvin, 8 yrs.Marie Marvin, 6 yrs.Sarah Marvin, 3 yrs.Hannah Marvin, 1/2 yrs. Reinold Marvin, who removed to Saybrook in 1639, and his brother Matthew Marvin were among the original settlers of Hartford, Connecticut represented the town of Norwalk in the General Court in 1654. The children of Matthew Marvin, senior, were as follows:Matthew Marvin, born in England about 1627. Mary Marvin, born in England about. 1629, married Richard Bushnell of Saybrook in 1648. Sarah Marvin, born in England about 1632, married William Goodridge of Weathersfield, 1648. Hannah Marvin, born in England about 1634, married Thomas Seymour of Norwalk, January 1653. Abigail Marvin, born at Hartford, Connecticut married John Bouton of Norwalk, January 1656. Samuel Marvin, born at Hartford, February 1647/8. Rachel Marvin, born at Hartford, "close of 1649." · · · Name: Matthew MARVYN · _AKA: Matthew /Mervyn/ · Birth: 1600 in England · Death: 20 December 1678 in Norwork, Connecticut · Baptism: 26 March 1600 Great Bentley · Note: On April 15, 1635, Matthew took passage on the Increase with his family for America, landing near Hartford, Connecticut, 1st of June 1635. He was one of the first twelve citizens to arrive there. He was of Puritan blood. He was deputy to the Colonial legislature in 1654 - the first to represent Norwalk. He changed his name to Marvyn. His oldest child and son was Matthew, Jr. There were four younger sisters."A Genealogy of the Mortons, with Related Genealogies." by William Markham Morton, 1930________________________________________One of the original proprietors Hartford, Connecticut. Accompanied by his brother Reynold and sister Hannah, and 5 children in 1635, he was a pioneer at Norwalk, Connecticut. Was a representative at General Court in 1654.from Genealogical Charts of the Sanderson/Montague LineageFather: Edward MARVYN born about 1552 Mother: Mrs. Edward (Margaret) MARVYN born UNKNOWN
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The Acient Historical Records of Norwalk Connecticut
THE ANCIENT HISTORICAL RECORDS of NORWALK, CONNECTICUT Compiled and published by Edwin Hall, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Norwalk, Connecticut. New York: Baker and Scribner, published 1847. Faithfully transcribed, indexed and contributed to the Fairfield County, Connecticut USGenWeb Project by Barbara Kaye, March 1999.
Most of the information is from the town records, while some information is from the families mentioned. If you have any questions, corrections or additions, please contact Barbara Kaye.
/ 1 / THE NORWALK GENEALOGICAL REGISTRY
The following items concerning the family of Matthew Marvin, were received from T. R. Marvin, of Boston, from a record of the names of persons permitted to embark at the port of London after Christmas, 1634, contained in a MS. folio, at the Augmentation office (so called). Under the date of 15th April, 1634, is the following entry: "These parties, hereafter expressed, are to be transported to New England, imbarked in the Increase, Robert Lea, Master, having taken the oath of allegiance and supremacy, as also being conformable, etc., whereof they brought testimony per certif. from the justices and ministers where their abodes have lately been. " (The following names are included in said list:)
" husbandman, Matthew Marvin Age 35 years. Uxor Elizabeth Marvin, 31 years. Elizabeth Marvin, daughter, 13 years. Matthew Marvin, 8 years. Marie Marvin, 6 years. Sarah Marvin, 3 years. Hannah Marvin, 1/2 years.
Reinold Marvin, who removed to Saybrook in 1639, and his brother Matthew Marvin were among the original settlers of Hartford, Connecticut. represented the town of Norwalk in the General Court in 1654.
The children of Matthew Marvin, senior, were as follows:
Matthew Marvin, born in England about 1627.
Mary Marvin, born in England about 1629, married Richard Bushnell of Saybrook in 1648.
Sarah Marvin, born in England about 1632, married William Goodridge of Weathersfield, 1648.
Hannah Marvin, born in England about 1634, married Thomas Seymour of Norwalk, January 1653.
Abigail Marvin, born at Hartford, Connecticut, married John Bouton of Norwalk, January 1656.
Samuel Marvin, born at Hartford, February 1647/8.
Rachel Marvin, born at Hartford, "close of 1649."
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The Adventurers
The first settlers to Suckiaug (Hartford) were 12 families from Newtown (Cambridge), Massachusetts as Winthrop intended. They were known as the Adventurers and they settled in Adventurers (Venturer's) Field, 35 acres on the west side of the present Albany Ave. traversed by Garden St. These 12 were - John Barnard, Richard Goodman, Stephen Hart, Matthew Marvin, James Olmstead, William Pantry, Thomas Scott, Thomas Stanley, John Steele, John Talcott, Richard Webb and William Westwood. More Newtown people arrived in the spring of 163 and in June of that year, about 100 people came with Rev. Thomas Hooker.
Memorial History of Hartford County, Connecticut, edited by J. Hammond Trumbull, 1886
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Last Will and Testament of Matthew Marvin
26 December 1678, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Last Will and Testament Of Matthew Marvin
To all Christian people to home these presents shall come greeting –
I, Matthew Marvin, Senr., of Norwalk, in the County of ffairfield, in the Colleny of Connecticot being aged four score years oe ther aboute though weake and feeble in body, yet through the mercy of God of perfect mind and Mamory, disallowing, disowning, cancelling and making void all former wills and wrightings of this kind hitherto made by me, doe make ordayne and appoint this present wrighting to be my last Will and Testament.
First I doe bequeath and resigne up my soul unto God who gave it and doe commit my body to the duste from whence it came, to be interred by desent and comely buriall, hoping and Trusting in the Lord of a happy Resurrection at the Last day: and as for the Temporal effects wherewith the Lord has blessed me I doe will and dispose thereof as followeth -Impms.
I doe will and beqeath unto my dearly beloved [second] wife Alice Kellogg Bouton Marvin the sum of Twenty pounds as her owne true and proper estate, for her to will order and dispose as shee pleaseth and also I doe give will and bequeath unto my sd dearly beloved wife the use of all other my estate whatsoever during her natural Life.
Item. I doe will and bequeath unto my son Mathew Marvin of Norwock aforesaid all my right of the Devission of Lands on the east side of Sagatuck River to have, hold, possess and enjoy to him and his heirs forever:
Item I doe will and bequeath to my grand childe Mathew Marvin, sonn to my sonn Mathew Marvin aforesaid my now dwelling house with half my orchyard and home Lot the same to Lye Lengthwise as it now Lyeth, next to his fathers dwelling lot partly and partly to the Town Land to have, hold, possess and enjoy to him and his heirs forever after my decease and the decease of my beloved wife aforesaid provided always my will is that my said Grand childe and his heirs Successively doe at all times allowe and aknowledg free egress and regress unto my sonn Samuel Smith [son-in-law] and his heirs to and from the barn (which is in the Lot aforesaid) with Carts or any other way without any hinderence Let or Molestation. But yf my said Grand child or his heirs at any time shall refuse or deny the aforesaid liberty unto Samll Smith [grandson] or his heirs then my Will is that the said Samll Smith shall have the whole barn yard to him and his heirs forever.
Moreover I doe give Will and bequeath unto my said Grand child Mathew Marvin one peece of Meadowe Lying and being between his fathers Meadowe and the Meadowe of Samll Campfield at a place or near a place commonly called fruitful Spring; and futher I doe give and bequeath unto my said Grand child Mathew Marvin my Stony Hill Lot of upland as it now lyeth and is bounded, all which the premises to the said Mathew Marvin my Grand son my will is it shall be to him and his heirs forever.
Item I doe give and bequeath unto my sonn John Bowton [step-son and son-in-law]and to my daughter Abigal his wife one parcel of Meadowe of mine which is adjoining to the meadowe of the said John Bowton Lying at Sagatuck brooke.
Item I doe give and bequeath unto my Grand childe Richard Bushnell the sum of Ten pounds.
Item I doe give and bequeath unto Francis Bushnell of Norwalk aforesaid four Acres of Land which is granted me for a house Lot near Standford path together with Ten pounds Comonage to him and his heirs forever.
Item I doe give and bequeath unto the Reverent Mr Thomas Handford Pastor of the Church of Norwok the sum of five pounds. Moreover my will is that after my due debts and Legasies together with funeral rights be discharged, what estate, Lands, Chatles, goods whatsoever shall remaine after mine and my wives deceass (to whom as aforesaid I give and bequeath the use of my whole estate during her Natural Life) I say it is my will that all such estate (which is not disposed of by will or deed fo gift under my hand and seal:) shall be equally devided amongst my four daughters (vis) Mary Adgate of Norwich, Hanna Semer (abating her Twelve pounds for a pair of oxen already payd) Abigal Bowton of Norwocke and Rebecca Clarke of farmington this ddistrebution my will is shall be made by the discreation of my Executors and Overseers: By whom my Will and desire is all Contoversies amongst my Children (yf any shall arise) about this my Will shall be decided. And further it is my Will and desire that my Children rest satisfyed in (their) decission. Futhermore my Will and desire is and I doe hereby make, appoint and ordain after mine and my wives deceass my sonn [actually sons-in-law] John Bowton and John Platt the executors of this my Last Will and Testament; I also doe request and desire the Reverend Mr Thos. Handford and Leiut. Richard Olmsteed [grandson] to be overseers of this my Last Will and Testament; And my will and desire is that the said executors and overseers of this my Last Will and Testament be payd out of my estate to each man Three pounds (that is to say) the sum of Twelve pounds in all for their care and pains they shall be at in ye behalf of the servises.
And that this is my true intent and meaning in this my last Will and Testamnet: for the True and full Confirmation of this my Last Will and Testament as my own Act and ded I have hereunto set my hand and seale this six and Twentyeth day of decembr Anno Domenij 1678.
Signed and sealed in the presenceof us -Thomas Handford the Marke of James Cornish
Mathew (X) Marvin Senier Christo: Cumstocke.

He died at Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He was buried at Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Inventory of Matthew Marvin was taken on 12 July 1680.

A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS.1663 to 1677.Source Information:Ancestry.com. Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1635-50 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, Hartford District, 1635-1700. Vol. I. n.p., 1906.
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And that this is my true intent and meaning in this my last Will and Testamnet: for the True and full Confirmation of this my Last Will and Testament as my own Act and ded I have hereunto set my hand and seale this six and Twentyeth day of decembr Anno Dome
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"The English Ancestry of Reinold and Matthew Marvin" by William T. R. Marvin
Roger Mervyn of St. Stephen's Parish, Ipswich, in the County of Suffolk was born certainly as early as 1430, since he left a son who was old enough to be his executor when he died in 1475. His wife was Matilda____________.
John Mervyn, son of Roger, was apparently living in Ipswich when his father died. As he as made executor of his father's will in 1475, we place his birth about 1453. The date of his death is unknown.
John Mervy, son of John, was born about 1480
Reynolde, or Reynold, Mervyn, son of John was born about 1514. He married Johan__________, who survived him. He died in 1554-55.
Edward Marvin, son of Reynold, was born about 1552 in Ramsey, England and married Margaret_______. He was a man of considerable property.
Matthew Marvin was baptized a Great Bently, England 23 March 1659-60. Salisbury's "Family Histories and Genealogies" says: "Mathew Marvin embarked with his family for New England 15 April 1635, on the "Increase," having taken the oaths of Allegiance and Supremacie. It appears the he was then 35 years of age. He is called "husband-man," and his party consisted of his wife, Elizabeth, aged 31, daughter Elizabeth, 11, son Mathew, 8, daughters Marie, 6, Sara 3 and Hanna 1/2."
Mathew settled in Hartford, Connecticut, where he was an original proprietor in 1635. He died about 1680.
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ABRAHAM PIERSON 1615-1678

[Ancestral Link: Harold William Miller, son of Edward Emerson Miller, son of Anna Hull (Miller), daughter of William Hull, son of William E. Hull, son of Sarah Wilcox (Hull), daughter of Mary Pierson (Wilcox), daughter of Abraham Pierson, son of Abraham Pierson, son of Abraham Pierson.]

Abraham Pierson statue Old Campus Yale University

Burial: Indian River Cemetery Clinton Middlesex County Connecticut

Inscription: There lieth the boy of ye Revd Mr. Abrah. Pierson the first recor of ye Colledge in Conecticut who deceased March ye 5th 1706/7 aged 61 years

Abraham Pierson Inscription. Location: Clinton, Connecticut

Abraham Pierson Monument

Source: findagrave.com This monument has memorial engravings for several of the Abraham Piersons, who are not buried at Windsor.

Headstone Fairmont Cemetery

Marker Fairmont Cemetery

The base of Setters' Monument, Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey

Inscription: "THE LANDING AT NEWARK, MAY 1666

"Old First"

25 October 2008, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey

First Presbyterian Church organized in 1666, Abraham Pierson, minister. - Photograph by Bill Coughlin - http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=13009

The Pierson Monument, in Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey

Biography

BIOGRAPHY: Abraham Pierson was the first pastor of the settlements at Southampton, Long Island, Branford, Connecticut and Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1632. On 23 September 1632, he was ordained deacon at the Collegiate Church, Southwell, Nottingham, England. He was a strong Puritan, and left England for America. He was admitted a member of the church in Boston on 5 September 1640. In 1640, he was ordained as the minister in Lynn MA. He and other settlers left Lynn, Massachusetts and founded Southampton, Long Island in December 1640. He was strongly opposed to Southampton joining the Connecticut Colony in 1644 because Connecticut did not require Freeman to also be church members. In 1647, he moved to Branford, New Haven Colony, where he organized a church and served as minister for 20 years. He was prominent in the affairs of this colony. In 1667, he and most of his congregation went to New Jersey when New Haven was absorbed by Connecticut. There they founded Newark. It was to be the last Puritan theocracy in America, where the church laws were almost indistinguishable from the civil laws. Pierson remained the pastor there until his death. Pierson was a stern and strict Puritan who was held in high regard in both civil and clerical circles. Cotton Mather characterized him as a "godly, learned man" and "wherever he came he shone." When he died, his library included over 400 books (one of the largest collections in the colonies), which were left to his son, Abraham. Abraham married Abigail MITCHELL.
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Abraham's life
Abraham Pierson graduated from Trinity College in Cambridge, England in 1632. He was ordained a deacon at the Collegiate Church in Nottingham in 1632. In 1639, he came to Boston from England with brothers, Henry and Thomas. His wife's name was Abigail. The family removed to Southampton, Long Island, New York and were there from 1640 to 1647, and next to Branford in New Haven Colony. Rev. Pierson was the first minister of Branford and remained there for 20 years. In 1665, he united with Rev. Davenport against the union of New Haven Colony with the Colony of Connecticut due to the laxness of the religious beliefs of the latter. His family left Branford in 1667 and removed to Newark, New Jersey where he died.
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Rev. Abraham Pierson
Rev. Abraham Pierson
Abraham Pierson, son of Thomas Pierson, was born in 1611 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England and baptised 22 September 1611 in Guiseley, Yorkshire. He matriculated to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1629 as a full tuition paying student, graduated in 1632, and was ordained a deacon at the Collegiate Church, Southwell, Nottingham on 23 Sept 1632. He came to America in 1639 on the ship Mayflower along with his second cousin, Henry Peirson, arriving in Lynn, Massachusetts 10 May 1639. He was ordained in Boston as a Congregational minister. He married Abigail Mitchell, daughter of Matthew and Sarah (Wood) Mitchell about 1640. She was born in South Ouram, Yorkshire, England on 26 April 1618.

They had the following children:
Abraham Pierson, Jr. was born about 1640/41 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. He was the first president of Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut, 1701-1707. New information indicates that he may have actually been born in 1646 in Southampton, New Haven Colony, Long Island (Suffolk County, New York).
Thomas Pierson was born about 1642 in Southampton.
John Pierson was born about 1643 in Southampton.
Abigail Pierson was born about 1644 in Southampton.
Grace Pierson was born 13 June1650 in Branford, New Haven Colony (Connecticut).
Susannah Pierson was born 1652 in Branford.
Rebecca Pierson was born 1654 in Branford.
Theophilus Pierson was born 15 May 1659 in Branford.
Isaac Pierson was born in 1661 in Branford.
Mary Pierson was born about 1663 in Branford.

Along with his second cousin, Henry Pierson, Abraham was among the primary leaders in the founding of the colony of Southampton, Long Island (New York) by about 40 families in 1640. They attempted to make a settlement on the west end of Long Island, but the Dutch had made sure of that end, so they repaired to the east end, and laid the foundations of Southampton. The first church of that town was started as a Congregational church, but it afterwards became Presbyterian (Howell's Hist. of Southampton 1st edition). He was most rigid in his desire to have the "civil as well as the ecclesiastical power all vested in the church, and to allow none but church members to act in the choice of officers of gov't, or to be eligible as such." This led to a division of the colony.

In 1647, Abraham Pierson with a small part of his congregation, attempted another settlement, across the sound, on the Connecticut shore, where they organized and formed the town of Branford. There, for 20 years, he "enjoyed the confidence and esteem not only of the ministers, but the more prominent civilians connected with the New Haven colony." He early interested himself in behalf of the Indians, made himself familiar with their language, and prepared a catechism for them, that they might know of God. In 1665, he united with John Davenport in opposing the union of the two colonies, Connecticut and New Haven, with great inflexibility. He was rigid to excess in church communion, and disapproved of the liberality of the clergy in the Connecticut colony. In this respect, he differed with them upon the ordinance of infant baptism, as no person in the New Haven colony could be made a freeman unless he was in full communion with the church. He fully agreed with Davenport and others in the colony, that no government than that of the church should be maintained in the colony.

In 1666, because of this belief, he with most of his congregation (including his nephew, Thomas Pierson, Sr.) left Branford, and repaired to New Jersey, on the Passaic River, where they purchased land of the Indians and laid the foundations of the now flourishing city of Newark. During 1666 and 1667 some sixty-five men came from Branford and two neighboring towns to Newark. Each man was entitled to a homestead lot of six acres. They brought their church organization with them from Branford, and became the First Church of Newark, which afterwards became a Presbyterian church. At Newark, for 12 years, Abraham led his flock of devoted followers. (Pierson Millennium) Read more about the founding and histories of Long Island, Southampton, Branford, and Essex.

Mr. Pierson made his will at Newark, 10 August 1671. It contains the following clause: "That my Wife shall have the Thirds of my Whole Estate to Whose Love and faithfulness I Comit the bring Up of my Children, and doe appoint her my sole Executrix, and giue her my Great bible and What other English book she pleaseth to Choose." The will was witnessed by Thomas Pierson, who swore to it in Court, 12 Mar. 1678 (1678/9). The widow Abigail accepted the trust, and gave bond as Executrix with Abraham Pierson (the son) as surety. The terms in which Mr. Pierson referred to his wife, and his appointment of her as sole Executrix would be unusual for that period if she were a second wife and not the mother of the children. Abraham died on 9 Aug 1678 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.
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Bio
Abraham Pierson graduated from Trinity College in Cambridge, England in 1632. He was ordained a deacon at the Collegiate Church in Nottingham in 1632. In 1639, he came to Boston from England with brothers, Henry and Thomas. His wife's name was Abigail.The family removed to Southampton, Long Island, New York and were there from 1640 to 1647, and next to Branford in New Haven Colony. Rev. Pierson was the first minister of Branford and remained there for 20 years. In 1665, he united with Rev. Davenport against the union of New Haven Colony with the Colony of Connecticut due to the laxness of the religious beliefs of the latter. His family left Branford in 1667 and removed to Newark, New Jersey where he died.

In 1666 he was the first Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. This was (and in 1997 still is) located on Broad St. in Newark, New Jersey. Also see note for Thomas. Notes about the KITCHELL family; As published in 'Whallon and Kitchell Families'; by Edward Payson Whallon, 1932 Samuel Kitchell, Robert Kitchell's son, married Grace Pierson, daughter of Rev. Abraham Pierson, pastor of the Guilford Church. Laxness of views spreading through the colony, Dr. Abraham Pierson was asked by the 'Fundamentalists,' as they classified themselves, to find a new home for them and their church. He first organized a church at Southampton, Long Island, and then, going to the territory now occupied by Newark, N.J., he secured this for his people and sent word to them to come down as a Colony and Church, Samuel Kitchell, his son-in-law, being with him there from the first, as one of the founders of Newark. The Guilford Church and people became re-established at Newark, and Dr. Abraham Pierson became the first pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Newark. Robert Kitchell became known as 'the benefactor of Newark.' Dr. Pierson's son, Dr. Abraham Pierson, was his assistant and successor as pastor, and became founder and first President of Yale College, his statue in bronze now standing on the campus. The daughter, Grace Pierson Kitchell, wife of Samuel, is the mother of all the American Kitchells.1632, Trinity College, Cambridge, England
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Notes
On 23 September 1632, he was ordained deacon at the Collegiate Church, Southwell, Nottingham, England. He was a strong Puritan, and left England for America.Congregational minister then moving to Lynn Massachusetts 1640. Abraham married Abigail MITCHELL in 1638.

He was admitted a member of the church in Boston on 5 September 1640.

In 1640, he was ordained as the minister in Lynn Massachusetts. He then moved to Southampton Long Island trying to make a settlement on the west end but the Dutch did not welcome them so retreated to east end of Long Island. Later, he was strongly opposed to Southampton joining the Connecticut Colony in 1644 because Connecticut did not require Freeman to also be church members.In 1647, he moved to Branford, New Haven Colony, where he organized a church and served as minister for 20 years. He was prominent in the affairs of this colony. While living in this town he befriended the Indians learning their language he prepared a catechism for them giving them the opportunity to know God. Abraham opposed the union of the two colonies of Connecticut and New Haven. He also disapproved of the clergy in the Connecticut colony concerning infant baptism. In that time period no one could be made freeman unless in full communion with the church. When New Haven was absorbed by Connecticut, he moved again in 1666, this time to New Jersey. There they founded Newark with most of his congregation purchassing land from the Indians and laying the foundation for this city. Some sixty five men had followed him to this new settlement. Included in the 66 men were the Kitchell's, Bruen's, Piersons, and Lawrences, all grandfathers to Kenton Bennett.The church organization he brought with him later became the Presbyterian Church. He lived among his church members for twelve years dying there 9 Aug 1678.The new settlement was to be the last Puritan theocracy in America, where the church laws were almost indistinguishable from the civil laws. Pierson was a stern and strict Puritan who was held in high regard in both civil and clerical circles. Cotton Mather characterized him as a "godly, learned man" and "wherever he came he shone." When he died, his library included over 400 books (one of the largest collections in the colonies), which were left to his son, Abraham. "Some helps for the Indians shewing them how to improve their natural reason To know the true God and the true Christian Religion. 1. By leading them to see the Divine Authority of the scriptures. 2. By the Scriptures the Divine Truths necessary to Eternall Salvation. by Abraham Pierson Pastor of the Church of Branford. Exaimined and approved by that Experienced Gentleman (in the Indian language) John Scot Cambridge: Printed for Samuel Green 1658." NOTE: on three different microfilms located at NYS Library Albany NY.
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Abraham Pierson (1613) comes to New England
Taken from Genealoical and Personal Memoirs relating tot he Families of the State of Massachusetts:

Abraham Pierson was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1613. He graduated at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1632 and came to New England in 1639. He was an ordained minister of the Episcopal faith, and preached for a time in England. He was ordained as a Congressional minister at Boston, Massachusetts, and in 1640 was appointed pastor of the church at the new settlement of Southampton, Long Island. This settlement was the first town in New York settled by the English. In 1647 he came across the sound and with a part of his congregation founded the town of Branford, Connecticut, where he remained twenty years. He was to the Indians of Connecticut what Eliot was to the Indians of Massachusetts. He united with John Davenport in opposing the union of the Connecticu and New Haven colonies in 1665, and the differences which arose caused him, with a part of his people to remove to New Jersey and found the town of Newark. The church formed there became a Presbyterian church. For twelve years Mr Pierson served as minister, and there died August 9, 1678. He married Abigail Wheelwright, of Lincolnshire, England, later of New Hampshire.
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Will
"named his wife, dau Devenporte, daughter Mary (unmarried) and other daughters (names not specified), and sons Abraham, Thomas, Theophilus, and Isaac. Thomas Pierson[Sr.] witnessed.l The remainder of his estate was to go to his 3 sons and 4 daus (not named), but this omits Abigail (Davenport) and Abraham for whom special provision had been amde. Administration was granted to the wodow Abigail, who gave bond with [the son] Abraham Pierson, "Clericus"." )The Ancestry of Nathan Grier Parke.... p 81)
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Birth:
1609 Settle, England
Death: August 9, 1678 Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Abraham Pierson graduated from Trinity College in Cambridge, England in 1632. He was ordained a deacon at the Collegiate Church in Nottingham in 1632. In 1639, he came to Boston from England with brothers, Henry and Thomas. His wife's name was Abigail. The family removed to Southampton, Long Island, New York and were there from 1640 to 1647, and next to Branford in New Haven Colony. Rev. Pierson was the first minister of Branford and remained there for 20 years. In 1665, he united with Rev. Davenport against the union of New Haven Colony with the Colony of Connecticut due to the laxness of the religious beliefs of the latter. His family left Branford in 1667 and removed to Newark, New Jersey where he died.
Burial: Fairmount Cemetery Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Buried in the Old Newark Burying Ground -- remains (if any left) were re-interred in this cemetery in the early 1800's
Find A Grave Memorial# 32877388
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The Life of The Rev. Abraham Pierson (Sr.)
The Rev. Abraham Pierson (Sr.) was the pastor of the Puritan (Congregational) church in Southampton, Long Island. At that time, Southampton and much of eastern Long Island were administered as part of the Connecticut Colony.

Around 1647, Abraham Sr.'s family moved from Southampton to Branford in what is now Connecticut. At that time, Branford was affiliated with the (unchartered) New Haven Colony. The plans to move from Southampton to Branford began in 1644 when Southampton chose to become affiliated with Connecticut instead of New Haven. Abraham was the pastor of the Puritan (Congregational) church in Branford from around 1647 to around 1667. (Note 6.)

In 1667, Abraham Sr.'s family moved to New Jersey where he established the community of New Ark, present-day Newark, New Jersey. At that time, Abraham (Jr.) was a student at Harvard College (1664 to 1668).

After graduating from Harvard College in 1668, Abraham Jr. was ordained a minister and he joined his father in New Ark. After his father's death in 1678, Abraham Jr. succeeded his father as pastor of the First Congregational Church in Newark. Abraham Jr. also inherited a library of over 400 books from his father. (Note 7.)

Some of the Wikipedia Notes and Sources:The Rev. Abraham Pierson, Sr. was one of the most prominent figures in the New Haven Colony, and his activities are well-documented in many places, including the following.a. Winthrop's Journal 'The History of New England' 1630-1649, edited by James Savage, 1853.b. The Founding of Harvard College, Samuel Eliot Morison, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1935, pages 91 and 396.c. The History of Long Island, Peter Ross, Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York, New York, 1902.d. A History of the City of Newark, New Jersey, Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York, New York, 1913e. Pierson Millennium, by Richard E. Pierson and Jennifer Pierson, Heritage Books, October 1997. ISBN: 0788407422.6. Early Connecticut Marriages as found on Ancient CHURCH Records Prior to 1800, by Frederick W. BAILEY, New Haven, Vol 2, 1896. These records show that the Rev. Abraham Pierson (Sr.) continued to perform weddings in Branford long after he moved to Newark. See [[1]]7. This collection of books clearly pre-dates a comparable collection bequeathed to this school by Elihu Yale. Was this collection donated to the Collegiate School, thus forming the first component of the present-day Yale University Library?
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