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Samuel Gillett

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  • Name Samuel Gillett 
    Born 16/16 Feb 1677/8  Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Bef 20 Nov 1734  Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1921  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father John Gillett,   b. 5 Oct 1644, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1682, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Mother Mary or Mercy or Marcy Barber,   b. 12 Oct 1651, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1725, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 8 Jul 1669  Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1192  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca Bancroft,   b. 23/23 Feb 1680/1, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 2 May 1736, of Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 55 years) 
    Married 22/22 Jan 1701/2  Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Samuel Gillett,   b. 13 Sep 1702, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Gillett,   b. 16/16 Jan 1704/5, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef May 1715  (Age < 10 years)
     3. Nathaniel Gillett,   b. 10 May 1707, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1794, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Hannah Gillett,   b. 19 Jun 1709, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1746, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     5. Thomas Gillett,   b. 16 Apr 1711, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1791, Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     6. Gardner Gillett,   b. 23 Jun 1715, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. , Dutchess, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Rebecca Gillett,   b. 21 Sep 1718, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F1121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. FHL book 929.273 B233bd, "The Connecticut Barbers, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Barber of Windsor, Connecticut," 2nd Ed., Donald S. Barber, p. 4: "Samuel Gillett, b. 16 Feb 1677/8, d. Suffield 1739, m. Rebecca Bancroft."

      2. FHL book 929.273 B233w, "Descendants of Thomas Barber of Windsor, Connecticut, 1614-1909," John Barber White, pp. 29-30:
      "Mary Barber, bp. Oct. 12, 1651. In the 'Hartford Probate Records' the name is given as Mercy. She m. July 8, 1669, John Gillett, son of Jonathan Gillett, the Emigrant. He was b. in Windsor, Oct. 5, 1644. Children:
      a. Thomas Gillett, b. Jan. 7, 1671; bp. 'ye 14;' d. young.
      b. John Gillett, b. Aug. 6, 1673; d. July 4, 1699.
      c. Thomas Gillett, b. July 18, ___; bp. 23, 1676.
      d. Samuel Gillett, b. Feb. 16, 1678.
      e. Nathaniel Gillett, b. Oct. 3, 1680; bp. in Hartford, Oct. 30, 1681.
      f. Mercy Gillett, b. Jan.31, 163; (Old Church Records state b. Oct. 30, 1682, Hartford.)

      3. Today's Hampden County of Massachusetts was originally Middlesex County until it was split off in 1662 and named Hampshire County. Hampden County was formed from Hampshire County in 1812.

      4. Http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bart/Gillet.htm: "John and Mercy had 7 children all born in Windsor, one of whom, Samuel Gillett, was born 16 Feb. 1677/8, married Rebecca Bancroft 22 Jan. 1701/2 in Suffield, CT, died in 1739 in Granville, MA, buried in Suffield. Rebecca was born 23 Feb. 1680 in Springfield, MA. She was a daughter of Thomas & Margaret (Wright) Bancroft of the Springfield, MA, region with residence at the "lower wharf" now Enfield, CT. Samuel & Rebecca Gillett's eldest son John Gillett born 16 Jan. 1704/5 in Suffield, Hampshire Co., MA (now CT), but now of Nowarck in Providence of East Jarsey in America, Dish Turner, conveyed to Nathll Copley of Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn., Shipwrite, land in Suffield & Bedford, Hampshire Co. that came to me from my father Samuel Gillet formerly of Suffield but late of Bedford (now Granville) deceased (Springfield, MA, Deed Book H:229). [Source: Priest, Alice L., "The Brothers Jonathan & Nathan Gillett & Some of their Descendants" (NEH&GR, 1947-1948), 101:46 & 285-286 & 102:237.]"

      5. "New England History and Genealogy Register," v. 101, p. 285, Article: "Jonathan and Nathan Gillett Descendants":
      "Samuel Gillett (son of John, grandson of Jonathan), of Suffield, Conn., and Granville, Mass., born in Windsor, Conn., 16 Feb 1677/8. He was five years old when his mother married secondly, Captain George Norton of Suffield, the town that became the boy's home for most of his life. In the later years of his life he lived in Granville, across the line in southwest Mass., and died there 'in 1739, aged 60', but was buried in Suffield. (Northampton Probate Records give administration of estate 1934[typo?]) He married in Suffield, 22 Jan 1701/2 (int. 20 Dec 1701), Rebecca Bancroft (dau. of Thomas, g.dau. of John), born in Springfield, Mass. (part later Enfield, Conn.), 23 Feb 1680...
      [Her mother] Widow Jane Bancroft received 100 acres in Lynn in 1638. Her daughter Anna married 13 May 1647 Sergt. John Griffin, settled in Simsbury, Conn., had ten children and one of them, Sarah Griffin, married Elias Gillett (son of Nathan). Son Thomas Bancroft of Springfield, Mass. region, residence at the 'lower wharf,' now Enfield, Conn., was a selectman of Westfield; 8 Dec 1653 married Margaret Wright (dau. of Samuel) and their daughter Ruth Bancroft married John Stiles and had many Children; and daughter Rebecca married Samuel Gillett; and son Nathaniel had descendants in Granville, Mass. (and Ohio) and it was probably this connection that took Samuel Gillett from Suffield to Granville.
      Rev. Ezra Stiles, president of Yale from 1772 to 1795 was the son of Rev. Isaac and the grandson of John and Ruth (Bancroft) Stiles, and he wrote of his grandmother's family: 'The Family of Bancroft are a brisk, smart, quick, sensible and lively cast. Grandmother communicated her family spirit to all (her) Children', etc. (Stiles Gens. 1892 and 1895).
      Children, born in Suffield:
      a. Samuel, b. 13 Sep 1702.
      b. John, b. 16 Jan 1704/5. Perhaps the 1724 John Gillett of his uncle Thomas Gillett's 1726 probate record?
      c. Nathaniel, 10 May 1707; m. Phebe ___...
      d. Hannah, b. 19 Jun 1709; d. in Suffield 2 Nov 1746, age 37; m. there, 26 Feb 1728/9 (int. Jan. 10) Joseph Kent (1898 Kent Gen.).
      e. Thomas, b. 16 Apr 1711.
      f. Gardner, b. 23 Jun 1715.
      g. Rebecca, b. 21 Sep 1718."

      6. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 290:
      "John (son of Jonathan) Gillett, m. Mary (dau. Thos.) Barber, 8 Jul 1669; was of Simsbury; bought of Wm. Phelps the Joseph Phelps place at Windsor, and probably resided there; contributed 1s3d to Connecticut Fund for Relief of Poor in other Colonies, 1676. Children (all but eldest and youngest from Old Church Records):
      a. Thomas, b. 7 Jan 1671; bp. 'ye 14'; d.y.
      b. John, b. 6 Aug 1673; d. 4 Jul 1699.
      c. Thomas, b. 18, bp. 23 Jul 1676.
      d. Samuel, b. 16 Feb 1677.
      e. Nath'l, b. 3 Oct 1680; 'bp. at Htfd., '30 Oct 1681.'
      f. Mercy, b. 31 Jan 1682; O.C.R. has it, 'b. 30 Oct 1682, at Hartford.'

      7. 20 Mar 2008 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bart/Gillet.htm:
      "John Gillett born 5 Oct. 1644 in Windsor, married Mercy/Mary Barber 8 July 1669 in Windsor, died shortly before 5 Dec. 1682 in Simsbury (Windsor?). Mercy was baptized 12 Oct. 1651 in Windsor, died 29 Mar. (31 Dec.?) 1725 in Suffield, CT. She was a daughter of Thomas & Jane (Joan?) Barber. She married (2) Capt. George Norton 14 (20?) June 1683 in Windsor. John inherited from his father 6 acres of land without the west bounds of Windsor. The inventory of the estate of John Gillett of Windsor was taken 5 Dec. 1682 by John Loomis, Sen. It was valued at £140-14-06. Legatees were widow Mercy Gillett, John age 9, Thomas age 6, Samuel age 5, Benjamin age 2 and Mercy born 30 Jan. last. Widow Mercy Gillett was appointed administratrix with Jonathan Gillett, Peter Browne, John Barber and Samuel Barber to be overseers. [Manwaring, Charles W., "A Digest of Early CT Probate Records, 1677-1687," 121.]
      John and Mercy had 7 children all born in Windsor, one of whom, Samuel Gillett, was born 16 Feb. 1677/8, married Rebecca Bancroft 22 Jan. 1701/2 in Suffield, CT, died in 1739 in Granville, MA, buried in Suffield. Rebecca was born 23 Feb. 1680 in Springfield, MA. She was a daughter of Thomas & Margaret (Wright) Bancroft of the Springfield, MA, region with residence at the "lower wharf" now Enfield, CT. Samuel & Rebecca Gillett's eldest son John Gillett born 16 Jan. 1704/5 in Suffield, Hampshire Co., MA (now CT), but now of Nowarck in Providence of East Jarsey in America, Dish Turner, conveyed to Nathll Copley of Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn., Shipwrite, land in Suffield & Bedford, Hampshire Co. that came to me from my father Samuel Gillet formerly of Suffield but late of Bedford (now Granville) deceased (Springfield, MA, Deed Book H:229). [NEH&GR, 1947-1948), 101:46 & 285-286 & 102:237.] So here we have a second cousin of my Elijah Gillet also living in Newark, NJ in 1734/5! Note that their early home towns of Suffield and Enfield are only about 5 miles apart and that the ages of John and Elijah are only about 1½ years different.
      Another son of John & Mercy was Thomas Gillet, the great-great-grandfather of William Hooker Gillette, who had Gillette Castle built on the Connecticut River near Hadlyme 1914-1919. [Priest, Alice L., "The Brothers Jonathan & Nathan Gillett & Some of their Descendants" [Mrs. William C. Clark, "William Hooker Gillette, Actor and Playwright," TAG (1968), 45:225-228.]"

      8. The book "Gillette Families, Some of the Descendants of Jonathan Gillet and Nathan Gillet," comp. Bertha Bortle Beal Aldridge, 1955, p. 23:
      "Samuel Gillett, (son of John, gson of Jonathan) b. 16 Feb 1677-78 at Windsor, Conn., d. 1739 Granville, Mass. Bur. Suffield, Conn., m. in Suffield 22 Jan 1701-2, Rebecca Bancroft, b. Springfield Mass., 23 Feb 1680, dau. of Thomas and Margaret (Wright) Bancroft.
      Children:
      Thomas Gillet, b. 16 Apr 1711, at Suffield, Conn., d. 10 Apr 1791, Granville, Mass., m. 2 Jun 1744, Elizabeth Barlow, b. 20 Apr 1719; d. 3 Jan 1806."

      9. Worldconnect 15 Jul 2007 database: 1821208" of David Palmer :
      A. Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800 Middlesex, Hampshire, Berkshire, and Bristol Middlesex County Springfield p. 125: Sammuel Gillett of Suffield and Rebecca Bancroft, Jan. 22, 1701/2.
      B. Flora Clark Records, vol. 2, p. 80.
      C. Gillet - Gillett - Gillette by Esther Gillett Latham, p. 53.
      D. Gillette Families by Bertha Bortle Beal Aldridge, pp. 21 and 23.

      10. From the Gillett family file of the Windsor Historical Society, an article entitled: "The Brothers Jonathan and Nathan Gillett and Some of Their Descendants," comp. by Alice Lucinda Priest, B.L., of Brookline, Mass., pp. 62-63:
      "Samuel Gillett (son of John, g.son of Jonathan), of Suffield, Conn., and Granville, Mass., born in Windsor, Conn., 16 Feb 1677/8. He was five years old when his mother married secondly, Captain George Norton of Suffield, the town that became the boy's home for most of his life. In the later years of his life he lived in Granville, across the line in southwest Mass., and died there 'in 1739, aged 60,' but was buried in Suffield. (Northampton Probate Records give administration of estate 1934 [error?].) He married in Suffield, 22 Jan 1701/2 (int. 20 Dec 1701), Rebecca Bancroft (dau. of Thomas, g.dau. of John), born in Springfield, Mass. (part later of Enfield, Conn.), 23 Feb 1680, a family name that connects with both the Jonathan and Nathan Gillett lines, and the Windsor Stiles family...
      [Article notes that Rebecca Bancroft's brother, "Nathaniel, had descendants in Granville, Mass. (and Ohio) and it was probably this connection that took Samuel Gillett from Suffield to Granville.]
      Children, born in Suffield:
      a. Samuel, b. 13 Sep 1702.
      b. John, b. 16 Jan 1704/5. Perhaps the 1724 John Gillet of his uncle Thomas Gillett's 1726 probate record?
      c. Nathaniel, b. 10 May 1707; m. Phebe ___. Children:
      i. Rebecca, b. in Brookfield, Mass. 26 Feb 1732/3 and bapt. in Suffield.
      ii. Phebe, bapt. in Suffield 18 May 1735.
      d. Hannah, b. 19 Jun 1709; d. in Suffield 2 Nov 1746, ae. 37; m. there 26 Feb 1728/9 (int. Jan. 10) Joseph Kent (1898 Kent Gen.).
      e. Thomas, b. 16 Apr 1711.
      f. Gardner, b. 23 Jun 1715.
      g. Rebecca, b. 21 Sep 1718."

      11. From the Gillett family file of the Windsor Historical Society, an article entitled: "The Brothers Jonathan and Nathan Gillett and Some of Their Descendants," comp. by Alice Lucinda Priest, B.L., of Brookline, Mass., p. 69, Corrections and Additions:
      "Samuel Gillett (son of John, gson of Jonathan), of Suffield, Conn., and Granville, Mass., in connnection with the note '(Northhampton Probate Records give administration of estate 1734.)' Mr. Corbin adds the following: Deeds at Springfield, Mass., Vol. H, page 229: Dated, Feb. 25, 1734/5 John Gillett formerly of Suffield, Hampshire Co., Mass. but now of Nowarck in Providence of East Jarsey in America, Dish Turner, conveys to Nathll Copley of Windsor, Harford Co. Conn. Ship write. Land in Suffield & Bedford, Hampshire Co. that came to me from my father Samuel Gillet formerly of Suffield but late of Bedford deceased. Mr. Corbin adds: 'Bedford later became Granville, Mass.' Northampton, Mass., Probate record; B. 5, page 179, year 1734, gives the following: 'Power of adms. on estate of Samuel Gillet sometime of Suffield who Decd at a Place called Bedford in Co. Hampshire Granted to Samuel Gillit the eldest son of sd Dec'd & bond taken Nov. 20, 1734.' May 2nd 1736 'Widow Rebeckah Gillet' was received by the Suffield, Conn. Church. (Records Cong. Church in Suffield, published 1941 by the Suffield, Conn. Church. (Records Cong. Church in Suffield, published 1941 by Conn. Hist. Society, page 11.)"

      12. Article from the Gillette family file at the Windsor Historical Society by Gary Boyd Roberts entitled "Genealogies of Conn. families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register," vol. II, Baltimore, 1983, Gen. Pub. Co., Inc., pp. 43-44:
      "John Gillett (son of Jonathan), of Windsor, Conn., born there 5 Oct 1644, died in 1682, shortly before the Dec. 5th inventory of his estate. He married in Windsor, 8 July 1669, Mercy Barber, baptized there 12 Oct 1651, died in Suffield, Conn., 29 Mar 1725. Mercy (Barber) Gillett married secondly, in Windsor, 14 June 1683, Capt. George Norton of Suffield.
      Children, born in Windsor:
      Thomas, b. 7 Jan 1671; d. by 1676.
      John, b. 6 Aug 1673; d. unm. in Windsor 4 July 1699.
      Thomas, b. 18 July 1676.
      Samuel, b. 16 Feb 1677/8.
      Nathaniel, b. 3 Oct 1680 and bapt. in Hartford, Conn., 30 Oct 1681 (last record of his name). No Nathaniel was included among John's children in the 1682 probate. Was there a change or error in names and Benjamin became the permanent name; or twins and Nathaniel died?
      Benjamin, b. in 1680 (?); named in 5 Dec 1682 probate as John's son, aged two years.
      Mercy, b. 30 Jan 1682; m. in Suffield, 24 Dec 1702, Sergt. Jacob Adams of Suffield, son of Jacob Adams.
      ('Robert Adams Genealogy,' by Adams, 1900. 'Connecticut Probate Records,' Manwaring, vol. 1, p. 307: Gillett, John, Windsor. Inventory ₤140-14-06. Taken 5 Dec 1682 by John Loomis sen. & John Moore. Legatees: The Widow, Mercy Gillett, John age 9 years, Thomas 6, Samuel 5, Benjamin 2, Mercy born 30 January last. Court Record, p. 69: 4 April. Adms. to the Widow, Mercy Gillett, with Jonathan Gillett, Peter Browne, John Barber, & Samuel Barber to be Overseers.)

      13. From the newsletter "Gillett Pride 'n' Joy," vol. 10, no. 2, sourced family tree by Barbara Delgado, 1939 Republic Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, copy from the Gillett family file at the Windsor Historical Society:
      References:
      MJ5=Mary and John, vol. 5, no. 2.
      NEH=New England Hist. and Gene. Reg., vol. 100.
      Wivr=Windsor, CT. Vital Records.
      TAG=The American Genealogist, Vol. #.
      FC=The Gillett Family by Flora Clark.
      BA=Bertha Aldridge's Book.
      Bl-Cr=Bloomfield, CT. Church Records.
      Suvr= Suffield, CT. Vital Records.\
      FBR= Family Book of Rembebrance (LDS)
      Quote: "Samuel, b. 16 Feb 1677 (Wivr), b. 16 Feb 1677/8 (FBR), d. 1739 (NEH101), d. 1734 bur. Suffield (FBR), m. 22 Jan 1701/2 (Suvr) int. pub. 20 Dec 1701 (Suvr) Rebecca Bancroft (Suvr) (Early Mass. Marriages by Bailey says they m. in Springfield, Mass.), b. 23 Feb 1680 (NEH101) d/o Thomas and Hannah (Gardner) (FBR). Thomas was first married to Margaret Wright (from Donald Nales)."

      14. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 5:49-64. These pages have a five generation descendency listing of all the descendants of Jonathan Gillet and Mary Dolbair. I only transcribe my own descendency line which is the seventh child:
      "7 John Gillett- b. 5 Oct. 1644, Windsor. m. Mercy Barber, 8 July 1669, Windsor (1651-1725) dau. of Thomas Barber (emigrant). She m. (2) Capt. George Norton, 1683. John d. 1682. Windsor p. 50 says Mary Barber bpt. 12 Oct. 1651, m. ___ Hale. res: Suffield. (Gillett-19)
      7.1 Thomas Gillett- b. 7 Jan. 1671, Windsor. d. by 1676
      7.2 John Gillett Jr.- b. 6 Aug. 1673, Windsor. d. 4 July 1699, Windsor, unmarr.
      7.3 Thomas Gillett- b. 18 July 1676 (Gillett p. 19 says 31 May 1678), Windsor. m. (1) Martha Mills. She d. without children. m. (2) Hannah Clark, 26 Feb. 1704 (1686-1709) Windsor, dau. of John Clark & Mary Crow (D. Clark-34). He d. 11 June 1708. Children of Thomas Gillett & Hannah Clark (2) (NER 101:285)…
      7.4 Samuel Gillett- b. 16 Feb. 1677/8, Windsor. m. Rebecca Bancroft, 22 Jan. 1701/2, Suffield, dau. of Thomas Bancroft. She was b. 1680. He d. 1739, Grnaville, Mass. (Gillett-23) Children of Samuel Gillett & Rebecca Bancroft (NER 101:286).
      7.4.1 Samuel Gillett, Jr.- b. 13 Sept. 1702, Suffield. m. Anna Pierce, 13 Apr. 1727. He d. Granville, Mass.
      7.4.2 John Gillett- b. 13 Jan. 1704/5, Suffield.
      7.4.3 Nathaniel Gillett- b. 10 May 1707, Suffield. m. Phebe ___. Children of Nathaniel Gillett & Phebe ___. (NER 101:286)…
      7.4.4 Hannah Gillett- b. 19 June 1709, Suffield. m. Joseph Kent, 26 Feb. 1728/9, Suffield (b. 1710), s. of John Kent & Abigail Winchell of Suffield. He m. (2) Elizabeth Palmer, 1748. Hannah d. 2 Nov. 1746, Suffield. Six children.
      7.4.5 Thomas Gillett- b. 16 Apr. 1711, Suffield. m. Elizabeth Barlow, 2 June 1744 (1719-1806). He d. 10 Apr. 1791, Granville, Mass. (Gillett-1955, 23, 34, 48) Children of Thomas Gillett & Elizabeth Barlow. (Gillett-23) [Note: The author lists only one child, which is of course very incomplete.]
      7.4.5.1 Zadoc Gillett- b. 12 Aug. 1753, m. wid. Rebecca Tyron (1758-1840). He d. 14 Mar. 1816, Granville, Mass. Two children (1781-1784). She d. Shesequin, Bradford Co., Pa. (Gillett-34)
      7.4.6 Gardner Gillett- b. 23 June 1715, Suffield. m. Mary Rowe, 27 Jan. 1740/1. Res: Dutchess Co., N.Y.
      7.4.7 Rebecca Gillett- b. 21 Sept. 1718, Suffield.
      7.5 Nathaniel Gillett- b. 3 Oct. 1680, Windsor. (Windsor-290)
      7.6 Benjamin Gillett- b. 1680, Windsor. m. Elizabeth Austin, 6 Sept. 1705 (1684-1752), dau. of Capt. Anthony & Esther Austin. (Gillett-21) (Benjamin's b. 3 Oct. 1680 in Gillett-22) Children of Benjamin Gillett & Elizabeth Austin (Gillett-21)…
      7.7 Mercy Gillett- b. 21 Jan. 1682, m. Jacob Adams, Jr. (1681-1736), s. of Jacob Adams & Anne Allen and gr. s. of Robert & Elinor Adams of Newberry, Mass. Res: Suffield, Conn. Children of Mercy Gillett & Jacob Adams, Jr. (NER 101:47)…"

      BIRTH:
      1. Manuscript from the Windsor CT. Historical Society Library of Jay Mack Holbrook entitled "Conn. Colonists - Windsor 1635-1703" has the following listings for Gillets. I am not sure what the references refer to, but they appear to be a compilation of mentioned names in original sources. I have rearranged the entries to be chronological rather than alphabetical as presented by the book compiler.
      Gillet, Thomas, birth 7 Jan 1672; WIN638:16; father: Gillett, John.
      Gillet, Thomas, baptism 14 Jan 1672; WIN638:16; father: Gillett, John.
      Gillet, John; birth 6 Aug 1673; WIN638:17; father: Gillet, John.
      Gillet, Thomas [II], birth 18 Jul 1676; WIN638:16; father: Gillett, John.
      Gillet, Thomas [II], birth 18 Jul 1676; CHS930:40; father: Gillett, John.
      Gillet, Samuell, birth 16 Feb 1678, CHS930:40; father: Gillett, John.
      Gillet, Nathanell, birth 3 Oct 1680, CHS930:39, father: Gillet, John.
      Gillett, John 644; estate in pounds = 141, 5 Dec 1682; MAN4:307.
      Gillet, Marcy; birth 31 Jan 1683; WIN638:16; father: Gillet, John.
      Gillet, Mercy; birth 31 Jan 1683; WEL898:49; father: Gillet, John.

      2. Mentioned in the will of father John Gillett per "A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records," Vol. I, by Charles Wm. Manwaring, P. 452:
      "Page 121.
      Gillett, John, Windsor. Invt. £140-14-06. Taken 5 December, 1682, by John Loomis sen., John Moore. Legatees: The Widow, Mercy Gillett, John age 9 years, Thomas 6, Samuel 5, Benjamin 2, Mercy born 30 January last.
      Court Record, Page 69 - 4 April, 1683: Adms. to the Widow, Mercy Gillett, with Jonathan Gillett, Peter Browne, John Barber & Samuel Barber to be Overseers."

      MARRIAGE:
      1. LDS Online Ordinance Index extracted marriage record per FHL film 185414-185416 (Vital Records of Springfield Massachusetts, 1638-1887), batch M541431. Samuel Gillet and Rebeca Bancroft 22 Jan 1701 at Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Note that these extracted records are always very accurate, which would mean that the various histories showing a marriage in Suffield would be incorrect.

      2. From the book "New England Marriages Prior to 1700," p. 304 for the Gillett family: "Gillett, ??? & Rebecca (Bancroft) (1685-), dau. Thomas; b. 1701?; Windsor, CT." [Should "b. 1701" read "m. 1701"?]

      DEATH:
      1. Ancestry.com's "Massachusetts Town Death Records": Samuel Gillet, d. 1739, buried at Suffield, source is Vital Records of Granville, complete record: Samuel, fell dead, -, 1739, a. 60, bur. in Suffield, P.R.6. Source information: "Vital Records of Granville Massachusetts to the year 1850," Boston, New England Historical Genealogical Society, 1914.

      BURIAL:
      1. Not listed in the following per the Internet 6 Jul 2008 at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kathycamp/Inscriptions/Page043.htm: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions 1660-1937. This list of inscriptions, town of Suffield, was copied in 1934, under the auspices of the F.E.R.A. and the W.P.A. sponsored by the Connecticut State Library, as compiled under the supervision of Charles R. Hale, State Military Necrologist, assisted by Miss Mary H. Babin, Secretary. Hartford, Connecticut, December 1937.

      SOURCES_MISC:
      1. Per family group sheet archive record submitted by Mrs. D. B. Stringham, 2539 Polk Ave., Ogden Utah. References "Suffield V.R. Barbour Collection Boston Transcript and Hartford Times."

      2. Bertha Bortle Beal Aldridge, "Gillette Families, Some of the Descendants of Jonathan Gillet and Nathan Gillet, 1572-1800"; Collection entitled, "Genealogy and Local History," by University Microfilming, Inc. of Ann Arbor, Michigan; Microfiche no. G-1135; Public Library call no. GEN-R 929.3.

      3. Per group sheet of Israel Barlow Family Association, 801-298-3687, dated 24 Feb 1999 per Lloyd B. Carr, Genealogist, PO Box 89, Bountiful, Utah, 84011.