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1. The book "The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography," v. 34, p. 415, entry for John Clarence Hull (b. 1878): "...a descendent of George and Thomasene (Mitchell) Hull, who came from Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England, and arrived in Boston in 1629, becoming early settlers of Dorchester, Mass. From them the descent is through their son, Josiah, and his wife, Elizabeth Loomis, (etc.)."
2. Per 9 Feb 2002 email of Ellen Baker : Elizabeth Loomis (b. around 1619, m. Lt. Josiah Hull, deputy to the General Court in 1659, 1660 and 1662, was the first town recorder of Killingworth, serving in this capacity from Oct 2, 1665 to Nov 5, 1675, was a Lieutenant of the Train Band (1666) and was again elected to serve as deputy to the General Court in 1667 and 1674, had 11 children, Josiah Jr. (m. Elizabeth Talmage?), John (m. Abigail Kelsey), Elizabeth (m. Israel Dibble), Mary (m. #1 John Grant, in King Philip's War, was perambulator, fence viewer, lister, constable and collector; #2 John Cross), Martha (m. John Nettleton), Joseph (fought in the Narragansett War, m. Elizabeth Farnham Swan?), Sarah (m. ?), Naomi (m. Thomas Burnham Jr.), Rebecca (m. John Lyon?), George (died a child) and Thomas (m. Hannah Sheather)).
3. "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," v. 5, p. 228, Article: "Records of Ancient Windsor":
"Josias Hull, m. Elizabeth Loomis, 20 May, 1641; he d. 16 Nov 1675; chil. Josias, b. __ Sep 1642; John, b. 17 Dec 1644; Elisabeth, b. 18 Feb 1646; Mary, b. 2 Oct 1648; Martha, b. 10 Jun 1650; Joseph, b. 10 Aug 1652; Sara, b. 9 Aug 1654; Naomy, b. 17 Feb 1656; Rebeca, b. 10 Aug 1659; George, b. 28 Apr 1662; Thomas, b. 29 May 1665."
4. "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," v. 10, p. 150, Article: "Memoirs of Prince's Subscribers":
"Hull, Mr. Eliphalet, of Fairfield, was the descendant [great grandson] of George, the ancestor of the numerous family bearing the name of Hull, in this ancient town.
In his will, bearing dae Aug. 25, 1659, the devisees of George are Josyas, Cornelius, Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, and Naoma; name of widow not given."
5. The book "The Hull Family in America," pp. 14-16:
A. "George Hull and his first wife Thamsen Michell were the parents of seven children, six of whom were born in Crewkerne, England, and whose names and dates the baptismal records of the church parish contain: Josias Hull, bap. Nov. 16, 1616; d. Nov. 16, 1675; m. 1640, Elizabeth Loomis. [Other children listed.]"
B. "Josiah (Josias) Hull, of Killingworth. He was the eldest son of George, and was baptized at Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England, 10 Nov 1616. He sailed from Plymouth with his parents 30 Mar 1629-1630, in the ship 'Mary and John,' and first settled at Dorchester, Mass. In the same ship came Humphrey Pinney, who afterwards married his sister Mary at Dorchester. He with his father and brother-in-law removed to Windsor in 1637, and we find them there as owners of adjoining lands. We learn from the Connecticut Colonial Records that he with Richard ___, was defendant in a law-suit in 1645; was a member of the Grand Jury 16 Jul 1660. We find his name in the list of those who paid 6 shillings for seating in the Meeting House, 18 Jul 1659. He was among those of the Dragoons that had received powder of Thomas Dibble. After his removal to Killingworth, he sold his seat in the Meeting House 7 Mar 1664, to Nathaniel Bissell. On 20 May 1640, he married at Windsor, Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Loomis and his wife, Mary White. In 1643-44, he removed to Killingworth, Conn., where he was chosen first Town Recorder October 2, 1665, and was Lieutenant of Train Band in 1666. He was Deputy to the General Court 1659, 1660, 1662, 1667, and 1674. He died at Killingworth 16 Nov 1675, leaving eleven children.
Killingworth was originally bounded on the south by Long Island Sound, on the west by Guilford, east by Saybrook, and north by the wilderness. Killingworth was originally a piece of ground 'left out' as not worth settling.
The present Clinton was the original Killingworth, and Main Street was the identical ground where they took their home lots. These were surveyed in 1663, and alloted to them by 'drawing cuts.' Lot p. 36 Town Records allotted to Josiah Hull, Sr., was on the North side of Main Street, west of Indian River..."
6. Ancestry.com's "Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33": "George HULL:
Origin: Crewkerne, Somersetshire Migration: 1632 First Residence: Dorchester Removes: Windsor 1636, Fairfield 1647 Church Membership: Admission to Dorchester church prior to 4 March 1632/3 implied by freemanship. Freeman: 4 March 1632/3 [MBCR 1:367]. Education: Signed his will. Offices: Dorchester selectman, 8 October 1633, 2 November 1635, 27 June 1636, 5 July 1636 [DTR 3, 13, 16, 17]; assessor, 3 November 1633, 2 June 1634 [DTR 4, 7]. Deputy to Massachusetts Bay General Court for Dorchester, 14 May 1634, 25 May 1636 [MBCR 1:116, 174]. Deputy to Connecticut Court for Windsor, May 1637, November 1637, March 1638, April 1638, August 1639, September 1639, January 1639/40, April 1640, February 1640/1, April 1641, September 1641, November 1641, April 1642, August 1642, March 1643, April 1643, September 1643, April 1644, September 1644, September 1645, December 1645, April 1646 [CT Civil List 28-29]. Deputy for Fairfield, May 1649, May 1650, May 1651, October 1655, May 1656 [CT Civil List 28-29]. Magistrate at Fairfield, 29 October 1653 [CCCR 1:249]. Assistant magistrate, 6 October 1651, 18 May 1654 [CCCR 1:226, 257; CT Civil List 29]. Beaver trader, authorized 5 April 1638 [CCCR 1:18]. Assistant commissary general, 18 September 1649 [CCCR 1:198]. Estate: Ordered to build sixty feet of fence, rated for three cows (as "Mr. Hull"), 3 April 1633 [DTR 1]; granted two acres of meadow, 18 February 1635/6 [DTR 15]; granted meadow "that lies before his door where he now dwells," 27 June 1636 [DTR 17]; received Lot #35, four acres, in the meadow beyond Naponset (and perhaps also Lot #55, six acres) [DTR 321]. In the Windsor land inventory on 16 November 1640 George Hull held seven parcels: homelot of seven acres and a half; sixteen acres in the Great Meade; over the Great River twenty-seven rods in length and three miles in breadth; over the Great River four acres and a quarter of meadow; fifteen acres of upland; ten acres and a half of upland; and five acres in the Great Meade [WiLR 1:13]. On 22 November 1653 Daniel Frost sold to George Hull seven acres in the Old Field at Fairfield [Fairfield LR 1:44]. On 24 November 1653 Charles Tainter sold to George Hull six parcels of land: two acres and a fraction in Sasqua Neck; four acres and a half at Uncaway River; seven acres and eight rods in the Great Meadow; three acres and a quarter in the Old Field; thirteen acres and a half in the New Field; and thirteen acres and a fraction "at the planting field at Uncaway Neck" [Fairfield LR 1:44]. On the same day Robert Woolly sold to George Hull one acre in the Old Field and the town granted to George Hull a homelot of six acres and a half [Fairfield LR 1:45]. On 24 November 1653 George Hull sold to Richard Osborne two acres in the Old Field [Fairfield LR 1:46]. On 21 May 1658 "Mr. George Hull" sold to Moses Hoyt two acres in Sasqua Neck [Fairfield LR1:116] and to Austin Samfeild two acres in Sasqua Neck [Fairfield LR 1:117]. On 26 May 1658 "Mr. George Hull" sold to "Josua Jennings" two acres at Sasco Hill [Fairfield LR 1:114]. On 29 November 1653 "Georg[e] Hull hath given unto his son Cornelius Hull upon his marriage" several parcels of land [Fairfield LR 1:48]. In his will, date lost (fire damage) and proved 20 October 1659, George Hull bequeathed to "my loving wife" one-third of the estate; to "my son Josyas Hull another third part of my estate"; to "son Cornelius Hull one little featherbed which is at Boston" and "forty shillings to be paid out of the last third of my estate"; to "my cousin Jane Pinkny" twenty shillings; "my son Josyas Hull and Sarah my loving wife" to be executors; residue to "my four daughters equally to be divided that is to Mary, Martha, Elizabeth, Naomy" [Fairfield PR 1:56]. The "invoice of the estate of Georg[e] Hull late deceased in Fairfield" was taken 25 August 1659 and totalled £58 14s. 4d., with no real estate included [Fairfield PR 1:56-58]. In her will, dated 1659 (day and month lost to fire damage) and proved 20 October 1659, "Sarah [Hull ...] wife unto George Hull late deceased" bequeathed "my house at Boston equally to be divided betwixt all my children"; to "my son Gamaleell" a cupboard; to "my son Georg[e] Phippin" furniture in house at Boston; to "my daughter Rebecca Vickers and my daughter Sarah Yow" moveables; to "my cousin Jane Pinkny" 30s.; residue to "my four sons (to wit) Beniamin Phippin, Joseph, Gamaleell and Georg[e] Phippin"; "my cousin Phillip Pinkny" to be overseer [Fairfield PR 1:61]. The inventory of "the estate of Sarah Hull late deceased in Fairfield" was taken 25 August 1659 and was untotalled; no real estate was included [Fairfield PR 1:61-62]. Birth: By about 1589 (based on date of first marriage), son of Thomas and Joan (Pyssing) Hull [Evans Festschrift 44, 49-50; Dawes-Gates 2:453]. Death: Fairfield after 26 May 1658 [Fairfield LR 1:45] and before 25 August 1659 (date of inventory). Marriage: (1) Crewkerne, Somerset, 27 August 1614 Thomasine Mitchell [Ackley-Bosworth 78]; she died before 1654. (2) After 11 July 1654 Sarah (____) Phippen, widow of David Phippen of Boston [TAG 17:5]; she died at Fairfield shortly before 25 August 1659. Children (first six baptized Crewkerne [TAG 20:supplement 18; Ackley-Bosworth 78]):
i JOSIAS, bp. 10 November 1616; m. Windsor 20 May 1641 Elizabeth Loomis [Grant 46].
ii Mary, bp. 27 July 1618; m. Dorchester by about 1637 HUMPHREY PINNEY 58].
iii Martha, bp. 29 October 1620; named in father's will in 1659; no further record.
iv Elizabeth, bp. 16 October 1625; m. Windsor 4 December 1646 Samuel Gaylord [Grant 42], son of William GAYLORD.
v Cornelius, bp. 13 April 1628; m. about November 1653 Rebecca Jones, daughter of Rev. John Jones (George Hull deeded land to his son Cornelius on 29 November 1653 "upon his marriage" [Fairfield LR 1:48]; in his will of 17 January 1664/5 John Jones made a bequest to his daughter Rebecca Hull [FOOF 1:344]). (In some sources the date of this marriage is given as 19 November 1652, but there is no record of the event in Fairfield vital records; the date would seem to be a misreading and a misuse of the gift of land from father to son on 29 November 1653, which must have been very close to the date of marriage.)
vi JOSHUA, bp. 5 November 1630; no further record.
vii NAOMI, b. say 1632; named in father's will in 1659; no further record.
Associations: George Hull was elder brother of Reverend Joseph Hull who arrived in New England in 1635 [Evans Festschrift 44-51, which summarizes earlier work by the author (John Insley Coddington) and others on the Hull family, and presents new evidence on the ancestry of Joan Pyssing, mother of George and Joseph]. In his will George Hull mentioned cousin Jane Pinkney, and his second wife named cousins Jane and Philip Pinkney in her will. In his account of Philip Pinkney, Jacobus supposes that "[h]e and his wife were perhaps drawn to Fairfield by the marriage of their aunt, Mrs. Sarah Phippen, to George Hull" [FOOF 1:482], but the exact nature of the relationship is not known. Comments: George Hull has been included in some lists of passengers on the Mary & John, but his son Joshua was baptized in Crewkerne on 5 November 1630 and the first record of him in New England is his admission as freeman of Massachusetts Bay on 4 March 1632/3, which makes an arrival date of 1632 far more likely. On 5 March 1639[/40] George Hull and other men returned the appraisal of the estate of the children of Thomas Newberry [RPCC 9]. William Hill named him an overseer in his will, 9 September 1649 [Manwaring 1:128]. George Hull and Alexander Knowles took the inventory of William Cross of Fairfield, 7 September 1655 [Manwaring 1:111]."
7. From the book "The Descendants (by the Female Branches) of Joseph Loomis, who Came from Braintree, England, in the Year 1638 and Settled in Windsor, CT, in 1639," by Elias Loomis (Yale Professor), 1880, v. 1, p. 59:
"Elizabeth Loomis, daughter of Joseph Loomis, m. Josiah Hull, 20 May 1641. Mr. Hull was Deputy to the General Court in 1659, '60 and '62. In 1662 he removed to Killingworth from which place he was Deputy, 1667-74. He d. 16 Nov 1675. His wife was living in 1665. Children:
A. Lt. Josiah, b. 6 Sep 1642, m. Elizabeth ___. He d. Sep. 1670. His widow m. 2d, ___ Tallmadge, and she d. 2 Oct 1677.
B. Lt. John, b. 17 Dec 1644, m. Abigail Kelsey 3 Dec 1668, who d. 12 May 1717. He d. 24 Jul 1728.
C. Elizabeth, b. 18 Feb 1647.
D. Mary, b. 2 Oct 1648, m. John Grant 2 Aug 1666.
E. Martha, b. 10 Jun 1650, m. John Nettleton, 29 May 1669. He d. 18 Mar 1691.
F. Joseph, b. 10 Aug 1652, m. ___. He d. 1709."
8. Elias Loomis "Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America," update of 1875 edition published by Elisha S. Loomis, Berea, Ohio, third (1908) edition, chapter: "The Descendants of Joseph Loomis (1590-1658) in America," subchapter "First Generation, children of Joseph Loomis of Windsor, CT.," pp. 126-128:
"Elizabeth, b. a. 1619, in England; m. Windsor, May 20, 1641, Josiah, eldest child of George Hull, of Windsor. Mr. Hull was Deputy to the General Court in 1659, '60 and 62. In 1662 he removed to Killinworth from which place he was Deputy, 1667-74. He d. Nov. 16, 1675. His wife was living in 1665. Their children, b. Windsor, Conn., were: 1. Lieut. Josiah, 2. Lieut. John, who was ancestor of Capt. Gustavus A. Hull, b. Apr. 18, 1827, U.S. Army, San Francisco, Cal.; also ancestor of Henry H. St. Clair, b. Oct. 18, 1850, Assistant Editor of N.Y. Tribune. 3. Elizabeth, 4. Mary, 5. Martha, ancestress of Rev. Titus Coan, b. Feb. 1, 1801, Missionary to Sandwich Islands, serving 50 years. 6. Joseph, 7. Sarah, 8. Naomi, 9. Rebecca, 10. George, 11. Thomas."
9. FHL book 929.273 F597g "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England…," by Ernest Flagg (Hartford, 1926), p. 278:
"Elizabeth [Loomis], about 1619; m. May 20, 1641, Josias hull, son of George of Windsor, who d. Nov. 16, 1675."
10. The book "Dorset Pilgrims," 1989, pp. 159-60: "There were more deputies to the General Court from Windsor [Connecticut] than magistrates because four were elected at a time; but only twenty individuals served as deputy in that quarter-century; these, too, were a cohesive group and six subsequently became magistrates. They served an average of four and a half terms each, but several served considerably longer and these were the most influential... William Phelps for eleven ... Edward Griswold … for five … and with very few exceptions they were men of means, with land and personal property among the most affluent in Windsor. Here, too, the second generation began to make an appearance, in Benjamin Newberry and George Hull's son Josiah, and there was intermarrying. Of the twenty, at least twelve came from the West Country, including eight 'Mary and John' passengers."
11. The book "Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Rice Lyon and his wife Harriet Wade Rice with related families," by Patty Barthell Myers (2003), pp. 448-51:
"ELIZABETH Loomis, b. Eng. c1619; d. aft 1665; m. Windsor 20 May 1641 JOSIAH HULL of Windsor, d. 16 Nov 1675, s/o George. He was deputy to the General Court 1659, 60, 62. He then removed to Killingworth where he was deputy 1667-74. Children (HULL): Josiah b. Sept 1642; John b. 17 Dec 1644; Elizabeth b. 18 Feb 1647; Mary b. 2 Oct 1648; Martha b. 10 Jun 1650: Joseph b. 10 Aug 1652; Sarah b. 9 Aug 1654; Naomi b. 17 Feb 1657, m. Thomas Burnham; Rebecca b. 10 Aug 1659; George b. 28 Apr 1662, d. soon; Thomas b. 29 May 1655. (Savage & Torrey sv Josiah Hull. NOTE: Savage says Josiah Hull m. Elizabeth, d/o Joseph Bemis, but this is incorrect.)
(William Richard Cutter, New England Family History, p. 985; (Elias Loomis, Desc. of Joseph Loomis)"
12. The book "Emerson-Benson Saga …," by Edmund K. Swigart (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1994), pp. 351-53:
"JOSEPH1 LOOMIS (JOHNA LUMACE, JOHNB LUMMYS, THOMASC) was born by 1590, perhaps in Braintree, county Lincoln, England, and died 25 November 1658 at Windsor, CT. He was the son of JOHNA LUMACE, a tailor of Thaxted and Braintree and AGNESA LINGWOOD and JANE MARLAN?, daughter of WILLIAMB and MARGARETA (PERYE) MARLAN? of Braintree. He was also the grandson of JOHNB LUMMYS, a carpenter of Thaxted, and Kryster [sic: Krysten] (Christian (___). JOSEPH1 married 30 June 1616 at Messing, county Essex, England, MARY1 WHITE, daughter of ROBERTA, a wealthy yeoman, and BRIDGETA (ALLGAR) WHITE of Shalford, county Essex. MARY1 was baptized 24 August 1590 at Shalford and died 23 August 1652 at Windsor. MARY1's younger sister, ANNA1, married ancestor JOHN1 PORTER.
United States President Ulysses Simpson Grant (18th Chief Executive), Stephen Grover Cleveland (22nd and 24th), and Gerald Rudolph Ford, (38th), were descendants of MARY1's parents and Millard Fillmore (13th President), of her and her parents.
JOSEPH1 was a woolen draper, He and his wife lived in Braintree until 1628. They moved to London and from there sailed with their eight children 11 April 1638 aboard the "Susan and Ellen", the same ship that ancestor Rev. PETER1 BULKELEY had taken in 1635. The LOOMIS family arrived in Boston 11 July 1638, they may have spent their first year in Dorchester, MA, but moved by land in the summer of 1639 to Windsor, CT, "Probably in the company of Reverend Ephraim Huet who arrived there August 17, 1639" (ref. 3). "On 2 Feb. 1640 he had granted to him 21 acres on the west side of the Connecticut River adjoining the Farmington River" (ref. 6). JOSEPH1 continued to acquire land and served on juries in 1642 and in 1644 with Nathaniel1 Foote, brother of ancestor MARYA FOOTE. "On 6 January 1650, he was sued by" [ancestor WILLIAM1 BUELL] "for trespass and for damage to the extent of seven bushels of corn; one may infer that his stock got away from him" (ref. 3).
JOSEPH1 apparently left no will. His estate was valued at 178 pounds 10 shillings, with "a 'debt in England'" (ref. 3) of 12 pounds 14 shillings 6 pence against it. On December 1658, his wife having predeceased him, his five sons and three daughters (two represented by their husbands) signed an agreement in place of a will to divide JOSEPH's estate equitably among them.
The children of JOSEPH1 and MARY1 (WHITE) LOOMIS, all probably born in Braintree, county Lancaster, England, and probably not all listed in the correct order of birth, were.
I Joseph2, b. 1615, ca. 1616; d. 26 Jun 1687 at Windsor, CT; m. 1/wf 17 Sep 1646, Sarah2 Hill 2/wf 28 Jun 1659, Mary Sherwood.
II Sarah2, b. ca. 1617-8?; d. 1667, 1687, perh. at Hartford, CT; m. by 28 Sep 1640, Nicholas Olmstead.
III. ELIZABETH2, b. ca. 1620?; d. aft. 1665, prob. of Killingworth, CT; m by 20 May 1640-1 at Windsor, CT, JOSIAH2 HULL (see HULL).
IV Mary2, b. 1620?; d. 19 Aug. 1680, prob. at Windsor, CT: m. 1/hs by 1637-8, by 1633, John Skinner, m. 2/hs 13 Nov 1651, prob. at Windsor, Owen Tudor.
V John2, b. ca. 1622?, 1620; d. 2 Sep 1688 at Windsor, CT; m. 3, 6? Feb 1648-9 Elizabeth2 Scott (Thomas1).
VI Thomas2, b. ca. 1624?; 2 Aug 1689, prob. at Windsor, CT; m. 1/wf 1 Nov 1653 Hannah Fox/Fowkes who d. 1662, prob. at Windsor; m. 2/wf 1 Jan 1562-3, Mary2 Judd (Thomas1).
VII Nathaniel2, b. ca 1626?; d. 19 Aug 1688, prob. at Windsor, CT; m. as 1/hs 24 Nov 1653-4, Elizabeth2 Moore (John1) who m. 2/hs aft. 3 Nov 1991, John Case.
VIII Samuel2, b. 1628?; d. 1 Oct 1689, prob. at Westfield, MA; m. 27, 29? Dec 1653, Elizabeth2 Judd (Thomas1), sis. of Mary2 who m. Samuel2's older? bro., Thomas2 as 2/wf.
REFERENCES
1) Brainerd, Dwight, "Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd," [Portland, ME, Anthoensen Press, 1948], [hereinafter Brainerd, D.], 301-2.
2) Colket, M. B., op. cit., 196.
3) Ferris, M. W., op. cit., Dawes-Gates, II:453-62; 567-72.
4) Parke, N. G., op. cit., 78.
5) Pierce, R. Andrew, personal correspondence, research and material on the Hull and Loomis lines, 25 May 1993, MAT, Swigart, E. K., Washington, CT.
6) Pitman, H. M., op. cit., 391-2, 396.
7) Roberts, G. B., op cit., 182.
8) Roberts, Gary B., review of the Emerson-Benson ancestral lines and material on the Lingwood, Loomis and White lines, NEHGS Library, Boston, MA, 19 May 1993 with Swigart, E. K., MAT, Swigart, E. K., Washington, CT.
9) Savage, J., op. cit. II:494; III:112-3.
10) Torrey, C. A., op. cit., 139, 401, 472, 545, 677, 757."
MARRIAGE:
1. Ancestry.com's "American Marriages Before 1699": Josias Hull and Elizabeth Loomis, 20 May 1641 at Windsor, CT.
DEATH:
1. Ancestry.com's "Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)," Killingworth Vital Records: Josias Hull, Sr., d. 16 Nov 1675, v. 1, p. 79.
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