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1. Per 9 Feb 2002 email of Ellen Baker : Elizabeth was b. Dec. 27, 1635 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT and d. May 7, 1696 Farmington, Hartford, CT. Her parents were Deacon Thomas Judd and Elizabeth Freeman. Deacon Thomas Judd was from Langley Parish, Kent, England. He came to America in either 1633 or 1634. He was the second deacon of the church of Farmington, Hartford Co., CT and a deputy of Farmington from 1657 on. He was one of the first proprietors of Farmington, Hartford Co., CT.
2. Information on Elizabeth's father: The following is at a Web Site called "Where to Begin?" The site is at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/2663/journal.htm: "The Deacon Thomas Judd was born Thomas Judd around 1608 in England, the same year that Quebec was founded. Thomas married a woman, probably in England. It is possible that their two children were Elizabeth and William, it is unknown which is older, nor is it known for sure if they were born in England or on the ship on the way over to America. It is also possible that his first wife died on the trip. These trips by our Ancestors prove to take their toll on many people. Sometimes the ships and/or crew were unprepared for such a long journey.
With no water to drink, and no place to wash or even a bathroom. The thought comes to mind of so many people tugging on the Captain's shoulders crying "Are we there yet?" Thomas arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1633 or 1634 only 13 years after the famous Mayflower landed in Plymouth. It may be interesting to note that most of the people who arrived on these ships were "entitled" to land and/or goods once they arrived. The amount of land may have depended on many different things, the size of the family, the amount of participatation or help they leant to the group, as well as the prominence of the person. Sometimes these lands were set by the King of the country in which the people departed, in this case it is possible that King Edward I was responsible for granting Thomas Judd his 4 acres of land.
Thomas received the land in August of 1634 the location of which is described as being the West-End of Cambridge on the north-east side of the highway to Watertown. This land must not have been the only land he was entitled to, as he is also listed as receiving a portion of Meadow ground on August 20, 1635. Thomas was now a farmer. He built a home on the original 4 acres and on May 25, 1636 was admitted a Freeman of the colony. Ironically, it is more than probable that Thomas left Cambridge during the same week as he was admitted a Freeman of Cambridge. He was one of the members of Thomas Hooker's group that traveled up the Connecticut River to Hartford, CT. The Deacon Thomas Judd was named with Thomas Hooker in several history and genealogical books I have found; it may even be possible that the Deacon Thomas Judd was on the same ship with Thomas Hooker, if this is the case, the ship's name was the Griffen. It is also possible that since the Deacon Thomas Judd and Thomas Hooker were of the same group, that the Deacon Thomas Judd was one of many who came to America to leave the church of England. Thomas Hooker accepted the doctrines of Church of England but did not believe the ceremonies were biblical. In 1630 the Archbishop (Laud) attempted to silence Hooker for his nonconformity. When Hooker was called to appear before the High Commission, he fled to Holland where he preached at both Delft and Rotterdam. In 1633, Hooker, along with other Puritan preachers like John Cotton and Samuel Stone fled to America on the Griffen. A joke among the Puritans was that this group was guaranteed success because they had Cotton (John) for their clothes, Hooker (Thomas) for the fishing and Stone (Samuel) for their building. Thomas Hooker also did not get along with some of the people in Massachusetts, so he left, along with many other people, including Thomas Judd to establish the town of Hartford, Connecticut. In 1638, three of the towns of Connecticut met to form a government. Thomas Hooker preached to the General Court at that time and believed that the foundation of a government authority should be "laid in free consent of the people, that choice of public magistrates belongs unto the people by God's own allowance." This statement can be found to derive from Deuteronomy 1:13 which states "Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you." This was then the basis of the government formed in 1638 and the basis of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which was the first Constitution in America. To further look into the possibilities of a connection from the Deacon Thomas Judd to Thomas Hooker, we can wonder if they had a connection before the ship. We know that it is difficult to find where the Deacon Thomas Judd came from, perhaps this is because the Deacon Thomas Judd went with Thomas Hooker to Holland? Maybe the travels of the Deacon Thomas Judd were so often that he did not show up in the records of England? The only thing to use now is the clues and the guesses of the words of the past, which is what I am doing here, I will make sure that it is known that I am either speculating or if it is fact. To continue, the Deacon Thomas Judd must have remained in Hartford for a few years; his home there was built on about two acres of land and had gardens and other out buildings. His land butted up against a James Cole's land on the south end. My step-sister's husband is named Cole, it may be interesting to find a connection here. Thomas then left Hartford and went on to Farmington, where he became one of the first proprietors of that town. It may be somewhat interesting to try to think of Thomas' personal ordeal through all of this traveling. We know that he is very much a Christian (eventually he will be known as Deacon Thomas Judd). We also think that his first two children, Elizabeth and William, may have been born before all of this traveling. For a man to carry two small children through all of this, build their house (three times) and eventually become a prominent man of the community is by far a sign of times to come more than 350 years later. Thomas may have had a little help in the care for his children, it is possible that he married his second wife anytime during these travels. His third child Thomas was born after 1634 but before 1641. During a long span of time from May of 1647 to October of 1679, Thomas Judd was a deputy of the General Court. He was also a member of the church under the direction of Rev. Thomas Hooker and Rev. Samuel Stone. Being associated with both the church at Hartford and Cambridge. He stayed with the church at Hartford until Farmington had a church of their own on October 13, 1652. The first pastor of that church was Rev. Roger Newton, 1652. The second was Rev. Samuel Hooker, 1661. Stephen Hart became the first deacon of that church and Thomas the second. He was known as the Deacon Thomas Judd from 1668 on. In the Connecticut Colony records he is listed as Deacon Thomas Judd, it was as if he had changed his name. For from this point forward he would always be referred to as the Deacon Thomas Judd. The deacon was one of the first 84 proprietors of Farmington. Farmington was a very large township, consisting of 5 or 6 townships itself. A key hint as to when Thomas married his second wife is in the fact that five of his sons are listed as being among the 84 proprietors in Farmington in 1673. Samuel was not yet of age, therefore not listed. This statement (which is listed in "Thomas Judd and His Descendants" by Sylvester Judd) shows that these 4 sons had to have been born at least 16 years before 1673. This same statement has also shown me to have some sort of an argumentative as to when the children were born. It is listed that Samuel was born in 1651 or 1653 in the same book, yet it says in the statement that he was not of age in 1673. The question then is what is "of age"? Samuel would have been 21 or 23, the probability is that he was born late in 1651 and was not over 21 on the day in 1673 when land was distributed. If you are confused, imagine how I feel after I find the evidence to prove or disprove it, then I have to change all kinds of things. There is also conflicting information as to how many children Thomas had. Sylvester Judd lists 6 sons and 3 daughters. I have listed 7 sons and 3 daughters. The first of those daughters, and quite possibly the first child of the Deacon was Elizabeth Judd.
A. The following is from the Colonial Connecticut Records, Vol. 1, concerning Deacon Thomas Judd. His daughter Elizabeth m. Lt. Samuel Loomis.
a. P. 319 ["AT A SESSION of The GEN: COURT at HARTFORD, AugS 18, 1658."]…Mr. Steel, L. Lewis, Ensigne Steel, Thom: Judd, are desired to comunicate the mind of the Court to ve Indians…
b. P. 376 ["AT A SESSION of The GENLL COURT, at HARTFORD March 13: 61-62."]…This Court haue established the line of Farmington to extend to ye mouth of ye Brook at Nod Meadow, at ye northerne end towards Mussaco, and there to be ye devident bounds twixt that plantation and their neighb[ours] at Mussaco, and there to run east and west, to devide twixt both parties. This Court hath granted vnto Anthony Howkins and Thomas Judd 400 Acres of land betwixt them, whereof 80 Acrs of Meadow, if it may be found where it may not prjudice any Plantation yt now is, or hereafter may be setled…
c. P. 379 ["AT A COURT of ELECTION HELD at HARTFORD, May 15, 1662."] Thomas Judd is also listed as one of the elected deputies. …The names of the Grand Jury: Willm Wadsworth, Tho: Bull, Deacon Butler, John Moore, Tho: Ford, Ed: Griswold, Anthony Howkins, Tho: Judd, John Kilburn, Samll Boreman, Willm Gutrich, Nath: White…
B. The following is from Vol. 2, of Colonial Connecticut Records.
a. P. 31 ["AT A COURT of ELECTION HELD at HARTFORD, May 10, 1666."] [Thomas Judd is listed as an elected deputy.]
b. P. 171 ["A COURT of ELECTION HELD at HARTFORD, May The 9th, 1672."] …This Court appoynts Ens: Sam Steele and Sargt John Wadsworth to lay out to Deacon Thomas Judd his grant of land formerly granted to him by this Court, according to his grant…
c. pp. 300, 312 ["AT A COURT of ELECTION HELD at HARTFORD, May 10: 1677."] Deacon Thomas Judd was an elected deputy from Farmington, Hartford Co., CT during this session.
d. P. 307 may be printed . And the Treasurer is appoynted to procure it printed and to defray the charge thereof out of the pub: Treasurie; and to distribute the bookes by proportion in the seuerall countyes, by advice of the Gouernor or Assistants here…
e. P. 312 …This Court grants Deacon Tho: Judd liberty to take up his grant of two hundred acres of land in more places than one prouided he take it not up in aboue fower places…
C. The following is Colonial Connecticut Records, Vol. 3.
a. P. 1 ["A COURT of ELECTION HELD at HARTFORD, May 9th, 1678."] Deacon Thomas Judd is listed as an elected deputy, at this session, from Farmington, CT.
b. P. 36 ["A GENERALL COURT HELD at HARTFORD, October 9th, 1679."] Deacon Thomas Judd is listed as an elected deputy, at this session, from Farmington, CT. …Captn Wm Lewes and Tho: Jud are appoynted to lay out to Deacon Heart or his assigne his grant of land formerly granted to him, according to his grant, at a place upon Mattatock River to the northward of the town there…
c. P. 67 ["A GENERALL COURT HELD at HARTFORD, October 14, 1680."] …This Court appoynts Captn Wm Lewes to lay out to Deacon Jud his grant of land according to his grant, in roome of Lnt Steele…"
3. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, pp. 433-434, {bracketed notes from "Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Loomis of Windsor" by Elias Loomis}: "Samuel Loomis (Lieut.), m. Elizabeth (dau. Thos.) Judd, 27 Dec 1653; purchased the Witchfield pl., Broad st., site of Present Grace church; {freeman, 1654}; on 1st 'Book of Records,' 9 Jan 1659, 'also approved that Samuel Loomis should settle among us as an inhabitant;' he was adm. to Windsor church 26 Nov 1661 (O.W.C.); wife also a member; he removed to Westfield {between 1672 and '75; in Windsor 1679; d. 1 Oct 1689; wid. d. 7 May 1676 [Kerry's note - 1696 since she could not be a "widow" if he died 1689 and she in 1676.]}. Children * O.C.R.):
A. Samuel (Sgt.), {m. Hannah (dau. Thos.) Hanchet, 4 Apr 1678; he d. 6 Nov 1711; res. Westfield, Mass.}.
B. Elizabeth {m. Thos. Hanchet, 1673}.
C. Ruth, * b. 14 Jun 1660 {at Farmington, bp. 24 Jul; m. Benj. Smith of F.}
D. Sarah, * b. 3 Feb 1662; {m. John Bissell, 12 Nov 1689}.
E. Joanna, * b. 22 Oct 1665 {m. Joseph Smith, 20 Nov 1691}.
F. Benjamin, * b. 11 Feb 1667 {m. Ann Fitch 6 Jan 1703; d. 1726; no issue}.
G. Nehemiah, * (Nathaniel, * O.C.R.), b. 15 Jul 1670; {res. Westfield, Mass.}.
H. William, b. 18 Mar 1672 {res. Westfield, Mass.}.
I. Philip, b. 22 Feb 1675; {res. Westfield, Mass.}.
J. Mary, b. 16 Aug 1678 (had Hannah, b. 20 May 1705)."
[Note: the book does not have biographies on the Judd family.]
4. "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," v. 14, p. 288, Article "Marriages and Deaths":
"...Dea Thomas Judd came from England in 1633 or 1634, and settled in Cambridge, was adm. freeman, May 25, 1636, rem. same year to Hartford, and thence, about 1644, to Farmington, where he was an influential man, a deacon in the church, and for 19 sessions a deputy to the General Court. About 1679 he removed to Northampton, and there d. Nov. 12, 1688. His first wife died about 1678, and he m. 2d, Dec. 2, 1679, Mrs. Clemence Mason, wid. of Thomas, of Northampton. She died Nov. 22, 1696."
5. FHL book "Thomas Judd and His Descendants," by Sylvester Judd (1856, Northampton, MA), p. 11 has short biographies on Thomas's children including the two who are in my database: Elizabeth and Mary. He lists 9 children all together and notes the two oldest Elizabeth and William "both born form 1633 to 1636; it is unknown which was the oldest." The following is for Elizabeth:
"Elizabeth Judd married Samuel Loomis of Farmington, Dec. 27, 1653. They removed to Windsor in 1660, and to Westfield about 1674. Their children born in Farmington were Samuel, Elizabeth; in Windsor, Ruth, 1660, Sarah, 1662, Joanna, 1665, Benjamin, 1667, Nehemiah, 1670, William, 1672; in Westfield, Philip, 1675, Mary, 1678, Ten in all. Samuel Loomis died in 1689. His widow, Elizabeth, was living in Westfield, 1716."
6. "The Great Migration," by Robert Charles Anderson:
"THOMAS JUDD
Origin: Unknown.
Migration: 1634 (based on grant of land in Cambridge [CaTR 9]).
First Residence: Cambridge.
Removes: Hartford 1636, Farmington 1646, Northampton 1679.
Church Membership: Admission to Cambridge church prior to 25 May 1636 implied by freemanship.
Deacon at Farmington as early as 8 October 1668 [CCCR 2:93].
Freeman: 25 May 1636 [MBCR 1:371]. In Farmington section of Connecticut lists of freemen, 12 October 1669 [CCCR2:521]…
Estate… In her will, dated 21 November 1696 and proved 31 December 1696, "Clemens Judd of Northampton ... considering the great trouble, care & expenses that my son & daughter-in-law Samuel & Marriah Judd have been at during the time of my long & tedious sickness & bedrid condition as also the relation that they stand in to me ... give to him said Samuel Judd all my whole estate, that is to say my house & homestead & all my meadow land, stock & moveables & whatsoever doth to me appertain after my decease"; "my loving son Sam[ue]ll Judd [to be] my sole executor" [Hampshire PR 3:26].
The inventory of the estate of "Clemens Judd," taken 10 December 1696, totalled £254 8s., of which £235 was real estate: "half the homestead," £40; and "39 acres of land in the meadow," £195 [Hampshire PR 3:27].
Birth: By about 1608 (based on estimated date of marriage).
Death: Northampton 12 November 1688 [Pynchon VR 158].
Marriage: (1) By about 1633 Elizabeth ____ (on 8 July 1669, John Winthrop Jr. treated "Jud Elis[abeth] above 60 years wife of [blank] Jud Senior of Farmington" [WMJ 936]).
(2) Northampton 12 December 1679 Clemence (___) Mason [Northampton VR 1:101], widow of Thomas Mason [Brainerd Anc 177]. She died at Northampton on 22 November 1696 [Northampton VR 1:140].
Children:
With first wife
i Elizabeth JUDD, b. say 1633; m. Farmington 27 December 1653 Samuel Loomis [FarmVR Barbour 90, citing Farmington LR 2:331], son of Joseph LOOMIS {1638, Windsor} [Dawes-Gates 2:571].
ii William JUDD, b. by 1635 (made a freeman on 15 May 1656 [CCCR 1:281]); m. Farmington 31 March 1657 Mary Steele [Farm YR Barbour 93, citing Farmington LR 2:33 1], daughter of JohnSTEELE {1633, Cambridge} [GMB 3:1756-59].
iii Thomas JUDD, b. say 1638; m. by 1663 Sarah Steele, daughter of JohnSTEELE {1633, Cambridge} [GMB 3:1756-59].
iv JohnJUDD, b. about 1640 (aged 17 on 27 December 1657 [WMJ 299]; "17 years old about March 1657" [Farmington ChR 1:49-50]); m. by about 1670 Mary Howkins (eldest known child b. about 1670 [Judd Gen 53]), daughter of Anthony Howkins (in his will of 26 February 1673/4, "Anthony Howkins of Farmington" included a bequest to "my son-in-law John Judd" [Manwaring 1:209]).
v Benjamin JUDD, b. about 1643 (aged 14 on 27 December 1657 [WMJ 299]; "15 years old about March 1657" [Farmington ChR 1:49-50]); m. by 1668 Mary Lewis (eldest known child b. Farmington 21 August 1668 [Farm VR Barbour 90, citing Farmington LR 1:2]), daughter of William Lewis (in the inventory and distribution of the estate of William Lewis, "Mary Judd" was listed first among the daughters [Manwaring 1:480]).
vi Mary JUDD, b. about 1645 ("13 years old about February 1657" [Farmington ChR 1:49-50]); m. Windsor 1 January 1662/3 Thomas Loomis [Grant 49; CTVR 9], son of Joseph LOOMIS {1638, Windsor} [Dawes-Gates 2:571].
vii RUTH JUDD, bp. Hartford 7 February 1646/7 (father stated to be "of Fermingtun") [HaBOP 578] ("11 years old about February 1657" [Farmington ChR 1:49-50]); m. by 1679 John Steele (eldest known child bp. Farmington 28 March 1679/80 [Farmington ChR 1:105]).
viii PHILIP JUDD, bp. Hartford 2 September 1649 [HaBOP 580] ("8 years old about January 1657" [Farmington ChR 1:49-50]); m. by 1681 Hannah Loomis (eldest known child b. about 1 681 [Manwaring 1:474]), daughter of Thomas Loomis.
ix Samuel JUDD, b. about 1651 (aged 5 on 27 December 1657 [WMJ 299]; "6 years old about December 1657" [Farmington ChR 1:49-50]); m. by 1682 Mary Strong (eldest known child b. Northampton 12 October 1682), daughter of Thomas Strong.
Comments: Since Thomas Judd did not leave a will, we have no complete, explicit list of his children. The compilation of nine children presented here is found in all secondary sources, and is arrived at by putting together various small pieces of evidence. Baptismal records exist for Ruth and Philip. John Winthrop Jr. treated four of them at one time: William, John, Benjamin and Samuel. William and Thomas are called sons in deeds made by the immigrant. Elizabeth and Mary carried the surname Judd in their marriage records, and there was no other Judd family in New England for them to belong to. The Farmington Church records include a list of the six youngest children of Thomas Judd, as noted in the individual entries above [Farmington ChR 1:49-50]. Better evidence for the marriages of the three youngest children would be welcome.
The town of Farmington began compiling its individual landholding inventories in the late 1670s, very close to the time that Thomas Judd married his second wife and moved to Northampton. This listing of the land of Deacon Thomas Judd is undated, but must have preceded the May 1679 sale of several parcels to his son William, since the first and second parcels conveyed to William in this deed were the second and third items in the inventory of Deacon Thomas Judd. Since these latter two parcels were purchased by Thomas Judd rather than granted to him by the town, and since we see from the deed to William Judd that Deacon Thomas had already transferred land to his son Thomas, we conclude that Deacon Thomas had already distributed most of his land to his children by 1679.
Bibliographic Note: In 1856 Sylvester Judd prepared a comprehensive genealogy of Thomas Judd and His Descendants [Northampton 1856]. Judd's work was consistently excellent and this volume is one of the best genealogies published at this formative period for genealogical scholarship.
In 1948 Donald Lines Jacobus compiled a brief, solid account of the family of this immigrant [Brainerd Anc 177-78]."
7. The book "Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Rice Lyon and his wife Harriet Wade Rice with related families," by Patty Barthell Myers (2003), pp. 451-52:
"SAMUEL2 LOOMIS (Joseph1), b. England c1628; d. Westfield, Mass., 1 Oct 1689; m. at Windsor, Conn., 27 Dec 1653 ELIZABETH JUDD, who d. Westfield, Mass., 7 May 1696. She was d/o Thomas Judd and Elizabeth (___). See The Judd Line.
He came with his parents to New England. He was freeman in 1654 and was admitted to the church at Windsor 26 Nov 1661. He lived in Farmington and Windsor, Conn., and also Westfield, Mass. He was a lieutenant at Windsor and removed from Windsor to Woronoco (Westfield), Mass., after 1672 and before 1675. He sold his dwelling house in Windsor in 1679.
i SGT. SAMUEL3 Loomis, b. Farmington, Conn.; d Westfield, Mass., 6 Nov 1711; m. Westfield 14 Apr 1678 HANNAH HANCHETT, d/o Thomas Hanchett and Deliverance Langton. Children: Samuel b. 28 Apr 1681, m/1 Rebecca Noble, m/2 Hannah (___); James b. 25 Feb 1683, d. inf.; James (again) b. 8 Oct 1686, d. young; Hannah b. 29 Jan 1691, m. James King; Deliverance b. 13 May 1694, d. within 3 yrs.; Joshua b. 21 Jul 1696, d. age 4. (NEHG Register 6:267, "Marriages, Births and Deaths in Westfield.")
ii ELIZABETH Loomis, b. Farmington, Conn., m. Windsor 18 Nov 1673 THOMAS HANCHETT, b. c1647, s/o Thomas Hanchett and Deliverance Langton. See The Hanchett Line.
iii RUTH Loomis, b. Farmington, Conn., 14 Jun 1660; bpt. 24 Jul 1660; m. as his first wife BENJAMIN SMITH of Farmington, d. 1738 West Springfield, Mass., s/o William Smith and Elizabeth Stanley of Farmington. Children (SMITH): William; Ruth b. 8 Feb 1685; Benjamin b. 14 Feb 1687; Samuel b. 24 Aug 1689; Elizabeth b. 14 Feb 1693; Rachel b. 1694-, Jonathan b. 1697; Job b. 1700; Mary b. 1703. Benjamin Smith bad a second wife Hannah (___). (Savage sv Benjamin Smith.)
iv SARAH Loomis, b. Windsor, Conn., 3 Feb 1662/3; m. 12 Nov 1689 JOHN BISSELL, b. 4 May 1661, s/o John Bissell and Isabel Mason.
v JOANNA Loomis, b. Windsor, Conn., 22 Oct 1665; m. as his second wife, 20 Nov 1691 JOSEPH SMITH, b. Middletown 25 Aug 1665; d. Farmington 1718, s/o William Smith and Elizabeth Stanley. Inventory of estate of Joseph Smith taken 18 Sept 1718, amounted to £309.09.09. Children mentioned in the distribution of his estate: Joseph Smith, eldest son; Johanna Smith; Lydia Woodford; Mary Porter; Joanna Porter; Elizabeth Cowles; Ruth Smith; Susanna Smith; Thankfull Smith; Mercy Smith; Esther Smith; Experience Smith. Court appointed Thomas Bird, Joseph Hawley and Daniel Judd of Farmington, distributors. (Manwaring, Vol. II, 1715-1723, pp. 433-4.)
Smith, Joseph, Sen., Farmington. Inventory £309.09.09. Taken 18 Sept 1718 by Thomas Bird and Daniel Judd.
Court Record, Page 70 - 2 Sept 1718: Administration unto Joanna; Smith, widow of the decd., and Isaac Cowles of Farmington.
Page 98 - 3 Mar 1718/19: Adms. account exhibited, allowed and accepted. Order to distribute the estate: To Joanna Smith, widow, dower for life and £31.07.08; to Joseph Smith, eldest son, £41.16.08; to Johanna Smith, £10.18.04; to Lydia Woodford, to Mary Porter, to Joanna Porter, to Elizabeth Cowles, to Ruth Smith, to Susannah Smith, to Thankfull Smith, to Mercy Smith, to Esther Smith, and to Experience Smith, to each of them the sum or value of £21.18.04, which is their single parts of sd. estate. And this Court do appoint Thomas Bird, Joseph Hawley and Daniel Judd, of Farmington, distributors. (Manwaring, Conn Probate Records, Vol. 2, 1713-1723, pp. 433-4.)
The first wife of Joseph Smith was Lydia (___) by whom he had a number of children. By Joanna he had probably Johannah bpt. Farmington 16 Oct 1692, m. Porter, Ruth bpt. Farmington 1 Dec 1694; Susanna b. Farmington 20 Apr 1698; Thankful b. 4 Nov 1700; Mercy b. 6 Aug 1702; Esther b. 30 Oct 1705; Experience bpt 11 Jul 1708; Zephania b. 16 Feb 1710, d. young. (Savage sv Joseph Smith.)
vi BENJAMIN Loomis, b. Windsor, Conn., 11 Feb 1667/8; m. ANN FITCH. No issue.
vii NEHEMIAH Loomis, b. Windsor, Conn., 15 Jul 1670; m THANKFUL WELLER.
viii WILLIAM Loomis, b. Windsor 18 Mar 1672; d. 1738; m. 13 Jan 1703 MARTHA MORLEY, d. 22 Feb 1753, age 71, d/o Thomas Morley and Martha Wright. Children: Martha b. 24 Feb 1704, d. Granby, Conn., age 100 years and 2 months, m/1 Jonathan Phelps, m/2 Jonathan Buttles or Buttoloph; Joshua b. 24 Aug 1706, m. Abigail Langdon, d/o John and Abigail (Phelps) Langdon; Benjamin b. 30 Aug 1708, m/1 Elizabeth Noble, m/2 Rachel (___); Ann b. 27 Aug 1710, m. John Root; William b. 15 Sept 1712, m. Experience Smith of Farmington; James b. 15 Nov 1714, m. Eunice Stricklen; Thankful b. 19 Nov 1716, m. Ebenezer Winchell; Jonathan b. 23 Jan 1719, m. Hannah Selden of Springfield; Hezekiah b. 14 Mar 1721, living 1746 idiot; Noah b. 12 May 1724, m. Rhoda Clark.
ix PHILIP LOOMIS, b. Westfield, Mass., 22 Feb 1675; d. Simsbury, Conn., 1 Dec 1746; m. 1704 HANNAH (___). Children: Hannah b. 21 May 1705, m. Deacon Azariah Holcomb; Philip b. 25 Mar 1707, m. Mindwell Wilcoxson; Joel b. 13 Oct 1708, m. Sarah Gozzard; Elizabeth b. 5 Apr 1710, unm. in 1756; Abigail b. 30 Apr 1711, m. David Noble of Hebron; Mary b. 12 Apr 1713, m. Jonathan Hays; Jerusha b. 3 Apr 1715, m. Isaac Dunham of Hebron; Timothy b. 2 May 1717, m. Mary Morton; Margaret b. 23 Jul 1719, m. Eliphalet Young of Hebron; Sarah b. 12 Aug 1722, m. Thomas Holcomb; Ruth b. 9 Mar 1725, unm. in 1751; Prudence b. 1728, m. Peter Rice.
x MARY LOOMIS, b. Westfield, Mass., 16 Aug 1678.
(Elias Loomis, "Desc. of Joseph Loomis"; Cutter, "Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts," p. 687.)"
8. 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."
BIRTH:
1. The sources above show to two differing dates: 27 Dec 1635 and from 1633 to 1636. I use the latter until a better source is found.
DEATH:
1. The sources above show to two differing dates: 7 May 1696 in Farmington or Westfield and after 1716 in Westfield. More research needed.
SOURCES_MISC:
1. Per 9 Feb 2002 email of Ellen Baker : Ellen lists her sources as follows. This file was created by the posts of Vickie L. (VanMeter) Smithson (all) and Mark Allen (on Philip's child Philip Jr.)of the Loomis Surname Forum at Genforum.Com. Info. came from Nan Wolf (web site). Info. was also obtained over at Rootsweb Worldconnect Project. The following books were used to make additions to this summary: Descendants of Joseph Loomis (1590-1658) In America And his Antecedents In the Old World. The Original Published by Elias Loomis LLD, 1875. Revised by Elisha S. Loomis Ph.D. 1908; Lion passengers Title: Passengers on the "Lion" from England to Boston, 1632 Author: Sandra Sutphin Olney Publication: 1992 Heritage Books Inc. Two volume set; Windsor Genealogies Title: The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor Connecticut 1635-1891 Author: Henry R. Stiles, A.M., M.D., Publication: Volume II, 1992 Picton Press; and Our American Ancestry, Author: Gates, Frederick Taylor Publication: 1928, Montclair, NJ FHL R929.2 G223GF FHL film #1421664 item 5.
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