Direct descendant is highlighted in red
Born: 06 Mar 1682/3 New Haven, New Haven, CT
FATHER
MOTHER
WIFE
Mary
married: Henry Tolles 26 Oct 1745
CHILDREN
1. James Hotchkiss
b. 11 Feb 1707
d. 19 Feb 1707
2. James Hotchkiss
b. 17 Mar 1711
d. 11 May 1711
3. Sarah Hotchkiss
b. 20 May
1712
m. Thomas Sheaprd
m. 26 May
1757 to Caleb Hitchcock
d. 17 Sep 1773 New Haven
4. Samuel Hotchkiss
b. 5 Jan 1715
m. 16 Jul 1744 to Mary Goodsell
d. 31 Aug 1774
5. Mary Hotchkiss
b. 5 Mar 1718
m. Samuel Goodsell
d. 17 Jun 1745
6. Abigail Hotchkiss
b. 27 Feb 1721
m. Nathaniel Barnes
d. 3 Sep 1743
7. Joseph Hotchkiss
b. 15 Feb 1724/5
m. Esther russell
d. 27 Apr 1776
8. James Hotchkiss
b. 13 Jan 1728
m. 20 Mar 1753 to Dorothy Aspinwall
9. Enos Hotchkiss
b. 13 May 1731
m. 5 Feb 1756 to Elizabeth Shepard
d. 27 Oct 1806
Samuel Hotchkiss
by Susan Brooke
Jan 2022
Samuel Hotchkiss, according to findagrave, was born 6 Mar 1682/3 in New
Haven. This date corresponds with his death record saying he was 57 when he
died. (1) He was baptized along with his three younger siblings, Mary,
Sarah and James, on 9 May 1685/6. (2) He died December 22, 1740 and an appraisal of his estate was
made January 8, 1740/1 signed by the widow "Mary Hotchkiss". As widow she
received a third of the moveable estate valued at £77.1.0
The distribution of
the land was made June 2, 1741 and again "the widow" was to receive her one
third. Daughter Abigail Hotchkiss received £84.12.2. Sarah
Sheppard received £84.12.3. Mary Goodsell received £24.16.0. The
sons named in the distribution were Samuel Hotchkiss who received £229.16.00.,
Joseph Hotchkiss who received £428.17.08, James Hotchkiss who received
£264.11.08 and Enos Hotchkiss who received £215.06.08. (3)
So we know his widow
was named Mary. She may or may not be the mother of his children.
She married October 26, 1745 to Henry Tolles. Various researchers have
named her as Mary Shepard daughter of Abraham and Judith Shepard, or Mary Peck
daughter of Timothy and Lydia Peck or Mary Chatterton, or Mary Hull. All
we know for sure is that the first wife of Samuel Hotchkiss was NOT Sarah
Bradley. She married his cousin.
Some say there may have been a first wife
named Hannah Russell who he married 10 Jan 1705 in Guilford. Dodd,
East Haven Register, 32. However, the East Haven Register lists the marriage as
Samuel Hotchkiss to Sarah Bradley. (4)
Sources
(1)
Barbour Collection
Hotchkiss, Samuel, d. Dec. 22, 1740, ae 57
(2)
Connecticut Church Records
Hotchkiss, Samuel, Mary, Sarah, & James,
children of Samuel, bb. May 9, 1685/6 Vol. 1 page 29
(2)
Estate of Samuel Hotchkiss
.
Estate Distribution.
Hotchkiss Family News, May .2018
Vol XI Issue 3
Lin Meeker, Editor
Samuel Hotchkiss b. on 6 Mar 1683 in East Haven Co., CT. He was christened on 9 May 1686. He d. on 22 Dec 1740 age 57 in East Haven, New Haven Co., CT. Samuel was buried in Old Graveyard, East Haven, New Haven Co., CT. Samuel Hotchkiss and Hannah Russell m on 10 Jan 1705 in Guilford, New Haven Co., CT. (13) Hannah Russell b. (date unknown) Samuel Hotchkiss and Hannah Russell had the following children: etc.
13. Dodd, East Haven Register, 32
The East Haven Register reads "Samuel Jun, married Sarah Bradley, Jan. 10,
1705"
.