Genealogy of Patty Rose
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| Notes for Joseph WILLIAMS | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JOSEPH, Haverhill, 18 Apr. 1647, youngest s. of the first John of the same, took o. of alleg. 1677, m. 18 Nov. 1674, Mary Fuller of Barnstable, d. of the first Samuel, had Sarah, Mary, John, Hannah; but no more is told of him. [ref 20] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JOSEPH2 WILLIAMS (John1), of Haverhill, Mass., and Norwich, Ct., b. April 18, 1647[Hv]; m. Nov. 18, 1674[Hv], Mary Fuller, of "Bastable"; oath al. and fid. 1677; both were living in Hv. as late as 1697. He was admitted to Norwich in 1702, and a vote was passed that he be "entered as a whole share man respecting lands." In 1722 Joseph of Norwich sold land inherited from his father John of Hv. Children: Sarah, Mary, John, Hannah. [ref 36:360] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Joseph Williams, and Mary Fuller, Nov. 18, 1674. [ref 51] Joseph Williams, s. John and Jane, Apr. 18, 1647. [ref 51] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JOSEPH2 WILLIAMS (John1) was born in Haverhill, Mass., 18 Apr., 1647, and died in Norwich, Conn., 1719/20. He took the Colonial oath at Haverhill 28 Nov., 1677. His father conveyed to him property in Haverhill thus recorded 14 July, 1673: "To my sonne Joseph Williams my now dwelling house, out housing, house lott, oarcheard and hopp yards, yt are upon ye sd lott, together with eight comonages wch I have in ye sd towne of Haverhill, and also yt pcell of ox comon land wch was layd out to me beyond the fishing river towards the saw mill, and also my Duck meadow wch is bounded at ye south end wth two oakes and at ye north end wth a swamp." This is evidently the same property which the father had willed to him in 1670. Many years later "Joseph Williams of Norwich sold property in Haverhill inherited from his father." After the birth of his youngest child in 1683 his name is found no more in the records of Haverhill. The next trace of him is gathered from the archives of Norwich, Conn. Here he settled on Poquetannock Cove, Brewster's Neck, on the extreme boundary line of the southern limits of old Norwich, east of the Thames, just within what was comprehended in the original Indian grant of the "nine miles square tract." This "tract" was given by Uncas, Chief of the Mohegans, to the 35 "Proprietors" of Norwich, in return for relief rendered by Lt. Leffingwell against the Narragansetts. To quote from Wm. Lester, Jr.'s, Sketch of the Town of Norwich, Conn., 1833: "According to popular opinion, the town of Norwich, and parts of the adjacent towns, was originally obtained of the Mohegan tribe of Indians, in consideration of certain valuable services rendered Uncas by two English gentlemen from Saybrook, by supplying his men with provisions while be sieged in a fort. But from the best testimony now to be obtained from some of our oldest inhabitants, descendants of the first settlers, and from the deed of conveyance from Uncas in 1659 to Thomas Leffingwell and thirteen others, the country, as the deed expresses it, nine miles square, but in fact nearly twelve, embracing the town of Norwich, part of Preston, Griswold, Lisbon, Franklin and Bozrah, was conveyed in consideration of sundry articles of clothing, spoons, etc., amounting to the sum of sixty pounds." Other names given to parts of the town in early days and later were Bean Hill (Westville), Yantic, Long Society, East Society, Poquetannock, Ledyard, Newent, West Farms, Sprague and Chelsea (the Landing) or the City, in many cases parts corresponding with or overlapping others. The point of land at the mouth [ref 81:42] of Poquetannock Cove is called "Brewster's Neck" even to the present day. It was used by Jonathan2 Brewster as a trading post for traffic with the Indians. This Jonathan Brewster was son of the famous Elder of the Mayflower voyagers. With others of those early colonists he had embarked in trading with the Indians along the Sound and the Connecticut River in sloops and shallops. Thus, nine or ten years before the settlement of Norwich, he had established himself in the neighborhood, and the land (some six or seven hundred acres) was given to him by Uncas, the Indian chieftain, as an inducement to trade there. Benjamin Brewster, his son, succeeded him in this trade, and when Joseph2 Williams came from Haverhill, Mass., they had business transactions together. We have no present means of determining the exact date of Joseph's removal to Connecticut, but it was about 1697, for on 19 Nov., 1697, mention is found on the town records of the conveyance to him of fifty acres of land on Poquetannock Brook, by Josiah Gaylord of Poquetannock. Although we have no direct knowledge of the motives or reasons that induced the exodus from Haverhill to the neighborhood of Long Island Sound, we are acquainted with circumstances enough to answer our query satisfactorily as to why he took the step. About this time a fellow townsman of his, one Gurdon Saltonstall, who afterwards became governor of the State of Connecticut, had accepted a call to minister to a flock in New London. Many others of his townspeople had emigrated thitherward; some of his wife's relatives were also located there, and possibly from that source he learned that the land was much more productive near the banks of the Thames than on those of the Merrimac. Another incentive to removal from Haverhill at this particular juncture was a political one. Governor Andros, who had just been put at the head of affairs in the Bay Colony, began by imposing fines and exacting from the freemen their hard-earned money. Connecticut was out of his province, and there one was able to escape such annoyances. Last, but by no means least, was the fact that Haverhill was a frontier settlement, which was constantly menaced by the Indians. Since the close of King Philip's War in 1676, the country of southern New England had been enjoying peace and security, while the borderland of New Hampshire, now that the French and Indian war was rife, was ever and anon a scene of [ref 81:43] desolation. No town suffered more than Haverhill from these depredations and many of Joseph2 Williams' immediate relatives lost their lives in the Indian massacres. It is not to be wondered at that the dwellers in that vicinity should have desired to move to a more peaceful location. In 1694 a law was passed by the Massachusetts Bay Colony that every settler who deserted a town for fear of the Indians should forfeit all his rights therein. Evidently the towns on the frontier were already losing their population. We know the names of some of those who were associated with him in his new home. Benjamin Brewster has already been mentioned, and Josiah Gaylord, who, as stated, sold the first parcel of land we find on record. The latter's name is on the Roll of 1702, though he came to the place from Windsor in 1675. He is thought to have been the son of William Gaylord of that settlement, and also the stepson of John Elderkin. This Elderkin was a valuable man among those early pioneers. He was a carpenter and house builder, besides being a millwright, and he turned his hand to boat building and to bridge construction. He rebuilt the first meetinghouse in town, and received in part compensation a tract of land at "Poquetannock's Cove's mouth." Owen Williams, through whose land the roadway had recently been opened to this point from near the Shetucket Ferry, lived in close proximity, and another neighbor was Joseph Ayer (son of his sister Sarah), who removed here from Ipswich, Mass., about the same time or soon after, and whose farm was within the bounds of this "Norwich East Society," as the district was occasionally called. Still another individual who was conspicuous in that locality was Robert Allyn. He came from Salem, Mass., to New London in 1651, and Allyn's Point now retains the name of the original proprietor. He is included in the list of the first settlers of Norwich. His daughter Sarah wedded a George Geer, which name is afterwards associated with the Williams family. Another neighbor was Josiah, son of the renowned Miles Standish, who settled close by. It was his son Samuel who in 1706 was licensed as a tanner there.Every newcomer who succeeded in being publicly accepted obtained a grant of land comprising a building lot, pasture ground, and woodland sufficient for a family. So, in 1702, we learn that a vote was taken at a town meeting of Norwich, putting certain names on the Roll as an addition to its inhabitants, and in the number Joseph2 Williams was entered as "a wholeshare man [ref 81:44] respecting lands." In 1703 he was a member of the first Congregational Church of Norwich. The Norwich town records mention many real-estate transactions of Joseph2 Williams, which show that he was a man in prosperous circumstances and that his business interests were in partnership with his son John. He as well as his son received lands in return for contributions to the meeting-house. A roll of landed proprietors is given in 1718, which mentions him; and the record of a deed bearing date of March, 1719, is in his name. In 1720, the year of his wife's death, he is referred to as deceased. He left but one son to carry down the Williams name. Joseph2 Williams married in Haverhill, 18 Nov., 1674, Mary Fuller (Samuel and Jane Lathrop), baptized in Barnstable, Mass., 16 June, 1644, and died in Norwich, Conn., 11 Nov., 1720. Children of Joseph2 Williams and Mary Fuller born in Haverhill: Sarah, Mary, John, Hannah. [ref 81:45] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
| Notes for Mary FULLER | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mary, bp. at B. 16 June 1644, daughter of Samuel* Fuller and Jane Lathrop; m. Joseph Williams, 18 Nov. 1674 [ref 20] *Samuel was a Mayflower passenger - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Samuel Fuller came at the age of twelve on the "Mayflower" with his father, Edward, one of the signers of the "Compact." Both of his parents died in Plymouth during the first hard winter, and he was left to the care of his uncle, Dr. Samuel Fuller, who in 1633 made him executor of his will. In the division of land in 1624 three shares were apportioned to the young Samuel. In 1634 he was made freeman of the Colony. Removed to Scituate in 1635, he joined the church there "with approval on all sides" and built the fifteenth house. He was one of the "Purchasers" and served frequently as constable and juryman. He removed to Barnstable in 1641. He was "retiring in disposition, eminently pious, an honest man, a good neighbor and a Christian gentleman." In his will, dated 29 Oct., 1683, are the following bequests: "Item: I give unto my Daughter Mary Williams four pounds in Money and two Cowes." "Item: I give and bequeathe unto my four Daughters hannah Bonham, Mary Williams, Elizabeth Tayler and Sarah Crowe all my household Stuffe to be equally divided between them." His personal estate was appraised at �116.5.9. "the lands and housings not prised." Jane Lathrop came to this country in 1634 on the "Griffin" with her father Rev. John Lathrop, who was a clergyman in Kent, England. Having espoused the cause of the Independents, he was taken prisoner under Archbishop Laud, in 1632. After two years he was liberated on condition of his emigrating to America. Here he lived fifty years, first in Scituate, then in Barnstable, where he [ref 81:45] died 8 Nov., 1653. During his long pastorate in Barnstable it was said, "such was his influence over the people that the power of the civil magistrate was not needed to restrain crime. No pastor was ever more beloved." [ref 81:46] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
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