John INGERSOL of Westfield, Massachusetts and Some Descendants

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John INGERSOL of Westfield, Massachusetts
and Some Descendants

Clyde M. Senger,
Compiled July 1987
Coded for the Internet April, 2001.
Last update 21 April 2012.

Comments, corrections and additions are welcomed and will be incorporated as time permits.

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.... John INGERSOLL (1,2,3,4) or John INKERSALL (4), married 1632, (5), grandson of Geffrey INGERSOLL and Dorathy (MOREIGH) (5), born 1 Oct 1614 (fg) or 1615 England, (2,3), died 3 Sept (1,2,3) 1684 (1,2,3,4), interred Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Hampden Co, MA (fg), came to America with brother Richard in 1629 (3), settled first at Salem MA (3) or Hartford, CT (1,2), later to Hartford (3), and Northampton, MA c1655 (1,2,3). Three sets of parents are reported on the internet for John: Robert INGERSOLL and Elizabeth (BLOWER), Thomas Ingersoll and Margery (EATON) and Richard Ingersoll and Ann (LANGLEY). John married first c1651 (1,2,3,4),
.... Dorothy LORD, dau of Thomas LORD (1,2,3,4) and Dorothy ___ (3), died Jan (1,3) 1656? (1,3,4) or 1657 (2) age 26 (3). He married second 2 Dec (1), 12 Sept (2) or 12 Dec (3) 1657
.... Abigail BASCOM, dau of Thomas BASCOM (1,2,3,4), baptized 7 June 1640 Windsor CT (2), died 1668 (1,4) or April 1666 Westfield, MA (3). He married third ca 1667 (2,3) or 1668 (fg)
.... Mary HUNT (1,2,3,4), dau John Hunt (3) and Mary (WEBSTER), (1,2,3), who was dau Gov. John WEBSTER (1,2,4); sister of Jonathan HUNT (1,2,4), of Northampton (2), died 18 Aug (1,3,fg) or 1 Sept (2) 1690 (1,2,3,4,fg) Westfield, Hampden Co, MA (fg), interred near husband (fg). Gov. John Webster was from County Warwick, England and settled in Hartford with wife Agnes and several children in 1636 (3).

... Children 13 alive at probate, 10 in 1707 (1,4). See fg for some links for children:
.. Children with Dorothy:
...i. Hannah INGERSOLL, born 1652 (1,2,3,4), married 15 Nov 1672
.......... Stephen KELSEY (1,2,3), of Hartford (2), son of William KELSEY (2,3), born 1647 (3), baptized 7 Nov 1647 (2), died 30 Nov 1710, age 63 (2,3), 7 children (2,3)
...ii. Dorothy INGERSOLL, born 1654 (1,2,3,4), married first 2 May 1672
.......... Jacob PHELPS (1,2,3) of Westfield, MA (2,3), son George PHELPS and Frances (___) (2,3) (DEWEY) (2), of Windsor, CT (2,3), born 7 Feb 1649 (2,3), died 6 Oct 1689 (2,3), she married second
.......... ___ ROOT (2,3), children 7 (2,3)
...iii. Margery INGERSOLL, born Jan (1,2,3) 1656 (1,2,3,4) in Northampton (2,3,4), married first 5 Dec 1679
.......... Jacob GOFFE (1,2,3) of Wethersfield CT (2,3) who died 21 Oct 1697 (2,3) in 49th year (3), married second
.......... Jonathan BUCK (1,2,3), of Wethersfield CT (2,3), children 5 (2,3)

.. Children with Abigail:
...iv. Abigail INGERSOLL, born 11 Jan (1,2,3) 1659 (1,2,3,4) in Northampton (2), married first
.......... Thomas RIX (1,2,3), of Wethersfield (2,3) who died 21 May 1690 (2,3), married second
.......... Lieut (2,3) Joshua WELLS (1,2,3), of Windsor, CT (2,3), his 3rd (2,3), he died 6 Jan 1721, in 75th year (2,3), i East Windsor, CT (2,3), child, only Abigail known (2,3)
...v. Sarah INGERSOLL, born 30 Oct (1,2,3) 1660 (1,2,3,4) in Northampton (2,3), married
.......... ___ BARNES (1,2,3)
...vi. Abijah INGERSOL (fg) or Abiah INGERSOLL or Abigail INGERSOLL, born 24 Aug (1,2,3) 1663 (1,2,3,4) in Northampton (2), died 2 Nov 1732, (2,3), aged 69 (2), married about 1 Jan 1688 (2,3)
.......... Jedediah STRONG (1,2,3), Jr. (2,3), of Northampton MA (2,3) who died 12 Oct 1709, Lebanon, CT (2,3), children 7 (2) or 8 (3)
...vii. Esther INGERSOLL (1,4) or Hester INGERSOLL (2,3,fg), born 9 Sept (1,2,3) 1665 (1,2,3,4) in Westfield (2,3), taken to Canada 13 May 1704 (2,3), died 1705 Canada (1), married first
.......... William GURLEY (1,2,3) who drowned 1 May 1687 (3), had only Samuel GURLEY (1,2,3), born 6 May 1986 (2,3), lived Coventry CT, died Mansfield CT (2,3), married second 23 Jan 1689 (2,3)
.......... Benoni JONES (1,2,3) who died 13 May 1704, (1), children: Jonathan JONES, born 4 Jan 1695 (2,3), died young (2,3), Benjamin JONES, born 1696 (2,3), died 13 May 1704 (1) or married and with 9 children Coventry, CT (2,3), Ebenezer JONES, born 12 Nov 1696 (2,3), slain 13 May 1704 (2,3), Johnathan JONES, born 3 Mar 1703, slain 13 May 1704 (2,3)

..*.viii. Thomas INGERSOLL, born 28 Mar (1,2,3) 1668 (1,2,3,4) in Westfield, MA (2,3,4)
.. Children with Mary (1,4,fg)
..*.ix. John INGERSOLL, born 19 (1,2) or 20 (3) Oct (1,2,3) 1669 (1,2,3,4), in Westfield (2,3), married 1699
.......... Isabel BROWN (1,2,3)
...x. Abel INGERSOLL, born 11 Nov (1,2,3) 1671 (1,2,3,4), in Westfield (2), unmarried (2,3), lived Northampton (2,3)
...xi. Ebenezer INGERSOLL, born 15 Oct (1,2,3) 1673 (1,2,3,4) in Westfield (2), died young (1,4) 4 Mar 1682 (2,3)
...xii. Joseph INGERSOLL, born 16 Oct (1,2,3) 1675 (1,2,3,4), in Westfield (2), died 29 Feb (1,2,3) 1704 (1,2,3,4) in French and Indain raid on Deerfield, MA (1,2,3,4), unmarried (3)
...xiii. Mary INGERSOLL, born 17 Nov (1,2,3) 1677 (1,2,3,4), , in Westfield (2), died young (1,4) 18 Aug (2) or 1 Sept (3) 1690 (2,3), Westfield (3)
...xiv. Benjamin INGERSOLL, born 15 Nov (1,2,3) 1679 (1,2,3,4), in Westfield (2), died young (4) age 7 (1), before 1704 (2,3) in battle or in Service during Queen Anne's War (3)
...xv. Jonathan INGERSOLL, born 10 May (1,2,3) 1681 (1,2,3,4), in Westfield (2,3)

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************ SECOND GENERATION ************

.... Thomas INGERSOLL, son of John INGERSOLL and Abigail BASCOM (1) or MARY HUNT (2,3), born 28 Mar 1668 (1,2,3) in Westfield (2,3), died 14 Nov 1732 (2,3) in 65th year (2), interred near parents (fg) married first 22 July 1692 (2,3),
.... Sarah ASHLEY, dau of David ASHLEY (2,3) and Hannah (GLOVER) (3), born 10 (2) or 19 (3) Sept 1673 (2,3) died 1704 (3); married second 21 Jan 1708 (2,3),
.... Abigail (BLAKEMAN) DICKINSON, dau of Samuel BLAKEMAN of Stamford CT (2,3) and widow of
........ Hezekiah DICKINSON (2,3), she born 11 Nov 1663 (3), died 30 Mar 1719 (2,3); married third 17 (3) May 1720 Westfield, Hampden Co, MA (fg)
.... Mrs. Ruth CHILD (3) or Ruth CHURCH (fg) of Watertown (2,3), dau of Caleb Church (fg), widow of
........ Joseph CHILD (3), she died 10 Jan 1746-7 (3), interred near husband (fg)

... Children, all by first wife (2,3)
...i. Thomas INGERSOLL, born 27 Nov 1692 (2,3), died 9 Oct 1748 (fg), interred with wife near parents (fg)
...ii. Moses INGERSOLL, born 10 Feb 1694 (2,3)
...iii. Miriam INGERSOLL, born 4 June 1697 (2,3)
...iv. David INGERSOLL, born 30 Sept 1699 (2,3), married Feb 1721,
.......... Lydia CHILD (2)
...v. Eleanor INGERSOLL, born 12 Mar 1704 (3)

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.... John INGERSOLL, son of John INGERSOLL and MARY HUNT (1,2,3), born 19 (1,2) or 20 (3) Oct 1669 (1,2,3), in Westfield (2,3), died 18 May 1750 (2,3), in 81st year (2), at Westfield (3), married 12 Apr (2,3) 1699 (1,2,3)
... Isabel BROWN (1,2,3) who died 26 Jan 1772 (2,3) in 96th year (2), i Agawam (2), West Springfield burying ground (2,3)

... Child:
...i. Isabel INGERSOLL, born 18 Mar 1701 (2,3), died 24 June 1790 (3), married 23 Nov 1725 (3),
.......... Samuel MERRICK of Springfield (3), son of Capt. John MERRICK and Elizabeth (TILLEY) (3), born there 31 Mar 1695 (3)

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.... Jonathan INGERSOLL, son of John INGERSOLL and MARY HUNT (1,2,3), born 10 May 1681 (1,2,3), in Westfield (2,3), died 28 Nov 1760 (2,3), in 80th year (gravestone) (2), lived Milford, CT (2,3), married
.... Sarah (2,3) (NEWTON) MILES (3), widow of
........ Daniel MILES (3), died 14 Feb 1748, in 62nd year (gravestone) (2,3)

. Children all born Milford, CT (3)
...i. Jonathan INGERSOLL, born 1713 (2,3)
...ii. Sarah INGERSOLL, 16 (2) June 1716 (2,3), died in childhood (2,3)
...iii. Mary INGERSOLL, born 14 Dec 1718 (2,3), died in early life (2,3)
...iv. David INGERSOLL, born 4 Sept 1720 (2,3)
...v. Jared INGERSOLL, born 3 June 1722 (2,3)
...vi. Sarah INGERSOLL (2,3), born Oct 1726 (3)

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************ NUMBERED REFERENCES ************

.. 1. Savage, James. 1860-62 re 1977. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. 4 Vol. Gen. Publ. Co. (Ingersoll v 3, p 519-21)
.. 2. Goodwin. Genealogical Notes. (Ingersoll p 119-127+)
.. 3. Avery, Lillian Drake. 1926. A Genealogy of the Ingersoll Family in America 1629-1925. The Grafton Press, New York. (p 126-131)
.. 4. Whittemore, Henry. re1967. Genealogical guide to the early settlers of America. from Spirit of '76, vol V-XII 1898-1906, Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore. (Ingersoll p 280)
.. 5. Letter 1987 of Art Conner.
.. (fg) FindAGrave at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
.. John Ingersoll at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=ingersoll&GSfn=john&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1800&GSdyrel=before&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=11317291&df=all&
.. Thomas Ingersoll at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=ingersoll&GSfn=thomas&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1800&GSdyrel=before&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=27308563&df=all&

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