Robert Winchell Family of Windsor, CT
Robert Winchell Family of Windsor, CT
Clyde M. Senger
Written 1987
Coded October 24, 2001
Last update 16 April 2012
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.... Robert WINCHELL, born ? probably in the south of England (4) but perhaps in Wales (5), died 21 Jan (1,2,4,5,fg) 1667 (2), 1668 (1,fg), or 1669 (4,5) at Windsor CT (2) (see fg for extensive discussion)
Was at Dorchester as early as 1634 (4,5) or in 1635 (1), probably came with wife and one child (1). Received a home lot 4 Jan 1635 (4,5) of 16 acres between Roxbury and Dorchester (5) and was a freeman 6 May 1635 (4). Removed to Windsor fall of 1635 (4), about 1635 (5), in 1637 (2) or about 1638 (1). Received a home lot 25 Dec 1640 and other parcels later (4). Had grant of land 12 rods wide (now bounds N. Bissell's Ferry Road) which was sold to Richard SAMOS (3). He then bought the Hannum and Tilly lots (3). Married
.... Anna CROUCH (fg) or wife's name unknown (1), died 10 July (1,4,5,fg) 1655 (1,5,fg) or 1665 (4)
..Children
....i. Nathaniel WINCHELL, born probably before 1634 (5) or 1635 (4) in England (4,5) at least before 1638 (1), freeman Windsor 1657 (1), died 8 Mar (1,4) 1700 (1) or 1699(4), married 4 (1) or 8 (2,4) Apr 1664
.......... Sarah PORTER (1,2,3,4), dau Thomas (1,4) of Farmington (4). She was born 1646 Connecticut (4), died 7 Oct 1725 Windsor CT (4), married second 3 June 1713
.......... Joseph JUDD (4)
....ii. Jonathan WINCHELL, born before 1638 (1) or before 1635 at Dorchester (4,5), was at Suffield (3) as freeman 1669 (1), died after 1668 (fg Robert), married 16 May 1666 (1,2)
.......... Abigail BRUNSON (1) or BRUNSON (2,3), perhaps dau of Richard BROWNSON of Farmington (1)
....iii. Phebe WINCHELL, bp 24 (1) or 29 (2,4,5,fg) March (1,2,4,fg) 1637 (fg) or 1638 (5) or 1639 (1,2,4), Windsor Hartford Co, CT (1,2,4,fg) died 29 March (fg) 1662 (5,fg) Windsor, Hartford Co, CT (fg), age 23 (1)
....iv. Mary WINCHELL, bp 5 Sept 1641, Windsor (1,2,4,5) or 1644 (fg), died before 1668 (4), in Windsor after 1668 (5,fg), after 1692 (will of John Woodruff 8), or 22 Nov 1712 (6,fg) Windson, Hartford Co, CT (fg), married
.......... John WOODRUFF (6,7,8,9), son of Matthew (6,7,8), born 1643 Farmington CT (6), bp 16 May 1658 Farmington CT ae "15 years and upward" (8), died May 1692 Farmington CT (8).
....v. David WINCHELL, bp 22 Oct 1643, Windsor, Hartford Co, CT (1,2,4,5,fg), died 29 Dec 1699 (fg) or 1723 Suffield (?) (1), married 17 (2) 18 (1) Nov 1669 (1,2),
.......... Elizabeth FILLEY, (1,2,3), dau William (1,3)
....vi. Joseph WINCHELL, bp 5 Apr 1646 (1,2) or 1645 (4,5,fg), Windsor (1,2,4,5), died before 1668 (1,4,5)
....vii. Martha WINCHELL, bp 18 June 1648, Windsor, Hartford Co, CT (1,2,4,5,fg), died 12 July 1655 (4,5,fg) Windsor, Hartford Co, CT (fg), in 7th year (1)
....viii. Benjamin WINCHELL, bp 11 July 1652, Windsor, Hertford Co, CT (1,2,4,5,fg), died Windsor (5), interred 24 June 1656 (4,5,fg), at age 4 (1)
..References
.....1. Savage, James. 1860-62 re 1977. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. 4 Vol. Gen. Publ. Co (Winchell p 591)
.....2. Connecticut Historical Soc. 1930. Some Early Records and Documents Related to the Town of Windsor, Connecticut 1639-1703. (Winchell p 70)
.....3. Memorial history ? Early Windsor families Vol 2 (Winchell p 559)
.....4. Cutter, William Richard. 1912. Genealogical And Family History of Central New York. Lewis Historical Publ. Co., New York. (Vol 1 p?)
.....5. Winchell, Alexander. 1869. Genealogies of the Family of Winchell in America. Ann Arbor, MI.
.....6. Family group sheet on John WOODRUFF (1643-1692) by L. Nordeen, , (no date)
.....7. Manuscript from Lorena White dated 1981 indicated the name Mary Winchell is penciled into a copy of the book apparently the Orton Genealogy.
.....8. Abbott, Susan Woodruff. 1963. Woodruff genealogy: descendants of Matthew Woodruff of Farmington, Connecticut. Milford Ct. (John Woodruff and Mary Winchell on p 5)
.....9. Medical journal of Gov. John Winthrop now in the Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston. (entry dated 3 May 1669 reads "Woodruffe Mary 26 y:daught of G. Winchell of Windsor. Wife of John of Farmington hath flux since yesterday & ..." as given p 5 in Abbott 1963.
... (fg) FindAGrave at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=winchell&GSfn=robert&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1670&GSdyrel=before&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=35692026&df=all&
.....Winchell, Newton and Alexander Winchell. 1917. The Winchell genealogy. (p 61, not seen)
..... Other possible references in the following
Stiles, Henry R. 1892, 1976. Genealogies and Biographies of Ancient Windsor. New Hampshire Pub. Co. Somerworth #LC F104.W7S7
..... (may have a reference to Winchell)
.....Winchell, Rev. James M. 1819. History of the First Baptist Church in Boston from 1665 to 1818. (has an extract of "Dorchester town records"). Apparently this cited in New England Hist. and Geneal. Regist. 21: 41, 335 from presentation p 25 of the Winchell Genealogy by Alexander Winchell.
.....David Winchell of Suffield Conn. TAG 24:49
.....Pope, Charles Henry. 1900 re 1977. Pioneers of Massachusetts.
.....Colket, Meretith B. re1985. Founders of Early American Families.
.....Torrey, C. A. 1971. New England Marriages prior to 1700.
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