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  LIST OF PROPRIETORS OF HEMPSTEAD IN 1647.
  1. ASHMAN. ROBERT, 1650. at Hemstead ; 1660, at Jamaica.
  2. ARMITAGE, THOMAS, in 1635, as reported, from Bristol, Eng. One T.A., ae. 24. sailed from Gravesend,
 near London, for London for Barbadoes 1635-6, at Lynn, Mass.; 1637,at Sandwich; 1641, at Stamford, Conn., afterwards at Oyster Bay, L. I. He mar. twice Manassah, a son by his 1st wife,studied at Cambridge and grd. at Harvard in 166o; d. by 1678.
  3. Baccus, SAMUEL, 1637, " Backus," at Saybrook; 1663, prob.Samuel Bache," New Haven, a Yorkshire name.
  4. CARMAN (written Karman)John,1636,at Lynn;1637,at Sandwich one, master of a vessel (Winthrop),1644,one of the patentees of Hempstead , he testified,in 1677 that a broad axe was given to the indians, 32 years before;1645,Jan,9th,son Caleb born,named on Dutch census list 1673. also Josiah;1653-4, Mrs.Carman named in New haven records about a debt which Mr.Sylvester owed her 1673,one I.C.named,on Dutch census list 1682, at Hempstead;1685,John and Caleb. each 180 acres.
  5.CLARK,SAMUEL,prob.the one who mar.Hannah,dau.of Rev.Robert Fordham,1657,at North Sea,Southampton,q.V.;1699,one S.C.,at Elizabeth, N. J.
  6 . Coe, BENJAMIN, son of Robert, b. 1629 ; 1656, interested in Jamaica 1661, opposed to Quakers ; 1663, signed Hartford Petition ; 1683, Patentee of Jamaica.
  7.Coe,JOHN,son of Robert,b.1626,Capt.;1660, see Baird's History of* Rye;1663, Delegate to Hartford from Hempstead;at the head of a force; called Junr.;1664, magistrate for Newtown,appointed at Hartford; 1665, Member of Convention from Newtown;1665,"Miller of Middleburg;" 1685, 150 acres, Hempstead;1689,Sheriff of Queens; 1699-1710,Judge of Queens Co.
  8. COE, Robert,b.in Norfolk Co., Eng.,about 1594;living in 1672 Sons : John, b. 1626 Benjamin,b. 1629,etc.;1634,from Eng.,at Watertown, freeman of Al ass.; 1640,at Wethersfield, deputed to treat with New Haven for Stamford;1641-2,at Stamford,appointed a deputy for New Haven 1863,Memb. of Convention from Newtown;1653;signed to Gov.Stuyvesant and the States-General;1656,interested in Jamaica;1661,opposed to Quakers 1665, Patentee of Jamaica 1669-72, Sheriff of Yorkshire.
  9. DENTON, DANIEL ; the historian, eldest son of Rev. Robert ; 1650, Sept. 16, Oct. 18; as"clericus," he certified " by order the Laws made the, requiring all inhabitants to attend the public meetings on the Sabbath, under penalty, etc.;1656,1st clerk of Rustdorp (Jamaica) 1664, had land at Elizabethtown, N. J., sold in 1665 to John Ogden; 1665 and 1686, Patentee of Jamaica 1665, Memb Convention from Jamaica ; 1670, his brief description of New York, published at London ; 1688-9. Clerk of Queens Co.
  10. DENTON, NATANUAL,prob.son of Rev. Richard;in 1656,at Jamaica; 1661, opposed to Quakers; 1664, applied for land at Elizabethtown, N. J.;1665,sold to John Ogden;1665 and 1686, Patentee of Jamaica.
  11. DENTON REV. RICHARD, b. in Yorkshire,Eng.,IN 1586; 1623, grad. at Cambrib.Univ.; d.in Eng., 1662. He became Minister of Halifax, Yorkshire ; 4 Sons : Daniel, and prob. Richard, Jun., Nathaniel, and Samuel. Deprived of one eye ; and ' though he were a little man, yet he had a great soul " (says Cotton Mather). In 1635, at Wethersfield ; 1641-3; at Stamford ; 1647, 61 years of age, at Hempstead ; 1650, the orders to attend church could not be enforced ; 1656-9, at Hempstead. His wages not paid ; 1659, returned to England.. He did not please a large proportion of the settlers. Many of them had been accustomed to forms, language, and style very different from his, and they were so widely scattered that they could not readily attend at one place.
  12. DENTON, RICHARD, Jun., son of Rev. Richard.
  13. DENT0N, SAMUEL., son of Rev. Richard; 16, on 1673 census list of Hempstead ; 1685, 240 acres.
  14. ELLIS0N, JOHN, who prob. had son John, Jun. (on Dutch census list of 1673); son Thomas (on Dutch Census list of 1673 ; Sen. in 1685; 270 acres); son Richard on Dutch census list of 1673 ; in 1685, 6o acres). In 1647 he was at Oyster Bay; in 1663, Oil Madnan's Neck ; in 1673, on Dutch census list in 1682, Sen., at Hempstead ; in 1635, Sen.,60 acres. [John, 125 acres.]
  15. FOUCKS, JOHN ; not traced.
  16. Fordham, JOHN, eldest son of Rev. Robert ; 1640-41, at Southampton ; died 1683 ; letters of admn. FORDUAM, REV. ROBERT.
  17. FOSTER, CHRISTOPHER, b. in Eng., 1603 ; d. 1687 ; mar. Frances___ISSUE-Rebecca, b. 1630; Nathaniel, b. 1633, d. 1687 (who settled at Fluntington) ; John, b. 1634; and afterwards others. in 1635 came on the Abigail, with wife and 3 Ch. in 1637, freeman of Massachusetts ; resided at Lynn ; in 1638, had 60 acres there ; in 1649 to 1653, at Southampton.
  18. FOSTER, THOMAS, prob. son John (in 1664, applying for land at Elizabeth, N. J. ; in 1685, having 55 acres ; in 168S, a resident of Jamaica). In 1639-47. this name at Weymouth, at Boston, and at Braintree ; in 1644, this No. 18 came from Fairfield, Conn. ; in 1658, William Foster appointed to run lines with Indians ; name preserved by " Foster's Meadow," w. part of Hempstead.
  19. GUILDERSLEEVE, RICHARD, a surveyor [he, or his son, or both] ; son Richard, Jun. (01) census list of 1673) ; in 1639, freeman of New Haven in 1641-2, at Stamford ; in 1643, Deputy to New haven Court (with Capt. Underhill) ; 1658, a Magistrate-acting ; 1665, appointed, at Hartford, Magistrate for Hemstead ; 1673. on Dutch census list ; 168, Sen., patentee, 100 acres (Jun., 280 acres) 1688, rated in Huntington, L. I. ; 1696, he or his son living at Huntington (descendants there).
  20. HICKS. JOHN ; in 1641, came, with Thomas and Robert, from Holland to New York ; 1645, named in Dutch patent for Flushing 1650, or about that date, at Far Rockaway ; 1658 Memb. of En-1. Convention from Flushing ; signed the Petition, with others ; 1658, appointed at I-Ienipstead to settle lines with Indians, acting as Assistant Magistrate ; 1663, Delegate to Hartford from Hempstead, and appointed Magistrate ; 1665, Member of Assembly froiii Hempstead.
  21. HUDD, JOHN (or Hews, Hughes, or Hubbs). [In 1637, John Hudson, of Lynn, 2 Winthrop, J., 48.]
  22. HUDSON, HENRY [some give the name Stephen]. [In 1685 Hannah H. had 22 acres.]
  23. IRELAND,THOMAS, d. 1669 ; mar. Joane -, who survived him, and who, on 24th August 1670, mar. (2d) Richard Letten (G. and 13. Rec., 2,11), prob. left son Thomas [1673, 1682, 1685, at hempstead, 70 acres). In 1659, Jar. 2d, Thomas Ireland, Sen., had suit against Richard Brudenel, and R. Latting was a witness for him.
  24. JACKSON, ROBERT, d. about 1682-3; mar. Agnes-; son John [the Col. on Dutch Census, 1673 in1685, 430 acres], and dau. Martha; 1641-2, he was at Stamford ; 1656, applicant for Jamaica 1658, at Hempstead, appointed to run lines with Indians ; 1665, Member of Assembly at Hempstead ; 1672, Constable of the town [highest office] ; 1673., on--Dutch census list ; 1683, May 25, Will, naming wife and two ch.
  25. LAWRENCE, JOHN, b. in Engl. About 1618; d.at N.Y.,1699 mar. Susannah -; issue : Joseph, John, Thomas, Susannah, Martha, Mary. In 1635, came over, aet. 17; 1644, one of the patentees of Hempstead ; 1645, name also in Dutch patent for Flushing ; 1663, an officer under Gov. Stuyvesant; merchant of N. Y. ; 1672, '3, '4, '5, and 1692-8, Member of N. Y. Gov.'s Council 1673 and 1691, Mayor of the City of New York; 1691, Sheriff of Queens ; 1693-8, Judge of Supreme Court ; 1698-9, Will, N. Y. Lib. 5 of Wills, p. 343.
  26. LAWRENCE, WILLIAM, called younger brother of the last ; d. about 1680; mar. (1st), and (2d) Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Richard Smith, who survived, and mar. (2d) Capt. Philip Carteret. and (3d) Col. Richard Townley ; issue by both wives William, etc; 1645, named in Dutch patent for Flushing 1666, AIderman of N.Y, and Patentee for Flushing ; 1680, Inventory, N. Y. (3 G. & B. Rec., 124, 129. &c.)
  27. LEWIS, John (not identified one in 1648 at New London ; but in his place John Lum has been named.
  28. Travis, Richard (not traced).
  29. LINES, ROGER ;1656, interested in Jamaica ; 1659, had sold meadow in Hempstead.
  30. Ogden, JOHN ; one d. 1683, leaving 3 sons ; one, and prob. this one, mar. Judith, dau. of John Budd. She survived him, and mar. (2d) Francs Brown. 1641-2, he was at Stamford ; he contracted to build Dutch church at the bit in N. Y. ; 1644, he was one of the Patentees of Hempstead ; 1647, had permission to settle six families at North Sea, Southampton 1650, freeman of Southampton ; resided there ; became a Magistrate, and represented the town at hartford ;1662, named in the new charter of Connecticut ;1664, patentee of Elizabeth, N. J. ; 1667, had removed to Elizabeth, N. J. 16731 he, or a son, purchased New Baarbadoes, N. J.1680.
  31. OGDEN.N, RICHARD ; 1641-2, at Stamford, co-contractor with the last to build the Dutch church.
  30 PIERSON, HENRY ; - d. 1680-81, mar. Mary Cooper, from Lynn. issue : John, Daniel, Joseph, Henry, b. 1652 ; Benjamin, Theodore, and Sarah, b. 1560 ; 1640-I, he was of Southampton "one. of the first and leading settlers ; " 1649, 1654, 1659, On list of townsmen, Southampton. He was prob. a brother of Rev. Abraham, b. in Yorkshire.
  33. POPE,THOMAS ; -d. before 1677; mar. Mary -, who survived him, ; son John, who settled at Elizabeth, N. J. ; 1652, house and lot and 3 acres at Southampton ; 1665, interested in Elizabeth, N. J. See list, of Stamford and Elizabeth, and Records of Southampton.
  34. Raynor, Edward.
  35. RAVNOR, WILLIAM
  36. Rogers, WILLIAM ; - d. I 3th July, 1664 ; mar. Ann-- -will in 1669, widow. Issue prob. Jonathan, of Huntington, not named in her will, Obadiah (of Southampton, 1634-92), John (of Bramford), Samuel, Mary, Hannah, Noah (of Huntington and Branford)1 642-6, at Southampton 1649, freeman and townsman of Southampton ; 1649 to 55, at Southhampton) ; 1652, first owning land at New London ; 1650 new land at Southampton (Sagahonack).
  37. SCOTT, JOSEPH (or Schott), inn-keeper ; mar. Mary - 1658, his wife prosecuted and fined for favoring Quakers.
  38. Scott, William.
  31 SERING (or Searing) Simon; 1642, at Stanford ; 1672, at Hempstead (a permanent settler) ; 1684, at Hemstead, Justice ; 1685, Patentee for Gov.Dongan's patent, 171 acres.
  40. SEWELL, JOHN, not traced.
  41. SHADDEN or Shadding, WILLIAM , 1658, at Hempstead ; nominated for Magistrate.
  42. SHERMAN THOMAS in 1636, one of his name at Ipswich.
  43. SMITH, ABRAHAM ; In 1641, allowed laud at New Haven : 1656, interested in Jamaica ; 1661, opposed to the Quakers ; 1663, signed Hartford Petition; 1632, 1685. at Hempstead, 150 acres.
  44. SMITH, JAMES; 1756, at Newtown ; 1664, one at Jamaica ; 1673, one at Huntington.
  45. SMITH, JOHN, Sen. ; 1641, at Stamford ; 1659, to keep an ordinary at Hempstead. See Westchester Co.
  46. SMITH, JOHN ,Jun.; eldest son of John, killed by Indians at Newtown b. in Eng. about 1615, ae. 60 in 16 75; a judge, called Rock John 1673. on Dutch census list ; 1685. J. S. Jun., Rock, 230 acres.
  47. SMITH, WILLIAM ; d. before 1684 ; mar. prob. by license, 4th Jan'y, 1668, to Hannah Scudder. issue Thomas, Joseph, Nehemech, Wait; 1656, one at Gravesend 1658, May 17th; signed application of Huntington to New Haven; 1663 an inhabitant and landholder of Huntington 1684, deed by his sons as heirs for land in Huntington.
  48. Stephenson, THOMAS 1643, of Yennycott (Southold), had sold a boat in Virginia 1644, at Stamford and New Haven ; 1645, Prob. mar. at New York ; 1653, law suit in New York ; 1654-5, at Newtown ; 1658, meadow at Southold.
  49. STORGE or STORYE, John ; 1661 and 1670, '' John Storye," of Flushing.
  50. STRICKLAND or STICKlAN, JOHN; mar. - ; had son Thwait, who settled at Wethersfield ; dau. Elizabeth, who mar. Jonas Wood, of J1alifa, a trader, and a dati. who was the first wife of John Seaman ; 1629-30, an original settler of Charlestown, Mass. 1631, freeman of Mass.. member of church at Watertown ; afterwards at Wetlierslied and Fairfield, Conn.: 1644, one of the patentees of Hempstead 1650, represented at Southampton, L. I., by his son-in-law Wood ; 1660-61, applied for land in N. J. (Hatfield History 1st. of Eiiz.); 1663, signed Hartford Petition at Jamaica ; 1666, at Huntington ; inhabitant and landholder ; released land there to Jonas Wood, of Oakham ; 1667 made complaint of ill-treatment of his grandson, at Hemstead.
  51. Strickland . SAMUEL (prob. a son of John, who d.)
  52. TANNER, Nichols; 1639, at New Haven, servant of Perry,whipped ; 1641, at New haven ; 3 lbs.claimed of him by Mr. Bryan ; 1656, interested at Jamaica ; 1663 (one of his name), at SwanLey.
  53. Toppin, Mr., or TOPPING, John (in whose name perhaps the title was placed) ; 1646, one b. at Southampton, son of Capt. Thomas.
  54. THICKSTONE, WILLIAM ; in 1675, at Hempstead, near the mill ; in 1685, 83 acres.
  55.VALENTINE, RICHARD ; 1673, on Dutch census list, with Richard, Jun.;1682-5, Sen., at Hempstead ; Jun., 71 acres.
  56. WASHBURNE, WILLIAM ; came to L. I. with Rev. Mr. Leverich ; 1653, he, with John aand Daniel at Oyser Bay ; 1653, witness to Indian deed, oyster Bay; 1654-5, signed Petition With others ; Member of Assembly at Hemptead ; 1634, of Hempstead, in court at New Haven.
  57. WHITHEAD, DANIEL,b. about 1603; d. Nov.,1668,ae. 65, son Daniel became Major and Patentee; 1650, at Smithtown;1652,Jan. detained a prisoner at New Amsterdam, but soon released [V.Dutch MSS. Council Min.,pp. 1, 2, 3,];1653-6,early purchaser at Huntiugton ;1668, will dat. Nov. I 0, not proved or recorded; on file in Surro. office, N.Y.;1669, Mar.21st, Executors renounced and Letters Minn. granted to Stephanus Van Cortlandt,on behalf of Oloff Stephens Van Cortlandt, his father, a creditor.
  58.WHITSON, HENRY,[This family name since numerous.]
  59. Willett, THOMAS, b. in Eng. About 1611; d. R. I., 4th Aug.,1674 ;1629-30, arrived at Plymouth,Mass.,from Leyden and [1642,1645;another, T.W. mar. and died at New York ;]1650,negotia�ed truceline between Dutch and Eng. at Hartford 1650 -51, purchaser of ship Fortune, confiscated;1651-64,an assistant Magistrate of Plymouth Colony ; 1664, first English Mayor of NewYork ; 1655-72, Memb. of Gov.'s Council, N. Y.1663, June 21.
  6o. Williams, Robert, b. in Wales, brother of Richard, b. in Wales ; 1647, 1659, 1682, at Hempstead ; 1653, Indian deed, Oyster Bay and Hunt.., to him and others ;1666 (or near), at Huntington ;1668, Patentee of Dosoris, Oyster Bay.
  61. WILLIAMS,William ; 1665, Memb, of Assembly.
  62. Wood, Edmund, of Oakham, Yorkshire ; d.before 1669 ; Sons,: Jonas and Jeremiah ;1636; an original settler of Springfield, Mass. ; May, lots for him and Jonas, adjoining the mill brook ; 1637, at Wethersfield; viz., Edmund, Jeremiah, Jonas, and Jonas,1641. at Stamford ;Jun.
  63. WOOD, JEREMIAH (or Jeremy), son of Edmund ; 1636, '39, and '41,with the last ; 1685, Set)., at Hempstead, 300 acres ; Jun., 58 acres.
  64. WOOD, JONAS, SO!) of Edmund, called " Mr.," of Oak ham ; d. 12th June, 1689; sons, Jonas, Jun., and John; dau.Elizabeth, mar.Isaac Platt ; dau. Phebe, mar. Epenetus Platt ; 1636, '37, '41, see Edmund, above ; 1644, one of the patentees of Hempstead ; 1658, May 17, at New Haven; Deputy from Huntington ; 1665, Member of 1st Assembly, Hemstead.
  65. WOOD, TERRY (no trace ; prob. a mistake for Jerry or Timothy).
  66. YATES, FRANCIS [or William, b. 1619 ;a witness in 1677] ;1658,1667, at Hempstead ;1682, at Westchester; d. there Dec. 8, 1682 ; will dat. Nov. 29. 1682,names five; children-Mary, John, Dina, Jonathan, and Dorothy.
  A few other names have been mentioned, such as John Cornis, (Cornell or Cornelis), Robert Dean, John Roads, William Thorn, and Richard Willetts; but we are not sure of the dates.Born. At least ten of these men can be traced from Yorkshire, England. A much larger number doubless came from that large county. So many were from Yorkshire, that the settlement was characterized as a Yorkshire one. One of their difficulties we cannot readily appreciate, nor could the Dutch. At that date the provincial dialect of Yorkshire was so strange, that other Englishmen could not understand their common language.
 
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