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William Tuttle                                          Immigrant Ancestor                      see FAMILY TREE

FATHER

Symon Tuttle

MOTHER

Isabella Welles

WIFE

Elizabeth b. abt. 1612
many genealogies claim she is Elizabeth Mathews daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Nashe) Mathews, bap 2 Jun 1612 in Exeter, Devonshire, England.  However, William Tuttle is from Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England.

CHILDREN

1. . John Tuttle, bp. Dec. 8, 1631 at Ringstead, Northampton, England
      "John sonne of William Tootel was baptized December 8"
     d. Nov. 12, 1683 at New Haven, CT.; m. Nov. 8, 1653 at New Haven, Catherine Lane, dau. of John and Sarah Lane of Milford, CT.
     Ten children of the family.

2.. Ann Tuttle, bp. Jan. 20, 1632/3 at Ringstead, Northampton, England
     "Anne daughter of William Tootell was baptized Janu: 20"

3. Thomas Tuttle, bp Jan. 4, 1634/5 at Ringstead, Northampton, England
     "Tho sonne of William Tuttel was baptized Jan 4"
    d. Oct. 19, 1710 at New Haven, CT; m. May 21, 1661 at New Haven, Hannah Powell, dau. of Thomas and Priscilla Powell, b. in Aug. 1641 at New Haven. She d. Oct. 15, 1710 at New Haven.
    Nine children of the family.

4. Jonathan Tuttle, bp July 8, 1637 at Boston, MA
    d. in Oct. 1705 at New Haven; m. circa 1663, Rebecca Bell, dau. of Lieut. Francis and Rebecca Bell, b. circa Aug. 1643 at Stamford, CT. She d. May 2, 1676 at New Haven.
   Six children of the family.

5. David Tuttle, bp. Apr. 7, 1639 at Boston, MA
    d. an invalid and unmarried in 1693 at New Haven, CT

6. Joseph Tuttle, bp. Nov. 22, 1640 at New Haven, CT
    d. Sept. 22, 1690 at New Haven; m. May 2, 1667 at New Haven, Hannah Munson, dau. of Capt. Thomas and Joanna Munson, bp. June 11, 1648 at New Haven.
    Nine children of the family She m. 2) Aug. 21, 1694 at Guilford, Conn., Nathan Bradley and d. Nov. 30, 1695 at Guilford.

  8. Elizabeth Tuttle, bp. Nov. 9, 1645 at New Haven, CT
    d. after 1691 at an unknown place of unknown circumstances; m. Nov. 19, 1667 at New Haven, Richard Edwards, only child of William Edwards and Agnes Harris, b. May 1, 1647 at Hartforord, CT.  During her marriage to Richard she gave birth to a child by another man, then had six children by husband Richard before Richard was awarded a divorce in 1691. Richard subsequently m. 2) Mar 2, 1691/2 at Hartford, Mary Talcott, dau. of Lt. Col. John Talcott, Jr. and Helena Wakeman, b. Apr. 26, 1661 at Hartford, and had six more children.

9. Simon Tuttle, bp. Mar. 28, 1647 at New Haven, CT
    d. Apr. 16, 1719 at Wallingford, CT; had a wife named Abigail. She d. in Aug. 1722 at Wallingford, CT
    Four children of the family.

10. Benjamin Tuttle, bp. Oct. 29, 1648 at New Haven
     d. June 13, 1677 unmarried at Stamford, CT after being executed for murdering his married sister Sarah.

11. Mercy Tuttle, b. Apr. 27, 1650 at New Haven, CT,  m. May 2, 1667 at New Haven, Samuel Brown, s. of Francis Brown and Mary Edwards, bp. Aug. 7, 1645 at New Haven. He d. Nov 4, 1691 at Wallingford.
      Five children of the family, including a 17 year old son killed by Mercy in 1691 in a fit of insanity.

12. Nathaniel Tuttle, b. Feb 25, 1652/3 at New Haven, CT
     d. Aug. 20, 1721 at Woodbury, CT; m. Aug. 10, 1682 at New Haven, Sarah How, dau. of Ephraim How and Abigail Hough, b. Jan. 25, 1653/4 at New Haven. She d. in Nov. 1743 at Woodbury, Conn. 
     Five children of the family.

William Tuttle
by Susan Brooke
Feb 2022

Willliam Tuttle, the youngest of Symon Tuttle, was baptized 6 Nov 1607 in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England. (1) He married Elizabeth about 1629 as their first child, John,was baptized 8 Dec 1631.  Shortly after the birth of their third child, Thomas, they set sail for the Colonies on the ship Planter accompanied by his widowed mother and his brother Richard and family and his first cousin John and family. (2)  They arrived about July 1635. (3) William and his family settled first at Charlestown, then moved on to Boston in 1637 and to New Haven in 1639. He was a farmer and active in civic affairs.  He died suddenly in Jun 1673 without leaving a will.  His estate was valued at £449 8s. 6d. The real estate was valued at £274 62. 8d. The estate was divided between his widow, Elizabeth, sons Nathaniel, John, Jonathan, Thomas, Joseph, David, Benjamin, and Simon and daughters Sarah, Anne, Mercy and Elizabeth. (4) After his death some of his children showed real signs of mental instability. In 1676. three years after his death, his son Benjamin, took an ax to his sister Sarah, killing her. He was  found guilty and hung on 13 Jun 1676.  In 1687 his son David asked the court to allow his brother Thomas to take care of his estate since he felt incompetent to do so himself.  On 23 Jun 1691 his daughter Mercy took three swings of an ax at her 17 year old son, Samuel, with him dying six days later. His daughter, Elizabeth, was pregnant with another man's child when she married in 1667.  In 1691 she became one of the first divorced women in the Colonies. (5)

Sources

(1) Northamptonshire, England Church of England Baptisms
"Willm Tootell sonn of Symon was baptized 6 Nov"

(2) Hale, House and Related Families- Donald Lines Jacobus, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, 1952, p. 771

(3) Britain, Registers of Licenses to Pass Beyond the Seas 1573-1677
Find My Past
William Tuttle arrived in New England about the 1st July, 1635, on the Planter to Boston, Massachusetts.  On April 2d, 1635 "These underwritten names are to be transported to New England in the Planter. Nicholas Travice, Master." 

John Tuttle,         39 a mercer Joan Tuttle          42 John Lawrence   17 Maria Lawrence  12 Abigail Tuttle        6 Symon Tuttle       4 Sara Tuttle          2 John Tuttle          1 Nathan Haford, servant to John Tuttle 16

Richard Tuttell, husbandman  42 Ann Tuttell                            41 Anna Tuttell                          12 John Tuttell                           10 Rebecca Tuttell                      6 Isabella Tuttel                        70

William Tuttell, husbandman              26 Elizabeth Tuttell                               23 John Tuttle                                        3 1/2 Anna Tuttell                                      2 1/4 Thomas Tuttell                                  3 months Maria Bill                                       11

Britain, Registers of Licenses to Pass Beyond the Seas 1573-1677 Find My Past

From the above list we have three families of Tuttles coming together on the Planter.  John settled in Ipswitch, MA.  Richard settled in Boston.  William moved to New Haven, CT

(4) New Haven, Connecticut Probate records Vol 1-2 1647-1703
FHL 5294 image 93

New Haven County Court Session 11 June 1673 

(5) Coombs Family History: a surprising and exciting journey back in time. By Jan Gregoire Coombs, 2013 

pg 77
In 1656 William bought from Joshua Atwater a mansion house, home lot, barn, and other lands in the Yorkshire Quarter.  That homestead served the family until after Elizabeth died.  William died at New Haven in 1673 at the age of 66.  His death was apparently unexpected because he left no will and was in court only two weeks before his death to complete a land transaction.  Because he had sold or conveyed most of his property to his children before he died, his estate was valued at £450, less than expected for his rank."

As the author goes on to say, "several of their children left an array of bizarre court records."

David was "incompetent."

Benjamin in April 1676, took an ax to his sister Sarah and killed her. "He was tried by a jury and hanged for murder that same year, after he willed all of his property to his sister Elizabeth.

His sister Mercy, who witnessed Sarah's murder, would fourteen years later kill her own son Samuel by striking him on the head with an ax.

A few months later Elizabeth's husband, Richard Edwards, with great scandal and notoriety, would be granted a divorce from Elizabeth on the grounds that she was pregnant before he married her, that she was frequently adulterous after the marriage, and that she had often threatened to murder him while he was asleep."