John Pantry (bef. 1650 - 1736)

Born before 17 Mar 1650 in Hartford, Connecticut

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Died 4 Apr 1736 after age 86 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

John Pantry s of John & Hannah (Tuttle) Pantry was bp Mch 17, 1649/50 (HTR).^[1][2]

John Pantry, Mrs. Welles' son of Hartford, age 18 Yrs. was treated by John Winthrop in 1667.^[3]

He married Abigail Mix, d/o Thomas Mix of New Haven and wife Rebecca Turner.^[1][4]

He died Apl 4, 1736 at ae 86 and is buried at the Center Church in Hartford,^[1] where his gravestone is still legible. The stone says he was age 90.^[5]

He served as constable in 1688.^[6]

He was one to the richest men in Hartford, left to his children and grandchildren a large estate, including a pasture of 25 acres on the east side of Front St. He died very feeble, his estate having been placed under the care of conservation.^[1]

Children:^[1]

1. Abigail b Jan 11 1678/9^[7][2] m Richard Goodman^[1]
2. Rebecca bp Dec 25 1692 (1st Church record) m Nathaniel Jones 30 April 1713 in Hartford.^[7][2]
3. John m Mary Norton
4. Hannah m Hezekiah Goodwin

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Barbour, Lucius Barnes. Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Hartford. (Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.) p. 311 link at Ancestry ($)
3. ↑ “Winthrop Notes.” TAG 24: 44/5 (1948) p. 736.
4. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol I-VIII. and Index Vol IX New Haven: 1931. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974, 1981, 1997. Originally published as New Haven Genealogical Magazine, Volumes I-VIII. (Rome, NY and New Haven, CT 1922-1932). p. 1197
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 June 2018), memorial page for John Pantry, Jr (1646–4 Apr 1736), Find A Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #11438943, citing Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Judith (contributor 46608035) .
6. ↑ Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society (The Connecticut Historical Society and the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, Hartford 1860-1928) Vol. 6 Hartford Town Votes Vol. 1 1635-1716 p. 225
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society (The Connecticut Historical Society and the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, Hartford 1860-1928) Vol. 14 Original Distribution of The Lands in Hartford Among the Settlers 1639 Rebecca p. 613 [ p. 597 Abigail p. 597

• Manwaring, Charles William. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records.Volume III. Hartford District 1729-1750. (Hartford, Conn., R.S. Peck & Co., Printers, 1906.) p 317.
• Historical Catalogue of the First Church in Hartford. 1633-1885 (First Church, Hartford, Conn., 1885) Page 158.