Hannah (Denison) Saxton (1643 - aft. 1715)

Born 20 May 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel (Cheesbrough) Chesebrough — married Mar 1659 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony

Wife of Joseph Saxton — married 22 Jul 1680 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died after 8 Oct 1715 after age 72 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth

Born' 20 May 1643 at Roxbury, Massachusetts. ^{[1] [2]}

Residence

Date: 1654

Place: Pequotsepos, (Mystic), New London County, Connecticut Larry Chesebro’ edited location of Pequotsepos

She was received into the First Church of Stonington 30 Sept 1677.^{[citation needed]}

Marriage

She married twice:

1. Nathaniel Chesebrough by 1660 near Stonington, CT. ^{[3] [4][5][6][7]}
2. 15 Jul 1680 in Stonington Capt. Joseph Saxton, b. Boston May 9, 1656, d. Stonington, July 18, 1715, son of Thomas and Ann (Copp) Saxton ^{[8] [9]}

Last Will & Testament

Will of Mrs. Hannah Saxton of Stonington, in the Collony of Connecticut -- Widow (note: widow of Nathaniel Chesebrough) see Wildey source:

I Hannah Saxton, above sd, being in good helth of Body and of perfect mind and memory, thanks to God. Reflecting

on my mortality and that the time of my departure is at hand, doe make this my last Will and Testament hereby

Revoking and making void all others. Principally I give up my sole toGod as becomes a Christian, beseeching him

of his mercy to Preserve it for the merritt sake of Jesus Christ, my only Savior and Redeemer, my body to the

ground to be buried decently att the discretion of my executr hearafter named, and what of the good things of this

life God in mercy has bestoed on me I dispose of them as follows.

First my will is that all my just Debts and funeral expenses be firstpaid.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son Nathaniel Chesebrough and to his heirs and assigns forevr twelve pounds

money and my silver Cupp.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Sam. Chesebrough and his heirs and assigns forever my silver Tanker.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ann Richardson and to her heirs and assigns forever ten pounds in

money of Bills of Creditt.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Gallup & to her heirs and assigns forever ten pounds money or

bills of Creditt.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ann Richardson and to her heirs and assigns forever ten pounds of

money or Bills of Creditt.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Gallup & to her heirs and assigns forever ten pounds money or

bills of Creditt.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Brigitt Minor and to her heirs and assigns ten pounds in money or

bills of Creditt.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Prentis or to her heirs or assigns ten pounds in money or

Bills of Creditt.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret Stanton or her heirs or assigns ten pounds money or Bills

of Creditt.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Page or to her heirs or assigns ten pounds money or Bills of

Creditt.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Jerusha Palmer, her heirs or assigns ten pounds money or Bills of

Creditt.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Dewey her heirs or assigns then pounds money or Bills of

Creditt.

All to be paid as soon as may be after my Decease.

Item. Al the rest of my Estate not above disposed of I do hereby giveand bequeath unto my two sons Nathaniel

Chesebrough and Saml Chesebrough & their heirs or assigns forever to be equally divided between them.

Lastly, I doe appoint and constitute my two sons Nathaniel Chesebrough & Saml Chesebrough Executors to this

my Last Will and Testament. In witness whairof I have sett to my handand seale this eight day of October In the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifteen.

Her

Hannah Saxton

Mark (Seal)

In presents of us

Ebenezer Searle

Saml Stanton

Sarah Edwards

Research Note

Place of Hannah's first marriage was not known as Stonington until 1666 and was known by more than one name before then (jurisdiction was claimed by both Massachusetts and Connecticut). Her first child by this marriage was born in October 1660 and the date of the marriage estimated from that fact. THe date of her second marriage appeared in Wheeler (see references) and was inferred from a pre-nuptial agreement made July 15, 1680 (Saxton was about 14 years younger than Hannah).

Sources

• Vital Records of Roxbury, MA Vol. I p. 101 (birth at Roxbury)

1. ↑ New England Historical and Genealogical Register vol. 5 p. 334 (1851)
2. ↑ Early Records of Boston: Births & Burialls in Roxbury from the Yeare 1630, vnto the first Month 1645, by David Pulsifer. Books.google.com LINK
3. ↑ Williams, Alicia Crane, Lead Genealogist, Early New England Families, 1641-1700 : George Denison p. 4 (Original Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013)
4. ↑ Source: #S339 Page: database on Ancestry.com
5. ↑ Source: #S352 Page: pg 98 and 106
6. ↑ Source: #S429 Page: pg 292-294
7. ↑ Source: #S429 pg 334-340
8. ↑ Williams, Alicia Crane, Lead Genealogist, Early New England Families, 1641-1700 : George Denison p. 4 (Original Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013)
9. ↑ US New England Marriages prior to 1700 m. 1660 to Nathaniel Chesebrough and Saxton...pg 149"

See also:

• Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut (Day Publishing, Co., New London, Conn., 1900) Page 336.
• FamilySearch Person: L67T-MBL
• WILDEY, Anna Chesebrough.Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Mass., Higginson Book Co., 1903, pp.55​2-3, 556​​.​ Will of Hannah Saxton of Stonington. Captain George Denison's will where he leaves a legacy of money to his daughter Hannah Saxton.
• Source: S339 Title: Vol I-III, Records 2956-2965
• Source: S352; Title: A Gen. of Bacon and Allied Families Ancestors and Relatives of Donald Dewitt Bacon and Lois LaVonne Bacon; Author: J. Dean Bacon and Dow P. Bacon
• Source: S407; Title: A Family History for Steven Vol. Two
• Source: S429; Title: History of the town of Stonington, New London, CT; Author: Richard A Wheeler; Publisher: Lawrence Verry Inc.; Mystic, Connecticut; 1966;
• Source: S469; Title: Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910; Repository: #R3
• Source: S472; Title: Massachusetts Births and Christenings 1639-1915; Repository: #R3
• Source S-1627800792; Title: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850; Publication: NEHGS; Note: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2008). Repository: #R-1528371515
• Source S-1760367276; Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; Author: Yates Publishing; Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.; Repository: #R-1958205582
• Source S-2024265429; Title: Denison Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison; Author: E. Glenn Denison, Josephine M. Peck and Donald L. Jacobus; Publication: Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 1993; Note: Originally published, Pequot Press 1963; Reprinted, Baltimore, MD 1978, 1982, 1993; Pages: 1-2.
• Source S-2024265501; Title: History of Stonington, Connecticut, 1649 - 1900; Author: Richard Anson Wheeler; Publication: New London, CT, Press of The Day Publishing Company, 1900
• Source: S291 Title: World Family Tree Vol. 18, Ed. 1; Author: Brøderbund Software, Inc.; Release date: March 27, 1998; Medium: Family Archive CD; Page: 335

Repositories

• Repository R-1958205582 Ancestry.com; http://www.Ancestry.com
• Repository: R3 Name: Family History Library
• Repository R-1528371515;Name: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 101 Newbury St., Boston, MA 02116-3007; Phone #: 617-536-5740