Joseph Gaylord (1649 - abt. 1711)

Born 13 May 1649 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Stanley) Gaylord — married 14 Jul 1670 in Windsor, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 2 Feb 1711 at about age 61 in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut

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Biography

Children: Sarah (1671), Joseph (1673), William (1675), John (1677), Benjamin (1682), Elizabeth (1684), Mary (1685), Abigail, Joanna (1688), Ruth (1690).

He joined the church at Farmington on 9 June 1689. He was one of the first settlers of Waterbury, probably in the spring of 1678, and was collector of minister's rates in 1698, 1699, and 1700. He removed in 1706 to Durham, where he was the first selectman.

1663, August 24: He was received £8-00-00 in the will of his grandfather, Edward Stebbing proved at Hartford, Connecticut. "A Digest of Early Connecticut Probate Records: Hartford District" by Charles William Manwaring.

1699, March 26: Att ye same meeting Wm hikcox Joseph hikcox Joseph gaylard John gaylard John brunson Isriel Richason Stephen Wellton John Wamer Thomas Richason were acsepted propriator inhabitanc according to yt act Decembr 20d 1697'- "Proprietors' Records of the Town of Waterbury, Connecticut: 1677-1761" p. 46.

1679, May: Lands Recorded at Waterbury. Three Acre Lots: #32: Joseph gallar; Manhan & Steels Medow: #2: Joseph gayllor; Devistion of the Straits: 80 Joseph gayler - #10. "Proprietors' Records of the Town of Waterbury Connecticut, 1677-1761" transcribed by Katharine A. Prichard.

1682, February 6: "The Act of February 6, 1682 declared the allotments of several delinquent proprietors, Benjamin Judd, Samuel Judd and Thomas Hancox, " to be condemned as forfeited," unconditionally. The same sentence "was passed "upon the allotments of Timothy Stanley, Joseph Gaylord, John Carrington, Abraham Andruss, cooper, Thomas Kewell, Daniel Porter, Thomas Wamer, Thomas Richason, Obadiah Richards and John Scovill; but upon condition of "their submition and reformation with their cohabitation upon the place one complete yere as a dision all [additional] to the four yers Injoined " by the articles, their rights were to be restored. "The History of Waterbury, Connecticut"

1683, February 6: Lands Recorded - Forfeited at Waterbury. "Upon what pleas and proofs have presented, wee do Adjudge and Condemn all the granted allotments formerly layd out to . . . Joseph Gaylerd . . . for their not Building and some of the foresayd not cohabitting according to Articles to that purpose made pr the Committee May 30th 1672, wee do by these Adjudg and condemn their Allotments to be forfeited yet notwithstanding upon their submission and reformation, with their cohabitation upon the place one compleat year, as addissionall to the four yeares injoyned in that Article made to that purpose in May 30th, 1674, otherwise this present condemnation to stand in full force.

1687, January 29: Lands Recorded at Waterbury. " . . . to joseph gaylard one acer and a half at ye south end his bogey meadow. 1688, April 23: Lands Recorded at Waterbury. " . . . and ye men following for to take up wostor swamp for theyr devitions Tho nuell, Joseph Gaylard Samll hikcox edman scott senor which land is esteemed 46 acers to be devided according to theyr proportion.

1692, January 20: Lands Recorded at Waterbury. Att the sam meting thear was granted to Joseph Galord fuife acers of land on the west side of his boggy medow: one the top of the hill woodbury path running throw it. 1696, December 17: Lands Recorded at Waterbury. " . . . att a proprietors meting in Waterbury there was granted to John Richason: John Brounson Joseph Gaylod a parsel of land at Judds meddo butting south on Doctr Porters meddow west on the river and north on the rocks provided it don't prejdis highways nor former grants: provided they buld and cohabit according to articles . . . at the sam meeting there was granted to John Hopkins John Richason Josep Gaylord John Brounson 14 acers of land leying eastward from Benjamin Jons lot at Juds meddow butting north at the hill and to run south. 1697, December 20: Lands Recorded at Waterbury. " . . . att ye same meeting there was granted to willyam hikox John brunson John gaylard & Joseph hikox teen acers at ye west sid of theyr land betwein hancox brook and bucks meadow they to Run so fare as to take ye spring. "Proprietors' Records of the Town of Waterbury Connecticut, 1677-1761" transcribed by Katharine A. Prichard.

1698-1670: He was collector of minister's rates. His lot was on the corner of East and Main streets, next to John Stanley's. [Ed Deming, WorldConnect] 1699, March 26: Att ye same meeting Wm hikcox Joseph hikcox Joseph gaylard John gaylard John brunson Isriel Richason Stephen Wellton John Wamer Thomas Richason were acsepted propriator inhabitanc according to yt act Decembr 20d

1697'- 1699, May 15: Lands Recorded at Waterbury. " . . . att ye same meeting there was granted to Joseph gaylord senr. and Edman Scott four acers at juds meadow above where butlers hous was for a pastor to be equally devided betwein them.

1700, February: Lands Recorded at Waterbury. " . . . at ye same meeting ye town granted to joseph gaylard thomas hikcox john worner and thomas Richarson four acres of land apeice in ye meadow yt is called by ye name of wolf pit meadow begining at ye south end of ye meadow so Runing north owrd meadow and swamp till they have got theyr 16 acers provided they do not pregedis former grants high ways nor drifts of cattell provided they improve it and coinhabit four yeirs after improvement and perform origanal articles.

1702, April 6: "Att ye same meetting ye propriators gave Richard portor joseph gaylord [John] gaylord and william gaylord eyght acers apeic at ye piac they taick of go[ing] to live at on ye west sd provided they go and live there with theyr families att ye same meeting ther was granted willyam hikcox eyght acers on ye west sid of his own land at ash swamp joyning to his own land.

1704, January 22: Lands Recorded at Waterbury. " . . . att ye same meeting there was granted to Joseph gaylord snor six or seven acers of land on ye north sd bucks hill on ye west sd ye cart path yt comes to ye town and so9uth sd ye path that gos in to the meadow buting on john gaylords pitch on bucks hill.

1706, January 7: Lands Recorded at Waterbury. "Att ye same meeting there was grated to Joseph gaylord senr. teen acers of land at ye west end bucks hill to begin at ye muddy gutter and spring eastward.""Proprietors' Records of the Town of Waterbury Connecticut, 1677-1761”.

Sources

• White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
• Stiles, Henry Reed The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut (Hartford, CT., Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1891) Vol 2, p 280.
• Anderson, Joseph. The Town and City of Waterbury, Connecticut, From the Aboriginal Period to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Five (Price & Lee Co., New Haven, 1895) Ap80, Ap152.
• Hinman, Royal Ralph. A Catalogue of the Names of the Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut (Case, Tiffany & Co., Hartford, 1846) Page 135.
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven (Clarence D. Smith, Rome, New York, 1922-1932) Vol 3, p 636.
• Publications of the Mattatuck Historical Society, "Records of the Town of Waterbury Connecticut, 1677-1761", transcribed by Katharine A. Prichard.
• Bronson, Henry. The History of Waterbury, Connecticut (Bronson Brothers, Waterbury, 1858)
• AGBI: American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Godfrey Memorial Library, Middletown, CT, USA. Volume: 61 Page Number: 361
• Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Case Number: 4179

See also:

• The Harvey book : giving the genealogies of certain branches of the American families of Harvey, Ne
• Greenlee, Ralph. & Greenlee, Robert. The Stebbins Genealogy (Privately Printed, Chicago, Illinois, 1904)
• Find a Grave as found at [1]

• Death: History of Durham, Connecticut, William Chauncy Fowler, 1866, as found at [2]