Nathan Gillett
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Nathan Gillett (abt. 1613 - 1689)

Nathan Gillett aka Gylette, Gillet
Born about in Chaffcombe, Somerset, Englandmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , [half], and
Husband of — married before 1639 [location unknown]
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Died at about age 76 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colonymap
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Nathan Gillett migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 2, p. 770)
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Biography

This profile is part of the Simsbury, Connecticut One Place Study.

He was born by about 1613 ("based on date of freemanship"), son of Rev. William Gillett of Chaffcombe, Somersetshire, and brother of immigrant Jonathan Gillett, also of Dorchester and Windsor.[1]

Some report his birth as ABT 1602; Place: Chaffcombe, Somerset, England; Death Date: 5 SEP 1689; Place: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut ; Burial: Place: Staffordshire, England. Some report his birth as Abt 1610; Place: Kingston, , Somerset, England[2]

He migrated in 1633, initially settling in Dorchester, then removing to Windsor, Connecticut by 1636.[3]

He was made freeman 14 May 1634 in Dorchester,[4] and was listed among Windsor freeman 11 Oct 1669.[5]

He served in the Pequot War in 1637 under Captain John Mason.[6][7][8] He was granted land for his service in that war.[9]

He died in Windsor, CT 15 September 1689.[10]

Nathan's last name is spelled Gillett on the grave stone. Nathan was a Founder of Windsor, Connecticut.[11]

Children[12]

  1. Elizabeth, b 6 Oct 1639; m by 1672 Nicholas Gozzard
  2. Abiah, b 22 Aug 1651; m1 Windsor 3 Dec 1663 Isaiah Bartlett; m2 Windsor 15 Jul 1669 John Slater
  3. A son, d Windsor 1646
  4. Rebecca, b 14 Jun 1646; d Windsor 13 Jul 1655
  5. Elias, bp 1 Jul 1649; m1 Simsbury 29 Oct 1676 Sarah Griffin, dau of John Griffin; m2 btw 1694 and 1699 Rebecca (Kelsey) Messenger, widow of Nathaniel Messenger and daughter of Mark Kelsey.
  6. Sarah, b 13 Jul 1651; m Simsbury 29 Dec 1679 Eleazar Hill
  7. Benjamin, b 29 Aug 1653; d Windsor 13 Jul 1655
  8. Nathan, b 17 Aug 1655; m Windsor 30 Jun 1692 Rebecca Owen, dau of John Owen. (Stiles erred in giving him his nephew's wife in a second marriage [TAG 56:133]).
  9. Rebecca, b 8 Dec 1657; m by 1684 Thomas Whaples

Sources

  1. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1622, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (1995), 2:771-772.
  2. ↑ Anderson, RC. The Great Migraion Begins (1995) Page: p. 769 Text: He was brother of Nathan Gillett of Dorchester and Windsor
  3. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1622, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (1995), 2:770.
  4. ↑ "MBCR 1:369," Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1622, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (1995), 2:770
  5. ↑ "CCCR 2:519," Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1622, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (1995), 2:770
  6. ↑ "CCCR 2:161," Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1622, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (1995), 2:770
  7. ↑ Bodge, George M., Soldiers in King Philip's war; being a critical account of that war, with a concise history of the Indian wars of New England from 1620-1677, official lists of the soldiers of Massachusetts colony serving in Philip's war, and sketches of the principal officers, copies of ancient documents and records relating to the war, also lists of the Narraganset grantees of the united colonies, Massachusetts, Plymouth, and Connecticut; with an appendix, 3d ed., Publisher Boston, Mass., Printed for the author
  8. ↑ Trumbill, J., The Memorial History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884, Volume 1. p. 50 (Edward Osgood, Boston 1996) Available at Archive.org here
  9. ↑ Connecticut Archives. Private controversies, 1642-1717, p. 130 Available here
  10. ↑ "CTVR 57," Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1622, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (1995), 2:771.
  11. ↑ The Founders of Windsor, Their Trades and Professions, Windsor Historical Society. Available here
  12. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins, Boston, MA: 1997, pp 771-772
  • Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1622, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (1995), 2:770-772 ("Nathan Gillett"); digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014). AmericanAncestors (subscription)
  • George E. McCracken, "Nathan Gillett's Earlier Descendants," in The American Genealogist, 56:129-40.
  • Periodical, Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John 1630; volume 25: New ancestral discoveries-part 1 Date: 14 Oct 2006




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Mix-216 Steven Mix
Gillet-131 and Gillett-703 appear to represent the same person because: This recently created duplicate is the oldest paternal ancestor in this chain in need of a merge. No tree conflicts. Add aka Gillet. Thanks!
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Gillett-1025 and Gillett-703 are not ready to be merged because: Several dates don't line up and other information insufficient to merge.
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Culver-519 Sandy Culver
This comment was posted on Owen Brown

-- Also in "A Scattered People: An American Family Moves West", by Gerald W. McFarland, two of Owen Brown's ancestors are named as James Eggleston and Nathan Gillett. They joined an expedition with Captain John Mason of Windsor against the Pequots on May 10, 1636. -- This appears to be a strong clue connecting these profiles, but needs research.

posted by Sandy Culver

Rejected matches › Nathan Gillett (1655-1757) › Nathan Gillett

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