Samuell, son of Thomas was baptized ""ye 7th 6 mo 43" (7 August 1643) at the New Haven First Congregational Church in New Haven Connecticut.
[1] His father Capt. Thomas was married to Joanna _____.[2][3]
Samuel married Martha Bradley 26 Oct 1665, in New Haven.[2] Martha married (2) Eliasaph Preston and (3)Matthew Sherman after the death of Samuel[2][4]
Samuel's name was put forth as a freeman, May 9, 1667, and he was on a list of New Haven freeman as of Oct 1669. He had a seat in the front row of the gallery, at the meeting house. Samuel was an original founder/planter of the town of Wallingford. He was a selectman of that town, a drummer, a land holder. During King Philip's War (Oct 1675), he was ensign in charge of the Wallingford Train Band. During the early years of Wallingford, Samuel's house was used for meetings. He held several positions of trust: such as collecting rates and seeing that the minister got paid. He was a lister, leather sealer, town treasusrer. In 1679 he was chosen the town's first schoolmaster.[3]
In 1682, Samuel returned to New Haven, "perhaps to make a home for his widowed father", perhaps to become master of the Hopkins Grammar School,"[3] where he taught for some time until he gave up the position to a graduate of Harvard.[3]
In New Haven, Samuel held some of the same positions of trust that he held in Wallingford. He also continued to draw "division" land in Wallingford.[3]
He drew his last lot on 10 Jan 1693 and his estate was inventoried 2 March 1692/3.[3][5] He may have been buried at the Center Church on the Green Churchyard in New Haven, as suggested by his Find a Grave Memorial.[6]
A distribution agreement was signed 18 June 1697 and recorded in New Haven.[7]
↑ Connecticut Church Records Index: New Haven First Congregational Church 1639-1937. Vol. J-Z. Hartford: Connecticut State Library, 1947.
↑ 2.02.12.22.3
Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New HavenVol 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.
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