John Cullick (1614 - 1663)

Born 1614 in Falsted, Essex, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Fenwick) Ely — married 20 May 1648 (to 23 Jan 1662) in Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 23 Jan 1663 at about age 49 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

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John Cullick migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 84) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Original Proprietor of Hartford, CT.

m. 1648 Elizabeth, dau. of Hon. George Fenwick.

He was probably the "Cousin Cullick" mentioned by William Lyngwood (either the father or son, but probably the son, of that name) of Braintree, England in a letter dated 1651. John Cullick made a true copy of that letter on 11 October 1654, which was stored in Hartford.^[1]

Death 23 Jan 1662/3 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts,^[2]

Will: John Cullick of Boston in the county of Suffolk; Bequests to son John Cullick, when he turn 21 £150; to daughter Mary Cullick £150 when she turns 21 or marries, whichever is first; and likewise to daughter Elizabeth Cullick; Names wife Elizabeth executor and friends Capt. John Leverett and Mr. James Penn as overseers. dated 20 Jan 1662.^[3]

His estate was inventoried 10 February 1662[/3?]. It was valued at £972-13-08.^[4] It included three slaves listed as "the neger boye", "the howe", and "the son".^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Loomis, Elias, Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America And His Antecedents in the Old World, p. 22, letter from W. Lyngwood of Braintree to 'Cousin Clark'.
2. ↑ Boston, MA: Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, 1630-1699. Vital Records (incl. Bible, Cemetery, Church and SSDI) p. 86
3. ↑ Suffolk, Massachusetts, Probate File Papers, box 3, case no. 325 "John Cullick", will of John Cullick (FamilySearch, American Ancestors).
4. ↑ Suffolk, Massachusetts, Probate File Papers, box 3, case no. 325 "John Cullick", inventory of John Cullick.
5. ↑ Suffolk, Massachusetts, Probate File Papers, box 3, case no. 325 "John Cullick", "abrode" inventory of John Cullick.

• Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Probate File Papers. Digital images of microfilm. FamilySearch DGS film no. 102840311. Also see: Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)

See Also:

• Beach, Moses. The Ely Ancestry (The Calument Press, New York, 1902) Page 32
• Historical Notices of Connecticut (Connecticut Historical Society, 1842) Vol. 1, Page 4
• Royal R. Hinman. "Catalogue of the Names of the First Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut with the Time of their Arrival in the Colony and their Standing in Society, Together with their Place of Residence, As Far as Can Be Discovered by the Records." No. 1. Printed by Gleason, Hartford. 1846. page 18.see at hathitrust
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89505782/john-cullick : accessed 05 January 2022), memorial page for Capt John Cullick (1614–23 Jan 1662), Find A Grave: Memorial #89505782, citing Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568) .
• Barbour, Lucius Barnes. Families Of Early Hartford, Conn. (The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1977)
• FoundersofHartford.org