John Lee (1620 - 1690)

Born 6 Aug 1620 in Colchester, Essex, England

Descendants

Died 8 Aug 1690 at age 70 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

John LEE ^[1][2][3] was born ^[4] calculated 1620 in England. He died ^[5] 1690. John married ^[6] Mary HART on 1658.

[1] In the "Book of Rolls", so called, in London there is a list of a company who sailed from Ipswich in the ship 'Francis', John Cutting, Master, bound fro New England "the last of april, 1634"...the name "John Lea", aged 13, in the care of William Westwood.

~1620 - Born in Colchester, Essex Co., England

1634 - Arrived in New England

1635 - Removed to Hartford, Hartford Co., CT

1641 - Removed to Farmington, Hartford Co., CT

1658 - Married Mary Hart (D/o Stephen Hart) b. 1635

1660 - Joined the Church at Farmington (July 15)

1690 - Died in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT (August 8) - Estate Value £359

His children were:

1. John, b. June 11, 1659; bap July 22, 1660

2. Mary, b. Aug. 14, 1664; m. Dec. 28, 1682, Stephen Upson, s/o Thomas Upson, of Waterbury, Conn

3. Sthephen, b. april, 1669

4. Thomas, b. 1671

5. David, b. 1674

(6) Tabitha, b. 1677; m. Oct. 23, 1701, Preserved Strong, s/o of Jedidiah and Freedom (Woodward). Moved to Conventry, CT, where she d. June 23, 1750, aged 73. He d. Sept 26, 1765, aged 85. Their children were: Noah, Elizabeth, Moses and Aaron (twins) Tabitha, Mary, Enoch.

From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:

The immigrant ancestor of that family, John Lee, was born in county Essex, England, probably in Colchester, in 1620, and was thirteen years of age when he sailed for America, according to the official shipping list of passengers leaving Ipswich, England. It was the intention of his father, who sent him with friends to America, to follow soon after, but he never came. John Lee was under the guardianship of William Westwood, with whom he remained a year at Cambridge, Massachusetts, before he went to Hartford in 1635. He lived at Hartford, Connecticut, and when the adjoining town of Farmington was settled he became one of the eighty-four proprietors to whom land was granted. He had just attained his majority at this time. His home lot was on the west side of Main street, now occupied by the famous Young Ladies' School, founded by the Misses Porter. Land which he owned in the original grant of Farmington, which embraced a large area, is now in possession of his descendants in Southington. Bristol and New Britain. He died August 8, 1690, and was buried in the old cemetery at Farmington. He married, in 1658, Mary, daughter of Deacon Stephen Hart, born about 1631. Both joined the Farmington church. July 15, 1660. After John Lee's death, his widow married Jedediah, son of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Massachusetts, as his third wife. Their descendants have spread over New England and nearly every section of the United States, and presumably some of them settled in Canada.

Sources

1. ↑ Edited by Joseph Anderson, D. D., Town & City of Waterbury, Connecticut, From the Aboriginal Period to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Five., New Haven, The Price & Lee Company, 1896, Ap142. " ... of Farmington ..."
2. ↑ William Richard Cutter, A.M., New England Families, CD-Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600's - 1800's, (Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000), vol 1, p 235.
3. ↑ Selected and Introduced by Gary Boyd Roberts, Genealogies of Connecticut Families From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983), vol 2, p 407. " ... one of the original settlers of Farmington, 1641 ..."
4. ↑ Selected and Introduced by Gary Boyd Roberts, Genealogies of CT Families, vol 2, p 407.
5. ↑ Selected and Introduced by Gary Boyd Roberts, Genealogies of CT Families, vol 2, p 407.
6. ↑ Selected and Introduced by Gary Boyd Roberts, Genealogies of CT Families, vol 2, p 407.

See also:

• John Lee, of Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, and His Descendants, by Sarah Marsh Lee, pp. 1 pages 27-30,
• The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Volume 2, by Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight, page 769.
• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 3. pg. 1707-1711)
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204556726/john-lee : accessed 25 August 2021), memorial page for John Lee (6 Aug 1620–8 Aug 1690), Find a Grave Memorial ID 204556726, citing Memento Mori Cemetery, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493) .