Joseph Coit I (1639 - 1704)

Born 1639 in Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 27 Mar 1704 at about age 65 in New London, New London, Connecticut, American Colonies

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Biography

Joseph Coit I was the younger son of the immigrants John Coit I and Mary Jenners. The family first arrived in Salem, then moved to Gloucester where they established a shipyard. They then moved to New London, New London County, Connecticut around 1650, where they again established a shipyard. The oldest brother John Coit Jr. moved back to Gloucester to take over that shipyard. Joseph Coit I remained in New London and worked with his father. He later established a shipyard known as Mould & Coit with his brother-in-law Hugh Mould.

In New London, Joseph I served as Constable around 1665. He was the first deacon on record in the New London church. 1667 • New London, New London, Connecticut... Served on the town committee of fifteen in regard to the famous Boston Resolutions. He served on the town committee in 1683,

Nearly all Coits in USA are his descendants.

From COIT FAMILY: " One of [Mould and Coit's] first works was "the ship New London, of seventy tons," built for Charles Hill, of London, and Christopher Christophers of New London, and delivered June 25, 1666. In 1668, they built for the same parties the barque "Regard" and in 1672 the sloop "Charles" of 20 tons. Between 1666 and 1674, they constructed for Thomas Beeby, William Keeny and Matthew Beckwith the barques "Speedwell", "Hopewell", and "Endeavor, ranging from 12 to 20 tons, and in value from 50 to 82 pounds sterling. Ther largest vessel, "The John and Hester" is stated at 90 to 100 tons. The last one that can be named is the "Edward and Margaret", built in 1681 for Edward Stallion. In 1689, the New London brought from Europe "two large brass bells with wheels, one of which was suspended in the turret of the meeting-house and was the first bell that ever vibrated in Eastern Connecticut." In 1667 Hugh Mould and Joseph Coite were freed, by county court, from common training. Mr. Coit was elected constable, July 24, 1665 and 1683 was on town committee to procure a minister."

Sources

• Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
• Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
• "The Coit Family, Descendants of John Coit" by Rev. F. W. Chapman, A.M., Hartford Press 1874

http://www.archive.org/stream/coitfamilyordesc00chap/coitfamilyordesc00chap_djvu.txt

• The Residents of Salem

The First Town of the Massachusetts Bay Commonwealth From Original Records up to the Year 1651 http://www.winthropsociety.com/doc_salem1.php

• "A catalogue of the names of the early Puritan settlers of the colony of Connecticut" with the time of their arrival in the country and colony, their standing in society, place of residence, condition in life, where from, business, &c., as far as is found on record.

Collected from records, by Royal R. Hinman. Published 1852 by Case, Tiffany in Hartford . pg. 602, https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6902455M/A_catalogue_of_the_names_of_the_early_Puritan_settlers_of_the_colony_of_Connecticut

• "A History of New London, Connecticut" by Frances Manwaring Caulkins, pages 67 and 230-231

"The Town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts: A History", 1639-1989 by Marion Vuilleumier, Pub. by the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth on the occasion of the 350 anniversary of the Town , 1989, p. 4.

• COLKET, MEREDITH B., JR. Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe, 1607-1657. Cleveland: General Court of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America, 1975. 366p., page 69
• HISTORY OF NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONNECTICUT, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MANY OF ITS PIONEERS AND PROMINENT MEN. COMPILED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF D. HAMILTON HURD J. W. LEWIS & CO., PHILADELPHIA, 1882 PRESS OF J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., PHILADELPHIA http://dunhamwilcox.net/town_hist/nl-chap11a.htm * "The England and Holland of the Pilgrims" by Henry Martyn Dexter, pg. 610 http://books.google.com/books?id-EwiqC6neusC&qcoit#vsnippet&qcoit&f=false
• Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700, Volume 1, pg 344
• Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins", pg 2519, M, #75676, http://tinyurl.com/q2xhocw
• A List of All Those Who Are Known to Have Been Members of the First Church of Christ in New London from the Beginning to January 1, 1901. Internet Archive. New London: Clarke & Keach, Printers, 1901. Slogan Foundation. Web. 27 Sept. 2015. <www.archive.org>.

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