Hugh was born in 1631. Hugh Amos ... He passed away in 1707.[1][2]
"Hugh Amos, father of Anna Amos, who m. Henry Wallbridge, was a freeman at Boston, Mass., 1666, and belonged to the 2d Ch., where his son John was baptized (Saz'agcs Diet.)
He went to Norwich, Conn., where he executed a deed in 1677, and bought land from the Indians Dec. 11, 1683. His name also appears on the Preston T. R. Feb. 10, 1686, as one of the original grantees of the town, and to-day designates one of the beautiful ponds near by.
P. T. R. show a deed to him from Thomas Lefifingwell April 21, 1686, and one from the Sachem Owanoco, dated March 14, 1687. The following deed, copied from P. T. R., where it is entered Oct. 17, 1700, shows clearly the connection between the families of Wallbridge and Amos:
KNOW ALL MEN that j Hugh Amos of the town of Preston of the colony of Connecticut for divers good considerations and more especially for twelve pounds in currant silver money of X en Engl and to full satisfaction in hand received have for myself * * * given granted alienated and sold en feofed and confirmed a certain tract of Land * * * unto Mr. Salmon Treat * * * and it is to be understood that this tract of upland and meadow is by me said Amos given to the wife of Henrie Wolbridge called Annah Walbridge both of them now Living in this colony at a place called pigscomset to her and her heires forever in my will allready made which I intend shall be my last will and testament and the twelve pounds of money above mentioned is received by the sd. henrey Wallbridge in consideration of the sd. Land to his full satisfaction, and that the sd. henree wolbridge & annah Wolbridge act freely and jointly in this deed sale for them & theire heires * * * with me the sd hugh Amos j being their father the bounds of the upland and meadow is as followeth : Lying the north end of skonkhonganack hill the meadow is a part of the hundred acres of Land which hugh Amos bought of Lieut. Leffingwell of Norwich & is commonly called Longmeadow and the upland ye sd Amos bought of owanaco as appears by deed baring date the eleventh of December 1683 bounded * * * wee say j the sd hugh Amos & the sd henrie Walbridge and annah Walbridge, doe for ourselves heires * * * sell * * * unto the sd Salmon Treate * * * witness our hands and seals the first day of December one thousand six hundred and ninetie eight.
HUGH X Amos (his mark),
HENRY WALBRIDGE (seal),
ANNAH X WALBRIDGE (her mark).
July 3, 1 701, "hugh Amos and henry Wallbridge and anna Walbridg personally appered and acknowledged" a deed similar to the last and to Sallmon Treat, clergyman, of a 1 10 acres, more or less, consideration £80. This deed was witnessed by Caleb ffobes and John Safiford.
April 10, 1705, Samuel Amos, of Stonington, conveys to John Amos, of Preston, his right in the Preston commons, "given to me by my father Hugh Amos as will appere by will."
Sept. 6, 1705, is the date of Hugh Amos' will, which was recorded at New London, Conn.. Feb. 2, 1708, and mentions eldest son John, son Samuel, dau. Anna, and dau. Mary, who m. Benj. Howard, and gets only £29—19, because of her husband's "business carriage" toward his father in law. His estate was valued at £410, and comprised 570 acres of land with buildings.
P. T. R. give death of Hugh Dec. 4, 1707, and of his wife Hannah, last of August 1714.
Their children were:
i. John Amos, b. at Boston, Mass. (T. R.), July 16, 1665[3],
The name was sometimes written Ames, and occasionally so appears as a Christian name among Henry Wallbridge's descendants."[10]
Sources
↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSF-67YP : 15 April 2022), Hugh Amas, ; citing Death, Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272218.
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCTZ-66ZM : 10 November 2020), Hugh Amos in entry for John Amos, 16 Jul 1665; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSF-67YT : 15 April 2022), John Amas, ; citing Marriage, Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272218.
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCTZ-WKZM : 10 November 2020), Hugh Amos in entry for Anna Amos, 28 Jan 1667; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQW-MDCD : 15 April 2022), Annah Amos, ; citing Marriage, Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272218.
↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSF-67BZ : 15 April 2022), Hugh Amos in entry for Samuell Amos, ; citing Birth, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272218.
↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSC-J73H : 15 April 2022), Samuel Amos in entry for Allice Macingham, ; citing Marriage, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272239.
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Wallbridge, William Gedney. Descendants of Henry Wallbridge, Who Married Ann Amos, December 25th, 1688, at Preston, Conn, with Some Notes on the Allied Families of Brush, Fassett, Dewey, Fobes, Gager, Lehman, Meech, Stafford. Scott. Philadelphia, Press of Franklin Printing Company, 1898. Accessed May 20, 2016. https://archive.org/details/descendantsofhen00wall.
"Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)"
"History of the descendants of Peter Spicer : a landholder in New London, Connecticut, as early as 1666, and others of the name"
"Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890"
Published extracts from The Magazine of American Genealogy, section 4, nos. 1-27 (1929 - [1932]). Good compilation but incomplete, since publication of the magazine was suspended; it contains names from beginning of alphabet through 'Battles' only.
Source Bibliography
VIRKUS, FREDERICK A., editor. Immigrants to America before 1750. An Alphabetical List of Immigrants to the Colonies, before 1750, Compiled from Official and Other Records. Surnames 'A through Battles.' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. 220p.
Death of daughter Annah Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40791467/anna-walbridge: accessed 01 July 2023), memorial page for Anna Amos Walbridge (28 Jan 1666–18 May 1751), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40791467, citing Plains Cemetery, Franklin, New London County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Richard & Judy Murawski (contributor 46880508).
Death of son John "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSF-67B9 : 15 April 2022), John Amas, ; citing Death, Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272218.
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There is a book, Decendants of Peter Spicer (https://www.amazon.com/History-Descendants-Spicer-Landholder-Connecticut/dp/1396341226), that transcribes the 1705 will. The statement about Mary and Benjamin Howard and "business carriage," is the same way I read the original document. However, this book, written ca 1911, transcribes the portion where Hugh Amos leaves marry 29 pounds and 19 shillings as, "I danie her aney more because of her husband Benjamin howard his abusiue carriage toward me and ther fore for this Reson this twenty Nine pounds and Nineteen Shillings is the hole of her portion which I do give unto her..." To me, I found this to make more sense as to why she got so much more less than the other kids. "Abusiue" is likely abusive. Thoughts?