Ananias Conklin (abt. 1610 - 1657)

Born about 1610 in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England

Husband of Mary (Launder) Conklin — married 23 Feb 1631 (to about 1639) in St Peter, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Husband of Susan (Unknown) Conklin — married about 1639 in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Dorothy Conklin — married 1653 in East Hampton, New York

Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1657 at about age 47 in East Hampton, Suffolk, New York

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Ananias Conklin migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 75) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Disputed Origins

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Biography

Ananias Conklin immigrated to New England between 1621 and 1640 and later departed for East Hampton, Long Island, New Netherland

Ananias Conklin (Conkling) (Concklyn) (Conkclin) was from Nottinghamshire.^[1] and was probably born about 1605.^[2][3] Ananias married Mary Launder on February 23, 1630/1 at St. Peters, Nottingham.^[2][3][4] John Conklin (probably his brother), married Elisabeth Allseabrook at the same church on January 24, 1624/5.^[2][3][5] These four along with additional families from Nottinghamshire emigrated from England together and arrived at Salem by 1638.^[1]but eventually settled in Southold, Long Island.^[5]

Ananias, along with William Osborne, each received an acre of land for a house lot from the town of Salem, in 1638.^[6] John also settled in Salem. He was received as an inhabitant in 1640.^[6]

On December 29, 1639 under the name "Ananias Concklyne," Ananias became a member of the Salem Church.^[7][8]

He married his 2nd wife named Susan _______ (surname unknown),^[9] about 1641^[10] and before April 30, 1643 as they had a son who died young who was baptized on that date.^[11][12][13]

He married (3rd) Dorothy Rose, the widow of Robert Rose of Easthampton before 1654^[2][3][9] as their child Hester was born that year.^[11][12]

Children

Children of Ananias & 1st wife Mary (Launder) Conklin

1. Jeremiah who was born about 1631/32 in England. About 1658 married Mary Gardiner, daughter of Lion Gardiner.^[14] See also p. 55 here - ^[2][3]
2. daughter, perhaps named Mary, was born about 1633/34. She married George Miller of Southold and Easthampton by 1654.^[11][12]See also p. 53 here - ^[2][3]
3. Cornelius was born about 1635/36. He married and stayed at Salem. More about Cornelius can be seen on p. 53 here - ^[2][3]
4. Benjamin was born about 1637/38.^[2][3] He married Hannah, daughter of Justice John Mulford of Easthampton and had children.^[12][15]

Probably Child of Ananias and 2nd wife Susan

1. Lewis was baptized at Salem on April 30, 1643. He was perhaps the child of his second wife named Susan. Evidently Lewis died young.^[2][3][13]

Probably Child of Ananias and 3rd wife Dorothy Rose

1. Hester was born about 1654. She married Captain Samuel Mulford, eldest son of Justice John Mulford.^[2][3]

Ananias was a glassmaker.^[11][12] On December 11, 1639 the town of Salem granted "to the glassmen severall acres of ground adjoining to their houses, viz: one acre more to Ananias Concline: and two acres a peece to the other twoe viz Lawrence Southick and Obediah Holmes each of hem 2 acres to be added to their former house lotts." "John Concline was received as an inhabitant of Salem" on September 14, 1640 and granted "ffive acres of ground neere the glasse house." On December 10, 1631 the General Court of Boston voted "if the towne of Salem lend the Glassemen 30 pounds, they shall bee allowed it againe out of their next rate; and the glasse men to repay it againe if the worke succeed, when they are able." This subsidy from the Salem residents indicates the importance the colony placed on the glass venture. The venture, however, was not successful as on October 1, 1645 they wrote to the governor and deputies that they "are not able to subsist and shal be necessitated either wholely to leave it off...or to remove elsewhere, for better Accomodations of themselves..."^[2][3]

The following was taken from various books on early American glass. In 1638 Lawrence Southwick, A Quaker, and Obadiah Holmes formed a partnership to build the first glass factory in New England with Ananias and John Conklin, practical glassmakers. Each were granted land adjoining their homes for the glass house. This land was located on the original road from Salem to Boston, and is now Abbott Street, a residential section in Peabody. In the records of the Mass. Bay Colony, it says that the town of Salem lent the men 30 pounds for the factory to be repaid if the factory succeeded and when they were able. A descendent of Southwich was quoted as saying that bottles were made in light and dark green, blue and brown glass. Also, earthenware and "bull's eyes" for windows and doors were made. No samples of the work have been positively identified.

Probably by April 1650 the Concklyns and other Salem families moved to Southold, Long Island. There are few Southold records before 1652 so a positive date of their arrival cannot be determined.^[2][3] Southold town records in December 1652 hold descriptions of six parcels owned by different men whose land abutted Ananias Concklyne's holdings. He continued to hold Southold land in February 1654 although he had moved to East Hampton by July 5, 1653.^[2][3]

Ananias was elected fence viewer in 1653, 1655 and 1657. In 1654 he was assistant (selectman) and chimney viewer in 1656 along with Lion Gardiner.^[2][3]

Ananias Conklin died at East Hampton between April 7, 1657 and October 5, 1657 since an inventory of his estate was taken during that period.^[2][3]

Research Notes

• "Two Daughters of Ananias Concklyne" by Conklin Mann, is an article written in "The American Genealogist" in 1934 and says that Ananias Concklyne was "of Kings Swinford, County Stafford."^[11][12] Since Robert Charles Anderson's "Editors Effusions" was researched and written in January - March 2014 and states that Ananias and John Conklin were from Nottinghamshire, it is believed that place of origin is correct.^[1]

• Historians will differ on some points, after 300 years. Chauncey L Ditmars, Babylon Town Historian, wrote in 1936 about the Huntington Conklins, calling the first settler of that name there "Robert". Frank J Conklin, writing in 1894, called the first Conklin in Huntington "John". Still another genealogist, Joseph Conklin Jr stated that there was a third brother named Cornelius who remained in Salem, died there in 1667 leaving a widow who later married Robert Starr.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Great Migration Newsletter, V.1-20.(Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.) Vol. 21 - 25, p. 66, 72.subscribers$
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14} The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) "The Family of Conckelyne, Conklin and Conkling in America" by Conklin Mann. Vol. 21 (1944) p. 48ff.subscribers$
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14} The American Genealogist, July 1944, Vol. 21, pp. 48-58 and Oct 1944, Vol. 21, pp. 133-147 The Family of Conckelyne, Conklin and Conkling in America - Conklin Mann Ananias page 52 - Children page 53 http://longislandgenealogy.com/Family%20of%20Conckelyne.pdf
4. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Vol. 1, p. 362.subscribers$
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) "Genealogical Research in England" Vol. 61, p. 386.subscription site
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Town Records of Salem, Massachusetts 1634 - 1659" (The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. 1868) Vol. 1, p. 70 see at archive.org ananias p. 70, John p. 107
7. ↑ Great Migration Newsletter, V.1-20.(Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.) Vol. 19, p. 5.subscribers$
8. ↑ The Records of the First Church in Salem, Massachusetts, 1629-1736, edited by Richard D. Pierce, Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1974 - A Catalogue of the names of those persons that are joyned in full Comunyon pp. 5-15, page 9: 1639 29:10 (Julian Calendar - Dec 29 1639 by Gregorian Calendar) Annanias Concklyne Archive.org
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015, Vol. 1, p. 363.subscribers$
10. ↑ The Records of the First Church in Salem, Massachusetts, 1629-1736, edited by Richard D. Pierce, Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1974 - A Catalogue of the names of those persons that are joyned in full Comunyon pp. 5-15, page 10: 1640 - 7:12 Susan Concklyne (Julian Calendar - Feb 7 1641 by Gregorian Calendar) Archive.org
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4} The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) "Two Daughters of Ananias Concklyne" by Conklin Mann. Vol. 11 (1934) p. 139ff.subscribers$
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5} The American Genealogist, 1934, Vol. 11, pp. 139-143 Two Daughters of Ananias Concklyne - Conklin Mann http://longislandgenealogy.com/Two_Daughters.pdf
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} The Records of the First Church in Salem, Massachusetts, 1629-1736, edited by Richard D. Pierce, Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1974 - A Catalogue of the names of the Children of the Church that are Baptized pp. 16-82, page 19: 1643 2:30 (Julian Calendar - April 30 1643 by Gregorian Calendar) Lewis, son of Annanias Concklin Archive.org
14. ↑ Great Migration 1634-1635, G-H. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume III, G-H, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003. Sketch of Lion Gardiner.subscribers$
15. ↑ The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) "The Family of Conckelyne, Conklin And Conkling In America" by Conklin Mann. Vol. 21 (1944) p. 133ff.subscribers$

See also:

• Long Island Surnames (subscription website)
• Reynolds, Cuyler. Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley, 1913. Lewis Historical Pub. Co, Vol 2 page 514-15. FamilySearch (go to online page 110) (Note: 1913 and 1914 editions are not identical)
• "Genealogy of the Conklin family", THOMPSON, Benjamine F., (Broadside, no place, no date).
• "Salem and the Conklin family", Conklin, Frank J., (Salem, 1894).
• "The Conklings in America", Conklin, Ira B., (Washington, D.C., 1913) https://books.google.com/books?id=mGJHAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA17&lpg=PA17#v=onepage&q&f=false
• Long Island Surnames - subscription website
• Stonehouse and Related Families, genealogyATstonehouse.ca online [1], accessed 5/20/2008
• "The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut" - Frederic Gregory Mather. This book documents the history of New York in the Revolution and contains a series of biographies and genealogies on those refugees. Clearfield, Baltimore, MD, 1913, reprinted Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore 1995 Google Books
• History of East Hampton, New York Including an Address Delivered at the Celebration of the Bi-Centennial Anniversary of its Settlement in 1849, BY HENRY P. HEDGES. SAG-HARBOR: J. H. HUNT, PRINTER. 1897. http://longislandgenealogy.com/geneh1.html#conkling
• Thomas H. Donnelly <tomd42028ATmsn.com> - Western Springs, IL 60558-1548 - 1/2004 - Author of the book: A GENEALOGY OF THE FAMILY OF RICHARD HOWELL OF MATTITUCK, LONG ISLAND, SOUTHOLD TOWN, NEW YORK, TO SEVEN GENERATIONS, ISBN 0-7884-1653-7, published by Heritage Books, Inc. in Oct 2000
• Descendants and Ancestors of William Concklyne - Long Island Hildreth Genealogy Web Project - article submitted by Jane Hildreth Kelley.
• Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913) Page 56