John Hubbard (1655 - aft. 1746)

Born 12 Apr 1655 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, New England

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Died after 1746 after age 90 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut

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From One Thousand Years of Hubbard History.
John, b. Wethersfield 12 April 1655, lived and died in Glastonbury about 1748; m. about 1676 Mary Wright, dau. Thomas Wright and the widow of John Elson. Children John, Isaac, David, Ephraim and Sarah.^[1]

1. John b. 1677 Glastonbury m. (at age 31) 17 June 1708 Mary Kimberly granted land 1713
2. Isaac b. Glastonbury 1679 m. c. 1700 Hannah Dickinson.
3. David b. Glastonbury 1685 d. Oct 13, 1760, m. Prudence Goodrich (1701-1793). their son b. 1722
4. Ephraim b. 1695 Glastonbury. d. Glastonbury 14 Sep 1780, deacon, farmer m. Mary Lord.

The births and marriages here stated do not "calculate" with any usual patterns.

From Torrey's New England Marriages prior to 1700.

"HUBBARD, John (1655+-) & Mary ____; 1676 ca?; Hadley/ Glastonbury, CT {Warner-Harrington 340; TAG 25:33, 133, 27:48; Hale (1952) 566, 567, 674; Hubbard 214; Cross Anc. 93; Taylor-Snow 2:36; Putnam's Mag. 6:49}"

Correct Information from D L JAcobus

TAG 27:48 the American Genealogist
"The Hubbard Family of Glastonbury, Conn." by Donald Lines Jacobus

"The account of this branch of the family in One Thousand Years of Hubbard History is confused and in part inaccurate."

John³ (John², George¹) was born at Wethersfield, Connecticut, 12 Apri 1655; died at Glastonbury after 1737 and 1746.

He married Mary ________, died at Glastonbury 8 March 1721/2 in her 62nd year (gravestone) so was born about 1660.

He was Deputy to the Conn. General assembly many times between 1700 and 1724. He was called Sergeant in most of the early Connecticut records, making him a qualifying ancestor for the societies of Colonial Wars and Colonial Dames.

18 Jan 1725/26, he conveyed land "for love" to sons Isaac and David.

Children:

1. John b. abt 1685; d. 1756; m. 17 June 1708 Mary Kimberly. See TAG 27:49 article for information on his family.
2. Jonathan b. (say 1688); d. at Bolton, Conn. in 1720. m. Hannah _____. She m. (2) by 1728, James Everts of Guilford.
   1. Hannah b. abt 1718; m. at Guilford, Connecticut, 22 Oct 1740 Jonathan Judd.
   2. Rachel, b. abt 1719; m. at Guilford, Connecticut, 10 Oct 1741 Daniel Fowler Jr.
3. Hannah b. abt 1690. Hannah Hubbard of Glastonbury married Francis Smith 8 Feb 1710/11
4. Ephraim, b. abt 1695; d. 14 Sept 1780, in his 85th year(gravestone); m. Mary Miller. See TAG 27:50 article for information on his family.
5. David b. abt 1697; d. 15 Oct 1760 in his 63d year (gravestone); m. Prudence Goodrich. See TAG 27:51 article for information on his family.
6. Isaac b. abt 1701; d. 29 Aug 1763 age 62 (gravestone); m. (1) Sarah Smithsen; m. (2) Hannah Goodrich. See TAG 27:52 article for information on his family.

Sources

1. ↑ Day, Edward Warren. One thousand years of Hubbard history, 866 to 1895. From Hubba, the Norse sea king, to the enlightened present. New York, H.P. Hubbard, c. 1895. p 217

• Pg. 38 - The Goodrich Family in America. A Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass. Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., Author Role: Editor Publication: Fergus Printing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1889, Second Date, 1984