George Hubbard (abt. 1601 - 1685)

Born about 1601 in England

Husband of Elizabeth (Watts) Hubbard — married about 1641 in Hartford, Connecticut [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 18 Mar 1685 at about age 84 in Middletown, Connecticut Colony, New England

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NOTE:There are, at least, two George Hubbards in Connecticut at the same time: this one - George (1601-1685), husband of Elizabeth Watts and resident of Hartford and Middletown, Connecticut; and - George (c 1594-1683), husband of Mary, and resident of Watertown, Massachusetts, Wethersfield, Milford and Guilford, Connecticut. Please do not merge them together.

Biography

George Hubbard, of Hartford and Middletown, Connecticut, was born about 1601; was married to Elizabeth Watts and died in 1685.

Birth

George was born about 1601.^[1] In his will dated 2 May 1681, he states his age as about 80 years, making him born about 1601. He was probably born in England.

Barbour in the "Families of Early Hartford" states that he believes this George is the son of George and Mary of Wethersfield/Milford/Guilford.^[1] That George was supposedly born about 1594 a mere seven years before George of Hartford/Middletown. In addition the older George, made no bequest to a child George in his will, even though the younger George outlived him by a couple of years.

Marriage

George married Elizabeth Watts^[2]. She was the daughter of Richard Watts.^[1][3] : Elizabeth & George O.C. 9th m 4th d 1668; Elizabeth & one of six children of G[ ] listed as covenanter Jan 21 1668; Elizabeth, Sr. & George, mem. full communion 7th mo. 9d 1676; excom. ^[4]

Death & Will

He died 18 March 1684/5, in Middletown, Connecticut.^[5][3][1]

The inventory of George's estate was £243-10-00, taken 13 May, 1685. Legatees: the Widow, son Joseph age 42 years, Daniel 41, Samuel 37, Nathaniel 33, Richard 30, Mary (the wife of Thomas Ranny) 44, Elizabeth (the wife of Thomas Wetmore) 25 years of age.

His will dated 2 May, 1681 begins: "I George Hubbard of Middletown, being about 80 years of age, yet in comfortable health of bodie and having the use of my understanding as formerly, do make this my last Will & Testament:"^[6]

Life Highlights

George's name is inscribed on the Founders Monument at Hartford where he resided as early as 1639, although he had no house lot at the time.^[1] Single men usually lived with another family. He acquired land from Jeremy Adams in Feb 1639^[7]

He sold his house lot in Hartford, and land on the east side of the Great River in or before 1650,^[1][8] and he removed to Middletown^[1], where he became a freeman in 1654^[1][3][9], and his name is on the Founder's Rock at the Riverside Cemetery.

He was a founding member of the First Church of Middletown. George Sr. & wife, owned the covenant 9th m 4th d 1668, were admitted to communion 4-9-1668, were received as full communion members 7th m 9 d 1676. He died (no date).^[4]

He was a large Land Owner^[10] and is found with other family members on a 1673 list of Middletown Proprietors with their estate evaluations^[11]: George Hubard 132:10; son Joseph Hubard 74:10; son Danll Hubard 36:00, son-in-laws: Thomas Wetmer 177:10 and Thamas Ranny 92:00 and the Widow Hubard 5:00 (Sarah (Kirby) Hubbard ?)

Children

The older children would have been born in Hartford, but their births were recorded in Middletown, after the fact. Nathaniel, Richard, and Elizabeth were born in Middletown.

1. Mary, dtr. of George & Elizabeth, was born 16 Jan. 1641/2; and married May 1659, Thomas Ranney^[5][12]
2. Joseph, son of George, was born 10 Dec. 1643;^[5][3] m. Mary Porter^[1]/ Parsser Dec 29, 1670 in the Middletown records.^[5]. Joseph died 26 Dec 1686^[5]
3. Daniel, was born Dec 1645; bapt. 7 Dec. 1645; m/1 Mary/May Clark 24 Feb 1669/70; m/2 Sarah Cornwell 16 Oct. 1675. Daniel died 9 Nov 1704^[5][12].
4. Samuel was born May 1648; and m. Sarah Kirby 9 Aug 1673^[5]. Samuel died 19 May 1745^[5][12].
5. George was born 15 Dec. 1650; bp 15 Dec 1650 (HTR) and died at Middletown in 1675^[5][12].
6. Nathaniel was born 1 Dec. 1652;^{[13][3][1][14]} He married Mary Earle 29 May 168[2] and died 20 May 1738^[5][12].
7. Richard was born July 1655; m. Martha Cornwell/Cornell 31 Mar 1692 and died 30 July 1732^[5][12].
8. Elizabeth was born 15 Jan 1659/60^[5]. She married 20 Feb 1684/5, Thomas Wetmore^[5][12] Elizabeth d of George & wid of Thomas Wetmore, d. Dec 6, 1725^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Barbour, LB. Families of Early Hartford.
2. ↑ The American Genealogist 22:161
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692. Vol. I-IV. Boston, MA, USA: 1860-1862.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Connecticut Church Records Index: Middletown First Congregational 1668-187. Part 1, A-I. Hartford: Connecticut State Library, 1939. Accesible online at Ancestry (pay site).
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13} White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - Middletown. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
6. ↑ http://books.google.com/books/reader?id=T9MLAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&source=gbs_atb_hover&pg=GBS.PA325 A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records: Hartford district, 1635-1700 Vol I compiled by Charles William Manwaring, 1902.
7. ↑ General Index to the Land Records of the Town of Hartford, 1639–1839. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003.) Originally published as: General Index to the Land Records of the Town of Hartford, from the year 1639 to the year 1839. Published and Compiled by Levi Woodhouse, George S. Burnham, and Gordon Roberts [printed by Wiley, Waterman and Eaton], both Hartford, CT., 1873.
8. ↑ General Index to the Land Records of the Town of Hartford, 1639–1839. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003.) Originally published as: General Index to the Land Records of the Town of Hartford, from the year 1639 to the year 1839. Published and Compiled by Levi Woodhouse, George S. Burnham, and Gordon Roberts [printed by Wiley, Waterman and Eaton], both Hartford, CT., 1873
9. ↑ The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, Prior to the Union with New Haven Colony, May, 1665. Vol I. Hartford: Brown & Parsons, 1850. (p 256/7)
10. ↑ Colket, Meredith B. Jr. founders of Early American Families. Second Revised Edition. Cleveland, Ohio:Ohio Society, Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, 2002
11. ↑ "Middletown (Conn) Proprietors, 1673" The American Genealogist 10:109 - August 16, 1673 List of Estate of Inhabitants of Middletown
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6} Savage's Gen. Dict. and Families of Early Hartford concur with this information
13. ↑ Middletown (Conn.) Vital Records TAG 12:157
14. ↑ The Barbour Collection has 10 Sep 1652.

See also:

• Bacon, Grace W. Early Settlers of Middletown
• Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde, of Norwich With Their Places of Residence and Dates of Births, Marriages, &c, and Other Particulars of Them and Their Families and Ancestry vol 1</i>. Source Information: Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. See: http://ancstry.me/2tCNr50. son Nathaniel.