William Westley (abt. 1590 - bef. 1650)

Born about 1590 in England

Died before 1650 before about age 60 in Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut

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William Westley migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 366) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

William Westley

William Westley was an early member of the first church of Hartford. Considered a Founder of Hartford, he was granted a lot by "courtesie of the town." (c.1638-1639)^[1]

The William Westley lot is #135 in the upper left corner of the map.

He was freed from training etc. in 1646.^[1][2][3] The record does not mention why, but it is usually due to age or infirmity.

His land was called Widow Westles in 1650.^[1] No children are associated with him.

Mrs. Anna Westley

Widow Westles land was mentioned during the 1650 distribution of Hartford.^[1]

A widow Westley was given assistance by the town of Hadley, because she had been part of their group before leaving Hartford.^[1]

Anna Westley sold to John Bigelow her home lot (deed recorded 30 May 1669), and widow Watts bought of Ann Westley 7 acres on the east side of the river, Jan 7 1664.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Trumbull, James HammondThe Memorial History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884, Volume 1. Hartford: E.L Osgood, 1886. p. 268
2. ↑ Savage, James. A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register Boston:Little Brown and Co., 1862. Vol IV, p. 489
3. ↑ Trumbull, J. Hammond. (transcriber). The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut Prior to the Union with New Haven Colony May 1665. Hartford: Brown and Parsons, 1850. AKA Colonial Records of Connecticut. Volume I. 1636-1665 p. 139 Link at Google Books

• No probate listed. A digest of the early Connecticut probate records by Manwaring, Charles William.
• Barbour, Lucius Barnes, 1982, Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut, Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., Baltimore, Maryland and Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc., Glastonbury, Connecticut pp.666. Repeats Trumbull information verbatim but with an error.