Samuel Colver1,2

b. circa 1810, d. 1877
Relationship6th great-grandson of John Heaton
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Thomas Colver1,2 d. 26 Oct 1852
Mother*Rachel Heaton1,2 b. 3 Apr 1780, d. 21 Jan 1864
Birth*circa 1810Samuel Colver was born in Pennsylvania circa 1810, based upon his reported age on the 1870 census.3,1,4 
Name-SpellingsA variation of the spelling of the COLVER surname found in our research was CULVER.1 
Occupation*He was a medical doctor.1,4 
Census US 1870*9 July 1870Samuel Colver appeared on the 1870 census taken on 9 July 1870 in Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania. He was 60 years of age and a physician. His real estate was valued at $1,000 and his personal estate at $6,000.4 
Death*1877He died unmarried in 1877, probably in Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania.1,3 

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 7, page 245. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S42] Rachel (Heaton) Colver and Howard L. Leckey, Rachel Heaton's Letter : The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families, pages 282-284. Note: Rachel was 3 months short of being 81 years old when she wrote this letter on 25 January 1861 from her "best recollection." Howard Leckey, the author of Tenmile County, in doing his own research, found Rachel's information to be "fairly correct" and reportedly adjusted any discrepancies he found. (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993). Hereinafter cited as Rachel Heaton's Letter : The Tenmile Country.
  3. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), page 292. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Innkeeper, Rebeca Bumgardner, Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1348; Page: 280B; Image: 312; Family History Library Film: 552847. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Samuel Colver1

b. 9 January 1644/45
Father*Edward Colver2
Mother*Ann Ellice2
Birth*9 January 1644/45Samuel Colver was born on 9 January 1644/45 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England),1 
Baptism29 January 1644/45 and was baptized on 29 January 1644/45 at First Church, Dedham.1 

Citations

  1. [S1319] Frederic Lathrop Colver, Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward Colver of Boston, Dedham and Roxbury, Massachusetts, and New London and Mystic, Connecticut, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: Frank Allaben Genealogical Company, 1910), First Generation, pages 39-44. Hereinafter cited as Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 3. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Samuel Colver1

Father-Possible*John Colver2,3 b. c 1672, d. 1760
Mother-Possible*Sarah Long2,3 b. c 1673, d. 1756
Birth*Samuel Colver was probably born in New London, New London County, Connecticut.2,3 

Citations

  1. [S1319] Frederic Lathrop Colver, Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward Colver of Boston, Dedham and Roxbury, Massachusetts, and New London and Mystic, Connecticut, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: Frank Allaben Genealogical Company, 1910), Third Generation, pages 59-61. Hereinafter cited as Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward.
  2. [S1319] Frederic Lathrop Colver, Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward, Third Generation, pages 59-61, noting Samuel as a child of John Colver.
  3. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", The American Genealogist, Volume 31, pages 129-154 (July 1955): page 143, reporting he had found no history for Samuel, a son of John Colver. Hereinafter cited as "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy."

Sarah Colver1

Father*John Colver1 b. c 1672, d. 1760
Mother*Sarah Long1 b. c 1673, d. 1756
Birth*Sarah Colver was probably born in New London, New London County, Connecticut,1,2 
Baptism23 August 1696 and was baptized on 23 August 1696 at First Church, Stonington.3 
Marriage*She married first Ephraim Tuttle, son of John Tuttle and Mary Burrows, in Connecticut.1 
(Daughter) RelocationSarah, with her husband Ephraim and their children, moved In the early 1730s with Sarah's parents, Sarah and John Colver, from the New London area of Connecticut to New Jersey with a group of Rogerenes. The group, which totaled 21 in all, included Sarah's uncle, Jabez Colver, and other members of the Culver's extended family. They settled on the west side of Schooley's Mountain, Morris County, and were the earliest group of settlers in that part of Morris County for whom there is any record.2,1,4 
(Wife) Deathbefore 1738Sarah became a widow when Ephraim Tuttle died, probably in the mid 1730s.1 
Marriage*1738She may have married second, as his second wife, Richard Mann, son of Richard Mann and Elizabeth Sutton, by 1738 in New Jersey. Tuttle-Tuthill Lines reported that Sarah married second ______Mann, "probably Richard", so it's possible that her second husband was first the husband of her sister Mary.1 

Family 1

Ephraim Tuttle b. 24 Apr 1690, d. b 1738
Children 1.Ephraim Tuttle+5
 2.Abigail Tuttle+ b. 1720, d. 10 Aug 1777

Family 2

Richard Mann b. 10 Mar 1694

Citations

  1. [S1393] Alva M. Tuttle, Tuttle - Tuthill Lines in America, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cleveland, Ohio: published by the compiler, 1968), page 174. Hereinafter cited as Tuttle - Tuthill Lines in America.
  2. [S1319] Frederic Lathrop Colver, Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward Colver of Boston, Dedham and Roxbury, Massachusetts, and New London and Mystic, Connecticut, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: Frank Allaben Genealogical Company, 1910), Third Generation, pages 59-61. Hereinafter cited as Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward.
  3. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", The American Genealogist, Volume 31, pages 129-154 (July 1955): page 142. Hereinafter cited as "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy."
  4. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, The Rogerenes (also known as the Rogerens Quakers or Rogerines) was a religious sect founded in 1674 by John Rogers (1648–1721) in New London, Connecticut. Rogers was imprisoned and spent some years there. He was influenced by the Seventh Day Baptists and the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and opposed the Established Puritan church. Rogerenes initially held to a Seventh Day (Saturday) Sabbath, but over the years began to regard each day as equally holy. Their disdain for Sunday worship often brought them into sharp conflict with their neighbors. Increasingly they adopted a Pacifist stance, including war tax resistance, which further brought them the ridicule of the larger community. Some of the Rogerenes left Connecticut and migrated to New Jersey settling in parts of present-day Morris County. One such group settled in what is now the Landing section of Roxbury Township, New Jersey near Lake Rogerine, then known as Mountain Pond in about 1700. Another smaller group of Rogerenes in about 1734 settled on the eastern side of Schooley's Mountain near present-day Hackettstown, New Jersey. Rogerene worship services continued through the early 20th century in Connecticut. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  5. [S1393] Alva M. Tuttle, Tuttle - Tuthill Lines in America, pages 174-175.

Sarah Colver1

b. 17 March 1681/82
Father*John Colver1 b. 15 Apr 1640, d. b 2 Dec 1732
Mother*Mercy Clark1 b. c 1644
Birth*17 March 1681/82Sarah Colver was born on 17 March 1681/82 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S1319] Frederic Lathrop Colver, Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward Colver of Boston, Dedham and Roxbury, Massachusetts, and New London and Mystic, Connecticut, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: Frank Allaben Genealogical Company, 1910), Second Generation, page 48. Hereinafter cited as Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward.
  2. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", The American Genealogist, Volume 31, pages 129-154 (July 1955): pages 130-133. Hereinafter cited as "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy."

Simon Colver1

b. 7 April 1745, d. 1828
Father*Thomas Colver1 d. b 27 Sep 1786
Mother*Lydia Colver2 d. b 6 Mar 1786
Birth*7 April 1745Simon Colver was born on 7 April 1745, probably at Schooley's Mountain, Morris County, New Jersey.1,3 
Marriage*He married (?) Jemima Tuttle, daughter of Ephraim Tuttle and _______ Colver, in New Jersey.4,3 
(Son) Will6 March 1786Simon Colver was named as a beneficiary in the will of his father dated 6 March 1786 in Roxbury, Morris County, New Jersey. He left the real estate, where he then lived, to be divided into three equal parts and distributed to his sons, Amos and Simon, and to his grandson Thomas, the son of his deceased son Ephraim. His father's will included bequeaths to his other children and grandchildren, and then directed that his moveable estate, both goods and chattels, be equally divided between his three sons, Amos, Thomas and Simon. Thomas and his brother Simon were named as their father's executors.5,6,7 
Death*1828He died in 1828.4 

Family

(?) Jemima Tuttle b. 30 Jun 1752
Children 1.Ephraim Colver4
 2.Irene Colver4 b. 1780

Citations

  1. [S1319] Frederic Lathrop Colver, Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward Colver of Boston, Dedham and Roxbury, Massachusetts, and New London and Mystic, Connecticut, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: Frank Allaben Genealogical Company, 1910), Fourth Generation, page 73. Hereinafter cited as Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward.
  2. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", The American Genealogist, Volume 31, pages 129-154 (July 1955): pages 140-143. Hereinafter cited as "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy."
  3. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", page 142.
  4. [S1393] Alva M. Tuttle, Tuttle - Tuthill Lines in America, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cleveland, Ohio: published by the compiler, 1968), page 300. Hereinafter cited as Tuttle - Tuthill Lines in America.
  5. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", page 142, noting the date of his will as 8 March 1786.
  6. [S1398] Geni, a MyHeritage Company, online at www.geni.com, Will of Thomas Colver Sr. at http://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Colver/…, believed to be a fairly accurate transcription of his will, noting date as 6 March 1786. Hereinafter cited as Geni.com.
  7. [S1314] New Jersey Secretary of State, Index of wills, inventories, etc. in the office of the Secretary of State prior to 1901, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Digitized copy of a microreproduction of original published: New Jersey : Secretary of State, 1912 in 3 volumes. The wills indexed are now filed at the New Jersey State Archives. Contents: Volume 1. Atlantic - Essex counties -- Volume 2. Gloucester - Monmouth counties -- Volume 3. Morris - Warren counties, unrecorded wills, prerogative wills. Addenda. Names are arranged alphabetically under each county. (New Jersey: New Jersey Secretary of State, 1912), Volume 3, Morris County, page 1031, Thomas Colver Sr., #649-N, Book 28, page 484, Will-1786, Inventory-1786. Hereinafter cited as Index of wills, inventories, etc., prior to 1901 (New Jersey).

Thankful Colver1

b. 2 August 1702
Father*John Colver1 b. c 1672, d. 1760
Mother*Sarah Long1 b. c 1673, d. 1756
Baptism*2 August 1702Thankful Colver was baptized on 2 August 1702 at First Church, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.1 

Citations

  1. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", The American Genealogist, Volume 31, pages 129-154 (July 1955): page 142. Hereinafter cited as "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy."

Thomas Colver1,2

d. 26 October 1852
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father-Possible*Ephraim Colver3 d. b 8 Mar 1786
Birth*Thomas may have been born in New Jersey, the son Thomas of Ephraim Colver.3 
Relationship Note* Although no actual proof has yet been found to determine the ancestry of the Thomas Colver who would marry Rachel Heaton, circumstantial evidence abounds. It has appeared clear from the beginning of our Colver research that Thomas was a descendant of Edward Colver, the Puritan founder of the family of Colver-Culver in America who first appeared in Boston, Massachusetts in 1635. Edward Colver in Massachusetts in 1635, however, was a long jump to Thomas Colver with Rachel Heaton in Virginia and Pennsylvania in the early and mid 1800s. Fortunately, our Heaton family immigrants also started in Massachusetts in 1634. As we joined some of the Heatons on their journeys, we left Massachusetts for Connecticut, and then New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and beyond. We began to make some connections when we met the Tuttle family in New Jersey. The Tuttles led us to the Colvers, and the intermarriages between those two families led us back to the Heatons. Our "aha! moment", which became our final step in selecting this particular Thomas Colver as the husband of Rachel Heaton, was identifying Rachel's father Isaac Heaton as the administrator appointed for the estate of Thomas Colver's double cousin, Ephraim Tuttle 3rd. Let's see... where to start... Rachel's father Isaac Heaton's brother Samuel Heaton married Abigail Tuttle who was an aunt of Ephraim Tuttle 3rd whose grandfather Thomas Colver Sr. was also the grandfather of Thomas Colver, Rachel Heaton's husband. This generational mess of "coincidence", which we believe is actually the messenger of truth, has led us to select this Thomas Culver as the husband of "our" Rachel Heaton.4,5,6,7,8 
(Grandson) Will6 March 1786Thomas Colver was named as a beneficiary in the will of his grandfather, Thomas Colver Sr., dated 6 March 1786 in Roxbury, Morris County, New Jersey. He left the real estate, where he then lived, to be divided into three equal parts and distributed to his sons, Amos and Simon, and to his grandson Thomas, the son of his deceased son Ephraim. His grandfather's will included bequeaths to his other children and grandchildren, and then directed that his moveable estate, both goods and chattels, be equally divided between his three sons, Amos, Thomas and Simon. Thomas and his brother Simon were named as their father's executors.9,7,6 
Religion*He was a member of the Goshen Baptist Church, Whitely Township, Greene County, as was his future wife Rachel Heaton.10 
Marriage*He married Rachel Heaton, daughter of Isaac Heaton and Hannah Bowen.2,1,11,12 
Name-SpellingsA variation of the spelling of the COLVER surname found in our research was CULVER.1 
Occupation*Thomas was an early attorney.10 
Census US 1810*1810Thomas Colver appeared on the 1810 census as the Head of Household in Morgan, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Their household consisted of one male ages 26 thru 44, one female ages 26 thru 44, one male under age 10 and one female under age 10.13 
Census US 18201820Thomas Colver, his surname transcribed as "Culver", appeared on the 1820 census as the Head of Household in Morgan, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Their household consisted of one male over the age of 45, one female over the age of 45, one female age 26 thru 44, one male age 16 thru 25, and one female age 10 thru 15. Two members of the household worked in agriculture.14 
Relocation*after 7 August 1820Sometime after 7 August 1820, when the 1820 census was taken, Rachel and Thomas Colver moved to Brooke County, Virginia.1 
(Son-in-Law) Land RecordsNovember 1823Thomas received a Power of Attorney dated November 1823 from his mother-in-law Hannah Heaton, which appointed her two sons-in-law, Thomas Colver and Isaac Buckingham, of Greene County, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Pennsylvania, respectively, to act on her behalf in the settlement of her deceased brother John Bowen's estate in Frederick County, Virginia. John, late of Frederick County, had died intestate possessed of considerable Virginia real and personal property. His estate was being administered by Hannah's nephew, Rees Hill Esq.15 
Research Notes* Heaton Families II identified a third child, Sarah, for Thomas and Rachel (Heaton) Colver. Sarah was reported to have married a William Frost and had a son, Thomas Frost. No evidence has been found, however, to verify the information and Tenmile Country mentioned only two children for Rachel and Thomas.1,10 
Death*26 October 1852He died on 26 October 1852 in Brooke County, Virginia.1,10 

Family

Rachel Heaton b. 3 Apr 1780, d. 21 Jan 1864
Children 1.Samuel Colver1,2 b. c 1810, d. 1877
 2.Elizabeth Colver+1,2,11 b. 10 Feb 1826, d. 13 Jul 1895

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 7, page 245. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S42] Rachel (Heaton) Colver and Howard L. Leckey, Rachel Heaton's Letter : The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families, pages 282-284. Note: Rachel was 3 months short of being 81 years old when she wrote this letter on 25 January 1861 from her "best recollection." Howard Leckey, the author of Tenmile County, in doing his own research, found Rachel's information to be "fairly correct" and reportedly adjusted any discrepancies he found. (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993). Hereinafter cited as Rachel Heaton's Letter : The Tenmile Country.
  3. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", The American Genealogist, Volume 31, pages 129-154 (July 1955): page 142. Hereinafter cited as "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy."
  4. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", page 142, noting that Ephraim left a son Thomas.
  5. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", page 142, suggesting Thomas Colver's unnamed daughter as the mother of Ephraim Tuttle 3rd.
  6. [S1314] New Jersey Secretary of State, Index of wills, inventories, etc. in the office of the Secretary of State prior to 1901, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Digitized copy of a microreproduction of original published: New Jersey : Secretary of State, 1912 in 3 volumes. The wills indexed are now filed at the New Jersey State Archives. Contents: Volume 1. Atlantic - Essex counties -- Volume 2. Gloucester - Monmouth counties -- Volume 3. Morris - Warren counties, unrecorded wills, prerogative wills. Addenda. Names are arranged alphabetically under each county. (New Jersey: New Jersey Secretary of State, 1912), Volume 3, Morris County, page 1031, Thomas Colver Sr., #649-N, Book 28, page 484, Will-1786, Inventory-1786. Hereinafter cited as Index of wills, inventories, etc., prior to 1901 (New Jersey).
  7. [S1398] Geni, a MyHeritage Company, online at www.geni.com, Will of Thomas Colver Sr. at http://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Colver/…, believed to be a fairly accurate transcription of his will, noting date as 6 March 1786. Hereinafter cited as Geni.com.
  8. [S1393] Alva M. Tuttle, Tuttle - Tuthill Lines in America, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cleveland, Ohio: published by the compiler, 1968), page 175. Hereinafter cited as Tuttle - Tuthill Lines in America.
  9. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", page 142, noting the date of his will as 8 March 1786.
  10. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), page 292. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  11. [S1385] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage Book, Volumes 55-56, National Member# 54001-56000, downloaded from Google Books, Volumes 55-56 (Washington, D.C.: press of Judd & Detweiler, Inc., 1920-1921), National Member# 54964, Volume 55, page 422. Hereinafter cited as DAR Lineage Books, Volumes 55-56.
  12. [S1388] Jamie Ault Grady, Bowens of Virginia and Tennessee : Descendants of John Bowen and Lily McIlhaney, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Bowen of Welsh descent, married Lily McIlhaney in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They moved to Augusta County, Virginia during or before 1740. He died in 1760/61. Includes Ault, Boren, Godwin, Porter, Wills, Wilson and related families. In 2 Volumes; includes index. (Knoxville, Tennessee: microcopy of typed manuscript, Volume 1 in 1969; Volume 2 in 1976), Volume 2, page 176. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of John Bowen and Lily McIlhaney.
  13. [S165] 1810 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thos Colver, Morgan, Greene County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 49; Page: 56; Image: 00037; Family History Library Film: 0193675. Hereinafter cited as 1810 United States Federal Census.
  14. [S468] 1820 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas "Culver", Morgan, Greene County, Pennsylvania; Page: 351; NARA Roll: M33_98; Image: 366. Hereinafter cited as 1820 United States Federal Census.
  15. [S1388] Jamie Ault Grady, Descendants of John Bowen and Lily McIlhaney, Volume 2, page 177, citing Frederick County, Virginia Deed Book 49, 1824-25, page 232.

Thomas Colver1

d. before 27 September 1786
Father*John Colver1 b. c 1672, d. 1760
Mother*Sarah Long1 b. c 1673, d. 1756
Birth*Thomas Colver was probably born in New London, Connecticut.1 
Marriage*He married Lydia Colver, his first cousin one time removed, daughter of Ephraim Colver and Mary Packer, probably in Groton, New London County, Connecticut.2,3 
Land Records*29 April 1728Thomas Colver and his wife Lydia sold the land set to Lydia from her father Ephraim Colver's estate on 29 April 1728.2 
Land Records*3 January 1731/32Thomas sold his homestead in Groton on 3 January 1731/32 in preparation for his family's relocation to New Jersey.3 
Relocation*1733 Following his brother John's death at Black River in 1733, Thomas moved his family again to Schooley's Mountain, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, where his parents and other family members had settled upon their relocation to New Jersey.3 
Relocation*Thomas and his brother John Colver were believed to have traveled to Black River, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, in advance of the relocation of their parents and other family members. John's young children and his wife, who was expecting their third child, probably remained in Connecticut, and Thomas, who had already sold his Connecticut property, probably took his wife and family with him to New Jersey.3 
(Son) Relocation1735 About 1735, three years after the death of his grandfather, Thomas's parents moved the family away from Schooley's Mountain1 
(Son) Relocation1746 and about eleven years later Sarah and John Colver returned to Schooley's Mountain with their sons Thomas and Robert.1 
Residence*circa 1749Thomas finally settled his family near Drakestown, Morris County, New Jersey, circa 1749, purchasing 200 acres from Thomas Batson that year.4,5 
(Husband) Deathbefore 6 March 1786Thomas became a widower when Lydia (Colver) Colver died, probably before 6 March 1786, the date Thomas wrote his will and didn't mention his wife.6 
Will*6 March 1786Thomas Colver Sr. of Roxbury, Morris County, New Jersey, wrote his will dated 6 March 1786. He bequeathed to his son Thomas, that he shall possess and enjoy forever, the 40 acres more or less he, Thomas Jr., had already received and was then living on. He left his remaining real estate, where he then lived, to be divided into three equal parts and distributed to his sons, Amos and Simon, and to his grandson Thomas, the son of his deceased son Ephraim. To his daughter Lydia Colver, he bequeathed the 15 acres she had already received and where she had formally lived, to be taken before the division was made between his two sons and grandson. He directed that his moveable estate, both goods and chattels, be equally divided between his three sons, Amos, Thomas and Simon, and that 5 pounds be paid to Ephraim Tuttle 3rd, out of his moveable estate, by his three sons. Colver-Culver Additions and Corrections suggested that Ephraim Tuttle 3rd was, perhaps, another grandson, son of his other, unnamed, daughter.7,6,8 
Death*before 27 September 1786He died before 27 September 1786, the date his will was probated in Morris County, New Jersey.9 

Family

Lydia Colver d. b 6 Mar 1786
Children 1.Thomas Colver Jr.9 b. c 1728
 2.Amos Colver9,3
 3._______ Colver+3 d. b 6 Mar 1786
 4.Simon Colver+9 b. 7 Apr 1745, d. 1828
 5.Ephraim Colver+3 d. b 8 Mar 1786
 6.Thomas Colver Jr.9 b. 1747
 7.Lydia Colver3

Citations

  1. [S1319] Frederic Lathrop Colver, Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward Colver of Boston, Dedham and Roxbury, Massachusetts, and New London and Mystic, Connecticut, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: Frank Allaben Genealogical Company, 1910), Third Generation, pages 59-61. Hereinafter cited as Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward.
  2. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", The American Genealogist, Volume 31, pages 129-154 (July 1955): page 139. Hereinafter cited as "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy."
  3. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", page 142.
  4. [S1319] Frederic Lathrop Colver, Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward, Fourth Generation, page 73, noting his purchase of only "100" acres from Thomas Batson and citing Chambers' Early Germans of New Jersey.
  5. [S1396] Theodore Frelinghuysen Chambers, The Early Germans of New Jersey, their History, Churches and Genealogies, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Dover, New Jersey: Dover Printing Company, 1895), page 298, noting his purchase of 200 acres from Thomas Batson in 1749. Hereinafter cited as Early Germans of New Jersey.
  6. [S1398] Geni, a MyHeritage Company, online at www.geni.com, Will of Thomas Colver Sr. at http://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Colver/…, believed to be a fairly accurate transcription of his will, noting date as 6 March 1786. Hereinafter cited as Geni.com.
  7. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", page 142, noting the date of his will as 8 March 1786.
  8. [S1314] New Jersey Secretary of State, Index of wills, inventories, etc. in the office of the Secretary of State prior to 1901, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Digitized copy of a microreproduction of original published: New Jersey : Secretary of State, 1912 in 3 volumes. The wills indexed are now filed at the New Jersey State Archives. Contents: Volume 1. Atlantic - Essex counties -- Volume 2. Gloucester - Monmouth counties -- Volume 3. Morris - Warren counties, unrecorded wills, prerogative wills. Addenda. Names are arranged alphabetically under each county. (New Jersey: New Jersey Secretary of State, 1912), Volume 3, Morris County, page 1031, Thomas Colver Sr., #649-N, Book 28, page 484, Will-1786, Inventory-1786. Hereinafter cited as Index of wills, inventories, etc., prior to 1901 (New Jersey).
  9. [S1319] Frederic Lathrop Colver, Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward, Fourth Generation, page 73.

Thomas Colver Jr.1

b. 1747
Father*Thomas Colver1 d. b 27 Sep 1786
Mother*Lydia Colver1 d. b 6 Mar 1786
Birth*1747Thomas Colver Jr. was born in 1747.1 

Citations

  1. [S1319] Frederic Lathrop Colver, Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward Colver of Boston, Dedham and Roxbury, Massachusetts, and New London and Mystic, Connecticut, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: Frank Allaben Genealogical Company, 1910), Fourth Generation, page 73. Hereinafter cited as Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward.

Thomas Colver Jr.1

b. circa 1728
Father*Thomas Colver1 d. b 27 Sep 1786
Mother*Lydia Colver1 d. b 6 Mar 1786
Birth*circa 1728Thomas Colver Jr. was born circa 1728 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut.1 
Land Records*1749Thomas Colver Jr. sold 46 acres of land to Jabesh Pembleton in 1749. He probably would have needed to be at least 21 years of age at the time.1 
(Eldest Son) Will6 March 1786Thomas Colver Jr. was named as a beneficiary in the will of his father dated 6 March 1786 in Roxbury, Morris County, New Jersey. He bequeathed to his son Thomas, that he shall possess and enjoy forever, the 40 acres more or less he, Thomas Jr., had already received and was then living on. His father's will included bequeaths to his other children and grandchildren, and then directed that his moveable estate, both goods and chattels, be equally divided between his three sons, Amos, Thomas and Simon. Thomas and his brother Simon were named as their father's executors.2,3,4 

Citations

  1. [S1319] Frederic Lathrop Colver, Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward Colver of Boston, Dedham and Roxbury, Massachusetts, and New London and Mystic, Connecticut, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: Frank Allaben Genealogical Company, 1910), Fourth Generation, page 73. Hereinafter cited as Colver-Culver Genealogy : Descendants of Edward.
  2. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", The American Genealogist, Volume 31, pages 129-154 (July 1955): page 142, noting the date of his will as 8 March 1786. Hereinafter cited as "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy."
  3. [S1398] Geni, a MyHeritage Company, online at www.geni.com, Will of Thomas Colver Sr. at http://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Colver/…, believed to be a fairly accurate transcription of his will, noting date as 6 March 1786. Hereinafter cited as Geni.com.
  4. [S1314] New Jersey Secretary of State, Index of wills, inventories, etc. in the office of the Secretary of State prior to 1901, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Digitized copy of a microreproduction of original published: New Jersey : Secretary of State, 1912 in 3 volumes. The wills indexed are now filed at the New Jersey State Archives. Contents: Volume 1. Atlantic - Essex counties -- Volume 2. Gloucester - Monmouth counties -- Volume 3. Morris - Warren counties, unrecorded wills, prerogative wills. Addenda. Names are arranged alphabetically under each county. (New Jersey: New Jersey Secretary of State, 1912), Volume 3, Morris County, page 1031, Thomas Colver Sr., #649-N, Book 28, page 484, Will-1786, Inventory-1786. Hereinafter cited as Index of wills, inventories, etc., prior to 1901 (New Jersey).

Timothy Colver1

Father*John Colver1 b. c 1672, d. 1760
Mother*Sarah Long1 b. c 1673, d. 1756
Birth*Timothy Colver was probably born in New London, New London County, Connecticut.1 

Citations

  1. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", The American Genealogist, Volume 31, pages 129-154 (July 1955): pages 140-143. Hereinafter cited as "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy."

_______ Colver1

d. before 6 March 1786
Father*Thomas Colver1 d. b 27 Sep 1786
Mother*Lydia Colver1 d. b 6 Mar 1786
Birth*She was born in New Jersey.2 
Marriage*She may have married Ephraim Tuttle, son of Ephraim Tuttle and Sarah Colver, in New Jersey.3,4 
Death*before 6 March 1786She probably died in New Jersey before 6 March 1786, the date her father wrote his will and did not mention her.5 

Family

Ephraim Tuttle
Children 1.Isaiah Tuttle3 b. c 1746
 2.Israel Tuttle3
 3.(?) Jemima Tuttle+6 b. 30 Jun 1752
 4.Ephraim Tuttle 3rd4 d. 5 Nov 1802

Citations

  1. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", The American Genealogist, Volume 31, pages 129-154 (July 1955): page 142. Hereinafter cited as "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy."
  2. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", page 142, suggesting, perhaps, that she may have been the mother of Ephraim Tuttle 3rd.
  3. [S1393] Alva M. Tuttle, Tuttle - Tuthill Lines in America, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cleveland, Ohio: published by the compiler, 1968), pages 174-175. Hereinafter cited as Tuttle - Tuthill Lines in America.
  4. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", page 142, suggesting Thomas Colver's unnamed daughter as the mother of Ephraim Tuttle 3rd.
  5. [S1398] Geni, a MyHeritage Company, online at www.geni.com, Will of Thomas Colver Sr. at http://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Colver/…, believed to be a fairly accurate transcription of his will, noting date as 6 March 1786. Hereinafter cited as Geni.com.
  6. [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", page 142, suggesting Thomas Colver's unnamed daughter as the mother of Ephraim Tuttle 3rd, Jemima's brother.

Julia A. Colvin1,2

b. 1845
Birth*1845Julia A. Colvin was born about 1845 in Ohio.1 
Marriage*16 February 1869She married Benjamin Wells on 16 February 1869 in McDonough County, Illinois.1,2 

Family

Benjamin Wells b. 1850
Child 1.Lilly May Wells+1 b. 30 May 1877, d. 12 Sep 1911

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Benjamin and Julia A. Wells, Year: 1880; Census Place: Camden, DeKalb, Missouri; Roll: 685; Page: 278C; Enumeration District: 199, Lilly's place of birth reported as Illinois. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1689] Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 16 February 1869 in McDonough County, Illinois, of Benjamin Wells and Julia A Colvin, noting this record can be found at the County Court Records located at Macomb, Illinois. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900.

Samuel Colvin1

Marriage*25 December 1809He married Mildred Britt, daughter of Obadiah Britt and Sarah Wheeler, on 25 December 1809.1 

Family

Mildred Britt b. 1785, d. Mar 1844
Child 1.Sarah Colvin+2 b. 1813, d. b 20 Oct 1858

Citations

  1. [S2227] Cheyanne Britt Conner, The Life and Times of Obadiah Britt and Sarah Wheeler Britt, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Biographical and genealogical information about Obadiah Britt, Jr. (1763-1862) and about his wife, Sarah (Wheeler) Britt (1763-1855) and some of their descendants. They married in 1785 and lived in Albemarle County, Virginia and Barren County, Kentucky. Includes an index, a helpful table of contents and excellent documentation of sources. (Indianapolis, Indiana: C. B. Conner, 1981), page 17, Family Group Sheet for Sarah Britt nee Wheeler and Obadiah Britt. Hereinafter cited as Obadiah Britt and Sarah Wheeler.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Russell M. and Sarah Barrack, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 335b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Sarah Colvin1

b. 1813, d. before 20 October 1858
Father*Samuel Colvin1
Mother*Mildred Britt1 b. 1785, d. Mar 1844
Birth*1813Sarah Colvin was born about 1813 in Virginia.1 
Name VariationShe was called Sally.2 
Marriage*27 October 1834She married, as his first wife, Russell M. Barrick on 27 October 1834 in Barren County, Kentucky.2 
Name-SpellingsA variation of the spelling of the BARRICK surname found in our research was Barrack.1 
(Granddaughter) Will12 April 1849Her maternal grandfather, Obadiah Britt, prepared his will dated 12 April 1849 in Barren County, Kentucky, naming his wife, Sarah Britt, his five surviving daughters, Patsy Wheeler, Susanna Grayson, Eliza A. Powell, Mary Ann Matthews and Frances Houchens, his three sons, Obadiah Britt, John W. Britt and Joel W. N. Britt, a granddaughter, Sarah Barrick, a daughter of his deceased daughter, Mildred (Britt) Colvin, and mentioning the heirs of his deceased daughter, Sarah Wood.3 
Death*before 20 October 1858She died in her early 40s, leaving her husband with eight children ranging in age from less than 9 to about 21 years. She died before 20 October 1858, the date her husband married a second time.4,5 

Family

Russell M. Barrick b. 1810, d. 1884
Children 1.Amanda J. Barrick1 b. 1836
 2.David G. Barrick1 b. 1838
 3.Mildred H. Barrick1 b. 1839
 4.Virgil W. Barrick1 b. 1840
 5.Mary Ann Barrick1 b. 1842
 6.John S. Barrick1 b. 1843
 7.James R. Barrick1 b. 1846
 8.William M. Barrick1 b. 1849

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Russell M. and Sarah Barrack, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 335b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 27 October 1834 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, of Sally S. Colvin, daughter of Samuel Colvin, and Russel M. Barrack, citing FHL Film# 000209752. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  3. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, will dated 12 April 1849 of Obadiah Britt in Barren County, Kentucky, with codicil dated 4 January 1858, both proved on 5 August 1862, referencing Barren County Mixed Records, Volumes 3-4, 1828-1884, pages 138-140, digital images 329-330 of 495. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah “Sallie” (Colvin) Barrick, Memorial# 208570342. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S2248] Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Records, 1852-1914, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 20 October 1858 in Barren County, of R M Barrick of Barren County, age 47, born in Barren County, and Mary J Arterberry of Barren County, age 30, born in Barren County, marriage recorded in Barren County. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Records, 1852-1914.

Ebenezer Colwell1

Marriage*27 September 1769He married Sarah Price, daughter of Benjamin Price and Silence Hayward, on 27 September 1769 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Family

Sarah Price b. 16 Oct 1748

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Price, pages 292-293. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 87. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Henry Comly1

ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Marriage*16 September 1695He married Agnes Heaton, daughter of Robert Heaton and Alice Ricroft, on 16 September 1695.1 

Family

Agnes Heaton b. 12 Nov 1677, d. 26 Sep 1759

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 18, pages 642-643. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

Abigail Conant1,2

b. 2 August 1705
Father*William Conant3
Mother*Mary Trow3
Birth*2 August 1705Abigail Conant was born on 2 August 1705 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,4 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Conant, pages 139-143.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, her name recorded as "Abigel."

Abihail Conant1,2,3,4

b. 10 December 1746
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Father*John Conant5 b. 20 Apr 1725
Mother*Abihail Pratt3 b. 8 Dec 1724
Birth*10 December 1746Abihail Conant was born on 10 December 1746 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Marriage*22 June 1775She married John Willis, son of Joab Willis and Martha Bolton, on 22 June 1775 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).5,3,4 

Family

John Willis b. 17 Jun 1745

Citations

  1. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301, her name noted as "Abigail". Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 75. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Conant, pages 139-143. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 411, he was called John 2nd.
  5. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301.

Benjamin Conant1

b. 29 August 1756
Father*Lot Conant2,1 b. 5 May 1718
Mother*Betty Holmes1
Birth*29 August 1756Benjamin Conant was born on 29 August 1756 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3 
Marriage*6 March 1783He married Betty Hooper, daughter of Hezekiah Hooper and Elizabeth Leonard, on 6 March 1783 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1,4 
Relocation*1790After the birth of their fourth child in 1790, Benjamin and Elizabeth Conant moved their family from Bridgewater to Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine.1 
Children* Betty and Benjamin had a total of five children, the last one born at Turner.1 

Family

Elizabeth Hooper b. 17 Jul 1759

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Conant, pages 139-143. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 76. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 88.

Bethia Conant1

b. 8 November 1677
Father*Nathaniel Conant1 d. 22 Aug 1732
Mother*Hannah __?__1
Birth*8 November 1677Bethia Conant was born on 8 November 1677 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Conant, pages 139-143. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

David Conant1

b. 17 August 1699
Father*William Conant2
Mother*Mary Trow2
Birth*17 August 1699David Conant was born on 17 August 1699 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Marriage28 November 1723He married Sarah Hayward, daughter of Benjamin Hayward and Sarah Aldrich, on 28 November 1723 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,4 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Conant, pages 139-143.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 175, his name spelled "Connant". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Elizabeth Conant1

b. 16 November 1701
Father*William Conant1
Mother*Mary Trow2
Birth*16 November 1701Elizabeth Conant was born on 16 November 1701 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Marriage*21 May 1724She married Benjamin Hayward, son of Benjamin Hayward and Sarah Aldrich, on 21 May 1724 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,4 

Family

Benjamin Hayward b. 21 Jul 1701
Children 1.Sarah Hayward1
 2.Rebecca Hayward1 b. 1729
 3.Hannah Hayward1 b. 1736
 4.Ruth Hayward1 b. 1741

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Conant, pages 139-143.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 168. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Elizabeth Conant1

b. 25 December 1727
Father*Nathaniel Conant2 b. 3 Jan 1679, d. 8 Sep 1745
Mother*Elizabeth Hains3
Birth*25 December 1727Elizabeth Conant was born on 25 December 1727 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,4 
Marriage*14 June 1744She married Daniel Keith, son of John Keith and Hannah Washburn, on 14 June 1744 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,5 
Death*She died sometime between the birth of her daughter Naomi on 6 Apr 1754 and her husband's second marriage on 21 Oct 1756. Elizabeth would have been only in her middle 20s when she died.2,6,7 

Family

Daniel Keith b. 2 May 1725
Children 1.Isaiah Keith2 b. 22 Mar 1745
 2.Daniel Keith+1 b. 3 Apr 1747, d. 28 Apr 1803
 3.Jeremiah Keith2 b. 15 Sep 1749
 4.Naomi Keith2,6 b. 6 Apr 1754

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19, the date stated as 20 Oct 1766. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Conant, pages 139-143.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 76, the record noted she was the daughter of his second wife Elizabeth, who according to Mitchell's Bridgewater History, was actually his third wife. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 210.
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Births, Volume I, page 189, noting she was the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth.
  7. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 210.

Hannah Conant1

b. 25 January 1683/84
Father*Nathaniel Conant1 d. 22 Aug 1732
Mother*Hannah __?__1
Birth*25 January 1683/84Hannah Conant was born on 25 January 1683/84 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2,3 
Marriage*30 May 1710She married first Nathaniel Hill, son of Jonathan Hill and Mary __?__, on 30 May 1710 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).4,5,6,3,7 
Marriage13 December 1732She married second, as his third wife, Samuel Hayward, son of Nathaniel Hayward and Hannah Willis, on 13 December 1732 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).8,9 

Family

Nathaniel Hill b. 7 May 1676

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Conant, pages 139-143. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S1225] Frederick Odell Conant, A History and Genealogy of the Conant Family in England and America : Thirteen Generations, 1620-1887, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Portland, Maine: Frederick Odell Conant, 1887), page 173. Hereinafter cited as Conant Family in England and America, 1620-1887.
  4. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Hill, pages 186-188.
  5. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Conant, pages 138-141.
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 180. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  7. [S1228] J. Gardner Bartlett, John Hill of Dorchester, Mass., and his Descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904), page10. Hereinafter cited as John Hill of Dorchester and his Descendants.
  8. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Hayward, pages 181-190.
  9. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 175.

John Conant1

b. 20 April 1725
Father*Nathaniel Conant2 b. 3 Jan 1679, d. 8 Sep 1745
Mother*Elizabeth Hains2
Birth*20 April 1725John Conant was born on 20 April 1725 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Marriage*3 March 1745/46He married Abihail Pratt, daughter of Deacon Solomon Pratt and Sarah Johnson, on 3 March 1745/46 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,4 

Family

Abihail Pratt b. 8 Dec 1724
Child 1.Abihail Conant1 b. 10 Dec 1746

Citations

  1. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Conant, pages 139-143. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 77, the record noted he was the son of his second wife Elizabeth, who according to Mitchell's Bridgewater History, was actually his third wife. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 303, her name spelled "Abiel" in the Bridgewater record and "Abigail" in the marriage record for Plymouth County.

Josiah Conant1

b. 26 November 1681
Father*Nathaniel Conant1 d. 22 Aug 1732
Mother*Hannah __?__1
Birth*26 November 1681Josiah Conant was born on 26 November 1681 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Conant, pages 139-143. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Lot Conant1

b. 20 August 1689
Father*Nathaniel Conant1 d. 22 Aug 1732
Mother*Hannah __?__1
Baptism*20 August 1689Lot was baptized in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England), on the 20th day of the 8th month in 1689 which hopefully converts to 20 August 1689.2 
Birth27 March 1690Hid birth was recorded in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony), on 27 March 1690.1,3 
MarriageHe married Hannah Goodspeed.1 

Family

Hannah Goodspeed
Children 1.Lot Conant+1 b. 5 May 1718
 2.Timothy Conant+1 b. 21 Nov 1732, d. b 22 May 1803

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Conant, pages 139-143. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 80, his surname spelled "Conent". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Lot Conant1

b. 5 May 1718
Father*Lot Conant1 b. 20 Aug 1689
Mother*Hannah Goodspeed1
Birth*5 May 1718Lot Conant was born on 5 May 1718 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*17 February 1743He married Betty Holmes of Middleborough or Halifax on 17 February 1743 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,4,5 

Family

Betty Holmes
Child 1.Benjamin Conant1,5 b. 29 Aug 1756

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Conant, pages 139-143. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 77. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Conant, pages 139-143, noted she was from Halifax.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 90, noted her residence as Middleborough.
  5. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.