He went to New England with his 2 sisters, Mary Beardsley & Ann Harvie on the Planter in l635 & settled in Stratford. Ct. with them. He was a tailor. Some sources say Ann was his wife, but I've listed her as a sister.
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AMERICAN GENEALOGIST
IN PURSUIT OF PARADISE
He was born in England. He came from Ipswich, Co. Suffolk, England probably in the "Elizabeth" to Boston, in l634 at age 22. He was made clerk of the military company Feb. 1634. He was in Wethersfield, Ct. for awhile as there is a deed of John Clark to John Robbins in l638, probably the earliest deed recorded there. It is believed he was the interpreter who handled negotiations for the original purchase of Quinnipiack or New Haven, from the Indians. By l639 he had settled in New Haven. He was an original settler who signed the fundamental agreement there in l639 with l07 other settlers. He was a Sergeant in the Pequot War. His brother James was also an original settler of New Haven and married Ann, the widow of John Wakefield, another of our ancestors. He & his wife both died in New Haven in l648/9. His son John went to New Hampshire.
Sources:
DIRECTORY OF THE ANCESTAL HEADS OF NEW ENGLAND FAMILIES
GENEALOGIAL GUIDE TO THE EARLY SETTLERS OF AMERICA
GENEALOGICAL REGISTER OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND
GENEALOGIES OF CONNECTICUT FAMILIES
THE AMERICAN GENEALOGIST
NEW ENGLAND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER
A CATALOGUE OF THE NAMES OF THE FIRST PURITAN SETTLERS OF THE COLONY OF CONNECTICUT
FAMILIES OF EARLY HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
NEW ENGLAND MARRIAGES PRIOR TO l700
FAMILIES OF ANCIENT NEW HAVEN
A GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE EARLY SETTLERS OF AMERICA
Listed as a husbandman. Set sail from Weymouth, Co. Dorset, England,with his sister, Frances on March 20, 1635. Land was allotted to him & his Father at Dorchester, Mass., Dec. 17, 1635. "Seventeenth Century Ancestors" states his first wife was Mary Grant. Others refer to her as Meriam or Miriam. It is from her he had his children. His 2nd wife was previously married twice-to John Hawks & Robert Hinsdale. He moved to Windsor, Ct. in l635, was admitted freeman there May l7, l637. Windsor, Ct. was basically founded by the same people who set sail from the western counties of England, founded Dorchester, Mass., then founded Windsor, Ct. with the Rev. John Warham. He therefore became one of the original settlers & proprietors. There is a description of his land on page l54 of the "History & Genealogies of Ancient Windsor." He apparently made pouches for the Soldiers during King Phillips War as there is an order for payment. In his will he mentions an orchard which he gives to his sons Samuel & Thomas. Among his household goods are at least 2 bedsteads & quite an assortment of household goods for one who 65 years previously marched into the wilderness to begin a new settlement in the very early days of Ct.
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THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS
NEW ENGLAND MARRIAGES PRIOR TO l700
GENEALOGICAL REGISTER OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND
LIST OF FREEMEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, 1620-1691
GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY COLONIAL ANCESTORS
CONNECTICUT GENEALOGY
THE HISTORY OF THE INDIAN WARS IN NEW ENGLAND
SEARCH FOR THE PASSENGERS OF THE MARY & JOHN
CONNECTICUT COLONISTS, WINDSOR l635-l703
THE HISTORIES AND GENEALOGIES OF ANCIENT WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT, l635-l89l
SOME OF THE NAMES OF THE FIRST PURITAN SETTLERS OF CONNECTICUT
RECORDS OF A PARTICULAR COURT OF CONNECTICUT l639-l663
THE AMERICAN GENEALOGIST, VOL. 6l, p. 34 "The Gibbls Family of Windsor,Ct."
PROBATE RECORDS
THREE HUNDRED COLONIAL ANCESTORS AND WAR SERVICE
JOHN HAWKS A FOUNDER OF HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS LINEAGE BOOKS, VOL. l
Elizabeth Browne Hawk HINSDALE
Her first husband, John Hawks, was an early settler of Windsor, Ct. In l659 they were among those who began the settlement at Hadley, Mass. When her husband died she had 9 living children, the oldest l9 years & the youngest 3 years. She then married Robert Hinsdale as his 2nd wife. His first wife was a timid & sensitive woman, whereas Elizabeth was of a totally different temperament. Their marriage was unhappy and they soon separated. He brought charges of "lacivious & wanton carrage". She was cleared of any wrong doing & her husband fined & ordered whipped with l0 stripes on his naked body & imposed a fine on him for breaking the "perfect rule of divine law & the law of the Colony in the intent...of living assunder". After his death, she married Thomas Dibble.
Sources:
THREE HUNDRED COLONIAL ANCESTORS AND WAR SERVICE
JOHN HAWKS A FOUNDER OF HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS
He sailed from Weymouth, Co. Dorset, England, on the Recovery in l634 to Dorchester, Mass. Dec. l7, l635, land was allotted to him & his son,Thomas, at Dorchester, Mass. (Passengers of the Mary & John) He was made a proprietor of Dorchester, Mass., made freeman May 6, l635 & served as Bailiff l638-l640.
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THE PIONEEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS
FOUNDERS OF EARLY AMERICAN FAMILIES
NEW ENGLAND MARRIAGES PRIOR TO l700
GENEALOGICAL REGISTER OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND
DIRECTORY OF THE ANCESTRAL HEADS OF NEW ENGLAND FAMILIES
LIST OF FREEMEN OF MASSACHUSETTS, l630-l69l
A GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY COLONIAL ANCESTORS
GENEALOGICAL GUIDE TO THE EARLY SETTLERS OF AMERICA
CONNECTICUT GENEALOGY
SEARCH FOR THE PASSENGERS OF THE MARY & JOHN
THE AMERICAN GENEALOGIST, Vol. 61, pg. 34, "The Gibbs Family of Windsor,Ct."
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS LINEAGE BOOKS, VOL. l
He was a merchant & an Anglican, from the Church of England.