Ancestors of Elizabeth "Betsy" Collier Little

2050. Robert SANFORD [1297] ⁹⁰⁸ ^,909 was born on 1 Nov 1615 in Stansted, Mountfifchet, Essex, England^⁶⁵¹ and died in Jun 1676 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut^⁹³⁶ at age 60.

General Notes: He was one of the pioneers who came to Hartford about 1646 and a large land holder. "His home was on the road to the cow pasture".

He died before his will was finalized as two witnesses "did declare upon oath that they did hear Robt. Sanford declare as his Last will so far as is written". Inventory £414-05-06 was taken 19 June, 1676, by John, Gilbert, William Pitkin. On 7 Sep 1676 administration was granted to his widow and on 6 Dec 1676 distribution was made to the five daughters giving to each of them £20. The children: Zachariah Sandford, eldest son, Elizabeth Colier, Ezekiel Sandford, Mary Campe, Sarah, Robert, Hannah, and Abigail Sandford.

I Robert Sanford sen. doe make this my Last will and Testament as followeth: Item: The house, Ortyard and Lott that was Goodman Phillipps I give to my son Zachariah Sanford and his heirs forever, beeing about two acres of Land (that is, the Ortyard next Phillipps house and the Lot next that Ortyard), to bee his after his mother Decease, hee paying such Legacies out of it as I shall appoint. Item: My other dwelling house in Hartford with the Lot next it, and Harts hill and the ( ) pasture bought of Kellsey, and the barn and Ortyard next Gerrard Spikes lot, and the Land adjoyning to Samuel Olcotts and Specks lotts, I give, after my wives decease, to my son Robt. Sanford and his heirs for ever, hee paying such Legacies out of it as I shall appoint. Item: I give to my daughter Hannah the neck pasture which is next to Caleb Stanlys land, after her mothers decease, the best Kettle and my pistoll, and to Abigail my best skillett. Item: To my Daughter Sarah I give a Great Kettle & a Cowe, after my wive's decease. Item: to Robert Sanford the Land in Soldiers field ( ) and the Land over the Great river in Mr Crows Meadow. Item: My wood Lands I would have them Ly in common for the use of both my son Robert and Zacharyah. During my wives life time I would have her to have the whole of my Estate as it now is myne, and Robt. to Live with her and attend her, and to have my team to help her.
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Robert and Ann (Adams) Sanford had seven recorded children.

1025 i. Elizabeth SANFORD [729] (born on 16 Feb 1646 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut - died in Dec 1695 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut)

2051. Ann ADAMS [1318] ⁹⁰⁸ ^,909 was born in 1620^⁶⁵¹ and died in 1682 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut at age 62.

General Notes: Her Father was Jeremy Adams who came from England with Rev Hooker. This company first settled at Braintree, but removed soon to Cambridge, Mass., then called Newtown, where Jeremy was as early as 1632. He was made a freeman at Cambridge, May 6, 1635. He removed to Hartford in 1636 with Rev. Hooker's Company and became one of the original proprietors of that town. About 1639 he married first Rebecca, widow of Samuel Greenhill. The general court on Mar 13, 1661/2 granted him 300 acres of upland and 40 acres of meadow on the road to Monhegiu. About the same time, the Court established him as keeper of the "Ordinary" (this tavern was on the site of the present Universalist Church). He was "Custome Master" for Hartford by the General Court, May 14, 1663. His wife Rebecca died in 1678 and he married a second Rebecca, widow of John Warner Jr. Jeremy died Aug 11, 1683. His estate was valued at £213.5.6. His widow survived him although not mentioned in his will. She died at Middletown Jan 25, 1715, aged 77. He had six children. Ann was his second child.

2056. William WADSWORTH [342] ⁷⁴⁶ was born in 1594 in Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England,^⁷⁴⁶ was christened on 26 Feb 1594,^⁷⁴⁶ and died in 1675 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut^⁷⁴⁶ at age 81.

General Notes: William Wadsworth was one of the original settlers of Hartford. The turmoil between the Church of England and the Puritans reached a boiling point, leading to the immigration to New England by many followers of the Puritan doctrine. William Wadsworth, his wife Elizabeth Talcott, and four children were among those who fled England for the colonies in 1632. The Wadsworth family settled in Newtown (now Cambridge), Massachusetts, where they resided for four years. In 1636 William and his family left Cambridge with Thomas Hooker and Samuel Stone for a 100 mile journey to the banks of the Connecticut River where the town of Hartford, Connecticut, was founded. Elizabeth (Talcott) died sometime between 1636 and 1644. William married his second wife, Elizabeth Stone, July 2, 1644, in Hartford, Connecticut with whom he had six children. William served many positions in local government during his 39 years in Hartford. He held the position of deputy of Hartford, Indian Commissioner, militia committee, and War committee at different times during his life. He was serving as a deputy of Hartford the day he died, sometime between May 16 and October 16, 1675.

His will was dated 16 May 1675. Inventory of his estate, £167-10-09, was taken 16 Oct 1675 by Nicholas Olmstead, Nathaniel White: Whereas I, William Wadsworth, being weak in Body by the visiting hand of God, but of perfect memory, doe make this my last Will & Testament: I give to my wife Elizabeth Wadsworth £20 a year the term of her life, to be paid, £8 by Samuel Wadsworth, £6 by Joseph Wadsworth, & £6 by Thomas Wadsworth. I give to my son John Wadsworth £10 as a token of my Love. I give to my son Samuel Wadsworth the other part of my Dwelling house, with all the Houseing thereto belonging, and the Land belonging to it. I give unto my son Joseph Wadsworth the house & Land I bought of Daniel Pratt in Hartford. I give unto my son Thomas all my Lands beyond the Great River, and the Barn to be finished out of the Estate, & % part of the Household Stuffe which his Mother have not. I give unto my daughter Stotan £12, to my daughter Ferris £6. I give unto my daughter Ashely 20 Shillings. To my daughter Rebeckah £50 & J4 part of my Household Stuffe which the Mother have not. I give unto my gr. daughter Long 20 Shillings. I give unto my son Samuel the Corne that is upon the Ground & all the Cattle, And I doe make him my son Samuel Wadsworth my sole Executor to this my Will, and desire Mr. George Gardner and Capt. John Allyn to be Overseers. Witness: George Gardner, Sara Howard.

William married Elizabeth STONE [353] ⁷⁴⁶ on 2 Jul 1644 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.⁷⁴⁶ Elizabeth was born on 2 Oct 1621 in Hertfordshire, , England^⁸³⁹ and died in 1682 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut^⁸³⁹ at age 61.

1028 i. Joseph WADSWORTH [335] (born in 1647 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut - died in 1729 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut)

2057. Elizabeth STONE [353] ⁷⁴⁶ was born on 2 Oct 1621 in Hertfordshire, , England^⁸³⁹ and died in 1682 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut^⁸³⁹ at age 61.

Elizabeth married William WADSWORTH [342] ⁷⁴⁶ on 2 Jul 1644 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.⁷⁴⁶ William was born in 1594 in Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England,^⁷⁴⁶ was christened on 26 Feb 1594,^⁷⁴⁶ and died in 1675 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut^⁷⁴⁶ at age 81.

General Notes: John Talcott resided in Hartford; was made an ensign in 1650, a captain in 1660; was elected a deputy, or assistant magistrate, of the Colony of Connecticut, before it was joined to New Haven, May 18, 1654, and Treasurer to succeed his father, May 17, 1660, which office he held till 1676. He was one of the patentees named in the Charter of Charles the First, granted to Connecticut April 20, 1662; which document was entrusted to Wyllis, Talcott and Allyn for safe-keeping. In 1676, on the breaking out of the Philip war, he resigned the office of treasurer and was appointed to the command of the army with the rank of major, and in June of that year went into the field at the head of the "standing army" of Connecticut, accompanied by 200 Mohigan and "Pequot Indians." In the various battles with the Indians in which he was engaged, he was always victorious, and obtained great renown as an "Indian fighter."
Many of his official papers are on record in the Secretary of State's office at Hartford, and are interesting relics of the memorable Philip war. Early in the war he was promoted to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel. In March 1662 the General Court granted to him and to John Allyn 600 acres of upland and 100 acres of meadow land, to be laid out in Hammonaset (Killingsworth).

He died intestate, his property amounting to £2232 3s. 6d. was claimed by his oldest surviving son, Governor Joseph Talcott, who petitioned the General Court May 15, 1691, to give him possession thereof, which he claimed by right of primogeniture. Gov. Joseph, the eldest of his two surviving sons, settled in Hartford and became the head of the family in that city, and Hezekiah, the other son removed to Durham, Ct., and held a prominent position in that town, they were children by different wives.

John and Helena (Wakeman) Talcott had eight children. He remarried Mary Cook 9 Nov 1676 and had five children with her.

John married Helena WAKEMAN [2225] ⁸³⁸ on 29 Oct 1650 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Helena died on 21 Jun 1674 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.^⁸³⁸

1029 i. Elizabeth TALCOTT [336] (born on 21 Feb 1655 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut - died on 26 Oct 1710 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut)

2059. Helena WAKEMAN [2225] ⁸³⁸ died on 21 Jun 1674 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.^⁸³⁸

Helena married John TALCOTT [2224] ⁸³⁸ on 29 Oct 1650 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. John was born before 1632 in Braintree, Essex, England^⁸³⁸ and died on 23 Jul 1688 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.^⁸³⁸

2060. John MARSH [399] ⁸⁴⁵ was born in 1618 in , , , England,^⁸⁴⁵ died on 28 Sep 1688 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut^⁸⁴⁵ at age 70, and was buried in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.^⁸⁴⁵

General Notes: His father was also named John Marsh of Braintree and his mother was Grace Baldwin. John Marsh, the immigrant was sixth of seven children and is said to have come to New England in 1635, going first to Cambridge. He was supposed to have gone with Hooker's company the next year to Hartford, where he became one of the first settlers. He had grants of land for himself and others in 1639-40. His home lot was #16 on the north side of the stream that now runs through Bushnell Park, where Temple and Front street now cross. He had other grants later, one tract, "up Neck", on Windsor Avenue which in 1905 was still in the possession of one of his direct descendants. He was a proprietor of the common lands, a leading citizen and one of the five higher magistrates in 1639, holding office until 1655, when he became deputy governor. After serving as governor in 1656, he resumed the office of magistrate, which he held until 1659.

In 1659 he removed to Hadley, Massachusetts. He was dismissed from the Hartford church, July 11, 1656. After the death of the first pastor of the First Church in Hartford, an unhappy and protracted quarrel arose which resulted in the departure of a considerable number of its members to Hadley. He had lot in Hadley, and was one of the selectmen in 1675. He was one of the original members of the Northampton church, June 18, 1661. His will was dated 3 Mar 1687-88 and proved 4 Dec 1688. He probably while visiting his daughter, Hannah Loomis. He had nine children with his first wife and also an adopted daughter of his sister Lidia (Marsh) Martin.

1030 i. John MARSH [354] (born in 1643 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut - died in 1727 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut)

John next married Hepzibah Ford LYMAN [405] ⁸⁴⁵ on 7 Oct 1664 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.⁸⁴⁵ Hepzibah died on 11 Apr 1683.^⁹⁴³

2061. Anne WEBSTER [400] ⁸⁴⁵ was born on 29 Jul 1621^⁹⁴² and died on 9 Jun 1662 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts^⁸⁴⁵ at age 40.

General Notes: Anne's father was Governor John Webster (1590-1661) and Agnes Smith (1585-1667). John Webster came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony with his wife and five children in the early 1630s, settling in the area of Newtowne (now Cambridge, Massachusetts). He left for Suckiaug, Connecticut (now Hartford) in 1636, in all probability with Thomas Hooker and his adherents. His first public office was as a member of a committee that joined with the Court of Magistrates in determining the course of war with the Pequot Indians. According to the records at the time, he was chosen from 1639 to 1655 to be magistrate, in 1655 he was chosen as Deputy Governor of the Colony of Connecticut, governor of the Colony of Connecticut in 1656, and first magistrate from 1657 to 1659.
A split amongst the church members in Hartford grew when the current reverend at the First Church in Hartford, Samuel Stone, declared that the requirement that stated only parents that had both taken communion should be allowed to have a child baptized would be removed, and non-communicants would be allowed to vote. John Webster, among others, was a part of a council that agreed that this was not acceptable. Reverend Stone chose to ignore this sentiment, and the issue was taken up with the General Court in Massachusetts. The Court ruled that although Reverend Stone had been too strict in ignoring the majority of his parishioners, he was right in liberalizing the baptism ritual. It was also found that those who disagreed with the reverend could remove themselves to a location in Massachusetts to practice how they saw fit. This eventual location chosen was Hadley, Massachusetts, and in 1659, a new community was built there. John Webster only enjoyed it for less than two years, for in the year 1661 he contracted a fever and died.

John and Agnes (Smith) Webster had nine children (five of whom were born in England, and four in the Colony). His descendants are numerous, and include lexicographer Noah Webster.

Anne married John MARSH [399] ⁸⁴⁵ in 1640 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.⁸⁴⁵.^,942 John was born in 1618 in , , , England,^⁸⁴⁵ died on 28 Sep 1688 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut^⁸⁴⁵ at age 70, and was buried in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.^⁸⁴⁵

3712. John MAUDSLEY [1754] ²⁶⁸ ^,603 was born in 1614 in , , Lancashire, England,^²⁶⁸ died on 27 Aug 1661 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts^{⁶⁰³^,945^,946} at age 47, and was buried in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.^⁶⁰³

General Notes: He came to Massachusetts in 1630 and was among the first settlers of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and was a freeman March 14, 1638. Inventory of his estate, £240.03.08 was taken 4 Oct 1661. Administration was granted 29 Aug 1661 to Cicily, his relict, in behalfe of her selfe and children.

i. Elizabeth MAUDSLEY [1759] was born about 1636 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts^²⁶⁸ and was christened on 1 Feb 1642 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.^²⁶⁸

ii. Joseph MAUDSLEY [1757] was born in 1638 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts^{²⁶⁸^,948} and died in 1638 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.^²⁶⁸

1856 iii. John MAUDSLEY [1758] (born in 1640 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts - died on 18 Aug 1690 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut)

iv. Nathaniel MAUDSLEY [1842] was born in 1644^²⁶⁸ and died on 16 Feb 1644 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.^²⁶⁸

John next married Cicily [1760].⁶⁰³.^,805.^,946 Cicily died on 3 Dec 1661 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.^{⁸⁸⁰^,946} Another name for Cicily was Sicily.

General Notes: At her husband's death, 1661, she was appointed administratrix of his estate.

i. Thomas MAUDSLEY [1756] was born in 1636 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts,^²⁶⁸ died on 22 Oct 1706 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts^²⁶⁸ at age 70, and was buried in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.^²⁶⁸

3713. Elizabeth ²⁶⁸ ^,603 was born about 1613 in , , Lancashire, England.^²⁶⁸

3714. Captain Benjamin NEWBERRY [235] ²⁶⁸ ^,603 ^,762 was born in 1624 in Yarcombe, Devonshire, England^²⁶⁸ and died on 11 Sep 1689 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut^{²⁶⁸^,763^,852} at age 65.
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3715. Mary ALLYN [277] ²⁸⁶ ^,762 ^,763 was born in 1628 in Braunton, Devon, England^²⁸⁶ and died on 11 Jun 1703 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut^{²⁸⁶^,852} at age 75.
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