Richard HUBBELL

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 12 Nov 1734
• Will Proved: 08 Aug 1738

Notes:

Richard served as Lieutenant of the Stratfield trainband and as Deputy;2nd wife was Hannah Swillaway (m. October 12, 1692.

Richard married Rebeckah MOREHOUSE on 05 Nov 1685 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Rebeckah (daughter of Samuel MOREHOUSE and Rebecca ODELL) was born in 1665; died on 02 Apr 1692 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Peter HUBBELL was born on 10 Aug 1686 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1780 in Newtown, Connecticut.
2. Ebenezer HUBBELL was born on 20 Sep 1687 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 06 Mar 1761.
3. Elizabeth HUBBELL was born on 23 Oct 1689 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
4. Jonathan HUBBELL was born on 25 Mar 1692 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 06 Sep 1766.

Richard married Hannah SILAWAY on 12 Oct 1692 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Hannah was born about 1671 in Mauldon, Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Zachariah HUBBELL was born on 25 Aug 1694 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
2. Richard HUBBELL was born on 20 Oct 1696 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 27 Jun 1787 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
3. Hannah HUBBELL was born on 07 Jul 1698 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in young.
4. Eleazer HUBBELL was born on 15 Aug 1700 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 03 Sep 1770 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
5. Nathaniel HUBBELL was born on 11 Aug 1702 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1761 in Lebanon, New Jersey.
6. Margary HUBBELL was born on 19 Jan 1704/5 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
7. Abigail HUBBELL was born on 19 Sep 1709 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 05 Apr 1699
• Will Proved: 20 Nov 1699

Notes:

Richard was from Wales, and was on the fidelity list of March 7,1647-8 in New Haven, where he married, in 1650 the daughter of John and Thomasine (Fry) Meigs (a son of Vincent Meigs). Like many of the ingabitants of Wales at the present day, (1880), he could not write the English language.
The first settles of (now) Bridgeport, and members of the church, were Richard Hubbell, sen'r, Isaac Wheeler, James Bennett, sen'r., Samuel Beardsley, Matthew Sherman, Richard Hubbell,jr., David Sherman, and John Odell, Jr., in 1695. It was a part of the town of Stratford. Most of these names are yet familiar in the town of Bridgeport.
He was admitted a planter at Guilford, Connecticut, February 25, 1653-1654. About 1663 he removed to Fairfield, Connecticut, and was accepted as a freeman of Connecticut colony, October 13, 1664. At Fairfield he was Sergeant of the trainband, and he served as Deputy to the General court at three sessions, May, 1678, 1679, and 1681. He acquired a good estate, and was an original member of the Stratfield church in 1695. He married first about 1651, Elizabeth Meigs , married second about 1669, Elizabeth Gaylord b. October 4, 1647 (daughter of Samuel Gaylord), died probably early in 1688; married third by marriage contract dated April 16, 1688, Abigail, daughter of Rev. Peter Prudden of Milford, and widow of Joseph Walker of Stratford.
A peculiarity of this family is that he had 2 sons named Samuel, the one by his first wife being called Senior, and the one by his second wife, Junior. His will, made a few months before his death, named his last wife and all his children. The widow died early in 1718, leaving a will.

Richard married Elizabeth MEIGS between 1651 and 1652 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of John MEIGS and Thomasine FRY) died in 1664/5 in Peguonnock, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]