Ruth HOWKINS

Family/Spouse: Capt Thomas HART. Thomas (son of Deacon Stephen HART and ? UNKNOWN) was born about 1644; died on 27 Aug 1726. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Deacon Thomas HART was born about 1 Apr 1680; was christened on 4 Apr 1680; died on 29 Jan 1773.
2. Rev John HART was born on 12 Apr 1682 in Farmington, Connecticut; was christened on 23 Apr 1682; died on 4 Mar 1732 in East Guilford, Connecticut.

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He was an early settle at Windsor, where he had two lots granted him in 1640, but in 1656, he moved to Farmington He was Representative for that place in the General Court of Connecticut for twenty-six sessions from May, 1657; was named in the Royal Charter of Connecticut, April 23, 1662; was chosen Commissioner for Farmington, May, 1663, was Assistant or member of the upper house of the legislature from May, 1668 until his death, and was a distinguished man in Farmington for many years. It seems probable his real name was HAWKINS; it was often spelled in that way, though he seemed to have preferred the "o." he may have come from Braintree, co. Essex, or its vicinity. A family of Hawkins living there were intimately connected with several of the early settlers; Joseph Loomis of Windsor was one of the. He is mentioned in the will of Joh Hawkins of Braintree, as a "loving friend and neighbor" and there is also the mention of a "cousin Tomson." Anthony Howkins second wife was Ann, dau. of Gov. Thomas Welles and widow ofThomas Thomson. Stiles says Anthony Howkins m. Isabel Brown. (Ancient Windsor, 2, p. 369), and the New England Reg., (5, p. 228), makes the same mistake; "Anthony Hoskins of Windsor, d. 4, Jan 1706/7, m. Isabel Brown 16 July 1658." (Land Records of Conn, col., also will of Hoskins.) Hannah, daughter of Anthony Howkins by his second wife, m. Dec 21, 1681, Jonathan Nichols of Derby, Conn., son of Isaac Nichols.

Anthony married ? UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]