Jabez HUNTINGTON

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"Huntington Family Memoir": Graduated at Yale College, 1741. He was elected, in 1759, a member of the general assembly of his native state, for many years represented his native town to the universal acceptance of his fellow citizens, presiding, often, over the deliberations of the lower house. Early after his graduation he entered into the West India trade, and by an honorable and efficient business career, laid the foundations of one of the amplest fortunes of that age. At the commencement of our revolution he was the owner of a large amount of shipping, which of course was a very greatly endangered by the rupture with the mother land. but his patriotism prevailed over his commercial and pecuniary ambition. He cheerfully sacrificed his property and consecrated himself and his family to the cause of independence. He was one of the most active of the committee of safety during the war; and in the September session of the assembly for the year 1776, he was appointed one of the two major generals from Connecticut, for the militia of the sate, David Wooster being the other; and on the death of Wooster, from a wound received in the skirmish with the British, retreating from Danbury, in april of the next year, he was appointed major general over the entire Connecticut militia.

His great exertions, made for his country's cause, during those trying years of our national history, together with the great pecuniary losses which, in such a struggle, were inevitable, were too much even for his strong mind and vigorous frame. As the pressure of the early excitement and indispensable action passed away, it was soon seen how greatly they had impaired his physical and mental powers. "On finding himself disabled from public service, he resigned all his offices, and spent the remainder of his life in retirement, at his seat in Norwich. He was seized with a fatal complaint, in Feb. 1779, and after a gradual decline of more than seven years, he died, Oct. 5, 1786."

Gen. Huntington was a man of religious principle, having united with the church in 1741. It was very justly said in the funeral sermon delivered over his remains," he sustained an amiable and worthy character in the domestic relations and private walks of life." One other passage from that sermon, deserves transcribing for this notice: "As the train of melancholy distress which brought him to his end, probably originated from his painful and unremitted exertions for his country, in the time of danger; his country, surely, will not withhold the tear of grateful sorrow, but pay deserved respect to his memory, and teach succeeding generations to revere his dust; and as they pass his urn, to say, 'there lies the man who devoted his all to the public good; who sacrificed his ease, his health, and eventually his life, to serve and save his country."......

Jabez married Elizabeth BACKUS on 20 Jan 1741/42. Elizabeth was born on 21 Feb 1721; died on 1 Jul 1745. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Andrew HUNTINGTON was born on 21 Jun 1745; died on 7 Apr 1824 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA.

Jabez married Hannah WILLIAMS on 10 Jul 1746. Hannah was born on 23 Jul 1726; died on 25 Mar 1807. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Huntington Family Memoir": He was allowed to take up "twenty feet square upon the water on the west side of Rocky Point, on the north side of Lieut. Lathrop's grant, if it be there to be had; not prejudicing the conveniency to be laid out by James Huntington and Daniel Tracy." He was highest on the list of subscribers to the bridge built in 1737, over the Shetucket to unite Norwich and Preston, an enterprise in which none but moneyed men in that day could engage. In his successful business career commenced that family distinction and wealth, which, at the opening of the Revolution, had placed his two surviving children at the head of the aristocracy, even of their own aristocratic town....

Joshua married Hannah PERKINS on 16 Oct 1718. Hannah (daughter of Jabez PERKINS and Hannah LATHROP) was born in 1701 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut; died in 1788. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of Jabez Perkins and Hannah Lathrop

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"Huntington Genealogy": Like his cousin Christopher, Simon was destined to a most important service in the early history of the home chosen for him by his parents. Inheriting his father's piety and gifts, he was called by the church in 1696, to succeed him in the deaconship, and in this office he served with no less than the father's fidelity and acceptance, as long as he live.

He was, also, engaged much upon the civil affairs of the town, serving in many of its most important offices with marked ability. His house, occupying a central position, was honored as the magazine for the defensive weapons of the town, and as late as 1720, a report made to the town, states that it contained a half barrel of powder, 31 pounds of bullets and 400 flints.

In 1682 it was voted in town meeting, to grant "to Simon Huntington, jun., to take up one hundred akers of land on the Shawtoket, no prejudicing the highways nor former grants."

Simon married Lydia GAGER on 8 Oct 1683 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut. Lydia (daughter of John GAGER and ? UNKNOWN) was born on 8 Aug 1663 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 8 Aug 1737 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of John Gager

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He, with his brothers Matthew and Joseph, removed from Ipswich and in 1695 bought in Connecticut about two thousand acres in the town of Norwich (afterward Lisbon) on which Jabez settled. The new settlement was called Newent in remembrance of the English home of the Perkins family. Joseph and Jabez were leading men in the affairs of the town and the church, and Jabez became one of the wealthiest and most honored citizens of Norwich. He was admitted freeman in 1701; and in May, 1721, was appointed and commissioned by the General Court to be Captain of the Fourth Company in the North East Society of Norwich. He was Deputy to the General Court at Hartford in 170, 1722, 1723, 1728, and Justice of the Peace for New London County, 1732-1741.

Jabez married Hannah LATHROP on 30 Jun 1698 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA. Hannah (daughter of Samuel LOTHROP and Hannah ADGATE) was born on 6 Jan 1677 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 14 Apr 1721 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of Samuel Lathrop and Hannah Adgates