John DEMING, Jr.

1638 - 1712  (73 years)

• Name	John DEMING  [1, 2, 3]
  	"Deming Genealogy": According to Savage, John Deming Jr., was born in 1638, but the authority for this statement is not given. Hinman says that he was born in 1632, and if this earlier date is correct, he must have been born before his father moved to Wethersfield. To distinguish him from his father upon the early records of the town, he is called "Sergeant John Deming," this title indicating that he may have taken part in the Indian wars of the period. In 1662 he became one of the selectmen of the town, and was Representative from Wethersfield to the General Court from 1669 to 1672. In 1694, he and his wife appear among the members of the church at Wethersfield. His son John probably remained with his father on the home farm, while the other sons scattered, and their records are only partly found. Joseph probably moved to Woodstock, Hezekiah went to Farmington, and Jacob to hartford, while Jonathan lived in the vicinity of Wethersfield. Of Samuel no trace can be found, and it is supposed that he either died young, or moved to a distance. The fate of his daughters, Mary and Sarah has not been discovered. Fe 16, 1712, shortly after his death, his sons John, Joseph, Jonathan, and Hezekiah deed to each other, lands and other property possessed by each of them at the death of "our natural father Mr. John Deming." This indicates that Jacob and Samuel were not living at that time. According to one authority Sergt. John Deming was a "packer" in 1692. As he inherited his father's tools a few years later, it is possible that this was also his father's trade. His brother David, to whom his father first bequeathed his tools, (and later withdrew the gift) is described as a "knacker," which is defined as a maker of small work, or a rope-maker. Perhaps both John and David followed the trade of their father, and the copyist has mistaken the word "knacker" for "packer." [1]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	9 Sep 1638	Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Jan 1712	Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I70176	Main Tree
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	John DEMING,   b. England d. 1705
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Honour TREAT,   b. 1616, Pitminster, Somerset, England
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Abt 1637  [2, 3]
  Family ID	F28377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary MYGATT,   b. Abt 1637
  Married	20 Sep 1657  [2, 3]
  Marriage	12 Dec 1657  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Joseph DEMING,   b. 1 Jun 1661, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 7 Jan 1742, North Woodstock, Connecticut (Age 80 years)  [Birth]   2. Jonathan DEMING,   b. 12 Feb 1663, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. Between 1719 and 1726 (Age 55 years)  [Birth]   3. Jacob DEMING,   b. 26 Aug 1670, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 1712, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 41 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F28376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2021

  
  

• Sources

  [S5035] Judson Keith Deming, "Genealogy of the Descendants of John Deming of Wethersfield, Connecticut: With Historical Notes". [S9777] Nathaniel Goodwin, Genealogical Notes or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts, (New England Historic Genealogical Society). [S12222] John Harvey Treat, A.M., "The Treat Family" A Genealogy of Trott, Tratt, and Treat for Fifteen Generations, and Four Hundred and Fifty Years in England and America.