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1625 - 1677 (~ 52 years)
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Name |
John KIRBY [1, 2] |
- He was registered as "Jo Kerbie," aged 12, on the passenger list of the "Hopewell." Capt. Babb, which sailed from London, Sept. 11, 1635 for New England. In August, 1643, he was registered in Plymouth, Mass., as "able to bear arms." Before April, 1645, he had become a resident of Hartford, for on the 8th of April of that year, he and Seth Grant had contracted to herd the cattle "on the North side the River for the yeare insueing." by 1647, he had become a resident of Wethersfield, where three of his children were born. In 1654, he had settled at Middletown, in what is now Cromwell; his homestead was situated in the extreme western part of the village at the bend of the Mattabesett River, near which is a bridge now known as Kirby Bridge. In the same year, he sold a house and land in Rowington, Warwickshire, England, to Richard, son of Thomas Lord of Hartford. He was made Freeman, May 20, 1658. He left twenty-four parcels of land comprising 1068 acres; his estate being inventoried at L552-05-10. Part of is original homestead he had sold to his son-in-law, David Sage, The inventory of his estate included 9 Bibles. [1]
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Christening |
4 Jan 1624/5 |
Rowington, Warwick, England [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Fact |
Son of Humphrey Kirby of Rowlington, Warwick, England [1] |
Death |
Apr 1677 [1, 2] |
Person ID |
I83096 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
10 Mar 2016 |
Family |
Elizabeth HINDS, b. at or near Bury St. Edmunds, England d. Aft 1697 |
Marriage |
Abt 1644 [1] |
Children |
+ | 1. Mary KIRBY, b. 1644 or 1645 d. 17 Jan 1712 (Age 67 years) [Birth] |
+ | 2. Elizabeth KIRBY, b. 8 Sep 1646 d. 1670 (Age 23 years) [Birth] |
| 3. Hannah KIRBY, b. 2 Mar 1649/50, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut d. Oct 1717, Guilford, Connecticut (Age 67 years) [Birth] |
| 4. John KIRBY, b. 18 Dec 1651, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut d. 1676, Killed by Indians on the road bet. Wethersfield and Middletown in King Philip's War (Age 24 years) [Birth] |
| 5. Eunice KIRBY, b. 18 Dec 1651, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut d. 1677 (Age 25 years) [Birth] |
| 6. Sarah KIRBY, b. 16 Jan 1654, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut d. Bef Nov 1731 (Age 77 years) [Birth] |
| 7. Joseph KIRBY, b. 17 Jul 1656, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut d. 2 Dec 1711 (Age 55 years) [Birth] |
+ | 8. Bethia KIRBY, b. 14 Feb 1658, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut d. Bef Nov 1705 (Age 47 years) [Birth] |
+ | 9. Susannah KIRBY, b. 3 May 1664, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut d. Oct 1729 (Age 65 years) [Birth] |
| 10. Abigail KIRBY, b. 6 Mar 1666, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut d. 1694 (Age 27 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F33955 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
10 Mar 2016 |
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Event Map |
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| Fact - - Son of Humphrey Kirby of Rowlington, Warwick, England |
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Sources |
- [S3597] Ernest Flagg, "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England" My Ancestors Part in that Undertaking.
- [S12076] Charles S. Hall, HALL Ancestry A Series of Sketches of the Lineal Ancestors of the children of Samuel Holden Parsons Hall and his wife Emeline Bulkeley.
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