Simon LOBDELL

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"Simon Lobdell and His descendants": The name of "Simon Lobdell" appears among the "after-planters" names of Milford, Conn. - about forty - a framed list of which is now hanging in the Town Clerk's office at Milford, Conn.

My supposition (the author) after much study - is that Simon came as a young lad with one of a party fromHereford, England (a shire in West of England, bordering on Wales) in 1645, at which time history tells us the second party came - that his sisters Ann and Elizabeth came at same time but remained in Boston.

From public records at Milford it appears that Simon Lobdell, in 1646, had given him by the "first planters" of the town, for a house lot, a triangular shaped half-acre of ground.

A. In 1655 we find his name given as a resident of Milford. He took the freeman's oath at Hartford Conn., May 21, 1657 and was a tax-payer of that place in 1667. A. He went to Springfield, Mass., probably through the influence of his brother-in-laws (his sisters both having married prosperous men of Springfield). There he was prison-keeper from 1666 to 1674, and there he must have accumulated considerable property.

B. In 1681 Simon purchased 60 acres (but was not a settler) at Stony River, between Springfield and Windsor, and had interest in Hull, Mass., in 1682. No proof of his marriage or birth of Mary, his first child, has been found, but I assume without proof that he married Persis Pierce, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth Pierce of Charlestown, Mass., and that the families were members of the same party on their way to the new home in New England.

Simon returned to Milford, Conn., where his wife Persis was admitted to the First Church of Milford, 7 January, 1677, and on 9 April 1710, Simon united with the same church.

At. Milford his children married and there Simon died, previous to 4 Oct. 1717, as on that date, at Probate Court held at New haven, Conn., his son Joshua Lobdell of Ridgefield, Conn., moved for administration on the estate of Simon Lobdell of Milford, lately deceased, which was granted on his bond. The same administrator exhibited a jointure made between the deceased and the widow of full satisfaction....

Family/Spouse: Persis PIERCE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joshua LOBDELL was born on 23 Dec 1671 in Springfield, Massachusetts; died before 31 Oct 1743.