John HOLLISTER

Abt 1612 - 1665

• Name	John HOLLISTER  [1, 2]
  	He is said to have come to New England about 1642; was made a freeman, May 10, 1643, in Weymouth, Mass. there is reason, however, for thinking that there were two John Hollisters in New England at the same time, one at Weymouth who afterwards returned to England, and the other at Wethersfield. In June, 1644, was a member of the jury at Hartford, from Wethers, Conn. he was a deputy fourteen ties from 1644 to 1658, and had the title of Mr. when he first came to Conn., but after 1657, was styled Lieut. Hollister. In 1656, he became involved in a church quarrel with the Rev. John Russell, of Wethersfield, who excommunicated him that year, and refused to give any reason for his act. Hollister and his friends petitioned the Court, Aug. 17, 1658, for an order compelling Mr. Russell to give his reasons. this petition was granted. As near as we can judge from the scant records which have come down to us, Mr. Hollister had accused Mr. Russell of having given false testimony in a certain case which was probably true, through perhaps, not intentional. the result of the quarrel was that Mr. Russell and his friends moved to Hadley, under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, in 1659. [1]
  Death	Between Apr 13 to 20, 1665  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1612	England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Fact	One of the first Settlers of Wethersfield, Connecticut   [2]
  Person ID	I91584	Main Tree
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family	Joanna TREAT,   b. 1618, Pitminster, Somerset, England d. Oct 1694 (Age 76 years)
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth HOLLISTER,   b. Bef 1640, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut d. Abt 1670, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut (Age > 30 years)  [Birth] + 2. Sergt John HOLLISTER, Jr.,   b. Abt 1644, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut d. 24 Nov 1711 (Age 67 years)  [Birth] + 3. Mary HOLLISTER  [Birth]
  Family ID	F38217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1612 - England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [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).