Joseph COIT

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: A ship Carpenter

Joseph married Martha HARRIS on 17 Jul 1667 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. Martha (daughter of William HARRIS and Edith ?) was born in 1647 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 14 Jul 1713 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Solomon COIT was born on 29 Nov 1679 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died in 1753.
2. Samuel COIT
3. John COIT was born on 01 Dec 1670 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA.
4. Joseph COIT, Jr. was born on 04 Apr 1673 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 01 Jul 1750.
5. William COIT was born on 25 Jan 1675 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA.
6. Daniel COIT was born on 08 Dec 1677 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA.

Notes:

Name:
John Coit, the first of the name in America, came over, probably, from Glamorganshire, Wales, between 1630 and 1638. he was in Salem, Mass., where he had a grant of land, in 1638. He removed in 1644 to Gloucester, where he was selectman in 1648, and his son John's name also appears there, on the records, at the same time. John Coit senior had his residence at the end of the neck of house-lots now called Wheeler's Point, where, and on Planter's neck, he had considerable land. He was admitted freeman in 1647 and selectman in 1648. He received a grand of land in New London, Ct., in 1650. the records of that town say: "On the 19th of October, 1650, grants were made to Mr. Blynman, Obadiah Bruon, Hugh Caukin, Hugh Roberts, John Coite, Andrew Lester, James Avereye, Robert Isbell." These were all from Gloucester, Mass., situated upon the peninsula Cape Ann, and hence the section in New London were lots were assigned them was called "Cape Ann's Lane."...

He married Mary Ganners or Jenners in England, where all his children were born previous to his emigration to America. " Mr. Jon Coit died (vide Miss Calkins' history of New London, page 275) Aug. 29, 1659. Mrs. Mary Coit died Jan'y 2, 1676, aged eighty...

John married Mary JENNERS. Mary was born about 1596 in England; died on 2 Jan 1676 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]