Josiah HULL

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Josias
• Fact: Son of George Hull and Thamzen Mitchell
• Baptism: Between 10 and 16 Nov 1616, Crewkerne, co. Somerset, England

Notes:

Name:
"The Hull Family in America": Josiah (Josias) Hull, of Killingworth. He was the eldest son of George, and was baptized at Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England, November 16th, 1616. He sailed from Plymouth with his parents March 30, 1629-1630, in the ship "Mary and John", and first settled at Dorchester, Mass. In the same ship came Humphrey Pinney, who afterwards married his sister Mary at Dorcheter. He with his father and brother=in-law removed to Windsor in 1637, and we find them there as owners of adjoining lands......After his removal to Killingworth, he sold his seat in the Meeting House March 7, 1664, to nathaniel Bissell. On May 20, 1640, he married at Windsor, Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Loomis and his wife, mary White. In 1643-44, he removed to Killingworth, Conn., where he was chosen first Town Recorder october 2, 1665, and was Lieutenant of Train Land in 1666. He was Deputy to the General Court 1659, 1660, 1662, 1667, and 1674. He died at Killingworth Nov. 16, 1675, leaving eleven children....

Josiah married Elizabeth LOOMIS on 20 May 1640 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph LOOMIS and Mary WHITE) was born on 10 Jun 1619 in England; died on 16 Nov 1675 in Killingworth, Essex Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Josiah HULL was born on 06 Sep 1642 in Connecticut, USA; died in Sep 1670 in Connecticut, USA.
2. John HULL was born on 27 Dec 1644 in Connecticut, USA; died on 24 Jul 1728 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.
3. Elizabeth HULL was born on 18 Feb 1646 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 25 Sep 1689 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
4. Mary HULL was born on 02 Oct 1648 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 29 Jun 1720 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
5. Martha HULL was born on 10 Jun 1650 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA; died on 18 Mar 1690 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.
6. Joseph HULL was born on 10 Aug 1652 in Connecticut, USA; died in Jun 1694 in Connecticut, USA.
7. Sarah HULL was born on 09 Aug 1654 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.
8. Naomi HULL was born on 17 Feb 1655 in Connecticut; died on 16 Mar 1725 in Connecticut.
9. Rebecca HULL was born on 10 Aug 1659 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.
10. George HULL was born on 28 Apr 1662 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; was christened on 04 May 1662 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died in Sep 1670 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
11. Thomas HULL was born on 29 May 1665 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA; died in 1720 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

Notes:

Name:
"The Hull Family in America": George Hull, 1590-1659, surveyor, Indian Trader, magistrate, statesman and founder of a prominent branch of the Hull family in America, the son of Thomas and Joane Peson Hull, of Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England. On August 17, 1614 as shown by the original parish records of the ancient church at Crewkerne village, he was married to Thamzen (Thomasene) Michell, daughter of Robert Michell, a well-do-do- yeoman of Stockland, in the adjoining shire of Dorset. Stockland is about six miles distant from the village of Crewkerne, at or near which the ancestral home of the Hulls was situated, and it was probably included within the bounds of Crewkerne parish. ......

William and Joseph Hull, the oldest and youngest of the brothers of George Hull, were graduates of St. Mary's Hall, Oxford, and ministers of the Church of England. William, who was vicar of Colyton in Devonshire, died childless in 1627, leaving a will in which he names his brothers George, John, and Joseph, also Marie (Mary), daughter of his brother George, and Johanna, daughter of his brother Joseph.

George Hull was about forty years of age when he left England, and so far as is known, land surveying was not only his profession but his principal avocation while he remained there.

On March 30th, 1629-30, he sailed fro Plymouth, England, with a noted company of adventurers which included Ludlow, Mason, Underhill, Southcote, maverick and Warham, all of whom became men of marked prominence in either the civil, military or ecclesiastical affairs of New England. The record of baptism of his son Joshua at Crewkerne, seven and a half months after his departure suggests the probability that he sailed unaccompanied by his family and at a late date after he had "spied out the land," he either returned for or was joined by them.

No record of place or date of death of Thomasene Michell Hull has been discovered, but that she died previous to 1655 is shown by the recorded fact that about that date George Hull was married to Sarah, widow of David Phipin, Esq., of Boston.

As previously stated George Hull came to New England in 1629-30. After spending a short time in Boston, he with other colonists settled the town of Dorchester, the records of which show that he was a prominent member of its first board of selectmen, and its representative in the first general court of Massachusetts Bay Colony held May 14, 1634.

In 1636 he moved to Windsor, Conn., of which and the adjoining town of Wethersfield, he made official surveys, receiving in compensation for his service, awards of choice town lots. The records of Windsor contain divers records showing that he was one of the "first comers" and prominent grantees of that town, which he was chosen to represent in the general court of Connecticut.....

George married Thomasin MITCHELL on 27 Aug 1614 in Crewe Kerne, co. Somerset, England. Thomasin (daughter of Robert MICHELL and Unknown) died in bef. 1655. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]