John STODDARD

Notes:

Excerpt from "The Descendants of Nathaniel Foote Sr. & Elizabeth Deming" by Ellwood Court Curtis:
There is a tradition concerning the origin of the name Stoddard that the first of the family came over to England with William the Conqueror as standard-bearer to Viscompte De Pulesdon, a Norman nobleman. the name is derived from the office of a standard-bearer and was anciently written as De La Standard. It became corrupted to Stodder, Stoder, Stodker, Studard, or Stodart. Some of these forms appear in various Wethersfield records.
He was an early settler of Wethersfield. Records there show he was a juror on 2 Marth 1642/1643' a plaintiff in an action of trespassing against John Plum where he claimed 20 shillings on 6 April 1643; having land recorded to him on 18 June 1645; and as a defendant in an action brought by William Boreman on 4 December 1645.
The inventory of his estate was taken 20 December 1664 by John Chester, William Goodrich, Samuel Hale, and John Deming, townsmen, and had a value of L407-08-00. Administration of the estate was granted to his widow.

John married Mary FOOTE in 1642 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Mary (daughter of Nathaniel FOOTE and Elizabeth DEMING) was born about 1623 in England; died after Aug 1685 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary STODDARD was born on 12 May 1643 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 23 Aug 1683 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
2. John STODDARD, Jr. was born on 12 Apr 1646 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 04 Dec 1703 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
3. Caleb STODDARD was born on 12 Sep 1648 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died in young.
4. Joshua STODDARD was born on 12 Sep 1648 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died about 1725.
5. Mercy STODDARD was born in Nov 1652 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
6. Elizabeth STODDARD was born in Jul 1656 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
7. Nathaniel STODDARD was born between Mar 1660 and 1661 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 09 Feb 1714 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.