Lieut. John ELLSWORTH

1671 - 1720  (49 years)

• Name	John ELLSWORTH  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Lieut.
  Birth	07 Oct 1671	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Oct 1720	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [3, 5]
  Notes	Excerpt from "Our Ellsworth Ancestors": Family tradition indicates that John built the house later known as the "ELLSWORTH HOMESTEAD", referred to previously. John was a prominent citizen, serving first as hay warden, member of numerous local committees and constable. One important assignment was as one of a committee to determine the state boundary between Enfield, Massachusetts and Windsor, Connecticut. John was one of the largest landowners in Windsor. A portion of his holdings was inherited from his father. Tradition tells us that John and his sons, John and Daniel, were developing land in Ellington. They would go to their new holdings on Monday morning with their oxen and cart, spend the week clearing the land, and return to their home in Windsor on Saturday. One Saturday afternoon John asked his sons to gather some turnips and place them in the cart while he went to the marsh to fell a tree. The boys, having completed their assignment, waited for the return of their father. After some time they went to look for him and found the tree had fallen on him and he was dead. The boys placed the body upon the stone boat, taking it to a shanty which had been built as a temporary shelter. There one boy remained with the body all night while the other boy went to Windsor for aid. A stone marks the place with the inscription: "Lieutenant JOHN ELLSWORTH was killed here by the fall of a tree, 26 October 1720, age 47 years and 15 days."
  Person ID	I20977	Main Tree
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Sgt. Josiah ELLSWORTH,   b. 1629   d. 20 Aug 1689, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth HOLCOMBE,   b. 1634, Prob. Dorchester, Massachusetts d. 18 Sep 1712, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	16 Nov 1654	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F12906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther WHITE,   b. 1671   d. 07 Sep 1766 (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	07 Dec 1696	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Children	1. Capt John ELLSWORTH,   b. 07 Nov 1697, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 04 Jan 1784 (Age 86 years)  [Birth]   2. Daniel ELLSWORTH,   b. 20 Mar 1699/00, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 27 Jan 1782 (Age 81 years)  [Birth] + 3. Esther ELLSWORTH,   b. 9 Mar 1702, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 13 Nov 1791, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 89 years)   4. Hannah ELLSWORTH  [Natural]   5. Annie ELLSWORTH,   b. 27 Apr 1705, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  [Natural] + 6. Martha ELLSWORTH,   b. 27 Feb 1708/9, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 1748 (Age 38 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F04942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2021

  
  

• Sources

  [S02364] Lucius M. Boltwood, Genealogies of Hadley Families. [S02352] James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc;;). [S00070] German E. Ellsworth and Mary Smith Ellsworth & John Orval Ellsworth, Ph.D., "Our Ellsworth Ancestors", (Name: Name: The First Handcart Company 1856;;). [S10358] Allyn S. Kellogg, Memorials of Elder John White one of The First Settlers of Hartford, Conn., and of His Descendants, (Hartford: printed for the Family, by Case, Lockwood and Co., 1860). [S03434] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Windsor. [S00096] James Hallowell Holcombe Jr., "Thomas Holcombe of Connecticut". [S03320] James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Vol. 2.