Jabez DENISON

Family/Spouse: Dorothy COGSWELL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 14 Oct 1677, Stonington, New London, Connecticut

John married Anne MASON in 1690 in Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 14 Jun 1646, Roxbury, Massachusetts
• Military Service: Aug 1673; Ens. for New London Co Troop
• Fact: Oct 1694, Dep for Stonington
• Fact: Oct 1695, Dep for Stonington
• Will: 26 Apr 1698
• Will Proved: 10 Jun 1698

John married Phebe LAY on 26 Nov 1667 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut. Phebe (daughter of Robert LAY and Sarah FENNER) was born on 05 Jan 1650/51 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; died on 28 Feb 1699 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Capt. John Mason m. Abigail, daughter of the Rev. James Fitch of Norwich, Conn., and represented that town several times in the Colonial Legislature, and was one of the assistants of the colony. He commanded a company in King Phillip's was and was mortally wounded in the swamp fight at Narragansett, Dec. 19, 1675. He was carried to New London, where he lingered until Sept. 18, 1676, when he died.

John married Abigail FITCH on 19 Dec 1665 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA. Abigail (daughter of Rev James FITCH and Abigail WHITFIELD) was born in Aug 1650 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA; died on 18 Sep 1676 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: 1643, Went to England and fought in the Parliamentary Army
• Fact: 02 Jul 1644, Wounded and captured - Battle of Marston
• Emigration: 1651
• Will Proved: Jun 1695

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"After his wife's death, Bridget, George went to England, served under Cromwell in the army of the Parliment, won distintion, was wounded at Naseby, was nursed at the house of John Borodell, by his daughter Ann- whom he married and returned to Roxbury, and finally settled at Stonington, Conn."

"George and Ann were both remarkable for magnificent personal appearance, and for force of mind and character. She was always called "Lady Ann." They held foremost place in Stonington. He has been described as "the Miles Standish of the settlement," but he was a greater and more brilliant soldier than Miles Standish. He had no equal in any of the colonies, for conducting a war against the Indians, excepting, perhaps, Captain John Mason."

Excerpt from "Rev. John Eliot's Record of Church Members, Roxbury, Mass.": This winter we had a gracious p'vidence of God befell two brothers Edward & George Dennison, who had been proude incendiarys of some trobls among us, and full of distemp', and disaffection. but the Lord left them to open and shamefull drundennesse at Boston: espec'.edward. We did so greatly humble them both yet though George (being a membr) was excomvnicated, yet in a short time was taken in againe. And Edward humbling himselfe so effectually yet he was also speedyly received in to the Church, this is the tryvmph of grace, to magnify grace by sinne.

Excerpt from "Direct Descendants of Capt. George Denison": George's bro, Gen Danl Denison wrote in 1672 "My two brothers, Edward and George had all the Estate of my father left between athem, being both marryed long before my father's death; my Brother George buried his first Wife in the year 1643, went into England was a souldier ther above a year, was at the Battle of York, or Marton Moore, where he did good service, was after ward taken Prisoner, but got free and having maried a second Wife he returned to New England the year before our Mother died, and not long after ward removed himelf to New Ldon near whereunto at Stonington he now liveth, having 3 sons John, William, and George, 4 or 5 daughters......3 daughters are married to Stanton, Palmer and Cheesebrook all living at present in the same town."
He served as Deputy to the Conn Gen Court from New London Sept 1653, May 1654 and Feb 1657, and from Stonington Oct 1671, Oct 1674, May 1678, Oct 1682, May and Oct 1683, May, July and Oct 1684, May and Oct 1685, May 1686, May 1687, Sept 1689, May Sept and Oct 1693, and May 1694. When 1st mentioned in "Conn Col Recds" he is called "Captain," based upon his service and commission in England. He served on the War Comm for New London in 1653 when war threatened with Dutch. Although 56 he served as capt in King Philip's War 1676 in command of New London County troops and second in command of the Conn Army under Maj Robert Treat. He was ap'pted Provost Marshal May 1677. He was Capt of volunteer troops against the enemy Sept 1689.

"George Denison of Rocksbury in New England gentleman and Bridge Denison his wife daughter of John thompson late of Preston in the County of Northampton and of M(ist)ris Alice Thompso now dwelling at Rocksbury" gave a power of attorney on 22 march 1640/1 to recover her share of her father's estate.

George married Ann BORRODELL in 1645 in Naseby, Northamton, England. Ann was born about 1615 in England; died on 26 Sep 1712 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, New London, Conn.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Death: 06 Sep 1712

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• Residence: 1638, Lynn, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1649, Saybrook, Conn.

Robert married Sarah FENNER in Dec 1647 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut. Sarah (daughter of Arthur FENNER and Sarah BROWNE) was christened on 26 Nov 1615 in Horley, Surrey, England; died on 21 May 1676 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; was buried in River View Cemetery, East Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: Between 1646 and 1647, Arrived in America with sibling William and Arthur
• Death: 25 May 1676, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut

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Maj. John Mason was born in England in the year 1600, was bred a soldier and served in the English army, and after his election as lieutenant, served under Sir Thomas Fairfax. He emigrated to America in 1632 and settled first in Dorchester, Mass., and represented that town in the General Court. In 1635 he removed to Windsor, Conn., in company with he Rev. John Warham, Henry Wolcott and others, prominent settlers of that town, where he was elected an assistant or magistrate of the Connecticut Colony in 1642. In May, 1637, he commanded the successful expedition against the Pequot Indians, when he and his famous ninety men immortalized themselves in overthrowing and destroying the prestige and power of the Pequots and their fort near Mystic River, on Groton side, which event is commemorated by a boulder monument on Mystic Hill upon the pedestal of which is a life size statue of Maj. Mason drawing his sword, when he heard the war-shoop of 'Owanux', 'Owanux', by the Indians in their fort. In 1647 he removed his family to Saybrook, where he continued to live until 1660, when he united with a number of distinguished families in the settlement of Norwich, Conn., where he was Deputy Governor and Major General of the forces of Connecticut, and held other prominent official positions. After a life of great usefulness and eminence, he d. Jan. 30, 1672. His widow d. shortly afterwards. Unfortunately, the first wife of Maj. John Mason is not known, but she did not live long, but was the mother of one daughter.

John married Anne PECK in Jul 1640 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Anne (daughter of Rev Robert PECK and Anne LAWRENCE) was born in Hingham, Norfolk, England; was christened on 18 Nov 1619; died in 1672. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rev. Mr. James Fitch arrived in this country in 1638, aged sixteen years, as stated by the inscription on his gravestone in the old cemetery at Lebanon, Conn. He was born at Bocking, County Essex, England on December 24, 1622, son of Thomas and Anne (Reeve) Fitch.

Rev. Mr. Fitch finished his theological training at Hartford, Conn., under the direction of the Rev. Mr. Thomas Hooker, who is named as a friend in the ill of Thomas Fitch of Bocking, and of Rev. Samuel Stone whose daughter married Joseph Fitch I.

The Rev. Mr. James Fitch is placed by Cotton Mather in his "second Classis" of New England ministers, consisting of "young scholars, whose education for their designed ministry not being finished, came over from England with their friends, and had their education perfected in this country before the college was come into maturity enough to bestow its laurels." (See Magnalia, I, 215, Hart. Edition).

In 1646, a church was organized at Saybrook, Conn., and the Rev. Mr. James Fitch was ordained as its first minister. This ceremony, a Congregational ordination in the strictest sense of the term, was graced by the presence of the Rev. Mr. Hooker, and Rev. Mr. Stone, and probably of Rev. Mr. Henry Whitfield, first minister of Guilford, Conn.

In the year 1701, the Rev. Mr. Fitch retired to Lebanon to spend the few remaining days of his eventful life. A Brief summer he passed inits quiet, secluded shades while death gently approached. Truly the inscription on his gravestone say, "he fell asleep in Jesus, Nov. 18, 1720, in the 80th year of his age."

James married Abigail WHITFIELD on 1 Oct 1648 in Connecticut. Abigail died on 09 Sep 1659 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]