Bridget MINER

Bridget married Jonathan CHESEBROUGH on 05 Nov 1730 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. Jonathan (son of Samuel CHESEBROUGH, Jr. and Marie INGRAHAM) was born on 13 Feb 1699/1700 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Bridget CHESEBROUGH was born on 14 Sep 1731 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 23 Jul 1733 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
2. Jonathan CHESEBROUGH, Jr. was born on 20 Nov 1734 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 10 Feb 1764 in Antigua, British Leeward Islands.
3. Bridget CHESEBROUGH was born on 21 Dec 1737 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 14 Sep 1818 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
4. Eunice CHESEBROUGH was born on 19 Feb 1739/40 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
5. Anna CHESEBROUGH was born on 06 Jun 1742/43 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
6. Phebe CHESEBROUGH was born on 24 May 1746 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
7. Lucy CHESEBROUGH was born on 21 Nov 1749 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
8. Thomas CHESEBROUGH was born on 19 Jan 1754 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 04 Apr 1807.

Joseph married Bridget CHESEBROUGH on 07 Dec 1709 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. Bridget (daughter of Nathaniel CHESEBROUGH and Hannah DENISON) was born on 25 Mar 1669 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 28 Nov 1720 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1630, Sailed from England in the Ship "Arabella" and landed at Salem, June 14.
• Residence: 1634, Removed to Saybrook, in the colony of Connecticut, with the younger John Winthrop and company.
• Fact: 1646, Elected a townsman and admitted to the rights accorded freemen
• Death: 03 Oct 1690

Notes:

A long stone of rough granite lies in the ancient burial ground at Wickulequack, almost buried in the turf beneath, and bears the following inscription:

Here lyeth the body of Lieutenant Thomas Minor
Aged Eighty three years, departed 1690

Thomas married Grace PALMER on 29 Apr 1633/4. Grace (daughter of Walter PALMER and Ann/Elizabeth ?) was born in England; died on 31 Dec 1690 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Groups of Palmer Families from Walter Palmer of Charlestown and Rehoboth, Mass., Stonington, Conn. (1901) (NewEnglandAncestors.org)

Grace Palmer, daughter of Walter and Elizabeth Palmer, was born in England between the years 1608-10. She became a member of the First Church in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Mass., June 1, 1632, at the same time her father and step-mother united with it. She married, in Charlestown, Thomas Minor, who was born in Chew Magne, county Somerset, England, April 23, 1608, and was of the tenth generation in the Minor family. He came in the fleet which bore John Winthrop, future governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which put into port at Cape Ann, now Salem, Essex Co., Mass., Saturday, June 12, 1630.
Thomas Minor received Lot 18 in the first division of land at Mystic Side, now Charlestown, on the sixth of the first month, 1637. His future father-in-law, Walter Palmer, receiving Lot 15.
From Charlestown, Thomas Minor migrated, first to Hingham, Plymouth County, where four children were born, thence to Stonington, New London County, Conn., where he bouth a large tract of land lying on the borders of Wequetequack Cove, in 1652, whereon he built his house, having made a brief previous residence in Hingham, Plymouth Co. Mass. going thence to New London in 1645, where he had a grant of one home lot and built a house, but sold the whole to settle at his final abode in Stonington, where he met with some difficulty, by the fact that a grant of three hundred acres of land from the town of New London to Governor Haynes, and sold by the latter to Walter Palmer, being found to cover Minor's lot. He, however, signed the conveyance, qualifying it by the reservation that he should inhabit the place until he should have time to erect another dwelling at Mistupet. He held a very prominent place in all the stirring events which ensued in the settlement of this plantation where he died October 23, 1690. She died October, 1690, and is said to have been born the same year as her husband.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: One of 1st nine members of 1st Church of Stonington
• Baptism: 25 Jan 1630, Boston, Co Lincoln, England
• Fact: 1666, Freeman
• Fact: 1675, Selectman

Nathaniel married Hannah DENISON in 1659 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. Hannah (daughter of George DENISON and Bridget TOMPSON) was born on 20 May 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; died after 1715. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 21 May 1643, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Clement married Sarah POPE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: 1631, Made a Freeman
• Residence: 1642, Removed to Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony.
• Death: 1662

Walter married Ann/Elizabeth ? about 1615 in England. Ann/Elizabeth was born in England; died in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Anna STEVENSON on 15 Dec 1620 in St. Botolph's Church, Boston, Lincolnshire, England. Anna was born in 1598 in Boston, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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

Notes:

"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 Bridget TOMPSON in Mar 1640. Bridget (daughter of John TOMPSON, Gent and Alice FREEMAN) was born on 11 Sep 1622 in England; died in Aug 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; was buried in Aug 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 11 Sep 1622, Preston Capaes Northanats, England