Gideon CHITTENDEN

John married Hannah FLETCHER on 12 Dec 1665 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Hannah (daughter of Deacon John FLETCHER and Mary WARD) was christened on 9 Jul 1643. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Dau. of John Fletcher and Mary Ward
• Baptism: 1643

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• Baptism: Mar 1594
• Death: Feb 1661

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He came from East Gilford in county Sussex, adjoining Rye on the British Channel, near the border of Kent, or perphaps from Kent, with wife, Joan, dau. of Dr. Jacob Sheaffe of Cranbrook, Kent, and sister of Jacob Sheaffe, and the wife of Rev. Henry Whitfield; and in 1639, he and his brothers-in-law took up their residence at guilford. Was one of the founders of the church there, June, 1, 1639; Representative at 27 sessions between 1643 and 1661, (Savage, Gen Dic. of N.E., I, p 382.) and a magistrate unitl his death. He was one of the six persons selected to purchase the lands in Guilford from the Indians, also one of four who received "full power and authority to act, order and dispatch all matters respecting the publick weal and civile government of the plantation until a church is gathered amonge us." he was the principal military man in the plantation. He had been a soldier in the English army in the Netherlands in the Thirty Years' War and had reached the rank of Major. His home lot was on the south side of Broad Street at the turn west of the Green.

William married Joanna SHEAFFEEngland. Joanna was born about 1614; died on 16 Aug 1668 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Dau. of Dr. Jacob Sheaffe and Joanna Jordan of Cranbrook, Kent, England

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He removed to Milford about 1639 and was Deacon there; and one of the first and a leading citizen of that place. He was admitted to the Milford Church, Oct. 14, 1641 and his wife, Mary, Dec 19 of that year. He was originally fro Watertown, Mass., and is supposed to have come to Wethersfield about 1635, where he had a homestead recorded to him, March 16, 1640.

John married Mary WARD before 1634. Mary died on 22 Jan 1678/9. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Dau. of Stephen and Joyce Ward

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Mrs. Fletcher m. (2) John Clark of Saybrook, Norwich and Milford. "1665 ( ) 24 John Clark dismissed from Norwich was admitted was ordained ruling Elder June 4, 1673 and died February 5 1673" In her will, Mrs. Clark says: "I give to my son-in-law John Standly and daughter Sarah his wife the one half of All my land in Millford woodland earable and meddow except my homestead to be equally divided," etc..... "my daughter Abegall Fletcher to my whole and Sole executrix." Original on file at State Library, Hartford, and dated Nov. 28, 1677.