~MY ANCESTOR~
The son of JOHN and ELIZABETH (HUTCHINS) CURTISS, he married ELIZABETH WELLES, daughter of ROBERT & ALICE (HUNT) WELLES and sister of GOV. THOMAS WELLES (also my ancestor), in 1640. Two of their children are my ancestors, ENSIGN JOSEPH CURTISS and ELIZABETH (CURTISS) WELLES.
John Jr. came to America on the "SAFETY" in 1635 at about 24 years of age. This would have been 2 years after his parents came.
John, Jr.'s family was in Weathersfield in 1637/8 and had removed to Stratford by 1650 with his widowed mother & his brother, William. By October of 1669, his name was listed as one of the freemen of Stratford, Conn. He was a Sgt. in the Trainband at Stratford and served in King Philip's War.
When the town of Stratford decided to build a new Meeting House in 1678, he and his brother, William, were on the building committee and he helped with the building by carting clapboard to the site. His homelot was on the east side of High Street opposite the Commons.
Sgt. John Curtiss died at age 95 years.
Nine children, all born in Stratford, CT:
1.William Curtis-17 May 1640
2.John Curtis-14 Oct 1642-17 Sep 1704-Hannah York
3.Israel Curtis-3 Apr 1644-28 Oct 1704-Rebecca Beardsley
4.Elizabeth Curtis-2 May 1647
5.Capt Thomas Curtis-14 Jan 1647/48-5 May 1736-Elizabeth Ann Welles
6.Ensign Joseph Curtis-12 Nov 1650-1742-Bethiah Booth
7.Benjamin Curtis-30 Sep 1652-1733-Esther Judson
8.Hannah Curtis-2 Feb 1653/54-21 Oct 1728-Benjamin Lewis
9.Phebe Curtis-Abt 1660
The son of JOHN and ELIZABETH (HUTCHINS) CURTISS, he married ELIZABETH WELLES, daughter of ROBERT & ALICE (HUNT) WELLES and sister of GOV. THOMAS WELLES (also my ancestor), in 1640. Two of their children are my ancestors, ENSIGN JOSEPH CURTISS and ELIZABETH (CURTISS) WELLES.
John Jr. came to America on the "SAFETY" in 1635 at about 24 years of age. This would have been 2 years after his parents came.
John, Jr.'s family was in Weathersfield in 1637/8 and had removed to Stratford by 1650 with his widowed mother & his brother, William. By October of 1669, his name was listed as one of the freemen of Stratford, Conn. He was a Sgt. in the Trainband at Stratford and served in King Philip's War.
When the town of Stratford decided to build a new Meeting House in 1678, he and his brother, William, were on the building committee and he helped with the building by carting clapboard to the site. His homelot was on the east side of High Street opposite the Commons.
Sgt. John Curtiss died at age 95 years.
Nine children, all born in Stratford, CT:
1.William Curtis-17 May 1640
2.John Curtis-14 Oct 1642-17 Sep 1704-Hannah York
3.Israel Curtis-3 Apr 1644-28 Oct 1704-Rebecca Beardsley
4.Elizabeth Curtis-2 May 1647
5.Capt Thomas Curtis-14 Jan 1647/48-5 May 1736-Elizabeth Ann Welles
6.Ensign Joseph Curtis-12 Nov 1650-1742-Bethiah Booth
7.Benjamin Curtis-30 Sep 1652-1733-Esther Judson
8.Hannah Curtis-2 Feb 1653/54-21 Oct 1728-Benjamin Lewis
9.Phebe Curtis-Abt 1660
~MY ANCESTOR~
The son of JOHN and ELIZABETH (HUTCHINS) CURTISS, he married ELIZABETH WELLES, daughter of ROBERT & ALICE (HUNT) WELLES and sister of GOV. THOMAS WELLES (also my ancestor), in 1640. Two of their children are my ancestors, ENSIGN JOSEPH CURTISS and ELIZABETH (CURTISS) WELLES.
John Jr. came to America on the "SAFETY" in 1635 at about 24 years of age. This would have been 2 years after his parents came.
John, Jr.'s family was in Weathersfield in 1637/8 and had removed to Stratford by 1650 with his widowed mother & his brother, William. By October of 1669, his name was listed as one of the freemen of Stratford, Conn. He was a Sgt. in the Trainband at Stratford and served in King Philip's War.
When the town of Stratford decided to build a new Meeting House in 1678, he and his brother, William, were on the building committee and he helped with the building by carting clapboard to the site. His homelot was on the east side of High Street opposite the Commons.
Sgt. John Curtiss died at age 95 years.
Nine children, all born in Stratford, CT:
1.William Curtis-17 May 1640
2.John Curtis-14 Oct 1642-17 Sep 1704-Hannah York
3.Israel Curtis-3 Apr 1644-28 Oct 1704-Rebecca Beardsley
4.Elizabeth Curtis-2 May 1647
5.Capt Thomas Curtis-14 Jan 1647/48-5 May 1736-Elizabeth Ann Welles
6.Ensign Joseph Curtis-12 Nov 1650-1742-Bethiah Booth
7.Benjamin Curtis-30 Sep 1652-1733-Esther Judson
8.Hannah Curtis-2 Feb 1653/54-21 Oct 1728-Benjamin Lewis
9.Phebe Curtis-Abt 1660
The son of JOHN and ELIZABETH (HUTCHINS) CURTISS, he married ELIZABETH WELLES, daughter of ROBERT & ALICE (HUNT) WELLES and sister of GOV. THOMAS WELLES (also my ancestor), in 1640. Two of their children are my ancestors, ENSIGN JOSEPH CURTISS and ELIZABETH (CURTISS) WELLES.
John Jr. came to America on the "SAFETY" in 1635 at about 24 years of age. This would have been 2 years after his parents came.
John, Jr.'s family was in Weathersfield in 1637/8 and had removed to Stratford by 1650 with his widowed mother & his brother, William. By October of 1669, his name was listed as one of the freemen of Stratford, Conn. He was a Sgt. in the Trainband at Stratford and served in King Philip's War.
When the town of Stratford decided to build a new Meeting House in 1678, he and his brother, William, were on the building committee and he helped with the building by carting clapboard to the site. His homelot was on the east side of High Street opposite the Commons.
Sgt. John Curtiss died at age 95 years.
Nine children, all born in Stratford, CT:
1.William Curtis-17 May 1640
2.John Curtis-14 Oct 1642-17 Sep 1704-Hannah York
3.Israel Curtis-3 Apr 1644-28 Oct 1704-Rebecca Beardsley
4.Elizabeth Curtis-2 May 1647
5.Capt Thomas Curtis-14 Jan 1647/48-5 May 1736-Elizabeth Ann Welles
6.Ensign Joseph Curtis-12 Nov 1650-1742-Bethiah Booth
7.Benjamin Curtis-30 Sep 1652-1733-Esther Judson
8.Hannah Curtis-2 Feb 1653/54-21 Oct 1728-Benjamin Lewis
9.Phebe Curtis-Abt 1660
