Joseph Easton III was third in a line that started with his grandfather Deacon Joseph Easton (1602-1688), one of the original founders of Hartford. His father Decon Joseph Easton II (1644-1711), was made Deacon the First Church of Christ, Hartford in 1691.
Joseph Easton III was a deputy to the general court of Connecticut. In 1674 he was chosen Grand Juror. He was appointed as one of a committee of three to prepare a revision of the laws. He was a land owner and resided in East Hartford. He married, 1694, Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Meakins) Spencer, and grand-daughter of William and Agnes Spencer, first settlers of Hartford. Samuel Spencer, her father, was a representative to the general court of Massachusetts, lieutenant of militia and one of the founders of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston.
Their children:
1. Timothy bpt. Aug. 11, 1695, m. Prudence Buckland
2. Joseph IV bpt. Oct. 17, 1697, m. Susanna Burnham
3. Sarah bpt. June 2, 1700, Joseph Drake
4. Samuel bpt. Feb. 14, 1702, m. Sarah
5. Elijah bpt. March 11, 1704-5 m.Elizabeth Winchell
6. Lemuel b. Jan 13, 1710-1
Ref: Families of Early Hartford, p. 229
Joseph Easton III was a deputy to the general court of Connecticut. In 1674 he was chosen Grand Juror. He was appointed as one of a committee of three to prepare a revision of the laws. He was a land owner and resided in East Hartford. He married, 1694, Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Meakins) Spencer, and grand-daughter of William and Agnes Spencer, first settlers of Hartford. Samuel Spencer, her father, was a representative to the general court of Massachusetts, lieutenant of militia and one of the founders of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston.
Their children:
1. Timothy bpt. Aug. 11, 1695, m. Prudence Buckland
2. Joseph IV bpt. Oct. 17, 1697, m. Susanna Burnham
3. Sarah bpt. June 2, 1700, Joseph Drake
4. Samuel bpt. Feb. 14, 1702, m. Sarah
5. Elijah bpt. March 11, 1704-5 m.Elizabeth Winchell
6. Lemuel b. Jan 13, 1710-1
Ref: Families of Early Hartford, p. 229
Joseph Easton III was third in a line that started with his grandfather Deacon Joseph Easton (1602-1688), one of the original founders of Hartford. His father Decon Joseph Easton II (1644-1711), was made Deacon the First Church of Christ, Hartford in 1691.
Joseph Easton III was a deputy to the general court of Connecticut. In 1674 he was chosen Grand Juror. He was appointed as one of a committee of three to prepare a revision of the laws. He was a land owner and resided in East Hartford. He married, 1694, Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Meakins) Spencer, and grand-daughter of William and Agnes Spencer, first settlers of Hartford. Samuel Spencer, her father, was a representative to the general court of Massachusetts, lieutenant of militia and one of the founders of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston.
Their children:
1. Timothy bpt. Aug. 11, 1695, m. Prudence Buckland
2. Joseph IV bpt. Oct. 17, 1697, m. Susanna Burnham
3. Sarah bpt. June 2, 1700, Joseph Drake
4. Samuel bpt. Feb. 14, 1702, m. Sarah
5. Elijah bpt. March 11, 1704-5 m.Elizabeth Winchell
6. Lemuel b. Jan 13, 1710-1
Ref: Families of Early Hartford, p. 229
Joseph Easton III was a deputy to the general court of Connecticut. In 1674 he was chosen Grand Juror. He was appointed as one of a committee of three to prepare a revision of the laws. He was a land owner and resided in East Hartford. He married, 1694, Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Meakins) Spencer, and grand-daughter of William and Agnes Spencer, first settlers of Hartford. Samuel Spencer, her father, was a representative to the general court of Massachusetts, lieutenant of militia and one of the founders of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston.
Their children:
1. Timothy bpt. Aug. 11, 1695, m. Prudence Buckland
2. Joseph IV bpt. Oct. 17, 1697, m. Susanna Burnham
3. Sarah bpt. June 2, 1700, Joseph Drake
4. Samuel bpt. Feb. 14, 1702, m. Sarah
5. Elijah bpt. March 11, 1704-5 m.Elizabeth Winchell
6. Lemuel b. Jan 13, 1710-1
Ref: Families of Early Hartford, p. 229
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