Person:Daniel Harris (2)
Captain Daniel Harris
chr.20 Sep 1621 Newnham on Severn, Gloucestershire, England
d.30 Nov 1701 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1610
  1. John HarrisEst 1610 - 1694/95
  2. Silvester Harris1612 -
  3. Anna Harris1613/14 - 1697
  4. Thomas Harris1615 - 1687
  5. William Harris1616 - Bef 1688/89
  6. Anthony Harris1618 - 1651
  7. Elizabeth Harris1620 -
  8. Captain Daniel Harris1621 - 1701
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Captain Daniel Harris1621 - 1701
  • W.  Mary Weld1629 - 1711
m. Bef 1651
  1. Mary Harris1651 - 1740
  2. Sergeant Daniel Harris1653 - 1735
  3. Thomas Harris1657 - 1700
  4. Elizabeth Harris1658/59 - Bef 1710
  5. Captain William Harris1665 - 1750/51
  6. Sergeant John Harris1667/68 - 1754
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4] Captain Daniel Harris
Gender Male
Christening[1] 20 Sep 1621 Newnham on Severn, Gloucestershire, England
Residence[3] Aft 1643 Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage Bef 1651 Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child (Mary).
to Mary Weld
Residence[3] 1652 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Will[3][4][5] 13 Mar 1698/99 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Death[1][3][4] 30 Nov 1701 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Estate Inventory[5] 19 Dec 1701 £501-09-00. Taken by William Sumner, John Hamlin and Israhiah Wetmore.
Probate[5] 1 Jan 1701/02 Will proved.

Documented events in his life were:

1. Mention in Will, Inv. or Prob.; Bef 29 Oct 1639; Suffolk Co., MA 19. Legacy of 20s in the will of Richard Eels who calls him 'Cousin'.

2. Town Service; 10 Mar 1653/54; Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT 24. Assigned one day of work as his share of erecting the meadow fence.

3. Lands Recorded; 9 Jun 1654; Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT 28. Vol 1, p 9

4. Residence; 22 Mar 1669/70; Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT 25 29. Listed amoung the proprietors of Middletown with an estate of £102-10-00

5. Town Office; Oct 1678; Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT 30. Elected as Deputy to the General Court

6. Town Office; Oct 1684; Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT 30. Elected as Deputy to the General Court

7. Town Office; 30 Jun 1685; Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT 26. June 30, 1685. At the same towne meeting the towne made choyce of those mentioned as pattentees for the towne to procuer a patten for the towne according to the Court order. the men are Mr. Gills Hamline, Leftnt White & Ensign Ward and Ensigne Chiny & Captn Harris and Deacon Hall and Robert Warner & William Harris and Deacon Alyn.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2. Thomas1 Harris, in West, Randy A. The English Origin of Thomas1 Harris of Winnisimmet (Chelsea), Massachusetts. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Fall 2002)
    176:368.

    "Daniel Harris, bp. (Newnham) 20 Sept. 1621, d. Middletown 30 Nov. 1701; m. by 1651, Mary Weld, bp. All Saints, Sudbury, Suffolk, 1 July 1629, daughter of Joseph1 and Elizabeth (Wise) Weld."

  2. ↑ Thomas Harris, in Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995)
    2:865.

    "Daniel (Harris), b. say 1626; …"

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3. Thomas3 Williams alias Harris, in Davis, Walter Goodwin, Compiler, and Introduction by Gary Boyd Roberts. Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): A Reprinting, in Alphabetical Order by Surname, of the Sixteen Multi-Ancestor Compendia (plus Thomas Haley of Winter Harbor and His Descendants). (Baltimore, Maryland, United States: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1996)
    2:168.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Daniel Harris, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    2:360.

    "Daniel Harris, Rowley 1643, perhaps br. of Anthony, m. Mary, d. of Joseph Weld of Roxbury rem. a. 1652, to Middletown, there in 1660 was appro. to keep an inn, a lieut. in 1661, and capt. after, had large fam. Of his ds. Mary, b. 2 Apr. 1651, at Rowley, m. 26 Oct. 1669, Isaac Johnson, Jr. of Roxbury; Eliz. 22 Mar. 1660, m. John Hunnewell; Sarah, 17 Feb. 1661, d. soon; Sarah, again, 3 Sept. 1663, m. Samuel Bidwell; Hannah, 11 Feb. 1670, m. first, a Cook, and, next, 5 June 1714, a Sprague. The s. were Daniel, b. 15 July 1653; Joseph, 12 Feb. 1655; Thomas, 20 May 1657; William, 17 July 1665; and John, 4 Jan. 1668. He d. last of Nov. 1701, and in his will, of 1699, names all the ch. as liv. except d. Bidwell wh. he refers to as d. and Joseph, prob. d. His wid. Mary d. 5 Sept. 1711."

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Harris, Capt. Daniel, Middletown, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., 1904-06)
    2:72-74.

    "Probate Records. Vol. II, 1700 to 1710. Page 30-1-2-3.

    Harris, Capt. Daniel. Middletown. Invt. £501-09-00. Taken 19 December, 1701, by William Sumner, John Hamlin and Israhiah Wetmore. Will dated 13 March, 1698-9:

    I, Daniel Harris, Sen., of Middletown, do make this my last will and testament. I give to my son Daniel all that lott he now dwells on, excepting only that part already disposed of to Comfort Starr. Also the remainder of that lott lying to the southward of the Town, about 12 acres; also 1 parcel of land lying at Pecowsett; also ½ of my great lot abutting on Farmington and Wethersfield bounds, to be equally parted in the middle of the lott north and south, and my son Daniel to take his choice. Item. I give to my son Thomas Harris all that parcel of land which he now stands possessed of, as by deed of gift is specified. Item. I give unto my son William Harris all those parcels of land as by deed of gift are specified. Item. I give unto my son John Harris my now dwelling house, barn, barnyards, orchards, gardens and inclosures now belonging to my home. Also so much of my land not inclosed as reaches from my south fence to my son Thomas Harris and John Cook's north line, abutting on Kirby's land west and on Isaac Johnson's land east. Also 1 parcel of land in Hop Swamp, about 26½ acres. Also my negro Mengo, to be wholly at his dispose for and during the term of 20 years after the date hereof, provided that my sd. son John shall provide for myself and my wife all such comfortable and convenient maintenance, both for food and physic, rayment, lodging, firing and what else shall be comfortably and conveniently necessary for our comfortable being during our natural lives. And accordingly to take the estate I now stand possessed of into his care, custody and management, to improve the same to the best advantage for his and our comforts, and then at our decease to stand lawfully seized and possessed of each and every particular given to him in this my last will. I give to my daughter Mary Johnson one parcel of land in my farm, 65 acres. I give to my daughter Elizabeth the other half of my lott abutting on Wethersfield and Farmington bounds, after my son Daniel has taken his choice; also to my daughter Elizabeth that 2 acres of land in Middletown which I bought of Joseph Bull of Hartford. I give to my daughter Hannah Cook all those two parcels of land which by a deed of gift are already certified. I give unto my grandchild Thankfull Bidwell one parcel of land lying in my farm, 133 acres, which is my last division in my farm. I give unto my grandchild Abiell one parcel of land in my farm, 43 acres. Also it is my will that if either or both of these my grandchildren shall decease before they come to the age of 18 years or the time of their marriage, that the lands given to them shall fall to their parents, that is, Abiell's to her mother (my daughter Elizabeth), and Thankfull Bidwell's to her father (my son-in-law), Samuel Bidwell. Also I commit the sd. Abiell unto the care and custody of my son John Harris until she attain the age of 18 years or the time of her marriage. I appoint my son John Harris and my son-in-law Samuel Bidwell joint executors, hereby giving, ratifying and confirming to my sd. son-in-law Samuel Bidwell what in reversion was to have been my daughter Sarah's.

    DANIEL HARRIS, LS.

    Witness: Daniel Johnson, Alexander Rollo.

    Court Record, Page 24─1st January, 1701-2: Will proven.

    Page 39 (Vol. VIII) 9 November, 1711: Mr. John Harris of Middletown, executor of the last will of Capt. Daniel Harris (his the said John's father), late of Middletown decd., presented to this Court a distribution of some remaining part of the estate. Allowed, and to be kept on file.

    Page 40─19 November, 1711: Isaac Johnson objects against the dist. The Court order them to present reasons.

    Page 69─8 April, 1712: Whereas, Daniel Harris and Isaac Johnson of Middletown did summon and cite John Harris and Samuel Bidwell of said Middletown to appear before this Court of Probate, as executors to the last will of Capt. Daniel Harris, late of sd. Middletown decd., to answer the complaint of sd. Daniel Harris and Isaac Johnson, wherefore the said John Harris and Samuel Bidwell have not performed the trust committed to them, in neglecting to set out to them their legacies according to the said will of the decd., upon consideration whereof this Court are of opinion that this case is not cognizable before this Court, and therefore do dismiss the same and do declare that this case is proper and cognizable before the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and therefore have considered that the said John Harris and Samuel Bidwell shall recover their costs of this Court, and cost allowed is fifteen shillings money, and this Court do order that execution be issued forth upon this order."

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