Person:Peter Blatchford (1)

Peter Blatchford
b.Bef 1619
  • HPeter BlatchfordBef 1619 - 1671
  • WHannah Willey1641/42 - Est 1681
m. Bef 1667
  1. Joanna BlatchfordEst 1667 -
  2. Peter BlatchfordEst 1669 -
  3. Mary BlatchfordEst 1671 -
Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Peter Blatchford
Gender Male
Birth[1] Bef 1619 Served in Pequot War, 1637, when "very young".
Marriage Bef 1667 New London, New London, Connecticut, United States (probably)Based on estimated date of birth of eldest known child.
to Hannah Willey
Death[2] 1 Sep 1671 Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States (probably)
Probate[2] 7 Mar 1671/72 Administration to the widow.
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Peter Blatchford, 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)
    1:198.

    "Blatchford, * Peter, New London, had serv. 1637 (bef. that town was sett.), in the Pequot war, when very young, for wh. he had gr. of la. was constable, and a valu. citizen, in 1669 rem. to Haddam, for wh. he was rep. that and the foll. yr. and d. 1671, leav. wid. Hannah, d. of Isaac Willey, and three ch. Joanna, 5 and ½ yrs. old; Peter, 4; and Mary, 1 and ½. His wid. m. Samuel Spencer.

    [Additions and Corrections] [Savage 1:507] [Vol. 1] Page 198, l. 9, aft Willey, ins. wh. had been sec. w. of Thomas Hungerford,"

  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Blatchford, Peter, Haddam, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., 1904-06)
    1:185.

    "Probate Records. Vol. III, 1663 to 1677. Page 98-9.

    Blatchford, Peter, Haddam. Died 1st September, 1671. Invt. £239-02-00. Taken by Simon Smith & George Gates & Abraham Dibble. The children: Peter, 4 years of age, Joana 5 years, & Mary 1 ½ years. A Legacy to 'Hungerfoots' Children his 2 daughters £8.

    Court Record, Page 120—7 March, 1671-2: Invt. exhibited. Adms. is granted to Hannah Blatchford, Widow, and Order Dist. of the Estate: To the Widow £71, to Peter his son £60; and to the daughters £28 apeice. Mr. Nicholas Noyes and George Gates are appointed Overseers."