Person:David Culver (2)

From a several generation photo copy of page 144 of "The American Genealogist" no date or volumn number set my by Nellie Gard. She believed she received it from Rachel Gard Cartter. (The copy is of very poor quality and hard to read)

David(3) Culver [John(2), Edward(1)], birth and death not found, married Mary Guard, daughter of Josphe and Mary (---) of Groton on 9 Jan 1722/3 (See Groten Deeds, 1:701) Possibly in connection with this transaction, Jonathan(?) may have given him a bill which turned out to be counterfeit. David Colver(sic) of Groten was arrested for uttering a false counterfeit bill of 40 shillings; Nathaniel and Jonathan Collver(sic) of Groton appeared in connection with the case. May 1724, and it would appear that David accused Joh\nathan of responsibility [New London Superior Court Files]. David was acquitted, Sept. 1724 (Hompstead's Diary, 147).

John Collver of Groten conveyed 20 Jan 1724/5 (this was shortly before his death), for love to his son David of Groton, all his rights in the town (Groten Deeds, 2:155) David sold 19 May 1725 a wood lot that belonged to Joseph GARD late deceased of Groten, and on 26 Apr 1726, Mary Guard, Elisha Guard, William Guard, Elizabeth Guard, and David and Mary Collver, all of Groton, conveyed an acre which had been bought by Joseph GUARD, deceased. (Ibid 2:169).

He bought land in Voluntown, Conn. in partnership with Aaron Fish, 9 July 1726, which they divided 9 June 1727, and David Collver, cordwinder, of Voluntown, presently sold his share (Voluntown Deeds).

He was back in Groton again, 11 Mar 1729 when, describing himself as shoemaker, he conveyed one acre for love to Robert Burrows (Groton Deeds, 2:441). We suppose him to be the same David who bought land 10 Apr 1755 (Ibid. 5:189)

No probate has been found, and his children, if any, have not been identified. With some diffidence the editor suggests, on the basis of names alone, that the two Culvers below may possibly belong to this family . . .