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Facts and Events
| Name |
John Finch |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[2][3] |
Est 1595 |
England |
| Marriage |
Bef 1620 |
to Unknown |
| Immigration[2] |
1632 |
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States |
| Marriage |
Abt 1635 |
Watertown, , MAto Martha _____ |
| Residence[2] |
1642 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States |
| Death[1][2] |
5 Sep 1657 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States |
References
- ↑ TAG (The American Genealogist)
10:44, 19:58. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 John Finch sketch, in Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995).
ORIGIN: Unknown
MIGRATION: 1632
FIRST RESIDENCE: Watertown
REMOVES: Stamford 1642
BIRTH: By about 1595 based on estimated date of marriage.
DEATH: Stamford 5 September 1657 [TAG 10:44,19:58].
- ↑ Descendants of John Finch of Connecticut, in Thummel, Claude B. Descendants of John Finch of Connecticut. (C.B. Thummel, 1965)
3-4, 1965.
THUMMEL #3
TEXT FROM THUMMEL's WORK BELOW:
JOHN FINCH, born in England, probably brother of Abraham and Daniel, came to New England with them in the 'Winthrop Fleet' in 1630 and settled first at Watertown, Mass.
When he removed from Watertwon to Connecticut is doubtful. Holmes in his book "Ancestral Heads of New England Families" states that he removed to Wethersfield in 1637. Adams in his "Ancient Wethersfield" states "I find no evidence that he ever resided in Wethersfield excepting the fact that he was one of the pioneers of Stamford, a Wethersfield Colony". Both Bond and Savage credit him to Wethersfield.
Records of Massachussetts By Shurtluff give the following:
- Vol 1 p120 John Finch fined, 7 Nov. 1732 (Note 1)
- Vol 1 p 233. John Finch receives payment 5 June 1638. (Note 2)
Records of Watertown, Mass., lands, grants, and posessions;
- p8, John Finch granted 4 acres 28 Feb 1636.
- p13, John Finch granted another 4 acres, 26 June 1637.
- p18, John Finch drew the first lot and received 91 acres, 10 May 1642.
This would seem to place him in watertown up to 1642.
In October 1642 he was assigned land amounting to 6 acres of marsh and upland "like the other men" in Staamford. He was on each of the lists of the Stamford colony for the first three years.
8 Nov. 1647, court action, Daniel Mitchell vs John Finch.
1647, David Mitchell sued John Finch for debt.
13 Feb. 1648/9 Jeffrey Ferris sued John Finch.
1652, sold land to William Potts (Potter).
(On 27:11m:84 (27 Jan.1___) W. Potter, ae 75 or thereabouts, testified that he bot the land which Daniel Scofield now lives upon of Goodman ffinch which was Isaac ffinch and Samuel ffinchs father.)
1652, bot a house and lot of Henry Ackerly of Stamford.
1653, sold his house and lot to Richard Ambler.
The lands of John Finch (Stamford) are described under date of Mar. 1, 1650, "this house and lot with the ten acres followingsould to Richard Ambler". The deed given by Finch, signed Nov. 15, 1652 and specified that Finch to have the use of the house to Nov. 15, 1653. Deed recorded Nov. 10, 1653.
Died 5 Sept 1657, in Stamford.
Inventory of estate filed in Stamford 1658 bears date 9th:12th mo: 1658.
Widow Martha married as her 2nd, Sept. 1658, John Green.
CHILDREN of JOHN FINCH:
#31. JOHN
#32. ISAAC
#33. SAMUEL.
#34. JOSEPH
#35. MARTHA.
(Added by handwritten note) #36 ABRRAHAM with the annotation (perhaps).
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NOTE 1. "Court holden at Boston Nov. 7, 1632, John Finch fined for wanting arms for his man and for being absent himself from training."
NOTE 2. " At a court of assistants held at Cambridge the 5th day of the 4th month 1638, Lawrence Waters wife was enjoined to give John Finch 18d and Nico Theale to give John Finch 18d and Edward Lamb to give him 2s and Lamb was fined 15s 6d for his contempt and all of them were adminished to avoyd dancing."
- Descendants of John Finch, in Finch, Paul R. "Descendants of John Finch"
http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/f/i/n/Paul-R-Finch/GENE2-0001.html.
- 7 Nov 1632 John Finch fined (Shurtleff, 1:102).
- 28 Feb 1636 John Finch granted 4 acres (Records of Watertown, 8).
- 26 June 1637 John Finch granted 4 acres (Records of Watertown, 13).
- 5 June 1638 John Finch receives payment (Shurtleff, 1:253).
- 10 May 1642, John Finch drew first lot and received 91 acres (Ibid, 18).
- October 1642, John Finch assigned land amounting to 6 acres of marsh and upland "like other men in Stamford". He was on each of the lists of the Stamford colony for the first three years.
- 8 Nov 1647, court action, Daniel Mitchell vs. John Finch
- 1647, Daniel Mitchell sues John Finch for debt.
- 13 Feb 1648/9, Jeffrey Ferris sues John Finch.
- 1652, John Finch sells land to William Potts (Potter).
- 1652, bought a house and lot of Henry Ackerly of Stamford.
- 1653, John Finch sells his house and lot to Richard Ambler.
- The lands of John Finch (Stamford) are described under the date of 1 March 1650, "this house and lot with the ten acres following sould to Richa Ambler." The deed given by Finch, signed 15 Nov 1652, and specified that Finch to have the use of the house to 15 Nov 1653. Deed recorded 10 Nov 1653.
- 5 Sept 1657, John Finch dies.
- Inventory of estate filed in Stamford 1658 bears date 9th:12th mo: 1658.
- September 1658, widow Martha Finch married as her second husband John Green.
REFERENCES:
Thummel, ref no. 3, p. 3-4.
Holmes, Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England
Bailey, Early Connecticut Marriages
Mead, Hist of Greenwich
Banks, Winthrop Fleet
Huntington, Hist. of Stamford
Adams, Hist of Ancient Wethersfield
New York Genealogical Records, 1675-1920
Huntington, Registration of births, etc
CSL, Barbour
Greene County Wills and Intestates.
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