"3. John (Gillett). He first appears in Wethersfield, Conn., at the time of his marriage to Sarah Tryon of that town, 7 Apr, 1697. He lived there until 1716, then moved to Newtown, Conn. His proved son William settled in Milford, where Eliphal lived, and this move is understandable if Eliphal was William's uncle. Furthermore, the son of a daughter of John Gillet married a granddaughter of Eliphal Gillet. Newtown was largely settled by Milford families, and John bought his first land there from a Mllford man. All this suggests that John and Eliphal were brothers.
The names of John's children are not reminiscent of the Sergt. Jeremiah family, but several of the names came from the Tryon side. It must be understood that there was not much immigration into New England at the time these several 'stray' Gilletts appear in Connecticut towns, and that they cannot be placed in the older Gillett family. It is unreasonable to suppose that several unrelated Gilletts of the same generation, youthful but of marriageable age, would migrate separately from England about the same time and settle in Connecticut towns. It is much more reasonable to place them as brothers and sisters, and as children of Sergt. Jeremiah, who seems to have come over with his children, settling among his relatives in Simsbury. We therefore place John tentatively and with some likelihood as a son of Sergt. Jeremiah."
"3. John Gillet, born say 1672, died between 26 Feb. 1763 (date of will) and 6 Feb. 1770 (probate); … He was baptized as an adult and owned the Covenant at Wethersfield, 20 July 1712. Hence, like the proved children of Jeremiah, he was not baptized in infancy."
