Person:John Perry (17)
Capt. John Perry
b.31 Jan 1682 Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
d.3 Feb 1745/46 Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 21 Aug 1667
  1. Obadiah Perry1669 -
  2. Ebenezer Perry1671 -
  3. Esther Perry1674 -
  4. Samuel Perry1677 - 1677
  5. Capt. John Perry1682 - 1745/46
  6. Elizabeth Perry1683 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 27 May 1707
  1. Sarah Perry1708 - 1786
  2. John Perry1709 -
  3. Esther Perry1710 - 1769
  4. Thomas Perry1711 - 1745
  5. Dorothy Perry1711 -
  6. Hepzibah Perry1715 -
Spouse and Children
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m. Bef 1729
  1. Bridget Perry1729 - 1803
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Facts and Events
Name Capt. John Perry
Gender Male
Birth[1] 31 Jan 1682 Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 27 May 1707 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesto Sarah Robinson
Residence[3] 1710 Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United StatesEastford Parish
Marriage Bef 1729 Estimate based on date of birth of only known child (Bridget).
to Bridget Brown
Death[2] 3 Feb 1745/46 Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United StatesEastford Parish
Burial? Old Cemetery, Eastford, Windham, Connecticut, United States

FIRST WIFE: Sarah Inglesbee
SECOND WIFE: Bridget Brown d. Eleaser & widow of Ebenezer Fitch who d.1716
FATHER: Obadiah Perry d.1691 Indian Raid
MOTHER: Esther Hassell

Ashford, in 1715, chose him to serve as Constable and a Selectman on the Town Council.

In 1718, he was one of the original founders of the Congregational Church in Ashford, Eastford parish) & in 1721, the church chose him to select the Psalms & direct the singing. In 1723, as one of the original founders of the church, he was granted special pew space.

In 1720, John Sr. was selected to serve on the Court Committees & in 1722, was named Captain of the local military company to handle Indian alarms. He was noted as a courageous & efficient officer who established a military watch at Ashford & a scouting patrol in the Northern part of the town. Indian problems were followed in 1726 by famine in the Eastern Connecticut towns after two years of crop failures & much hunger.

After the death of Sarah, John married the widow of Ebenezer Fitch of Windsor, Hartford, CT. Between Dec 1729 & 1738, he acted as executor with Samuel Strong & Bridget Perry of Ebenezer's estate.

As Ashford began to divide between Eastern and Western factions, John Perry became a leading man amongst Eastern interests. In 1732, he was elected as the town representative to the General Assembly.

References
  1. ↑ Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Dunstable, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute, 1913)
    p.65.

    Perry, John, s. Obidiah, (born) "the last of" Jan 1682. N.R..* [Jan. 31. CT.R.**]
    * 1st Book of Dunstable Town Records at City Hall, Nashua, N.H.
    ** court record, Middlesex Co. Quarterly Court.

  2. ↑ Ashford Vital Records, in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
    v.1 p.23.

    PERRY: John, Capt., (died) Feb. 3, 1745/6

  3. ↑ Larned, Ellen D. (Ellen Douglas). History of Windham County, Connecticut. (Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States: E.D. Larned, 1874-1880)
    v.I, bk.I, Ch. XXX, p.215, 216.

    "In January, 1710, Captain Chandler....
    In the following April, James Corbin sold three hundred and fifty acres of land, 'north of Stoddard land, on both sides Still River,' to John Perry of Marlborough, who soon settled upon it, near the site of the present Eastford village."

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