Person:William Belden (2)
William Belden
chr.23 Apr 1609 Heptonstall, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
d.27 Mar 1655 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Richard BeldenEst 1599 - Bef 1655
  2. William Belden1609 - 1655
Spouse and Children
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m. Bef 1647
  1. Samuel Belden1647 -
  2. Daniel Belden1648 - 1732
  3. Lieutenant John Belden1649/50 - 1713
  4. Susanna Belden1651 -
  5. Mary Belden1652/53 - Aft 1655
  6. Nathaniel Belden1654 - Aft 1655
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4] William Belden
Gender Male
Christening[1] 23 Apr 1609 Heptonstall, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Marriage Bef 1647 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child.
to Thomasine Sherwood
Death[3] 27 Mar 1655 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)This death is not recorded in any published Connecticut vital records.
Estate Inventory[5] 1 Jun 1655 £142-06-08. Taken by Nathaniel Dickinson, Samuel Smith, John Deming.
Will[1][5] 27 Mar 1665 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Not a son of Richard1 Belden of Wethersfield, but rather his younger brother.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Reed, Paul C., and John C. B. Sharp. The English Ancestry of Richard1 Belden of Wethersfield, Connecticut: With an Account of the Death in England of Richard Baildon, Son of Sir Francis Baildon of Kippax, Yorkshire. American Genealogist (D.L. Jacobus). (Jan, Apr 2001; Oct 2002)
    76:128.

    "William1 Belden/Beldon, bp (Heptonstall) 23 April 1609, left the Halifax area before 1641/2, probably immigrated to Wethersfield, Conn.; m. Thomasine _____, named in his will, dated 27 March 1655."

  2. ↑ William Belden, 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)
    1:158.

    "WILLIAM, Wethersfield 1646, by w. Thomasine, had Samuel, b. 20 July 1647; Daniel, 20 Nov. 1648; John, 9 Jan. 1650; Susanna, 5 Nov. 1651; Mary, 2 Feb. 1653; and Nathaniel, 13 Nov. 1654. Gr. of this name were not seen by Farmer at any N. E. coll. in 1828, exc. Yale, where they count. sixteen."

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fam. 2. William Belden1, in Adams, Sherman W. (Sherman Wolcott), and Henry R. (Henry Reed) Stiles. The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut: Comprising the Present Towns of Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, and Newington; and of Glastonbury Prior to its Incorporation in 1693, from Date of Earliest Settlement Until the Present Time with Extensive Genealogies and Genealogical Notes on Their Early Families. (New York: The Grafton Press, 1904)
    2:77.

    "Fam. 2. William (Belden),1 (Richard*), b. abt. 1622, in Eng.; was, like his father, app. one of the Town's 'herders,' 1648; his wife's Christian name was Tomasin [Tamasine ( ?)]. He d. 27 Mch., 1655. Invent, taken 1 June, same yr. Value, £142-06-08.—Htfd. Co. Prob., II, 69. Savage says he rem. to Norwalk, which can hardly be, as his invent, is drawn by John Deming, Samuel Smith and Nath'l Dickinson, who subscribed themselves as being 'his townsmen.' In his will he requests the two latter friends, to act 'as supervisors,' and pathetically asks them 'to do what they can to advise and counsel my wife, and do the best they can to take care of my little ones, and to see my body honorably buried." His name is here spelled Beldin."

  4. ↑ Adams, Sherman W. (Sherman Wolcott), and Henry R. (Henry Reed) Stiles. The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut: Comprising the Present Towns of Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, and Newington; and of Glastonbury Prior to its Incorporation in 1693, from Date of Earliest Settlement Until the Present Time with Extensive Genealogies and Genealogical Notes on Their Early Families. (New York: The Grafton Press, 1904)
    1:221.

    "It appears that the town, on the first day of January, 1648-9, voted to pay, among other matters: … to Will. Belden, for 900 ft. of boards for the Meting House, £1-12s; 'for the hingeing for the Meetinghous seats' about £2-10s."

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Belden, William, Wethersfield, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., 1904-06)
    1:97.

    "Probate Records. Vol. II, 1650 to 1653. Page 69-70.

    Belden, William, Wethersfield. Invt. £142-06-08. Taken 1st June, 1655, by Nathaniel Dickinson, Samuel Smith, John Deming. Will dated 27 March, 1665. The last Will & Testament of William Belden, late of Wethersfield: Imprimis: I give to my Sonne Sam: £15 when he shall com to the age of 21 years. Item: I give to my son Daniell Belden £15. I give to my son John Belden £15. I give to my daughter Susannah Belden £15 when she shall com to the Age of 18 yeares. I give to my daughter Mary Belden £15. I give to my son Nath: Belden £15. I make Commisin Belden my whole & sole Executrix. I doe also Desire Sam: Smith and Nath: Dickinson, senior, to be supervisors of this my Will, to doe wt they can to Advice and Counsell my wife, & to doe their best to take Care of my Little ones, and to see my Body to be honourably Buried.

    WILL X BELDEN.

    Witness: Thomas Wright, Samuel Wright."

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