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Fowler, Chittenden and other CT Lines


John STONE [Parents] was born about 1610 in Surrey, Hereford, England. He died on 1 Feb 1687 in Guilford, New Haven, Conn. John married Mary in 1642 in New Haven, , Conn.

John and brother William came to New England with William Leete and Henry Whitfield in 1639. They settled at Menankatuck, renaming it Guilford.

Mary was born about 1614. She married John STONE in 1642 in New Haven, , Conn.

They had the following children:

  M i Samuel STONE
  M ii Nathaniel STONE Lt.

William BREWSTER [MAYFLOWER] [Parents] was born in 1566/1567 in , , England. He died on 10 Apr 1644 in Plymouth, , Massachusetts. William married Mary [MAYFLOWER] about 1590 in England.

What is interesting about our famous ancestors is that William Brewster took in William Bradford as a youth, when both parents had died and Bradford became an orphan. Bradford was also a Mayflower passenger and an ancestor of mine. They were in the "Printing" business together in Leister, Holland and smuggled pamphlets back into England in the bottom of barrels of biscuits. King James even sent hit men to Holland to find out who was printing the pamphlets and kill them. The building that they were living in and printed in was "L" shaped, and fronted on two streets. When the king's men went in the printshop entrance, William & William took a secret door to the living quarters and then out into the street. Obviously King James never got them. But, it did slow down the "printing business" a little.
Information on Mayflower passengers can be found at:
http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html

The below site:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mosmd/mayfpas.htm
says, "English authorities were still searching for William Brewster, who was concealed on the ship." It gives his dod as 18 Apr 1643, and much more on the colony, including::

A NEAR MUTINY
Even before Mayflower anchored off the tip of Cape Cod, there was a near mutiny. The passengers had hired themselves out as indentured servants, promising to work for seven years to pay for their passage. Some of these passengers thought they could do as they pleased since they were outside the bounds of English law. So they threatened to take their freedom as soon as they got on land. The Pilgrim leaders knew it would take a lot of hard work to survive that first winter. They would have to cut down trees and haul logs and thatch to build houses. They knew they would need all the help they could get.

THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT
To solve the problem, the Pilgrims wrote the Mayflower Compact. The Compact was an agreement signed by all the men on board-including the indentured servants-promising to abide by laws that would be drawn up and agreed upon by all male members of the community. The women were not allowed to participate in the governing process. The Compact states that they would choose their own leaders and make their own laws. It also stated there was to be equal justice for all. This Compact became the constitution of the Plymouth Colony. It was the first document of American democracy to establish "government of the people, by the people, for the people."

THE CONCEPTS OF DEMOCRACY
When the Separatist group decided that they must look for another homeland, Pastor John Robinson sent with them a long letter in which he outlined a plan for setting up a new government based on democratic principles. The Mayflower Compact which was signed on board the Mayflower at Cape Cod on November 21, 1620 [new style date], was the direct outcome of Robinson's guidance.

DUAL DATES
The dates in Pilgrim books, diaries and letters can be deceptively misleading. This confusion stems from the use of two calendar systems during the 17th century.

The Julian Calendar was begun in the time of Julius Caesar establishing January 1 as the first day of the year. However, the number of days in a year were figured incorrectly, which meant there was a lap in the timing of the vernal equinox of about 3 days every four years.

In 1582 Pope Gregory found a deviation of 10 days. The Gregorian Calendar was adopted by some countries at that time. However, not all countries applied the Gregorian reform simultaneously. France and the Netherlands adopted it in December 1582, but England and its colonies did not adopt it until 1752, by which time 11 days had to be eliminated rather than 10.

Being English colonists, the Pilgrims used the Old Style (Julian) dates, while Holland was already using the New Style (Gregorian) dates. The Pilgrim letters and diaries are recorded with the Old Style dating. In order to establish the correct date for anniversaries of certain events, such as the signing of the Mayflower Compact, we must add 10 days.

Another chronological point has to be considered concerning the first day of the year. For instance, in Holland during the 17th century, the year began on January first: but, in England, the legal year began on March 25th. That meant the 83 days between January 1 and March 24 were regarded as the last days of the previous year.

Throughout this study guide, a double date will be given for various events, expressing both the Old Style/New Style Dating. As an example, the dates will be given as: 11/21 November 1620 gives the correct date for the anniversary. In another example where the new year is not expressed by the given date: 2/12 February 1608/1609. Here the correct date is expressed by the second sets of numbers, i.e., 12 February 1609.

Mary [MAYFLOWER] was born in 1568. She died on 17 Apr 1627 in Plymouth, , Massachusetts. Mary married William BREWSTER [MAYFLOWER] about 1590 in England.

They had the following children:

  M i Jonathan BREWSTER
  F ii Patience BREWSTER
  F iii Fear BREWSTER
  F iv Elizabeth BREWSTER was born in 1603 in Leyden, Holland. She died on 20 Jun 1609 in Leyden, Holland and was buried on 20 Jun 1609 in St. Pancreas, Leyden, Holland.
  M v Love BREWSTER [MAYFLOWER]
  M vi Wrestling BREWSTER was born about 1614 in , Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He died on 22 May 1627 in , Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Died unmarried. Reportedly came over on Mayflower also.

The below site:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mosmd/mayfpas.htm
says that he died in 1635.

John CHITTENDEN [Parents] was born on 20 Jan 1851. He married Nellie BONNETT.

Nellie BONNETT was born about 1855. She married John CHITTENDEN.


Benjamin BARTLETT was born before 6 Jun 1633 in Plymouth, , Mass. He died in Aug 1691 in Duxbury, , Mass. Benjamin married Sarah BREWSTER about 1656 in , Plymouth, MA.

Son of Robert and Mary (Warren) Bartlett and grandson of Pilgrim Richard Warren of the Mayflower. He married first bef. 4 April 1654 Susannah Jenny, b. Plymouth aft 22 May 1627 and d. there bef 4 April 1654.

Sarah BREWSTER [Parents] was born about 1635 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA. She died after 5 Mar 1667/1668 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass. Sarah married Benjamin BARTLETT about 1656 in , Plymouth, MA.


William BREWSTER [Parents] was born about 1645 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass. He died on 3 Nov 1742/1743 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA. William married Lydia PARTRIDGE on 2 Jan 1672 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Plymouth later became known by its present name of Duxbury...same place.

Lydia PARTRIDGE [Parents] was born about 1655 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She died on 2 Feb 1742. Lydia married William BREWSTER on 2 Jan 1672 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts.


Ralph PARTRIDGE [Parents] was born on 12 Apr 1579 in Sutton, Kent, England. He died on 29 Sep 1655 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass. Ralph married Patience in , , England.

Patience was born in 1600 in Lenham, Sutton, Kent, Eng. She died in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass. Patience married Ralph PARTRIDGE in , , England.

They had the following children:

  M i George PARTRIDGE

Stephen TRACY [Parents] was born on 28 Dec 1596 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. He died about 1653 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. Stephen married Tryphosa LEE on 2 Jan 1620 in Leyden, Holland.

Tryphosa LEE [Parents] was born in 1596/1599 in , Leiden, South Holland, Holland. She died in 1655 in , Plymouth, Mass. Tryphosa married Stephen TRACY on 2 Jan 1620 in Leyden, Holland.

They had the following children:

  F i Sarah TRACY

Francis Concord DUDLEY was born about 1640 in , , England. He died after 1702 in , , MA. Francis married Sarah WHEELER on 26 Oct 1663 in , Concord, Mdlsx, Mass.

Another source gives the marriage date as 26 Oct 1665.

Sarah WHEELER [Parents] was born on 30 Mar 1640 in Concord, Middlesex, MA. She died on 12 Dec 1713 in Concord, Middlesex, MA. Sarah married Francis Concord DUDLEY on 26 Oct 1663 in , Concord, Mdlsx, Mass.

I have her birthdate from another source as being: 30 Jan 1639/40.

They had the following children:

  M i Joseph DUDLEY was born about 1664. He died in 1702.
  F ii Mary DUDLEY was born in 1666. She died in 1705.
  F iii Sarah DUDLEY was born about 1671. She died in 1701.
  iv Francis DUDLEY was born about 1673.
  M v John DUDLEY was born in 1675.
  M vi Samuel DUDLEY was born in 1686. He died in 1777.

Henry HOBART [Parents] was born in 1563 in , Plumstead, Norfolk, England. He died on 29 Dec 1625 in , Blickling, Norfolk, England and was buried on 4 Jan 1626 in , Blickling, Norfolk, England. Henry married Dorothy BELL on 22 Apr 1590 in Blickling, Norfolk, England.

Dorothy BELL [Parents] was born on 19 Oct 1572 in Beaupre' Hall, Outwell, Norfolk, England and was christened on 19 Oct 1572 in ., Outwell, Norfolk, England. She died on 30 Apr 1641 in Covent Garden, London, London, England and was buried on 30 Apr 1641 in ., Blickling, Norfolk, England. Dorothy married Henry HOBART on 22 Apr 1590 in Blickling, Norfolk, England.

They had the following children:

  M i Edmund HOBART

Robert DEWE was born in 1540 in ., Hingham, Norfolk, England. He died in (Unknown), , England. Robert married Margaret STASYE on 5 Feb 1601 in Hingham, Norfolk, England.

Margaret STASYE was born in 1549 in , Wymondham, Norfolk, England. She married Robert DEWE on 5 Feb 1601 in Hingham, Norfolk, England.

They had the following children:

  F i Margaret DEWEY

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