Samuel Hawley Sr.
Samuel Hawley, son of Joseph, was born around 1647 and came to Stratford with his parents as early as 1650, where he always resided, although he probably made his home in the town of Derby, Connecticut for a short time. He was a farmer, but dealt largely in real estate, as the town records of Stratford show, and in 1699, he was one of the largest landowners of undivided lands or commonage. He continued to accumulate land until the close of his life, yet when he made his will he had previously given it all to his children, who apparently were made quite independent; one son, Ephraim, received at one time 172 acres. He was also one of the original 36 proprietors of the township of Newtown, CT.
PHOTO: Next to Samuel's grave in the Old Congregation Burying Ground in Stratford, Connecticut, July 2010.
Reads: Here lyes buried ye body of Mr SAMUEL HAWLEY who departed this life August 24 AD 1734 in the 87th year of his age
Samuel first married Mary Thompson. Following her death in 1691, he married Patience Nichols, widow of Lt. John Hubbell, of a place called Old Mill, which is now part of Bridgeport, CT. This place was at first a highway laid out twenty rods wide by the order of the Colony of Connecticut, and hence called the King's Highway, for everything the colony did was in the name of the King of England. Along this highway Benjamin Franklin, while Colonial Postmaster General before the Revolutionary War, set up milestones, it being on the mail route from Philadelphia to Boston. One of these stones was set up not far from the home of Patience Hubbell, where she lived a number of years, it being just seventeen miles from New Haven on the Old Post Road. Patience was the mother of Samuel's six younger children.
Samuel Hawley was a prominent citizen, member of the church and officer of the town. The year his father Joseph died he was elected as a Representative of the town to the Colonial Assembly. He was subsequently elected to this same office, seven times. His father had been elected to this office thirty times. Following Samuel's death, his younger brother, John, was elected to this office nineteen times, so that during 66 years, some member of the Hawley family had been elected to the Assembly 57 times from Stratford.
II. SAMUEL SR. married Mary Thompson first wife then Patience Nichols second wife and had the following children:
Samuel Hawley, son of Joseph, was born around 1647 and came to Stratford with his parents as early as 1650, where he always resided, although he probably made his home in the town of Derby, Connecticut for a short time. He was a farmer, but dealt largely in real estate, as the town records of Stratford show, and in 1699, he was one of the largest landowners of undivided lands or commonage. He continued to accumulate land until the close of his life, yet when he made his will he had previously given it all to his children, who apparently were made quite independent; one son, Ephraim, received at one time 172 acres. He was also one of the original 36 proprietors of the township of Newtown, CT.
PHOTO: Next to Samuel's grave in the Old Congregation Burying Ground in Stratford, Connecticut, July 2010.
Reads: Here lyes buried ye body of Mr SAMUEL HAWLEY who departed this life August 24 AD 1734 in the 87th year of his age
Samuel first married Mary Thompson. Following her death in 1691, he married Patience Nichols, widow of Lt. John Hubbell, of a place called Old Mill, which is now part of Bridgeport, CT. This place was at first a highway laid out twenty rods wide by the order of the Colony of Connecticut, and hence called the King's Highway, for everything the colony did was in the name of the King of England. Along this highway Benjamin Franklin, while Colonial Postmaster General before the Revolutionary War, set up milestones, it being on the mail route from Philadelphia to Boston. One of these stones was set up not far from the home of Patience Hubbell, where she lived a number of years, it being just seventeen miles from New Haven on the Old Post Road. Patience was the mother of Samuel's six younger children.
Samuel Hawley was a prominent citizen, member of the church and officer of the town. The year his father Joseph died he was elected as a Representative of the town to the Colonial Assembly. He was subsequently elected to this same office, seven times. His father had been elected to this office thirty times. Following Samuel's death, his younger brother, John, was elected to this office nineteen times, so that during 66 years, some member of the Hawley family had been elected to the Assembly 57 times from Stratford.
II. SAMUEL SR. married Mary Thompson first wife then Patience Nichols second wife and had the following children:
- Samuel Jr. married Bethia Booth
- Captain Joseph married Elizabeth Wilcoxon
- Thomas Deacon married Joanna Booth
- Matthew
- Ebenezer
- JEHIEL married Hope Stowe
- Elizabeth married Lieutenant Charles Wolcott
- Ephraim
- Catharine
- Stephen
- Benjamin
- Mary married Josiah Hubbell
- Nathaniel married Mary Ufford
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Excerpt (PDF) from Family History of Western New York. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 1912
Excerpt (PDF) from Family History of Western New York. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 1912