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Note N210
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John2 Curtiss baptism: September 15, 1577 in Nazeing, county Essex, England; died c1639 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co, Conn. He married Elizabeth Hutchins April 19, 1610, in Nazeing, county Essex, England. She was born c1587 in Nazeing, county Essex, England; d. June 1657 Stratford, Conn.
Notes for John Curtis:
In the Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Conn., the Curtis Society erected a monument: "In Sacred Memory of John and Elizabeth Hutchins Curtis, married 19 April 1610 Nazing, England. Arrived Roxbury, Massachusetts, about 1637. John Baptized 1577 d. 1639. Widow Curtis, sons John, William and Thomas, settled Stratford 1639. She died June 1658 Stratford. Erected by Curtis Society 1961. "
Curtis, Harlow Dunham. "A Genealogy of the Curtiss-Curtis Family of Stratford, Conn: Supplement to 1903 Edition," by the Curtis-Curtiss Society of Stratford, Conn., Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edward Bros. Pub. Co, 1953, pp. v-xvii.
p. xiii: "Baptismal Records Nazeing Parish Church: John Curtis bapt. Sept. 15, 1777. Marriage Register Nazeing Parish Church: John Curtyce and Elizabeth Hutchins April 19, 1610." Their three children in "Baptismal Records: John Curtis Feb. 26, 1614; William Curtis June 21, 1718, Thomas Curtis Mar. 12, 1619."
p. xii: Roxbury Land Records: "The first day of fowerth moneth comonly called June 1639 this booke was bought for the entrying of the Towne Lands and other weighty bussinesses being fully agreed upon which may concern the Inhabitants of thes Towns of Rocksbury and payed for the booke Fower shillings" (p. 1) John Corteis 15--0---00 acres. This John Corteis removed with his wife and three sons from Roxbury to Wethersfield, Conn., but died before he became a resident. His widow, Elizabeth (Hutchins) Curtis and her three sons ( John Jr., Thomas & William), removed from Wethersfield to Stratford 1639-40."
p. vii: "The said father & emigrant was bapt. in the parish church of Nazing, co. Essex, Eng. Register: Baptisms: John Curtis Sept. 15, 1577. This John Curtis was son of William Curtis whose will in the Commissary Court of London, proved July 9, 1584." William Curtis will:
Curtiss, Frederic Haines. "A Genealogy of the Curtiss Family: Descendants of Widow Elizabeth Curtiss Who Settled in Stratford, Conn., 1639-1640," Boston: Rockwell & Churchill Press, 1903. See Isaac Curtis, Bridgeport, Fairfield Co, Conn. p. 119.
p. viii: "John Curtis left Wethersfield in 1640 for Cupheag (Stratford) and his name disappeared. The name of his widow, Elizabeth Curtis and her two sons were on the earliest records of town of Stratford. The father probably died soon after arriving at Stratford, or on the journey. The Ufford and Booth families had intermarried with the Cutrtiss before they left England. "
p. ix: "The Curtiss family was one of the most prominent among the first settlers of Stratford, and it was suggested naming of the town was after Stratford-on-Avon. Richard Booth was resident of Stratford-on-Avon. It is probable most of the early settlers were from Warwickshire. John Curtis I left England 1637 or 1639, and arrived Roxbury, Mass. His son John Curtis II came first to New England, father came last. Father was allotted 15 a. land on June 1, 1639, later moved to Wethersfield, Conn., died during move or soon after move."
Photo: All Saints Church, Nazeing Parish, county Essex, England, where John Curtiss was baptized on 15 Sept. 1577. Photo below: Altar of All Saints Church.
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Note N211 Index
From the book "Descendents of William Judson of Connecticut" Compiled by Linda-Jeanne Dolby (nee MacLoon): "Joseph was 15 when his father came to New England. He lived with him at Concord, Massachusetts for 4 years before moving to Stratford, Connecicut and in his 25th year married Sarah, she being 18 yers of age. He was a leading man in the early days of the colony, being frequently called to sustain the duties of public office. A Freemaan in 1658, a deputy in 1659, he took an active part in political affairs and for 13 years was a Representative of the GEneral Assembly. He was the highest military officer in the town for many years. In 1661 he made a purchase of a large tract of land known as the Mohegan Hills, containing about 5,000 acres. He was a founder of Pomeroage, which later became part of Woodbury, CT. In 1675 he returned to Stratford, for protection, because of King Philip's War and on November 1, 1675 was appointed on a Committee "to act according to ye order of the General Assembly respecting fortification". The train-band of Stratford had officers appointed June 1672 and he was appointed Lt. and engaged in King Pilip's (or Naragansett War)in 1676. He was given spcial mention in "Colonial Records" as a capable field officer and a distinguished officer in this Indian War. He returned to Woodbury where he was a member of the General Assembly for many yers and a Commissioner of the town.He was married to Sarah Porter on October 24, 1644 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. They had 11 children.
In 1812 the old burial monument was erected by his decendants, replacing the practically effaced by time. It reads:
"Sacred to the memory of Joseph Judson , and Sarah, his wife. Joseph died October 8, 1690 - aged 71 years. Sarah died March 16, 1696 - aged 70 years. Joseph came from England when 13 years old in 1634 with his father, William, and two brothers and resided in this Town."
Burial::
Old Congregational Burying Ground
Stratford
Fairfield County
Connecticut