1715 AMERICAN Handwritten MANUSCRIPT Middletown CONNECTICUT Smith SAGE Ward HALL

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1715 AMERICAN Handwritten MANUSCRIPT Middletown CONNECTICUT Smith SAGE Ward HALL:
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TRULY A FASCINATING PIECE OF CONNECTICUT COLONY EARLY 18TH CENTURY AMERICAN HISTORY!

Dated June 27, 1715, this original and genuine colonial Middletown, Connecticut colony handwritten early 18th century American document was written to document a sale from Capt Thomas Ward to Joseph Smith a parcel of land for 135 NE Pounds.

Mentioned in the document are many early CT inhabitants, including John Savage, Giles Hall, & John/David Sage (the later two signed on the bottom), and was written by Joseph Rockwell, a recorder (also signed on the bottom, next to Thomas Ward\'s signature and wax seal).Many men were founders, religious leaders, and engaged in the early mariner\'s trade, as well as Indian treaties and land sales.

This is very early in the colonial history of the area , and holds fascinating historical value.

12\" x 7.5\", folded in half. Rare document in decent condition for age, w/ some age toning, with typical fold lines, some edge wear (especially at the folds, with some splitting, mostly to back blank section folded under ). Handwriting is easily deciphered, as shown . Chainline watermarks. GENEALOGY:JOHN SAVAGE
Capt John Savage, JrBirth:Dec. 2, 1652
Middletown
Middlesex County
Connecticut, USADeath:Oct. 30, 1726
Middletown
Middlesex County
Connecticut, USA
In the 74th year of his ageFamily links:
Parents:
John Savage (1630 - 1684)
Elizabeth Dubbin Savage (1631 - 1696)Spouse:
Mary Ranney Savage (1665 - 1734)*Children:
Thomas Savage (1684 - 1755)*
William Savage (1693 - 1763)*
Sarah Savage Savage (1700 - 1782)*
Rachel Savage Goodrich (1704 - 1787)*
Mercy Savage Stocking (1706 - 1787)*Siblings:
John Savage (1652 - 1726)
Elizabeth Savage White (1655 - 1742)*
Sarah Savage Wilcox (1657 - 1723)*
Abigail Savage Shepard (1666 - 1719)*
William Savage (1668 - 1726)*
Nathaniel Savage (1671 - 1735)*
Rachel Savage Hall (1673 - 1752)*
Hannah Savage Dod (1676 - 1737)**Calculated relationship
Burial:
Old Burying Ground
Cromwell
Middlesex County
Connecticut, USA
GILES HALL(Nephew was Lyman Hall, signer of Declaration of Independence; son Capt Giles Hall Jr was Rev War hero mariner and commander on the high seas)Middletown farmers had used Wangunk meadows to grow crops and feed their animals since 1650. However, as their numbers increased, many colonists moved their households across the river permanently and called their settlement East Middletown or the Third Society. As Ives observes, Indian Hill “became a target of colonial industry.” [Ives 67] In 1714 residents there petitioned for parish privileges. The General Assembly permitted Giles Hall, a mariner and local ship builder, to purchase land there in 1716. The following year Hall was tasked with planning access roads to transport materials to the river. Job Bates, a blacksmith, followed Hall and other families of rope makers, metal workers, and sail outfitters, all of whose livelihoods depending on ship building or the shipping industry. [Ives 67] By 1725 Middletown had become the largest port city between New York and Boston. Because of the shallowness of the Connecticut River at Middletown, the town became the final port on the river for many large ships, especially those in the West Indies trade.JOHN SAGE/ DAVID SAGE
\"Quarter Court in Hartford-1st Thursday in December, A. D. 1655.-Samuel Wells, plaintiff, contra John White, David Sage, Richard Warren, in an action of the case for debeyning of swyne not according to lawe, in the damage of 40 shilli gs.\" The case was found for the defendants.The next known of him is the following town meeting vote of May 30, 1663: Middletown, Conn.
\"At the same town meeting was granted to David Sage a house lot on the other side the riverlet on the other side the highway beyond the corner of Goodman White his fence on the west side the highway to Hartford siding by Goodman Stocking lot. So much as may not prejudice the highway or outlet of cattle which the inhabitants on that side shall determine and bound according to their discretion.\" The bank building stands on this grant.
On May 23, 1664, there was recorded to David Sage for the above vote a grant of three acres \" for a home lott \" bounded north and east on the highway, west, common, now Thomas Stow\'s, south Samuel Stocking. On Feb. 16, 1671, David Sage deeded it to John Kirby in exchange for a part of John Kirby\'s homestead on what is \"Pleasant\" street.
On May 9, 1665, there had been recorded to David Sage a \"12 square rods\" piece of land \"whereon his house standeth,\" bounded E., Highway; W., John Kirby; S., John Wilcox; N., John Kirby.\" An earlier vote showed that the town had appointed a committee to call on Mr. Sage and make him settle for thus trespassing on what was the \"town pound.\" On Feb. 3, 1671, John Kirby sold to him three acres, bounded, \"S. Sage\'s own land, E. Kirby, N. Stocking, W. common.\" By a town grant the Sage homestead was extended back to include some of this \"common,\" or unappropriated land, so that at his death it consisted of eight and three-fourths acres.
This homestead descended by inheritance to Capt. and Deacon Solomon3 Sage, who traded it with Daniel Stocking for the John Clark homestead of twelve acres on Feb. 17, 1761. The Sage house must have stood where the \"Daniel Stocking\" house stands, now (1908) occupied by tenants, Arnold and Burns.1. David Sage1 m. (1) Feb., 1664, Elizabeth Kirby, b. Sept. S, 1646, Hartford, (John) and that explains why he took the \"town pound\" and built next to father Kirby. She d. \"about the 23d year of her age.\" He m. (2) 1673, Marys Wilcox (John, John). who lived next to him on the south side and d. Dec. 7. 1711. He d. Mar. 31, 1703. His headstone and footstone, D. S., are in Riverside Cemetery, Middletown.
The main parts of his will dated Mar. 27, 1703, are:
\"And first I give and bequeath to my eldest son, David, that lot whereon is the frame of a house called David\'s lot, and that one and one-half acre lot of boggy meadow which I bought of mother, [Mrs. John Kirby, his first mother-in-law] and the one-fourth of my boggy meadow in Goose Delight, and my great wood-lot on the east side of great river.
\"Item. I give my son John the lot whereon he hath built and doth now inhabit, with my upper lot at Pistol Point, where it buts on Scovil, and the one-fourth of my Goose Delight meadow, and my great wood lot next Wethersfield bounds.
\"Item. My two daughters Bull and Johnson, thirty pounds in pay to each of them, to be paid at my widow\'s decease.
\"Item. I give my daughter, Mercy, 50 pounds in pay-20 pounds paid as she needs it, the other 30 at her mother\'s decease.
\"Item. The rest of my estate, personal and real, I leave with my wife, to be managed by my sons Jonathan and Timothy, so that she have a comfortable maintenance her natural life, and at her decease to be shared by said Jonathan and Timothy, debts and legacies paid. It is my will, further, that. my son John should have my two lots in Round Meadow.\" The inventory shows that the house at the \"Neux\" with fifty-seven and one-half acres, that went to John \"whereon he lived,\" was valued at £214-07-06. The homestead of eight and three-fourths acres was valued at £52, barn £12, and \"Mansion,\" £60. In addition he owned 722 acres. Jonathan and Timothy by agreement divided their inheritance, by which the homestead of eight and three-fourths acres on \"Pleasant\" street went to Timothy2, and in time to his son, Capt. and deacon Solomon3, who sold it in 1761 to Daniel Stocking.
Children by first marriage:

2. David2, b. Feb. 1, 1665.
3. Elizabeth2, b. June 1, 1666; m. Ezekiel Bull.
4. John2, b. Mar. 6, 1668.Children by second marriage:
5. Mary2, b. Nov. 15, 1672; m. Dea. Samuel Johnson.
Jonathan, b. 1674; d. Dec. 16, 1712; m. Nov. 1, 1705, Hannah Bodwell. Children:
- Rachel, b. Jan. 1, 1708; m. Nathaniel Ranney. (See the Ranney Family.)
- Jonathan, b. Aug. 28, 1711; m. Hannah Gibson, dau. of Deacon Samuel Gibson.
6. Timothy2, b. Aug. 14, 1678.
Nathaniel, b. 1680; d. without issue.
Mercy, b. 1680. She departed this life in the Mass. Colony, Oct. 7, 1711. Her will recorded in Hartford makes gifts to brothers and sisters and gave the name of husband of her sister Elizabeth. She refers to a \"little brass kettle\" and other things in the keeping of her sister, Mary Johnson, the mother of the Rev. Samuel Johnson, D. D., first president of King\'s College, now Columbia University. 2. David2 Sage, b. Feb. 1, 1665; m. May 3, 1693, Mary Coultman (John. of Wethersfield), b. Nov. 29, 1672; d. Aug. 3, 1744, Wethersfield. His father built for him on the west side of the road to Hartford. He lost his mind, \"a distracted person,\" and his homestead was bought by his brother Timothy. An account of this affair is recorded on the fly-leaf of the first account book of the Middletown church. The widow ret. to Wethersfield.
Children:
- Mary, b. May 8, 1694; m. Thomas Stedman. (See \"Ancient . Wethersfield.\")
- Elizabeth, b. Oct. 26, 1695; m. Noah Waddams. (See \" Ancient Wethersfield.\")
3. Elizabeth2, b. June 1, 1666 ; m. Ezekiel Bull of Rhode Island, grandson of Henry Bull, b. 1610, Eng. Lived in Boston, Mass., and Portsmouth and Newport, R. I.; a prominent man and Quaker, who d. Jan. 22, 1694, aged eighty-four, \" the last man of the first settlers of R. I.\" The executors paid £124 to his grandsons. Jireh, Ephraim and Ezekiel. (See Austin\'s Diet. of R. I.) 4. John2 Sage, b. Mar. 6, 1668; m. Jan. 10. 1693, Hannah Starr;b. Mar. 24. 1674, dau. of Comfort Starr and Rachel Harris of Middletown (see the Starr Genealogy). He settled in the Nuiks. The inscription on his tablestone reads as follows: \"Here lies interred the body of Mr. John Sage, who departed this life Jan. ye 22, A. D. 1750-1. in the 83d year of his age. He left a virtuous and sorrowful wife, with whom he lived 57 years and had 15 children; 12 of them married and increased the family by repeated marriages to the number of 29. Of these 15 are alive. He had 120 grandchildren ; 105 of them now living ; 40 great grand-children, 37 of them now living, which makes the number of off-spring 189.\"
\"Here lies interred the body of Mrs. Hannah Sage, once the virtuous consort of Mr. John Sage, who both are covered with this stone; and there have been added to the numerous offspring mentioned above, 44 by birth and marriage, which makes the whole number 233. She fell asleep September ye 28, A. D. 1153, in the 83d year of her age.\"
The original inscription was cut into a lead plate, which was stolen for use in making bullets, as was the one on the tablestone of the Rev. Joseph Smith. The present insert is of white marble and the inscription was cut by Theodore A.7 Sage, b. 1845, Berlin, Conn. (Capt. William6. 1818, Col. Erastus5, 1783. Deacon Jedediah4, 1739, David3, 1703, John2, David1 .)Of their children:
- Hannah, b. Dec. 21, 1694; m. Samuel Wilcox. (See the Wilcox Family.)
- 7. John3, b. Apr. 28, 1696.
- 7a. David3, b. 1703: m. Bathesheba Judd.
- 8. Ebenezer3, b. Apr. 6. 1709.
- Thankful, b. Feb. 9, 1717; m. Benjamin Butler. (See the Butler Family.)
5. Mary2, b. Nob. 15, 1672: d. May 8, 1127: m. Nov. 7, 1694. Deacon Samuel Johnson of Guilford. Conn.. b. June 5. 1670: d. 17 27. They had eleven children. Their second :
Child:
- Samuel. b. Oct. 14, 1696; d. Jan. 6, 1772, boarded here with his Uncle Timothy Sage and studied with the Rev. Joseph Smith. He was known as the \"Father of Episcopacy in New England,\" and was the first Pres. of King\'s Coll., now Columbia. His son :
  - William Samuel Johnson, was noted in the formation of the Constitution of the U. S. Descendants have been very distinguished.
6. Timothy2 Sage, b. Aug. 14, 1678; m. Feb. 7, 1706, Margaret Hurlbut (Holibert in town record, b. Feb., 1684. (See the Hurlbut Lineage, and for trouble about fence with Daniel2 Stocking, see the Stocking Family). He inherited the homestead and d. Mar. 18, 17 25, and has a headstone in Cromwell cemetery.

John Sage
Birth:Mar. 6, 1668
Middletown
Middlesex County
Connecticut, USADeath:Jan. 22, 1751
Middlesex County
Connecticut, USA
John, son of David Sage and Elizabeth Kirby, was born at Middletown, March 6, 1668. He married January 10, 1693, Hannah Starr, born March 24, 1674, daughter of Comfort and Marah (Weld) Starr of Middletown. His epitaph reads: \"Here lyes interred the body of Mr. John Sage who departed this life Jan ye 22 a.d. 1750-51 in the 83rd year of his age. He left a virtuous and sorrowful wife with whom he lived 57 years and had fifteen children: 12 of them married and increased the family by repeated marriages to the number of 29 of these 15 are alive. He had 120 grandchildren, 105 of them now living, 40 great grandchildren, 37 of them now living, which makes the number of offspring 189\". The epitaph of his widow: \"Here lies interred the body of Mrs. Hannah Sage, once the virtuous consort of Mr. John Sage, who both are covered with this stone; and there have been added to the numerous offspring mentioned above 44 by birth and marriage, which makes the whole number 233. She fell asleep Sep 28 a.d. 1753 in the 83rd year of her age.\" [That would make her birth actually 1671, but numerous records show 1674.] The original inscription was cut in a lead plate stolen to make bullets in the revolution, as was also the plate on the tablestone of Rev. Joseph Smith. The present insert of white marble was cut by Thomas A. Sage, born in 1845 Berlin, Connecticut.Children: Hannah born December 21, 1694, John April 28, 1696, Elizabeth and Mary (Twins) 1699, Elizabeth 1701, Ann 1702, Benjamin (Beoni) and David (twins) 1703, Jemina 1704, Nathaniel 1707, Ebenezer 1709, Comfort 1711, Prudence 1713, Thankful February 8, 1717 and Gideon 1718. John Sage (1668 - 1751) in the old burial ground in Cromwell, CT married Hannah Starr, not Hannah Staff.Father: David SAGE b 1639 d 1703
Mother: Elizabeth Kirby b 1646 d 1687Marriage 1 Hannah STARR b: 1673 Married: 10 Jan 1693
Family links:
Parents:
David Sage (1639 - 1703)
Elizabeth Hinds Kirby Sage (1646 - 1672)Spouse:
Hannah Starr Sage (1674 - 1753)Children:
Hannah Elizabeth Sage Wilcox Lewis (1694 - 1750)*
John Sage (1696 - 1769)*
Mary Sage Pierson (1699 - 1771)*
Benoni Sage (1703 - 1733)*
David Sage (1703 - 1798)*
Jemima Sage Riley (1704 - 1765)*
Nathaniel Sage (1707 - 1780)*
Ebenezer Sage (1709 - 1753)*
Comfort Sage (1711 - 1731)*
Prudence Sage Goodrich (1713 - 1807)*
Gideon Sage (1718 - 1752)*Siblings:
Elizabeth Sage Bull (1666 - 1726)*
John Sage (1668 - 1751)
Mary Sage Johnson (1672 - 1726)**
Timothy Sage (1678 - 1725)***Calculated Burying Ground
Cromwell
Middlesex County
Connecticut, USA
THOMAS WARDCaptain Thomas Ward (b. February 07, 1660/61, d. June 02, 1728)Thomas Ward (son of William Ward and Phebe Fenner) was born February 07, 1660/61 in Middletown, Connecticut, and died June 02, 1728 in Middletown, Connecticut.He married (1) Elizabeth Starr Brownell.He married (2) Hannah Tapping on December 06, 1683 in Middletown, Connecticut667, daughter of James Tapping and Hannah Garrett.
More About Thomas Ward:
Burial: Unknown, Riverside (Old) Cemetery, Middletown, Connecticut.
More About Thomas Ward and Hannah Tapping:
Marriage: December 06, 1683, Middletown, Connecticut.667
Children of Thomas Ward and Hannah Tapping are:

+Thomas Ward, b. October 17, 1684, Middletown, Connecticut, d. 1730, Middletown, Connecticut.

JOSEPH ROCKWELL
Capt Joseph RockwellBirth:Jul. 8, 1668
Windsor
Hartford County
Connecticut, USADeath:Oct. 27, 1742
Middletown
Middlesex County
Connecticut, USA
Son of John Rockwell and Deliverance HawesCapt. Joseph Rockwell married 1 Feb 1693, Middletown, Ct. Elizabeth Foster, b.7 May 1673,
Middletown, CT and d.15 Aug 1753, Middletown, CT.
Family links:
Parents:
John Rockwell (1627 - 1673)Spouse:
Elizabeth Foster Rockwell (1653 - 1753)*Children:
Joseph Rockwell (1697 - 1757)*
William Rockwell (1702 - 1765)*
Edward Rockwell (1707 - 1792)**Calculated inscription
Here lies interred the body of Capt. Joseph Rockwell who was chosen Deacon of the first
Church of Christ in Middletown, May the 31 1704 and having served his own generation by
the will of God fell on sleep October 27 1742 the 75 year of his life.
Burial:
Riverside Cemetery
Middletown
Middlesex County
Connecticut, USA
JOSEPH SMITH
The Rev. Joseph3 Smith, b. 1674, Hadley, Mass.; m. Sept. 18, 1698, Esther Parsons, b. Dec. 24, 1672, dau. of Cornet Joseph Parsons, one of the first settlers of Northampton and Springfield. He grad. Harvard, 1695, taught the Hadley Grammar School, also in Springfield, then preached in Brookfield, Mass. In 1708 went to Cohanzy, Cumberland Co., N. J., where he was ordained, May: 10, 1709, pastor by the Philadelphia Presbytery. He officiated for. the Horse Neck Society of Greenwich, Conn., a few Sundays before it was fully organized. He then came to Middletown Upper Houses, as stated in the history contained in this volume, and was installed Jan. 5, 1715, when the church was organized. He d. Sept. 8, 1736, leaving no will. The two daughters quitclaimed to their brother Joseph, all their right and title in the estate, as also did the widow, who named in her deed the negro Cleops. She res. with her son Joseph till her death, May 30, 1760, aged eighty-nine. The Bible which Rev. Mr. Smith used is owned by Mrs. Ruby Kelsey, who gave his communion cup to Mr. R. S. Griswold of the local church. The tablestone is a fine one. The leaden tablet having disappeared, a slate one took its place in 1880, and Miss Fanny Gridley, a descendant, gave the then pastor $20 to defray its cost.
Children:

Martha, b. Sept. 17, 1699; m. Nov. 30, 1721, Richard Hamlin. (See Giles Hamlin Genealogy.)
4. Joseph4, b. 1704.
Mary, b. 1707; m. Dec. 10, 1729, Rev. Samuel Tudor, of East Windsor, Conn

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