1. William1 BLISS (3879); born in England;
William Bliss (3879) married an unknown person.1
Children of William1 Bliss (3879) include:
2. Thomas2 BLISS (3744) (William1); born circa 1590 in . . . England;2
Thomas Bliss (3744) married Margaret Hulins/Hulings (3745) 18 Oct 1621 in St. Nicholas P, Gloucester, Gloucester, England; Bliss Family source gives DOM as about 1617;2,3
Thomas Bliss (3744) died 1650 in Hartford, Hartford, CT.2
He was also known as Thomas Blisse. The spelling of the family name was often Blisse. There is considerable dispute concerning the parentage and place of birth of Thomas Bliss, Senior. It may have been Painswick, Gloucestershire since the area around this location is termed "Bliss Country" because of the numerous persons in the area with the Bliss name.
In some of the early New England records the name was also written as "Blysse."3 Page 32.4
This is the first property obtained by Thomas in New England.; The following excerpt is from the Hartford Book of Distributions: Note from this researcher -- (It is copied as written.)
"Febr: Anno dom: 1639/40
Severall Parcells of land in Hertford vpon the River of conecticott belonging to Thomas Blisse sen & to his heires forever.
One parcell on which his dwellinge house now standeth with yards or gardens therein being Contayninge by Estimation two roods (more or less) Abuttinge on the highway leading from John Barnards land toward the North on the west & on Thom Richards land on the North & on Thom Blisse jun: land on the South & on Paul Pecks land on the East.5 Six acres East side of the Great River.5 �
He began military service in 1647. Thomas Blisse was fined for being absent from military training: "March the 4th, 1646. Tho: Blisse for not trayneing, is fyned 2s. 6d."5 �
He left a will on 14 Feb 1650/51 in Hartford, CT; Thomas had not written a will, but instead recited it orally to his wife, with his daughter, Mary Parsons, as a witness. As recorded and witnessed by John Pynchon and Henry Smith at the time of his estate's inventory, his will was as follows:
"feb: 14th 1650 [1651 N.S.] mary parsons of Springfeild the daughter of Thomas Bliss late of Hartford deceased, doth testifie, that when her father lay on his death bed Shee heard her mother Aske him, how hee would dispose of his estate, hee Answered hee would giue it to her, who should have it elce, her mother asked him if hee would not dispose of it to his Children, her father Answered againe no, her mother Should haue it, this shee Shall bee ready to testifie if Called therevnto. wittness John Pincheon Hen: Smith [Vol. II, p. 28, Probate Records of Hartford Co., Conn.]"
The following is the inventory of the estate of Thomas Bliss, as found in the records of the Particular Court of Connecticut: Note from this researcher -- (The abbreviation "It" = item and the numbers after the items are the value.)
"The inventory of the goods Chattells and Cattles of Thomas Bliss of Hartford deceased taken by Joseph mygatt and Nathaniell warde this 14th febr. 1650 [1651].�
It: his wearing Apparrell 02:00:00
It: one bedstead with 2 featherbeds vppon it with sheets and Blankitts 08:00:00
It: a trundle bed, a flock bed vppon it with sheets and Blankitts 1 pr of each 03:00:00
It: for sheets and table Cloths & yarne in ye howse 03:00:00
It: 2 brass potts, 1 Iron pott, 2 kettles, 1 skillet & a morter 03:10:00
It: in milk vessells & other small dishes 00:10:00
It: in pewter as much as Comes to 01:15:00
It: 1 Spitt, 1 frying pann, 1 tramell, 1 fier pan & tongs 00:08:00
It: one beetle, foure wedges 00:06:00
It: one ould trunck, 2 chests, & one boxe, old ones 00:10:00
It: 2 paire of scales & wights to ym 00:06:08
It: 2 old bibles 00:05:00
It: one powdering tubb & a Cowle 00:07:00
lt: one beare vessell and old tubbs 00:12:00
It: 2 wheeles & e old seiues 00:08:00
It: 1 Chaire and 2 old stooles 00:02:00
It: 1 charne, 1 buckett & e payles 00:06:00
It: one Loome with barrs & Slayes, & 1 wheele 02:16:00
It: 2 Axes & 4 old howes 00:09:00
It: 2 Sawes & one Spade 00:12:00
It: 2 Cowes & 2 yeare old Calues 16:00:00
It: due to him in a debt 02:00:00
It: his howse and Lott belonging to it 02:00:00
It: of meadow and vpland 35:00:00
It: another howse Lott 02:10:00
(total is listed as : 86:12:08
Natha: warde
Joseph mygatt
On February 20, 1650 [1651 N.S.], the Particular Court gave Margaret full power to administer the estate "if Shee So long Continue a widdow."6
Margaret HULINS/HULINGS (3745) was born in 1595 in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England.2
Margaret Hulins/Hulings (3745) died on 28 Aug 1684 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.2
Some of the children had already settled at Springfield at the time of Thomas' death and Margaret wasted no time taking over the management of her husband's estate, and removing with her younger children to Springfield. At the Particular Court of Connecticut "Goody Bliss of Hartford" (this was Margaret, called ''Goody" because she was the wife of a "Goodman," which was roughly one step below the class of "Gentleman"), having received her administration powers, commenced suit against William Ayers for the unlawful detaining and wrongful selling of her cow on March 7, 1650 [1651 N.S.]. She no doubt relocated shortly after that time for under the date of "Jan ye 22th 1651" [1652 N.S.] she appeared as a grantee of three acres "on Pacowsick beginning at ye lower end " in the Springfield Town Votes. She also acquired seven acres on the west side of the Great River opposite her house lot, nineteen and one half acres in Long Meadow, four acres in the same general area, five acres in the second division over Agawam River and three acres on Pacowsick Brook. This estate is bounded today by Main Street on the east, the Connecticut River on the west, Margaret Street on the north and Fremont Street on the south.7 �
She left a will on 25 Jun 1684 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; I, Margaret Blisse of Springfield, being by Gods Good hand of Providence kept alive to this present day, & being aged, & not Knowing how soone the Lord may call me out of this world, I Knowing that I owe a debt to Nature, I thought It my duty to Settle my Estate that soe I may the freelyer Leave this World, when God shal cal me home.
And first I shal declare my faith & Leave it wth my surviveing children, wch is this.
That I doe beleive in the free mrcy of God the father, in & through the merites of God the Son my blessed Redeemr, & In Gd the Holy Ghost the Applyer of al that Good Jesus Christ hath purchased for his people:
I beleive the Resurrection both of the Just & the Unjust, & That we must aI stand before the Judgment Seate of Christ, My Body I comitt to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor (hereafter Named), And now being of sound and pfect mind & memory doe bestow my estate, wch God hath graciously given me in manner & forme followinge
First, I hveing given Something Considerable formerly to my son John Blisse, & under the consideration thereof, I do in this my Last wil & Testamnt give to him the said John Bliss no more but this wch followeth (being sufficient wth what he has had alreadie) That is to say Twenty pounds to be paid to him, wth in Two yeeres after my decease, & that to be paid to him in Cattle or Come, as it passeth betweene man & man, & also that four acres of land he bought of mee in the Long Medow wch I was never paid for, I do now give that to him.
ltem, I give to my son Lawrence's Son, Samll. Blisse my seven acres of land in the necke over the River, onely he the said Samuel shal pay to Each of his sisters Two pounds:
Item, I give to my grandson Nathaneel Morgan Three pounds wn he becomes to the age of Twentie yeares.
ltem, I give to my daughter Parsons, And my daughter Scot my weareing clothes, bedding & household Stuffe, onely my Bason, I give to my son Samuel's daughter Hannah:
Item, I give to my Daughter Scot five poundes, & if my Cowes doe live, & I be not forced to sel them for my necessity, I then give one of them to my Grandson John Scot:
Item, All the Rest & Residue of my Personal Estate goods Lands housing Cattell whatsoever I have in Springfeild or else where, I do give and bequeath to my Loveing son Samuel Blisse & his heeres for ever, & if his wife Mary Blisse shal survive my son, then she shall have a Third part of my Land during the time of her Widowhood, & then to Return it to my sons children as He shall see good to bestow it on ym.�
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And him the said Samuel Blisse, I do make full & Sole Executor of this my last Wil & Testament, & I do revoke disannul & make voide al formr Wills & Testaments, by me heretofore made. In witnes whereof, I Margaret Bliss do to this my Last Wil & Testament Set my hand & Seale
June: 25th 1684: the marke of M. B.
Widow Margaret Bliss, with her Scale affixt.
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Widow Margaret BLisse declared this Writing her Last wil & Testamt & being of Good & Sound understanding, Subscribed her hand, & seale theretoe, all being fully a distinctly Read to her, she declareing her satisfaction & Resting in this her last Disposure of her Estate: in Testimony whereof we here unto set or hands: this 25th of June: 1684:
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Benjamin Parsons John Pynchon Samll.Marshfeild.8
Margaret died August 28, 1684. On September 30, 1684, her son Samuel. of Springfield, presented her last will and an inventory of her estate to the Hampshire County Court.7
Children of Thomas2 Bliss (3744) and Margaret Hulins/Hulings (3745) were as follows:
Hannah Bliss (3768) died 25 Jan 1660/61 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.9
Never married.9
John Bliss (3769) died 10 Sep 1702 in Longmeadow, MA.9
Hester Bliss (3771) married Edward Foster (3861) 26 Dec 1661 in Springfield, Hampden, MA;4
Hester Bliss (3771) died 12 Jun 1683.9
Hester and Elizabeth were twins.9
3. Ann3 BLISS (3766) (Thomas2, William1); born circa 1620 in England;9
Ann Bliss (3766) married Robert Chapman (3774) 29 Apr 1642 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT;9
Ann Bliss (3766) died 20 Nov 1685 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.9
Robert CHAPMAN (3774) was born circa 1617 in England.9
Robert Chapman (3774) died on 13 Oct 1687 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.9 He emigrated in Aug 1635 from From Hall, England to Boston.9
Robert Chapman (3774) was living in Nov 1635 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.9
Children of Ann3 Bliss (3766) and Robert Chapman (3774) were as follows:
Ann Chapman (3777) died 1649.9
Nathaniel Bliss (3763) married Catharine Chapin (3783) Oct 1646;10
Nathaniel Bliss (3763) died 18 Nov 1654 in Springfield, Hampden, MA, at age 31.9
He emigrated in 1638 from Hartford, CT.10
Nathaniel Bliss (3763) was living in 1643 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.10
Catharine CHAPIN (3783) was born circa 1629 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England.10
Catharine Chapin (3783) married an unknown person on 31 Jul 1655; This marriage issued 4 children.10
Catharine Chapin (3783) married an unknown person on 5 Jun 1662; This marriage issued 4 children.10
Catharine Chapin (3783) died on 4 Feb 1712 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.10
Catharine Chapin was married three times and had 12 children from the three marriages.
A. T. Bliss writes in his "Bliss Family in America" --"There was not much time lost in mourning or widowhood, but times were hard for a widow with little children and men at this time outnumbered the women in the colonies, and there was no lack of suitors for single women.10
Children of Nathaniel3 Bliss (3763) and Catharine Chapin (3783) were as follows:
Samuel Bliss (3784) died 19 Jun 1749 at age 101.10
Mary Bliss (3786) married Nathaniel Holcomb (3807) 27 Feb 1670;10
Mary Bliss (3786) died circa 1722 in Simsbury, CT.10
Nathaniel Bliss (3787) married Deborah Colton (3808) 28 Dec 1676;10
Nathaniel Bliss (3787) died Frv 23 1736.10
Thomas Bliss (3742) married Elizabeth Birchard (3743) 30 Oct 1644 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; gild8cc states they were married at Lyme, New London, CT;2,11
Thomas Bliss (3742) died 15 Apr 1688 in Norwich, New London, CT.2
THOMAS, of Hartford, Saybrook and Norwich, Connecticut, was born in about 1618 in England (the son of Thomas Bliss and Margaret Hulins of Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England and later of Hartford, Conn.). He removed to America with his parents in about 1638 and was granted a house-lot adjacent to that of his father in Hartford in 1640. Sometime thereafter, Thomas, Jr., removed to Saybrook, Connecticut. Though the Bliss Genealogy of 1881 states that this occurred after his father's death, it is more likely that Thomas removed to Saybrook in about 1644, where his marriage to Elizabeth (surname unknown) is recorded, as are the births of six of their children [Caulkins' Hisrory of Norwich, 1866, p, 167]. At Saybrook his allotment of land was east of the Connecticut River, in what is now Lyme. His home lot lay between John Ompsted's (Olmstead) on the north and John Lay's on the south. He sold this land July 23, 1662 to John Comstock and Richard Smith, having removed with his family to Norwich, Connecticut two or three years previous. [The town of Norwich was purchased from the Indian sachems of the Mohegan tribe in June of 1659 and settled that year by thirty-five men, most of whom were from Saybrook, Connecticut, Thomas Bliss being one of the number. The following year (1660) the Rev. James Fitch, pastor of the church at Saybrook, and the greater part of his church removed to Norwich, where Rev. Fitch officiated as pastor until about 1696, when by reason of age and infirmity he resigned the pastorate and in 1702 removed to the new town of Lebanon, Conn., where he died. The original tract of Norwich was "9 miles square," the consideration given the Indians being seventy pounds.] His allotment at Norwich was "next to Sergeant Leffingwell (opposite, according to the ancient map), on the street as it runs south, five acres and a fourth, with a Lane on the south leading to a watering place at the river. " This homestead was still occupied by his descendants in 1880, seven generations of the same name having successively inherited the homestead and dwelt therein. The property had been held under the original deed, and the house itself, in its framework was doubtless the original habitation built by the first grantee. In a country where the tenure is allodial and there are no rights of primogeniture or entailment, instances of two hundred years of family ownership are not very common.
In 1680(?) Thomas Bliss and Matthew Griswold were appointed agents by the town of Saybrook to "lay out a lot of land to an Indian named The Giant," near Black Point, in what was (1880) East Lyme, Connecticut. The locality called "The Giant's Neck."
The energy, sound health and good judgment of Thomas Bliss brought great prosperity, which was evidenced by his having made a will. Only those who had considerable property to dispose of did so, as it was a very expensive affair in those days, for the tyranny and rapacity of Sir Edmund Andros compelled the colonists to carry every such instrument to Boston to prove and have recorded, Sir Edmund might then avail himself of all fees of that office towards supporting the state in which he aspired to live. He never appeared in the streets without guards or two or three servants following him, and it was quite as easy to obtain access to the King of England as to his ape, the governor of those colonies."12 �
He immigrated circa 1638 to Hartford, CT.2
Granted house-lot adjacent to his fathers.2
Thomas Bliss (3742) was living circa 1644 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.2 East of the Connecticut River, in what is now Lyme.2
Thomas Bliss (3742) was living circa 1660 in Norwich, New London, CT.2
Land in Saybrook; Sold his land to John Comstock and Richard Smith.2 �
He left a will on 13 Apr 1688 in Norwich, New London, CT; His will was dated April 13, 1688, two days before his death. In it provision was made for his wife, Elizabeth, six daughters and only living son, Samuel, who was at the time 31 years of age. His estate was estimated 182 pounds, 17 shillings, and 7 pence. He had land, besides his home-lot, ..."over the river, on Little Plain, at Great Plain, at the Falls, in the Yantick Meadow, in the meadow at Beaver Brook, in pasture east of town, and on Wastward Hill." The source listed for this is "Bliss Genealogy by A. T. Bliss, (Corrected reprint 1982) pp. 39, 40.2
Elizabeth BIRCHARD (3743) was born circa 1625 in England; Gild8cc gives Elizabeth the surname of Birchard and states she was born in 1621 in England.2,11
Elizabeth Birchard (3743) died on 28 Feb 1699 in Norwich, New London, CT.2
Children of Thomas3 Bliss (3742) and Elizabeth Birchard (3743) were as follows:
Sarah Bliss (3813) married Dr. Solomon Tracy (3821) 8 Apr 1686 in Norwich, New London, CT; The issue from this marriage was one son;14
Sarah Bliss (3813) married Thomas Sluman (3820) Dec 1688; There were 6 children born to this marriage;14
Sarah Bliss (3813) died 29 Aug 1730 in Norwich, New London, CT, at age 83.13
Mary Bliss (3814) married David Caulkins (3822) circa 1672/73.14
Thomas Bliss (3815) died 29 Jan 1682 at age 29.13
Deliverance Bliss (3816) married Daniel Perkins (3825) 8 Jun 1682.14
Rebeckah Bliss (3819) married Israel Lathrop (3833) 8 Apr 1686;14
Rebeckah Bliss (3819) died 22 Aug 1737 in Norwich, New London, CT, at age 74.14
Mary Bliss (3764) married Joseph Parsons (3765) 2 Nov 1646;5
Mary Bliss (3764) died 29 Jan 1712.9
In 1656 Mary was accused of witchcraft by some of her neighbors who were envious of their prosperity and endeavored in this way to disgrace them. She was vigorously defended by her mother, Margaret. This accusation apparently came to naught.9
Later a formal charge of witchcraft was made against Mary and she was sent to Boston for trial. The jury gave her a full acquittal of the crime, and she returned home to Northampton. Soon after her acquittal in Boston, her son Ebenezer, was killed by the Indians at Northfield. Those who had been instrumental in bringing her to trial said, "Behold, though human judges may be bought off, God's vengeance neither turns aside nor slumbers."
(A more complete description of the witchcraft case can be found in Trumbull's "History of Northampton, Vol. 1, PP. 43-50).9
It is said that she possessed great beauty and talents, but was not very amiable.9
Joseph PARSONS (3765) was born circa 1617/18 in Great Torrington, Devonshire, England.9
Parsons was associated with a Mr. Pynchon, who was one of the most prominent men in the public business of Springfield and quite wealthy. Parsons was a witness to the deed (for the Springfield Settlement) given by the Indians to Pynchon on this date.14
Joseph Parsons (3765) was living in 1654 in Northampton, MA.14
Joseph Parsons (3765) was living in 1679 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; Moved back to Springfield, MA. Probably due to accusation of witchcraft by Northampton, MA community.9
Children of Mary3 Bliss (3764) and Joseph Parsons (3765) were as follows:
Joseph Parsons (3834) married an unknown person 17 Mar 1669;9
Joseph Parsons (3834) died Nov 1729 in Northampton, MA.14
Benjamin Parsons (3835) died 22 Jun 1649.14
John Parsons (3836) married an unknown person 3 Dec 1675;9
John Parsons (3836) died 15 Apr 1728 in Northampton, MA, at age 77.14
Samuel Parsons (3837) married an unknown person 1677;9
Samuel Parsons (3837) married an unknown person 1691.9
Samuel Parsons (3837) was living in 1709 in Durham, CT.9
Ebenezer Parsons (3838) died 8 Sep 1675 in Northfield, MA, at age 20; Killed in battle with the Indians at Northfield.14
Jonathan Parsons (3839) married an unknown person 5 Apr 1682;9
Jonathan Parsons (3839) died Dec 1694 at age 37.9
David Parsons (3840) died died young.9
Mary Parsons (3841) married an unknown person;9
Mary Parsons (3841) married an unknown person 16 Oct 1685;9
Mary Parsons (3841) died 23 Aug 1711 at age 50.9
Hannah Parsons (3843) married an unknown person 7 Jan 1687;9
Hannah Parsons (3843) died 23 Aug 1739 at age 76.9
Abigail Parsons (3842) married an unknown person 19 Feb 1685;9
Abigail Parsons (3842) died 27 Jun 1689 at age 22.9
Hester Parsons (3846) married an unknown person 15 Sep 1689;9
Hester Parsons (3846) died 1760.9
Lawrence Bliss (3767) married Lydia Wright (3898) 25 Oct 1654 in Springfield, Hampden, MA;15
Lawrence Bliss (3767) died 1676 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.9
Lydia Wright (3898) married an unknown person on 31 Oct 1678.15
Lydia Wright (3898) married an unknown person on 7 Jan 1688.15
Lydia Wright (3898) married an unknown person on 1 Mar 1692.15
Lydia Wright (3898) died on 17 Dec 1699.15
Children of Lawrence3 Bliss (3767) and Lydia Wright (3898) were as follows:
Lydia Bliss (3901) died 27 Mar 1656.15
Sarah Bliss (3902) died 8 Jun 1657.15
Sarah Bliss (3903) died before 25 Sep 1659;15
Sarah Bliss (3903) was buried 25 Sep 1659.15
Samuel Bliss (3904) died 22 Jun 1660.15
Samuel Bliss (3905) died 15 Mar 1733 at age 70.15
Hannah Bliss (3906) married Thomas Colton (3912) 17 Dec 1691;15
Hannah Bliss (3906) died 6 Nov 1737 at age 72.15
William Bliss (3907) died 15 Mar 1733 at age 62.15
Pelatiah Bliss (3908) died 2 Jan 1747 at age 72.15
Sarah Bliss (3770) married John Scott (3857) 20 Jul 1659 in Springfield, Hampden, MA;4
Sarah Bliss (3770) married Samuel Terry (3860) 19 Nov 1690;4
Sarah Bliss (3770) died Sep 27 1705 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.9
John Scott (3857) died on 2 Jan 1690.4
Children of Sarah3 Bliss (3770) and John Scott (3857) were as follows:
There were no children of Sarah3 Bliss (3770) and Samuel Terry (3860).Elizabeth Bliss (3772) married Miles Morgan (3862) 15 Feb 1669 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; Morgan had eight children by a previous marriage. Elizabeth had been engaged to another man prior to her marriage to Sgt. Morgan, but her intended husband was killed by Indians;4
Elizabeth Bliss (3772) died before 1684.9
Elizabeth and Hester were twins.9
Miles MORGAN (3862) was born circa 1615.4
Miles Morgan (3862) died on 28 May 1699 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.4
Children of Elizabeth3 Bliss (3772) and Miles Morgan (3862) were:
Samuel Bliss (3773) married Mary Leonard (3884) 10 Nov 1665;16
Samuel Bliss (3773) died 23 Mar 1720 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.9
Given grant of land.16
Mary LEONARD (3884) was born on 14 Sep 1647.16
Mary Leonard (3884) died on 11 Mar 1724 at age 76.16
Children of Samuel3 Bliss (3773) and Mary Leonard (3884) were as follows:
Thomas Bliss (3888) died 10 Nov 1733 in Springfield, Hampden, MA, at age 65.16
Mary Bliss (3889) died 23 Dec 1707 in E. Hartford, CT, at age 37.16
Jonathan Bliss (3890) died circa 1740.16
Martha Bliss (3891) died 6 Jul 1702 at age 28.16
Experience Bliss (3893) died 7 Apr 1697 at age 18.16
Ebenezer Bliss (3895) died 7 Sep 1717 at age 34.16
Margaret Bliss (3896) died 19 Jan 1736 at age 51.16
22. Margaret4 BLISS (3785) (Nathaniel3, Thomas2, William1); born 12 Nov 1649;10
Margaret Bliss (3785) married Nathaniel Foote (3790) 2 May 1672 in Springfield, Hampden, MA;10
Margaret Bliss (3785) died 3 Apr 1745 in Colchester, CT, at age 95.10
Nathaniel FOOTE (3790) was born on 14 Jan 1648/49 in Wethersfield, CT.10
Nathaniel Foote (3790) died on 12 Jan 1703 in Wethersfield, CT, at age 53; Died of Consumption.10 �
He began military service between 1662 and 1676 in King Phillips War. Mr Foote was a Quartermaster in the Army during King Phillip's War and was in the fight at Turner's Falls (Conn. River) under the brave Capt. Turner, who, it is said, that night fought hand to hand with Phillip himself. The next day Capt. Turner and most of his men were killed by Indians and Mr. Foote, though badly wounded, was one of the few who escaped.10
Children of Margaret4 Bliss (3785) and Nathaniel Foote (3790) were as follows:
Sarah Foote (3791) married an unknown person Nov 1691;10
Sarah Foote (3791) died 24 Jul 1756 at age 83.10
Elizabeth Foote (3793) married an unknown person Jun 1701 in Coventry, CT.10
Mary Foote (3794) married an unknown person 14 May 1706 in Coventry, CT.10
Nathaniel Foote (3795) married an unknown person 4 Jul 1711 in Coventry, CT;10
Nathaniel Foote (3795) married an unknown person 13 Sep 1727 in Colchester, CT;10
Nathaniel Foote (3795) died 20 Aug 1774 at age 91.10
Ephraim Foote (3796) married an unknown person Jun 1708;10
Ephraim Foote (3796) died 10 Jun 1765 in Colchester, CT, at age 80.10
Josiah Foote (3797) married an unknown person 27 Sep 1688 in Colchester, CT;10
Josiah Foote (3797) died Dec 1778 in Colchester, CT, at age 90.10
Eunice Foote (3798) married an unknown person 3 Dec 1712 in Colchester, CT.10
Elizabeth Bliss (3739) married Edward Smith (3738) 7 Jun 1663;2
Elizabeth Bliss (3739) died 10 Jul 1680 at age 34.2
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Edward SMITH (3738) was born circa 1637 in England.13
Edward Smith (3738) died on 14 Jul 1689 in New London, New London, CT; Elizabeth Bliss Smith, her husband, Edward Smith and their son, John, aged 15 all died of an epidemic disease in 1689. They died within 6 days of each other. Another son, Obadiah, who was born in 1677 and six daughters went to reside at Norwich with relatives.13
Children of Elizabeth4 Bliss (3739) and Edward Smith (3738) were as follows:
Elizabeth Smith (3119) married an John Bailey Sr. (See the Bailey One Connection.)18
John Smith (3811) died Jul8 1689 in New London, New London, CT; See Family Note.13
Samuel Bliss (3817) married Ann Elderkin (3864) 8 Dec 1681 in Norwich, New London, CT;11
Samuel Bliss (3817) died 30 Dec 1729 at age 72; Source states DOD may have been 1731.13
He was Carpenter and Millwright before 1729 in Norwich, New London, CT.11
Ann ELDERKIN (3864) was born in Jan 1660 in Norwich, New London, CT.19,11
Ann Elderkin (3864) died on 17 May 1748 in Norwich, New London, CT, at age 88.11
Children of Samuel4 Bliss (3817) and Ann Elderkin (3864) were:
Anne Bliss (3818) married Josiah Rockwell (3826) 8 Apr 1688;14
Anne Bliss (3818) died 19 Feb 1714/15 at age 54.14
Josiah Rockwell (3826) died on 18 Mar 1728.14
Children of Anne4 Bliss (3818) and Josiah Rockwell (3826) were:
79. Samuel5 BLISS (3865) (Samuel4, Thomas3, Thomas2, William1); born 13 Nov 1684 in Norwich, New London, CT; gild8cc states that his first name may have been Daniel;11
Samuel Bliss (3865) married Sarah Packer (3868) 1707; wooo7ga gives dom of 21 Apr 1715;20,1
Samuel Bliss (3865) died 20 Sep 1763 in Norwich, New London, CT, at age 78; wilr7ca gives dod as 20 Sep 1773.21,11
Sarah PACKER (3868) was born in 1684; Wooo7ga gives dob of 7 Oct 1689.20,1
Sarah Packer (3868) died on 18 Oct 1775.1
Children of Samuel5 Bliss (3865) and Sarah Packer (3868) were as follows:
Mindwell Bliss (3832) married Daniel Rockwell Jr. (3831), son of Daniel Rockwell (3829), 29 Dec 1746.14
John Bliss (3869) married Sarah Huntington (3873) 6 Dec 1747;1
John Bliss (3869) died 1809.1
Thankful Bliss (3870) married George Dennis (3876) 10 Nov 1746.1
Daniel Rockwell (3829) married an unknown person 23 Nov 1715;14
Daniel Rockwell (3829) died 1746; There were several children in the family but the name of only one son is listed.14
Children of Daniel5 Rockwell (3829) include:
Daniel Rockwell Jr. (3831) married Mindwell Bliss (3832), daughter of Samuel Bliss (3865) and Sarah Packer (3868), 29 Dec 1746.14
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