CPT John Wakeman

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CPT John Wakeman

Birth
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death
15 Feb 1709 (aged 51–52)
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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"Capt. John Wakeman, son of Rev. Samuel, was a prominent man in the Colony of Connecticut.He was appointed Deputy to to the General Court, from Fairfield, and served in twenty three sessions from 1690 to 1706. He was appointed Commissioner in 1695, 1696 and 1697; also Justice for Fairfield in 1698, and many times thereafter. He was appointed Lieutenant in May 1697, and Captain in May 1704 and 1705. He left an estate of about 1,000 pounds." [Wakeman, 1900, p. 164]

Martha Hubbell was the daughter of Richard Hubbell and Elizabeth Meigs, born while her parents still lived in Guilford, Connecticut. She married Capt. John Wakeman April 24, 1687. He was the son of the Rev. Samuel Wakeman and Hannah Goodyear. Capt. John Wakeman passed away February 15, 1709.

John Wakeman and Martha Hubbell lived in Fairfield, Connecticut, and their children were:

1. Hellena, b. Aug. 24, 1689; d. Feb. 12, 1710/11

2. Ann, b. March 24, 1692

3. Samuel, b. Feb. 24, 1693; d. Oct. 19, 1771 Findagrave #32119330

Lieut. Samuel Wakeman m. Elizabeth Findagrave #10486467 and Findagrave #32119317, b. 1695; d. March 14, 1759.

Elisabeth's maiden name is still unknown.

Samuel Wakeman was appointed Lieutenant of the first company in Fairfield, May 1742. The children of Samuel and Elizabeth Wakeman were:

a. Eleanor, bap. Aug. 8, 1726

b. Moses, bap. Aug. 8, 1726; d. May 14, 1764

c. Anne, bap. Aug. 8, 1726; She married Nathan Hubbell

d. Elizabeth, bap. 1729; She marriedJan. 23, 1746, John Lyon. He lived in Lanesborough, Berkshire County, Mass. in 1773

e. Sarah, bap. Oct. 5, 1731; d. Jan. 18, 1769 [Findagrave #62403037]. She married Gershom Hubbell, Nov.2, 1756. He was born 1731; d. April 11, 1803 [Findagrave #62402886]

f. Samuel, bap. Mar. 10, 1734, d. Aug. 6, 1809

g. Martha, bap. Aug. 15, 1736; d. March 9, 1766. She married Nathan Hill, son of John Hill and Esther Bulkley, Aug. 26, 1765. He married Dec. 1766, Elizabeth Whitehead, daughter of Gershom Whitehead

h. Seth, bap. Jan. 8, 1738

i. George, bap. June 1, 1740

4. Elizabeth, b. June 1, 1695; d. 1737?

5. Martha, b. Sept. 24, 1700. She married in Stratford, Feb. 2, 1720/21, Israel Chauncy (b. 1693; d. after 1731), son of Rev. Charles Chauncy.

6. Stephen, b. Oct. 15, 1702; d. 1761-2

7. John, b. Aug. 27, 1705; d. 1789/90

From online version: "ABSTRACT OF PROBATE RECORDS AT FAIRFIELD, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, AND STATE OF CONNECTICUT".
BY SPENCER P. MEAD, L.L.B. Volume 5, 1702-1750. Page 225; Transcribed by Geri Ryerson K., CTGenWeb.

"WAKEMAN, John, Captain, late of Fairfield, Nov. 9, 1709, letters of administration on his estate granted to his widow Martha Wakeman, page 152.

Inventory taken Dec. 6, 1709, by Nathaniel Burr and Samuel Squire, had right in grant of land above New Milford, and filed Dec. 8, 1709, page 152. May 19, 1710, statement recorded stated that John Wakeman and Martha Hubbell were married Apl. 24, 1687, and had the following children; viz: Elenor, born Aug. 24, 1689; Samuel, born Feb. 24, 1693; Ann, born Mch. 24, 1697; Martha, born Sept. 24, 1700; Stephen, born Oct 15, 1702; and John, born Aug. 29, 1705, page 153.

Mch. 7, 1710/11, widow and eldest daughter now deceased, and account filed by Ensign Richard Hubbell, administrator, and estate ordered distributed by Ensign Richard Hubbell, John Thompson and William Hill to his surviving children, viz; Samuel, Stephen, John, Elizabeth, Ann, and Martha, page 194.

Sept. 12, 1710, Elizabeth, a daughter of decedent, made choice of her uncle Sergeant Samuel French to be her guardian; Samuel a son of decedent, made choice of Major Peter Burr to be his guardian; and the court appointed Captain Joseph Wakeman to be guardian of Stephen, a son of decedent; and the court appointed Major Peter Burr to be guardian of John, a son of decedent, page 193.

Jan. 3, 1710/11, Ann Wakeman, a daughter of decedent, made choice of her uncle Samuel Hubbell to be her guardian; and the court appointed said Samuel Hubbell guardian of Martha, another daughter of decedent, page 380.

Oct. 7, 1713, Lieut. Samuel Hubbell, guardian of Ann Wakeman and Martha Wakeman, daughters of decedent, being now deceased, their uncle Ensign Richard Hubbell was appointed in his place, page 378."

Note: Ann and Martha Wakeman had two uncles named Samuel Hubbell, one the son of Richard Hubbell Sr. and Elizabeth Meigs, and one the son of Richard Hubbell Sr. and Elizabeth Gaylord. We know that Lieutenant Samuel was the son of Richard Hubbell Sr. and Elizabeth Meigs from "History and Genealogy of the Hubbell Family", Harold Beresford Hubbell et al, 1980, pp. 58-59.

References:

"History and Genealogy of the Hubbell Family", Third Edition, compiled and edited by Harold Beresford Hubbell, Jr. and Donald Sidney Hubbell, PhD. Published for the Family 1980. Reprinted 1986 by the Hubbell Family Historical Society, page 64.

"Wakeman Genealogy 1630-1899, Being a History of the Descendants of Samuel Wakeman of Hartford, Conn. and of John Wakeman, Treasurer of New Haven Colony, with a Few Collaterals Included", by Robert P. Wakeman, Meriden, Conn., 1900. [The children of Lt. Samuel Wakeman and Elizabeth (------) Wakeman as listed above are on pages 168 and 169. The entire book can be found on archives.org and familysearch.org]
"Capt. John Wakeman, son of Rev. Samuel, was a prominent man in the Colony of Connecticut.He was appointed Deputy to to the General Court, from Fairfield, and served in twenty three sessions from 1690 to 1706. He was appointed Commissioner in 1695, 1696 and 1697; also Justice for Fairfield in 1698, and many times thereafter. He was appointed Lieutenant in May 1697, and Captain in May 1704 and 1705. He left an estate of about 1,000 pounds." [Wakeman, 1900, p. 164]

Martha Hubbell was the daughter of Richard Hubbell and Elizabeth Meigs, born while her parents still lived in Guilford, Connecticut. She married Capt. John Wakeman April 24, 1687. He was the son of the Rev. Samuel Wakeman and Hannah Goodyear. Capt. John Wakeman passed away February 15, 1709.

John Wakeman and Martha Hubbell lived in Fairfield, Connecticut, and their children were:

1. Hellena, b. Aug. 24, 1689; d. Feb. 12, 1710/11

2. Ann, b. March 24, 1692

3. Samuel, b. Feb. 24, 1693; d. Oct. 19, 1771 Findagrave #32119330

Lieut. Samuel Wakeman m. Elizabeth Findagrave #10486467 and Findagrave #32119317, b. 1695; d. March 14, 1759.

Elisabeth's maiden name is still unknown.

Samuel Wakeman was appointed Lieutenant of the first company in Fairfield, May 1742. The children of Samuel and Elizabeth Wakeman were:

a. Eleanor, bap. Aug. 8, 1726

b. Moses, bap. Aug. 8, 1726; d. May 14, 1764

c. Anne, bap. Aug. 8, 1726; She married Nathan Hubbell

d. Elizabeth, bap. 1729; She marriedJan. 23, 1746, John Lyon. He lived in Lanesborough, Berkshire County, Mass. in 1773

e. Sarah, bap. Oct. 5, 1731; d. Jan. 18, 1769 [Findagrave #62403037]. She married Gershom Hubbell, Nov.2, 1756. He was born 1731; d. April 11, 1803 [Findagrave #62402886]

f. Samuel, bap. Mar. 10, 1734, d. Aug. 6, 1809

g. Martha, bap. Aug. 15, 1736; d. March 9, 1766. She married Nathan Hill, son of John Hill and Esther Bulkley, Aug. 26, 1765. He married Dec. 1766, Elizabeth Whitehead, daughter of Gershom Whitehead

h. Seth, bap. Jan. 8, 1738

i. George, bap. June 1, 1740

4. Elizabeth, b. June 1, 1695; d. 1737?

5. Martha, b. Sept. 24, 1700. She married in Stratford, Feb. 2, 1720/21, Israel Chauncy (b. 1693; d. after 1731), son of Rev. Charles Chauncy.

6. Stephen, b. Oct. 15, 1702; d. 1761-2

7. John, b. Aug. 27, 1705; d. 1789/90

From online version: "ABSTRACT OF PROBATE RECORDS AT FAIRFIELD, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, AND STATE OF CONNECTICUT".
BY SPENCER P. MEAD, L.L.B. Volume 5, 1702-1750. Page 225; Transcribed by Geri Ryerson K., CTGenWeb.

"WAKEMAN, John, Captain, late of Fairfield, Nov. 9, 1709, letters of administration on his estate granted to his widow Martha Wakeman, page 152.

Inventory taken Dec. 6, 1709, by Nathaniel Burr and Samuel Squire, had right in grant of land above New Milford, and filed Dec. 8, 1709, page 152. May 19, 1710, statement recorded stated that John Wakeman and Martha Hubbell were married Apl. 24, 1687, and had the following children; viz: Elenor, born Aug. 24, 1689; Samuel, born Feb. 24, 1693; Ann, born Mch. 24, 1697; Martha, born Sept. 24, 1700; Stephen, born Oct 15, 1702; and John, born Aug. 29, 1705, page 153.

Mch. 7, 1710/11, widow and eldest daughter now deceased, and account filed by Ensign Richard Hubbell, administrator, and estate ordered distributed by Ensign Richard Hubbell, John Thompson and William Hill to his surviving children, viz; Samuel, Stephen, John, Elizabeth, Ann, and Martha, page 194.

Sept. 12, 1710, Elizabeth, a daughter of decedent, made choice of her uncle Sergeant Samuel French to be her guardian; Samuel a son of decedent, made choice of Major Peter Burr to be his guardian; and the court appointed Captain Joseph Wakeman to be guardian of Stephen, a son of decedent; and the court appointed Major Peter Burr to be guardian of John, a son of decedent, page 193.

Jan. 3, 1710/11, Ann Wakeman, a daughter of decedent, made choice of her uncle Samuel Hubbell to be her guardian; and the court appointed said Samuel Hubbell guardian of Martha, another daughter of decedent, page 380.

Oct. 7, 1713, Lieut. Samuel Hubbell, guardian of Ann Wakeman and Martha Wakeman, daughters of decedent, being now deceased, their uncle Ensign Richard Hubbell was appointed in his place, page 378."

Note: Ann and Martha Wakeman had two uncles named Samuel Hubbell, one the son of Richard Hubbell Sr. and Elizabeth Meigs, and one the son of Richard Hubbell Sr. and Elizabeth Gaylord. We know that Lieutenant Samuel was the son of Richard Hubbell Sr. and Elizabeth Meigs from "History and Genealogy of the Hubbell Family", Harold Beresford Hubbell et al, 1980, pp. 58-59.

References:

"History and Genealogy of the Hubbell Family", Third Edition, compiled and edited by Harold Beresford Hubbell, Jr. and Donald Sidney Hubbell, PhD. Published for the Family 1980. Reprinted 1986 by the Hubbell Family Historical Society, page 64.

"Wakeman Genealogy 1630-1899, Being a History of the Descendants of Samuel Wakeman of Hartford, Conn. and of John Wakeman, Treasurer of New Haven Colony, with a Few Collaterals Included", by Robert P. Wakeman, Meriden, Conn., 1900. [The children of Lt. Samuel Wakeman and Elizabeth (------) Wakeman as listed above are on pages 168 and 169. The entire book can be found on archives.org and familysearch.org]


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