bapt' 4 Jan 1624 [1623/24*] Rowington, Warwickshire, England
The Ship "Hopewell" left London, England July or Sept 1635 with her master, Thomas Babb, arriving in Massachusetts Bay.
Jo. Kerbie 12, #12 [John Kerby from Rowington, Warwickshire, bound for Plymouth.*
Will of John Kirby Middletown. Dated 6 Apr, estate valued at 551 pounds. Invt. £552-05-10. Taken 27 April, 1677, by Nathaniel Bacon, William Cheeny. Witness: John Wiatt, Elizabeth Wiatt. John Kirby. Court Record 6 Sept 1677: Will proven.
married 2 Mar 1644 Hartford, CT Elizabeth ___
They had known children - Mary, Elizabeth, Hannah, John [twin], Eunice [twin], Esther, Sarah, Joseph, Bethiah, Susannah, Abigail
ref: Society of Middletown First Settlers CT; ref: Society of Middletown First Settlers CT; New England Marriages prior to 1700 *Maiden Name Unknown - Elizabeth [BOOTH?/HINDS?]; *Wethersfield History 36 pg 175; *Double date Julian to the Gregorian calendar
bapt' 4 Jan 1624 [1623/24*] Rowington, Warwickshire, England
The Ship "Hopewell" left London, England July or Sept 1635 with her master, Thomas Babb, arriving in Massachusetts Bay.
Jo. Kerbie 12, #12 [John Kerby from Rowington, Warwickshire, bound for Plymouth.*
Will of John Kirby Middletown. Dated 6 Apr, estate valued at 551 pounds. Invt. £552-05-10. Taken 27 April, 1677, by Nathaniel Bacon, William Cheeny. Witness: John Wiatt, Elizabeth Wiatt. John Kirby. Court Record 6 Sept 1677: Will proven.
married 2 Mar 1644 Hartford, CT Elizabeth ___
They had known children - Mary, Elizabeth, Hannah, John [twin], Eunice [twin], Esther, Sarah, Joseph, Bethiah, Susannah, Abigail
ref: Society of Middletown First Settlers CT; ref: Society of Middletown First Settlers CT; New England Marriages prior to 1700 *Maiden Name Unknown - Elizabeth [BOOTH?/HINDS?]; *Wethersfield History 36 pg 175; *Double date Julian to the Gregorian calendar
Inscription
First Settlers 1650 - 1654
John Kirby