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Sgt John Humphrey Sr.

Birth
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
14 Jan 1698 (aged 47)
Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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Sgt. John Humphrey, s. of Michael Humphrey and Priscilla Grant, b. of record June 7, 1650 at Windsor, Conn. He d. intestate at Simsbury, Conn. Jan. 14, 1697/8, Æ 48. He is assumed to be interred without an extant gravestone at Simsbury's Hop Meadow (aka Simsbury Center) Cemetery.

[more later...]

John m. by early 1671, the widow Hannah Pond, dau. of Sgt. John Griffin and Anna Bancroft, b. July 4, 1649 at Windsor, Conn. She d. at Simsbury before Jan. 10, 1698/9. They had seven children b. at Simsbury, Conn.:

• i. Dea. John Humphrey, Jr., b. Nov. 18, 1671, d. intestate Dec. 31, 1732 at Simsbury, Conn., Æ 62; m. July 6, 1699 at Simsbury as her 2nd husband, Sarah Mills, dau. of John Pettibone & Sarah Eggleston, and wid. of John Mills, b. Sept. 24, 1673 at Windsor, Conn. She d. at Simsbury Apr. 3, 1748, Æ 81. Four children of the family. Sarah m. 1) Nov. 4, 1690 at Simsbury, John Mills, s. of Simon Mills & Mary Buell, b. June 23, 1668 at Windsor, Conn. He d. intestate at Simsbury Mar. 11, 1697/8, Æ 30. By her first husband, Sarah (Pettibone)(Mills) Humphrey had four children.

• ii. Mary Humphrey, b. Apr. 14, 1674; m. Samuel Gridley [more later].

• iii. Thomas Humphrey, b. Sept. 1, 1676, d. intestate Oct. 23, 1714 at Simsbury, Conn., Æ 38; m. a Hannah by whom he had four children. She m. 2) James Cornish. [more later]

• iv. Abigail Humphrey, b. Nov. 8, 1678; was not included in a 1706 distribution of her father's estate.

• v. Nathaniel Humphrey, b. Mar. 3, 1679/80, d. intestate bef. Nov. 11, 1711 at Hartford, Conn., the date of his estate inventory, Æ 32; m. Mar. 14, 1708/9 at Hartford, Conn., Agnes Spencer, dau. of Samuel Spencer & Sarah Meakins, bapt. Nov. 20, 1687 at Hartford (1st Chh.) She d. at Hartford Apr. 11, 1773, Æ 86. Two children of the family. Agnes m. 2) Lieut. Jonathan Hubbard, s. of Samuel Hubbard & Sarah Kirby, b. in Aug. 1691 at Hartford. He d. Feb. 14, 1744/5 at Wintonbury Parish, now Bloomfield, Conn., Æ 54. Agnes had six children by her second marriage.

• vi. Capt. Samuel Humphrey, b. circa 1684, d. Sep. 20, 1725; m. Mary Eno, dau. of James Eno (James,1) and Mary Bissell, b. May 5, 1691 at Windsor. Five children of the family. The widow Mary m. 2) Ens. Joseph Cornish, by whom she had two additional children.

• vii. Joseph Humphrey, who has no record of birth or death, but likely was living on Apr. 14, 1726; he was named as a child of his father in the latter's estate record; he signed on Jan. 11, 1711/12 as the heir of his deceased mother regarding sale of his maternal grandfather's land at Simsbury; was named in the Feb. 1718/19 initial estate distribution of his dec'd father-in-law Thomas Kelsey of Windsor; m. Abigail Kelsey, dau. of Thomas Kelsey and Elizabeth Maskell, b. of record Apr. 10, 1692 at Simsbury. She d. his widow at Simsbury Mar. 17, 1760. At least three, possibly four, children of the family.
Sgt. John Humphrey, s. of Michael Humphrey and Priscilla Grant, b. of record June 7, 1650 at Windsor, Conn. He d. intestate at Simsbury, Conn. Jan. 14, 1697/8, Æ 48. He is assumed to be interred without an extant gravestone at Simsbury's Hop Meadow (aka Simsbury Center) Cemetery.

[more later...]

John m. by early 1671, the widow Hannah Pond, dau. of Sgt. John Griffin and Anna Bancroft, b. July 4, 1649 at Windsor, Conn. She d. at Simsbury before Jan. 10, 1698/9. They had seven children b. at Simsbury, Conn.:

• i. Dea. John Humphrey, Jr., b. Nov. 18, 1671, d. intestate Dec. 31, 1732 at Simsbury, Conn., Æ 62; m. July 6, 1699 at Simsbury as her 2nd husband, Sarah Mills, dau. of John Pettibone & Sarah Eggleston, and wid. of John Mills, b. Sept. 24, 1673 at Windsor, Conn. She d. at Simsbury Apr. 3, 1748, Æ 81. Four children of the family. Sarah m. 1) Nov. 4, 1690 at Simsbury, John Mills, s. of Simon Mills & Mary Buell, b. June 23, 1668 at Windsor, Conn. He d. intestate at Simsbury Mar. 11, 1697/8, Æ 30. By her first husband, Sarah (Pettibone)(Mills) Humphrey had four children.

• ii. Mary Humphrey, b. Apr. 14, 1674; m. Samuel Gridley [more later].

• iii. Thomas Humphrey, b. Sept. 1, 1676, d. intestate Oct. 23, 1714 at Simsbury, Conn., Æ 38; m. a Hannah by whom he had four children. She m. 2) James Cornish. [more later]

• iv. Abigail Humphrey, b. Nov. 8, 1678; was not included in a 1706 distribution of her father's estate.

• v. Nathaniel Humphrey, b. Mar. 3, 1679/80, d. intestate bef. Nov. 11, 1711 at Hartford, Conn., the date of his estate inventory, Æ 32; m. Mar. 14, 1708/9 at Hartford, Conn., Agnes Spencer, dau. of Samuel Spencer & Sarah Meakins, bapt. Nov. 20, 1687 at Hartford (1st Chh.) She d. at Hartford Apr. 11, 1773, Æ 86. Two children of the family. Agnes m. 2) Lieut. Jonathan Hubbard, s. of Samuel Hubbard & Sarah Kirby, b. in Aug. 1691 at Hartford. He d. Feb. 14, 1744/5 at Wintonbury Parish, now Bloomfield, Conn., Æ 54. Agnes had six children by her second marriage.

• vi. Capt. Samuel Humphrey, b. circa 1684, d. Sep. 20, 1725; m. Mary Eno, dau. of James Eno (James,1) and Mary Bissell, b. May 5, 1691 at Windsor. Five children of the family. The widow Mary m. 2) Ens. Joseph Cornish, by whom she had two additional children.

• vii. Joseph Humphrey, who has no record of birth or death, but likely was living on Apr. 14, 1726; he was named as a child of his father in the latter's estate record; he signed on Jan. 11, 1711/12 as the heir of his deceased mother regarding sale of his maternal grandfather's land at Simsbury; was named in the Feb. 1718/19 initial estate distribution of his dec'd father-in-law Thomas Kelsey of Windsor; m. Abigail Kelsey, dau. of Thomas Kelsey and Elizabeth Maskell, b. of record Apr. 10, 1692 at Simsbury. She d. his widow at Simsbury Mar. 17, 1760. At least three, possibly four, children of the family.


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  • Created by: Don Blauvelt
  • Added: Mar 3, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49038936/john-humphrey: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt John Humphrey Sr. (7 Jun 1650–14 Jan 1698), Find a Grave Memorial ID 49038936, citing Simsbury Cemetery, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Don Blauvelt (contributor 46932939).