Post #1 included the compiled genealogy by Dwight Darius (D. D.) Birchard (1831-1905). Tucked into the notebook were several original letters and responses to letters that DD wrote asking for information.
This post includes a document copied by H C Birchard (Henry Cowell) - 1839-1898, brother to D D Birchard. It covers the known ancestry of their mother Caroline Parker, who married Darius Dewey Birchard in 1830 in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and died in 1888 in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania. It sounds like a genealogy of the time, but I have not found the original yet.
Her ancestry goes back to Deacon Stephen Hart, who was the immigrant on that side and participated in the founding of Hartford, Connecticut. This document does not cover the Parker side of her ancestry. See the following link for more details on her family tree: Wikitree Entry for Caroline Parker: https://www.wikitree.com/treewidget/Parker-19284/5
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Deacon Stephen Hart
Was born about 1605
at Braintree County Essex, England. He emigrated from there about
1632 with the company which settled at Braintree Mass.
He
subsequently moved to Newton (now Cambridge) and was one of the
church which invited the Rev. Thos Hooker from England to
be their pastor. He was one of the fifty four settlers of Cambridge,
was there in 1682, was admitted freeman in Boston 1634.
He migrated
with Rev Thos Hooker to found Hartford colony in 1635 & there is
the tradition that the city of Hartford was named from him as being
at a ford in the River which he discovered.
He was a proprietor
in Hartford in 1639. His house and lot was on the west side of what
is now Front St. near corner Morgan St.
Tradition says further that he
with others discovered Farmington Valley while on a hunting
expedition & that he was one of the leaders in making settlement
there in or about 1640.
The town of
Farmington was incorporated about 1645.
About this time the
Rev. Roger Newton began to preach for them. He was ordained their
pastor in 1652 and Stephen Hart was chosen the first “deacon” &
was recorded as one of the “seven pillars” of the church. Deacon
Hart purchased a large
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tract of land near
the present town of Avon and known to this day as the “Hart farm”.
He was one of the first representatives to the General Court in 1647
& continued for fifteen sessions. No man in the town was more
active, influential or useful. His house lot was four or five times
as large as any other. Was on the west side of Main St. in
Farmington & opposite the meeting house. This lot contained 15
acres. The south part he gave to his son John and the north part to
his son Thomas.
The name of his first wife is unknown. His second
wife was Margaret Smith.
His will is dated March 18 1682-3 and makes
distribution to his wife and children. His estate was appraised at L
340-45. House and homestead at L70 and land at Nod east of view L 40.
He died March 1682-3 aged 77 years.
His children, all by his first
wife, were Sarah, Mary, John, Stephen, Mehitable and Thomas.
This Capt. Thomas
Hart was born 1644. Married Ruth dght of Anthony Hawkins & wife
who was a dght of Gov. Welles of Conn. Ruth was born at Windsor Conn
Oct 24 1648.
Thos Hart was made freeman by the General
Court at their May session 1664 and was on the list of freeman at
Farmington Oct. 12th 1669. Was commissioned ensign of
Farmington Train Band 1678. Lieut. 1693, Captain 1695, & was
appointed on a committee “to return thanks of the Court” to the
Rev. Samuel Hooker for his “great paynes” in preaching the
election sermon. He represented the town in the
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General Court
twenty-nine sessions & was several times secretary and speaker or
chairman. The record contains numerous entries of sums of money voted
him for his services as chairman. He was recorded one of the “seven
pillars” of the church & was identified with all its principal
and important matters. He was a conspicuous man in the colony. Was
justice of the peace & executed important public trusts.
His wife
died Oct-9-1724, aged 78 years. He Aug-27-1726 in his 83r
year & was buried with military honors. Inventory was taken
Sept-7-1726. A large estate 2000 acres.
Their children were Mary,
Margaret, Hawkins, Thomas, John, Hezekiah, & Josiah.
This Hawkins Hart
was born 1677. Married Sept-7-1701 Sarah Rays dght of Nathaniel &
Sarah (Lathrop) Rays. She was born Apr-3-1683 & died Jan-31-1733.
When he married Mary Street.
He lived on the farm of his
first wives father. He held military rank of Lieu’t.
He lived for a
time at Farmington then moved to Wallingford, where died May 24, 1735
= aged 58 yrs.
His second wife was gr’d dght’r of Rev. John Eliot
the Apostle to the Indians. Author of a translation of the Bible to
the Indian language; a copy of which sold recently in N.Y. for
$1,130.00. Hawkins Hart represented
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Wallingford at
General Court nine sessions. His children by his first wife were
Nathaniel, Ruth, Hawkins, Sarah, Esther, Thomas, Elizabeth, Mary, &
Benjamin.
By his second wife
Samuel.
This Nathaniel Hart
was born June 19-1702 at Farmington. Married Dec-21-1727 Martha,
dghtr of Capt. Stevens Lee & wife Elizabeth (Ray). She was born
1701-2 at Farmington. He died Oct-2-1850 aged 48. His wife died July
1760. Their children were Nathaniel, Timothy, Martha, Hawkins,
Ebinezer, Josiah, Phebe and Esther.
This Hawkins Hart
was born Feb. 1736. Married Feb. 12-1761 Abigail Hall dghtr of Peter
and Rebecca (Bartholomew). She was born 1737. Hawkins Hart was a
carpenter by trade. His wife died May-20-1807 aged 70 yrs. He died
May 26-1824 at Barkhamstead aged 88 yrs. Their children were Rebecca,
Josiah, Hall, Hannah, Aaron H., Abigail, Hawkins, & Jerry.
Copied by Claudius
Parker. Copied by LeMira Parker Feb. 1880 both grandchildren of
Hannah Hart who married Lovel Parker. Copy to Maude “Kepler”
Zinck from LeMira P. from Maude to H.C. Birchard. This copy to
brother Dwight Oct 1895 who are great grandchildren of Hawkins Hart
and grandchildren of Abigail Hart. Copied by H.C. Birchard.
Oct-24-25-1895.
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