John HORSFORD
Birth:
Abt 1636
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Death:
7 Aug 1683
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Marriage:
5 Nov 1657
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
He was a man of considerable wealth; left his son William L225, s. John
L1 21, s. Timothy L121; daus. Hester, Mary and Sarah, L100 each; sons
Samu el andNath'l, L114 each; s. Obadiah L122, and his widow L85 of
personal e state forlife; he contrib. 1676, 1s6d. to the Conn. Fund for
Relief of Po or in OtherColonies.
From Ye Horseford Booke
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He took the oath of a freeman May 20,1652.
In March, 1657/8 a troop of 30 horsemen, the first in the colony was
organ ized under command of Captain John Mason. John Horsford was a
member ofth is troop and served as a trooper in King Philip's war,
receiving in 16756 s, 8d, for such services. John left an estate of 1203
pounds, which was large for those days. His children, ten in number,
were all born at Winds or but as they came to maturity several became
residents of other towns ne ar Windsor or further west.
John Horsford lived and died at Windsor...
In Feb., 1674/5 William Thrall conveyed to his son-in-law John Hosford a
t ract of 50 acres on the east side of the Great River. In 1675 John was
lis ted as having a family, a horse and two oxen. John Horsford and
Corporal J oseph Stiles were master workmen in building a house fo the
first settl ed minister at Windsor,Timothy Edwards, father of Jonathan
Edwards.
Children
Marriage
1
Birth:
20 Oct 1662
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut "in old Fawkes House"
Death:
7 Jan 1740/41
Litchfield, Connecticut
Notes:
From Ye Horseford Booke
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Timothy, who after the death of his father was the most prominent man of
h is family in colonial affairs, was a proprietor ofseveral towns as
Harwin ton in 1732, Torrington in 1739 and Norfolk. He finally moved to
Litchfiel d, Conn., where he died in 1740/41.
Timothy moved fromWindsor to Litchfield, Conn. soon after his brother
Nat haniel who was at Litchfield in 1724. After the death of his father
he w as said to be the most active man of the family. He was interested
financi ally in several Connecticut towns as Harwinton, Norfolk,
Torrington, Cornw all, and Litchfield. In 1711he supplied stores to
forces of the colony se nt on an expedition against Canada. Hinman
records that he received a lega cy from Sarah Sears, widow of Windsor,
who died in 1689. His will, dated O ct. 21, 1740, names wife Abigail,
sons Daniel "of Hebron" and Timothy, dau ghters Abigail and Hannah
Dibble.Timothy Horsford was Executor.
In 1739 Nathaniel, Timothy and William Horsfordwith ten others purchas
ed land in Torrington, Conn. for a tannery.From Ye Horseford Booke
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Timothy bought land in the "northern township" in 1740 andmoved with h
is half-brother Daniel in 1741 to South Canaan, Conn. He is named at
Cornw all in 1742 and at Norwich in 1748.
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John Horsford - Phillury Thrall
John Horsford
was born at Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Abt 1636.
His parents were William Horsford and Unknown unknown.
He married Phillury Thrall 5 Nov 1657 at Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut .
They were the parents of 1
child:
Tmothy Horsford
born 20 Oct 1662.
John Horsford died 7 Aug 1683 at Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut .
Phillury Thrall died May 1698 .