Beardsley, William
William BEARDSLEY (1605 - 1660) and Marie (1609 - ?) my 10g-grandparents
William BEARDSLEY was born about 1605 in Hertfordshire, England. He married Marie and they had 3 children, in Hertfordshire. They sailed from London on the Planter, commanded by Captain TRAVICE, on 2 Apr 1635. The family included:
William (30), Marie (26), and children Marie (4), John (2), Joseph (6 months)
They landed in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where John became a freeman on 7 Dec 1636. Soon after, they moved on to the Colony of Connecticut, staying in Hartford and Wethersfield until 1638, when they went further west, and were among the founders of Stratford. William and Marie had 4 more children, in Stratford. [WRC, Vol. III, p. 1471 ff.]
In religion, William was a non-conformist, and this motivated his migration, always searching for a home where his beliefs would be accommodated.
This 1780 map shows part of the Connecticut coast.
1 William BEARDSLEY b: 1605 in Hertfordshire, England, d: 1660
+ Marie b: 1609 in Warwickshire, England
......2 Capt. John BEARDSLEY b: 1633 in England, d: 19 Nov 1718, age 85; in 1668 built a house in Pequonnock, now Bridgeport
......2 Joseph BEARDSLEY b: Nov 1634 in England, d: 29 May 1712 in Stratford, CT, age 78; mariner
...... + Abigail DAYTON m: 1665; of Long Island
......2 Sarah BEARDSLEY b: 1640 in Stratford, CT; killed by Indians
...... + Obadiah DICKENSON m: 08 Jan 1669; of Hartford, CT
......2 Hannah BEARDSLEY b: 1642 in Stratford, CT, d: 1679, age 37
...... + Nathaniel DICKINSON m: 1662; brother of Obadiah
......2 Daniel BEARDSLEY b: 1644 in Stratford, CT, d: 07 Oct 1730, age 86
...... + Ruth WHEELER; daughter of Obadiah
......2 Samuel BEARDSLEY b: 1638 in Stratford, CT, d: 24 Dec 1706, age 68
...... + Abigail m: 1663
......2 Mary BEARDSLEY b: 1631, d: 20 Sep 1691, age 60
...... + Thomas WELLS b: 1620 in Colchester, Essex, England, m: May 1651 in Hartford, CT, d: Bet. 30 Sep–14 Dec 1676 in Hadley, MA, age 56
...... + Samuel BELDING b: 1632 in Staffordshire, England, m: 25 Jun 1678, d: 03 Jan 1713 in Hatfield, MA, age 81
Sources
[WRC] Genealogical and family history of the state of Connecticut; a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation (1911) by William Richard Cutter, et al Vol I Vol II Vol III Vol IV
[WW] A history of Hatfield, Massachusetts, in three parts (1910) Wells and Wells
Updated 19 Aug 2020 by William Haloupek. Contact haloupek at gmail dot com.