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Ensign Ensign Thomas COLTON

Ensign Ensign Thomas COLTON

Male 1683 - 1760  (77 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ensign Ensign Thomas COLTON was born on 27 Mar 1683 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA (son of Captain Captain Thomas COLTON and Sarah GRISWOLD); died on 4 Aug 1760.

    Ensign married Joanna WARRINER on 14 Apr 1708. Joanna died on 29 Jan 1755. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Thankful COLTON was born on 13 Sep 1709; died on 4 Jan 1735.
    2. Matthew COLTON was born on 22 May 1711; died on 17 Jul 1711.
    3. Dinah COLTON was born on 19 Sep 1712; died on 4 Feb 1759.
    4. Anna COLTON was born on 13 Sep 1714; died on 27 Dec 1770.
    5. Thomas COLTON was born on 6 Oct 1719; died on 17 Mar 1808.
    6. Joseph COLTON was born on 16 Nov 1721; died on 5 Nov 1787.
    7. Son COLTON was born on 28 Dec 1726; died on 28 Dec 1726.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Captain Captain Thomas COLTON was born on 1 May 1651 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA (son of George COLTON and Deborah GARDNER); died on 30 Sep 1728 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; was buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: 11 May 1651

    Notes:

    Died:
    "On the 6th of October following the Rev. Dr. Williams preached a sermon in which he gave Captain Colton a very extraordinary character, as having been a man eminently useful in his day, especially in the Indian wars, and as a man of eminent piety."

    Buried:
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    Captain married Sarah GRISWOLD on 11 Sep 1677 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA. Sarah (daughter of Matthew GRISWOLD and Anna WOLCOTT) died on 12 Sep 1690; was buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah GRISWOLD (daughter of Matthew GRISWOLD and Anna WOLCOTT); died on 12 Sep 1690; was buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, MA.

    Notes:

    Buried:
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    Children:
    1. Sarah COLTON was born on 25 Sep 1678 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 20 Jun 1754.
    2. Anna COLTON was born on 27 Dec 1680 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    3. 1. Ensign Ensign Thomas COLTON was born on 27 Mar 1683 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 4 Aug 1760.
    4. Benjamin COLTON was born on 19 Feb 1684 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 7 Apr 1685.
    5. Elizabeth COLTON was born on 5 Apr 1686 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    6. Matthew COLTON was born on 13 Feb 1688 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 6 Jun 1690 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    7. Daughter COLTON was born on 11 Sep 1690 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 11 Sep 1690 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George COLTON was born between 1620 and 1635 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, ENGLAND; died on 13 Feb 1699 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Note: 1657
    • Death: 17 Dec 1699

    Notes:

    Note:
    George Colton, known in the record by the title of Quartermaster, from whom descended all of the Coltons in this country so far as known, is said to have come from a town in England called Sunnoncofield. Came first to Windsor, married Deborah Gardner of Hartford, and was one of the first settlers in that part of Springfield called Longmeadow.

    Note:
    For seventeen years, he was one of the Selectman, having first been chosen in 1657. In 1669 he was chosen Deputy to the General Court, to which office he was twice re-elected, sitting in 1671 with Captain William Davis, a son-in-law of William Pynchon and a non-resident......From the frequency that he was called to perform public duties it is evident that he was an influential citizen.

    Death:
    alternate death date

    George married Deborah GARDNER about 1645 in Springfield, Hampden, MA. Deborah (daughter of John GARDNER and Mary UNKNOWN) was born in 1624 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 5 Sep 1689 in Springfield, Hampden, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Deborah GARDNER was born in 1624 in Springfield, Hampden, MA (daughter of John GARDNER and Mary UNKNOWN); died on 5 Sep 1689 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    Children:
    1. Isaac COLTON was born on 21 Nov 1646 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 3 Sep 1700 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    2. Ephraim COLTON was born on 9 Apr 1648 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 14 May 1713 in Enfield, Hartford, CT.
    3. Mary COLTON was born on 22 Sep 1649 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 4 Mar 1709 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA.
    4. 2. Captain Captain Thomas COLTON was born on 1 May 1651 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 30 Sep 1728 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; was buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    5. Sarah COLTON was born on 24 Feb 1652 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 11 Jul 1689 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    6. Deborah COLTON was born on 25 Jan 1654 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 26 Nov 1733 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    7. Hepzibah COLTON was born on 7 Jan 1656 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 27 Aug 1697 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    8. John COLTON was born on 8 Apr 1659 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 3 Feb 1727 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    9. Benjamin COLTON was born on 26 May 1661 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died in (Young) in Springfield, Hampden, MA.

  3. 6.  Matthew GRISWOLD was born in 1620 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, ENGLAND (son of George GRISWOLD and Dorothy JAMES); died on 21 Sep 1698 in Windsor, Hartford, CT.

    Matthew married Anna WOLCOTT on 16 Oct 1646 in Windsor, Hartford, CT. Anna (daughter of Henry WOLCOTT and Elizabeth SAUNDERS) was born about 1621 in Tolland, Somerset, ENGLAND; died on 29 Nov 1704 in New London, New London, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Anna WOLCOTT was born about 1621 in Tolland, Somerset, ENGLAND (daughter of Henry WOLCOTT and Elizabeth SAUNDERS); died on 29 Nov 1704 in New London, New London, CT.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Anna Griswold

    Children:
    1. 3. Sarah GRISWOLD died on 12 Sep 1690; was buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, MA.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  John GARDNER was born about 1598.

    John + Mary UNKNOWN. Mary was born about 1602. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Mary UNKNOWN was born about 1602.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Mary Gardner

    Children:
    1. 5. Deborah GARDNER was born in 1624 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 5 Sep 1689 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.

  3. 12.  George GRISWOLD

    George + Dorothy JAMES. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Dorothy JAMES

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Dorothy Griswold

    Children:
    1. 6. Matthew GRISWOLD was born in 1620 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, ENGLAND; died on 21 Sep 1698 in Windsor, Hartford, CT.

  5. 14.  Henry WOLCOTT

    Henry + Elizabeth SAUNDERS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Elizabeth SAUNDERS

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Elizabeth Wolcott

    Children:
    1. 7. Anna WOLCOTT was born about 1621 in Tolland, Somerset, ENGLAND; died on 29 Nov 1704 in New London, New London, CT.