M A ORRIS NCESTRY V 2 OLUME O & T L VIATT HOMPSON INES Charles Gould Morris II Copyright © 2010 Charles G. Morris II All rights reserved. ISBN 237-0-00-001531-0 TABLE OF CONTENTS The Oviatt Ancestors.............................................................................1 John Oviatt, Sr.....................................................................................3 John Oviatt, Jr....................................................................................4 Thomas Oviatt, Sr............................................................................6 Elizabeth Bryan................................................................................10 Thomas Oviatt, Jr........................................................................13 Frances Bryan................................................................................17 Samuel Oviatt, Sr.......................................................................20 Mary Baldwin..............................................................................23 Samuel Oviatt, Jr.....................................................................38 Rebecca Pritchard......................................................................40 Isaac Oviatt.............................................................................42 Mehitable Tibbals....................................................................45 Nathan Oviatt, Sr.................................................................47 Hannah Pardee.......................................................................51 Nathan Oviatt, Jr...............................................................56 Julia Anne Fenn...................................................................59 Sidney Fenn Oviatt...........................................................62 Mary Ann Riggs.................................................................74 Sidney Benjamin Oviatt.................................................77 Emma Eliza Mackay........................................................86 Edwin Sidney Oviatt..................................................125 Fanny Selleg Thompson...............................................181 Alice Oviatt (see Vol. 1, pp. 430-467) The Thompson Ancestors..................................................................197 John Thompson, Sr. (East Haven)...................................................199 Dorothy..............................................................................................212 John Thompson, Jr. (East Haven).................................................215 Priscilla Powell................................................................................218 John Thompson, III.....................................................................223 Mercy Mansfield............................................................................225 John Thompson, IV....................................................................228 Sarah Pardee.................................................................................229 Joseph Thompson.....................................................................231 Lydia Gilbert..............................................................................234 Jared Thompson.....................................................................237 Lydia Hotchkiss.......................................................................240 William Thompson...............................................................244 ii Morris Ancestry Elizabeth Alling....................................................................252 William Jared Thompson................................................259 Mary E. Hotchkiss.............................................................263 Edward Atwater Thompson.........................................265 Emma Jane Darrow.........................................................270 Fanny Selleg Thompson (see pp. 181-196) Mary Thompson............................................................................275 John Cooper, Jr................................................................................277 Rebecca Cooper...........................................................................281 Daniel Alling.................................................................................283 Silas Alling, Sr............................................................................288 Dorcas Baldwin...........................................................................292 Silas Alling, Jr..........................................................................296 Ruth Parker................................................................................298 Elizabeth Alling (see pp. 252-258) Mary Cooper................................................................................301 Samuel Smith................................................................................302 Margaret Smith.........................................................................308 Austin Smith................................................................................309 Margaret Smith (see pp. 453-454) Anthony Thompson: Descendants.....................................................312 Anthony Thompson (New Haven)..................................................313 Bridget Thompson.........................................................................353 John Bowers....................................................................................356 Ann Bowers..................................................................................378 Francis French...............................................................................380 Mary French..............................................................................389 Sylvanus Baldwin........................................................................391 Dorcas Baldwin (see pp. 292-295) John Thompson (mariner)............................................................395 Anne Vicars.....................................................................................416 Lt. John Thompson Jr. (New Haven).........................................419 Rebecca Daniel..............................................................................421 Rebecca Thompson....................................................................424 Caleb Mix....................................................................................426 Sarah Mix.................................................................................429 Isaac Bradley.............................................................................430 Esther Bradley.......................................................................434 Enos Hotchkiss........................................................................437 Ezekiel Hotchkiss (see pp. 460-463) Table of Contents iii Sgt. Joseph Thompson................................................................440 Elizabeth Smith..............................................................................442 Stephen Thompson.....................................................................446 Elizabeth Humphreville...............................................................448 Jonathan Thompson................................................................451 Margaret Smith..........................................................................453 Esther Thompson...................................................................455 David Larabee..........................................................................456 Sarah Larabee......................................................................458 Ezekiel Hotchkiss...................................................................460 Mary E. Hotchkiss (see pp. 263-264) Ens. Joseph Thompson..............................................................464 Hannah Smith...............................................................................466 Mary Thompson.......................................................................469 Moses Pardee.............................................................................471 Hannah Pardee (see pp. 51-55) John Thompson: Descendants............................................................474 John Thompson (New Haven).........................................................475 Ellen Harrison....................................................................................479 Elizabeth Thompson......................................................................481 Benjamin Bradley............................................................................483 Sarah Bradley...............................................................................486 Samuel Hotchkiss...........................................................................488 Joseph Hotchkiss........................................................................495 Patience Collins............................................................................497 William Hotchkiss....................................................................500 Eliphal Hine...............................................................................502 Anne Hotchkiss.......................................................................505 Isaac Fenn................................................................................507 Julia Anne Fenn (see pp. 59-61) Susannah Bradley........................................................................510 Daniel Hotchkiss............................................................................513 Obadiah Hotchkiss.....................................................................516 Mercy Perkins..............................................................................518 Lydia Hotchkiss (see pp. 240-243) Hannah Thompson.........................................................................521 Abraham Bradley.............................................................................523 Abraham Bradley, Jr...................................................................532 Sarah Wilmot.................................................................................534 Isaac Bradley (see pp. 430-433) INTRODUCTION This second volume in the series explores my mother’s ances- tors back to the early 17th century. Her father was Edwin Oviatt and her mother was Fanny Thompson. Thus, the book traces the Oviatt and Thompson lines which, as it turns out, are intertwined in complex ways as can be seen from the Table of Contents. As with all family histories, this is a work in progress. Al- though new information surfaces regularly, the time eventually comes when one needs to commit to paper that which is known. Additional copies of the printed book can be ordered for a very modest fee from Sheridan Books, Inc., 100 N. Staebler Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48103 (www.sheridanbooks.com). If I am still alive, I can expedite the order if you contact me at [email protected]. As always, I hope that my children, their children and future generations to come will enjoy learning about their ancestors. There are fascinating stories here and many more to come in future volumes. CGM II November, 2010 THE OVIATT ANCESTORS Oviatt, recorded in English Church Registers under the variant spellings Oviatt, Ovet(t), Ovyatt and Ovit, and in France as Ovits, is a patronymic form of either of two personal names. The first, "Ovit(t),” is of Anglo-Saxon origin, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th century "Ofa, Ufa.” This ancient male given name is no longer re- corded independently, but forms the initial element of several English placenames, for example, Offa's Dyke, an old boundary between England and Wales, said to have been built by Offa, 8th century King of Mercia; Offham (Kent); Ovingdean (Sussex); and Ovington (Essex). The suffix "-itt" represents a French diminutive ending, being a reduced form of "petit.” The likely source of the surname in France is "Ovide,” from the Latin "Ovidius,” a male given name meaning "good, kind,” made famous by the Roman poet Ovid, circa 43 B.C. - 17 A.D. Further forms of the name found in Midi and Provence include: Ovize, Ovitz and Ovise. “Some of the many changes of the name in England are Oviatt, Uthiatt, Uthiat, Uthwatt, Uthworth, Outhwatt, Outhwait, de Utteworth, de Ottewurth, Uthitt, Uthkitt, Uskitt, Uffiatt, Uffutt and others. “Whole families are often found in nearby localities with the names changed in spelling and pronunciation a little different.The Oviatt family of America, is a very old English family, of Norman (French) origin, entering England with William the Conqueror in the year 1066, A. D. It has not been definitely settled what the name was at that period, but the family settled in Central Southern England and every century or generation has brought many changes in the name until there are dozens and dozens of families in England who have different names, all originating from the Parent family of Normandy. “Buckinghamshire, England appears to have been the home of many Oviatt families about the year 1550, and there are many records of births, marriages and deaths in the numerous parishes of that county. “Wendover, Buckinghamshire was the early seat of residence of many and it was from this locality that the first Oviatt to America hailed from; Thomas Oviatt, 1630.” 1 1 From Charles H. Oviatt, The Oviatt Family of America (Muskegon, MI, 1916), 1. 2 Morris Ancestry JOHN OVIATT, SR. John was born about 1541 at Tring, Hertfordshire, England. He died in 1597 at Tring.1 His will was proved in 1599 at Ringwood, Hants, England.2 IMMEDIATE FAMILY The name of his wife is unknown. They had at least one child: JOHN, b. abt. 1568 (q.v.). ANCESTORS His ancestors are unknown. LIFE IN ENGLAND There is reference (in a letter from Frank Oviatt dated 4/7/1935) to a Thomas Oviatt who died childless in 1587 in Tring, England, the brother of this John. 1 Mary Elizabeth (Oviatt) Browning, “Oviatt Family: Oviatts in England and Milford, Connecticut,” 2. 2 Browning, “Oviatt Family,” 2. JOHN OVIATT, JR. John was born about 1568 at Tring, Hertford, England.1 His will was dated 26 September 1637.2 He died at Tring before 15 July 1639 when his will was proved.3 IMMEDIATE FAMILY He first married Esther _____ who was buried 17 February 1611/2.4 Nothing more is known about her. His second wife was Martha Werge(?) whom he married on 9 February 1613/4.5 His third wife was Alice Bart(?) whom he married in 1629.6 His children were:7 THOMAS, b. abt. 1600-1605 (q.v.). WILLIAM, bapt. 14 May 1615. MARTHA, b. abt. 1618. ALICE, bapt. 23 March 1623. JOSEPH, bapt. 2 October 1625. ANN, bapt. January 1628/9. ROBERT, bapt. September 1631. ROGER, bapt. February 1634. ANCESTORS His father was John Oviatt, Sr. (b. abt. 1541, d. 1597) (q.v.). His mother is unknown. LIFE IN ENGLAND He was a yeoman. In his will he named his third wife Alice, his sons William, Jo- seph, Robert, and Roger (all under 21 years), daughters Martha, Alice and Ann (all under 21), and named his eldest son Thomas Executor. The overseers were William Lake, gent., and Thomas Hardinge. Witnesses: Silvester Cutler, Daniel Cutler, and William Brian.8