Laura Finch

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Birth: 1613, York, Yorkshire, England
• Departure: 1632
• Residence: 1642, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
• Married: 1650, , , , USA

Notes:

John Finch (1595 - 1657)
Born 1595 in Essex, England.
Believed to be the son of Abraham Finch, and brother of Abraham Jr. and Daniel Finch.
John Finch came to America in June/July 1630, arriving in Salem, Massachusetts aboard a vessel of the Winthrop Fleet, and led by the flagship, "Arbella". Traveling with John Finch, during this "Great Emigration" was his father, Abraham Sr., and brothers, Abraham Jr., and Daniel. In 1630, this Finch family group settled in Watertown, Massachusetts where, (per Governor Winthrop), Abraham Sr.'s wigwam and worldly goods were destroyed by fire in September of that year. By 1634, having taken the oath and become "Freemen", Abraham Finch Sr., Abraham Jr. and Daniel Finch relocated to Wethersfield, Connecticut, where each took up residence on the east side of Broad Street. It is unclear whether John Finch ever owned property in Wethersfield, CT., though he certainly did in Stamford, which was then considered a colony of Wethersfield. Abraham Sr., commonly known as "Ould Finch", took up residence just south of Thomas Olcott, of Hartford, CT. Near Abraham Sr.'s homestead was that of son, Daniel Finch who was appointed Wethersfield's first constable in 1631. Just north of Daniel's residence, was the home of Abraham Jr. Abraham Finch Jr. was killed October 30, 1637 in the Wethersfield Massacre by Massutunck (alias Nepaupuck), a Pequot War Chief. Nepaupuck was tried, convicted and on October 29, 1639, beheaded for the murder of Abraham Finch Jr., a Swaine family daughter "and others". At the time of his death, Abraham Finch Jr. had a wife, Dorothy (Moulton) and a son also named Abraham. Young Abraham Finch (III) was soon after adopted by his grandfather, Abraham Sr. and eventually inherited his father Abraham Jr.'s 10 acres of land on Broad Street. (Will administered in September of 1840.)

As for what we know of John Finch....
"November 7, 1632, at Boston, John Finch fined for wanting Arms for his man and for being absent himself from training." [Militia]
John's first wife (name?) died before 1634, sometime after the birth of their child (John Finch Jr.)
See record of marriages Online:
John Finch married his 2nd wife, Martha Brett in 1634 - Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Martha was born in England, and alleged to have arrived in 1630 aboard the "Arbella".
" John was a proprietor of Watertown in 1636-38, being granted 4 acres on February 26, 1636, 4 more acres on February 26, 1637 and 91 acres April 1638."
By 1642 John Finch was living in Stamford, Connecticut where he was assigned 6 acres of marsh and upland and served in the Stamford Train Band" [Militia].
John Finch died September 5, 1657, (age 62) Fairfield County - Stamford, Connecticut.
"The inventory of his estate was filed in Stamford February 9, 1658, and found him with a net estate of only 23 pounds."

See:
"History of Ancient Wethersfield" (p.66-67 and 268-269)
"Finch and Ashley: American Frontiersmen 1630-1977"
Wethersfield Historical Society
The Winthrop Society
Children Of ( I ) John Finch and 1st wife, (Name?)

1. John Finch (cir.1625 - 1685)
Born cir.1625
Married Hannah Marsh Fuller - November 8, 1652
Died June 16, 1685 In Huntington, Long Island New York.
Children Of ( I ) John Finch and 2nd wife, Martha Brett

2. ( II ) Isaac Finch (1635 - 1702)
Born 1635 in Stamford Connecticut
Married 1.) Elizabeth Ann Bassett October 1, 1658 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Elizabeth Ann Bassett was born c. 1638 in New Haven, Ct., the daughter of John and Margery Bassett. Elizabeth Ann Bassett died in 1677, Stamford, Fairfield, CT.
Married 2.) Hannah (Anne) Webb abt. 1680 in Stamford, Fairfield CT. Hannah Webb was born abt. 1635, and died November 9, 1703.
(NOTE: Family Tree incorrectly states that Isaac Finch “Landed in Stamford Connecticut 1678”)
Isaac Finch died November 23, 1702 (age 67) Stamford, Connecticut.

3. Samuel Finch (1638 - 1698)
Born 1638, Stamford, CT.
Married Sarah Hoyt, daughter of Simon Hoyt and Susanna. Smith. Sarah Hoyt was born abt. 1646 and died March 19, 1712.
Samuel Finch died April 23, 1698 in Stamford Connecticut (age 60)
Children of Samuel Finch and Sarah Hoyt:
Joseph Finch
Born abt. 1677 in Stamford, CT.
Married Abigail Seeley on August 7, 1703 in Stamford, CT. Abigail Seeley, daughter of Obadiah Seeley, was born abt. 1763 in Stamford, CT., and died December 18, 1752.
Joseph Finch died December 16, 1752.
Children of Joseph Finch and Abigail Seeley:
Joseph Finch
Benjamin Finch
Elizabeth Finch
Sarah Finch Born Stamford CT Died January 16, 1750-51 in Stamford, CT.
Samuel Finch Jr. Born abt. 1666 in Stamford, CT. Married Sarah Gold on December 5, 1692 in Stamford, CT.
Martha Finch Born abt 1669 in Greenwich CT Died abt 1711 in Greenwich CT.
Susanna Finch Born abt 1672 in Stamford CT Died aft 1711 in Stamford CT.
Rachel Finch Born abt. 1674 in Stamford, CT.

Children of John Finch and Martha Brett continued
4. Joseph Finch Sr. (1640 - 1714) Born November 23, 1640 Greenwich CT. t
Married (1) Nov. 23, 1670 at Stamford, Elizabeth Austin, daughter of John and Catherine Austin.
Married (2) c. 1697, Ruth (Hardy) Mead, widow of John Mead Jr.
Joseph Sr. died March 12, 1714 (age 74) in Greenwich, Connecticut
Children of Joseph Finch Sr. and Elizabeth Austin.
Joseph, Finch Born ca. 1675
Samuel, Finch Born c.1677 Died 1728, Greenwich Married c. 1713 to Mary (Whelpley) Marshall, daughter of Jonathan Whelpley and widow of Samuel Marshall.
Children of Samuel Finch and Mary (Whelpley) Marshall.
Mary Finch Born Dec. 4, 1715 (?)
Hannah Finch Born Feb. 6, 1716-17
Mercy Finch Born Sep. 6, 1718 Married Nathan Lockwood Jr.
Samuel Finch Born July 12, 1721
Elizabeth Finch Born Aug. 7, 1725
Jeremiah Finch Born March 17, 1727
Abigail Finch
Deborah Finch Married Jonathan Garnsey

Children of Joseph Finch Sr. and Elizabeth Austin, continued.
Jonathan, Finch Born c. 1679
Benjamin, Finch Born c. 1682
Abigail Finch
Elizabeth Finch
Sarah Finch
Martha Finch

Children of John Finch and Martha Brett continued.
5. Martha Finch
6. Abraham Finch Born Approx. 1648

The Winthrop Fleet of 1630
This list is from:
The Winthrop Fleet of 1630: (An Account of the Vesselseake, Robert Fien English Homes from Original Authorities) by Charles Edward Banks. It is believed by Banks to be a complete list, gathered from many sources.

Abbott, Daniel
Abell, Robert
Agar, William
Alcock, George, ______
Alcock, Thomas
Aleworth, Francis
Andrew, Thomas
Archer, Samuel
Aspinwall, William, Elizabeth, Edward
Audley, (Odlin) John
Baker, John, Charity
Balston, William, Elizabeth
Barsham, William
Bartlett, Thomas
Bateman, William
Baxter, Gregory
Beamsley, William, Anne
Beecher, Thomas, Christian
Belcher, Edward, Christian, Edward Jr.
Bendall, Edward, Anne
Benham, John
Biggs, John, Mary
Black, John
Boggust, John
Boswell, John
Bosworth, Zaccheus
Bourne, Garret
Bowman, Nathaniel, Anna
Bradstreet, Simon, Anne
Brand, Benjamin
Bratcher, Augustine
Brease, ____
Brenton, William
Brett, Isabel
Bright, Henry
Browne, Abraham, Lydia
Browne, James
Browne, Richard, Elizabeth, George, Richard Jr.
Buckland, William
Bugby, Richard, Judith
Bulgar, Richard,_______
Burnell (Bunnell), William
Burr, Jehu,_____, Jehu Jr.
Burroughs, Robert
Cable, John
Cakebread, Thomas, Sarah
Chadwick, Charles, Elizabeth
Chambers, Anne or Annie
Chase, William
Chauner, Margery
Cheesebrough, William, Ann(Stevenson), Sarah, Peter, Samuel, Nathaniel
Child, Ephraim, Elizabeth
Church, Richard
Clarke, John
Clarke, William, Elizabeth
Clough (Cluffe), Richard
Cobbett, _____
Coddington, William, Mary
Colbron, William, Margery
Colby, Anthony, Susanna (Haddon)
Cole, John
Cole, Rice, Arrold
Cole, Robert
Cole, Samuel, Anne
Converse, Edward, Sarah, Phineas, John, Josiah, James
Cooke, Margaret
Cowlishaw, William, Anne
Crabb, John
Crafts, Griffin, Alice, Hannah
Cranwell, John
Cribb, Benjamin
Crugott, James
Dady, William, Dorothy
Deekes (Dix), Edward, Jane
Devereux, John
Diffy, Richard
Dillingham, John, Sarah (Caly), Sarah
Dixon, William
Doggett, John, ____, John Jr, Thomas
Downing, James
Dudley, Thomas, Dorothy (Yorke), Samuel, Anne, Patience, Sarah, Mercy, Thomas
Jr.
Dutton, ____
Edmunds, John, Mary
Eggleston, Bigod
Ellis, Arthur
Elston, John
Fayeweather, Thomas
F
Dady, William, Dones, Charles
Finch, Abraham, Abraham Jr., Daniel, John
Firmin, John
Firmin, Giles Jr., Martha (Doggett)
Fitzrandolph, Edward
Fox, Thomas
Foxwell, Richard, _____, John
Freeman, Samuel, Apphia (Quick), Henry
French, Thomas, Susan (Riddlesdale), Thomas Jr., Alice, Dorcas, Susan,
Anne, John, Mary
Frothingham, William, Anne
Gage, John, Amy
Gager, William
____, _____ (servant to Dr. Gager name unknown)
Garrett, Hugh
Garrett, Richard, ___, Hannah, ____
Gibson, Christopher, Mary
Gibson, Elizabeth
Glover, Ralph
Glover, John, Anne
Goldthwaite, Thomas, Elizabeth
Gosnall, Henry, Mary
Gosse (Goffe), John, Sarah
Goulworth, John
Gridley, Richard, Grace, Joseph, Abraham
Gyver, Bridget,
Haddon, Garrett, Margaret
Hale, Robert, Joan
Hall, John, Joan (Dove)
Hammond, Phillipa
Harding, Robert
Harris, Thomas, Elizabeth
Harwood, Henry, Elizabeth
Hawke, ____
Hawkins, John
Hawthorne, William
Hesselden, Franceis
Hoames, Margaret
Hoffe, ______
Hopwood, Edward
Horne, John
Hosier, Samuel
Howlett, Thomas
Hudson, William, Susan, Francis, William Jr.
Hulbirt, William
Hutchins, Richard
Hutchinson, George, Margaret
Hutchinson, Thomas
Ijons (Irons), Matthias, Anne
James, Edmond, Reana
James, Thomas, Elizabeth
James, William, Elizabeth
Jarvis, John
Johnson, Davy
Johnson, Francis, Joan
Johnson, Isaac, Arbella
Johnson, John, Margaret
Johnson, Richard, Alice
Jones, Bethia
Jones, Edward
Kidby, Lewis, ____, _____, Edward
Kingsbury, Henry, Margaret, Henry Jr.
Kingsbury, Thomas
Knapp, Nicholas, Elinor
Knapp, William, ____, John, Anne, Judith, Mary, James, John, WIlliam Jr.
Knower, George
Knower, Thomas
Lamb, Edward
Lamb, Thomas, Elizabeth, Thomas Jr., John, Samuel
Lamb, Roger
Lawson, Henry
Learned, William, Judith
Leatherland, William
Legge, John
Lockwood, Edmond, Elizabeth, _____
Lockwood, Robert
Lynton, Richard, ____, Anna, Lydia
Lynn, Henry, Sarah
Masters, Johrt
Tyndal, Arthur
Matson, Thomas, Amy (or Ann)
Mayhew, Thomas, ____, Thomas Jr.
Miller, ____
Millett, Richard
Mills, John, Susan, Joy, Mary, John Jr., Susanna, Recompense
Morey, Roger
Morley, Ralph, Catherine
Morris, Richard, Lenora
Morris, Thomas, Sarah
Morton, Mary
Moulton, Thomas, Jane
Mousall, Ralph, Alice
Munt, Thomas, Dorothy
Nash, Gregory, _____
Needham, Ann
Nicolls, _____
Nowell, Increase, Parnell (Gray) n, Jane, Sarah, Lyn (See Audley)
Page, John, Phebe (Paine), John, Daniel
Painter, Thomas, Katherine
Palmer, Abraham, Grace
Palsford, Edward
Palsgrave, Richard, Anne, John, Anna, Mary, Sarah
Parke, Robert, Martha (Chaplin), Thomas, ____, ____, ____
Parker, Robert
Patrick, Captain Daniel, ____
Pelham, William
Pemberton, James, Alice
Pemberton, John, Elizabeth
Penn, James, Katherine
Penn, William
Penniman, James, Lydia
Perry, Isaac
Peters (Pettit), Anne
Phillips, Rev. George, ____, Samuel, Abigail, Elizabeth
Phillips, John, Joan
Phillips, John
Pickering, John, Esther, George, John Jr., Joan
Pickworth, John
Pierce, John, Parnell, Experience, Mercy, Samuel
Plaistow, Josiah
Pollard, Mrs. Anne
Pond, John
Pond, Robert, Mary
Porter, John, Margaret, ___, ___,___,___,
Pratt, Dr. Abraham, Jane
Pynchon, William, Agnes, John, Anne, Mary, Margaret
Rainsford, Edward, ____
Ratcliffe, Philip
Rawlins, Thomas, Mary, Thomas Jr., Nathaniel, John, Joan, Mary
Reade, Thomas, Priscilla
Reading, Joseph
Reading, Miles
Reeder, ____
Revell, John
Reynolds, Robert, Mary, Nathaniel, Ruth, Tabitha, Sarah
Richardson, Ezekiel, Susanna
Royse (Ryse), Robert, Elizabeth
Ruggles, John, Frances, ____
Ruggles, Jeffrey, Margaret
Sales, John, ___, Phebe
Saltonstall, Sir Richard, Richard Jr, Samuel, Robert, Rosamond, Grace
Sampson, Robert
Sanford, John
Saxton, Rev. Giles
Scott, Robert
Seaman, John
Seely, Robert
Sergeant, _____
Sharp, Robert
Sharpe, Thomas, ___, ___, Thomas
Shut, _____
Simpson, _____
Smead, ___, Judith, William
Smith, ____, __ look someone up f
Squire, Thomas
Stearns, Isaac, Mary (Barker), John, Abigail, Elizabeth, Hannah, Mary
Stileman, Elias, Judith (Adams), Elias Jr.
Stoughton, Israel, Elizabeth
Stoughton, Thomas, _____
Sumner, William, Mary (West), William Jr.
Swaddon, Philip
Swanson, Anna
Talmadge, William, _____
Taylor, Gregory, Achsah
Taylor, John, ____, ____
Timewell, William
Tomlins, Edward
Turner, Nathaniel
Turner, Robe_, ___, ____
Smyt
Underhill, John, Helen
Vassall, William, Anne, Judith, Francis, John, Anne
Wade, (Thomas)
Walker, Robert, Sarah
Wall, ____, ____
____,_____ (Servant of Mr. Wall)
Ward, Thomas
Warren, John, Margaret
Waterbury, William, Alice
Waters, John, Frances, Mary, ___, ___
Weaver, ____
Webb, Richard, Elizabeth
Weed, Jonas
Weillust, Joist
Weldon, Robert, Elizabeth
Weston, Francis, Margaret, Lucy
Wilbore, Samuel, Anne
Wilkinson, Prudence, Sarah, John, Elizabeth
Williams, Thomas
Williams, Thomas (alias Harris, may be same as preceding), Robert
Wilsby, ____
Wilson, John
Wilton, David
Wing, Elizabeth
Winthrop, John, Henry, Stephen, Samuel
___,____ (x8) -- Winthrop had eight servants, names unknown
Woods, William
Woolrich, John, Sarah
Wormewood, _____
Wright, Richard, Margaret, Eleanor, Robert

John + Martha Brett. Martha was born in 1618 in Tenterden, Ashford, Kent, England; died on 11 Oct 1681 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 1634, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1634, , , Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

Residence:
Freeman 3 Sep

Abraham + Dorothy Moulton Finch Edwards. Dorothy was born in 1590 in York, Yorkshire, England; died on 21 Feb 1680 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sir + Lady Elizabeth Heneage. Lady was born on 9 Jul 1556 in Copt Hall, Epping, Essex, England; died on 13 Mar 1633 in Ashford, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]