John Finch^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1605 - 1657  (51 years)

• Name	John Finch  [5, 6]
  Birth	20 Nov 1605	York, Yorkshire, England   [5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Departure	1632  [7]
  Residence	1642	Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA   [7]
  Married	1650	, , , USA   [5]
  Residence	Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  Death	5 Sep 1657	Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA   [5, 6]
  Burial	Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I47431	Master
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham Finch, Sr,   b. 1585, , Essex, England d. 29 Oct 1639, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Dorothy Moulton Finch Edwards,   b. 1590, York, Yorkshire, England d. 21 Feb 1680, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F10758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Brett,   b. 1618, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent, England d. 11 Oct 1681, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 63 years)
  Children	1. Laura Finch,   b. 1634   2. Sir John Finch,   b. 1634, Stone, Buckinghamshire, England d. 19 Jun 1685, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA (Age 51 years) + 3. Isaac Finch, Sr,   b. 1635, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 Nov 1702, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 67 years)   4. Samuell P. Finch, Sr.,   b. 2 Aug 1636, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 23 Apr 1698, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 61 years)   5. James Finch,   b. 1639, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 1673, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 34 years) + 6. Joseph Finch,   b. 23 Nov 1640, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 12 March 1714, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 73 years)   7. Martha Finch,   b. 1641, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 14 Sep 1697, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 56 years)   8. Abraham Finch,   b. 1648, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 4 Dec 1708, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 60 years)   9. Benjamin Green,   b. Abt 1657, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 6 Mar 1726, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F10764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Nov 1605 - York, Yorkshire, England Residence - 1642 - Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Married - 1650 - , , , USA Residence - - Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Death - 5 Sep 1657 - Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Burial - - Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• 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

  
  

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