1682 - 1771 (88 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Sarah Bassett was born on 03 Jun 1682 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut (daughter of John Bassett and Mercy Todd); died in 1771. Sarah married Daniel Bradley, Sr. on 16 Jan 1701/02 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. Daniel (son of Abraham Bradley and Hanna Thompson) was born about 1679 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 02 Nov 1723 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet]
Notes:
Daniel and Sarah had six children: four sons and two daughters.
Children:
- Daniel Bradley was born on 05 Aug 1706 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 09 Feb 1773 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.
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Generation: 2
2. | John Bassett was born on 24 Dec 1652 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut (son of William Basset and Hannah Dickerman); died in Feb 1712/13 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. John married Mercy Todd about 1675 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. Mercy (daughter of Christopher Todd and Grace Middlebrook) was born in in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; was christened on 18 Feb 1654/55 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 08 Apr 1717 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Mercy Todd was born in in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; was christened on 18 Feb 1654/55 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut (daughter of Christopher Todd and Grace Middlebrook); died on 08 Apr 1717 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. Children:
- 1. Sarah Bassett was born on 03 Jun 1682 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died in 1771.
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Generation: 3
5. | Hannah Dickerman was born in 1622 in Dorchester, Dorset, England (daughter of Thomas Dickerman and Eleanor Whittington); died on 06 Nov 1665 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. Notes:
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She was probably born in England as NEw HAven wasn't settled by 1622.
Notes:
They had 3 children.
Children:
- Hannah Basset was born on 13 Sep 1650 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 07 Jun 1726.
- 2. John Bassett was born on 24 Dec 1652 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died in Feb 1712/13 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.
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6. | Christopher Todd was christened on 11 Jan 1616/17 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England (son of William Todd, Jr. and Katherine Ward); died on 23 Apr 1686 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. Notes:
Christopher Todd was in New Haven in 1644 and took the oath of fidelity there. In 1681 he was the miller. His will, dated 1656, notes his mill, bakehouse and lands; and the estate inventoried at at £985. His name appears frequently in the division of land but he did not have much to do with public affairs.
There should be much additional information in The Todd Family in America or the Descendants of Christopher Todd 1637–1919, compiled by John Edwards Todd, D. D. and edited by George Iru Todd.
His will notes his mill, bakehouse, and lands. The inventory amounted to L985.
Christopher married Grace Middlebrook about 1641 in England. Grace (daughter of Michael Matthew Middlebrook) was born about Apr 1609 in Bratley Parish, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet]
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7. | Grace Middlebrook was born about Apr 1609 in Bratley Parish, Yorkshire, England (daughter of Michael Matthew Middlebrook). Notes:
Their first child was born in 1642. They had 6 children: 3 sons and 3 daughters. Mercy was the youngest.
Children:
- 3. Mercy Todd was born in in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; was christened on 18 Feb 1654/55 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 08 Apr 1717 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.
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Generation: 4
8. | John Bassett was born on 17 May 1589 in Heyshott, Sussex, England; died on 15 Feb 1652/53 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. Notes:
He was in New Haven by 1647.
John married Margery in England. Margery was born about 1590 in Dorchester, Dorset, England; died in in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet]
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9. | Margery was born about 1590 in Dorchester, Dorset, England; died in in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut. Children:
- 4. William Basset was born in in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 29 Aug 1684.
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10. | Thomas Dickerman was born in 1597 in Dorchester, Dorset, England; died on 11 Jun 1657 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Thomas married Eleanor Whittington about 1620 in England. Eleanor was born about 1601 in Dorchester, Suffolk, England; died in in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]
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11. | Eleanor Whittington was born about 1601 in Dorchester, Suffolk, England; died in in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Children:
- 5. Hannah Dickerman was born in 1622 in Dorchester, Dorset, England; died on 06 Nov 1665 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.
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12. | William Todd, Jr. was born about Jun 1593 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England; died in 1617 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England; was buried on 08 May 1617 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. Notes:
From The Todd Family in America, pages 16–18:
Extracts from the register of the Parish Church, Pontefract, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.
1592, Sept., the 24 dai Wyll Todd and Isabell Rogerson were married.
This is apparently the father of the William Todd of the family on this page.
1593, June the 29 dai Wyll ye sone of Wyll Todd was baptized.
This is the William of the family on this page. Since he is referred to as "Wyll" here then later as "William", it will be
presumed that his father was also a "William"
1594, October the 18 dai John ye sone of Wyll Todd was baptized.
1593, Julie the 22 dai John Warde and Isabell Bruster were married.
1596, November ye 29 dai, Katherine ye daughter of John Ward was baptized.
1614, May the 22 dai Willm Todde and Katherine Ward were married.
1614, October the 15 day Mary the daughter of Wm. Todde was baptized.
The five month span betwixt marriage and birth suggest that Katherine probably wore a loose fitting wedding gown.
1617, January the 12th day Xrofor the sone of Willm Todde was baptized.
It is interesting to see this spelling of Christrofer (Christopher) where the "X" is use as it is in "Xmas", from the Greek
letter chi—?—which was used to signify Christ.
1617, May the 8th day Willm Todd was buried.
Is this William Jr. or Sr.?
EXTRACTS FROM AN OLD FAMILY RECORD
(Superscripts added by this author to facilitate understanding.) Mr. William² Todd was born in Pontefract, in York, in Great Britian, had two children, Christopher and Mary, and was killed in a sort of duel.
Mr. Michael Middlebrook lived at Hold Mills and had five children, Matthew, Michael, Mary, Hester and Grace. Mr. Edward Wigglesworth married Hester, and the above named Christopher Todd married Grace.
From these documents it appears that William¹ Todd and Isabel Rogerson married Sept. 24, 1592, had two sons, William², who was baptized June 29, 1593, and John, who was baptized October 18, 1594.
William Todd², married Katherine Ward May 22, 1614, and had two children, Mary, baptized Oct. 14, 1614, and Christopher, baptized Jan. 12, 1617; he was killed in York, England, in a duel less than four months after the birth of his son Christopher, he was buried May 8, 1617.
John Todd, who was baptized Oct. 18, 1594, was born at Pontefract, York County, England, and married in 1620, Alice Clayton of Bradford, York County, England, where their son John was born and who married in 1643, Susanna Hunt who was born at Bradford, County of York, in 1621. He emigrated to America, settling first in Charlestown, Mass. and shortly afterwards went to Rowley, Mass. where he became a prominent citizen. He was elected as a representative from that town to the General Court. They had the following
children, viz.:
1.John, b. 1655; left descendants.
2.Catharine, b. 1658.
3.Thomas, b. 1665.
4.Timothy, b. 1668.
5.Samuel, b. 1670.
6.James, b. 1672.
It is thought probable that William¹ Todd who married Isabel Rogerson was a son of Reginald Todd, freeman of York, 1605, and a collateral descendant of Sir William Todd, Lord Mayor of York, 1487. Christopher married Grace Middlebrook, daughter of Michael Middlebrook of Hold Mills, Yorkshire—her sister Hester being married to Mr. Edward Wigglesworth. As the record was taken down from the lips of an old woman, a long time ago, it is possible that "Hold Mills" was "Old Mills." The title "Mr." indicates superior position, as also does the story of a duel.
Christopher Todd and Edward Wigglesworth and their wives came to this country together and settled in New Haven Colony. They were not among the first settlers, 1638, but were among the first additions. Their names appear several times in the records of the Colony. Edward Wigglesworth was a cripple and a shoemaker. The somewhat famous poet was one of his descendants and the family have been somewhat distinguished.
Christopher Todd became a planter, miller and baker. He owned several tracts of ground. His mill was where the gun factory now [1920] stands at Whitneyville. In 1650 he bought the house built by Jasper Crane, where St. Thomas' Church now stands on Elm Street, and the place remained in the family for a hundred years. He seems to have been a bright, level headed business man, but without much education. His will, signed with his mark, is still to be seen among the New Haven County records.
William married Katherine Ward on 22 May 1614 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. Katherine was born about Nov 1596 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet]
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13. | Katherine Ward was born about Nov 1596 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. Notes:
They had 2 children.
Children:
- 6. Christopher Todd was christened on 11 Jan 1616/17 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England; died on 23 Apr 1686 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.
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