Individual Details
John Kirby
(1623 - Aft 6 Apr 1677)
John Kirby was registered as "Jo Kirby", aged 12, on the passenger list of the "Hopewell" by Capt. Babb which sailed from London 11 Sept. 1635 for New England. In August 1643, he was registered in Plymouth, Massachusetts as "able to bear arms".Before April 1645, he had become a resident of Hartford, as on the 8th of April. He and Seth Grant had contracted to herd cattle "on the north side of the river for the years ensuing." By 1647 he had become a resident of Wethersfield, where three of his children were born. In 1643, he settled in Middletown, in what is now Cromwell; his homestead being situated in the extreme part of the village at the bend of the Mattabesett River, near the bridge now known as Kirby Bridge. In 1643 he also sold a house and land in Rowington, Warwickshire, England to Richard, son of Thomas Lord of Hartford. John was made a Freeman on May 20, 1658. He left 24 parcels of land comprising of 1068 acres. Part of his original homestead, he sold to his son-in-laws Davis Sage. The inventory of his estate included nine bibles (Connecticut Gens. p. 34 For deed of sale of land in Rowington," "Colonial Records of Connecticut"; and "The Kirby’s of New England)" It is thought he first went to Boston, from there to Hartford in 1645. He was deputy constable, surveyor of highways, pound keeper, and townsman.The above information is from a genealogy submitted by Wilma Andrus Ebel as copied from Jon Beck's book "Elisha S. and Lavina (Locke) Andrus, Their Ancestors and Descendants"
Events
| Birth | 1623 | Warwickshire, England | |||
| Emigration | 11 Sep 1635 | for New England on the ship Hopewell, London, England |  | ||
| Marriage | 1643 | Wethersfield, Connecticut - Elizabeth Hinds | | ||
| Residence | 1653 | Middletown, Connecticut, British America | | ||
| Freeman's Oath | May 1658 | made a freeman by the General Court - Connecticut, British America | | ||
| Will | 6 Apr 1677 | Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, British America | | ||
| Death | Aft 6 Apr 1677 | Middletown, Connecticut, British America | | ||
| Burial | Aft 27 Apr 1677 | Old Farm Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, British America |  | ||
| LDS Family Tree ID | 9QMM-G7T | ||||
| WikiTree | Kirby-91 |
Families
| Child | Joseph Kirby Sr. (1656 - 1711) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Hinds (1624 - ) |
| Child | Mary Kirby (1644 - 1712) |
| Child | Elizabeth Kirby (1646 - ) |
| Child | Hannah Kirby (1649 - ) |
| Child | John Kirby (1651 - 1676) |
| Child | Eunice Kirby (1651 - ) |
| Child | Esther Kirby (1652 - ) |
| Child | Sarah Kirby (1654 - ) |
| Child | Joseph Kirby Sr. (1656 - 1711) |
| Child | Bethiah Kirby (1658 - ) |
| Child | Susanna Kirby (1664 - ) |
| Child | Abigail Kirby (1666 - ) |
Notes
Burial
LDS Family SearchEndnotes
1. Melatiah Everett Dwight, Conn. and : A history of the descdendants of John Kirby of Middletown, Conn. amd of Joseph Kirby of Hartford, Conn. and of Richard Kirby of Sandwich, Mass. (NewYork: The Trow Print, 1898), page 7; digital images, Family Search books on line ( : accessed .
2. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, 7 Volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009), Vol. 4 page 191; digital images, American Ancestors, www.americanancestors.org ( : accessed .
3. Cornelia Bartow Williams, Ancestry of Lawrence Williams: Part 1 and Part 2 (Chicago: Privately Printed, 1915), Part 2 page 232; my e-book, Google Books, ( : accessed .
4. Cornelia Bartow Williams, Ancestry of Lawrence Williams: Part 1 and Part 2 (Chicago: Privately Printed, 1915), Part 2 page 232; my e-book, Google Books, ( : accessed .
5. Cornelia Bartow Williams, Ancestry of Lawrence Williams: Part 1 and Part 2 (Chicago: Privately Printed, 1915), Part 2 page 232; my e-book, Google Books, ( : accessed .
6. Cornelia Bartow Williams, Ancestry of Lawrence Williams: Part 1 and Part 2 (Chicago: Privately Printed, 1915), Part 2 page 232; my e-book, Google Books, ( : accessed .
7. Melatiah Everett Dwight, Conn. and : A history of the descdendants of John Kirby of Middletown, Conn. amd of Joseph Kirby of Hartford, Conn. and of Richard Kirby of Sandwich, Mass. (NewYork: The Trow Print, 1898), pages 8 & 16; digital images, Family Search books on line ( : accessed .
8. Cornelia Bartow Williams, Ancestry of Lawrence Williams: Part 1 and Part 2 (Chicago: Privately Printed, 1915), Part 2 page 232; my e-book, Google Books, ( : accessed .
9. Melatiah Everett Dwight, Conn. and : A history of the descdendants of John Kirby of Middletown, Conn. amd of Joseph Kirby of Hartford, Conn. and of Richard Kirby of Sandwich, Mass. (NewYork: The Trow Print, 1898), page 8; digital images, Family Search books on line ( : accessed .
10. Cornelia Bartow Williams, Ancestry of Lawrence Williams: Part 1 and Part 2 (Chicago: Privately Printed, 1915), Part 2 page 232; my e-book, Google Books, ( : accessed .