Individual Details

He was titled and at times went by Captain John Astwood.
From the Freeman Families of New England: "John Astwood, was born in 1610 at Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, England. Abbott gives his English home as Stanstead Abbey, Hertfordshire. He arrived at Boston in 1635 on the ship Hopewell and settled in Roxbury. In 1639 he removed to Milford Colony in present-day Connecticut. He was a founder of Milford and was one of its first judges in 1639. In 1644, when Milford and several other towns united to form the New Haven Republic, he was one of the first two deputies for Milford. In 1654 he returned to England. In his will of 27 June 1654, written at "Abutley", he calls himself "of Milford", indicating that England was not intended to be his permanent residence. "Abutley" is not a known place, but it may be a shortening of Abbots Langley, a village near Stanstead Abbey and Little Hadham in Hertfordshire."
From the A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Volume 1, Pages 71/72 by James Savage, 1860-1862. [ ] indicates translation per the publication: "ASTWOOD, John, Roxbury, came by the Hopewell, Capt. Bundocke, in the spring of 1635, aged 26, a husbandman from Stanstead Abbey, Co. Herts [Herts, England], at R. [Roxbury, Mass.] had a w. [wife] Martha, wh. [who] may have come in the same ship, was freem. [freeman] 3 Mar. 1636, rem [ ? - assumed removed] to Milford 1639, there m. [married] next yr. Sarah, wid. of Sylvestor Baldwin, was chos. rep. [? - assumed chosen representative] 1643 and 4, afterwards an Assist. of the Col. [Colonies] and a Commissionr. of the Unit. Cols.[United Colonies] in 1653, went home [assumed England], as agent, the next yr. and d. [died] at London soon. His wid. d. Nov. 1669."
From The Families of Early Milford, Connecticut, compiled by Susan Woodruff Abbott, 1979: "John Astwood was born England ca 1610 and died London, England 1654 where he was sent as a representative of the New Haven Colony in 1653. He married/1 Martha ( ). He married/2 1640 Sarah (Bryan) Baldwin who died 13 November 1669 (ES) buried same day (MVR). She was the widow of Sylvester Baldwin. She was admitted to the church at Milford 1640. Her will is to be found in New Haven probate. He was from Stanstead Abbey, Co. Herts, England and arrived on the Hopewll [sic] in Boston settling first in Roxbury, Mass. and in 1639 became a free planter in Milford, having 7 acres and 2 rods on what is now West River Street, Milford, and lot #1 on the map. He was one of the 7 pillars of the church and captain of the trained band in 1644. In 1649 he was commissioner to the general meeting of the New England Colonies. He had a brother James. Children: by 1st Marriage. Samuel who was mentioned in his father's will. Hannah mar/1 Stephen Freeman and removed to Neward, N.J. She mar/2 Robert Porter of Waterbury. Mar/3 ( ) Clark."

Birth	1610	Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, England
Marriage	Abt 1640	Milford, New Haven, Connecticut - Sarah BRYAN
Death	Abt 1653/54	London, England
Marriage		Martha UNKNOWN

Spouse	Martha UNKNOWN ( - 1639)
Child	Hannah ASTWOOD (1636 - 1738)

Spouse

Sarah BRYAN ( - 1669)