Individual Details

Isaac Willey

(1614 - 1685)

Isaac Willey was born in 1614, in Wales or Wiltshire England. He married Joanna Lutten (or Brooks) they had children and lived their lives in New London, Connecticut. Isaac was an agriculturist and freeman. He had a couple run-ins with the courts: he and others were charged with 'letting go an Indian committed to their charge', and was involved in March 12, 1671-2, land dispute between New London and Lyme. November 29 1669 he was appointed to 'lay out a King's hiway'.

Events

Birth1614England
Marriage1640Connecticut, British America - Joanna Lutten
Civil1645Exploring party - New London, British America
Residence1647New London, British America
CivilMay, 1649in court
Residence1668New London, British America
Civil1669Freeman
CivilNovember 29, 1669on hiway committee
MarriageAbt, 1670New London, British America - Hannah Brooks
CivilMarch 12, 1671New London Lyme riots
Death1685New London, British America
BurialNovember, 1686New London, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Burial
OccupationFarmer

Families

SpouseJoanna Lutten (1618 - 1692)
ChildMary Willey (1648 - 1730)
ChildJoane Willey (1638 - 1660)
ChildJohn Willey (1640 - 1700)
SpouseHannah Brooks (1620 - 1692)

Notes

Birth

He was from England or Wales

Civil

a small band of independent planters laid out fencing lots, erected huts, provided food for their cattle; subsequent claims and references marshes and meadows were mowed that year Upper Mamacock by Isaac Willey

Residence

John Winthrop, Esq., whose home-lot was undoubtedly selected by himself before all others. The next five were probably John Gager, Cary Latham, Samuel Lothrop, John Stebbins, and Isaac Willey, whose home steads lay northwest of Mr. Winthrop's, on the upper part of what are now Willams Street and Main Street.

Residence

First house lot on Mill Brook, then on the Nahantic River by 1664

Civil

Wm. Hough, John Stebbins, Clement Miner and Isaac Willey to lay out the King's highway between New London and the head of Niantick river.

Endnotes

1. (2008). || Volume 3 page 1676.

2. (1860). || Page 44.

3. (1860). || Page 59, 60.

4. (1888). || Page 1 First Generation.

5. Ancestry.com, Connecticut Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index 1790-1890 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 1999), Index, no image. New London County 1668 Residents list.

6. (1888). || Page 1 First Generation.

7. (1888). || Page 1 First Generation.

8. (1860). || Page 59, 60.

9. (1888). || Page 1 First Generation.

10. (1850–1890). || Volume 2 page 558 begins on page 557 New London and Lyme Riot 1670, a great number of papers relating to the controversy between the towns of New London and Lyme..

11. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .

12. (1888). || Page 1 First Generation.