Individual Details

Hartford Co CT, County Court Minutes, Vol 3 & 4; Helen Schatvet Ullmann, p.314
2 Mar 1681/2 Last will & Testament of Wm Buel exhibited in Court. Proved by testimony of Nathaniel Gillett & Timothy Phelps & ordered recorded with an Inventory of his estate. An agreement for division of the estate as it concerns the two sons Samuel & Peter was exhibited in Court & Approved.


Milliken lists Samuel as one of the founders of Killingworth. Served as deputy in the General Court as a representative of Killingworth. Samuel's home lot was next to Jonas Westover who married Anna/Hannah Griswold; both near Edward Griswold.

From the Connecticut Colonial Records
http://www.colonialct.uconn.edu/
Vol. 2, p.525
Names of the freemen of the Towne of Kennelworth. Listed with lists from other town which were dated in the fall of 1669 although there was no date on the Kennelworth list. Of the nineteen names, four were my direct ancestors: Mr. Edward Griswold, Sam: Buel [married to Griswold's daughter Deborah], John Meigs Senr, Andrew Warde [married to Meigs' daughter Tryall]
Vol. 4, p.78 General Court held at Hartford, 13 Oct 1692
Deputy for Kellingworth: Samll. Buell He continued serving as a Deputy from Killingworth at least until May 1706.
Vol. 4, p.170 Hartford, 14 May 1695
A copie of a tract of land taken up by Samll Buell upon his grant:
May 15th, 1693. Tract of land measured out for Samll Buell Senr of Killinworth, three quarters of a mil south from Snipsick and south of Hackanum River. From north to south in length about eight score rod, with a small brook running the lenght of it. In breadth about 100 rod. On the SW corner, a small spruce swamp. On the west side a straight line bounded by trees, on the east side bounded by the foot of the hills. The parcel lies on the east side of the great river about ten miles east from Windsor. 100 acres more or less. Laid about by us, Samuel Grant, Senr, Samuel Rockwel, Junr.
Vol. 4, p.211 May 1697 Mr. Samll Buell of Killinsworth in behalf of severall of the inhabitants of said town prosecuted a petition last Oct last. He was requesting a bridge be built on the Hamock River. The Court agreed that it would be of benefit and granted the petition, placing the burden of expense on those who would benefit, to be determined by the select men of Killinsworth.
Vol. 4, p.449 Oct 1703 The Assembly [at Hartford] granted to Lt. Henrie Crane, William Stephens, Samll Buell and John Kelsie and their associates, the present proprietors and inhabitants of Kilinworth, all the tract of land between the townes of Gilford and Saybrook. The parties shall have a patent for confirmation of the premises to them.
Vol. 4, p.467 11 May 1704 By the Assembly at Hartford: "Mr. Ephraim Minor Senr, Mr. Samll Buell, and Lt. Jonath. Tracie, are appointed to be Justices of the Peace in the said Countie of Newlondon. Samuel Buell continued in this capacity for another two years - then in May of 1717 Samuel Buell is again appointed Justice of the Peace and continues at least through May 1720 - I suspect this latter Justice is Samuel's son of the sam name.
Vol. 7, p.344 May, 1731 John Woodbridge, Joseph Woodbridge, Timothy Woodbridge, and John Stedman guardian to Benjamin Woodbridge, coheirs of the Rev. Mr. John Woodbridge, late of Springfield, dec'd, showed to the Assembly that in Oct 12th, 1671, the Assembly granted Mr. John Woodbridge 250 acres, which land descended to said John Woodbridge of Springfield, father of the aforesaid. One moiety of which, 125 acres, was by Woodbridge sold to Mr. Samuel Buell, deceas'd and laid out in an old grant before made to Killingsworth town.By said grant, the outlay was defeated and Buell and his heirs utterly prevented. Moving that the Assembly would order the said 125 acres laid out to Buell's heirs. Resolved that 125 acres be laid out to said Buell's heirs, of the ungranted lands of this Colony on the west side of Ousatunnuck River. The heirs of Buell have liberty to call out the county surveyour of Fairfield County, at their cost, to survey and lay out the land aforesaid, in fulfillment of the grant.


According to 'A Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants of the Town of Litchfield, Conn....' Samuel, of William; removed in 1664 to Killingworth, (now Clinton), CT, one of the original proprietors, where he lived the rest of his life. He was an extensive landholder, owning a large estate "amid the pleasant farms of Killingworth," filled many responsible public offices, and was a gentleman of great influence, as well as generous.
Samuel gave by deed dated February 15, 1696, to his son Samuel, Jr."Seven acres of Land for a house and lot, with a dwelling house theron"

Will of Samuel Buell was dated 8 Jun 1720. Named sons Samuel, John, William, David, Peter, & Benjamin.

The Will of Samuel Buell
In the name of God, Amen, the 8th day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hindred and twenty, I Samuel Buell of Killingworth, Imprimis, in the county of New London, in New England, being weak in body but perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God therefor, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for men to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, principally and first of all: I give and reccomend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, hoping through the merrits death and passion of my savior Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit everlasting life and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried at the descretion of my executors hereafter named, nothing doubting but at the Resurrection I shal receive the Lamb again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bestow in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner.
First, I will that all those debts & duties as I do owe in Right or Conscience to any person or persons whatever shall be well & truly * * * & paid or ordained to be paid in Convienient time after my decease by my Executors hereafter named.
Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Samuel Buell sixteen acres of my Roastmeat Hill Land. Further my will is that the rest of my estate at my deceas shall be divided as followeth, that is to say: my son Samuel, John, William, David, Peter and Benjamin shall have an equal part of my estate and my daughters Mary & Hannah shall have two thirds So much as one so; and further my will is that my grandson Nathaniel Porter shall have an equal part with my daughters upon condition my sd. grandson gives to my executors a general acquitance and discharge upon all amounts between him and my sd Grandson or his administration and myself relating to my debts or demands whatsoever. Further my will is that each child's part as aforesd shal be computd with what they have already had and further my desire is that in dividing as aforesd my son Samuel shall have the Remaindeer of my Roastmeat Hill Land as it shall be apprized; and further my desire is that the dividing as aforesd my son David shal have my house & lot with the buildings and orechargd upon it as it shall be apprized; and further my desire is that in Dividing as aforesd my son Benjamin shall have all my meadow that is in the further quarter as it shall be apprized.
Item. I do hereby ordain constitute and appoint my Sons Samuel Buell and John Buell and David Buell to be executors of this my last will and testament; and do hereby revoak any other former Will or Wills.
In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this eighth day of June, in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and Twenty as above written.
Signed Sealed and Published and Declared by the sd Samuel Buell as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us
Gideon Allen, David Willcoks, Jonah Rossettor.
http://www.frontiernet.net/~halsey1/family/buell.htm

Four of Samuel's daughters married Porters. Three of them were brothers. Nathaniel Porter married Deborah Buell; Hezekiah Porter married Mary Buell; Joseph Porter married Hannah Buell. They were sons of John Porter and Mary Stanley. Mehitabel Buell married another Nathaniel Porter who was a "double first cousin" to the other three - her Nathaniel was the son of Samuel Porter, brother of John, and Hannah Stanley, sister of Mary.

The grandson, Nathaniel Porter named in Samuel Buell's will was apparently the son of Mehitabel.

Birth	2 Sep 1641	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
Marriage	13 Nov 1662	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut - DEBORAH GRISWOLD
Death	11 Jun 1720	Killingworth, New London County, Connecticut

Spouse	DEBORAH GRISWOLD (1646 - 1717)
Child	Samuel Buell (1663 - 1732)
Child	Deborah Buell (1665 - 1712)
Child	Hannah Buell (1667 - )
Child	Mary Buell (1669 - 1718)
Child	Rev. John Buell (1671 - 1746)
Child	Hannah Buell (1674 - 1741)
Child	William Buell (1676 - 1763)
Child	David Buell (1679 - 1749)
Child	Josiah Buell (1680 - )
Child	Mehitabel Buell (1682 - 1704)
Child	Peter Buell (1684 - 1769)
Child	BENJAMIN BUELL (1686 - 1723)

Father	WILLIAM BUELL (1620 - 1681)
Mother	MARY POST (1619 - 1684)
Sibling	Mary Buell (1642 - 1718)
Sibling	Peter Buell (1644 - 1726)
Sibling	Hannah Buell (1646 - 1704)
Sibling	Hepzibah Buell (1649 - 1704)
Sibling	Sarah Buell (1654 - 1734)
Sibling	Abigail Buell (1656 - 1681)