Individual Details

John Francis

(4 Sep 1658 - 28 Dec 1711)



John is buried Wethersfield Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford Co CT. His gravestone has his wives as Sarah and Mercy and the dates do not agree with the story he married two Chatterton sisters, Mercy and then Mary. And, in fact, Mary Chatterton seems to have married someone else entirely.

From the monument at his grave:
His parents evidently Robert Francis, d. 2 Jan 1711, age 83, and Joan his wife who died 29 Jan 1705, age 76.
John died 28 Dec 1711, age 53.
Sarah his wife, died 3 Apr 1682, age 24.
Mercy, his wife, died 13 Oct 1745, age 82
(a son) Robert, died 21 Feb 1777, age 80
Elizabeth his wife, d. 20 May 1767, age 63
(a grandson) Timoney Francis, D. Aug 3, 1807, age 75
Elizabeth his wife, died 30 Jul 1814, age 87

Events

Birth4 Sep 1658Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut
MarriageCa 1680Sarah [Francis]
Marriage16 Jan 1683Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut - Mercy Chatterton
Death28 Dec 1711Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut

Families

SpouseMercy Chatterton (1664 - 1745)
ChildJames Francis (1685 - 1735)
SpouseSarah [Francis] ( - 1682)
FatherRobert Francis (1629 - 1712)
MotherJoan [Francis] (1629 - 1705)