Hannah CURTIS, (128)
- 17491. Hannah CURTIS, (128) was born in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut (daughter of Zachariah CURTIS, (44) and Hannah PORTER); died in 1749.
2. Zachariah CURTIS, (44) was born on 14 Nov 1659 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut (son of Captain William CURTISS, (19) and unknown); died on 12 Jun 1748 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. Zachariah married Hannah PORTER. Hannah (daughter of Nathaniel PORTER and Elizabeth GROVES) was born on 30 Apr 1665 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut; died on 14 Feb 1738 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Hannah PORTER was born on 30 Apr 1665 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut (daughter of Nathaniel PORTER and Elizabeth GROVES); died on 14 Feb 1738 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. Children:
- Nathaniel CURTIS, (127) was born in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut; died in 1761.
- 1. Hannah CURTIS, (128) was born in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut; died in 1749.
- Isaac CURTIS, (130) was born in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut; died in 1741.
- Elizabeth CURTIS, (129) was born in 1692 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut; died on 22 May 1776 in Ripton, , Connecticut.
- Jonathan CURTIS, (131) was born on 1 Apr 1697 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut; died in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
- Zachariah CURTIS, (132) was born on 1 Apr 1697 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut; died on 18 Feb 1746.
- Reverend Jeremiah CURTIS, (133) was christened on 26 May 1706; died on 31 Mar 1795.
Generation: 3
4. Captain William CURTISS, (19) was born on 21 Jun 1618 in Nazeing, Essex, England (son of John CURTISS, (11) and Elizabeth HUTCHINS); died on 21 Dec 1702 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Notes:
In 1678 Johnand William Curtiss on town committee to build a new meetinghouse
In Stratford, Connecticut
Per Curtis Genealogy Forum
Will of William Curtis:
Inthe Name of God, Amen, I, William Curtiss of Stratford in the COunty ofFairfield in ye Colony of Connecticut being aged and weak of body yet throughye goodness of God of perfect memory and understanding do make this my lastwill and testament as followeth:Imprimis, I Commit my soule to God hpoing for salvation in and through yerighteousness and merits of Jesus Christ my only saviour and redeemer and mybody after this life to be decently buried at ye discretion of my survivingrelations and having disposed of all my children in marriage and gave them suchportions as I thought fitt according to my ability and having now but little todispose of my will is that after funerall expenses and just debts being paid myestate be disposed of as followeth:Item, I give and bequeath to my loving son Daniell Curtiss my common meadowlyeing in the great Neck and my meadow in ye Salt Pond in said Neck and onethird part of all my land lyeing in Paquanock field and four acres in the newpasture and a fourth part of all my wood land laid out and to be laid out.Item, I give and bequeath to my loving son, Ebenezer Curtiss three acres ofmeadow lying at Nesumpaws being the equall half of my Lot out there and onethird of all my land lyeing in Paquanock field and hallf my farme in the woodson Turky Hill amd one fourth part of all my wood land layd out or to be laidout.Item, I give and freely bequeath to my loving son Zachariah Curtiss one acre ofmeadow at Nesumpaws and one acre of land at ye North Ends of the Towne nextadjoining to his owne land and one third part of all my land lyeing inPaquanocke field and half my farme at Turkey Hill and one fourth part of all mywood land laid out or to be laid out.Item, I give and freely bequeath to my loveing Sonn, Josiah Curtiss one acre ofland at the North End of the Towne and four acres of land lyeing next toSamuell French his land and three acres of Land in the Intack and three acresof Land near Harveys farme in the Ox pasture and two acres and half of land inthe farfield and two acres of land of the two miles division near NesumpawsCreek and one quarter part of all my wood land laid out or to be laid out.Item, I give to my daughter, Sarah Wells five pounds and to my daughterElizabeth Rose five pounds and to my son Joshua Curtiss five pounds to be paidby my executors hereafter named: I also give to Jonathan Curtiss the son ofJonathan Curtiss the summ of twenty shillings, all the rest of my estate withindoors and without goods and chattels, I freely give and bequeath to my foursons: Daniell, Ebenezer, Zachariah, and Josiah to be equally divided amongestthem and I do hereby ordaine and make my said sons Daniell Curtiss, EbenezerCurtiss, Zachariah Curtiss, and Josiah Curtiss sole executors of this my lastwill and testament allways during life reserving for my comfort to dispose ofany of my owne estate that this is my last will and testament revoking allother wills this fifteenth day of December in ye year of our Lord God 1702.Signed and declared by the said William Curtiss to be his last will andtestament in presents of usJoseph Curtiss William Curtiss SealJohn BeachMr Joseph Curtiss and Mr John Beach appeared at ye prorogative Court held inFairfield on the 31st of Decembr 1702 and made oath that they saw Capt WilliamCurtiss signe ye above instrument and heard him declare it to be his last willand testament and that they judged him to be competent. Captiane WilliamCurtiss of Stratford being deceased his last will and testament being exhibitedto ye prorogative court siting in Fairfield December 31st 1702 ye said willbeing proved is by the court approved and is ordered to be recorded.Nathan Gold, clerkWilliam married unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. unknown Children:
- Sarah CURTIS, (37) was born on 10 Oct 1642 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
- Jonathan CURTIS, (38) was born on 14 Feb 1644 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut; died before 10 Oct 1681 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
- Joshua CURTIS, (39) was born on 6 Oct 1646 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut; died before 22 Jul 1706 in Cohanzy, Fairfield, Connecticut.
- Abigail CURTIS, (40) was born on 26 Apr 1650 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Daniel CURTIS, (41) was born on 16 Nov 1652 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut; died on 6 Feb 1719 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
- Elizabeth CURTIS, (42) was born on 16 Feb 1655 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Lieutenant Ebenezer CURTIS, (43) was born on 26 Jul 1657 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut; died before 1 Oct 1751 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
- 2. Zachariah CURTIS, (44) was born on 14 Nov 1659 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut; died on 12 Jun 1748 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
- Josiah CURTIS, (45) was born on 30 Aug 1662 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut; died before 20 Nov 1745 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
6. Nathaniel PORTER Nathaniel married Elizabeth GROVES. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Elizabeth GROVES Children:
- 3. Hannah PORTER was born on 30 Apr 1665 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut; died on 14 Feb 1738 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
Generation: 4
8. John CURTISS, (11) was christened on 15 Sep 1577 in Nazeing, Essex, England (son of William CURTIS, (Curtes) ((2) and Agnes). John married Elizabeth HUTCHINS on 19 Apr 1610 in Nazeing, Essex, England. Elizabeth (daughter of John HUTCHINS and Maria) was born in 1587 in Nazeing, Essex, England; died on 4 Jun 1658 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Elizabeth HUTCHINS was born in 1587 in Nazeing, Essex, England (daughter of John HUTCHINS and Maria); died on 4 Jun 1658 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Notes:
Will of Elizabeth Hutchins (Curtis-married last name)
Fairfield County, Connecticut Probate Records, Volume 1 (1648-1656), page 17
The last will and testament of Elizabeth Curtiss, In the Name of God, Amen, IElizabeth Curtis to make publick my last will and testament...being weak yet ofperfect in my minde...Inprimis unto my sonns John Curtiss and William doe give my Mare and Coalt.Item, unto John Curtiss and Jonathan Curtiss ye sonnes of my sonnes John andWilliam, my grandchildren I doe give the coalt that my young mare hath: andafter the sayd young mare hath up her first coalt, Then I doe give ye saydyoung mare to the rest of my grandchildren, sonns and daughters of my aforesaidsonns John and William:Item, I doe give one house and lott to my grandchildren, John Curtiss, Israel,Jonathan, and Sarah Curtiss ye children of ye said John and William: and theyto enjoy it when they become to ye age of twenty:Item, I doe give unto my grandchilde Mary Curtiss ye daughter of Thomas Curtissforty shillings and to bee paid unto her by my sonns John and William within ayeare after my decease:Item, I doe give my grandchilde Mary Curtiss ye daughter of Thomas Curtis,deceased forty shillings and to bee paid unto her by my sonns John and WilliamCurtiss within a yeare after my decease:Item, I doe give unto my sonns John and William Curtiss my two cowss, onehiefer, one bullock and a calf after my deceas: provided ye if my sayd youngmare before given to my grandchildren should miscarry. Then my will is if mytwo sonns John and William Curtiss should give foure pounds each of them tothree children ye have no share in my house and lott to be paid att ye age oftwentie:Item, I doe give my bible to John Curtiss my grandchilde the sonn of JohnCurtiss allso my desire is ye there be so much of my corn sould as may buy abible for Jonathan Curtiss ye sonn of my sonn William and given to him:The rest of my goods within ye house that are moveable goods I doe give to mysonns John and William Curtiss to be equally divided betwixt them:My two sonns John Curtiss and William Curtiss I doe make executors and my willis ye John Birdseye, Henry Wakelyn and Joseph Hawly shall bee overseers of thismy last will and testament.In ye presence ofJohn Brimsmaid Elizabeth Curtiss SealJohn WashbornThis will was proved by John Curtiss and William Curtiss to bee ye last willand testant of Elizabeth Curtiss of Stratford: and ye court approvs of it; itbeing attested to: 4th: 4th: '58 John MinorChildren:
- Sergeant John CURTISS, (18) was born on 21 Feb 1615 in Nazeing, Essex, England; died on 2 Dec 1707 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- 4. Captain William CURTISS, (19) was born on 21 Jun 1618 in Nazeing, Essex, England; died on 21 Dec 1702 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Thomas CURTISS, (20) was born on 12 Mar 1620 in Nazeing, Essex, England; died on 1 Dec 1648 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut.