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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: Dr. Thomas Lord Note Born: 1585 at Towchester, , Northhampton, England Married: 23 Feb 1610 at Towcester, , Northampton, England Died: Bef 23 Feb 1667 at Hartford, , Hartford County, CT Father: Richard Lord Mother: Joan Bird
WIFE
Name: Dorothy Bird Note Born: 25 May 1588 at Towchester, , Northampton, England Died: 2 Aug 1676 at Hartford, , Hartford County, CT Father: Robert Bird Mother: Dorothy
CHILDREN
Name: Capt. Richard Lord Born: 5 Jan 1611 Died: 17 May 1662 at New London, , New London County, CT Wife: Sarah Graves
Name: Thank Ye The Lord Born: 1612 at City Of London, , London, England Died: 1693 at Malden, , Middlesex, MA Husband: Ralph Shepard
Name: Anna Lord Born: 18 Sep 1614 at Towcester, , Northamptonshire, England Died: 29 Jan 1683 at Stonington, , New London, CT Husband: William Bartholomew
Name: Dr. Thomas Lord Born: 15 Nov 1616 Died: Abt 28 Oct 1661 at Hartford, , Hartford, CT Wife: Hannah Thurston
Name: Rachel Lord Born: 1617 at Salisbury, , Essex, MA Died: 9 Feb 1686 at Salisbury, , Essex, MA Husband: William Barnes
Name: William Lord Born: 27 Dec 1618 at Towchester, , , England Died: 17 May 1678 at New London, , New London County, CT Wife: Dorothy
Name: Captain Robert Lord Born: 12 May 1620 at Towcester, , Northamptonshire, England Died: Aft 1675 at London, , Middlesex, England Wife: Rebecca Stanley
Name: John Lord Born: 21 Jan 1624 Died: Abt 1691 at Statford, , , VA Wife: Elizabeth Vincent
Name: Irene Lord Born: Abt 1626 Died: 8 Jan 1691
Name: Aymie Lord Born: 30 Nov 1626 at Towcester, , Northampton, England Died: 8 Jan 1691 at Hartford, , Hartford, CT Husband: John Gilbert Captain
Name: Dorothy Lord Born: 1 Jul 1629 at Towcester, , Northamptonshire, England Died: 1657 at Near Weymouth, , , MA Husband: John Ingersoll
NOTES
1). Thomas Lord 1 married February 23, 1610 11, Doroth y B i r d , daughter of Robert and Amy Bird of Towcester, E ngla nd. The records of the St. Laurence Church, Towcester, sh o w t h a t Dorothy Bird was baptized May 25, 1588. There is also a record on page 25 of the ancient Marr i a g e L icense Book of Petersborough near Towcester , En gl an d , o f the marriage license issued to Thomas Lord an d D oro th y Bi rd on February 20, 1610 11. The Towcester Registers, 1561 1633, give the followin g b a p t isms Richard Lord, baptized Jan. 5, 1611 12. Anne Lord, Sept. 18, 1614. Thomas Lord, Nov. 15, 1616. William Lord, Dec. 27, 1618. Robert Lord, May 12, 1620. John Lord, Jan. 21, 1623 24. Aymie Lord, Nov. 30, 1626. Dorothy Lord, July 1, 1629. The Founding of New England by Ernest Flagg Lo r d s o f T owcester by Garvin L. Payne Essex Institute , Vo l. L IV . Thomas Lord was a man of means, position and influen c e , a n d in 1632 he sent his eldest son, Richard, then a bo u t twe nt y one years of age, to America. He settled a t Ne wt own, M ass ., which afterwards became Cambridge. I n 1633 , G overno r Haynes and The Rev. Thomas Hooker, fri ends o f Tho mas Lor d, sai led for America with about tw o hundre d passe ngers im portan t to the colony, and it i s though t possibl e that Ric hard Lo rd went in advance i n order t o selec t a place to se ttle. From Hotten s Original Lists, we learn that on t h e 2 9 t h of April 1635 were registered for transportati o n fro m t h e port of London to New England, in the shi p E lizabe th a n d Ann, of which Capt. Robert Cooper wa s mast er, Tho mas L or d,aged fifty his wife, Dorothy, a ged for ty six and th ei r children Thomas, aged sixteen Ann, ag ed four teen Wil lia m, aged twelve John, age d ten Rober t, age d nine Aymi e, a ged six and Dorothy , aged four. They la nded in Bosto n an d joined Richar d Lord at Newto wn. The ag es of the chil dre n as given o n the ship s regi ster are pr obably only app roxi mate, a s they vary from th e actual bap tismal records. In 1636, with his entire family, Thomas Lord joined t h e p a r ty of Rev. Mr. Hooker and Mr. Stone and one hundr e d me n , wo men and children, which took its departure fr o m Newt ow n t o form a new settlement on the Connecticu t Ri ver. They traveled more than a hundred miles, through a hi d e o u s and trackless wilderness to Hartford. They had n o g ui d e b ut their compass and made their way over moun tain s , th roug h swamps, thickets and rivers, which wer e passa bl e wit h great difficulty. They had no cover bu t the hea ven s, an d no lo dgings but such as nature affor ded them . The y drov e with th em one hundred and sixty he ad of cat tle an d subsi sted by th e way on the milk of th eir cows . Mrs. Ho oker wa s borne through the wildernes s on a litt er. The pe ople gen erally carrie d their packs , arms and s ome utensil s. They w ere nearly a f ortnigh t on their jour ney. This ad venture wa s the more rema rka ble as many of t his company w ere person s of figure, w ho in England had l ived in honor , affluenc e and delicac y, an d were stranger s to fatigue a nd danger . Gov. Hayne s and som e others di d not appear i n the colon y until 16 37. Trumbul l s Memo rial History o f Hartford. It was early in June when they reached their journey s e n d . Their first labor was to prepare their dugout s i n th e h il lside and provide shelter for their cattle . The y ha d fo r so me time been close friends and neighbo rs i n Newto wn an d were already organized as a church, h ad be en membe rs o f townsh ips and were familiar, therefo re, wi th actio n a s a body. Th ey agreed to purchase terr itory j ointly an d af terwards parc el it out, and Mr. Sam uel Ston e and Mr . Willi am Goodwin were appointed, in be half of t he propri etors, t o treat for lan d with the tri be of Suck iage India ns, of wh om at this tim e Sequasse n was the Chi ef Sachem . In this th ey were success ful an d soon purchas ed a larg e area. It i s not known what the y bartered pro bably clot h, axes, kniv es, etc. That a co n sideration wa s given, tha t it was incre ased when Sequa sse n confirme d the grant an d was enlarged a gain when hi s heir s and su ccessors renewe d it to near th e value th e land wa seste emed at before t he English came i nto the se parts i s app arent from the de ed of renewal itse lf . As soon as acqu ir ed, the land was d istributed to th e n ew proprietors. Thomas Lord thus became an original proprietor an d o n e o f t he first settlens of Hartford. He lived on th e no rt h si de o f the highway on the bank of the Little R ive r no w Wel ls St reet , a near neighbor of Gov. Haynes , Re v. Mr . Hooke r, Mr. Goodwin, Gov. Wyllys and other s of th e prom inent in habita nts. His sons, Richard and T homas, h ad th e lots nex t to his . The Hartford settler s were larg ely pe ople of som e cultur e cast into raw con ditions, an d ther e was a mingli ng of high breeding an d rough life. Neither the date of death nor the place of burial of T h o m a s Lord 1 is known. There is an entry on the Hartf o r d To w n Votes, under date of January 29, 1643 4. The G ov er nor , Mr . Hooker, and several others, including Thom a s Lor d, S r., a nd his son Thomas, were freed from Comm o n worc k in t he hyw ay for the next three years. As th i s is th e last re ferenc e to Thomas Lord, Sr., in the vo lu me, it m ight be co njectur ed that he died shortly afte r t hat time . The Foun ding o f New England, by Ernes t Flag g. The l and records o f Hartf ord show that Doroth y Lor d owned land s as early a s May 29 , 1651, and that o n Marc h 7, 1652, sh e sold some l and to Ri chard Goodman , and ac cording to th e laws in effec t at tha t timese e Epaphrod itus Peck s T he Property Righ ts of Hus band a nd Wife und er the Laws o f Connecticut a w ife coul d no t make contr acts while he r husband was living . The gra v es of Doroth y Lord and quit e a number of descend ants a re i n the grav eyard in the rea r of the First Churc h o f Hartford , and t he names of Thoma s Lord and his son R i chard are insc ribe d on the granite m onument as among t he f irst settlers . D orothy Lord died i n 1675 at the ag e of 86 , and her wil l , datedFebruary 8 , 1669, is now o n file amo ng the prob at e records in the C onnecticut Sta te Library a t Hartford , an d is as follows In the Name of God Amen, I Dorathy Lord of Hartfo r d i n t h e colony of Connecticutt in New England, Bein g st rick e n i n yeares, & at present labouring under som e body ly we ak ness es Though through the mercy of God , I at pre sent h au e ye u seof my understanding & memory e, yet I kn ow no t ho w sudden ly the Lord may put an en d unto my few e daye s in t his life , & therefore accordin g to my dut y I am wil ling so e to setl e & disspose of th at little es tate the Lo rd hat h lent me, t hat peace ma y be continue d amongst my c hildre n when I am ga thered t o my fathers , & In order ther eunt o I doe declare th is a s followeth t o be my last wil l & Tes tament. First th a t all my just debts be pd out of my estate. I doe giue & Bequ e at h m y now dwelling house & Barne & my Home lott & m y lo w e r lot t in the North meadow unto the children of m y so n T ho mas Lo rd deceased, at the age of 18 years & i f an y dece as e befor e they attayne that age the suruiuo r or s uruiuors to possess it, & if they all dye then my son Wm or hi s c h i l dren to possess what is giuen to them. Itt I gi ue u n t o m y daughter Amy Gilbert & her children Three Ac re s o f Me ado w or Swamp in my upper lott in the Long mea do w nex t t o tha t Mrs Olcott hath now in possession, I t t I giu e unt o my so n Robt Lord If he live after my d ec ease s o long a s to have Notice of this my will Three Acres of my upper lott ad j o y n eing to that which I haue giuen my Daughter Gilbert. Itt I giue unto my son Wm Lord & his heires foreue r T w o A c res in my great lott in the long meadow next ad joyn ei n g t o that which I haue giuen my son Robert, It t I gi u e un to m y son John Lord Tenn pounds in Currant p ay of t hi s cou ntry ,Itt Whereas my Grandson Richd Lor d hath d isb urse d seuer all sums of money or country pa y for the B uild ing m y chimne ys & shingling my house & r epayres abou t it , I do e for th e payment of him, giue gr ant & confirm e unt o hi m & his heir esforeuer all tha t my meadow lot t in th e lon g meadow whic h abutts upon t he great Riuer e ast th e littl e riuer west Mr . Westwood s land North & Bar th Barn ards lan d south. I do e also g iue & bequeath unt o my sd G randson R ichard Lord & h is heires foreuer all t he remaynd er of my u pper lott in t h e long meadow, whic h I haue no t given to my sons Robert & Son Wm & my daughter Gilbert & her ch i l d r en, he payeing this legacie hereafter exprest, t o m y so n n J ohn Tenn pounds. And incase my sonn Robt s hal l depa r t thi s life before he hath notice of this m y las t will , Th en tha t Three Acres of Land giuen to hi m shal l be deu ide d Betwee n my Son Wm. & my Grandson Ric hd Lord , I doe a lls o confirm e unto my Grandson Richar d Lor d & his heire s al l my wood l and that is all read y layd o ut or to be la yd un to me wth i n the Bounds of H artford. I giue unto my Grandchild Hanna Ingersall my younge s t c o w e & my other oowe I giue unto my Grandchildren Do ra t h y & Ma rgery Ingersall. I giue my moueable estat e & Ca tt el l to m y son Wm Lord my grandson Richd Lord my daughter Stanton my daughter Gilbert & the child r e n o f m y daughter Ingersall, the whole to be divided i n t o fiu e par tes, & my daughter Ingersalls children to h a u e one pa rt , & the rest of them, each of them one part. I giue unto the wife of Nicholas Clarke Tenn shilli n g s . I doe ordayn & constitute my son Wm. & my grands o n Ri ch d m y executors, & desire my loueing Freind Mr. John Allyn to be ouer e s e e r o f this my will, & for the confirmation hereo f I ha v e he reun to sett my hand this 8th of February16 69 Signed in presence of us JOHN ALLYN DORATHY LORD STEUEN HOPKINS her marke
2).  After the general distribution of her husband  s Wil l , a s u p plementary disposal of special articles was ord er ed b y Do ro thy Lord, as follows, in abstract  To Richard Lord  s wife her iron dripping pan and grea t p e w t er pie plate  to Richard Lord, Jr., her great bra ss p o t . T o Mrs. Haynes one pair of her best sheets, tw o napk in s , a p ewter pie plate  the smaller one  and a p ewter c and le  stick. To her daughter Stanton her great b rass pa n an d he r grea t Bible. To her son William Lord   my Silue r dri nking  Bowle   and her great brass kettle. T o her dau ghte r Gilber t her s maller brass pan, a brass s kimmer , a bras s chafin g dish an dtwo  Joynt Stooles.  To Elizabeth Gilbert a great pewter platter. To her wi d o w e d daughter Lord  widow of Thomas  the bed she la y o n , a f ea ther bolster and a brass skillet. To Doroth y Phe lp s he r cov erlet, a feather pillow and a  beere    pillow  ca se  . To Margery Ingersoll a white blanket an d a pillo w. T o Ha nnah Kels ey her hood, scarf and hat , a great whi te ch est , a feather  bed, two blankets, a b olster, two pi llows , tw o pair of shee ts, a small bras s pot, a small br ass ke ttle , a warming pan, a pair of c urtains and curtai n rods , a br ass candle stic k and al l her earthen ware. T o the c hildre n of her son Thom as a ll the fire utensils i n her ho use , a table,  forme  a n d chairs. To Mary Lord J r.  daugh te r of her son Thomas   he rbedstead. To Marjer y Ingersol l 2 0 shillings  to h er siste r Dorothy Ingersol l 20 shilli ngs   if remainin g after all he r debts and fun eral expense s ar e paid.  These articles were inventoried at œ187.17.8. The lar g e n u m ber of brass and pewter articles, the linen, curt ai ns , et c . selected for these special gifts, indicat e a ha nds ome s ty le of living for the time.  Dorothy Bird Lord sealed her will with arms of  Lor d a l i a s Laward  family  Argent on a fess gules betwee n thr e e ci nq uefoils azure, a hind passant between two p heon s or  . Th e c rest on the seal is a demi hind issuant , an d no t a demi  bir dwith wings expanded as given on t he Sa lisbu ry Chart , an d this is confirmed by the statem ent o f the C ommitte e on He raldry in the New England Gen ealogi cal Regi ster, Vo l. 86  1 932  page 270.

						

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