Category Archives: New Haven Colony
The Next Generation
We’ve spoken about this before, but I continue to be fascinated by the contrast between many in the first generation of European settlers in America and their sons of the second generation.
Puritans and Pilgrims
I’ve had time lately to do some enjoyment reading as I sit for chemotherapy treatments these last few weeks. Finally, I’ve begun to read some from a stack of books that has been piling up since 2010. This week, I … Continue reading
Posted in Ashford, Dayghton, Howland, Mary Knight Haines Dayton, New Haven Colony, New London, Ralph Dayton, Skiff, Skiffe
Tagged Mayflower, Myles Standish, Pilgrim, Puritan, Ralph Dayton
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Elizabeth Harvey Beardsley Dayton arrangement
(Sorry for the delay in posting while on vacation in the Adirondacks) Yesterday, while doing a few Google searches, I came across a claim that Samuel Dayton “had a prenuptial agreement” with his third wife Elizabeth Beardsley. No source or … Continue reading
Posted in Beardsley, Dayton, New Haven Colony, Samuel Dayton, Uncategorized
Tagged Beardsley, Daiton, Elizabeth Dayton
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The excommunication of Thomas Baker
oes the unexplained excommunication of Thomas Baker, beginning in January 1645/46, tell us more about Reverend James than about Thomas? Thomas Baker, the husband of Alice Dayton, was censured for two years from the Milford First Congregational Church, according to … Continue reading
Posted in Dayton, Deighton, East Hampton, Long Island, New Haven Colony, Puritan, Ralph Dayton, Thomas Baker, Tritton
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Leaving Ashford was an Expensive Decision
It is supposed that Ralph Dayton required passage for at least six family members including himself, his wife Alice, and children Alice, Samuel, Ellen and Robert.
Posted in Alice Dayton, Ashford, Dayghton, Deighton, Goldhatch, New Haven Colony, Quinnipiac, Ralph Dayton, Robert Dayton, Samuel Dayton, Tritton
Tagged Ashford Kent, Dayton vessel, lot drawn for Ralph Dayton at New Haven, passage for six, Ralph Dayton, Ralph Dayton family, Ralph Dayton family required passage for six, Ralph Dayton lot, Ralph Dayton New Haven, Ralph Dayton Quinnipiac
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The Daytons, a pilgrim family of Puritans
Most of us already know the difference between Puritan and Pilgrim, but not so many years ago, I wasn’t able to explain the difference and probably used the words interchangeably. In the spirit of this Thanksgiving holiday, I’m posting directly … Continue reading
Posted in Deighton, Long Island, New Haven Colony, Puritan, Quinnipiac, Ralph Dayton
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Ralph Dayton’s disputed land
Shortly after the 1658 death of Ralph Dayton at North Sea (Northampton), Phillip Leeke of New Haven made certain that the particulars of his purchase of lands from Ralph almost ten years earlier were properly recorded. Why did he do … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Dayton, Brookhaven, East Hampton, Long Island, New Haven Colony, North Sea, Ralph Dayton, Southampton
Tagged Abraham Dayton, Abraham Dayton of Brookhaven, boundary dispute with Richard Platt, ought to have, Phillip Leeke of New Haven, Ralph Dayton, Ralph Dayton died at North Sea, Ralph Dayton New Haven, Ralph Dayton's disputed land, represent East Hampton, son-in-law Rogers, the 1658 death of Ralph Dayton
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Ralph Dayton reference mystery solved
This post is a progress report and follow-up to the post Was Ralph Dayton bound for Massachusetts? posted on September 17. Terry Brown has chased down the New Hampshire Genealogical Magazine reference given in the Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English … Continue reading
Was Ralph Dayton bound for Massachusetts?
We are especially interested and excited to learn of Nikki Paine’s discovery of a book by Denise Bailey, (2003) Ashford People in the 1400s, 1500s and 1600s. A P Willox, Lyminge that is not much bigger than a pamphlet, but … Continue reading
Posted in Ashford, New Haven Colony, Quinnipiac, Ralph Dayton, Tritton
Tagged Puritan landing at New Haven, Ralph Dayton, Ralph Dayton bound for Massachusetts, Ralph Dayton bound for New Haven, Ralph Dayton landed at New Haven, Ralph Dayton on page 75, Ralph Dayton Whitfield Fleet, Ralph sailed for New Haven, Sailed for New Haven, Whitfield fleet, Whitfield Quinniapac
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A report from professional genealogist Nikki Paine
Our friend Terry Brown received a report from Nikki Paine of http://www.ancestryandheirs.co.uk in Ashford Kent, who has been researching Ralph Dayton. Nikki operates a registered professional service specializing in Kent family research. Both Terry and Nikki have graciously given their … Continue reading
Ralph Dayton’s son and the dead cow
Thomas Barnes asked the court for “satisfaction of Ralph Dayton” for the loss of his cow which had perished while in the care of Ralph’s son. The account can be found in Hoadly’s Records of the Colony and Plantation of … Continue reading
Posted in New Haven Colony, Ralph Dayton, Robert Dayton, Samuel Dayton
Tagged acting as herdsman, loss of his cow, May 1645, Ralph's son was still a minor, Robert Dayton baptized, Robert still teenager, Samuel was legal adult, Satisfaction of Ralph Dayton, son of Raiph Dighton, son of Ralph Dayton, son was Robert Dayton, younger brother Robert
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The Dayton family’s arrival at New Haven Colony
First, thank you to all the readers of this blog. It has truly been a pleasure for Jim and I to meet you and to communicate with you. It is also a pleasure to hear from so many Daytons and … Continue reading
Posted in Dayghton, New Haven Colony, Quinnipiac, Ralph Dayton
Tagged Dayton family, Dayton family Whitfield Fleet, Dayton Quinnipiac, Isabel Calder, Ralph Dayghton, Ralph Dayton, Ralph Dayton 1639, Ralph Dayton family did not land at Boston, Ralph Dayton family likely landed at New Haven Colony, Ralph Dayton not at Boston
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Alice Dayton not in the Seating at the Meeting House
Looking again at the list of church members in the Seating at the Meeting House in New Haven Colony, it is a little disconcerting that Alice Dayton does not seem to be present. In all, there were about ninety-nine men … Continue reading
Ralph Dayton: reconciling descriptions of prominence
In the last post, I attempted to show that Ralph Dayton’s seating placement at the meeting house in New Haven does not indicate the “prominent” status often attributed to him. While this says nothing about his character and abilities, it … Continue reading
Ralph Dayton’s “spot” at the meeting house
According to Alice Morse Earle, the Puritan custom of selling “spots for pues” was immensely important in early New England, providing public displays of dignity. Seating location in the house of worship was ordered by a person’s wealth and position, beginning … Continue reading
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Tagged fifth row seating, Meeting house, Ralph Dayton, Ralph Dayton had a long wait before his name was read, Ralph Dayton’s “spot” at the meeting house, Ralph Dayton’s seating does not indicate the prominent social status, selling spots for pews, the Puritan custom of selling “spots for pues” was immensely important
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To what extent were Daytons involved with the Rogerenes at New London?
There is the possibility that the Rogerene movement, an offshoot of the Anabaptists, had somehow been a factor in the marriage of Catherine Sweezey (many spellings) and Abraham Dayton, but to what extent it influenced or determined the course of unexplained … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Dayton, Brookhaven, Henry Dayton, New Haven Colony, New London, Sweezey
Tagged Abraham Dayton, Abraham Dayton family, Abraham Dayton's appeal to collect charity, Abraham Dayton's mysterious plunge to destitution, Catherine Sweezey Abraham Dayton, Daytons and Rogerenes at New London, Deborah Dayton married John Rogers 1718/19, Joshua Hempstead said "Jno & Deb Daton published", Rogerenes refused to pay a minister's tax
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Dayton researchers may be looking in the wrong place
It is rare that you find conversation about Puritans landing at the New Haven Colony, rather than at Massachusetts Bay. We hear so little about it, it’s not surprising that it is so widely ignored by family researchers, perhaps because … Continue reading
Posted in Ashford, Benjamin Price, John Osbourne, New Haven Colony, Quinnipiac, Ralph Dayton, Thomas James
Tagged Calder thought Ralph Dayton was probably aboard, Davenport to Lady Mary Vere, Dayton family genealogists should look at New Haven Colony, Dayton family researchers should not limit their possibilities, Dayton Puritan bypassing Boston, Dayton researchers may be looking in the wrong place, Dayton Whitfield Fleet, Isabel Calder's 1934 book, New Haven Colony does not fit the Dayton storyline, Quinnipiac as Ralph Dayton's port of entry, Ralph Dayton New Haven Colony is widely ignored as a Puritan landing, Whitfield sailed directly from England to Quinnipiac
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Posted in Daiton, Dayghton, Deighton, Drayton, Dyghton, Long Island, New Haven Colony, Ralph Dayton, Samuel Dayton
Tagged Abigail Norton Dayton, Abraham Dayton, Alice Goldhatch Tritton Dayton, Catherine Sweezey Dayton, David Dayton, Elizabeth Beardsley Dayton, Henry Dayton, Mary Beardsley Dayton, Mary Dingle Dayton, Mary Haines Dayton, Medlin Dayton, Ralph Dayton, Samuel Dayton
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Dayton Ancestry 