Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Mehitable Rowley
1661 - Abt 1732 (70 years)1. Mehitable Rowley was born on 11 Jan 1661 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died about 1732 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: 11 Jan 1660, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Mehitable married John Fuller about 1678 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts. John (son of Samuel Fuller and Jane Lathrop) was born about 1655 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 23 Mar 1726 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Joseph Fuller
was born on 1 Mar 1700 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; died on 19 Jul 1775 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut; was buried in North Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut.
Generation: 2
2. Joseph Fuller (1.Mehitable1) was born on 1 Mar 1700 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; died on 19 Jul 1775 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut; was buried in North Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut. Notes:
"In 1740 he removed to Kent, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was one of the founders of the church at Kent, April 29, 1741; his wife joined by letter May 10, 1741. He was a deacon in the church, and next to the minister the foremost man of the town. He owned extensive tracts of land at Kent." [Homer W. Brainard, citation details below]
The inscription on his grave at North Kent reads:
In Memory of Deacon
Joseph Fuller who
died July ye 19th 1775
aged 75.Joseph married Lydia Day on 22 Dec 1722 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut. Lydia (daughter of John Day and Grace Spencer) was born on 11 Apr 1698 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 2 Nov 1763 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut; was buried in North Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Mindwell Fuller was born about 1730 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut; died on 24 Oct 1780 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut.
- 3. Mindwell Fuller
Generation: 3
3. Mindwell Fuller (2.Joseph2, 1.Mehitable1) was born about 1730 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut; died on 24 Oct 1780 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1730, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
Mindwell married Asa Parish on 23 Nov 1749 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut. Asa (son of William Parish and Jerusha Smith) was born on 27 Jan 1723 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died before 19 Feb 1784. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Joanna Parish was born on 4 Jun 1755 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut; died in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut.
Generation: 4
4. Joanna Parish (3.Mindwell3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Mehitable1) was born on 4 Jun 1755 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut; died in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut. Notes:
Shown as Joanna Hopkins of Cornwell in a list of legatees of Mindwell Parish.
Nicholas Knapp Genealogy calls the mother of Deborah Hopkins, and wife of Elijah Hopkins, "Luna _____".Family/Spouse: Elijah Hopkins. Elijah (son of Sylvanus Hopkins and Ruth Berry) was born before 28 Jun 1741 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was christened on 28 Jun 1741 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Deborah Hopkins was born about 1780; died on 6 Sep 1831.
- 5. Deborah Hopkins