Samuel Brockett

Samuel married Sarah Bradley on 23 May 1682. Sarah (daughter of William Bradley and Alice Pritchard) was born on 21 Jun 1665 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; was christened on 21 Jun 1665 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Samuel Brockett was born on 15 Feb 1682 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Abt 1612
• Alternate death: 12 Mar 1689, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut

Notes:

"John Brockett was one of the original settlers at New Haven, where he was made a freeman in 1639, and was one of those to sign on June 4, 1639, the compact to govern the community according to the scriptures. He was an excellent surveyor, and was called upon soon after its settlement to lay out the square in the centre of the town, which he did with great accuracy. A few years later the Governor of New Jersey sent for Brockett to lay out Elizabeth Towne (Elizabeth, New Jersey). When the first General Assembly of New Jersey convened at Elizabeth Towne on May 26, 1668, Brockett was chosen as its representative in the House of Burgesses." [Babcock and Allied Families, citation details below]

He was later one of the original founders of Wallingford, Connecticut.