William Lord

William married (Unknown first wife of William Lord) before 1643. (Unknown died before 3 Jun 1664. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas Lord was born in Dec 1645 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; died on 22 Jun 1730 in Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Duck River Cemetery, Lyme, New London, Connecticut.
2. Sarah Lord was born before 1659 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; died before 9 Sep 1718.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: Bef 29 May 1651

Notes:

Emigrated with his wife and children after 29 Apr 1635 on the Elizabeth & Ann.

He was an original proprietor and one of the first settlers of Hartford, Connecticut; his name is on the Founders Monument in downtown Hartford. After arriving in Massachusetts in 1635, the Lord family joined the party of the Rev. Thomas Hooker and about 100 other men, woman, and children, and set out from Newtown to form a new settlement on the Connecticut River.

"They traveled more than a hundred miles, through a hideous and trackless wilderness to Hartford. They had no guide but their compass; and made their way over mountains, through swamps, thickets and rivers, which were passable with great difficulty. They had no cover but the heavens, and no lodgings but such as nature afforded them. They drove with them one hundred and sixty head of cattle and subsisted by the way on the milk of their cows. Mrs. Hooker was borne through the wilderness on a litter. The people generally carried their packs, arms and some utensils. They were nearly a fortnight on their journey. This adventure was the more remarkable as many of this company were persons of figure, who in England had lived in honor, affluence and delicacy, and were strangers to fatigue and danger." [Trumbull's Memorial History of Hartford]

His death date is unknown, but has to have been before 29 May 1651, as on that date Dorothy Lord is shown selling land, and at the time in Connecticut a wife could not make contracts while her husband was living. He may have died as early as shortly after 29 Jan 1644, the date of his last appearance in Hartford town records.

Thomas Lord (1585-1667) = Dorothy Bird (b. 1588)
William Lord (1618-1678)
Hannah Lord (b. bet 1670 and 1678) = John Maltby (1670-1727)
Mary Maltby (1708-1793) = Gershom Lewis (1704-1766)
Nathaniel Lewis (b. 1740) = Esther Tuttle (b. 1747)
Elizabeth Lewis (1767-1842) = Isaac Hale (1783-1839)
Emma (Hale) Smith (1804-1879), wife of LDS founder Joseph Smith

Thomas married Dorothy Bird on 23 Feb 1611 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. Dorothy (daughter of Robert Bird and Amy) was born before 25 May 1588 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England; was christened on 25 May 1588 in St. Laurence, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England; died between 8 Feb 1669 and 12 May 1675; was buried in First Church, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: 1675

Notes:

Emigrated with her husband and children after 29 Apr 1635 on the Elizabeth & Ann.

Richard married Joan about 1582. Joan died before 22 Sep 1610 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England; was buried on 22 Sep 1610 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Amy. Amy was born in of Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]