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     Jacob Nichols married Melvina E. Ritchey on 29 May 1850 in Martin County, Indiana.¹

     Lula May Holt was born on 26 August 1892 in Indiana.^2,5 She was the daughter of William Holt and Laura B. Priest.^3,4 In the census of 12 June 1900 in McCameron Township, Martin County, Indiana, she is listed as a granddaughter of Leroy Priest. Her name appears as Lula M. Holt. She is seven years old, at school and was born in Indiana, Aug 1892. He parents were born in Indiana.⁶

     Lula May Holt married Ray McNabb on 8 March 1911 in Indiana.^4,1

     Viola Irene Holt was born in February 1894 in Indiana.^3,2 She was the daughter of William Holt and Laura B. Priest. In the census of 12 June 1900 in McCameron Township, Martin County, Indiana, she is listed as a granddaughter of Leroy Priest. Her name appears as Ola Irene Holt. She is six years old and was born in Indiana, February 1894. Her parents were also born in Indiana.⁴ In the census of 18 April 1910 in McCameron Township, Martin County, Indiana, she is listed as the daughter of William Holt. Her name appears as Viola Holt. She is 16 years old and was born in Indiana.⁵

     Viola Irene Holt married Otha Burlin Inman on 18 December 1912 in Martin County, Indiana.⁶

     Orville L. Holt was born on 21 January 1896 in Indiana.^2,3,4 He was the son of William Holt and Laura B. Priest. In the census of 12 June 1900 in McCameron Township, Martin County, Indiana, he is listed as a grandson of Leroy Priest. His name appears as Orval L. Holt. He is four years old and was born in Indiana, January 1896. His parents were also born in Indiana.⁵ In the census of 18 April 1910 in McCameron Township, Martin County, Indiana, he is listed as the son of William Holt. His name appears as Orval Holt. He is 14 years old and was born in Indiana. He is working as a farm laborer.⁶

     Orville L. Holt married Goldie Pearl Callaham on 20 August 1914 in Martin County, Indiana.^3,7

     Eliza J. and Wiliam Eaton are living with Drewery and Phoebe Holt in 1870.

     Eliza Jane Holt was born circa 1846 in Indiana.^5,1 She was the daughter of Drury Holt and Phebe Woodruff.^2,4 In the census of 17 September 1850 in Brown Township, Martin County, Indiana, Eliza appears in the household of Drury Holt as Eliza Holt. She is four years old and was born in Indiana.⁶ In the census of 18 July 1860 in Bogard Township, Daviess County, Indiana, Eliza appears in the household of Drury Holt as Eliza Jane Holt. She is 15 years old and was born in Indiana.⁷

     Eliza Jane Holt married William J. Eaton on 15 August 1869.^5,8 In the census of 30 August 1870 in Bogard Township, Daviess County, Indiana, Eliza appears in the household of Drury Holt as Eliza J. Eaton. She is 23 years old and was born in Indiana. She was married in Aug.⁹

     Wilson Scott was born on 30 September 1808.^3,2 He was the son of Crawford Scott II and Mary Barnes.^3,2 In the 1810 census in German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Wilson Scott is assumed to be enumerated with Crawford Scott II; assumption.⁴ In the 1820 census in Luzerne Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Wilson Scott is assumed to be enumerated with Crawford Scott II.⁵ In the 1830 census in German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Wilson Scott is assumed to be enumerated with Crawford Scott II; as.⁶ Wilson was working as Blacksmith and worked nearly all of his life in Menallen township..⁷

     Wilson Scott married Ann Woodward, daughter of Joshua Woodward and Sarah Daniels, on 20 October 1831.^7,8 In the census of 15 June 1880 in German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, he is listed as the father of Clark Brading Scott. His name appears as Wilson Scott. He is 71 years old and was born in Pennsylvania, as was his mother. His father was born in Ireland. He is also listed as living by himself near his son, Joshua W. Scott and Crawfrod H. Scott in New Haven, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. According to the census, he is working as a blacksmith.^9,10

     Wilson Scott died on 13 March 1891 at age 82.^3,2

     Thomas Whedon III was born in 1691 in Branford, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Thomas Whedon Jr. and Hannah Barnes.

     Thomas Whedon III married Eunice Swainee on 6 May 1714 in Brandford, New Haven County, Connecticut.

     Lydia Hughes was born on 17 August 1779 in East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.² She was the daughter of John Hughes and Mary Grannis.² In the 1790 census in East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, Lydia Hughes is assumed to be enumerated with John Hughes.³ In the 1800 census in East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, Lydia Hughes is assumed to be enumerated with John Hughes.⁴

     Lydia Hughes married Henry Welton on 12 August 1802.² Lydia Hughes survived the death of her mother, Mary Grannis, who died on 7 December 1804.

     Lydia Hughes, shown as Lidia Welton, was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 census Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut. She is between 26 and 44 years old and living near Daniel Hughs, John Hughs, and Collins Hugh. She is listed as head of household, perhaps because her husband's job was a seaman. Based on ages, it is possible that the following were also living in the household, William Henry Welton, free white males, under 10 years old, Sylvia Welton and Jane Welton, free white females, under 10 years old.⁵ Lydia Hughes survived the death of her husband, Henry Welton who died on 20 January 1813 He was lost at sea when sailing as a first officer of a brig between the West Indies and New Haven. They were three days out homeward bound when the brig encountered a gale, and he with the captain was washed from the deck. The vessel became a total wreck, and only two of the crew survived to tell the fate of their companions.¹ Their fourth child, Grace Ann, was born on 24 March 1813 in East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.²

     Lydia Hughes was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 census East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. She is living next to her brother, Russell Hughes. Based on ages, it is possible that the following were also living in the household, William Henry Welton, a free white male, age 10 to 16 years old, Grace Ann Welton, a free white female, under 10 years old, Sylvia Welton and Jane Welton, free white females, age 10 to 16 years old.⁶ Circa 1823, Lydia moved to New York City, New York.¹

     Lydia Hughes died on 9 July 1852 in New York City, New York, at age 72; paralysis from many years od cnacer.¹

     Mary Parish was born in 1749/50.

     Mary Parish married Dennison Whedon, son of Daniel Whedon and Abigail Granger.¹ Mary Parish was Record Change on 26 September 1999.

     Grace Slimp Holt was born in November 1885 in Indiana.⁴ She was the daughter of Emberson Holt and Lucy Ida Hasting.^4,5,6 In the census of 8 June 1900 in McCameron Township, Martin County, Indiana, she is listed as the daughter of Emberson Holt. Her name appears as Grace Holt. She is 14 years old and was born Nov. 1885 in Indiana. Her parents wer also born in Indiana.⁴

     Grace Slimp Holt married Henry O. Marshall on 24 January 1904 in Martin County, Indiana.^6,3 Grace Slimp Holt was living at Odon, Daviess County, Indiana, at the time of the death of her father on 2 February 1922.²

     Daniel Whedon was born on 6 May 1726 in Brandford, New Haven County, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Thomas Whedon III and Eunice Swainee.

     Daniel Whedon married Abigail Granger, daughter of Daniel Granger and Abigail Dennison, circa 1749.^2,3

     Abigail Granger was born circa 1734 in East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.³ She was the daughter of Daniel Granger and Abigail Dennison.^1,2

     Abigail Granger married Daniel Whedon, son of Thomas Whedon III and Eunice Swainee, circa 1749.^3,4

     Lucy Ida Hasting was born in July 1866 in Indiana.³

     Lucy Ida Hasting married Emberson Holt, son of Calvin Holt and Julia Ann Miller, on 22 February 1885 in Indiana.^4,5,6,7 In the census of 8 June 1900 in McCameron Township, Martin County, Indiana, she is listed as the wife of Emberson Holt. Her name appears as Lucy Holt. She is 33 years old and was born in Indiana, July 1866. She has been married for 15 years and has six children, all living. Her father was born in Indiana also, but her mother was from Ohio.³ In the census of 27 April 1910 in McCameron Township, Martin County, Indiana, she is listed as the wife of Emberson Holt. Her name appears as Lucy J. Hold. She is 43 years old and has been married for 25 years. Her eight children are all living. She was born in Indiana, as was her fahter. Her mother was born in Ohio. She can read and write.⁸

     Lucy Ida Hasting died after February 1922.² She survived the death of her husband, Emberson Holt, who died on 2 February 1922 in Martin County, Indiana.⁹

     Rachael Hoadley was born on 21 August 1701 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.² She was the daughter of Abraham Hoadley and Elizabeth Maltby.

     Rachael Hoadley married Noah Tuttle, son of Joseph Tuttle and Elizabeth Sanford, on 1 December 1720 in Brandford, New Haven County, Connecticut.³

     Rachael Hoadley died on 7 April 1749 in East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, at age 47.³

     Joseph Tuttle was born on 18 March 1667/68 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.² He was the son of Joseph Tuttle and Hannah Munson.²

     Joseph Tuttle married Elizabeth Sanford, daughter of Jr. Thomas Sanford and Elizabeth Payne, on 20 November 1691 in Millford, New Haven County, Connecticut.²

     Elizabeth Sanford was born on 10 November 1671 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Jr. Thomas Sanford and Elizabeth Payne.

     Elizabeth Sanford married Joseph Tuttle, son of Joseph Tuttle and Hannah Munson, on 20 November 1691 in Millford, New Haven County, Connecticut.¹

     Elizabeth Sanford died on 17 July 1748 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, at age 76.

     Abraham Hoadley was born in 1671/72 in Brandford, New Haven County, Connecticut. He was the son of William Hoadley and Mary.

     Abraham Hoadley married Elizabeth Maltby, daughter of William Maltby, on 14 January 1696/97 in Brandford, New Haven County, Connecticut.

     Abraham Hoadley died on 14 July 1748 in Brandford, New Haven County, Connecticut.

     Elizabeth Maltby was born on 30 April 1676 in Brandford, New Haven County, Connecticut. She was the daughter of William Maltby.

     Elizabeth Maltby married Abraham Hoadley, son of William Hoadley and Mary, on 14 January 1696/97 in Brandford, New Haven County, Connecticut.

     Elizabeth Maltby died on 14 December 1747 in Brandford, New Haven County, Connecticut, at age 71.

     Joseph Tuttle was born in 1639/40 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of William Tuttle and Elizabeth Matthews.¹ Joseph Tuttle was baptized on 22 November 1640.¹

     Joseph Tuttle married Hannah Munson, daughter of Thomas Munson and Joanna, on 2 May 1667 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.¹

     He was the only one of his father's sons who continued to resided in East Haven; all the others sold their property and moved. He seems, from all accounts, to have been a prominent man in local affairs, and to have maintained unimpaired the reputation and usefulness of his father.

     Joseph Tuttle died on 9 September 1690 in Millford, New Haven County, Connecticut.²

     Hannah Munson was born on 11 June 1648 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Thomas Munson and Joanna.²

     Hannah Munson married Joseph Tuttle, son of William Tuttle and Elizabeth Matthews, on 2 May 1667 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.¹

     Hannah Munson died on 30 November 1695 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, at age 47. She was Record Change on 12 September 1999.

     Jr. Thomas Sanford was born in December 1644. He was the son of Sr. Thomas Sanford and Sarah.

     Jr. Thomas Sanford married Elizabeth Payne, daughter of William Payne, on 11 October 1666.

     Jr. Thomas Sanford died in 1720/21 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.

     Elizabeth Payne was born in 1644/45. She was the daughter of William Payne.

     Elizabeth Payne married Jr. Thomas Sanford, son of Sr. Thomas Sanford and Sarah, on 11 October 1666.

     William Tuttle was born on 26 December 1607 in Ringstead, Northamptonshire County, England. He was the son of Symon Tuttle and Isabel Wells.² William Tuttle was christened on 29 October 1609 at Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England.

     William Tuttle married Elizabeth Matthews, daughter of Edward Matthews and Elizabeth Nashe, in 1628/29 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.² William Tuttle immigration on the same ship as Richard Tuttle and Ann in 1635 at Boston, Massachusetts, Isabel Tutttle, widow, along with three sons, Richards, William, age 26, and John, sailed on the vessel, Plater, from London to Boston. Also on the ship was Richard's wife, Ann, and their family, William's wife, Elizabeth, age 23, and Williams' three children, John, age 3 1/2 years, Anna, 2 1/2 years, and Tomas, age eight months. William was then only twenty-six. The brothers were wealthy for the time, and had been merchants and land owners in England. They were affiliated with Reverend John Davenport's flock in 1635, but were equally interested in trade opportunities in the New World.^1,3 In 1638, William moved to East Haven, Connecticut. Brothers, William, Richard, and John Tuttle first settled in Boston for two years and set up successful businesses. In 1638, Reverend John Davenport decided to move his followers to New Haven because of its location between Boston and the Dutch in New Amsterdam. John and Richard remained in Boston, while William brought his family to New Haven. William Tuttle settled at East Haven near Stony River, where he soon became a man of consequence and engaged largely in public affairs.^3,4

     On the 24th day of November, 1638, the colonists made their first purchase from the Indians, of land located in East Haven. This and subsequent purchases seem to have been made on behalf of the colony, and the land was divided among the settlers in proportion to the estate of each, and the number of persons in each family. The consideration for this purchase was twelve coats, an equal number of spoons, hatchets, hoes, porringers and a small quantity of knives.

     His descendants are very numerous, and found in every State. In September, 1873, they assembled at a family gathering at New Haven to the number of several hundred; among them were many prominent men in the professions, in literature, and in general business. The address on the occasion was delivered by Joseph F. Tuttle, President of Wabash College, and he referred to William Tuttle, the first American ancestor, in very flattering terms:

     "Our ancestor was not a man of wealth, but he was not a pauper. He had enough to bring his family to Boston in 1635, and to New Haven in 1639, and to settle them confortably in the new home. We infer that he was a man of energy, thrift and piety. When we touch the deck of the Planter and single the man William, from the three men who had the common name, we reach definite facts; not a great many, but for the most part satisfactory. He and his wife, Elizabeth, had twelve children, from whom has sprung a multitude of descendants. They did not belong to the aristocratic classes of the old country, very few of whom had either taste or courage for such dangerous work as that of the Pilgrims in America. They were a part of the great English middle class, out of which is evolved the force that makes England what she is among nations."

     The early history of New Haven, in its broad features, but the history of each American colony. The planters brought with them the English laws, for they came to a land already subject to the crown. The leading idea of the Puritans was freedom from the restraints imposed at home upon their consciences and their rights. In some cases immigration was induced by the desire to gain, but it was mainly influenced by the dissatisfaction with the government. Communication with the mother country was difficult and dangerous, navigation was in its infancy; and while the laws of England were in force there was no suitable machinery for their execution, and they were imperfectly adapted to the wants and conditions of a new country. From this state of things rather than from any preconceived notion of separation from the crown, the present government has sprung. To the Puritans, the Scriptures would at once be suggested as the model, and a resolution of the planters of New Haven to govern themselves by the rule laid down in the divine writings, was but following the impulse that had brought them into the wilderness. They had little love for the crown; its divine right was denied; and the feeling which afterwards induced them to shelter and protect the judges who condemned Charles I. to execution, was already deep seated. They sympathized with the commons; and when, upon the restoration of Charles II. - Dixwell, Whalley, and Goffe, who had condemned the king to death, escaped to America to avaide the punishment inflicted upon the regicide judges, the people of New Haven received them with open arms, concealed their names and their persons, and afterwards their graves, which such fidelity that the utmost diligence of the British soldiers in 1779 failed to discover them; and they were saved the indignity of desecration at the hands of an armed and merciless rabble.

     As the colonies grew in importance, disputes arose with England; the feeling of hatred, seated deep in the hearts of the colonists, and based on real or fancied wrongs, embittered these until violence was resorted to. Emigration had already taken place from one colony to another - families settled in Boston, and the older colonies had sent forth their children to newer settlements, and the ties of natural affection bound together those whose interests were in common.⁵

     William was one of the 16 original proprietors of New Haven and signed the colony's copact. In the list of planters and estates in 1640, his family consist of seven persons and his estate was rated a 450 pounds, a fortune at that time. William was the social equal of Davenport and Eaton, who was the first governor of the colony and had been an agent for King Charles I to the Danish court. Seats at the Meeting House were assigned; the closer to the pulpit, the higher the honor. William Tuttle's seat was the first seat near the pulpit.³

     In 1656, William Tuttle bought a mansion house, home lot, barn and other lands in the Yorkshire Quarter. The property was located in the New Haven area bounded by Grove, State, Elm, and Church streets across from the New Haven Green and is now owned by Yale University. When Yale University was founded, it was done so on this property. For nearly 30 years, this was the only land that Yale College owned.³


     Along with other members of the colony, William started setting up trading ventures as far south as Delaware. He was named a commissioner to settle the dispute as to boundary between New Haven and Branford in 1669, and to fix the bounds of New Haven, Milford, Branford and Wallingford in 1672. He was often an arbitrator; and was also a constable.³

     William Tuttle died on 16 June 1673 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, at age 65. His death was apparently unexpected because he left no will. His estate was valued at 440 pounds and his twelve children fought over the estate for years. His family went through many crises. One of his daughters was murdered by her brother, who was then hanged by his neighbors. Another daughter was put into a home for the insane because she murdered her son. Yet another daughter, Elizabeth, was divorced by her husband when he found his first child had been sired by another man. However, Elizabeth would become the grandmother of the Reverned Jonathan Edwards, the Puritan firebrand and Yale scholar who would leave his imprint on New England and all the Colonies as a member of the Yale faculty. He would also be the grandfather of Aaron Burr; Third Vice President of the United States, duelist who killed Alexander Hamilton, and power-seeker would be tried for treason in 1809.³

     Elizabeth Matthews was born in 1612 in Exeter, Devon County, England.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Matthews and Elizabeth Nashe. Elizabeth Matthews was christened on 14 March 1611/12 at New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.

     Elizabeth Matthews married William Tuttle, son of Symon Tuttle and Isabel Wells, in 1628/29 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.² Elizabeth Matthews immigration on the same ship as Richard Tuttle and Ann in 1635 at Boston, Massachusetts, Isabel Tutttle, widow, along with three sons, Richards, William, age 26, and John, sailed on the vessel, Plater, from London to Boston. Also on the ship was Richard's wife, Ann, and their family, William's wife, Elizabeth, age 23, and Williams' three children, John, age 3 1/2 years, Anna, 2 1/2 years, and Tomas, age eight months. William was then only twenty-six. The brothers were wealthy for the time, and had been merchants and land owners in England. They were affiliated with Reverend John Davenport's flock in 1635, but were equally interested in trade opportunities in the New World.^3,4

     On an April evening in 1676, Elizabeth Tuttle, a widow, age sixty-seven or thereabouts, was sitting in her chair by the fire. She had a comfortable house in New Haven, Connecticut, and her family was respected. Her late husband, William had been influential in New Haven and had merited the title of "Mister," which was not commonly used during that time. He had died four years before-rather unexpectedly because he was in court only two weeks before his death completing a land transaction, and because he left no will.

     Several of Elizabeth's adult children were at her house that night. She had produced twelve children and raised them all to maturity-quite a feat in those days. David who was thirty-eight, had never left home, as he was "incompetent." That night Benjamin, the tenth child, began quarreling with sister Sarah, a married daughter, age thirty-five. We do not know what they were quarreling about, however a fragment of paper preserved in the Connecticut State Archives contains a statement by Benamin; in it he said that he was with his sister, that they had had a falling out, that he was afraid she would do to him what he had done to her, and that he had no love for her.

     He and Sarah may have been arguing about the division of their dead father's considerable property or Benjamin may have reminded Sarah that she was no angel; she had scandalized the town in her youth by publicly exchanging kisses with a Dutch sailor, for which she and the sailor were fined. Whatever the quarrel was about, Benjamin resolved it in a terrible, final manner. He went to the barn, gota an ax, returned to the house, and struck Sarah on the head, "maulling & mashing her head to many pieces in a barbarous and bloudy maner." Benjamin then ran away and hid in the woods. He was hanged for murder that same year, but before his death he willed all of his property to his sister Elizabeth.

     What makes Benjamin's action even more unusual is that sister Mercy (who may have witnessed the murder of Sarah) would, fourteen years later, kill her own son Samuel by striking him on the head with an axe. A few months later Elizabeth's husband, Richard Edwards, with great scandal and notoriety, would be granted a divorce from Elizabeth on the grounds that she was pregnant before his marriage to her and that she was frequently adulterous after the marriage, and that she had often threatened to murder him while he was asleep.⁵

     Elizabeth Matthews died on 30 December 1684 in Millford, New Haven County, Connecticut; She was living with her son, Nathaniel at the time of her death. Nathaniel presented her will to the court, but it was challenged by her children and it was disallowed. Wrangling continued over the estate until 1709.^1,6 She is buried Grove Street Cemetery, Connecticut. William and Elizabeth were buried on the old Green in New Haven, but the stones were reloacted to Grove Street Cemetery in 1821.⁶

     Thomas Munson married Joanna.

     Joanna married Thomas Munson.

     Symon Tuttle was born in 1560 in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England. He was the son of Richard Tuttle and Elizabeth.

     Symon Tuttle married Isabel Wells, daughter of John Wells, in 1580.

     Symon Tuttle died on 30 June 1630 in Tharston, Norfolkshire County, England.

     Isabel Wells was born in 1565 in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England. She was the daughter of John Wells.

     Isabel Wells married Symon Tuttle, son of Richard Tuttle and Elizabeth, in 1580. Isabel Wells immigration on the same ship as Richard Tuttle and Ann in 1635 at Boston, Massachusetts, Isabel Tutttle, widow, along with three sons, Richards, William, age 26, and John, sailed on the vessel, Plater, from London to Boston. Also on the ship was Richard's wife, Ann, and their family, William's wife, Elizabeth, age 23, and Williams' three children, John, age 3 1/2 years, Anna, 2 1/2 years, and Tomas, age eight months. William was then only twenty-six. The brothers were wealthy for the time, and had been merchants and land owners in England. They were affiliated with Reverend John Davenport's flock in 1635, but were equally interested in trade opportunities in the New World.^2,3

     Edward Matthews was born on 10 March 1593/94 in Exeter, Devon County, England. He was the son of John Matthew and Alice Bigg.

     Edward Matthews married Elizabeth Nashe, daughter of II Robert Nashe, on 6 April 1611 in Digswell, Hertfordshire County, England.

     Elizabeth Nashe was born on 5 May 1592 in Digswell, Hertfordshire County, England. She was the daughter of II Robert Nashe.

     Elizabeth Nashe married Edward Matthews, son of John Matthew and Alice Bigg, on 6 April 1611 in Digswell, Hertfordshire County, England.