His trade was carpenter and millwright.

1. Samuel BLISS b. 13 Nov 1684, ,Norwich,New London,Connecticut; d. 20 Sep 1763; bur. Norwich,New London,Ct.
2. Thomas BLISS b. 6 Sep 1682, Norwich,Norwich,New London,Connecticut; d. Jun 1719.
3. Elizabeth BLISS b. 28 Feb 1686/1687, Norwich,Norwich,New London,Connecticut; d. 2 Jul 1757, Norwich,New London,Ct.
4. John BLISS b. 23 Oct 1690, Norwich,Norwich,New London,Connecticut; d. 1 Feb 1741.
5. Elijah BLISS b. Abt 1692.
6. Pelatiah BLISS b. 17 Nov 1697, Norwich,Connecticut,Connecticut; d. 1763/1765, ,Norwich,New London,Connecticut; bur. 1763.
7. 1. Thankful BLISS b. 7 Mar 1700, Norwich,New London,Ct.

He was at Hartford with his father and shortly after his father's death, he
moved to Saybrook.

!History of Norwich, Connecticut: From its Possession by the Indians, to the
Year 1866, Frances Manwaring Caulkins, 1976, page 167: Thomas Bliss, Senior
and Junior, had house-lots and divisions of land in Hartford, as early as 1640.
The senior died in Hartford, leaving nine children, and his widow, Margaret,
apparently a woman of resolute, independent character, removed with the younger
part of the family to Springfield. Thomas Bliss, Junior, is afterwards found
at Saybrook, where his marriage and the births of six children are recorded.
The list is repeated with some variation of date and the addition of two more
children, at Norwich. The wife's family name is not given in either place.
"Thomas and Elizabeth Bliss were married the latter end of October, 1644."
The allotments of Thomas Bliss in Saybrook were eastward of the river in
what is now Lyme. His house-lot of thirty acres lay between John Ompsted
(Olmstead) on the north, and John Lay south. He sold it, July 23, 1662, to
John Comstock. His home-ot in Norwich was also near to that of John Olmstead,
extending originally, at the north-west, to the pent highway. That part where
the house stands, has never been alienated. Seven generations have dwelt on
the same spot, and the house is supposed not to have been entirely rebuilt
since it wa erected by the first proprietor.
Thomas Bliss died April 15, 1688. His will, executed two days before his
death, was proved at New London, before Edward Palmes, June 13, and allowed by
Sir Edmun Adross at Boston; this being the period when that delegated despot
arrogated to himself supreme authority over the courts of New England. The
will recognizes wife Elizabeth, son Samuel, and six daughters. His oldest son,
Thomas, had died without issue, Jan. 29, 1681. Elizabeth the relict, died Feb.
28, 1699-1700.
Samuel Bliss married, Dec. 8, 1681, Anna, daughter of John Elderkin. Five
of his daughters married as follows: Elizabeth married Edward Smith of New
London, June 7, 1663. Sarah married 1st, Thomas Sluman, Dec., 1668; 2d,
Solomon Tracy. Deliverance (recorded also Deliver and Dolinda) married Josiah
Rockwell, 1688. Rebecca, the youngest daughter, born in 1663, had not been
traced.
In the inventory of Thomas Bliss, his estate is estimated at 182.17.7
pounds. He had land, besides his home-lot, over the river, - on the Little
Plain, - at the Great Plain, - at the Falls, - in Yantie meadow, - in meadow at
Beaver Brook, - in pasture east of the town, - and on Westward hill.
This illustrated the prudential course of the early rulers of the
plantation in regard to the common lands. They were divided in small
quantities at short intervals, corresponding to the growth and necessities of
the town and the ability of the owners to clear them up and place them under
cultivation.

1. Elizabeth BLISS b. 20 Nov 1645, ,Saybrook,Middlesex,Connecticut; d. 10 Jul 1689, New London,New London,Connecticut.
2. Mary BLISS b. 7 Feb 1649, Saybrook,Saybrook,Middlesex,Connecticut; d. 1717.
3. Thomas BLISS b. 3 Mar 1652, Saybrook,Middlesex,Connecticut; d. 29 Jan 1682, Norwich,New London,Connecticut.
4. Elizabeth BLISS b. 20 Nov 1654, Saybrook,Ct.
5. Deliverance BLISS b. 10 Aug 1655, Saybrook,Saybrook,Middlesex,Connecticutt.
6. 2. Samuel BLISS b. 9 Dec 1657, Saybrook,Middlesex,Ct; d. 30 Dec 1729, Norwich,New London,Ct.
7. Anne BLISS b. 15 Sep 1660, Norwich,Norwich,New London,Connecticutt; d. 19 Feb 1714/1715, Norwich,New London,Connecticut.
8. Rebecca BLISS b. 18 Mar 1663, Norwich,New London,Connecticut; d. 22 Aug 1737, Norwich,Connecticut.

Search for the Passengers of the Mary and John, 1630, Vol 14, 1990, p 20-21:
Elderkin, John (1616-1687) of New London, CT. English home: He came on the
"Recovery of London" from Weymouth, Dorset, in 1634 (NGSQ 71:172) but Snow-
Estes says he came from Fenns, Lincolnshire. Savage (2:107) says he was in
Lynn MA. (1637) and New London, CT. (1651)

History of New London County by Hurd: He was at Dedham, Massachusetts
in 1641. He was granted land in New London, Connecticut about 1650.
He was a house carpenter and millwright. He worked with Thomas Wells on mills
and meeting houses. The earliest vote concerning a mill in New London was 11
December 1660 which was the renewal of a contract made at Saybrook 26 February
1655 between John Elderkin and the Town of Moheagan to erect a corn mill at
No-Man's Acre. The mill was soon moved to below the falls. The mill and
miller's house stood there for many years.

History of Norwich, Connecticut, Frances Manwaring Caulkins, 1976, page 119:
In 1673 the town contracted with John Elderkin to build forthwith a new meeting
house. The site fixed for it was the summit of the hill, towering over the
Green, and looking east and west toward the two ends of the town-plot. The
country was at this period in a disturbed condition. The atmosphere was dark
with the shadows of approaching evil. On the western border of New England the
Dutch had assumed a threatening attitude, and several of the larger Indian
tribes appeared surly and vindictive.

1. 3. Ann ELDERKIN b. Jan 1660/1661, Norwich,Connecticut,Connecticut; d. 17 May 1748, Norwich,New London,Ct.
2. John ELDERKIN b. 6 Apr 1664, Norwich,New London,Connecticut; d. Mar 1714, Milford,Conn..
3. Bathsheena ELDERKEN b. 1665, Norwich,New London,Conn..
4. Bathshua ELDERKIN b. Nov 1665, of Norwich,New London,Connecticut.
5. James ELDERKIN b. Mar 1670/1671, Norwich,New London,Connecticut; d. 26 Apr 1698, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut.
6. Joseph ELDERKIN b. 27 Dec 1672, ,Norwich,New London,Connecticut.

First Wife, Margaret? Lawrence?, may have been the mother of the first child.
His lands were entered in Hartford, Connecticut records Feb 1640. The
inventory of his estate was taken 14 feb 1650/51 at Hartford.
In E. A. Roe's Marriage Index is: 1621--Thomas Blisse and Margret Hulinge were
married October the 18th in the Parish of St. Nicholas, Gloucester City,
Gloucestershire. She was granted land as 'Widow Bliss' on 22 jan 1652 at
Springfield, Massachusetts.

She survived her husband by a third of a century, raised the younger children,
never remarried and left property more than three times the value of what he
had left to her care when he died.
Her will is dated 25 June 1684.

1. 4. Thomas BLISS, Jr. b. 1618, Preston Capes,Rodborough,Gloucestershire,England; d. 15 Apr 1688, Springfield,Hampden,Massachusetts.
2. Ann BLISS b. Abt 1614, Belstone,Devon,England; d. 20 Nov 1685, Saybrook,Saybrook,Middlesex,Ct.
3. Nathaniel BLISS b. 28 Dec 1622; c. 28 Dec 1622, ,Rodborough,Gloucestershire,England; d. 8 Nov 1654, Springfield,Springfield,Hampden,Massachusetts.
4. Samuel BLISS b. 1624, England; d. 23 Mar 1720, Springfield,Massachussetts.
5. Mary BLISS b. 1625, of,Rodborough,Gloucestershire,England; d. 29 Jan 1712, Springfield,Springfield,Hampden,Massachusetts.
6. Lawrence BLISS b. 1628, of Rodborough,Gloucestershire,England; d. 1676, ,Springfield,Hampden,Massachusetts.
7. Sarah BLISS b. Abt 1631, Belstone,Devon,England; d. 27 Sep 1705, Springfield,Hampden,Massachusetts.
8. Hannah BLISS b. 1633, of,Rodborough,Gloucestershire,England; d. 25 Jan 1662, ,Springfield,Hampden,Massachusetts.
9. John BLISS b. 1635, of,Rodborough,Gloucestershire,England; d. 10 Sep 1702, ,Long Meadow,Hampden,Ma.
10. Hester BLISS, [Twin] b. 1640, of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 12 Jun 1683, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
11. Elizabeth BLISS, [Twin] b. 1640, of,Hartford,Hartford,Ct; c. (26-1666); d. 2 Oct 1683, Springfield,Hampden Co,Massachusetts.

1. Sarah BIRCHARD b. 22 Aug 1624, Fairsted, County Essex, England; c. 22 Aug 1624, Terling, County Essex, England.
2. 5. Elizabeth BIRCHARD b. 1 Nov 1621, Belstone, County Devon, England; c. 1 Nov 1621, Terling, County Essex, England; d. 28 Feb 1698/1699, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.
3. Marie BIRCHARD b. 2 Apr 1623, Dorchester, Massachusetts; c. 2 Apr 1623, Terling, County Essex, England.
4. Susannah BIRCHARD b. 26 Jun 1626, Fairsted, County Essex, England; c. 26 Jun 1626, Terling, County Essex, England.
5. John BIRCHARD b. 31 Jan 1627/1628, Terling, County Essex, England; c. 31 Jan 1627/1628, Terling, County Essex, England; d. 17 Nov 1702, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut.
6. Thomas BIRCHARD b. 24 Sep 1629, Fairsted, County Essex, England; c. 24 Sep 1629, Terling, County Essex, England; d. 19 Feb 1630/1631, Fairsted, County Essex, England; bur. 19 Feb 1630/1631, Terling, County Essex, England.
7. Deborah BIRCHARD b. 18 Apr 1632, Terling, County Essex, England; c. 18 Apr 1632, Terling, County Essex, England; d. Terling, County Essex, England; bur. 6 Apr 1633, Terling,Essex,England.
8. Ann BIRCHARD b. 1633, Dorchester, Massachusetts.
9. Hannah BIRCHARD b. Abt 17 Oct 1633, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts; c. 17 Oct 1633, Terling, County Essex, England; d. Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.
10. Elizabeth BIRCHARD b. Abt 1 Nov 1635, Terling, County Essex, England; c. 1 Nov 1635, Terling, County Essex, England; d. 28 Aug 1684, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.

1. 6. John ELDERKEN b. 1625/1626, Lynn,Essex,Mass.; d. 22 Jun 1687, Norwich,New London,Connecticut.
2. Palthiah ELDERKIN b. Abt 1632/1635, Norwich,New London,Connecticut.
3. Hannah ELDERKIN b. 17 May 1634/1644, Dedham,Norfolk,Massachusetts.
4. John ELDERKIN b. Abt 1637, Dedham,Norfolk,Massachusetts.
5. Abigail ELDERKIN b. 13 Jul 1641, Dedham,Norfolk,Massachusetts.

!He died from injuries when a farm wagon turned over. All came to New England
in 1630 on the 'Mary and John'.

!The History of Ancient Windsor, by Henry J. Stiles, & other sources; Mary &
John, volume 2, page 68: John Drake ( -1659) Granted lot in 1640, 363 ft.
wide, on Conn. River, s. of John St. Nicholas & n. of John Bissell, acrossed
the road from "Rocky Hill", on the west. In 1652, he complained in Court that
John Bennett had enticed and drawn away the affections of Drake's dau. Bennett
was often in trouble and Drake may not have wanted him to associate with a
daughter. This was either Elizabeth (age 21) or Mary (age 20), who married
respectively, William Gaylord Jr., or John John Gaylord, both from "Mary &
John" families, the following year. John Drake died from injuries received in
front of John Griffin's house, when he was driving a cart loaded with corn,
drawn by two oxen and his mare. Griffin was living either on the lot of
Francis Stiles or Henry Stiles. Something frightened the oxen and they began
running away. John tried to stop them by grabbing the mare. He was thrown
down on his face and was run over by one of the cart wheels. A leg was broken
and he was so bruised they thought he was dead. He was carried to his
daughter's house and died soon after. This daughter was probably, Elizabeth
(age 38), widow of William Gaylord Jr., who lived between the lots of Francis &
Henry Stiles. He was survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and children, Elizabeth
(38) widow in Windsor, Mary (37), wife of John Gaylord of Windsor, Job (36),
husband of Mary Wolcott, in Windsor, John Jr.(34), husband of Hannah Moore in
Windsor & Jacob (33), husband of Mary Bissell in Windsor.

Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John 1630, Vol. 14, p 19: Drake, John
(a. 1600-1659) of Windsor, CT. English home: Claimed to be son of William Drake
and Philippa Dennys of Wiscombe Park, Southleigh, Devon, but disputed, withour
and clear evidence, in TAG 63:193 (Oct. 1988). He prob. came of the "Mary &
John" in 1630. In TAG 26:155 there is a suggestion John Drake may have lived
in Donyatt, Somerset (1 mile E of Ilminister). This article says it is eight
miles from Wiscomb, Devon. In Donyatt there are two children of a John Drake,
Elizabeth, bpt. 3 Dec 1623 and Susanna, bpt. 1629.

1. John DRAKE b. Abt 1622, Of England And C; d. 7 Jul 1688, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut; bur. 7 Jul 1688.
2. Job DRAKE b. 1623, Wiscombe,Devonshire,England; c. of Windsor,Hartford,Conn; d. 16 Sep 1689, prob. Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut.
3. Jacob DRAKE b. Abt 1623, Windsor,Hartfd,Ct; d. Sep 1689, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut.
4. Mary O. DRAKE b. Abt 1625, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; c. of Windsor,Hartford,Conn; d. 12 Jun 1683, prob. Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut.
5. Samuel DRAKE b. Abt 1626, Windsor,Hartfd,Ct; d. 10 May 1686, prob. Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut.
6. 7. Elizabeth DRAKE, widow b. 1630/1631, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut; c. 3 Dec 1633, Donyat,Sumerset,England; d. 18 Jun 1716, prob. Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut.
7. John DRAKE b. Abt 1635.