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John BLISS
 1713 -

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Generation: 1
  1. John BLISS b. 22 Dec 1713, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.

    John m. Jerusha BROWN 3 Feb 1736/1737, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut. Jerusha b. 25 Feb 1716/1717, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Anna BLISS b. 23 May 1738, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.
    2. Gillam BLISS b. 26 Aug 1740, Kent,, Connecticut.
    3. John BLISS b. 23 Jan 1742/1743, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.
    4. John BLISS b. 20 Mar 1744, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.
    5. Constant BLISS b. 5 Oct 1746, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.
    6. Anna BLISS b. 10 Feb 1747/1748, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.
    7. Samuel BLISS b. Abt Jan 1753, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; d. 30 Dec 1835, Norwich,, Vermont.

Generation: 2
  1. John BLISS b. 23 Oct 1690, Norwich,Norwich,New London,Connecticut; d. 1 Feb 1741.

  2. John m. Mrs. Hannah or Anna Post BARBER 1709/1710. Mrs. b. Abt 1690, of Hebron,Tolland,Connecticut; d. 2 Feb 1732. [Group Sheet]

  3. Mrs. Hannah or Anna Post BARBER b. Abt 1690, of Hebron,Tolland,Connecticut; d. 2 Feb 1732.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth BLISS b. 14 Dec 1711, Hebron,Tolland,Connecticut.
    2. 1. John BLISS b. 22 Dec 1713, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.
    3. Constant BLISS b. 1715, Hebron,Tolland,Connecticut.
    4. Anna BLISS b. 1 Mar 1717, of Hebron,Tolland,Connecticut.
    5. Mary BLISS b. 4 Oct 1718, Hebron,Tolland,Connecticut.
    6. Daniel BLISS b. 1723, Hebron,Tolland,Connecticut.
    7. Silvanus BLISS b. 26 Jan 1728, Hebron,Tolland,Connecticut.
    8. Abiel BLISS b. 26 Apr 1730, Hebron,Tolland,Connecticut.
    9. BLISS b. 20 Nov 1731, Hebron,Tolland,Connecticut.
    10. BLISS

Generation: 3
  1. Samuel BLISS b. 9 Dec 1657, Saybrook,Middlesex,Ct; d. 30 Dec 1729, Norwich,New London,Ct.

    Notes:
    His trade was carpenter and millwright.

  2. Samuel m. Ann ELDERKIN 8 Dec 1681, Norwich,Connecticut,Ct. Ann (daughter of John ELDERKEN and Elizabeth DRAKE, widow) b. Jan 1660/1661, Norwich,Connecticut,Connecticut; d. 17 May 1748, Norwich,New London,Ct. [Group Sheet]

  3. Ann ELDERKIN b. Jan 1660/1661, Norwich,Connecticut,Connecticut; d. 17 May 1748, Norwich,New London,Ct.

    Children:
    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. 2. 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. Thankful BLISS b. 7 Mar 1700, Norwich,New London,Ct.

Generation: 4
  1. Thomas BLISS, Jr. b. 1618, Preston Capes,Rodborough,Gloucestershire,England; d. 15 Apr 1688, Springfield,Hampden,Massachusetts.

    Notes:
    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.

  2. Thomas m. Elizabeth BIRCHARD 30 Oct 1644, Lyme,New London,Connecticut. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas BIRCHARD and Mary ROBINSON, daughter of Thomas BIRCHARD and Mary ROBINSON) 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. [Group Sheet]

  3. 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.

    Children:
    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. 4. 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.
  4. John ELDERKEN b. 1625/1626, Lynn,Essex,Mass.; d. 22 Jun 1687, Norwich,New London,Connecticut.

    Notes:
    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.

  5. John m. Elizabeth DRAKE, widow 1 Mar 1659/1660, Windsor,Connecticut,Ct. Elizabeth (daughter of John DRAKE and Elizabeth ROGERS) b. 1630/1631, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut; c. 3 Dec 1633, Donyat,Sumerset,England; d. 18 Jun 1716, prob. Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut. [Group Sheet]

  6. Elizabeth DRAKE, widow b. 1630/1631, Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut; c. 3 Dec 1633, Donyat,Sumerset,England; d. 18 Jun 1716, prob. Windsor,Hartford,Connecticut.

    Children:
    1. 5. 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.

  
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