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JOHN HUNTLEY

Birth: (1a) 1625. (1) No record can be found for the 1625 birth date. In the early records his name is spelled Huntly (without the "e"). (5,7) Some authorities presume he was of the Huntley Sept of the Clan Gordon, whose estates are located in the town of Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Sir George GORDON, Earl of Huntley, was associated with the founding of the Virginia Company in 1613 and there are various families of HUNTLEYs who settled in Northumberland and Westmoreland Cos., VA. Other authorities say that the family descends from the Gloucestershire family. (7) Had a wife in 1647 and was in business, indicating that he was of age and perhaps in his mid-twenties, so therefore b. between 1622 and 1626.

Marriage to __ __: (1) Jane was his 2nd wife. (5) Had an unknown first wife. (7) John PEASE deposed 1 Jul 1679 that 29 or 30 years ago John HUNTLEY lived on HANNIFORD's property and his wife died there of small-pox. (NOTE: About 1649/50.) A Sarah HUNTLEY signed a petition in Boston in 1649.

Marriage to Jane __: (1) About 1650/1. She may be Jane CURTIS, as many descendants in first generations were named Curtis. (1,5) His 2nd wife. (5) Probably about 1650. (7) Perhaps 1651. Her maiden name is unknown, but the name Jane is used in the families of John HANNIFORD, John HUNTLEY's landlord, and Philip CURTIS, with whom he was in partnership. The given name "Curtis" appears in the 4th generation of the HUNTLEY family in Lyme, CT.

Marriage to Mary HAND: (1e) Jun 1669. (5c,7d) Tuesday, 1 Jun 1669, by Thomas MINOR of Stonington, CT. (6) 2 Jun 1669. (6,7e) New London, CT. (7d) During the first day of the Court at New London. Marie BARONS. (7) Mary HAND, who just a month previous to her marriage to John HUNTLEY had been granted a divorce from her husband Charles BARNES by the same New London, CT Court. P/6 of source gives marriage date as 3 Jun 1669.

Death: (1a) 1676. (1d) Will recorded at Lyme, CT, 16 Nov 1676. Inventory dtd 26 Dec 1676. (5d,7g) 16 Nov 1676, Lyme, CT.

Burial: (1) The Duck River Cemetery is located near his land, and he could possibly be buried there with his sons Aaron and Moses.

(5) 1640: In Boston, MA as early as 1640.

(1b,7a) 1647, 12 Jul: (1b) John HUNTLEY witnessed a Power of Attorney for Thomas BATES, Boston, MA. (5a,7a) Signed as a witness for power of attorney for Thomas BAYES, Boston, MA.

(1a) 1648?: Came from England to the Barbados. (7) Some HUNTLEY historians have claimed that John HUNTLEY came to Boston by way of the Barbados. If true, he may have known or been related to William HUNTLEY who lived in St. Philip's Parish, Barbados, and died and was buried there 1 Aug 1679, being the owner of 5 acres of land and 2 slaves.

(1b,5a,7a) 1648: John HUNTLEY signs as witness for Thomas FOSTER, Boston, MA.

(1b,7a) 1648, 1 May: (1b,5a,7a) An account is recorded in Boston, MA between John HUNTLEY and John PEASE in regard to a shipload of dried fish, which John HUNTLEY, Merchant, sold to the Barbadoes and shipped in the "Welcome," Mr. John ALLEN of Manchester, Master. (4b) Was dealing in Barbados trade at Boston with Henry PEASE who sold his house there that year to William BRIGGS.

(1,5,7) c.1649/50: (1,5,7) John PEASE (or PRASE) aged 65 years, deposed on 1 Jul 1679 in Boston, MA, that 29 or 30 years ago, Mr. HANNIFORD, mariner, lived in Boston in the house next adjoining the house and grounds of Hope ALLISON, standing on land on which William GRIGGS lately built a house, and this house and land was accounted to be HANNIFORD's own property, and John HUNTLEY lived on and thereof paid the said HANNIFORD rent for the same, and said HUNTLEY's wife died there of small-pox. They were Mr. HANNIFORD's tenants.

(5,7b) c.1650: Richard SMITH deposed in Ipswich, MA court, "Jno. HUNTLEY being at the Iron Works" in Salem, MA. (1) 1650: Was of Essex and of Salem, associated with Richard SMITH in the Salem Iron Works.

(3) 1650: John HUNTLEY in court, Lynn, MA.

(5,7) 1654/7: Moved to Roxbury, MA. Son Aaron b. Boston, MA 15 Apr 1654, and wife admitted to the church in Roxbury, MA 20 Oct 1657. (7) 20 10th mo. 1657.

(1,5) 1657, 20 Oct: Was of Roxbury when his wife was admitted to the church.

(1) Was in the cooperage business at Roxbury with John CHANDLER.

(5) John HUNTLEY had a mortgage of Philip CURTIS of Roxbury.

(1c,5b,7c) 1659, 27 Feb: John HUNTLEY, cooper, and John CHANDLER, both of Roxbury, deed to Phillip CURTIS for 23 pounds worth of cattle, the house and shop of John HUNTLEY with an acre of land and orchard and 4 acres of pasture land of John CHANDLER, Roxbury, MA. (5b) A mortgage.

(7) 1660/1, 29 Jan: William PEACOCK, Philip CURTIS and John HUNTLEY signed an amical settlement of their partnership.

(7) c.1660/1: (5) c.1660: Settled in Lyme, CT. Many citizens of Salem, MA migrated to Lyme, CT about the same time. He lived in the section now called East Lyme or Huntley Hollow. (7) John HUNTLEY removed from Roxbury to that section of Saybrook, CT Colony called "East Saybrook" on the east bank of the "greate river, Connecticut." His removal may have been through his acquaintance with Richard SMITH, who settled in Lyme ca. 1660. The cost of becoming a settler in Lyme apparently was 100 pounds per family, the whole township being an estate of some 3,500 pounds. Perhaps 35 individuals purchased a share of the new plantation but a few sold out to others so that only 30 families can be considered the "first settlers" of Lyme. (1) The DeWOLFEs, LORDs and HUNTLEYs were among the first settlers of Lyme. (2) First settlers of Lyme: John HUNTLEY, Matthew BECKWITH, Peter BLATCHFORD, John BORDEN, Thomas BRADFORD, William BRIGGS, Wolston BROCKWAY, Capt. Thomas BULL, Henry CHAMPION, John COMSTOCK, Balthazar DeWOLFE, Thomas DUNK, George DUREN, Richard ELY, Matthew GRISWOLD, Joseph HAND, John LAY, Thomas LEE, Hugh LEES, William LORD, Lt. Renold MARVIN, Rev. Moses NOYES, Joseph PECK, Robert PERIGO, Henry PETERSON, John ROBBINS, Richard SMITH, John TINKER, John TILLOTSON, Ens. William WALLER, Capt. Abraham WATROUS, Ens. Isaac WATROUS. (5) Henry BENNET settled next to the farm of John HUNTLEY in Lyme.

(1) 1661: Was of Lyme, CT.

(1) 1664: Old Lyme, first known as East Saybrook, was settled and set off in 1664. It was named for Lyme Regis, England. (7) The growing settlement on the east bank soon desired to become a new plantation. An agreement between Saybrook and the inhabitants of the new town called "The Loving Parting" was signed 12 Feb 1665. The CT General Court named the new plantation Lyme on 9 May 1667, presumably in honor of Lyme Regis in England, from which place Mathew GRISWOLD, one of the earliest settlers, had come.

(1,5,7h) 1665, 12 Jul: (1,5) Granted land in the 4th division in Saybrook (Lyme). (7) Granted land in the first division. (1,5,7h) 71 acres on the east side of Saybrook "for an hundred pound estate," "for his lott and twenty acres for his calf pasture land." The meadow within it was bounded south by land of William MEASURER, on the north by the common, on the west by the highway, on the east by the common.

(1) 1667: Was in Lyme, CT when the town was incorporated.

(7e) 1669: (6a,7e) John and Mary HUNTLEY were convicted of fornication "while she was still married to her former husband." (7e) They were fined 10 pounds. They were convicted very shortly after their marriage. (7f) This was a very heavy fine for the time and place.

(7) 1671: Goodman HUNTLEY was chosen surveyor, Lyme, CT.

(1,5,7) 1671/2, 12 Mar: Participated in the New London-Lyme riot, when he and many of his neighbors protested the boundary line between Lyme and New London. (7) The two groups fought with sticks and staves.

(7) 1672: Goodman HUNTLEY was chosen surveyor, Lyme, CT.

(7) 1673: Goodman HUNTLEY was chosen surveyor, Lyme, CT.

(7) 1674, 9 Feb: Lt. Renold MARVIN and John HUNTLEY were chosen Selectmen at a Lyme, CT town meeting. Also at the same meeting John HUNTLEY and Joseph PECK were chosen to go with Mr. CHAPMAN to measure the lands that CHAPMAN desired of the town and to give a report of it.

(1,5,7) 1674, 11 Mar: John HUNTLEY was given the ear marks for his cattle: "one halfe pene cut one underside of each ear and a slitte one the off the near eare."

(5,7g) 1674, 20 Jul: (1d) 1665, 10 Jul: (1d,4) John HUNTLEY had laid out to him "one the midell of Wolfe Oyland, two ackers of meadow, bounded every way with the water. He hath also laid out to him a home lott contining forty three ackers and halfe of upland", bounded west on the highwaye; north Balishazzer DeWOLFE's land, south upon William WALLER's land; east upon the Commons. Lying on both sides of Duck River with one dwelling house. Also three ackers and halfe of medow leying at the head of Duck River, bounded one the medow of Wm. MEASURER, north one the swamp of Baltishaser De WOLFE, east and west with his own land. Attested by Matthew GRISWOLD and Reynold MARVIN. (1) Part of his land was on an island in the Connecticut River about 3 miles from Long Island Sound. The home lot was on a small creek which enters the CT River near the Sound. (7g) John HUNTLEY "hath layed out to him on the middle of calfe oyland tow ackers of medow more or less bounded every way with watter." He also had laid out to him a home lot containing 43 acres of upland more or less, bounded West upon the highway, north on Baltishaser DeWOLFEs land, south upon Mr. MESUERs land, east upon the commons laying one both sides of Duck River with one dwelling house... (NOTE: Rest the same as indicated by sources 1d & 4.)

(7) John HUNTLEY was listed as a creditor in the estate of William PEACOCK.

(1d,5,7g) 1676, 16 Nov: (5,7g) John HUNTLEY made his will. (1d) His will recorded at Lyme, CT. (1d,5,7g) Calls himself very sick and weak of body. Leaves to his wife the third part of all his estate and his dwelling house "to live in peaceably during her natural life." Gives to son Aaron 1/2 an acre in "the new lott joining to the orchard fence on one side and the front fence one the other side to set him a house upon" and part of the fruits of the orchard as my wife and he shall agree and 1/3 of the increase of all my land, he improving his time upon it. After the decease of his wife, leaves all his lands and meadows in the town of Lyme to his son Aaron, he paying to each of the other children ten pounds: son Moses, daughter Elizabeth, daughter Mary, daughter Sarah, daughter Alice. Appoints "my dear and loving wife" and his son Aaron joint executors. Witnessed by Baltaasara DeWOLF and Wm. MEASURER. (1d) Gives his son Aaron 5 pounds toward the building of a house. (5) Signed his will with "X" his mark. (7) Signed John HUNTLEY. William MEASUER of Lyme, CT was 2nd husband of Alice SMITH, d/o John SMITH/Alice and sister of Richard SMITH.

(7g) 1676, 18 Dec: Inventory of the estate of John HUNTLY deceased 16 Nov taken by Wm. MESUER and Joseph PECK. Recorded 26 Dec. (1d) 1676, 26 Dec: (1d,7g) Inventory of his estate includes the house with the lands and medows of the first division 112 pounds, the second division 15 pounds; horses, cattle, hogs, corn and grain, farm tools, carpenter's and cooper's tools, clothing, furniture, bedding. (5,7g) The inventory of his estate totaled 218 pounds 4d. (7g) John HUNTLY children are two sons and four daughters: Mosis aged 24 years: Aaron aged 22 years: Elizabeth aged about 19 years: Marah aged about 16 years: Sarah aged about 17 years: Alice aged about 3 years.

(1,5,7) 1676/7, 14 Mar: The town of Lyme granted land to the estate of John HUNTLY 20 acres of upland and meadow on both sides of "four mile River," bounded on the west by the commons, south by Henry BENNETT, east by the commons, north by John LARABE. (7) East and west 55 rods, north and south 49 rods, the aforesaid 20 acres being in the second division. Attest, Mathew GRISWOLD, Thomas LEE, 26 Feb 1676/6.

(5,7g) 1687/8, 15 Mar: (1) 1678/9, 15 Mar: (1,5) The town of Lyme laid out to the estate of John HUNTLEY and Aaron HUNTLEY 30 acres of upland at the Cove commonly called Sunkapogosuts, with allowance for surveyors land, bounded north by Thomas CHAMPEAN, east with the common, south by R. SMITH, west by the highway. (7g) 50 acres of upland, being upon account of their fourth division.

(1,5,7g) 1702, 25 Sep: The town of Lyme laid out to the estate of John HUNTLEY, deceased, and taken up by his son Aaron HUNTLEY, executor of his estate, 95 acres at Walnut Tree Hill, the most westward hill. (7g) Beginning at the northward end, being in length 210 rods; in width at the northward end 14 chains, at the southward end 22 chains, at the northwest corner with a black oak tree marked on all four sides, and a chestnut stadell standing by it marked; at the northeast corner with a stadell marked on four sides, at the southeast corner with a chestnut tree marked on four sides, at the southwest corner with a white oak marked on four sides, being upon the account of the last part of the fourth division, it being in full satisfaction for the same.

Change Date: 19 Aug 1998 at 00:00:00

Marriage 1 Sarah

Marriage 2 Jane

Married: ABT 1650/1651 in , Massachusetts

Children

Moses HUNTLEY b: 1 Jul 1652 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

Aaron HUNTLEY b: 15 Apr 1654 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

Elizabeth HUNTLEY b: ABT 1657

Mary HUNTLEY b: ABT 1660

Marriage 3 Mary HAND

Married: 1 Jun 1669 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut

Children

Sarah HUNTLEY b: ABT 1669/1670 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut

Alice "Jane" HUNTLEY b: ABT 1673 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut

(1) "Descendants of John Huntley of Boston, Mass. and Lyme, Conn.," by Iby Huntley Horn (1953) p.9-12. Cites: (a) The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. 4, p.257. (b) Records of William Aspinwall, notary public of Boston. (c) Suffolk Deeds, Vol. ?, p.334. (d) Lyme, CT records, Vol. 1, p.30,44. (e) Diary of Thomas Miner of Stonington.

(2) "Early Settlers of Old Lyme," by Walter J. Noyes. "The Connecticut Nutmegger," Vol. 7, No. 1 (CT Soc. of Genealogists, Jun 1974) p.4.

(3) "The Pioneers of Massachusetts," by Charles Henry Pope (Reprint 1900. Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1969) p.249.

(4) NEHGS "Register," Vol. 150, Jan 1996, p.56, "George Chappell of Windsor, Wethersfield, and New London, Connecticut," by Gale Ion Harris. Cites: (a) Alice P. Huntley, "John Huntley and Some of His Descendants," "Register," 100 (1946):261-271. (b) Suffolk Deeds (Boston, 1880-1906) 13:464-465.

(5) NEHGS "Register," Vol. 100 (Oct 1946) p.261-265. "John Huntley and Some of His Descendants," by Mrs. Alice P. Huntley. Cites: (a) Aspinwall records of Boston, p.140,233,323. (b) Suffolk Co., MA Deeds, 3:334. (c) Diary of Thomas Minor of Stonington. (d) Lyme, CT Land Records, 1:30.

(6) NEHGS "Register," Vol. 149 (Oct 1995) p.417n. "The English Ancestry of the Merwin and Tinker Families of New England, Part Two: John TINKER of Boston and Lancaster, MA and Windsor and New London, CT," by Douglas Richardson. Cites: (a) "The American Genealogist," Vol. 35 (1959) p.16.

(7) "John Huntley of Lyme, Connecticut," by Virgil W. Huntley (1978) Bk 1, p.1-6. FHL book 929.273 H926hv. Cites: (a) Records of William Aspinwall, notary public of Boston, MA Bay Colony. (b) Ipswich, MA Quarterly Court Records. (c) Suffolk Co., MA deeds, 3:334. (d) Diary of Commissioner Thomas Miner of Stonington, CT. (e) New London, CT County Court Records, 2:36,44. (f) Donald Lines Jacobus, "The American Genealogist," 35:16. (g) Lyme CT records, 1:30,44; 2:28,78. (h) Lyme Town Record Book, 12 Jul 1665

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Extensive study has been made of the Huntly family of Lyme, Connecticut which originated with the immigration of two brothers from Scotland during the American colonial period.9 The Connecticut Huntlys can trace their ancestry to the Earls of Huntly at Huntly Castle in Aberdeenshire. There was a branch in Wales also. No known studies of the Welsh Huntlys have been done. Descendants of the Connecticut Huntleys seem to be unaware of (and unrelated to) the Pennsylvania Huntleys. The Mormon prophet Joseph Smith has been shown to be a descendant of the Connecticut family. Most, if not all, of the Huntleys with American roots as far back as the mid-eighteenth century seem to be descended from the Connecticut Huntleys, who could only be related to William Huntley in some very ancient way.

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Extensive study has been made of the Huntly family of Lyme, Connecticut which originated with the immigration of two brothers from Scotland during the American colonial period.9 The Connecticut Huntlys can trace their ancestry to the Earls of Huntly at Huntly Castle in Aberdeenshire. There was a branch in Wales also. No known studies of the Welsh Huntlys have been done. Descendants of the Connecticut Huntleys seem to be unaware of (and unrelated to) the Pennsylvania Huntleys. The Mormon prophet Joseph Smith has been shown to be a descendant of the Connecticut family. Most, if not all, of the Huntleys with American roots as far back as the mid-eighteenth century seem to be descended from the Connecticut Huntleys, who could only be related to William Huntley in some very ancient way.

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Resided in Boston 1652,moved to Roxbury, Mass. 1659, moved to Lynne, Conn. 1661.

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John Huntley was born on April 15, 1624, in Bedfordshire, England. He married Jane Dayton Curtis and they had one son together. He also had one son from another relationship. He died on November 16, 1676, in Lyme, Connecticut, at the age of 52.