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Provided by: John B. Lisle
John Stedman was born in England and immigrated to America from England as a small child with his parents and younger brother. The family settled in New London, Connecticut. He later married Elizabeth and moved first to Hartford and then to Wethersfield, Connecticut, about 1670. They had 6 known children.
Lieutenant John Stedman was a proprietor of Hartford, Connecticut, having acquired the original right of Richard Olmsted, who removed to Norwalk, Connecticut (1650-1652).
a. A parcel of 4 acres he bought of Zachariah Field, June 19, 1660.
b. Fifteen acres of woodland in the oxpasture, bought (Dec 15, 1659) of Edward Stebbing, June 24, 1660.
c. Three acres of swamp east of Conn. River, June 21 1660.
d. Three acres in North Meadow, April 18, 1663.
e. Two acres in North Meadow, bought of Thomas Bull
f. One acre bought of Robert Sanford, Recorded May 31, 1671.
July 1, 1651, first three parcels recorded in Secretary's records in name of THomas Stedman but indexed to John Stedman, which is correct.
Jan 30, 1672, the proprietors voted undivided lands on the west side of town bounds, one and 1/2 mile in length. John Stedman drew the 34th lot.
Feb 1671, he paid for 80 acres, as finally laid out Nov 1674.
Feb 25, 1666, witnessed document (Hartford Book of Distribution, pp 437-438, 536, 531, 107, 234, 550, 552, 565, 521-522.
Removed to Wethersfield at uncertain date, but probably before 1674/1675. Stiles Ancient Wethersfield V1: 301 "He was admitted inhabitant Jan 30 1671/2 at which time he was the owner of land he purchased of John Cherry. He was Lieut. of the Hartford Company of Dragoons, July 1675, a good officer.
He was killed in the Great Swamp Fight, Narragansett, Dec 19th 1675.
"Oct 21 1678, Lt. John Stedman and Elizabeth his wife, both being deceased and leaving four small children, the Governor and Assistants do desire and appoint Segt. John Stedman to take some care and to look after the children that are left by his father and to dispose of them in such places as they may be well educated. The said Stedman to take advice of Major Talcott and Capt. Allyn in the dispose of them."
After 1666, John Stedman bought a house and house lot at new London from Benj. Atwell, perhaps removed there for a year or two but before 1672 returned to Wethersfield: Nov 6, 1672 New London property was sold to Thomas Wickham, cordwainer, of Wethersfield.
Thomas Stedman of new London was a brother to John Stedman. He married Anna Seaver?.
Information on family came from a Handwritten manuscript in the NEHGS library, dated 29 March 1954. The manuscript was by a Miss Myrtle Jillson, 56 Montgomery St., Waterbury, CT. Her source was Brainerd's Stedman Mss, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT.
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(p. 278) Freeman in 21 May 1657 William Goodwin, the eldest known child of Ozias, was born about 1629, as he testifies in September, 1674, that he was aged about 45. "The Test of Wm Goodwin aged about 45 years Saith thatt beeing one night about the beginning of this last Hay-time in the Lonf meadow with my brother Nath Goodwin and my Son Wm Goodwin and having tarried there awhile att length Lt. John Stedman came there with a Teame and Cartt and one or Two of his Sons and layed uppon his Cartt hay which stood betweene the mere stones & the Brook which my said Brother forbid him to doe nott with Standing which fforbiddinf he the said Lt. Stedman layed up more my Brother forbid him Carrying itt away not with standing which he Carryed away the said hay and did moreover lay Claime to land thereon the west ward side the mere stones there which land my said Brother allso Claimmed. Wm Goodwin Junior aged 16 yeares Testifyeth the same with his ffather as above being then and theare present and ffurther Saith thatt the sayd hay was mowed and made by his uncle Nath Goodwin and his order. This owned by Lnt John Stedman In Court Sept 3 1674 Attest John Allyn Secrety.
Private COntroversies, Vol. 1, Connecticut State Library" He was made freeman by the General Court, May 21, 1657. He was appointed chimney-viewer in 1662, 1665, and 1671; and in the town votes under date of December 29, 1676, we find the following: "The townsmen agreed with Wm Goodwin to sweep the meeting house, and ring the Bell Sabbaths and public meetings of the Town or Side and at nine of the Clock at night for which he is to have seven pounds per annum. He is also to dig graves and warn publick meetings as the Townsmen shall appoint for which he shall be paid as Robert Sanford was." Unfortunately for the antiquarian, his record of four hundred and twenty burials is not in existence.
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New Brunswick Families
Abt 1632 - 1675 (43 years)