| 4. | George* Colton was born about 1610 in Sutton, Coldfield, near Birmingham, England; died on 13 Feb 1699 in Longmeadow, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Property: 13 Mar 1660, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
- Possessions: 1699, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
Notes:
Birthplace is said to have been Sutton, Coldfield, near Birmingham, England. Went to Windsor first, one of the first settlers of Longmeadow (part of Springfield), the first planter in Springfield.
Ancestor of all the Coltons of New England.
1644: Springfield to Longmeadow. Taxed on 61 acres at Longmeadow, 16 shillings and 9 pence.
1663: To Longmeadow, q.m. Hampshire Co. Troop. Prominent in the military affairs, serving as quartermaster for some time.
1665: Freeman.
1667: Served as the first selectman and given the duty of improving the streets of the town.
1669: Representative.
9 of 11 graduates of Yale of this name have been clergymen.
Representative to the General Court of MA.
Gained great prominence in public affairs in Longmeadow and has been called the father of the town.
1669,71,77: Served in King Philip's War.
One of those present when Wm. Pynchon negotiated with the Indian chiefs Wequogan, Wawapaw and Wecombo, for their interest in the lands to which Pynchon and others of the settlers had an imperfect title.
1670: One of the grantees of Suffield.
1674: Defense witness for Elizabeth Parsons in witchcraft trial
1699, 17 Dec: Lydia Lamb died, she had been the wife of Lawrence Bliss, John Norton and John Lamb, and daughter of Samuel Wright.
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THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS,
George, Hartford. Rem. to Springfield; propr. 1645; one of the chief citizens and officers of the plantation. Deputy, com. for laying out new plantations. Quarter Master of the Hampshire county troop; did important service in King Philip's War. Wife Deborah d. Sept. 5, 1689; he m. March 1, 1692, Lydia Wright, widow, successively, of Lawrence Bliss, John Norton and John Lamb; she d. Dec. 17, 1699. Ch. Isaac b. Nov. 21, 1646, Ephraim b. April 9, 1648, Mary b. Sept. 22, 1649, (m. Oct. 30, 1678, Samuel Barnard,) Thomas b. May 1, 1651, Sarah b. Feb. 24, 1652, (m. Oct. 30, 1678, Samuel Graves,) Deborah b. Jan. 25, 1654, (m. Dec. 28, 1676, Nathaniel Bliss,) Hepzibah b. Jan. 7, 1656, John b. April 8, 1659, Benjamin b. May 26, 1661.
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The Griswold Family 1935 p 122-123 "George Colton, the ancestor, was a prominent man, honored and trusted, public spirited, and was always one of the dependable citizens. He has honorable menton in old records.
Property:
New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. V, 1881, p. 74
Feb. 13, 1656: ?It is granted to Abell Wright an amount of Twenty (20) acres which had formerly come into the hand of Rowland Thomas, lying in ye great plain over ye great river, called Chickuppy plain, provided he continue five years in town.? It was soon evident that Abel had come to stay, for again reads the record: ?March 13, 1660, There is granted to Thomas Bancroft, Abell Wright, John Lumbard and Richard Sikes, a parcel of land lying on the west side of ye great river over against ye long meadow below George Colton?s, which land hereby granded, lyeth between two brooks, and it is to run westward from ye river to a hill about 40 rods westward; Thos. Bancroft to lie next to the Southermost brook, Abell Wright next toward the north, John Lumbard next to him, and Richard Siikes next to him; the four sharing thereof equally in three-score acres of land, if there be so much there; or is there be not so much they are to divide the piece equally amongst them, lying as above expressed.? (Record of Deeds, vol. i, p. 203)
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Possessions:
Only three men other than the magistrate held estates valued in excess of L800. Ensign Benjamin Cooley owned holdings worth L1,241 when he died in 1684. Pynchon's brother-in-law, Elizur Holyoke, died eight years later leaving his heirs property worth L1,187. At his death in 1690, quartermaster George Colton owned assets valued at L847.
The Pynchons and The People of Early Springfield
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George* married Deborah* Gardner in 1644 in Hartford, Connecticut. Deborah* (daughter of John* Samuel Gardner and Mary* (..) Gardner) was born in 1624 in Hartford, Connecticut; died on 15 Sep 1689 in Longmeadow, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1692 - 1780 (87 years)