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Jonathan Judd (1688–1725), son of Benjamin Judd and Mary Lewis
Hannah Diggens (d. 1766)
Jonathan, the son of Benjamin, was probably born in 1688. He was baptized on 22 or 23 September 1688 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut.1 He died on 28 August 1725. He married Hannah Diggens on 27 November 1712 in Glastonbury, Hartford County.2
Hannah Diggens died about 1766.4 The widow Hannah Judd of Middletown married Stephen Hand of Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut on 21 September 1743 in Guilford.2 Stephen, the son of Joseph and Jane Hand, was born on 8 February 1674 in Guilford and died there on 14 August 1755, age 80.2
There does not appear to be any evidence that Hannah was the daughter of Jeremiah Diggens.
Jonathan was about a year old when his father died and his mother died shortly after. He was left 35 pounds from his parents' estate. Their administrators—a brother and uncle of Jonathan—were given ten pounds to bring him up "till he is fit to be put out to service."3
Jonathan lived for awhile in Hartford.4 He lived for a few years in Glastenbury.4 He moved to East Middletown, then in Hartford County.4
Jonathan Judd of Middletown—on the east side of the river—died on 28 August 1725. The court granted letters of administration to the widow Hannah Judd and Francis Smith of Middletown on 5 October 1725.
Jonathan and Hannah were members of the church organized in East Middletown in 1721.4
Children of Jonathan Judd and Hannah Diggens:
i. Philip Judd was born on 13 January 1713/4 in Glastonbury.2
ii. Jonathan Juddwas born on 31 December 1715 in Glastonbury.2
iii. Hannah Judd (twin) was born on 20 October 1717 in Middletown.2 Hannah and her twin Mary were baptized on 20 February 1717 in Middletown.1 She married Elisha Taylor4 on 20 September 1739 in Farmington.2
iv. Mary Judd (twin) was born on 20 October 1717 in Middletown.2 Mary might be the Mary of Glastenbury who married Ithiel Judd, then of Farmington, but previously of Wallingford, on 7 July 1737 in Farmington.2 Ithiel, the so of Dr. Anthony Judd, was born on 8 December 1710 in Farmington and died there on 24 February 1742.2 Mary also might be the widow Judd who married Abner Graves on 21 April 1743 in Farmington.2
Mary "is said to have" married first unknown Judd of Farmington, second unknown Graves, and to have died in Litchfield.4
v. Thomas Judd (twin) was born on 26 August 1720 in Middletown.2 Thomas and his twin Timothy were baptized on 4 September 1720 in Middletown.1
vi. Timothy Judd (twin) was born on 26 August 1720 in Middletown.2
Thomas cared for his mother during her last days.4
vii. Sarah Judd was born on 26 September 1722 in Middletown. She died after 9 April 1770. She married Jabez Clark.
viii. Daniel Judd was born on 10 October 1724 in Middletown.2
References:
1. "Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630–1920," Ancestry (2013: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3032) > Farmington, images 147–52 (Judd); Middletown, image 29 (Judd), citing Connecticut, "Connecticut Church Records Index," Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
2. "Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630–1870," database with images, AmericanAncestors (2011)> Farmington, images 88–93 (Judd); Glastonbury, image 75 (Judd), Jonathan's marriage date is given as "Nov. 27, 172[ ]* / *(In pencil 1712?)"; Guilford, images 124–7 (Hand); Middletown, images 447–8 (Taylor).
3. Charles William Manwaring, A Digest of Early Connecticut Probate Records,3 vols. (Hartford: R.S. Peck & Co., 1904, 1904, 1906), 1:473–4; 2:534.
4. Caroline Judd McDowell, Philip Judd and His Descendants (Grinnell, Iowa: Grinnell Harold Press, 1923), 14–16.
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Last revised: 14-Jul-2023