BRISTOL, Henry I

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• Name	BRISTOL, Henry
  Suffix	I
  Birth	25 Dec 1625	Bristol City, Somerset, England
  Christening	25 Dec 1625	Bristol, Somerset, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Jan 1695	West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America
  Burial	Feb 1695	West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America
  WAC	18 Jan 1929
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  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

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  Family	BROWN, Lydia ,   b. 29 Jan 1656, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United Statesd. 7 Dec 1719, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1656	New Haven, New Haven, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
  Family ID	F17624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  by Garry Bryant In England the family name of Bristol can be found spelled three additional ways, Bristoll, Bristow and Bristowe. It is suggested that the origin of the name is that of a place name, meaning “bridge-place,” so writes Warren Bristol in his book Bristol Genealogy. There have been found two immigrants who came to New England by this name, Richard Bristow and Henry Bristol. Both men came from England, but settled in the new English colony at different times and places. However, these two men were brothers. Richard Bristow settled in Guilford, Connecticut Colony, but he had no children, even though he was twice married. The ‘Bristow Apple’ is named after Richard. His brother Henry, is said by tradition to have been a stowaway on board a ship which landed at New Haven, Connecticut Colony. Henry Bristol Farmer, Soldier, Freeman (1625 - 1695) Henry Bristol was born in 1625, in England. He emigrated to New Haven Colony (which was founded in 1638) about 1640, at an early age perhaps 15 years old, as an indentured servant to William Davis, who was a cooper-smith, which trade Henry learned and made a living at. In the year 1646/47, Henry Bristol took the ‘Oath of a Freeman.’ The woman who caught Henry’s fancy was named Rebecca ???, and they belonged to Rev. John Davenport’s church. Their assigned seats were “before Mr. Tuttle’s” and at a later time,“next to the soldiers,” where the Mrs. Bristol was assigned to sit “in the seat before the little short seat.” The sitting in the early churches were separated with the men sitting on one side and the women on the other. In the Davenport church records Henry is listed as a member in 1648. Henry found himself in several court actions in front of the New Haven assembly. His first appearance in court took place on 2 October 1649, “Henry Bristow because the scabbard of his sword was broke, so that the point came out wch is dangerous, was fined 12d.” A few years later in December of 1653, Henry was found innocent of sleeping while on watch. The year of 1656 on the 19th of May, Bristol was appointed “a packer of flesh.” In which occupation he was later charged with “false meat packing” but was again found innocent. Another odd-job that he added to his list of cooper-smith and meat packer was fence -viewer in 1663 and in 1666 “to gage calks for this year,” and while doing all the above was also a farmer. Sometime between 1654 and 1656, Rebecca Bristol died, and Henry remarried on 29 January 1656, to Lydia Browne, who is listed as Lydia Bristol in Davenport’s church records in 1661. She was born about 1636, the daughter of Francis Browne, who emigrated from Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England, with his wife Mary Edwards, and died in 1719. Henry Bristol died in 1695 at New Haven. Henry and Rebecca (???) Bristol had three children. CHILDREN 1. Rebecca Bristol - Born 4 February 1649. Mar- ried to Zaccheus Candee in December 1670. Seven children. Died 22 September 1739. 2. Samuel Bristol - Born 3 December 1651. Mar- ried to Phebe ???. He inherited his uncle Rich ard’s land in Guilford where he lived. Four children. Died 30 November 1692. 3. Mercy Bristol - Born 17 November 1653. Died young. Henry and Lydia (Browne) Bristol had eleven children. CHILDREN 4. Lydia Bristol - Born 3 January 1657. Married 1st on 6 May 1680, to Joseph Smith; and 2nd to John Plumb. She had five children by first hus band and died on 8 August 1752, at Cheshire, Connecticut. 5. John Bristol - Born 4 September 1659. Mar ried 1st Mehitable; 2nd Mercy Mansfield. Four children. Died about 1735. 6. Mary Bristol - Born 1 September 1661. Mar= ried to Jobamah Gunn as his 2nd wife. She died about 1715. 7. Hannah Bristol - Born 10 December 1663. Married to Thomas Hine as his 2nd wife on 9/10 June 1689. Seven children. 8. Abigail Bristol - Born 19/29 April 1666. Mar ried to Daniel Terrill as his 2nd wife on 27 No vember 1712. Ten children. 9. Sarah Bristol - Born in 1668. Married to Ste- phen Hine. (Please see Hine family history.) 10. Daniel Bristol - Born 4 May 1671. Married 1st Esther Sperry; 2nd to widow Judith (Bunnell) Hodge. Eight children, son Ambrose was killed in French & Indian War. 11. Elizabeth Bristol - Born 20 May 1674. Died young. 12. Esther Bristol - Born 3 October 1676. Died young. 13. Eliphalet Bristol - Born 2 October 1679. Mar- ried to Esther Peck. Ten children. Died De- cember 1757. 14. Henry Bristol - Born 10/20 June 1683. Married 1st to Desire Smith on 23 January 1707; 2nd to Damaris Atwater on 9 June 1742. Eleven children by first wife. Died June 1750 at Cheshire, Connecticut. ENDNOTES 1 Warren E. Bristol, compiler, Bristol Genealogy. (The Bristol Family Association, Inc., 1967) (FHL-USA/CAN 929.273 B776bw.); Harriet Southworth (Lewis) Barnes (compiler), Humphreville, with Collateral Lines. (Philadelphia: 1903) P. 31. (FHL-USA/CAN 929.273 A1 # 1035.) 2 Franklin Bowditch Dexter, compiler, Historical Catalogue of the Members of the First Church of Christ. (New Haven, Connecticut: 1914) Pp. 12, 2 & 10. (FHL-USA/CAN 974.68 K2d.) 3 Dexter, p. 16. 4 Donald Line Jacobus (compiler), Families of Ancient New Haven. Volumes I-III. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974) V.I, P. 309. (FHL-USA/CAN 974.68 D2g v. I.) 5 Jacobus, pp. 309-311; Gary Boyd Roberts, compiler, Genealogies of Connecticut Families. Vol. 1., Adams-Gates. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983) Pp. 221-222. (FHL-USA/CAN 974.6 D2g v.1.); Susan Woodruff Abbott (compiler), Familes of Early Milford, Connecticut. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979) P. 118. (FHL-USA/CAN 974.67/M2 D2a.) by DaLene (Day) Bryant In England the family name of Bristol can be found spelled three additional ways, Bristoll, Bristow and Bristowe. It is suggested that the origin of the name is that of a place name, meaning “bridge-place,” so writes Warren Bristol in his book Bristol Genealogy. There have been found two immigrants who came to New England by this name, Richard Bristow and Henry Bristol. Both men came from England, but settled in the new English colony at different times and places. However, these two men were brothers. Richard Bristow settled in Guilford, Connecticut Colony, but he had no children, even though he was twice married. The ‘Bristow Apple’ is named after Richard. His brother Henry, is said by tradition to have been a stowaway on board a ship which landed at New Haven, Connecticut Colony. Henry Bristol Farmer, Soldier, Freeman (1625 - 1695) Henry Bristol was born in 1625, in England. He emigrated to New Haven Colony (which was founded in 1638) about 1640, at an early age perhaps 15 years old, as an indentured servant to William Davis, who was a cooper-smith, which trade Henry learned and made a living at. In the year 1646/47, Henry Bristol took the ‘Oath of a Freeman.’ The woman who caught Henry’s fancy was named Rebecca ???, and they belonged to Rev. John Davenport’s church. Their assigned seats were “before Mr. Tuttle’s” and at a later time,“next to the soldiers,” where the Mrs. Bristol was assigned to sit “in the seat before the little short seat.” The sitting in the early churches were separated with the men sitting on one side and the women on the other. In the Davenport church records Henry is listed as a member in 1648. Henry found himself in several court actions in front of the New Haven assembly. His first appearance in court took place on 2 October 1649, “Henry Bristow because the scabbard of his sword was broke, so that the point came out wch is dangerous, was fined 12d.” A few years later in December of 1653, Henry was found innocent of sleeping while on watch. The year of 1656 on the 19th of May, Bristol was appointed “a packer of flesh.” In which occupation he was later charged with “false meat packing” but was again found innocent. Another odd-job that he added to his list of cooper-smith and meat packer was fence -viewer in 1663 and in 1666 “to gage calks for this year,” and while doing all the above was also a farmer. Sometime between 1654 and 1656, Rebecca Bristol died, and Henry remarried on 29 January 1656, to Lydia Browne, who is listed as Lydia Bristol in Davenport’s church records in 1661. She was born about 1636, the daughter of Francis Browne, who emigrated from Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England, with his wife Mary Edwards, and died in 1719. Henry Bristol died in 1695 at New Haven. Henry and Rebecca (???) Bristol had three children. CHILDREN 1. Rebecca Bristol - Born 4 February 1649. Married to Zaccheus Candee in December 1670. Seven children. Died 22 September 1739. (Please see Candee family history.) 2. Samuel Bristol - Born 3 December 1651. Mar- ried to Phebe ???. He inherited his uncle Rich ard’s land in Guilford where he lived. Four children. Died 30 November 1692. 3. Mercy Bristol - Born 17 November 1653. Died young. Henry and Lydia (Browne) Bristol had eleven children. CHILDREN 4. Lydia Bristol - Born 3 January 1657. Married 1st on 6 May 1680, to Joseph Smith; and 2nd to John Plumb. She had five children by first hus band and died on 8 August 1752, at Cheshire, Connecticut. 5. John Bristol - Born 4 September 1659. Mar ried 1st Mehitable; 2nd Mercy Mansfield. Four children. Died about 1735. 6. Mary Bristol - Born 1 September 1661. Mar= ried to Jobamah Gunn as his 2nd wife. She died about 1715. 7. Hannah Bristol - Born 10 December 1663. Married to Thomas Hine as his 2nd wife on 9/10 June 1689. Seven children. 8. Abigail Bristol - Born 19/29 April 1666. Mar ried to Daniel Terrill as his 2nd wife on 27 No vember 1712. Ten children. 9. Sarah Bristol - Born in 1668. Married to Ste- phen Hine. (NOTE - Garry Bryant descends from this individual.) (Please see Britsol & Hine family histories v. 1.) 10. Daniel Bristol - Born 4 May 1671. Married 1st Esther Sperry; 2nd to widow Judith (Bunnell) Hodge. Eight children, son Ambrose was killed in French & Indian War. 11. Elizabeth Bristol - Born 20 May 1674. Died young. 12. Esther Bristol - Born 3 October 1676. Died young. 13. Eliphalet Bristol - Born 2 October 1679. Mar- ried to Esther Peck. Ten children. Died De- cember 1757. 14. Henry Bristol - Born 10/20 June 1683. Married 1st to Desire Smith on 23 January 1707; 2nd to Damaris Atwater on 9 June 1742. Eleven children by first wife. Died June 1750 at Cheshire, Connecticut. ENDNOTES 1 Warren E. Bristol, compiler, Bristol Genealogy. (The Bristol Family Association, Inc., 1967) (FHL-USA/CAN 929.273 B776bw.); Harriet Southworth (Lewis) Barnes (compiler), Humphreville, with Collateral Lines. (Philadelphia: 1903) P. 31. (FHL-USA/CAN 929.273 A1 # 1035.) 2 Franklin Bowditch Dexter, compiler, Historical Catalogue of the Members of the First Church of Christ. (New Haven, Connecticut: 1914) Pp. 12, 2 & 10. (FHL-USA/CAN 974.68 K2d.) 3 Dexter, p. 16. 4 Donald Line Jacobus (compiler), Families of Ancient New Haven. Volumes I-III. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974) V.I, P. 309. (FHL-USA/CAN 974.68 D2g v. I.) 5 Jacobus, pp. 309-311; Gary Boyd Roberts, compiler, Genealogies of Connecticut Families. Vol. 1., Adams-Gates. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983) Pp. 221-222. (FHL-USA/CAN 974.6 D2g v.1.); Susan Woodruff Abbott (compiler), Familes of Early Milford, Connecticut. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979) P. 118. (FHL-USA/CAN 974.67/M2 D2a.)