Davis Uriah I | Born 1707
RUDD, Jonathan
Abt 1655 - 1689 (~ 34 years)-
Name RUDD, Jonathan Born Abt 1655 Gender Male Died 19 Aug 1689 Preston, Connecticut Person ID I9556 Uriah Davis I - Genealogy Last Modified 21 Jun 2018
Father RUDD, Jonathan, b. Probably England , d. Abt Jul 1658, Saybrook, Connecticut Married Abt 1647 Saybrook, Connecticut Notes
The story of their wedding is told by Miss Caulkins in the History of New London, p. 48-9. A young couple in Saybrook were to be married, the groom was Jonathan Rudd. Governor Winthrop, who later testified about the event, did not name the bride. The wedding day was decided but there was no one in Saybrook qualified to officiate, so a magistrate from one of the upper towns on the river was engaged. But a great snow fell and obliterated the paths, obstructing the magistrate's travel. Thus Mr. Winthrop was asked to come to Saybrook and unite the parties, as travel from the coast was easier. But he derived his authority from Massachusetts and could not legally officiate in Connecticut. So the parties agreed to meet at the small river that was the border of Saybrook, with Mr. Winthrop and his group from Pequot standing on the New London side of the creek and the wedding party on the other. This is how the ceremony was performed, and the stream immediately became known as Bride Brook. (New London had been settled under authority of Massachusetts.)
Family ID F3313 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family BUSHNELL, Mercy, b. Mar 1656/7, Sybrook, Connecticut , d. Yes, date unknown Married 19 Dec 1678 Preston, Connecticut Children 1. RUDD, Mercy, b. 8 Oct 1679, d. Yes, date unknown 2. RUDD, Jonathan, b. 22/22 Mar 1681/1682 3. RUDD, Nathaniel, b. 22 May 1684, d. Yes, date unknown 4. RUDD, Mary, b. 15 Oct 1686, d. Yes, date unknown 5. RUDD, Abigail, b. 2/02 Jan 1687/1688, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut , d. 10 Apr 1722, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut (Age 34 years) Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 Family ID F3312 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes
Franklin VR 2:314 says "of Preston, m. 19 Dec 1678 Mary Bushnell" and "d. 19 Aug 1689" plus on 2:313 it says "Jonathan, son of Lt. Jonathan of Saybrook, m. Mercy Bushnell"; Preston VR 1:11 and 1:70 both list this marriage.
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The Bushnell Gen says all his children were born in Windham but none are recorded there.
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death certificate/record
Page: Preston 1:11 and 70 and Franklin 2:314.
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marriage certificate/record
Page: Preston 1:11, also recorded at Norwich and Franklin.
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