She had children : — 



{2) i. John, b. in England, 161 1 ; m. Elizabeth Welles, and d. in Stratford, 

 Conn., Dec. 6, 1707. 



(j) ii, William, b. in England, 1618 ; m. (i.) Mary, 



m. (ii.) Sarah, d. of Matthew Morris, of Hartford, Conn., and 

 widow of William Goodrich, of Wethersfield, Conn., about 

 1680. She d. 1702. He died in Stratford, Conn., Dec. 21, 1702. 

 iii. Thomas, b. in England. His name does not appear on the records 

 of Stratford, Conn., and no further record has been found of him 

 except that he had a daughter Mary, mentioned in his mother's 

 will. 



JOHN CURTISS {Elizabeth), b. in England in 161 1. His name 

 appears among the original patentees of Stratford, Conn, (see 

 frontispiece), and also on the list of property owners of 1650. 

 He married Elizabeth Welles (supposed to have been the sister 

 of Gov. Thomas Welles). He was made a freeman in May, 

 1658. He was a prominent citizen, and took an active part 

 in the work of settling the town, but was not as much of a 

 public man as his brother William. In 1678 he and his 

 brother William were on a committee to build a new meeting- 

 house. Sergeant John Curtiss was elected Town Treasurer, 

 Dec. 29, 1675. ^^ served as a soldier in King Philip's War, 

 and attained the rank of Ensign (second lieutenant). He died 

 in Stratford, Conn., Dec. 6, 1707, set. 96 years. She died in 

 Stratford, Conn., March 9, 168 1-2. 



They had children : — ^ 



i. John, b. in Stratford, Conn., Oct. 14, 1642; m. Hannah, widow 

 of Abraham Kimberly, of Stratford, Conn. In 1667 he became 

 a proprietor of Newark, N. J., and held a prominent position, not 

 only in that town, but also in the county, until his death, in 1704. 

 He represented Newark at the General Court from 1683-8. A 

 commissioner to lay out highways and assessor ot Essex County, 

 1683-8, Justice of the Court, etc. He also appears on the 

 Newark records with the rank of Captain. They had no children, 

 as far as the records of Newark show. He d. in Newark, N. J., 

 Sept. 17, 1704. 



(^) ii. Israel, b. Stratford, Conn., April 3, 1644; m. Rebecca, 

 He died in Woodbury, Conn., Oct. 28, 1704. 

 iii. Elizabeth, b. Stratford, Conn., May 2, 1647. 



{$) iv. Thomas, b. Stratford, Conn., Jan. 14, 1648 ; m. Mary, d. of 

 Nathaniel and Abigail Merriman, of Wallingford, Conn., June 9, 

 1674. He d. about 1736, in Wallingford, Conn. 



{6) V. Joseph, b. Stratford, Conn., Nov. 12, 1650 ; m. Bethia, d. of 

 Richard and Elizabeth Booth, of Stratford, Conn., Nov. 9, 1676. 

 He d. 1742. 



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