1Hon. Ralph D. Smyth, John Evarts of Guilford, Conn. and His Descendents, Connecticut Genealogical Society & Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; Baltimore, 1984.
2Bernard Christian Steiner, History of the Plantation of Menunkatuck and of the Original Town of Guilford, Connecticut. (Heritage Books, Inc; Bowie, Maryland), Page 47, ISBN 0-7884-1442-9.
3Daniel Evarts, Evarts, A Chain of (RootsWeb WorldConnect Project), devarts&id=I40.
4Bernard Christian Steiner, History of the Plantation of Menunkatuck and of the Original Town of Guilford, Connecticut., Pg. 47.
5Tod Marshall, Genealogy of the Marshall Family, RootsWeb submission.
1Tod Marshall, Genealogy of the Marshall Family, RootsWeb submission.
1Alvan Talcott, Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; Baltimore, 1984, New England Historic Genealogical Society Library, Boston, MA, F 104 G9 T35 1984.
2Barbour, Connecticut Vital Records: Guilford Births - Marriages - Deaths, 1639-1850, Barbour Collection, Connecticut State Library; 1924, New England Historic Genealogical Society Library, Boston, MA.
3The Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, 1917, Vital Records of New Haven, 1649-1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society Library, Boston, MA.
4Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore - 1985 & 1990).
5Basil R. Streeten, John Evarts Family of America: Origins in England in the 1630s, Lingfield, Surry, England, 1992.
6Evarts, Daniel - (compiler), "Bent Links - A Chain of Evarts & Related Surnames, Internet.
Edward Evarts, died 1605 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England . Married Sarah (__) who died 1603 in Hertford.
" Daniel Evarts writes:
"It has been difficult to pin down with any accuracy the lineage of John out of England, or even when he arrived in the Colonies. In an effort to not knowingly disseminate any possibly misleading data, I will refrain from declaring names for his parents or data on his arrival in America, and will instead enter the various possibilities here as notes."
"It would appear that John arrived, with his first wife, Elizabeth, and a number of children, in Concord, Mass. in abt. 1637. Records indicate that he was made a freeman there in Mar 1637 or 1638, and was living there by 1638. A son, John, was born there in late 1639, for which there are town records. Other less reliable sources report that his daughter, Elizabeth, was born there in 1637. As no ship's records can be found on which the family name, or any variation thereof, appears, an exact immigration date cannot be pinned down. Some sources state that he had other children before his move to America, and this could be so, but the information varies wildly on these children, and so it is, once again, difficult to glean anything solid therefrom."
"As for his parents and lineage, LDS sources give a picture that seems to match with Adams*, but as LDS sources and information are annoyingly unreliable (and far too prolific), and Adams seems to have many, many errors throughout his listings, these are not to be trusted with any great deal of respect. I will, however, enter this information below."
Child of Edward and Sarah was named William, b. 1569/70 in Tortsworth, Gloucester, England; d. after 1605 in Hertfordshire; married Sarah EVERHARD in 1593 in Hertford. Sarah was born Feb 1574 in Hertford, where she also died.
The 1st child of William & Sarah was: John, b. abt 1601 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England; m. Elizabeth (__) abt 1629 in England. Sarah was born about 1605 or 1614 in England and died after 1648 in Guilford, New Haven Co., CT. (This is the John under discussion here).
The 2nd & 3rd children of William & Sarah were Sarah, born abt 1603 and Edward, born abt 1605.
Children: of John & Elizabeth were William, b. 1633 in Guilford, CT (This being, obviously not possible, and showing an example of error in both the LDS sources and Adams).
He married Hannah MUNSON in 1661; Hannah, b. abt 1635 in Guilford, CT; Sarah, b. 1643 in Guilford, CT; Elizabeth, b. abt 1650 in Guilford, CT, d. 1667 in Fairfiel d, CT
These children of John and Elizabeth are not supported by sources as solid as their remaining children which appear in the family group listing.
According to Daniel Evarts in a note dated 16 Aug 2000, he had "recently discovered" a source on John's English ancestry which provided a comparative analysis of Talcott's listings, the Adams listings, and research done of records in England. The logic and arguments made are very strong, and well researched, he said, but he unfortunately does not provide us the name of this reference. *( J.M. Adams - "A History of the Adams and Evarts Families". Pub.: The Courier Printing House; 1894, Chatham, N.Y.)
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John Evarts first resided in Concord, Massachusetts where he was made freeman in 1638. In 1651 he removed to Guilford, CT, where he purchased the allotment of John Mepham on 29 July 1651. He was admitted planter on 4 Sept. 1651 and he died 9 May 1669.
(Source: A History of the Plantation of Menunkatuck and of the Original Town of Guilford Connecticut" by Bernard Christian Steiner) Two cases with the same parties, French vs. Evarts, were heard on May 3, 1655. The first was brought by Thomas French against John Evarts, on the ground that his sow, on a Sunday, early in April, was drowned in Evarts's uncovered well, the gate of the yard being open; wherefore he sued Evarts for four pounds damages. Evarts claimed that at night he shut and fastened his gate and in the morning found a pale broken down, "in a place yt was usually left firm before." French said that the same morning he passed by and saw no pale down and that his hogs were not in the habit of going into Evarts's grounds. William Seward, as a witness, said that French's " hoggs are apt to leap & to break fences; but he remembers not, yt ye Sow was such a harmful hogg." The Court, seemingly, decided for the plaintiff, adjudging that the defendant should pay costs; but, as the sow was not yoked, her loss is to be divided equally between the two parties. In the second suit, French complained of " Damages, wch he had sustained in parsnips, Cabbages, & Pease, by the hoggs of John Evarts Senr. for severall years," which damage he put at 20 shillings. Evarts plead that his hogs got into French's land on account of defects in the plaintiff's fence and that, though it was not his fault, " he had tendered satisfaction in Cabbages " & French had stopped a pound of flax due him. Further, Evarts brought witnesses to prove that Goodwife French had said Samuel Blachley's sow had eaten their parsnips. The Court decided in the defendent's favor and sentenced French to pay costs and ten shillings "for his trouble & molestation."
(Source: A History of the Plantation of Menunkatuck and of the Original Town of Guilford Connecticut" by Bernard Christian Steiner) It is likely that the above "French" was Thomas French (1610-1699), father of John Evarts' daughter-in-law, wife of John Evarts, Jr. John married (1) (?) and (2) May 22 1663, Elizabeth, widow of John Parmelee, Sr. John died May 9, 1669 in Guilford. He had children by his first wife: (1) James, b.(?); m. Lydia Goodrich, dau. of Richard;(2) Daniel, b.(?); m. Rebecca Dowd; (3) John, b. Feb 29,1640; (4) Judah, b. Oct. 27, 1642; m. Mary Hayden, dau. of William of Killingworth, CT.
(Source: "The Kirbys of New England" by Melatiah Everett Dwight) Some records state that John's first wife and mother of his children was Elizabeth Parmelee, b. 1605, England; m. 27 May 1632, Concord, Middlesex, MA.
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" Daniel Evarts Writes --
"It has been difficult to pin down with any accuracy the lineage of John out of England, or even when he arrived in the Colonies. In an effort to not knowingly disseminate any possibly misleading data, I will refrain from declaring names for his parents or data on his arrival in America, and will instead enter the various possibilities here as notes."
"It would appear that John arrived, with his first wife, Elizabeth, and a number of children, in Concord, Mass. in abt. 1637. Records indicate that he was made a freeman there in Mar 1637 or 1638, and was living there by 1638. A son, John, was born there in late 1639, for which there are town records. Other less reliable sources report that his daughter, Elizabeth, was born there in 1637. As no ship's records can be found on which the family name, or any variation thereof, appears, an exact immigration date cannot be pinned down. Some sources state that he had other children before his move to America, and this could be so, but the information varies wildly on these children, and so it is, once again, difficult to glean anything solid therefrom."
"As for his parents and lineage, LDS sources give a picture that seems to match with Adams*, but as LDS sources and information are annoyingly unreliable (and far too prolific), and Adams seems to have many, many errors throughout his listings, these are not to be trusted with any great deal of respect. I will, however, enter this information below." Edward Evarts, died 1605 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England . Married Sarah (__) who died 1603 in Hertford.
Child of Edward and Sarah was named William, b. 1569/70 in Tortsworth, Gloucester, England; d. after 1605 in Hertfordshire; married Sarah EVERHARD in 1593 in Hertford. Sarah was born Feb 1574 in Hertford, where she also died.
The 1st child of William & Sarah was: John, b. abt 1601 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England; m. Elizabeth (__) abt 1629 in England. Sarah was born about 1605 or 1614 in England and died after 1648 in Guilford, New Haven Co., CT. (This is the John under discussion here).
The 2nd & 3rd children of William & Sarah were Sarah, born abt 1603 and Edward, born abt 1605.
Children: of John & Elizabeth were William, b. 1633 in Guilford, CT (This being, obviously not possible, and showing an example of error in both the LDS sources and Adams).
He married Hannah MUNSON in 1661; Hannah, b. abt 1635 in Guilford, CT; Sarah, b. 1643 in Guilford, CT; Elizabeth, b. abt 1650 in Guilford, CT, d. 1667 in Fairfiel d, CT
These children of John and Elizabeth are not supported by sources as solid as their remaining children which appear in the family group listing.
According to Daniel Evarts in a note dated 16 Aug 2000, he had "recently discovered" a source on John's English ancestry which provided a comparative analysis of Talcott's listings, the Adams listings, and research done of records in England. The logic and arguments made are very strong, and well researched, he said, but he unfortunately does not provide us the name of this reference. *( J.M. Adams - "A History of the Adams and Evarts Families". Pub.: The Courier Printing House; 1894, Chatham, N.Y.)
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John Evarts first resided in Concord, Massachusetts where he was made freeman in 1638. In 1651 he removed to Guilford, CT, where he purchased the allotment of John Mepham on 29 July 1651. He was admitted planter on 4 Sept. 1651 and he died 9 May 1669.
(Source: A History of the Plantation of Menunkatuck and of the Original Town of Guilford Connecticut" by Bernard Christian Steiner) Two cases with the same parties, French vs. Evarts, were heard on May 3, 1655. The first was brought by Thomas French against John Evarts, on the ground that his sow, on a Sunday, early in April, was drowned in Evarts's uncovered well, the gate of the yard being open; wherefore he sued Evarts for four pounds damages. Evarts claimed that at night he shut and fastened his gate and in the morning found a pale broken down, "in a place yt was usually left firm before." French said that the same morning he passed by and saw no pale down and that his hogs were not in the habit of going into Evarts's grounds. William Seward, as a witness, said that French's " hoggs are apt to leap & to break fences; but he remembers not, yt ye Sow was such a harmful hogg." The Court, seemingly, decided for the plaintiff, adjudging that the defendant should pay costs; but, as the sow was not yoked, her loss is to be divided equally between the two parties. In the second suit, French complained of " Damages, wch he had sustained in parsnips, Cabbages, & Pease, by the hoggs of John Evarts Senr. for severall years," which damage he put at 20 shillings. Evarts plead that his hogs got into French's land on account of defects in the plaintiff's fence and that, though it was not his fault, " he had tendered satisfaction in Cabbages " & French had stopped a pound of flax due him. Further, Evarts brought witnesses to prove that Goodwife French had said Samuel Blachley's sow had eaten their parsnips. The Court decided in the defendent's favor and sentenced French to pay costs and ten shillings "for his trouble & molestation."
(Source: A History of the Plantation of Menunkatuck and of the Original Town of Guilford Connecticut" by Bernard Christian Steiner) It is likely that the above "French" was Thomas French (1610-1699), father of John Evarts' daughter-in-law, wife of John Evarts, Jr. John married (1) (?) and (2) May 22 1663, Elizabeth, widow of John Parmelee, Sr. John died May 9, 1669 in Guilford. He had children by his first wife: (1) James, b.(?); m. Lydia Goodrich, dau. of Richard;(2) Daniel, b.(?); m. Rebecca Dowd; (3) John, b. Feb 29,1640; (4) Judah, b. Oct. 27, 1642; m. Mary Hayden, dau. of William of Killingworth, CT.
(Source: "The Kirbys of New England" by Melatiah Everett Dwight) Some records state that John's first wife and mother of his children was Elizabeth Parmelee, b. 1605, England; m. 27 May 1632, Concord, Middlesex, MA.
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See "Actual Text" for this source.
1J.M Adams, History of the Adams & Evarts Families (Pub. 1894).
1J.M Adams, History of the Adams & Evarts Families (Pub. 1894).
Wilford Stanton ("Stan") Miller Jr.
1Gretchen Miller, Recollections of Gretchen Miller (Home: 4762 Lofty Pines Rd., Piedmont, SD 57769).
1Recollections of Betty-Lu Eidsvold (Browning).
Notes:
From various conversations with Lynn Gallup starting September 29, 1999 and continuing thereafter.