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John Plumbe was born about 1634 to George and Grace Plumbe (Plume), probably in the town of Inworth, County Essex, England. Nothing is known of his early life (other than his estrangement from his father George, who disinherits him) until he arrives in the New World in his early to mid twenties.
John's birth year is established through a deposition he made in Hartford, Connecticut on 11 Jul 1666, when he says he is about 32 years old. He married Elizabeth Green (daughter of Samuel and Jane Bainbridge Green) about 1660 or 1661, most likely before relocating from Massachusetts to Hartford/Wethersfield, Connecticut.
John and Elizabeth had 9 children: Elizabeth, John (Elizabeth Hempstead), Samuel (Mehetable Hinde), Joseph (Susanna Newton), Greene (Mary Hempstead), Mercy (John Latham), George (Prudence Richardson) and Sarah.
John is in Hartford/Wethersfield by 1660 or 1661, certainly less than a year or so after his arrival in Dorchester, Massachusetts. H. B. Plumb says "He is a resident of Hartford in 1660, as he was made attorney…to collect debts in Charlestown, Massachusetts, for creditors in England, and was named as son of George Plumbe, of Inworth, County Essex, England…" He is in New London, New London not later than 1677, perhaps earlier (Caulkins HISTORY).
John Plumbe of Hartford and John Plumbe of New London are confirmed by H. B. Plumb to be one and the same man, in the PLUMB BOOK: "I have a tracing of his signature in a Petition to the Assembly at Hartford for land in 1674, and another tracing of his signature to a bond in New London in 1681 which shows them to be one and the same man."
John and Elizabeth's daughter Mercy is baptized in New London in 1677, son George in 1679 and daughter Sarah in 1682. But as F.M. Caulkins affirms "…he had other children much older than these…John, Samuel, Joseph and Green."
Caulkins also records John's work as attorney, telling specifically of a case in 1683 in which John receives a tract of land in New London (on the corner of Main and State Streets, west side) in return for his services. He appears again in the New London Town records selling a brigantine (the "Tryall," a ship of "…18 or 20 tuns…for 80 pounds in pieces of eight, paid down…") in 1683, and buying an African-American woman named "Jenny Already," in 1685.
He was both ship-owner and Ship Master, deeply involved in trade on the Connecticut rivers and along the coast (Caulkins), and owner of the ketch Hartford. John's descendants were involved in coastal shipping (to Barbados and other locations) at least through the generation of his Grandchildren (Peter Plumbe, 1700-1748).
H. B. Plumb shares from his research about John: "This John is the one who writes the ‘Winthrop Letter' in 1665, and that hosted the 'Anniversary Feasts' of ship-masters mentioned by (Gurdon) Saltonstall (the minister) in his letters to Governor Winthrop in 1691-1696." H.B. Plumb says "…this is the John…who tells of the large meteor seen by him in October, 1665, ‘while rouing in my bote to Groton.' John's note is the first known written reference to the town of Groton, Connecticut.
"In 1674, in a petition to the Connecticut Assembly at Hartford for land, he says he has a large family of children, most of whom are boys, so it is probable we do not know all his family by four or more. They would all be older than Green…He (John) was a bearer of dispatches from New London to the Governor at Hartford in January 1676, during the King Philip War. He was granted land along with others…for services in the King Philip War, and the land was located mostly in Voluntown and Preston."
Frances Manwaring Caulkins confuses John of Hartford and New London (1634-1696) with John of Weathersfield & Branford (1594-1648), but she does share this about John (1634-1696) in her HISTORY OF NEW LONDON: "In February, 1664-5, he was appointed inspector of the lading of vessels at Wethersfield. He was engaged in the coasting trade, and his name incidentally appears in the records of various towns on the river, and along the coast of the Sound [FYI, the publishers of Caulkins' HISTORY later concede that John of Hartford/New London could not be one and the same with John of Wethersfield/Branford].
In 1670 he is noticed as carrying dispatches between Governors Winthrop, of Hartford [Connecticut], and Lovelace, of New York." She [Caulkins] says he was chosen Constable of New London (Township) in the year 1669-1670, and was "…afterward known as Marshal [Sheriff] of [New London] County (from 1690 till his death in 1696) and innkeeper" (his license was renewed or granted in New London County Court in 1687 at the rate of 3 pounds per year..)" In 1691 John is reimbursed by the County Treasurer for use of his "horse boat (used) to fetch ye guns…1 pound, 6 shillings and 6d."
John's move to New London can be partly explained by the fact that at least 2 of Elizabeth's siblings lived in New London; her half-brothers, born of Samuel Green and Sarah Clark. Jonas Green and Deacon Timothy Green were active citizens in New London for many years.
In 1667 John has a quantity of rum seized by the Hartford Harbour Master, and is reimbursed 5 pounds for his loss by the Colonial Court.
(This information is compiled from information gathered from THE PLUMBS 1635-1800 by H. B. Plumb, published by Henry Blackman Plumb; Francis Manwaring Caulkins HISTORY OF NEW LONDON, published by Press of the Day Publishing Company, New London, Connecticut; THE DIARY OF JOSHUA HEMPSTEAD, published by The New London County Historical Society; and various online resources at Ancestry.com)
John Plumbe was born about 1634 to George and Grace Plumbe (Plume), probably in the town of Inworth, County Essex, England. Nothing is known of his early life (other than his estrangement from his father George, who disinherits him) until he arrives in the New World in his early to mid twenties.
John's birth year is established through a deposition he made in Hartford, Connecticut on 11 Jul 1666, when he says he is about 32 years old. He married Elizabeth Green (daughter of Samuel and Jane Bainbridge Green) about 1660 or 1661, most likely before relocating from Massachusetts to Hartford/Wethersfield, Connecticut.
John and Elizabeth had 9 children: Elizabeth, John (Elizabeth Hempstead), Samuel (Mehetable Hinde), Joseph (Susanna Newton), Greene (Mary Hempstead), Mercy (John Latham), George (Prudence Richardson) and Sarah.
John is in Hartford/Wethersfield by 1660 or 1661, certainly less than a year or so after his arrival in Dorchester, Massachusetts. H. B. Plumb says "He is a resident of Hartford in 1660, as he was made attorney…to collect debts in Charlestown, Massachusetts, for creditors in England, and was named as son of George Plumbe, of Inworth, County Essex, England…" He is in New London, New London not later than 1677, perhaps earlier (Caulkins HISTORY).
John Plumbe of Hartford and John Plumbe of New London are confirmed by H. B. Plumb to be one and the same man, in the PLUMB BOOK: "I have a tracing of his signature in a Petition to the Assembly at Hartford for land in 1674, and another tracing of his signature to a bond in New London in 1681 which shows them to be one and the same man."
John and Elizabeth's daughter Mercy is baptized in New London in 1677, son George in 1679 and daughter Sarah in 1682. But as F.M. Caulkins affirms "…he had other children much older than these…John, Samuel, Joseph and Green."
Caulkins also records John's work as attorney, telling specifically of a case in 1683 in which John receives a tract of land in New London (on the corner of Main and State Streets, west side) in return for his services. He appears again in the New London Town records selling a brigantine (the "Tryall," a ship of "…18 or 20 tuns…for 80 pounds in pieces of eight, paid down…") in 1683, and buying an African-American woman named "Jenny Already," in 1685.
He was both ship-owner and Ship Master, deeply involved in trade on the Connecticut rivers and along the coast (Caulkins), and owner of the ketch Hartford. John's descendants were involved in coastal shipping (to Barbados and other locations) at least through the generation of his Grandchildren (Peter Plumbe, 1700-1748).
H. B. Plumb shares from his research about John: "This John is the one who writes the ‘Winthrop Letter' in 1665, and that hosted the 'Anniversary Feasts' of ship-masters mentioned by (Gurdon) Saltonstall (the minister) in his letters to Governor Winthrop in 1691-1696." H.B. Plumb says "…this is the John…who tells of the large meteor seen by him in October, 1665, ‘while rouing in my bote to Groton.' John's note is the first known written reference to the town of Groton, Connecticut.
"In 1674, in a petition to the Connecticut Assembly at Hartford for land, he says he has a large family of children, most of whom are boys, so it is probable we do not know all his family by four or more. They would all be older than Green…He (John) was a bearer of dispatches from New London to the Governor at Hartford in January 1676, during the King Philip War. He was granted land along with others…for services in the King Philip War, and the land was located mostly in Voluntown and Preston."
Frances Manwaring Caulkins confuses John of Hartford and New London (1634-1696) with John of Weathersfield & Branford (1594-1648), but she does share this about John (1634-1696) in her HISTORY OF NEW LONDON: "In February, 1664-5, he was appointed inspector of the lading of vessels at Wethersfield. He was engaged in the coasting trade, and his name incidentally appears in the records of various towns on the river, and along the coast of the Sound [FYI, the publishers of Caulkins' HISTORY later concede that John of Hartford/New London could not be one and the same with John of Wethersfield/Branford].
In 1670 he is noticed as carrying dispatches between Governors Winthrop, of Hartford [Connecticut], and Lovelace, of New York." She [Caulkins] says he was chosen Constable of New London (Township) in the year 1669-1670, and was "…afterward known as Marshal [Sheriff] of [New London] County (from 1690 till his death in 1696) and innkeeper" (his license was renewed or granted in New London County Court in 1687 at the rate of 3 pounds per year..)" In 1691 John is reimbursed by the County Treasurer for use of his "horse boat (used) to fetch ye guns…1 pound, 6 shillings and 6d."
John's move to New London can be partly explained by the fact that at least 2 of Elizabeth's siblings lived in New London; her half-brothers, born of Samuel Green and Sarah Clark. Jonas Green and Deacon Timothy Green were active citizens in New London for many years.
In 1667 John has a quantity of rum seized by the Hartford Harbour Master, and is reimbursed 5 pounds for his loss by the Colonial Court.
(This information is compiled from information gathered from THE PLUMBS 1635-1800 by H. B. Plumb, published by Henry Blackman Plumb; Francis Manwaring Caulkins HISTORY OF NEW LONDON, published by Press of the Day Publishing Company, New London, Connecticut; THE DIARY OF JOSHUA HEMPSTEAD, published by The New London County Historical Society; and various online resources at Ancestry.com)
This memorial has been tampered with by Find-a-Grave.com.
John Plumbe was born about 1634 to George and Grace Plumbe (Plume), probably in the town of Inworth, County Essex, England. Nothing is known of his early life (other than his estrangement from his father George, who disinherits him) until he arrives in the New World in his early to mid twenties.
John's birth year is established through a deposition he made in Hartford, Connecticut on 11 Jul 1666, when he says he is about 32 years old. He married Elizabeth Green (daughter of Samuel and Jane Bainbridge Green) about 1660 or 1661, most likely before relocating from Massachusetts to Hartford/Wethersfield, Connecticut.
John and Elizabeth had 9 children: Elizabeth, John (Elizabeth Hempstead), Samuel (Mehetable Hinde), Joseph (Susanna Newton), Greene (Mary Hempstead), Mercy (John Latham), George (Prudence Richardson) and Sarah.
John is in Hartford/Wethersfield by 1660 or 1661, certainly less than a year or so after his arrival in Dorchester, Massachusetts. H. B. Plumb says "He is a resident of Hartford in 1660, as he was made attorney…to collect debts in Charlestown, Massachusetts, for creditors in England, and was named as son of George Plumbe, of Inworth, County Essex, England…" He is in New London, New London not later than 1677, perhaps earlier (Caulkins HISTORY).
John Plumbe of Hartford and John Plumbe of New London are confirmed by H. B. Plumb to be one and the same man, in the PLUMB BOOK: "I have a tracing of his signature in a Petition to the Assembly at Hartford for land in 1674, and another tracing of his signature to a bond in New London in 1681 which shows them to be one and the same man."
John and Elizabeth's daughter Mercy is baptized in New London in 1677, son George in 1679 and daughter Sarah in 1682. But as F.M. Caulkins affirms "…he had other children much older than these…John, Samuel, Joseph and Green."
Caulkins also records John's work as attorney, telling specifically of a case in 1683 in which John receives a tract of land in New London (on the corner of Main and State Streets, west side) in return for his services. He appears again in the New London Town records selling a brigantine (the "Tryall," a ship of "…18 or 20 tuns…for 80 pounds in pieces of eight, paid down…") in 1683, and buying an African-American woman named "Jenny Already," in 1685.
He was both ship-owner and Ship Master, deeply involved in trade on the Connecticut rivers and along the coast (Caulkins), and owner of the ketch Hartford. John's descendants were involved in coastal shipping (to Barbados and other locations) at least through the generation of his Grandchildren (Peter Plumbe, 1700-1748).
H. B. Plumb shares from his research about John: "This John is the one who writes the ‘Winthrop Letter' in 1665, and that hosted the 'Anniversary Feasts' of ship-masters mentioned by (Gurdon) Saltonstall (the minister) in his letters to Governor Winthrop in 1691-1696." H.B. Plumb says "…this is the John…who tells of the large meteor seen by him in October, 1665, ‘while rouing in my bote to Groton.' John's note is the first known written reference to the town of Groton, Connecticut.
"In 1674, in a petition to the Connecticut Assembly at Hartford for land, he says he has a large family of children, most of whom are boys, so it is probable we do not know all his family by four or more. They would all be older than Green…He (John) was a bearer of dispatches from New London to the Governor at Hartford in January 1676, during the King Philip War. He was granted land along with others…for services in the King Philip War, and the land was located mostly in Voluntown and Preston."
Frances Manwaring Caulkins confuses John of Hartford and New London (1634-1696) with John of Weathersfield & Branford (1594-1648), but she does share this about John (1634-1696) in her HISTORY OF NEW LONDON: "In February, 1664-5, he was appointed inspector of the lading of vessels at Wethersfield. He was engaged in the coasting trade, and his name incidentally appears in the records of various towns on the river, and along the coast of the Sound [FYI, the publishers of Caulkins' HISTORY later concede that John of Hartford/New London could not be one and the same with John of Wethersfield/Branford].
In 1670 he is noticed as carrying dispatches between Governors Winthrop, of Hartford [Connecticut], and Lovelace, of New York." She [Caulkins] says he was chosen Constable of New London (Township) in the year 1669-1670, and was "…afterward known as Marshal [Sheriff] of [New London] County (from 1690 till his death in 1696) and innkeeper" (his license was renewed or granted in New London County Court in 1687 at the rate of 3 pounds per year..)" In 1691 John is reimbursed by the County Treasurer for use of his "horse boat (used) to fetch ye guns…1 pound, 6 shillings and 6d."
John's move to New London can be partly explained by the fact that at least 2 of Elizabeth's siblings lived in New London; her half-brothers, born of Samuel Green and Sarah Clark. Jonas Green and Deacon Timothy Green were active citizens in New London for many years.
In 1667 John has a quantity of rum seized by the Hartford Harbour Master, and is reimbursed 5 pounds for his loss by the Colonial Court.
(This information is compiled from information gathered from THE PLUMBS 1635-1800 by H. B. Plumb, published by Henry Blackman Plumb; Francis Manwaring Caulkins HISTORY OF NEW LONDON, published by Press of the Day Publishing Company, New London, Connecticut; THE DIARY OF JOSHUA HEMPSTEAD, published by The New London County Historical Society; and various online resources at Ancestry.com)
John Plumbe was born about 1634 to George and Grace Plumbe (Plume), probably in the town of Inworth, County Essex, England. Nothing is known of his early life (other than his estrangement from his father George, who disinherits him) until he arrives in the New World in his early to mid twenties.
John's birth year is established through a deposition he made in Hartford, Connecticut on 11 Jul 1666, when he says he is about 32 years old. He married Elizabeth Green (daughter of Samuel and Jane Bainbridge Green) about 1660 or 1661, most likely before relocating from Massachusetts to Hartford/Wethersfield, Connecticut.
John and Elizabeth had 9 children: Elizabeth, John (Elizabeth Hempstead), Samuel (Mehetable Hinde), Joseph (Susanna Newton), Greene (Mary Hempstead), Mercy (John Latham), George (Prudence Richardson) and Sarah.
John is in Hartford/Wethersfield by 1660 or 1661, certainly less than a year or so after his arrival in Dorchester, Massachusetts. H. B. Plumb says "He is a resident of Hartford in 1660, as he was made attorney…to collect debts in Charlestown, Massachusetts, for creditors in England, and was named as son of George Plumbe, of Inworth, County Essex, England…" He is in New London, New London not later than 1677, perhaps earlier (Caulkins HISTORY).
John Plumbe of Hartford and John Plumbe of New London are confirmed by H. B. Plumb to be one and the same man, in the PLUMB BOOK: "I have a tracing of his signature in a Petition to the Assembly at Hartford for land in 1674, and another tracing of his signature to a bond in New London in 1681 which shows them to be one and the same man."
John and Elizabeth's daughter Mercy is baptized in New London in 1677, son George in 1679 and daughter Sarah in 1682. But as F.M. Caulkins affirms "…he had other children much older than these…John, Samuel, Joseph and Green."
Caulkins also records John's work as attorney, telling specifically of a case in 1683 in which John receives a tract of land in New London (on the corner of Main and State Streets, west side) in return for his services. He appears again in the New London Town records selling a brigantine (the "Tryall," a ship of "…18 or 20 tuns…for 80 pounds in pieces of eight, paid down…") in 1683, and buying an African-American woman named "Jenny Already," in 1685.
He was both ship-owner and Ship Master, deeply involved in trade on the Connecticut rivers and along the coast (Caulkins), and owner of the ketch Hartford. John's descendants were involved in coastal shipping (to Barbados and other locations) at least through the generation of his Grandchildren (Peter Plumbe, 1700-1748).
H. B. Plumb shares from his research about John: "This John is the one who writes the ‘Winthrop Letter' in 1665, and that hosted the 'Anniversary Feasts' of ship-masters mentioned by (Gurdon) Saltonstall (the minister) in his letters to Governor Winthrop in 1691-1696." H.B. Plumb says "…this is the John…who tells of the large meteor seen by him in October, 1665, ‘while rouing in my bote to Groton.' John's note is the first known written reference to the town of Groton, Connecticut.
"In 1674, in a petition to the Connecticut Assembly at Hartford for land, he says he has a large family of children, most of whom are boys, so it is probable we do not know all his family by four or more. They would all be older than Green…He (John) was a bearer of dispatches from New London to the Governor at Hartford in January 1676, during the King Philip War. He was granted land along with others…for services in the King Philip War, and the land was located mostly in Voluntown and Preston."
Frances Manwaring Caulkins confuses John of Hartford and New London (1634-1696) with John of Weathersfield & Branford (1594-1648), but she does share this about John (1634-1696) in her HISTORY OF NEW LONDON: "In February, 1664-5, he was appointed inspector of the lading of vessels at Wethersfield. He was engaged in the coasting trade, and his name incidentally appears in the records of various towns on the river, and along the coast of the Sound [FYI, the publishers of Caulkins' HISTORY later concede that John of Hartford/New London could not be one and the same with John of Wethersfield/Branford].
In 1670 he is noticed as carrying dispatches between Governors Winthrop, of Hartford [Connecticut], and Lovelace, of New York." She [Caulkins] says he was chosen Constable of New London (Township) in the year 1669-1670, and was "…afterward known as Marshal [Sheriff] of [New London] County (from 1690 till his death in 1696) and innkeeper" (his license was renewed or granted in New London County Court in 1687 at the rate of 3 pounds per year..)" In 1691 John is reimbursed by the County Treasurer for use of his "horse boat (used) to fetch ye guns…1 pound, 6 shillings and 6d."
John's move to New London can be partly explained by the fact that at least 2 of Elizabeth's siblings lived in New London; her half-brothers, born of Samuel Green and Sarah Clark. Jonas Green and Deacon Timothy Green were active citizens in New London for many years.
In 1667 John has a quantity of rum seized by the Hartford Harbour Master, and is reimbursed 5 pounds for his loss by the Colonial Court.
(This information is compiled from information gathered from THE PLUMBS 1635-1800 by H. B. Plumb, published by Henry Blackman Plumb; Francis Manwaring Caulkins HISTORY OF NEW LONDON, published by Press of the Day Publishing Company, New London, Connecticut; THE DIARY OF JOSHUA HEMPSTEAD, published by The New London County Historical Society; and various online resources at Ancestry.com)
Gravesite Details
While the specific location of John's grave is unknown, as a nominal part of the New London Church (Elizabeth was a member in 1691), and New London County Sheriff from 1690 until his death, he is almost certainly buried at the Ancient Cemetery.
