Ann Trowbridge

Notes:

BIRTH-DEATH-MARRIAGE-SPOUSE-PARENTS: The Trowbridge genealogy, history of
the Trowbridge family in America; Francis Bacon Trowbridge; Tuttle,
Morehouse & Taylor; New Haven; 1908.

Notes:

BIRTH-DEATH-MARRIAGE-SPOUSE-PARENTS: The Trowbridge genealogy, history of
the Trowbridge family in America; Francis Bacon Trowbridge; Tuttle,
Morehouse & Taylor; New Haven; 1908.

David Trowbridge settled after his marriage in "the township of Hanover,
in the county of Hunterdon, alias Morrice county, West New Jersey." He
was a farmer and probably lived in the west part of Hanover which became
Morristown. He and his wife were Baptists in religion.

Trowbridge Mountain, situated partly in Hanover and partly in Randolph,
N. J., derives its name from the fact that David Trowbridge and several
of his sons and grandsons had their farms on and near it.

Used to make apple jack called "New Jersey Lightening".

David married Lydia Holmes on 3 Jul 1735 in Bedford, Westchester, NY. Lydia was born on 21 Jan 1715/16 in Bedford, Westchester, NY; died on 27 Jan 1792 in Morristown, Morris, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH-DEATH-MARRIAGE-SPOUSE-PARENTS: The Trowbridge genealogy, history of
the Trowbridge family in America; Francis Bacon Trowbridge; Tuttle,
Morehouse & Taylor; New Haven; 1908.

Notes:

Joseph Trowbridge settled in the parish of Stratfield, near Fairfield, Conn., where he followed the trade of a carpenter and was also engaged in farming. He and his wife were members of the Stratfield Congregational church.

Joseph married Anne Sherwood about 1708 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Anne was born about 1689 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 6 Apr 1777 in Whippany, Morris County, NJ; was buried on 8 Apr 1777. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William Trowbridge was brought in childhood by his parents from England, first to Dorchester in the MA Bay colony, and then to the plantation of New Haven. When his father was called back to England, he and his brothers were left in charge of his father's former servant, Henry Gibbons. The latter mismanaged the property left for the boys' support, and after a time they were taken away from him by the town authorities and put under the care of Sergt. Thomas Jeffrey and his wife, and in their home William and his brothers passed their boyhood. His schoolmaster was Mr. Ezekiel Cheever.

Soon after reaching his majority, William Trowbridge made an attempt to bring Gibbons to an account for his stewardship. His efforts were continued over a series of years, but gained little result during his father's lifetime. A few years after the latter's death, Gibbons made some restitution as can been seen in his father's notes.

William Trowbridge is usually described in the public records of that time as a "planter", and later on as a "husbandman". In 1664 he appears to have been master of the sloop Cocke, making voyages out of New Haven. In July, 1667, he sold his house and lot in the village of New Haven, and probably about that time became one of the first residents in the parish of West Haven. He probably built a house on that part of the "Lamberton Farm" that through his wife came into his possession on May 4, 1677. His share was one-sixth of the Lamberton farm, and it included all the land between the present Campbell and Washington avenues from Brown street nearly to Long Island Sound. He also owned 144 acres on the Sound near Oyster river.

William Trowbridge was nominated a freeman of the colony of CT on May 13, 1669. He lived on his farm in West Haven the remainder of his life. He made gifts to his children during his lifetime of much of his real estate, so that the inventory of his estate mentions but 55 acres of "second division" land and a small amount of personal property. He made no will. He and his wife were admitted members of the First Church in New Haven on April 28, 1686.

Will of William's brother John which mentions William:
English Origins of American Colonists, p.66
Will of JOHN TROWBRIDGE of Exeter, co. Devon. There is oweinge unto me from my uncle Mr. James Marshall of Exon, merchant, 49, and from my father Mr. Thomas Trowbridge 10 which I lent him, and I have sent for Muclinx (sic) eight peeces of Sarges, cost twentie pounds And twentie fowre pounds Mr. Jno: Manninge of New England, merchant, owes me, and twentie one pounds Mr. William Davis of Muskeeta in Newfoundland owes, which I have ordered George Pardon, master of the Willinge Minde, to receive of him this yeare there and carry it with him for St. Lukas and bring home returnes with him, All which summes amounts unto 129, of which if it please God to take me hence 20 shal be disbursed for my buriall, and of the other 109 I give unto my honored father fortie pounds, to my brothers Thomas, William and James Trowbridge betweene them 50, to my aunt Mace 5, and to my cozen James Marshall 14. Dated at Taunton, 20 Oct., 1653. Witnesses to the identity of the handwriting: James Marshall, senior, Christo: Clarke, junior, Chr: Dore. 26 June, 1654, commission to Thomas Trowbridge, father and principal legetary named in the will of John Trowbridge, late of the city of Exeter, deceased, to administer. (P.C.C. Alchin, 492.)

Died:
Age: 55

William married Elizabeth Lamberton on 9 Mar 1656/57 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of George Lamberton and Margaret Lewen) was born in 1630 in London, Middlesex, England; died about May 1716 in West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]