Desborough, Nicholas^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1620 - 1683  (63 years)

• Name	Desborough, Nicholas
  Born	Abt 1620	Hartford, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Military Servic	1637
  	Soldier in Pequot War
  OCCU	Carpenter & Cabinet Maker
  Died	1683	Hartford, Connecticut
  Person ID	I2129	Taylor
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2004

  
  

  Family	Brownson, Mary,   b. 1624, Chelmsford, Essex, England ,   d. 1670, Hartford, Connecticut  (Age 46 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1639/1640	Hartford, Connecticut
  Children	1. Desborough, Sarah,   b. Abt 1641, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. 1683  (Age 42 years)  [Birth]   2. Desborough, Mary,   b. 1642, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. Bef 22 Jun 1709  (Age 67 years)  [Birth] + 3. Desborough, Hannah,   b. Abt 1645, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. 23 Oct 1718, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut  (Age 73 years)  [Birth]   4. Desborough, Phebe,   b. 20 Dec 1646, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut  [Birth]   5. Desborough, Abigail,   b. 01 Feb 1648/1649, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut  [Birth]   6. Desborough,   b. Abt 1651, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut  [Birth]
  Family ID	F960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Monument to the First Settlers of Hartford, Connecticut

  
  

• Notes

  NICHOLAS DISBOROWE, from Saffron Walden, Essex, was an early settler in Hartford, Connecticut. He was baptized 16 June 1613 in Saffron Walden, son of Nicholas, Sr. and Mary (Gylbye). His arrival here is not recorded but he may have been a member of Thomas Hooker's group who came in 1632 and eventually settled Hartford. Nicholas took part in the Pequot wars and later received a reward of land for his service. He was a joiner (cabinetmaker) by trade and is mentioned in a number of books on early American furniture, particularly noted for his distinctive chests. By his wife Mary (Brownson) he had four daughters. He died in Wethersfield, CT, in 1683. [Ref: Johnson, Eddis, Disbrow Families of England, 16th and 17th Centuries, An Interim Report, (unpublished manuscript, 1976), pp. 28-31; Barbour, Lucius B., Families of Early Hartford, Conn., p. 219; Bjerkoe, Ethel H., The Cabinetmakers of America, pp. 80-2] http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/5853/faqs.html

  
  

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  [S91] World Family Tree Vol. 11, Ed. 1, Brøderbund Software, Inc., (Publication: Release date: July 1, 1997), Page: Tree #2155 (Reliability: 4). Removed to: Bet. 1646 - 1673 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut [S90] Brownson, Bronson or Brunson Family of Earl's Colne Essex England, Connecticut and South Carolina, The, Coddington, John Insley, (The American Genealogist (TAG)), vol38 #4 (Reliability: 4). Grantee: 50 acres land for military service Surveyer: 1646 1654-5, 1661-2 1668-9 Chimneys Hartfordford Hartford CT Surveyer 2: 1664 Highways Hartford Hartford CT Freeman: 13 Oct 1669 Hartford Hartford CT Permission: 28 Mar 1660 to build carpenter shop Hartford Hartford Ct Administration: 18 Dec 1683 Hartford Hartford CT to stepson Jos Strickland