Anna Chesebrough

• Immigration: 12 JUN 1630 in the Arbella of the Winthrop Fleet from Boston, Lincolnshire, England
  • Wikipedia - Arbella
• Baptism: 23 AUG 1597 Boston, Lincolnshire, England
• Religion: 1630 admitted to the Boston Church as member 45, recommended to Braintree Church February 16, 1640, dismissed from the Boston Church to Rehoboth Church April 9, 1648
• Will: 19 MAR 1672/73 did not agree with terms of her husband's previous will and caused some controversy. On October 7, 1673 the Court of Assistants negotiated an agreement the results were not returned to the probate fi le

1. Anna's will (from the Wildey book with paragraph punctuation added for clarity):

• The Last Will & Testament of Anna Chesebrough, Aged 75 Years or There abouts.
  • Imp! I give to my two sons Samuel and Nathaniel yt land which was give to me by my husband upon his will yt my son Elisha should have had if he had outlived me.
  • I give to my son Nathaniel my barn.
  • I give to my son Samuel my yard between my barn and his orchard.
  • I give to William Chesebrough my son, Samuel's second son, my dwelling house, with ye pastor to ye yard.
  • I give to my son Samuel my fifteen acres of land on ye east side of Pautucket river.
  • I give to my son Nathaniel one of ye mares yt my son Elisha leas ed or hired of me, and ye other mare I give to my son Samuel's son William. My bay horse I give to my son Nathan iel. My black I give to my son Samuel.
  • I give my son Samuel a feather bed.
  • I give my daughters Abigail and Hannah my cloaths and linnin.
  • The rest of my estate, (my debts being paid) I give to my two so ns an equal share, whom I make my full and lawful executors.
  • dated in Stonington this 19 of March 1672/3. Anna Chesebrough (her mark and seal)
  • Signed sealed d and D D in presence of us Thomas Stanton, Sr., James Noyes.
  • Mr. James Noyes appearing before me this fifth of September 1673 ma de oath yt ys was ye will of Anna Chesebrough deceased and yt his hand is twice to it as a witness.

   Thomas Stanton, Commissioner

DENISON GENEALOGY, ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN GEORGE DENISON, Of Stonington Connecticut, by John Denison Baldwin and William Clift, Worcester, MA, 1881, p 7

********************** [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35899700/anna-chesebrough Find A Grave Memorial: 35899700]  Anna Stevenson Chesebrough

* BIRTH: 1598 Boston, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England

• DEATH: 29 Aug 1673 (aged 74–75) Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
• BURIAL: Wequetequock Burial Ground, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
• MEMORIAL ID: 35899700
• William Cheeseborough married in Boston, Lincolnshire, 15 December 1620, Ann Stevenson; born about 1598 (aged seventy-five 19 March 1672/3 as stated in her will). She died at Stonington 29 August 1673.
• They had 12 children: (i-viii bp. Boston, Lincolnshire; ix-xi bp. Boston, Massachusetts): Mary, Martha, David & Jonathan (twins), Samuel, Andronicus & Junia (twins), Nathaniel, John, Jabez, Elisha, & Joseph.
• Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project
• Spouse: William Chesebrough 1594–1667 (m. 1620)
• Children:
  • Marie Chesebrough 1622–1622
  • Martha Chesebrough 1623–1623
  • David Chesebrough 1624–1624
  • Jonathan Chesebrough 1624–1630
  • Samuel Chesebrough 1625–1673
  • Andronicus Chesebrough 1628–1628
  • Junia Chesebrough 1628–1628
  • Nathaniel Chesebrough 1629–1678
  • John Chesebrough 1632–1650
  • Elisha Chesebrough 1637–1670
  • Joseph Chesebrough 1640–1648

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Anna Chesebrough formerly Stevenson

• Born before 23 Aug 1598 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England
• Daughter of Simon Stevenson and Esabella Wells
• Wife of William (Cheesbrough) Chesebrough III — married 11 Dec 1620 (to 9 Jun 1667) in Boston, Lincolnshire, England
• Mother of Marie Cheesbrough, Martha Chesebrough, Jonathan Cheesbrough, David Chesebrough, Peter (Cheesbrough) Chesebrough, Sarah (Cheesbrough) Chesebrough, Samuel (Cheesbrough) Chesebrough Sr., Andronicus Cheesbrough, Junia Cheesbrough, Nathaniel (Cheesbrough) Chesebrough, John Chesebrough, Jabez Chesebrough, Elisha Chesebrough and Joseph Chesebrough
• Died 24 Aug 1673 in Wequetequock, Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony

Biography:

• Anna Stevenson
• Christening 23 Aug 1598 Boston, Lincolnshire, England
• Married William Cheseborough on December 11, 1620 at Boston, Lincolnshire, according to the published abstracts Bishop of Lincoln marriage license It reads as follows:
• "W[ilia]m Cheesbrough, of Boston, aet. 26, & Anne Stephenson, of same, aet. 23. is father consents; hers is dead."[1]
• Immigration 12 Jun 1630 In the Arbella of the Winthrop Fleet
• Death 24 Aug 1673 Wequetequock, Stonington, New London, Connecticut
• Burial Aug 1673 Wequetequock Cemetery, Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Stonington Chronology

• Note: 1. A CONCISE STONINGTON CHRONOLOGY (From Historical Footnotes, February 1999):
• In reaching an age of 350, the history of Stonington has extended over five of the Biblical spans of threescore years and ten. The dates here, drawn from Williams Haynes's Stonington Chronology(1949, 1976), are divided, for intelligibility, into those five lifespans, or generations:
• First Era, 1649-1719
  • 1649: William Chesebrough and family settled at head of Wequetequock Cove.
  • 1650: Thomas Stanton built trading post at The Rock on west bank of Pawcatuck River.
  • 1651: Connecticut granted Chippachaug (Mason's Island) to Major John Mason, who defeated the Pequots.
  • 1658: On June 30, settlers, stranded between Massachusetts and Connecticut governments, drew up "Association of Poquatuck Peple," a commitment to conduct their own affairs, in effect a declaration of independence. Later in the year, most of the area was handed to Massachusetts, which named it Southertown.
  • 1661: First meetinghouse built on what is now Montauk Avenue.
  • 1662: Town restored to Connecticut.
  • 1665: Connecticut General Court changed name of Southertown to Mystic.
  • 1666: In May, General Court changed town name to Stonington but did not explain why.
  • 1675: Outbreak in May 1675 of King Philip's War; Stonington houses fortified; Stonington troops participate in the climactic battle, the Great Swamp Fight in Rhode Island. War ended in August 1676 with the death of the Indian leader, Metacomet or King Philip.
  • 1680: Davis homestead, oldest surviving house in Stonington, built at Osbrook Point.
  • 1682: Samuel Richardson became first settler in area of North Stonington village.

Sources

• 1. ↑ West, Randy. Updates for Some Great Migration Immigrants
• Robert Charles Anderson. The Great Migration Begins. Boston: NEHGS, 1995. [ ]
• West, Randy. Updates for Some Great Migration Immigrants, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 2018) Vol. 172, WN 687, Page 247.
• Charles Edward Banks. The Winthrop Fleet of 1630. Baltimore: Originally Boston,1930; Reprinted by the Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1994. [ ]
• Early Families of New England, 2013, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Alicia Crane Williams, Lead Genealogist. http://www.americanancestors.org/PageDetail.aspx?recordId=236318747. Membership required. http://www.americanancestors.org/Blogs.aspx?id=29081&blogid=124069&... George Denison (m.1640)
• http://www.walterpalmer.com/WPS.wbg/index.html
• Ohler, Clara May Paine. Ancestors and Descendants of Captain John James and Esther Denison of Preston, Connecticut (Lima, Ohio, 1912) Page 183

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