Jonathan
RUDD
Born
19 December 1656
,
Norwich, New Haven Colony
Died
19 August 1689
,
Norwich, Connecticut, Dominion of New England
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Born: 19 December 1656 in Norwich, New Haven Colony
Father:
Jonathan RUDD (RUDDE)
Mother:
Mary UNKNOWN (METCALF?)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jonathan married Mercy BUSHNELL 19 December 1678 in Preston, Connecticut Colony . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Mercy BUSHNELL was born March 1657 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA (Saybrook Colony). Mercy died 23 January 1741 in Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic). Mercy was the child of Richard BUSHNELL and Mary MARVIN.
Jonathan RUDD died 19 August 1689 in Norwich, Connecticut, Dominion of New England .
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Spouse & Children of Jonathan RUDD
Jonathan RUDD married 
Mercy BUSHNELL
Marriage date: 19 December 1678
Marriage place: Preston, Connecticut Colony
Mercy BUSHNELL was the child of Richard BUSHNELL and Mary MARVIN
Mercy BUSHNELLMarriage date: 19 December 1678
Marriage place: Preston, Connecticut Colony
Mercy BUSHNELL was the child of Richard BUSHNELL and Mary MARVIN
Marriage notes:
"JONATHAN (?1648-1689) & MARY-MARCY BUSHNELL (1657-1741), M-2 JOSEPH CARY BY 1693 19 DEC 1678 NORWICH, CT-PRESTON, CT (PRESTON CT VR 44 GRANBERRY 311 BUSHNELL (1945) 41 BUSHNELL (MS) 1 CARY 66 MARVIN 304 WALDO GEN. 1:60 BROWNELL ANC. 80 PUTNAM'S MAG. 6:43)"
1678 RUDD THE MARYAGE OF JONATHAN RUDD WITH MARCY HIS WIFE WAS UPON THE 19TH DAY OF DEFEMBER 1678 MARRIAGE
VITAL RECORDS OF NORWICH CONNECTICUT, 1659-1848. (ONLINE DATABASE. NEWENGLANDANCESTORS.ORG. NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, 2007.) ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS: VITAL RECORDS OF NORWICH, 1659-1848. HARTFORD, SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, 1913.
Rudd, Jonathan and Mercy Rudd were married Dec. 19, 1678, and probably settled in Norwich about that time. His land east of the Shetucket was held by a deed of purchase from Owaneco, dated Dec. 10, 1683, and consisted of 100 acres on Connoughtug brook, and 108 acres betwixt Shunkhungannock hill and Norwich bounds. He appears also to have had other lands.
He died in 1689. In the distribution of his estate, his wife received £60; the oldest son, Jonathan, £117 ; Nathaniel and Abigail, each £58, 10s. "At the desire of the widow, Joseph and Richard Bushnell, Nathaniel Rudd, Thomas Tracy and Caleb Forbes were appointed overseers of the widow, children and estate."
History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession... Frances Manwaring Caulkins, 1874
Children of Jonathan RUDD and Mercy BUSHNELL
Mercy (Mary) RUDDBorn: 8 October 1679, Norwich, Connecticut Colony
Died: ,
Died: ,
Jonathan RUDD
Nathaniel RUDDBorn: 22 May 1684, Norwich, Connecticut Colony
Died: 20 February 1760, Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 20 February 1760, Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Rebecca WALDO 27 December 1709 Place: Franklin, Connecticut, USA
Mary RUDDBorn: 15 October 1686, Norwich, Connecticut Colony
Died: 21 October 1734, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 21 October 1734, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Nathaniel LEFFINGWELL 19 June 1707 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Married: James NORMAN 1712 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Abigail RUDDBorn: 2 February 1688, Norwich, Connecticut, Dominion of New England
Died: 10 April 1722, Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 10 April 1722, Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Barnard CASE 22 May 1712 Place: Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)
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Rudd.
Jonathan and Nathaniel Rudd, brothers, came from Saybrook. The former settled east of the Shetucket, and the latter at the West Farms. It is probable that they were sons of that Jonathan Rudd who was married at Bride Brook in the winter of 1646—7.
Nathaniel Rudd married, April 16, l68o, Mary, daughter of John Post. His homestead was in that part of the West Farms which is now Bozrah. He died in April, 1727, leaving an estate valued at £689.
Daniel Rudd, one of the sons of Nathaniel, born in 1710, married for his second wife, (July 1, 1745,) Mary Metcalf, a daughter of the Rev. Joseph Metcalf of Falmouth, Me. She had previously been living with her relatives in Lebanon, to which place she came from her far-off home, according to tradition, in a three-days' journey, riding on a pillion behind Capt. James Fitch. Her son, Daniel Rudd, Jr., born June 10, 1754, married Abigail Allen of Montville, who died Jan. 20, 1857, wanting only a few months of being 100 years of age....Read full story
History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession by the Indians to the Year 1866 Author Frances Manwaring Caulkins Publisher By H.P. Haven, 1874
Rudd.
Jonathan and Nathaniel Rudd, brothers, came from Saybrook. The former settled east of the Shetucket, and the latter at the West Farms. It is probable that they were sons of that Jonathan Rudd who was married at Bride Brook in the winter of 1646—7.
Nathaniel Rudd married, April 16, l68o, Mary, daughter of John Post. His homestead was in that part of the West Farms which is now Bozrah. He died in April, 1727, leaving an estate valued at £689.
Daniel Rudd, one of the sons of Nathaniel, born in 1710, married for his second wife, (July 1, 1745,) Mary Metcalf, a daughter of the Rev. Joseph Metcalf of Falmouth, Me. She had previously been living with her relatives in Lebanon, to which place she came from her far-off home, according to tradition, in a three-days' journey, riding on a pillion behind Capt. James Fitch. Her son, Daniel Rudd, Jr., born June 10, 1754, married Abigail Allen of Montville, who died Jan. 20, 1857, wanting only a few months of being 100 years of age....Read full story
History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession by the Indians to the Year 1866 Author Frances Manwaring Caulkins Publisher By H.P. Haven, 1874
Title Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Boston and eastern Massachusetts, Volume 3
Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, William Richard Cutter
Editor William Richard Cutter
Publisher Lewis historical publishing company, 1908
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Sep 20, 2006
Page 1394
Title Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Boston and eastern Massachusetts, Volume 3
Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, William Richard Cutter
Editor William Richard Cutter
Publisher Lewis historical publishing company, 1908
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Sep 20, 2006
Page 1394
Birth — 165619 December 1656
Norwich, New Haven Colony
1678 Marriage / PartnerJonathan RUDD and Mercy BUSHNELL 19 December 1678, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
He was 22 years old.
TITLE DESCENDANTS OF REINOLD AND MATTHEW MARVIN OF HARTFORD, CT., 1638 AND 1635: SONS OF EDWARD MARVIN, OF GREAT BENTLEY, ENGLAND
AUTHORS GEORGE FRANKLIN MARVIN, WILLIAM THEOPHILUS ROGERS MARVIN
PUBLISHER HIGGINSON BOOK CO., 1904
ORIGINAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON
DIGITIZED JUN 1, 2007
LENGTH 658 PAGES
PAGE 304
1679 Birth of ChildMercy (Mary) RUDD was born 8 October 1679, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Jonathan was 22 years old.
1681 Birth of ChildJonathan RUDD was born 18 March 1681, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Jonathan was 24 years old.
1684 Birth of ChildNathaniel RUDD was born 22 May 1684, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Jonathan was 27 years old.
1686 Birth of ChildMary RUDD was born 15 October 1686, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Jonathan was 29 years old.
1688 Birth of ChildAbigail RUDD was born 2 February 1688, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Jonathan was 31 years old.
Death — 168919 August 1689
Norwich, Connecticut, Dominion of New England
He died at the age of 32.
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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