morris ancestry

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ORRIS NCESTRY

V 2
OLUME
O & T L
VIATT HOMPSON INES
Charles Gould Morris II
Copyright © 2010
Charles G. Morris II
All rights reserved.
ISBN 237-0-00-001531-0
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Oviatt Ancestors.............................................................................1
John Oviatt, Sr.....................................................................................3
John Oviatt, Jr....................................................................................4
Thomas Oviatt, Sr............................................................................6
Elizabeth Bryan................................................................................10
Thomas Oviatt, Jr........................................................................13
Frances Bryan................................................................................17
Samuel Oviatt, Sr.......................................................................20
Mary Baldwin..............................................................................23
Samuel Oviatt, Jr.....................................................................38
Rebecca Pritchard......................................................................40
Isaac Oviatt.............................................................................42
Mehitable Tibbals....................................................................45
Nathan Oviatt, Sr.................................................................47
Hannah Pardee.......................................................................51
Nathan Oviatt, Jr...............................................................56
Julia Anne Fenn...................................................................59
Sidney Fenn Oviatt...........................................................62
Mary Ann Riggs.................................................................74
Sidney Benjamin Oviatt.................................................77
Emma Eliza Mackay........................................................86
Edwin Sidney Oviatt..................................................125
Fanny Selleg Thompson...............................................181
Alice Oviatt (see Vol. 1, pp. 430-467)

The Thompson Ancestors..................................................................197
John Thompson, Sr. (East Haven)...................................................199
Dorothy..............................................................................................212
John Thompson, Jr. (East Haven).................................................215
Priscilla Powell................................................................................218
John Thompson, III.....................................................................223
Mercy Mansfield............................................................................225
John Thompson, IV....................................................................228
Sarah Pardee.................................................................................229
Joseph Thompson.....................................................................231
Lydia Gilbert..............................................................................234
Jared Thompson.....................................................................237
Lydia Hotchkiss.......................................................................240
William Thompson...............................................................244
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Elizabeth Alling....................................................................252
William Jared Thompson................................................259
Mary E. Hotchkiss.............................................................263
Edward Atwater Thompson.........................................265
Emma Jane Darrow.........................................................270
Fanny Selleg Thompson (see pp. 181-196)
Mary Thompson............................................................................275
John Cooper, Jr................................................................................277
Rebecca Cooper...........................................................................281
Daniel Alling.................................................................................283
Silas Alling, Sr............................................................................288
Dorcas Baldwin...........................................................................292
Silas Alling, Jr..........................................................................296
Ruth Parker................................................................................298
Elizabeth Alling (see pp. 252-258)
Mary Cooper................................................................................301
Samuel Smith................................................................................302
Margaret Smith.........................................................................308
Austin Smith................................................................................309
Margaret Smith (see pp. 453-454)
Anthony Thompson: Descendants.....................................................312
Anthony Thompson (New Haven)..................................................313
Bridget Thompson.........................................................................353
John Bowers....................................................................................356
Ann Bowers..................................................................................378
Francis French...............................................................................380
Mary French..............................................................................389
Sylvanus Baldwin........................................................................391
Dorcas Baldwin (see pp. 292-295)
John Thompson (mariner)............................................................395
Anne Vicars.....................................................................................416
Lt. John Thompson Jr. (New Haven).........................................419
Rebecca Daniel..............................................................................421
Rebecca Thompson....................................................................424
Caleb Mix....................................................................................426
Sarah Mix.................................................................................429
Isaac Bradley.............................................................................430
Esther Bradley.......................................................................434
Enos Hotchkiss........................................................................437
Ezekiel Hotchkiss (see pp. 460-463)
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Sgt. Joseph Thompson................................................................440
Elizabeth Smith..............................................................................442
Stephen Thompson.....................................................................446
Elizabeth Humphreville...............................................................448
Jonathan Thompson................................................................451
Margaret Smith..........................................................................453
Esther Thompson...................................................................455
David Larabee..........................................................................456
Sarah Larabee......................................................................458
Ezekiel Hotchkiss...................................................................460
Mary E. Hotchkiss (see pp. 263-264)
Ens. Joseph Thompson..............................................................464
Hannah Smith...............................................................................466
Mary Thompson.......................................................................469
Moses Pardee.............................................................................471
Hannah Pardee (see pp. 51-55)
John Thompson: Descendants............................................................474
John Thompson (New Haven).........................................................475
Ellen Harrison....................................................................................479
Elizabeth Thompson......................................................................481
Benjamin Bradley............................................................................483
Sarah Bradley...............................................................................486
Samuel Hotchkiss...........................................................................488
Joseph Hotchkiss........................................................................495
Patience Collins............................................................................497
William Hotchkiss....................................................................500
Eliphal Hine...............................................................................502
Anne Hotchkiss.......................................................................505
Isaac Fenn................................................................................507
Julia Anne Fenn (see pp. 59-61)
Susannah Bradley........................................................................510
Daniel Hotchkiss............................................................................513
Obadiah Hotchkiss.....................................................................516
Mercy Perkins..............................................................................518
Lydia Hotchkiss (see pp. 240-243)
Hannah Thompson.........................................................................521
Abraham Bradley.............................................................................523
Abraham Bradley, Jr...................................................................532
Sarah Wilmot.................................................................................534
Isaac Bradley (see pp. 430-433)
INTRODUCTION
This second volume in the series explores my mother’s ances-
tors back to the early 17th century. Her father was Edwin Oviatt and her
mother was Fanny Thompson. Thus, the book traces the Oviatt and
Thompson lines which, as it turns out, are intertwined in complex ways
as can be seen from the Table of Contents.
As with all family histories, this is a work in progress. Al-
though new information surfaces regularly, the time eventually comes
when one needs to commit to paper that which is known.
Additional copies of the printed book can be ordered for a very
modest fee from Sheridan Books, Inc., 100 N. Staebler Rd., Ann
Arbor, MI 48103 (www.sheridanbooks.com). If I am still alive, I can
expedite the order if you contact me at [email protected].
As always, I hope that my children, their children and future
generations to come will enjoy learning about their ancestors. There
are fascinating stories here and many more to come in future volumes.
CGM II
November, 2010
THE OVIATT ANCESTORS

Oviatt, recorded in English Church Registers under the variant
spellings Oviatt, Ovet(t), Ovyatt and Ovit, and in France as Ovits, is a
patronymic form of either of two personal names. The first, "Ovit(t),”
is of Anglo-Saxon origin, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th
century "Ofa, Ufa.” This ancient male given name is no longer re-
corded independently, but forms the initial element of several English
placenames, for example, Offa's Dyke, an old boundary between
England and Wales, said to have been built by Offa, 8th century King
of Mercia; Offham (Kent); Ovingdean (Sussex); and Ovington (Essex).
The suffix "-itt" represents a French diminutive ending, being a
reduced form of "petit.” The likely source of the surname in France is
"Ovide,” from the Latin "Ovidius,” a male given name meaning "good,
kind,” made famous by the Roman poet Ovid, circa 43 B.C. - 17 A.D.
Further forms of the name found in Midi and Provence include: Ovize,
Ovitz and Ovise.
“Some of the many changes of the name in England are Oviatt,
Uthiatt, Uthiat, Uthwatt, Uthworth, Outhwatt, Outhwait, de Utteworth,
de Ottewurth, Uthitt, Uthkitt, Uskitt, Uffiatt, Uffutt and others.
“Whole families are often found in nearby localities with the
names changed in spelling and pronunciation a little different.The
Oviatt family of America, is a very old English family, of Norman
(French) origin, entering England with William the Conqueror in the
year 1066, A. D. It has not been definitely settled what the name was at
that period, but the family settled in Central Southern England and
every century or generation has brought many changes in the name
until there are dozens and dozens of families in England who have
different names, all originating from the Parent family of Normandy.
“Buckinghamshire, England appears to have been the home of
many Oviatt families about the year 1550, and there are many records
of births, marriages and deaths in the numerous parishes of that county.
“Wendover, Buckinghamshire was the early seat of residence
of many and it was from this locality that the first Oviatt to America
hailed from; Thomas Oviatt, 1630.” 1

1 From Charles H. Oviatt, The Oviatt Family of America (Muskegon, MI,
1916), 1.
2 Morris Ancestry
JOHN OVIATT, SR.
John was born about 1541 at Tring, Hertfordshire, England. He
died in 1597 at Tring.1 His will was proved in 1599 at Ringwood,
Hants, England.2
IMMEDIATE FAMILY
The name of his wife is unknown. They had at least one child:
JOHN, b. abt. 1568 (q.v.).
ANCESTORS
His ancestors are unknown.
LIFE IN ENGLAND
There is reference (in a letter from Frank Oviatt dated
4/7/1935) to a Thomas Oviatt who died childless in 1587 in Tring,
England, the brother of this John.

1 Mary Elizabeth (Oviatt) Browning, “Oviatt Family: Oviatts in England and
Milford, Connecticut,” 2.
2 Browning, “Oviatt Family,” 2.
JOHN OVIATT, JR.
John was born about 1568 at Tring, Hertford, England.1 His
will was dated 26 September 1637.2 He died at Tring before 15 July
1639 when his will was proved.3
IMMEDIATE FAMILY
He first married Esther _____ who was buried 17 February
1611/2.4 Nothing more is known about her. His second wife was
Martha Werge(?) whom he married on 9 February 1613/4.5 His third
wife was Alice Bart(?) whom he married in 1629.6 His children were:7
THOMAS, b. abt. 1600-1605 (q.v.).
WILLIAM, bapt. 14 May 1615.
MARTHA, b. abt. 1618.
ALICE, bapt. 23 March 1623.
JOSEPH, bapt. 2 October 1625.
ANN, bapt. January 1628/9.
ROBERT, bapt. September 1631.
ROGER, bapt. February 1634.
ANCESTORS
His father was John Oviatt, Sr. (b. abt. 1541, d. 1597) (q.v.).
His mother is unknown.
LIFE IN ENGLAND
He was a yeoman.
In his will he named his third wife Alice, his sons William, Jo-
seph, Robert, and Roger (all under 21 years), daughters Martha, Alice
and Ann (all under 21), and named his eldest son Thomas Executor.
The overseers were William Lake, gent., and Thomas Hardinge.
Witnesses: Silvester Cutler, Daniel Cutler, and William Brian.8