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David Atwater ( October 8, 1615 - October 5, 1692) was a founder of the Colony of
Born in 1615 Royton, Lenham, Kent, England son of John Atwater and Susan Narsin, came to North America June 26, 1637 when he was 22. He sailed to America on a ship named Hector with his brother Joshua and sister Ann also on board. Traveling with him were John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton (founders of New Haven).
From Boston the group made their way to the Quinnipiack (home of the Quinnipiack Indians). But returned to Boston due to their lack of preparedness for the New England winter. His Brother and 7 others remained in New Haven. He returning in the spring of 1638 and settled there. On June 4, 1639 he signed the plantation covenant in
Atwater Headstones
* A genealogical register of the descendants in the male line of David Atwater : one of the original planters of New Haven, Conn., to the fifth generation (1851) {{DEFAULTSORT:Atwater, David People from New Haven, Connecticut People of colonial Connecticut 1615 births 1692 deaths
David Atwater ( October 8, 1615 - October 5, 1692) was a founder of the Colony of New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,02 ...
. He was the first of the New Haven Colony who was sworn a freeman of the United Colony.
History
Born in 1615 Royton, Lenham, Kent, England son of John Atwater and Susan Narsin, came to North America June 26, 1637 when he was 22. He sailed to America on a ship named Hector with his brother Joshua and sister Ann also on board. Traveling with him were John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton (founders of New Haven).
From Boston the group made their way to the Quinnipiack (home of the Quinnipiack Indians). But returned to Boston due to their lack of preparedness for the New England winter. His Brother and 7 others remained in New Haven. He returning in the spring of 1638 and settled there. On June 4, 1639 he signed the plantation covenant in Francis Newman
Francis Newman (circa 1605 – 18 November 1660) was an English colonist in America. He served as Governor of the New Haven Colony from 1658 to 1659.
Early life and career
Newman was born in England in 1605 and married Mary Newman Street Leete i ...
's barn along with 20 others. The valuation of their land was £500 and up.
A farm
A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used fo ...
was assigned to him in the "Neck" the tract between the Mill and Quinnipiac Rivers. In 1685, David Atwater Jr. inherited his father's home, now believed to be on View and Ridge Streets. The will described it as an "old House, Barn and Orchard, ..and twelve acres, lying on both sides ye creek, adjoining to meadow of Isaac Turner's, and twenty acres of upland, ten to ye Cornfield and ten in ye Neck, soth halfe that peese of land fensed in on ye west side of Road and ye Rock." The rest of his property was bequeathed to his son Samuel Atwater, including David's "dwelling house, barne and other buildings, with the Orchard". Remnants of the apple
An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple fruit tree, trees are agriculture, cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus ''Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, wh ...
orchards and plants from gardens long ago are thought to still be in the area.
February 7, 1668: He was present at a town meeting when action was taken to establish the Hopkins Grammar School
Hopkins School is a private, college-preparatory, coeducational, day school for grades 7–12 located in New Haven, Connecticut.
In 1660, Edward Hopkins, seven-time governor of the Connecticut Colony, bequeathed a portion of his estate to found s ...
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His name is on the 1685 list of names of Proprietors of New Haven, CT.
Personal life
David married Demaris Sayre (daughter of Thomas Sayre of Southampton, New York) around March 10, 1646. Children: Mercy Born February 29, 1647, Damaris November 12, 1648, David July 13, 1650, Joshua January 11, 1652, John November 1, 1654, Jonathan July 12, 1656, Abigail March 3, 1659, Mary March 31, 1662, Samuel September 17, 1664, Ebenezer January 13, 1666. David Atwater died October 5, 1692 inCedar Hill
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*''Cedrus'', common English name cedar, an Old-World genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae
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, New Haven and was buried at the Center Church on the Green Church yard, New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,02 ...
.
See also
*History of Connecticut
The U.S. state of Connecticut began as three distinct settlements of Puritans from Massachusetts and England; they combined under a single royal charter in 1663. Known as the "land of steady habits" for its political, social and religious conserva ...
References
External links
Atwater Headstones
* A genealogical register of the descendants in the male line of David Atwater : one of the original planters of New Haven, Conn., to the fifth generation (1851) {{DEFAULTSORT:Atwater, David People from New Haven, Connecticut People of colonial Connecticut 1615 births 1692 deaths