Mother Of Elder John Strong

Notes:

In both the Strong Family History Updates, and on the official website, the wife of John Strong of Chard, who is the mother of Elder John Strong of New England, is listed as unknown. It is written only that "She pos. m. 2) William Cogan, father of Eleanor Cogan, wife of Walter Deane."

SOURCE: http://www.geocities.com/sfaapage/

On Marily Maxfield King's Genealogy website, located at , the mother of Elder John Strong is instead shown as Elinor DEANE, the daughter of Walter DEANE and Johanna WALSELE. No sources are cited. If this is correct, then Elder John Strong's mother was also the Aunt to his first wife, Margerie DEANE.

Mother married John Stronge about 1609 in Chard, Somerset, England. John (son of George Stronge) was born between 1585 and 1590 in Chard, Somerset, England; died after 1612. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Governor Caleb Strong, in 1779, wrote the following article about his ancestor, the Elder John Strong. It was noted by Marilyn Maxfield King that this was published in the "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," Volume 23, in 1869.

"Elder John Strong, was born and lived in England, near Taunton in Somersetshire. His father was, Richard (sic) Strong who died when John was small. His grandfather, who was Roman Catholic lived to be very old, but died before his grandson left England. Elder John came to America in the year 1630 in the ship Mary and John in company with Mr Warham, Maverick, Mason, Clap and arrived at Nantasket on the 30th. of May that year and settled in Dorchester. John married his first wife in England, she died on the passage or short time after arriving, leaving two young children, the youngest of which died in two months after it's mother. John married second to Abigail Ford, a sister of Capt. Clap's wife, at Dorchester in 1635/36. John and second wife moved from Dorchester to Windsor, Ct. and with four others was appointed superintendant of bringing settlers to that place. He lived in Windsor for several years than moved to Northampton in the year 1659 where he died April 14, 1699 about 94 years of age. He was the first ruling Elder of the Church of Northampton. Abigail Ford Strong died 6 July 1688. A sister (Eleanor) of John's came with him from England and married a man by the name of Dean. John Strong had 16 children besides that which died young."

Although Gov. Caleb Strong believed that Elder John Strong arrived to New England in 1630 aboard the "Mary and John," Elder John may actually arrived on the "Hopewell" in 1635. He was listed as "Jon STRONGE for himself and family, and goods" in the Index to Ships & Passengers to the American Colonies, Exchequer K.R. 1618-1668 copied from Port Book E 190/876/1. The "Hopewell" sailed from Weymouth, 8 May 1635. It is also possible that, as a youth of 20 that he came with the Winthrop Fleet on the Mary & John, later returning to England to and married first wife Margerie DEANE, and permanently emigrating to the Massachussets Bay Colony aboard the Hopewell with members of the Deane family.

Link to the Passenger List of the Hopewell, from the Strong Family Association of America website.

http://www.strongfamilyofamerica.org/strong/hopelist.html

Benjamin Dwight quotes church records from Northampton to explain how he obtained his office and title as Elder John Strong: "After solemn and extraordinary seeking to God for his direction and blessing, the church chose John Strong ruling elder, and William Holton, deacon. They were ordained 13: 3 mo: '63" (or June 13, 1663, O.S., or N.S. June 24, 1663--the year beginning then in March)." (Dwight, p 16).

(Research):

Famous Descendants of Elder John Strong

*Following are some of the notable descendants of Elder John Strong
(1610-1699), All of these people are cousins (or half-cousins) to every descendant of John Strong. Believed to be accurate, but not verified.

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/STRONG/2001-08/0998909895

1. Dean Acheson (1893-1897) U.S. Secretary of State under Truman
2. John Adams Jr. (1735-1826) Second U.S. President
3. John Quincey Adams (1787-1848) Sixth U.S. President.
4. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) Novelist
5. Horatio Alger Jr. (1834-1899) Novelist
6. Ethan Allen (1738-1789) Revolutionary soldier
7. Susan Brownell Anthony (1820-1906) Reformer & suffragette
8. L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) Author of The Wonderful Wizard of OZ
9. Henry Ward Beecher (1775-1863) Preacher and abolitionist
10. Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) Twice U.S. President (22nd & 24th)
11. Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) Actor
12. Schuyler Colfax Jr. (1823-1885) U.S. Vice-President under Grant
13. Samuel Colt (1814-1862) Firearms manufacturer. Inventor of the "Colt 45"
14. Charles Gates Dawes (1872-1933) U.S. Vice-President under Coolidge
15. Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (1872-1933) The 30th. U.S. President
16. George Dewey (1873-1917) Admiral who captured Manila
17. Thomas Dewey (1902-1971) Governo of New York & Presidential candidate
18. Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) Poetess
19. John Foster Dulles (1888-1959) U.S. Secretary of State under Eisenhower
20. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) Philosopher, Essayist, & poet
21. Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) Thirteenth U.S. President
22. George Gallop (1901- )Pollster
23. Erle Stanley Gardner (1889-1897) Detective novelist
24. Dorothy Gish (1898-1968) Actress
25. Lillian Gish (1896- ) Actress
26. Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909) Author of "Man Without A Country"
27. Nathan Hale (1755-1776) Revolutionary Hero
28. Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893) Ninteenth U.S. President
29. Christian Herter (1895-1967) U.S. Secretary of State under Eisenhower
30. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr (1841-1967) Jurist
31. Lamar Hunt (1932- ) Oilman & billionaire
32. Donald L. Jacobus (1887-1970) Genealogist
33. Spencer Woolley Kimball (1895- ) President of Morman Church sine
1973
34. Henry Cabot Lodge II (1902- ) Vice-President candidate
35. Clare Boothe Luce (1903- ) Playwright & Congresswoman
36. Archibald MacLeish (1892-1982) Poet &Playwright
37. John Phillips Marquand II (1893-1960) Novelist
38. George McCleeland (1826-1885) Union General. Presidential Candidate.
39. Margaret Mead (1901-1978) Anthropolgist
40. Dwight Lyman Moody (1837-1899) Founder of the Moody Bible Institute
41. John Pierpont Morgan (1867-1943) Banker
42. Levi Parsons Morton (1824-1920) U.S. Vice-President under Harrison.
43. Frederick Olmsted (1822-1920) Designer of Central Park, New York City
44. Anthony Perkins (1932- ) Actor
45. William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) (1862-1910) Short Story Writer
46. Lee Remick (1935- )Actress
47. John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) Oil tycoon & philanthropist
48. Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1978) U.S. Vice-President under Gerald Ford
49. David Rockefeller (1915- )Financier
50. George Romney (1907- ) President of American Motors & Governor of
Michigan
51. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) Thirty-second U.S. President
52. Harriett Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) Abolitionist & Authoress of "Uncle
Tom's Cabin
53. Lowell Thomas (1892-1981) Radio-TV Commentator & Travel Author
54. Bess Wallace ( -1982) Wife of President Harry Truman
55. Gloria Vanderbuilt ( ) Socialite
56. Noah Webster, Jr (1758-1843) Writer of Webster's Dictionary
57. Orson Welles (1915- ) Actor & Producer
58. Paul Dudley White (1886-1973) Physician & Heart Specialist
59. Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) Co-inventor of the airplane
60. Orville Wright (1871-1948) Co-inventor of the airplane

(Medical):

Y DNA Results, FTDNA Haplogroup:

R1b1c

The following website has more details, as well as the ancestral modal values for Elder John Strong and his descendants who have been tested:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/dnaresults.htm

The members of R1b are believed to be the descendants of the first modern humans who entered Europe about 35,000-40,000 years ago. Those R1b forebearers were the people who painted the beautiful art in the caves in Spain and France. They were the contemporaries (and perhaps exterminators) of the European Neanderthals. R1b is the most common Y haplogroup in Europe - more than half of men of European descent belong to R1b. Fourteen of the 30 most common haplotypes in the YSTR.org database are typical of R1b.

John married Margerie Deane before 1634. Margerie was born about 1605 in South Chard, Somerset, England; died after 1634. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Abigail Ford about 1636 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Abigail was born on 8 Oct 1619 in Bridport, Dorset, England; died on 16 Jul 1688 in Northampton, Massachusetts, New England Colonies of British America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John was the only surviving child of this marriage [Elder John Strong to Margery DEANE, and was] born before Jul 22, 1634 when he was named with his mother in the will of his grandfather, William DEANE of Southchard, Chard, Somerset, England. John was a tanner and spent his life in Windsor, CT. He was a man of prominence in the affairs of that city. His family was not mentioned in the will of Elder John Strong having received, along with his brother Return Strong, the Tanneries in Windsor as his inheritance portion. The inventory of the estate of John Strong, was taken Feb 28, 1697/8; it names the children as John Strong, age 32, Jacob, 25; Josiah, 19; Mary STANLY (sic), 40, and Hannah HOPKINS, 36. The following month, two agreements were made by the heirs, the first relating to the dower of the widow Hannah Strong, who is called mother-in-law [stepmother] of the sons; the second, relating to distribution to the children, signed by John, Jacob and Josiah Strong, Return Strong, as the guardian of Josiah, and Timothy STANLEY and John HOPKINS. [Manwaring's Digest, 1 : 579.] SOURCE: http://www.geocities.com/sfaapage/

John married Mary Clark on 26 Nov 1656 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Mary was born about 30 Sep 1638 in Connecticut; died on 28 Apr 1663 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth Warriner about 1664. Elizabeth was born before 1646; died on 7 Jun 1684 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Hannah (The Widow Trumble) Smith on 2 Nov 1686 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Hannah was born on 24 Mar 1647; died on 27 Mar 1719 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Was a trooper in 1658, at Windsor, under Major Mason (recorded March 11, 1657-8). He removed to Northampton with his father in 1659. He m. first Mary HEWETT, dau. of Rev. Ephraim HEWETT of Windsor, and they had five children. Married second Rachel HOLTON, and they had eleven children. (Dwight, pp. 229-230).

Thomas married Mary Hewitt on 5 Dec 1660 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Mary was born before 1642; died before 1671. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Rachel Holton on 10 Oct 1671. Rachel was born before 1653 in Connecticut; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Famous descendants include Nathan Hale; Lady Diana, Princess of Wales; and Governor Sarah Louise Heath Palin of Alaska; the first female vice-presidential nominee of the Republican Party in 2008.

A farmer at Northampton until 1709, when at the age of 70 years and upwards he removed with his family to Coventry, Ct., where 24 years afterwards he d. May 22, 1733, aged 96; during the years 1677-8 & 9, he was paid 18 shillings a year for blowing the trumpet on Sunday to summon the people to church...Notwithstanding his three marriages spent 33 years as a widower, and 61 unmarried. (Dwight, p 769).

(Medical):Note: A direct male descendant of Elder John Strong, by his son John Jr. (from this first marriage) was notified as being a High Resolution DNA match on two descendants of John Jr's half brother, Jedediah Strong.

393-390-10-391-385a-385b-426-388-439-389i-392-389ii-458-4591-459b-455-454-447-437-448-449-464a-464b-464c-464d

Kit # 5858 (John Strong, Jr descendant)
13 23 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 26 15 19 29 15 15 16 18

Kit # 7257 (Jedidiah Strong descendant)
13 23 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 16 18

Kit #15744 (Jedidiah Strong descendant)
13 23 14 11 11 13 12 12 1213 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 29 15 15 16 18

Kit #7257 was through Jedediah>Preserved>Enoch Strong

Kit #15744 represents an interesting case. The participant, surnamed "Dotson", is a member of a family group which has been "quietly told" their parents were the children of Jedediah Strong VII. With the exception of this family legend, there has been no other proof of the relationship until now. There is an exact match in the first 12 markers (STR) of Kit #15744 with the first 12 markers of both Kits #6811 & 7257. As previously anticipated, the second 13 markers (PP3) matched the "Assumed New England Strong Haplotype", marking members of the Elder John Strong lineages.

See http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/dnaresults.htm for more details.

Jedediah married Freedom Woodward on 18 Nov 1662 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Freedom was born before 1642 in New England Colonies of British America; died on 17 May 1681. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Per Dwight, died young. (Vol. I, p 19)

Notes:

Married Sarah WARHAM and Margaret NEWBERRY.

Notes:

Married Hannah CLAPP.

FAMOUS DESCENDANTS of EBENEZER STRONG and HANNAH CLAPP

Strong Family Association of America Homepage (http://www.geocities.com/sfaapage)

They are the second great-grandparents of Gov. Caleb STRONG (1744-1819), who was one of the first senators from the state of Massachusetts, as well as being elected Governor of this state in 1800

They are the fourth great-grandparents of Sarah DELANO, the mother of Franklin Delano ROOSEVELT (1882-1945), the 32nd President of the United States

Notes:

Married the Rev. Nathaniel CHAUNCEY of Hatfield, Mass., and for 2d husband Dea. Medad POMEROY. (Dwight, Vol. I, page 19).

DISTINGUISHED DESCENDANTS of ABIGAIL STRONG (SFAA, Strong Family Update, Vol. III, pp. xxxi and xxxii). Thornton CHISHOLM, for whom the Chisholm Trail is named, because he drove the first cattle over it.

Notes:

She m. Joseph PARSONS, Esq., of Northampton. (Dwight, Vol. I, p 19).

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Married Zerubabel FILER of Windsor. (Dwight, Vol. I, p. 19).

Notes:

Married Ester CLAPP, Ruth Sheldon WRIGHT.

DISTINGUISHED DESCENDANTS of SAMUEL STRONG (SFAA, Strong Family Update, Vol. III, pp. xxxi and xxxii).

Mary Strong COOK b. 1816 m. Eugene Franklin SKINNER. They were early Oregon settlers. Marysville, Oregon is named for her and Eugene, Oregon is named for him.

Notes:

Twin with Samuel, died young. (Dwight, Vol. I, p. 19).

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Married Dea. John CLARK of Northampton. (Dwight, Vol. I, p. 19).

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Married Joseph BARNARD of Hadley, Mass. (Dwight, Vol. I, p. 19). Later married Capt. Jonathan WELLS.

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Married William CLARK of Northampton, brother of Dea. John CLARK, husband of Mary STRONG. (Dwight, Vol. I, p. 19).

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Married Thomas BISSELL of Windsor. (Dwight, Vol. I, p. 19).

Notes:

Married a Mr. BALDWIN of Milford, CT. The records at Milford are poor, and the author was not able to trace this family. (Dwight, Vol. I, p. 19).

Notes:

Married Thankful STEBBINS.

DISTINGUISHED DESCENDANTS of JERIJAH STRONG (SFAA, Strong Family Update, Vol. III, pp. xxxi and xxxii).

Henry Cabot LODGE, newspaperman, state legislator, US. Senator, Ambassador to South Vietnam and West Germany, Chief U.S. Representative at Vietnam Peace talks

Notes:

Married 22 Nov 1676 Timothy STANLEY (dod 26 Nov 1728), son of Capt. John STANLEY and Sarah SCOTT. He was from Farmington, CT and later Waterbury, CT. No issue.

http://www.geocities.com/sfaapage/

Notes:

A descendant, Kristy Kunkle, email kkunk@msn.com, noted that Hannahs "death date is recorded as 30 May 1730. It is actually 3 May 1730 which can be seen from her tombstone which resides as part of the collection at the Mattatuck Library in Waterbury, CT. The 30th date was recorded as such in the Hopkins Genealogy book entitled, "John Hopkins of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1634..." which may be the original source of the mistake."

She added that "Hannah and John's daughter, Hannah, is often attributed with 3 May
1730 as her death date, which is clearly her mother's instead. The daughter, Hannah was married to Dr. Daniel Porter and did not die until 31 Dec 1739, according the same Hopkins book.

Hannah and John's son, Stephen (my direct) is often given a birthday of 19 Nov 1689, but according to the Hopkins book, it was 10 Nov 1689 in Waterbury, CT, but I can not prove it one way or the other. He married first - Susanna Peck, b. 26 Apr 1697 in Wallingford, CT, dau of John Peck b. Aug 1671 at New Haven, CT and Susanna Street b. 15 June 1675 whose father was Rev. Samuel Street, the first minister at Wallingford.

Stephen Hopkins married seconnd Mrs. Abiel Webster, widow of Capt. John Webster of Farmington."

Hannah married Lt. John Hopkins about 1683 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. John was born about 1663 in Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 4 Nov 1732 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John Strong III was the only man of the name in Windsor whose wife she could have been, and his own will, made Feb 10, 1741/2, prior to her death, names his wife as Mary. This John did not marry Hannah TRUMBLE as is stated in the Dwight's Strong History. Hannah (Smith) TRUMBLE was in fact his Step-mother. The will of John Strong of Windsor, dated Feb 1741/2, proved Jul. 4, 1749, named wife Mary; sons Jonathan, David and John; daughters Esther CLARKE, Abigail LOOMIS and Sarah CLARKE; the children of daughter Elizabeth BURNHAM and the two children of daughter Hannah.

http://www.geocities.com/sfaapage/john.html

John married Mary Pinney before 1688 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Mary was born on 16 Jun 1667 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 4 Jul 1747 in East Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dwight notes that she was married Thomas BURNHAM. According to more recent research, this is most likely incorrect as it appears her niece, the daughter of John Strong, III was actually married to a Burnham.

Jacob married Abigail Bissell on 10 Nov 1698 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Abigail was born on 9 Mar 1675 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 25 Mar 1749 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A farmer at Windsor, Ct. and after 1704-5, at Colchester, Ct.

Josiah married Joanna Gillett on 5 Jan 1697 in Connecticut. Joanna (daughter of Josiah Gillett and Joanna Tainter) was born on 28 Oct 1680 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 20 May 1757 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He removed from Northampton to Coventry, in March, 1716, seven years after the first settlement of that town. He was a farmer and a man of property and consideration. He held various town offices of importance, as town treasurer in 1716; selectman for six years; and justice of the peace for many years from 1723 onwards. In 1721, the first year that Coventry was respresented in the Colonial Legislature, he was sent to it as the representative of the town. There were two sessions yearly of the Legislature, in May and October, until 1819. Justice Joseph Strong was for fifty-two times elected a member of the Legislature and including extra sessions was during sixty-five sessions a member of the General Assembly of Connecticut. He was moderator of the first town-meeting held April 24, 1718, and often afterwards of others, holding the office for the last time April 11, 1763, when 90 years old. He was a member of the Colonial Legislature for the last time in May, 1762, when 89 year old. His son, Phinehas being the other representative from Coventry. His second wife was Ruth (last name not discovered) of Coventry, Ct. They had no issue. She died at Glastenbury, Ct., Feb 14, 1768. (Dwight, p. 309).

Joseph married Sarah Allen about 1694 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Sarah was born on 22 Aug 1672 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died before 1724. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A weaver, resided at E. Guilford, Ct., with Selah MURRAY, whose wife, Ann BRADLEY, was probably a connection of Nathan BRADLEY, his father-in-law. Benjamin was a bachelor and left his property to the Murrays. He is described as "an intelligent man of quiet behavior." He was deputy of Guilford (Oct., 1730, May, 1731).

Notes:

m. Jan 23, 1705-6, Miles DUDLEY of Guilford, Ct. (son of Joseph DUDLEY).

Notes:

Blacksmith and farmer of Milford, Ct.

Ephraim was the ancestor of Eastman Strong Minor, a missionary to Ceylon. Eastman Minor's son, Dr. William Chester Minor was a Union Army surgeon whose Civil War experiences caused a permanent mental breakdown. His subequent criminal acts led him to be confined for the rest of his life to the Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum in England. In Simon Winchester's book, THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN, the story of Dr. Minor's twenty year involvement in the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary is detailed. Dr. James Murray, editor of the OED came to rely on the thorough and well documented contributions from Dr. Minor, assuming for many years his most diligent contributor was a staff doctor at Broadmoor, not an inmate.

Elnathan married Patience Jenner on 17 Apr 1712. Patience was born in Feb 1694 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married Dea. William DUDLEY of North Guilford, brother of Miles DUDLEY.

Notes:

Said to have died young.

Notes:

He was a farmer at Northampton until Aug. 24, 1696, when he removed to Lebanon, Ct., when there were but four white families in it. No one's name appears oftener on the early records of Lebanon, as a committee-man on various matters of public interest. (Dwight, p. 772). He was said to have been killed by Indians at Wood Creek, New York.

Family/Spouse: Abijah Ingersoll. Abijah was born on 24 Aug 1663; died on 20 Nov 1732. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Died Soon."

Notes:

He is said to have received his name from the fact that he was born in a great snow storm and was preserved alive nonetheless. He removed from Northhampton to Lebanon, Ct., in 1714, and after 1720 to Coventry, Ct., and was one of the selectmen of Coventry in 1730, '31, '34, and '35. (Dwight, p 986).

Preserved married Tabitha Lee on 23 Oct 1701. Tabitha was born about 1677; died on 23 Jun 1750 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]