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Rev. Nathan Gillett

Rev. Nathan Gillett

Male Bef 1609 - 1689  (80 years)    Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Nathan Gillett  [1, 2
    Prefix Rev. 
    Birth Bef 4 Feb 1609  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Sep 1689  Simsbury, Hartford Co, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Siblings 8 Siblings 
    Person ID I101991  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2000 

    Father Rev. William Gyllett,   b. Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1641, Colyton, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F41398  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth?,   b. Bef 1617   d. 21 Feb 1670, Simsbury, Hartford Co, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth Gillett,   b. 6 Oct 1639, Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 10 Nov 1697 (Age 58 years)
    +2. Abiah Gillett,   b. 22 Aug 1641, Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1716, Simsbury, Hartford Co, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     3. Rebecca Gillett,   b. 14 Jun 1646   d. 13 Jul 1655 (Age 9 years)
    +4. Elias Gillett,   b. 1 Jul 1649, Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1732, Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     5. Sarah Gillett,   b. Abt 13 Jul 1651, Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 5 Apr 1725, Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     6. Benjamin Gillett,   b. 29 Aug 1653, Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1655, Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    +7. Nathan Gillett, Jr.,   b. 17 Aug 1655, Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1757, Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 101 years)
     8. Rebecca Gillett,   b. 8 Dec 1657, Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 28 Aug 1698 (Age 40 years)
    Family ID F41397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2000 

  • Notes 
    • - Sailed with 140 Puritans on 20 Mar 1630.

      - Aboard ship "Mary and John" from Devonshire, Dorsetshire & Somersetshire.

      - Sailed with Rev. John Warham and Rev. John Maverick.

      - Arrived on 30 May 1630 off Nantasket, MA. First settled at Dorchester, MA.

      - Made freeman of Massachusetts Bay in 1634. Moved to Windsor, CT in 1635.

      - Served in the Pequot War in 1637. Joined church at Windsor, CT on 29 Aug 1641.

      - Received grant of 50 acres for service in War on 12 Oct 1671.

      - Moved to Simsbury, CT after 1670 but death recorded in Windsor.

      - March 1687/1688 he conveyed lands to several of his children.

      - Joined church at Windsor, CT 29 Aug 1641.

      - Bef. 1641 via Power of Attorney made some conveyance to his father.

      Sailed with 140 puritans on 20 Mar 1630 with Rev. John Warham and Rev.
      John Maverick on the ship Mary and John from Devonshire, Dorsetshire and
      Somersetshire, England. Arrived on 30 May 1630 off Nantasket, MA. First
      settled at Dorchester, MA. . Made freeman of Massachusetts Bay in 1634.
      Moved to Windsor, CT in 1635. Served in the Pequot War in 1637. Conveyed
      something to his father William Gyllett before 1641. Joined church at
      Windsor, CT on 29 Aug 1641. Received grant of 50 acres for service in War
      on 12 Oct 1671. Moved to Simsbury, CT after 1670, but death recorded in
      Windsor. March 1687/1688 he conveyed lands to his eldest son Elias, and
      son Nathan Jr., and son in law Thomas Wapples and gave deeds to three
      daughters. Some sources claim French Huguenot derivation of this family
      but this is contested.

  • Sources 
    1. [S388] "New Gillett Information from England", The American Genealogist, (July 1979 ,).

    2. [S212] Esther Gillett Latham, compiler, Genealogical Data Concerning the Families of Gillet-Gillett-Gillette, (Appleton, WI, 1953 ,).

    3. [S211] George E. McCracken, "Nathan Gillett's Earlier Descendants", The American Genealogist, (July 1980 ,).



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