A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
NameSamuel Moulthrop 
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13Birth13 Apr 1679, Stoney River, New Haven Co, Connecticut Colony, BCA13
Death30 Jan 1713, New Haven Co, Connecticut Colony, BCA13 Age: 33
FatherMatthew Moultrope (Moulthrop) Jr (1638-1691)
MotherHannah Thompson (1643-1712)
Notes for Samuel Moulthrop
Samuel Moulthrop was the son of Matthew, Jr., and Hannah Thompson Moulthrop. He was born on April 13, 1679, presumably at East Haven, and was his parents second son having been given this name. The older Samuel had been born in 1677 and reportedly had died later that same year. Sadly, this was a common occurrence in the seventeenth century, as was the practice of reusing the same names for children, which would be considered morbid and not acceptable in present society. According to a list drawn up in 1702 for division of common lands, at that time Samuel was apparently unmarried since his household consisted of only a single person, i.e., one poll. Concomitantly, his estate was valued at thirty-four pounds.1 Within this context, it is believed that Sarah Barnes and Samuel Moulthrop were married about 1703, but an exact date is not known. Even so, it can be presumed with confidence that they were married and lived in or near East Haven in New Haven County, Connecticut. Four daughters have been attributed to them, viz., Sarah, Lydia, Hannah, and Phebe. They had no sons.
Subsequently, according to Dodds East-Haven Register, in January, 1707 (1708 N. S.), Samuel and two of his older brothers purchased land from the village to settle a public debt to the church. Again, on February 25, 1708 (1709 N. S.), a list was made for division of land, which gives the household of Samuel Moulthrop as consisting of four persons and his estate valued at fifty pounds. Clearly, the four individuals can be identified as Samuel, himself; his wife, Sarah; and two older daughters, Sarah and Lydia. (His third daughter, Hannah, was not born until the following April.) As his father and grandfather before him, it is thought that Samuel Moulthrop was a farmer throughout his lifetime. He died at the relatively young age of thirty-three (although Dodd gave his age as thirty-six). The cause of his death is not known, however, infectious diseases were common in the colonial period and such a cause is likely. Indeed, in Dodds compilation, there appears to have been a significant increase in the number of deaths for the years 1712 and 1713, especially in the months of December through February (including that of Samuels older brother, John, on February 14th just two weeks after Samuels own death). This suggests the possible occurrence of an epidemic (at least locally). An inventory of the estate of Samuel Mouthrop was made by Allen Ball and Samuel Hotchkiss on March 31, 1713, and was valued at two hundred and seventy-six pounds and thirteen shillings.
Source Notes and Citations:
Biographical Details
Source: Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven - Vols. 1-9, Printed by Clarence D. Smith, Rome, NY, 1923 & 1929: Vol. 5, pgs. 1234-7 & Vol. 8, pg. 1982; also appeared as New Haven Genealogical Magazine, Vols. I-VIII, 1922-1932.
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Subsequently, according to Dodds East-Haven Register, in January, 1707 (1708 N. S.), Samuel and two of his older brothers purchased land from the village to settle a public debt to the church. Again, on February 25, 1708 (1709 N. S.), a list was made for division of land, which gives the household of Samuel Moulthrop as consisting of four persons and his estate valued at fifty pounds. Clearly, the four individuals can be identified as Samuel, himself; his wife, Sarah; and two older daughters, Sarah and Lydia. (His third daughter, Hannah, was not born until the following April.) As his father and grandfather before him, it is thought that Samuel Moulthrop was a farmer throughout his lifetime. He died at the relatively young age of thirty-three (although Dodd gave his age as thirty-six). The cause of his death is not known, however, infectious diseases were common in the colonial period and such a cause is likely. Indeed, in Dodds compilation, there appears to have been a significant increase in the number of deaths for the years 1712 and 1713, especially in the months of December through February (including that of Samuels older brother, John, on February 14th just two weeks after Samuels own death). This suggests the possible occurrence of an epidemic (at least locally). An inventory of the estate of Samuel Mouthrop was made by Allen Ball and Samuel Hotchkiss on March 31, 1713, and was valued at two hundred and seventy-six pounds and thirteen shillings.
Source Notes and Citations:
Biographical Details
Source: Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven - Vols. 1-9, Printed by Clarence D. Smith, Rome, NY, 1923 & 1929: Vol. 5, pgs. 1234-7 & Vol. 8, pg. 1982; also appeared as New Haven Genealogical Magazine, Vols. I-VIII, 1922-1932.
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