Abigail married Hezekiah HOOKER on 18 Dec 1716 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut. Hezekiah was born on 14 Oct 1688 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 20 Feb 1756 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Josiah married ABIGAIL JUDSON in Jul 1692 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. ABIGAIL (daughter of JOSEPH JUDSON and SARAH PORTER) was born on 15 Sep 1669 in STRATFORD,FAIRFD,CONN; died on 21 Nov 1697 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1678 Johnand William Curtiss on town committee to build a new meetinghouse

In Stratford, Connecticut
Per Curtis Genealogy Forum



Will of William Curtis:
Inthe Name of God, Amen, I, William Curtiss of Stratford in the COunty ofFairfield in ye Colony of Connecticut being aged and weak of body yet throughye goodness of God of perfect memory and understanding do make this my lastwill and testament as followeth:Imprimis, I Commit my soule to God hpoing for salvation in and through yerighteousness and merits of Jesus Christ my only saviour and redeemer and mybody after this life to be decently buried at ye discretion of my survivingrelations and having disposed of all my children in marriage and gave them suchportions as I thought fitt according to my ability and having now but little todispose of my will is that after funerall expenses and just debts being paid myestate be disposed of as followeth:Item, I give and bequeath to my loving son Daniell Curtiss my common meadowlyeing in the great Neck and my meadow in ye Salt Pond in said Neck and onethird part of all my land lyeing in Paquanock field and four acres in the newpasture and a fourth part of all my wood land laid out and to be laid out.Item, I give and bequeath to my loving son, Ebenezer Curtiss three acres ofmeadow lying at Nesumpaws being the equall half of my Lot out there and onethird of all my land lyeing in Paquanock field and hallf my farme in the woodson Turky Hill amd one fourth part of all my wood land layd out or to be laidout.Item, I give and freely bequeath to my loving son Zachariah Curtiss one acre ofmeadow at Nesumpaws and one acre of land at ye North Ends of the Towne nextadjoining to his owne land and one third part of all my land lyeing inPaquanocke field and half my farme at Turkey Hill and one fourth part of all mywood land laid out or to be laid out.Item, I give and freely bequeath to my loveing Sonn, Josiah Curtiss one acre ofland at the North End of the Towne and four acres of land lyeing next toSamuell French his land and three acres of Land in the Intack and three acresof Land near Harveys farme in the Ox pasture and two acres and half of land inthe farfield and two acres of land of the two miles division near NesumpawsCreek and one quarter part of all my wood land laid out or to be laid out.Item, I give to my daughter, Sarah Wells five pounds and to my daughterElizabeth Rose five pounds and to my son Joshua Curtiss five pounds to be paidby my executors hereafter named: I also give to Jonathan Curtiss the son ofJonathan Curtiss the summ of twenty shillings, all the rest of my estate withindoors and without goods and chattels, I freely give and bequeath to my foursons: Daniell, Ebenezer, Zachariah, and Josiah to be equally divided amongestthem and I do hereby ordaine and make my said sons Daniell Curtiss, EbenezerCurtiss, Zachariah Curtiss, and Josiah Curtiss sole executors of this my lastwill and testament allways during life reserving for my comfort to dispose ofany of my owne estate that this is my last will and testament revoking allother wills this fifteenth day of December in ye year of our Lord God 1702.Signed and declared by the said William Curtiss to be his last will andtestament in presents of usJoseph Curtiss William Curtiss SealJohn BeachMr Joseph Curtiss and Mr John Beach appeared at ye prorogative Court held inFairfield on the 31st of Decembr 1702 and made oath that they saw Capt WilliamCurtiss signe ye above instrument and heard him declare it to be his last willand testament and that they judged him to be competent. Captiane WilliamCurtiss of Stratford being deceased his last will and testament being exhibitedto ye prorogative court siting in Fairfield December 31st 1702 ye said willbeing proved is by the court approved and is ordered to be recorded.Nathan Gold, clerk

William married unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

JOSEPH married SARAH PORTER. SARAH (daughter of JOHN PORTER and ANNA OR ROSANNA WHITE) was christened on 15 Mar 1624 in WINDSOR,HARTFORD,CONN; died on 16 Mar 1696 in WOODBURY,LITCHFIELD,CONN; was buried in STRATFORD,FAIRFD,CONN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth HUTCHINS on 19 Apr 1610 in Nazeing, Essex, England. Elizabeth (daughter of John HUTCHINS and Maria) was born in 1587 in Nazeing, Essex, England; died on 4 Jun 1658 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Will of Elizabeth Hutchins (Curtis-married last name)
Fairfield County, Connecticut Probate Records, Volume 1 (1648-1656), page 17
The last will and testament of Elizabeth Curtiss, In the Name of God, Amen, IElizabeth Curtis to make publick my last will and testament...being weak yet ofperfect in my minde...Inprimis unto my sonns John Curtiss and William doe give my Mare and Coalt.Item, unto John Curtiss and Jonathan Curtiss ye sonnes of my sonnes John andWilliam, my grandchildren I doe give the coalt that my young mare hath: andafter the sayd young mare hath up her first coalt, Then I doe give ye saydyoung mare to the rest of my grandchildren, sonns and daughters of my aforesaidsonns John and William:Item, I doe give one house and lott to my grandchildren, John Curtiss, Israel,Jonathan, and Sarah Curtiss ye children of ye said John and William: and theyto enjoy it when they become to ye age of twenty:Item, I doe give unto my grandchilde Mary Curtiss ye daughter of Thomas Curtissforty shillings and to bee paid unto her by my sonns John and William within ayeare after my decease:Item, I doe give my grandchilde Mary Curtiss ye daughter of Thomas Curtis,deceased forty shillings and to bee paid unto her by my sonns John and WilliamCurtiss within a yeare after my decease:Item, I doe give unto my sonns John and William Curtiss my two cowss, onehiefer, one bullock and a calf after my deceas: provided ye if my sayd youngmare before given to my grandchildren should miscarry. Then my will is if mytwo sonns John and William Curtiss should give foure pounds each of them tothree children ye have no share in my house and lott to be paid att ye age oftwentie:Item, I doe give my bible to John Curtiss my grandchilde the sonn of JohnCurtiss allso my desire is ye there be so much of my corn sould as may buy abible for Jonathan Curtiss ye sonn of my sonn William and given to him:The rest of my goods within ye house that are moveable goods I doe give to mysonns John and William Curtiss to be equally divided betwixt them:My two sonns John Curtiss and William Curtiss I doe make executors and my willis ye John Birdseye, Henry Wakelyn and Joseph Hawly shall bee overseers of thismy last will and testament.In ye presence ofJohn Brimsmaid Elizabeth Curtiss SealJohn WashbornThis will was proved by John Curtiss and William Curtiss to bee ye last willand testant of Elizabeth Curtiss of Stratford: and ye court approvs of it; itbeing attested to: 4th: 4th: '58 John Minor

WILLIAM married GRACE ANN PORTER. GRACE was born about 1597 in YORKSHIRE CO.,ENGLAND; died on 29 Sep 1659. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

JOHN married ANNA OR ROSANNA WHITE. ANNA (daughter of ROBERT WHITE and BRIDGET ALLGER) was christened on 13 Jul 1600 in SHALFORD,ESSEX,ENGL; died in Jul 1647. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]