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- SAVAGE, VOL 3 DICT FIRST SETTLERS OF NE A Genealogical history of early New England settlers; These books are still regarded as the authority on early New England genealogy; Written by James Savage; Vol. III
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RUDD, JONATHAN, New Haven, perhaps 1640, certain. took o. of fidel. 1 Oct. 1644, Saybrook 1646, adm. freem. 1651 at hartford, M. in the winter of 1647, by John Winthrop of New London, wh. act. under commis. from mass. there, and made the young couple meet him half way, bec. the snow was so dep, and he had no authority at S. See Trumbull, Col. Rec. Ii. 558. Miss Caulkins, New london 48, tells the story, with docum. in full, and has also commeno. it in verse. He pro d. 1668. his d. Patience m. 7 oct. 1675, Samuel Bushnell. Other ch. prob. were Mary, suppos, first b. wh. m. 12 Dec. 1666, Thomas Bingham; Jonathan; and Nathaniel. JONATHAN, Norwich, prob. s. of the proced. by w. Mercy, m. 19 Dec. 1678, had Mercy, b. 8 Oct. 1679; Jonathan, 18 Mar. 1682; Nathaniel, 22 May 1684; Mary, 15 Oct. 1686; and Abigail, 2 Feb. 1688. NATHANIEL, Norwich, prob. br. of the preced. m. 16 Apr. 1685, Mary Post, had Jonathan, b. 22 May 1693; Mary, 3 Feb. 1696; Lydia, 22 June 1697; and his w. d Nov. 1705. By sec. w. m. 31 Jan. 1706, he had Nathaniel, 6 Apr. 1707;' Joseph, 31 oct. 1708; and eight more ch. and he d. Apr. 1727.
Jonathan died in July, 1658, as recorded in the inventory of hisestate, filed August 28, 1658. A copy of this document is in the Conn.StateLibrary
After Jonathan's death in 1658, the Rev. Fitch was appointed guardian for the children and the family moved with him to Norwich
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