Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
Misc. Notes
A Record of the Descendants of Richard Hull of New Haven Conn; pg 1-6
Families of Ancient New Haven; pg 372-374.
190 pg 401
--Other Fields
NCHI: 4 @I206@
RICHARD HULL--Early Connecticutt Settler
( The biography and will of the early English immigrant, Richard Hull is
transcribed from Col. Charles H. Weygant's "Hull Family in America". The data on his children are mostly from Donald Lines Jacobus' "Families of Ancient New Haven", a more complete picture than what is contained in Weygant. Absolute documentation is missing for Richard Hull's origin in Derbyshire. Although some sources state the immigrant Andrew Hull, also an early New Haven settler, was a brother of Richard Hull, this has never been proven!! --Phyllis
Hughes/Hull Family Geneaologist)
"Richard Hull, December 3, 1599---August 21, 1662, colonist, free
planter and progenitor of a prominent New Haven branch of the Hull Clan in
America, was a native of Derbyshire, England. The exact date of his arrival
in New England has not been ascertained. He was made a freeman of Mass Bay
Colony at Dorchester in 1634, and a few months later was at Roxbury. In 1636 he sold his dwelling house at Roxbury to one Philip Sherman and removed to Boston. In 1639, he was at New Haven and there ended his wanderings, becoming one of that settlement's recogniozed founders and permanent citizens. The ancient records show that on joining the New Haven Co. he promptly signed the "Fundamental Agreement," was received into the church and became thereby a full fledged member of the select body which constituted the initial General Court, and was soon busied in making history. On the 29 Oct, 1639, this General Court formally organized the government of the "New Haven Plantation", by electing from their number a Chief Magistrate, four Assistant Magistrates, a Marshal, a Notary, and several other officers. At the same time an act was passed providing "That church members only shall be free burgesses, and they only shall choose among themselves magistrates and officers to have the power of transacting all public civil affairs of this plantation, and making and repealing laws"; also, "That there shall be a renewing or change of all officers every year at a General Court, to be held for this Plantation the last week in Oct. It is a matter of record that at this early date the residence of Richard Hull was on Chapel Street, that he was assigned a prominent sitting in the new church, and that his family consisted of four persons. The reports of a session of the Genaral Court held in 1649, show that on one occasion that year, when Richard Hyull was serving as "Master of the Watch," two sentries who had disobeyed his orders and grossly neglected duty, were ordered whipped." At another session of the court held the same year, a record is made showing that "Richard Hull, because his son Jeremiah wanted a worm and a scourer," (at an inspection of the train band), was fined twelve cents." An inventory of the personal estate of Richard Hull was presented Jan 6, 1662, showing that he had died possessed of goods and chattles valued at One Hundred Pounds, eighteen shilling and four pence. At the same time his will was filed. The latter reads as follows:
"I, Richard Hull, of New Haven, in New England plantation being sick
and weak in body, but through the mercy of God at present of perfect mind and
memory, and having a desire to settle and dispose of ye small estate wherewith
yt hath pleased God to bless me, do make and declare my last will and
testament, in manner and form following." "In the first place, I commit my
soule into ye hands of Jesus Christ, whoe hath redeemed it by his precious
blood, and through whome only I hope for eternal life, and my body I commit to
the earth to be decently buried according to the discretion of my executor,
knowing yt my Redeemer liveth whoe will rays up the same at the last day, and
as for my outward estate my mind is and I doe dispose of the same as followeth:
" "Imprimus, I give my oldest sonne Jeremy Hull (whom I make my executor) the house I now live in and home lot with ye barne & appurtenanaces and all other land & meadow lying and being in this towne & plantation of New Haven, except such part and parcel as I shall otherwise dispose of by this my will, hee paying out of ye sd. house, home lot & premises ye sume of twenty pounds, current pay toward ye raysing of such legacies as I shall give by this my will.
Item--I give unto my sonne John Hull the sume of ten pounds in full of his part.
Item--I give to my daughter Hannah Hull the sum of forty pounds, the
greater part of which sume I will shall bee payd out of my household goods and
movables and it is my mind ye sd. legacies of ten pounds & fforty pounds be
paid within the time of twelve months after my decease or sooner if it can be
raised.
Item--I give and bequeath to my son-in-law John Jaxon & my daughter
Mary his wife, one piece or parcell of meadow which I bought of Timothy Nash, lying and beeing on the east side near the ferry and all my upland, situate lying and being at Oyster Point, and also two acres more of upland in the Yorkshire quarter, to have, possess and enjoy all the upland and meadow to him my said son-in-law Jno. Jaxon, his wife & heyres and assigns for ever from and immediately after my decease.
Item--I give the sum of five pounds to be paid to the deacons of the
church at New Haven aforesaid for the use of the poore and the said church,
within one year or sooner as aforesaid.
Item--It is my mind and will yt if my estate should not amount to the
payment of the said several legacies bequeatheed as aforesaid by this my will,
that then there be a proportionable abatement in each legacy, with due respect
and consideration to my sonne Jeremy unto whom I intend to give full value of
thirty pounds and leave estate out of the house and home lott and my other land
bequeathed to him, excepting as is before excepted.
Item--It is my will that my executor in the first place see that all my
just depts be fully payd and satisfied and funeral expences discharged. And in
witness that this is my last will and testament, I have hereuto set my hand and
seal this 21st day of August, 1662.
(Signed) Richard Hull
Signed sealed and delivered ye day and year before mentioned as the
testators last will and testament, in the presence of:
Matthew Gilbert
Wm. Jones
Families of Ancient New Haven; pg 372-374.
190 pg 401
--Other Fields
NCHI: 4 @I206@
RICHARD HULL--Early Connecticutt Settler
( The biography and will of the early English immigrant, Richard Hull is
transcribed from Col. Charles H. Weygant's "Hull Family in America". The data on his children are mostly from Donald Lines Jacobus' "Families of Ancient New Haven", a more complete picture than what is contained in Weygant. Absolute documentation is missing for Richard Hull's origin in Derbyshire. Although some sources state the immigrant Andrew Hull, also an early New Haven settler, was a brother of Richard Hull, this has never been proven!! --Phyllis
Hughes/Hull Family Geneaologist)
"Richard Hull, December 3, 1599---August 21, 1662, colonist, free
planter and progenitor of a prominent New Haven branch of the Hull Clan in
America, was a native of Derbyshire, England. The exact date of his arrival
in New England has not been ascertained. He was made a freeman of Mass Bay
Colony at Dorchester in 1634, and a few months later was at Roxbury. In 1636 he sold his dwelling house at Roxbury to one Philip Sherman and removed to Boston. In 1639, he was at New Haven and there ended his wanderings, becoming one of that settlement's recogniozed founders and permanent citizens. The ancient records show that on joining the New Haven Co. he promptly signed the "Fundamental Agreement," was received into the church and became thereby a full fledged member of the select body which constituted the initial General Court, and was soon busied in making history. On the 29 Oct, 1639, this General Court formally organized the government of the "New Haven Plantation", by electing from their number a Chief Magistrate, four Assistant Magistrates, a Marshal, a Notary, and several other officers. At the same time an act was passed providing "That church members only shall be free burgesses, and they only shall choose among themselves magistrates and officers to have the power of transacting all public civil affairs of this plantation, and making and repealing laws"; also, "That there shall be a renewing or change of all officers every year at a General Court, to be held for this Plantation the last week in Oct. It is a matter of record that at this early date the residence of Richard Hull was on Chapel Street, that he was assigned a prominent sitting in the new church, and that his family consisted of four persons. The reports of a session of the Genaral Court held in 1649, show that on one occasion that year, when Richard Hyull was serving as "Master of the Watch," two sentries who had disobeyed his orders and grossly neglected duty, were ordered whipped." At another session of the court held the same year, a record is made showing that "Richard Hull, because his son Jeremiah wanted a worm and a scourer," (at an inspection of the train band), was fined twelve cents." An inventory of the personal estate of Richard Hull was presented Jan 6, 1662, showing that he had died possessed of goods and chattles valued at One Hundred Pounds, eighteen shilling and four pence. At the same time his will was filed. The latter reads as follows:
"I, Richard Hull, of New Haven, in New England plantation being sick
and weak in body, but through the mercy of God at present of perfect mind and
memory, and having a desire to settle and dispose of ye small estate wherewith
yt hath pleased God to bless me, do make and declare my last will and
testament, in manner and form following." "In the first place, I commit my
soule into ye hands of Jesus Christ, whoe hath redeemed it by his precious
blood, and through whome only I hope for eternal life, and my body I commit to
the earth to be decently buried according to the discretion of my executor,
knowing yt my Redeemer liveth whoe will rays up the same at the last day, and
as for my outward estate my mind is and I doe dispose of the same as followeth:
" "Imprimus, I give my oldest sonne Jeremy Hull (whom I make my executor) the house I now live in and home lot with ye barne & appurtenanaces and all other land & meadow lying and being in this towne & plantation of New Haven, except such part and parcel as I shall otherwise dispose of by this my will, hee paying out of ye sd. house, home lot & premises ye sume of twenty pounds, current pay toward ye raysing of such legacies as I shall give by this my will.
Item--I give unto my sonne John Hull the sume of ten pounds in full of his part.
Item--I give to my daughter Hannah Hull the sum of forty pounds, the
greater part of which sume I will shall bee payd out of my household goods and
movables and it is my mind ye sd. legacies of ten pounds & fforty pounds be
paid within the time of twelve months after my decease or sooner if it can be
raised.
Item--I give and bequeath to my son-in-law John Jaxon & my daughter
Mary his wife, one piece or parcell of meadow which I bought of Timothy Nash, lying and beeing on the east side near the ferry and all my upland, situate lying and being at Oyster Point, and also two acres more of upland in the Yorkshire quarter, to have, possess and enjoy all the upland and meadow to him my said son-in-law Jno. Jaxon, his wife & heyres and assigns for ever from and immediately after my decease.
Item--I give the sum of five pounds to be paid to the deacons of the
church at New Haven aforesaid for the use of the poore and the said church,
within one year or sooner as aforesaid.
Item--It is my mind and will yt if my estate should not amount to the
payment of the said several legacies bequeatheed as aforesaid by this my will,
that then there be a proportionable abatement in each legacy, with due respect
and consideration to my sonne Jeremy unto whom I intend to give full value of
thirty pounds and leave estate out of the house and home lott and my other land
bequeathed to him, excepting as is before excepted.
Item--It is my will that my executor in the first place see that all my
just depts be fully payd and satisfied and funeral expences discharged. And in
witness that this is my last will and testament, I have hereuto set my hand and
seal this 21st day of August, 1662.
(Signed) Richard Hull
Signed sealed and delivered ye day and year before mentioned as the
testators last will and testament, in the presence of:
Matthew Gilbert
Wm. Jones