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Phillipe Kellogg
(1560-After 1600)
Unknown
John Bird
(Abt 1566-1625)
Prudence
(Abt 1574-1638)
Martin Kellogg
(1593-1671)
Prudence Bird
(1596-Bef 1671)
Daniel Kellogg
(1629-Bef 1688)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Bridget Bouton

Daniel Kellogg

  • Born: 6 Feb 1629, Great Leighs Essex, England
  • Died: Bef Dec 1688, Norwalk, Conn.
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GEN: See Historical Document. NOTE Daniel - bap. Feb. 6, 1630, Great Leighs, Essex; d. 1688, Norwalk, CT. Selectman NOTE and representative to the General Court at Norwalk, CT. Name of first wife not NOTE known. Married second 1665 Bridget BOUTON (d. 1689), daughter of John and Alice. NOTE Children of first wife: Mary married Joseph PLATT; and Rachel married Abraham N NOTE ICHOLS. Children of Bridget: Sarah married first Daniel BRINSMEAD, and second Jo NOTE hn BETTS; Elizabeth did not marry; Daniel; Samuel married first Sarah PLATT, and NOTE second Sarah LOCKWOOD, widow of Mr. HICOCK; Lydia married John CLARK; Benjamin NOTE did not marry; and Joseph married first Sarah PLUM, and second Mrs. Mary LYON.\0=\0: NOTE *********\0=\0:It is not known when he came to New England, but it is probable that NOTE he came with his brother Joseph. He was one of the early settlers of Norwalk, wh NOTE ich was incorporated 11 Sept., 1651, and his name appears in the list of "those NOTE to appeare in Towne Meetings" 20 March, 1656. In the first book of Land Records NOTE in Norwalk, his home lot is described as four acres bounded east by Matthew Marv NOTE in, Jr.'s, Matthew Marvin Sen's, and Thomas Fitch, Sen's home lots, west by Jose NOTE ph Fenn's home lot and a bank of common land, north, partly by Nathaniel Richard NOTE 's home lot and by the "Coase banck," south by town highway. The records of the NOTE first grants in Norwalk are interspersed with others from 1670 to 1690. Many of NOTE these deeds are without date. Over some of the records, in another hand is the d NOTE ate 1652.\0=\0:It is said that he was the largest man of the pioneers, being more th NOTE an seven feet in height, and "of proportionate dimensions otherwise."\0=\0:"He was o NOTE ne of Norwalk's antiquity-athletic men. He was muscular and manly. On one occasi NOTE on he was visiting in his heighborhood and found that two Indians, who were call NOTE ers at the same time, had so far forgotten English proprieties as to have engage NOTE d in an angry and violent wrangle within the white man's abode. Mr. Kellogg step NOTE ped forward and in a very business like manner rubbed the heads of the red nativ NOTE es vigorously together and taught them a lesson."\0=\0:He was selectman of Norwalk i NOTE n 1670; Representative to the General Court, 1670, '72, '74, '75, '77, '79, '80 NOTE and '83.\0=\0:He was on the committee, 23 April, 1673, to carry on the work of build NOTE ing the meeting house. On the 8 Nov., 1681, the town ordered the committee to re NOTE move the desk, seats and planks from the old meeting house to the new, and the t NOTE own for the future to meet "in the sayd new meeting house to weight upon the Lor NOTE d in his divine publique worshippe as opportunitie presents."\0=\0:At a meeting, 25 NOTE Dec., 1669, the town voted that all the lands within the bounds of Norwalk, that NOTE are at present undivided, shall for future be divided only to such as are the p NOTE resent proper inhabitants of this town, and at a meeting 9 Feb., 1671, it was vo NOTE ted that "every one of our inhabitants that have not as yet had any estate for t NOTE heir children shall have five pounds for every child now in being; to be added t NOTE o their father's estate, and this is to take place in the land that is now to be NOTE laid out in ye Indian feild and not before."\0=\0:In a list of children of the town NOTE Feb., 1672, Daniel Kellogg appears to have six. He drew his share of the common NOTE lands of the town, which made him a large landed proprietor.\0=\0:In 1672, his esta NOTE te in Norwalk was valued at \:3125.\0=\0:In 1685 the General Court of Connecticut made NOTE an order that every township should take a patent from the Court, "for the hold NOTE ing of such tracts of land as have been formerly or shall hereafter be granted t NOTE o them by this Court, etc." In pursuance of this order Norwalk took out a patent NOTE , dated 8 July, 1686. In this patent "Mr. Daniel Kellogg" is named as one of the NOTE "present proprietors of the Town of Norwalk."\0=\0:The inventory of his estate, mad NOTE e Dec., 1688, was filed 5 March, following, by Bridget Kellogg, his relict. In t NOTE his, it is stated that his children were Sarah, Mary and Rachel, who were marrie NOTE d and away; Elizabeth, about 20 years of age; Daniel, 18 next May; Samuel, 15; L NOTE ydia, 13 next April; Benjamin and Joseph, twins, 11 years old.\0=\0:The eldest son, NOTE Daniel, to have a double portion "of the hole estate to be taken out of the hous NOTE ings and lands," the other sons to have twice as much as the daughters. The admi NOTE nistrators are ordered to husband and take all prudent care of the estate and ch NOTE ildren; married children to be paid within one year; sons to be paid when 21; un NOTE married daughters when 18 or upon marriage.\0=\0:Children, b. in Norwalk.\0=\0:SARAH (H4 NOTE 2), b. Feb., 1659; m. (1) Daniel Brinsmade; (2) John Betts.\0=\0:MARY (H43), b. Feb. NOTE , 1661; m. Joseph Platt.\0=\0:RACHEL (H44), b. Feb., 1663; m. Abraham Nichols.\0=\0:ELIZ NOTE ABETH (H45), b. in Aug., 1666; d. unm., about 1690. Administration was granted o NOTE n her estate in 1690; the inventory was made 3 Nov., in that year.\0=\0:DANIEL (H46) NOTE , b. 7 May, 1671; m. 1697, Elizabeth Preston.\0=\0:SAMUEL (H47), b. 19 Feb., 1673; m NOTE . (1) Sarah Platt; (2) Mrs. Sarah (Lockwood) Hicock.\0=\0:LYDIA (H48), b. Apr., 1676 NOTE ; m. John Clark, of Milford.\0=\0:BENJAMIN (H49), b. Mar., 1678; d. unm., 1702. Agre NOTE ement for the division of his estate 10 Nov., 1703, was signed by Daniel, Samuel NOTE and Joseph Kellogg, Abraham Nichols, John Clark, Mary Platt, widow, and Sarah B NOTE rinsmade, widow.\0=\0:JOSEPH (H50), twin to Benjamin, b. Mar., 1678; m. (1) Sarah Pl NOTE um; (2) Mrs. Mary Lyon.\0=\0:


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Daniel married Bridget Bouton.