Samuel Kellogg

  General Notes:

GEN: Samuel - b. probably at Braintree, Essex; d. Jul. 17, 1711, Hatfield, MA. A farmer in that portion of Hadley, MA that became GEN: Hatfield in 1670. Married first Nov. 24, 1664 Sarah DAY (d. Sep. 19, 1677, slain by Indians), daughter of Robert DAY and GEN: Editha STEBBINS, and widow of Nathaniel GUNN. Married second Mar. 22, 1679 Sarah ROOT (d. Jan. 15, 1718/9), daughter of Thomas GEN: ROOT of Westfield. Children of first marriage: Samuel married Hannah DICKINSON; Nathaniel married first Margaret, and second GEN: Mr. Priscilla WILLIAMS; Ebenezer; and Joseph slain in infancy by Indians. Children of second marriage: John did not marry; GEN: Thomas did not marry; and Sarah married Abraham MORTON. GEN: ******************** GEN: SAMUEL , son of Martin, born probably in Braintree, England, after 1630; married (1) 24 November, 1664, Mrs. Sarah (Day) Gunn, GEN: daughter of Robert Day and Editha Stebbins, of Hartford, and widow of Nathaniel Gunn, of Hartford. GEN: She was slain by the Indians, 19 September, 1677; he married (2) 22 March, 1679, Sarah Root, born 1660, daughter of Thomas GEN: Root, of Westfield. GEN: He died 17 January, 1711; she died 15 January, 1718-19. GEN: It is not known when he came to New England, nor whether he came with his brothers, Joseph and Daniel. The first record found GEN: of him in New England is that of his first marriage. GEN: He was a farmer; resided in Hadley, Mass., where he became the owner of a four-acre home lot in 1664. He, with the GEN: twenty-three other adult inhabitants on the west side of the river, petitioned the General Court in 1667 that they might call GEN: a minister to dispense the word of God to them. In this petition they said that for the most part they had lived about six GEN: years on the west side of the river, so that Samuel may have been in Hadley several years before his marriage. In answer to GEN: this petition the present town of Hatfield was established in 1670. GEN: Children, born in Hatfield, by first wife. GEN: SAMUEL, born 11 April, 1669; married Hannah Dickinson. GEN: NATHANIEL, born 4 June, 1671; m. (1) Margaret _________; (2) Mrs. Priscilla Williams. GEN: EBENEZER, born 2 June, 1674; probably died young. GEN: JOSEPH, born 19 September, 1676; slain by the Indians, 19 September, 1677. GEN: Children by second wife. GEN: JOHN, born 25 April, 1680; resided in Hatfield; died unmarried 1755. His will, dated 13 July, 1755, proved 12 August, same GEN: year, bequeaths his property to the widow and children of his nephew, Ezra Kellogg. GEN: THOMAS, born 1 October, 1681; died unmarried in Hatfield, before 12 May, 1758, when his property was distributed to the GEN: heirs of his brothers, Samuel, John and Nathaniel. He was Non Compos, and lived with different members of his father's family GEN: during his lifetime and was well cared for by them. GEN: SARAH, born 14 April , 1684; married Abraham Morton.

Samuel married Sarah Root.

Samuel next married Sarah Day on 24 Nov 1664. (Sarah Day died on 19 Sep 1677.)