INGERSOLLS OF HAMPSHIRE
INGERSOLL a very interesting family to work with and I am certainly proud to be a descendant. My source for the Ingersolls was found in the Godfrey Library
FIRST GENERATION
In the year 1629 during the reign of Charles I, RICHARD INGERSOLL and his brother JOHN INGERSOLL came from Bedfordshire, England and settled in Salem, Massachusetts. Richard the elder brother brought with him to the new continent his wife Ann and a family of two sons and four daughters. A third son was born in Salem about 1632.
Richard died in Salem in 1644 shortly after making his will of which the following is a copy
WILL OF RICHARD INGERSOLL - July 21, 1644
I Richard Ingersoll of Salem in the County of Essex in New England being weake in boddy but through God's mercy in perfect memorye doe make this my last will and testament as followeth, viz.
I give to Ann my wife all my estate, land, goods & chattels whatsoever except as followeth, viz.
I give to George Ingersoll my son six acres lying in the great meadow
I give to Nathaniel Ingersoll my youngest son a parcell of ground with a little frame thereon which I bought of John P-----but if the said Nathaniel dy without issue of his boddy lawfully begotten then the land aforesaid to be equally shared between John Ingersoll my son and Richard Pettingell and William Haines my sons-in-law.
I give to Bathsheba my youngest daughter two cowes
I give to my daughter Alice Walcott my house at town with 10 acres of upland and meadow after my wife's decease
His Mark (R I) - Witness is Townsend Bishop - I read this will to Richard Ingersoll & he acknowledged it to be his will. Jo Endicott ; inventory taken 4 Oct 1644 ; proved in court upon oath 2 Jan 1644-5
Ann wife of Richard Ingersoll married fir a second John Knight of Newbury. He was the father of John Knight Jr who married Richard's youngest Bathsheba. Ann was his second or third wife
CHILDREN OF RICHARD AND ANN LANGLEY INGERSOLL
1. Lieutenant GEORGE INGERSOLL born 1618 in England died 1694 Salem, Massachusetts leaving two sons George and Samuel Ingersoll
2. JOHN INGERSOLL born 1623 England died 1716 married Judith Felton ; John was admitted as a freeman at Salem April 29, 1668. He was a mariner
3. ALICE INGERSOLL born England married JOSIAH WALCOTT
4. JOANNA INGERSOLL born England married RICHARD PETTINGELL In 1643
5. SARAH INGERSOLL born England married (1)WILLIAM HAINES 1644 Salem (2)Joseph Houlton of Danvers
6. BATHSHEBA INGERSOLL born England married JOHN KNIGHT, JR 1647 Newbury
7. DEACON NATHANIEL INGERSOLL youngest son born 1632 Salem married Hannah Collins ; he was admitted as a freeman at Salem March 22, 1689 ; he died 1719
OUR LINEAGE: JOHN INGERSOLL born 1615 England came to America with his older brother RICHARD INGERSOLL ; John was about fourteen years of age when he left England with Richard and he seemed to be under the protection of Richard at Salem. We next hear of him in Hartford, Connecticut where he settled after his brother's death after 1644
JOHN INGERSOLL WIVES AND CHILDREN
1. Dorothy Lord born 1629 daughter of Thomas Lord one of first settlers of Hartford ; she was age 22 yrs - he was 36 yrs ; Dorothy died January 1656 giving birth to third child (1) HANNAH INGERSOLL 1652 Hartford (2)DOROTHY INGERSOLL 1854 Hartford (3)MARGERY INGERSOLL January 1656 Northampton, Massachusetts
2. ABIGAIL BASCOM daughter of Thomas Bascom one of first settlers of Windsor, Connecticut later settled in Northampton married December 12, 1657 (1)ABIGAIL INGERSOLL January 11, 1658 (2)SARAH INGERSOLL October 30, 1660 (3)ABIAH INGERSOLL August 24, 1663 (4)HESTER INGERSOLL September 9, 1665 all born in Northampton and made the move to Woronco (Indian name for Westfield) Abigail died in April 1666 at Woronco or Westfield, Massachusetts
3. MARY HUNT born Westfield, daughter of JOHN HUNT and sister to JONATHAN HUNT of Northampton married 1667 ; Mary's mother was MARY WEBSTER daughter of JOHN WEBSTER one of first settlers of Hartford and Governor of Colony of Connecticut in 1656. John Webster, wife AGNES and several children were from County Warwick and settled in Connecticut in 1636 ; NOAH WEBSTER author of WEBSTER's DICTIONARY was a descendant of JOHN WEBSTER
1666 land was granted to JOHN INGERSOLL and others in Westfield, Massachusetts. In 1679 he was one of the "Seven Pillars" or "Foundation Men" who united with the church at Westfield
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND MARY HUNT INGERSOLL
1. THOMAS INGERSOLL March 28, 1668
2. JOHN INGERSOLL October 20, 1669
3. ABEL INGERSOLL November 11, 1671
4. EBENEZER INGERSOLL October 15, 1673
5. JOSEPH INGERSOLL October 16, 1675
6. MARY INGERSOLL November 17, 1677
7. BENJAMIN INGERSOLL November 15, 1679
8. JONATHAN INGERSOLL May 10, 1681
JOHN INGERSOLL DIED IN WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS died September 3, 1684 in the seventieth year of his age and his grave may be found in the Westfield Cemetery. John was the father of fifteenth children. Mary died August 18, 1690 in Westfield. The land granted to John and on which he built his house has always been in possession of the Ingersoll family and known as the "INGERSOLL PLACE"
SECOND GENERATION
CHILDREN OF JOHN INGERSOLL BY HIS FIRST WIFE DOROTHY LORD INGERSOLL
1. HANNAH INGERSOLL born 1652 in Hartford, Connecticut married Stephen Kelsey of Hartford November 15, 1672 ; Stephen son of William Kelsey a first settler of Hartford was born 1647 baptized November 7, 1647 died November 30, 1710 at age sixty three yrs
CHILDREN OF STEPHEN AND HANNAH INGERSOLL KELSEY
1. HANNAH KELSEY 1675
2. STEPHEN KELSEY September 20, 1677
3. JOHN KELSEY January 20, 1680
4. DANIEL KELSEY September 14, 1682
5. WILLIAM KELSEY February 19, 1685
6. JAMES KELSEY August 1, 1687
7. CHARLES KELSEY June 15, 1692 died July 1, 1777 aged eighty five yrs. living in Hartford
2. DOROTHY INGERSOLL born 1654 in Hartford, Connecticut married Jacob Phelps of Westfield, Massachusetts May 2, 1672. Jacob was born February 7, 1649 and died in Westfield October 6, 1689. Son of George Phelps of Windsor, Connecticut later Westfield, Mass and Frances his second wife widow of Thomas Dewey
CHILDREN OF JACOB AND DOROTHY INGERSOLL PHELPS
1. DOROTHY PHELPS December 18, 1673 died February 2, 1674
2. DOROTHY PHELPS May 10, 1675 married EDWARD KIBBE of Enfield, Connecticut November 13, 1693
3. HANNAH PHELPS November 26, 1677 married John KIBBE of Enfield, Connecticut August 18, 1698
4. ISRAEL PHELPS April 3, 1681
5. BENJAMIN PHELPS January 8, 1683
6. JOSEPH PHELPS August 5, 1685
7. JEDIDIAH PHELPS December 7, 1688
After the death of Jacob Dorothy married a Mr. ROOT. No children by the second marriage
3. MARGERY INGERSOLL born January 1656 married JACOB GOFFE of Wethersfield December 5, 1679. He died October 21, 1697 in the forty ninth yr of his age
CHILDREN OF JACOB AND MARGERY INGERSOLL GOFFE
1. JACOB GOFFE November 5, 1680 died December 14, 1680
2. MOSES GOFFE March 10, 1682 died before 1708 so he is not mentioned in his father's estate
3. MABEL GOFFE October 31, 1690 married DANIEL ANDRUS of Wethersfield October 30, 1707. They had seven children
4. MARY GOFFE November 15, 1693 married JOHN ANDRUS of Wethersfield June 26, 1712. He died June 16, 1740. They had two children
After the death of JACOB GOFFE Margery married JONATHAN BUCK of Westfield. There were no children by the second marriage
CHILDREN OF JOHN INGERSOLL BY HIS SECOND WIFE ABIGAIL BASCOM INGERSOLL
4. ABIGAIL INGERSOLL January 11, 1658 born Northampton, Mass married THOMAS RIZ of Wethersfield. He died May 21, 1690. About 1696 she married LT JOSHUA WILLS of Windsor, Conn ; she was his third wife. Joshua died January 6, 1721 in the seventy fifth yr of his life and his grave may be found at the old burial ground in East Windsor
CHILD OF JOSHUA and ABIGAIL INGERSOLL
1. ABIGAIL WILLS only child of this marriage married JOHN BURT JR of Springfield, Mass October 1710. They had six children. Abigail died in childbirth February 17, 1727. John Burt then married MARY SIKES December 22, 1727 with no children by this marriage
5. SARAH INGERSOLL born October 30, 1760 Northampton
6. ABIAH INGERSOLL born August 24, 1663 Northampton married JEDIDIAH STRONG, JR of Northampton January 1, 1688. Jedidiah moved to Lebanon, CT about 1695 and lived there until his death October 12, 1709. Abiah died November 2, 1732 in the seventieth yr of her age. Seven children were born ; three in Northampton and four in Lebanon
CHILDREN OF JEDIDIAH and ABIAH INGERSOLL STRONG
1. AZARIAH STRONG October 7, 1689 died October 30, 1689
2. STEPHEN STRONG November 24, 1690 died February 2, 1785 in Lebanaon , his widow died October 24, 1788 in her eighty seventh yr
3. DAVID STRONG June 19, 1693 died May 21, 1712
4. SUPPLY STRONG October 10, 1697
5. JEDIDIAH STRONG January 15, 1700
6. EZRA STRONG March 2, 1702 married Abigail Caverly January 12, 1731 ; six children are recorded
7. FREEDOM STRONG May 16, 1704 married JOHN BUEL of Lebanon, May 19, 1726. Eight children are recorded
7. HESTER INGERSOLL September 9, 1665 born Northampton married William Gurley of Northampton 1684 ; he died May 1, 1687
CHILD OF WILLIAM AND HESTER INGERSOLL GURLEY
1. SAMUEL GURLEY May 6, 1686 Northampton. Samuel settled in Coventry but moved to Mansfield, Connecticut. He married EXPERIENCE RUST abt 1712. Samuel died February 23, 1760 and was known for his piety and was eminently useful in the cause of religion and humanity. Hester married a second time to BENONI JONES of Northampton January 23, 1689 and went to live at Pasccommock north end of Mt Tom, Northampton
CHILDREN BORN TO BENONI AND HESTER INGERSOLL JONES
1. JONATHAN JONES born January 4, 1695 and died in childhood
2. BENJAMIN JONES born 1696 lived Coventry ; nine children recorded
3. EBENEZER JONES born November 12, 1698 and killed May 13, 1704
4. JONATHAN JONES March 3, 1703 and killed May 13, 1704
On May 13, 1704 the French and Indians made a descent and killed BENONI Jones and his two youngest sons ; one being 5 years and the other 14 months. Hester was captured and taken to Canada as a prisoner. She was obliged by her captors to make the journey on foot and suffered many hardships and was treated with much cruelty. She eventually died in Canada after enduring many tortures by the French priests in their vain endeavors to convert her from the Puritan faith to the Roman Catholic religion
CHILDREN OF JOHN INGERSOLL BY HIS THIRD WIFE MARY HUNT INGERSOLL
8. THOMAS INGERSOLL born March 28, 1668 in Westfield, Mass ; on the town records of Westfield is the following entry: "Thomas Ingersoll and Sarah Ashley was joined in marriage July 22, 1692"
ROBERT ASHLEY the settler established himself with his wife Mary in Springfield, Mass 1639 ; DAVID ASHLEY son of Robert and Mary resided in Springfield and later moved to Westfield 1673. His daughter SARAH ASHLEY was born September 19, 1673
CHILDREN BORN TO THOMAS AND SARAH ASHLEY INGERSOLL
1. THOMAS INGERSOLL November 27, 1692
2. MOSES INGERSOLL February 10, 1694
3. MERIAM INGERSOLL June 4, 1697
4. DAVID INGERSOLL September 30, 1699
5. ELEANOR INGERSOLL March 12, 1704
After the birth of Eleanor Sarah died and Thomas married (2)ABIGAIL BLAKEMAN DICKINSON daughter of SAMUEL BLAKEMAN of Stratford, Connecticut and widow of HEZIKIAH DICKINSON of Springfield. Abigail's grandfather was Rev. ADAM BLAKEMAN first minister of Stratford. There were no children by tis marriage
Marriage record for THOMAS and ABIGAIL Blakeman Dickinson reads; "December 6, 1707 Mr Thomas Ingersoll of Westfield enters his intention of marriage with Abigail Dickinson of Springfield and ye publishment was posted the same day. Thomas Ingersoll and Abigail Dickinson both of aforesaid were married January 21, 1708" ; "Abigail Ingersoll ye wife of Thomas Ingersoll was sick and died March ye 30th 1719"
For a third wife Thomas married RUTH CHURCH MADDOCKS CHILD OF Watertown, Connecticut. No children were born to this marriage. "April 30, 1720 Thomas Ingersoll of Springfield hath entered his intentions of marriage with Ruth Child (Church-Maddocks) and ye publishment. Thomas Ingersoll of Springfield and Ruth Child of Watertown were married May 17, 1720" Thomas died in Westfield November 14, 1732 in the sixty fifth year of his age and his widow Ruth died January 10, 1746
RUTH CHURCH MADDOCKS CHILD was the daughter of CALEB CHURCH ; granddaughter of ELIZABETH WARREN CHURCH and great granddaughter of RICHARD WARREN ; she was married two times before marrying Thomas Ingersoll