Ann Sarah Calkins

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ANN CALKINS (born EATON), 1605 - 1688 ANN CALKINS (born EATON) was born in 1605, at birth place, to Francis Eaton and Sophia Eaton (born Hollister). Francis was born in 1583, in Monmouthshire, Wales. Sophia was born in 1587, in Monmouthshire, Wales. ANN had 4 siblings: Rachel Ramsdell (born Eaton) and 3 other siblings. ANN married HUGH CALKINS. HUGH was born on April 8 1603, in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 10 children: Mary Roberts (born Calkins), Sarah Hough (born Calkins) and 8 other children. ANN passed away on month day 1688, at age 83 at death place. She was buried in 1688, at burial place, Connecticut.

HUGH & ANN (PERHAPS EATON) CALKINS, BIOGRAPHICAL ITEMS

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(1) BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ABOUT HUGH & ANN CALKINS COMPILED BY kENNETH W. CALKINS, Historian of the Calkins Family Association:

       It has been well established that Hugh and Ann Calkins, with at least four of their living children, came to the New World between 1638-1640, as members of the "Welsh Company" under the leadership of Reverend Richard Blynman. The exact date and the ship that they came on have not been clearly determined.

    It is also well established that this group departed from Chepstow, Monmouthshire, one of the border counties between Wales and England. These facts have led many writers to conclude that Hugh and his family were "born" in Chepstow. However, thorough searches of the Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts of the area around Chepstow have been unsuccessful in finding any indication that anyone named Calkins, by any spelling variation, lived there around the time that Hugh or members of his family would have been born.

    By comparison, similar searches conducted in other areas have located a number of families, with a spelling variation of the name Calkins, in counties to the east and north of Monmouthshire. In particular, the name has been found in the early 1600's in Gloucestershire, Cheshire, and Staffordshire.

    As a result of these early searches, and following some additional clues provided, in 1998 Mr. Roy Edwards of Hayes, Middlesex, England, initiated intensive research on the records of the area near Chester, Cheshire. Mr. Edwards found clear evidence that Hugh Calkins was the son of Rowland and Elen {Ellen}(Payne) Calkins, christened on 8 April 1603 in Waverton, a village south and east of Chester.

    He also found records of the christening of Hugh's three oldest children in Waverton, within a few years after the birth dates that were deduced from later records. An article describing the research and the proof is being prepared by Mr. Edwards for submission to a recognized genealogical publication.

    The origin of Hugh's wife Ann is even less well known. Her surname has often been given as Eaton, Easton, Eston, or a similar variation. To our knowledge, there is no evidence - other than frequent repetition - to support any of these names. The research by Mr. Edwards described above provided no evidence on Ann's family name.

    Because the Ancestral File records of the LDS Church are so frequently used by genealogy researchers, it should be mentioned that these records list the fathers of Hugh and Ann to be William Calkins and Laurentine Eaton, respectively. We believe this information is in error. At the very least it is certainly unproven..

    Upon their arrival in America, Hugh and his family, together with the rest of the Welsh Party, landed first at Plymouth, and settled briefly at Green's Harbor, near Marshfield, Mass. Probably in 1641, they relocated to Gloucester, Mass., where Hugh Calkins and others were nominated as Freemen.

    In about 1651, most of the original Welsh Party, including Rev. Blynman and Hugh Calkins and family moved again to what was then named Pequot Harbor and founded the town of New London, Conn. Around 1659, the Rev. Blynman left the community, returning to England where he later died.

    Hugh Calkins and wife, with a number of other settlers including their older son John and his family, moved northward and founded the town of Norwich, Conn. Younger son David Calkins and several of the sisters remained in New London with their respective families.

    Accounts of the early movements of these groups can be found in several articles in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register and in the histories of New London and Norwich, Connecticut.

    [CONTRIBUTED TO ANCESTRY.COM BY " Matthewsanng]"

(2) TIMELINE FOR HUGH AND ANN CALKINS FROM CONTRIBUTIONANCESTRY.COM BY " Matthewsanng: :

    1638-1649:  "Hugh Calkins was a radical in religion, a non-conformist, and living in the troublesome time of Charles the First, soon became satisfied that there were safer countries than England and Wales—for men who wished to worship God according to the dictates of their own consciences.

    Accordingly, he with his wife, Ann, and John, their son, then four years old, joined a body of emigrants called the 'Welsh Company,' and with their pastor, Rev. Richard Blinman [Blynman], embarked and came to America, about 1638 or 1640.  They left from Chepstow, Monmouthshire, across the Severn from Bristol. 

    After landing at Green Harbor in the Plymouth Colony, near what is now Marshfield, Massachusetts, the family settled first at Marshfield, then moved to the rough promontory of Cape Ann Lane, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts; possibly because of a religious conflict with the Pilgrims of the Mayflower Colony. 

    1642: Made a freeman at Gloucester 27 Dec 1642. 

    1650/1651:  In the fall of 1650, after eight years of finding the climate too bleak for farming, they moved to Pequot, Colony of Connecticut, now known as New London; following  Rev. Blynman, who had been wooed there by Governor Winthrop, along with many others of the "Welsh Company."  The first grant to Deacon Hugh was 19 Oct 1650, made by the townsmen of Pequot. Early in 1651, nine lots of six acres each, were laid out on Cape Ann Lane, New London;

    Mr. Calkins had the first lot by the Lyme road to Nahantick, and next to him his son-in-law, Hugh Roberts, (Miss Caulkins' Hist. N. London, p. 71.)

    In Mr. Bruen's list of the inhabitants of New London, dated Jul 1651, of all who wrought at the mill dam, the name of Hugh Calkin is not found.

    In 1651, the town of Pequot or 'Nameage,' directed Hugh Calkin and Thomas Mynor to state to the court 'that the town's name may be called London.' Three places in New London were fortified in 1652, viz., the mill, the meeting-house, and the house of Hugh Caulkins, near the entrance of Cape Ann Lane, and in case of an alarm, Sergeant Minor's squadron was to repair to Hugh Caulkins' house, &c. Wampassock Neck, of 550 acres of upland, and a small neck adjoining it, were given to Hugh Caulkins, which afterward went into the hands of Mr. Winthrop by purchase, about 1651.

    1650-1654:  Hugh was a Deputy to the General Court (Legislature) of the Colony and a Representative to the Massachusetts Court from Gloucester from 1650 to 1652.  He was "Deputy of the Generall Courte" on 14 Sep 1654 at Hartford, Connecticut.

    1654:  By order of the general court, held October 3, 1654, Hugh and another were appointed a committee for enlisting men to fight the Naragansett Indians.   August 28, 1654, Goodman Calkin with six others, were appointed by the town of New London, and three of Pockatucke and Mistike, to debate and conclude whether Misticke and Pockatucke should be a town, &c. May 21, 1653, Hugh Calkin was appointed by the General Court one of a committee at Pequot, to advise the constables as to pressing men for an expedition then getting up. In Sept., 1654, he was deputy, and in October he and Capt. Denison were appointed, with the constables of Pequot, to press men and necessaries for an expedition, with one drum and one pair "cullers," from Pequot.

    1659:  In June, 1659, he, with James Morgan and James Avery were appointed to lay out the governor's land, (which Gov. Winthrop had before requested) at the head of Pocatanack Cove, for a plantation at Quinibauge, and the court gave him 1,500 acres on the Fresh River, if not prejudicial to any other plantation, and to include but 150 acres of meadow.

    1659/1660:  On 6 Jun 1659, Hugh, with his son John, and thirty two others founded the town of Norwich in the Colony of Connecticut, now Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.  (Just previously a treaty had been concluded, by and between the Major Mason and others with the Mohegan chiefs, by which a tract of land nine miles square around Norwich was ceded to the whites, for the sum of seventy pounds sterling.)  He was one of the 35  original proprietors and was several (12) times a representative to the Connecticut Assembly and Legislature from 1663 to 1671. He signed his name with an "H" and was the first deacon of the Norwich Church and called "Deacon Hugh." 

    1659:   Appointed in 1659 with James Morgan and J. Avery, to lay out to Governor WInthrop, 1500 acres of land at the head of Paugatuck Cove on fresh river.  [A Catalogue of the Names of the First Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut, collected from the state and town  records by R. R. Hinman, Hartford, 1846, Reprinted Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968, p. 122]

    1663:  Deacon Hugh Calkins--deputy in 1663, two sessions, from New London, with James Rogers.

    1663-1671:  He was deputy at ten sessions of the legislature, between March, 1663, and October, 1671.  1652-1671:  Was Selectman, 1652-1660.  His first election to the General Court in Connecticut, was May 20, 1652, also May, 1653, May, 1654, Sept., 1654, May, 1656, Oct., 1656, Oct., 1657, May, 1658, May, 1659, May, 1660, March, 1662-3, May, 1663, August, 1663, May, 1664, May, 1665, May, 1666, Oct., 1666, May, 1669, Oct. elected and absent, Oct., 1671.

    1669:  Hugh and John Calkins are found in the Norwich list of freemen, Oct. 9, 1669. At each of the three towns in which he was an early settler and proprietor, he was largely employed in public business, serving on committees for consultation, for fortifying, drafting soldiers, settling difficulties, and surveying lands to determine boundaries. Offices that imply a wide range of information as well as executive ability

    1690:  Hugh died c1690, at age 90, and Ann died in July 1711, both in Norwich. Known/Believed Children of Hugh Calkins and Ann Eaton (Easton) Calkins:

    1.   Sarah Calkins Born and Christening: 6 May 1627, Waverton, Cheshire, England. Died 16 Oct 1683, New London, New London, Connecticut.  (Another sources gives her death as  5 Sep 1684 in of New London, New London, Conneticut, New England and burial in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts.)  Married:  William Hough (Deacon), (born 1618/1619 in Westchester, Cheshire, England and Christened 2 Feb 1619 in Frodsham, Cheshire, England.  He died 10 Aug 1683 in New London, New London, Ct.  ....Marriage:  28 Oct 1645, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. 

    2.   Mary Calkins Born and Christened: 27 Dec 1629, Died: 23 Nov 1717, ,, New Jersey. Married 1:  Hugh Roberts, (born 1629, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts and died 1671, Newark, Essex, New Jersey.)  Marriage 1:  8 Nov 1649, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Marriage 2:  Robert Bond, (born about 1616, Gloucester, Monmouth, England and died Apr 1677, Elizabeth, Morris, New Jersey.)Marriage 2:  1671/1672, Newark, Essex, New Jersey.

    3.   Rebecca Calkins Born:  14 Jan 1631, Waverton, Cheshire, England.  (Another source gives Rebecca's birth as 9 Nov 1631.)Died:  14 Jan 1651/1652, Waverton, Cheshire, England.

    4.   John Calkins Born: About 1634, Waverton, Chesire, England.   Died: 8 Jan 1702/1703, Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Married:  Sarah Royce, (born 1634, Martock,, Somerset, England and died 1 May 1711, Norwich, New London, Connecticut.) Marriage:  ca 1658, New London, New London, Connecticut.

    5.   David Calkins Born:  3 Nov 1637, Waverton, Chesire, England.   (Another source gives David birth as 3 Nov 1642, Massachusetts.) Died:  25 Nov 1717, Nahantiek (Niantic), New London, New London, Connecticut.  Married 1:  Mary Bliss, daughter of Thomas Bliss, of Norwich, who was the son of Thomas Bliss, of Hartford., (born 7 Feb 1648/1649, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut and died about 1700, Norwich, New London, Connecticut.) Marriage 1:  1672/1673, New London, New London, Connecticut.  (David and Mary had 8 children.) Married 2: 3 Nov 1688. Hannah Abell, (born 1667, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts and died after 1688.) NOTE FOR DAVID CALKINS:  When his father and brother left in 1659 to found Norwich, David stayed behind on the family farm at Nahantiek, which remained in the family for 6 generations.

    6.   Deborah Calkins (#1)Born:  17 Apr 1639.Died:  Before 1643 as the Second Deborah was born in 1643.)

    7.   Susan Calkins Born:  About 1640, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Died:  Unknown date, Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island.  Married:  Samuel Hough.Marriage: 

    8.   Deborah Calkins (#2) Born:  18 Mar 1643/1644, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.  Died:  11 Feb 1723/1724, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Married 1:  Nathaniel (OR Jonathan) Royce; son of Robert Royce, (born about 1636, Norwich,, Connecticut and died unknown.) Marriage 1:  Jun 1660.  Settled in Norwich. Married 2: Jonathan Royce, (born 1637, Norwich, New London, Connecticut and died 22 Sep 1690, Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Marriage 2:  4 Jun 1660, Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Married 3: John Woodward, (born 28 Mar 1649, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts and died 5 Oct 1724, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.)Marriage 3:  4 Jun 1660, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. 

(3) "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000" Name: Hugh Calkin [Calkins] Event Type: Christening Event Date: 08 Apr 1603 Event Place: , Waverton, Cheshire, England Gender: Male Father's Name:Rowland Calkin

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Category: The Blinman Party Category: Original 35 Purchasers of Norwich

Biography

Ann was born in 1605, probably around the Waverton, Cheshire area of England. Her maiden name is not certain, but many sources believe it may have been Eaton, also seen as Eston and Easton.<ref>From the Calkins Family Association Web Page: The origin of Hugh's wife Ann is even less well known. Her surname has often been given as Eaton, Easton, Eston, or a similar variation. To our knowledge, there is no evidence - other than frequent repetition - to support any of these names. The research by Roy and Leslie Edwards described above provided no evidence on Ann's family name.</ref> She married Hugh Calkins; they had 8 children, although there are openquestions about Mary/Elizabeth and the first Deborah, who appear to have died at early ages.

There are also two common spellings of Calkins and Caulkins. Around 1640, the family emigrated to the New World, as a part of the Welsh Company under the leadership of Rev. Richard Blynman. They settled first at Green's Harbor (now Marshfield) in New Plymouth colony, butsoon moved to Gloucester. In 1651, they moved again to Connecticut, possibly Saybrook for a short while, but soon after to New London wherethey remained.

She passed away in 1688.

Birth and Parents

The Memorial Plaque placed by her family describes her birth year as 1605. No birth or christening record has been found. The National Society of Colonial Dames lists her name as Ann Eaton, with father Robert.<ref>National Society of Colonial Dames Extract, image at right</ref> It is likely she was born around the Waverton, Cheshire area of England, since people of that day tended to remain near where they were born. Further supporting this is the large number of Eatons found in the records of that area.

Marriage

No marriage record has been found. The Calkins Family Association places the likely year of her marriage to Hugh as 1626. This is consistentwith the birth of her eldest child, and one of the years missing fromthe Bishop's Transcripts.<ref>The marriage of Hugh Calkin has not been found probably because the Bishop's Transcripts are not extant for the most likely year, 1626, "Origin of Hugh Calkins Found," by Ken Calkins, Calkins Family Association</ref>

Children

Records show the baptisms of three of their known daughters, Sara 6 May 1627, Mary 27 December 1629, and Rebecca 9 November 1631. An infant burial of a Margaret [sic; parish list gives it as Elizabeth Calkin] on 26 Mar 1629 may be relevant. There is then a big gap before the baptism and burial of a Deborah in 1639. This is significant because when they were in America they namedanother daughter Deborah (baptised 18 March 1643/44). What is missing from the Waverton register is the baptisms of the two sons John and David. According to Frances Manwaring Caulkins, historian of New London, David was the younger and was probably born in America. She provided no supporting evidence. The period between the 1631 and 1639 baptisms at Waverton and Chester St. Oswald could easily accommodate the births of both sons. The age given at John's death in Norwich, Ct., on 8 January 1702/03 provides a birth year of about 1634; David's birth year has been given as 1636 to 1644, but only in unreliable secondary sources.

Immigration and the Welsh Company

Hugh and his wife Ann, with at least four of their children, came to America with a group called the 'Welsh Company' led by the Reverend Richard Blynman of Chepstow, Monmouthshire. The year, <ref>"Hugh Calkins was likely still in England on 4 Oct 1639when his infant daughter Deborah was buried. She had been baptized 17Apr the same year. He was clearly in America on 2 Mar 1640/41, the date when the Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England state'Mr. Richard Blinman, Mr. Heugh Prychard, Mr. Obadiah Brewen, John Sadler, Heugh Cauken, Walter Tibbott' were propounded to be made free the next Court. Since crossing the Atlantic seldom occurred in the winter due to the often hazardous travel conditions, it's clear that Hugh Calkins most likely arrived in America in 1640, if his wife and children accompanied him. He could have come slightly earlier if his wife hadremained in England, and came over after the birth and burial of daughter Deborah. "Origin of Hugh Calkins," posted by Robert D. Calkins, July 27, 2009</ref>port of departure, <ref>"Did Hugh Calkins start sailing from Chester or Liverpool? Or did he travel through the Welsh Borderland downto Bristol? It is unlikely that we shall ever know, but we do know that he came from Cheshire."</ref> and ship name are unknown, but it waslikely in early 1640. The Reverend Richard Blynman who led the party to America almost certainly was born at Chepstow, Monmouthshire (baptised 1608). He graduatedfrom Oxford in 1636 and held temporary posts in 1638-9. One was in North Herefordshire and the other just over the border in Shropshire at Brampton Bryan with Sir Robert and Lady Brilliana Harley, prominent Puritans. This couple knew Obadiah Bruen's father John, who[m] they called 'Bishupp Bruen.' It was Lady Brilliana who tells us that Richard Blinman in 1640 'had goon into New England.' A line of communication along the Welsh Borderland can thus be envisaged.

Death

Ann passed away in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, in 1688.

Sources

• Calkins Family Association on Facebook* Calkins Family Association Website* Ken Calkins, "Origin of Hugh Calkins Found", Calkins Family Association newsletter, Calkins World, Vol. 7, No. 3, July 2000, pages 8-10, as posted by Robert D. Calkins, July 27, 2009, "Origin of Hugh Calkins", with notes in brackets by Robert D. Calkins* Roy Edwards, "An Outline of the English Origins of Hugh Calkins" by Roy Edwards, 18 July 2000, monograph on file at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)* Mary Louise Marshall Hutton, "Seventeenth century colonial ancestorsof members of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, 1915-1975", National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1983, ©1976* Janet and Robert Wolfe, "Notes for Hugh Calkins"* William Cutter, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, 1910, Janet and Robert Wolfe Genealogy 2012/09/01*Caulkins: Caulkins-85|Caulkins, Frances Manwaring. Space:History of New London, Connecticut From the First Survey of the Coast in 1612|History of New London, Connecticut Fromthe First Survey of the Coast in 1612, The Author, New London, 1852. On Archive.org

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Acknowledgments

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