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Ananias Conkling worked as a glassmaker in King Swinford, County Stafford, England.
Ananias Conkling had six children: John, Cornelius, Jeremiah, Benjamin, Lewis and Hester. Some claim that there was one other - a daughter - but it is uncertain. Ananias was a devout churchman, having united with the church at Salem in 1639. He was a man of energy and good judgment. He was made a freeman May 18, 1642. Ananias Conkling remained in South Hold for only two or three years, but he embraced the opportunity to acquire land. His house lot was in the center of the town, and not far away he had meadow and woodland. From South Hold he removed to East Hampton, Long Island, and his land passed into the possession of Richard Benjamin.
His name appears among those of the first settlers of East Hampton. He settled on a six-acre lot in the southern part of the town. On July 5, 1653, he had two and one-half acres of land allotted to him at Norwest, a tract of land through which the Sag Harbor Turnpike runs. Another allotment was made to him on April 3, 1655, and consisted of one acre in the eastern plain, a section of the town between Hook Pond and Amagansett. In October 1654, he was chosen by the people of East Hampton to be an assistant to the tree townsmen or magistrates. On February 4, 1656, he and Lion Gardner were chosen chimney inspectors. Chimneys above the jambs were built of wooden slats and daubed with mortar as protection against fire, and care and frequent inspection was necessary. Ananias Conkling died about the 1st of October, 1657. The following is a true inventory of the goods and estate of Annis Concealing, taken the 5th day of October 1657: One dwelling house and one and twenty acres of land; two cows, three working oxen; two yearlings and one calf; four goats and swine; about three acres of wheat, and about two acres of Indian corn, and one acres of peas at home lot; two beds and two bolsters and one rug; two iron pots and one pair of pot hooks; one brass kettle, and brass candlesticks; two pewter dishes, one pewter pot and one pewter salt-cellar, and one dripping pan; three wooden bowls and two barrels; one pounding tub, one churn, one linen wheel, one chest and one kneading trough; one pair of cobirons, one split, one pair of tongs, one pair of hatchets and one iron chains and hooks for a yoke; one scythe, two guns, one felling axe, one pair of fork tines and pair of well cords; one cart and wheels, and one stone hammer; six loads and a half of hay. The whole amounted to ?, appriased by Mr. Robert Bond and William Mulford. As Ananias Conkling had the reputation of being a land getter, and it is known that some eleven allotments were made to him, it occurs to ask shy the inventory of his estate does not show more land. The only answer to be given is that he probably had conveyed it to his children previous to his death, as his brother, John afterwards did. An agreement was made November 27, 1657, between Thomas Baker, John Mulford, and John Hand, with the consent of the Church, the one party, and Jeremiah Conkling, the administrator of the estate of Ananias Conkling, deceased, the other party, on behalf of Hester Conkling, the daughter of the said Ananias, deceased, as followeth: "That is to say that the said Jeremiah Conkling shall have L30 for the faithful performance of his duties. Jeremiah Conkling had already received two oxen valued at L18, and Miller promised to pay Cornelius Conkling on February 1, 1659, 5 pounds, 18 shillings and sixpence, and a like amount to Benjamin Conkling on February 1, 1660, both of them being the sons of Ananias, deceased. In addition to these legacies, he was to pay to John Rose 5 shilling forthwith, to Thomas Rose 10 and 1 shillings, to my wife, being the daughter of Ananias, deceased, 5 shillings, and to Samuel, Mary and Jonathan Rose each 21 shillings. It seems that the wife of Ananias died before he did, as her name is not mentioned in settling the estate in 1657. Hester Conkling received four cows valued of L20, and L10 worth of household articles, to wit: One bed and bolster, two iron pots, one pair of pot hooks, one brass kettle, one brass candlestick, two pewter platters, one pewter pot, one pewter salt-cellar, three wooden bowls, one churn, one pair of cobirons, one spit, one scythe and one gun barrel.
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