Re: Nathaniel Ely 1605
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Nathaniel Ely 1605
10/15/99
Here's what I have on Nathaniel Ely:
Subject*Nathaniel ELY
Birth*c __ ___ 1605Tenterden, England
Death*25 Dec 1675Springfield, MA.
Father*Rev. Nathaniel ELY (1572-1607)
Mother*Susan DOWLE
Birth*c __ ___ 1605Tenterden, England
Death*25 Dec 1675Springfield, MA.
Father*Rev. Nathaniel ELY (1572-1607)
Mother*Susan DOWLE
Spouse*Martha (--?--)
Death*23 Oct 1688Springfield, MA.
Death*23 Oct 1688Springfield, MA.
Two Children
Two Children?/M Samuel ELY
Marriage*28 Oct 1659Mary DAY (1641-), daughter of Robert DAY and Edith STEBBINS; Springfield, MA.
Son:01 Mar 1662Samuel ELY; Springfield, MA.
Son:20 Aug 1663Joseph ELY; Springfield, MA.
Son:09 May 1668Samuel ELY; Springfield, MA.
Son:18 Jan 1670Nathaniel ELY; Springfield, MA.
Son:01 Jul 1672Jonathan ELY; Springfield, MA.
Son:25 Aug 1674Nathaniel ELY; Springfield, MA.
Son:24 Jan 1676Jonathan ELY; Springfield, MA.
Daughter:28 Oct 1677Martha ELY; Springfield, MA.
Son:28 Jan 1678Deacon John ELY; Springfield, MA.
Daughter:20 Jun 1681Mary ELY; Springfield, MA.
Son:21 Jan 1683Deacon Jonathan ELY; Springfield, MA.
Daughter:29 Feb 1684Mary ELY; Springfield, MA.
Daughter:__ ___ 1688Ruth ELY; Springfield, MA.
Death*19 Mar 1692Springfield, MA.
Marriage*28 Oct 1659Mary DAY (1641-), daughter of Robert DAY and Edith STEBBINS; Springfield, MA.
Son:01 Mar 1662Samuel ELY; Springfield, MA.
Son:20 Aug 1663Joseph ELY; Springfield, MA.
Son:09 May 1668Samuel ELY; Springfield, MA.
Son:18 Jan 1670Nathaniel ELY; Springfield, MA.
Son:01 Jul 1672Jonathan ELY; Springfield, MA.
Son:25 Aug 1674Nathaniel ELY; Springfield, MA.
Son:24 Jan 1676Jonathan ELY; Springfield, MA.
Daughter:28 Oct 1677Martha ELY; Springfield, MA.
Son:28 Jan 1678Deacon John ELY; Springfield, MA.
Daughter:20 Jun 1681Mary ELY; Springfield, MA.
Son:21 Jan 1683Deacon Jonathan ELY; Springfield, MA.
Daughter:29 Feb 1684Mary ELY; Springfield, MA.
Daughter:__ ___ 1688Ruth ELY; Springfield, MA.
Death*19 Mar 1692Springfield, MA.
?/F Ruth ELY
Marriage*03 Aug 1661Jeremiah HORTON; Springfield, MA.
Death*12 Oct 1662Springfield, MA.
Marriage*03 Aug 1661Jeremiah HORTON; Springfield, MA.
Death*12 Oct 1662Springfield, MA.
Nathaniel probably migrated from Ipswich, England, to Boston, Massachusetts, in April 1634, on the ship "Elizabeth."He settled at Newtown (now Cambridge) and was made freeman (eligible to vote) there 6 May 1635 which meant that he was "twenty-one years of age, sober and peaceable conversation, orthodox in the fundamentals of religion and possessed of a ratable estate of twenty pounds."
Nathaniel probably migrated from Ipswich, England, to Boston, Massachusetts, in April 1634, on the ship "Elizabeth."He settled at Newtown (now Cambridge) and was made freeman (eligible to vote) there 6 May 1635 which meant that he was "twenty-one years of age, sober and peaceable conversation, orthodox in the fundamentals of religion and possessed of a ratable estate of twenty pounds."Rev. Thomas Hooker, the first minister of Cambridge, led about one hundred people, including Nathaniel Ely’s family, to Hartford, Connecticut, in June, 1636.They threaded their way through the wilderness with only a compass to guide them.Nathaniel appointed constable there by the Particular Court of Connecticut on 6 February 1639 which meant he was responsible for preserving the peace of the town, executing its laws when resisted, enforcing penalties, collecting rates, and overseeing watches and wards.He was a selectman in 1643 and 1649.His name appears on a monument in Hartford honoring its earliest settlers.
Rev. Thomas Hooker, the first minister of Cambridge, led about one hundred people, including Nathaniel Ely’s family, to Hartford, Connecticut, in June, 1636.They threaded their way through the wilderness with only a compass to guide them.Nathaniel appointed constable there by the Particular Court of Connecticut on 6 February 1639 which meant he was responsible for preserving the peace of the town, executing its laws when resisted, enforcing penalties, collecting rates, and overseeing watches and wards.He was a selectman in 1643 and 1649.His name appears on a monument in Hartford honoring its earliest settlers.Nathaniel Ely and Richard Olmsted were granted their petition to the court in 1649 to make the first settlement in Norwalk, Connecticut, on land Governor George Ludlow had purchased from the Indians in 1640 for "tenn fathom Tobackoe, three kettles of six hands about, tenn looking, glasses."The Indians signed a deed on 15 February 1651 to Richard Webb, Nathaniel Eli, Matthew Marven, senr., Nathaniel Richards, Isacke More, Thomas Fitch, Thomas Hales, Richard Holmsted, Richard Seamer, Ralph Keeler, Matther Marven, Jr., Nathaniel Haies, Edward Church, and Joseph Fitch, all planters of Norwalke, for lands known as Runckinheage, Rooaton, for "thirtie fathom of wampum, tenn kettles, fifteen coates, tenn payr of stockings, ten knifes, tenn hookes, twenty pipes, tenn muckes, and tenn needles."
Nathaniel Ely and Richard Olmsted were granted their petition to the court in 1649 to make the first settlement in Norwalk, Connecticut, on land Governor George Ludlow had purchased from the Indians in 1640 for "tenn fathom Tobackoe, three kettles of six hands about, tenn looking, glasses."The Indians signed a deed on 15 February 1651 to Richard Webb, Nathaniel Eli, Matthew Marven, senr., Nathaniel Richards, Isacke More, Thomas Fitch, Thomas Hales, Richard Holmsted, Richard Seamer, Ralph Keeler, Matther Marven, Jr., Nathaniel Haies, Edward Church, and Joseph Fitch, all planters of Norwalke, for lands known as Runckinheage, Rooaton, for "thirtie fathom of wampum, tenn kettles, fifteen coates, tenn payr of stockings, ten knifes, tenn hookes, twenty pipes, tenn muckes, and tenn needles."Roger Ludlowe conveyed his entire interest in Norwalk to Nathaniel Ely and others on 13 April 1654.Town records are incomplete, but we know the Ely family had settled there by 1654 when Nathaniel was elected constable.He sold his property in Norwalk to Thomas Betts in 1659 and moved to Springfield, Massachusetts.
Roger Ludlowe conveyed his entire interest in Norwalk to Nathaniel Ely and others on 13 April 1654.Town records are incomplete, but we know the Ely family had settled there by 1654 when Nathaniel was elected constable.He sold his property in Norwalk to Thomas Betts in 1659 and moved to Springfield, Massachusetts.He was selectman in Springfield in 1661, 1663, 1666, 1668, 1671, and 1673.Seating assignments in the meeting house were determined by worldly condition and social importance.Women sat on one side and men on the other.In 1663 Nathaniel’s seat was on the second row.Not all people were happy with their assignments and in 1666 the selectmen imposed fines on people who did not sit where they were supposed to.
He was selectman in Springfield in 1661, 1663, 1666, 1668, 1671, and 1673.Seating assignments in the meeting house were determined by worldly condition and social importance.Women sat on one side and men on the other.In 1663 Nathaniel’s seat was on the second row.Not all people were happy with their assignments and in 1666 the selectmen imposed fines on people who did not sit where they were supposed to.In 1665 he became the keeper of an "ordinary" or tavern, the occupation he followed the rest of his life.Licenses were granted to only the most respectable of men, but the vocation was not without its headaches.On 24 September 1667 "Nathaniel Ely was complained of by the selectmen of Springfield for selling four quarts of cider to Indians contrary to law.Being called upon to purge himself by his oath, as provided by law, he refused to do it, and was adjudged to pay 16 pounds, or 40 shillings per pint.In consideration of his regard for the sanctity of an oath, or from some other motive, the General Court afterward abated this fine one-half."Then in September 1674 "the jury presented Nathaniel Ely, the ordinary keeper at Springfield, for not keeping beer constantly in his house according to law, for which they testify his own confession.Whereupon he being called into ye Corte, sitting in his house, and examined about the case he did acknowledge the thing; that he of late has kept only table beere, but could not say it was according to law, viz: after the rate of 4 bushels of good barley malt to be hhd., and further, he said he would not be turned out of his way; whereupon ye Corte fyned him 40s for ye use of ye county, all persons also judging this beere farr below that rule in ye law."" The old Ely tavern was on Main Street in Springfield for 200 years, then moved to the corner of Dwight and Sanford streets.
In 1665 he became the keeper of an "ordinary" or tavern, the occupation he followed the rest of his life.Licenses were granted to only the most respectable of men, but the vocation was not without its headaches.On 24 September 1667 "Nathaniel Ely was complained of by the selectmen of Springfield for selling four quarts of cider to Indians contrary to law.Being called upon to purge himself by his oath, as provided by law, he refused to do it, and was adjudged to pay 16 pounds, or 40 shillings per pint.In consideration of his regard for the sanctity of an oath, or from some other motive, the General Court afterward abated this fine one-half."Then in September 1674 "the jury presented Nathaniel Ely, the ordinary keeper at Springfield, for not keeping beer constantly in his house according to law, for which they testify his own confession.Whereupon he being called into ye Corte, sitting in his house, and examined about the case he did acknowledge the thing; that he of late has kept only table beere, but could not say it was according to law, viz: after the rate of 4 bushels of good barley malt to be hhd., and further, he said he would not be turned out of his way; whereupon ye Corte fyned him 40s for ye use of ye county, all persons also judging this beere farr below that rule in ye law."" The old Ely tavern was on Main Street in Springfield for 200 years, then moved to the corner of Dwight and Sanford streets.He died intestate and the estate was valued at 164 pounds.The inventory included land, a negro man, books, and numerous debts owed to him.
He died intestate and the estate was valued at 164 pounds.The inventory included land, a negro man, books, and numerous debts owed to him.Sources:"Records of the Descendants of Nathaniel Ely" by Herman Ely
"Records of the Particular Court of Connecticut 1639-1663"
"Springfield 1636-1886, History of Town and City" by Mason A. Green
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