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Rev. Nicholas Street (1603 - 1674)

Rev. Nicholas Street was the son of Nicholas Street (1575 - 1617). He was baptized on Jan 29, 1603 in Bridgewater, Somerset, England. He was matriculated at the University of Oxford, Nov. 2, 1621, and is then described as eighteen, and as from Somersetshire. He received the degree of B.A. at Oxford, Feb. 21, 1624/5. It appears that he shipped cattle to New England on the Elizabeth bound from Dartmouth, England in April 1637, it is unclear if he was on the boat as it did carry planters (Coldham, p. 186) About 1638 he was settled at Taunton, MA then part of the Plymouth Colony, as colleague with Rev. William Hooke. He followed Rev. Hooke, a colleague of Rev. John Davenport, to New Haven, where he took the latter's place, Sept. 26, 1659. After Mr. Davenport was called to Boston, Sept. 27, 1667, he had sole charge of the First Church till his own death, April 22, 1674. The will of Benjamin Ling, dated Mar. 25, 1673, leaves a portion of his books to “my worthy friend, Mr. Street, teacher of the church in New Haven.” His first wife is perhaps Anne Poole but there are inconsistencies in the available records. His second wife was Mary Newman (-1683), the widow of Francis Newman (-1660).

Francis Newman held the roles of Secretary, magistrate and Governor of the New Haven Colony. It was at Francis’ brother Robert’s barn that the 1639 New Haven Covenant was signed but Robert returned to England and lived Stratford, Warwick. Mary Newman married William Leete after Nicholas Street died. The will of Nicholas Street was made April 14, 1674. He bequeathed to his wife the estate she brought him in marriage, the life use of the house once belonging to Mr. Hooke, “the church always declaring their willingness thereunto” to son Samuel, to daughters Susannah Mason, Sarah Heaton, and Abijah Shearman, and to grandchildren Samuel Street and Hannah Andrews. It was witnessed by William Trowbridge and Thomas Tuttle. The inventory, taken May 13, 1674, by Nicholas Auger and Thomas Yale, Sr., was 457 pds, 16 shillings.
Nicholas and his first wife had four children:

1. Samuel, born about 1635, died Jan. 17, 1717* in Wallingford. He married Anna Miles (1642-1730) on Nov. 3, 1664* in New Haven. Her father, Richard Miles, was one of the executors of William Ives estate in 1648. Anna’s brothers Samuel and John signed the Wallingford Agreement in 1668. They had seven children, the first three born in New Haven and the last four in Wallingford: Anna (1665-1705), Samuel (1667-1720), Mary (1670-), Susanna (1675-1704), Nicholas (1677-1733), Katherine (1679-), Sarah (1681-1785).

2. Susanna, married George Macey of Taunton, MA.

3. Sarah, married James Heaton (1644?-1712) on Nov. 20, 1662* in New Haven. They had nine children: Nathaniel (1664-1725), Samuel (1667-1690), James (1669-1670), James (1671), Abigail (1673-1731), Seth (1676-1739), Theophilus (1680-1760), Susanna (1680-1736), Anna (1682-).

4. Abiah, married Daniel Sherman (1642?-1716) on Sept. 28, 1664* in New Haven. They had nine children, all born in New Haven: Abigail (1665-1739), daughter (1667), Daniel (1668-1729), Mary (1670-), John (1673-1727), Elizabeth (1676-), Samuel (1679-), Eunice (1682-), Nathaniel (1685-1750).

His father, Nicholas Street, was born on Oct. 6, 1575 in Bridgewater, Somerset, England and his will is dated Feb. 13, 1617 in Taunton, Somerset. He married Susanna Gilbert (1584-?) and they had at least one child: Nicholas (1603-1674). There is a record of the Street family going back two more generations in Somerset, Nicholas (1550-1610 in Taunton), and Richard Street (1518-1592 in Stogumber) but this needs some validation.

Rev. Samuel Street (1635 - 1717)

Rev. Samuel Street was the son of Nicholas Street (1603 - 1674). He was born about 1635, married Anna Miles (1642-1730) on Nov. 3, 1664* in New Haven. Samuel was one of the original 39 signers of the Wallingford Agreement in 1668. They had seven children, the first three born in New Haven and the last four in Wallingford. He died on Jan. 17, 1717 in Wallingford.

1. Anna, born Aug. 17, 1665*, died 1705, married Samuel Merriman (1662-1694) and they had four children: Nathaniel (1688-died young), Nathaniel (1690-1767), Theophilus (1693-1723), Samuel (1694-1783). After Samuel died, she married Bartholomew Crossman.

2. Samuel, born 1667*, died about 1720, married Hannah Glover on July 14, 1690 in New Haven. They had eight children: Elizabeth (1691-), Nathaniel (1692-1748), Elnathan (1695-1787), Mary (1698-1778), Mehitabel (1699-1785), John (1703-1777), Samuel (1707-1792). After Hannah died he married Elizabeth Brown, the widow of Michael Todd, on Dec. 16, 1716.

3. Mary, born on Sept. 6, 1670*.

4. Susanna, born June 15, 1675*, died April 2, 1704* in Wallingford, married John Peck on May 23, 1694* in Wallingford. They had three children, all born in Wallingford: Mary (1695-1740), Susanna (1697-1755), Samuel (1704-1755).

5. Nicholas*, born July 14, 1677*, died 1733, lived in Groton, married Jerusha Morgan (1683-1726) on April 2, 1707. Nicholas and Jerusha had six children, the first two born in Wallingford: James (1708*-1799), Elizabeth (1709*-), Anna (1711-1790), Jerusha (1714-1790), Mary (1716-1789), Susanna. After Jerusha died, he married Mary Eliot (1687-1771). Nicholas and Mary had one child: Rebecca born 1727/8 in Groton. After he died, she married Hawkins Hart in Wallingford on Jan 30, 1734, next Abraham Pierson of Killingworth, and finally her fourth husband was Samuel Hooker of Farmington.

6. Katherine*, born Nov. 19, 1679, married Joshua Munson (1684-1711) on Dec. 20, 1710 in Wallingford, then married Joshua Culver on Mar. 11, 1714 in Wallingford. She had one child from Joshua Munson, Mary, born on Mar. 2, 1712 after her father’s death. Joshua’s father Samuel Munson, was one of the 39 signers of the 1668 Wallingford agreement. She and Joshua Culver had eight children, all born in Wallingford: Benjamin (1716-), Stephen (1718-1721), Samuel (1720-1747), Daniel (1723-after 1790), Titus (1725-1765), Joshua (1727), Joshua (1729).

7. Sarah, born on Jan. 15, 1681*, died Nov. 28, 1785, married Theophilus Yale on Nov. 11, 1701* in Wallingford. Theophius was the son of Thomas Yale, father-in-law of Joseph Ives, and signer of the 1639 New Haven Covenant. They had seven children, all born in Wallingford: Elihu (1703-1745), Ann (1705-), Samuel (1711-1754), Theophilus (1714-1759), Sarah (1716-1784), Katherine (1720-1767), Mary (1726-1743).

Lt. Samuel Street (1667 - 1720)

This post begins a brief series on Street family genealogy. Mehitabel Street married Abraham Bassett on Feb. 2, 1719 in New Haven (see Basset family for their life together. She was born on Feb. 15, 1699 in Wallingford and died on Mar. 5, 1785 in New Haven. Her daughter Hannah (1739-1803), married Jeremiah Ives on June 7, 1768 in New Haven. Below is the story of her father, Samuel. In following posts the stories of their ancesters back to Nicholas Street (1575 - 1617).

Lt. Samuel Street was the son of Rev Samuel Street (1635 - 1717). He was on July 27, 1667* in New Haven. He married Hannah Glover (1672-1715) on July 14, 1690 in Wallingford. After Hannah died he married Elizabeth Brown, the widow of Michael Todd, on Dec. 16, 1716. He died on about 1720. After he died, Elizabeth married John Merriman. Samuel and Hannah had seven children, all born in Wallingford:

1. Eleanor, born Dec. 3, 1691*.

2. Nathaniel, born Jan. 19, 1692/93*, died Sept. 24, 1748 in Norwalk. He married Mary Raymond (1694/5-1762) on Nov. 25, 1719 in Norwalk.

3. Elnathan, born Sept. 2, 1695*, died Nov. 30, 1787 in East Haven. He married Damaris Hull (1700-1787) on Feb. 6, 1722 in Wallingford. They had eight children, all born in Wallingford: Benjamin (1723*-), Samuel (1729*), Samuel (1728*-1809), Nicholas (1730*-1806), Elnathan (1732*-1769*), Anna (1736*-1811), Mary (1738*-1803), Jesse (1741*-1784).

4. Mary, born April 16, 1698*, died Oct. 12, 1778, married John Hall (1693-1773) on Mar. 5, 1716*. They had ten children, all born in Wallingford: Hannah (1717-1799), Mary (1719-1792), Street (1721-1802), Lyman (1724-1790), Susanna (1726-1797), John (-1737), Kezia (-1751), Giles (1733-1789), Rhoda (1735-1751), Eunice.

5. Mehitabel, born Feb. 15, 1699, died Mar. 5, 1785 in North Haven, married Abraham Bassett on Feb. 2, 1720* in New Haven. They had seven children: Sarah (1721-1776), Ebenezer (1723-1758), Daniel (1726-1809), Mehitabel (1728-1811), Abraham (1733-1776), Susannah (1737-1813), Hannah (1739-1803). All were born in New Haven.

6. John, born Oct. 25, 1703,* died Nov. 20, 1777 in Wallingford, married Hannah Hall (1711-) on June 5, 1734* in Wallingford. They had seven children: Thaddeus (1735*), Hannah (1736*-died soon), Hannah (1738*- ), Mary (1740*-), John (1744*-), Elisha (1745*-1750*), Samuel (1747/8*-), Elisha (1751-).

7. Samuel, born May 10, 1707*, died Oct. 15, 1792 in Wallingford, married Kezia Munson (1706-) on Nov. 12, 1734* in Wallingford. They had at least one child, born in Wallingford: Glover (1735*-1826).