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- Migrated on the Hector in 1637. He was among the founders of New Haven Colony, Southold, Long Island, and Rye, New York. Many of his progeny later settled in both Southold, Long Island, as well as Rye, Westchester Co, New York.
Excerpt from "The New Haven Colony" by Isabell MacBeath Calder,
published by Yale Univ. Press in 1934:
"Others (probably from the neighborhood, but not members of St. Stephens): Ezekiel Cheever, Edward Bannister, Richard Beach, Richard Beckley, John Brockett, John Budd, John Cooper, Arthur Halbidge, Mathew Hitchcock, Andrew Hull, Andrew Low, Andrew Messenger, Mathew Moulthrop, Francis Newman, Robert Newman, Richard Osborn, Edward Patteson, John Reader, William Thorp and Samuel Whitehead. The group chartered the "Hector" of London. On June 26, 1637, John Winthrop recorded the arrival of the group from London at Boston. "
THe following is the passenger list for the vessel Hector, which brought the passengers accompanying John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton to Connecticut in 1637. There is another ship called the Hector that brought the first Scottish Highlanders to Nova Scotia in the mid-1700's, but the Hector Heritage Foundation in Nova Scotia states that the ship that brought the Davenport/Eaton party is a different vessel.
The Hector that brought the Davenport party to Massachusetts was a new vessel of 250 tons, which had already made a previous passage to Massachusetts Bay. The records indicate that the ship actually arrived in Massachusetts, but other references mention that the Hector also took the party to Connecticut in late 1637 or 1638. A passenger ship list for the trip from Massachusetts Bay to New Haven, Connecticut has not been located.
Passengers on the Hector sold their belongings in preparation for the sailing, but then the English government impressed the ship for the service of the crown. The owners petitioned for its release in January 1637, but the ship was not freed until May. According to the records of John Winthrop of Massachusetts Bay, the ship arrived in Boston (from London England) on June 26, 1637. Passengers:
John & Elizabeth Davenport, Theophilus Eaton, Old Mrs. Eaton, his mother, Anne Eaton, second wife of Theophilus Eaton and daughter of George Loyd Bishop of Chester and widow of Thomas Yale, The children of Anne Eaton by her former marriage, Edward Hopkins, Richard Malbon, Nathaniel Rowe, William Andrews, Henry Browning, James Clark, Jasper Crane, Jeremy Dixon, Nicholas Elsey, Francis Hall, Robert Hill, William Ives, George Smith, George Ward, Lawrence Ward, Ezekiel Cheever, Edward Bannister, Old Jewry, Richard Beach, Richard Beckley, John Brockett, John Budd, John Cooper, Arthur Halbidge, Mathew Hitchcock, Andrew Hull, Andrew Low, Andrew Messenger, Mathew Moulthrop, Francis Newman, Robert Newman, Richard Osborn, Edward Patteson, John Reader, William Thorp, Samuel Whitehead.
Will of John Budd, Sr.
The will of John Budd, Rye, NY and Conn. "Know all men by these presents that I, John Budd for divers considerations have given and granted to John Budd my son all my part of the mill on Blind Brook and all lands that are undisposed of, to him and his heirs forever, he or his assignees paying me John Budd or his mother Katherine Budd thirty pounds a year in good pay, that is to say, wheat twenty pounds, pork one barrel, peas the rest, and I do give John Budd all my estate in chattle and debts to be freely his, that he may dispose of all for the good of myself and wife that we may be free from trouble, and after our decease to discharge of Will and to have all debts, chattle and to pay all legacies and debts and that John Ogden, Judith (Judy) his wife and Joseph Horton and Jane (Jean) Budd Horton and John Lyons these are to enjoy their lots as firm as if no such writings had never been and the true intent of this writing is that we may have our thirty pounds a year truly paid and the benefit of the chattle while we live and after to be John Budd's, my son, to him and his heirs foreever to which I have set my hand and seal this 15 of Oct one thousand six hundred sixty nine.
John Budd and seal
Witness: Joseph Horton, Richard Bolards
His mark
From: Edward Hart Descendants and Allied Families, Clara Hart Kennedy, 1939, Pp 50-51
Residences: Hampton, Mass 1637 > New Haven, Conn (maybe to Stamford) by abt 1639 > Southold, Long Island abt 1640 > then Rye, then Conn, now New York in the 1660's.
House still standing: The home built in 1649 in Southold, Long Island by Lieut John Budd is still standing. It has been moved to Cutchogue, Long Island and is open for visitors. It is an historical landmark.
Occupation: Land developer (was one of the developers of Rye, New York), farmer (was reportedly shipping merchant in England before migration).
Death: Abt 1669, in Rye, New York (then Conn).
Biography of John Budd, from the Frost Family Genealogy, pp 343-4
Note: It is sometimes difficult to ascertain if certain records belong to John Budd, Sr. or John Budd, Jr. nmt
"JOHN BUDD was in New Haven, 1639, as a Freeman. The first we know of him on Long Island is in October, 1640. "Mr. Jones hath the lott granted unto him which was formerly granted unto John Budd of Yeancock (Southold)." In 1648 "it is ordered that John Budd have granted him 4 acres off new ground added to his other ground to make an 8 acre lot."
In 1650 he is mentioned at Southampton as owner of a water mill and running the same, and is called Lt. His name occurs there no more after 1651. He moved to Westchester County,
1660, on account of some difficulty with his neighbors. The Budd house is still standing. In 1679 Lt. Budd sold it to John Hallock and it now belongs to Jonathan W. Huntting. John Budd figures in Indian deeds in Rye, May 10, 1673, and granted, 1681-2, a meadow in Rye to Jon. Horton.
[Note: I have seen in another reference that the "trouble with neighbors" may have been due to him following Quaker beliefs. nmt]
[Budds] From Calendar of N. Y. Col. Ms. Indorsed Land Papers in the office of the Secretary of State:
April 29th, 1666. Indian deed to John Budd of a tract of land in Westchester Twenty English miles west of Apanam is bounded on the south by Westchester Path and the East by Blind Brook on the west by Mamorinack River and on the north bound are sixteen English miles from the Westchester Path up into the country.
June 17, 1720. A petition of Capt. Joseph Budd and others praying for confirmation for a tract of land in the township of Rye, known as Budd's neck, bounded on the east by Blind Brook and Mill Creek, on the north by the WestChester Road and Harrison's Patent, on the West by Mamarroneck River or harbour and on the south by the sound, containing 1250 acres, together with the small island lying in the Sound over against the aforesaid lands, one quarter miles from shore, called Henn Island, containing ten acres, all of which lands were included in purchase made by John Budd (dec) under a license from the Colony of Conn. of a tract of land lying on the main shore, then called Apanammis, butted and bounded on the east with a river called Mockaquams, and on the south by the sea, against Long Island, and on the west by a river called Pockotessewacke.
July 7, 1720. Petition of Capt. Joseph Budd and others for a patent of confirmation for 1500 acres of land in the town of Rye, Co. of Westchester.
July 14, 1720. Report of Joseph Budd, upon petition of Daniel Purdy and others in relation to land in the township of Rye.
Dec. 21, 1721. Petition of Joseph Budd and others praying a patent of confirmation for a tract of land called the White Plains.
March 10, 1722. Description of survey of 4435 acres of land, Co. of West Chester
commonly known by the name of White Plains, laid out for Joseph Budd and others by
Cadwallader Colden. "
Frost Family Genealogy, pp 343-4
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In May 1637, a ship called the "Hector" sailed out of London, bound for Boston in England's newly established American colonies. Aboard this ship was a wealthy British shipping merchant John Budd (c. 1599 - 1670), his wife Katherine Browne (1606 - 1674, a woman of royal ancestry), and their children. Together, they were among my earliest ancestors to sail to America.
Town Founding No. 1: NEW HAVEN COLONY
In August 1637, an exploring party of English settlers sailed out of Boston Harbor, went down the coast several miles, and landed at a place that the Native American Indians called "Quinnipiac" (or "Long Water Place"). The explorers liked what they saw and left seven of their men to prepare the area for occupation by Puritan colonizers. On March 30, 1638, a large company of settlers sailed out of Boston for the new site. Among them were the Budd family. On April 16, 1638, they landed at the new site to found New Haven Colony. Other ships followed, bringing more settlers.
The settlers quickly began building their new colony. In late 1638, they purchased the land from the Indians. John Budd was assigned lot no. 56. On October 25, 1639, the settlers elected their community government. John Budd was among the men signing a Fundamental Agreement formally establishing New Haven Colony.
Most of the first settlers at New Haven were Puritans -- a strict religious group that later formed the basis for the Congregational Church and the Church of Christ in the United States. John Budd, however, was a member of the Church of England, which became the Episcopal Church in America. Because he was not Puritan, Budd lived in some tension with his neighbors. At one point he was fined by the New Haven magistrates for hiding and protecting Quakers, a Christian group that the Puritans opposed and were trying to keep out of New Haven.
Town Founding No. 2: SOUTHOLD, LONG ISLAND
In September 1640, John Budd left New Haven with his and some other New Haven families on a ship bound for the northeastern edge of Long Island to establish a settlement there, which they named Southold. Once again, he was on Anglican adherent amid Puritans set on establishing a new community structured around their specific religious and moral beliefs. Most of the other Southold founders had originally sailed under the leadership of the Puritan cleric Christopher Youngs first from England to Salem, Massachusetts, in 1637 and from Salem to New Haven. In New Haven, Puritan leaders intent on establishing new religious communities in New England persuaded Rev. Youngs to sail across Long Island Sound with his followers to settle land on the island's North Fork that they had acquired from the island's Corchaug Indians.
John Budd, who was beyond doubt the wealthiest man in the new settlement, quickly established himself as one of the leaders of the new community. Because Southold was included in the United Colonies of New England, its residents were expected to select Deputies to attend the colonies' General Court in Hartford, Connecticut. Budd was the first deputy appointed to the court by the people of Southold. Budd was also the town's first authorized officer to train the local home guard, a responsibility which earned him the title of Lieutenant. Budd was apparently so highly respected and successful in this responsibility that, when he made a trip overseas in 1654, colonial records in New Haven recorded that "By reason of Budd's absence Southold is left destitute of a fitt man to exercise the military company there since Lt. Budd went to England."
In 1649, Budd built his family a four-room home east of town near a pond which became known as Budd's Pond. In 1658, he deeded the house to his daughter and son-in-law, Anna and Benjamin Horton, as a wedding gift. They moved the house 10 miles away to the village of Cutchogue. (The structure, now known as "The Old House," still stands there. It is the oldest European-style dwelling in New York State and is listed on the Register of National Historic Sites. James Van Alst, the architect in charge of its restoration, described it as "undoubtedly the finest example of English domestic origin to be found in this country.")
Despite his civic leadership, Budd's tenure in Southold apparently was one of controversy as well. He was a major landholder in Southold. As such, he was legally accountable to the local general court (composed solely of church members) who were required to review and approve or deny any settler's request to sell his home or land. Budd clearly possessed a strong independent spirit, and in 1657 he sold some of his land without asking "permission." As a result, he was sued by three other Southold settlers; the final disposition of this case is not clear.
Budd clearly grew restless during his tenure at Southold. As in New Haven, Southold's general court governed the town in accord with strict Puritan standards, and Budd was still an Episcopalian. He apparently explored the predominantly Episopalian settlements in Virginia, but decided against settling there. Budd's true desire seems to have been to, in essence, establish his own colony, where he would be answerable to no one, and he was willing to use his wealth to create this personnal domain. In 1661, he decided to leave Long Island and move to an area that was at the time on the very southwestern edge of the Connecticut Colony.
Town Founding No. 3: RYE, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK
In January 1660, three residents of Greenwich, Connecticut — Peter Disbrow, John Coe, and Thomas Stedwell — negotiated and purchased from the native Mohegan Indians a tract of land southwest of Greenwhich known as Peningo Neck. The land stretched on the west from a stream known as Blind Brook east to Long Island Sound. The sale apparently did not include an island in the Sound and just off the shore, so in June 1660, the three men purchased this land (Manussing Island) as well. In May 1661, they purchased additional land on the north edge of Peningo Neck.
Disbrow and the others in his party apparently were more interested in securing title to land than in settling it immediately. This created an opportunity for someone else to take the lead in establishing a new community, and as a successful and wealthy businessman, John Budd was quick to take advantage of the opportunity. On November 8, 1661, Budd concluded his separate negotiation with a Mohegan chief to buy a large (4,800-acre) piece of land immediately across Blind Brook from the Disbrow company's landholdings. This land became known as Budd's Neck. On November 12, 1661, Budd added to his landholdings by purchasing from the Indians some islands that were in the immediate vicinity. In June 1662, Budd then acted with Disbrow, Coe, and Stedwell jointly to purchase yet more land directly north of Budd's Neck.
One of the first buildings constructed in this new community was Budd's Mill, at the mouth of Blind Brook. He operated the grist mill, which proved to be very successful with the new inhabitants of Peningo Neck.
Disbrow selected the name of Hastings for his new holdings. He apparently also considered Budd's lands to be part of the new Hastings town, whose settlement he intended to oversee. Budd obviously had other ideas. He was determined that his personal landholdings would be a separately governed colony, and by the fall of 1664, he had assigned to his lands the name of Rye, probably because of his family's close connections with the town of Rye back in his native England. Moreover, Disbrow had planned Hastings with the idea that each settler would be given equal property. Budd took a more business-like approach and (as in Southold) preferred to sell off portions of his land without first obtaining the permission of the town. Disbrow regarded this behavior as a threat to the future of "his" colony. For the next several years, Budd and Disbrow battled in court over whose approach was to predominate. In the course of that legal action, it was agreed that the name Rye would be assigned to the entire Peningo Neck settlement area. The more substantial issues, however, were still unresolved in 1669, when John Budd turned over his landholdings in both Southold and Rye to his son, John Budd, Jr., and retired from public life.
Despite his contentiousness with Disbrow and resulting legal conflicts, Budd quickly established himself as a political leader across the entire Hastings/Rye area (again, much as he had in Southold). Biographer Lily Wright Budd describes his responsibilities as follows:
... John Budd was elected the first representative when Hastings [formally] submitted to the jurisdiction of Connecticut on 26 January 1662 and he was elected as Hastings' first Deputy to the General Court in Hartford on 26 March 1663.... At the session of the General Court in Hartford on the 8th of October 1663, "Lnt John Bud" makes his appearance, and "is appoynted Commisioner for the Town of Hastings, and is invested with Magistraticall power within the limits of that Town."
As magistrate Budd was "commissioned to grant warrants" and "to marry persons," and he had clear authority to arrest "such as are ouertaken with drinke, swearing, Sabboath breaking, slighting of the ordinances, lying, vagrant persons, or any other that shall offend in any of these."
As noted above, John Budd retired from public life 1669. He died in Rye in 1670 and is presumed to have been buried in a private family plot a short distance north of Budd's Mill.
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