Deacon William Sumner, III

Biography

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William was born 8 February 1656 in Boston, MA, son of William Sumner and Elizabeth Clement.[1]

William first married Rachel Avery, daughter of Dr. William and Margaret (Albright) Avery, on 22 May 1677 in Dedham, Suffolk, MA. Rachel Avery is recorded in the Genealogical Record of the Dedham Branch of the Avery Family in America:

"She was born Sept. 20, 1657, in Dedham. Of her character, history is silent. We only know, that the age of twenty, she married (May 22, 1677), Mr. William Sumner, and died before Oct. 15, 1683, as she is not mentioned in her father's will. Mr. Sumner married again and moved tp Middletown, Conn., and was Lieut.. Deacon, and Deputy to General Court, 1701-2-3. Died in Middletown, July 20, 1703. Had four sons and two daughters."[2]

William Sumner's first wife, Rachel Avery, was definitely dead before 15 October 1683 as her name does not appear in the will of her father quoted below, Dr. William Avery.

"I give and bequeath to my two sons-in-law. William Sumner and Benjamin Dyer, twenty pounds apiece, accounting that which each of them hath received already as a part of this legacy to them And further my will is, that in case my share in certain mines shall prove profitable, then yy shall have twenty pounds apiece more paid them by my Executors at and upon ye advice of my overseers yy judging them to be so profitable as y' there is reason for the same."[3]

William Sumner had already had a son (born 22 November 1679, Boston, MA), William, by Hannah (Henchman) Sumner, so in order for William to have appeared in his father-in-law's will, she had to have been dead before spring 1679 and he remarried in that year.

Deacon William Sumner, III, was son of William Sumner, Jr. and Elizabeth Clement. He was freeman May 1678; Member of Artillery Co. 1679; moved ca 1687 to Middletown, CT, and was there a Lieut., Deacon, and Deputy in 1701, '02, '03.

William m. 1/wf, 22 May 1677 at Dedham, MA, RACHEL, daughter of William Avery of Dedham; she died soon and he remarried, to HANNAH HENCHMAN, who d. 23 Sept 1719 at Middletown, CT. There were 6 children:

• 1. WILLIAM, b. 22 Nov 1679, Boston, MA; died young.
• 2. HANNAH, b. Sept 1681, Boston, MA.
• 3. LT. HEZEKIAH, b. 21 Feb 1684, Boston, MA; d. 7 May 1749, Middletown, CT. He m. 10 Feb 1704, at Middletown, CT, ABIGAIL BIDWELL, daughter of Deac. Samuel Bidwell & Elizabeth Stow of Middletown, CT; they lived at Middletown; After Hezekiah died, his widow m. 2nd, ____Frary and d. 13 May 1772. Children born at Middletown, CT:
  • (1) WILLIAM, b. 12 Jan 1705; d. 15 Nov 1739, Middletown. He m. 15 Jan 1724 at Middletown, HANNAH CLARK, who d. 12 Apr 1795 at Middletown; they had 7 children.
  • (2) HANNAH, b. 17 Mar 1707; She m. ___Warren of Hartford.
  • (3) ABIGAIL, b. 20 Oct 1711; d. 24 Aug 1731, Middletown
  • (4) A DAUGHTER, b. & d. 25 Aug 1713.
  • (5) DANIEL, B. 26 Dec 1714; D. 15 Aug 1784, Middletown, CT; he m. 1/wf, Mary, who d. 30 Jan 1769 at Middletown, CT; he m. 2/wf Susanna, 16 Apr 1720 at Middletown, and she d. 1804 at Middletown, CT.
  • (6) ELIZABETH, b. 7 June 1718; She m. Samuel Atkins of Middletown.
• 4. SARAH, b. 29 Dec 1685, Boston, MA; d. 22 Feb 1759 at Middletown, CT; Sarah m. 11 Feb 1703, at Middletown, CT, Nathaniel Snow, b. 22 Feb 1675, Middletown, CT; d. 5 May 1727 at Middletown, CT.
• 5. DANIEL, b. 26 Sept 1688 at Middletown, CT.
• 6. EBENEZER, b. 28 Sept 1691 at Middletown, CT; d. 17 Mar 1698 at Middletown, CT

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Alternate date of death 7/20/1703

DEPUTY TO THE GENERAL COURT

LIEUTENANT IN THE ANCIENT AND HONORABLE ARTILLERY CO., 1679

References

1. Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Nov 22 2024, 7:27:33 UTC
2. WikiTree contributors, "William Sumner III (1656-1703)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sumner-663 : accessed 22 November 2024). cites
   1. Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001; County of Suffolk, Boston, MA Birth Index, 1630-1799, Vol. 2, p.33.
   2. Carter, Jane Greenough Avery. Genealogical Record of the Dedham Branch of the Avery Family in America (1893), p. 96.
   3. Carter, Jane Greenough Avery. Genealogical Record of the Dedham Branch of the Avery Family in America (1893), p. 33.
   4. Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985)
   5. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Records and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
   6. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002) Vol. 1-55.
   7. Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook) Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
   8. New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society
   9. Appleton, William Sumner. Record of The Descendants of William Sumner, of Dorchester, Mass., 1636 (D Clapp & Son, Boston, 1879) Page 4.
   10. "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MZZP-T87 : accessed 2014-12-03), entry for William SUMNER ;[III].
3. Roberts, Gary Boyd. The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., (2004). Section: Immigrant Descendants of High Medieval Kings. Page 385. < Ancestry.com >; (document attached.) "Descent from Alfonso IX, king of Leon and Galicia & Berenguela I la Grande, reina de Castilla." Hannah Hall, daughter of Sarah Henchman & Capt. Daniel Henchman, married Deacon William Sumner, III, and was the ancestor (via American heiress, his mother) of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
4. SOURCE: Record of Descendants of William Sumner of Dorchester, MA. 1636, by Wm. Sumner Appleton; pp.2, 4 & 7 of 204:
5. Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 20 2024, 1:26:54 UTC
6. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_Sumner_%2833%29 cites
   1. Appleton, William S. Record of the descendants of William Sumner, of Dorchester, Mass., 1636. (Boston: D. Clapp & Son, 1879) 2, 4. William Sumner, s/o William Sumner & Elizabeth Clement, b. Boston 9 Feb 1656, d. Middletown (CT) 20 Jul 1703, m. (1) Dedham 22 May 1677 Rachel Avery, m. (2) Hannah ---. … William Sumner, b. at Boston 9 February, 1656; Freeman in May, 1678 ; Member of the Artillery Company 1679; m. at Dedham 22 May, 1677, Rachel, daughter of William Avery of Dedham; she died soon, and he m. secondly Hannah -; moved about 1687 to Middletown, Conn.; was there Lieutenant, Deacon, and Deputy in 1701, '02, '03; d. at Middletown 20 July, 1703.
   2. Additions and corrections to Sumner genealogy, to January 1900. (Washington [District of Columbia]: L.C. Photoduplication Service, 1985) 1. Page 4. 8. IV. William (Sumner) m. secondly Hannah, daughter of Daniel Henchman.
   3. William Sumner, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862) 4:232. Sumner, William, Middletown, blacksmith, s. of the preced. by w. Hannah had, b. at Boston, William, 22 Nov. 1675; Hezekiah, 21 Feb. 1683; but perhaps Hannah, wh. d. at Middletown 18 Mar. 1689, was also b. at B. aft. William, and bef. Hezekiah; and Sarah, 29 Dec. 1685 ; rem. a. 1687 from Boston to M. there had Daniel, 26 Sept. 1688; and Ebenezer, 28 Sept. 1691, d. at seven yrs. was deac. 1695, rep. 1701, 2, and d. 20 July 1703, when only Hezekiah, Daniel, and Sarah were liv. Descend, in Conn. perpet. the stock.
   4. Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699 (A Report of the Record Commissioners): Document 130. (Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States: Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers, 1883) 55. 1656. Town. William of William & Elizabeth Sumner born 9th Feb.
   5. Middletown Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records 445. SUMNER, SUMNERS --, Dea., died July 20, 1703 [LR1:40]
   6. William Sumner III, in Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9010111/william-sumner