Walter Gaylord

• BIRTH 1626 England
• DEATH 9 Aug 1689 (aged 62–63) Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
• BURIAL Burial Details Unknown, MEMORIAL ID 34128055, Photos by Patty Kaspi

Biography

Walter Gaylord was son of William, first settler of Windsor, and Sarah Rockwell was dau. of William Rockwell, also a first settler. Walter Gaylord may have been born about 1626, which would make him around four years old when he sailed with his parents on the ship Mary & John in 1630, from Dorchester, England, to the New England wilderness which became Dorchester, Massachusetts. [2.1]

Walter Gaylord, son of William Gaylord, married (first) Mary Stebbins, daughter of Edward and Francis (Tough) Stebbing (or Stebbins), at Windsor, Connecticut on 29 April 1648. She died at Windsor 29 Jun 1657. He married (2) at Windsor, 22 March 1659[/60?], Sarah Rockwell. One Child: Mary (Gaylord) Day. [2.2] Although Mary's father was a Deacon and resident of Hartford, the wedding was held at Windsor where Walter's father was a Deacon and resident.

They had children:

• Joseph, b. 13 May 1649
• Mary, b. 19 March 1650
• Joanna, b. 5 Feb 1652
• Benjamin, b. 12 April 1655
• Isack, b. 21 June 1657:

Mary (Stebbins) Gaylord died 29 June 1657, eight days after the birth of Isack.

Walter married (second) at Windsor, Sarah Rockwell, on 22 March 1659, daughter of the 1630 Mary & John immigrants William and Susanna (Capen) Rockwell.

They had children:

• Eliazer, b. 7 March 1662
• Sara, b. 13 April 1665

Genealogy

Parents
William Gaylord 1590–1673
wife Gaylord unknown–1657

Spouses
Mary Stebbins Gaylord 1632–1657 (m. 1648)
Sarah Rockwell Gaylord 1639–1683 (m. 1658)

Siblings
Elizabeth Gaylord Birge / Hoskins 1614–1675
William Gaylord 1617–1656
Samuel Gaylord 1619–1690
John Gaylord 1622–1689
Joseph Gaylord 1624 – unknown

Children (1st marriage w/ Mary*, 2nd w/ Sarah**)

• Joseph Gaylord 13 May 1649–1711
• Joanna Gaylord Porter 5 Feb 1652–1716
• Mary Gaylord b. 19 March 1650
• Benjamin Gaylord b. 12 April 1655
• Mary Gaylord Day 1656–1689
• Isack Gaylord b. 21 June 1657:
  • Eleazer Gaylord 1662–1714
  • Sara Gaylord b. 13 April 1665

References

[1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34128055/walter-gaylord

Source

[2.1] [#GMBGaylord|The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III]], page 739-740, 742

[2.2] The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III Records of Windsor, CT, NEHGR Vol 5 (1851), page 227.

[3] The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). Profile for William Gaylord,Walter's father, children's page, pg#742

[4] The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, VolumesI-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). Profile for Edward Stebbins - Walter's father-in-law, page for his children pg# 1753

[5] The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, VolumesI-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). Profile for William Rockwell - also Walter's father-in-law, page for his children, pg# 1596

[6] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.) Records of Windsor, CT, NEHGR Vol 5 (1851), page 227

[7] Henry R. Stiles, History of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut, CD-Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600's - 1800's, (Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000), vol 2, p 278.

[8] Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981[originally]Rome, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn., 1922-1932), vol 3, p 636.

[9] James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692:::: "WALTER, Windsor, br. of the preced. came with his f. to Dorchester, m. 29 Apr. 1648, Mary, d. of deac. Edward Stebbins of Hartford,had Joseph, b. 13 May 1649, wh. was one of the first sett. at Waterbury, after of Durham; Mary, 19 Mar. 1651; Joanna, 5 Feb. 1653; Benjamin, 12 Apr. 1655; Isaac, 21 June 1657. His w. d. 29 June 1657, and he m.22 Mar. 1658, Sarah, d. of William Rockwell, had Eliezur, 7 Mar. 1662; and Sarah, 13 Apr. 1665; d. 9 Aug. 1689; so that three of the four s. of deac. William d. within few wks. Joanna m. 16 Dec. 1669, John Porter." A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of NewEngland Before 1692, Volume #2 Gascoyne - George, By James Savage

[10] Royal R. Hinman, Catalogue of the Names of the First Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut; With the Time of Their Arrival in the Colony, and Their Standing in Society, Together with Their Place of Residence as Far as Can be Discovered by the Records., Originally Published Hartford, 1846: Reprinted Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1968; Reprinted for Clearfield Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1994, p. 135.

[11] Jacqyelyn Ladd Ricker, Compiler and editor: The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut, (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2006), p. 5143.

[12] Lucius Barnes Barbour, Families of Early Hartford, CD-Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600's - 1800's,, Produced in collaboration with theGenealogical Publishing Company, 2000, p. 257.

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