The Founders of Hartford
John Crow was born in 1606; came to New England in 1634. He became possessed, by vote of the town, of
the original right of Bartholomew Greene, forfeited by death. He m. Elizabeth, only child of Elder William
Goodwin. Chosen surveyor of highways, 1656. He was one of the first settlers on the east aide of the river, and the
largest landholder in Hartford. “He owned a tract of land [in East Hartford] extending from near the present
Hockanum bridge, north to the neighborhood of ' Smith's Lane, and running eastward to the end of the three-mile
lots. (Bolton.) Crow Hill in the river swamp still retains his name.”1 He went with his father-in-law
to Hadley in 1659 ; freeman, Mass., 1666 ; he returned to Hartford about 1675, and be and his wife were admitted to
the South Church, March 31, 1678 ; d. Jan. 16, 1686. -Ch.: i. Esther, b. 1628; m. 1655, Giles Hamlin, Esq., of
Middletown; d. Aug. 25, 1700, aged 72. ii. John, lived in Fairfield; was a merchant in the West India trade; d. at
sea, 1667, s. p. iii. Mary, m. (1) Dec. 27, 1666, Noah Coleman, of Hatfield; (2) Sept. 16, 1680, Peter Montague, of
Hadley ; she d. Oct. 12, 1720. iv. Nathaniel, lived in East Hartford ; m. Deborah -; d. July 30, 1695; his widow m.
Audrew Warner, of Hartford, afterward of Windham. v. Elizabeth, b. 1644; m. (1) William Warren, of Hartford; (2)
Phineas Wilson, of Hartford, a wealthy merchant from Dublin ; he d. May 22, 1692, and after his death she continued
his business, and became the most extensive banker in the Colony. She was accustomed to loan money on mortgage not
only to citizens of Hartford, but in the adjacent towns, and she managed her affairs with wisdom and judgment. She d.
July 9 or 19, 1727, aged 86(1), leaving a large property and many legacies. vi. Sarah, b. March 1, 1646-7, in Hartford;
m. Nov. 1, 1661, Daniel White, of Hatfield; d. June 29, 1719, aged 72. vii. Anna, or Hannah, b. July 13, 1649 ; m.
March 7, 1667-8, Thomas Dickinson ; he was one of the first settlers of Hadley, but removed to Wethersfield in 1679 ;
d. there, 1716. viii. Mehitabel, b. ab. 1652 ; m. Sept. 24, 1668, Colonel Samuel Partridge, of Hadley and Hatfield;
d. Dec. 8, 1730, aged 78. ix. Ruth, m. (1) Dec. 21, 1671, William Gaylord, of Hadley; (2) ab. 1681, John Haley, of
Hadley. x. Samuel, m. May 17, 1671, Hannah, dau. of Capt. William Lewis, of Farmington; slain at Fall's fight, May
18, 1676. xi. Daniel, b. ab. 1656; lived in Hartford ; d. Aug. 12, 1693, aged 37, a. p.
1 - Goodwin's East Hartford, p. 49.
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