The Founders of Hartford
Thomas Blackley (Blatchley, Blacksley) embarked for New England in the "“Hopewell”, July 28, 1635, c. 20 ;
was granted a lot in Hartford conditionally, Jan. 7, 1639-40 ; removed to New Haven, 1643 ; was at Branford in
1645 ; signed the “fundamental agreement” of the settlers of Newark, in Oct., 1666, but remained in
Connecticut; in his latter days he was at Guilford, and d. in Boston, prob. on a trading visit, about 1674. His
widow, Susanna, afterwards m. Richard Bristow, of Guilford.
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