The Founders of Hartford
Here are the 163 men and women listed in the Book of Distribution of Land as being those who settled in Hartford
before February 1640. Their names are on a monument
in Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground. Click on each of these names for more information about the person.
Click here for an informational list of later settlers who lived in Hartford in
the 17th century, but are not considered Founders of Hartford.
| Jeremy Adams |
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William Gibbons |
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John Pierce |
| Matthew Allyn |
Deacon Richard Goodman |
Thomas Porter |
| Francis Andrews |
Elder William Goodwin |
Stephen Post |
| William Andrews |
Ozias Goodwin |
John Pratt |
| John Arnold |
Seth Grant |
William Pratt |
| Andrew Bacon |
George Grave |
John Purchas (Purkas) |
| John Barnard |
Bartholomew Greene |
Nathaniel Richards |
| Thomas Barnes |
Samuel Greenhill |
Thomas Richards |
| Robert Bartlett |
Thomas Gridley |
Richard Risley (Wrigley) |
| John Baysey |
Samuel Hale (Hales) |
Thomas Root |
| Thomas Beale |
Thomas Hale |
William Ruscoe
(Reskoe, Rescue) |
Nathaniel Bearding
(Bardon) |
John Hall |
Nathaniel Ruscoe |
| Mary Betts |
Stephen Hart |
John Sable (Savell, Sables) |
| John Bidwell |
William Hayden |
Thomas Scott |
| Richard Billing |
Hon. John Haynes |
Thomas Selden |
Thomas Birchwood
(Birchard) |
Rev. John Higginson |
Richard Seymour |
Peter Blachford
(Blatchford, Blackfield) |
William Hills |
John Skinner |
Thomas Blackley
(Blatchley, Blacksley) |
John Holloway |
Arthur Smith |
| Thomas Bliss, Sr. |
William Holton
(Houghton, Holten) |
Giles Smith |
| Thomas Bliss, Jr. |
Rev. Thomas Hooker |
Sergeant Thomas Spencer |
| William Blumfield |
Governor Edward Hopkins |
William Spencer |
| James Bridgeman |
John Hopkins |
John Stanley |
John Bronson
(Brownson, Brunson) |
Thomas Hosmer |
Thomas Stanley |
| Richard Bronson |
George Hubbard |
Timothy Stanley |
| Capt. Thomas Bull |
Thomas Hungerford
(Hungerfoot) |
Thomas Stanton |
| Thomas Bunce |
William Hyde |
Deacon Edward Stebbins (Stebbin) |
| Benjamin Burr |
Jonathan Ince |
George Steele |
| Deacon Richard Butler |
Thomas Judd |
John Steele |
| William Butler |
Ralph Keeler |
George Stocking |
| Clement Chaplin (Chaplain) |
Nathaniel Kellogg |
John Stone |
| Mss. Dorothy Chester |
William Kelsey |
Rev. Samuel Stone |
| Richard Church |
Edward Lay |
John Talcott |
| John Clarke |
William Lewis, Sen. |
Thomas Thompson |
| Nicholas Clarke |
Captain Richard Lord |
Thomas Upson |
| William Clarke |
Thomas Lord |
Robert Wade |
| James Cole |
Thomas Lord, Jr. |
William Wadsworth |
| Sergt. William Cornwell |
Richard Lyman |
Henry Wakeley (Walkley) |
| John Crow |
John Marsh |
James Wakeley |
| Captain John Cullick |
Matthew Marvin |
Samuel Wakeman |
| Philip Davis |
Reinold Marvin |
Nathaniel Ward |
| Fulke Davy |
John Maynard |
Andrew Warner |
| Robert Day |
John Moody |
John Warner |
Nicholas Desborough
(Disbro, Desbrough, Disborow Desbrow) |
John Morris (Morrice) |
Richard Watts |
| Deacon Joseph Easton |
Benjamin Munn |
Richard Webb |
| William Edwards |
Thomas Munson |
John Webster |
| Edward Elmer |
Joseph Mygatt |
Governor Thomas Welles |
| Nathaniel Ely |
Thomas Olcott |
William Westley |
| James Ensign (Ensigg) |
James Olmsted (Holmsted) |
William Westwood |
| Zachary Field |
Dr John Olmsted |
Elder John White |
| Thomas Fisher |
Capt. Richard Olmsted |
Samuel Whitehead |
| John Friend |
William Pantry (Peyntre) |
Major William Whiting |
| Samuel Gardiner (Gardner) |
William Parker |
John Wilcock (Wilcox)> |
Daniel Garret
(Garrard, Garwood) |
Deacon Paul Peck |
Gregory Wolterton (Wilterton) |
| John Gennings (Ginnings) |
William Phillips |
Thomas Woodford |
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Governor George Wyllys |
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