Notes
Ref#51:
9-20-52 S.H. Conger has found in New Haven Probate Records the settlement
of the estate of Thomas Blatchley, ded'd 1672. His wife was named
Susanna. They had chn: Aaron, Moses; Miriam Pond (w/o Samuel Pond) &
Abigail Ball. It seems very probable this Abigail was the wife of Edward
Ball, whose eldest dau. was named Abigail & his two younger sons Moses &
Thomas.
New Haven Probate Rec. Vol. 1 pt 2 pp57 & 77 (old pp 53 & 73). 12 June
1674 Chn of Thomas Blatchley, late deceased in Boston & their mother
Susanna...agree to division of rest of est. equally among chn. of
dec'd....1/4 to Abygaile Ball.
From: 70324.341@compuserve.com (MYRLE S. PERRY)
Taken from Genealogies of Connecticut Families, From the New England
Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol I, selected and introduced by
Gary Boyd Roberts with an index by Judith McGhan, published by
Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc, 1983 of Baltimore.:
Thomas Blatchley, or Blachley, and his descendants. Compiled by Hon Ralph
D. Smyth, and communicated by Dr. Bernard C. Steiner.
1. Thomas(1) Blachley came to New England in 1635, and was at Hartford in
1640, and New Haven in 1643/4, taking the oath of fidelity in the latter
year, and being fined in 1646 for neglecting the image of God in the
civil magistrates. He was at Branford on Dec 1, 1645, and died in Boston,
Mass in 1674. He probably was a merchant, and sold his land at Branford
to William Maltbie of New Haven, Apr 16, 1653. On Oct 30, 1665, he signed
the Newark (NJ) covenant but did the same at Branford, Jun 20, 1667.
"Goodman Blachley" was admitted an inhabitant of Guilford, Apr 23, 1668,
"if he can provide himself a place to dwell in".
He was elected Deputy to the General Court, from Branford, in May 1667,
Oct 1668, and Oct 1669, but was absent from all these sessions. He was a
man of influence in the colony, and served in a number of sessions of the
General Court, from May 1670. In that month, the General Court granted
him 60 acres of land where he could find it, on the usual terms. His
estate in Connecticut, inventory being present Jun 9, 1674, amounted to
79 pounds, and the inventory in Boston, 128 pounds. He married Susannah,
surname unknown, who married second, Richard Bristow, and died in Dec
1677. Left London 28 Jul 1635, ship HOPEWELL. Thomas Babb, Master,
Immigration data quality: 3, Immigration date 1635, Immigration place:
Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.
Thomas Blatchley, b. ca. 1615 St. Giles, London, arrived on the ship
"Hopewell", which left london 28 Jul 1635, and married before 1644,
Susanna Ball. Will dated 28 Sep 1668, probated May 1669. Was a baker in
Cullerne, Wilts Co. England.
Everton Publishers, Root Cellar Search: Submitter #: 27346
Name:
CHARLI M GREENLESS,
11065 KIMBERLY AVE
POMONA, CA 91766
From: Chuck Blatchley
Blatchley is also old Saxon. Blatch means bleech and ley means a
clearing in the woods. So, Blatchley was the clearing where you went in
the 13th century to have your fabric bleeched. They were either the
first chemists or the first industrial polluters, depending on how you
look at it!
New Haven Historical Society, Ancient Records Series, Vol. 1, 1649-1662
"AT A COURT HELD AT NEWHAUEN THE 7TH OF AUGUST, 1655"
Thomas Blatchley gave the court "some offence and neglecting the imadge
of God in magistrats, & goeing away soe irreverently and sayeing he would
have justice in another place if he had it not here, wch now lyeing on
his conscience, desirs to cleare himself, wherewth the court was
satisfied"
Ref#232:
"The Families of John Rittenhouse Morgan, John Orsemus Stanley, and
Daniel Woolsey", Anna Stanley Blatchley
... The coat of arms bears the motto "Utere Mondo". Thomas Blatchley
came to New England in 1635 and was at Hartford, Connecticut in 1640. He
took the oath of fealty at New Haven in 1640.
"Abridged Compendium of American genealogy", Virkis, 1925. pg 381
"Immigrants to America before 1750" Virkis
Ref#253:
Thomas Blatchley (1615-72) by one report sailed from London on the
Hopewell 28 Jul 1635. He was 20 years old and intended to arrive in New
England. He was a member of St. Giles Cripplegate Anglican church.
However, he was possibly from northwestern England, where most of
Hartford and Branford, CT settlers originated. Thomas probably landed
in Massachusetts, but by 1 May 1637, Thomas was at Hartford, where he was
one of the initial soldiers signed for the first Pequot Indian War. (In
May 1670, Thomas received 60 acres near New Haven for his service in that
war.) Hartford had been founded in 1635 by a Cambridge, MA. Thomas also
appears in Hartford land records from 1639-74. However, he moved to New
Haven about 1643 and swore allegience there in 1644. He moved to
Branford in 1646, probably where he married Susanna Ball (d Jul 1680),
who may be related to their son-in-law Edward Ball. Thomas and his son,
Aaron, committed to the governing rules for the settling of Newark, NJ on
30 Oct 1665. Thomas also became one of Newark's governing committee.
Yet he probably never went to Newark, unlike all but one of his
children. He appears in Newark records as one of the settlement's
governing committee, but he does not appear to have received any land in
Newark. One source notes, without citation, that Thomas sold his Newark
lot to Thomas Huntington. Furthermore, Thomas Blatchly appears as living
in Branford during the early years of Newark. He signed a church compact
there in 1667 and served as deputy to the General Court of Connecticut,
1667-72. He died in Branford 1672, according to New Haven probate
records. The will was not settled until 1674, when the court described
Thomas as deceased in Boston. Some sources speculate that Thomas was
engaged in merchant trading and was thus in Boston on business. Susanna
Ball married again after 1674, Richard Bristow of Guilford, CT, who died
Sep 1683.
SOURCES: Roberts, Connecticut Families.
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