The Hendee Family Tree
Person Chart
Additional Names
| Additional Names | Name |
|---|---|
| Name at Birth | John Elderkin |
Parents
| Father | Date of Birth | Mother | Date of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
 Johannes Elderkin Sr. |
29 Jun 1595 |  Mrs John Elderkin |
ABT 1591 |
| John Elderkin Sr. |
1590 | Elizabeth Drake |
1591 |
Partners
Person Events
| Event Type | Date | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 Birth |
1616 | Wrangle, Fens, Lincolnshire, England | |
| Marriage |
about 1632 | Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America | |
| Marriage |
1633 | Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Marriage |
BEF 1635 | ||
| Marriage |
01 Mar 1660 | Windsor, Connecticut, British Colonial America | |
| FamilySearch Id |
9447-67W | ||
| Occupation |
He was a Carpenter and Millwriight (owned a mill). he was a contactor, or master builder. In fact, he was a miller in addition to being a millwright, shipwright and builder generally | ||
| Death |
04 Aug 1670 | Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States | Y |
| Burial |
1670 | Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States |
Notes
| From The History of Norwich, Connecticut (Pg 72): 3fill. In settling a plantation, one of the first necessities to be pro- vided for was the grinding of corn. Maize was the common grain, and a mill was indispensable. The earliest town act of which any record has been recovered, bears thedateofDec.11,1660. Itistherenewalofacontractstatedtohave been made at Saybrook, Feb. 26, 1655,* [probably should be 1659-60,] between John Elderkin on the one hand, and "the town of Moheagan ' on the other, to erect a corn-mill, either by the home-lot of John Pease, [at Yantic, western extremity of the town-plot,] or at No-man's Acre, to be completedbeforeNov.1,1661,underpenaltyofforfeiting$20. Thetoll allowed was to be ^, and a tract of land was pledged as a compensation for the erection of the mill. Elderkin's mill, erected first at No-man's Acre, was soon removed to a situation below the Falls, and new grants and privileges were bestowed upon the proprietor, that it might be well sustained. Here for a long course of years stood the mill and the miller's house. This had formerly been a noted landing-place of the Indians. A fine spring of pure water gushed copiously from the side-hill near by, which was literally a perpet- ual fountain of sweet waters, with no record or tradition of its having failed but once, and that was in the great drought of 1676. The Mill Falls, Elderkin's Mill, " the valley near the mill in which the Spring is," "the deep valley that goeth down to goodman Elderkin's house," and "the island . before his house at the Mill Falls," are all * This date, 1655, is a mistake of the recorder. In 1701, a controversy having arisen between the Town and the second John Elderkin respecting the mill, a com- mittee was appointed to review what was called the old Covenant with Elderkin, and give a clear statement of the case. In their report tliev affirm that Elderkin was obli- gated to maintain a mill for the use of the town, or forfeit the lands and privileges appertaining to the mill. To the record of this report a notice is appended, that the old agreement with Elderkin, "bearing date 1655, the town do now declare to be an error in the date." The true date is not given, but probably it was during the winter of 1659-60. referred to in the early records, with circumstances indicating that they were locally grouped together. Forty acres on the south side of the Little Plain side-hills, upon the cove, were given to the mill, " to lye to it with the Landing Place, for the use of the town," and to be improved by John Elderkin, the miller. This grant covered the Indian burying-place, and was coupled with a reservation that the Indians should have free access to the spot, and the right of sepulture—privileges which it may be inferred from this stipula- tion the town had promised to Uncas. The grant extended over the greater part of what is now Washington street. It was afterwards pur- chased by Col. Simon Lathrop. |