CPT Giles Hamlin
1622 - 1689 (67 years)-
Name Giles Hamlin Title CPT Birth 1622 Cornwall, England 
Gender Male Burial 1689 Riverside Cemetery, Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Death 01 Sep 1689 Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Person ID I312684224083 Oswald Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jun 2025
Family Esther Crow, b. Abt. 1628, England d. 23 Aug 1700, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America (Age 72 years) Marriage Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Family ID F2093 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jun 2025
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Notes - Giles was of Middletown by 1650. Was re
Giles was of Middletown by 1650. Was re. 1666, and nearly every year to
1684, assist. 1685 till he died, aged 67. He perhaps own. ship and
command. in the John and James at Barbados, Aug. 1679.
Giles Hamlin m Susan Ashley and Giles Hamlin m Hester Crow
This note is attached to Giles Hamlin married to Susan Ashley -
The history attached as a Memory does not connect Giles Hamlin born 1622, who married Hester Crow, and who died in 1689, with this family in England. While there may be a connection somewhere, there is not enough information in this history. This simply states (II) Giles Hamelin resided in Devonshire and married the daughter of Robert Ashay. He had two sons: Thomas and James. Then the history continues with James Hamlin who was living in London in 1623. He came to New England and settled in Barnstable, Massachusetts and married Ann. He died about 1683. How old was he when living in London in 1623? None of his children are named Giles, the eldest was born in England in 1630, so he must have been born before 1610. So his father Giles must have been born about 1570—he was not the husband of Hester Crow who was born in 1622.
!DEATH: Barbour Collection, Middletown,
!DEATH: Barbour Collection, Middletown, Hartford, CT.; pg.31, Vol.-, ; Hamlin: Giles, d.1 Sep 1689 @67yrs, Indian Hill Cemetery. !BOOK: New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey, Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., Baltimore 1985; pg.339, HAMLIN, Giles (1622-1689), Middletown & Esther [CROW] (?1628-1700), Hartford; ca 1654; Middletown, CT/Hadley? !PROBATE RECORD: WILL; A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. Compiled by Charles William Manwaring, Vol. I. Hartford District, 1635 - 1700. Hartford, Conn., R.S. PECK & Co. Printers 1904; Vol.1, p.460, [Vol.V, page 55.] HAMLIN, Giles sen., Middletown. 1st September, 1689. Invt. L~2249-18-06. Taken by John ALLYN, Nathaniel WHITE, William SOUTHMAYD and John HAMLIN. Will dated 30 August, 1689. I Giles HAMLIN of Middletown doe constitute & ordain this my Last will & Testament in maner following: To my son John HAMLIN all that Land that he now possesseth, viz, the Home lot which I bought of Abram SMITH & one parcell of meadow in the Long meadow which was formerly Henry COALES. Allso, I give to my son John one-halfe of my Lott at Goose's delight, one halfe of my Lott by Lucas's, one-halfe of my Two wood Lotts neer the Towne, my division of Land neer Capt. Harris's, halfe of my out division of Land upon the Straights Hill, halfe my halfe Mile Lott, halfe of the swamp I bought of hopewell, & halfe of my upland & pond Lyeing on the east side the great River, as allso L~30 of Money which I promised to Lay out with him in part of a vessell, as allso one Silver platter, one great silver spoon, as allso one Cowe & one breeding mare, as allso one silver Hatband, the bigest of the Two. All this I give to him & his heirs forever. To my son Wm I give my house & Hom stead with all the Buildings upon it, allso my Land on the west side of the High way Lyeing between Richd HALL's & John HAMLIN'S, as allso my Lot next towards Turner's which I bought of Thomas MILLER, allso my meadow & Swamp in Long meadow, as allso that parcell of meadow on the South side the Rivulett, & allso my wet meadow & my out division of Land in the boggy meadow quarter, halfe of my Lott at Goose's delight, halfe my Lot by Lucas's, halfe of my Two wood Lotts neer the Towne, halfe of my out division upon the Straights Hill, halfe my swamp I bought of HOPEWELL, halfe of my upland & pond Lyeing on the e ast side the great river, as allso one silver spoon & silver Tumbler, as allso one silver Hat band. All this I give to him & his heirs forever. To my sons Giles & Richard HAMLIN I give all my Lands in Hartford together with my Interest in the Mills, they Payeing to their mother L~14 pr year in curant pay of the country during the time of her naturall Life. As also to Giles two silver spoons (one guilt one & the other of the great ones), & a silver wine cup. To Richard, one silver spoon & silver dram cup. And this I give to them & their heirs forever. To my Loveing Wife hester HAMLIN I give what rooms in my now dwelling house, with convenient selleridg for her use, as she shall choose, with the use of what moveables she shall see cause to make use of; allso the Improvement of what stock she shall apprehend may be for her advantage, during the time of her widdowhood. To my daughter Mary I give L~100 in money, & a proportion of household stuffe as my daughter Mabell hath had, as allso silver spoons & silver plate, as allso my servant Joan in case she shall need her and my Wife can spare her, Allso Two cowes. This I give to her & her heirs forever. To my daughter Mabell I give L~50 in money besides what she hath already had, & one silver spoone, & allso one silver porringer & goblet between Mary & Mabell as they shall agree. This I give to her and her heirs for ever. To Samuel HOOKER I give that Cow he had of me. To young John HAMLIN & young Samuel HOOKER I give to each of them one of the small silver spoons; & after my Just debts being discharged & my Legacies payd, my will is that the remaynder of my estate be equally divided between my sons. My Wife Ester and my son John HAMLIN to be Joynt Executors; & I doe request my much Honord friend Col. John ALLYN of Hartford and Liuetenent Nathll WHITE of Middletown to be overseers, & for their paines to be allowed L~5 apeice. I give my two gr.sons John & Giles SOUTHMAYD, I give each of them an ew sheep; and to my two grand so ns John HAMLIN & Samuel HOOKER I give each of them an ew sheep. Giles HAMLIN sen. LS. Witness: Nath WHITE senr, Noadiah RUSSELL. Court Record, Page 12-6 March, 1689-90: Will Proven.
!Early settler of Middletown. !Assistant
!Early settler of Middletown. !Assistant in 1673 and 1685-89. !Many years a magistrate. !Appointed to the Grand Committee of the Colony in 1673.
DOCUMENTATION
!BIRTH: The Society of C
DOCUMENTATION
!BIRTH: The Society of Colonial Wars in The State of Connecticut Register
of Pedigrees and Services of Ancestors, page 104.
!MARRIAGE: Source - The American Genealogist, Vol. 46, page 138.
!DEATH: Source - same as birth, also NEHG Register, Vol. 11, page 84.
!2nd source - Colonial Families of The United States, by George Norbury
Mackenzie, page 141.
!He was of Middletown, CT.
!He was of Middletown, CT.
ANCESTRAL REGISTER of HALSTED WATKINS HU
ANCESTRAL REGISTER of HALSTED WATKINS HULL-Compiled by Algot G. Steinberg-Hartford CT 1934-Connecticut State Library. Hamlin Gen. Non-standard gedcom data: 1 PEDI birth
!MARRIAGE:GENEALOGIES OF HADLEY FAMILIES
!MARRIAGE:GENEALOGIES OF HADLEY FAMILIES; Embracing the early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby. Compiled by Lucius M. Boltwood, Baltimore Publishing Co., Inc. 1979 FHL film 1421841, item #10; pp 32;NOTE:
!Ceme inscript-Middletown,CT: "Here,s a
!Ceme inscript-Middletown,CT: "Here,s a Cedar tall gently wafted o'er,;From Great Britain,s Isle to this Western shore;Near 50 years crossing the Ocean wide;Yet.s anchored in the grave,from storm and tide.;Yet remember,the body only here,His blessed soul,fixed in a higher sphere."
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Esq. SOURCE: "The His
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Esq. SOURCE: "The History Of Hadley, Massachusetts", Republished, 1976 by New Hampshire Publishing Company, Somersworth. With "Family Genealogies", by Lucius M. Boltwood, 1905. Pg. 32.
Mariner for 50 years. Settled Middletown
Mariner for 50 years. Settled Middletown, CT 1654.
SOURCE: "The History Of Hadley, Massachu
SOURCE: "The History Of Hadley, Massachusetts", Republished, 1976 by New Hampshire Publishing Company, Somersworth. With "Family Genealogies", by Lucius M. Boltwood, 1905. Pg. 32.
!FGR: Page 219, 224; BOOK Ancestry of
!FGR: Page 219, 224; BOOK Ancestry of Lawrence Williams, Part II, compiled by Cornelia Bartow Williams, Privately printed Chicago, 1915 copy % Pat Roberts, American Fork, Utah. BURIED: "He and his wife are buried in the East Burial Place, (Riverside Cemetery)." REF.: First Puritan Settlers, 1846 (Hinman), 39, 214; Hamlin Fam., 1900 (Andrews), 14-84; SAge Fam., 46-76.
history
Middletown, 1663 was an assistant in 1685, and as early as '73. At a special session of the General Court held at Hartford in '73, to prepare against an apparent war with the Dutch, the Governor with Giles Hamlin, Capt. Benjamin Newbury, William Wadsworth, Capt. William Curtiss, Leut. William Fowler, and Leut. Thomas Munson, assistants in the colony, were appointed to act as a Grand Committee of the colony, in establishing and commissionating military officers, pressing men, horses, ships, barks, or other vessels, arms, ammunition, provision, carriages, &c. as they should judge needful for defence; and to manage, order and dispose of the militia in the best way for the safety of the colony. (dunhamwilcox.net)
- Giles was of Middletown by 1650. Was re