Jonathan Winchell b. Abt. 1635 Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Southfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America: Oswald Family History

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Name	Jonathan Winchell
Birth	Abt. 1635	Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Gender	Male
Death	Southfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Burial	Zions Hill Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Person ID	I312684225238	Oswald Genealogy
Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

Family	Abigail Brownson, b. 08 Sep 1643, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. 27 Mar 1710, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America (Age 66 years)
Marriage	16 May 1666	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Family ID	F1610	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

Notes

Suffield Historical Society Family history of Robert Winchell
++++++++++++ FIRST GENERATION ++++++++++++
1 Robert Winchell
b. England; d. 21 Jan 1669, Windsor, CT; d. 10 Jul 1655, Windsor, CT.
Children:
2‑1 Nathaniel Winchell, b. bef 1634, prob. England; m. Sarah Porter.
3‑2 Jonathan Winchell, b. bef 1635, prob. Dorchester, MA; m. (1) Abigail Brownson; m. (2) Mary Hussey.
3 Phebe Winchell, bp. 29 Mar 1638, Windsor, CT; d. 23 May 1662, Windsor, CT.
4 Mary Winchell, bp. 5 Sep 1641, Windsor, CT.
4‑5 David Winchell, bp. 22 Oct 1643, Windsor, CT; m. Elizabeth Filley.
6 Joseph Winchell, bp. 5 Apr 1645, Windsor, CT.
7 Martha Winchell, bp. 18 Jun 1648, Windsor, CT; d. 12 Jul 1655, Windsor, CT.
8 Benjamin Winchell, bp. 11 Jul 1652, Windsor, CT; d. Jun 1656, Windsor, CT.
Robert was at Dorchester, Mass., probably as early as 1634; and removed to Windsor, Conn., about 1635.
Will of Robert Winchell, will dated 20 Jan 1667/8. Sons: Jonathan, & David. Inventory taken 23 Jan 1667/8 by
Deacon Moore, Capt, Newberry, John Loomis & Matthew Grant.
Reference Documents: 95, 115
++++++++++++ SECOND GENERATION ++++++++++++
2 Nathaniel Winchell
b. bef 1634, prob. England; d. 9 Apr 1699, Windsor, CT; son of Robert Winchell & nfn nln; m. 8 Apr 1664, Sarah
Porter; d. 1725, Windsor, CT.
Children:
1 Nathaniel Winchell, b. 5 Aug 1665, Windsor, CT.
5‑2 Thomas Winchell, b. 25 May 1669, Windsor, CT; m. Sarah Moore.
3 Sarah Winchell, b. 26 Dec 1674, Windsor, CT.
4 Stephen Winchell, b. 13 Aug 1677, Windsor, CT.
5 John Winchell, b. ca. 1680, Windsor, CT.
6 Mary Winchell, b. ca. 1683, Windsor, CT.
The age of the last two children figures from age given in Nathaniel will.
Reference Documents: 95
3 Jonathan Winchell
b. bef 1635, prob. Dorchester, MA; d. 5 Mar 1714/15, Suffield, CT; son of Robert Winchell; m. (1) 16 May 1666,
Farmington, Ct, Abigail Brownson; dau. of Richard Brownson & Abigail Wyborne; b. 8 Sep 1643, Hartford, CT; d. 27
Mar 1710, Suffield, CT.
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Children:
1 Jonathan Winchell, b. Feb 1666/67, Windsor, CT; d. young.
6‑2 Jonathan Winchell, b. 14 Feb 1669/70, Windsor, CT; m. Sarah Hovey.
7‑3 Benjamin Winchell, b. 28 Jun 1674, Windsor, CT; m. Sarah Moore.
8‑4 Abigail Winchell, b. 8 Jun 1679, Suffield, CT; m. John Kent.
m. (2) Mar 1713, Suffield, Ct, Mary Hussey; d. 10 Feb 1728/29, Suffield, CT.
Abigail last name was sometimes spelled Bruson, Bronson.
Jonathan Winchell Sr. & widow Mary Towsley m. int. 20 Feb 1712/13. His second wife was widow Mary (Hussey)
Towsley wife of Michael.
There are three Winchell children that are in Suffield but have not been tied to any family. Nathaniel who m. int. to
_____ Barber in Dec 1706, Phebe who m. int. & then married Thomas Kent 27 Oct 1708, & Mabell who m. int to
Nathaniel Hall 9 Dec 1716. Could some of these children been born during the King Phillips war when Suffield was
deserted?
Reference Documents: 8, 115, 177
4 David Winchell
bp. 22 Oct 1643, Windsor, CT; d. 29 Dec 1723, Suffield, Ct, ae. 80 yrs.; son of Robert Winchell; m. 17 Nov 1669,
Windsor, Ct, Elizabeth Filley; dau. of William Filley & Margaret Carkney; b. 4 Mar 1650, Windsor, CT; d. 23 Jun 1728,
Suffield, Ct, ae. 78 yrs..
Children:
9‑1 Joseph Winchell, b. 13 Sep 1670, Windsor, CT; m. Sarah Taylor.
10‑2 Christian Winchell, b. 9 Mar 1672/73, Windsor, CT; m. Obadiah Owen.
11‑3 Elizabeth Winchell, b. 7 Dec 1675, Windsor, CT; m. John Trumble.
12‑4 Martha Winchell, b. ca. 1678, Suffield, CT; m. Benjamin Holcomb.
13‑5 David Winchell, b. 19 Mar 1681/82, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Anna Adams; m. (2) Elizabeth Hamblin.
14‑6 Mary Winchell, b. 8 Feb 1684/85, Suffield, CT; m. Joseph Holcomb.
7 Jedediah Winchell, b. 13 Mar 1688, Suffield, CT; d. 30 Jan 1689/90, Suffield, CT.
15‑8 Jedediah Winchell, b. 29 Dec 1690, Suffield, CT; m. Thankful Smith.
16‑9 Samuel Winchell, b. 9 Jun 1693, Suffield, CT; m. Hannah Parsons.
David Winchell under date 25 April 1673 sold to his brother Nathaniel all of his paternal estates lying on the west side
of the highway at Windsor. In the record of voluntary contribution for relief of families distressed by "King Philip's
war," David Winchell stands credited for 2s 6d ‑ date 1676. From this time David disappears from the Windsor records
and subsequent history is found in the records of Suffield, Conn.
Stiles lists a second marriage to Sarah Griffin 1 May 1672. This is an error pointed out by TAG 1948, p49‑50.
Reference Documents: 8, 95, 115, 177

REFERENCE: 8
TITLE: Barbour Collection ‑ Suffield 1674‑1850
DATE: 1928
DESCRIPTION: Connecticut Vital Records ‑ Suffield, Ct
LOCATION: Kent Memorial Library, Suffield, CT & Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT

REFERENCE: 95
TITLE: The History of Ancient Windsor
AUTHOR: Henry R. Stiles
DATE: 1892
DESCRIPTION: Two volume history of Windsor, Ct.
LOCATION: Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT

REFERENCE: 115
TITLE: Genealogy of the Family of Winchell in America
AUTHOR: Alexander Winchell, LL.D.
DATE: 1869
LOCATION: Kent Memorial Library, Suffield, Ct.

REFERENCE: 177
TITLE: Index to Hampshire Records of Birth, Marriages and Deaths, 1638‑1696
AUTHOR: William & John Pynchon
DATE: Transcribed 1933
DESCRIPTION: Privately kept by William and John Pynchon for towns in and around Springfield, Mass.

Sources of Information:
Sources of Information:
1)The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635 Vol. VII by Robert Charles Anderson (Great Migration Study Project, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011. pp. 454-457.)
2. Winchell Gene. by Newton H. WINCHELL & Alexander N. WINCHELL

!The American Genealogist, Vol. 57, No.
!The American Genealogist, Vol. 57, No. 2, April 1981, by George E. McCracken, page 75.

Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Suffield was formed in Massachusetts from unorganized land on 3 June 1674 and was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony until 1749.

Then from 1749-1776 was part of the Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America until the USA was formed in 1776 and remains Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA today (2023)