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John H. Ordway 1680–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680-1689

Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 27 Aug 1727

Death Location: Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Samuel Maxfield

Mother: Sarah ?

Spouse(s): Samuel Lieutenant, John II

Children(s): Hannah Butts, Samuel Jr, Mary Butts, John Butts, Nathaniel Butts, Joseph Butts, Josiah Butts, Sarah Butts, Michael Maxfield, Mary Butts

The story of John H. Ordway began in 1680 in Massachusetts, USA. John H. Ordway married John Ellis Maxfield Ii, Samuel Butts Lieutenant, and had children including Elijah H Maxfield, Hannah Butts, John Butts, Joseph Butts, Josiah Butts, Mary Butts, Michael Maxfield, Nathaniel Butts, Samuel Butts Jr, Sarah Butts. John H. Ordway passed away in 1727 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John H. Ordway began in 1680 in Massachusetts, USA.
  • John H. Ordway married John Ellis Maxfield Ii, Samuel Butts Lieutenant, and had children including Elijah H Maxfield, Hannah Butts, John Butts, Joseph Butts, Josiah Butts, Mary Butts, Michael Maxfield, Nathaniel Butts, Samuel Butts Jr, Sarah Butts.
  • John H. Ordway passed away in 1727 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Maxfield
1650–1707
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
SM
Sarah ?
1649–1691
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, America
S?

Spouses(s)

Samuel Lieutenant
1673–1747
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
SL
John II
1680–1752
Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
JI

Children(s)

Hannah Butts
1722–1760
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
HB
Samuel Jr
1707–1791
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
SJ
Mary Butts
1721–1743
Birth Location: Canterbury, New London Co., Connecticut
MB
John Butts
1718–1752
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
JB
Nathaniel Butts
1714–1769
Birth Location: Canterbury, New London Co., Connecticut
NB
Joseph Butts
1711–1752
Birth Location: Canterbury, New London Co., Connecticut
JB
Josiah Butts
1703–1787
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
JB
Sarah Butts
1702–1773
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
SB
Michael Maxfield
1716–1800
Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
MM
Mary Butts
1718–1719
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
MB

John Ordway's Ancestors

Self
John Ordway
1680–1727
Birth Place: Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Samuel Maxfield
1650–1707
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah (Ordway) ?
1649–1691
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, America
Grandparents
Clement Maxfield
1622–1692
England
Johanna (Huntington) 😒
1621–1707
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Colony
MARY Forth
1590–1691
London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
John GGF
1598–1665
Ursula GGM
1602–
James *
1593–1632
Marie GGM
1600–1695
Michael Sr
1550–1616
*Margaret
1552–1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John GGF
1570–1634
^Margaret Cooper
1573–1630
Thomas Webb
1580–1656
Marie Ginches
1580–1643
William Huntington
1539–1593
Agnes Crossley
1552–1593
Thomas Benison
1570–1664
Jennet GGM
1570–1640
Jane Fiske
1538–1570

John Ordway's Descendants

1.
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John (H.) Ordway (1680-1689–27 Aug 1727) m. Samuel (Butts ,) Lieutenant (1 Mar 1673–20 May 1747) m. John (Ellis Maxfield) II (23 Oct 1680–2 Mar 1752)
  1. 1. Hannah Butts 1722–1760 m. John Huntington 1719–1808
    1. 1. Zereviah Ensworth 1754–1826 m. Nathaniel Woodward 1752–1828 m. Daniel Babcock 1753–1850 m. Nathaniel Woodward 1752–1828 m. Nathaniel Woodward 1752–1828 m. Nathaniel Woodward 1752–1828 m. Nathaniel Woodward 1752–1828 m. Nathaniel Woodward 1752–1828 m. Nathaniel Woodward 1752–1828
      1. 1. Hannah Woodward 1788–1815 m. Ichabod Gurley 1780–1814 m. Salmon Blackman 1771–
        1. 1. Ichabod (S) Gurley 1811–1887 m. Elisebeth Gurley 1822–1894 m. Harriet (B.) Doolittle 1816–1858 m. America Davis 1836–1913
        2. 2. Caroline Gurley 1809–
        3. 3. Anna (Melissa) Gurley 1813–1813
        4. 4. Mary (M. \ A.) Blackman 1821–
        5. 5. Aretas (J.) Blackman 1817–1898
      2. 2. Nathaniel Woodward 1784–1843
      3. 3. Sally Woodward 1796–
      4. 4. Wealthy Woodward 1798–1883
      5. 5. Nathaniel (1) Woodward 1782–1783
      6. 6. John Woodward 1786–1851
      7. 7. Sarah Woodward 1796–1876
      8. 8. Anne Woodward 1790–1815
      9. 9. Daniel Woodward 1793–1827
      10. 10. Fanny Woodward 1792–1869
      11. 11. Jeremiah Babcock 1788–1847
      12. 12. Backus Babcock 1784–1817
      13. 13. Hannah Woodward 1788– m. Ichabod Gurley 1780–1814
      14. 14. Hannah Woodward 1788– m. Ichabod Gurley 1780–1814
      15. 15. Hannah Woodward 1788– m. Ichabod Gurley 1780–1814
      16. 16. Hannah Woodward 1788– m. Ichabod Gurley 1780–1814
      17. 17. Hannah Woodward 1788–1813 m. Ichabod Gurley 1780–1814
        1. 1. Caroline Gurley 1809–
        2. 2. Anna (Melissa) Gurley 1813–1813
      18. 18. Hannah Woodward 1788– m. Ichabod Gurley 1780–1814
        1. 1. Ichabod (Strong) Gurley 1811–1887
      19. 19. Hannah Woodward 1788– m. Ichabod Gurley 1780–1814
        1. 1. Ichabod (Strong) Gurley 1811–1887
      20. 20. Hannah Woodward 1788– m. Ichabod Gurley 1780–1814
        1. 1. Ichabod (Strong) Gurley 1811–1887
      21. 21. Hannah Woodward 1788– m. Ichabod Gurley 1780–1814
    2. 2. John Ensworth 1758–1823
    3. 3. Ebenezer Ensworth 1750–1823
    4. 4. Judith Ensworth 1749–1818
    5. 5. Anna Ensworth 1756–1829
    6. 6. Hannah Ensworth 1758–1782
  2. 2. Samuel (Butts) Jr 1707–1791
  3. 3. Mary Butts 1721–1743
  4. 4. John Butts 1718–1752
  5. 5. Nathaniel Butts 1714–1769
  6. 6. Joseph Butts 1711–1752
  7. 7. Josiah Butts 1703–1787
  8. 8. Sarah Butts 1702–1773
  9. 9. Michael Maxfield 1716–1800
  10. 10. Mary Butts 1718–1719

John Ordway's Timeline

6 Records

1680
1680-1689
Birth of John H. Ordway in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA
1722
19 Aug 1722
Age 42
John H. Ordway was baptized in Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
1725
1725
Age 45
John H. Ordway - Probate in Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1727
27 Aug 1727
Age 47
Death of John H. Ordway in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut
Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut
1772
21 May 1772
Age 92
John H. Ordway was married in Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
1787
1 Jun 1787
Age 107
John H. Ordway was baptized in Presbyterian Church,Westfield,Union,New Jersey
Presbyterian Church,Westfield,Union,New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680-1689
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 128
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4689.020; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1722
    Event Place: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1787
    Event Place: Presbyterian Church,Westfield,Union,New Jersey
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 May 1772
    Event Place: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts Marriages to 1850

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newbury
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Vital Records, Contributor: Internet Archive; Publisher: Topsfield, Mass.: the Topsfield Historical Society; Date: 1915

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Njer, Newjersey
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sterling, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Utah, USA
    Record Source: Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah; Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah—1851; Fourteenth Ten; Privates

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1727
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Company; Baltimore, MD, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 5
    [3] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Bristol County (Mass.) Probate Records 1690-1881; Author: Bristol County (Massachusetts). Register of Probate
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Bristol County (Mass.) Probate Records 1690-1881; Author: Bristol County (Massachusetts). Register of Probate
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