Samuel DOOLITTLE, Sr.

1665 - 1714  (49 years)

• Name	Samuel DOOLITTLE
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	7 Jul 1665	New Haven, New Haven County, CT
  Gender	Male
  AFN	9PCX-23
  Death	25 Sep 1714	Middletown, Middlesex County, CT
  Notes	(1) Source: Leslie Thompson . (2) Doolittle, William Frederick, The Doolittle Family in America, Cleveland, OH: 1901, pp. 64-65: Samuel Doolittle, s. of Abraham and Abigail (Moss) Doolittle, was b. at New Haven, July 7, 1665, being the oldest s. by 2d. m. The family moved to W. when he was but a few years old, and there he grew to manhood. The children in those days were early taught the strict observance of the Sabbath, and only the most necessary duties were permitted in the household from the time the sun sank behind the western hills on Saturday until the following evening. At the drum beat on Sunday morning each family in plain and carefully-kept clothes, after the toil of the week, devoutly took its way by the trail through the woods, crossing the brook or skirting the hills to worship at the little meeting house. Lacking a supply of hymn books, the congregation sang the songs line for line as they were read to them by the leader of church singing. Sermons in early days took two hours to deliver, while a prayer lasting less than an hour was of doubtful effect. Rev. Samuel Street was the first pastor at W. and continued with this congregation for forty-five years. The church was an unpretentious affair, built of unhewn logs, which hardly kept out wind and rain. It was 28 feet long, 24 feet wide and 10 feet "in stud between ye ground sill and wall plate," and "comfortably and comleyly fitted up with dores and windures & flower or floors." The interior furnishings were very simple. The presiding elder and deacons had elevated seats before the pulpit. The congregation were seated on plain benches, according to age and standing in the community?the men and women occupying opposite sides of the house. Sentries were stationed at the door or passed to and fro before it. In 1689 the town "voted to build a fort round ye meeting house." There in the silent wilderness, says S. B. Thorp, "far away from the busy haunts of men, they seemed and felt nearer God-more alone with God?than ever before. With reverent joy they rejoiced in that blessed intimacy of communion and drew from it strength they needed for the trials and duties that formed the staple of their daily lives." Samuel m. Mary, dau. of Sergt. John and Martha (Peck) Cornwall of Middletown, Conn. She was b. Nov. 20, 1666, and d. Nov. 16, 1742. They resided at W. till the birth of their second son, when they rem. to Middletown. He received land at W. in 1689. His death occurred at M. Sept. 25, 1714. CHILDREN. . . . i. Jonathan b. Aug. 21, 1689. . . . ii. Samuel b. Aug. 31, 1691. . . . iii. Mary b. Nov. 24, 1693; m. Solomon Goff. . . . iv. Abraham b. Sept. 21, 1695. . . . v. Abigail b. April 10, 1697, m. Wm. Mark. . . . vi. Martha b. April 6, 1698, m. Daniel Hall. . . . vii. Hannah b. Oct. 29, 1700, m. Stephen Turner. . . . viii. Thankful b. June 3, 1702, prob. m. John s. of David and Sarah (Rockwell) Hall, b. May 9, 1678, at W. . . . ix. Joseph b. June 20, 1704. . . . x. Nathaniel b. Jan. 15, 1706. . . . xi. Esther b. July 16, 1709.
  Person ID	I13611	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Sgt. Abraham DOOLITTLE,   b. Bef 20 Aug 1620, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England d. 11 Aug 1690, Wallingford, New Haven County, CT (Age > 69 years)
  Mother	Abigail MOSS,   b. 10 Apr 1642, New Haven, New Haven County, CT d. 5 Nov 1710, Wallingford, New Haven County, CT (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1663	New Haven, New Haven County, CT
  Family ID	F6139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary CORNWALL,   b. 20 Nov 1666, Middletown, Middlesex County, CT d. 16 Nov 1742, Middletown, Middlesex County, CT (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1688	Middletown, Middlesex County, CT
  Children	1. Lt. Samuel DOOLITTLE, Jr.,   b. 31 Aug 1691, Wallingford, New Haven County, CT d. 17 Jul 1736, Palmer, Hampshire [now Hampden] County, MA (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F6140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024