Deacon Abraham Augur

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• Graduation: 1738; : Hopkins? Grammar School
• History: 8 Jul 1740; When his father died, he chose, and the court appointed, John Potter, Jr., as his guardian.
• Married: 21 May 1746, Woodbridge, Haven County, Connecticut; Elizabeth Bradley, probably the daughter of Eldad Bradley of Woodbridge, Connecticut. She was born in 1725 and died 6 November 1764. Issue: 1. Martha Augur (1746-1820) 2. Elizabeth Augur (1748-1749) 3. Hezekiah Augur (1750-1818) 4. Rhoda Augur (1750-1821) 5. Phebe Augur (1752-1813 6. Lydia Augur (1753-1802) 7. Chloe Augur (1756-1774) 8. Huldah Augur (1758-1833)
• Religion: 4 May 1749, Woodbridge, Haven County, Connecticut; He came to Amity Parish (Woodbridge) after 1740, and was admitted to full communion there. He removed to New Haven, probably after the death of his first wife, and joined the White Haven Church, made up largely of a faction termed "New Eights" who had withdrawn from the First Church. On June 20, 1771, twenty-seven persons, most of them from the White Haven Church, on confession of their faith were organized into a new church then called the Fair Haven Church, among whom were Abraham Augur and his wife Sarah, and Timothy Ford.
• Married: 17 Feb 1765; Mrs.Sarah Alcock, the widow of Thomas Alcock. Issue: 1. Joel Augur (1766-____) 2. Jeremiah Augur (1768-____) 3. Abraham Augur (____-1795) 4. Lucie Augur (1771-____)
• Offices Held: 11 Oct 1773, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut; He was chosen deacon of the White Haven Church, which office he held for twenty-five years until his death.
• Offices Held: 11 Dec 1775, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut; He was chosen as one of a ?Committee of Inspection? to look after Tories and expose their machinations.
• Offices Held: 1776 to 1785; He was a selectman of the town during the years 1776-?77, ?78, ?79, ?83, ?84, ?85.
• Military: 1778 to Aug 1779; He was a Carpenter's Mate on board the ship, Oliver Cromwell.

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• Land/House: 25 Feb 1709, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut; He received a half division of land of 2¼ acres.
• Occupation: say 1710, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut; He was a shoemaker.

John married Elizabeth Bradley on 1 Jul 1710 in East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. Elizabeth (daughter of Isaac Bradley and Elizabeth Darrish) was born on 16 Nov 1686 in Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut; died on 13 Dec 1780 in East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: Abt 1668, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut; This date is established by the following Colonial Record, where his uncle, Nicolas, states his proposed emigration: At a Town Meeting in New Haven, Feb. 7, 1668, Mr. Davenport came into the meeting and spoke concerning the establishment of a Grammar or Collegiate School as designed by the bequest of Mr. Hopkins. He wished to know whether the people desired to send their sons to such a school, and asked those present to express themselves. Upon which Roger Ailing declared his purpose to bring up one of his sons to learning; also Thomas Trowbridge, David Atwater and others. Mr. Augur (Nicholas) said he intended to send for a kinsman from England. This kinsman probably was Robert, and he may have attended Hopkins Grammar School, which was established soon after that meeting.
• Freeman: 1674, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
• Land/House: 23 Nov 1707, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut; One sixth of a parcel of land in the precincts of New Haven near Mr. Yale?s farm known by the name of Mr. Gilbert?s third division, which tract was granted and laid out for Mathew Gilbert, 160 acres be it more or less,?? etc. Signed Her Mary ( M ) Augur. John Augur.

Robert married Mary Guilbert on 20 Nov 1673 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. Mary (daughter of Deputy Governor Matthew Guilbert and Jane) was born on 11 Jun 1651; was christened on 22 Jun 1651; died on 19 Feb 1731 in East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Moved to: 1683, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut

Isaac married Elizabeth Darrish in 1683 in Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Elizabeth was born in 1656 in Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut; died on 3 Jan 1713 in East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Moved to: 1683, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut

John married Ann [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: say 1635; From Augar (1904), "From an early period for a long term of years he was in civil affairs second only to Gov. Eaton. On his broad shoulders were laid the burdens of Magistry and in those days the office was no sinecure. He was first Deputy Magistrate of New Haven Colony and afterwards Guilford and Milford were comprehended in the jurisdiction. He was afterwards Dept. Governor, a change in name only, not in office. No name except that of Gov. Eaton appears more frequently in the records in connection with public business and with high and difficult trusts. It is impossible to resist the conclusion that he was a man in whose integrity, piety, strong common sense and large capacity for public affairs his fellow citizens reposed entire confidence and with perfect safety - a confidence that was never shaken."
• Offices Held: 1639, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut; He was chosen one of the two deacons of the First church, which office he held until 1658 when he voluntarily resigned.
• Will: 14 Jan 1679, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut; "Mr. Mathew Guilbert His last Will & testament. I Mathew Guilbert, senior having my understanding and memory yet through ye goodness of god continued, yet being under great paynes even to ye stopping of my breath sometimes which makes me think of a sudden change, doe therefore make this as my last will & testam4 this fourteenth day of ye eleventh month commonly called January, one thousand six hundred and seventy-nine. Impr I doe give up my soule into the hands of Jesus Christ my redeemer, for I know whom I have believed & am persuaded y4 he is able to keep that which I have committed to him against that day. and my body to a comely buriall, in hope of a joyful resurrection, whereof he hath given this assurance in that he raysed him from ye dead. Ist, that estate which the Lord hath been pleased to continue to me (who giveth and taketh blessed be his name) my will is that it be thus disposed: After just debts be paid (which by this my will I provide not for) I give to my deare & loving wife one half of my personall estate be it more or less, and to take her half in those things ye she shall judge most usefull for her, to be hers to dispose: And I doe give to my loving wife my dwelling house, orchard and barne with all ye conveniences belonging thereunto, during her natural life or widdowhood: And I give her foure acres of land in ye quarter commonly called Mr. Davenport?s quarter neare my pasture, and five acres & a half in ye necke, & one half of my eight acres of meadow lying on this side in ye salt meadow, & I give her five acres of my meadow on the Island: And I also give her twenty acres on the playnes beyond Ed: Dormans, except my two sons would take it in to themselves, which by my will they may, provided they pay or cause to be payd to their mother ten pound, or else to lay out this twenty acres: this housing and land to improve as she sees best for her comfort, but if it should please god to follow her with aflixion in her widdowhood, that ye improvement will not yield her convenient supply my will is that she may sell some parcell or parcells of land to supply her necessitys: but if the wise disposer of all things should dispose of her in marriage, that then ye one half of my dwelling house lott and barne be delivered to my son Samuell Guilbert to possess & all ye land remaining in her hand at her marriage be kept to be disposed of according to this will. Item. I give to my son, Mathew Guilbert, an acre of my house lott with ye chimney wall & cellar & ye new house (though built by my estate to my great damage in my condition) upon these conditions: first that he pay or cause to be payd unto my two daughters twenty pounds sterling to witt: ten pounds to Mary Auger & ten pounds to Hannah Parker within four years after my death. 2lv, that he set up and maintain a sufficient fence between his lott and his mothers lott during her widdowhood: to cut short, I joine my two sons Mathew Guilbert & Samuel together in ye dividing of my land: I give to my son Mathew half my land butting on the mill lane & to Samuell ye other half; and to Mathew halfe ye land in the litle quarter & to Samuell ye other halfe. I give to Mathew half of my ten acres of land ye lies neare ye mill necke & Samuel ye other halfe. I give to Mathew halfe of five acres & a halfe of land lying on ye west side & to Samuell the other halfe: I give to Mathew thirty three acres of my land on ye playnes & Samuell thirty three more: (if they will not pay the forementioned sume to their mother and soe possess all): I give to my son Mathew seven acres of meadow in ye salt meadow lying on ye north side of ye Creeke: I give my son Samuell foure acres of meadow lying on the south side of ye creeke: y1 piece of meadow to be equally divided between his mother and hee: And I give to Samuel five acres of meadow on ye Island: and I give to Samuell my dwelling house, lott and barne to be his after his mothers death shee dying in her widdowhood: but if she change her condition then to possess one half as before mentioned: I give to my two sons Mathew & Samuell Guilbert the one half of my personal estate, to be equally divided between them: that land which my loving wife has for her improvement her life, at her death I give to Mathew. Ye five acres of meadow on ye Island, and to Samuel the foure acres of meadow which lyeth next to his own foure acres given by this will, and that land in ye quarter of the necke which my loving wife hath to improve, my will is that at her death she dispose of it to my daughters children, as she shall see best, either to sell the land and divide the money, or as she shall see most for their advantage. I give to my cousin Sarah How twenty shillings. I give to my grand child John Guilbert one acre of meadow lying on the north side of the seven acres given to Mathew & I doe constitute and make my loving wife my sole executrix. This my last will I signe and seale in the presence of these witnesses. Wieeiam Peck, Thomas Munson. by me, Mathew Guiebert [Seal]. The affidavit of the witnesses follows; also the inventory of his estate which amounted to £504 13s. 11d. Appraised by James Bishop and Moses Mansfield.

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• Land/House: 1700; Mrs. Jane Gilbert of New Haven saith that she heard her dear husband Mathew Gilbert say that he would, and also he did give unto his son and daughter Robert and Mary Augur a small part of his home lot lying in New Haven, the quantity being 4 rods square, with that condition that he fenced it all on his own cost, which gift was about 24 years since. Mathew Gilbert testifieth to the above that he heard his father say as above. Robert and Mary Augur having had quiet possession of a small tract of land of about 4 rods square being in New Haven and being that land that was formerly given to them by their honored father, Mr. Mathew Gilbert, for the space of about 24 years past without any claim or molestation, the above Mary Augur doth now record it to herself and her heirs forever, this third day of September, 1700. The above said land is known and owned to be in the possession of the above said Mary Augur, by us, John Ailing, Justice & Town Clerk. Thomas Taeemadge,Townsmen. John Sacket,Townsmen.