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     Benjamin Newberry was born on 31 January 1692/93.¹ He married Ruth Porter, daughter of James Porter and Sarah Tudor, on 24 April 1717 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He died on 11 September 1718 at age 25.¹
     His estate was valued at £123 5s 7d.¹ He and Ruth had one known child, Benjamin (b 22 August 1718, d 2 May 1739).¹

     Ruth Porter was born about 1690 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She married first Benjamin Newberry, son of Benjamin Newberry and Hannah Sackett, on 24 April 1717 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She married second Nathaniel Loomis on 9 March 1740/41.¹
     She and her first husband Benjamin had one known child, Benjamin (b 22 August 1718, d 2 May 1739).¹

     Hannah Newberry was born about 1696.¹ She died unmarried on 17 October 1718 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹

     Abigail Newberry was born about 1700.¹ She died unmarried between 1709 and 1717.¹

     Roger Newberry was born on 4 June 1706 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² He married Elizabeth Wolcott, daughter of Roger Wolcott and Sarah Drake, on 24 August 1727 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² He died from yellow fever on 6 May 1741 at age 34, on a ship retreating to Jamaica during an English expedition against the Spanish West Indies², and was buried at sea.²
     He graduated in 1726 from Yale College in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, with an A. B. degree, and later received an A. M. degree.² After graduation he became a successful merchant in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.²
     He was first elected as deputy to the Connecticut Assembly in May 1735, and was re-elected every six months thereafter through May 1740.²
     He became an ensign in the Connecticut militia in May 1728, and a lieutenant in May 1729. In the fall of 1740, as captain of a company of Connecticut militia, he was part of an English expedition against the Spanish West Indies. The expedition didn't get there until March 1741, and suffered heavy losses in an assault on Carthagena, Columbia, on 9 April. The expedition began retreating toward Jamaica on 17 April. By then the rainy season had begun, and many men contracted yellow fever, including Capt. Newberry.
     Family tradition says that during the voyage to Jamaica a storm hit, and combined with the yellow fever, drove many of the men to despair. They began drinking, and became hopelessly drunk. Capt. Newberry supposedly got out of his sick bed, rallied some of the men, and took command of the ship. He held the drunken soldiers in irons for two days, until the storm passed and the men sobered up. He then returned to his sick bed and soon died.²
     His will was dated 5 September 1740, and proved on 9 September 1741. He left his wife Elizabeth £150, 1/3 of his moveable estate, and the use of 1/3 of his real estate for as long as she remained a widow. His son Roger was left £200, and his sons Benjamin and Thomas were each left £150, all from his real estate. His daughters Elizabeth, Abigail, Hannah, and Sarah were each left £100, which they were to receive at age 21, or at their marriage. His mulatto servant "Tony or Benoni" was to be freed at age 25.² His estate was inventoried on 17 November 1741, and again on 11 December 1749, and valued at £5590 4s 7d.²
     He and Elizabeth had the following known children: Elizabeth (b 28 June 1728, d 4 June 1749), Hannah (b 3 October 1729, d 5 February 1806), Abigail (b 5 December 1733), Roger (b 29 June 1735, d 13 February 1814), Sarah (b 31 December 1736, d 3 September 1783), Benjamin (b 11 December 1738, d abt 1788), Thomas (b 1 August 1740, d 5 April 1804).³

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• Battle of Cartagena de Indias.
  

     Marah Newberry was born on 3 February 1709/10.¹ She married Roger Wolcott, son of Roger Wolcott and Sarah Drake, on 10 October 1728.¹ She died on 5 June 1758 at age 48.¹
     She and Roger had the following known children: Roger (d young), Mary (d young), Roger (d young), Sarah, Roger, Epaphras, Mary, Amelia (d young), Parmenio, Amelia, Martha (d young).¹

     Roger Wolcott was born on 14 September 1704.¹ He married Marah Newberry, daughter of Benjamin Newberry and Hannah Sackett, on 10 October 1728.¹ He died on 19 October 1759 at age 55.¹
     He served as a representative in the Connecticut Assembly, Council member, Superior Court judge, and as a Major in the Connecticut militia.¹ He and Marah had the following known children: Roger (d young), Mary (d young), Roger (d young), Sarah, Roger, Epaphras, Mary, Amelia (d young), Parmenio, Amelia, Martha (d young).¹

     Elizabeth Wolcott was born on 10 April 1706 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She married Roger Newberry, son of Benjamin Newberry and Hannah Sackett, on 24 August 1727 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She died on 16 July 1775 at age 69.¹ She was buried in Wintonbury (now Bloomfield), Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹
     She and Roger had the following known children: Elizabeth (b 28 June 1728, d 4 June 1749), Hannah (b 3 October 1729, d 5 February 1806), Abigail (b 5 December 1733), Roger (b 29 June 1735, d 13 February 1814), Sarah (b 31 December 1736, d 3 September 1783), Benjamin (b 11 December 1738, d abt 1788), Thomas (b 1 August 1740, d 5 April 1804).²

     Joane Dabinott was born about 1600.² She married Thomas Newberry by about 1619.¹ She died about 1629 in England.²

     Christopher Dabinott lived in Yarcombe, co. Devon, and in Chardstock, Marshwood, and Upway in co. Dorset, England.² His will was dated 1 July 1637 in Upway, co. Dorset, England, and includes legacies of £50 to each of his grandchildren Joseph, Benjamin, John, Sarah, and Mary Newberry. His total estate was between £2000 and £6000.²

     Jane (?) married first Thomas Newberry by about 1632.^1,2 She married second John Warham by 1638.¹ She died on 23 April 1645 (the Newberry genealogy say 23 April 1645 in one place, and 23 April 1655 in another) in Norwalk, Connecticut.^1,2
     She may have been Jane Dabinott, daughter of John and Johane Dabinott, and a cousin of her first husband Thomas Newberry's first wife Joane Dabinott.^1,2
     She and her husband Thomas and their family came to New England in 1634, sailing from Weymouth, Dorset, England, on 17 April on the ship Recovery¹, and settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts.^1,2 About 1636, after Thomas's death, she and her children and stepchildren moved to Windsor, Connecticut.²

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• Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)
  
• New England's Great Migration.
  

     Joseph Newberry was born say 1619 in England.^1,2
     He came to New England with his father Thomas Newberry and stepmother Jane (?) in 1634.¹ About 1636, after his father's death, he moved with his stepmother and siblings to Windsor, Connecticut.² In Windsor he received land grants of 8 and 16 acres.³
     He returned to England sometime after 23 April 1648¹, and lived at the Coweleyes estate in Marshwood, co. Dorset, which had been leased in 1625 by his grandfather Christopher Dabinott for 99 years.³

     Sarah Newberry was born say 1621 in England.¹ She married Henry Wolcott, son of Henry Wolcott and Elizabeth Saunders, on 18 November 1641 in Windsor, Connecticut.^1,2 She died on 16 July 1684.²
     She came to New England with her father Thomas Newberry and stepmother Jane (?) in 1634.¹ About 1636, after her father's death, she moved with her stepmother and siblings to Windsor, Connecticut.³
     She and Henry had the following known children, all born in Windsor, Connecticut: Henry (b 6 January 1642/43, d 18 February 1709/10), John (b 28 February 1644/45), Samuel (b 8 October 1647, d young), Sarah (b 5 July 1649), Mary (b 6 December 1651), Hannah (b 8 March 1653/54), Samuel (b 16 April 1656), Josiah (b 21 July 1658).²

     Henry Wolcott was born on 21 January 1610/11 in Tolland, co. Somerset, England.² He married Sarah Newberry, daughter of Thomas Newberry and Joane Dabinott, on 18 November 1641 in Windsor, Connecticut.^1,2 He died on 12 July 1680 at age 69.²
     He came to New England with his parents in 1630.² He was one of the founders of Windsor, Connecticut, in 1636², where he was an importing merchant.² He served as deputy to the General Court in 1660 and 1661, and as magistrate from 1662 until his death in 1680.²
     His estate was valued at £3977 16s, with £2784 16s in Connecticut and the rest in England.²
     He and Sarah had the following known children, all born in Windsor, Connecticut: Henry (b 6 January 1642/43, d 18 February 1709/10), John (b 28 February 1644/45), Samuel (b 8 October 1647, d young), Sarah (b 5 July 1649), Mary (b 6 December 1651), Hannah (b 8 March 1653/54), Samuel (b 16 April 1656), Josiah (b 21 July 1658).²

     Mary Newberry was baptized on 22 October 1626 in Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset, England.^1,2 She married Daniel Clark on 13 June 1644 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^1,2 She died on 29 August 1688 at age 61.²
     She came to New England with her father Thomas Newberry and stepmother Jane (?) in 1634.¹ About 1636, after her father's death, she moved with her stepmother and siblings to Windsor, Connecticut.³
     She and Daniel had the following known children, all born in Windsor, Connecticut: Mary (b 24 April 1645, d young), Josiah (b 21 January 1647/48), Elizabeth (b 28 October 1651), Daniel (b 4 April 1654), John (b 10 April 1656), Mary (b 22 September 1658), Samuel (b 6 July 1661), Sarah (b 7 August 1663), Hannah (b 29 August 1665), Nathaniel (b 48 September 1666).²

     Daniel Clark was born about 1622 in England.² He married first Mary Newberry, daughter of Thomas Newberry and Joane Dabinott, on 13 June 1644 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^1,2 He married second Martha Pitkin.² He died on 12 August 1710.²
     He immigrated to New England in 1639 as part of a group of settlers led by Rev. Ephraim Huit², and settled in Windsor, Connecticut.² He served as deputy to the General Court from 1657 to 1661, as assistant from 1662 to 1664, and as secretary of the Colony from 1658 to 1663.² He was appointed captain of a cavalry troop on 12 May 1664.²
     He and his first wife Mary had the following known children, all born in Windsor, Connecticut: Mary (b 24 April 1645, d young), Josiah (b 21 January 1647/48), Elizabeth (b 28 October 1651), Daniel (b 4 April 1654), John (b 10 April 1656), Mary (b 22 September 1658), Samuel (b 6 July 1661), Sarah (b 7 August 1663), Hannah (b 29 August 1665), Nathaniel (b 48 September 1666).²

     John Newberry was baptized on 19 February 1628/29 in Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset, England.^1,2 He died unmarried before 6 January 1647 (possibly 1647/48) when his estate, valued at £159 10s 3d, was divided among his siblings.^1,2
     He came to New England with his father Thomas Newberry and stepmother Jane (?) in 1634.¹ About 1636, after his father's death, he moved with his stepmother and siblings to Windsor, Connecticut.³

     Rebecca Newberry was born about 1632 in England.^1,2 She married John Russell, son of John Russell, by 1660. The date is based on the 4 November 1660 birth date of their oldest known child, according to The Great Migration. The Newberry genealogy, however, has their marriage date as about 1652, with their first child being born about 1655.^1,2 She died on 21 November 1688 in Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.^1,2
     She came to New England with her parents in 1634.¹ About 1636, after her father's death, she moved with her mother and siblings to Windsor, Connecticut.³
     She and John had the following known children: Jonathan (b abt 1655), Samuel (b 4 November 1660), Eliezer (b 8 November 1663), Daniel (b 8 February 1665/66).²

     John Russell was born about 1626 in England.² He married as his second wife Rebecca Newberry, daughter of Thomas Newberry and Jane (?), by 1660. The date is based on the 4 November 1660 birth date of their oldest known child, according to The Great Migration. The Newberry genealogy, however, has their marriage date as about 1652, with their first child being born about 1655.^1,2 He died on 10 December 1692.²
     He graduated in 1645 from Harvard College in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.² He served as pastor in Wethersfield, Connecticut, from 1649 to 1659², and in Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, from 1659 until his death in 1692.²
     He and Rebecca had the following known children: Jonathan (b abt 1655), Samuel (b 4 November 1660), Eliezer (b 8 November 1663), Daniel (b 8 February 1665/66).²

     Hannah Newberry was born say 1634 in England.^1,2 She married Thomas Hanford, son of Jeffrey Hanford and Eglin Hatherly.^1,2 She died before 1661.²
     She came to New England with her parents in 1634.¹ About 1636, after her father's death, she moved with her mother and siblings to Windsor, Connecticut.³
     She and Thomas had no children.²

     Thomas Hanford was born about 1622 in Devonshire, England.² He married first Hannah Newberry, daughter of Thomas Newberry and Jane (?).^1,2 He married second Mary (?) on 22 October 1661.² He died in 1693.²
     He was pastor of the church in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, from 1653 until his death in 1693.² He and his first wife Hannah had no children.² His estate was inventoried on 4 January 1693/94, and valued at £681 7s 5d.²