William Ives, of the New Haven Colony

William Ives

• Birth:  1607 Ipswich, England
• Death:  Apr. 3, 1648 New Haven New Haven County Connecticut
• Link to grave Find A Grave Memorial# 28344037
• Parents: John Ives, Mary
• Wife: Hannah Dickerman; she survived him & married William Bassett 2nd

Their surviving children were Phoebe, John, Joseph and Martha

notes

From http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dav4is/ODTs/IVES....

William IVES, born about 1607, somewhere in England. He immigrated to America and settled in the area of New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut before 1642 and became the progenitor of numerous offspring.

Captain William Ives, believed to have been of the county Norfolk family, was born in England; he came to Boston in the ship "True Love" in 1635. In 1639 he located at New Haven, Conn., his name appearing in the civil compact dated June 4, 1639, and in the allotment to the first settlers. He and his wife had seats in the meeting house at New Haven in 1646.

From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=inprog&id...

• Name: William Ives
• Sex: M
• Birth: ABT 1607 in Northhamptonshire, England [SIC]
• Death: 1648 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut

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1. Note: Came to Boston in 1635 on the "Truelove." Became a founder of the Quinnipiac (later New Haven) Colony in 1638.
2. Note: A given death date of 1638 is incorrect, given the birth dates of his sons. Most likely it was confused with the year he settled in New Haven.
3. Note: The 1991 Hamden (CT) Historical Society summary "Ancestry of Helen Melissa Ives" says that William invested 25 pounds in the New Haven Colony (no date given) and that "he is listed in 1639 as having two persons in his family - presumably William and Hannah. William died in 1648 leaving Hannah with four young children, two sons and two daughters, and an estate valued at 98 pounds and 4 shillings. In November of that year Hannah married William Bassett and subsequently had four more children."
4. Note: Will dated 3 April 1648. The administrators, Richard Miles and Roger Allen, were appointed on 6 June to appraise the deceased's will, so William Ives died between those dates. His will was probated on 7 November 1648 (this and much following information on the Ives family from "Genealogy of the Ives Family" by Arthur Coon Ives).
5. Note: Monument in North Haven cemetery; unknown if this is his actual burial place.
6. William Ives (sometimes spelled Wm. Joes or Will Eues), who arrived in Boston harbor aboard the ship Truelove in late 1635. This was only 15 years after the Pilgrims had landed at Plymouth Rock. According to the passenger list, described as "Persons of Quality", he was 28 years old. It is believed that he was born in Northhamptonshire, England in 1607. He was an "inhabitant" of the parish of St. Stephen, Coleman St., London. In the seventeenth century Coleman Street was "a faire and large street, on both sides builded with diuerse faire houses". The church was destroyed in the Great London Fire of 1666 and was rebuilt. The new church was destroyed in World War II and was not rebuilt.
7. Note: The following is derived from "The New Haven Colony" by Isabell MacBeath Calder, published by Yale Univ. Press in 1934: John Davenport had been elected Vicar of St. Stephens but before he could begin his duties, he was charged with Puritanism by King James I, which he denied. In November of 1633, Davenport fled to Amsterdam to escape increasing disapproval of the Crown and this is where his group organized their move to the New World. The group included John and Elizabeth Davenport (left their infant son in the care of a noble lady); Theophilus Eaton, Anne Eaton, dau. of George Lloyd, Bishop of Chester, and widow of Thomas Yale, the second wife of Theophilus Eaton; old Mrs. Eaton, his mother; Samuel and Nathaniel Eaton, his brothers; Mary Eaton, the dau. of his first wife; Samuel, Theophilus and Hannah, the children of his second wife; Anne, David, and Thomas Yale, the children of Anne Eaton by her former marriage; Edward Hopkins, who on Sept 5, 1631 had married Anne Yale at St. Antholin's in London; and Richard Malbon, a kinsman of Theophilus Eaton. Also many inhabitants of the parish of St. Stephen: Nathaniel Rowe (son of Own Rowe who intended to follow); William Andrews, Henry Browning, James Clark, Jasper Crane, Jeremy Dixon, Nicholas Elsey, Francis Hall, Robert Hill, WILLIAM IVES, Geo. Smith, George Ward, and Lawrence Ward.
8. Note: Evidence exists that William stayed with a Miles Ives when he reached the New World until he could join the Davenport Colony.
9. Note: In March, 1637, he joined a party of Puritans led by the Reverend John Davenport who set out by water to find a suitable location for a new colony. They landed near the mouth of the Quinnipiac River on the north bank of what is now known as Long Island Sound, April 15, 1638. Here they established the plantation which was known as the Quinnipiac "New Haven" Colony.
10. Note: ACI Book, Pg 15: William is referred to as "Captain". This probably was his rank during his militia service in New Haven Colony during "the Indian Alarms" of 1642 and 1646.
11. "Will Eues" was among the 63 signers of the covenant setting forth the rules of conduct for the new settlement, which was laid out in the form of a square one-half mile each way. In the center of the plot was a market place, now the New Haven Green, around which were "house lotts" and farm land for each "free planter". A map dated 1641 shows that William Ives was allotted 6 1/4 acres in the first division, 1 1/4 acres in the Neck, 2 1/4 acres of meadow, and 9 acres in the second division. His residence is believed to have been at "72-160Congress Street and corner of Hill St.," which would be only two blocks north of the Hill and Silver street address where Warren Ives lived 200 years later. The location is still called "Ives Corner" as of 1995. Incidentally, both addresses are now obscured by subsequent building and rerouting of streets. One source described the property as "His house & lott lying betwixt the house of George Smith and the highway...and two acrs of med!
12. Note: dow...on this side of the river, ...the other end against the West river..., all of which did belong to the eldest son (John) of William Iues."
13. Note: William was a "freeman of the Courte of New Haven" and is on the rolls of the church 1641 to 1647. William's name and various information about him and his family appear in the records of his church - "Historical Catalog of the Members of the First Church of Christ (Center Church) in New Haven, CT, A.D. 1639-1914", compiled by Franklin Bowditch Dexter, New Haven, 1914 (@ New Haven Colony Historical Society, New Haven CT.) William was buried in the churchyard. The present building was erected in 1813 on the site of the old burial ground. The tombstones of the graves covered by the new building are still preserved in the crypt of the present church, the rest, removed in 1821, are arranged alphabetically along the wall of the North haven cemetery. Positive identification of William's stone has never been made.

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From Bill Ives' 2007 Blog: http://billives.typepad.com/ives_family_history_blog/bios/

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Captain William Ives (1) is the starting point for this genealogy series. I think the best guess is that William was born in 1607 in Norfolk, England. Some genealogy sites list him as born in 1621. Here is another list that agrees with the 1607 birth date. If the 1621 birth was the case he would have come to Boston on the Truelove in 1635 (documented fact) at age 14 by himself and then gone to be a co-founder and property holder in New Haven at age 17. Not impossible but less likely. Also, there was a William Ives listed as a member of the same London parish, St. Stephens of Coleman Street, as John Davenport, the first minister in New Haven prior to this trip (Caulder, 1936). That Willliam Ives would not have been born in 1621. So I feel more comfortable with with 1607 date reported at several sites. There is no birth record so this is still speculation.

William arrived in the Boston area by himself in 1635 at age 28, on ship Truelove two years before Davenport and the main party of New Haven settlers came to Boston on the Hector.

He first lived in Watertown. MA (it could be in what is now Cambridge, MA). On March 30, 1638 he left Boston to help found a new colony on Long Island Sound. This party became the founders of New Haven on April 15, 1638. In June 4, 1639 they established the first civil government and William Ives is listed in the original New Haven Civil Compact as one of 63 signers of “Fundamental Agreement of Quinnipiac” (now New Haven).

William Ives was allotted a total of 18 acres in several parcels. His house was at 72-160 Congress Street (at the corner with what is now Hill Street) and his occupation is listed as farmer. In 1638 his estate was valued at 25 pds. and grew to 98 pds. at the time of his death in 1648. His immediate neighbor was George Smith. The map dated 1641 by Brockett shows the nine square that were laid out and the sections of William Ives and others.

William Ives married shortly after arriving in New Haven but the identity of his wife is not clear. The Early List of Estates published by the New Haven Church in 1640 lists William Ives with two people in his household with an estate valued at 25 pds. The second person is most likely his wife. Many claim that she was Hannah Dickerman but I feel that there is more evidence against this claim than supporting it as I outlined in a series of posts (see Who was William Ives' Wife?).. William Ives was admitted as a member of the General Court in Dec, 25, 1641 and received the charge of freeman, along with Mr. Malbon. Ives (1928, p.78) quotes that to be designated a “freeman” a man had to “be possessed of thirty pounds proper personal estate, and be of honest and peaceable conversation.” Candidates had to appear in open meeting and were sworn in if found qualified. They were then required to attend all open town meetings and they had to pay two shillings if they could not present an acceptable excuse for being absent.

In the first division of land in 1641, William received 6 ¼ acres in the first division, 1 ¼ acres in the neck, and 2 ¼ acres in the meadow with 9 acres in the second division. See this 1641 map of New Haven. His annual tax for this land was 4 shillings and 9 pence. He is listed in attendance in the general court of July 1, 1644. At the court of Feb. 24, 1644, he and Edward Banister are listed as “viewers for the suburbs” (the suburbs were near his lot - see map of 1641). William also served as a soldier in the Colonial Militia as a Capitan in the New Haven Indian Alarms from 1642 – 1646. In 1644 he was fined 6 pence, along with John Cooper, James Bishop and many others, for not keeping his military equipment up. He and his wife had designated seats in the “meeting house” in 1646. He had seat 69 and she had seat 149 as the men and women sat separately. Around 1646, he purchased 4 ¼ acres of upland from Mr. Rudderford lying on the further side of the West River abutting the west meadow.

William and “Goodwife Ives” had five children:

1. Phebe was baptized in New Haven on October 2, 1642. Her first marriage was to Joseph Potter (1635-1669) on 1660. Joseph was the son of William Potter, one of the signers of the 1639 New Haven Covenant. They had at least four children; Joseph (1661), Rebecca (1663-), Phebe (1665-1738), Joseph (1667-1742), her second marriage was to John Rose (-1722) in August, 1670. They had at least five children: Deborah (1671-), Sarah (1673-), Hannah (1676*-), John (1679), Daniel (1782/3), all born in Branford, CT. Phebe died on 1682 in Branford. After Phebe died, John married Elizabeth Curtis (1654-1719), widow of Mercy Moss. John had also married Deborah Usher before Phebe and they had one child, Elizabeth (1668-1690). Phebe’s mother, in her last recorded appearance before the New Haven court of August 5, 1662, apologized to the court for her “sin in meddling with that which did not concern her,” the execution of William Potter, and breaking the fourth commandment. William Potter was the father of Joseph and father-in-law of her first daughter, Phebe, so this may have given her reason to feel connected to the event.

2. John was baptized in New Haven on December 29, 1644, and died in 1682 in Wallingford, CT. He married Hannah Merriam (1651-1703) on Nov. 12, 1668. They had five children: John (1669-1747), Hannah (1672-1715), Joseph (1674-1755), Nathaniel (1677-1711), Gideon (1680-1767). All were born in Wallingford, CT.

3. daughter still born 1645

4. Martha was born in New Haven about 1646 and married Azariah Beach (1646-1696) in New Haven around 1675. They had seven children: Mary (1676-), Richard (1677-), Thomas (1679-1755), Benjamin (1682-1710), Hannah (1685-1769), John (1689-1713), Martha (1690-).

5. Joseph was born in New Haven about 1647, and died in North Haven on November 17, 1694. He married Mary Yale on Jan. 2, 1672 and they had ten children: Joseph (1673-1751), Mary (1674-1675), Mary (1675-1712), Samuel (1677-1726), Martha (1678-1713), Lazarus (1680-1703), Thomas (1683-1767), Abigail (1685), John (1686-1690), Ebenezer (1692-1759).

William Ives died in New Haven in the late spring of 1648 some time after he signed his will on April 3, 1648. Richard Miles and Roger Allen witnessed his will on that date and they also appraised his estate on June 8, 1648 after his death and placed the amount at 98 pounds, 4 shillings. They provided an inventory of the estate on September 22nd. It included the following:

“his wearing cloathes; one bed furniture to it; one trundle bed with bed & bolster; two cheats; one box; 3 pars of sheets; 2 pars pillow covers; 6 napkins; one board cloath; Table; stools & charis; old brass pot; Iron pot; Iron kettle; 2 skillets; 1 bake pan; a mortar & pestile; 1 skimmer; 2 ladels; warming pan; pewter; 2 candle sticks; wooden ware; one hower glass; 1 gridiron; 1 pr of bellowes; 1 pot; hooks, pair of hangers; frying pan, fire shovel & tongs; cookes ware; Muskit & sword; Bondoleers & Sheaff; working tools etc; 2 wheels; 1 sheepe & yeuss. Ye house’ home lot & all upland & meadow; 3 cowes, 2 oxen, 2 horses, 3 swine. Debts Matthew Molthrop owes to ye Estate.”

His will was probated in court on Nov. 7, 1648, later in the same day his widow married Dr. William Bassett. Richard Miles and Roger Allen testified that William Ives “was in a state fit to make this will & did make it.” In the will he designated his wife as the sole executor of his estate to be used to bring up his children until they came of age. When his oldest son. John, became twenty one he was to receive the house and land and when the other children became twenty they were to received one cow or the worth of a cow. In Feb. 6, 1649, William Bassett agreed in court to honor the will of William Ives. It is assumed he and his wife raised the four Ives children along the four they had together (see Bassett family). The family continued to live in the house of William Ives until it was sold in 1652 to the widow of Anthony Thompson. William Bassett placed eleven pounds worth of cattle as security for John Ives’ portion of the property. William Ives’ two sons, John and Joseph, went northward in 1670 and were among the original 39 signers of the Wallingford plantation agreement in 1668.

1320–1321. William Ives was born in Ipswitch, Suffolk, England, about 1618, and died in Connecticut on April 3, 1648. Hannah Dickerman was born about 1622. She is the daughter of Thomas and Eleanor (Ellen) (Whittington) Dickerman.

children:

• i. Thomas Ives was born in Ipswitch about 1640, and died in 1662. [SIC: not of this family]
• ii. Phebe Ives was baptized in New Haven Colony on October 2, 1642. Her first marriage was to Joseph Potter, her second to John Rose in October, 1670.
• iii. John Ives was born in New Haven Colony on December 29, 1644, and died in 1682. He married Hannah Merriaman on 12 Nov 1668.
• iv. [daughter]: stillborn about 1645 in New Haven, Connecticut.
• v. Martha Ives was born in New Haven Colony about 1646, and died in 1666. She married Azariah Beach.
• vi. Deborah Ives was born in New Haven Colony about 1647. She married James Hoerningold. [SIC: not of this family]
• vii. Joseph Ives : He was born in New Haven Colony about 1647, and died in North Haven, Connecticut Colony, on November 17, 1694.

Beatrix Ives was born in New Haven Colony about 1650. She married Thomas Clark. [Since she is not included in Jacobus and is born after her father died, she likely does not belong to this family.]

Elizabeth Ives was born in New Haven Colony about 1651. She married John Sympson. [Since she is not included in Jacobus and is born after her father died, she likely does not belong to this family.]

Her second marriage was to William Bassett in New Haven Colony on Tuesday, November 7, 1648. She took the name Hannah Bassett.

children:

• i. Hannah Bassett was born in New Haven Colony on September 13, 1650, baptized in New Haven Colony on September 15, 1650, and died in Waterford, Connecticut, on June 7, 1726. She married John Parker., son of Edward Parker and Elizabeth Potter (widow of John Potter).
• ii. John Bassett was born in New Haven Colony on December 24, 1652, and died in Haven, Connecticut Colony. He married Mercy Todd, daughter of Christopher and Grace (Middlebrook) Todd.
• iii. Samuel Bassett was born in New Haven Colony on February 15, 1654, and died in New Haven, Connecticut Colony, on April 8, 1716. On June 21, 1677, in New Haven, he married Mary Dickerman, daughter of Abraham and Mary (Cooper) Dickerman.

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• History of Wallingford, Conn. by Charles Henry Stanley Davis Genealogies - Part 1, pg. 673
• Families of Ancient New Haven by Donald Lines Jacobus, pg. 910

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Links

• http://billives.typepad.com/ives_family_history_blog/controversy_ov...
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hubbard/NNY_index...
• http://billives.typepad.com/ives_family_history_blog/2011/07/new-cl...

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In 1643, there were three persons in the household of Wm Ives and his estate consisted of 6 1/4 acres from the first division, 1 1/4 acres of land in the neck, 1 1/2 acres of land in the meadow, nine acres of land from the 2nd division. He was taxed 4 shillings & 6 pence per year.

In 1648, the will of William Ives which was written April 3, 1648 & signed with his mark, now deceased, was approved. RICHARD MILES & ROGER ALLING (both my ancestors) were appointed to appraise it. He had a large estate for that time (981 pounds & 4 shillings). The will stipulated that all of his good, house & land were to go to his wife for the raising of their small children. Then when the oldest son, JOHN IVES (my ancestor) was 21, he was to recieve the house & land and the remaining three children were to be given one cow each. If John were to die, Joseph was to receive his portion.

More: Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, Biographical--genealogical, Volume 6

By William Richard Cutter, American Historical Society

Link to grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28344037

http://www.geocities.ws/ckhansgw/ives.htm#WILLIAM1

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https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/19177937

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