Ladwick Hotchkiss1,2

M, b. 13 January 1723
FatherJosiah Hotchkiss b. 24 Jan 1680, d. 13 Jul 1732
MotherAbigail Parker b. c 1694, d. May 1732
     Ladwick was born on Wednesday, 13 January 1723 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut. On 8 January 1726/27, he was christened in New Haven County, Connecticut. Ladwick married Mary North, daughter of Nathaniel North and Margaret Holcomb, on 22 December 1743 in New Haven County, Connecticut.3 Ladwick was a blacksmith & had his shop on the east side of East Street, near the Elnathan and Ira E. Smith house. He lived on the west side. When William Patterson, A. D. 1759, sold to Rev. John Smalley, he reserved the shop of Ladwick Hotchkiss, and the ground it stood on. He built with his son, Lemuel, a house and saw-mill on and near the road to Horse plain. The house built by Eli B. Smith, a few years since, stood on the same spot. He was a captain and had his title invariably. He moved to (Farmington Plains) Plainville, and united with Farmington church, 1780. He was married second 8/09/1775 to Mercy --- [d. 1777], widow of Moses Hills. He married third 9/00/1777 Lydia [1733-1798], daughter of John & Miriam [Wood] Hotchkiss & widow of Thomas Hart. He moved with his son, Lemuel, to New Durham, N. Y. He was a man much in public affairs, of strong mind and great influence. He was appointed one of the church committee, 1761. He and Mary were blessed with 4 children. Ladwick's wife, Mary, died on 21 February 1775, leaving him a widower.4 Ladwick married 2nd Mercy (?) on 9 August 1775. She was the widow of Moses Hills.3 Ladwick married 3rd Lydia Hotchkiss in September 1777. She was the widow of Thomas Hart.3 Ladwick's wife, Mercy, died before 17 September 1777, leaving him a widower. Ladwick departed this life on Monday, 7 March 1803 in New Durham, Greene County, New York.

Family 1

Mary North b. 18 Mar 1716/17, d. 21 Feb 1775
Children

Family 2

Mercy (?) d. b 17 Sep 1777

Family 3

Lydia Hotchkiss

Citations

  1. [S326] Families of Ancient New Haven, page 803.
  2. [S327] Alfred Andrews, Memorial: Genealogy and Ecclesiastical History of Farmington, Connecticut. This book contains the Ecclesiastical history, that begins in 1640, of a territory or part of ancient Farmington, Connecticut., pages 155-156 - no. 67 "Ladwick Hotchkiss," son of Josiah and Abigail Parker, born Jan. 18th, 1723, at Wallingford; came to this town from New Haven; he was a blacksmith, had his shop on the east side of east street, near the Elnathan and Ira E. Smith house; he lived on the west side. When William Patterson, A. D. 1759, sold to Rev. John Smalley, he reserved the shop of Ladwick Hotchkiss, and the ground it stood on. He built with his son, Lemuel, a house and saw-mill on and near the road to Horse plain. The house built by Eli B. Smith, a few years since, stood on the same spot. He was a captain and had his title invariably. He moved to (Farmington Plains) Plainville, and united with Farmington church, 1780. He m. Dec. 23d, 1743, No. (68;) she died Feb. 21st, 1775, aged 57, when he m. second, Aug. 9th, 1775, Widow Mercy Hills, widow of Moses Hills; she died Feb. 7th, 1777, aged 49, when he m. third, Sept., 1777, Lydia (Hotchkiss) the widow of Thomas Hart, of Bristol, who died Aug. 27th, 1798, in her 66th year; he moved with his son, Lemuel, to New Durham, N. Y., where he died March 7th, 1803, aged 81. He was a man much in public affairs, of strong mind and great influence; was appointed one of the church committee, 1761.

    1. Lemuel, born Nov. 8th, 1741, m. March 26th, 1864, No. (188.)
    2. Molly, born July 21st, 1747, m. Dec. 17th, 1769, John Stedman; moved to New Durham, N. Y.
    3. Ladwick, born May 25th, 1752, m. May 17th, 1773, No. (278.)
    4. Josiah, born Nov. 7th, 1757, bap. Nov. 10th, 1757, in Kensington, Rev. Samuel Clark, m. Feb. 22d, 1781, Mary Root, daughter of John; m. second, Widow Esther Carrington; he blacksmith, lived and died at (Farmington Plains) Plainville; he died April 14th, 1832, a kind and honest man.
    Thus far, beginning with No. (19) from Kensington church, and these sixty-eight persons constituted the first church of New Britain parish, to which were added from time to time in the following order:.
  3. [S1692] Hebert A. Hotchkiss, The Hotchkiss Family, page 488.
  4. [S1704] Dexter North, John North of Farmington, Connecticut & His Descendants, with a short account of other early North Families, page 20 - Mary North died: 21 February 1775.