William Judson (1593-1662)

Grace Ann Porter (1597-1659)

William Judson was born in Kirby Moorside, near Helmsley, North Riding, Yorkshire, England.

William arrived in America in 1634 with his wife, Grace Ann Porter and three sons, Joseph, Jeremiah and Joshua, all born in England.

He first settled in Concord, Massachusetts, where he lived four years. In 1638, he came to the Stratford CT area. He was the first settler of the new town, preceding the other settlers by one year. The Judson family became one of the most prominent families in Connecticutt. William was one of the group representing the town at the General Assembly of Connecticutt.

Grace died in New Haven 29 Sept 1659. William then married, 2nd, Elizabeth Wilmot on 8 February 1660.

William and Grace had four children:

	Grace Judson	1617-?
	Joseph Judson	1619-1690 m. Sarah Porter
	Jeremiah Judson	1621-1700 m. Sarah Craig
	Joshua Judson	1630-1661 m. Ann Porter

William died in New Haven CT 29 July 1662.

Joshua Judson (1630-1661)

Ann Porter

Ann was a daughter of John Porter. It might be assumed that the Sarah Porter who married Joshua's brother, Joseph, was her sister.

Joshua and Ann had three known children:

   Ann Judson          bp. 1656  m. Arthur Perry
   Joshua Judson       1658-?    died young
   Samuel Judson       1660-1725 m. Mary Bostwick

Joshua died in 1661 at age 31. Ann then married (2nd) John Hurd.

Anna Judson (1656-?)

Arthur Perry (1651-1709)

Arthur was a son of Arthur Perry and Elizabeth Cromwell.

The young couple settled in Stratford CT, and had 13 children, all born in Stratford:

      William Perry       1677-1739 m. Sarah Stiles
      Anna Perry          1678-?    m. Timothy Wooster
      Samuel Perry        1681      m. Elizabeth Wheeler
      Sarah Perry         1682-?
      Elizabeth Perry     1684-?
      Yelverton Perry     1686-?
      Seth Perry          1687-1745
      Ruth Perry          1690-1767  m. Isaac Trowbridge
      Daniel Perry        1692-?
      Joshua Perry        1694-1777  m. Mary Leavenworth
      Caleb Perry         1695-1750  m. Hannah Bennett
      Deborah Perry       1697-1754  m. Daniel Hyde
      Josiah Perry        1699-1790  m. Anna ?

Anna Perry (1678-?)

Timothy Wooster (1670-1699

For further information on this family, see the WOOSTER page section of this history.

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