Stephen Winchell (1677 - 1725)

Born 13 Aug 1677 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Phelps) Marshall — married 10 Mar 1698 in Windsor, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1725 at age 48 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

This profile is part of the Winchell Name Study.

Stephen, son of Nathaniel and Sarah, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on 13 August 1677.^[1][2]

Stephen Winchell and Abigail Marshall were married in Windsor, Connecticut, on 10 March 1697/8. ^[2] Torrey indicates that she was born Abigail Phelps, and apparently was the widow of David Marshall.^[3]

Stephen, son of Stephen Winchell, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on 20 November 1698.^[2]

Will

Will of Stephen Winchell (from "Hartford County Probate Records 1723 to 1729", pg. 624)

"Recorded in Vol.XII, Page 135-6.

Winchell, Stephen, Simsbury. Invt. J884-05-04. Taken 5th April, 1726, by Joseph Barnard, Nathaniel Pinney and Nathaniel Pinney, Jr.

I, Stephen Winchell of Simsbury, do make this my last will and testament: I give to my wife Abigail the 1-3 part of my moveable estate, to her and her dispose forever, with the improvement of 1-3 part of my lands during her natural life. I give to my five sons, viz., Stephen Winchell, Thomas Winchell, Caleb Winchell, Robert Winchell and Martin Winchell, all my estate, both real and personal, to be divided amongst them in equal shares, excepting J5 in moveables at inventory price, which I give to my daughter Dorothy with what I have already given her. And I do by these present make and ordain my two eldest sons, Stephen Winchell and Thomas Winchell, the executors to this my last will and testament.

Witness: John Owen, STEPHEN WINCHELL, LS. Henry Millington, Samuell Higley.

Court Record, Page 113 - 4 January, 1725-6: The last will and testament of Stephen Winchell was exhibited by Stephen and Thomas Winchell, executors. Proven. Page 127 - 5 April, 1726: Martin Winchell, a minor, 18 years of age, chose Stephen Winchell of Simsbury to be his guardian. Recog., J100." _____________________________________________________

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"Stephen was unable to write. Under date of 23 June, 1707, Samuel Wilcoxson, Senr., of Simsbury, "for a valuable sum of silver money to the quantity of ten pounds" conveyed to Stephen Winchel, "husbandman," of Windsor, a parcel of land in Simsbury township "amongst a teer of lots towards Symsberry north-east corner bounds, being the 17th lot there." Deemed 80 or 90 acres.

Stephen is credited with being the first settler "East of the mountain". Stephen and John Thrall raised horses, probably for sale, as horses were one of Connecticut's major exports at the time"

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74Y-2BZ : 7 January 2020), Stephen Winchell, 1677.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Windsor, page 295.
3. ↑ Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Vol. 3, page 1694: WINCHELL, Stephen (1677-1726, Simsbury) & Abigail (PHELPS) MARSHALL? (1666-), w David MARSHALL; 10 Mar 1697/8; Windsor, CT {Windsor CT VR 186, 295; Windsor CT 2:797; Winchell 71, 514; Hartford Prob. 2:421}

See Also

• FamilySearch profile for reference, may contain errors. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCZB-SHT
• THE WINCHELL GENEALOGY: By Alexander Winchell, Professor of Geology, University of Michigan: Second Edition Published 1917. Note: A free version of the 1869 version is available at <https://books.google.com/books?id=KX3hAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA40&dq=job+winchell+1752&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZ26um0KDXAhUPyGMKHfauDtwQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=Stephen%201677&f=false>
• WikiTree profile Winchell-47 created through the import of Ed_s tree_2008-10-18_2011-07-29.ged on Jul 29, 2011 by Alexis Connolly. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Alexis and others.
• Source: S21 Title: OneWorldTree Repository: #R1 NOTESource Medium: Ancestry.com
• Find A Grave <https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112875543>