Strong, from Stronge
Somerset/Devon/Dorset border region (late 16th Century) -> Massachussets (1635) -> moved around between MA & Connecticut (1640s-1751)
Chard, Chardstock, and various other locations who's name includes "Chard" (ie Crim-Chard, Chard Junction, Old Chard, South Chard, etc.) are located near the three-way boundary between Somerset, Devon, & Dorset, and the boundary has shifted over the centuries, hence some records refer to a particular locale as being in one county while a different record list it in another of the three counties. Ecclesiastically (in terms of old Catholic Dioceses and later Anglican administration) the area is also a boundary- Chard belongs to the Bishopric of Bath and Wells while Chardstock is a prebendary of the Bishopric of Salisbury.
Chardland may either be a reference to these various places collectively, or it may specifically be the older name of Crim-Chard, I'm not sure.
My 13th Great Grandfather, George Stronge
of Chardstock, Chard, and Chardland
Died 1635 in Chard, Somerset, England.
His Wife's surname may of been Wary or Bowdige.
Tailor
One websource (not otherwise here quoted) suggested he might originally have been from either Tatworth or Taunton (I don't recall which of the two it claimed, both are nearby), but no evidence for this assertion was given.
First mentioned in Manor Court Roll of Chardstock in Sept. 1596. mentioned in various records of the three locales in 1596, 1604, 1614, 1625-9, 163-3, and his death is noted in 1635 & 1636 records recording the inheritance of 2 cottages in Chardstock to Thomas.
Frequently in trouble for not cleaning his ditch in Chardstock (1604, 1631, 1632, 1633).
His will (dated 20 Nov. 1627, proved 13 Feb 1635/6) left his 6s8p each to his son Thomas and his grandson John, £20 and assorted items to his grandson William, £10 each to his son Walters daughters Marie, Joan, & Elizabeth (and some cookery items to Marie).
Children:
My 12th Great Grandfather, John Stronge
Died 1612. Buried 13 July 1612 in Chard, Somerset, England
His widow may of remaried William Cogan.
In his will (proved 22 Sept. 1612/3) he left 4s to the poor of Chardland, 2s to the church, £10 to his son John, £10 to which ever of his son's takes care of his widow, 2s to his niece (through Thomas - Walter's kids not yet born) and godaughter, and 1s each to his other two nieces (one had predeceased him). Amongst his named overseers was his father and his younger brother Walter, amongst other individuals, but not his elder brother Thomas.
2 Children:
My 11th Great Grandfather, John Stronge [Jr.]
"Elder" John Stronge.
Born abt. 1610 in Chard, Somerset, England. Married 1st, bef. 1634, to Margery Deane, Married 2nd, abt. 1635 in Dorcester, MA, to Abigail Ford, Died 14 Apr. 1699 in Northampton, MA, buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, MA.
Tanner
John & Margery came over on the Hopewell in 1635
In Hingham: 18 Sep. 1635 land grant to him for 5 acres of land on North Street near Ship Stree, Hingham, Plymouth Colony, MA. Became a freeman (of the colony?) on 9 March 1636/7.
In Taunton: House lot on Dean Street, becoming a freeman of the Colony (again?) on 4 dec. 1638 where he was 1st Constable (1638 & 1639) and a Juror (1645).
In Windsor, CT: bought, along with his father-in-law Thomas Ford, the lands of Thomas Thorton 4 Feb. 1647. Became of Freeman of Connecticut 15 May 1654.
in Northampton, MA: On 14 Oct. 1660 he bought three parcels of land from John Webb, totaling 11 acres. A day later he was granted several other parcels of land, some of which he turned around and sold it to John Webb 3 days later. He was ordained in Northampton and became an elder of the church there in 1663.
18 Children:
My 10th Great Grandfather, Thomas Strong Sr.
Born circa 1636 in Hingham, MA. Married 1st Dec. 5, 1660 Mary Hewett/Huitt (dau. of Rev. Ephraim Hewett/Hewitt, she died 20 Feb. 1670/1), Married 2nd Oct. 10, 1671 Rachel Holton. Died Oct. 3, 1689 in Northampton, MA.
A Trooper in 1658 at Windsor under Maj. Mason.
Took the Oath of Allegiance 8 Feb. 1679.
Children:
5 children w/Mary 11 Children w/Rachel
My 9th Great Grandfather, Asahel Strong
Born Nov. 14, 1668. Married Jun. 11, 1689 Margaret Hart
Children:
My 8th Great Grandmother, Margaret Strong
Born Apr. 22, 1690. Married Jul 10, 1716 John Root
Children:
Main source's:
Dwight, Benjamin W., 1871. The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton, Mass Vol. II (covers the children from his second marriage except for the eldest - my ancestor - Thomas. (note to self: find volume I to check the children of Elder John and his first wife and for Thomas's line)
Lawson, Stephen M. "Strong-Ford From the files of Stephen M. Lawson" website last modified 6/1/09 (note to self: re-find the URL).
Savage, James: A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Before 1692, Volume #4 Stone-Sutherland.
SFAA: Strong Family Association of America (SFAA) (note: defunct geocities link, check here for an archive
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