Connecticut River Colonists: Our Tree of Life Volume Two

By Bob Alford

Our Alford family's colonial paternal and maternal ancestors helped found the towns along the Connecticut River, including Windsor, Hartford, Simsbury, and Springfield. They and their descendants lived there for four generations under British Colonial rule. These are the stories of the lives of our Alford, Hoskins, Wilson, Griffin, Stebbins, Owen, Holcomb, Higley, Eno, Bliss, Drake, Chapin, and Moore ancestors before the Revolutionary War. The first generation came on wooden sailing ships, either with or soon after the Winthrop fleet in 1630, often enduring a grueling seven-week voyage with their families. They founded towns in the Massachusetts Bay area, like Dorchester and Roxbury, but by the mid-1630s, they migrated to the fertile Connecticut River valley. They were farmers, woodworkers, barbers, traders, military men, coopers, weavers, doctors, and lawyers. Many were skilled, some were not, but all of them contributed to building new towns in what was then wilderness areas.These stories of these first pioneers and the generations that followed between early colonial days and the Revolutionary War are based on data gleaned from historical records, court proceedings, probate records, land records, and first-hand accounts. These stories help us understand who our ancestors were, what they believed in, and what problems they faced. They laid the foundation for our world, and we are here because of them. Getting to know them better enriches our lives and brings new understanding to the meaning of life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CPCWM973
• ISBN13: 9798861437738
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 542 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.2" x 6.0"