Lineage
of
Albert L. Johnson Compiled by
Mabel P. Stivers ___________________ TUTTLE. William Tuttle came with the first settlers of New Haven in 1639. In 1656 he bought of Joshua Atwater his house, homelot and barn in the Yorkshire Quarter between land of Thomas Johnson and that of Mrs. Constable's. The Tuttle Homestead was the only land owned by Yale College for nearly 30 years. In the 243 years from the first purchase of it from the Indians, it was held by five proprietors, Joshua Atwater 16 years, Hester Coster 5 years, First Church of New Haven 26, Yale College 166 years. Mr. Tuttle and Mr. Gregson were the first owners of land in East Haven. Thomas Tuttle's lot adjoined his father's on the south. In seating the Meeting House the first seat near the pulpit was the seat of honor, this was given to William Tuttle. He had 12 children born and raised in the old Homestead. Thomas Tuttle born in England 1634, married May 21-1661 Hannah daughter of Thomas Powell. Thomas Tuttle was a cooper: chosen Packer 1672-74. Guager and Packer 1704. Juryman 1682. Constable 1683, excused from training on account of gout 1689. One of the appraisers of the estate of James Davids (Col. John Dixwell, one of the regicides) President Stiles of Yale College says "Thomas Tuttle I have been told, assisted in laying out Mr. Dixwell and there is some reason to believe he was the very person that privately dug Whalley's grave and assisted at his interment here." (Stiles' Hist. of the Judges.) |
