My own Rebecca Carrington, wife of Abraham Andruss, is thought
to be the daughter of John of Wethersfield, and likewise John of Mattatuck
(later Waterbury)
is thought to be her brother. John of Watrbury was living with four children,
John, age 14;
Mary, age 9; Hannah, age 6; and Clark, age 3, at the time of this entry, which
was 1674.
In 1674, each of the original proprietors had their property inspected to
determine if they had
met the requirements of their homebuilding.
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The following is inserted from "The Town and City of Waterbury, Conn. Volume I"
by
Joseph Anderson, page 164.
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John Carrington and his wife, Joane, of Wethersfield, in 1650
were tried before the court at Hartford for the crime of witchcraft.
Our John Carrington was then a lad of about eight years. We are
not able to say that he was the child of the above John and Joane
Carrington, but there seems to be no reason to doubt that such was
the fact. "At a Particular Court in Hartford on the 20th of February
1650, John Carrington and Joane Carrington of Wethersfield, were
on trial for their lives." We find the following:
"John Carrington, thou art indited by the name of John Carrington
of Wethersfield, carpenter, that not having the feare of God before
thine eyes thou hast Interteined ffamiliarity with Sathan the great
Enemye of God and mankind and by his helpe hast done works
above the course of nature for wch both according to the Law of
God and the Established Law of this Commonwealth thou
deservest to dye.
The Jury findes this Inditem against John Carrington the 6th of March
1650/51".
Then follows the name of his wife Joane, and the same inditement in
the same words, with the same finding by the same jury. On the jury
we find men with whose names we are already familiar. Thomas Judd,
William Lewis, Stephen Heart and Mr. Tailcoat, the father of our Major
Talcott, are of the number. That the finding of this jury was followed
by the execution of John and Joane Carrington, may be inferred from
the following entry. I have not the date of it:
"There was presented to this Courte an inventory of John Carrington's
estate which was ordered to be filed, but not recorded."
The inventory on file has never been found.