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SAMUEL HUMPHREY (b. 17 May 1686, d. 16 Oct 1759)

SAMUEL HUMPHREY (son of SAMUEL HUMPHREY and MARY BUELL MILLS) was born 17 May 1686 in SIMSBURY, CT., and died 16 Oct 1759 in GOSHEN, CT.. He married MARY ORTON on 31 Oct 1731 in SIMSBURY, CT., daughter of JOHN ORTON and HANNAH ORVIS.

Notes for SAMUEL HUMPHREY:
He was an Ensign in the U. S. Navy.
The following is from the book entitled "The Humphreys Family in America" by Frederick Humphreys published in 1883.

Samuel Humphrey first settled in Simsbury, Connecticut, where three of his wives died and he married the fourth. His wives were in order of marriage are 1 Hannah Phelps married 23 FEB 1708/1709, 2 Mary Tuller married 26 FEB 1712/1713, 3 Lydia North married Dec 1714, 4 Mary Orton married 31 Oct 1731.

Samuel and his last wife were members of the Episcopal Church. Before the church was built, services were held at their house. Samuel had 19 children by four wives.

When Samuel was a resident of Simsbury, Conn he is said to have been a merchant trader, as his grandfather, Michael Humphrey had been. He was a man of good education for the time and was in the habit of writing. His name frequently occurs on the "Simsbury Records" in connection with town offices and business transactions.

Around 1739, Ensign Samuel Humphrey and his younger children moved from Simsbury to Goshen, Conn. They settled upon a tract of land which was located at the north end of town. He and his sons gave the name "Humphrey Lane" to the road on which they lived.

When he left his old home, a large number of his friends and neighbors accompanied him as far as the Farmington River ( a distance of 3 miles) and there they spent a night in prayer and praise. In the morning they bade him a kind and tearful farewell--never expecting to see him again in this life. The distance from Simsbury to Goshen was about 32 miles! It is worthy to note that nearly all of his original purchase in Goshen is yet in the hands of his descendants. His great-great-grandson, Lemuel Palmer was the owner of his property a few years since.

More About SAMUEL HUMPHREY and MARY ORTON:
Marriage: 31 Oct 1731, SIMSBURY, CT..

Children of SAMUEL HUMPHREY and MARY ORTON are:

+DELIVERANCE HUMPHREY, b. 05 Dec 1733, SIMSBURY, CT., d. 1819, WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.