1750-51 Corrected Survey, Land Near Stratford Connecticut Signed By Descendants Of Judson And Porter

1750-51 a corrected land survey of Joseph Peet near the town of Stratford, Connecticut. Citing several landmarks, one being Cotter’s Farm and the ‘Highway’. It goes on to list other land boundaries as well. The document is signed by two members of the ‘committee’, Daniel Porter (related to Sarah Porter), and Joseph Judson (grandson).

Reference: 206-157
Estimate: $45-$55
Measurement: 4.25 by 7.25 inches

Lieut. Joseph Judson (c. 1619 – October 8, 1690) was an early New England colonist best known for co-founding the town of Woodbury, Connecticut.

The Judson family, including the teen-aged Joseph Judson, settled in Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in about 1634. Five years later they were among the first settlers in Stratford, Connecticut Colony. He left Stratford to help establish the town of Woodbury in 1672 after religious disagreements with the Puritan church. Judson was elected to represent Stratford and Woodbury in the Connecticut legislature. He held the rank of lieutenant in both towns' militias and served in the Fairfield county militia during King Philip's War.

Joseph Judson married Sarah Porter (1624-1696) on October 24, 1644, in Windsor, Connecticut Colony. She was the daughter of John Porter and Rosanna White. They had eleven children: Sarah, b. 1645; John, b. 1647, James, b. 1650; Grace, b. 1651; Joseph, b. 1654; Hannah, b. 1657; Esther, b. 1660; Joshua (twin), b. 1664; Ruth (twin), b. 1664; Phoebe, b. 1666; and Abigail, b. 1669.

The site of his family home in Stratford is on the National Register of Historic Places. The original house, built of stone in about 1639 by his father William, was replaced on the same foundation with a wood-framed house in 1723 by his grandson, David Judson. The Captain David Judson House now serves as a museum in the Stratford Center Historic District.

Judson Avenue (previously Judson Lane) in Woodbury memorializes Joseph Judson.

Notes: Separation at folds but holding, the paper is split but can be easily repaired and stabilized with acid free conservator's museum transparent tape while not affecting text. Splits and separations do run through lines of written text.

$45 - $55

4.25" x 0.01" x 7.25"

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