Early Suffield Families
The settling of The Town of Suffield as part of Massachusetts began in 1670. The first settlers were all land grantees, given land if they moved to Suffield and improved their land. Between 1670 and 1682, grants of 40 to 60 acres were typically given depending on family size and status. The 30 families identified here were all proprietors (original land grantees) of the Town of Suffield. Other proprietors do not appear on this list because they moved away after a short time or never showed up at all. In general, three generations of data provided criteria for identifying the 30 familes listed here. Suffield is recorded as Suffield, CT in this Suffield database even though it was Suffield, MA until 1749.
This is part of Art Sikes Jr's database of Suffield families that he has collected over the years. His intention is to publish this data and more on all of the Suffield Families up to the first Federal Census in 1790. The book title will be "Suffield Families, from Settlement to the First Federal Census, 1670-1790"
The data came from many sources, each family group has the sources for the data included in the Reference Numbers. Complete Reference List. There is also an every name index that will get you to the family that includes the name you are looking for.
I would invite comments, additions, and/or corrections to this data from anyone by email or snail mail. Please contact the Suffield Historical Society.
Early Suffield families featured in Stony Brook Currents newsletter
| Family name | Newsletter |
|---|---|
| Edward Allen | Jan 2013 |
| Anthony Austin | Jan 2007 |
| Brook Family | Jan 2014 |
| Barber Families | Jul 2008 |
| James Barlow | Jan 2010 |
| John Burbank | Jun 2011 |
| Samuel Bush | Sep 2007 |
| Isaac Cakebread | Sep 2016 |
| Daniel Canada | Sep 2016 |
| George Colton | Jul 2009 |
| Benjamin Cooley | Jul 2009 |
| Thomas Cooper | Apr 2009 |
| Zerubabel Filer (Fyler) | Sep 2017 |
| John Filley | Sep 2017 |
| Joseph Fuller | Sep 2007 |
| Simon Gowin | Sep 2016 |
| Launcelot Granger | Jun 2006 |
| Timothy Hale | May 2015 |
| Walter Halladay | Sep 2012 |
| Hanchett Family | Apr 2011 |
| Harmon Family | Sep 2006 |
| Elizur Holyoke | Apr 2009 |
| John Huggins | Aug 2015 |
| Samuel Hugh | Apr 2012 |
| James King | Apr 2008 |
| Family name | Newsletter |
|---|---|
| Samuel Kent | May 2014 |
| Edmund Marshall | Aug 2015 |
| Mighill Family | Jan 2012 |
| George Norton | Jan 2011 |
| Robert Old | Sep 2010 |
| Pease Family | Sep 2016 |
| John Pengilly | Sep 2014 |
| Joseph Pomeroy | Sep 2008 |
| William Prichard | Apr 2010 |
| John Pynchon | Jan 2009 |
| Thomas Remington | Jan 2008 |
| John Rising | Sep 2009 |
| Peter Roe | Apr 2012 |
| Joseph Seger | Sep 2011 |
| John Severance Jr. | Feb 2017 |
| Sheldon Family | Jan 2015 |
| Victory Sikes | Apr 2007 |
| Thomas Spencer | Jul 2010 |
| Quinton Stockwell | Jul 2007 |
| Taylor Families | Feb 2016 |
| Rowland Thomas | Jul 2009 |
| Trumble Family | Sep 2013 |
| Winchell Family | May 2017 |
| Richard Woodworth | Aug 2015 |
| John Younglove | Jul 2012 |