The Humphreys family in America - citizen hylbom blog

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iry KUcii, b. in New Ilaveii, 19 Aug., 1838; m. I June, 1868 (I think), Frederick C.
Nichols, ot the firm of Clark & Nichols, hat and fur merchants, Bridgeport, Ct.
Children: (i) Marion, b. about Feb., 1869; d. in ."Vpr., 1870 (2) Mary Louise, b. 16
May, 1871. (iMhr of M. S. Giddings.)
Thomas Mallery, b. 15 Apr., 1659, m. 26 Mch., 1684, Mary Umberfield, supposed by Mr.
Savage to be a sister of John Umberfield, who was in New Haven in 1674, and a proprietor there
in 1685. Umberfield had lands in West Haven. He is supposed to have had children—at least
Samuel, who had descendants commencing with Sarah in 1695. I presume also a daughter, Mary,
who married 28 Nov.-, 1694, Ebenezer Downs. The name Umberfield remains in West Haven
and in New Haven to this day. The name is also spelled in the early New Haven records
Umphrevile, Humphrevile, Umfreeville, Umfrevile, Humfrevile, Humpherevile, Humphervile, Humpervile,
Humphervcl and Humphorvil. From the Candee Genealog_v.
There is a family in Northfield society, of Litchfield, who now spell their name Humphre-
ville. I understand they changed it from Umberfield. The old lady died some two years since,
aged 102 years. Presume you have their record. Also, from tht History 0/ Seymour (Ct.): In 1866,
Sheldon, Willis and Miles Umberfield were appointed trustees of the church, and also for several
years after. Catherine Umberfield is mentioned as a teacher in 1830.
Thomas Hi'mphrey was at Hartford in 1682.
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Hinman Papers.
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Letter of M. S. Giddirtga.
We find in Savage's Genealogkal Dictionary the following: Umpherviile, Umberfield, Hum-
phreyville, or Umfreville, John, of New Haven 1674, a proprietor 1685, was, perhaps, father of
Samuel and Mary, and may have had other children. One Mary Umberfield, perhaps his sister,
married, 26 Mch., 1684, Thomas Mailer)', of New Haven; and Mary Umphrevile, perhaps dau. of
John, married, 28 Nov., 1694, Ebenezer Downes, of New Haven, which may justify a conjecture
that two families of the name lived there. Samuel, of New Haven, perhaps son of the preceding,
had by wife not named, Sarah, b. 2 Apr., 1695; Ann, b. 28 Apr., 1700; John, b. 15 Mch., 1702;
Thomas, b. 8 Feb., 1705; Elizabeth, b. 27 Oct., 1708; Esther, b. 12 Sept., 17 10; Mary, b. 28
Aug., 1714; David, b. 16 Aug., 1716.
It is possible that some of these surnames were changed to Humphrey, and that some of
the members of these families removed to Hartford from New Haven.
We do not know that Sergt. John= Humphrey resided in New Haven, and his son Nathaniel,
who resided in Hartford, Ct., died in December, 171 1. He may have had a son or grand-son
Nathaniel, who died in 1770. The Hartford Probate ./?t'Co/(/s furnish the following: Administration
on the estate of Nathaniel Humphry, late of Hartford, deceased, was granted to James Humphrey
of Hartford, who, with Joseph Humphrey, of Hartford [see Fam. 7, /.^], gave bond Jan. 15, 1771.
Inventory exhibited at the same time, amounting tOj^s-ig-i, carpenter's tools and clothing; dated
Dec. 26, 1770.
Estate of James Humphrey, of Hartford, deceased; administration granted to James Bunce
and Consider Buel, Feb. 28, 1775; inventory /"lO-j-S, dated Mch. i, 1775; estate reported insol-
vent Jan. 19, 1776, and com. appointed; their report accepted, 26 Feb., 1776.
Records, xxi, 49; xxii, 37, 62, 109.
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Hartford Probate
Edwin Himphreyville, and a sister, of Norway, Herkimer County, N. V., were at Cazenovia
Seminary, in 185 1-2, with Rev. Lewis Bodwell, of Clifton Spring's, N. V.
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