John Caulkins and Sarah Sluman

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Husband John Caulkins ¹

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           Died: 1703 - Norwich, New London Co, CT 1
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       Marriage:  - Norwich, New London Co, CT

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Wife Sarah Sluman ¹

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           Died: 1711 1
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Children

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1 M Hugh Caulkins ²

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           Born: 1659 2
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2 M John Caulkins ²

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           Born: 1661 - Norwich, New London Co, CT 2
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3 M Samuel Caulkins ²

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           Born: 1663 - Norwich, New London Co, CT 2
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4 F Elizabeth Caulkins ¹

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           Born: Apr 1673 1
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         Spouse: Samuel Hyde (1665-      ) 1
           Marr: 10 Dec 1690 - Norwich, New London Co, CT 1

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General Notes: Husband - John Caulkins

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Two of the Caulkins name, Hugh and his son John, were among the thirty-five proprietors of Norwich, CT. Hugh was one of the first deacons of the church, and it is inferred, from the various offices he held, a man of sound discretion, and considerable experience and activity. He was admit­ted a freeman of Lynn, MA, in 1642; but removed the next year to Gloucester, of which town he was a representative in 1650 and 1651. In 1654, if not ear­lier, he was an inhabitant of New London, where he had a homelot in the town plot, and a farm at Nehan­tick, laid out to him. It does not appear that he ever resided in Saybrook, though he must have been there at the gathering of the church which was to accom­pany Mr. Fitch to the new plantation, as he was chosen one of its deacons. His name is found on the list of inhabitants at New London, until 1660. He had two sons, John and David. The latter succeeded to his father's property in New London. John, who seems to have resided previously at Saybrook, removed with his father to Norwich. Deacon Hugh died about 1690, leaving "his accommodations in Norwich" to his grandson Hugh, oldest son of John.
The name is variously spelt, both with and without the u and the s. In the earlier records it is generally Calkin. The family tradition is that Hugh came from Wales. Though an illiterate man himself, his sons appear to have been well educated for that period. It is a singular fact, that neither of the two deacons of Mr. Fitch's church could write. Both Thomas Adgate and Hugh Calkins invariably affix a mark instead of hand-writing to their documents. Others of the pro­prietors - as Stephen Backus, John Pease, John Gager, Thomas Howard, John Reynolds, and Richard Edger­ton, were in the same predicament.

John Calkins, the proprietor, brought with him to Norwich a young wife and infant son. They eventually had seven children.

1 Ralph Edward Allison, Allison Genealogy (Hilo, HI: Self-published, 1985), Pg 29.

2 Ralph Edward Allison, Allison Genealogy (Hilo, HI: Self-published, 1985).