John Bissell and Unknown

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Husband John Bissell ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1590 - Somersetshire, England 2
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           Died: 3 Oct 1677 - Windsor, Hartford Co, CT 1 2
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         Father: [Ancestor] Bissell (      -      )
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Wife Unknown

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           Died: 21 May 1641 1
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Children

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1 M John Bissell ^{1 2}

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2 M Thomas Bissell ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - England
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           Died: 31 Jul 1689 1
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         Spouse: Abigail Moore (      -      ) 1

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3 F Mary Bissell ^{1 2}

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         Spouse: Jacob Drake (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 12 Apr 1649 1

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4 M Samuel Bissell ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1636 - Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA 2
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           Died: 17 May 1697 - Windsor, Hartford Co, CT 2
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         Spouse: Abigail Holcomb (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 11 Jun 1658 2

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5 M Nathaniel Bissell ^{1 2}

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6 F Joice Bissell ^{1 2}

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General Notes: Husband - John Bissell

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The founder of the Bissell family of America, he came in 1628, landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts, with his wife and three children. In 1640 he removed to Windsor, Connecticut, and he was the first settler on the east bank of the Connecticut River. He had the Scantic ferry and was, in his day, one of the leading men of his locality.

Tradition preserves the following ditty with which John Bissell used to call his children:
"John, Tom, Sam and Nat,
Rise, Joice, put on the pot".

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1456.

2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 74.