12801281. Joseph Judson, (Capt.) was born in England in 1618-1619, and died in Stratford, Connecticut, on October 8, 1690. Sarah Porter was baptized in Felsted, Essex, England, on Tuesday, March 15, 1624/5, and died in Stratford on March 16, 1696/7. Her gravestone indicates she died at age 70. They were married in Windsor, Connecticut, on Thursday, October 24, 1644. She took the name Sarah Judson. He is the son of William and Grace (_____) Judson. She is the daughter of John and Anna (White) Porter. They had 11 children:
| i. | Sarah Judson was born on March 2, 1645/6, and died in Southampton, New York, on August 29, 1688. She married Edmund Howell on November 11, 1664. | |
| ii. | John Judson [#640]: He was born in Stratford on December 10, 1647, and died in Woodbury, Connecticut, on January 12, 1709/10. | |
| iii. | James Judson was born on April 24, 1650, and died on February 25, 1721. He married Rebecca Welles, granddaughter of Thomas Welles. | |
| iv. | Grace Judson was born on February 19, 1651/2, and died in Milford, Connecticut, in January, 1724. She married (1) Samuel Prudden on December 30, 1669; (2) Thomas Clark. | |
| v. | Joseph Judson was born on March 10, 1654, and died on February 1, 1677/8. | |
| vi. | Hannah Judson was born on December 31, 1657, and died in Farmington, Connecticut, on August 22, 1732. She married Samuel Wadsworth on June 12, 1689. | |
| vii. | Esther Judson was born on August 20, 1660, and died on August 27, 1713. She married Benjamin Curtis on March 23, 1680/1. | |
| viii. | Joshua Judson was born on October 27, 1664. He was Ruth's twin; he died young. | |
| ix. | Ruth Judson was born on October 27, 1644, and died in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1744. She was Joshua's twin. She married Samuel Welles, grandson of Thomas Welles. | |
| x. | Phebe Judson was born on October 29, 1666. She died young. | |
| xi. | Abigail Judson was born on September 15, 1669, and died about 1697. She married Josiah Curtis in July, 1692. |
His will was dated February 27, 1679/80; his estate was inventoried on October 28, 1690. More information is available on his children in the article in The American Genealogist.
The "List of Officials in Connecticut and New Haven Colonies 16351665"
has the following entry.
Judson, Joseph (d. 1690). Deputy (Stratford) to Conn. Leg., Oct., 1658,
May, 1659, Oct., 1659, Oct., 1661, May 1662, Oct., 1662, May, 1663, Oct.,
1663., May, 1664, May, 1665. First called Ensign, Oct., 1663.