[Bliss1 40] Married Joseph Willoughby of Norwich.

[455] Anne Elderkin

	b. Jan 1661	New London Conn
	d. 17 May 1748		[Bliss1 40]

[Bliss1 40] Of Norwich. Married Anne, daughter of Deacon John Elderkin, one of the early settlers and proprietors of Norwich. She was considered one of the finest young ladies in the town - fine in those days consisting of thrift, intelligence and usefulness. She outlived her husband nearly 20 years. It is said he purchases of the Indian Chief Oweneco, in 1704-7 lands located in the town of Lebanon Conn about one mile east or northeast of the village, near the old burial ground. 6 children, Thankful was the youngest.

[909] Elizabeth Birchard

	b. c1623		[Bliss2 39]
	d. 28 February 1699/70	Norwich Conn	[Bliss2 39]

[Bliss1 34-35] Of Hartford, Saybrook and Norwich Conn. Arrived with his father in America in 1635. Soon after his fathers death, he removed to Saybrook. Here his allotment of land was east of the Connecticut River, in what is now Lyme. He sold his land there in 23 July 1662. He had moved to Norwich several years before. 6 Children born to them in Saybrook and thei 7th child, Anne, born in 1660 was the second English child born in Norwich. In 1680, Thomas Bliss and Mathew Griswold were appointed agents by the town of Saybrook to 'lay out a lot of land to an Indian "The Giant" near Black Point in what is now East Lyme. The locality is still called "The Giants Neck"'. The energy, sound health, good judgment of Thomas Bliss brought him great prosperity, which is evedenced with his having made a will. His will is dated 13 April 1688, 2 days before his death; and in it provision was made for his wife Elizabeth and his 6 daughters and his only living son Samuel. His estimated worth was 182.17.7. He also had land.

[Bliss2 39] TB of Hartford, Saybrook, and Norwich Conn.

[TAG 51:17-21] EB, daughter of Thomas Birchard and Mary Robinson.

[1817/3875] Margaret Hulins

	b. 1594	England
	d. 28 August 1684	Springfield Mass

[Bliss1 ] Of Belstone parish, Devonshire England; Of Braintree Mass, and afterwards of Hartford. Was the Son of Thomas Bliss of Belstone and who was born 1580 or 85. He married in England Margeret (thought to be Lawrence) who was born in 1594. He had 10 children, 6 of which were born in England. Thomas was compelled to leave England and in the autumn of 1635, he and his brother George embarked at Plymouth and arrived at Boston. He located promptly at Braintree whence he removed to Hartford where he died in 1640. The will of Margeret (Lawrence) Bliss dates September 1683, but does not mention Thomas, but does mention other children.

[Bliss2 27] TB of Hartford. Probably born in Co Gloucester, England c1590.

[Hale-House 476-7] TB died late in 1650 or very early 1650-1. At that time the four oldest schildren were married. Son Thomas and wife Ann were in Saybrook and the other 7 children were listed in the margin of probate record as eventual heirs after the widow's death. No further information about Samuel, son of Thomas Jr.

{check TAG 52: 193-197, ref TAG 60:202} .br {check Starr's Goodwin-Morgan Ancestral Lines, 1915, 2:1-9} .br {Ferris' Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines, 1931, 2:123-7}

[3633/7749] ?

[Bliss ] Of Belstone, Devonshire, England.