Twelfth Generation

2146. John Case^1391,1576 was born in 1616 in England, Aylesham.¹³⁹¹ He died on 21 February 1704 in Connecticut Colony, Hartford Co., Simsbury.¹³⁹¹ John Case was born in Aylesham, England. He sailed to America from Gravesend, England, on September 3, 1635, on the ship "Dorset" and landed at Newport, Rhode Island. He first settled at Hartford, Connecticut. Then he spent some years in Newton, Long Island, but in 1656 he returned to Connecticut and was living in New London. The following year he moved to Windsor were he was married and his first five children were born. In the spring of 1669 he moved to Massacoe, which is now Simsbury. He and Joshua Holcombe were deputies of the court for Simsbury in 1670.
John was a farmer and owner of large acreages of land. In 1670 he was a Representative in the Connecticut General Assembly and served some years. At one time he was one of a committee to invite Rev. Mr. Stone to become the Resident Minister and to look after the school affairs of the town. John Case was recognized for his moral influence as well as his business integrity. The records show that he acquired a very considerable estate for the times. Sarah Spencer and John Case were married about 1657 in Connecticut Colony, Hartford Co., Windsor.¹⁵⁷⁷

2147. Sarah Spencer¹⁵⁷⁸ was born in 1636 in Massachusetts Colony, Middlesex Co., Cambridge.¹³⁹¹ She died on 3 November 1691 in Connecticut Colony, Hartford Co., Simsbury.¹³⁹¹ She was buried in Connecticut Colony, Hartford Co., Simsbury. The Spencers were scions of an ancient family in southern England.

Children were:

	i.	Elizabeth Case1579 was born in 1658 in USA, Connecticut, Hartford Co., Windsor.1391 She died on 9 October 1718.1391
1073	ii.	Mary Case.
	iii.	John Case Jr.1579 was born on 5 November 1662 in Connecticut Colony, Hartford Co., Windsor.1391 He died on 22 May 1735.1391
	iv.	William Case1579 was born on 6 June 1665 in Connecticut Colony, Hartford Co., Windsor.1580,1581 He died about 1700 in Connecticut Colony, Hartford Co., Simsbury.1580
	v.	Samuel Case1579 was born on 1 June 1667 in Connecticut Colony, Hartford Co., Windsor.1391 He died on 30 July 1725.1391
	vi.	Richard Case1579 was born on 27 August 1669.1391 He died in 1746.1391
	vii.	Bartholomew Case1579,1582 was born in October 1670.1391,1582 Bartholomew and Mary (Humphrey) Case lived on his parents homestead at Weatogue, in Simsbury.
	viii.	Joseph Case1579 was born on 6 April 1674.1391 He died on 11 August 1748.1391
	ix.	Sarah Case1579 was born on 14 August 1676.1391 She died on 2 May 1704.1391
	x.	Abigail Case1579 was born on 4 May 1682.1391