Nicholas MUNGER

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NICHOLAS MUNGER OF GUILFORD (CONN.) AND HIS DESCENDANTS: Nicholas Munger was a step-son of Henry Goldam, an early settler ofGuilford, and probably came tlu'ther with his step-father. He wasprobably the son of Frances, the wife of Henry Goldam and had ahalfsister, Susannah Goldam, who married John Bishop, Jr. of Guilford.Goldam had no other children, and by his will (Town Records, Vol. c,folio 104) dated July 9, 1661, left to Nicholas Munger, his "son inlaw," " all my land in the Neck, paying myself, if demanded during mylife time, one barley com by the year by way of acknowledgement, and,after my death, if my wife shall survive aud shall demand the same,the sum of five bushels of whete by the year, but if she missdemanding in or at the very expiring of the year, then to be free fromany payment that present year, and at the death of my foresaid wife,to bo to him fully and freely and to his heirs forever." Mrs. FrancesGoldhara survived her husband and died on January 13, 1671. The landleft Nicholas Muuger was situated on the north bank of the Neck Riveron the public road, and he is supposed to have settled thereon asearly as 1651. He married Sarah Hull on June 2, 1659, and died onOctober 16, 1068. His age is not known, but he was probably not beyondmiddle life. His widow married Dennis Crampton in 1669 and died onJanuary 31, 1689. Munger was one of the poorer planters and seems tohave been somewhat disorderly in his youth. The following letter,dated October 4, 1668, is interesting. It was copied by the writer,Dr. Bray or Bryan Rossiter, on a fly leaf of one of his medicalbooks-" Francisci Valesii Covarrobiensis in Libros Hippocratis deMorbii popularibus Commentaria," which book is now in the library ofTrinityCollege. Hartford, Connecticut. " Deacon George Bartlett : Ihave been often Eollicited to doe for Nico. Monger in his sadcondition, and have oft visited him and administered in time of hisdistemp : siuce his sores breaking out and running I have seen them,used meanes to dense them and have from time to time informed themthat he must have constant attendence, and be under a course ofphisick if his life be saved, if meanes be not used he wUl live longin misery, if much meanes be used it is not for one man to beare theburden neyther is one only called to shew mercy. I have not refused toattend him, but rather desyre some other and I will be double mypportion towards the expence. Whoever attends him, it will be doublethe charge to attend him in the place where he is, wherevercomfortable dyet most be sutable to his weaknes and distress andattendance added beyond wt his wife can doe, a society of Indiansioyne helpfullnes to one of there owne in distress, he must take acourse of phisick to Divert the currant of humors if one running sorebe healed, the humors will have vent at another place, and prsentlywill be another swelling they say he is to weake to take phisick, buttis a stronger thing to dy then to take phisick, and if he becomestenn times weaker, yet then he must take phisick or dy. these things Iwrite to discharge myself and let the loss of life and neglect ofmercy ly at the right doore." In addition to the land on the Neck, Nicholas Munger bought fromGeorge Hiland the homelot, containing an acre and an half bought byHiland or Highland from Thomas Betts, " lying in the Plaine, frontingup to the street near agt Mr. Whitfields rearing back to the swamp,the lands of the sd Mr. Whitfield lying next on the South." http://tokala.net/TCM/nicholas.htm: Of Nicholas Munger, the progenitor of most of the name in America,little is known. Some authorities state that he came from England withthe Whitfield colony, being an apprentice to William Chittenden, oneof that company, and whose name appears on the covenant drawn up andsigned on shipboard during the voyage to America. The name of NicholasMunger does not appear on the records of the voyage in any way as faras known. He is said to have been about sixteen years (?) of age atthe time of the settlement of the Guilford colony. By other authorities he is said to have been son-in-law (i. e.stepson) of Henry Goldham or Goldam, an early settler at New Haven andGuilford. "Henry Goldham, freed from training (military service) fromweakness in 1645, had only Susanna, who married the 2d John Bishop. Inhis will of 9th of July, 1661, gives some land to Nicholas Munger,called son-in-law; probably son of his (Goldham's) wife Frances."(Savage: vol. ii, p. 269.) In his will Goldham gives to Nicholas Munger "All my land in the Neck,paying myself, if demanded during my lifetime, one barley corn by theyear by way of acknowledgement, and after my death, if my wife shallsurvive and shall demand the same the sum of five bushels of whete bythe year, but if she miss demanding in or at the very expiring of theyear, then to be free from any payment that present year, and at thedeath of my fore said wife, to be to him fully and freely and to hisheirs forever." The land left Nicholas Munger was situated on the north bank of theNeck river and on the public road, and he settled thereon as early as1651. Mr. George B. Munger of East River, Conn., says: "I live withina mile of where Nicholas built the first Munger house in America. Mr.Arthur D. Munger now lives in a house on the same site, although theproperty has not been continuously in the Munger name." In addition to the land in the Neck, Nicholas Munger "bought fromGeorge Hiland the home lot containing an acre and a half bought byHiland from Thomas Betts, lying in the Plaine fronting up to thestreet near ag't Mr. Whitfield's rearing back to the swamp, the landsof the sd Mr. Whitfield lying next on the South." This latter land is situated in the village, of Guilford, south of thecommon. An old plan of lots in the Stone House museum shows two otherpieces owned by Nicholas in the vicinity of the common. The landbequeathed him by Goldham lay in the East Parish of Guilford, now thetown of Madison. "A terrior of land belonging to Nicholas Munger deceased this 30th dayof March, Ano: 1670 as followeth: --? his home lott at the Neckcontaining and allowed for 3 akers more or less fronting upon thehighway going into the Neck on the North rearing back to the beachSouth bounded [page xv] by the land of Steven Bishop west by thecommon land East from a parsell of upland lying in the Neck containingthirty-two acres more or less allowed for seaventene running crossefrom the Neck river on the North to the Sea on the South past the landof Daniell Benton past the lands of Steven Bishop on the cast a waybeing allowed crosse the said lotts as in all the rest of the lottsthere." (Town Records.) Nicholas Munger took the "Oath of Fidelity" and became a "Freeman" in1652. The qualifications of a "Freeman" were that he should be of age,of sober and peaceable conversation, Orthodox in religion, andpossessed of a ratable estate of at least £2O. In regard to William Chittenden, with whose family it has been saidNicholas Munger came to America; he (Chittenden) was one of a companyof Pilgrims who sailed (?) from Cranbrook, County Kent, England, inMay, 1639, and after about seven weeks arrived at the New HavenColony, about the 10th of July. When hardly out of sight of their native land, they gathered in thecabin of their vessel, and under the guidance of Elder Whitfield, drewup a compact agreeing to certain rules and conditions for thegovernment of their colony, when they should arrive on the far distantshores of America. To this compact they made oath and signed their names. The name ofChittenden appears among the signers. This oath was called the "Oathof Fidelity" and was required of all settlers within the bounds oftheir settlement. The members of this colony were for the most partyeomen from the counties of Surrey and Kent, with some few fromadjacent counties. It would appear that most of the settlers were fromCounty Surrey, as the settlement was called Guilford, which is thename of the shire town of County Surrey, England, although thesettlement was at first known by the Indian name of "Menunkatuck." That Nicholas Munger came to this country with William Chittenden, istraditionary; that he was here in company with Henry Goldam and familyof New Haven Colony, seems proven by documentary evidence. Hisstepfather, Goldam, was one of the prominent men of Guilford Colony,though not one of the original proprietors. "Munger was one of thepoorer planters," says the History of Guilford. "None of the settlerswere rich, and none were poor, and few had servants." All seem to havebeen comfortably situated and self-supporting. The date of the birth of Nicholas is not definitely known. At the timewhen he became a "Freeman" he was at least 21 years old, and onSeptember 3, this same year (1652), he with John Rossiter, a son of aprominent citizen, and six young women were examined "Upon a commonfame or report of some miscarryings by night meetings, unnecessaryfamiliarity, and unfit company keeping," and the court adjudged allmore or less guilty of the offences charged, which were probablynothing more than what are now [page xvi] called flirtations, andordered them to make "A public acknowledgment of their evills."Without much doubt he was a young man when he committed this heinous(?) offense. Nicholas Munger was born in England, probably in County Surrey, andabout the year 1630 or '31. Hitherto the writer has said that hisbirth was about 1623, figuring from the unreliable statement that hecame to Guilford with William Chittenden, in 1639, at the age of about16 years. From later facts this position is untenable.

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