General Notes

Mr. Hubbard was one of the earliest settlers in Wethersfield, CT, 1635. He was appointed as one of the two men permitted to trade with the Indians. From 1637 to 1640 he was a member of the General Assembly. According to Vol.1, of the Colonial Records of Conn., he was appointed by the General Court "to gather passages of God's providence which have been remarkable since the first of the Plantation". He removed to Guilford in 1648, and represented that settlement as "Deputy of the Colony" in 1657-60, 1662 and 1665. He practiced surveying both at Wethersfield and at Guilford. He was a magistrate from 1670 to 1676

"History of New Haven to it's Absorption Into Connecticut", Atwater

George Hubbard was in Wethersfield in 1636, probably came there from Watertown, and was a representative from Wethersfield in the first General Assembly in 1643. He removed to Milford and is recorded on the Milford map of 1646. (there is a map on p 155 of the book). In 1650 he was in Guilford, where his wife Mary died Sept 16, 1676. He d Jan, 1683. From hjis seven or more children,a large number of people have descended. (See the Hubbard Genealogy, 1895, 512 pages, NY)

George was in Wethersfield 1636, probably went from Watertown, representative 1638 in the first General Assembly and several times thereafter, removed to Milford 1643, then to Guilford 1650, where he was of importance, representative to New Haven 1665 and 1666, after the union of the two colonies. His will of May 1683, preceded with a codicil of Dec 30 preceeding names sons John, Daniel, and William; with daughters Mary, wife of John Fowler, Sarah, wife of Harrison or Morrison, Abigail, wife of Humphrey Spinning, Hannah, probably wife of Jacob Melyne or Meleyn, and Elizabeth, unmarried. Daniel, Abigail, and Hannah were baptized 26 May 1644 at Milford.

George Hubbard,- (c1594-Jan 1683) married c1627 Mary Bishop (c1610-73) in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. She was the daughter of John (-14 Sep 1676) and Ann Bishop, who also immigrated. George and Mary immigrated by 1633 to Watertown, MA and were among that town's settlers of Wetherfield, CT in 1635. In 1636, the governing commission assigned George to survey the boundaries of Wetherfield and Windsor, CT. George represented Wetherfield on the commission 1638-42 (he was fined one shilling for coming to his first meeting late). In 1638, he also became one of the two Wetherfield resident authorized to trade with local Indians; 11 years later, George would be fined ¹10 for trading a gun to an Indian. In 1640, George was granted 195 acres at Naubuc Farms, present-day Glastonbury. However, George also appears among the 44 original settlers of Milford, 20 November 1639, for an allotment of ten acres. George Hubbard was admitted 15 January 1644 to the Milford church. They moved to Guilford by 1648, where Mary's parents also settled. George was admitted to the Gilford church 6 October 1650. His name appears on a freeman's list for Gilford c1650-52, and as having moved from Milford. He served eight years as a deputy magistrate 1652-66, assembly member 1666- 67, and justice 1670. George Hubbard's estate was inventoried 30 May 1683 and valued at ¹564.8.6 sterling. He was buried in Guilford.