General Notes

Francis Andrews was born in England, came to New England and died in Fairfield, Connecticut.  He married in Hartford, Connecticut., Anna (or Joanna) Smith.  Francis Andrews was one of the Founders of Hartford, Connecticut in 1639, and his name is on the north and east sides of the Founders' Monument in Hartford.  His home was at what is now the corner of Elm and Trinity Streets, he having purchased of Richard Butler in 1640 the north part of his lot situated on these streets. 

Francis Andrews, with Samuel Martin, were recognized in 1646, to appear before the next Court at Hartford, Connecticut, for having put on board of a vessel at Hartford, ninety-seven bushels of corn, and left Hartford without entering the corn.  He removed to Fairfield about 1648 and became one of the Bankside farmers, where his home lot of ten acres lay west of Daniel Frost's.

In his will he gave to his son Thomas 5 acres of land at Bankside and a piece of land in his home lot to set a house upon, a gun barrel and stock.  To his son John, 3 acres of lower end of his home lot, and a piece of land four rods wide with a house upon it, provided he allowed his mother the use of another as good; 3 acres of meadow called the heather, -- bite and gun.  To his son Jeremiah a rapier and a staff and 20s.  To his son Abraham 20s. To his daughters Mary, Hester, Rebecca, Ruth, 10s. each when 18 years of age.  To John Crampton, husband to daughter Hannah, (???) roods of land in his homestead lot next his house, provided he fence it all around with a five rail fence.  To his granddaughter Hannah Crampton, 10s.; to his wife Anna, house, land, and remainder of his estate.  Dr. Thomas Pell was made overseer of his estate.
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A GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND, BEFORE 1692 - Vol. 1 - Savage, James - 1860-62:

ANDREWS, FRANCIS, Hartford 1639, had John, bapt. 27 Sept. 1646; and Thomas, 2 Jan. 1648; rem. to Fairfield, there d. 1662, or 3, his will being of 6 .June of the former. pro. 5 Mar. of the latter yr. In it he provides for four s. and five ds. viz. in addit. to the two bef. ment. were Jeremiah, and Abraham, ds. Elizabeth Mary; Esther; Rebecca, wh. bec. sec. w. 7 July 1678, of Samuel Benedict of Norwalk; and Ruth; beside Hannah, wh. had m. John Crampton, after of Norwalk. Quite uncert. is it, whether his s. Abraham were the man, wh. d. 1693, or he wh. had ch. 1699.


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His will was dated 6 June 1662. He purchased land in 163 9 in Hartford. It was the north part of Richard Butler's l ot on the corner of the present Elm and Trinity Streets. H is name is on the Founders Monument. He is said to be a br other of John Andrews of Farmington. Ref: Andrews Family in America, p. 15
   Barbour's Family of Early Hartford, CT, p. 10
   Jacobus Family of Fairfield, CT, Vol. 1 and 2 Publi c Records of CT, vol 1, p. 315. Genl Court of Elections, 5 /20/1658, John Andrewes, underwritten, was made free.

Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers

Volume 1 page 57
FRANCIS, Hartford 1639, had John, bapt. 27 Sept. 1646; and Thomas, 2 Jan. 1648; rem. to Fairfield, there d. 1662, or 3, his will being of 6 June of the former. pro. 5 Mar. of the latter yr. In it he provides for four s. and five ds. viz. in addit. to the two bef. ment. were Jeremiah, and Abraham, ds. Eliz. Mary; Esther; Rebecca, wh. bec. sec. w. 7 July 1678, of Samuel Benedict of Norwalk; and Ruth; beside Hannah, wh. had m. John Crampton, after of Norwalk. Quite uncert. is it, whether his s. Abraham were the man, wh. d. 1693, or he wh. had ch. 1699.