General Notes

Name Suffix:<NSFX> Lt.
REFN: 582
Lt. Joseph and Joanna Kellogg
Joseph KELLOGG - bap. Apr. 1, 1626 Great Leighs, England; d. before Feb. 4, 1708, probably at Hadley, MA. Son of Martin KELLOGG and Prudence BIRD and grandson of Phillippe KELLOGG. At Farmington, CT in 1651 and joined church there with his wife Oct. 9, 1653. Moved about 1657 to Boston, MA where he purchased property Oct. 16, 1659. Sold Boston property Jun. 13, 1661 and moved to Hadley. Agreed to keep ferry between Hadley and Northampton in 1661, which he, son John, and grandson James operated until 1758. The Court at Hadley formalized fares and conditions for the ferry in Jan. 1675, Jun. 1677, and in 1687. He was selectman a number of times, and served on various town committees. Joseph was named Sgt. of the military company ('train band') Mar. 1663, Ens. in the Foot Company May 9, 1678, and Lt. of the same company Oct. 7, 1678. He served as Lt. under Capt. Aaron Cook, Jr. until 1692. Was in charge of the Hadley troops at the Turners' Falls Fight on May 18, 1676. His will dated Jun. 27, 1707 and proved Feb. 4, 1708, contains considerable details on his estate and family, and includes his testimony of faith. Joseph married first, probably in England, and second May 9, 1667 Abigail TERRY ( b. Sep. 21, 1646, Windsor, CT; d. by Oct. 31, 1726, Hadley, MA), daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth. Abigail's will, dated May 29, 1717, names the 8 surviving children born to her and Joseph, beginning with Stephen (b. Apr. 9, 1668).
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It was in about 1650 that three brothers Joseph, Daniel and Samuel, who were great-great-grandsons of Nicholas, came to America and settled in Connecticut. Joseph and Samuel eventually resettled in Massachusetts, but Daniel remained in Connecticut. From there they spread on into the rest of New England and the United States.

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LIEUT. JOSEPH, son of Martin, baptised in Great Leighs, England, 1 Apr., 1626; married  (1) probably in England, Joanna Foote.     She died in Hadley, Mass., 14 September, 1666.

He married  (2) Abigail Terry, born in Windsor, Conn., 21 September, 1646, daughter of Stephen Terry, born in Stockton, Wiltshire, England, 25 August, 1608, and Elizabeth _______.

He died between 27 June, 1707 when his will was dated and 4 February, 1708, when it was proved; she died between 29 May, 1717, when her will was dated, and 31 October, 1726, when it was proved.

It is not known in what year he came to America. He was in Farmington, Conn., in 1651, where he was an early settler and served several terms as selectman. He and his wife were "joined" to the church, 9 Oct., 1653.

He removed to Boston about 1657.

He removed from Boston to Hadley, Mass. and was one of the proprietors. In 1661, the town make an agreement with him to keep the ferry between Hadley and Northampton. The crossing received the name "Kellogg's Ferry" until 1758 when the proprietorship passed to Stephen Goodman, who married a daughter of James Kellogg, great-grandson of Joseph, and became known as "Goodman's Ferry."

Early in the history of New England, Military Companies or "train bands" were formed to protect the settlers. As early as 16 May, 1661, Hadley voted there should be a training. The County Court approved the choice of Joseph Kellogg as Sergeant of the Company, March, 1663. The General Court of Massachusetts appointed him, 9 May, 1678, Ensign in the Foot Company in Hadley, and 7 October, of the same year, Lieutenant in the same company.  He served in that office until 1692, his military service thus extending over twenty-nine consecutive years.

He sustained his part in the struggle of the settlers against the Indians, and was in command, as Sergeant, of the Hadley troops at the famous "Turner's Falls" fight, 18 May, 1676, which broke the power of the river tribes.

He was the father of twenty children (fourteen of whome reached maturity), and well exemplifies the Biblical signification of his name "He S