Mary Hotchkiss

 

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Mary Hotchkiss                                                               see FAMILY TREE

Born: 24 Jun 1750 East Haven, New Haven, CT

Married: 1st to Elihu Moulthrop   21 Nov 1770 East Haven, New Haven, CT

Married: 2nd to Charles Upson  24 Nov 1784 Wolcott, New Haven, CT

Died: 30 Mar 1826 Wolcott, New Haven, CT   Source "Upson Family in America" 1940 pg 68

FATHER

Joseph Hotchkiss

MOTHER

Esther Russell

HUSBAND

1st Elihu Moulthrop

CHILDREN with Elihu Moulthrop

1. Jeremiah (Jerry) Moulthrop, b.  27 Apr 1771

2. Adonija Moulthrop b. Abt. 1775

3. Polly (Mary) Moulthrop, b. Jul/1776

4. Elihu Moulthrop b. Abt. 1779

5. Esther Moulthrop b. 1782

   

CHILDREN with Charles Upson

                             b. 18 Mar 1751/52

                             d.  29 Apr 1809 New Haven, CT

1. Thomas Upson b. 23 Sep 1785

2. Charles Hopkins Upson b. 19 Jul 1788

3. Mark Upson b. 24 Oct 1790

4. Wealthy H. Upson b. 18 Apr 1794

Mary Hotchkiss
by Susan Brooke
Jan 2022

Mary Hotchkiss was one of the older children of Joseph and Esther Hotchkiss.  She may have been born on 24 Jun 1750 as is recorded in several books.(1) Her death record says she was aged 76 which corresponds to this date. (2) She married Eliju Moulthrop on 21 Nov 1770 when she was 20 years old. (3)  Her husband was active in the Revolutionary War.  He was in a Connecticut regiment for one month in 1775. Then in 1779 he started serving again through Aug 1781. He became a sergeant.  Then Eliju Moulthrop died  at the age of 35 on 27 Oct 1782.  Mary Hotchkiss was 32.  They had five children at this time, with the youngest being born the year her husband died. 
She married Charles Upson, a very wealthy widower with three young children, on 24 Nov 1784. (4) Mary Hotchkiss then had 8 children in her care, aged from 13 to 2.  She joined the Wolcott Congregational Church on 3 Jul 1785 and had her five children baptized there on 7 Jul 1785. (5)  The next year, Oct 1785,  Charles Upson was appointed administrator of the estate of Eliju Molthrop at the request of his wife.  Mary received 135 rods of English meadow. (6)  She then had 4 more children with Charles Upson.  It was a house full of children.
As stated, her husband was a wealthy man.  Charles Upson died 29 Apr 1809.  He was coming into his barn on top of a load of hay and hit his head on a beam. (4) Mary Hotchkiss lived another 17 years and died 30 March 1826. (7)

 

Sources

(1) "The Upson Family In America"  1940  pg 68

"Charles Upson Born March 18, 1752, Wolcott. Died April 29, 1809, New Haven, and there buried. Married (1) May 26, 1773, Waterbury, Wealthy, daughter of Isaac and Mercy (Hickox) Hopkins. She born June 2, 1756, Waterbury. Died December 28, 1783, Wolcott. Married (2) November 24, 1784, Mary Moulthrop, widow of Elihu Mouthrop and daughter of Joseph and Esther (Russell) Hotchkiss. She born June 24, 1750, East Haven. Died March 30, 1826, Wolcott.
Charles Upson lived on the family homestead. In January, 1778, he served on a committee to collect money for clothing for the soldiers. In February 1782 he performed the first recorded inoculation for small-pox. In 1783 he was appointed one of the first selectmen of Waterbury. From 1789 to 1790 he is listed as a deacon of the Wolcott church. In 1792 he subscribed the largest sum for the settlement of Rev. Woodward and in 1805 he had the largest tax list of any man in the Society. He was called Capt. Charles and "Squire" Charles. The first title is believed to be one of courtesy and the second because of the many years that he was Justice of the Peace."

(2)  

Tombstone of Mary Hotchkiss

(3) Married 21 Nov 1770 East Haven, New Haven, CT
Eliju Moltrhop to Mary Hotchkiss
FHL film 4084 image 25 

(4).Descendants of William and Elizabeth Tuttle by George Fredrick Tuttle, 1883  pg 175
Mary Hotchkiss, b June 24, 1750; d. in Wolcott, Conn., March 30, 1826, a. 76; m. Nov 21, 1770, Eliju Moulhrop, and rem. from E. Hav. to W.  He d. abt. or bef. 1783, as appears by Probate rec. in N. Hav., 1785, when Charles Upson appt. admr. on est. of Eliju Moulthrop in rt. of his wf., who was wid. of said E. M.; 5 chil. named.  She m. Nov 24, 1784, Charles, s. of Thomas and Hannah (hotkins) Upaon (and bro. of Benoni Upson, D.D.). b. March 8, 1752; his 2d wf. By his 1st m. he had Washington, Lee and Gates.  His tax list in 1805 was the largest in the society, and his subscription to settle Mr. Woodward was the heaviest.  He was Justice of the Peace for many yrs., and his farm is still known as the "Squire Upson Place."  He was accidently killed in N. Hav. by his head coming in contact with a beam in a barn which he was entering on a load of hay, April 19, 1809. 

 

(5) Wolcott Congregational Church Vol 1 pg 8
July 1785
"Jere, Adonijah, Mary, Elihu, Esther, children of Mary, wife of Charles Upson by her former husband"

Baptisms of children of Jerry Moulthrop

(6) Estate of Eliju Moulthrop

 Set out to Mrs. Mary Upson
Her thirds of the Real
Estate of her first Husband
Elihue Moulthrop Late of
East Haven Deceased. 134 Rods
of English meadow Lying South
of the house bound North on
the highway East on Benjamin Smith's
Land West on Joseph Smith's heirs
Coms  - - -                        10 0 0

(7) Charles R Hale Collection
Mary Upson, widow of Charles Upson, age 76, died 30 March 1826