[3] Mr. George D. Plant, Principal of the Seward School in Chicago.
[4] New Eng. Hist. and Gen. Reg., April 1886.
[5] Lists of Emigrants, by J. C. Hotten.
[6] Soldiers in King Philip’s War, by George M. Bodge, page 442.
[7] His name appears, November 6, 1677, as a witness on the record of a payment. On February 20, 1683, he was given six acres on Mulliner’s Hill, below the road, on condition of his improving it within two years. On February 4, 1688, he was given six acres more “on the way hill,” that is, half way to the iron works at the outlet of the lake. He was sworn in as a freeman at Branford, April 8, 1690. His lot was laid out below the path, bounded on the west corner by a great white-oak-tree, on the north corner by a small walnut-, on the east by a black-oak-, and by a walnut-tree at the south.
The original home of the Plants seems to have been near George Plant’s present residence. The old Plant house was once used as a hotel and again as a store. A tornado once tore down a fine orchard behind the house, and overthrew a cider mill near it. John2 Plant, Jr., sold the part of Mulliner’s Hill, which had formerly belonged to Thomas Goodsell, to Deacon John Rose, July 13, 1713, and bought of John Goodsell, in 1727, three acres at Mulliner’s Neck.
[8] Orcutt’s History of Stratford says that John Plant’s wife was Betty Roundkettle, and that he was probably of the Saltonstall company, but the authority is not stated.
[9] Elizabeth Plant married, July 23, 1712, John Coach, also of Branford, who died about 1728, as evidenced by the Probate Records. She was appointed administrator, June 14, 1728. The inventory exhibited June 26th following gives the valuation of his property at £118 14s. 4d. The children are named, Sarah, about twelve years of age, James, ten, Elizabeth, eight, Mary, five, John, three.
Sarah Coach married, September 20, 1738, Eleazer Stent.
Elizabeth Coach married, March 9, 1736, Jacob Carter.