The Nettleton's of Killingworth

Asahel Griffin/Mercy Nettleton Griffin/ Samuel Nettleton and Dinah Healey/ John Nettleton and Sarah Woodmansie/John Nettleton and Martha Hull. The emigrant ancestor to the Nettleton’s of Killingworth was John. John Nettleton was born March 18, 1630/31 in Warwick, England. The original volume of records for Killingworth contains just over 200 pages. John is not numbered among the group of men who are listed at the “Proprietors” however his name is found throughout those 200 some odd pages. We find his name associated with land grants, town business, we have included his signature on a document where he served as a witness to a court proceeding. We find his marriage record in that original volume. He married Martha Hull, 29th Day of May 1670. Written in the early town records is a list of his children. His death is also recorded on the same page with his son Samuel. There are not as many records available for John’s son John. When the Congregational Second Society split off from the First Society the clerks copied many of the original town documents into a separate set of ledgers in essence creating a duplicate set of records. Its ironic that the with the exception of the first volume of records the remaining original ledgers have been lost. The record we have for the family of John Jr. and his wife Sarah Woodmansie is found in the records created by Aaron Elliot for the Second Society. It is found on the very last page that he wrote. We included the marriage records for John and Sarah. One is found in the land deeds the other in the town records. All of the church records relating to the Nettletons have been lost. We have a marriage record for John and Sarah. He also have their death record which appears on the same page with that of their son John and his wife. “Sarah the widow and Relict of John Nettleton December 10, 1723”. “John Nettleton Died 13th of February 1714/15”. Their son Samuel’s family, with the date of birth for Mercy Nettleton Griffin, and his marriage to Dinah Healey is also found in the collection created by Elliot. Click on images to enlarge.