He had a home-lot on Main Street at Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, in 1660. As a landowner he was probably at least 21 years old at this time. He sold this lot to John Hurd and moved back to Fairfield before 1668. John Hurd (1613-1681) was a miller and with Thomas Sherwood built the first mill at Old Mill Green, in 1653, where he was among the first residents in that part of town.
John Barlow's will was dated January 28, 1690/1, and named his wife Abigail, his sons John, Joseph and Samuel, and his daughters Abigail, Deborah, Elizabeth and Ruth. The inventory of his estate was taken on March 6, 1690/1.
John Barlow married Abigail Lockwood probably around 1667 and probably at Fairfield. She was born around 1640 probably at Watertown, Massachusetts, and was a daughter of Robert and Susanna (Norman) Lockwood, who had moved to Fairfield from Watertown about 1652.437 |