Huntington, Christopher Sr

1624 - 1691  (66 years)

• Name	Huntington, Christopher
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	25 Jul 1624	Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
  Baptism	25 Jul 1624	Saint Andrew, Norwich, Norfolk, England
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	15 Jun 1633	Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
  	Mother and siblings settled in Windsor. Father died on voyage to Colony.
  Find A Grave	Founders Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
  	54155083
  Residence	1654	Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
  Residence	1660	Yantic, New London, Connecticut, United States
  Possessions	1668	Yantic, New London, Connecticut, United States
  	Granted 100 acres of land.
  Residence	1672	New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
  Occupation	1678	Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
  	Appointed Town Clerk.
  Founding Father	1685	Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
  _AMTID	122722689478:1030:207924248
  _COLOR	5
  _COLOR1	27
  _FSFTID	9HKD-4V4
  _UID	C5AEED917BE44B00AD8AED0C66D5E79582C5
  Death	1691	Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
  	Cause: Colony
  Burial	Founders Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
  Person ID	I778	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Huntington, Simon,   b. 7 Aug 1583, England d. 11 May 1633, Norwich, Atlantic Ocean, England (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Barrett, Margaret,   b. 29 Sep 1595, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom d. 25 Mar 1661, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	11 May 1623	Saint Andrew, Norwich, Norfolk, England
  Family ID	F236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rockwell, Ruth,   b. 16 Aug 1633, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States d. 14 Feb 1683, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1652	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  Children	1. Huntington, Deacon Christopher Jr,   b. 1 Nov 1660, Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 24 Apr 1735, Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America (Age 74 years)   2. Huntington, Susannah,   b. 1 Aug 1668, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America bur. 1727, Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States (Age ~ 58 years)   3. Huntington, Ann,   b. 25 Oct 1675, Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 20 Aug 1756, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, British Colonial America (Age 80 years)   4. Huntington, John,   b. 15 Mar 1666, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 4 Oct 1696, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Jul 1624 - Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom Baptism - 25 Jul 1624 - Saint Andrew, Norwich, Norfolk, England Arrival - Mother and siblings settled in Windsor. Father died on voyage to Colony. - 15 Jun 1633 - Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find A Grave - 54155083 - - Founders Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States Marriage - 7 Oct 1652 - Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Residence - 1654 - Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Residence - 1660 - Yantic, New London, Connecticut, United States Possessions - Granted 100 acres of land. - 1668 - Yantic, New London, Connecticut, United States Residence - 1672 - New London, New London, Connecticut, United States Occupation - Appointed Town Clerk. - 1678 - Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States Founding Father - 1685 - Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States Death - Cause: Colony - 1691 - Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States Burial - - Founders Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Brothers Christopher and Simon and their families settled here. The brothers were instrumental in establishing Norwich, apparently named for their birthplace in England. One of the 12 pantentees of the town of Norwich. He was a prominent figure in town activities. PLEASE "DO NOT" CHANGE ANY OF THIS INFORMATION!!! **His father, Simon Huntington, Sr. is my 10th Great Grandfather, making Christopher Huntington my 10th Great Uncle**. I have been doing genealogy work on the Huntington Family since September 1993. Christopher Huntington was one of the 35 original proprietors of Norwich, he married Ruth Rockwell, daughter of William Rockwell, on Oct. 7, 1652 in Windsor. They removed to Saybrook in the spring of 1654. In the spring of 1660, with a company of Saybrook residents including his brother Simon, they organized a church in the valley of the Yantie under the care of Rev. James Fitch and laid a foundation for the new town of Norwich, being one of twelve patentees of the new town. His homelot was on Washington St. corner of East Towne Street. Find A Grave Memorial# 54155083 The children of Christopher and Ruth (Rockwell) Huntington are: 1. Christopher b. January 1653 Windsor, CT 2. Ruth b. April 1658 Saybrook, CT m. Samuel Pratt of Saybrook, d. 1683 3. Christopher (again) b. 1 November 1660, the first male child born in the new town of Norwich, CT, m. 1st Sarah Adgate daughter of Thomas Adgate, deacon. Sarah d. February 1705. 2nd m. October 1706 Judith, widow of Thomas Brewster, deacon. 4. Thomas b. March 1664 5. John b. 15 March 1666 6. Susannah b. August 1668, m. 10 December 1685 Samuel Griswold 7. Lydia b. August 1672 8. Ann b. 25 October 1675 Source: The Huntington Family In America 1633-1915, Page #77-#78 Savage, James. Geneological Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, v. 2. Little Brown and Company, Boston, 1860. pp. 503-504

  
  

• Reference

  Charles Banks. "Huntington, Christopher Sr". The families of Charles Banks and Jon Ray. https://familytree.banksray.com/getperson.php?personID=I778&tree=banksray (accessed April 25, 2026).