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Rev. Adam Blakeman (pronounced ''Blackman'') was born in [[Gnosall]], Staffordshire, England in 1595. (Note: His birthplace is frequently misspelled in websites, particularly those based in the US, since the town name is non-phonetic in the US and is often transcribed from old handwritten records.) |
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| ⚫ | Blakeman matriculated (entered college) at [[Christ Church, Oxford]] |
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| name = Adam Blakeman |
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| education = Christ Church, Oxford |
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'''Rev. Adam Blakeman''' (1598 – 7 September 1665) was an English [[Church of England]] clergyman who was an early migrant to [[New England]] and a founder of [[Stratford, Connecticut]]. |
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Blakeman was born in [[Staffordshire]], [[England]] in 1598, according to his matriculation records at [[Christ Church College, Oxford]]. <ref>Starr, Frank Farnsworth, ''Various Ancestral Lines of James Goodwin and Lucy (Morgan) Goodwin of Hartford, CT'', Volume 2, page 75 (1915)</ref> (There is a 1596 baptismal record for an Adam Blakeman at [[Gnosall]], [[Staffordshire]], but the [[Oxford University]] records suggest that was a different (though likely related) Adam Blakeman.) |
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The founding Stratford [[Puritan]] families intermarried extensively for two hundred years after the founding of the town, and Blakeman descendents in particular often married descendents of the Curtiss (Curtis) and Judson familes. |
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| ⚫ | Blakeman matriculated (entered college) at [[Christ Church, Oxford]] on 28 May 1617. He was a preacher for some years in [[Great Bowden]], [[Leicestershire]], and in [[Derbyshire]], and in 1638 went to [[Connecticut]]. In 1639 he led the original settlers of [[Stratford, Connecticut]], and served as the first minister of the church until his death on 7 September 1665.<ref>Sibley, John Langdon. ''Biographical Sketches of Graduates of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts''. Charles William Sever (1881), Vol. II, p. 140.</ref> |
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Stratford, like a number of other [[New England]] towns of the 1630s, was founded as a [[Utopian]] community by [[Puritans]] fleeing persecution in England. The town's minister was also its political leader, and ruled both his flock and his town as the unquestioned representative of God. |
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| ⚫ | During the 17th century (and until well into the 19th century) consistent spelling of names was not enforced, due to lower literacy levels and the absence of the standardization required by government bureaucracies. By 1800 Blakeman's descendants most often used the ''Blackman'' spelling of the name, although in the 18th century some alternated between the two spellings three times in successive generations. Records of Christ Church, Oxford use the Blakeman spelling and the name Blakeman is still common in [[Coventry]], England. ([[Office for National Statistics]], [[UK Census 2001]]) |
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Latest revision as of 19:57, 23 October 2024
Reverend Adam Blakeman | |
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| Born | 10 June 1596 |
| Died | 7 September 1665 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation | Reverend |
Rev. Adam Blakeman (1598 – 7 September 1665) was an English Church of England clergyman who was an early migrant to New England and a founder of Stratford, Connecticut.
Blakeman was born in Staffordshire, England in 1598, according to his matriculation records at Christ Church College, Oxford. [1] (There is a 1596 baptismal record for an Adam Blakeman at Gnosall, Staffordshire, but the Oxford University records suggest that was a different (though likely related) Adam Blakeman.)
Blakeman matriculated (entered college) at Christ Church, Oxford on 28 May 1617. He was a preacher for some years in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, and in Derbyshire, and in 1638 went to Connecticut. In 1639 he led the original settlers of Stratford, Connecticut, and served as the first minister of the church until his death on 7 September 1665.[2]
Stratford, like a number of other New England towns of the 1630s, was founded as a Utopian community by Puritans fleeing persecution in England. The town's minister was also its political leader, and ruled both his flock and his town as the unquestioned representative of God.
During the 17th century (and until well into the 19th century) consistent spelling of names was not enforced, due to lower literacy levels and the absence of the standardization required by government bureaucracies. By 1800 Blakeman's descendants most often used the Blackman spelling of the name, although in the 18th century some alternated between the two spellings three times in successive generations. Records of Christ Church, Oxford use the Blakeman spelling and the name Blakeman is still common in Coventry, England. (Office for National Statistics, UK Census 2001)
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