Justice and Ruth (Booth) Hurd
Harvey and Pamelia (Clark) Hurd
Ancestor Story Submitted by JoAnne Braidwood
First Families of Huron County Member #196
Harvey and Pamelia (Clark) Hurd
Ancestor Story Submitted by JoAnne Braidwood
First Families of Huron County Member #196
The Hurds came from Somersetshire, England, in 1630 and first settled in Windsor, Connecticut. Genealogists disagree over the first John Hurd in Windsor. Some say he was the father of Adam and John, and others say he was the brother of Adam. The brothers, Adam and John, soon moved to Stratford, Connecticut, and were landowners. Adam's son John was among the first settlers in Woodbury, Connecticut. He was a miller there around 1689 and built a house in the hollow –– near his gristmill. The house was extended by succeeding generations. It is now owned by the Old Woodbury Historical Society and has been restored. It is the oldest structure at its original site in Litchfield County. Succeeding generations, David, Thaddeus and JUSTUS lived in Connecticut.
JUSTUS HURD was born 11 April 1788, in Roxbury, Connecticut, to Thaddeus and Elizabeth (Wakely) Hurd. The family moved to Greenville, New York. JUSTUS married RUTH BOOTH, daughter of Samuel and Jerusha (Walker) Booth, of Stratford, Connecticut, on 02 November 1813. They had four sons, all born in Greenville, New York. The two youngest, twins Henry and HARVEY, were born 07 March 1825. Sometime after 1835, JUSTUS moved to Ohio. It is assumed they traveled from Greenville, New York, via the Erie Canal as far as Buffalo, New York, and then by wagon along the south shore of Lake Erie.
RUTH (BOOTH) HURD’s immigrant ancestors were Richard Booth, born in England, ca. 1697/8, and Elizabeth (Hawley) Booth. The Booths were early settlers of Stratford, Connecticut, where Boothe Park is named for the family. The lineage of the Booths from Richard is Joseph and Hannah (Wilcoxson) Booth, Joseph and Mahitabel (Beach) Booth, Joseph and Sarah (Blackman) Booth, Joseph and Jerusha (Walker) Booth and RUTH (BOOTH) HURD. All the wives' families were settlers in Connecticut in the 1600’s.
JUSTUS and RUTH (BOOTH) HURD settled southwest of Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio, where they purchased 123.33 acres of land in 1838. Included with this land were a sawmill and a flourmill. JUSTUS paid $2,936.75 cash for this property. JUSTUS HURD was a member of the vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Norwalk. JUSTUS and RUTH (BOOTH) HURD are buried in the churchyard of St. Paul's. Their burial marker is in good condition today.
HARVEY HURD married PARMELIA ALMIRA (CLARK), daughter of Alanson and Abigail (DuBois) Clark, 23 November 1848, in Peru, Ohio. Alanson Clark was an early resident of Huron County, Ohio, where he farmed. Land records show he owned land by 1847. He also was a town councilman for New Haven, Ohio. Alanson and Abigail (DuBois) Clark are buried in New Haven Cemetery.
Abigail's (DuBois) ancestry goes back to Louis DuBois, the immigrant from Wicres, France. He was a patentee of New Paltz, New York, and the leader of the Huguenot settlers in New Paltz, Ulster County, New York. Abigail's parents were Tobias and Sarah (Hickox) DuBois. Tobias DuBois was among the original land purchasers in Richland County, Ohio.
HARVEY HURD was a farmer in Huron County and also was a miller. As of this writing we have not been able to locate the graves of HARVEY and PARMELIA (CLARK) HURD, believed to be in Huron County.
JUSTUS HURD was born 11 April 1788, in Roxbury, Connecticut, to Thaddeus and Elizabeth (Wakely) Hurd. The family moved to Greenville, New York. JUSTUS married RUTH BOOTH, daughter of Samuel and Jerusha (Walker) Booth, of Stratford, Connecticut, on 02 November 1813. They had four sons, all born in Greenville, New York. The two youngest, twins Henry and HARVEY, were born 07 March 1825. Sometime after 1835, JUSTUS moved to Ohio. It is assumed they traveled from Greenville, New York, via the Erie Canal as far as Buffalo, New York, and then by wagon along the south shore of Lake Erie.
RUTH (BOOTH) HURD’s immigrant ancestors were Richard Booth, born in England, ca. 1697/8, and Elizabeth (Hawley) Booth. The Booths were early settlers of Stratford, Connecticut, where Boothe Park is named for the family. The lineage of the Booths from Richard is Joseph and Hannah (Wilcoxson) Booth, Joseph and Mahitabel (Beach) Booth, Joseph and Sarah (Blackman) Booth, Joseph and Jerusha (Walker) Booth and RUTH (BOOTH) HURD. All the wives' families were settlers in Connecticut in the 1600’s.
JUSTUS and RUTH (BOOTH) HURD settled southwest of Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio, where they purchased 123.33 acres of land in 1838. Included with this land were a sawmill and a flourmill. JUSTUS paid $2,936.75 cash for this property. JUSTUS HURD was a member of the vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Norwalk. JUSTUS and RUTH (BOOTH) HURD are buried in the churchyard of St. Paul's. Their burial marker is in good condition today.
HARVEY HURD married PARMELIA ALMIRA (CLARK), daughter of Alanson and Abigail (DuBois) Clark, 23 November 1848, in Peru, Ohio. Alanson Clark was an early resident of Huron County, Ohio, where he farmed. Land records show he owned land by 1847. He also was a town councilman for New Haven, Ohio. Alanson and Abigail (DuBois) Clark are buried in New Haven Cemetery.
Abigail's (DuBois) ancestry goes back to Louis DuBois, the immigrant from Wicres, France. He was a patentee of New Paltz, New York, and the leader of the Huguenot settlers in New Paltz, Ulster County, New York. Abigail's parents were Tobias and Sarah (Hickox) DuBois. Tobias DuBois was among the original land purchasers in Richland County, Ohio.
HARVEY HURD was a farmer in Huron County and also was a miller. As of this writing we have not been able to locate the graves of HARVEY and PARMELIA (CLARK) HURD, believed to be in Huron County.
