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Mary /Tonge/ MARY (Tonge) WICKWARE 1656-1715+ Mary's parents, George (c1629-1674) and Margery Tonge (c1630-1 Dec 1713), were early settlers of New London, arriving about 1652. In 1656, George was granted the town ordinary (tavern)--where they lived and which the family operated until about 1715. This inn stood on the river bank between present day Pearl and Tilly Streets. The Connecticut commission negotiating the boundary with Rhode Island often met at Tonge's tavern during 1670. He was also owned land and was engaged in shipping. In 1661, he was sued for breach of contract, when he refused to provide certain goods in payment for a cargo from Nova Scotia. George Tonge became a proprietor of New London in 1663. In 1667, George and Margery were fined £3 for irreligious behavior; they apologized, promised to attend church on the sabbath, and paid the fine. They were later both sued by a Josiah Wilkenson for slander. Wilkenson claimed that George had called him a "whoremaster," "rogue," and "liar"; and he sought £200 damages and court courts. The jury awarded Wilkenson £50 and costs. In addition, the jury fined George Tonge 10 shillings, for swearing upon hearing the verdict. In 1671, George was among the New London men identified in court cases for rioting with Lyme residents over the town boundary lines. George is reportedly the son of George Tonge, baptized 11 November 1617 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Durham, England. The latter George Tonge was a sixth generation descendant of Richard and Jane Tonge of Ekylsall, Yorkshire. George and Margery Tonge inherited a large tract of land in the North Parish (present-day Montvale) from Richard Poole. Possibly Poole was a relative. 1.Elizabeth Tonge (20 Oct 1652-25 Apr 1731) was born in New London and married c1668 John (Fitz-John) Winthrop (14 Mar 1638-27 Nov 1707). He was born at Ipswich and died in Boston. Winthrop was governor of Connecticut from 1698 to 1707. He was called Fitz John after John Winthrop, Connecticut Colony's first governor, who, in turn, was the son of the former Massachusetts Bay Colony governor of the same name. Elizabeth inherited the family's tavern, where she lived the rest of her life. Her was interred in the Old Burying Ground. They had at least one child: Mary Winthrop (1687-8 Jan 1713) was born in New London and there married 1 April 1701 John Livingston. He was a colonel in the militia when he became an executor of Uncle John Wickware's will, 1712. 2.Hannah Tonge (20 July 1654-1 Dec 1713) was born in Montville and died in New London, where she was buried. She married 13 September 1674 Joshua BAKER in Montville. She may have first married, however, Tristram Van Min(s)ter(n) in New London. A number of their descendents married Wickwires. 3.Ancestor Mary Tonge (17 Sep 1657-post 8 Apr 1728). 4.George Tonge, born 8 May 1658. A possible son of George's, John Tongue [sic] married 21 November 1702 Anna Wheeler in New London. They had many children. |