Person Sheet


Name *Christopher TOD(D), 8G Grandfather
Birth 11 Jan 1617, Pontefract, West Riding, Yorkshire, England160
Death 23 Apr 1686, New Haven, New Haven, CT161
Occupation CLICK NAME FOR NOTES Farmer, Miller & Baker
Father *William TODD (1593-1617)
Mother *Katherine WARDE (1596-?)
Spouses:
1 *Grace MIDDLEBROOK, 8G Grandmother
Birth ? , of Hold Mills, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Death aft 23 Apr 1686, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT161
Father *Michael MIDDLEBROOK
Mother *________ WIFE OF MICHAEL MIDDLEBROOK
Marriage 1638
Children: *John (<1642-1723)
*Samuel (<1645-1714)
Mercy (1647-1714)
Grace (1650-?)
Michael (1653-1712)
Mary (1655-)
Notes for *Christopher TOD(D)
115He was one of the early settlers of the New Haven Colony in 1639. He is listed as Christopher Tod along with his sons listed Samuell and John Tod in the 1669 New Haven County, CT. Census. His will of 25 Mar 1686 names all of his children but Mary, wife of Isaac Turner. 162"The will, disposed of his 'mill and all belonging to it', bakehouse, lands, etc. He mentions his "'oving wife, Grace Tod', children and
grandchildren. He gave to daughter, Mercy Bassett 20 pounds to be paid within two years after his death." His will, signed with his mark, is still to be seen among the New Haven County records.
The text seems to indicate that Mary was deceased at the time of Christopher's death. It's not really clear to me.

To see where Christopher and Grace's assigned seats were in the Meeting House, go to http://www.quinnipiac.edu/other/abl/etext/colony/appendix4.html .

12In 1650 he bought the house built by Jasper Crane, where St. Thomas' Church now stands on Elm Street, and the place remained in the family for a hundred years.
12His father died in "sort of a duel" in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England when Christopher was an infant. Additionally, his name in the Parish Register in Pontefract as Xrofor, the sone of Willm Todde where his baptism is noted.
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163In 1665, the town promised Christopher Todd and William Bradley land on the south side of Mill Rock for them to build and maintain a new mill. They were given extra land to house a miller and to take timber to build a dam. The town also promised that there would only be one gristmill for the townspeople. To read more about this go to http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1984/6/84.06.05.x.html . Go halfway down the page to Section IV. The Mill River.
164By 1671, Todd had become the owner of what became known as Todd's Mill. Todd was plagued with problems of low water and wanted the town to help raise the height of the dam. Later, his sons took over the mill but with a new contract with the town which deliberately omitted the promise of no competition. Thus, new grist mills started up on the river.
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163About 1800, Whitney spent the time building and equipping his factory at Mill Rock about two miles outside of New Haven. ... {he}decided to build outside of New Haven on the west side of Mill River and purchased, in September, Christopher Todd's grist mill.
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165What is now the campus of Yale College was part of Christopher's estate. ... Agreeably to the traditional origin of his name, Christopher bore for arms three fox's heads. ... The arms now borne by the Connecticut Todds, are: Argent, three fox's heads, couped, gules, a border vert. ... Crest: A chapeau or cap of maintenance, gules, turned up, ermine, a fox sejant, proper. Motto: Oportet vivere --"It is necessary to live." Burke's Peerage credits the Todd family with eight coats of arms.
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