Nathaniel Badger (b. January 16, 1675/76, d. February 07, 1752)
Nathaniel Badger (son of John Badger and Hannah Swett) was born January 16, 1675/76 in Newbury, Mass, and died February 07, 1752 in Coventry, Conn. He married Mary Lunt on March 27, 1693 in Newbury, Mass, daughter of Daniel Lunt and Hannah Corker.
Notes for Nathaniel Badger: Nathaniel live in Newbury until about 1715, when he moved to Norwich Farms, Conn. In the Lunt Family in America we find this: "Nathaniel Badger sold, May 12, 1715 to his brother-in-law Joseph Lunt, the house where he lived, with buildings and utensils belonging to his Oat or Malt Mill, and the land belonging to his honored father." How long after this sale he moved to the then township of Norwich is not known, but Miss Caulkin's Hist. of Windham Co. says p. 223, "Nathaniel Badger, admitted 1721, probably came from Newbury." Hammond's Hist of Union says:"Nathaniel Badger bought land in Union, Ct. in 1734 of Samuel Wells of Hartford. He must have lived in Union, for he conveyed land to his son Henry in a deed dated Apr. 6, 1741 in which he is said to be of Union - This land was a lot of 60 acres on the north side of Bushmeadow Brook. Half of the sawmill on this brook was conveyed by the same deed to his son Henry."
"He was a very remarkable man. His biography is a marvelous story of experience as a soldier in the Revolution, as a student in Yale College, as an ingenious, versatile mechanic, as a teacher, as a minister of Blandfor, Mass, and then as a most useful pioneer missionary in the West. Two of Nathaniel Badger's sons, Samuel and Edmund, settled at Windham. Thomas, son of Edmund of Wndham (according to Weaver), was perhaps, the most talented man ever born in Windham. He settled as a lawyer in North Carolina, and was the father of Hon George Edmund Badger, LL. D.l, of Raleight, NC, Senator in Congress from North Carolina, and Secretary of the Navy. Hon. Samuel Badger of Philadelphia was the fifth son of Samuel of Windham. Nathaniel Badger of Union was also the ancestor through his son Enoch of Union, and afterward of Coventry, Conn., of Rev Milton Badger, D. D. of New York, ong Secretary of the home Missionary Society; also of Rev Norman Badger. Enoch Badger was for many years town Clerk and his records are made in a beautiful hand. Nathaniel Badger bought land in Union, in 1734, of Samuel Wells of Hartford. He must have lived in Union for he conveyed land to his son Henry in a deed dated April 6, 1741, in which he is said to be of Union and he speaks of his love and fatherly affection for his son Henry. The land was a lot of sixxty acres on thee north side of Bushmeadow. Half of the saw-mill on Busmeadow brook was conveyed by the same deed to his son Henry.
More About Nathaniel Badger and Mary Lunt: Marriage: March 27, 1693, Newbury, Mass.
Children of Nathaniel Badger and Mary Lunt are:
John Badger, b. January 03, 1693/94, Newbury, Mass, d. July 28, 1762, Coventry, Ct.
+Nathanial Badger, Jr., b. November 29, 1695, Newbury, Mass, d. February 07, 1752, Coventry, Ct.
+Daniel Badger, b. March 27, 1698, Newbury, Mass, d. February 22, 1769, Union, Conn.
Nathaniel Badger (b. January 16, 1675/76, d. February 07, 1752)
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