The Hurd House (1660)
June 7th, 2008 Posted in Colonial, Houses, Woodbury
The Hurd House in Woodbury is a combination of what were originally two smaller houses. The older, north section, dates to around 1680 and was the home of John Hurd, who became the town’s miller in 1681. The south section, which may have originally been the home of Hurd’s son, was added to the older structure in 1718, to increase the overall size of the house. The two original houses were of the end-chimney type, while the structure resulting from the combination has a central chimney. By 1779, a lean-to was added, making the house a saltbox, although this was later removed. In 1967, the house was acquired by the Old Woodbury Historical Society.
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http://historicbuildingsct.com/?page_id=502. This and later articles to come will be indexed on the Architecture page (also listed in the bar above the site banner), so please check there for future additions!
5 Responses to “The Hurd House (1660)”
By Colleen (Hurd) Peart on May 23, 2011
I am also a descendant of the John Hurd family> My father was named Adam Martin Hurd and was a son of Charles Augustus Hurd and Anna Schultz. We have been able to trace back to approx. 1560 when apparently after coming from England, A Mary and John Hurd who was a civil engineer, and whose father was Sire John (Hurde)Hurd (name change) was one of the first settlers in Stratford, Ct., son John moving to Woodbury, Ct., etc.
By Barry F. Sullivan on May 21, 2012
John Hurd (whose home is pictured here) was my 9th generation maternal Great-Grandfather (my grandmother’s maiden name was Adora Adelaide Hurd). My Hurd genealogy begins with Thomas Hurde (d.1574, Kingsdon, England) and moves to his son, John Hurde (1560-1624; Somerset, England), his son, John Hurd (b. 1585, Somerset, England; came to CT c. 1630; d. 1649), his son, Adam Hurd (b. 1606, Crewkewe, Somerset, England and d. 1671 in Stratford, CT), his son, John Hurd (b.1639 in Stratford, d.1681 in Woodbury) and his son, John (1664-1732; who was my 9th generation Great-Grandfather).
By Margaret P. Hangley on May 22, 2012
Based on the information I’ve acquired from on-line searches, it appears that I am also descended from the line of Thomas Hurde (d. 1574) via his son, John (1560-1624), his son, John (1581 or 1585-1649), his son, Adam (1606-1671), his son, John (1639-1681), his son, Ebenezer, his son, Daniel (1695-1768), his daughter, Mary Hurd (1741-1806) who married David Buell (1737-1816). I was curious to learn if anyone knows which Hurd built the house shown above. I’m assuming, based on birth dates of the Johns we’ve listed, that perhaps the John who became the town miller in 1681 was a son of John Hurd, born 1639 and died 1681, making him a brother to my Ebenezer Hurd.
By Deborah Ann on Apr 13, 2013
My Great Grandmother was Anna Hurd Sire John Hurd is also my 12th Great Grandfather.
sire hurde hordehurd
is your 12th great grandfather
John Hurde (1560 – 1624)
son of sire hurde hordehurd
John HURD (1585 – 1649)
son of John Hurde
John Hurd (1613 – 1681)
son of John HURD
Jacob Samuel Hurd (1655 – 1694)
son of John Hurd
Thomas Hurd (1692 – 1751)
son of Jacob Samuel Hurd
Jacob Hurd (1728 – 1830)
son of Thomas Hurd
Roswell Hurd (1762 – 1849)
son of Jacob Hurd
Samuel Hurd Sr. (1793 – 1875)
son of Roswell Hurd
Broadstreet Hurd (1832 – 1863)
son of Samuel Hurd Sr.
George E Hurd (1857 – 1932)
son of Broadstreet Hurd
Anna Hurd (1878 – 1916)
daughter of George E Hurd
leona marion sanders (1914 – 2002)
daughter of Anna Hurd
loretta claudette Rose charsky (1935 – )
daughter of leona marion sanders
deborah ann passero
You are the daughter of loretta claudette Rose charsky -
By Tony Hurd on May 26, 2013
My niece traced our lineage back to John Hurd who was born in 1613, but that was as far back as she was able to go. Thank you!