The saltbox house of Sgt. John Deming in Wethersfield, built in the 1660s, was originally located on Jordan Lane, but was moved to Hartford Avenue in 1951.
Sgt. John Deming House (1667)
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Hey, Dan, you’ve been tagged! See:
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I am a direct decendant of John the Settler. Sergent John was the first born of the original John. There were subsequent children, and I actually decended from a nother son, Ebenezeer.
To Marvin Deming
I am also interested in genealogy and descend from John through Ebenezer. Please contact me.
fdeming@verizon.net
I recently found old geneological papers linking me to John the settler. I am interested in learning much more. Please feel free to contact me. Thanks.
I currently own the Deming House in Wethersfield. Would love any information you are willing to share about your Deming ancestors. Just met one of your distant relatives today.
I am a direct descendent of John the settler. I am interested in seeing the house. Would that be possible? I have a geneology of my family I could share with you.
Maggie, The red house was in my family for generations. I grew up in this house and have house and Deming information. I LOVE the house. What would you like to know?
Toni–would gladly show you the house–not sure best way to exchange information through a public feed like this??? Also, I don’t get notified when people post or I would have responded to you much sooner. Maybe find me on FB Maggie Downie message me that you’d like to see the house
Betsy–everything and anything–stories of growing up in the house, family lore. Are you still in CT? Would love to meet you.
Wow I just found out i’m related to him as well. My Grandmother was a Deming, how nobody in my family knew we are related to him is amazing. I would love to see the house.
My sister and brother-in-law’s house in Ridgefield, CT looks like this and is also a historical 1700’s farmer’s home. I had to look twice and then read the article.
Looks just like the Choate Home on Choate Island in Essex Ma. It is owned by the Trustees of Reservations but was home to Choates for over 250 years. I had the privilege to tour the home several years ago. Only family members are allowed inside the home. Over 90 of my ancestors were born there.
I am a descendant of Moses Deming who I believe had John Deming as father. This John Deming was in the Revolutionary War in Connecticuts 2nd Regiment. Could this be the same one. Moses Deming ended up in Ohio (Western Reserve then). Didnt know there was a house.
I am also descended from John the Settlor, through Ebenezer Deming and Sarah Grant (a fascinating ancestor who leads to British kings, as far back as 110 BC), Ebenezer Deming and Rebecca Treat, Oliver Deming, and Lemuel Deming and Hannah Standish (who may be the G-G-D of Myles Standish). It is a line worthy of your research. See “Genealogy of the Descendants of John Deming”, which is readily available. I welcome hearing from any of you who share an interest in the Deming line.
I currently live in what is said to be a Deming House in Newington. Some records say it was built by a brother of the Deming that built the town’s historical Deming-Young House. Records are very hard to discern for my house, it is even noted by various sources as being built within a range of a 100 years. When my family bought the house, we were told it was built in 1845 but earlier historic records say mid 1750s. If anyone has any information on this house or knows where I should look, please let me know!
To clarify, the house is on Deming Street in Newington and up until a couple of decades ago, was owned by the Peckham family
I am a descendant of Thomas Deming, the brother of John Deming. I would love to come to this area to see the area.
I just wanted to say thank you for the information and photos on this site. I am currently following my direct maternal line, and it lead me here. 🙂 I am a descendant of Honor Treat … she was my 12x-Great-Grandmother. I had no idea that I had such deep roots in Connecticut! Thanks for everything. If anyone is interested in sharing more, feel free to get a hold of me anytime. 🙂
Have a blessed day.
-Jenni
I am also a descendant of John Deming. He is my 9th Great Grandfather on my mothers side of the family. My Grandmother is a Hopkins. This came about when Sergeant Daniel Hopkins (my 5th Great Grandfather) married Hannah Deming (My 5th Great Grandmother)
Hello!
I see that my Grandfather, Marvin Deming, posted here back in 2009.
Unfortunately, he passed a few years ago and I am trying to pick up where he left off!
If anyone has any information about the Deming line, I would love to hear from you! I will also be more than happy to share what I have as well!
Thanks!!!
-Tracey
traceyldeming@gmail.com
I have a dollhouse made using the Deming house as a model. I would love to find any interior photos of the original house.
July 20, 2018- am in Westerfield today to see house and talk with anyone about my connection with Sgt John Deming.Reply if we can meet, thanks John Deming
Dale, my Mother, Eleanor Buck Wolf, made a model of the Deming house (our home for generations) to scale. She even formed bricks from clay in our yard, shaped them by hand and fired them on the stove burners. She left it partly finished so people could see the interior. You will find the house at the Wethersfield Historical Society. By the way, the house was moved twice. Once about 1712, and in 1951 when we children got to play hooky and watch. It had a dramatic trip.Betsy
john deming was my 11 grandfather. this is a great picture of the house, iam so happy that is standing. I cant wait to go explore the area. and there are probably thousands of relatives they had 15 kids!
Elizabeth Deming Foote Welles was my 10th great grandmother….We visited the Wethersfield house museums for the first time last year – was absolutely fabulous. We live just south about 30 min in a home built in 1764, and it would be great fun to see the historic Demming house and meet some distant cousins.
Wow, my name is Stephanie Deming, I’m the direct descent of John Deming and Honour Treat. Ebenezer Deming is my 7th great grandfather. My daughter and I will be in the area in July and would be thrilled if we could visit the house.
Thay house looks so cool. Traced my deming genealogy back to a gideon deming (son of Jonathan deming and Martha buck deming) feel free to reach out if we are related.
A correction on the house. The Deming brothers, John and Thomas were in Wethersfield as early as 1636. John’s son Sgt. John , a knocker or maker of rope….It is possible his home, left to his son, Jonathan, which was moved sometime between 1712-1716 to the former Jeffrey Harris lot (later called Jordan Lane). All we know for sure is that Deming family tradition tells up the house was moved, that two bricks in the hearth are numbered 1666/1667 and that probably Thomas Deming was the builder, since the construction not only is copied from English half-timbered houses of that period but, also, the upstairs is build like ship cabins.
Written by my mother, Eleanor Buck Wolf. She spent years studying the early parts of Wethersfield but specially about The Red House and stories of her ancestors.
Enjoy!
I will call it my home for the rest of my life! I
I, too am a direct descendent of John Deming. I will make it a point to visit Wethersfield. My maternal great great grandmother’s maiden name is Deming and with much research goes all the way back.