260–261. Joseph Hurlburt was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut Colony, ca. 1677, and died in Woodbury, Connecticut Colony, on June 21, 1729. His wife was Mary Castle They were married in Woodbury on Monday, May 16, 1698. She took the name Mary Hurlburt. He is the son of Joseph and Rebecca (Brown) Hurlburt. She is the daughter of Henry and Abigail (Dickerson) Castle. They had 12 children:
| i. | Joseph Hurlbut [#130]: He was born in Woodbury on April 12, 1699. | |
| ii. | Rachel Hurlbut was born in Woodbury on September 23, 1701. | |
| iii. | Joshua Hurlbut was born in Woodbury ca. 1792, and died in Woodbury on August 22, 1742. He and his wife, Comfort, had eight children: Daniel, Reuben, Ann, Esther, Jerusha, Elijan, and Prudence. | |
| iv. | Joseph? Hurlbut was baptized in Woodbury in 1704. He and his wife, Thankful, had five children: Joseph, Martha, Mary, Rachel, and Patience. | |
| v. | Mary Hurlbut was born in Woodbury on September 16, 1706. She married Jonathan Scott, brother of her brother Joseph's wife. | |
| vi. | Elizabeth Hurlbut was baptized in Woodbury in September, 1709. She and her husband, Ebenezer Warner, had three children: Ebenezer, Elizabeth, and Martha. | |
| vii. | Hannah Hurlbut was born in Woodbury on May 7, 1712. | |
| viii. | Moses Hurlbut was born in Woodbury on August 26, 1714, and died in Roxbury, Connecticut Colony, on August 3, 1763. He and his wife, Rebecca Warner, had eight children: Adam, Mabel, Israel, Rebecca, Deborah, Moses, Abraham, and Deborah. | |
| ix. | Prudence Hurlbut was born in Woodbury on December 1, 1716. | |
| x. | Aaron Hurlbut was born in Woodbury in April, 1719, baptized in Woodbury on June 14, 1719, and died in Woodbury on July 2, 1791. He and his wife, Elizabeth, had six children: Elizabeth, Jemima, Joshua, Jemima, Aaron, and Abigail. | |
| xi. | Caleb Hurlbut was born in Woodbury on July 8, 1722, and baptized in Woodbury on July 8, 1722. He and his wife, Mary Bartholomew had five children: William, Benoni, Caleb, Eleazer, and Achsa. | |
| xii. | Benjamin Hurlbut was born in Woodbury on November 17, 1724, baptized in Woodbury on February 7, 1725, and died in Roxbury, Connecticut, on December 7, 1810. He and his wife, Ruth, had one child: Augustine Hurlbut. |
Joseph Hurlbut was a farmer. It is presumed that he removed to Woodbury with his parents as early as 1682. When he was baptized he was refered to as an adult. According to Hon. Edwin Stearns, "was the first person who settled in the Society of Gilead in Woodbury." As a shareholder in 1702, he received a portion of the meadow on Shapaug River. Joseph and his wife Mary were admitted as members of the 1st Congregational Church of Woodbury on June 21, 1729.
Some of this information is questionable; for example, the existence of two
sons named Joseph where the first lived long enough to marry and have children.