Wadsworth, John, 1662 - 1718

Deacon John Wadsworth was the son of John Wadsworth, Sr., and Sarah Stanley of Farmington, Connecticut.  He purchased several tracts of Tunxis land at Massaco and Indian Neck.  His house was used for the gathering of the Native people of Farmington to choose new leaders for their community.  Horace Andrew Wadsworth, Two Hundred and Fifty Years of the Wadsworth Family (Lawrence, MA: Eagle Steam Job Printing Rooms, 1883), 202.  Sources for this biography also come from the Related Digital Heritage Items listed below.