Anthony Dorchester and His Descendants

Anthony Dorchester (ca. 1620-1683) was probably born at Dorchester, Dorsetshire, England. He may have been among the first settlers of Higham, Massachusetts, before settling at Windsor, Connecticut, with the Dorchester Company. He and his first wife, Sarah (d. 1649), were married ca. 1643. They had three children, 1644-ca. 1648. The family moved to Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1649. Anthony married 2) Martha Chapman Kitcherell (d. 1662), a widow with two children, in 1650. They had three children, 1651-1656. He married 3) Elizabeth Harmon (d. 1699), a widow with three children. Anthony Dorchester died at Springfield, Massachusetts. Descendants listed lived in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, California and elsewhere.