CAPT. MARTIN KELLOGG {69} <1.2b.3a.4f.5c.6e.7a>, son of Martin {26} <1.2b.3a.4f.5c.6e>, b. in Deerfield, 26 Oct. 1686; m. in Wethersfield, Conn., 13 Jan. 1716, Dorothy Chester, [1] b. in Wethersfield, 5 Sept. 1692, dau. of Stephen Chester of Wethersfield, b. 26 May 1660, and Jemima Treat, b. 15 Mar. 1668.
He d. 13 Nov. 1753; she d. 20 Sept. 1754.
They res. in Newington, where both d. He was first mentioned in Wethersfield, 10 Dec. 1716, when he was chosen packer, gauger and sealer of measures. Newington was a parish in Wethersfield until 1871, when it was incorporated as a town. Rev. Elijah Williams became its first pastor, in 1720. His will, dated 7 Oct. 1753, mentioned all his children. He bequeathed a silver-hilted sword to his son, Martin. His estate was appraised at £1,750, including one-quarter of the iron works and sawmill in Litchfield, and one-quarter of the iron works in Canaan "on Housatonic River at foot of the Great Falls, called Hartford Iron Works.".
He was captured at the sack of Deerfield and carried to Canada. In May 1705, he and three others (Thomas Baker, John Nims and Joseph Petty), made their escape, and, after suffering incredible hardships, arrived, more dead than alive, in Deerfield. Joseph Petty wrote the following account of their journey through the wilderness (Sheldon's History of Deerfield, vol 1, p. 353):
"Revd Sr
Upon your desire, I now present you with a Narrative of my escape from Canada, tho it is now so long Since yt I may possibly forget some particulars. But the acct as near as I can remember is as follows vizt About thirteen months after I was taken from Deerfield (wc you well remember) four of us consulted methods to make our escape. Sometime in May upon yr great procession day we had Liberty to go in & about ye city of Mont Real & there we happened all to meet together & John Nyms & I informed ye other two of our design to make our escape. This was on a thirsday (May 10) & we agreed yt ye other three were to come down to where I lived wc was about 9 miles from ye city & wt was something remarkable ye guns & Provisions we I had designed to bring wth us was in another room from where I Lodged wc exercised my mind very much how I should come at ym since I Lodged in another room with ye people of ye house & wt still oppressed my spirits more was, yt coming in from work at noon I found a bed & sick person placed in yt room where ye guns & Provisions were: & I thot now it was impossible to escape but upon my return at night I found ye sick person removed & my bed brought into yt room we much revived me. on ye Sabbath (May 13) following I was to go to ye city again to conclude further about our escape, & having confirmed all matters I returned at night & found my Landlords son there we was designed to Lodge with me we again dashed my spirits much for now I thot it impossible for me to Escape from him.
"But while I sat pausing wt to do I remembered yt I was to set up a sign by ye River for ye other three to know where ye house was & I thot I would go & do yt we wn I had done upon my return I found my Landlord's son moving off & would not stay tho much persuaded to tarry & altho it was very Dark & he did go; wc again revived me & about break of day ye other three men came & I handed ym two guns & some Provision & we took a Cannoe & passed ye River by sun rising & tho ye people Lived on ye other side we passed by them undiscovered. This was on monday morning (May 14) & on wednesday about sun two hours high at night we arrived at Chamblee River about 9 miles below ye fort yre we made a raft & went over & ye next day we travelled up against ye fort and stopped to get some Provision killed a calf & dryed it, but friday & Saturday rained so hard yt we could not travel wc yn we judged made against us but in Providence we found it otherwise, for those yt pursued us were in this time returned. on ye Sabbath following we set out for ye Lake & arrived yre Wednesday about no (torn) there we found two cannoes wc we judged our pursuers (torn) ad Left one of these we took & came along with our journey, & came along yt day & all night & ye next day & at night Left our Cannoe we came along on ye east side of ye Lake untill we came to ye mouth of Misisecou River we went up this river all night for it comes along ye same course as ye east shore of ye Lake & next morning we found a small runn wather wc Led out of ye River into ye Lake wc we made use of to waft us into ye Lake again there is extraordoary good Land on each side of this River all ye way we went as far as we could perceive. this day we travelled on ye Lake till night & Lay by ye Lake, but next morning ye wind was so rugh against us yt we Left our Cannoe & travelled on ye side of ye Lake yt day : & ye next day being Saturday we struck across for French river falls & arrived there on Sabbath about 9 in ye morning. this we traveled up about 2 or 3 dais & Left it & struck away for ye branches of white River and on ye next Sabbath about 9 in ye morning we came to White River Now our Provision was spent excepting some small matters we had Left to fish withal, & yt day we spent in getting Provision & supplied ourselves for yt night & part of ye next day we was all ye Provision we had untill we came to Deerfield excepting ye leg of a tortoise & a small hook fish wc we brought along a Little way. ye next night we came to ye mouth of white river & made a fire & designed to Lodge there & we set one to fish for us; but by reason of ye flies he was soon discouraged & as soon as he came up I was going down to ye river to drink & espied an Indian on ye East side of ye Great river coming to drink we made me stop and hide myself untill he was gone off & for fear of discovery we made off yt night & ye next day our provision being spent sometime & we weak and faint we thot best to make a raft upon we we came down yt day & ye next night on Connecticut River & ye next day also we continued our Course on ye raft & on thursday about 9 or 10 in ye morning we came to ye great falls, there we Let go our raft & went below ye falls & made another & came yt day to ye Lower end of ye great meadows of ye place now called ye Cannoe place there we lodged yt night & ye next morning we came on our raft to ye meadows where ye fort is now there we Left our raft & came on foot yt day into Deerfield about twilight in ye evening & thus thro the good hand of divine Providence (we watched over us all ye way) we safely arrived to our native Land again & were joyfully received & well taken care of by our friends upon we cannot but say yt we have reason to praise God four our deliverance, & never forget his be (torn) ts. thus Sr I have given you a brief & as exact a relation (torn) can well, since tis so Long a time passed since, & if it may be of any service I Rejoyce & subscribe my self yours to Command
JOSEPH PETTY"
(This letter was addressed to)
"The Revd Mr. Stephen Williams
Att Springfield, Longmeadow These."
In Aug. 1708, he was again captured while on a scout about 100 miles up the River. [2]
These enforced associations with the Indians made him familiar with their language and, like his brother, Joseph, and his sister, Joanna, his services were often useful to the colony in its intercourse with them. In 1714 he accompanied Stoddard and Williams, commissioners, to recover captives from Canada, and proved a very useful assistant. In 1718, the General Assembly of Connecticut voted him a grant of one hundred acres of land. In 1726, he was appointed one of the committee to arrange the terms of Mr. Williams' removal from the Newington Church to Yale College. After that event, he owned, lived and died in the mansion built by the church for Mr. Williams. He was the second captain of the Newington Training Band, having been appointed in 1735. In May 1739, the General Assembly appointed Captain Martin one of a committee to visit the town of Harwinton and select a site for their meeting-house, and in 1740, the same authority ordered him to "Repair to the town of Coventry to divide it into two distinct societies," etc. In 1743 he was a deputy from Wethersfield. In 1746 the Assembly of Connecticut, learning that he " was acquainted with a considerable part of the navigation of the St. Lawrence" engaged him to serve as pilot on board His Majesty's fleet. But the war having ended, his services were not required. In 1751, he was sent as Colonial agent with clothing to Hendrick, Chief of the Mohawks. The colony and parish records show that he was a man of affairs, whose services were often made use of.
In 1748, twelve Indian boys of the Hollis School were put into his care and were in his house at Newington, Conn., three years. Capt. Kellogg was a valuable frontier officer; saw much service and was a man of note in his day; remarkable for strength of body and mind.
Children:
DOROTHY {277} <1.2b.3a.4f.5c.6e.7a.8a>, b. 4 Dec. 1716; m. Eliphalet Whittlesey.
MARTIN {278} <1.2b.3a.4f.5c.6e.7a.8b>, b. 2 Aug. 1718; m. Mary Boardman.
ANNA {279} <1.2b.3a.4f.5c.6e.7a.8c>, b. 19 Feb. 1720; m. Rev. Roger Hooker.
JEMIMA {280} <1.2b.3a.4f.5c.6e.7a.8d>, b. 24 Aug. 1723; m. Elijah Kent.
MARY {281} <1.2b.3a.4f.5c.6e.7a.8e>, b. 19 Oct. 1725; m. (1) Ephraim Wolcott; (2) --- Potter.
SARAH {282} <1.2b.3a.4f.5c.6e.7a.8f>, b. 22 Aug. 1727; m. Capt. Josiah King.
STEPHEN CHESTER {283} <1.2b.3a.4f.5c.6e.7a.8g>, b. 24 Sept. 1729; m. Elizabeth Russell.
REBECCA {284} <1.2b.3a.4f.5c.6e.7a.8h>, b. 11 June 1732; m. Gamaliel Demming.
JOSEPH {285} <1.2b.3a.4f.5c.6e.7a.8i>, b. 9 Oct. 1736; d. unm., 8 Oct. 1759.