Joseph Hawley, was born in Parwich, Derbyshire, England, was the first of the Hawley name to come to America in 1629/30. He settled at Stratford, Connecticut, by 1650, becoming the town's first town clerk or record keeper, tavern (ordinary) keeper and a shipbuilder.
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1603
- Died
- 1690
- Website
- http://www.hawleysociety.org/
