GENERATION 10

GENERATION 9

Biography

NATHANIEL RUST was born in Northampton, Hampshire, MA, on Nov. 17, 1671. He married MARY ATCHINSON on May 17, 1692. She was born in Hatfield, Hampden, MA, on Oct. 30, 1673. MARY died on Jan. 21, 1754.

NATHANIEL married second Mary Rose on Sep. 9, 1754, when he was nearly eighty-three years of age. He was one of the first settlers in the town of Coventry, Tolland, CT, about 1700. NATHANIEL is said to have built the first house in Coventry. He selected a site on the west side of beautiful Wangumbaug lake in South Coventry.

He was one of the proprietor's committee in 1711, and it was probably about this time that his family moved from Northampton to Coventry. At the first town meeting in 1714 his name heads the board of Selectmen elected.

He resided where William O. Gardner lived in 1891 and kept a tavern there for many years. He probably was in command of the train band, as his name appears always with the title of Captain on the town records. His will was dated in 1760, but there appears to be no record of his death.