John^{1} Plant, the progenitor of this family, was a soldier in the Narragansett war. The Connecticut General Assembly, in October, 1696, bestowed on the “English Volunteers” in this struggle a tract of territory six miles square, to be divided among them, which was located in New London County, and has since borne the name of Voluntown. In the list of those receiving these grants John^{1} Plant was numbered 59 in the drawing of “Cedar Swamp Lots.”[6] The Narragansett war ended in 1676. Soon after this the name of John^{1} Plant appears on the records of the town of Branford, January 21, 1677, when a lot of two acres was granted to him on condition that he should build upon it within three years. It seems unlikely that he was at Branford much before this date, for the reason that his name is not in the lists of residents enrolled in January, 1676. Nor do we find any others of the Plant name previous to this date. Subsequently his name occurs a number of times in connection with grants of land.[7] He died about 1691, as evidenced by the inventory of his estate taken June 4, 1691. The valuation of his property was £130 8_s._ 9_d._ The indications concerning his family are not altogether clear.[8] He had a son John,^{2} concerning whom accounts are somewhat full. There was a Martha Plant enrolled among the members of the church in 1704. She may have been his daughter. There was also an Elizabeth Plant,[9] who may have been another daughter. CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN OF JOHN^{2} AND HANNAH (WHEDON) PLANT.