Joseph Huntington (1739-1820)
of Harwinton, Litchfield Co., Connecticut
He was a cousin of Rev. Joseph Huntington (father of Samuel, Governor of Ohio, and brother of U.S. Founding Father Samuel Huntington), their grandfathers - sons of Deacon Simon Huntington (1629-1706), Member of the General Assembly of Connecticut - being brothers. They were all descendants of Christopher Huntington who in 1660 was the first male child born in the new settlement of Norwich, Connecticut.