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286. Eliza bapt. Apr. 25, 1802.
146. Joseph, son of Joseph and Phebe Beardsley, m. Mary -.
287. Ann, bapt. Oct. 17, 1746. - 290. Aaron, bapt. Nov. 19, 1758. 291. Aaron, bapt. Oct. 19, 1760.
288. Mary, bapt. May -, 1754. -
289. Rhoda, bapt. Sept. 14, 1755.
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159. Abraham, 2d, son of Abraham and Esther (Jeanes) Beardsley. m. Bethia, dau. of Joseph Curtiss, Oct. 21, 1753. She died Aug. 4, 1801, aged 71 years and he died Feb. 13, 1815, aged 88 years.
29a. Curtiss, b. Aug. 9, 1754. + 298. Sarah, b. Aug. 25, 1767; m. Joel Curtiss. 293. Ephraim, b. Aug. 5, 1755. + 299. Abel. b. July 3, 1770; m. Milly Glover, lived in Bridgewater. Ct.
294. Bette, b. Oct. 5, 1756; m. Aaron Judson of old Mill
295. Mary, b. Mar. 27. 1758: m. - Hubbell. 296. John, b. April 9, 1760 : m. Miss Beach, removed to Whitestown, N. Y., had a son Beach, a clergyman.
297. Abijab, bapt. Jan. 1, 1764.
300. Jerusha, b. July 25, 1772; m. in 1790 John Burr, and had, David. Then removed to Bridgewater, Ct., where they resided some years, then are said to have removed to Ohio.
164. John, son of Abraham, Ist, and Esther (Jeanes) Beardsley, m. Rachel Smith, July 14, 1762, and settled in Old Farm, now Nichols' Farms.
30014. Elisha, b. Mar. 1, 1763. 3001. Andrew, b. Apr. 19, 1774.
30013. Sarah, b. Mar. 5, 1765. 3001. John, b. Sept. 3, 1776.
300X. Martha, b. Mar. 15. 1767.
3001. John Smith, b. Apr. 25, 1769.
3001. Rachel, b. Dec. 28, 1771.
3001. Jean, b. Jan. 9. 1779. 30018. Kitte, b. Nov. 4, 1783. 3001y. Mary, b. Apr. 19, 1786.
168. Obadiah, son of John, 2d, and Keziah (Wheeler) Beardsley, m. Amy Calkins, and settled in Dutchess Co., N. Y. They had among other children : Obadiah, b. June 18, 1763; who m. Eunice, Beardsley-the profound jurist, the acute advocate, the eloquent parliamentarian, the dignified, learned' and impartial Judge. "He was the last of the great Judges who presided as Chief of that time-honored tribunal. the Supreme Court of Judicature of the people of the State of New York, and if there is one among them to whom the language of eulogy and even panegyric is due, it is Samuel Beardsley." As to his moral char- acter the Governor says: "I know of no one who contributed more by speech and example, to form and enforce the un- written laws of just moral rectitude. No one did more to elevate the tone of morais in this city, or to keep up the standard of good conduct and just dealings." dau. of Daniel and Elsie Moore Nov. 10, 1784. They had i. Levi, member of the New York Senate, and President of the same body ; and resident at Cherry Val- ley. Il. Samuel, a member of the U. S. Congress and Judge of the Supreme Court in New York State. He was born at Hoosic in Rensselaer County, N. Y., Feb. 6, 1700, but while an infant his parents removed to Monticello in Otsego County where he was reared. He studied medicine for a time, then law and was admitted to the bar in 18:5, located at Watertown, then at Rome and finally at Utica, N. Y. He served many years as Judge. The late Governor Horatio Sey- mour of Utica furnished a sketch for this work from which is taken two extracts : He has one son living, Arthur M. Beardsley of Utica, a prominent lawyer in the State. "Indeed the history of our State would be wanting in one of its chief oanaments, if deprived of the character of Samuel
170. John, 3d, Rev., son of John, 2d, and Keziah (Wheeler) Beardsley, m. Ist, Sylvia, dau. of the Rev. Ebenezer Punderson, first Episcopal missionary at New Haven. ' He was connected with Yale College in 1758, and received the honorary degree of A.B. in 1761, and A.M. from New York College in 1768 ; studied theology with Dr. Johnson at Stratford ; went to England for ordination in the spring of 1761 and returned early the next year as mission- ary to Norwich, Conn. He remained there about five years, then removed to Poughkeepsie, officiating there and at Fishkill ; took refuge in New York City during the Revolution, became chaplain in the British army, and at the conclusion of the war removed to New Brunswick. His descendants became wealthy and very influential lawyers in Canada. (See "Sketch of William Beardsley," by E. E. Beardsley, D.D., 1867).
171. Jehiel, son of John and Keziah (Wheeler) Beardsley, m. Martha -.
301. Theophilus, bapt. May -, 1746. 304. Henry, bapt. April -, 1761. 305. Sarah, bapt. Mar. - , 1764.
302. Abigail, bapt. Jan. - , 1749. 303. Martha, bapt. Sept. - , 1751.
178. Henry, son of Andrew and Mary (-) Beardsley, m. Lucretia - 306. Philo, bapt. May -, 1766. - 307. William Henry, bapt. July -, 1768.
186. Elisha, son of Israel and Elizabeth (Blagge) Beardsley, m. Mehetable, dau. of Ebenezer (and Abigail) Hurd. He died in Monroe, April 6, 1824, aged 89 years. He was a farmer and large land holder, a communicant in the Episcopal church, and a warden for many years.
308. Abbe Betsey, bapt. Aug. 5, 1770; m. Nehemiah Gray.
309. Ebenezer, bapt. Apr. 22, 1772. 310. Elisha Hubbard, bapt. Dec. 5, 1773. 311. Ezra Abel, bapt. Jan. 14, 1776.
312. Elihu, bapt. Sept. 7, 1777.
313. Agur, bapt. Aug. - , 1779 ; m. Ist, Ann Shelton : ad, Sylvia, dau. of Doct. Ezra Curtiss. 314. Roswell, b. in 1782 ; d. Sept. 13, 1722, unm.
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190. Jared, son of Israel and Elizabeth (Blagge) Beardsley, m. Grace Perry. He died in 1802. She died, aged 84 years.
315. Samuel Thomas ; d. unm., aged go. 320. Asa Blagge ; m. Flora Toucy, of New- 316. Elijah Abel ; d. unm., aged go. town. 317. Martha ; m. Lewis Deming, of Roxbury. 321. Polly Ann, b. in 1785; m. Abel Stiles Beach, of Trumbull.
318. Israel Abner ; m. Esther Toucy, of New- town.
319. Jared Perry ; m. Melina Wheeler, of Trumbull.
322. Grace Amelia, b. in 1787; m. Henry Lewis ; they had Sarah Elizabeth, who m. Ist, - Clark ; ad, Daniel A. Nichols.
211. Joseph, son of Samuel and Ann (French) Beardsley, m. Elizabeth Gilbert, Aug. 26, 1779, in Huntington.
333. David Washington, b. Nov. 17, 1779. 328. " Lovy Harriett," b. June 27, 1791. 324. " Lester," b. Jan. 3, 1782. 329. Samuel Huntington, b. Jan. 1, 1794. 325. Elizabeth Ann, b. Aug. 22, 1784. 330. Catherine Tirza, b. June 29, 1796. 326. Selah Benton, b. Dec. 10, 1786. 331. Delia, b. Aug. 21, 1798. 332. Jefferson, b. Nov. 3, 1802.
327. Alpha Dinah, b. Feb. 22, 1789.
212. Samuel, Jr., son of Samuel and Ann (French) Beardsley, m. Phebe, dau. of Silas Curtiss, Jan. 28, 1783. She was born Feb. - , 1766, and died Jan. 27, 1857, aged 90. He died July, 1836, aged 76.
333. Silas Curtiss, b. Feb. 18, 1784 ; d. Oct. - , 1860, aged 77.
334. Elisha, b. Apr. 9, 1787 ; m. Ruth, dau. of Thaddeus Beardsley.
335. Agur (Dea.), b. June 12, 1791. 336. Samuel Birdsey, b. Jan. 12, 1795. 337. Nancy, b. June 30, 1797. 338. Phebe, b. Oct. 22, 1799.
213. Elliot, son of Samuel and Ann (French) Beardsley. m. Hannah Beach, April 20, 1788. She died June 10, 1799. He m. 2d, Mrs. Abigail Patterson, Oct. 16, 1800, and settled at Southbury, Conn. Descendants of this family reside in Winsted, Conn.
339. Abigail, b. Apr. 25, 1794. 341. Son, b. Dec. 26, 1801.
340. Hannah, b. May 17, 1798.
215. Hall, son of Samuel and Thankful (Doolittle) Beardsley, m. Rachel Ann Wheeler, Feb. 15, 1793. She is called Rebecca Ann on her tomb stone, and died Ang. 28, 1803. He m. 2d, Mary Curtiss, widow of Capt. Cyrus Hawley. He died in 1826.
3417%. Catharine, b. Nov. 29, 1793 ; d. Sept. 8, By Second Wife.
1708. 342%. Mary Ann ; m. Frederick Clark, of New York.
342. Cyrus Hall, b. in 1799.
218. Thomas, son of Benjamin and Thankful (-) Beardsley, m. Mehetable, dau. of Nathan Thompson, in Ripton. He was a member of a cavalry com- pany in the Revolution and at the Danbury fight, with also Eben Beard, of Ripton. His children were all born in the old red house still standing in Isinglass, Huntington. 34273. Hannah, bapt. in 1776. 346. Ezekiel, b. -- , 1785. 343. Abiah, b. Jan. 28, 1779. 347. Heman, b. Feb. 7, 1788. 344. Anna, b. Sept. 22, 1780. 348. Nathan, b. Nov. 17, 1790,
345. Hunting, b. Mar. 30, 1784.
231. Jesse, son of William, 2d, and Susanna (-) Beardsley, m. Ruth Lyon, of Redding. On Jan. 11, 1753, he made choice of his uncle, Ebenezer Beards- ley, as guardian. He was a tailor by trade, settled in Redding, where he owned a farm. Four of his sons were tailors.
349. William, b. April 29, 1777. 350. Aaron ; went west.
351. Levi ; went west.
352. Daniel ; m. Nancy Darwin. He was killed by the thills of a sleigh striking him, and was buried in Newtown.
353. Jesse (M.D.) ; was a goldsmith, but stu- died medicine, and died young, in Red- ding
354. Miriam ; m. Daniel Sanford, brother of her brother William's wife ; went west. 355. Jabez ; went west. 356. Lois ; d. young.
292. Curtis, son of Abraham, 2d, and Bethia (Curtiss) Beardsley, m. Mary, dau. of John Allen, April 17, 1777. He resided in Stratford village and died Sept. 13, 1796. She died Oct. 13, 1822. He m. 2d, Martha Peck, Apr. 13. 1827. 357. Ephraim, b. Oct. 20. 1777; d. Jan. 10, 1793. 358. Mary, b. Feb. 18, 1780; m. James Lewis. 359. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 2, 1783; m. Abel Booth. 360. Ellis, b. Feb. 22, 1785 ; d. Feb. 361. Sally, { twins, 23, 1785. . 362. David, b. Jan. 25, 1786.+ ' 363. Josiah, b. Aug. 5. 1788; m. Tryphena Starr, of Brookfield ; d. Aug. 3, 1821, in Missouri. 364. Phebe, b. Dec. 12, 1700; m. Stephen Wheeler. 365. Ephraim, b. Mar. 13, 1793 ; m. Sally Bryan. 366. Maria, b. May 28, 1795 ; m. David Dayton.
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349. William, son of Jesse and Ruth (Lyon) Beardsley, m. Polly, dau. of Thomas Sanford, of Newtown, Aug. 20, 1774.
368. Lydia. b. Nov. 21, 1800. 369. Jesse, b. July Q. 1802 ; d. July 22, 1825.
367. Lois, b. April 4, 1799. 374. Caroline, b. Aug. 24, 1811. 375. Anna, b. June 19, 1813. 376. Sally Maria, b. July 7, 1819.
370. Polly Ana, b. May 19, 1804. 371. Ruth, b. Feb. 16, 1806.
By Second Wife.
372. William S., b. Feb. 12, 1808.
373. Aaron Thomas. b. Aug. 8, 180g.
377. Eliza, b. -
378. Emily ; d. aged 19 years.
244. Capt. David, son of Benjamin and - Beardsley, m. Mary -. He died May 11, 1802, in his 74th year, and she died Feb. 20, 1822, in her 97th year. On Mar. 29, 1785, David Beardsley gives, " for parental love," to " My true and loving son, David Beardsley, Jr., six acres of land on which his dwelling house stands . . . in North Stratford at Long Hill, so called, bounded westwardly and southwardly on highway, and eastwardly in part on highway and in part on Island brook and part on his own land, and northwardly on Jonas Curtis's land."*
379. Thaddeus, b. July 21, 1752.+ 380. Lemuel, b. Apr. 12, 1754.
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381. David, b. July 37, 1758 ; m. Huldah Nich- ols, May 4, 1783. 382. Stephen, b. Mar. 20, 1763.
245. Benjamin, 2d, son of Benjamin and -- Beardsley, m. Elizabeth Hin- man, June 2, 1766.
383. " Molly." b. June -. 1768.
384. Hannah, b. Jan. - , 1770.
385. Joseph, b. Nov. -. 4771.
386. Justus, bapt. July 25, 1773.
387. Betty, b. May 25, 1775.
388. Joseph, 389. Benjamin, { twins, bapt. Apr. 5, 1778. 390. Sarah, b. Dec. - , 1779. 391. Judson, b. May -, 1782.
251. Abijah, son of Robert and Hannah (-) Beardsley, m. Drusilla Wheeler, July 22, 1780. He died Nov. 2, 1789, aged 40 years. His widow, Drusilla, died April 1, 1839, in her 87th year.
392. Abijah ; lost at sea in 1806. 396. Sarah, b. Dec. 16, 1786 ; d. unm. Aug. 1, 1850.
393. Wheeler : d. young. 394. Anson, b. in -, 1783 . d. May 19, 1866.
394. John, b. Aug. 30, 1784. -
293. Ephraim, son of Abraham, 2d, and Bethia (Curtiss) Beardsley, m. Fran- ces -. He died Jan. 10, 1793.
398. George, bapt. June 10, 1785. 399. Charles, bapt. Apr. 29, 1787. 402. Harriet ; m. Birdseye Curtiss.
400. Henrietta, bapt. July -, 1791.
299. Abel, son of Abraham and Bethia Beardsley, m. Amelia Glover.
403. Curtiss. 404. Daniel.
405. John. 406. David.
407. Marianne. 408. Isaac. 409. Rufus.
309. Ebenezer, son of Elisha and Mehitable (Hurd) Beardsley, m. Maria, dau. of Ebenezer (and Abbe) Beach. He died in 1834, aged 63 years. 410. Marietta ; m. William A. Judson. 1 411. William Beach ; lives in Monroe.
310. Elisha H., son of Elisha and Mehetable (Hurd) Beardsley, m. Patience Prudence, dau. of William Edwards, of Huntington. She died Feb. 20, 1818. aged 41 years. He m. 2d, Betsey Walker. He died Mar. 14, 1840, aged 66. She died Jan. 3, 1853.
412. Prudence Marietta ; d. April 5, 1813, in . 415. Juliette. By Second Wife. her 15th year.
413. Sarah ; m. Eli Blackman. 416. James Walker.
414. Elisha Ezra. -
311. Ezra A., son of Elisha and Mehetable (Hurd) Beardsley, m. Eliza, dau. of Dr. Ezra Curtiss. He died Aug. 20, 1863, aged 88 years. 417. Frances ; m. O. B. Sherwood. 418. Theodore Debon. - 419. Edward.
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397. Drusilla, b. Oct. 19, 1788.
401. Sidney J.
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312. Elihu, son of Elisha and Mehetable (Hurd) Beardsley, m. Ist, Priscilla, dau. of Dea. Deodatus Silliman, of Monroe. She was born in 1778, and died in 1803, aged 25 ; no children. He m. 2d, Ruth, dau. of Wm. Edwards, Sept. 1, 1805. She was born in 1781, and died in 1864, aged 83. By Second Wife. 423. Ambrose, M.D. 424, Sylvia. 425. Rufus.
420. Priscilla. 421. Ebenezer Edwards, D.D. 422. Agur.
342. Cyrus H., son of Hall and Rachel Ann (Wheeler) Beardsley, m. Maria Burr, of Hartford, Conn.
426. Mary E. H. ; m. Henry S. Wheeler, and had Julia Ann.
427. Sidney B. 428. Susan Maria ; d. aged 6 years.
362. David, son of Curtis and Mary (Allin) Beardsley, m. Rebecca Starr, of Brookfield, April 24, 1808. She was born June 15, 1789, and died Jan. 30, 1848. He died March 10, 1865, in Stratford.
429. Julia Ann, b. Oct. 10, 1808 ; m. Benjamin 434. Infant ; d. June -, 1822. Edwards and d. Aug. 3, 1876. 435. Frederick Josiah, b. May 22, 1825.+
430. Mary Allin, b. June 3, 1812 ; m. James Booth, and lives in Ithaca, N. Y.
431. Infant ; d. June -, 1817.
432. Catharine Ann, b. Oct. 18, 1817 ; m. Ist. Frank Lacey ; ad, Vincent Conrad, of Ithaca, N. Y., where they reside.
433. Betty Starr. b. May 26, 1820 ; m. Daniel Morris, of Roxbury ; resides in Water- bury.
436. Jane Rebecca, b. Aug. 25, 1827 ; m. Hen- ry Wells.
437. Maria Louisa, b. Jan. 31, 1831 ; m. George Morehouse.
438. Frances Augusta, b. Jan. 19, 1835: d. Mar. 8, 1848.
439. Two infants ; one d. June -, 1817; the other June -, 1822.
371. David, 2d, son of Capt. David and Mary Beardsley, m. Huldah Nichols, May 4, 1783.
440. Nicholas. 441. Elliot. 442. David.
443. Stephen. 444. James.
372. William S., son of William and Polly (Sanford) Beardsley, m. Jan. 9, 1837, Nancy Jennette Nichols, of New Stratford, district of Cutler's Farm. She was born March II, 1812. They reside in Bridgeport.
445. Amelia Jennette.
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446. William Nichols.
379. Thaddeus, son of Capt. David and Mary (-) Beardsley, m. Sarah Cooke, Dec. 21, 1780.
447. Jerusha. b. Dec. 21, 1782. 450. Amarillis, b. Mar. 5, 1788.
448. Sarah, b. Dec. 7, 1783. 451. Cooke, b. Dec. 27, 1790.
449. Ruth, b. Dec. 15, 1785 ; m. Elisha Beards- ley.
452. Thaddeus. b. Nov. 20, 1793. 453. Sylva, b. Mar. 23, 1796.
382. Stephen, son of David, Jr., and Mary Beardsley, m. Catharine, dau. of Samuel (and Thankful) Beardsley. She was born March 2, 1770, and died July 22, 1850, aged 80 years. He died Feb. 8, 1849, aged 86 years.
454. Samuel, b. Mar. 13, 1792.
455. Hall, b. July 27, 1796; d. Mar. 3, 1811.
456. Stephen Munson, b. Aug. 30, 1799. 1
of Branford.
457. Sheldon, b. Apr. 14, 1802 or 1803. He - 458. Miles, b. Jan. 18, 1810. ·
was a physician in Branford ; a graduate
421. Ebenezer E., D.D., LL.D., son of Elihu and Ruth (Edwards) Beards- ley, resides in New Haven, Rector of St. Thomas (Episcopal) Church ; author of the " History of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut ;" " Life and Corres- pondence of Samuel Johnson, D.D .; " "Life and Times of William Samuel Johnson, LL.D.," and other works.
423. Ambrose, M.D., son of Elihu and Ruth (Edwards) Beardsley, resided in Birmingham, Conn., and was a well known and popular physician for many years.
427. Sidney B., son of Cyrus H. and Maria (Burr) Beardsley, m. Ann Eliza Daskam in 1846. They reside in Bridgeport.
459. Cyrus Hall. 462. Sarah Taylor ; m. Friederich H. H. Fritz Hoeninghouse.
460. Maria Burr. 461. Edwin Burr. 463. Susan Maria ; m. Charles F. Wood.
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435. Frederick J., son of David and Rebecca (Starr) Beardsley, m. Margaret, dau. of Charles and Harriet (Warner) Edmond, Jan. 10, 1856. She was born July 26, 1829. They reside in Stratford.
464. Margaret Starr, b. Jan. 4, 1860. 467. Charles Edmund, b. Oct. 22, 1867.
465. Frederick Starr, b. Nov. 1, 1861.
466. Katharine Augusta, b. Feb. 15, 1865: m. Apr. 17, 1884, Charles W. Hawley of Bridgeport.
471. Bronson B., Rev.
469. Benjamin Burton. 470. Amanda. 472. Marcia. .
454. Samuel, Esq., son of Stephen and Catharine (Beardsley) Beardsley ; m. Assenath -. He was justice of the peace many years and a very influen- tial citizen.
473. Orville Hall. 1 474. Samuel G.
468. Orville H., son of Samuel and Assenath (-) Beardsley, m. Nancy Hungerford, of Sherman, Conn.
475. Martha A .; m. James R. Brinsmade and 476. Mary Eliza. 477. Caroline H .; m. Geo. H. Bunnell.
had Alice and James.
469. Samuel G., son of Samuel and Assenath (-) Beardsley, m. Mary Beach, of Trumbull.
478. Morris B. 479. Mary Louise.
480. Alice M.
478. Morris B., son of Samuel G. and Mary (Beach) Beardsley, m. Lucy J. Fayerweather.
48z. Samuel F. 482. Lucy M.
483. Amelia L.
1. Beardsley, John, m. Mary Fancher, Jan. 21, 1752.
2. Mary. b. Nov. 25, 1752. 4. John. b. Feb. 16, 1757.
3. Cate, b. Feb. 5, 1755. 5. Daniel, b. Jan. 3, 1764.
1. Beardsley, John, m. Joanna Fairchild, Sept. 18, 1752.
a. Ann. b. Sept. 12, 1753.
6. Joanna, b. Feb. 27, 1764.
3. Luceane or Laurens, b. Aug. 10, 1756. 7. Philo.
4. Huldah, b. Mar. 12, 1759.
8. John, b. Oct. 4, 1769.
5. Silas, b. May 7, 1761.
1. Beardsley, Elias, m. Hannah Clark, July 2, 1783.
2. Zachariah, b. Mar. 8, 1786. 4. Lucy, b. Dec. 24, 1793.
3. Pamelia, b. Feb. 19, 1788. 5. Philo, b. Feb. 13, 1797.
1. Beardsley, John,
2. Mary, bapt. 4. Nancy, bapt. Sept. - , 1790.
3. Rebecca, bapt. Sept. - , 1700.
5. John, bapt. June -, 1793.
1. Beardsley, Thomas, was an inhabitant of Milford, where in 1647, it is recorded of him : "Ordered that Thomas Beardsley is not to have any second division." He removed to Fairfield, where he owned a house and lot, and died in or about 1656. His house and lot was sold to Thomas Bassett, and he sold it Nov. 25, 1661, to Richard Bowles.
In the Probate records with his inventory Johannah Beardsley is men- tioned, who was probably his wife.
This Thomas Beardsley may have been a relative of William, one of the first settlers in Stratford.
1. BEEBE, James, of Danbury, m. Abigail, dau. of Samuel Sherman, Jr., Dec. 22, 1708.
1. BEEBEE, James, Rev., pastor of church in North Stratford, m. Ruth Curtice, July 13, 1749.
2. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 17, 1750; d. Dec. 19, 1754-
3. James, b. Nov. 29, 1751.
4. Mary, b. Jan. 20, 1755.
5. Elizabeth, b. July 19, 1756.
6. Ruth Ann, b. Jan. 27, 1758.
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7. Sarah, b. July 28, 1759, and was bapt. by Rev. Mr. Ingersol, of Ridgefield, her father being then in the army at Ticon- deroga.
8. David Livice, b. Jan. 16, 1763.
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440. Nichols, son of Daniel, 2d, and Huldah (Nichols) Beardsley, m. Polly, dau. of Dea. Benjamin Burton.
468. Claribel Daisy, b. July 26, 1871 ; d. June 9, 1876.
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1. Beebee, David, brother of the Rev. James Beebee, had a wife Ann, and lived in North Stratford, where the following children were recorded :
2. Jonathan, b. July 5, 1763. 4. Tryphena, b. Apr. - , 1767.
3. Tryphena, b. Apr. 8, 1766.
1. Beebee, James, m. Mehitable Fairchild, June 4, 1777, in North Stratford.
1. Beebee, James, 3d, m. Joannah Booth, Feb. 25, 1773, in North Stratford.
1. BEECHER, Samuel, m. Sarah, widow of John Sherwood, July 2, 1691. She was the dau. of John Hurd, Sen.
2. Ruth, b. Feb. 1, 1691-2. 4. Hester, b. Nov. 27, 1695.
3. Mary, b. Nov. 16, 1693; m. Jonathan Blakeman.
5. Sarah, b. Feb. 24, 1702-3.
1. BEERS," James and Richard, brothers, were residing at Gravesend, in Kent, England. James had two sons, James and Anthony, he being a mariner, and died in 1635. The same year his brother, Richard, accompanied by his two nephews, James and Anthony, emigrated to New England and located at Watertown, Mass., where Richard, the uncle, remained and was a prominent citizen, being a Representative to the General Court thirteen years and a captain in the militia service. He was mortally wounded in King Philip's war, at Westfield, Mass., and died Sept. 4, 1675. His descendants are most of them in Massachusetts, and not numerous.
1. James Beers, son of James, of Kent, remained for a time at Watertown, Mass., and then removed to Fairfield, Conn., where some of his descendants now reside, of whom Henry J. Beers is one ; the Hon. Seth P. Beers, late of Litchfield, Conn., deceased, was another. The descendants of James are comparatively few in number.
2. Anthony, son of James Beers, of Kent, was born in England, and was of Watertown, Mass., where five of his seven children were born. He removed to Roxbury, Mass., in 1658, where another child was born, and in 1659 came to Fairfield, Conn., where a daughter was born. He was a mariner and was lost at sea in 1676. His wife's name was Elizabeth.
3. Elizabeth ; m. Henry Goodin. 8. John, b. Jan. 28, 1652.
4. Bethia ; m. David Mettup. 9. Esther, b. Oct. 16, 1654.
5. Mary ; m. John Smith. Io. Samuel, b. May 2, 1657 ; d. soon.
6. Samuel, b. May 9, 1647 ; d. soon.
7. Ephraim, b. July 5, 1648.
II. Barnabas, b. Sept. 6, 1658.
8. John, son of Anthonyt and Elizabeth Beers, appeared in Stratford with his wife, Mary, about 1677. He united with the Stratford church in 1680, and died in 1682 or 3. He bought a house lot Feb. - , 1677-8, bounded east on the street, west on the burying-place, south by a highway, "four rods wide," north with common land. This highway is the one now leading to the Strat- ford Congregational burying-place.
12. Samuel, b. Nov. 9, 1679.
11. Barnabas, son of Anthony and Elizabeth Beers, m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Willcoxson, April 4, 1688. Elizabeth d. Oct. 11, 1694.
13. Mary, b. Dec. 27, 1689. 15. Josiah, b. Aug. 8, 1693.
14. Nathan, b. Dec. 1, 1691. He was of Mid- dletown, Conn., in 1722.
12. Samuel, son of John and Mary (-) Beers, m. Sarah, dau. of Samuel Sherman, 2d, Jan. 16, 1706-7. They settled in Newtown, Conn. 16. Mary, b. July 8, 1708. 1 17. Samuel, b. - -.
15. Josiah, son of Barnabas and Elizabeth (Willcoxson) Beers, m. Elizabeth Uffoot, May 10, 1717.
18. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 16, 1721. 21. Ruth, bapt. Aug. - , 1730. 22. Tabitha, bapt. July -, 1732.
19. Josiah, b. Dec. 14, 1724.
20. William, b. Oct. 1, 1726.
23. Stephen, bapt. Dec. - , 1734.
* The genealogy of this family has been carefully collected by the Rev. Henry Beers Sherman.
t Savage's Geneal. Dictionary.
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History of Stratford.
17. Samuel, Jr., son of Samuel and Sarah (Sherman) Beers, m. Feb. 14, 1758. Sarah, widow of Hezekiah Wetmore and dau. of Jabez Huntington, whose wife was sister to President Edwards. Sarah Beers died Dec. 4, 1784.
24. Lucy. b. Sept. 10, 1760 ; m. Geo. Smith, 26. William Peet, b. Apr. 12, 1766 ; m. in 1793.
of Smithtown. L. I. Anna, dau. of Jonathan Sturgess of Fair- field, and died in 1810. He was a lawyer in Albany, N. Y.
20. William, son of Josiah and Elizabeth (Uffoot) Beers, m. -.
27. Mary, bapt. April -, 1757. 29. Tryphena, bapt. Jan. - , 1772.
28. Rebecca, bapt. Oct. - , 1758. -
23. Stephen, son of Josiah and Elizabeth (Uffoot) Beers, m. - -. His Ist wife died July -, 1762, probably, within a year after marriage. Mr. Izrahiah Wetmore's sermon on her death (Matt. xxiv, 44), is extant in manuscript, in Mr. Geo. Wetmore's hands.
30. Isaac, b. July -, 1769. 32. Mary Bliss, b. Jan. - , 1774.
3x. Stephen, b. Aug. - , 1771.
1. Beers, Joseph, 2d, son of Joseph, son of James, of Fairfield, m. Sarah, dau. of James Clarke, of Stratford, March 6, 1722.
2. Ephraim, b. June 22, 1722.+ -
8. Andrew, b. Feb. 3, 1729-30.
3. Mary. b. Nov. 20, 1733. -- 9. Abel, b. Sept. 27. 1732.
4. Daniel, b. Oct. 17, 1725 ; removed to to. Sarah. b. Feb. 18, 1734-5.
Woodbury, and m. a great-granddaughter of Rev. Zech. Walker. 1 6. Joseph, + !
11. Matthew, b. Dec. 19, 1736; d. -.
12 Matthew, b. Feb. 12, 1738-9.
7. John, twins, b. Oct. 13, 1727.
2. Ephraim, son of Joseph and Sarah (Clarke) Beers, m. Betsey Pierce, June 19, 1746.
13. Abel, b. Jan. - , 1748. 15. David, b. Mar. - , 1752.
14. Charity, b. Jan. -. 1750.
6. Joseph, son of Joseph and Sarah (Clarke) Beers, m. Ist, Elizabeth -; m. 2d, Sarah, dau. of John Clarke, Sen.
16. Abigail, b. May -, 1747. 1
By Second Wife.
17. Matthew, & twins, b. Oct. - , 1754. 20. Phineas (or Thomas), b. Jan. 12, 1758 ; m. 18. Joseph, and had Frances, bapt. Aug. - , 1786.
13. Abel, son of Ephraim and Betsey (Pierce) Beers, m. Deborah Terrell, Oct. 10, 1771.
31. Mary, bapt. April 4, 1773. 1 22. David Turrill, bapt. Aug. 31. 1777.
1. Beers, Abiel, son of -, m. Elizabeth Cornwell, Jan. 16, 1722-3.
2. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 26, 1723-4. 4. Eunice, b. July 14, 1729.
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