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3. Ebenezer, b. Mar. 18, 1726-7. 5. Abiel, b. Sept. 5, 1732.
2. Nathaniel, son of Abiel and Elizabeth (Cornwell) Beers, m. Catharine
6. Abijah, bapt. Apr. 14, 1751. 8. Molly. b. Feb. -. 1757.
7. Child, bapt. Dec. 12, 1753. 9. Caroline Matilda, bapt. Dec. 23, 1761.
3. Ebenezer, son of Abiel and Elizabeth (Cornwall) Beers, m. Hannah Hubbell, June 14, 1750 ; both of North Stratford.
10. Abel, b. Aug. 13, 1751. 14. Matthew, b. Mar. - , 1764 ; m. Sally Cur- tiss Feb. 14, 1785 and had Curtiss, b. Mar. 25. 1789.
12. James, bapt. Mar. 13, 1757.
13. Philo, bapt. May 16, 1762. 15. Andrew, bapt. Nov. 29, 1769.
5. Abiel, Jr., son of Abiel and Elizabeth (Cornwall) Beers, m. Tanar Sherwood, April 13, 1758. He was residing at Stepney in 1772.
16. "Cate,"
17. Faustine. ( twins, b. Feb. 3, 1759. 20. Daniel Walker, bapt. Nov. 29, 1769.
18. Sarah, b. June -, 1760. -
21. Child, bapt. - , 1772.
1. Beers, Abner, m. Hannah Beardslee, Oct. 6, 1761.
2. Jabez, b. May 20, 1763. 5. Abner, b. April 27, 1771 ; d. Dec. 18, 1771.
3. Elizabeth. b .. July 12, 1765; m. Abner 6. Hannah, b. July 7, 1774.
Judson and is called Elizabeth Abigail. 7. Abner, b. Dec. 7, 1777.
8. Nathan, b. March 23, 1782.
9. Eli, b. June 19, 1787 ; d. Aug. 16, 1787.
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25. Sarah Ann, b. June 20. 1762 ; m. David Burr, of Fairfield.
4. Lewis, b. March 1, 1768; m. Phebe Curtiss Nov. -- , 1793.
- 19. Naomi, b. Dec. - , 1761.
. II. Elizabeth, bapt. June 8, 1755.
19. Joseph, b. May 23, 1756.
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2. Dea. Jabez, son of Abner and Hannah (Beardslee) Beers, m. Ist, Betsey (Mary on the Chh. record) Hawley Oct. 24, 1786. He m. 2d, Harriet, who was ' bapt. May, 1791. He was a Deacon of the Stratford Church. He removed to Danby, N. Y.
10. Harriet, b. April 25, 1787. 12. Harriet, bapt. Sept .- 13. Harry, b. at Danby, N. 79.7.
II. Betsey, b. Dec. 20, 1789.
1. Beers, Nathan, m. Hannah Nichols, Jan. 27, 1741-2.
2. Isaac, b. Nov. 28, 1742. 5. Hannab, b. Dec. 19. 1748. 6. Josiah, b. May 18, 1751.
3. Sarah, b. Oct. 18, 1744. 4. Elias, b. Nov. 19, 1746.
6. Josiah, son of Nathan and Hannah (Nichols) Beers, m. Gloriana Fairchild, Feb. 22, 1777.
7. Elizabeth -, b. Aug. 22, 1778. 10. Fanny, b. Nov. 26, 1785 ; d. Mar. 8, 1786. 8. Sarah - - , b. Oct. 14, 1780. II. Isaac, b. Aug. 15, 1787. 12. Mary Ann, b. June 15, 1795.
1. Beers, Elnathan, m. Anna Beach, Jan. - , 1728.
2. Anna, b. June 3, 1729. 5. Sarah, b. Mar. 20, 1738.
3. James, bapt. Feb. - , 1730-I.
4. Peter, bapt. April -, 1734.
6. Elnathan, b. Aug. 15, 1740.
4. Peter, probably son of Elnathan and Anna (Beach) Beers, m. Eunice Booth, April 13, 1758.
7. Anna, b. Dec. - , 1758. II. Phebe, bapt. Feb. 8, 1767.
8. Sarah, b. June 30, 1760. 12. Peter, b. Mar. 21, 1769.
Q. James, b. April 23, 1762. 13. Ashbel, b. April -, 1782.
10. Rachel, b. Aug. - , 1764.
6. Elnathan, son of (prob.) Elnathan and Anna (Beach) Beers, m. Mehitable Booth, Jan. 21, 1773.
14. Benjamin, b. Mar. 22, 1774. 15. Elnathan Beach, bapt. Oct. 1777.
1 16. Anna Mary, b. July 20, 1784.
1. Beers, Ephraim, m. Elizabeth - 1 3. John Benjamin, b. Mar. 1, 1770.
2. Isaac, b. Oct. - , 1764.
1. Beers, Jonathan, m. -; had
2. Abigail, b. Mar. - , 1771.
3. Elizabeth, bapt. May 2, 1773.
4. Philo, b. April -. 1775. 7. Hester, b. Jan. - , 1785.
1. Beers, David, had
2. Ann, bapt. Feb. - , 1730-1. 1 3. Benjamin, bapt. July -, 1734.
1. Beers, John, m. Susannah, dau. of Jehiel Foot, Apr. - , 1754.
2. Silas, b. Jan. 16, 1755.
1. Beers, Joel, and wife Phebe, had 2. Grace, bapt. Mar. - , 1787.
1. Beers, William, m. Mary Uffoot, Oct. - , 1795.
1. Beers, Nathaniel, m. Deborah -, of Stratford, Nov. 6, 1780.
1. Beers, James, m. Ruth Summers, Aug. 31, 1783.
1. Beers, David, m. Hannah Porter, Oct. 12, 1783.
1. Beers, James, of Gravesend, in Kent, England, mariner, was deceased in 1635.
2. Anthony, son of James Beers, of Gravesend, England, had wife Elizabeth ; came to Roxbury, Mass., and to Fairfield, Conn. ; was afterwards lost at sea in 1676.
3. Ephraim, son of Anthony Beers, born at Watertown, Mass., July 5, 1648, came to Fairfield ; had wife Susannah, who died after 1760. He died in 1759.
4. Daniel, son of Ephraim and Susannah Beers, born at Fairfield in 1745 ; m. Abigail, dau. of Cornelius Dikeman, Sept. 3, 1760; lived in Wilton and Ridgefield, served in the Revolutionary army and died about 1820.
had
5. Gates, bapt. Dec. 1, 1777. 6. Jonathan, b. July -, 1782.
9. Gloriana Catharine, b. June 24, 1783.
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5. Edmund, son of Daniel and Abigail (Dikeman) Beers, born 'April 9, 1768; m. Jemima Abbott. She was b. June 14, 1766, and d. Aug. 9, 1848. He died May 4, 1843.
6. Jonathan, son of Edmund and Jemima (Abbott) Beers, b. May 22, 1789; m. April 10, 1810, Anna Waterbury, who was b. June 7, 1789, and d. in 1868. He d. Oct. 20, 1868. He resided in Ridgefield and Vista, Westchester Co., N. Y.
7. Alfred, b. Sept. 26, 1817.
7. Alfred, son of Jonathan and Anna (Waterbury) Beers, m. Mary E. Bishop, Sept. 15, 1840. She was b. Feb. 21, 1821, and d. May 15, 1864. He was elected warden in the borough of West Stratford twice, was a conductor on the Naugatuck railroad 32 years, and died in 1886.
8. Amos S., conductor on the Naugatuck railroad 31 years.
9. Alfred B., son of Alfred and Anna (Bishop) Beers, b. at New Rochelle, N. Y., is a lawyer in Bridgeport.
1. BELDING, Amos, m. Abigail Folsom, Dec. 16, 1764.
2. Chester, b. Nov. 7, 1765. 1 3. Isaac, bapt. April -, 1768.
1. BENJAMIN, John, m. Mary, dau. of Philip Smith, of East Hartford ; came to Stratford and purchased a lot of land with a "dwelling house, shop. barn and fences," Jan. 10, 1726-7. On October 2, 1762, Gideon Benjamin, "of East Hartford," sold, as he says, to "my brother, John Benjamin, of Stratford," a certain home lot in East Hartford.
2. Eunice, b. Apr. - , 1726; m. Wm. Birdsey. | 6. Sarah, b. about 1736; m. John Backus, 1757.
3. Philip, b. May -, 1729.+
4. John, b. ~ , 1730. +
5. George, b. Feb. 28, 1733-4.+ !
7. Ann, b. about 1738 ; m. Alexander Fair- child, Aug. - , 1757.
3. Philip, son of John and Mary (Smith) Benjamin, m. Prudence, dau. of Rev. Richardson Minor, June -, 1752. He died -, 1775, aged 73.
8. Mary, b. July -, 1754 ; m. James Walker.
9. Esther, b. Aug. - , 1760 ; d. - , 1764.
10. Esther, b. Sept. -. 1765 ; m. Abraham Tomlinson.
II. Frances, b. Jan. - , 1769 ; m. William Curtis. 12. Elizabeth, b. Oct. - , 1771 ; m. John Tom- linson.
4. John, 2d, son of John and Mary (Smith) Benjamin, m. Lucretia, dau. of John Backus, Jr., May 9, 1753. Her mother, Sibyl, was dau. of Rev. Samuel Whit- ing, of Windham. He died in 1796, aged 66. His widow, Lucretia, died in 1803, aged 69. Although belonging to the Episcopal church he was a very active patriot in the Revolution, as the records of the town show.
13. John, b. Apr. 5, 1754. 19. Everard, b. Aug. - , 1765.
14. Sybil, b. Sept. 28, 1755.
no. Lucretia, b. Apr. 1, 1767.
15. Aaron, b. Aug. 17, 1757.
21. William. b. Mar. 17, 1769 ; d. Dec. 21, 1772.
22. DeLucina, b. Feb. 11, 1771 ; d. Dec. 23, 1789.
17. Clara, b, May 5, 1762.
23. William, b. Mar. 7, 1773.
18. Asa, b. Dec. 2, 1763.
24. Emily, b. Nov. 10, 1775.
5. George, son of John and Mary (Smith) Benjamin, m. Mary, dau. of Ebenezer Howes, Feb. 15, 1756.
26. George, b. Oct. 21, 1757.
27. Gideon, b. Nov. 17, 1759.
32. David Bliss, b. June 29, 1771.
33. Benson, b. Oct. 21, 1773 ; d. Dec. 27, 1775-
34. Philip, b. Jan. 27, 1775.
35. Eunice, b. Dec. 17, 1777.
36. Benjamin, b. Apr. 4, 1780.
13. John, 3d, son of John, 2d, and Lucretia (Backus) Benjamin, m. Anna Brooks, Feb. 8, 1773.
37. Catharine Brooks, b. Dec. 31, 1773. 41. Peter Woodward, b. Nov. 6, 1788. 42. DeLucina, b. Mar. - , 1790. 4216. Deborah, b. Mar. 7, 1790.
38. Anna Clarissa, b. Sept. 12, 1780. 39. John, b. June 5, 1782.
40. Lucretia, b. Aug. 16, 1787.
43. David, b. Sept. -. , 1791.
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16. Eunice, b. Jan. 18, 1759 ; d. May or Oct. 26, 1759.
28. Sarah, b. Mar. 30, 1762 : m. Ist, Rev. Philo Perry ; ad, Hon. Henry Preston, of Wood- bury.
· 29. Alice, b. Sept. 8, 1764 ; d. May -, 1862, aged 97 years 8 months.
25. Sarah, b. Oct. 10, 1756: d. Oct. 26, 1759. 30. Mary, b. Jan. 11, 1767. 31. Benson, b. Dec. 10, 1768 ; d. Sept. 11, 1771.
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15. Aaron, son of John, 2d, and Lucretia (Backus) Benjamin, m. Dorothy Brooks, Jan. - , 1787.
44. Delia, b. Feb. 29, 1788 ; m. Philo Dickin- son.
45. DeLucena Pulaski, b. Apr. 3, 1790 ; d. Aug. 7, 1794.
46. Olivia Eliza, b. Mar. 7, 1792.
47. Eloisa, b. Feb. 8, 1794.
48. DeLucina Pulaski, b. Mar. 22, 1796.
49. William Massena, b. Jan. 3, 1800 ; d. 1862. 50. John, b. July 11, 1802.
51. Richard Montgomery, b. Feb. 20,
twins .. 1805 ; d. Aug. 20, 1805.
Lucy Emily. b. Feb. 20, 1805 ; m. 52. - Purcell.
53. Frederic Aaron, b. Sept. 24, 1807.
18. Asa, son of John, 2d, and Lucretia (Backus) Benjamin, m. Hannah Plant, Oct. 7, 1787.
54. Everard, b. Jan. 22, 1791. 57. Sally Matilda, b. Sept. 11, 1799 : d. Dec. 30. 1800.
58. Sally Matilda, b. Oct. 18, 1801.
59. Delia, b. Sept. 10, 1814 ; d. Oct. 3, 1815. do. Hannab Maria, b. Aug. 28, 1819.
27. Gideon, son of George and Mary (Howes) Benjamin, m. Sarah, dau. of John Booth.
61. Mary ; d. at 19 years of age.
62. Harriet.
63. Sarah.
64. William H.
65. Hiram. 66. George. 67. Charles.
48. DeLucina Pulaski, son of Aaron and Dorothy (Brooks) Benjamin, followed the life of a sailor. In 1811 he went on a vessel to Saville, Spain, where, on Christmas day, 1812, he was captured with the vessel by a British man-of-war as a prize, taken to England and put in Dartmouth prison, where he was kept until the close of the war, then being released he came home. He afterward followed the sea, rose to be the commander of a vessel in the East India trade, in which he continued many years, but for a number of years before his death he remained at his comfortable home in Stratford, and was known as a remarkably upright man.
64. William H., son of Gideon and Sarah (Booth) Benjamin, m. Cynthia Ann McEwen.
68. Samuel W.
69. William H.
70. George ; d. aged 5 years.
72. Mary. 73. S. Frances. 74. John.
71. Albertine. 75. George; d. aged 4 years.
1. Benjamin, Samuel, m. Elizabeth Bostwick, Mar. 22, 1731.
2. Hannah, bapt. Jan. - , 1732-3. Cong. 1 3. Abigail, bapt. Jan. - , 1754. Epis.
1. Benjamin, Elnathan, and wife Mary.
2. Joseph, bapt. Feb. - , 1767.
4. Joseph, bapt. Dec. - , 1771.
3. Charity, bapt. March -, 1769. 5. Samuel, bapt. April -, 1774.
1. Benjamin, Elnathan, and wife Jane.
2. Hannah, bapt. Feb. - , 1792.
1. Benjamin, Joseph, m. Betsey Curtiss, July -, 1795.
1. BENNIT, James, of Concord, Mass., and one of the first settlers in Fairfield, Conn., in 1644, m. Hannah, dau. of Thomas Wheeler, of Concord and Fairfield.
2. Sarah ; m. John Osborn, of Fairfield. 6. John. 7. Mary.
3. Hannah.
4. James.
5. Thomas.
8. Jane.
4. James, 2d, son of James and Hannah (Wheeler) Bennit, m. -. He died before Jan., 1708, according to Stratfield society records.
9. James, bapt. Nov. - , 1697.
Io. Abigail, bapt. Nov. - , 1697.
11. Damaris.
12. Philip, bapt. June -, 1699.
13. Elizabeth, bapt. Sept. - , 1700.
14. Stephen, bapt. June -, 1702 ; m. Abigail French in 1724.
15. John, bapt. April -, 1704.
16. Sarah, bapt. May -, 1706.
17. Ebenezer, bapt. Jan. - , 1707-8 ; "son of James, deceased."
55. Meigs DeLucena, b. Oct. 16, 1792 ; d. Aug. 15. 1794.
56. Melgs DeLucena, b. Sept. 13, 1795.
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5. Thomas, son of James (?) and Hannah (Wheeler) Beanit, m. Mary Booth, widow of Ephraim, April 12, 1692.
18. Mary, b. Aug. 31, 1693 ; m. Daniel Beards- ley, 1717.
19. Deborah, b. Feb. 28, 1695-6.
21. Thomas, bapt. Aug. - , 1706. 29. Rebecca, bapt. April -, 1709. 23. Abraham.
20. Ephraim, b. Feb. 23, 1698-9. 24. Eunice.
14. Stephen, son of James and . Bennit, m. Abigail, dau. of Samuel French.
18. Philip. b. Mar. 19, 1726. 90. Stephen, b. April 8, 1730. 19. Prudence, b. July 14, 1728. 21. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 23, 1731-2.
1. Bennit, Joseph.
2. Richard, bapt. Sept. - , 1706.
3. Abiah, bapt. Feb. - , 1707-8.
4. Joseph, bapt. Dec. - , 1711.
5. Widdon, bapt. Dec. - , 1713.
6. Mary, bapt. Sept. - , 1716.
1. Bennit, William, son of Isaac Beers, m. Elizabeth Smith, April -, 1739.
2. Nehemiah, bapt. May -, 1740, 1 3. Jemima, bapt. Aug. - , 1743.
1. Bennit, David, m. Bethia Burton, Oct. 6, 1764, in North Stratford.
a. John, b. Oct. - , 1766. 4. Mary, b. June -, 1769.
3. Phebe, b. Nov. 14, 1767.
1. Bennit, Thomas, m. Mrs. Mary Rowland, Mar. 17, 1717. She died April 17, 1733. He m. 2d, Mercy Scofield, Oct. 14, 1741.
2. Tabitha, b. Apr. - , 1718. 5. Thomas, b. Mar. 8, 1737 ; m. Mary Couch, 3. Hannah, b. Oct. - , 1721. Apr. 1, 1754.
4. Nathan, b. Mar. 4, 1725. By Second Wife.
6. James, b. July 15, 1743.
1. Bennitt, Joseph, m. Sally Uffoot in 1778.
2. Samuel, b. Dec. 18, 1778. 5. David, b. June 7, 1785.
3. Ann Mercy, b. July 18, 1781. 6. James, b. Jan. 11, 1787.
4. Saily, b. Mar. 6, 1783. 1 7. Isaac, b. June 1, 1789.
1. Bennit, Nehemiah, m. Anne Phippiny, July -, 1750.
1. BENNET, Hezekiah, m. Hannah Hendrey, (?) June 14, 1753.
1. Bennet, Daniel, of Stratfield, m. Lois Burton, of North Stratford, Mar. 27, 1758.
1. Bennet, Gideon, m. Hannah Mallett, Dec. 30, 1762.
1. Bennet, Daniel, m. Rhoda Hubbell, Jan. 4, 1773.
1. Bennet, James, shipwright, and wife Mary.
2. Benjamin, b. April 4, 1697.
2. Bennet, Benjamin, prob. son of James and Mary Bennit, m. Hannah Curtiss, Jan. 28, 1724-5.
3. Thaddeus, b. July 4, 1725. 8. Hannah, bapt. Feb. - , 1736-7. 9. Sarah, bapt. April -, 1741.
4. Mary, bapt. Jan. - , 1726-7.
5. Hannah, b. Feb. - , 1728-9. 10. Eunice, bapt. April -, 1745.
6. Benjamin, bapt. Aug. - , 1731.
11. Sarah, bapt. Sept. - , 1747.
1. Bennet, Isaac, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Rose, June 2, 1683.
2. Isaac, probably.(?) 7. Elizabeth ; m. Ephraim Price, of New-
3. Daniel, b. Mar. 9, 1683-4 : d. unm.
ark, N. J.
4. Sarah : m. Robert Wheeler, 1708. 8. Mary.
5. Hannah.
6. Mary ; m. Samuel Davis.
9. Abigail ; m. James Bishop, of New Ha- ven, Dec. 11, 1698. Io. Nathan, b. Aug. 6, 1697, in Stratford.
2. Isaac, 2d, son of Isaac Bennet, Ist, m. Martha -, May, 1708. He m. 2d, Eunice, wid. of James Hawley.
11. William, bapt. Dec. - , 1708 ; m. Ellab Smith.
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13. Benjamin. b. April -, 1713. 14. Caleb, b. Feb. - , 1715-16. 15. Martha, bapt. Nov. - , 1717.
10. Nathan, son of Isaac Bennet, Ist, of Stratford, m. Deborah, dau. of Eben- ezer Curtiss. Feb. 25, 1723-4.
16. Daniel, b. April 6, 1725. 20. Sarah, b. June -, 1733.
17. Ruth, b. April 10, 1727. 21. Deborah. b. Jan. - , 1735-6. 22. Hannah, b. Sept. - , 1738.
18. Betty, b. July 26, 1729.
19. Anne, b. June 25, 1731. 23. Nathan. b. Feb. - , 1741-2. .
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7. James, bapt. April -, 1734.
12. Isaac, b. Mar. - , 1710-11.
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11. William, son of Isaac, 2d, of Stratford, m. Hannah, dau. of James Seeley, July 26, 1731. She died Nov. 27, 1743. He m. 2d, Katharine, dau. of Thomas Hawley, Dec. 3. 1744.
24. Daniel, b. April 26, 1732. By Second Wife.
25. Eunice, b. Dec. 17, 1734. 30. Hannah, b. Dec. 11, 1745.
26. Rebecca, b. Jan. 14, 1736-7. 31. Martha, b. Nov. 5, 1747. .
27. Ann, b. Nov. - , 1738. 32. Mary, b. Aug. 6, 1749.
28. Damaris, b. Dec. 15, 1741. 33. Katharine, b. Apr. 7, 1751.
29. William, b. Nov. 11, 1743 ; d. May 12, 1744.
34. Mercy, b. Jan. 1, 1753.
35. William, b. Aug. 29, 1756; d. Sept. 15, 1757.
1. BENTON, Capt. Selah, m. Mary Betsey, dau. of Samuel Jones, Dec. II, 1788.
2. Sukey, b. Sept. 23, 1789. 4. William, b. July -, 1793.
3. Nancy b. May 9, 1791.
5. Oliver, b. Dec. 31, 1795.
1. BEV ANS, Timothy, and wife Sarah.
2. Thomas, b. Dec. 25, 1782. 5. Sarab, b. Oct. 1, 1789.
3. Timothy, b. Dec. 27. 1785. 6. John, b. June 22, 1792.
4. Lucy, b. Aug. 13, 1787.
1. Bevans, Lyman, m. Betsey Lamson, Dec. - , 1788.
1. BEVINS, Henry, m. Sarah Beardsley, Sept. 17, 1783.
2. Betty Beardsley, b. June 15, 1784. 4. Henry Starr, b. Dec. 8, 1787.
3. Mary, b. Sept. 16, 1785. 5. Matthew, b. Feb. 4, 1790.
1. BIBBINS, Henry, and wife Sarah.
2. Mary, bapt. Dec. 22, 1785. 1 3. Matthias, bapt. Aug. - , 1790.
1. BIGGS, William, m. Sarah Mills, Sept. 6, 1704.
1. BIRDSEY, Dea. John, said to have come from Reading, Berkshire, England, to America in 1636 ; came to Wethersfield, Conn., where he m. Phillipa, dau. of the Rev. Henry Smith. Tradition says his brother came with him and remained in Wethersfield, and that the brother's children were all daughters and one of them married Joseph Hawley, the first of that name in Stratford. John Birdsey came to Milford, Conn., where his son was bap- tized in 1641. On Feb. 7, 1643, that town voted that he might use certain land provided he would " pay the charges or rates for it as other men do for theirs." ' He probably came to Stratford in 1649, see page 127 of this book, only what is said there about his being brother-in-law to William Willcoxson is erroneous. The term "brother" was then frequently used of members of the churches. He m. 2d, Alice, widow of Henry Tomlinson. She died Jan. 25, 1698. He died April 4, 1690, aged 74 years.
2. John, b. Mar. 28, 1641.+ 3. Johannah, b. Nov. 18, 1642 ; m. Timothy Willcoxson.
2. John, 2d, son of John and Phillipa (Smith) Birdsey, m. Phebe, dau. of William Willcockson. Dec. 11, 1669. He died Jan. 9, 1697, aged 55 years, so say the family records. She died Sept. 20, 1743, aged 92 years. His will, dated May 20, 1693, is on the Probate records at Fairfield. . 4. Hannah, b. Feb. 5, 1671 ; m. Isaac Beach. 8. Joseph, b. Feb. 22, 1681-2.+
5. Mary, b. Nov. - , 1675; d. June 17, 1791. 6. Sarah, b. May 9, 1678 ; d. in 1679. 7. Abel, b. Nov. - , 1679.+
9. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 21, 1685 ; d. in 1692. 10. Dinah, b. - , 1688.
7. Abel, son of John, 2d, and Phebe (Willcockson) Birdsey, m. Comfort, dau. of . John Wells, Jr., June 8, 1704. She died June 1, 1717, and he m. 2d, Mrs. Mercy Denton, of Hempstead, L. I., Feb. 25. 1717-18. She died Feb. 6, 1763. He died May 14, 1747, aged 68.
1x. Mary, b. Mar. 31, 1705.
12. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 17, 1706 ; m. Benjamin Curtiss.
13. Johannah, b. Oct. 17, 1708.
14. Phebe, b. Sept. 9, 1710.
15. John, b. Sept. 26, 1712.+
16. Eunice, b. April 17, 1714 ; d. June 22, 1714. 17. Eunice, b. Jan. - , 1715.
18. Comfort, b. May -, 1712 ; m. John Wells. 19. Samuel, b. - , 1718. By Second Wife.
20. William, b. Feb. 20, 1720-1.
21. Sarah, b. July 22, 1722. 22. Abel, b. Jan. 4, 1724-5.
23. Thomas, b. Sept. 5, 1727.
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8. Joseph, son of John, 2d. and Phebe (Willcockson) Birdsey, m. Ist, Sarah, dau. of Ambrose Thompson, June 10, 1708. She died May 3, 1726, in her 41st year. He m. 2d, Mrs. Tabitha Walker, Oct. TI, 1726. He died June 25, 1757, aged 75 years.
24. Hannah, b. Aug. 13, 1710. 96. Nathan (Rev.), b. Aug. 12, 1714.
25. Dinah, b. Oct. 18, 1712 ; d. In June, 1718. - 27. Joseph, b. Dec. 10, 1717 ; d. Dec. 17, 1738.
15. John, son of Abel and Comfort (Wells) Birdsey, m. Hannah -. He is supposed to have removed to Middlefield, Mass.
28. Benjamin, bapt. May -, 1734. 32. Abel, b. -
29. Gershom, bapt. Feb. -. 1735.
30. John, bapt. Sept. - , 1737.
33. Seth, b. - And 4 daughters, says Rev. B. L. Swan.
31. David, b. -.
19. Samuel, son of Abel and Comfort (Wells) Birdsey, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Ephraim Curtiss, July 4, 1741.
34. Eunice, bapt. Jan. 24, 1741-2.
20. William, son of Abel and Mercy (Denton) Birdsey, m. Eunice, dau. of John Benjamin, May 5, 1745. He was not a Tory, as represented on page 425. but his son Everard was.
35. Everard, b. Sept. 13, 1746. 36. Mary, b. July 20, 1750 ; m. Rev. Samuel
Peters, Apr. 20, 1773, who was the author of a History of Connecticut.
22. Abel, 2d, son of Abel and Mercy (Denton) Birdsey, m. Phebe, dau. of Ebenezer Thompson, Jan. - , 1745-6. Three of his children were baptized in North Stratford.
37. Ruth, b. Dec. 29, 1747; m. Silas Curtiss, 40. Eunice, b. May 13, 1753 ; m. Nathan Booth.
and died in Monroe in Sept. 1818.
38. Ebenezer, b. Dec. 10, 1748. 41. Phebe, b. Sept. 1, 1756.
39. Jonas, b. Sept. 8, 1750. 42. Anna, b. June 11, 1763.
26. Rev. Nathan, son of Joseph and Sarah (Thompson) Birdsey, m. Dorothy, dau. of Rev. Thomas Hawley, of Ridgefield, Conn., April 17, 1739. She was born Feb. 27, 1719-20, and died Sept. 21, 1807, in her 88th year. Nathan Birdsey died Jan. 28, 1818, aged 103 years 5 months 9 days. Mr. Birdsey's wife's mother was the daughter of Deputy Governor Nathan Gold, of Fairfield.
Copy of the obituary notice of Rev. Nathan Birdsey, from the Bridgeport " Farmer" of Wed- nesday, February 4, 1818.
" Died at Stratford, on the 28th of January, 1818, the Rev. Nathan Birdsey, aged 103 years 5 months and 9 days. The whole number of his descendants was 258, 206 of whom are now living. He had 12 children, 76 grandchildren, 163 great-grandchildren, and 7 of the fifth generation. Of his 12 children, 6 were sons and 6 daughters, a daughter was born next after a son in every instance ; 9 of them are still living, whose ages added together amount 10 582 years ; the other 3 died at 47, 65, and 77. He married but once and lived 69 years with his wife, who died at the age of 88. It is a singular fact that of all the branches of this numerous family, not one of them has been reduced to want. Most of them are in prosperous, and all of them in comfortable circumstances.
"His funeral was attended on Friday last by a large concourse of people, among whom were about one hundred of his posterity. A solemn and appro- priate Sermon was delivered on the occasion by the Rev. Stephen W. Stebbins from this text -. And all the days of Methusaleh were nine hundred sixty and nine years, and he died.'
"He was born August 19th, 1714, took his degree at Yale College in 1736, was settled as a minister at West Haven in 1743, remained in that situa- tion 16 years, and then removed to his patrimonial estate at Oronoque (in this town), where he resided until the close of his long and useful life. After he left West Haven he continued to preach occasionally for many years. Once, in particular, when he was over a hundred years old, he officiated in the pulpit at Stratford, and his performance gave much pleasure and satisfaction to the audience. He retained his mental faculties in a remarkable manner to the day of his death, and although during the latter part of his life he was nearly blind and deaf, yet from his accurate knowledge of ancient facts and anecdotes
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and his natural cheerfulness and good sense, he was able to make his conver- sation agreeable and entertaining to the many friends and strangers who had the curiosity to visit him. Nature had given him a retentive memory, a sound judgment, and a good heart, which qualities were improved by much reading and reflection. It may be said of him, perhaps with as much propriety as of any other person, that he was an honest man and a real Christian. Venerable for his virtues, as well as years, he died as he had lived, without an enemy and in the hope of a happy immortality.
" STRATFORD, Jan. 31, 1818."
43. Joseph, b. Feb. 4, 1739-40.+
44. Dorothy, b. Aug. 10, 1742 ; m. Ist, John Brooks ; 2d, Thomas Ives.
45. Nathan, b. May 29, 1744; d. unm. Aug. 5, 1832.
46. Hannah, b. Dec. 15, 1746; m. Silas Cur- tiss. She d. Nov. 24, 1812.
47. Ezra, b. Jan. 28, 1748-9.
48. Helen, b. July 17, 1751 ; m. Josiah Peck.
49. Thaddeus, b. Apr. 18, 1753.
50. Abigall, b. Apr. 28, 1755 ; d. unm. May 4, 1827.
51. Ebenezer, b. May 13, 1757.+
52. Lucy, b. Mar. 1, 1759; d. unm. Dec. 24, 1823.
53. John, b. Feb. 16, 1761.+
54. Sarah, b. Aug. 26, 1763 ; m. Rev. Payson Williston.
35. Everard, son of William and Eunice (Benjamin) Birdsey, m. Ist, Phebe Thompson, Nov. - , 1769. He m. 2d, Polly McEwen, Nov. - , 1798. 55. William, bapt. May -, 1775.
43. Capt. Joseph, son of Rev. Nathan and Dorothy (Hawley) Birdsey, m. Dinah Blakeman. He died May 26, 1817.
56. James.
57. Joseph.
58. Ezekiel.
59. Nathan Gould.
60. David. 61. Sallie ; m. -- Post.
62. Dollie ; m. Philo Curtis.
47. Ezra, son of Nathan and Dorothy (Hawley) Birdsey, m. Phebe Curtis.
63. Charity, b. May -, 1769 ; m. Agur Lewis, 67. Polly, b. Feb. - , 1780 ; d. unm.
of Old Mill.
68. Philo, b. Oct. - , 1784.+
69. Helen, b. Jan. - , 1790; m. Wm. Curtis.
70. Hannah, b. Jan. - , 1792 ; m. Treat Blake- man. 71. Betsey, b. Feb. - , 1794; m. David H. Wheeler.
49. Thaddeus, son of Rev. Nathan and Dorothy (Hawley) Birdsey, m. Helen Lewis, Dec. 23, 1784.
72. Maria ; m. Stephen Curtiss. 73. Sarah, bapt. Apr. - , 1799; m. Garry Percy.
51. Ebenezer, son of Rev. Nathan and Dorothy (Hawley) Birdseye, m. Ist, Eunice, dau. of Capt. Beach Tomlinson, of Huntington. He m. 2d, - Bell.
74. Victory. 79. Ezra.
75. Hannah. 80. Ketchel.
76. Eunice.
77. Charlotte.
82. Jobn.
78. Eben.
53. John, son of Rev. Nathan and Dorothy (Hawley) Birdseye, m. Phebe Coe. 83. Levi. 1 84. Nathan.
65. Philo, son of Ezra and Phebe (Tomlinson) Birdsey, m. Betsey, dau. of Elihu Curtis. She was b. in 1787.
85. Nathan, b. Oct. - , 1808 ; d. Feb. - , 1810. 86. Nathan, b. May -, 1810. 88. Philo, b. Nov. - , 1813.
87. Harriet, b. July -, 1812.
86. Nathan, son of Philo and Betsey (Curtis) Birdsey, m. April, 1833, Mary E., dau. of Daniel Curtis. She was born Nov. - , 1810, and d. Oct. 3, 1861.
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