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History of Stratford.
7. Benjamin, son of Gershom and Sarah (Welles) Edwards, m. Mary Sher- wood, Sept. - , 1764.
16. Benajah, bapt. Feb. 1768. 1 17. Stephen, bapt. May, 1771.
1. Edwards, John, born in Scotland in 1662; came to Stratfield, and on April 6, 1706, purchased of Rev. Charles Chauncey sixty acres of land at Chestnut hill, bounded on the north with Canoo brook, and west with com- mon. He married Mary Hanford, also from Scotland, and they together were administrators on the estate of Capt. Thomas Edwards, of Stratford, but pre- viously of Boston, in 1712. By this fact it is supposed that the two families may have been nearly related.
2. William.
3. Thomas.+
4. John.+
5. Joseph.+
6. Nehemiah.+ 7. Abigail ; m. - Wheeler.
75%. Mary Dennle.
2. Thomas, son of John and Mary (Hanford) Edwards, m. -.
8. Mary, bapt. Jan. 17, 1725. 10. Abigail, bapt. Sept. 19, 1736.
9. Thomas, bapt. Mar. 3, 1734-
3. John, 2d, son of John and Mary (Hanford) Edwards, m. Rebecca Porter. 11. David, bapt. Feb. 16, 1735. 14. Betsey ; m. John French. 12. Samuel, bapt. Jan. 21, 1733. 15. Anna ; m. John Wheeler, ad. 13. John. 16. Lois.
4. Joseph, son of John and Mary (Hanford) Edwards, m. Dec. 18, 1731, Pru- dence Wakelee.
17. Prudence, bapt. June 16, 1733. 18. Eunice, bapt. Mar. 16, 1735. 19. Joseph, bapt. April 18, 1736. - 20. William ; m. and had Couch, who m. Naomi Sherwood, and had Samuel, Abi- gail and Martha, who m. Thomas Strat- 1 ton, great grandfather of Tom Thumb.
5. Nehemiah, son of John, Ist, and Mary (Hanford) Edwards, m. Sarah Sherman.
201%. Nehemiah R.+
25. Curtis.
32. Elnathan, b. Aug. 24. 1749. 26. Anson. 22. Hannab, b. June 9, 1751 ; d. June 10, 1751. 27. Alfred ; of Woodbury, Conn. 23. Mary, b. Feb. 12, 1754. 28. Bette. b. June -, 1764. 29. Sherman, b. May 25, 1766.
11. David, son of John, 2d, and Rebecca (Porter) Edwards, m. Mehetable Treadwell. She died June 26, 1767. He m. 2d, Lydia, probably, and 3d. Beulah Seelah, Jan. 23, 1777.
30. Samuel, b. Oct. 20, 1758. 34. Samuel, farmer. His son, Shelton Ed- 31. Hezekiah, t Dec. - , 1760 ; m. and had David S., surgeon in the U. S. Navy. wards, was murdered in the DeForest store in Bridgeport. 85. Mehitable, b. June 26, 1767.
32. Mehitable, b. Nov. - , 1763.
33. Lois ; m. Daniel Burton. 1
41. Lewis ; m. Hannah, dau. of John Sher- wood, and had Jobn, Marianna, Eliza.
42. Levi; m. and had daughter, who m. Gen. Judson Curtis. of Monroe ; Hepsa, m. Legrand G. Beers.
1. Edwards, Thomas, and wife Serissa.
2. Charity, b. June 9, 1756.
3. Isaac, b. Aug. 2, 1759. 4. Theophilus, bapt. Feb. 27, 1763.
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5. Charity, b. June 22, 1767. 6. Sarah, b. Feb. - , 1772.
4. Edwards, Couch, and wife Naomi. 2. Abigail, b. Nov. 8, 1754. 1
3. Martha, b. Nov. 17, 1760.
1. Edwards, John, and wife Huldah.
2. Naomi, b. Oct. 24, 1756.
3. Jonathan, bapt. Apr. 4, 1762. 4- Anna, b. Aug. 18, 1764. !
5. James, b. Jan. - , 1768. 6. Albert, b .- 7. John, b. Nov. - , 1771.
1. Edwards, Ebenezer, m. Sarah Peet, Sept. 29, 1763, in Trumbull. 2. Prudence, b. Sept. 23, 1764. 1 3. Serissa, b. Sept, 11, 1766.
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13. Dea. John, son of John, 2d, and Rebecca (Porter) Edwards, m. Ruth Beach.
39. Beach ; m. Lucinda Burton, and bad Henry Edwards, of Bridgeport.
40. Albert ; m. Eunice, dau. of John Sher- wood, and had Paulina, John Sherwood, Albert, Isaac. -
24. Sibyl, b. Nov. 3, 1755.
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1. Edwards, William, m. Charity Beach, Nov. 19, 1767, in Trumbull.
2. Beach, b. Dec. - , 1768. 1 4. Patience Pruden, b. Apr. - , 1777.
3. Charity, b. Nov. - , 1771.
1. Edwards, Justus, m. Anne Curtiss, of New Stratford, Nov. 16, 1769, in Trumbull.
2. Elizabeth, b. July, -, 1770. 4. Joanna, bapt. Oct. 16, 1774.
3. Lizzie Ann, b. Apr. 21, 1772. 5. Zechariah, bapt. May 19, 1776.
1. Edwards, Samuel, m. Betty Curtiss, of New Stratford, Nov. - , 1770, in Trumbull.
2. Betsey, bapt. Nov. 29, 1772. 1 3. Ell, bapt. Sept. - , 1775.
1. Edwards, Elnathan, m. Susannah Plumb, Apr. 29, 1773, in Trumbull.
2. Hannah, bapt. July 3, 1774. 4. Rhoda, b. Sept. - , 1782.
3. Abiah, bapt. Nov. 14, 1779.
1. Edwards, John, 3d, m. Ruth Beach, Nov. 3, 1768, in Trumbull.
2. Lewis, b. June -, 1771. 5. Huldah, b. Nov. - , 1776.
3. Eliakim, bapt. Mar. 18, 1773. 6. Samuel Beach, bapt. June 8, 1777.
4. Abigail, b. Apr. - , 1775. 7. Sarah, b. Nov. - , 178r.
1. ELGAR, Ezra, and wife Mercy.
2. Samuel, bapt. - , 1770. 1 3. Evit Daniel.
1. EVIS, Daniel, m. Ruth Crowil, April 2, 1779.
.. Ruth, b. Sept. 24, 1781. 4. Levi, b. Jan. 7, 1785.
3. Elijah, b. Mar. 6, 1783. 5. Thomas, b. July 20, 1787.
1. ELMOR, Caleb, son of Edward, of Windsor, Ct., m. Elizabeth -. He purchased land in North Stratford in 1733, where he resided some years.
2. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 7, 1732. 5. Caleb, b. Dec. 26, 1738 ; m. Elizabeth Doolittle.
3. Ann, b. Dec. 15, 1734.
4. Mary, b. June 16, 1737.
1. Elmor, Amos, came from Windsor, Ct., and m. Abigail Sherman, Jan. - , 1730-I; resided in North Stratford.
2. Ann, b. Nov. 19, 1731. 5. Hannah, b. June 1, 1741.
3. Abigail, b. Apr. 20, 1734. 6. Elijah, bapt. May 19, 1751.
4. Amos, b. June 15, 1736.
1. ELY, Rev. David, D.D., m. Ist, Hepsa Mills, Dec. 9, 1777 : 2d, Anna, widow of Henry Curtis and dau. of Zechariah Tomlinson. She was born in 1757, and died at Huntington in 1849, aged 91. (See Sketch and grave-stone.)
2. Hepsa, b. Oct. 23, 1778. 5. Polly, b. Jan. 14, 1785.
3. David, b. Sept. 5. 1780.
4. Elisha Mills, b. Oct. 25, 1782. 6. Isaac, b. Apr. 6, 1787.
4. Elisha Mills, son of Rev. David and Hepza (Mills) Ely, m. Eloisa, dau. of Peter Curtis, 2d. Residence in Huntington.
7. Louisa ; m. Rev. Robert D. Gardner, of Monroe, Conn., July 25, 1842.
1. FAIRCHILD, Thomas, m. Ist, so said, the dau. of Robert Seabrook in England ; m. 2d, Katharine Craig, of London, England. He died Dec. 14, 1670, and she m. 2d, Jeremiah Judson. His first wife was sister to Thomas Sherwood's wife, so said, yet Thomas Sherwood's wife was 47 years of age in 1634 and Mr. Fairchild appears to have been married first about 1639. This first wife was also sister to Wm. Preston's wife, of New Haven.
2. Samuel, b. Aug. 31, 1640. Probably the first white child born in Stratford, Conn.
3. Sarah, b. Feb. 19, 1641-2 ; m. Jeheil Pres- tonher cousin.
4- John, b. May 1, 1644 : d. y.
5. Thomas, b. Feb. 21, 1645.
6. Dinah, b. July 14, 1648.
7. Zechariah, b. Dec. 14, 1651.+
8. Emma, b. Oct. - , 1653; m. Hackallah Preston. By Second Wife.
9. Joseph, b. Apr. 18, 1664.
Io. John, b. June 8. 1666.
11. Priscilla, b. Apr. 20, 1669.
2. Samuel, son of Thomas Fairchild, m. Mary, dau. of Moses Wheeler. He died about 1704, and she m. 2d, Benjamin Beach, Sen., Dec. - , 1705.
12. Robert, b. -. 1681 ; to whom Moses Wheeler left property.
13. Samuel, b. - , 1683.
14. Edward ; removed to Newtown before 1705 (?) m. Elizabeth Blakeman, Jan. 25, 1710.
15. Jonathan.+
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5. Thomas, 2d, son of Thomas Fairchild, Ist, m. Sarah -, and removed to Woodbury, and died Mar. 27, 1686-7.
16. Emma, b. Aug. 30, 1672.
17. Samuel.+
18. Alexander.+
7. Zechariah, son of Thomas Fairchild, Ist, m. Hannah Beach, Nov. 3, 1681. He was a blacksmith and joined the Stratfield church in 1699; died June 23. 1703, and his widow m. John Burritt before 1711.
19. Mehetable, b. Mar. 29, 1682-3 ; d. in Sept. I 1684.
20. Hannah, b. Aug. 1, 1685; m. Daniel Searles, Dec. - , 1706.
- 21. David, b. May 16, 1688; m. Deborah - ; settled in Newtown : had Agur
in 1713. 22. Augur. b. Oct. 1, 1691 ; d. in 1712 ; m. Mary Booth.
23. Caleb, b. Sept. 10, 1693.+
24. James, b. Feb. 12, 1795-96.
25. Mary, b. May 7, 1698 ; m. Samuel Adams. (Prob. son of Edward of New Haven, Milford and Fairfield. They had 6 children, one of whom, Andrew, b. 1736; became Chief Justice of Conn. The family removed to Litchfield not long before Mr. Adams' death in 1788, 2. 85. Mrs. Adams lived until Aug. 29, 1803 ; in her 106th year. She lived in three cen- turies.
26. Zechariah. b. Nov. 21, 1701.
27. Abiel, b. Jan. 15, 1703-4-
9. Joseph, son of Thomas and Katharine Fairchild, m. Johannah, dau. of Timothy Willcoxson. He owned lands in Durham. He died July 25, 1713. She died Aug. 15, 1713.
28. Timothy, b. Dec. 9, 1687; m. Sarah Thompson in 1715, and d. in 1726, aged 39. 29. Jeremiah, b. Dec. 27, 1691.
30. Joseph, b. Dec. 28, 1689.+
31. Nathan, b. Jan. 29, 1692-3.+
32. Sarah, b. Nov. 26, 1694 ; m. John Wild- man. April, 1716.
33. Johannah, b. Feb. 2, 1696-7; d. unm. in 1723.
34. Katharine, b. April 16, 1699; d. in 1723 : had Joanna, bapt. Sept. 1727.
35. John, b. June 19, 1701 ; d. in Ripton in 1780, aged 79.
36. Phebe, b. Dec. - , 1704 ; d. unm. Oct. so, 1728.
37. Thomas, b. May 4, 1712.
13. Samuel, 2d, son of Samuel and Mary (Wheeler) Fairchild, m. Ist, Jan. 3, 1705, Ruth, dau. of John Beach, Jr. She died Jan. 30, 1722, and he m. 2d, Jan. 24, 1723, Dinah Burwell, of West Haven.
38. Anna. b. Oct. 12, 1706; d. Feb. 9, 1722.
39. Mary, b. - 27, 1708; m. Samuel Adams in 1729.
40. Samuel, b. Feb. 3, 1710.+
41. Ephraim, b. Aug. 28, 1713; settled in Weston.
43. Abigail, b. Dec. 15, 1715.
43. Eunice, b. May 20, 1718; d. Apr. 21, 1721.
44. Benjamin, b. Mar. - , 1721.
By Second Wife.
45. Oliver, bapt. June -, 1724; lived in Stamford.
46. Stephen, bapt. Sept. - , 1726; m. Eunice ; had Agur, bapt. Dec. 8, 1751, in Stratfield.
47. Peter, bapt. April -, 1729.
48. Andrew, bapt. - , 1729, in Redding.
49. Josiah, bapt. Aug. - , 1732 50. Charles, bapt. Mar. - , 1736.
14. Edward, son of Samuel and Mary (Wheeler) Fairchild, m. Elizabeth Blakeman, Jan. 25, 1710-11.
51. Mary. b. April 6, 1713.
52. Jonathan, b. Aug. 2, 1715.
53. Thomas, b. Sept. 19, 1720.
54. Moses, b. Oct. 1, 1721. 55. Bettee, b. July 19, 1726.
17. Samuel, son of Thomas, 2d, and Sarah Fairchild, m. Nov. 22, 1699, Mary, dau. of Benjamin Lewis. His will was proved in May, 1752; left wife Mary and children :
56. Thomas, b. Aug. 23, 1700. Perhaps he was the Thomas who settled at Norwalk. 57. Dinah, b. Mar. 12, 1702 ; m. Ebenezer Allen, Dec. 1756.
58. Robert, b. Nov. 18, 1703 ; m. Anne Cur- tiss, May, 1730. 59. Curtis; m. Mary Wells. 60. Edmund.
18. Alexander, son of Thomas, 2d, and Sarah Fairchild, m. Deborah, dau. of Thomas Beardslee ; residence in Stratfield, now Fairfield ave., Bridgeport.
61. John, bapt. Dec. 1702. 62. Alexander, bapt. July, 1704. 63. Deborah, bapt. May, 1706. 65. Abraham, bapt. May, 1711. 66. Hannah, bapt. June, 1713. 67. Andrew, bapt. April, 1716. 68. Ruth, bapt. Jan. 1718.
64. Sarah, bapt. June, 1708.
21. David, son of Zechariah and Hannah Fairchild, m. Deborah Hawley, Apr. 20, 1711.
69. John, b. Feb. 25, 1711-12. 70. Agur, b. Aug. - , 1713.
71. Henry, b. May -, 1715. 72. David, b. April 19, 1717.
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Genealogies.
22. Agur, son of Zechariah and Hannah Fairchild, m. Mary Booth, Sept. 20, 1710. He died May 14, 1712, and she m. 2d, Ephraim Burritt in 1722, and died in 1726.
73. Mehitable, b. April, 1711. 74. Abiel, b. - - 1712; prob. m. Hannah Chatfield, 1757.(?)
23. Caleb, son of Zechariah and Hannah Fairchild, m - 75. Hezekiah, b. Feb. 1717. 1 76. Sarah, b. - , 1719.
24. James, sou of Zechariah and Hannah Fairchild, m. Abigail, dau. of Daniel Beardslee, April -, 1723; residence in Stratfield, where they joined the church in 1731.
77. Eliezer, b. Dec. 1, 1724. 81. Abigail, b. July 7, 1731 ; m. prob., John Blakeman.
78. Hannah, b. July 31, 1726.
79. Zechariah, b. April 1, 1728. 82. Mehitable, b. July 24, 1734.
80. Rebecca, b. Sept. 9, 1729. 83. James, b. Mar. 28, 1739.
27. Abiel, son of Zechariah and Hannah Fairchild, m. Ist, Lois Riggs, Aug. 8, 1728 ; m. 2d, Mrs. Mary Peck, May -, 1757.
84. Lois.
85. Agur. 86. Nehemiah.
87. Ebenezer, b. - , 1747. 88. David, b. -- , 1751.
28. Timothy, son of Joseph and Johanna Fairchild, m. Sarah Thompson, of New Haven, Nov. 15, 1715. He died Nov. 23, 1726, aged 39.
91. William, b. June 30, 1716 ; d. Dec. 31, 1716. 94. Sarah, b. Jan. 17, 1721-2; m. Ephraim 92. Timothy, b. Oct. 25, 1717. Booth.
93. Daniel, b. Feb. 18, 1719.
30. Joseph, son of Joseph and Johannah Fairchild, m. Catharine Coe, Nov. - , 1725. He died in 1727, aged 37. His widow m. in Aug., 1728, David Colhoon.
95. Catharine, bapt. Oct. - , 1726. 1 96. Joanna, bapt. Sept. 27, 1727.
31. Nathan, son of Joseph and Johannah Fairchild, m. Ist, Phebe St. John, of Norwalk, April 22, 1724. She died Sept. 16, 1726, and he m. 2d, Obedient Curtis, Feb. 14. 1727-8. He died Jan. 9, 1730, aged 38.
97. Hannah, b. Aug. 23, 1726. 1 98. Phebe, bapt. Sept. 11, 1728.
By Second Wife.
35. John, son of Joseph and Johannah Fairchild, m. Joanna Phippeny, Dec. 26, 1723.
99. James, b. - 12, 1724 ; d. in 1801, aged 77. 102. Joseph, b. - , 1728; d. at Ripton in 1802, aged 74.
100. John, b. Mar. 6, 1726.
101. Joanna, b. Jan. 6, 1732, in Unity ; m. prob. John Beardsley, in 1752.
37. Thomas, son of Joseph and Johannah (Wilcockson) Fairchild, m. Mary Hall, Sept. 22. 1737, in Fairfield.
10212. Timothy. ( twins, b. Oct. 22, 1738. 102X. " Bille,'
40. Samuel, 3d, son of Samuel, 2d, and Ruth (Beach) Fairchild, m. Mary, dau. of John Curtiss, April 5, 1745. She died in 1783, aged 64. He died in 1790, aged 84.
103. John Curtiss, b. Feb. 1745-6. 105. Robert.
104. Abel, bapt. Jan. 1753.
58. Robert, son of Samuel and Mary (Lewis) Fairchild, m. Anne Curtis, May -, 1730.
106. Elizabeth, b. June, 1743; d. in 1745. 1 107. Robert, b. March, 1749; d. in 1765.
59. Curtis, son of Samuel and Mary (Lewis) Fairchild. m. widow Mary Wells, perhaps widow of William, Apr. - , 1753.
108. Sarah, bapt. Nov. 1754. 110. Joseph, bapt. Oct. 1756.
109. Sarah, bapt. Oct. 1756.
46. Stephen, son of Samuel, 2d, and Dinah (Burwell) Fairchild, m. Eunice He was one of the early settlers of the town of Fairfield, Vermont. 110%. Agur, bapt. Dec. 8, 1751, in Stratfield. | 11035. Daniel, b. in 1763.+
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62. Alexander, son of Alexander and Deborah (Beardslee) Fairchild, m. Ann Benjamin, Aug. 14, 1757. He was a blacksmith.
III. Gloriana, b. Mar. 1758; m. Josiah Beers. 114. Alexander, bapt. April, 1762; m. Mary 112. Rhoda, b. Feb. 1760 ; m. Thomas Bailey. Plumb and had David, b. June, 1787. 115. Benjamin, bapt. Jan. 1764.
113. Philip.+
83. James, 2d, son of James and Abigail (Beardsley) Fairchild, m. Mary Stannard, Dec. 6. 1759.
116. Abigail, bapt. Oct. 5. 1760. 117. Sarah, b. April 22, 1762.
118. Elijab, bapt. Feb. - , 1765.
93. Daniel, son of Timothy and Sarah (Thompson) Fairchild, m. Hepzibah, dau. of Samuel Lewis, of Old Mill, Dec. 6, 1743. He died June 9, 1807. She m. 2d, William Peet, July 12, 1827. Daniel Fairchild was among the first settlers in Trumbull.
119. Timothy, b. July 30, 1744; m. Joanna Uffoot.
Lewis, son of Rev. James Beebee, and settled in Pompey, N. Y.
120. Lewis, b. Mar. 14, 1746; m. Mary Uffoot. 121. Daniel, b. Jan. 4, 1747-8.+
125. Benjamin, b. May 30, 1758 ; removed to Chenango Co., N. Y.
122. Nehemiah, b. Oct. 22, 1749.
123. Sarah, bapt. Feb. 23, 1752 ; d. y.
124. Mehitable, b. Dec. 10, 1755; m. Capt.
126. Abel, b. Nov. 6, 1761 ; removed to Che- nango Co., N. Y. 127. Sarah, b. July 9, 1765 ; m. Eben Burritt and settled in Roxbury, Conn.
100. John, 2d, son of John and Joanna (Phippeny) Fairchild, m. Beulah Thompson, of North Stratford, Oct. 12, 1749. He died in Ripton in 1791, aged 65 years, and she died in 1700, aged 61 years.
128. Sherman, bapt. July 13, 1750 ; d. Oct. 22, 1750.
129. Ruth, b. Oct. 12, 1751. --
130. Curtiss, bapt. Dec. 30, 1753.
131. Abijah,.b. Nov. - , 1756.
157. John, bapt. Mar. 28, 1770.
132. Sarah, bapt. Feb. 19, 1758.
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102. Joseph, son of John and Joanna (Phippeny) Fairchild, m. "Mary Botch- ford, Nov. 2, 1756.
138. Anna, b. Nov. 2, 1756. 139. Abigail, b. Feb. 16, 1762.
140. Joseph, b. Oct. 13, 1764. 141. Mary, b. Aug. 31, 1766.
103. John Curtiss, son of Samuel, 3d, and Mary (Curtiss) Fairchild, m. Elizabeth Burch, Nov. 6, 1768. She died in 1804. aged 53.
142. William, b. -. 1769. 146. Curtiss, b. , 1775.
143. John, b. - , 1770; d. in 1800 ; m. Abi- gail Patterson, May 31, 1795 ; had Charles, b. June 8, 1796.
147. Tabitha, b. - , 1777 : d. in 1778.
148. Ruth, b. - , 1779; m. - Brown.
144. Joseph. b. - , 1772 ; d. in 1775.
149. Benjamin, b. - , 1781. 150. Reuben, b. - , 1784.
145. Sarah, b. - , 1773.
1101/3. Daniel, son of Stephen and Eunice ( -- ) Fairchild, m. Ist, Eleanor. dau. of Joseph Wheeler, of Fairfield, Vt. She died in 1825 and he m. 2d, Eunice Wheeler, sister to his first wife. He died in 1838.
151. Fanny ; d. unm. 155. John, b. Aug. 21, 1804. 152. Marcia : d. unm. 156. Lucia ; d. unm. 153. Daniel W. ; d. unm. 157. Addison ; d. unm. 154. Catharine ; d. unm. 158. Hiram ; d. unm.
113. Philip, son of Alexander and Ann (Benjamin) Fairchild, m. Charity Blakeman, of Huntington.
159. Betsey, . Mar. 1792 ; m. James Burritt. 1 162. Isaac.
160. Lewis, b. May, 1794. 161. Robert. i
163. Maria, b. July, 1795 ; m. -- Bassett.
119. Timothy, son of Daniel and Hepziba (Lewis) Fairchild, m. Joanna Uffoot, June 26, 1766.
163. Nehemiah, bapt. Sept. 30, 1770. 164. Eli, b. Jan. - , 1776.
165. Aaron, b. Jan. - , 1778.
166. Joanna, b. Oct. 11, 1780. 167. Hepsy, bapt. Sept. 6, 1784.
120. Lewis, son of Daniel and Hepzibah (Lewis) Fairchild, m. Mary Uffoot, Sept. 22, 1768.
168. Lewis, b. May, 1774. 16816. Polly H., b. 1780 ; m. Silas Nichols.
16875. Reuben, b. 1782 ; m. Anna Hawley.
168%. Eben, b. 1784; m. Betsey A. Nichols. 168}. Jane, b. 1789; m. Eben Ufford. 1688 Sarah, b. 1793; d. 1810.
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- 133. Beulah, bapt. Jan. 11, 1761. 134. Nathan, bapt. Feb. 27, 1763. 135. Mary, b. Dec. 16, 1764. 136. Ruth, b. Feb. - , 1768.
Genealogies.
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121. Daniel, 2d, son of Daniel and Hepzibah (Lewis) Fairchild, m. Hannah, dau. of Abraham Brinsmade, Nov. 7, 1771. They removed to Dover, N. Y., and thence to Chenango Co., N. Y.
169. Abraham Brinsmade, b. June 8, 1773. 173. Mary, b. Oct. 11, 1781.
170. Abigail, b. Oct. 12. 1773.
171. Daniel Munson, b. April 14, 1775.
172. Truman, b. April 26, 1777.
174. Sarah Rebecca, b. Nov. 11, 1784 ; d. July 19, 1791.
142. William, son of John Curtiss and Elizabeth (Burch) Fairchild, m. Hannah, dau. of Samuel Wells.
175. William ; d. unm. 176. Robert.
177. Eliza ; m. Samuel Plumb. 178. Susan ; m. William Plumb.
146. Curtiss, son of John Curtiss and Elizabeth (Burch) Fairchild, m. Eunice or Betsey, dau. of Joseph Whiting.
179. Joseph ; m. Celene Candee, of New Ha- ven. 180. George; m. Laura Gray, of Newtown. -
181. Cornelia ; m. Charles Benjamin.
182. Mary ; m. - Bidwell, of New Haven.
149. Benjamin, son of John C. and Elizabeth (Burch) Fairchild, m. Eunice, dau. of Thomas Elwood, of Fairfield, Nov. - , 1804.
183. John Curtiss, b. Dec. 10, 1805. 187. Sarah Betsey, b. Jan. 16, 1817.
184. C'atharine Anne, b. Nov. 4, 1808. 188. Lewis Chamberlain, b. Aug. 16, 1821 ; d. in 1829.
185. Samuel William, b. Mar. 30, 18zz ; lost in the Steamer Pacific, in 1856.
189. Susan Ann, b. Aug. 7, 1823.
186. Robert Russell, May 2, 1815 ; d. in 1849. 190. Thomas Benjamin, b. Jan. 14, 1826.
155. Rev. John, son of Daniel and Eleanor (Wheeler) Fairchild, m. Laura Porter, dau. of Reuben Bigelow, of Vt. He received a classical education at the University of Vermont, and his theological, at Andover, Mass., and the Union Theol. Sem. of Va. He was an active Presbyterian minister more than fifty years. He had five sons and two daughters-all living near him in 1884, at Marinette, Wis.
168. Col. Lewis, son of Lewis and Mary (Uffoot) Fairchild, m. Martha, dau. of Andrew Nichols. He was a farmer and a manufacturer of paper with his brother. He died in 1850, aged 76 years.
191. Bryant, b. 1801.
195. LeGrand.
192. Betsey, b. 1806. 196. Sarah Ann.
193. Daniel. 197. Celina Abiah.
194. Plumb N. ; m. Jennett H. Lewis. 198. Juliet F.
185. Daniel, son of Col. Lewis and Martha (Nichols) Fairchild, m. Ann Eliza, dau. of Horace Hungerford, Sept. 11, 1833. 198. Horace L.
1. Fairchild, John, perhaps, son of John (b. in 1728 ; d. Aug. 28, 1771, aged 43), m. Ruth Farnsey, who was b. 1728 and died in 1758, aged 30.
2. John, b, In -, 1751. 4. George.
3. Hamlet, b. ; d. Jan. 1773.
2. John, 2d, son of John and Ruth (Garnsey) Fairchild, m. Martha, dau. of John Allen, of Fairfield, Feb. - , 1773. He died Sept. - , 1777, aged 26, at Durham.
5. Robert, b. Jan. - , 1775.
5. Robert, son of John and Martha (Allen) Fairchild, m. Esther, dau. of John Brooks, Aug. 10, 1795. He died July 9, 1835, aged 60 years. She was born Aug. 11. 1776, and died Dec. 19, 1819, aged 43 years. He was Marshall of Connecticut, appointed by President Madison and reappointed by President Monroe, and was in office from 1809 to 1821.
6. John, b, May -, 1796 ; d. in 1829, unm.
7. Maria, b. Aug -, 1798. 8. Julia Ann, b. Aug. - , 1800 ; d. in 1806.
9. Robert George, b. Dec. - , 1802; m. Sarah Brintnall,
10 Jane Emeline, b. Jan. - , 1805.
II. Alfred, b. June -, 1807; d. in 1832, mysteriously drowned.
12. Julla, b. Dec. ^-, 1809 ; d. in Troy.
13. Frederick, b. Feb. - , 1812 ; d. in May, 1862.
14. Cornelia,
b. Apr. 12, 1814; d. in 1836.
15. Catharine,
triplets,
b. Apr. 12, 1814 ; d. in 1814, by lauda- num administered by mistake. b. Apr. 12, 1814 ; d. in 1814.
16. Sidney,
17. Henry, b. Aug. 19, 1815 ; m. Eliza Shel- ton.
18. Samuel Allen, b. Dec. 19, 1819.
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1. Fairchild, Peter, m. Hannah Betts, Nov. 7, 1751. Fairfield records.
1. Fairchild, Ebenezer, m. Dina Curtis, Apr. - , 1752.
1. Fairchild, Robert. 2. William, bapt. July -, 1763. 1 3. Starr, bapt. Sept. -. 1764.
1. FANSHAW or Fanshere, David.
3. William, bapt. Mar. - , 1745. 2. David, bapt. Dec. - , 1741. 1 First Pafumat.
1. FANUEIL, Benjamin, had by Mary Cutler : 2. Benjamin, bapt. Aug. - , 1731.
1. FARDON, "Ferdon," John, and wife Mary.
2. John, b. Jan. 30, 1721-2. 5. Zachary, b. April -, 1727.
3. Thomas, b. June -, 1723. 6. William, b. Aug. - , 1729.
4. Phebe, b. Aug. 29, 1725. 7. Jacob, b. Feb. - , 1731. SUL. .
1. FAYERWEATHER, Benjamin, m. dau. of Matthew Sherwood.
1. Fayerweather, John, of Stratfield, m. Abigail Curtiss, of North Strat- ford, Feb. 14, 1760.
2. Zalmon, b. Mar. - , 1763 ; m. Jerusha Adams, Jan. 25, 1787.
3. Joseph, b. Apr. - , 1765; m. Rachel Beers, Mar. - , 1787.
1. Fayerweather, Capt. Samuel, born in 1761. and died in 1848, aged 87, has a tomb-stone and epitaph in Upper Stepney.
Charity, wife of Capt. Samuel Fayerweather, died in Upper Stepney in 1847, aged 87.
1. Fairweather, Nathaniel, m. Charity Summers, both of Stratfield, July 14, 1773.
1. FINCH, Peter, from Norwalk, m. Phebe McEwen Mar. 15, 1764.
2. Isaac, b. Nov. - , 1766. 5. Thomas, b. - , 1772 ; m. Esther Bryan
3. Esther, bapt. Sept. - , 1768. of Milford, 1796.
4. George, bapt. Aug. - , 1770. 6. Peter, bapt. Oct. - , 1774.
1. FOOTE, Nathaniel, the first of the name in New England, m. about 1615, in England, Elizabeth, a sister of John Deming, afterwards one of the first settlers at Wethersfield, where he died in 1644, aged 51. His widow m. Thomas Wells, afterwards Governor, and died in 1683, aged about 88. Nathaniel and Elizabeth Foote had children :
2. Elizabeth, b. in 1616. 6. Francis, b. in 1629.
3. Nathaniel, b. in 1620. 7. Sarah, b. in 1632.
4. Mary, b. in 1623. 8. Rebecca, b. in 1634.
5. Robert, b. in 1627.
3. Nathaniel, 2d, son of Nathaniel, Ist, and Elizabeth (Deming) Foote, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Smith, of Wethersfield and Hadley, in 1646. She m. 2d, William Gull, who died in 1701. Nathaniel Foot, 2d, lived in Wethersfield and died in 1655, aged 34 years. 6. Nathaniel, b. Jan. 10, 1747-8. II. Daniel, b, in 1652. 10. Samuel, b. May 1, 1649. 12. Elizabeth, b. in 1654.
9. Nathaniel, 3d, son of Nathaniel, 2d, and Elizabeth (Smith) Foote, m. May 2, 1672, Margaret, dau. of Nathaniel Bliss, of Springfield, Mass., and grand- dau. of Thomas Bliss, a first settler at Hartford. Nathaniel Foote, 3d, settled in Hatfield, Mass .; removed to Springfield, thence to Stratford, in 1679, thence to Branford, thence to Wethersfield, where he died in 1703 of consump- ·tion, aged 55 years. His widow died in Colchester April -, 1745, aged 95 years.
He was a house carpenter at first, but eventually became a lawyer. In June 24, 1678, Nathaniel Foote had liberty from the town of Stratford to settle at Oronoke. This was in accordance with a vote of the town in 1661. forbidding any one making his dwelling more than two miles from the village .* They had the following children between 1672 and 1694.
13. Sarah. 18. Ephraim.
14. Margaret.
15. Elizabeth.
16. Mary.
19. Josiah. 20. Joseph. 21. Eunice.
17. Nathaniel.
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11. Daniel, son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Smith) Foote, m. Ist, Sarah -; m. 2d, Mary -
n. 22. John, b. June 17, 1680 ; m. Sarah Prindle, of Newtown, in 1715.
23. Daniel, b. Jan. 10, 1681-2.
24. Hannah, b. Feb. 13, 1683 ; m. Richard Beach, of Stratford, Dec. - , 1704.
25. Jehiel, b. Mar. 17, 1685-6. 26. Peter, b. in 1697; d. unm., 1753. 27. Sarah. (Old account book.)
28. Solomon.
23. Daniel, 2d, son of Daniel, Ist, and Sarah Foot, m. Dorothy Blakeman, Jan. 2, 1704. She died in 1722, aged 39. He m. 2d, Abigail, widow of John Shepard, of Milford, and dau. of Gideon Allen, of Milford.
He removed to Newtown, perhaps after the births of his children.
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