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1. Sherman, Matthew, son, perhaps, of Matthew and Hannah (Bulkley) Sherman, m. Dec. - , 1710, Hannah . Residence in Newtown, Ct.
2. Abigail, b. Nov. 13, 1711. 6. Sarah, b. Mar. 26, 1721. 3. Rebecca, b. May 6, 1713. 7. David, b. Aug. 19, 1724. 8. Lemuel, b. Feb. 18, 1726.
4. Bethia, b. July 9, 1715.
5. Seth, b. July 20, 1717.
1. Sherman, Samuel, m. Ist, probably, Patience Plumb, Mar. 2, 1758. He m. 2d, Rachel -, before 1763.
2. Amos Plumb, b. Mar. 12, 1759. By Wife Rachel. - 5. Sarah, b. Mar. 9, 1768.
4. Lemuel, b. June 28, 1766.
3. Stiles, b. Dec. 22, 1762. 6. Parthena, b. Mar. 8, 1770.
1. Sherman, Lewis, m. Sarah Glover, Mar. 21, 1780. He died April 6, 1794, in the 36th year of his age.
2. Esther, b. Oct. 17, 1780. 6. Philo, b. June 16, 1787,
3. Sabra, b. Nov. 26, 1781. 7. Mershea, b. Jan. 21, 1789.
4. Anne, b. Mar. 28, 1783. 8. Sylvester, b. April 27, 1791.
5. Justin, b. July 25, 1785. 9. Arnon, b. Dec. 10, 1792.
1. Sherman, Nathaniel, m. Eunice Gregory, April 6, 1749-50.
1. Sherman, Thomas, prob., m. 1st, Abigail Walker, Jan. 28, 1724-5 ; and 2d, Elizabeth Wheeler, Mar. 30, 1758.
2. Jeremiah, b. Feb. 5, 1759.
1. Sherman, "Vinson," m. Jerusha Seeley, Apr. 19, 1769. 2. Sarah, b. June -. , 1771.
1. Sherman, David, m. Abiah Wheeler, June 6, 1750, of North Stratford.
1. Sherman, Nathan, m. Abiah Adams, Dec. 19, 1750.
1. Sherman, Ephraim, m. Rhoda Chauncey, Dec. 3. 1754: both of New- town.
1. SHERWOOD, Thomas, was one of the first settlers at Stratford in 1639. He is said to have m. Sarah, dau. of Robert Seabrook. This was a distinct family from the first Thomas Sherwood, of Fairfield. .
2. John.+
3. Thomas.
4. Sarah ; m. John Wheeler, Dec. 1662 (Nov. 5, 1662, says Savage).
5. Elizabeth ; m. Samuel Styles, Dec. 1664. 6. Mary; m. Josiah Tibbals, of Milford, July 13, 1670.
2. John, son of Thomas and Sarah (Seabrook) Sherwood, m. Sarah, dau. of John Hurd, Sen., April 23, 1685. The inventory of his estate was dated Nov. 5. 1639. Sarah, his wid. m. 2d, Samuel Beecher. In his will dated "8th October, 1689," he gives to his wife one third, and the remainder to his son Thomas, not 18 years of age, and his dau. Elizabeth, and if both of these should die before of age, he gave the interest of all his estate to support the "ministry of the gospel " in Stratford.
8. Elizabeth, b. Aug. - , 1688. On Sept. 25, 1706, she sold 64 acres of land at Oronoke, Stratford, to Abraham Wooster, 20 acres of it being division land ; hence she in-
7. Thomas, b. Nov. 22, 1686.+ - herited a portion of her grandfather's right in the township of Stratford. She m. as 3d wife, Mar. 14, 1710-11, Rev. Charles Chauncey, of Stratfield. She m. 2d, Lt. Richard Miles, April 10, 1716.
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7. Doct. Thomas, son of John and Sarah (Hurd) Sherwood, m. Abigail Darling, of Jamaica, L. I., July 10, 1708-9. He resided in Unity, where he was buried. He died She m. 2d, - McCranny, and 3d, James Fordyce, of Newtown, Sept. 21, 1741.
9. John, b. Aug. 18, 1709.+ 14. Sarah, b. July 2, 1717 ; d. Sept. 17, 1720.
10. Daniel, b. Sept. 22, 1710.+ 15. Thomas, b. Jan. 11, 1718-19.+
11. Jemimah, b. Dec. 16, 1711. 16. Seth, b. June 18, 1720.
12. Abigail, b. Dec. 28. 1211; m. perhaps, Daniel Burr.
17. Ebenezer, b. May 11, 1722.
18. Hannah, b. May 11, 1723.
13. Samuel, b. Jan. 20, 1715-16.+ 19. Andrew Messenger, b. Mar. 24, 1726.
9. John, son of Thomas and Abigail (Darling) Sherwood, m. Hannah, dau. of John Parruck, April 6. 1727, and settled in Newtown, Ct. The town record states that this Hannah was the mother of the fourteen children named below.
20. Sarah, b. Feb. 29, 1727-8. 27. Jemima, b. Mar. 4, 1743-4 ; d. Dec. 5, 1754. 28. Abigail, b. Mar. 17, 1745.
21. John Parruck, b. Jan. 9, 1730.
22. Rachel, b. May 15, 1732. 29. Justus, b. Mar. 7, 1747.
23. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 15, 1734. 30. Daniel, b. Mar. 13, 1749.
24. Hannah, b. Sept. 5, 1736. 31. Josbua, b. Mar. 1, 1751.
25. Bethuel, b. Nov. 18, 1738. 32. Samuel, b. Feb. 22, 1754.
26. Samuel, b. Mar. 3, 1741-2 ; d. Dec. 1, 1753. 33. Jemima, b. June 23, 1756.
10. Daniel, son of Doct. Thomas and Abigail (Darling) Sherwood, in. Ann or Anna -, and lived in Unity, now Trumbull.
34. Kate ; m. Samuel Hawley, May 17, 1750. 39. Faustina, b. June 28, 1740; m. John Uffoot.
35. Reuben, b. Sept. 3, 1732 ; m., lived in Monroe. 40. Anna, b. Nov. 12, 1742 ; m. Daniel Birch, June 12, 1766.
36. Asahel, b. July 6, 1734.
37. Tamar, b. Mar. 1, 1736; m. Abie Beers.
38. Gideon, b. Aug. 26, 1738.+
42. Naomi, b. June 19, 1747 ; m. Elijah Blake- man, Nov. 7, 1773.
13. Samuel, son of Doct. Thomas and Abigail (Darling) Sherwood, m. Abigail Burr, Feb. 15, 1739-40 ; " both of the parish of Reading."
43. Lois(?), bapt. Aug. 22, 1740, at Green- field.(?) 44. Seth, bapt. May 15, 1743, in Unity.
15. Thomas, son of Doct. Thomas and Abigail (Darling) Sherwood, m. He took the freeman's oath in Stratford in April, 1740.
45. Mary, b. July -, 1749 ; bapt. in Sept. fol- lowing, and her father and mother both - being dead, she was presented by her uncle, Daniel Sherwood.
16. Seth, son of Doct. Thomas and Abigail (Darling) Sherwood, m. Sarah Pitcher.
46. Thomas, b. about 1744. 50. Sarah ; m. Joseph Adams. 47. Seth, b. in 1746. 51. Lydia ; m. John Mckinney. 48. Abiel, b. Dec. 25, 1749. 52. Tamar ; m. Joseph Noble.
49. Betsey ; m. Eli Eastman.
35. Reuben, son of Daniel and Anna Sherwood, m. Abigail Turney, Nov. 12, 1761. Trumbull records.
53. Ephraim, b. June -, 1762. 57. Eli, b. Mar. - , 1772. 54. Ruth, bapt. Sept. 16, 1764. 58. Ruth, b. Nov. 20, 1774. 59. David, bapt. Aug. 31, 1777.
55. Reuben, bapt. Nov. 2, 1766.
56. Child, bapt. Oct. 22, 1769.
38. Gideon, son of Daniel and Anna Sherwood, m. Martha Nichols, Dec. 11, 1758.
60. Wells, b. Sept. - , 1760. 61. Asahel, b. Sept. - , 1762. 62. Eli, bapt. Sept. 16, 1764.
- 63. Gideon, b. Oct. - , 1766. 64. Annis, b. Oct. - , 1768. 65. Sarah, bapt. Nov. 18, 1770.
1. Sherwood, Thomas, came from Ipswich, Eng., in the ship Frances, in 1634, aged 48 years, with his wife Alice, aged 47 years. They brought with them four children : Ann, aged 14; Rose, 11; Thomas, 10; Rebecca, 9. They resided several years in Massachusetts and came to Fairfield where he held land before 1650. (The Fairfield records begin in 1649.) In his will dated July 21, 1655, and probated Oct. 25, 1655. he mentions his "well be- loved wife, Mary Sherwood," and all the children here given. He disposes of several pieces of land, all of them lying in Fairfield, and nothing is mentioned as being in Stratford. His sons Stephen, Matthew and Isaac were not twenty years of age. The inventory of his estate was 6372-8-6. His son Thomas owned a dwelling and home lot adjoining his father before the death of the
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father, and in his will the father gave a dwelling and home lot to each of bis sons, Stephen and Isaac. His son Thomas was then living in Fairfield, where in 1681 he executed a paper to his son Thomas, Jr., the son being over 21 years of age. Hence this family and the first Stratford family were two distinct families, instead of one.
2. Ano, b. in 1620 ; called Hannah in his will. 8. Isaac.
3. Rose, b. in 1633.
4. Thomas, b. in 1624.
5. Rebecca, b. in 1625.
6. Stephen. 12. Abigail.
7. Matthew. b. in :643. 13. Mary.
4. Thomas, 2d, son of Thomas and Alice Sherwood, m. Sarah, dau. of Thomas Wheeler, and 2d, Ann, dau. of Benjamin Turney, of Fairfield. He m. 3d, Elizabeth, wid. of John Cable, Jr. He m. 4th, Sarah, wid. of Peter Coley, and dau. of Humphrey Hide. The Fairfield records say, "Know all men by these presents that I, Thomas Sherwood, Sen', of Fairfield, for good consideration moving me thereto, doe exonerate, acquit, and discharge my loving sonn, Thomas Sherwood, from any discharge he formerly hath given me upon the account of a portion he doth or may expect from me. In witness whereof I have hereunto set to my hand this guh of Novmbr, 1681. Thomas Sherwood." This record shows that this Thomas, Senr., did not die in Strat- ford as supposed, but was now living, having a son some years, probably. over twenty-one years of age ; and hence, also, that the Stratford and Fairfield families were two emigrant families instead of one.
14. Thomas; m. Sarab, and settled In East- chester, N. Y. By Second Wife.
19. Samuel ; m. and had 5 children.
20. Rutb ; m. Ist, Samuel Drake; ad, John Barbour.
21. Hannab ; m. Ist, John Bradley ; ad, Cor- nelius Jones.
32. Sarah ; m. John Whitlock.
23. Abigail ; d. May 1, 1744, aged 73.
6. Stephen, son of Thomas and Mary Sherwood, of Fairfield, m. Rebecca, dau. of Benjamin Turney. He m. 2d, Hannah, wid. of Philip Galpin and dau. of Henry Jackson. He m. 3d, Mary, wid. of - Merwin and dau. of Edward Adams.
24. Stephen ; d. at Rye, N. Y., 1713.
25. Joseph ; of Rye, N. Y.
26. Daniel ; d. at Fairfield.
27. Mary ; m. Daniei Burr.
38. Nathaniel ; m. and d. at Rye.
29. Jabez ; d. at Greenwich, Conn. 30. Jonathan ; of Rye.
7. Capt. Matthew, son of Thomas Sherwood, Ist. m. Ist, Sarah, dau. of Ben- - jamin Turney, and 2d, Mary, dau. of Thomas Fitch, of Norwalk. Mary died Dec. 25, 1730.
31. Matthew ; d. between 1709 and 1713. By Second Wife.
32. Samuel, b. 1680 ; d. Nov. 10, 1733. 33. John ; d. 1696 .. -
34. Lemuel ; d. Sept. 2, 1732.
35. Mary ; d. Oct. 7, 1717.
36. Sarab ; d. May 25, 1743. 37. Ann.
8. Isaac, son of Thomas Sherwood, Ist, m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Jackson, before Sept. 2, 1676.
38. Daniel ; m. and d. in Ridgefield. 41. David. 43. Abigail.
39. Isaac ; m .; d. Feb. 25, 1768, at Green's Farms ; 5 children.
40. John.
43. Thomas. 44. Elizabeth.
18. Benjamin, son of Thomas, 2d, and Ana (Turney) Sherwood, m. Sarah
45. Mary, b. Jan. 8, 1692-3. 48. Joseph, b. Dec. 1, 1703. 49. Noah, b. May 8, 1707.
46. Mindwell, b. Sept. 8, 1696.
47. Benjamin, b. Mar. 1, 1700-1. so. Sarah, b. Aug. 12, 1711.
32. Capt. Samuel, son of Capt. Matthew and Mary Sherwood, m. Rebecca, dau. of Nathaniel, Burr, Nov. 30, 1704. She died May 16, 1721, and he m. 2d, Experience. dau. of Dea. Isaac Wheeler, who died Sept. 18, 1743, aged 61 years. Capt. Samuel Sherwood resided in Stratfield and died in 1732.
51. John. b. Sept. 22, 1705 ; d. Sept. 17, 1779.
52. Nathaniel, b. Sept. 15, 1707 ; d. Oct. 2, 1784.
53. Sarah, b. Oct. 23, 1709 ; m. Daniel Fitch.
54. Mary, b. Mar. 1, 1710-11 ; m. George Dolbeare.
55. Abigail, b. Oct. - , 1712-13.(?)
56. Samuel, bapt. Nov. 21, 1714.
57. Rebecca, b. Oct. 12, 1715 ; m. John Nich- ols.
58. Esther, b. Nov. 23, 1716 ; m. John Brad- ford.
59. Thomas, b. Mar. 11, 1719; d. Sept. 15. 1798, at Easton.
60. Andrew, b. Mar. ar, 1721 ; d. Nov. 23. 1747.
61. Stephen.
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15. Isaac ; m. Mary, and had Isaac, Rebecca, John and Elizabeth.
16. Mary ; m. David Whitlock.
17. Phebe ; m. Samuel Bradley, Jr.
18. Benjamin ; m. Sarah, had 6 children.
9. Tamsen.
10. Margery.
II. Ruth.
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33. John, son of Capt. Matthew Sherwood, m. Johannah, dau. of Ephraim Booth. The inventory of his estate was made in Stratford Oct. 7, 1696. His wid. m. 2d, Thomas Hawley, probably in 1701.
63%. John.(?) | 6173. Jemimah. b. Jan. 17, 1696-7.
34. Dea. Lemuel, son of Capt. Matthew and Mary (Fitch) Sherwood, m. Ist, Ann Wheeler, and 2d, Experience -- , May 9, 1712. She died Aug. 27, 1721, aged 35. He m. 3d, wid. Joanna Phippenny, Mar. 9, 1722. She died May 9, 1727, and he m. 4th. Ann Silliman, June 27, 1728. He died in 1732-3, before his youngest dau. Hannah was born.
62. Matthew, b. April 12, 1712. By Fourth Wife.
63. Hannah, b. Dec. 11, 1713. 68. Experience, b. April 12, 1729. 64. Andrew, bapt. April 24, 1715. 69. Samuel, b. July 9. 1730; d. Feb. 9. 1788. 70. Hannah, bapt. Feb. 21, 1732-3 ; d. Feb. 65. Anne, b. Aug. 22, 1716. 26, 1732-3.
66. Abiah, b. Mar. 26, 1718.
67. Mehitable, b. Feb. 21, 1719.
41. David, son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Jackson) Sherwood, m. Sarah, dau. of John Meeker, Mar. 16, 1709. She died Jan. 17, 1748-9.
71. Sarah, b. Jan. 8, 1710. 76. Abel, b. Dec. 20, 1720. 72. Joseph, b. May 16, 1712. 77. David, b. Oct. 1, 1723. 78. Mary, b. Aug. 10, 1725 ; d. y.
73. Jabez, b. April 8, 1714.
74. Andrew, b. Oct. 10, 1716.
75. David, b. Mar. 15, 1718 ; d. Mar. 16, 1722. . 79. Hannah, b. Mar. 4, 1728.
47. Benjamin, Jr., son of Benjamin and - - Sherwood, m. Ist, Nov. 21. 1765, Rhuamy Bradley ; 2d, Mary Wakeman, Feb. 7, 1770. He m. 3d, Sarah
80. Sarah, bapt. Feb. 16, 1725-6.
81. Nehemiah, b. April 7, 1728.
82. John, b. Sept. 7, 1730.
83. Benjamin, b. Dec. 22, 1732.
84. Sarah, b. May 13, 1736.
85. Nehemiah, b. July 27, 1738 ; d.
86. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 6, 1740. 87. Seth, b. Dec. 6, 1742 ; m. Rhuamah Mil- ler; had Rhuamah, Mabel, Eunice, Wake- man, Seth.
88. Mabel, b. Jan. 6, 1745. 89. Nehemiah, b. Oct. 5, 1747.
48. Joseph, son of Benjamin, Sen., and Sarah Sherwood, m. Sarah, dau. of David Osborn, Feb. 17, 1730-I.
90. Grace, b. Oct. 20, 1731. 94. Grizel, b. Dec. 7, 1743.
91. Eleazer, b. Oct. 18, 1733. 95. David, b. May 21, 1745. 92. Joseph, b. Dec. 31, 1735- 96. Abel, b. Dec. 14, 1750. 97. Reuben, b. May 29, 1753.
51. Capt. John, son of Capt. Samuel and Rebecca (Burr) Sherwood, m. Mary, dau. of Robert Walker, June 14. 1733. Residence in Fairfield, he being the first pastor or elder of the Stratfield Baptist Church a number of years. (See sketch).
98. Sarah ; m. Thaddeus Staples. 103. Ebenezer: m. Ist,- --- Allen ; ad, - Bradford.
99. Ruth ; m. Samuel Sherwood, quarter- master in the Revolution.
100, John ; m. Eunice, dau. of Edward Lacey. 101, Mary ; m. Ezra Seeley.
102. Elizabeth ; m. John Staples.
, 104. Stephen ; m. Ist, Naomi Treadwell. 105. Rebecca ; m. Ephraim Adams. 106. Hannah : m. Tinciby Wakeman. 107. Samuel ; m. Keziah Seeley.
52. Nathaniel, son of Capt. Samuel and Rebecca (Burr) Sherwood, m. Mercy, dau. of Capt. David Sherman.
108. Samuel, bapt. May 28, 1732 ; d. Aug. 10, 1802.
109. David, bapt. Sept. 1, 1734. 110. Esther.
III. Eunice.
112. Gurdon. 113. Ruth. 114. Josiah. 115. Hannah.
1. SKEEL, John, of Stratford, m. Hannah, dau. of Roger Terrill, of Strat- ford. John Skeel died in Woodbury, Oct. 5, 1721.
2. John, bapt. Nov. 10, 1678 ;
5. Thomas, b. April 23, 1682.
3 Hannah, m Mar. 3, 1697, Benjamin
Hickox.
4. John, b. Nov. - , 1679.
6. Elizabeth, b. April 20, 1683. 7. Abigail, b. May 9, 1686. 8. Ephraim, b. July -, 1689.
1. SLAUGHTER or Slatterlee, Michael, and wife Elizabeth.
2. Anna, b. April, 1724. 4. Rebecca, b. Feb. 1732.
3. Abigail, b. June, 1726.
1. SMERRAIGE, John, and wife Sarah, had :
2. Parruck Hubbell, b. Aug. - , 1774. 1 3. Sarah, b. July 17, 1776.
93. Jehiel, b. Mar. 1, 1739.
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1. SMITH, Ephraim, m. Elizabeth Dunster, Mar. - , 1747-8.
1. Smith, -- , m. Anna, dau. of Daniel Curtiss. She afterwards m., in 1771, Thomas Stratton, and died in 1811, aged 70 years.
2. Samuel, b. July 8, 1762.
1. Smith, Samuel, of Newark, m. Sarah Daskam, Nov. 2, 1752.
2. Mary, bapt. Sept. 30, 1753.
1. Smith, John, and his wife Salome.
2. Desire, bap .. Dec. 21, 1747.
1. Smith, William, m. Abigail Blakeman, Nov. 6, 1701.
1. Smith, Joseph, m. Abigail Smith, Aug. - , 1743.
1. Smith, Josiah, and wife Prudence.
2. Agnes, bapt. Aug. - , 1736.
1. Smith, Nathan, of Milford, m. Mary Jones, July 22, 1714. She was wid. in 1724, and died in Ripton in 1776, aged 84 years.
2. Nathan, b. May 8, 1715 ; d. in Ripton, 1787, aged 73.
1. Smith, John, m. Mrs. Mercy Dunton, Jan. 5, 1715-16.
1. Smith, Jonathan, aged 21, m. Lucy Lake, aged 26, Dec. 1, 1758.
2. Huidah, b. Dec. 21, 1761. 1 3. Comphe, b. Nov. 26, 1776.
1. Smith, Josiah, aged 29, m. Sarah Burr, aged 23, Nov. 5, 1786. 2. Betsey, b. Sept. 2, 1787.
1. Smith, Jones, and wife Grace.
2. Esther, bapt. March -, 1740.
1. SOUTHWORTH, William, m. Charity Curtiss, July -, 1754.
2. William, b. April 20, 1755. 4. Samuel Curtiss, b. Sept. - , 1759.
3. Charity. 5. Joseph, b. July -, 1762.
1. SOUTHWARD, Samuel, and wife Mary. The name .was probably Southworth.
2. Sally, bapt. June, 1789.
1. Southworth, Samuel, "Captain," m. Abigail, dau. of Robert Wells, July 3, 1752. She, as wid., m. Edward Hawley, in 1764.
2. Samuel Wells, b. May 24, 1753. 4. Samuel Wells, b. - , 1957.
3. Robert, b. - , 1755.
4. 'Samuel Wells, son of Samuel and Abigail (Wells) Southworth, m. Mary Allen, Nov. 12, 1784. He died in 1837.
5. Robert, b. May 26, 1786. 8. Abby, b. May -, 1795 ; d. in 1817.
6. Samuel Wells, b. Nov. 18, 1788. 9. Ann, b. July -, 1797 ; m. Wm. Bunker.
7. Eliza, b. Oct. - , 1792. Io. John, b. May -, 1801.
1. STANNARD, William, late of Saybrook, m. Sarah, dau. of Daniel and Ruth Beardsley, Aug. 11, 1726.
2. Sarah, b. Mar. 21, 1728. - 4. Diana, b. Jan. 5, 1735-6.
3. Ruth, b. Nov. 4. 1733.
5. Mercy, b. April 25, 1738.
1. STEBBINS, Rer. Stephen Williams, son of Stephen Stebbins, was born in East Long Meadow, Mass., June 26, 1758 ; was licensed to preach in 1783 by the East Haven Association ; was settled as pastor in 1784, at Strat- ford ; dismissed in 1813 ; settled at West Haven in 1815 ; died Aug. 19. 1843, aged 85. He m. Eunice. dau. of the Rev. Nicholas Street, of East Haven, Sept. 11, 1783. She died Aug. 17, 1817. (See Sprague Annals, i, 439.)
2. Eunicia, b. Aug. - , 1784. 5. Anna, b. Nov. - , 1792 ; m. - Storrs, of 3. William, b. June -, 1786. Braintree, Mass.
4. Eunice Sophia, b. Dec. - , 17 -.
1. STERLING." David, born in Hertfordshire, Eng., came to this country in 1651, and settled in Charlestown, Mass. .
* Manuscript of Doct. A. F. Sterling, New York.
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2. William, the son of David, of Charlestown, removed to Haverhill, Mass., in 1677, and thence to Lyme, Ct., in 1703.
3. Jacob, son of William Sterling, was born in Haverhill, in 1677, removed with his father to Lyme, Ct., and came thence soon after to Fairfield. He m. Mrs. Hannah (Odell) Seeley, who died June 14, 1756, aged 77. He died Jan. 9, 1765, aged 88 years. He was a ship carpenter, and probably worked at his trade at Fairfield village from ten to twelve years. In 1715 he bought his first land in Stratford at what is now the northern part of Bridgeport, and soon purchased other pieces, securing for himself a good farm, where he lived and died.
- 4. Jacob; who, it is said, settled in Newtown. 7. Joseph. 5. Stephen.+ 8. Mary, b. in 1714 ; m. David Sherman and d. in 1737, aged 23.
6. John.
3. Stephen, son of Jacob and Hannah (Odell) Sterling, m. Eunice Summers. He died Mar. 19, 1792, aged 81. She died Oct. 8, 1808, aged 88.
9. Sylvanus, b. in 1739. 12. Eunice, bapt. Feb. 17, 1754, in Stratfield ; m Abraham Hubbell.
Io. Abijah, b. in 1745.
II. Stephen, bapt. Feb. 17, 1754, in Stratfield.
6. John, son of Jacob and Hannah (Odell) Sterling, m. - -, and had one child baptized in Trumbull, and then, apparently, removed from the town.
13. Deborah, bapt. July 26, 1747.
7. Joseph, son of Jacob and Hannah (Odell) Sterling, m. Esther -. He settled in Trumbull, Ct.
14. Daniel, bapt. May 17, 1747.
15. Mary, b. Oct. 6, 1748.
16. Son, bapt. Jan. 24, 1751. 17. Hannah, b. July 17, 1753.
9. Sylvanus, son of Stephen and Eunice (Summers) Sterling, m. Esther, dau. of Nathaniel Sherwood. He died in Trumbull in 1781, aged 42. She died in 1811, aged 74.
18. Lysander, b. April -, 1762. 22. Nathaniel, b. Nov. - , 1771.
19. Eunice, b. Jan. - , 1764. 23. Gurdon, bapt. July 31, 1774.
20. Elijah, b. Sept. - , 1766.
24. Jesse, bapt. Feb. 22, 1778.
25. Esther, b. Feb. - , 1781 ; d. y.
10. Abijah, son of Stephen and Eunice (Summers) Sterling, m. Eunice. dau. of Nathaniel Sherwood, Sept. 7, 1769. Abijah Sterling died Mar. 17, 1802, aged 57. His wid. Eunice died Feb. 15, 1816, aged 73.
26. David, b. Jan. 5. 1771. 29. William, b. Oct. 24, 1780; d. Dec. 22, 1780.
28. Daniel, b. May 15, 1776. 30. Frederick. 31. Abijah, b. Jan. 29, 1789.
11. Stephen, 2d, son of Stephen and Eunice (Summers) Sterling, m. He died Oct. 23, 1797, aged 46.
31. Eben Sherman, b. Jan. 24, 1786. 32. Isaac, b. Sept. 3, 1788.
33. Sally.
21. Philip, son of Sylvanus and Esther (Sherwood) Sterling, mn. Ruth, dau. of Ezra Hawley.
34. George, b. July 21, 1804. 37. Esther Abby, b. Oct. 23, 1812 ; m. R. Starr Nichols, of Trumbull.
35. Pamelia, b. June 13, 1806; m. Hezekiah Nichols ; lived at Lockport, N. Y.
36. Mary, b. July 20, 1809; m. John Booth, of Trumbull.
26. David, son of Abijah and Eunice (Sherwood) Sterling, m. Deborah, dau. of Joseph Strong, Nov. 12, 1795. He died June 15, 1843. She died Mar. 10, 1849.
39. John William, b. Sept. 4, 1796.+
40. David, b. July 9, 1799.
41. George, b. Mar. 3, 1701 ; d. Mar. 5, 1802.
42. Sherwood, b. Mar. 20, 1803.
43. Ann Strong, b. July 23, 1805 ; m. Mark Moore.
44. Cornelia, ) m. Wm. R. Bunnell. b. Aug. 13. 1813.
45. Cordelia, ) m. Capt. Robert Waterman.
28. Daniel, son of Abijah and Eunice (Sherwood) Sterling, m. Hannah Judson. 46. Henry.
47. Wolsey G .; m. Catharine Eliza Quaken- bos, and had Clarence, Leonard, Annie.
48. Margaret ; m. Ist, - Hussy ; 2d, Dr. J. G. Adams.
49. Daniel H .; m. Maria M. Beck, and had Julian, Gertrude, Matilda M.
21. Philip, b. Jan. 12, 1769 ; m. Ruth, dau. of Ezra Hawley.
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27. Sherwood, b. May 6, 1774.
38. Stephen, b. Jan. 23, 1816; m. Rebecca Brinsmade.
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39. John W., son of David and Deborah (Strong) Sterling, m. Ist, Mary Jud- son ; 2d, Catharine T. Plant.
49. Catharine M .; m. Rufus W. Bunnell. 50. John W.
51. Cordelia.
42. Sherwood, son of David and Deborah (Strong) Sterling, m. - -.
49. John William. 55. Caroline.
50. Cornelius. 56. Jane Elizabeth.
51. Frederick. -
57. Sherwood.
53. Marcus. 58. Henrietta D.
53. Thomas W.
59. David.
54. Susan H. do. Henry S.
1. Sterling, John, m. Gloriana Folsom, Mar. 10, 1771.
a. Mary Gloriana, b. Dec. - , 1771. 1 3. Maria Jane, b. Mar. - , 1773.
1. Sterling, Ephraim, m. Ist, Hannah Hinman, Nov. 6, 1766. She died Dec. 3, 1786. . He m. 2d, Sarah Seeley, Jan. 16. 1788.
2. Betty, b. Jan. 29, 1773. 6. Ephraim, b. May 16, 1780.
3. Joseph, b. June 15. 1774. 7. Mary, b. Aug. 14, 1782.
4. Esther, b. May 22, 1776. By Second Wife.
5. Hannah, b. May 26, 1778. 8. David, b. July 17, 178g.
1. STEVENS, Jonathan, and wife Deborah. 2. Ebenezer, b. Oct. 18, 1719.
1. Stevens, John, and wife Ruth. a. Rebecca, b. June 11, 1767.
1. Stevens, Peter, m. Mary Hurd, Mar. 31, 1757.
2. Gershom, bapt. Sept. 4, 1748.
3. William, bapt. Sept. 4, 1748. -
4. Sarah, b. Dec. - , 1757.
STILES .*
There were two distinct lines of this family in Old Stratford, viz :
1. The Isaac Stiles line, descended from Isaac, the youngest son of John Stiles, one of the four emigrant Stiles brothers of Windsor, Conn .;
2. The Francis Stiles line, descended from " Mr." Francis Stiles, another of the four emigrant brothers of Windsor, Conn.
These brothers were :- I. Henry ; II. John ; III. Mr. Francis; IV. Thomas, who were sons of Thomas, a carpenter of Milbroke, Bed- fordshire, England, and who came over to Windsor in 1635, as narrated in our account of Mr. Francis Stiles. Henry Stiles was accidentally killed by the discharge of a gun, on a General Training Day at Hartford, in 1651. Thomas Stiles, the youngest brother, was rather a wild youth. and went to Flushing. L. I., where he was a first settler and patentee ; lived an irreg- ular life and died, leaving two daughters, only. Thus, the only two brothers who left male descendants were John, of Windsor (father of the Isaac, of Stratford), and Mr. Francis Stiles, of Windsor and Stratford.
THE ISAAC STILES LINE.
1. Isaac Stiles, the third and youngest son of John Stiles (elder brother of Mr. Francis Stiles), the emigrant of Windsor, Conn., was born there;t m.
* This Genealogy, which is confined almost exclusively to the Stiles families of Old Stratford proper, was prepared by Henry R. Stiles, M. D., of New York City, the historian of Old Wind- sor, Conn., and is condensed by him from an exhaustive Genealogy of the Stiles Family in Eng- land and America, which is now (1886) in press, in which work all these lines are carried down to the present day.
t In a journal kept by the Rev. Mr. Sharp, an Episcopalian clergyman in the State of New York, in Lord ('ornbury's administration, dated Jan. 27, 1710, is this entry : "Baptized Isaac Stiles, the first male child born in the Colony of Connecticut. a man of 80 years."-Hasard's Hist. Coll. Lord Cornbury's administration ended in 1709. Gov. Hunter succeeded June, 1710, and in 1711 visited Connecticut and passed through Stratford. His chaplain preached and baptized there, and this was probably the occasion of Isaac Stiles' baptism.
The date given above in Rev. Mr. Sharp's Journal must be read Jan. 27, 1710-11, and if Isaac Stiles was the first born male child in the Colony, he must have been born In 1635, which would have made him 76 and not 80 years old at the time of his baptism. Hon. James Savage, the emi- nent genealogist of New England, takes this view in a MSS. note entered in his copy of the first
Genealogies.
Hannah - ; settled, about 1665, at Wel Ct., after 1671. The only extant document ) 1705, recorded 20 July, 1706, to his youngest of land (24 acres) upon Long Hill, Stratfo miles from Stratford proper), which reads thi! me, sufficient meat and drink, boarding & loc. saries & comforts as I shall need in sickne: make 2 bbis. cyder yearly if ye fruit of ye ol was also charged with the payment of £3 el Rec. ii, Part 2, p. 350). Isaac Stiles was one of London, in 1707, for a clergyman for Chii d. at Stratford, 5 Jan. 1714-15. Children :
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