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SHERWOOD
THOMAS SHERWOOD was born 1585-6 in England. In April, 1634, he, his wife Alice, and children Ann, Rose, Thomas and Rebecca, sailed from Ipswich, Co. Suffolk, England, in ship Frances. He was for a time at Wethersfield, Conn., and appeared at Fairfield as early as 1648, when a bill of sale of land to John Holly by Sherwood, appears on Stamford (Ct.) land records. In 1650 he bought land at Barlow's Plain, Fairfield. His will, dated July 21, 1655, and offered for probate Oct. 25th of same year, names children by first wife, Jane, Tomson, (probably Thomasine,) Margaret, Sarah, Hannah, (probably the " Ann " of 1634,) Rose,2 Thomas 2 and Rebecca.2 It also mentions his second wife Mary and her children, as follows : Stephen, Matthew, Mary, Ruth, Abigail and Isaac, fourteen children in all. His estate amounted to £392. His widow Mary married John Banks, a prominent man at Fairfield, afterwards at Rye, N. Y. She died 1693/4, John Banks having died in 1684.
Of above children, it is probable that Jane Tomson, Margaret and Sarah remained in Eng- land, their father's age being mentioned as 48 when he came to America.
Of Rose 2 nothing positive is known, but she was probably the Rose who married Ist, Thomas Rumble of Statford, 2ª Thomas Barlow of Fairfield, and 3d Edward Nash of Norwalk. In 1699 Edward Nash, then of Norwalk, deeded land to his kinsman, Isaac Sherwood.
Thomas 2 Sherwood (Thomas I ) is called ten years of age in 1634, when his father came over. He was admitted freeman at Hartford Oct. 13, 1664. He was the first miller at Mill River, in Fairfield. He married four times, as follows :
First, Sarah Wheeler, dau. Thomas and Anne Wheeler, by whom he had :
Thomas, 3 born before 1654 ; died 1699, at Fairfield.
Sarah, 3 born before 1659 ; she married John Whitlock.
Sarah Wheeler died before Aug. 21, 1659.
Second, Ann Tumey, dau. Benjamin and Mary Tumey, and had :
Mary 3 ; she married David Whitlock
Benjamin 3 ; died about 1737.
Samuel,3 who died June, 1725, at Fairfield.
Ruth, 3 Hannah 3
Abigail,3 married David Ogden. who died May I, 1744, at Greenfield, tu /4th year.
Third, Elizabeth Cable, widow of John Cable, Jr., by whom he had :
Isaac, 3 died 1748 at Norwalk, Ct.
Phoebe,3 who married Samuel Bradley, Sr.
Fourth, Sarah Coley, widow of Peter Coley and daughter of Humphrey Hide. By her he had no children.
Thomas2 Sherwood died in Fairfield, 1697.
Stephen 2 Sherwood married three times, as follows :
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First, Rebecca Tumey, daughter Benjamin and Mary Tumey.
Second, Hannah (Jackson) Galpin, widow of Philip Galpin and daughter of Henry Jackson. This marriage took place between May 22, 1686, and Oct. 30, 1688.
Third, Mary Merwin, widow of - Merwin before that widow of Luke Guire, and daugh- ter Edward and Mary Adams. This marriage took place between 1697 and 1701. No children by her. Mary (Adams) [Guire] [Merwin] Sherwood was born in 1647 and died 1712, a widow, at Fairfield.
Stephen Sherwood's children, of whom possibly four were by second wife, were ;
Stephen 3 ; died about 1713 at Rye, N. Y.
Joseph, 3
Daniel 3 ; died 1715 at Fairfield.
Mary,3 who married Daniel Burr of Fairfield as his second wife. She died before 1696.
Nathaniel, 3 died 1733, at Rye, N. Y., leaving nine children.
Jabez, 3 died about 1704 at Greenwich, Ct., unmd.
Jonathan,3 of Rye, N. Y., in 1731.
Samuel,3 of Rye, N. Y., in 1743.
Andrew,3 died before 1736 at Rye, N. Y., leaving son Daniel.
John, 3 died about 1731 at Rye, N. Y.
Ruth,3 who married a Merritt.
Matthew 2 Sherwood (Thomas I ), known as Captain Matthew, died Oct. 26, 1715, at Stratfield, (now Bridgeport,) Ct., in his 72d year. He married, Ist, Sarah Tumey, daughter Benjamin and Mary Tumey, by whom he had :
Matthew, 3 who died 1709 at Fairfield
Captain Matthew 2 Sherwood, married 2ª, Mary Fitch, daughter Thomas Fitch of Norwalk, Ct. By her he had :
Samuel, 3 who died Nov. 10, 1732, at Stratfield, in his 52d year, of malignant fever.
Lemuel 3 ; died Sep. 2, 1732, at Stratfield, of dropsy.
John 3 ; died 1696 at Stratford, Ct.
Mary ; 3 died Sep, 16, 1752, at Montville, Ct.
Sarah 3 ; died May 25, 1743, at Stratfield, in 67th year.
Ann 3
Mary (Fitch) Sherwood died Dec. 25, 1730, ae. abt. 87. Her grave stone has word " about " on it.
Ruth 2 Sherwood (Thomas I), is probably the Ruth Sherwood who married Joshua Holcomb of Simsbury, Ct., June 4, 1662/3. (Savage, Vol. 5, p. 227.)
Isaac 2 Sherwood (Thomas I ) married Elizabeth Jackson, dau. John and Elizabeth Jackson before 1676, when he received grant from town of Eastchester, N. Y. In 1678 he was of Rye, N. Y., and in 1687 bought land at Compo, (Westport,) Ct., where he was still living in 1733. His children were Daniel, 3 Isaac,3 John,3 David, 3 Abigail, 3 Thomas, 3 and Elizabeth. 3
Thomas 3 Sherwood (Thomas2 Thomas I ) married Sarah -. His children were :
William, 4 who is mentioned as having been at Cape May ;
Rebecca ; 4 Mary 4; Ruth 4 ; Margery 4 ; Thomas4 ; Evis. 4 This family removed to East- chester, N. Y.
Benjamin 3 Sherwood (Thomas, 2 Thomas I ) married Sarah -. His children were :
Mindwell, 4 b. Sep. 8, 1696 ;
Mary, 4 b. Jan. 8, 1692/3 ; Benjamin,4 b. Mch. I. 1700/1 ;
Joseph, 4 b. Nov. 21, 1702 ;
Noah, 4 b. May 8, 1707 ;
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Sarah, 4 b. Aug. 12, 17II ;
Samuel 3 Sherwood (Thomas,2 Thomas I) married at Fairfield and had :
Sarah 4 ;
Samuel 4 ; md. Jane Burr.
Abigail 4 ; Anne 4 ;
Daniel,4 b. Apl. 5, 1708 ; d. Feb. 20, 1784, at Greenfield.
Ruth 3 Sherwood (Thomas 2 Thomas 1 ) married Ist Samuel Drake, son Samuel and Ann (Bar- low) Drake. 2ª, John Barlow, son John and Abigail (Lockwood) Barlow.
Hannah 3 Sherwood (Thomas 2 Thomas I) married Ist, John Bradley, eldest son Francis and Ruth (Barlow) Bradley, and had :
Abigail 4 Bradley :
John 4 Bradley.
Elizabeth 4 Bradley :
Ruth 4 Bradley :
Joseph 4 Bradley, from whom is descended Chief Justice Joseph P. Bradley.
Hannah 4 Bradley.
Hannah 3 Sherwood married 2ª, Cornelius Jones of Stamford, Ct., by whom she had Rebecca, Samuel, Deborah and Nathan.
Isaac 3 Sherwood (Thomas 2 Thomas I) was at Norwalk, Ct., as early as 1694. He married Mary - and had :
Isaac, 4
Rebecca, 4-
Elizabeth, 4
John. 4
Stephen 3 Sherwood (Stephen 2 Thomas ') married Mary (probably Hoyt.) His children were : Mary 4
Stephen 4
Joseph 3 Sherwood (Stephen 2 Thomas I ) married Elizabeth Children :
Joseph,4 Elizabeth, 4 Phœbe, 4 all of Rye, N. Y.
Daniel 3 Sherwood (son Stephen 2 ) married Tabitha He left no children.
Matthew Sherwood, Jr 3 (son Capt. Matthew) married Elizabeth Morehouse, dau. Samuel and Rebecca (Odell) Morehouse, and died 1709, leaving daughter, Sarah,4 who married Timothy Tred- well. She died before 1713.
Samuel 3 Sherwood, (son Capt. Matthew,) married Rebecca Burr, dau. Nathaniel and Sarah (Ward) Burr, Nov. 30, 1704. Burr Genealogy is wrong in saying she was daughter of Nathaniel's second wife Ann.
Samuel 3 Sherwood's children :
John 4 ; first minister Baptist church at Stratfield.
Nathaniel. 4
Sarah. 4
Mary. 4
Abigail. 4
4
Rebecca. 4
Esther. 4
Thomas. 4
Andrew. 4
Samuel 3 Sherwood married 2ª, Mary (Wheeler) Jackson, widow of Henry Jackson and daughter of Isaac and Martha (Park) Wheeler, by whom he had :
Prudence. 4
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Lemuel 3 Sherwood (son Capt. Matthew) was known as Deacon Lemuel, and was Town Clerk many years.
He married Ist, Ann Wheeler, dau. Sergeant John and Elizabeth (Rowland) Wheeler. A Nathan Sherwood, born 1703, afterwards of Stamford, was son of Lemuel, probably by the first wife. Lemuel, in his will (1732) calls Matthew " my eldest son."
Dea. Lemuel Sherwood md. 2ª, Experience Wheeler, dau. Isaac and Martha (Park) Wheeler, May 17, 17II, by whom he had : Matthew, 4 Hannah 4 ; Anne 4 ; Abiah 4 (md. David Middlebrooks of Stratford) ; Mehetable 4 (md - Hubbell), and Andrew.4 Anne Sherwood married John Brooks of Stratford.
Dea. Lemuel Sherwood md. 3d Joannah Phippeny, (probably widow James Phippeny,) Mch. 8, 1722.
Dea. Lemuel Sherwood md. 4th, Anne Silliman, dau. Robert and Sarah (Hull) Silliman, June 27, 1728, and had :
Experience. 4 Samuel. 4
Hannah. 4
John 3 Sherwood (Matthew 2 Thomas I ) married Joannah Booth, dau. Ephraim and Mary Booth and had : Jemimah, who married John Gold.
Mary 3 Sherwood (Matthew 2 Thomas I) married Ist, Captain Daniel Fitch, son Rev. James and Priscilla (Mason) Fitch of Norwich, Ct., by whom she had five children.
She married 2ª, Joseph Bradford, son of Major William and Widow (Wiswall) Bradford, and grandson of Gov. William Bradford, by whom she had one child, John, Bradford, born May 20, 1717, at Mohegan ; died March 10, 1787, at Montville, Ct.
Sarah 3 Sherwood (dau. Capt. Matthew 2 ) married Ist, Ephraim Wheeler ; 2ª Benjamin Fayer- weather ; 3d, Anthony Nouguier, the latter a money-lender of that period.
Ann 3 Sherwood, (dau. Capt. Matthew), married Ist Joseph Trowbridge ; 2ª, Caleb Fairchild. By W. L. Sherwood, of Newark, N. J., Author of The Sherwood Genealogy.
SPRAGUE
WILLIAM SPRAGUE who settled at F., was probably of the Hingham family of Spragues, & yet I find no connecting link. His record of lands at F. was recorded 23. Oct 1680. He m. Hannah d. of Humphrey Hide I, & purchased of Samuel Coley 25. June 1696, the home-lot which his grandfather Humphrey Hide left him next the rocks. On the 25. of Jan. 16978, he sold one half of this home-lot to Jonathan Sturgis, bounded n. w. with the rocks, s. w. land of said Jonathan Sturgis, & n. e. with the highway. He also sold said Jonathan Sturgis land lying s. w. of this, & the east end of his dwelling house, with the chimneys, all his bedding, trammels, tongs, kettles, or whatsoever he possessed in F .; & with the consent of his nonage d. Hannah four acres in Mill Plain. Benjamin Rumsey & John Hyde purchased through Philip Lewis, the long-lot which Sprague sold to said Lewis. Besides the d. Hannah above mentioned, there was born to William Sprague a s. Humphrey 8. June 1680.
SQUIRE
GEORGE SQUIRE or Squier I. was at Concord in 1642, where, says Savage, he had a s. b. II. March 1643, & removed to F. about 1644, probably with the Rev. John Jones, or very soon after. He was one of the sharers in the land dividends of the township. His children were, Thomas, John, Jonathan, Samuel, & d. Sarah who m. John Seely. He mentions his grand-son George, s. of his s. George, in his will.
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GEORGE 2. s. of George Squire I., was propounded for a freeman in 1672, but d. as early as 1674, leaving a s. George.
SERGT. THOMAS I., s. of George Squire I. was propounded for a freeman with his brother George in 1672. He was an early settler at Woodbury. Savage thinks he was first at Stratford. He d. 9. April 1712, leaving s.s. Thomas ; Samuel ; Ebenezer ; Jobn ; & ds. Hannah ; Martha : Sarah ; Elizabeth ; all bapt. - Aug. 1697. He had another s. Joseph b. 25. Dec 1698. His descendants were numerous & highly respectable. See "Cothren's Hist. of Ancient Woodbury."
JONATHAN I s. of George Squire I. m. - d. of - -. Their children were : Abigail bapt. II. Nov. 1694. & Deborah 23 July 1699. F. Par Rec.
ENSIGN. SAMUEL I. s. of George Squire I. m - d. of - -. Their children, were: Joseph. John, Samuel & Sarah, all bapt. 16. April 1704 ; Rebecca 17. June 1705,-Benjamin 15 June 1707, F. Par. Rec.
GEORGE 3. s. of George Squire 2. was bapt. 5. June 1709 ; He m. - d. of -. Their children were: George bapt. 6 Dec. 1702 ; Daniel, 30 Jan. 17034 ; Ephraim 6. May 1705 ; Bethyah 20. Oct. 1706 ; Jane 9. May 1708. Jane again 16. Oct. 1709. F. Par Rec.
JOSEPH s. of Samuel Squire I. m. -. d. of -. d. of -. Their children were : Sarah bapt. 8. Jan. 171516 ; Abigail 20. Jan. 171611 ; Joseph 18 May 1718. F. Par Rec.
SERGT. JOHN, S. of of Samuel Squire I. m. -. d. of --. There children were : Ebenezer bapt. 30. Nov. 1718 ; David 26. June 1720; Benjamin I. July 1722 ; Hannah 20, Feb. 17256 ; Elizabeth 16. June 1728 ; Nathan 28. Feb. 173031. F. Par Rec.
JONATHAN 2. s. of Jonathan Squire I. m. -. d. of ---. They had as. Jonathan b. 27. Sept. 1713, & perhaps had other children. F. Par Rec.
The Squire family were among the leading men of the town of F. & from George Squire I. are to be found professional, military & business men of position & trust throughout the country.
STAPLES
THOMAS STAPLES was one of the first five settlers of F., & a freeman in 1669, with others who had been long at F. By wife Mary he had children Thomas & John & d. Mary, who was the 2. wife of Josiah Harvey; Hannah, who m. John Beach; & Mehitable who m. probably Jonathan Fanton. He was a man of remarkable energy of character, & of importance in the town of F. He resided on the s. w. side of the Ludlow square. He was a large land holder, & d. before 1688. His wid. Mary Staples' will is dated 1696, in which she mentions sons Thomas & John ; Mary w. of Josiah Harvey ; Hannah w. of John Beach, grand-child Hannah Harvey, grand-child Mehitable Fanton ; her loving friend Mary Slawson, & leaves a book to Abraham Gold by Dr. Preston.
· JOHN STAPLES I. m. - d. of --. Their children were: Thomas ; Abigail ; Michael & Hezekiah, all bapt. 28. July 1695 ; Hannah 14. Feb. 1696/7; John 15. Nov. 1701 ; Demaris & Eunice 21. May 1704 , Phebe 16. March 17067.
THOMAS 2. s. of Thomas Staples I. m. Deborah, d. of --. Their children were : Thomas bapt. 14. Sept. 1701 ; Samuel 30. May 1708.
THOMAS STAPLES 3. m. Deborah, d. of --. Their children were : Thomas b. 14. Dec. 1735; Mary 5. July 1738 ; Ruhamah 17, June 1739 ; Samuel 6. March 17401 ; Mary 24 Oct. 1742.
The Staples family appears to have largely settled at Greens Farms & Westport. Among the representatives of this name at Westport, is the aged Hon Horace Staples, president of the First Nat. Bank, & the liberal founder of the Staples Academy.
STURGES
JOHN STURGES, I; sometimes spelled Sturge & Sturgee in the T. Rec., settled at F. in 1660 in the 37 year of his age ; & purchased Richard Fowles homestead ; was made a freeman 14. May 1669 ;
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appointed select man the same year, & owned a large estate at F. His will is dated 4, March 16978, in which he gives to his s. Jonathan his homestead, his sword & various parcels of land ; to s. Joseph his fowling-piece, long-gun & various parcels of land ; to s. John his little gun ; to d. Deborah w. of James Redfield, several parcels of land, & his negro woman Jenny ; to his grand-son Christopher Sturgis 5,£ ; to his son-in-law Richard Straten 55, & to said Straten's five children by his d. Sarah 56, to be equally divided between them, out of his moveable estate ; tod. Abigail w. of Simon Couch his negro boy Jack. The rest of his moveable estate, he divided between his two dau's ; Deborah & Abigail. To his absent s. Thomas, "if he ever returned again " he gave 60£, out of the rest of his children's property. He had previously given his sons various parcels of land in the town. His first residence appears to have been on the n. w. side of the highway, leading into Millplain. He m. Deborah, d. of John Barlow. He appears from a T. Rec. to have been the father-in-law of Benjamin Seeley, but no mention is made of this dau. in his will.
Jonathan I. s. of John Sturgis I. (b. in 1650) m. Susannah d. of John Banks I. He died 29. Nov. 1711, leaving a son Jonathan.
JONATHAN 2. s. of Jonathan Sturgis I., m. Sarah d. of David Osborn of Easterchester, 31. July 1692 (s. of Capt. Richard Osborn I. of F.) Their children were : Jonathan b. 1679. David b. 7 Jan 1695 ; Sarah 22 Dec 1701 ; Abigail 8. Sept 1704; Eunice 4. Jan 1709. Jonathan Sturgis the father died, & his widow Sarah m. Judge Peter Burr of F.
JOSEPH I. s. of John Sturges I., m. Sarah d. of Joseph Beers. Their children were Chris- topher ; Joseph, David & Jeremiah, all bapt. 24 May 1696. Solomon 15, May 1698 ; Sarah 10. March 16991Z00 ; Esther 2. March 17001; Abigail 14. June 1702; Jane 12. March 17034; Deborah I June 1708 ; Benjamin 5. Feb 170912. In his will he mentions second wife Mary ; d. Esther Lines; d. Abigail Osborn ; d. Sarah Sherman, & grand-child Mary Dimon.
JOHN 2. s. of John Sturgis I. m. Mary d. of George Goodwin of F., & pur. in 1682 of the heirs of said Goodwin, his homestead on the high-way leading to Mill Plain. Their children were Benja- inin b. 30. Dec 1694 ; Ebenezer 23. May 1697 ; Dorothy 28. Sept 1701 ; Eleazer 30. Oct. 1703; John 3. March 17056; Elizabeth 29. Aug 1708 ; Elnathan 5. Feb 171011. In his will he mentions second wife Abigail, & d. Abigail, His d. Margery m. Christopher Godfrey. In a deed 2. May 1729, he gives to his son-in-law's Christopher Godfrey 2. Francis Bradley 2. & David Williams, all his right in the long-lots, left him by his honored father John Sturgis, & his father-in-law George Goodwin, lying above the Aspetuck river, except what he had already given his sons Benjamin & Ebenezer. Benjamin Seeley who settled in East Hampton L. I. appears to have m. one of his dau's.
PETER probably a grand-son of John I. m. Hannah d. of Joshua Jennings. Their children were Samuel, Jonathan & Hannah bapt. 16. Sept. 1716 ; David 6 Feb. 171819; Grace 8. March 17234; Sarah 15. May 1726 ; Abigail 21. July 1728 ; Anne 25. April 1731 ; Ellen 21. March 1735. DAVID s. of Joseph Sturgis I., m. - d. of - - Their children were Nehemiah, bapt. 8. March 171819; Elizabeth, 6. March 171922; Elizabeth, again 5. March 172021; The father died probably about this time, as another d. Mary was bapt. by her mother. 7. March 17345.
CHRISTOPHER s. of Joseph Sturgis 2., m. - d. of - & settled at Greens Farms near the Green. Their children were Nathan bapt. 8. Oct 1710 ; Joseph 5. Oct 1712 ; Christopher 4. Sept. 1715, & probably others.
Jonathan Sturgis 3. m. Jerushia Thompson. d. of John Thompson 2. & Sarah Gold d. of Major Nathan Gold. Their daughter Sarah m. Ebenezer Wakeman June 24. 1724. They had a s. Ebenezer b. 26. June 1725. Ebenezer the father died 25, Sept. 1726 aged 27 years. His wid. Sarah m. Lothrop Lewis 26. July 1727, & their youngest daughter Deborah, m. Judge Jonathan Sturgis Oct. 26. 1760, who was one of the signers of the Declaration of the Independence of the United States ; & the grandfather of the late Jonathan Sturgis of Mill Plain.
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THOMPSON
JOHN THOMPSON, who settled at Pequonnock, m. Elizabeth d. of Thomas Sherwood I. He died in 1658. His children were Elizabeth aged 13 ; Mary 8 ; John 6 ; & Hester 3. His widow Elizabeth entered into a covenant of marriage with Daniel Finch 25 - 1657. Hester Thompson his d. m. Samuel Judson of Stratford. F. T. & Prob. Rec.
JOHN 2. s. of John Thompson I. m. Sarah d. of Major Nathan Gold 25. April 1684. Their children were Jerushia, b. II. May 1685 ; John, 21. Feb. 16861 ; Sarah, 4. Oct. 1689. F. T. Rec. David bapt. 3. May 1696. F. Par. Rec. Jerushia, m. Jonathan Sturges of F. DAVID I s. of John Thompson 2. m. - d. of Their children were David bapt. 19. March 172021 ; David again, 12. May 1723 ; & Sarah 24. May 1724. F. Par. Rec.
TREADWELL
SAMUEL TREADWELL was made a freeman of F. in 1670. In 1673, he recorded from the town, a pasture & building lot at Pequonnock of 14 acres. He m. Martha d. of Their children were Samuel ; Edward ; John b. II. Feb. 1674; Ruth 20. Jan 1679 who m. Robert Silliman 2. 20. Oct. 1715 ; & Ephraim 7. March 1681 : F. T. Rec.
EDWARD s. of Samuel Treadwell I. was in 1695 a member of Christ's Church Pequonnock. He m. Mary d. of --. Their children were.
JOHN I. s. of Samuel Treadwell I. also lived at Pequonnock.
SAMUEL 2. s. of Samuel Treadwell I. settled at Pequonnock & m. Martha d. of
TURNEY
BENJAMIN TURNEY I. was first at Concord, Mass. where the birth of three children were recorded, namely-Rebecca b. 16. Feb. 1640; Sarah II. Dec. 1641 ; & Ruth 28. Jan. 1644. He was made a freeman 2. June 1641 ; removed to Fairfield soon after, & there had s. Benjamin & other children. He died in 1648. His inventory was made 6. June 1648 at which time the record of his children were, Mary 17 years old : Robert 15; Judith 13; Ann II ; Rebecca 8; Sarah 6; Ruth 4 ; Benjamin 3. Savage says that his widow Mary, who was probably the mother of all his children, m. Joseph Middlebrook, who had also removed from Concord to Fairfield. His daughter Mary, m. Nathaniel Seely & Rebecca m. Stephen Sherwood of Greenwich. The olaer children were probably born in England.
CAPT. ROBERT I., eldest s. of Benjamin Turney I., settled at Pequonnock, & purchased of Henry Jackson 24. Dec. 1673, the home-lots of Thomas Wheeler Sr. & Thomas Wheeler jr. By his will, dated 31. Dec. 1689, he gives to his s. Benjamin his house & home lot, formerly John Wheeler's, lying between James Beer's and John Thompson's home-lot, ¿ of his long-lot & ₺ of his perpetual common, other lands & his best sword & belt, when said Benjamin became 20 years of age. To s. Robert his two home-lots at F. lying between Mr. William Hill's dec., & in the rear of Samuel Grumman's lot, { of his long-lot & the other half of his perpetual common, with other lands. To wife Elizabeth, during her widowhood, the s. e. end of his dwelling house & cellar, & } of his movable estate ; the other end of his dwelling house he gave to his s. Benjamin. To Joseph Jennings 15$ in right of his wife ; 58 to Ephraim Wheeler in right of his dec. wife ; To d's Elizabeth, Mary, Ruth, Martha, & Rebecca, minors, all the rest of his movable estate, & dividend lands at Compo, Paul's Neck, & Reed Ponds. He appointed his brother-in-law Samuel Wilson of Fairfield his sole executor ; his loving brethren Sergt. John Wheeler & Benjamin Turney to be the over-seers of his estate. He d. soon after, & his inventory was probated 17. Jan 1690. The F. T. Rec. give the following births of his four daughters, Abigail b. 25. Feb. 1661 ; Sarah 25. Sept. 1663 ; Elizabeth 15. July 1668 ; Rebecca IO. July 1671.
BENJAMIN 2. s. of Benjamin Turney I. of F., m. Rebecca d. of Ralph Keeler of Norwalk, 16. Nov 1671. He d. about 1694. Their children were, Benjamin b. 3. Sept 1672 ; Robert 6.
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March, 1673/4 ; Rebecca 16. Oct. 1676 : Thomas 5. Jan. 1678/9, & others. In the F. T. Rec. after the father's death, the following children were mentioned, Benjamin aged 22; Robert 20; Rebecca I8 ; Thomas & Sarah 15 ; Jemima 8 ; & Jonathan 4. These children were not baptised until 27. Jan. 1694/5, all at the same time. F. Par. Rec.
The descendants of Benjamin Turney I. to the present time, occupy the land at Paul's Neck & Concord-field, which the town granted him, & which he willed to his s. Capt. Robert Turney I.
Concerning the Wakeley Family of Conn.
Compiled from the town records of Stratford, and probate records of Fairfield, Conn., by G. M. Bartholomew of Austin, Texas.
Name often spelled Wakelin, Weaklin, Weakley, Wakelee, etc.
Richard Wakeley, with Henry, James & Alice, his children,* was in Hartford in 1640. Free- man in Haddam in 1669 and died there in 1681. His will made that year mentions
Children-2. Henry, 3. James, 4. Alice, mentioned in Hartford court records in 1663 ; died in I683.
2. Henry.
Henry Wakeley, son of Richard (1). born in England. First lawyer of record in Hartford. Had two lots there in 1639. Removed to Stratford ; where widow Elizabeth Curtiss in 1658 names him as an executor of her will. Land was granted to him there before 1663, May 16, 1669, and May 12, 1681 the General Assembly of Conn., granted him several hundred acres of land "for services done by him in & about Mattebeseck, & for some damage he received thereby," and also to settle differences between him and Middletown. Represented his brother James, as his Attorney in his trouble with the General Court. He married Sarah - She was possibly daughter of Wm Crooker of Stratford, whose land was, after his death (before 1663) confirmed by deed of "pur- chase & gift " to him-Henry Wakeley-by widow Crooker & Isaac Nichols.
He died in 1690 ; mentioning in will of July 11, 1689 besides widow & below named children, also Tho's Lattin, & Elizh Squiers as heirs, & Henry Stevens " who lives with me." Widow Sarah was still living Oct. 15, 1709. Children-5. Deliverance, 6. James, 7. Jacob, 8. Patience, m. Timothy Titharton, Oct. 3, 1692 ; 9. Abigail, 10. Mary, m. Henry Stevens bef. 1689.
3. James.
James Wakeley, son of Richard (1) b. in Eng. Removed from Hartford to Wethersfield. The General Court Feb'y 23, 1652, judged the Deputies action in marrying James Wakeley and widow Boosy to be illegal. She sued for breach of promise. The matter seems to have been amicably settled, as he afterwards mentions her as his wife. She was the widow of James Boosy a very prominent member of the Gen'l Assembly, in which he represented Wethersfield nearly every session until his death.
He left the Colony in 1666, and lived in Rhode Island.
A recognizance for his appearance before the Court assistants being forfeited, his house & lands were taken to satisfy it. In 1673 & 1681 he petitioned for abatement of the forfeiture, but without success. Mentioned as weaver in Providence R. I., where he deeds his wife Alice, certain portions of his property.
5. Deliverance.
Deliverance, son of Henry (2), born prob. in Stratford. m. Hannah Nash, Dec. 3, 1678. Lived in Stratford, dying there Nov. 6, 1707. His will Oct. 15, 1707, mentions : Widow, his mother, daughters Sarah and Mary & Mary Summers " who has long lived with me."
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