The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Conn.

Stephen Buckingham,* Junior, of Norwalk, took to wife Elisabeth Sherwood, daughter to Lt. Issac Sherwood, of Fairfield, and was married to her Feb. 24, 1728-9. Solomon, born Feb. 1,1730-1. Temperance, born Jan. 14, 1838-9. Daniel, born Aug. 21, 1735. Ann, born July 3, 1737. Esther Prindle, daughter of Sam'l Prindle, born at New Haven, Feb. 1, 1718-19. Moses, son of said Sam'l, born m Norwalk, Aug. 4, 1725. Joseph, born July 17, 1730. William Edwards, of Norwalk, took to wife Abigail Couch, daughter of Mr. Simon Couch, late of Fairfield, de- ceased. May 4, 1713. William, their first-born, born Mar. 11, 1713-14. Died Apr. 25, 1716. Abigail, born Aug. 18, 1716. WilUam, born June 17, 1718. Mary, born Sept. 13, 1721. Hannah, born Sept. 22, 1724. Deborah, born Feb. 12, 1726-7. John, born June 14, 1728. Couch, born Apr. 22, 1730. Gershom, born Jan. 28, 1733. * Stephen Buckingham, Jr., was not (as might be supposed) the son of Rev. Stephen Buckingham, but of Daniel Buckingham (probably of Saybrook). He probably took the title of Junior to distinguish himself from Rev. Stephen. There is on the Saybrook Records, a deed of Nov. 3, 1726, from " Stephen Buckingham, Ju- nior, of Norwalk, husbandman, conveying to Thomas^^Lynde, of Saybrook," some land, " being land conveyed by Samuel Marvin to my uncle Mr. Thomas Buckingham, and to my honored father, Mr. Daniel Buckingham," This Stephen Buckingham, Junior, was a grandson of Rev. Thomas Buckingham, of Saybrook, and was born Aug. 4, 1703. {From Nathaniel Goodwin, of Hartford). The old inhabitants of Norwalk say they have always heard that Rev. Stephen Buckingham had no children. 210 NORWALK. A Record of the children of Lt. John Taylor, and Wait his wife, that were born in Norwalk, viz. Noah, born Oct, 5, 1699. Josiah, born Oct. 17,1701. Reuben, born Nov. 21, 1703. Sarah, born Nov. 22, 1706. Mary, born Oct. 2,1709. Wait Taylor, the wife of ye s^ Lt. John Taylor, departed this life Jan. 29, 1721-22. Sd Lt. John Taylor departed this life Nov. 18, 1744. John Raymond, Jr., took to wife Katharine Hanford, the daughter to Mr. Thomas Hanford, of Norwalk, Dec. 24,1719. John, . born Oct. 8, 1720. Katharine, born Oct. 31,1721. Mary, born June 17, 1723. Gershom, born Jan. 18, 1724-5. Katharine, died Mar. 23, 1726-7. Jesse, born July 10, 1729. Elisabeth, born Mar. 10, 1730-1. and died Apr. 18, 1731. Hannah, born Aug. 31, 1732. Elisabeth, born June 28, 1734. and died Dec. 19, 1734. Mrs. Katharine Raymond departed this life about 11 of ye clock a.m. Oct. 2, 1740-1. Samuel Raymond, Jr., of Norwalk, tooke to wife Elisa- I' I beth Hayt, the daugh'r of Joseph Hayt, of s'd Norwalk. _ \J Eliakim, born Feb. 20, 1720. Rebeckah, born April 27, 1722. Samuel, born Dec. 11,1734., Elizabeth, born July 9, 1728. j Moses Fountain, of Norwalk, took to wife the widow Elizabeth Gregory, Aug. 13, 1719. Moses, born Sept. 7, 1720. Joseph, born Dec. 4, 1723. Sam'l, born March 7, 1725-6. Matthew, born March 4,U730-1. Samuel Richards took to wife Elizabeth Latham, daugh'r of Mr. John Latham, March 4, 1714. Ruth, born Jan. 5,1714-15, GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. Sll Sam'l, born Dec. 23, 1716. Mary, born April 19, 1719, John, born Feb. 16, 1720-2L James, born Oct. 29, 1723. Sarah, born June 24, 1727. EUsabeth, , born May 25, 1729.; Thaiikfull , born June 5, 1731. Moses, born March 6, 1732-3." Daniel, born Mar. 19, 1734-5. Samuel Benedict took to wife Jemima Canfield, relict of Ebenezer Canfield, dec'd, April ] 18, 1724. Jemima, born March 8; , 1724-5. Sam'l, born Dec. 5 , 1726. Mary, born June 14 , 1728. , Daniel, born March 8 , 1729-30. Stephen, born May 20 , 1731. Sarah, born Jan. 30 , 1733-4. * Abigail, born July 7 , 1735. Esther, born Sept. 9 , 1737. ' Rachel, born June 24 , 1739. Eliasaph Kellogg took to wife Rachel Benedict, daugh'r of Ensign Thomas Benedict, Anno 1734, June 13th. Johannah, born May 27, 1735. Rachel, born April 25, 1737. And died, Nov. 30, 1738. Rachel, born Dec. 3,1738 Lidia, born Mar. 26, 1740. Esther, born Oct. 23, 174L' Thomas, born Aug. 1,1743. Eliasaph, born Sept. 8, 1745. Milisan, born Mar. 23,1746-7. Deborah, born April 20, 1749. William Reed took to wife Rachel Kellogg, daugh'r of Mr. Joseph Kellogg, late of Norwalk, Nov. 28, 1729. Joseph, born Oct. 30, 1731. Wilham, born March 20, 1733-4. William Jervis look to wife Hannah Forward, daugh'r of Mr. Joseph Forward, of Danbury, March 27, 1723. Joseph, born Feb. 17, 1723-4. Joannah, born Sept 27^ 1725. 212 NORWALK. Hannah, bom Nov. 23, 1727. Sarah, born Dec. 27, 1730.' Sarah, died, June 6, 1732. Nehemiah Benedict took to wife Hannah Keeler, the daugh'r of Capt. Sam'l Keeler, Dec. 17, 1751. Nehemiah, born Oct. 15, 1752— died June 26, 1776. WilUam, born Sept. 14, 1754— died Aug. |3, 1776. Waters, born Oct. 27, 1756— died Jan. 12, 1764. Hannah, born Dec. 11, 175&. Thomas, born Mar. 25, 1764— died July 24, 1787, Hannah, wife of said Nehemiah, died Dec. 6, 1783. , Hannah, the daughter, died Feb. 21, 1786. Robin, negro man belonging to s'd Nehemiah, died Jai3. 20, 1788. Jemima Dean, daugh'r of Jonathan and Rebecca his wife, bom April 29, 1753. Esther, born July 18, 1755. Joseph, bom Sept. 10, 1757. Thos. Betts (born in 1717) took to wife Betty Benedict^ daughter of Capt. Thomas Benedict, May 22, 1748. Betty, bom died Jan. — , 1769 Thomas, born March 14, 1753~died Jan. 17, 1813. Esther, born , 1749. Lydia, born ,1755. Susannah, bom , 1757 • Hezekiah, bom July 31, 1760— died May 31, 1837. | ' Was a soldier in the Revolution. j Mr. Ralph Isaacs took to wife Mrs. Mary Rumsey, daugh. of Mr. Benjamin Rumsey, of Fairfield, March 7^ 3725-6. Samuel, born Jan. 16,1726-7. Mary, born Sept. 27, 1728. Esther, bom July 19,1730. Isaac, born July 19, 1732. Sarah, bom Aug. 31, 1735. Benjamin, bom Sept. 19, 1737. Ralph, born June 4,1741 Grace, born June 10, 174S GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 213 Rogers Uriah, his Family. Hannah, the daughter of Uriah, was born June 7, 1735. Lydia, born Dec. 15, 1737. Uriah j ' born Dec. 17, 1739. James, born Sept. 5, 1742. John, born Nov. 3, 1744. Esther, born Oct. 1,1746. David, born Aug. 21, 1748. Abigail, born Oct. 14, 1749. South Carolina, These are to certify, whom it may concern, that, on the twenty seventh day of July, this present year of our Lord, that Joseph Whitne and Mary Coyt were joyn'd together in marriage, according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England, by the Reverend Mr. Alexander Gar- den, Rector of the Parish of St. Philip, of Charlestown, in the sd. Province, as appears by the Registers book of the sd. parish. Given under our hand and seal at Charlestown, the second day of August, and year of our Lord one thousand geven hundred and thirty six. A. GARDEN, Min'r. iri/Xx™i Ch"-h Wardens. Recorded by me, Elnathan Hanford, Register. Ebenezer Abbott took to wife Ann Lion, daughter of — Lion, of — ' , and was married to her Nov. 3 1730. Abigail, born Sept. 13, 1731. Ruth, born June 2,1733. Abijah, born Sept. 3, 1735. Lois, born Sept. 11, 1737. Seth, born Dec. 23, 1739. Ebenezer, born Nov. 28, 1741. Ebenezer Fitch took to wife Lydia Mills, daugh'r of Mr. Samuell Mills, Jr., of Greenwich, Dec. 20, 1750, Jabez, born Sept. 11, 1751, Syrah, born Aug. 11, 1753. Ebenezer, born Sept. 9, 1755. Hannah, born Aug, 8, 1758, 10* §14 KORWALK. Joshua Raymond took to wife Elizabeth Fitch, daugh- ter of Mr. Thomas Fitch, of Norwalk, and was married to her May 17th, 1721. Ehzabeth Raymond, daughter of Josh. Raymond, born Mar. 21, 1721-2. Stephen, son, born Jan. 1, 1724-5. Sarah, daughter, born July 6, 1727. James, son, born Oct. 2, 1729. Susannah, daughter, born Aug. 28, 1732. Martha, daughter, born Jan. 5, 1734-5. Joshua, son, born Sept. 12, 1738. John Brown took to wife Mary Raymond, daughter of Mr. Samuel Raymond — marryed to her May 6, 1729. John Brown, son to ye said John Brown, born March 28, 1731. Betty, daughter, born Jan. 14,1729-30. Judith, daughter, born March 31, 1732. John Kellogg took to wife Ann Coley, daughter of Sam<^ uel Coley, of Fairfield, and was marryed to her Jan. 1, 1729-30. Ezra Kellogg, son to John Kellogg, born April 3, 1731. Mary, daughter, born Jan'y 22, 1732-3. Ann, daughter, born Mar. 16,1734-5. John, son, born May 25, 1737. Seth, son, born Feb'y 8, 1739-40. John Kellogg departed this life April 17, 1740. Thomas Benedick, Jr., took to wife Deborah Waters, daughter Mr. Jonath. Waters, of Jamaica, on Long Island, in ye province of New York, and was marryed May 21, 1725. Thomas Benedick, son of sd Thomas, was born Feb. 25, 1725-6. Deborah, daughter, born June 8, 1728. Nehemiah, son, born Jan. 9,1729-30. Rachel, daughter, born Feb. 28, 1731-2. Hannah, daughter, born Dec. 13, 1733. Jonathan, son, born June 18, 1736. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. S15 Ezra Hayt took to wife Phebe Benedick, daughter of Deacon John Benedick, and was married to her April 4, 1731, Anna Hayt, daughter of said Ezra Hayt, was born Febr'y 7, 1732-3. Ezra, son, born March 14, 1734-5. Thaddeus, son, born April 28, 1737. Ephraim Lockwood took to wife Thankfull Grummon, daughter to John Grummon, of Fairfield, and was marryed to her Oct. 30, 1734. Sarah Lockwood, daughter of sd. Ephraim Lockwood, born July 23, 1735. Nehemiah, son, born May 18, 1740. Mary, daughter, born Mar. 3, 1741-2. David Hayt took to wife Ruth Lockw.ood, daughter of Mr. Joseph Lockwood, of Norwalk, and was married January 5, 1735-6. Isaac Hayt, son to ye said David Hayt, born Sept. 28, 1736. Timothy, son, born May 27, 1739. John Rockwell took to wife Abigail Belden, daughter of William Belden, of Norwalk, and married to her August 17, 1733. John Rockwell, son to ye said John Rockwell,