The Resseguie Family (Alexander Resseguie of Norwalk)

7. Jacob Resseguie, born Aug. 14, 1719; married Mary Curtis of Stratford, Conn, (perhaps the daughter of Nathan and Eunice (Judson) Curtis). She died March 17, 1797. aged 77 years. He died Dec. 27, 1S01. They lived in Ridgefield. By his will, made March 13, 1799. and probated Jan. 28, 1S02. he bequeathed to his daughter, Mary Burt, five shillings; to his daughter Hannah, £60 ; the remainder to be divided equally between his two sons, Jacob and Alexander. His estate inven- toried at $2,233.27. *26, *2J 2S *29 30 CHILDREN. {Third Generation.) I. MARY, b. April 7, 1747 ; m. David Burt. 11. Jacob, b. June 5, 17^2. in. ABIJAH, b. Dec. 13, 1754; died unmarried, iv. Alexander, b. May 24, 1759. v. Hannah, b. ; d. in Southeast, N. Y., Jan. 24, 1S11. By her father's will she received ^60. THIRD GENERATION. 10. Margaret Resseguie, born Feb. 20, 1741 ; died in Ballston, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1S42. She married, Sept. iS, 1764, Joseph Riggs,* as his second wife. He was born in Stamford, Conn.. May 18, 173S, and died June 15. 1S05. In seeking information relative to Mrs. Riggs, the compiler received from her great-grandson the following, given under the caption " Recollections of my Great- Grandmother Riggs when about One Hundred Years of Age," which will be of undoubted interest to the reader. "She was of a little more than medium height and as straight as any of the girls and boys in their teens. She had a vivid recollection of the scenes and incidents of the Revolutionary War, and of the important events that led to the war, as well as those that succeeded. She was remarkably vivacious, enjoyed society ; indeed, was highly social and was ' good company,' as we say. Her sight was somewhat dim, but not so much so that she could not see to go about the house, and even out the door. Her hearing was poor in one ear, while with the other she could hear quite well. ... In the autumn after grandfather's death, my father and grandmother Riggs started for Groton (Tompkins County, N. Y.), to go with her to Ballston. They went by private conveyance to Syracuse, and reached that place, distant about forty miles, near the middle of the afternoon, and did not get their dinner until then. They were all tired and hungry, but great-grandmother, as she pushed back from the table after a hearty meal, remarked, ' I am quite refreshed, as the boy said when he got a whipping.' She, although in her one hundred and first year, endured the journey quite as well as any of the party. I think I have been told that when she was about sixty years of age she had a severe sickness, and was bed-ridden for many years (I think fifteen), when she got up. One dav, when left alone, she worked her feet off the bed and finally managed ♦Joseph Riggs was the son of Miles and Elizabeth (Whitney) Riggs, and first married Aug. 4, 1761, at New Canaan, Conn., his cousin, Mary Keeler, who was baptized at New Canaan, May 16, 1742, and was the daughter of Daniel and Hannah (Whitney) Keeler. They had one child, Jonathan, who manied Jan. 1, 1792, at Xorwalk, Conn., Esther Keeler, and whose children were: 1. Julia, born Jan. 5, 1793. 2- James. Dorn April 13, 1794; died Oct. 2, 1795. 3- Jonn Woodward, born Jan. 29, 1796. 4. Esther, born Feb. 4, 179S. 3*. 1. 32- 11. 33- in. "34- IV. 35- V. 36. VI. THIRD GEXERATIOX. 27 to sit up, got hold of a chair and by its aid managed to take a step or two, but did not go far before she fell, but she continued her efforts and succeeded in learning to walk, a second time, after she was seventy-five years old." CHILDREN. {Fourth Generation.) James, b. June 29, 1765. Miles, b. Sept. 10, 1767. Ira, b. Nov. 24, 1769; d. Dec 23, 177 1. Timothy, b. Oct. 29, 1772. Sarah, b. May 6, 177S ; m. Raymond Taylor. Esther, b. June iS, 17S4; d. in West Troy, N. Y., May, 1S62. She married Jedediah Beckwith, as his second wife. She had no children. 12. Alexander Resseguie, born Dec. 10, 1745: died Mays, 1777. He married in Weston, Conn., July 26, 1 77 1, Eunice Blackman. They lived in Connecticut, probably in Wilton or Ridgefield. Their marriage is found in the Weston church records. CHILDREN. {Fourth Generation.) 37. I. Esther, b. Nov. 23, 1771. She m. a Mr. Lcbdell, and had a daughter Abigail. It is thought she lived in Greenbush, N. V. 38. 11. Thankful, b Sept. 18, 1773; d. Jan. 19, 1775. *39. in. Alexander, b. April iS, 1777. 13- William Resseguie.* The dates of his birth and death have not been learned. He married, in Weston. Conn,, Dec. 16, 177 1, Susannah Patrick. The homestead in Ridgeheld was deeded to him by his father, and is the propertv referred to in the will of Alexander, Jr. Subsequently he removed to Fishkill, N. Y., where he purchased about 400 acres of land. His son Stephen is said to have had a full family record, which was burned with his house and is much to be regretted, as we are left with very meager data relative to the early record. *The compiler has experienced greater difficulty in obtaining data relative to William Resseguie and his descendants, and with less satisf actor}' resu':->, than in all other lines combined, and the apparent uselessness of further wait- ing has decided him to close the work in a somewhat imperfect state; but notwithstanding its imperfection, he is disposed to congratulate himself that the labor bestowed upcm it has resulted more favorably than at one time seemed possible. 28 RESSEGUIE GENEALOGY. ♦40. I. *4I. II. *42. III. *43- IV. *44- V. *45- VI. *4D VII. CHILDREN* {Fourth Generation.) William, b. . Stephen, b. 1774. Noah, b. . Samuel, b. March 12, 1776. Sarah, b. ; m. William Botsford. Susan, b. April iS, 1796; m. Jeremiah Whitney. Thankful, b. ; m. Ebenezer Robinson. 14. Timothy Resseguie, born in Ridgefield, Conn.. Dec. 28, 1754; died in Verona, Oneida County, N. Y., Jan. 19. 1S3S. He married, June 5, 17S5, Abigail Lee, daughter of John Lee. She was born Oct. 27, 1760. and died in Verona, May 11, 1S34. Timothy Resseguie served in the Revolutionary War, and married after his return from the service. He remained in Ridgefield three years, assisting his father in the promotion of his farming operations, but at the end of that period concluded to make a home for his family in New York State. As an inducement to his remaining upon the paternal acres his father deeded to him the homestead, but he declined the gift, and, shouldering his knapsack, footed it through the country to Balls- ton Spa., X. Y. Subsequently he removed to Northampton in the neighboring county of Fulton, then to Milton in Saratoga County, and finally to Verona. *47- 1. *4s. 11. *49- in. 50. IV. *5i. V. 52- VI. f53- *54- *- - 56. CHILDREN. {Fourth Generation.) Chloe, b. Dec. 6, 1785 ; m. Timothy D. Swan. Belden, b. June 17, 17S7. James, b. Sept. 20, 1790. John, b. in Ballston, N. Y., May 8, 1792; d in Verona, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1S36; m. Deborah Lewis. No children. Betsey, b. Aug. 15, 1794; m. Joel Gray. William, b. in Northampton, N. Y., March 30, 1796; d. near Salt Point (Syracuse), N. Y., Oct. 12, 1S30. Unmarried. vii. Timothy, b. March 15, 179S. vni. Joel, b. April 5, 1S00. ix. Abigail, b. Nov. 7, 1802 ; m. Abner Stephens. X. Noah, b. in Milton, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1805; d. in Brighten, N. Y., Sept. 6, 1S3S. Unmarried. XI. Mary, b. Jan. 12, 1S09; m. Aaron Hess. * These names may not be ai ranged in correct order of birth. THIRD GENERATION. 2Q 15. Daniel Resseguie, born in Ridgefield, May 1, 1760; died in Northampton, Fulton County, N. Y., Feb. 2. 1S25. He mar- ried (date and place unknown*, Mary Monroe, daughter of Capt. David Monroe. She was born in 1763, and died Oct. 21, 1838. Daniel Resseguie resided for a time on Long Island, then in Charlton, X. Y., but about 1790 removed to Northampton alien the town of Broadalbin, Montgomery County), where the remain- der of his life was passed. He was a farmer, CHILDREN. {Fourth Generation.) 1. David, b. May 19, 17S4. Mary, b. Jan. 29, 17S7 ; m. Joshua Crouch. Esther, b. Much 31, 17SS: d. in Northampton, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1844 ; m. Charles Scott, now deceased. No children. Hannah Mariah, b. 1790; m. Sparford P'ield. Daniel, b. March 9, 1792. Alexander, b. 1794; d. 1S11. vn. Charles, b. Sept. 9, 1797. Samuel, b. Nov. 28, 1S00. Jacob, b. Oct. 21, 1S03. Eelden, b. May 2, 1S06. Gay lord, d. unmarried. Minerva, b. Feb. 9, 1S09; m. Hiram Lewis. 16. Mary Resseguie, born in 1764; died in Wilton, Conn., Dec. 24, 1848. She was probably the youngest child of Alexander Resseguie, Jr., though by some thought to have been a grand- daughter. She was a member of his household, and married, Nov. 28, 1779, Thomas Cole. " He was a soldier of the Revolu- tion, and was with the American army while they were occupying New York city, or Manhattan Island, and the British army were stationed at White Plains. He was taken sick while in the dis- charge of his duty and released from active service. His wife, inspired with a spirit of patriotism, rode to headquarters from her home in Wilton, on horseback, passing through both the British and American lines, and brought him safely to his home. Receiving an honorable discharge, his widow drew a pension for his services until her death." Mr. Cole died in Wilton. *5S. 1. *59- 11. 60. in. *6i. IV. *62.. V. 63- VI. *64. VII. *65. VIII. *66. IX. *67. X. 68. XI. •69. XII. 3<D RESSEGUIE GEXEALOGY. CHILDREN*. {Fourth Generation.) *~o. i. Thomas, b. Oct. 22, 17S0. •71. 11. Ira, b. Feb. 10, 1782. *72. in. Timothy, b. Aug. sS, 17S4. *73- iv. Sally, b. Feb. 9, t7SS; m. David Nichols. *74. v. Curtis, b. May 10, 1790. *75- vi. Samuel, b. Oct. 22, 1791. ♦76. vii. Sherman, b. June 4, 1S04. 17. James Resseguie, born, 1744; died in Ridgefield, Conn., Sept. 7, 1S30. He married, Feb. 10, 1766, Sarah Rumsey, who died Oct. 3, 1791. He married (2d) Eunice . She died