Tuesday, December 24, 2013

John Williamson and Rebecca Chamberlain

John Williamson
Parents: Arthur Williamson
Note:  See explanation about Arthur in the comments.
Born abt 1682 Prince George County, Virginia
Occupation:  Surveyor, Planter
Married Rebecca Chamberlain abt 1702 Virginia
Will dated 30 Jan 1731 in Surry County Virginia probated 17 May 1732 in Surry County
Parish of Southwark 

Note:  Ozenbriggs is a name for a particular type of material

In the name of God Amen, I John Williamson of the Parish of Southwark in the County of Surry in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Planter, being weak in body but of sound perfect disposing mind and memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same and calling to mind that all flesh must yield unto death, I ordain and declare this my last will and testament hereby revoking and anulling all others by me heretofore made. 

Imprimis: My Soul I resign to God that gave it hoping for pardon and remission of all my sins through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ my Saviour. 

Item: My body I commit to the earth from whence it was taken to be decently buried by my Executors hereafter named and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this like I give and devise and dispose of the same in manner and form following. I will that my debts and Funeral expenses be duly paid and discharged. 

Item: I give my daughter Elizabeth Sturdivant the wife of Hollum Sturdivant 100 Ells of Brown Ozenbriggs, 1 large iron pot, and 1 small iron pot with the hooks belonging to the same. 

Item: I devise to my daughter Susannah Rottenbury the wife of John Rottenbury and her heirs forever 249 1/2 acres of land more or less lying on the south side of the River Nottoway in the said County of Surry it being the land where they are now dwelling and abideing on, also I give the said Susannah 100 Ells of Brown Ozenbriggs, 1 Iron pot and hooks 1 rugg and 1 bed tick. 

Item: I give my daughter Edith Williamson one Mulatto girl called Joane, one Feather bed and bolster one rug one pair of blankets one new bed tick fifteen pounds current money one large Iron Pot one small Iron Pott with hooks thereto belonging. One bay horsecolt called Nichliss and one gray mare which I had of Richard Fox. 

Item: I give to my daughter Hannah Fox the wife of Richard Fox four cows and calves four 3 year old cattle 100 Ells of brown Ozenbriggs 1 Feather bed and bolster 1 rug and 1 pair of blakets and also the credit that will be due me on the store book of Thomas Ellbridge. 

Item: I give to my son Cuthbert Williamson one Negro man slave called James 1 Negro man slave called Will 1 Negro woman slave called Doll and her child 1 Negro woman slave called Annahee and her child 2 horses one of which is called Blaze and the other Diamond, [One set of Troopers arms all my saddles and horse furniture] with all my new woolen goods_____ apparel 12 yards of striped breeches ____ blankets ____my hogs but ____ age of 21 _____ the said Negroes________ his and abide in the house and plantation on _____ with my said land not to be any ways disturbed or molested by him in her living there to the end she may be helpful and assisting toward the better support and maintenance of the said cattle in their increase until such division of the cattle aforesaid and their increase [if any] is made. 

Item: I do order and direct that what necessary provisions is in my house at the time of my decease for my families use shall be and remain for the sole use and benefit of my said son and daughter Edith and the slaves belonging to them and what Corn I have at that time more than sufficient for bread corn for themselves and their slaves shall be disposed of for ye support and maintenance of the hogs, Cattle and horses belonging to my said Son and daughter Edith. And in regard I have an Estate of greater value than what is sufficient to pay all debts due from ye same, my desire therefore is that my estate may not be appraised. 

Item: I do hereby appoint my brother Cuthbert Williamson and my friend Robert Green as supervisors to my son Cuthbert until he attains to the age of 21 years. All the rest of my personal estate not herein before particularly given and disposed of I give unto my said son Cuthbert and my said daughter Edith and I do hereby further appoint my said Brother Cuthbert Williamson and Robert Green Executors of this my last Will and Testament...In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this Thirtieth Day of January in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty One. 

His 
John X Williamson [Sealed with wax wafer] 
Mark 

Signed Sealed and Published by the said John Williamson as his last will and Testament in the 
presence of 
Judith X Harper 
Edward Farrington. 

Probated Surry County Virginia 17 May 1732. 

Sources
Will:  http://www.crossedbrushstudio.com/windowsintoourpast/Vol1/williamson.htm
Book:  Coneto Creek Taylors by Jesse L. Warner page 42
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/a/g/Rick--Waggener/GENE5-0113.html
His parents: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/e/a/Richard-Beaver/FILE/0003page.html
Note:  this account is unclear about several points and assigns only three sons to this couple - I found it confusing, but does have importance in that it shows the several lines that have become entangled.  One person was mentioned disputing the information about John and Rebecca Chamberlayn.
Rebecca Chamberlain
Parents: Unknown
Born  abt 1687 Henrico, Virginia
Died Before 1731 - she pre-deceased her husband (she is not named in his will)
Sources
http://www.crossedbrushstudio.com/windowsintoourpast/Vol1/williamson.htm
Note:  the book, Coneto Creek Taylors by Jesse L. Warner claims her name is not known, but that was as of 1975.


CHILDREN : note birth order is unsure

Sarah Williamson
Born abt 1706 Virginia
Married George Mabrey abt 1723 Surrey, Virginia
Children: Sarah
Died Pre-1731 or she would have been mentioned in her father's will - her daughter is instead.
Sources
Book:  Coneto Creek Taylors by Jesse L. Warner page 43
http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Williamson-1085
About George being married once before:  http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=johnfox38&id=I15897
Cuthbert Williamson
Born abt 1708 Virginia
Named after his paternal uncle
Unmarried, no children
Died 1736 inventory returns were made on his estate
Sources
Book:  Coneto Creek Taylors by Jesse L. Warner page 44
http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Williamson-1085
Susannah Williamson
Born abt 1710 Virginia
Married John Rottenbury abt 1730
Children:  Rachel, Elizabeth, Susannah, Lucy, Mary
Died After 1751
She and her husband recorded their wills in Albemarle Parish, Virginia 16 Feb 1751
Sources
Book:  Coneto Creek Taylors by Jesse L. Warner page 42-43
http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Williamson-1085
*Hannah Williamson
Born 23 Nov 1714 Virginia
Married Colonel Richard Fox 1727 Surry County, Virginia
Children: John, Jacob, William, Richard, Anne, unnamed girl, Amy, Sarah, Hannah, Mary, Lucinda, Isham, Nancy
Sources
Book:  Coneto Creek Taylors by Jesse L. Warner page 43
http://www.brumm.com/
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/fox/b2487.html
Elizabeth Williamson
Born abt 1716 Virginia
Married Hollum Sturdivant
Children:  John, Susannah, William, Lucretia, Amy, Hollum, Frances
Died after 1784 when she is mentioned in a land tax record and pre-1795 when her husband made his will and she is not mentioned.

She is mentioned in Robert Greens will as his niece.  The only way I can think this is true is if Robert Green is a brother-in-law, married to either one of her parent's siblings. I haven't really investigated the sibs of either.

Surry County Virginia Deed Bk 6, P 6 
Sept. 27, 1749 ---- Oct. 17, 1749.
Robert Green of Albemarle Parish Surry County
5 shillings money to me in hand paid by my beloved niece Mary Sturdivant wife of Hollum Sturdivant Jr. Natural love and good will and affection which I have and bear unto my said niece. 100 acres South side of Nottoway River on Cabin Stick Run being the lands whereon Hezekiah Massie formerly lived except 80 acres part thereof which was conveyed by the aforesaid Robert Green by indenture.Wit: William x Bridges, Richard Rives, John Rives /s/ Robert x Green


Will of Holliman Sturdivant 
May 4, 1795 ---- June 10, 1797.

Son John Sturdivant 3 Negroes Andrew, Sarah and Winney.

As to the heirs of my daughter Susannah King I have already given her all that I allotted them.

Son William Sturdivant the 1/2 of my land whereon I now live lying on the North side and divided by Whiteoak's Branch supposed to contain 260 acres also 6 Negroes: Old Cain, Annice, Dick, Simon, Ben and Burwell and my smooth bore gun.

Daughter Lucy Sturdivant 3 Negroes Easther, Arthur, John and I feather bed and furniture.

Daughter Amey Hobbs 2 Negroes Suck and Nathan.

Son Holloman Sturdivant the other half of my land on the South side of White Oak. He granting Franky and Lucy the reasonable privaledge of as much of the plantation and woods and waters as shall be sufficient for the support of them and their families given in legacies during the time they continue single.

Also I give Holliman 4 Negroes Joe, Cain, Sook, and Cresey. Also 2 mares and 2 colts, I cow and calf and 8 head of hogs with all my working tools of every kind.

Daughter Franky Sturdivant 2 Negroes Nanny and Winney also I feather bed, I heifer with her equal part of all the house and kitchen furniture divided between her and Lucy.

Executors: Sons William and Hollam.

Wit: Aaron Sugg, James Peters.
/s/ Hollom x Sturdivant
Will proved by Aaron Sugg and James Peters.

Sources
Book:  Coneto Creek Taylors by Jesse L. Warner page 43
http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Williamson-1085
Wake County North Carolina Will Bk 3, P 153
Births, Deaths, and Sponsors, 1717-1778, page 137: From the Albemarle Parish Register  By John Bennett Boddie

Edith Williamson
Born Virginia
Married Henry Ledbetter
Children Elizabeth, Charles, Henry, Drury
Died after 1751 - she is not mentioned in her husband's will

WILL OF HENRY LEDBETTER OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY
In the name of God, Amen. I, Henry Ledbetter of Brunswick Co., Virginia, knowing the following uncertainty of human life and being now in perfect mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following: -- Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Walton one mulatto girl, Lucy. One negro boy, Hercules. I give and bequeath to my son, Charles Ledbetter, one negro named Moile, one negro bop James and one ship-saw. I give and bequeath to my son, Henry Ledbetter, two negro boys, Abraham and Cato. I give and bequeath to my son, Drury Ledbetter, one negro named Daniel and one negro named Amaca. I also give him 240 acres of land by Patern whereon I now live and a survey of 400 acres adjoining to him and his heirs forever only leaving my loving wife Edith Ledbetter the use of it. I give to my loving wife Edith Ledbetter the residue of my Estate not heretofore mentioned but of what or quality so ever. Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my loving wife, Edith and Isaac Rowe Walton Executors of this my last will and testament.
Hereby revoking and disannuling any wills by me heretofore made. As witness to my hand this 23 day September in the year of our Lord Christ 1749.
Henry Ledbetter (his mark)
In presence of
Nathan Harris
William Johnson
William Gwathmey
Probated March 26, 1751
Sources

Marriage and number of children:  The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 47 page 65

Book:  Coneto Creek Taylors by Jesse L. Warner page 44
http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Williamson-1084

Friday, December 13, 2013

Amy Taylor and Etheldred Wallace

Originally posted 13 Dec 2013

Etheldred (Dred) Wallace
Parents William Wallace and Susannah Exum
Born 1778 North Carolina
Occupation: Lawyer and Farmer
Married Amy abt 1800 Edgecomb County, North Carolina
Note:  They "divorced" when he gave her the right for him to never set eyes on her again. He gave her the house and half of the barn and barnyard and gave the rest to his son in return for his son keeping him in his old age.  The following document supports this claim.


Note: the European Union took a lot of pictures from this blog and this, unfortunately, is one of them. I will continue to search for the original (2021) In the meantime, here is a printed article that will confirm their all most divorce



Died 1862 Stewart County, Tennessee
Buried Wallace Cemetery, Stewart, Tennessee
Sources
Marriage/Separation: From the Archives Article posted above which came from the Newspaper: Stewart County Standard
Book:  Coneto Creek Taylors by Jesse L. Warner (1975)  page 58
Note:  this page in the book is one that shows how Power of Attorney was given to Dred on behalf of his father-in-law, Joseph who wanted Dred to "...ask, sue, and demand a sum of money in the hand of Bennett Barrow and...defend a certain account claimed by Benjamin Smith..."
1811 US Tennessee Early Tax List Records
1837 US Tennessee Early Tax List Records
1840 US Census Stewart, Tennessee page 323
Note:  name spelled Etheldridg
1860 US Census District 4 Tobacco Port, Stewart, Tennessee (age 82, living with youngest son, George) NOTE: they gave spelled his name Stheral Williams
Stewart County Will Book B, page 8
Note:  this is where Etheldred gets guardianship of his own children because their grandfather (William) had left them an inheritance
The River Counties Vol 12-13 p 24
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NCMARTIN/1999-09/0937859609
Divorce: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lavere&id=I15544
Descendants of William D Wallace from the Austin Genealogical Quarterly Vol  47 No.2 - 2006 : http://austintxgensoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2006.2.pdf
Memorial:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19303224/etheldred-e-wallace
Amy T Taylor Wallace
-M- 
4th great grand aunt
*Amy Temperance Taylor
Parents: Joseph Taylor and Sarah Best
Born 1785 Edgecombe, North Carolina
Died 9 Sep 1865 Tennessee
Buried Wallace Cemetery, Stewart, Tennessee
Sources
Book:  Coneto Creek Taylors by Jesse L. Warner (1975)  page 8
1840 US Census Stewart, Tennessee page 323
Memorial:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19303237/amy-wallace
Picture: http://www.taylorassociation.org/biographies/Biography.asp?ID=138&Char=T
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NCMARTIN/1999-09/0937859609

CHILDREN 
my 1st cousins 5x's removed

Agnes Wallace Ross James Headstone
Agnes Wallace
Born 1 Feb 1800 Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee
Note: alternate birthplace:  North Carolina
Married 1) Nathan Ross
Children:  Martha (their only child)
About Martha:  she married Williamson Williams, a descendant of Miles Standish (military adviser for the pilgrims in Plymouth Colony)
2) John James after 1834 Stewart, Tennessee
About John:  On findagrave, there is a note that John was a farmer from South Carolina who settled in the area in 1816. He was elected County Trustee in 1845 and became superintendent of the county jail in 1852. It is rumored Jessie and Frank James are his descendants.
Died 14 Aug 1851 Stewart, Tennessee
Buried Dover Cemetery, Stewart, Tennessee (John, who died 5 months later is also buried there)
Sources
1850 US Census Stewart, Tennessee (age 50, with John James)

Stewart County Settlements and Bonds, Volume D (June 1836-June 1840) item 11: Agnes Ross, Etheldred Wallace, Nathan G. Morris, refunding bond to Axum G. Wallace, administrator of Nathan Ross, for her share of the Negroes of the estate; 18 Nov 1834

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7010727/martha-agnes-james
About her first husband, Nathan:  http://users.hal-pc.org/~happy/surname/b62.html
Birth order/ husbands:  http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TNSTEWAR/2001-11/1007046997
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NCMARTIN/1999-09/0937859609

Confederate
Abithal Wallace

Born abt 1803 Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee
Note: alternate birthplace:  North Carolina
Occupation:  Sheriff in Stewart County, Tennessee
Note:  During the Civil War he moved to Missouri to escape harassment from Union sympathizers
Judge in Livingston County, Missouri  living near Chillicothe 
Married Adeline (Addie) Orva Stanford in Tennessee
Children: Martha, Emulus (Green), Melville, Mary (Mollie), Cornelia
Died 29 Oct 1866 Missouri (age 65)
Abithal's headstone

Buried McVeigh Cemetery, Polo, Ray, Missouri
Sources
1840 US Census Stewart, Tennessee page 314
1850 US Census Mound Township, Livingston, Missouri page 72 (age 57)
Note:  name listed as A Wallace
Brief life sketch: http://thegreenhills.org/Pioneers/b1985.htm#P16170
Mentioned: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NCMARTIN/1999-09/0937859609
Charlotte and Nathan headstone
Charlotte (Lottie) Wallace
Born 1806 Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee
Note: alternate birthplace:  North Carolina
Married Nathan Gilbert Morris abt 1828
Children: Minerva, Martha, Milton, Mary, Abithel, Cave, William
Died after 1870 
NOTE:  the headstone is wrong about her death year.  She's in the 1870 census and the headstone says 'circa' 1863 which means about or around, so ignore it)
Buried Riverview Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee Plot:  Section 7 Row 7
Sources
1850 US Census Stewart, Tennessee (age 41)
Note:  claims her birthplace is North Carolina
1860 US Census Stewart, Tennessee page 93 (age 51)
Note:  claims her birthplace is North Carolina
1870 US Census Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee (age 65, daughter Martha is with her)
Note:  claims her birthplace is North Carolina
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5426129/charlotte-morris
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NCMARTIN/1999-09/0937859609

Axium Green Wallace
Axium Green Wallace
Born  12 Mar 1813 Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee
Occupation: (1860-1880) Farmer
Married   Minerva Cherry 30 Dec 1846 Stewart County, Tennessee
Children:  Daniel, Augustus, Rebecca, Agnes, Abithel, Minerva
Died 29 Apr 1904 Tobaccoport, Stewart County, Tennessee
Axium Green Wallace headstone
Buried in Newt Wallace Cemetery, Stewart County, Tennessee
Sources
1850 US Census Stewart County, Tennessee (age 37, with wife Minerva and 5 children, of which only one, Daniel, may be hers)
1860 US Census  District 4, Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee (age 47, with wife Miranda and children (except Abithel and Minerva) Note: the census has combined five families 
1870 US Census District 4, Dover, Stewart, Tennessee (age 57)
1880 US Census Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee (age 67)
Note:  listed as Green A.
1900 US Census District 5, Stewart, Tennessee (age 87, widowed)
Picture: http://www.taylorassociation.org/biographies/Biography.asp?ID=138&Char=T
The River Counties Vol 12-13 p 24
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59343757/axium-green-wallace
Josiah "Joe" Wallace
Born  1815  Stewart, Tennessee
Occupation:  (1880) Farmer
Married Mary Strawbridge Drake
Children:  Andrew, Henry, Jeremiah, Etheldred, Callie, Press, Agnes, Rebecca, Recena 
Note:  some of these children may be duplicates
Died 18 Jan 1894 Tennessee
Buried Wallace Cemetery, Stewart, Tennessee
Note:  requested photo of the headstone - still waiting May 2022
Sources
1850 US Census Stewart, Tennessee (age 35)
Note:  Mary is showing as 5 years older than Joe
1870 US Census Stewart, Tennessee (age 53)
Note:  Mary is showing as 12 years older than Joe
1880 US Census Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee page 239B (age 63)
Note:  Mary is showing as 10 years older than Joe
Memorial:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19303178
The River Counties Vol 12-13 p 24
Josiah on Wiki: http://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Wallace-Descendants-628 (which claims he has the same birth date as his wife (3 Dec 1806), but Etheldred's guardianship papers defy this)
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NCMARTIN/1999-09/0937859609
Daughter Callie's death certificate:  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9R9-LQ2
Manizia (Nine)Wallace
Born  16 Mar 1820 Stewart, Tennessee
Married Robert Vick 21 Mar 1839 Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee
Children: Robert, Lottie, Lue
Died 21 Jun 1907 Tennessee
Buried Wallace Cemetery, Stewart, Tennessee
Sources
1880 US Census Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee page 241A (age 60)
Note:  name showing as Manoza
1900 US Census Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee (age 80, widow, living with son Robert, claims she is the mother of 1 with 1 living, but on Lottie's death certificate, Maniza is named as her mother and, face it, the name is so unusual that it must be her - plus the dates are credible)
The River Counties Vol 12-13 p 24
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NCMARTIN/1999-09/0937859609
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29994024/manizia-vick
Harriet Wallace
Born  15 Jan 1822 Stewart, Tennessee
Married Dr. Wesley Brandon 27 Aug 1837 Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee
Children: Wesley, Eadie, Phineas, Wilkins, Mary, Harriet, Agnes, Nathan
Died 28 Dec 1879 Stewart, Tennessee
Buried Brandon Cemetery, Dover, Stewart, Tennessee
Sources
1850 US Census Stewart, Tennessee (age 28)
1870 US Census Tennessee (age 48)
The River Counties Vol 12-13 p 24
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NCMARTIN/1999-09/0937859609
Memorial:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62917351/harriet-brandon
George Washington Wallace
Born 17 May 1824 Stewart, Tennessee
Married Sarah (Sallie) G Ezel Williams 18 Nov 1841 Tennessee
Children: Amy, Addie, Nathan, William, Susanna, Darius, Sarah, George
Died 4 Jan 1862 Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee
Buried Wallace Cemetery, Stewart, Tennessee
Sources
1850 US Census Stewart, Tennessee (age 26)
1860 US Census  Stewart, Tennessee page 2 (age 36)
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NCMARTIN/1999-09/0937859609
The River Counties Vol 12-13 p 24
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152558085/george-washington-wallace


Thursday, December 12, 2013

Benjamin Turney and Mary Rebecca Keeler

Benjamin Turney
Parents:  Benjamin Turney and Mary Odell
Born abt 1645 Fairfield, Connecticut
Married Mary Rebecca Keeler 16 Nov 1671 Fairfield, Connecticut
Died 28 Nov 1694 Connecticut
Sources
Book:  History and Genealogy of the families of Old Fairfield page 621
http://www.genealogy.com/users/p/o/p/Sandra-Popiel/FILE/3358text.txt
Mary Rebecca Keeler
Parents Ralph Keeler and Elizabeth Stanley
Born 9 Feb 1651 Hartford, Connecticut
Died 16 Nov 1671 Fairfield, Connecticut
Sources
Book:  History and Genealogy of the families of Old Fairfield page 621
http://www.genealogy.com/users/p/o/p/Sandra-Popiel/FILE/3358text.txt

CHILDREN

Benjamin Turney
Born 3 Sep 1672 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Not Married (He was blind and taken care of by his brother Robert)
Died 1694
Sources
Book:  History and Genealogy of the families of Old Fairfield page 621
Family Search 
Robert Turney
Born 6 Mar 1674 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Married Rebecca Odell abt 1699
Children: Deborah, Rebecca, Abigail, Robert, Mary, Jerusha, John
Died abt 1741
Sources
Book:  History and Genealogy of the families of Old Fairfield page 621
http://www.genealogy.com/users/p/o/p/Sandra-Popiel/FILE/3358text.txt
Rebecca Turney
Born 16 Oct 1676 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Not Married 
Died young
Sources
Book:  History and Genealogy of the families of Old Fairfield page 621
*Thomas Turney
Born 5 Jan 1678 Fairfield Township, Fairfield, Connecticut
Note: Fathers name in record spelled Beniamin

Married Abigail Wells 24 Nov 1709 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Children: Abigail, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Thomas, Samuel, Jemima, Ann
Died 1761 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Sources
Birth: IGI Film 0002959 Batch 7450373
Note: Extraction of birth information from statewide indexes for Vermont and Connecticut. The actual town records may have more details.
Book:  History and Genealogy of the families of Old Fairfield page 622-623
Marriage: http://dunhamwilcox.net/ct/stratfield_ct_early_church_records.htm
http://www.genealogy.com/users/p/o/p/Sandra-Popiel/FILE/3358text.txt
NOTE:  this link went dead, but I'm leaving it here as the source I used



Sarah Turney
Born abt 1680 Fairfield, Connecticut
Married Daniel Adams abt 1710 Redding, Connecticut
Note:  Daniel was a widower and had several children
Children: Elizabeth, Abraham
Died 24 Feb 1727 Linneus, Aroostook, Maine
Sources
Book:  History and Genealogy of the families of Old Fairfield  by Daniel L Jacobus,  Volume 1, page 9, Vol 2, p. 6-9, 912 
Fairfield Church records
Fairfield Land records
Jemima Turney
Born abt 1682 Fairfield, Connecticut
Not Married
No Children 
Died 24 February 1707 Fairfield, Connecticut
Buried
Sources
Family Search
Jonah Turney
Born abt 1682 Fairfield, Connecticut
Married Mary Guire about 1715
Children:  Daniel
Died 1727
Buried
Sources

.
Family Search
http://www.genealogy.com/users/p/o/p/Sandra-Popiel/FILE/3358text.txt
NOTE:  this link went dead, but I'm leaving it here as the source I used





Reverend George Burroughs and Mary

  Reverend George Burroughs 
-H-
4th cousin
5 times removed

Parents: Nathaniel Burroughs and Rebecca Style
Born abt 1650 Suffolk, England
Education:  Harvard - receiving an A.B. degree 1670
Occupation:  1674 and 1683-1690 Minister of Falmouth (now Portland) Maine
Ordained to Preach 25 Nov 1680 Danvers, Massachusetts
1680-83 Puritan Minister in Salem Village (hired at 60 pounds a year). He was the only Minister indicted and executed in Salem in 1692.
He had land in 1688 in York county that in 1735 was sold by his heirs
Married 1) Hannah (unknown surname) Roxbury (now Boston), Falmouth, Maine
Note:  she died  in childbirth in 1681 in Salem Village, Massachusetts
2) Sarah Ruck by 1683  (widow of Captain William Hawthorne)
Note:  Sarah died by 1689-90 since he married Mary and they had time to have a daughter before he was hung
3) Mary (unknown surname) abt 1690 Massachusetts

Died 19 Aug 1692 Gallows Hill, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
COD: Hanging -  accused of witchcraft by the delusional and rabid/hysterical people of that time. His "rights" were restored in 1711 and 600 pounds was paid to all those that were murdered.
Note to self: why did they not punish the liars?
Buried Burying Point Cemetery, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

Reverend George Burroughs' memorial
Note: this is only a memorial. He is not buried here. 
It was placed here to memorialize him as a victim of the Salem Witch Trials.
In fact, his burial was rather primitive. according to Wikipedia: 
"...
when he [Mr. Burroughs] was cut down, he was dragged by a halter to a hole, or grave, between the rocks, about two feet deep; his shirt and breeches being pulled off, and an old pair of trousers of one executed put on his lower parts: he was so put in, together with (John)Willard and (Martha)Carrier, that one of his hands, and his chin, and a foot of one of them, was left uncovered."
There is another version: according to 
Perley, Sidney, 1858-1928. The History of Salem, Massachusetts. Salem, Mass.: S. Perley, 192428. Volume III, page 287
He states that: Sidney Perley was the first to suggest Proctor’s Ledge, writing in 1921 that the hangings took place at this “rocky outcrop.”

[The Gallows Hill Project]
 "To identify the site, the researchers combed through maps, court documents and other primary sources, hoping to determine the location of “the house below the hill.” That phrase, discovered among nearly 1,000 pages of court records by researcher Marilynne Roach, was uttered by 51-year-old accused witch REBECCA EAMES during her preliminary examination on Aug. 19, 1692. The magistrate asked if she had witnessed the five executions that occurred earlier that day and EAMES responded that she was at “the house below the hill” when she saw the executions." 

Sources

Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography Vol 1 page 470
The Gallows Hill Project
Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
Burke's Family Records, Volume Babington-Bushe  page 127
Note: this is a good family history showing George's family line (parents, grandparents, etc.)
First two marriages and birth year:  New England Marriages prior to 1700, By Torrey and Lently  page 123
New England Genealogy and Historical Register Vol 108 page 175
https://www.thoughtco.com/george-burroughs-3529133 Note: link active as of 14 Aug 2022 and is an article written by Jone Johnson Lewis in 2020. There are several points that differ from other histories. 
New England, Salem Witches and others tried for witchcraft 1647-1697
Tales of Our Ancestors Vol #1 page 89 written by Eileen Hacking
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Burroughs
If you would like to purchase a book about his ancestry:  http://www.lulu.com/shop/d-alden-smith/the-ancestry-of-the-reverend-george-burroughs/paperback/product-16314771.html
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: both links are broken as of 2022
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Boston Herald, May 14, 1930 

Wives

Hannah (possibly Fisher)
Parents: unknown
Born abt 1652 Massachusetts
Died Sep 1681 Salem, Massachusetts
COD:  in childbirth
Buried Salem, Massachusetts
Sources
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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Sarah Ruck 
Parents: John Ruck and unknown
Born 12 Aug 1656
Married 1) William Hathorne Jr
Died by 1690 Massachusetts
Buried
Sources
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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Mary (unknown surname)
Parents: unknown
Born abt 1670
Married 2) Michael Homer 13 Jul 1693 Boston, Massachusetts
3) Christopher Hall Jr. 5 Feb 1700 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died
Buried
Sources
Marriage to Michael:  Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910
Tales of Our Ancestors Vol #1 page 89 written by Eileen Hacking
Discussion about this family: http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.tiffany/24/mb.ashx
A PDF Document about George's wife's in particular:
http://www.fayewest.ca/west/exhibits/the_third_wife_of_the_rev_george_burroughs_(fam_005).pdf Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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CHILDREN (with Hannah)

Elizabeth Burroughs
Born abt 1671 Massachusetts
Married Peter Thomas Jr. 2 Nov 1704 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Note:  he was a cordwainer (he made rope)
Children: George, Peter, William, Elias, Moses, Elizabeth
Died after 1753
Buried Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Sources
Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910 Batch 100899-3 Ref 122-123
Husband's occupation:  York Deeds, Book 27 page 823
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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Rebecca's headstone
Rebecca Burroughs

Born 1674 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Married 1) Isaac Fowle 1 Dec 1698 Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Note:  he was a tailor
Children: Nathaniel, Rebecca, Henry 
2) Ebeneezer Toleman 18 Oct 1716 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. British Colonial America
Children:  Abigail
Died 27 Jan 1742 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Buried Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Sources
Marriage to Isaac: Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910 Batch 101538-0 Ref v 3 page 391
Husband's occupation:  York Deeds, Book 27 page 823
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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Captain George Burroughs
Christened 21 Nov 1675 Roxbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Occupation;  Husbandman (farmer in Ipswich)
Married Sarah Scales 27 Feb 1713 Ipswich, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Children:  George, Sarah, Hannah
Died aft 1753
Buried
Sources
Massachusetts Marriages Batch M50210-1
Occupation and residence: York Deeds, Book 27 page 823
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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Jeremiah Burroughs
Born abt 1678 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Occupation:  Shipwright
Died after 1753
Note:  reported to be "insane" in the book mentioned below
Sources
Book:  A Contribution the History of Bath by Benedict Arnold, etc. (published 1831) page 176
Occupation: York Deeds, Book 27 page 823-825
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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Hannah Burroughs

Born 27 Apr 1680 Salisbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Married Jabez Fox 8 Mar 1705 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Children:  Thomas, Hannah, Judith, Rebecca
Died 5 Aug 1746 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Note:  incorrect death date.  She appeared in person 13 Jun 1753 in York county to claim her share of the money her father's land brought.  Her daughter Hannah married Thomas Roberts years earlier, so it can't be the daughter that claimed the money either.  
Buried First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Sources
Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910 Batch 100899-3 Ref 42-43
Birth:  Book:  Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66098209
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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CHILDREN (with Sarah Ruck)

Charles Burroughs
Born abt 1684 Massachusetts
Occupation:  Shipwright
Married 1) Elizabeth Marston 3 Oct 1706 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Children:  Charles
2) Rebecca Townsend 11 Mar 1712 Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Children: Josiah, Hannah, Rebecca, Mary
Died
Buried
Sources
Marriage to Elizabeth: Batch M01299-6 Ref V 4 page 17
Book:  Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire Vol 2 p 687
Occupation: York Deeds, Book 27 page 823
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
The letter he wrote stating he was the oldest son and wanted to claim the money due for the unjust hanging of his father:  http://www.burroughsfamily.com/RevGeoBurr.jpg
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CHILDREN (with Mary)

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5th cousin
8 times removed

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Mary Burroughs

Born abt 1690 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Married Joseph Tiffany by 9 Jul 1735 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Note:  he was a husbandman (farmer)
Children:  William
Died after 1753
Buried
Sources
Husband's occupation: York Deeds, Book 27 page 823
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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(Squire) Humphrey Tiffany and Elizabeth

Note:  Though the book "Tiffany's of America" was used as a source, it has many errors according to more reliable sources.  

Pg. 1160 The Tiffanys of America
(Squire) Humphrey Tiffany
Parents:  Henry Tiffany and Elizabeth
Born 4 Jun 1630 London, Middlesex, England
Note:  Christened the same day 
Military: American Revolution
Note:  Captain Stafford's Company of Volunteers marched 16 Jul 1777 and returned 30 Jul 1777.  Service 15 days.  Company ordered to march by Major General Schuyler to reinforced troops under Colonel Warner at Manchester.
Married Elizabeth Baker abt 1661 Plymouth, Massachusetts
Occupation in England:  Justice of the Peace
Immigrated to British America abt 1660
Died 15 Jul 1685 On road between Swansea and Boston, Massachusetts
Note:  struck by lightning
Buried
Sources
Book:  Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island: Genealogical Records Vol 1 Published by J.H. Beers & Co. Chicago, 1908 pages 246, 248
Book:  The Tiffany's of America:  History and Genealogy  by Nelson Otis Tiffany, 1901
Book: New England Families by William Richard Cutter A.M., Vol 3, 1913, page 1160
Military:  Book:  Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in War of Revolution Volume 15 pages 737 and 741.
His birth date: http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.tiffany/283/mb.ashx
More about him and his descendants: http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.tiffany/439/mb.ashx
Elizabeth Baker (?)
Born 1640 Swansea, Massachusetts
Married 2) Mr. Ray after 1685
Died after 1685
Note:  she was the executrix of her husband's will in Oct of 1685
Buried Massachusetts
Sources
Book:  The Tiffany's of America:  History and Genealogy by Nelson Otis Tiffany, 1901
Plymouth Colony Records Vol 4 page 51-54

CHILDREN


Ebenezer Tiffany
Born 1663 Rehoboth, Britstol, Massachusetts
Married Elizabeth (unknown surname)
Children: Ebenezer, Hezekiah, Catherine, Elizabeth, Eliezer, Ephraim, Seth, Sarah, William
Died 10 Feb 1747 Barrington, Rhode Island
Buried
Sources
Book:  The Tiffany's of America:  History and Genealogy page 135-139
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jbbullock&id=I30813



James Tiffany's children listed from Tiffany's in America
*James Tiffany
Born 1666 Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
21 Oct 1680:  Lived with the Reverend Peter Thacher who taught him to read and write
1790:  Moved from Swansea to Attleboro
Married 1) Bethia Eaton before 1687
Children:  Elizabeth, Joseph, James, Samuel, Benjamin, Anna, Rebecca, Sarah, Mary, Martha, Lydia, Bathsheba, John
2) Elizabeth Fuller bef 1714
Children: Jonathan, Keziah, Althea, Noah
Died Between June 28 and July 26 1732
Buried
Sources
Book: Milton Records -- Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1662-1843, Town of Milton, Massachusetts. Page 62 Published by Alfred Mudge & Son Printers. Boston, Massachusetts, 1900
Book:  The Tiffany's of America:  History and Genealogy pages 4-6
Book:  Tales of Our Ancestors by Eileen Hacking Lentz page 94
Thomas Tiffany
Born 11 Jun 1668 Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Occupation:  Town Clerk of Ashford, Connecticut 1721-1748
Moved 1698 from Swansea to Rhode Island and then to Ashford, Connecticut
Married Hannah abt 1689 Swansea, Massachusetts
Children: Eliezer, Thomas, Recompense, Isaiah, Edward, Nathaniel
Died 7 Mar 1734 Ashford, Connecticut
Buried
Sources
The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
Book:  The Tiffany's of America:  History and Genealogy pages 120-133
Hezekiah Tiffany
Born 18 Aug 1670 Swansea, Massachusetts
Died 4 Dec 1685 Swansea River, Swansea, Massachusetts
Buried
Sources
Book:  The Tiffany's of America:  History and Genealogy page 8
William Tiffany
Born 27 Feb 1672 Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Married ?
Died 1694
Buried
Sources
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jbbullock&id=I30803
Consider Tiffany
Born 14 Jun 1675 Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Married  Abigail  Niles 1696 New Shoreham, Rhode Island
Children:  Elizabeth, Sarah, Nathan
Died 1708  Connecticut
Buried
Sources
Book:  The Tiffany's of America:  History and Genealogy pages 140-170
Ephraim Tiffany
Born 26 Dec 1677 Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Married Bethia Tosh
Children: Samuel, Consider, Humphrey, Ephraim, Bethia, Mary, Ebenezer
Died 15 Jul 1727 Lyme, Connecticut
Buried
Sources
Genealogical Sketch of the Tiffany Family, By Ella F. Wright, 1904.  (Ella was one of his descendants)
Chronicles of a Connecticut Farm 1769-1905 (this is a document regarding Ephraim Tiffany's land after his death where a Samuel Tiffany is listed as "heir-at-law"  the land had a claim made against it by the Brown family upon Ephraim's death and Samuel had to pay 236 pounds).
Elizabeth Tiffany
Born 11 Apr 1680 Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Married Supposedly Edward Paine, but highly doubtful.  The reported marriage between Elizabeth Tiffany and Edward Paine didn't reportedly take place until 1724 - which would place her in her mid forties and  having children until her 80's - not possible unless you are in the Bible.  There has to be another Elizabeth Tiffany born among the next generation.
Died
Buried
Sources
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jbbullock&id=I30806
Sarah Tiffany
Born 6 Jul 1683 Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Married ?
Died
Buried
Sources
Book:  The Tiffany's of America:  History and Genealogy in the Introduction


Tuesday, December 3, 2013

William Tiffany1720 and Marcy Braman 1721-1743 and second wife Miram Wetherell

William Tiffany 
Parents Joseph Tiffany and Mary Burroughs
Born abt 1720 Massachusetts
Married 1) Marcy Braman 4 March 1742 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Note:  surname spelled Tiffeney in record
2) Miriam Wetherell 1 Mar 1750 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Children:  Joseph, William, Miriam, Seth, Margaret 
Top half is William and Marcy, their daughter, and Marcy's death date.  Bottom half is his remarriage and first son
Died 
Buried
Sources
Marriages to Marcy and Miriam : http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Bristol/Norton/Images/Norton_M322.shtml
Discussion about this family:  http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.tiffany/24/mb.ashx
Marcy Braman
Parents John Braman and Mary Gray
Born 18 Jul 1721 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Died 8 Aug 1743 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Note:  about four months after giving birth 
Buried Massachusetts
Sources
Parents: Book: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts Vital Records (births) page 22
Death:  Book:  Norton Bristol, Massachusetts deaths page 396
http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.tiffany/24/mb.ashx

CHILDREN



*Marcy (Mercy or Marey) Tiffany
Born 19 Apr 1743 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Note: her given name in the record is Marcy
Married Ephraim Grover 15 Nov 1764 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Died 26 May 1821
Sources
Birth: IGI Film 0873833 IT2 Batch C500061 dated 1639-1850

Marriage:  http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Bristol/Norton/Images/Norton_M322.shtml
http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.tiffany/24/mb.ashx

2nd wife to William Tiffany

Miriam Wetherell
Parents: William Wetherell and Sarah Paine
Born 25 March 1731 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Died 1760 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Buried
Sources
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The wedding date of William and Miriam and the rest of their children

CHILDREN WITH SECOND WIFE

Joseph Tiffany
Born 13 August 1750 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Intention of Marriage to Sarah published 17 May 1775 in Sharon Massachusetts
Married Sarah Morse 12 Sep 1775 Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts
Children: Joseph, Rufus, Sarah
Joseph and Sarah marriage as shown in book:  Massachusetts Town and Vital Records page 270
Died after 1835
Buried
Sources
Massachusetts Town and Vital Records page 140 Norton Births
Marriage Record
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William Tiffany
Born 9 June 1753 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Married ?
Died
Buried
Sources
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Massachusetts Town and Vital Records page 140 Norton Births
Miriam Tiffany
Born 15 August 1754 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Married Joshua Clark 27 May 1779 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Children:  Peggy, Emmy, Miriam
Died 1 December 1842 Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Buried Lake Vale Cemetery, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sources
Massachusetts Town and Vital Records page 140 Norton Births
Massachusetts Marriages
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Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32695259/mirriam-clark


Seth Tiffany
Born 1 June 1756 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Married?
Died
Buried
Sources
Massachusetts Town and Vital Records page 140 Norton Births
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Margaret Tiffany
Born 12 October 1758 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Married?
Died
Buried
Sources
Massachusetts Town and Vital Records page 140 Norton Births
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