Tilley Pearsall Genealogy Database

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Thomas Smith

M, #7401, d. before 1769

Parents

Father

John Smith (b. 1669)

Family: Susannah Wood (d. before 1769)

Daughter

Mary Smith+ (b. 23 May 1735)

Biography

Residence		Thomas lived in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island,
Marriage	27 May 1738	He and Susannah Wood were married on 27 May 1738 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, Arnold's, Vol IV: Thomas Smith and Susanna Wood, both of Newport; m. by William Sanford, Justice, May 27, 1738.^1,2
Death	before 1769	He died before 1769¹

Last Edited

5 January 2019

Citations

[S779] Stephen Farnum Peckham, Peckham Genealogy: The English Ancestors and American Descendants of John Peckham of Newport, Rhode Island (New York: National Historical Co., 1922), p. 306; digital images, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=13731 : accessed
[S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol IV, Portsmouth VR, p. 42, citing Book 1, p. 269; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

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Susannah Wood

F, #7402, d. before 1769

Family: Thomas Smith (d. before 1769)

Daughter

Mary Smith+ (b. 23 May 1735)

Biography

Family History		Info on John Wood of Portsmouth. MP Tilley's pedigree chart shows Susannah descending from John Wood through son Thomas and Rebecca. This website gives information about John Wood.
Marriage	27 May 1738	Thomas Smith and Susannah Wood were married on 27 May 1738 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, Arnold's, Vol IV: Thomas Smith and Susanna Wood, both of Newport; m. by William Sanford, Justice, May 27, 1738.^1,2
Death	before 1769	She died before 1769¹

Last Edited

6 February 2024

Citations

[S779] Stephen Farnum Peckham, Peckham Genealogy: The English Ancestors and American Descendants of John Peckham of Newport, Rhode Island (New York: National Historical Co., 1922), p. 306; digital images, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=13731 : accessed
[S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol IV, Portsmouth VR, p. 42, citing Book 1, p. 269; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed

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Peleg Peckham

M, #7403, b. 1748

Parents

Father	William Peckham, III (b. 3 September 1706, d. 12 April 1784)
Mother	Phoebe Barker (b. 14 November 1717, d. 10 November 1757)

Family: Elizabeth Smith (d. 13 December 1833)

Son	Elisha Peckham+ (b. 5 May 1790, d. 16 October 1839)

Biography

Birth	1748	Peleg Peckham was born in 1748. Peckham Genealogy says he was born 1739. Peleg is Person # 97 in the Peckham Genealogy, and his family is listed on page 306-307.¹
Marriage	1 August 1772	He and Elizabeth Smith were married on 1 August 1772 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, Peckham Genealogy also gives alternate marriage date of 25 Aug 1772. Married by Rev. Gardiner Thurston. FamilySearch Person ID KN4M-BKB lists 8 children of Peleg and Elizabeth: Edward Smith Peckham Sarah Peckham m. Joseph Taggart (Not listed in Peckham Genealogy) Mary Peckham m. Nathaniel Barker Henry Peckham m. Esther Gould Peleg Peckham m. Freelove Sophia Hazard Elizabeth Peckham m. George Brown Elisha Peckham m. Elizabeth Dunham Sylvester Phebe Peckham, m. Simeon Barker¹

Last Edited

14 May 2018

Citations

[S779] Stephen Farnum Peckham, Peckham Genealogy: The English Ancestors and American Descendants of John Peckham of Newport, Rhode Island (New York: National Historical Co., 1922), p. 306; digital images, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=13731 : accessed

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Elizabeth Smith

F, #7404, d. 13 December 1833

Family: Peleg Peckham (b. 1748)

Son	Elisha Peckham+ (b. 5 May 1790, d. 16 October 1839)

Biography

Marriage	1 August 1772	Peleg Peckham and Elizabeth Smith were married on 1 August 1772 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, Peckham Genealogy also gives alternate marriage date of 25 Aug 1772. Married by Rev. Gardiner Thurston. FamilySearch Person ID KN4M-BKB lists 8 children of Peleg and Elizabeth: Edward Smith Peckham Sarah Peckham m. Joseph Taggart (Not listed in Peckham Genealogy) Mary Peckham m. Nathaniel Barker Henry Peckham m. Esther Gould Peleg Peckham m. Freelove Sophia Hazard Elizabeth Peckham m. George Brown Elisha Peckham m. Elizabeth Dunham Sylvester Phebe Peckham, m. Simeon Barker¹
Death	13 December 1833	She died on 13 December 1833 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island,¹

Last Edited

25 October 2017

Citations

[S779] Stephen Farnum Peckham, Peckham Genealogy: The English Ancestors and American Descendants of John Peckham of Newport, Rhode Island (New York: National Historical Co., 1922), p. 306; digital images, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=13731 : accessed

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Frank L. Babbott, Jr.

M, #7405, b. 6 February 1919, d. 6 March 2008

Family: Cynthia Holly (b. 7 May 1942, d. 8 June 2016)

Biography

Birth	6 February 1919	Frank L. Babbott, Jr., was born on 6 February 1919 in New York City, New York County, New York.
Marriage		He and Cynthia Holly were married, date unknown
Death	6 March 2008	He died on 6 March 2008 in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont,

Last Edited

2 November 2017

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Ray Sherwood Mead

M, #7406, b. 8 July 1886, d. 4 September 1952

Parents

Father	George F Mead (b. July 1855)
Mother	Emma A Sherwood (b. December 1854)

Family: Sadie T. Webb (b. 1885, d. 1968)

Son	Ray Webb Mead+

Biography

Birth	8 July 1886	Ray Sherwood Mead was born on 8 July 1886 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Census	1900	He appeared in the household of George F Mead in the census 1900 at 28 Greenwich Ave in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. George is listed as George F. (Head, b. Jul 1855, age 45, married 20 years, b. CT and parents also, Painter), Emma A. (wife, b. Dec 1854, age 45, married 20 years, 2 children, both living, b. in NY and parents also) Lelia F. (daughter, b. Jul 1881, age 18, b. CT) Ray S. (son, b. Jul 1886, age 13)
Marriage		Ray Sherwood Mead and Sadie T. Webb were married, date unknown
Death	4 September 1952	He died on 4 September 1952 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT Death Index on Ancestry lists spouse as Sadi

Last Edited

2 November 2017

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George F Mead

M, #7407, b. July 1855

Parents

Father	William Henry Mead (b. 29 September 1826)
Mother	Pamelia Ray (b. 3 March 1832)

Family: Emma A Sherwood (b. December 1854)

Daughter	Lelia F. Mead (b. 5 July 1881)
Son	Ray Sherwood Mead+ (b. 8 July 1886, d. 4 September 1952)

Biography

Birth	July 1855	George F Mead was born in July 1855 in Connecticut.
Marriage	1880	He and Emma A Sherwood were married in 1880¹
Census	1900	He appeared in the census 1900 at 28 Greenwich Ave in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. George is listed as: George F. (Head, b. Jul 1855, age 45, married 20 years, b. CT and parents also, Painter), Emma A. (wife, b. Dec 1854, age 45, married 20 years, 2 children, both living, b. in NY and parents also) Lelia F. (daughter, b. Jul 1881, age 18, b. CT) Ray S. (son, b. Jul 1886, age 13)

Last Edited

2 November 2017

Citations

[S242] Spencer P. Mead, History & Genealogy of the Mead Family (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1901), p. 210. Hereinafter cited as History & Genealogy of the Mead Family.

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Emma A Sherwood

F, #7408, b. December 1854

Family: George F Mead (b. July 1855)

Daughter	Lelia F. Mead (b. 5 July 1881)
Son	Ray Sherwood Mead+ (b. 8 July 1886, d. 4 September 1952)

Biography

Birth	December 1854	Emma A Sherwood was born in December 1854 in New York.
Marriage	1880	George F Mead and she were married in 1880¹

Last Edited

2 November 2017

Citations

[S242] Spencer P. Mead, History & Genealogy of the Mead Family (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1901), p. 210. Hereinafter cited as History & Genealogy of the Mead Family.

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Sadie T. Webb

F, #7409, b. 1885, d. 1968

Parents

Father	Willis Henry Webb (b. 28 July 1857, d. 1920)
Mother	Ella Cornelia Olmstead (b. 1863)

Family: Ray Sherwood Mead (b. 8 July 1886, d. 4 September 1952)

Son	Ray Webb Mead+

Biography

Birth	1885	Sadie T. Webb was born in 1885 in Connecticut.
Marriage		Ray Sherwood Mead and she were married, date unknown
Death	1968	She died in 1968 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,

Last Edited

2 November 2017

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Willis Henry Webb

M, #7410, b. 28 July 1857, d. 1920

Parents

Father	Charles H. Webb (b. 1828)
Mother	Sarah Jane Keeler (b. 1829)

Family: Ella Cornelia Olmstead (b. 1863)

Daughter

Sadie T. Webb+ (b. 1885, d. 1968)

Biography

Birth	28 July 1857	Willis Henry Webb was born on 28 July 1857 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Marriage	1884	He and Ella Cornelia Olmstead were married in 1884
Death	1920	He died in 1920 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,¹
Burial	1920	He was buried in 1920 at First Congregational Church Cemetery in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Last Edited

2 November 2017

Citations

[S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, First Congregational Church Cemetery, Greenwich, CT

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Ella Cornelia Olmstead

F, #7411, b. 1863

Parents

Father	Henry Olmstead
Mother	Sarah Anne Moshier

Family: Willis Henry Webb (b. 28 July 1857, d. 1920)

Daughter

Sadie T. Webb+ (b. 1885, d. 1968)

Biography

Birth	1863	Ella Cornelia Olmstead was born in 1863 in Connecticut.
Marriage	1884	Willis Henry Webb and she were married in 1884

Last Edited

2 November 2017

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Sarah Jane Keeler

F, #7412, b. 1829

Family: Charles H. Webb (b. 1828)

Son	Willis Henry Webb+ (b. 28 July 1857, d. 1920)
Daughter	Lily Webb (b. 1860)
Daughter	Minnie Webb (b. 1864)

Biography

Note		Sarah's last name is listed in the Stamford, CT Families 1641-1935 at Rootsweb WorldConnect. No source given. Genealogy of the Families of John Rockwell, of Stamford, Connecticut 1641, and Ralph Keeler, of Hartford, Connecticut 1939, by W. F. Jones, 1903 (available on books.google.com) p. 152, lists a Sarah Jane Keeler, id # 1526g, the 7th child of Isaac and Mary (Palmer) Keeler of Norwalk and Albany, NY, and says she married Charles Webb. Other children of that family also had Fairfield County connections. Her sister married a Morrell, and a brother married a Ford and they resided in Stamford and Greenwich. Another brother married a Raymond from Stamford, and they resided in Norwalk. This seems to be the correct Sarah J.
Birth	1829	Sarah Jane Keeler was born in 1829 in New York.
Marriage	about 1856	Charles H. Webb and she were married about 1856

Last Edited

2 November 2017

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Minnie Webb

F, #7413, b. 1864

Parents

Father	Charles H. Webb (b. 1828)
Mother	Sarah Jane Keeler (b. 1829)

Biography

Birth

1864

Minnie Webb was born in 1864 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Last Edited

2 November 2017

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Lily Webb

F, #7414, b. 1860

Parents

Father	Charles H. Webb (b. 1828)
Mother	Sarah Jane Keeler (b. 1829)

Biography

Birth

1860

Lily Webb was born in 1860 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Last Edited

2 November 2017

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Ray Webb Mead

M, #7415

Parents

Father	Ray Sherwood Mead (b. 8 July 1886, d. 4 September 1952)
Mother	Sadie T. Webb (b. 1885, d. 1968)

Family:

Son

Ray Mead

Last Edited

3 April 2018

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Ray Mead

M, #7416

Parents

Father

Ray Webb Mead

Last Edited

3 April 2018

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Lelia F. Mead

F, #7417, b. 5 July 1881

Parents

Father	George F Mead (b. July 1855)
Mother	Emma A Sherwood (b. December 1854)

Biography

Birth

5 July 1881

Lelia F. Mead was born on 5 July 1881 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹

Last Edited

2 November 2017

Citations

[S242] Spencer P. Mead, History & Genealogy of the Mead Family (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1901), p. 210. Hereinafter cited as History & Genealogy of the Mead Family.

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William Henry Mead

M, #7418, b. 29 September 1826

Parents

Father	Bush Mead (b. 4 August 1786, d. 13 January 1860)
Mother	Sally\Sarah Wilson (b. 1791, d. 6 July 1847)

Family: Pamelia Ray (b. 3 March 1832)

Son	William H. Mead (b. 1854)
Son	George F Mead+ (b. July 1855)
Son	Stephen A Mead (b. 1857)
Daughter	Ella P Mead (b. 1859)

Biography

Birth	29 September 1826	William Henry Mead was born on 29 September 1826 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹
Marriage	27 October 1851	He and Pamelia Ray were married on 27 October 1851 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,¹
Census	1860	He appeared in the census 1860 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. William is listed as: William H (age 33, Carpenter, real estate $400, personal $300), b. CT) Permelia (age 28, b. New York) William H. (age 6) George F. (age 4) Stephen A. (age 3) Ella P. (age 1)
Census	1880	He appeared in the census 1880 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. William is listed as: William Henry (age 53, Carpenter) Pamelia (age 48, wife, keeping house) William Henry, Jr., (26, son, single, carpenter) George Francis (24, son, single, painter) Stephen Augustus (23, son, single, Clerk in hardware store) Ella Pamelia (21, daughter, at home) Mary Alice (19, daughter, at home) Harrison Murray (13, son, at school) Caleb Russell (10, son, at school) Lena Ray (7, daughter)

Last Edited

2 November 2017

Citations

[S242] Spencer P. Mead, History & Genealogy of the Mead Family (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1901), p. 210. Hereinafter cited as History & Genealogy of the Mead Family.

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William H. Mead

M, #7419, b. 1854

Parents

Father	William Henry Mead (b. 29 September 1826)
Mother	Pamelia Ray (b. 3 March 1832)

Biography

Birth

1854

William H. Mead was born in 1854 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Last Edited

2 November 2017

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Stephen A Mead

M, #7420, b. 1857

Parents

Father	William Henry Mead (b. 29 September 1826)
Mother	Pamelia Ray (b. 3 March 1832)

Biography

Birth

1857

Stephen A Mead was born in 1857 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Last Edited

2 November 2017

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Ella P Mead

F, #7421, b. 1859

Parents

Father	William Henry Mead (b. 29 September 1826)
Mother	Pamelia Ray (b. 3 March 1832)

Biography

Birth

1859

Ella P Mead was born in 1859 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Last Edited

2 November 2017

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Pamelia Ray

F, #7422, b. 3 March 1832

Parents

Father

Hiram Ray

Family: William Henry Mead (b. 29 September 1826)

Son	William H. Mead (b. 1854)
Son	George F Mead+ (b. July 1855)
Son	Stephen A Mead (b. 1857)
Daughter	Ella P Mead (b. 1859)

Biography

Birth	3 March 1832	Pamelia Ray was born on 3 March 1832 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹
Marriage	27 October 1851	William Henry Mead and she were married on 27 October 1851 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,¹

Last Edited

2 November 2017

Citations

[S242] Spencer P. Mead, History & Genealogy of the Mead Family (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1901), p. 210. Hereinafter cited as History & Genealogy of the Mead Family.

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Hiram Ray

M, #7423

Family:

Daughter

Pamelia Ray+ (b. 3 March 1832)

Last Edited

2 November 2017

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Bush Mead

M, #7424, b. 4 August 1786, d. 13 January 1860

Parents

Father

Matthew Mead

Family: SallySarah Wilson (b. 1791, d. 6 July 1847)

Son	William Henry Mead+ (b. 29 September 1826)

Biography

Birth	4 August 1786	Bush Mead was born on 4 August 1786 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. I may have the wrong father for this Bush Mead, in online trees he has Captain Matthew Mead and Mary Bush for parents. Need to double check.¹
Marriage	9 April 1811	He and SallySarah Wilson were married on 9 April 1811 at Second Congregational Church in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,²
Census	1820	He appeared in the census 1820 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Bush is listed as: Bush Mead One male under 10, 1 male 26-45 3 females under 10 1 female 26-45 1 in Agriculture Next to Justus B. Mead, Stephen Marshall, Daniel S. Mead, Peter Avery, Widown Rebecca Cozine, Hezekiah Hobby and Jabez M. Hobby. Image 3/12
Death	13 January 1860	He died on 13 January 1860 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,¹

Last Edited

17 October 2020

Citations

[S242] Spencer P. Mead, History & Genealogy of the Mead Family (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1901), p. 208. Hereinafter cited as History & Genealogy of the Mead Family.
[S242] Spencer P. Mead, History & Genealogy of the Mead Family, p. 210.

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Sally\Sarah Wilson

F, #7425, b. 1791, d. 6 July 1847

Parents

Father	Nehemiah Wilson, Jr. (b. about 1757, d. 3 August 1837)
Mother	Rachel Avery (b. about 1770, d. 2 December 1846)

Family: Bush Mead (b. 4 August 1786, d. 13 January 1860)

Son	William Henry Mead+ (b. 29 September 1826)

Biography

Birth	1791	SallySarah Wilson was born in 1791. A church membership record towards the end of her life lists her as the daughter of Nehemiah Wilson. No other documentation to verify that.
Marriage	9 April 1811	Bush Mead and she were married on 9 April 1811 at Second Congregational Church in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,¹
Church Affiliation	2 July 1843	As of 2 July 1843, SallySarah was affiliated with Second Congregational Church, in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Listed in the Membership lists as Sally Mead, wife of Bush Mead, daughter of Nehemiah Wilson. This record conflicts with the possibility that Nehemiah Wilson, Jr. could be the father of Sarah (Wilson) Mead, wife of Selah. Nehemiah, Jr. could not have two daughters named Sarah who grew to adulthood. In the 1790 census, Matthew Mead lives very near the Wilsons, and in 1800, both Matthew and Justus B. Mead live very near the Wilsons. On Findagrave, her Putnam Cemetery burial record says Sarah, as does "Greenwich Connecticut Epitaphs" by Francis Spies. Another point is that the Averys, the Benjamin Wilsons, and Sarah (Wilson) Mead, wife of Selah, were Methodists.
Death	6 July 1847	She died on 6 July 1847
Burial	8 July 1847	She was buried on 8 July 1847 at Putnam Cemetery in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Inscription from the Hale Collection, says age 56 yrs.²

Last Edited

26 November 2022

Citations

[S242] Spencer P. Mead, History & Genealogy of the Mead Family (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1901), p. 210. Hereinafter cited as History & Genealogy of the Mead Family.
[S774] Charles R. Hale, Editor, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629 - 1934: WPA Transcriptions of Connecticut Headstone, Online Database at Ancestry.com, some available at www.hale-collection.com (Hartford, CT: Connecticut State Library, Between 1932 and 1935), Putnam Cem (408-9) Section B, p. 45