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Joseph Garnsey

M, #767, b. 1621, d. 11 November 1688

Family: Rose

Son	Joseph Garnsey+ (b. 30 June 1662, d. 1709)

Biography

Birth	1621	Joseph Garnsey was born in 1621.
Marriage	11 May 1659	He and Rose were married on 11 May 1659 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut,
Death	11 November 1688	He died on 11 November 1688

Last Edited

22 December 2016

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Rose

F, #768

Family 2: Joseph Garnsey (b. 1621, d. 11 November 1688)

Son	Joseph Garnsey+ (b. 30 June 1662, d. 1709)

Biography

Marriage

11 May 1659

Joseph Garnsey and Rose were married on 11 May 1659 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut,

Last Edited

15 January 2018

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Joseph Garnsey

M, #769, b. 30 June 1662, d. 1709

Parents

Father	Joseph Garnsey (b. 1621, d. 11 November 1688)
Mother	Rose

Family: Mary Lockwood (b. about 1678, d. 1709)

Son	John Garnsey
Daughter	Deborah Garnsey
Daughter	Susannah Garnsey
Son	Joseph Garnsey (b. 23 April 1695)
Son	Jonathan Garnsey+ (b. 14 November 1701, d. 25 December 1749)
Daughter	Hannah Garnsey (b. 27 January 1702)

Biography

Birth	30 June 1662	Joseph Garnsey was born on 30 June 1662 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.^1,2
Marriage	2 March 1693	He and Mary Lockwood were married on 2 March 1693 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, The Lockwood Genealogy lists 7 children of Joseph and Mary: Mary (1693) Joseph (1695) John (1697) Rose (1699) Jonathan (1701) Hannah (1702) Debro (1704) The Garnsey-Guernsey Genealogy, p. 470, also lists Susannah, b. 1706.^3,4
Death	1709	He died in 1709

Last Edited

15 January 2018

Citations

[S796] Frederic A. Holden and E. Dunbar Lockwood, Descendants of Robert Lockwood: Colonial and Revolutionary History of the Lockwood Family in America (Philadelphia: Privately Printed, 1889), p. 15; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/stream/descendantsofrob00inhold#page/n4/mode/1up : accessed
[S736] Lorraine Cook White, Editor, Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: In Ancestry.com's Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1879 database, Vol 1-55 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Between 1994 and 2002), Stamford, p. 87, citing Vol 1, p. 76.
[S736] White, Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Stamford Volume, p. 162
[S796] Lockwood, Descendants of Robert Lockwood, p. 50

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Mary Lockwood

F, #770, b. about 1678, d. 1709

Parents

Father	Edmond Lockwood, III (b. about 1625, d. 31 January 1693)
Mother	Hannah Scott

Family: Joseph Garnsey (b. 30 June 1662, d. 1709)

Son	John Garnsey
Daughter	Deborah Garnsey
Daughter	Susannah Garnsey
Son	Joseph Garnsey (b. 23 April 1695)
Son	Jonathan Garnsey+ (b. 14 November 1701, d. 25 December 1749)
Daughter	Hannah Garnsey (b. 27 January 1702)

Biography

Birth	about 1678	Mary Lockwood was born about 1678 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut. I have not been able to view all the material written about Ephraim Lockwood, Edmond Lockwood, and Mary Lockwood. However, from what I have read, the idea that Mary's parents were Ephraim Lockwood and Mercy St. John was propagated by the Lockwood Genealogy by Holden & Lockwood in 1889. That genealogy added the children of Edmond to Ephraim, one of the sons of Robert Lockwood. The Garnsey-Guernsey Genealogy lists Mary Lockwood as the daughter of Edmund/Edmond Lockwood. It references Edmund Lockwood's will which names his children Joseph, Daniel, Edmun, Mary and Abigail. According to the Garnsey-Guernsey Genealogy, it appears to confirm that the three children of Ephraim Lockwood listed in the Lockwood Genealogy without birthdates were children of Edmund Lockwood. That source references the distribution of the estate of Edmond Lockwood, which names children Joseph, Daniel, Mary Garnsy, Abigal, and Sarah. "LOCKWOOD, Edman, late of Stamford, died Jan 31, 1692, and Mch. 25, 1692/3, letters of administration on his estate granted to his son Joseph Lockwood and Jonas Weed Sr., the later refused to qualify and Abraham Ambler, mentioned his widow ____, and children, Joseph, Daniel, Edman, Mary and Abigaile, and filed Mch. 15, 1692/3, page 95. " (from Spencer Mead's Extract of Probate Records at Fairfield, Vol 4, 1690-1702, p. 112, viewed on the Fairfield County USGenWeb page, Also, there is a land record from 3 Jan 1707, a deed of sale by Joseph and Mary Garnsey, husband and wife, to Edmund Lockwood [Jr.] of "our share of our father, Edman Lockwood, deceased." In Stamford Land Records, Vol. A:436, #3161, pt. 2. The St. John Genealogy is also confusing. It lists Mercy St. John as marrying Ephraim Lockwood (b. in Watertown, Mass 1 Dec 1641, the son of Robert and Susannah Lockwood) but then asterisks this entry, and at the footnote, proceeds to list the extracts of Edmond Lockwood's will, the above-mentioned land record, and an additional document, the will of Edmond Lockwood Jr, which mentions three sisters, Mary Garnsey, Abigail Clark [the Lockwood Genealogy had her marrying a Cook], and Sarah Lounsbury. Perhaps the St. John Genealogy considered Ephraim and Edmond the same man.1
Marriage	2 March 1693	Joseph Garnsey and she were married on 2 March 1693 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, The Lockwood Genealogy lists 7 children of Joseph and Mary: Mary (1693) Joseph (1695) John (1697) Rose (1699) Jonathan (1701) Hannah (1702) Debro (1704) The Garnsey-Guernsey Genealogy, p. 470, also lists Susannah, b. 1706.^2,1
Death	1709	She died in 1709

Last Edited

3 February 2021

Citations

[S796] Frederic A. Holden and E. Dunbar Lockwood, Descendants of Robert Lockwood: Colonial and Revolutionary History of the Lockwood Family in America (Philadelphia: Privately Printed, 1889), p. 50; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/stream/descendantsofrob00inhold#page/n4/mode/1up : accessed
[S736] Lorraine Cook White, Editor, Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: In Ancestry.com's Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1879 database, Vol 1-55 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Between 1994 and 2002), Stamford Volume, p. 162

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Jonathan Garnsey

M, #771, b. 14 November 1701, d. 25 December 1749

Parents

Father	Joseph Garnsey (b. 30 June 1662, d. 1709)
Mother	Mary Lockwood (b. about 1678, d. 1709)

Family: Deborah Finch

Daughter	Deborah Garnsey, -- Died Young (b. 13 September 1728)
Son	Joseph Garnsey, -- Died Young (b. 13 September 1728)
Son	Jonathan Garnsey, -- No issue (b. 12 March 1729/30)
Son	Silas Garnsey, -- No issue (b. 1733/34, d. 1758)
Son	Samuel Garnsey (b. 1736)
Daughter	Deborah Garnsey (b. 27 June 1741, d. 14 September 1792)
Daughter	Thankful Garnsey (b. 1743)
Son	Zaccheus Garnsey+ (b. 1745, d. 1803)
Daughter	Abigail Garnsey (b. 10 June 1747)
Daughter	Comfort Garnsey (b. about 1748)
Son	Ezra Garnsey+ (b. 29 March 1750, d. August 1821)
Daughter	Mary Garnsey (b. 29 March 1750, d. December 1751)

Biography

Birth	14 November 1701	Jonathan Garnsey was born on 14 November 1701 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Marriage	1727	He and Deborah Finch were married in 1727 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Jonathan and Deborah reportedly had 12 children between 1728 and 1750. The first two (Deborah and Joseph, both died young) and the last two (Ezra and Mary) were twins.¹
Death	25 December 1749	He died on 25 December 1749 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut,

Last Edited

20 January 2018

Citations

[S112] Eva Garnsey Card and Howard Abram Guernsey, compiler, Garnsey-Guernsey Genealogy An Account of Thirteen Generations of Descendants from Henry Garnsey (-- - 1692) of Dorchester, Mass., and Joseph Guernsie-Garnsey (-- -1688) of Stamford, Conn. with revisions by Judith L. Young-Thayer (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., 1963, 1979), p. 491. Hereinafter cited as Garnsey-Guernsey Genealogy.

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Deborah Finch

F, #772

Parents

Father	Samuel Finch (b. about 1677, d. 1728)
Mother	Mary Whelply

Family: Jonathan Garnsey (b. 14 November 1701, d. 25 December 1749)

Daughter	Deborah Garnsey, -- Died Young (b. 13 September 1728)
Son	Joseph Garnsey, -- Died Young (b. 13 September 1728)
Son	Jonathan Garnsey, -- No issue (b. 12 March 1729/30)
Son	Silas Garnsey, -- No issue (b. 1733/34, d. 1758)
Son	Samuel Garnsey (b. 1736)
Daughter	Deborah Garnsey (b. 27 June 1741, d. 14 September 1792)
Daughter	Thankful Garnsey (b. 1743)
Son	Zaccheus Garnsey+ (b. 1745, d. 1803)
Daughter	Abigail Garnsey (b. 10 June 1747)
Daughter	Comfort Garnsey (b. about 1748)
Son	Ezra Garnsey+ (b. 29 March 1750, d. August 1821)
Daughter	Mary Garnsey (b. 29 March 1750, d. December 1751)

Biography

Birth		Deborah Finch was born. The Garnsey-Guernsey Genealogy lists Deborah Finch as "dau of Samuel, Sr., and Sarah [dau of Simon and Susannah Hoyt]". The Descendants of John Finch book lists her as the daughter of Samuel (the grandson of Samuel, Sr., and son of Joseph) and Mary Whelply.^1,2
Marriage	1727	Jonathan Garnsey and she were married in 1727 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Jonathan and Deborah reportedly had 12 children between 1728 and 1750. The first two (Deborah and Joseph, both died young) and the last two (Ezra and Mary) were twins.²

Last Edited

23 January 2018

Citations

[S805] Claude E. Thummel, Compiler, Descendants of John Finch of Connecticut (1 Sep 1965), p. 26; digital images, Family Search Books, ExLibris Rosetta (https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE90616 : accessed
[S112] Eva Garnsey Card and Howard Abram Guernsey, compiler, Garnsey-Guernsey Genealogy An Account of Thirteen Generations of Descendants from Henry Garnsey (-- - 1692) of Dorchester, Mass., and Joseph Guernsie-Garnsey (-- -1688) of Stamford, Conn. with revisions by Judith L. Young-Thayer (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., 1963, 1979), p. 491. Hereinafter cited as Garnsey-Guernsey Genealogy.

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Ezra Garnsey

M, #773, b. 29 March 1750, d. August 1821

Parents

Father	Jonathan Garnsey (b. 14 November 1701, d. 25 December 1749)
Mother	Deborah Finch

Family: Sarah Seekins (b. 27 March 1751, d. August 1821)

Son	Asa Garnsey (b. 12 May 1776, d. 1836)
Son	Silas Garnsey (b. 8 April 1778)
Son	Ezra Garnsey, Jr.+ (b. 12 April 1780, d. after 1855)
Daughter	Sally (Sarah) Garnsey+ (b. 17 March 1782, d. 28 July 1861)
Son	Solomon Garnsey (b. 25 May 1787, d. 26 February 1841)

Biography

Birth	29 March 1750	Ezra Garnsey was born on 29 March 1750 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Son of Jonathan, dec'd, and Deborah. Twins with Mary. Born 3 months after their father's death.¹
Christening	20 May 1750	He was christened on 20 May 1750 at Congregational Church in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Marriage	3 March 1771	He and Sarah Seekins were married on 3 March 1771 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, by Rev. Samuel West of Dartmouth.²
Military	6 May 1775	He served in the military on 6 May 1775 serving in Revolutionary War.
Military	6 October 1775	He served in the military on 6 October 1775 (Revolutionary War).
Census	1790	He appeared in the census 1790 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Ezra is listed as:
Census	1800	He appeared in the census 1800 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Ezra is listed as: 1 male 16-25, 1 male 45 & over, 1 female under 10, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 45 & up. Next to Jeremiah Lockwood and a number of other Lockwoods nearby. Isaac Webb nearby.³
Religious Affiliation	6 August 1804	He was affiliated with listed as Parishoner. on 6 August 1804 at St. John's Church in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Census	1810	He appeared in the census 1810 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Ezra is listed as: 1 male "45 and over", with 1 female 45 and over. Next to Silas Garnsey, his son, and Silas's 5 boys. Next to Samuel Lockwood.⁴
Death	August 1821	He died in August 1821 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, per Stamford Congregational Church records.

Last Edited

9 May 2019

Citations

[S736] Lorraine Cook White, Editor, Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: In Ancestry.com's Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1879 database, Vol 1-55 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Between 1994 and 2002), Stamford VR, p. 87, citing Vol 1, p. 95
[S736] White, Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Stamford, p. 222, citing Vol 2, p. 28
[S92] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
[S90] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com, 3/22 at ancestry.com.

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Sarah Seekins

F, #774, b. 27 March 1751, d. August 1821

Parents

Father	Aaron Seekins, Jr.
Mother	Hannah Wescott (b. 7 April 1725)

Family: Ezra Garnsey (b. 29 March 1750, d. August 1821)

Son	Asa Garnsey (b. 12 May 1776, d. 1836)
Son	Silas Garnsey (b. 8 April 1778)
Son	Ezra Garnsey, Jr.+ (b. 12 April 1780, d. after 1855)
Daughter	Sally (Sarah) Garnsey+ (b. 17 March 1782, d. 28 July 1861)
Son	Solomon Garnsey (b. 25 May 1787, d. 26 February 1841)

Biography

Birth	27 March 1751	Sarah Seekins was born on 27 March 1751 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Marriage	3 March 1771	Ezra Garnsey and she were married on 3 March 1771 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, by Rev. Samuel West of Dartmouth.¹
Death	August 1821	She died in August 1821 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut,
Burial	1821	She was buried in 1821 at Old North Main Street Cemetery in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut.²

Last Edited

18 January 2018

Citations

[S736] Lorraine Cook White, Editor, Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: In Ancestry.com's Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1879 database, Vol 1-55 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Between 1994 and 2002), Stamford, p. 222, citing Vol 2, p. 28
[S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Old North Main Street Cemetery, Danbury, CT

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Aaron Seekins, Jr.

M, #775

Parents

Father	Aaron Seekins (b. about 1690, d. before December 1747)
Mother	Lydia Pierce (b. about 1689, d. 1785)

Family: Hannah Wescott (b. 7 April 1725)

Son	Aaron Seekins, III (b. about 1749, d. before 1840)
Daughter	Sarah Seekins+ (b. 27 March 1751, d. August 1821)
Daughter	Mary Seekins (b. about 1752)
Son	Caleb Seekins (b. about 1754)
Daughter	Lydia Seekins (b. about 1756)
Son	Paul Seekins (b. about 1759, d. 1810)
Son	Martin Seekins (b. 1762, d. 1830)
Daughter	Margaret Seekins (b. about 1765)

Biography

Marriage

17 April 1746

Aaron Seekins, Jr., and Hannah Wescott were married on 17 April 1746 in Plymouth, Middleborough County, Massachusetts, The marriage was recorded as "both of Middleborough", married by Benjamin Ruggles.

I have seen her name listed Hannah June, and Hannah Jun. I do not think those are correct. Looking at this record, it looks like Hannah Wescoat Junr with the "r" in superscript. It is spelled just like another Junior further down on the page. Was the term Junior ever used for a woman? Could there have been another Hannah Wescott in Plymouth at that time, that they wanted to differentiate from? Just a thought.

Looking in the Town Clerk Town Records for Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, I see Benjamin Ruggles, son of Mr. Benjamin Ruggles and Dorcas his wife, b. 15 Dec 1726. Probably Senior married them.

Last Edited

18 January 2018