Tilley Pearsall Genealogy Database
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Nathan Pardee
M, #2102
Family:
| Son | Nathaniel Pardee+ (b. 13 January 1760) |
| Last Edited | 22 December 2016 |
Deacon Joshua Ambler
M, #2103, b. 9 September 1723, d. between 1790 and 1793
Family 1: Millescent Hoyt
Family 2: Martha Blachley
Family 3: Bethia Weed (b. about 1729, d. about 1773)
| Son | Benjamin Ambler (b. 20 December 1749, d. before 1757) |
| Daughter | Sarah Ambler (b. 25 August 1752) |
| Daughter | Hannah Ambler (b. 18 September 1754) |
| Daughter | Deborah Ambler (b. 15 October 1754) |
| Son | Isaac Ambler (b. 11 August 1756) |
| Daughter | Bethia Ambler+ (b. 18 January 1757) |
| Son | Benjamin Ambler (b. 24 September 1758, d. 23 February 1759) |
| Daughter | Elizabeth Ambler (b. 2 July 1759) |
| Son | Benjamin Ambler+ (b. about 1760, d. 13 December 1811) |
| Daughter | Mary Ambler (b. about 1761) |
| Son | Jacob Ambler (b. 1764) |
| Daughter | Ruamah Ambler (b. about 1768) |
Biography
| Birth | 9 September 1723 | Deacon Joshua Ambler was born on 9 September 1723 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1 |
| Marriage | 6 April 1749 | He and Bethia Weed were married on 6 April 1749 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut,1 |
| History Note | 11 July 1779 | On 11 July 1779 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York, the following event took place: The British burned Bedford village except for one house. |
| Milit-War | between 1780 and 1782 | He served in the military between 1780 and 1782 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. BET 1 JUN 1780 AND 1 JAN 1782 Served in Reuben Scofield's company and in Isaac Lockwood's Sea Coast Guards1 |
| Death | between 1790 and 1793 | He died between 1790 and 1793 in Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York,1 |
| Probate | 18 May 1790 | He had his estate probated on 18 May 1790 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Ambler, Joshua, late of Stamford, will dated May 18, 1790, probated Aug. 6, 1793, mentions his children Benjamin of Bedford, Isaac, Jacob, Deborah, wife of Joseph Canada, Ruamah, wife of John Skelding, and Bethia, wife of Abraham Holly; Sarah, Bethia, Elizabeth and Clara daughters of my late daughter Sarah, wife of Nathan Olmstead. Executors sons Isaac and Jacob. Witnesses John Hoyt, Jr., Smith Weed, and Ebenezer P. Weed, page 184. Inventory taken Aug. 20, 1793, page 126. Mar. 21, 1794, order to advertise for claims, page 136.2 |
| Biography | From Edith Wicks & Virginia Olson's "Stamford's Soldiers:" "Enlisted 1 June 1780 in Capt. Reuben Scofield's Company of Coast Guards and served until January 1781, at which time he enlisted in Capt. Isaac Lockwood's Company of Sea Coast Gaurds at Stamford, Connecticut, and served until 1 January 1782. Joshua Ambler was born 9 September 1723 at Stamford. He was the son of Stephen and Deborah (Hoyt) Ambler, who were married 14 December 1721. Joshua married, first, on 6 April 1749, Bethia Weed. She was born about 1726, the daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Pennoyer) Weed, and was the mother of all his children. No death date is given, but on 24 May 1774, Joshua, now of 'Old Pound Ridge,' married second, Millescent (Hoyt) Weed, widow of Ebenezer Weed and daughter of Col. Jonathan and Millescent (Pennoyer) Hoyt. She was born 14 October 1722. No death date is given for her, but on 9 December 1788 Joshua married, third, Mrs. Martha Weed of New Canaan, Connecticut. She was the widow of Neheniah Weed. Joshua's will, probated 6 August 1793 at Stamford, was written 18 May 1790. No record of his death has been found. He may have been buried in the Congregational Church Cemetery, long since destroyed. Joshua in 1777 became a selectman of Stamford and served for ten years. He was active in the Revolution, first at Bedford and Pound Ridge, New York, where he served on the Committee of Safety and had many dealings in the service of supplies, and later at Stamford. On 27 Novermer 1780 he was a member of a Stamford committee to enroll recruits. He resided in Westchester County for a period extending from 1765 or 1766 to 1777. (The author quotes:)"Deacon Joshua Ambler was an elder of the Presbyterian Church of Bedford, New York, which was near his home in Pound Ridge. Amblers were among the group of people who went from Stamford to settle at Bedford, New York." (unattributed) Not only was he one of the largest landowners, but he was also one of the most active of Stamford men of the Revolutionary War period. Children, all by first wife: i. Benjamin, born 20 December 1749, died young. ii. Sarah, born 25 August 1752, was baptized 3 December 1760 at Stamford. She was married to Capt. Nathan Olmsted, (a soldier), son of Deacon Nathan and Millicent (Goodrich) Olmsted, who were married 4 December 1740. He was born 8 May 1744 at Ridgefield, Connecticut, and died at Pound Ridge 7 December 1827. She died there 27 September 1782. iii. Deborah, born 15 October 1754, was baptized 3 December 1760 at Stamford. She married Joseph Canada, son of Phillip and Elizabeth (Dann) Canada, who was born 22 August 1762. iv. Bethia, born 18 January 1757, was baptized 3 December 1760 at Stamford. She married Abraham Holly. v. Benjamin, born 24 September 1758, died 23 February 1759. vi. Benjamin, baptized 3 Dec 1760 q.v., also a soldier. vii. Mary, baptized 27 August 1761, at Stamford. viii. Isaac, baptized 3 October 1762, q.v., also a soldier. ix. Jacob, baptized 3 June 1764, a soldier, q.v. x. Rachel, baptized 11 June 1766, at the First Church, Salem, Westchester County, New York. xi. Ruamah, called "wife of John Skelding" in her father's will. They were married 27 March 1790 at Stamford. John was born there 13 September 1762, son of Thomas and Mary (Weed) Skelding, who were married 11 June 1752.3 |
| Last Edited | 26 December 2016 |
Citations
- [S127] USGenWeb Fairfield County Early Settlers of Stamford, CT Families 1641-1935, online http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cofairfield/pages/stamford/settlers_page.htm
- [S114] SPENCER P. MEAD, L.L.B., of the New York Bar, compiler, VOL. II ABSTRACT of PROBATE RECORDS FOR THE DISTRICT OF STAMFORD, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, AND STATE OF CONNECTICUT, 1803-1848 (, 1919). Hereinafter cited as Stamford Probate Record Abstracts.
- [S188] Edith M. Wicks and Virginia H. Olson, compiler, Stamford's Soldiers, Genealogical Biographies of Revolutionary War Patriots from Stamford, Connecticut. (Stamford Connecticut: Stamford Genealogical Society and The Ferguson Library, 1976), p4-5. Hereinafter cited as Stamford's Soldiers.
Bethia Weed
F, #2104, b. about 1729, d. about 1773
Family: Deacon Joshua Ambler (b. 9 September 1723, d. between 1790 and 1793)
| Son | Benjamin Ambler (b. 20 December 1749, d. before 1757) |
| Daughter | Sarah Ambler (b. 25 August 1752) |
| Daughter | Hannah Ambler (b. 18 September 1754) |
| Daughter | Deborah Ambler (b. 15 October 1754) |
| Son | Isaac Ambler (b. 11 August 1756) |
| Daughter | Bethia Ambler+ (b. 18 January 1757) |
| Son | Benjamin Ambler (b. 24 September 1758, d. 23 February 1759) |
| Daughter | Elizabeth Ambler (b. 2 July 1759) |
| Son | Benjamin Ambler+ (b. about 1760, d. 13 December 1811) |
| Daughter | Mary Ambler (b. about 1761) |
| Son | Jacob Ambler (b. 1764) |
| Daughter | Ruamah Ambler (b. about 1768) |
Biography
| Birth | about 1729 | Bethia Weed was born about 1729 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. (Benjamin and Mary had an earlier daughter Bethia, b. 1720 and d. 1726, so this Bethia was born after that.)1 |
| Marriage | 6 April 1749 | Deacon Joshua Ambler and she were married on 6 April 1749 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut,1 |
| Death | about 1773 | She died about 1773 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut,1 |
| Last Edited | 22 December 2016 |
Citations
- [S127] USGenWeb Fairfield County Early Settlers of Stamford, CT Families 1641-1935, online http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cofairfield/pages/stamford/settlers_page.htm
Benjamin Ambler
M, #2105, b. 20 December 1749, d. before 1757
Parents
| Father | Deacon Joshua Ambler (b. 9 September 1723, d. between 1790 and 1793) |
| Mother | Bethia Weed (b. about 1729, d. about 1773) |
Biography
| ChildParent1,1 | ||
| Birth | 20 December 1749 | Benjamin Ambler was born on 20 December 1749 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1 |
| Death | before 1757 | He died before 1757 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut,1 |
| Last Edited | 22 December 2016 |
Citations
- [S220] Lucius Barnes Barbour, GREENWICH, FAIRFIELD CO., CT VITAL RECORDS FROM BARBOUR COLLECTION 1641-1852. (Baltimore, Maryland: republished by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1911-1934), vol 1, p. 87. Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.
Benjamin Ambler
M, #2106, b. 24 September 1758, d. 23 February 1759
Parents
| Father | Deacon Joshua Ambler (b. 9 September 1723, d. between 1790 and 1793) |
| Mother | Bethia Weed (b. about 1729, d. about 1773) |
Biography
| ChildParent1,1 | ||
| Birth | 24 September 1758 | Benjamin Ambler was born on 24 September 1758 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1 |
| Death | 23 February 1759 | He died on 23 February 1759 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut,1 |
| Last Edited | 22 December 2016 |
Citations
- [S220] Lucius Barnes Barbour, GREENWICH, FAIRFIELD CO., CT VITAL RECORDS FROM BARBOUR COLLECTION 1641-1852. (Baltimore, Maryland: republished by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1911-1934), vol 1, p. 135. Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.
Benjamin Ambler
M, #2107, b. about 1760, d. 13 December 1811
Parents
| Father | Deacon Joshua Ambler (b. 9 September 1723, d. between 1790 and 1793) |
| Mother | Bethia Weed (b. about 1729, d. about 1773) |
Family: Rachel Dibble (b. 1772, d. 17 September 1808)
| Son | Joseph Ambler+ (b. 23 May 1804, d. 15 August 1876) |
Biography
| Note | [He had children Benjamin, Joshua, Rachel, Bethia, Sarah, Isaac, and Joseph, to be entered.] | |
| ChildParent1,1 | ||
| Birth | about 1760 | Benjamin Ambler was born about 1760. Conklin Mann, in his 1933-34 articles on Richard Ambler descendants, writes "His birth date offers a problem. His g.s. in St. Matthew's Ch. Yd., Bedford, states that Benjamin Ambler died 13 Dec. 1811 in his 62d yr. The census of 1800 shows him over 45 years old. On the other hand if Stamford town and ch. recs. are correct, Joshua Ambler named 3 sons Benjamin. Town recs. show a Benjamin, son of Joshua and Bethiah b. 20 Dec. 1749, a 2d Benjamin b. 24 Sept., 1758, d. 23 Feb. 1759. First ch. recs. have 'Benjamin, Sarah, Deborah and Bethiah children of Joshua and Bethia Ambler were bap. 3 Dec., 1760.' The compiler believes that Benjamin, who survived, was b. 1759-60."2 |
| Baptism | 3 December 1760 | He was baptized on 3 December 1760 at First Congregational Church in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1 |
| Marriage | about 1788 | He and Rachel Dibble were married about 17882 |
| Death | 13 December 1811 | He died on 13 December 1811 in Bedford, Westchester, New York,1 |
| Last Edited | 22 December 2016 |
Citations
- [S127] USGenWeb Fairfield County Early Settlers of Stamford, CT Families 1641-1935, online http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cofairfield/pages/stamford/settlers_page.htm
- [S246] Conklin Mann, "Richard Ambler of Watertown, Mass., and Stamford, Conn. and his Descendants", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Volumes 64 and 65 (Jan. 1933 - Oct 1934): p.344. Hereinafter cited as "Richard Ambler and Descendants."
Elizabeth Ambler
F, #2108, b. 2 July 1759
Parents
| Father | Deacon Joshua Ambler (b. 9 September 1723, d. between 1790 and 1793) |
| Mother | Bethia Weed (b. about 1729, d. about 1773) |
Biography
| ChildParent1,1 | ||
| Birth | 2 July 1759 | Elizabeth Ambler was born on 2 July 1759.1 |
| Last Edited | 22 December 2016 |
Citations
- [S127] USGenWeb Fairfield County Early Settlers of Stamford, CT Families 1641-1935, online http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cofairfield/pages/stamford/settlers_page.htm
Sarah Ambler
F, #2109, b. 25 August 1752
Parents
| Father | Deacon Joshua Ambler (b. 9 September 1723, d. between 1790 and 1793) |
| Mother | Bethia Weed (b. about 1729, d. about 1773) |
Biography
| ChildParent1,1 | ||
| Birth | 25 August 1752 | Sarah Ambler was born on 25 August 1752 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1 |
| Last Edited | 22 December 2016 |
Citations
- [S220] Lucius Barnes Barbour, GREENWICH, FAIRFIELD CO., CT VITAL RECORDS FROM BARBOUR COLLECTION 1641-1852. (Baltimore, Maryland: republished by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1911-1934), Vol. 1, p. 103 (Genealogical Pub. Co. edition of Barbour Index listed parents as Stephen and Bethia. This must be an error. Sttephen's last child was born in 1738.). Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.
Hannah Ambler
F, #2110, b. 18 September 1754
Parents
| Father | Deacon Joshua Ambler (b. 9 September 1723, d. between 1790 and 1793) |
| Mother | Bethia Weed (b. about 1729, d. about 1773) |
Biography
| ChildParent1,1 | ||
| Birth | 18 September 1754 | Hannah Ambler was born on 18 September 1754.1 |
| Last Edited | 22 December 2016 |
Citations
- [S127] USGenWeb Fairfield County Early Settlers of Stamford, CT Families 1641-1935, online http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cofairfield/pages/stamford/settlers_page.htm
Deborah Ambler
F, #2111, b. 15 October 1754
Parents
| Father | Deacon Joshua Ambler (b. 9 September 1723, d. between 1790 and 1793) |
| Mother | Bethia Weed (b. about 1729, d. about 1773) |
Biography
| ChildParent1,1 | ||
| Birth | 15 October 1754 | Deborah Ambler was born on 15 October 1754 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1 |
| Last Edited | 22 December 2016 |
Citations
- [S220] Lucius Barnes Barbour, GREENWICH, FAIRFIELD CO., CT VITAL RECORDS FROM BARBOUR COLLECTION 1641-1852. (Baltimore, Maryland: republished by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1911-1934), Vol. 1, p. 135. Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.
Isaac Ambler
M, #2112, b. 11 August 1756
Parents
| Father | Deacon Joshua Ambler (b. 9 September 1723, d. between 1790 and 1793) |
| Mother | Bethia Weed (b. about 1729, d. about 1773) |
Biography
| ChildParent1,1 | ||
| Birth | 11 August 1756 | Isaac Ambler was born on 11 August 1756 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1 |
| Last Edited | 22 December 2016 |
Citations
- [S127] USGenWeb Fairfield County Early Settlers of Stamford, CT Families 1641-1935, online http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cofairfield/pages/stamford/settlers_page.htm
Mary Ambler
F, #2113, b. about 1761
Parents
| Father | Deacon Joshua Ambler (b. 9 September 1723, d. between 1790 and 1793) |
| Mother | Bethia Weed (b. about 1729, d. about 1773) |
Biography
| ChildParent1,1 | ||
| Birth | about 1761 | Mary Ambler was born about 1761 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1 |
| Last Edited | 22 December 2016 |
Citations
- [S127] USGenWeb Fairfield County Early Settlers of Stamford, CT Families 1641-1935, online http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cofairfield/pages/stamford/settlers_page.htm
Jacob Ambler
M, #2114, b. 1764
Parents
| Father | Deacon Joshua Ambler (b. 9 September 1723, d. between 1790 and 1793) |
| Mother | Bethia Weed (b. about 1729, d. about 1773) |
Biography
| ChildParent1,1 | ||
| Birth | 1764 | Jacob Ambler was born in 1764 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1 |
| Last Edited | 22 December 2016 |
Citations
- [S127] USGenWeb Fairfield County Early Settlers of Stamford, CT Families 1641-1935, online http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cofairfield/pages/stamford/settlers_page.htm
Ruamah Ambler
F, #2115, b. about 1768
Parents
| Father | Deacon Joshua Ambler (b. 9 September 1723, d. between 1790 and 1793) |
| Mother | Bethia Weed (b. about 1729, d. about 1773) |
Biography
| ChildParent1,1 | ||
| Birth | about 1768 | Ruamah Ambler was born about 1768.1 |
| Last Edited | 22 December 2016 |
Citations
- [S127] USGenWeb Fairfield County Early Settlers of Stamford, CT Families 1641-1935, online http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cofairfield/pages/stamford/settlers_page.htm
Millescent Hoyt
F, #2116
Family: Deacon Joshua Ambler (b. 9 September 1723, d. between 1790 and 1793)
| Last Edited | 22 December 2016 |
Martha Blachley
F, #2117
Family: Deacon Joshua Ambler (b. 9 September 1723, d. between 1790 and 1793)
| Last Edited | 22 December 2016 |
Josiah Mead
M, #2118, d. 1762
Parents
| Father | Nathaniel Mead (b. 1669, d. 1703) |
| Mother | Rachel Brown |
Family: Abigail Marshall (b. about 1725, d. 1787)
| Son | Nathaniel Mead, Jr./III+ (d. before September 1818) |
| Daughter | Abigail Mead+ |
Biography
| Property Record | 19 January 1726 | Josiah was involved in a property transaction on 19 January 1726 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut. WITNESS these presents that I Josiah Mead of Greenwich in the county of Fairfield and the colony of Connecticut have for a valuable consideration to me secured have sold and do by these presents sell alienate assign and make over from me my heirs & assigns for ever unto Ebenezer Mead his heirs & assigns forever all that my right of land in ------------ Field in the Rocky Necks which Land was Given to my Hon'rd Father Nathaniel Mead Deceased by his Hon'rd Father John Mead Deceased as by below(?) may more fully appear The above said Land with all the Rights Titles & Privilledges thereunto belonging or any wise(?) appertaining. I Josiah Mead have absolutely sold unto the aforenamed Ebenezer Mead his heirs and assigns forever and do hereby [Bond? Rend?] myself my heirs forever to Warrant & Defend ye abovesaid Land and Every part thereof from all former Bargain, Sales or Incumbrances whatsoever before the Date hereof. IN WITNESS of ------ I have caused this deed of Sale to be made & have hereunto set to my Hand & Seal January the Sixteenth Day 1726 or 27. Delivering the Same in Presence of Jonathan Holmes, Nathaniel Marshall Greenwich January 19th 1726/7, Josiah Mead SEAL Then appeared Josiah Mead abovesaid & acknowledged said Deed of Sale to be his ---- Voluntary Act & deed before me Ebenezer Mead ------------ Received the 8th day of August 1763 (sic) and recorded per me Jesse Parsons Town Clerk1 |
| Probate Extract | 4 December 1744 | Josiah was listed in a probate extract on 4 December 1744 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. MARSHALL, Ichabod, late of Greenwich, will dated June 16, 1740 probated Dec. 4, 1744, brother-in-law Daniel OGDEN; Josiah MEAD, and Martha THOMAS, page 354.2 |
| Marriage | He and Abigail Marshall were married, date unknown | |
| Death | 1762 | He died in 1762 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, |
| Last Edited | 28 September 2017 |
Citations
- [S240] Greenwich, CT Land Records: Book 2, p. 307. Provided from the research of Gail Blankenau.. Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Land Records.
- [S114] SPENCER P. MEAD, L.L.B., of the New York Bar, compiler, VOL. II ABSTRACT of PROBATE RECORDS FOR THE DISTRICT OF STAMFORD, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, AND STATE OF CONNECTICUT, 1803-1848 (, 1919), vol. 1, 1730, p. 21. Hereinafter cited as Stamford Probate Record Abstracts.
Susannah Wilson
F, #2120, b. 23 July 1773, d. 9 August 1827
Parents
| Father | Benjamin Wilson (b. 6 March 1741, d. 7 July 1809) |
| Mother | Mary (Polly) Kniffin (b. 21 November 1742, d. 11 February 1835) |
Family 1: Jesse Slawson (b. 13 May 1813)
| Son | Willson D. Slawson |
Family 2: Capt. Joseph Wilson (b. 30 August 1726, d. about March 1814)
Biography
| Marriage | Jesse Slawson and Susannah Wilson were married, date unknown1 | |
| Birth | 23 July 1773 | She was born on 23 July 1773 in Port Chester, Westchester County, New York. |
| Marriage | 17 March 1794 | Capt. Joseph Wilson and she were married on 17 March 1794 in Port Chester, Westchester County, New York, His children were from his first wife, Eunice. His second wife is listed in his will. He was married by Rev. Marmaduke Earle, Baptist minister. The Register of Marriages performed by Rev. Marmaduke Earle, 1793-1855, is available on Ancestry.com.2,1,3 |
| Death | 9 August 1827 | She died on 9 August 1827 in Port Chester, Westchester County, New York,2,1 |
| Last Edited | 25 May 2018 |
Citations
- [S838] Charles W. Baird, Chronicles of a Border Town: History of Rye, Westchester County, New York, 1660 - 1870 (New York: Anson D. F. Randolph and Company, 1871), p. 497; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/stream/chronicleofborde00bair#page/n6/mode/1up : accessed
- [S226] Church of the LDS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Probate Court Records, Stamford District, v 10-11 1804-1819, FHL US/CAN Film # 5566, vol. 10, p. 451. Hereinafter cited as Probate Court Records, Stamford District, v 10-11 1804-1819.
- [S111] Spencer P. Mead, Ye Historie of Ye Town of Greenwich County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1911, 1997), p. 685. Hereinafter cited as Ye Historie of Ye Town of Greenwich.
Green
M, #2122
| Last Edited | 22 December 2016 |
Merritt
M, #2124
Family:
| Son | Willson Merritt |
Biography
| Marriage | Merritt was married, date unknown1 |
| Last Edited | 22 December 2016 |
Citations
- [S226] Church of the LDS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Probate Court Records, Stamford District, v 10-11 1804-1819, FHL US/CAN Film # 5566, vol. 10, p. 451. Hereinafter cited as Probate Court Records, Stamford District, v 10-11 1804-1819.
Nehemiah Wilson
M, #2125, b. 26 June 1751, d. 24 January 1814
Parents
| Father | Capt. Joseph Wilson (b. 30 August 1726, d. about March 1814) |
| Mother | Eunice Brown |
Family: Sarah Pierce
| Daughter | Eunice Wilson (b. 23 November 1784, d. 26 April 1865) |
| Daughter | Desire Wilson+ (b. 26 March 1789, d. 19 April 1856) |
Biography
| Birth | 26 June 1751 | Nehemiah Wilson was born on 26 June 1751 in Port Chester, Westchester County, New York.1 |
| Residence | Nehemiah lived at King Street in Port Chester, Westchester County, New York,1 | |
| Census | 1790 | He appeared in the census 1790 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Nehemiah is listed as: Nehemiah Wilson 1 male 16 and up 3 males < 16 3 females Neighbors: Amos Wilson, Daniel Sherwood, Nath'l Baremore, Daniel Lyon, Wd. Sarah Darrow, Wm Jordan, Eben Merritt, Nathan Merritt, Susannah Rathburn, Jabez Sherwood, Minna Van Ziekland, Jeremiah Anderson, Jonathan Merritt, Joseph Anderson, Jared Strang. Looking at the Clark's 1858 map of Fairfield County, many of these surnames are found in a cluster out King Street, just north of Glenville village. |
| Census | 1800 | He appeared in the census 1800 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Nehemiah is listed as: Nehemiah Wilson 1 male 10-15 1 male 26-44 2 females < 10 (One could be Desire, although she was about 11) 1 female 10-15 (this could be Eunice, about 16) 1 female 26-45 2 females 45 and up Neighbors: William Anderson, Daniel Purdy, Jotham Wilson, Hackaliah Carhart, Joseph Anderson, Adam Merritt, Zebediah Taylor Mina vanZeiklen, Jared Stran, Isaac Anderson, Nathan Merritt, Daniel Sherwood, and not much further on, Daniel Wilson. Same neighbors as 1790. Appears to be Glenville general area. |
| Census | 1810 | He appeared in the census 1810 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Nehemiah is listed as: Nehe. Willson 1 male 45+ 2 females 16-25 1 female 26-44 1 female 45+ 3 "all other free persons" Neighbors: Ja's Banks Wid. Palmer Sol. Sherwood D. Dozenbury Zeb. Taylor Joth. Marritt Isaac Anderson Purdy Anderson Jared Strang Jn'o Baremore Hac. Caryheart Same neighbors as 1790 and 1800. Again, appears to be Glenville area. Image 6 of 19 on Ancestry  |
| Marriage | before 1814 | He and Sarah Pierce were married before 18141,2 |
| Will | 20 January 1814 | He signed a will on 20 January 1814 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Be it remembered that on this twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, I Nehemiah Willson of the town of Greenwich in county of Fairfield and state of Connecticut, being of perfect sound mind and memory calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for men once to die, do make this my last Will and Testament in manner following. First I bequeath my soul unto the hands of God who gave it me and as for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a decent christian like manner at the discretion of my executors. I then give to my wife Sarah what shall be due on a certain note given by Jonathan Secor of fifteen hundred pound after paying out thereof the legacies due to the three youngest children of Nathan Merritt given them by my father Joseph Willson. [Transcriber note: these were the children of his sister Susannah (Wilson) Merritt, wife of Nathan Merritt.] I further give to my said wife Sarah the whole of my household furniture with my riding-chair together for and during her natural life the uses of the front room on the first floor of my dwelling house with the front room and front bed-room on the second floor. I next five and bequeath to my daughter Desire Haight and to her heirs and assigns forever, my farm whereon I now live together with that tract of land commonly called my City land with the exception as above to my wife and on condition that she cause to be furnished for my wife a sufficiency of firewood suitably cut at her door with every other necessary and comfortable means of support. I further give to my said daughter Desire Haight all my farming utensils with the stock on my farm. I give and bequeath to my daughter Eunice Peck and to her heirs and assigns forever all that tract of land belonging to me commonly called Byrum Ridge together with all that may be due to me either by bond& notes or account except as to my wife as aforesaid with paying what is due from one as guardian to James Bowne and Elisabeth Bowne son and daughter of Thomas Bown late of Rye. Lastly I nominate and appoint my two sons-in-law, Daniel Haight and Elias Peck, Junior, to this my Will in trust whom I do hereby authorise empower and request to fulfill and satisfy every clause and article before written and I do utterly disannul all and every other Will and Testament made by me before this date, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will & Testament. Signed sealed published pronounced and declared to be my last Will and Testament in the presence of the under written witnesses who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. Nehemiah Willson (Seal) Jotham Merritt Eliza Merritt John Brown (There is a partial sentence below which may continue, I do not have the following page: I Nehemiah Willson of the town of Greenwich in the county of Fairfield in state of Connecticut do this twenty third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fourteen make and publish this...)2 |
| Death | 24 January 1814 | He died on 24 January 1814 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,1 |
| Last Edited | 8 October 2020 |
Citations
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