Tilley Pearsall Genealogy Database

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Thomas Waterbury

M, #2301

Family: Elizabeth Holly (b. 28 January 1694/95, d. 2 November 1717)

Biography

Marriage

26 April 1716

Thomas Waterbury and Elizabeth Holly were married on 26 April 1716 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), 1,106. Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.

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Elnathan Holly

M, #2302, b. 20 March 1696

Parents

Father	Elisha Holly (b. 6 January 1659, d. 28 October 1719)
Mother	Martha Holmes (d. 4 August 1721)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	20 March 1696	Elnathan Holly was born on 20 March 1696 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), 1,130. Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.

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Israel Holly

M, #2303, b. 16 January 1698/99

Parents

Father	Elisha Holly (b. 6 January 1659, d. 28 October 1719)
Mother	Martha Holmes (d. 4 August 1721)

Family: Sarah Cross

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	16 January 1698/99	Israel Holly was born on 16 January 1698/99 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹
Marriage	25 February 1725	He and Sarah Cross were married on 25 February 1725 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut,²

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), 1,130. Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.
[S234] Reverend Elijah B. Huntington, compiler, Stamford registration of births, marriages and deaths : including every name, relationship, and date now found in the Stamford registers, from the first record down to the year 1825. (Stamford, Connecticut, Viewed at Fairfield County USGenWeb site, http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctfairfi/stamford/hr_index.htm: WM. W. GILLESPIE & CO., STEAM PRINTERS, 1874), 1:4. Hereinafter cited as REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS OF STAMFORD FAMILIES.

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Sarah Cross

F, #2304

Family: Israel Holly (b. 16 January 1698/99)

Biography

Marriage

25 February 1725

Israel Holly and Sarah Cross were married on 25 February 1725 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut,¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S234] Reverend Elijah B. Huntington, compiler, Stamford registration of births, marriages and deaths : including every name, relationship, and date now found in the Stamford registers, from the first record down to the year 1825. (Stamford, Connecticut, Viewed at Fairfield County USGenWeb site, http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctfairfi/stamford/hr_index.htm: WM. W. GILLESPIE & CO., STEAM PRINTERS, 1874), 1:4. Hereinafter cited as REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS OF STAMFORD FAMILIES.

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Abigail Holly

F, #2305, b. 8 June 1700, d. 2 May 1733

Parents

Father	Elisha Holly (b. 6 January 1659, d. 28 October 1719)
Mother	Martha Holmes (d. 4 August 1721)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	8 June 1700	Abigail Holly was born on 8 June 1700 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹
Death	2 May 1733	She died on 2 May 1733 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut,²

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), 1,130. Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.
[S220] Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll. (published), 1,23.

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John Holly

M, #2306, b. 20 November 1702, d. 8 December 1702

Parents

Father	Elisha Holly (b. 6 January 1659, d. 28 October 1719)
Mother	Martha Holmes (d. 4 August 1721)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	20 November 1702	John Holly was born on 20 November 1702 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹
Death	8 December 1702	He died on 8 December 1702 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), 1,130. Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.

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Mary Holly

F, #2307, b. 5 May 1705, d. 8 May 1705

Parents

Father	Elisha Holly (b. 6 January 1659, d. 28 October 1719)
Mother	Martha Holmes (d. 4 August 1721)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	5 May 1705	Mary Holly was born on 5 May 1705 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹
Death	8 May 1705	She died on 8 May 1705 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), 1,130. Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.

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Sarah Holly

F, #2308, b. 5 May 1705, d. 1 March 1785

Parents

Father	Elisha Holly (b. 6 January 1659, d. 28 October 1719)
Mother	Martha Holmes (d. 4 August 1721)

Family: Eliphalet Seely (d. 3 May 1784)

Biography

Birth	5 May 1705	Sarah Holly was born on 5 May 1705 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Marriage	10 December 1724	Eliphalet Seely and she were married on 10 December 1724
Death	1 March 1785	She died on 1 March 1785 in New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut,

Last Edited

22 December 2016

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Eliphalet Seely

M, #2309, d. 3 May 1784

Family: Sarah Holly (b. 5 May 1705, d. 1 March 1785)

Biography

Marriage	10 December 1724	Eliphalet Seely and Sarah Holly were married on 10 December 1724
Death	3 May 1784	He died on 3 May 1784 in New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut,¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S233] Paul W. Prindle, Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie (New Orleans: Polyanthos, Inc., 1976), p.243. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie.

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Sarah Reynolds

F, #2310, b. 3 November 1767, d. 2 June 1853

Parents

Father	Joseph Reynolds
Mother	Sarah Brush

Family: Isaac Holly (b. 24 December 1764, d. 9 March 1851)

Son	Platt Tyler Holly
Daughter	Frances O. Holly
Daughter	Sarah Holly+ (b. 25 November 1790)
Son	Lucius Holly (b. 5 July 1792, d. 12 February 1821)
Daughter	Samantha Brush Holly (b. 20 December 1793)
Daughter	Hannah Holly+ (b. 17 April 1796, d. 11 August 1837)
Son	Isaac Holly, Jr.+ (b. 9 March 1798, d. 21 August 1879)
Son	William Holly (b. 23 February 1800, d. 27 November 1822)
Daughter	Eliza A. Holly (b. 1802, d. 1 March 1821)
Son	Stephen Holly+ (b. 23 August 1804, d. 2 July 1853)

Biography

ChildParent^1,2
Birth	3 November 1767	Sarah Reynolds was born on 3 November 1767 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.³
Marriage	14 April 1790	Isaac Holly and she were married on 14 April 1790 at Second Congregational Church in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut,³
Church Affiliation	5 January 1823	As of 5 January 1823, Sarah was affiliated with Second Congregational Church, in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹
Death	2 June 1853	She died on 2 June 1853 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,
Burial		She was buried at 2nd Congregational Churchyard, Putnam Ave next to church, in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.²

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S249] By Joel H. Linsley, D.D., published by John A. Gray, NY, NY, Commemorative Discourse delivered on the occasion of meeting for the last time in the old house of worship of the Second Congregational Church in Greenwich, (Delivered 5 Dec 1858, Published 1860). Hereinafter cited as Commemorative Discourse, Second Congregational Church, Greenwich, CT.
[S110] Francis F. Spies, Greenwich Connecticut Epitaphs (Salem, Massachusetts: Reprinted by Higginson Book Company, 1930,1931, 1997), p. 21. Hereinafter cited as Greenwich Connecticut Epitaphs.
[S233] Paul W. Prindle, Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie (New Orleans: Polyanthos, Inc., 1976), p.253. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie.

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James Knapp

M, #2311, b. between 1764 and 1765, d. 3 February 1847

Family: Hannah Holly (b. 11 February 1770)

Biography

Birth	between 1764 and 1765	James Knapp was born between 1764 and 1765.¹
Marriage	6 January 1791	He and Hannah Holly were married on 6 January 1791 at Second Congregational Church in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut,¹
Death	3 February 1847	He died on 3 February 1847 in Genoa, New York,¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S233] Paul W. Prindle, Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie (New Orleans: Polyanthos, Inc., 1976), p.254. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie.

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Joseph Benedict

M, #2312, d. 1841

Family: Rebecca Holly (b. 12 July 1752)

Son	Benjamin Benedict (b. 25 September 1774)
Daughter	Hannah Benedict (b. 6 September 1778)
Son	Holly Benedict (b. 23 June 1780, d. 10 January 1867)

Biography

Marriage	25 March 1773	Joseph Benedict and Rebecca Holly were married on 25 March 1773 at South Salem Church in South Salem, Westchester County, New York,¹
Death	1841	He died in 1841 in Unionville, New York,

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S230] , South Salem Church, Westchester Cty, NY Records 1752 - 1823, compiled by Betty Matteson Rhodes, South Salem Church Archives, http://the-red-thread.net/south-salem-church.html: Marriages, page 19., (1752 - 1823). Hereinafter cited as South Salem Church, Westchester Cty, NY Records.

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Benjamin Benedict

M, #2313, b. 25 September 1774

Parents

Father	Joseph Benedict (d. 1841)
Mother	Rebecca Holly (b. 12 July 1752)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	25 September 1774	Benjamin Benedict was born on 25 September 1774.¹

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

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Hannah Benedict

F, #2314, b. 6 September 1778

Parents

Father	Joseph Benedict (d. 1841)
Mother	Rebecca Holly (b. 12 July 1752)

Family: John Newman

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	6 September 1778	Hannah Benedict was born on 6 September 1778.¹
Marriage	22 May 1799	John Newman and she were married on 22 May 1799¹

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

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John Newman

M, #2315

Family: Hannah Benedict (b. 6 September 1778)

Biography

Note		Possibly son of Daniel Newman and Sarah Hoyt, brother of Abner Newman. See DNA match Paul Dennis Newman on MyHeritage. Chr 20.
Marriage	22 May 1799	John Newman and Hannah Benedict were married on 22 May 1799¹

Last Edited

31 October 2022

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

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Holly Benedict

M, #2316, b. 23 June 1780, d. 10 January 1867

Parents

Father	Joseph Benedict (d. 1841)
Mother	Rebecca Holly (b. 12 July 1752)

Family: Deborah Banks

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	23 June 1780	Holly Benedict was born on 23 June 1780.¹
Marriage	24 February 1803	He and Deborah Banks were married on 24 February 1803¹
Census	1810	He appeared in the census 1810 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York. Holly is listed as: 1 male under 10, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 26-44. Neighbors: Jonah Holly, Euel Todd, Joseph Newman, Elizabeth Banks, Jacob Haight.²
Census	1840	He appeared in the census 1840 in New Castle, Westchester County, New York. Holly is listed as: 1 male 60-69, one female 30-39, 1 female 50-59. Next to Jno Benedict, August Reynolds, Cary, Carpenter, Donham. Several Haight's further up page.³
Census	22 August 1850	He appeared in the census 22 August 1850 in New Castle, Westchester County, New York. Holly is listed as: age 69, Farmer, real estate value $10,000, with Deborah, age 67, Nancy Lounsbury, age 44, James H. Benedict, 16, Farmer, Harriet N. Benedict, age 14, Delia Banks, age 24. Next To John Benedict and family, perhaps his son.⁴
Death	10 January 1867	He died on 10 January 1867¹

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
[S90] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
[S87] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
[S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.

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Deborah Banks

F, #2317

Family: Holly Benedict (b. 23 June 1780, d. 10 January 1867)

Biography

Marriage

24 February 1803

Holly Benedict and Deborah Banks were married on 24 February 1803¹

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

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Samantha Brush Holly

F, #2318, b. 20 December 1793

Parents

Father	Isaac Holly (b. 24 December 1764, d. 9 March 1851)
Mother	Sarah Reynolds (b. 3 November 1767, d. 2 June 1853)

Family: Nehemiah Howe (b. 9 January 1795, d. 1 September 1867)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	20 December 1793	Samantha Brush Holly was born on 20 December 1793.
Church Affiliation	2 March 1823	As of 2 March 1823, Samantha was affiliated with Second Congregational Church, in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.²
Marriage	16 May 1831	Nehemiah Howe and she were married on 16 May 1831 in Greenwich, Fairfield, 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
[S249] By Joel H. Linsley, D.D., published by John A. Gray, NY, NY, Commemorative Discourse delivered on the occasion of meeting for the last time in the old house of worship of the Second Congregational Church in Greenwich, (Delivered 5 Dec 1858, Published 1860). Hereinafter cited as Commemorative Discourse, Second Congregational Church, Greenwich, CT.

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Nehemiah Howe

M, #2319, b. 9 January 1795, d. 1 September 1867

Parents

Father	Isaac Howe
Mother	Lucy Mead

Family: Samantha Brush Holly (b. 20 December 1793)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	9 January 1795	Nehemiah Howe was born on 9 January 1795 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹
Marriage	16 May 1831	He and Samantha Brush Holly were married on 16 May 1831 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut,²
Death	1 September 1867	He died on 1 September 1867 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S110] Francis F. Spies, Greenwich Connecticut Epitaphs (Salem, Massachusetts: Reprinted by Higginson Book Company, 1930,1931, 1997), p. 25. Hereinafter cited as Greenwich Connecticut Epitaphs.
[S127] USGenWeb Fairfield County Early Settlers of Stamford, CT Families 1641-1935, online http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cofairfield/pages/stamford/settlers_page.htm

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Alvah Miller

M, #2320, b. 12 June 1796, d. 4 January 1852

Parents

Father	Jonathan Miller
Mother	Rachel Banks

Family: Lois Holly (b. 10 June 1796, d. 19 October 1866)

Daughter	Deborah Leek Miller (b. 19 June 1819)
Daughter	Lydia Ann Miller (b. 13 December 1821)
Son	Stephen Holly Miller+ (b. 16 August 1823)
Daughter	Sarah Louise Miller (b. 5 June 1833)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	12 June 1796	Alvah Miller was born on 12 June 1796.²
Marriage	about 1819	He and Lois Holly were married about 1819²
Census	1830	He appeared in the census 1830 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York. Alvah is listed as: one male under 5, one male 5-9, one male 20's, one male 30's. One female 5-9, 2 females 10-14, one female 30's, one female 60's. Between Peter Miller and Zadock Mead.³
Census	1840	He appeared in the census 1840 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York. Alvah is listed as: male 10-14, male 15-19, male 40-49. Female 5-9, femaile 15-19, two females in their 20's, female in her 40's.⁴
Death	4 January 1852	He died on 4 January 1852 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York,²
Burial		He was buried at Bedford Union Cemetery in Bedford, Westchester County, New York.¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S241] Francis F. Spies, Inscriptions copied from Graveyards in Bedford, Westchester County, NY (Hastings on Hudson, New York: Viewed on heritagequestonline.com, 1933), p. 43. Hereinafter cited as Bedford Inscriptions.
[S241] Francis F. Spies, Bedford Inscriptions.
[S88] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
[S87] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

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Jonathan Miller

M, #2321

Family: Rachel Banks

Son	Alvah Miller+ (b. 12 June 1796, d. 4 January 1852)

Biography

Marriage

Jonathan Miller and Rachel Banks were married, date unknown

Last Edited

22 December 2016

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Rachel Banks

F, #2322

Family: Jonathan Miller

Son	Alvah Miller+ (b. 12 June 1796, d. 4 January 1852)

Biography

Marriage

Jonathan Miller and Rachel Banks were married, date unknown

Last Edited

22 December 2016

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Elias Smith Mead

M, #2323, b. 1803, d. 24 May 1878

Family: Mandana Fletcher

Biography

Birth	1803	Elias Smith Mead was born in 1803.
Marriage	18 February 1824	He and Mandana Fletcher were married on 18 February 1824 at Second Congregational Church in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, by Rev. Isaac Lewis, Jr.¹
Death	24 May 1878	He died on 24 May 1878 in New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, age 75 years.²

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S126] Lucius Barnes Barbour, GREENWICH, FAIRFIELD CO., CT VITAL RECORDS FROM BARBOUR COLLECTION 1640-1848. (Baltimore, Maryland: republished by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1911-1934). Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.
[S275] Frederick C. Haacker, compiler, New Rochelle, New York deaths, 1853-1881 : copied from the New Rochelle press almanacs, 1879-1882, and records of deaths in New Rochelle from account books of Cornelius Seacord, coffin maker (Provo, UT: Viewed on ancestry.com, 1955). Hereinafter cited as New Rochelle, New York Deaths 1853-1881.

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Mandana Fletcher

F, #2324

Parents

Father	Jacob Fletcher
Mother	Elizabeth Fletcher (d. 1820)

Family: Elias Smith Mead (b. 1803, d. 24 May 1878)

Biography

Church Affiliation	2 March 1823	As of 2 March 1823, Mandana was affiliated with Second Congregational Church, in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Marriage	18 February 1824	Elias Smith Mead and she were married on 18 February 1824 at Second Congregational Church in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, by Rev. Isaac Lewis, Jr.¹
Church Dismission	4 October 1829	As of 4 October 1829, Mandana was not affiliated with Second Congregational Church Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.²

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S126] Lucius Barnes Barbour, GREENWICH, FAIRFIELD CO., CT VITAL RECORDS FROM BARBOUR COLLECTION 1640-1848. (Baltimore, Maryland: republished by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1911-1934). Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.
[S243] Old Volume Series 5, Catalogue of Members and Minutes, Second Congregational Church, Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT, (1848-1897). Hereinafter cited as Second Congregational Church Minutes Vol 5.