Their parents were Henry Wooster (Jr) of Seymour, born 25 October 1762, died Feb 11, 1824, 62 per his gravestone. He married Rebecca ______. In "Seymour Past and Present" it is stated (page 602) that Henry Wooster's wife was Sarah, probably daughter of Samuel and Abigail (Chatfield) Hazelston, and that she died Oct 14, 1830. Derby records, at the birth of the first child of Henry, just call his wife Rebecca.

The parents of Henry Wooster (Jr) were:
Henry Wooster (Sr) of Seymour, baptized May 8, 1737 in the Derby Congregational Church. He died on May 30, 1815 at aged 79, according to his gravestone. He married Elizabeth Twitchell on Jan 24 1762. She was born Dec 7, 1742 and died at aged 43 on Sept 23, 1786. She was the daughter of John and Ann (Harger) Twitchell.

Henry (Sr.) served through the French and Indian Wars from 1756 to 1762, as a private in the First Company, Second Connecticut Regiment. The Henry Wooster who served as a private from 1777 to 1780 in the "Connecticut Line" and in 1781 in Colonel Canfield's militia in West Point was either Henry (Sr.) or Henry (Jr). Anyone having more information on this point is requested to share this information with us (including the source of the information).

The parents of Henry (Sr) were Thomas Wooster (Jr) of Derby, born Feb 18, 1691/92, died Feb 2, 1777 at aged 85 (gravestone). He married Sarah Hawkins on Dec 25 1718. Sarah was born on May 23, 1695, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Gunn) Hawkins. Sarah died on Dec 10, 1785. The couple had eight children, including Henry (Sr). They were:

1. John born Dec 22, 1719
   
2. Ruth born Mar 30 1722
   
3. Thomas born Oct 11, 1724
   
4. Phebe born Mar 4, 1726/27
   
5. Daniel born July 14, 1729
   
6. Joseph born June 30, 1732
   
7. David born Jan 5, 1734/5
   
8. Henry (Sr) baptized May 8, 1737

The parents of Thomas (Jr.) were Lieutenant Thomas Wooster (Sr), born about 1656, died Jan 9, 1712/13. He married Phebe Tomlinson. She was born at Stratford, CT on Aug 14, 1656 and died March 1739/40. He was a sergeant in Oct 1706 and was commissioned lieutenant of the trainband in Derby.
The children of the couple were:

1. Phebe born Mar 6 1678/9
2. Alice born Sep 6, 1680
3. Zerviah born Aug 19 1682
4. Elizabeth born Sep 1, 1685
5. Alice born about 1687
6. Thomas (Jr) born Feb 18, 1691/2
7. Thankful born Nov 7, 1695
8. Zerviah born about 1699

The parents of Lt. Thomas Wooster (Sr) were Edward Wooster, origin unknown, resident of Derby and died there July 8, 1689. He first married an Unknown Woman; and then married Tabitha Tomlinson. She was the daughter of Henry and Alice Tomlinson of Stratford. About 1690, Tabitha became the second wife of Dr. John Hull of Derby. She died in 1691.

Children of the first marriage (mother unknown) were:

1. Elizabeth
2. Mary born Nov 2, 1654, died young
3. Thomas (Sr) born about 1656
4. Edward baptized at Milford June 12 1670, died young.
5. David baptized at Milford June 12, 1670.

1. Henry, born Aug 18, 1666
2. Ruth born Apr 8, 1668. She was baptized with Henry on July 4, 1669.

The following is from "Edward Wooster of Derby, Conn. and Some of His Descendants" by Donald Lines Jacobus:
"In 1651 Edward Wooster obtained permission from the town of Milford to settle in the northern part of the township, then known as Paugasset. Within the next year or two he and his brother-in-law, Thomas Langdon, built houses at Paugasset, thus founding what became in 1675 the town of Derby. The growing village at Paugasset was not viewed with favor by the authorities at Milford and New Haven, and occasional lawlessness on the part of some of the villagers intensified their disapproval. In this situation Edward Wooster conducted himself with prudence, for in 1669 the General Court appointed him constable of Paugasset. His social position is indicated by the fact that at least one record refers to him as 'goodman'. "

There is a great deal of information available about the Wooster family and it will be added as time permits.

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