Descendants of Daniel Brainerd
Generation No. 1
1. Deacon
Daniel1 Brainerd1 was born Abt. 16412,
and died 01 Apr 1715 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT2. He
married (1) Hannah Spencer3,4 Abt. 16644,
daughter of Gerard Spencer and Hannah ?. She was born Abt. 16404,
and died Bef. 16914. He married (2)
Notes for Deacon Daniel Brainerd:
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Daniel Brainard, or Brainerd, Hartford; removed to Haddam;
as early settler there, married, about 1665, Hannah, daughter of Jared Spencer;
had Daniel, born 1665 or 6; Hannah, 20 November 1667; James, 1669; Joshua,
1671; William, 1673; Caleb, 1675; Hezekiah, 1682; and Elijah, 1686; was a
deacon; and died 1 April 1715 aged 74. Who was his father or where he was born
is uncertain. Hannah married, about 1692, Thomas Gates. - A Genealogical
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Daniel Brainerd, * the progenitor of nearly all of those who bear the name of Brainerd in America, was probably born in Braintree, Essex County, England, near the year 1641 and was brought to this country when about 8 years old and lived with the Wadsworth † family in Hartford, Ct., remaining there until 1662 when with others he took up land and made Haddam his permanent home. . . .
Daniel Brainerd's children were baptized in
Daniel Brainerd, of Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut,
married about 1663 or '64, Hannah Spencer, born about 1641 at Lynn,
Massachusetts, daughter of Gerrard and Hannah Spencer of Lynn, Massachusetts,
formerly of "The New Town," Cambridge, Massachusetts, afterwards,
about 1663 or '64, one of the settlers of Haddam, Connecticut. Mrs. Hannah
(Spencer) Brainerd died before 1691, or about that time. He married, second, 30
March 1693, Mrs. Elizabeth (Wakeman)
Daniel Brainerd's home lot in the town plot was Number 5 1/2 and was bounded west on the main street, north by John Bailie, east on the river, south by Joseph Stannard. The home lots contained about four acres. . . .
Daniel Brainerd held many public offices of that day. He was
repeatedly honored by reappointment to the office of constable, surveyor, fence
viewer, town assessor, collector and justice of the peace, and with others was
one appointed to stake out land and to lay out highways. He was elected
Commissioner by the General Court in
The Colonial Records of Connecticut . . . show that Daniel
Brainard was present as a deputy to the General Court at the May session, 1692,
special session, June, 1692, October session, 1692, 26 sessions between May,
1692 and May, 1706. The same volume also shows that Mr. Daniel Brainard was
chosen Justice of the Peace for the
* The late D. D. Field, in the Brainerd genealogy printed in
1857, stated that the Brained boy lived in the Wyllys family in
† The manuscript to which reference is made in other places
said he lived in the
The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), pp. 31-33, 40.
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Daniel Brainerd, the ancestor of the Brainerds in this
country, was brought from
After his settlement here he received a letter from his
mother, in which she spelt her name Brainwood, which renders it probable that
such was the original name. I have also seen the name thus written in a few
instances in old records in this country. He, however, had called his name
Brainerd, and this name prevailed. It is most generally spelled Brainerd, both
in the records of Haddam and
The ancestor was twice married; first to Hannah Spencer, daughter
of Gerrard Spencer of
He became the greatest landholder in Haddam; owning, besides
rights in other places in the Township, about a mile in the northeast part of
what lies west of Connecticut river, including what is covered by the present
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More About Deacon Daniel Brainerd:
Inventory of Estate: Bet. 18 - 19 Apr 1715, £834-10-03, by Nathan Spencer, Gerrard Spencer, Joseph Arnold13
More About Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Spencer:
Marriage: Abt. 166414
Notes for Elizabeth Wakeman:
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Two husbands: Joseph Arnold; and Deacon Daniel Brainerd, widower of Hannah Spencer.
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By the manuscript, Deacon Arnold’s mother married Daniel Brainwood and Deacon Arnold’s father was Joseph Arnold; and the town records state that his widow married, 30 March 1693, but it does not state who she married. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), p. 32.
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More About Daniel Brainerd and Elizabeth Wakeman:
Marriage: 30 Mar 169315
Notes for Hannah Spencer:
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. . . said to have married (1) George Sexton, (2) Daniel Brainerd and (3) Jonathan Chapman, but the secondary sources are vague and uncertain, and the evidence for these marriages has not been found. - The Great Migration Begins, Vols. I-III., pp.1718-1721.
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There were three early Sextons who had wives of the name of
Hannah. Mr. H. W. Brainard, in searching for Sexton records, found that Richard
Sexton married, 20 June 1706, Hannah, daughter of Peter Buel (
Joseph Sexton, son of Thomas the miller at
Hannah, the widow of George Sexton, Junior, of
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More About Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Spencer:
Marriage: 29 Nov 169815
Children of Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Spencer are:
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i. Deacon Daniel2 Brainerd, born 02 Mar 1665/66 in
Haddam,
+ 3 ii. Hannah Brainerd, born 20 Nov 1667 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 07 Sep 1750 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
+ 4 iii. Deacon James Brainerd, born 02 Jun 1669 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 10 Feb 1742/43 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
+ 5 iv. Captain Joshua Brainerd, born 20 Jul 1672 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 13 May 1755 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
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v. Lieutenant William Brainerd, born 30 Mar 1674 in Haddam,
+ 7 vi. Sergeant Caleb Brainerd, born 20 Nov 1675 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 11 Aug 1742 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
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vii. Elijah Brainerd, born Bef. 26 May 1678 in Haddam,
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viii. Hon. Hezekiah Brainerd, born 24 May 1681 in Haddam,
Generation No. 2
2. Deacon Daniel2 Brainerd (Daniel1)16 was born 02 Mar 1665/66 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT16, and died 28 Jan 1742/4317. He married Susannah Ventres18 Abt. 168819, daughter of William Ventres and Elizabeth ?. She was born Abt. 1669 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT19, and died 26 Jan 1754 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT19,20.
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Daniel Brainerd, East Haddam; son of the first Daniel; by
wife, Susanna, daughter, perhaps, of William Ventris, had Susanna, born 9
August 1689; Daniel, 28 September 1690; Hannah, 12 June 1694; Noadiah, 4 April
1697; Stephen, 27 February 1699; Bezaleel, 17 April 1701; Mary, 10 September
1703; was deacon; and died 28 January 1743. - A Genealogical Dictionary of the
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Daniel Brainerd, Junior (Daniel) of Haddam, Middlesex
County, Connecticut; married, about 1688, Susannah Ventres, born about 1669, in
Haddam, Connecticut, baptized 21 May 1704, daughter of William and Elizabeth
(-----) Ventres of the same place; she joined the church 5 February 1720/1. He
was a farmer, locating on the east side of
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More About Deacon Daniel Brainerd:
Occupation: Farmer21
Residence:
More About Susannah Ventres:
Baptism: 21 May 170421
Joined Church: 05 Feb 1720/2121
More About Daniel Brainerd and Susannah Ventres:
Marriage: Abt. 168821
Children of Daniel Brainerd and Susannah Ventres are:
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i. Susannah3 Brainerd, born 09 Aug 1689 in East
Haddam,
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ii. Daniel Brainerd, born 28 Sep 1690 in East Haddam,
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iii. Hannah Brainerd, born 12 Jun 1694 in East Haddam,
+ 13 iv. Deacon Noadiah Brainerd, born 04 Apr 1697 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 30 Sep 1747 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
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v. Stephen Brainard, born 27 Feb 1699/00 in East Haddam,
+ 15 vi. Captain Bezaleel Brainerd, born 17 Apr 1701 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 09 Oct 1749 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
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vii. Mary Brainerd, born 10 Sep 1703 in East Haddam,
3. Hannah2
Brainerd (Daniel1)22,23 was born 20 Nov 1667
in Haddam, Middlesex, CT24,25, and died 07 Sep 1750 in East
Haddam, Middlesex, CT26,27. She married Deacon
Thomas Gates28,29 03 Oct 169230, son of
George Gates and Sarah Olmsted. He was born 21 Jan 1663/64 in Haddam,
Middlesex, CT30,31, and died 20 Apr 1734 in
Notes for Hannah Brainerd:
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Hannah Brainerd (Daniel), born 20 November 1667, in Haddam,
Connecticut; married 3 October 1692, Thomas Gates, born 21 January 1664-65, in
Haddam, Connecticut, son of George and Sarah (Olmsted) Gates, of the same
place. He was chosen proprietors' clerk, and filled the office till his death,
his last record being dated 6 March 1734. This office was equivalent to that of
town clerk. The records of the east side of the town were kept separately from
those on the west side (Haddam). He was chosen justice of the peace in 1704,
and held the office till his death. He represented the town in the legislature
of his state for twenty-two sessions, from May 1703 to October 1738, and after
the division of the town of
Deacon Thomas Gates died 20 April 1734, æ. 69 years, in East
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More About Hannah Brainerd:
Burial: East Haddam,
Joined Church: 12 Nov 170433
Notes for Deacon Thomas Gates:
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Thomas Gates, East Haddam, second son of George, married
about 1692, Hannah, daughter of deacon Daniel Brainerd, had Thomas, born 3
October 1693; Daniel, 26 May 1695; Jeremiah, 17 March 1697; Hannah, 1 June
1699, died at 14 years; Esther, born 24 February 1701, died at 19 years; Mary,
29 August 1703; George, 17 November 1705; and Joshua, 26 April 1708; was town
clerk, captain, deacon, representative 1725. and died 20 April 1734. His widow
died 7 September 1750. - A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of
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Thomas Gates (George), born 21 January 1663/4 in Haddam,
Connecticut, married Hannah Brainerd, born in Haddam, 20 November 1667,
daughter of Deacon Daniel Brainerd and his wife Hannah Spencer. She was
admitted to full communion in the First Church of East Haddam, 12 November
1704. He was one of the first deacons of the
"March 7, 1704, Capt. Thomas Gates and Danl. Cone were ordained or established in yr. office of Deacons."
"June 16, 1707, at a meeting of the proprietors of Haddam on the East Side they did by their vote appoint and ordain Deacon Thomas Gates, by virtue of his clerk's oath, to take charge of the proprietor's book, to enter all grants and acts and determinations that the proprietors shall order to be recorded, and to give true copies under his office oath for the time being."
The sentence next following the one above is in the
handwriting of Deacon Thomas Gates, and from that time until 6 March 6 1734, he
kept all of the records of the proprietors and the town except for a very few
pages. In the list of captains, as given by Dr. Field, the name of Thomas gates
is third in order. He was Justice of the Peace from 1711 until his death. He
was a prominent man in the town, and for thirty years of his life was very much
engaged in public service. He died in
George Gates of East Haddam
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More About Deacon Thomas Gates:
Burial: East Haddam,
More About Thomas Gates and Hannah Brainerd:
Marriage: 03 Oct 169234
Children of Hannah Brainerd and Thomas Gates are:
+ 17 i. Captain Thomas3 Gates, born 03 Oct 1693 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 03 Jun 1771 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
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ii. Captain Daniel Gates, born 26 May 1695 in East Haddam,
+ 19 iii. Deacon Jeremiah Gates, born 17 Mar 1697/98 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 01 Nov 1761 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
20 iv. Hannah Gates34,35, born 11 Jun 1699 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT36; died Oct 1713 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT36,37.
21 v. Esther Gates38,39, born 24 Feb 1701/02 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT40,41; died 01 Dec 1720 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT42,43.
Notes for Esther Gates:
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. . . died . . . unmarried. - George
Gates of East Haddam
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+ 22 vi. Mary Gates, born 29 Aug 1703 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 01 Mar 1741/42 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
+ 23 vii. George Gates, born 17 Nov 1705 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 29 Dec 1756 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
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viii. Joshua Gates, born 26 Apr 1708 in East Haddam,
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ix. Timothy Gates44, born 29 May 1710 in
4. Deacon James2 Brainerd (Daniel1)44 was born 02 Jun 1669 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT44, and died 10 Feb 1742/43 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT45,46. He married (1) Deborah Dudley47,48 01 Apr 169649,50, daughter of William Dudley and Mary Roe. She was born 11 Nov 1670 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT51,52, and died 22 Jul 170953. He married (2) Sarah Daniels53 23 May 171153. She was born Abt. 1681, and died 04 Jun 177054.
Notes for Deacon James Brainerd:
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James Brainerd (Daniel) of Haddam, Middlesex County,
Connecticut; married, 1 April 1696, Deborah Dudley of Saybrook, Connecticut,
born 11 November 1670, daughter of William and Mary (Roe) Dudley of the same
place. Mrs. Deborah (
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James Brainerd is buried in Ye Old Burying Ground,
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More About James Brainerd and Deborah Dudley:
Marriage: 01 Apr 169655,56
Notes for Sarah Daniels:
There is a Sarah Daniels, born February 10, 1679, daughter of John and Mary (Chappel) Daniels. She is the only Sarah Daniels that in any way will answer for the Sarah Daniels wanted that I have found, but I have no proof that she is their daughter. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 41.
More About James Brainerd and Sarah Daniels:
Marriage: 23 May 171157
Children of James Brainerd and Deborah Dudley are:
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i. Captain James3 Brainerd, born 02 Mar 1696/97 in
Haddam,
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ii. Deborah Brainerd, born 03 Apr 1698 in Haddam,
+ 28 iii. Captain Gideon Brainerd, born 04 Mar 1699/00 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 25 Sep 1767 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
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iv. Mary Brainerd, born 11 Jan 1701/02 in Haddam,
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v. Hannah Brainerd, born 07 Mar 1703/04 in Haddam,
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vi. Abijah Brainerd, born 26 Nov 1705 in Haddam,
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vii. Daniel Brainerd, born 02 Aug 1707 in Haddam,
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viii. Mehetabel Brainerd, born 13 Jul 1709 in Haddam,
Children of James Brainerd and Sarah Daniels are:
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i. Sarah3 Brainerd, born 02 May 1713 in Haddam,
35 ii. Zechariah Brainerd57, born 31 Jul 1715 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT57.
Notes for Zechariah Brainerd:
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. . . died young. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 41.
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36 iii. Jephtha Brainerd57, born 29 Oct 1718 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT57.
37 iv. Othniel Brainerd57, born 02 Jun 1720 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT57; died 17 Sep 172457.
38 v. Elizabeth Brainerd57, born 28 Sep 1723 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT57; died 09 Feb 1742/43 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT57.
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vi. Heber Brainerd, born 18 Apr 1725 in Haddam,
5. Captain
Joshua2 Brainerd (Daniel1)58 was
born 20 Jul 1672 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT58, and died 13 May
1755 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT59. He married (1)
Mary Olmsted60, daughter of Samuel Olmsted and Mary
Lord. She was born Abt. 168860, and died 25 Dec 1704 in
Notes for Captain Joshua Brainerd:
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Joshua Brainerd (Daniel) of East Haddam, Middlesex County,
Connecticut; married, first, Mary Olmstead, born about 1688, baptized 7
August 1692, in Hartford, Connecticut, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Lord)
Olmsted, of East Haddam. Mrs. Mary (Olmsted) Brainerd died 25 December, 1704,
in that place. He married, second, 12 July 1710, Mehitable Dudley, born -----
1682, in
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More About Captain Joshua Brainerd:
Baptism: 07 Oct 1672,
Residence:
More About Mary Olmsted:
Baptism: 07 Aug 1692,
Notes for Mehitable Dudley:
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Mehitable Dudley was grand-daughter of William and Jane
(Lutman) Dudley, who were married 24 August 1636, at Ackley,
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More About Joshua Brainerd and Mehitable Dudley:
Marriage: 12 Jul 1710, Haddam, Middlesex, CT67,68
Children of Joshua Brainerd and Mehitable Dudley are:
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i. Mehitable3 Brainerd, born 20 Apr 1711 in East
Haddam,
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ii. Joshua Brainerd, born 07 Nov 1712 in East Haddam,
42
iii. Deborah Brainerd69, born 12 Aug 1714
in
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iv. Daniel Brainerd, born 17 Jul 1715 in East Haddam,
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v. Lydia Brainerd, born 01 Sep 1717 in East Haddam,
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vi. Lieutenant Eleazer Brainerd, born 10 Nov 1719 in East
Haddam,
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vii. Mary Brainerd, born 06 Oct 1721 in East Haddam,
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viii. Deborah Brainerd, born 20 Jun 1724 in East Haddam,
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ix. Jeremiah Brainerd, born 14 Mar 1727/28 in East Haddam,
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x. Timothy Brainerd, born 18 Mar 1729/30 in East Haddam,
6. Lieutenant
William2 Brainerd (Daniel1)70 was
born 30 Mar 1674 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT70, and died Aft. 11
Sep 174771. He married Sarah Bidwell72,73
15 Dec 169873, daughter of Samuel Bidwell and Elizabeth
Stow. She was born 20 Sep 1674 in
Notes for Lieutenant William Brainerd:
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William Brainerd (Daniel) of Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut,
then called Haddam, East Side; married, 13 December 1698, Sarah Bidwell, born
20 September 1674, at Middletown, Connecticut, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth
(Stow) Bidwell of the same place. He was chosen fence viewer in 1696, and was
one of a committee for laying out of land. He was appointed Lieutenant of a
company, October 1722. He and his wife joined the church in Middle Haddam,
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More About Lieutenant William Brainerd:
Baptism: 05 May 1674,
Residence: Haddam,
More About William Brainerd and Sarah Bidwell:
Marriage: 15 Dec 169877
Children of William Brainerd and Sarah Bidwell are:
50
i. Sarah3 Brainerd78, born 21
Mar 1699/00 in Haddam,
Notes for Sarah Brainerd:
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Sarah Brainerd (William, Daniel) of
Haddam Neck,
* Book 6, page 236, Haddam Land
Records, 10 February 1762. John Pickett sells land bounded on
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More About Sarah Brainerd:
Baptism: 02 Jun 1700,
Notes for Deacon Gideon Arnold:
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Two wives: Abigail Brainerd; and Sarah Brainerd.
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More About Gideon Arnold and Sarah Brainerd:
Marriage: Aft. 175885
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ii. William Brainerd, born 20 Mar 1701/02 in Haddam,
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iii. Hannah Brainerd, born 26 Apr 1704 in Haddam,
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iv. Samuel Brainerd, born 04 Jul 1706 in Haddam,
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v. Rev. Chiliab Brainerd, born 10 Oct 1708 in Haddam,
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vi. Lieutenant Josiah Brainerd, born 04 May 1711 in Haddam,
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vii. Nathan Brainerd, born 04 Nov 1713 in Haddam,
7. Sergeant
Caleb2 Brainerd (Daniel1)86 was
born 20 Nov 1675 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT86, and died 11 Aug
1742 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT87,88. He married
Notes for Sergeant Caleb Brainerd:
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Caleb Brainerd (Daniel) of Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, 1 May 1701, Elizabeth Bidwell, born in Middletown, Connecticut, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Stow) Bidwell of the same place. He was a farmer in Haddam. Sergeant Caleb Brainerd died 11 August 1742, in his 66th year. Mrs. Elizabeth (Bidwell) Brainerd died 20 October 1758, in her 78th year. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. II (Caleb), p. 41.
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More About Caleb Brainerd and Elizabeth Bidwell:
Marriage: 01 May 170192
Children of Caleb Brainerd and Elizabeth Bidwell are:
57 i. Caleb3 Brainerd93, born 04 Feb 1701/02 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT93; died 05 Jan 1726/2793.
Notes for Caleb Brainerd:
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Caleb Brainerd, born 4 February
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ii. Jacob Brainerd, born 20 Aug 1703 in Haddam,
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iii. Captain Joshua Brainerd, born 20 May 1708 in Haddam,
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iv. Obadiah Brainerd, born 20 May 1709 in Haddam,
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v. Elizabeth Brainerd, born 13 Jun 1711 in Haddam,
62 vi. Nathaniel Brainerd93, born 26 Aug 1713 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT93; died Bef. 18 Sep 174594. He married Sarah ? 18 Apr 174294.
Notes for Nathaniel Brainerd:
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Nathaniel Brainerd * (Caleb, Daniel)
of Haddan,
* The manuscript said that Nathaniel Brainerd married Nab. (Abigail) Towner. I have found nothing more of him. He may have moved away from Haddam or died in Haddam.
† Book 4, page 170, 18 September 1745, Haddam Land Records. In disposing of land, she is called Sarah, the sixth. Her husband is spoken of as deceased. She sells land to Jacob Brainerd. From Farmington Records, Abraham Pierson married, 7 August 1746, Sarah Brainerd. She may have been widow of Nathaniel Brainerd. I (Lucy Abigail Brainard) find no other Sarah Brainerd that will answer for her, neither have I been able to find date of her death.
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More About Nathaniel Brainerd and Sarah ?:
Marriage: 18 Apr 174294
8. Elijah2
Brainerd (Daniel1)95 was born Bef. 26 May 1678
in Haddam,
Notes for Elijah Brainerd:
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Elijah Brainerd * (Daniel) of Haddam,
* Rev. David Dudley Field in the Brainerd Genealogy,
published in 1857, said that Elijah Brainerd had two children by his second
marriage. I (Lucy Abigail Brainard) have found no mention of them in his will,
nor anywhere else. Thomas Canfield married, 26 November 1740, Margaret Brainerd.
Mr. Thomas Canfield died 4 December 1760. Margaret (Brainerd) Canfield died 15
March 1757. I do not know whether she was the widow of Elijah Brainerd or not.
He married, first, 3 January 1705/6, Mary Camp. His residence was
The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. II (Elijah), p. 41, The American Genealogist, Vol. 27, p. 99 (1951).
NOTE: According to "Families of Early Milford, Connecticut", p. 192, Margaret Brainerd married, 26 November 1740, Thomas Canfield, son of Thomas and Mary (Camp) Canfield, born 6 August 1720; i.e., the son of the Thomas that Lucy Abigail Brainard thought he had married. Durham Vital Records (Barbour, Vol. 9), does not identify any children of the marriage of Thomas Canfield and Margaret Brainard. This does not bring us appreciably closer to establishing Margaret's identity, but does imply, to some degree, that she may have been as much as (40) years younger than Elijah Brainerd. - WDC, 24 April 2005.
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More About Elijah Brainerd:
Baptism: 26 May 1678,
Occupation: Farmer104
Residence: Haddam,
More About Elijah Brainerd and Mary Bushnell:
Marriage: 28 Sep 1699, Haddam, Middlesex, CT104,105
More About Elijah Brainerd and Margaret ?:
Marriage: 06 Sep 1738106
Children of Elijah Brainerd and Mary Bushnell are:
+ 63 i. Mary3 Brainerd, born 20 Jun 1700 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 21 Nov 1770 in New Haven, New Haven, CT.
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ii. Abigail Brainerd, born 20 Jun 1702 in Haddam,
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iii. Joseph Brainerd, born 21 Jun 1704 in Haddam,
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iv. Deacon Elijah Brainerd, born 22 Sep 1706 in Haddam,
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v. Thankful Brainerd, born 22 Jul 1709 in Haddam,
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vi. Rachel Brainerd, born 13 May 1712 in Haddam,
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vii. Captain Jabez Brainerd, born 19 Feb 1714/15 in Haddam,
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viii. Esther Brainerd, born 16 Aug 1717 in Haddam,
+ 71 ix. Phineas Brainerd, born 17 Oct 1720 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 08 Mar 1803 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
9. Hon. Hezekiah2 Brainerd (Daniel1)107 was born 24 May 1681 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT107, and died 24 May 1727 in Hartford, Hartford, CT108. He married Dorothy Hobart109 01 Oct 1707109,110, daughter of Jeremiah Hobart and Elizabeth Whiting. She was born 21 Aug 1679 in Topsfield, Essex, MA111, and died 11 Mar 1731/32112.
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Hezekiah Brainerd, Haddam; son of the first Daniel; married,
1 October 1707, Dorothy, widow of Daniel Mason of Lebanon, daughter of Rev.
Jeremiah Hobart; had nine children, of whom David, born 20 April 1718, the
distinguished missionary to the Indians, was one; an Assistant of the Colony;
died at Hartford, 24 May 1727, aged, by his gravestone, 45. - A Genealogical
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Hezekiah Brainerd * (Daniel) of Haddam, Middlesex County,
Connecticut; married, 1 October 1707, Dorothy (Hobart) Mason, born 21 August
1679, in Topsfield, Massachusetts, daughter of Rev. Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Whiting)
Hobart † and widow of Daniel Mason of Lebanon, Connecticut, to whom she was
married 19 April 1704. He was a grandson of the celebrated Captain John Mason.
She had one child, Jeremiah Mason, born 4 March 1705, at
Elizabeth Whiting was daughter of Rev. Samuel Whiting, who
came from
Hezekiah Brainerd was representative to the General Assembly
14 May 1713, and from May 1715, to October 1722, and clerk of the House of
Representatives in May 1721, and speaker of the House for the three following
sessions. He was justice of the quorum for
The History of Wallingford, Connecticut, said: "At the
October session of the General Assembly, 1726, a grant of 300 acres of land in
the town of Goshen was made to John Hull of Wallingford, James Wadsworth of
Durham, and Hezekiah Brainerd of Haddam, for public purposes." It was
called the Esquires Farm, for its being given to those persons, each of whom
had the title of Esquire. He became a man of great distinction and influence.
Rev. Dr. D. D. Field said in the History of the Towns of Haddam and
HERE LYETH BURY
ED ye BODY OF
HEZEKIAH BRAINERD
ASSISTANT WHO
DIED MAY ye 24
A D 1727
AGED 46 YEARS.
He died at the house of Secretary Hezekiah Wyllys, his
brother-in-law, their wives being sisters, daughters of Rev. Jeremiah Hobart of
* . . . often appointed on a committee to adjust differences
between individuals and settle boundary lines. He was town clerk for the
† In the will of Samuel Whiting, Senior, of
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More About Hon. Hezekiah Brainerd:
Baptism: 07 Mar 1682/83, Haddam, Middlesex, CT113
Burial:
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Two husbands: Daniel Mason; and Hezekiah Brainerd.
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More About Hezekiah Brainerd and Dorothy Hobart:
Marriage: 01 Oct 1707115,116
Children of Hezekiah Brainerd and Dorothy Hobart are:
+ 72 i. Colonel Hezekiah3 Brainerd, born 26 Oct 1708 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 14 Dec 1774 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
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73
ii. Dorothy Brainerd, born 23 Feb 1709/10 in Haddam,
+ 74 iii. Rev. Nehemiah Brainerd, born 20 Apr 1712 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 09 Nov 1742 in Glastonbury, Hartford, CT (Eastbury).
+ 75 iv. Jerusha Brainerd, born 21 Apr 1714 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 13 Jul 1747 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
+ 76 v. Martha Brainerd, born 01 Sep 1716 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 11 Oct 1754 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
77
vi. Rev. David Brainerd117, born 20 Apr
1718 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT117; died 10 Oct 1747 in
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(Hezekiah and Dorothy Brainerd's) third son was the celebrated David Brainerd, missionary to the Indians from the Honorable society in Scotland for the propagation of christian knowledge, and pastor of a congregation of christian Indians in New Jersey, whose life as drawn by the elder President Edwards has excited the admiration of the pious both in Europe and America. - A History, of the Towns of Haddam and East-Haddam, p. 23.
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Marriage Notes for David Brainerd and Jerusha Edwards:
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+ 78 vii. Rev. John Brainerd, born 28 Feb 1719/20 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 18 Mar 1781 in Deerfield, Cumberland, NJ.
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79
viii. Elizabeth Brainerd, born 05 Oct 1722 in Haddam,
80 ix. Israel Brainerd120, born 07 Jun 1725 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT120; died 06 Jan 1747/48 in New Haven, New Haven, CT121.
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Israel Brainerd, the youngest son and
child of Honorable Hezekiah Brainerd, was a member of
"When ministers feel these special gracious influences on their hearts, it wonderfully assists them to come at the consciences of men, and as it were to handle them; whereas without them, whatever reason and oratory we may make use of, we do but make use of stumps instead of hands." Memoirs, pp. 243-4.
This promising young man was buried
in
Here
Lyes the Body of
Hezekiah Brainerd
Assistant
Who died a member of
1748 aetatis suae 23.
Flendi quae causa est
Si tantum a morte tenatur latum.
Animam interea
Christus Complectitur almus!
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Generation No. 3
10. Susannah3
Brainerd (Daniel2, Daniel1)122 was
born 09 Aug 1689 in
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Susannah Brainerd (Daniel, Daniel) of East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Connecticut; married John Olmsted, born 1677 in East Haddam,
Connecticut, son of Samuel and Mary (Lord) Olmsted of the same place. He was a
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More About Susannah Brainerd:
Baptism: 31 May 1691,
Of:
More About John Olmsted:
Occupation: Farmer130
Residence:
Children of Susannah Brainerd and John Olmsted are:
81
i. Sarah4 Olmsted130, born Bef.
15 Jun 1707 in East Haddam,
More About Sarah Olmsted:
Baptism: 15 Jun 1707,
Joined Church: 16 Apr 1738, East
Haddam,
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His will, dated 5 February 1756,
named his wife and six children, and brother, Thomas Gates, Esq. - Genealogy of
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George Gates (Thomas, George), born
17 November 1705, East
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More About George Gates:
Baptism: 18 Nov 1705140
Will: 05 Feb 1756141
More About George Gates and Sarah Olmsted:
Marriage: 03 Dec 1730,
82
ii. Mary Olmsted143, born Bef. 23 Oct 1709
in
Notes for Mary Olmsted:
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. . . died 8 August 1754. - Genealogy
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More About Mary Olmsted:
Baptism: 23 Oct 1709,
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iii. Daniel Olmsted143, born Bef. 07 Oct
1711 in East Haddam,
More About Daniel Olmsted:
Baptism: 07 Oct 1711,
More About Daniel Olmsted and Rebecca Spencer:
Marriage: 28 Dec 1738,
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iv. John Olmsted145, born Bef. 30 May 1714
in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 27 Dec 1802146. He
married (1) Abigail Cone147 09 Jun 1745 in Colchester,
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More About John Olmsted:
Baptism: 30 May 1714, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT151
More About John Olmsted and Abigail Cone:
Marriage: 09 Jun 1745, Colchester,
More About John Olmsted and Ruth Hutchins:
Marriage: 13 May 1789, Hartland,
85
v. James Olmsted154, born Bef. 07 Oct 1716
in
More About James Olmsted:
Baptism: 07 Oct 1716,
Marriage Notes for James Olmsted and Ann Cone:
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James Omstead; baptized 7 October
1716; died 20 March 1794; married, 18 June 1763, Anna Lord, born 1740; died 26
June 1795. - Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in
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Ann Cone, born 23 December 1739;
married James Olmstead, Revolutionary soldier, who died 1794. - Some Account of
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CONE, Anne, married James Olmsted,
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More About James Olmsted and Ann Cone:
Marriage: 18 Jun 1763,
86
vi. Susannah Olmsted161, born Bef. 27 Jun
1718 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 04 Feb 1790 in Colchester, New London,
CT (Westchester)162. She married Jonathan Gates163
16 Jul 1747 in Colchester,
More About Susannah Olmsted:
Baptism: 27 Jun 1718,
Notes for Jonathan Gates:
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Jonathan Gates (Joseph, George), born
17 December 1703 in East Haddam, baptized in May 1704, settled in the
Westchester section of the town of Colchester where he married, 16 July 1747,
Susannah Olmsted. This may have been his second marriage. He died in
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More About Jonathan Gates:
Baptism: May 1704170
Removed to: Colchester,
More About Jonathan Gates and Susannah Olmsted:
Marriage: 16 Jul 1747, Colchester,
87
vii. Captain Stephen Olmsted172, born Bef.
17 Aug 1721 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 26 Apr 1778173.
He married (1) Hannah Fuller173; born 03 Jul 1720 in
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Captain Stephen Olmsted, born at East
Haddam, Connecticut, 17 August 1721; died 26 April 1778; married Hannah Fuller,
daughter of Timothy Fuller of Middletown, Connecticut. He died of smallpox,
contracted in the army, and was buried in
"Let no rude step disturb the ground
Where this reposing dust is found."
(Children): Stephen; Jonathan, born 29 July 1767; baptized 2 August 1767; died 3 May 1842; married, first, Mrs. Freedom (Wheeler) Moyer, daughter of Samuel Wheeler; second, Widow Bartholomew; third, Widow Hull. He moved to Hamilton, New York, and gave liberally to Hamilton Collete; Hannah; Dorothy, married first, 10 March 1776, Elijah Day, of Colchester, Connecticut, born 30 January 1749, died 22 April 1798, son of Abraham and Irene (Foote) Day, married second, Samuel Brown; Mercy, born 27 November 1764, baptized 17 February 1765; Orelia.
Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in
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More About Captain Stephen Olmsted:
Baptism: 17 Aug 1721,
Notes for Hannah Fuller:
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Hannah Fuller, born 3 July 1720; died
before 1768; married Stephen Olmstead of
Children: Stephen, a Baptist Minister, 40 years at Schodack, New York; Johnathan, a merchant at Hamilton, New York, and a benefactor of the college there; Dorathy, born 1752; married, 1 March 1776, Elijah Day, and died 4 August 1846, aged 94 years; Hannah; Susannah, married Jared Parmalee; Anna; Mercy; Aurelia.
Genealogy of Some Descendants of Captain Matthew Fuller, et. al., p. 17.
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More About Stephen Olmsted and Mary ?:
Marriage: Aft. 1768
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viii. Abigail Olmsted176, born Bef. 29 Aug
1725 in East Haddam,
More About Abigail Olmsted:
Baptism: 29 Aug 1725,
More About Elisha Cone and Abigail Olmsted:
Marriage: 02 Jan 1751/52182
89 ix. Captain Jonathan Olmsted183, born Bef. 26 Nov 1727 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 02 Apr 1817183. He married Ruth Cone184; born 15 Oct 1734184; died 02 Dec 1797185.
Notes for Captain Jonathan Olmsted:
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Captain Olmsted gave by his will $500.00 to the Congregational Church in Millington, Connecticut. - Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America, p. 22.
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More About Captain Jonathan Olmsted:
Baptism: 26 Nov 1727, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT185
90 x. Noadiah Olmsted185, born Bef. 10 Sep 1732 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
More About Noadiah Olmsted:
Baptism: 10 Sep 1732, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT185
91 xi. Zechariah Olmsted185, born Bef. 18 Aug 1734 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
More About Zechariah Olmsted:
Baptism: 18 Aug 1734, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT185
11. Daniel3 Brainerd (Daniel2, Daniel1)186 was born 28 Sep 1690 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT186, and died 28 Sep 1728187. He married Hannah Selden187,188 02 Feb 1715/16, daughter of Joseph Selden and Rebecca Church. She was born Abt. 1697 in Lyme, New London, CT (possibly)189, and died 17 Mar 1742/43 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT190,191.
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Daniel Brainerd (Daniel, Daniel) of East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, 2 February 1715, Hannah Selden, born 1686, in Deerfield, Massachusetts, daughter of Joseph and Rebecca (Church) Selden of Lyme, Connecticut. She joined the Congregational Church in East Haddam 24 February 1724/5. He joined the church 12 June 1726. He was a farmer in East Haddam. Mr. Daniel Brainerd died 28 September 1728, æ. 38 years, and is buried in Hadlyme graveyard. After his death, she married, second, 3 December 1730, Jonathan Chapman, and had four children. Mrs. Hannah (Selden) (Brainerd) Chapman died 17 March 1742, æ. 56 years. He died 23 August 1742. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), p. 42.
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More About Daniel Brainerd:
Baptism: 31 May 1691, Middletown, Middlesex, CT192
Burial: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Hadlyme Church Burying Ground)193
Joined Church: 12 Jun 1726, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Congregational Church)193
Occupation: Farmer193
Of: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT193
Notes for Hannah Selden:
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NOTE: Although some sources have 1686 as her birth year, it seems likely that she was born quite a bit later, since her last child, by Jonathan Chapman, was born in 1739. That would imply that she was born 1689 absolute earliest and likely much later, especially since Chapman was not born until 1702. - WDC, 13 May 2005.
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More About Hannah Selden:
Joined Church: 24 Feb 1724/25, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Congregational Church)193
More About Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Selden:
Marriage: 02 Feb 1715/16
Children of Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Selden are:
92 i. Susannah4 Brainerd193, born 27 Nov 1716 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT193; died 04 Feb 1726/27193.
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93 ii. Hannah Brainerd193, born 28 Nov 1718 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT193; died 17 Feb 1726/27193.
94 iii. Daniel Brainerd194, born 24 Feb 1721/22 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT194,195; died 10 Jan 1777196. He married (1) Hannah Gates196,197 07 Jul 1743198,199; born 23 Oct 1723 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT200,201; died 05 May 1746202. He married (2) Esther Gates203 15 Aug 1751204; born 27 Jul 1727 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT205; died 11 May 1769206. He married (3) Prudence Gridley206 Aft. 1769207; born Abt. 1737208; died 08 Jun 1811208.
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Daniel Brainerd, Esq. (Daniel, Daniel, Daniel) of East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, 7 July 1743, his cousin Hannah Gates, born 23 October 1723, daughter of Deacon Jeremiah and Mary (Emmons) Gates of East Haddam, Connecticut. Mrs. Hannah (Gates) Brainerd died 5 or 6 May 1746, in her 23d year. He married, second, 15 August 1751, Esther Gates, born 27 July 1727, daughter of Thomas and Dorothy (Cone) Gates of East Haddam, Connecticut. Mrs. Esther (Gates) Brainerd died 11 May 1769, in her 42d year. He married, third, Prudence Gridley of Farmington, Connecticut. Mr. Daniel Brainerd died 10 January 1777, nearly 56 years of age. His gravestone says: “A man distinguished for his public spirit and exemplary life.” His widow married, 11 November 1779, John Porter of Farmington, Connecticut. Mrs. Prudence (Gridley) (Brainerd) Porter died 8 June 1811, in her 75th year, and is buried in the Landing Cemetery at East Haddam, Connecticut.
He was judge of probate, justice of the peace, and town clerk 176977, and member of the semi-annual sessions of the legislature in May and October 1760, and from May 1765 to October 1776, inclusive. He was a farmer. Judge Brainerd was known as the Butternut Lawyer from the ordinary color of his clothing.
From “The New London Gazette” of 17 January 1777, the following is taken: “At East Haddam, on the 6th instant, Daniel Brainerd Esq. For a number of Years past one of the representatives of the Town, was suddenly struck with an apoplectic Disorder, which deprived him of his Reason, locked up his Senses and put an end to his life last Friday morning Jan. 10, in the 55th year of his age. Without the help of a liberal Education, in early Life, by uncommon Application to Study, and a diligent Improvement of his Time, together with the Advantages of a Mind, naturally penetrating and Comprehensive, he had attained that Degree of Knowledge, which qualified him for public Business, and enabled him to sustain a variety of Offices with Honor to himself and Benefit to others. He was a man of great Integrity, slow and deliberate in forming his Judgment, he could not be turned aside from the purpose of his Duty, by any of the Arts of Dissimulation, Flattery or Corruption, his Stability of Mind and ardent Love for his Country, have manifested themselves for some Time past in his resolutely firm and unwearied Exertions for the public Good wherever his Influence extended and for raising effectual Opposition to the Power and violence of our Enemies; but the greatest and best Thing that can be said of him, is, that he was as we have Reason to believe a good Christian and a faithful Servant of God, and that he has gone to inherit the Promises. The Society and Town where he lived has lost a great Bond of Union and Support of Authority, the Poor and Injured a Patron and Benefactor, and the church of God an example of Virtue and true Religion. 'Help Lord for the Godly Man ceaseth, and the Faithful fall from among the Children of Men'.”
The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), pp. 47-48.
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Hannah Gates, Daniel's first wife, and Esther Gates, his second wife, were first cousins.
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More About Daniel Brainerd:
Of: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT208
Notes for Hannah Gates:
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. . . died 5 or 6 May 1746, in her 23d year. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), p. 47.
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Hannah Gates, born 23 October 1723, baptized 1 May 1737, married, 7 July 1743, Daniel Brainerd, born in East Haddam, 24 February 1721/2, son of Daniel and Hannah (Selden) Brainerd. He was a professor of religion, a Justice of the Peace for many years, a judge of probate, and, repeatedly, representative to the legislature. He was called the "Butternut Lawyer" from the ordinary color of his clothes. She died, 5 May 1746, and he married, second, Esther Gates, daughter of Thomas and Dorothy (Cone) Gates. - George Gates of East Haddam Connecticut and some of his Descendants, p. 21.
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More About Hannah Gates:
Baptism: 01 May 1737209
Marriage Notes for Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Gates:
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More About Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Gates:
Marriage: 07 Jul 1743210,211
Notes for Esther Gates:
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Esther Gates (Thomas, George) born 27 July 1727, baptized 27 August 1727, married, 15 August 1751, as his second wife, Daniel Brainerd, born in East Haddam, 24 February 1721/2, son of Daniel and Hannah (Selden) Brainerd. He was a professor of religion, a Justice of the Peace for many years, a judge of probate, and, repeatedly, representative to the legislature. He was called the “Butternut Lawyer” from the ordinary color of his clothes. He had married, first, Hannah Gates,daughter of Jeremiah and Mary (Emmons) Gates. Mrs. Esther Brainerd died in East Haddam, 11 May 1769, and he married, third, 6 June 1771, Prudence Gridley of Farmington. He suffered a stroke, then called apoplexy, while crossing the Connecticut River on his way to the legislature, and died the following night, 10 January 1777, in East Haddam. - George Gates of East Haddam Connecticut and some of his Descendants, p. 19.
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More About Esther Gates:
Baptism: 27 Aug 1727212
Marriage Notes for Daniel Brainerd and Esther Gates:
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More About Daniel Brainerd and Esther Gates:
Marriage: 15 Aug 1751213
Notes for Prudence Gridley:
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Two husbands: Daniel Brainerd, widower, first, of Hannah Gates, and, second, of Esther Gates.
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More About Prudence Gridley:
Burial: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Landing Cemetery)213
Of: Farmington, Hartford, CT213
More About Daniel Brainerd and Prudence Gridley:
Marriage: Aft. 1769214
95 iv. Mary Brainerd215, born 24 Sep 1723 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT215; died 02 Feb 1726/27215.
96 v. Susannah Brainerd215, born 09 Aug 1726 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT215; died 14 Sep 1751215.
97 vi. Hannah Brainerd215, born 17 Apr 1729 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT215. She married Jabez Warner216 09 May 1749216; born 05 Nov 1720216.
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Hannah Brainerd (Daniel, Daniel, Daniel), of East Haddam, Middlesex, County, Connecticut; married, 9 May 1749, Jabez Warner, born 5 November 1720, son of John and Mehitable (Chapman) (Richardson) Warner of East Haddam, Connecticut. He was a farmer living a little north of the East Haddam line near Hadlyme, Connecticut. Mrs. Hannah (Brainerd) Warner died in the fall of 1811, in her 82d year. Mr. Jabez Warner died about 17 December 1816, æ. 96 years. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), p. 48.
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More About Jabez Warner and Hannah Brainerd:
Marriage: 09 May 1749216
12. Hannah3 Brainerd (Daniel2, Daniel1)217 was born 12 Jun 1694 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT217, and died 20 Mar 1743/44218. She married Lieutenant Joseph Gates219,220 08 Jan 1718/19221, son of Joseph Gates and Elizabeth Hungerford. He was born 28 Dec 1695 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT222, and died 01 Nov 1770223.
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Hannah Brainerd (Daniel, Daniel) of East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, 8 January 1718/9, Joseph Gates, born 28 December 1695/6 (sic.), son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Hungerford) Gates of East Haddam. He was a farmer in East Haddam. Mrs. Hannah (Brainerd) Gates died 20 March 1744, æ. 49 years. Mr. Joseph Gates died 1 November 1770, æ. 75 years. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), p. 43.
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More About Hannah Brainerd:
Baptism: 21 Jun 1696, Middletown, Middlesex, CT224
Burial: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Cove Burial Ground)225
Joined Church: 07 Nov 1725225
Notes for Lieutenant Joseph Gates:
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George Gates (Joseph, George), born 25 December 1695 (Haddam record) or 28 December 1696 (East Haddam record). He married, 8 January 1719, Hannah Brainerd, daughter of Deacon Daniel and Susannah Brainerd of East Haddam. He was a selectman in 1740 and 1741 and a farmer by occupation. He was usually called “Sergeant Joseph” and he was probably the Lieutenant Joseph Gates who served in the French and Indian War during the campaign of 1756. His wife joined the First Church, 7 November 1725, and he joined, 7 March 1731. . . . - Joseph Gates suffered the loss of three young children in less than a week in 1740, followed by the death of a fourth child in 1742 and his wife's death on 20 March 1744. He died 1 November 1770, in his 73d year. They were buried in Cove Burial Ground. - George Gates of East Haddam Connecticut and some of his Descendants, p. 16.
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More About Lieutenant Joseph Gates:
Burial: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Cove Burial Ground)225
Joined Church: 07 Mar 1730/31225
Occupation: Farmer226
Residence: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT226
More About Joseph Gates and Hannah Brainerd:
Marriage: 08 Jan 1718/19226
Children of Hannah Brainerd and Joseph Gates are:
98 i. Hannah4 Gates226, born 16 Nov 1719 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT226; died 1801 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT227. She married Ebenezer Spencer228,229 06 Mar 1745/46230; born 01 Feb 1720/21 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT231; died 02 Aug 1796 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT232.
More About Hannah Gates:
Baptism: 14 Nov 1725233
More About Ebenezer Spencer:
Baptism: 26 Mar 1721234
Of: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT235
More About Ebenezer Spencer and Hannah Gates:
Marriage: 06 Mar 1745/46235
99 ii. Lieutenant Joseph Gates236, born 28 Mar 1722 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT236; died 17 Apr 1808236. He married Abigail Fuller236 04 Dec 1746 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT237; born 19 Oct 1718 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT238; died 09 Sep 1807239.
More About Lieutenant Joseph Gates:
Baptism: 15 Nov 1725240
Burial: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (near First Church)240
More About Abigail Fuller:
Burial: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (near First Church)240
More About Joseph Gates and Abigail Fuller:
Marriage: 04 Dec 1746, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT241
100 iii. Elizabeth Gates242, born 12 Aug 1724 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT242; died 16 Sep 1802 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Millington)243. She married Captain Jonah Cone244 20 Jun 1745 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT245; born 07 Mar 1721/22 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT246; died 24 Jul 1809 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Millington)246.
Notes for Elizabeth Gates:
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Elizabeth Gates (Joseph, George), born 12 August 1724, baptized 14 November 1725, married Jonah Cone, born 7 March 1721, son of Daniel and Mary (Barnes) Cone. She joined the Millington Church, 5 June 1748 and they were active members of the church for fifty years. In 1762 he was appointed lieutenant in the 16th Company, 12th Regiment of the colonial militia and was promoted to captain in 1768. She died in Millington, 16 September 1802, age 78 and he died there, 24 July 1809. - George Gates of East Haddam Connecticut and some of his Descendants, p. 16.
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More About Elizabeth Gates:
Baptism: 14 Nov 1725247
Joined Church: 05 Jun 1748, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Millington)247
More About Jonah Cone and Elizabeth Gates:
Marriage: 20 Jun 1745, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT248
101 iv. Ensign Bezaleel Gates249, born 14 Oct 1726 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT249; died 28 Mar 1802 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT250. He married Mary Brainerd251 26 Feb 1749/50 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT252; born 27 Apr 1727 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT253; died 27 Dec 1796 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT254.
More About Mary Brainerd:
Baptism: 25 Jun 1727255
Marriage Notes for Bezaleel Gates and Mary Brainerd:
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More About Bezaleel Gates and Mary Brainerd:
Marriage: 26 Feb 1749/50, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT256
102 v. Susannah Gates257, born 24 Nov 1730 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT257; died 25 May 1742257.
More About Susannah Gates:
Baptism: 03 Jan 1730/31258
103 vi. Aaron Gates259, born 20 Oct 1733 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT259; died 14 Aug 1740259.
More About Aaron Gates:
Baptism: 28 Oct 1733260
104 vii. Ann Gates261, born 20 Oct 1733 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT261; died 18 Aug 1740261.
More About Ann Gates:
Baptism: 28 Oct 1733262
105 viii. David Gates263, born 18 Apr 1738 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT263; died 12 Aug 1740263.
More About David Gates:
Baptism: 03 Jun 1738264
13. Deacon Noadiah3 Brainerd (Daniel2, Daniel1)265 was born 04 Apr 1697 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT265, and died 30 Sep 1747 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT266. He married (1) Hannah Cone267,268 04 Jun 1724 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT269,270, daughter of Jared Cone and Elizabeth ?. She was born Bef. 18 Nov 1705 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT, and died 14 May 1744 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT271,272. He married (2) Deborah Dudley273 1745273, daughter of Joseph Dudley and Sarah Pratt. She was born 15 Nov 1701 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT273,274, and died 08 Mar 1800275.
Notes for Deacon Noadiah Brainerd:
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Noadiah Brainerd, (Daniel, Daniel) of East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married 4 June 1724, Hannah Cone, baptized 18 November 1705, daughter of Jared and Elizabeth (-----) Cone of East Haddam, Connecticut. She joined the church 7 November 1725. He joined the church 21 May 1732, and was elected deacon of the Congregational Church in East Haddam, April 1743, which office he held until his death. Mrs. Hannah (Cone) Brainerd died 14 May 1744, in her 38th year. He married, second, 1745, Deborah (Dudley) Selden of Lyme, Connecticut, born 15 November 1701, daughter of Lieutenant Joseph and Sarah (Pratt) Dudley of Guilford, Connecticut, and widow of Captain or Deacon Samuel Selden of Lyme, Connecticut. He was representative to the General Assembly in the years 1742-43-45-46. He was a farmer in East Haddam. Deacon Noadiah Brainerd died 30 September 1746, æ. 49 years. Mrs. Deborah (Dudley) (Selden) Brainerd died 8 March 1800, in her 99th year, and was buried in the Marvin Cemetery in North Lyme, beside her first husband. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), p. 43.
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More About Deacon Noadiah Brainerd:
Joined Church: 21 May 1732275
Occupation: Farmer275
Of: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT275
More About Hannah Cone:
Baptism: 18 Nov 1705, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT275,276
Joined Church: 07 Jan 1724/25277
More About Noadiah Brainerd and Hannah Cone:
Marriage: 04 Jun 1724, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT277,278
Notes for Deborah Dudley:
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More About Deborah Dudley:
Burial: North Lyme, New London, CT (Marvin Cemetery)279
Of: Lyme, New London, CT279
More About Noadiah Brainerd and Deborah Dudley:
Marriage: 1745279
Children of Noadiah Brainerd and Hannah Cone are:
106 i. Hannah4 Brainerd279, born 24 Apr 1725 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT279; died 01 Jan 1749/50280. She married William Selby281; born 05 Jun 1717281.
More About Hannah Brainerd:
Baptism: 24 Sep 1725282
107 ii. Mary Brainerd283, born 27 Apr 1727 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT283; died 27 Dec 1796 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT284. She married Ensign Bezaleel Gates285 26 Feb 1749/50 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT286; born 14 Oct 1726 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT287; died 28 Mar 1802 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT288.
More About Mary Brainerd:
Baptism: 25 Jun 1727289
Marriage Notes for Mary Brainerd and Bezaleel Gates:
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More About Bezaleel Gates and Mary Brainerd:
Marriage: 26 Feb 1749/50, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT290
108 iii. Noadiah Brainerd291, born 10 Mar 1729/30 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT291; died 31 Mar 1751291.
Notes for Noadiah Brainerd:
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. . . died March 31, 1750-51 (or died March 31, 1741, by M. L. Roberts). - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), p. 44.
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More About Noadiah Brainerd:
Baptism: 10 Mar 1729/30292
109 iv. Elizabeth Brainerd293, born 12 Aug 1731 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT293; died 15 Jan 1731/32293.
More About Elizabeth Brainerd:
Baptism: 12 Aug 1731294
110 v. Elizabeth Brainerd295, born 27 Jan 1732/33 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT295; died 13 Jun 1733295.
More About Elizabeth Brainerd:
Baptism: 27 Jan 1732/33296
111 vi. Sybil Brainerd297, born 07 Jun 1736 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT297.
More About Sybil Brainerd:
Baptism: 07 Jun 1736298
112 vii. Jared Brainerd299, born 17 Sep 1737 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT299.
More About Jared Brainerd:
Baptism: 17 Sep 1739300
14. Stephen3 Brainard (Daniel2 Brainerd, Daniel1)301 was born 27 Feb 1699/00 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT302, and died 30 Mar 1794303. He married Susannah Gates304,305,306 24 Dec 1730 in Colchester, New London, CT307,308,309, daughter of Joseph Gates and Elizabeth Hungerford. She was born 21 Sep 1705 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT310,311, and died 29 Apr 1793 in Colchester, New London, CT (Westchester)312.
Notes for Stephen Brainard:
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Stephen Brainard (Daniel, Daniel) of East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, 24 December 1730, Susannah Gates, born 21 September 1705, in East Haddam, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Hungerford) Gates of the same place. He was a farmer, and settled in the southwest district, in Westchester parish, in the town of Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, on an elevation of ground just north of the line dividing the town of East Haddam from Colchester. His removal was then regarded as a removal into the country; all around was a dense forest, and the deer were then so plenty that they could be shot from their door. Tradition says his path from East Haddam to Westchester was marked by the blazing of trees. He cleared the land and made preparation for building a house, and when Saturday night came, sat down on a log and looked toward home and cried because he was so far from home. The following week, on Saturday night, he was to return to his father’s home, about five miles distant, near East Haddam Landing. He was accompanied by two others (probably . . . his two future brothers-in-law, John and Jonathan Gates, who settled in Westchester, Connecticut) when he went into the wild and uninhabited country. The house he built was on the site where his grandson, Amaziah Brainard, afterwards built a house, and in which he lived during his lifetime. When an old man and several of his grandsons were going to Hamilton County, New York, he wondered they could go so far from home. His descendants always spoke of him with the greatest respect, and the following incident will show him entitled to it: One night, when quite aged, several young men of somewhat convivial habits had assembled by the well which was near the corner of the house where he had his room, and hearing their loud talk as the glass was passed from one to the other, he arose from his bed, and opening the door said, “Gentlemen, I do not allow such talk around my house,” then closed the door. Not another loud word was spoken, and the group quietly dispersed, it is hoped with wiser and better thoughts for mending their habits.
They were constituent members of the church in Westchester when it was formed, and probably before had belonged to the church in East Haddam. Mrs. Susannah (Gates) Brainerd died 29 April 1793, æ. nearly 88 years. She was the first person to be buried in the Southwest Cemetery in Westchester. All bodies before that time had been carried to East Haddam for interment, nearly six miles distant, on a bier, and borne on men’s shoulders. Mr. Stephen Brainerd died 30 March 1794, æ. 95 years.
The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), pp. 44-45.
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They settled in the west part of Colchester next to Chatham (now East Hampton) in what was called the "Waterhole District." All around them was a dense forest, and the deer were then so plentiful that they could be shot from their door. They were constituent members of the Westchester Church. She died, 29 April 1793 or 29 September 1793, and he died 30 March 1794. D. Williams Patterson said they were buried in the Waterhole Burying Ground and the Brainerd genealogies say they were buried in the Southwest Cemetery in Westchester. - George Gates of East Haddam Connecticut and some of his Descendants, p. 9.
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More About Stephen Brainard:
Baptism: 09 Jun 1700, Middletown, Middlesex, CT313
Removed to: Westchester, New London, CT314
Notes for Susannah Gates:
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More About Susannah Gates:
Baptism: 15 Oct 1705315
More About Stephen Brainard and Susannah Gates:
Marriage: 24 Dec 1730, Colchester, New London, CT316,317,318
Children of Stephen Brainard and Susannah Gates are:
113 i. Susannah4 Brainerd319, born 24 Sep 1731 in Westchester, New London, CT319.
Notes for Susannah Brainerd:
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114 ii. Elizabeth Brainerd319, born 17 Sep 1733 in Westchester, New London, CT319.
Notes for Elizabeth Brainerd:
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. . . born September or December 17, 1733, in Westchester, Connecticut. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), p. 45.
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115 iii. Hannah Brainerd319, born 02 Nov 1737 in Westchester, New London, CT319.
116 iv. Mary Brainerd319, born 15 Feb 1739/40 in Westchester, New London, CT319.
117 v. Stephen Brainerd319, born 24 Mar 1741/42 in Westchester, New London, CT319.
118 vi. Sarah Brainerd319,320, born 30 Apr 1744 in Westchester, New London, CT321; died 19 Jan 1818322. She married (1) Judah Lewis323. She married (2) Colonel Henry Champion324 23 Nov 1791324; born 19 Jan 1723/24 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT324; died 21 Jul 1797325.
Notes for Colonel Henry Champion:
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More About Colonel Henry Champion:
Occupation: Farmer326
Removed to: Colchester, New London, CT (Westchester)326
More About Henry Champion and Sarah Brainerd:
Marriage: 23 Nov 1791326
119 vii. William Brainerd327, born 27 Aug 1746 in Westchester, New London, CT327.
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. . . born August 27, 1746, in Westchester, Connecticut. By town records his birth was August 16. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), p. 45.
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15. Captain Bezaleel3 Brainerd (Daniel2, Daniel1)328,329 was born 17 Apr 1701 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT330,331, and died 09 Oct 1749 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT332. He married (1) Mary Gates333,334 30 Nov 1727335,336, daughter of Thomas Gates and Hannah Brainerd. She was born 29 Aug 1703 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT337,338, and died 01 Mar 1741/42 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT339,340. He married (2) Elizabeth Warner341,342 17 Jun 1744343,344, daughter of Daniel Warner and Elizabeth Adams. She was born 17 Oct 1721345,346, and died 05 Oct 1746 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT347,348. He married (3) Phebe Smith349,350 19 May 1749351, daughter of Ralph Smith and Mary Mayo. She was born 16 May 1720 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA351,352, and died 23 Jan 1760353.
Notes for Captain Bezaleel Brainerd:
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Bezaleel Brainerd (Daniel, Daniel) of East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, 30 November 1727, Mary Gates, born 29 August 1703, in East Haddam, Connecticut, daughter of Deacon Thomas and Hannah (Brainerd) Gates of the same place. She joined the church 27 April 1735. Mrs. Mary (Gates) Brainerd died 1 March 1742, æ. 38 years. He married, second, 17 June 1744, Elizabeth Warner, born 17 October 1721, in Sunderland, Massachusetts, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Adams) Warner, then of East Haddam, Connecticut. Mrs. Elizabeth (Warner) Brainerd died 5 October 1746, in her 25th year. He married, third, 19 May 1749, Phebe (Smith) Almany, born 16 May 1720, in Eastham, Massachusetts, daughter of Ralph and Mary (Mayo) Smith of East Hampton, formerly Chatham, Connecticut, and widow of George Almany, late of Eastham, Massachusetts, who died January 1747/8.
As he took command of the East Haddam military company, his soldiers, wishing to honor him on his promotion, fired a salute, which, by an accidental discharge of the gun, wounded him in one of his legs, causing his death. He was a farmer, living about a mile north of East Haddam Landing. Captain Bezaleel Brainerd died 9 October 1749, in his 49th year. He died while making his will and before he had signed it. The will was accepted and put on file in the Probate Office and is now in Colchester, Connecticut, and his property distributed according to his will. His widow married John Marsh, formerly of Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, but then of East Haddam, Connecticut. She had two children by this marriage. Mrs. Phebe (Smith) (Almany) (Brainerd) Marsh died 23 January 1760, in her 40th year.
The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), p. 45.
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More About Captain Bezaleel Brainerd:
Cause of Death: Accidental gunshot wound in leg.353
More About Mary Gates:
Baptism: May 1704354
Joined Church: 27 Apr 1735355
More About Bezaleel Brainerd and Mary Gates:
Marriage: 30 Nov 1727355,356
More About Bezaleel Brainerd and Elizabeth Warner:
Marriage: 17 Jun 1744357,358
Notes for Phebe Smith:
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More About Bezaleel Brainerd and Phebe Smith:
Marriage: 19 May 1749359
Children of Bezaleel Brainerd and Mary Gates are:
120 i. Hannah4 Brainerd359,360, born 26 Aug 1728 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT361,362; died 29 Sep 1736363,364.
121 ii. Esther Brainerd365, born 21 Oct 1729 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT365; died 19 Dec 1737366.
122 iii. Mary Brainerd367,368, born 03 Jun 1731 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT369,370; died 10 Jan 1738/39371,372.
123 iv. Fruin Brainerd373,374,375, born 15 Apr 1733 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT376,377. She married Nehemiah Gates378; born 17 Apr 1730 in Colchester, New London, CT (Westchester)378.
More About Fruin Brainerd:
Date born 2: 15 Apr 1733379
124 v. Susannah Brainerd380,381, born 14 Dec 1734 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT382,383; died 22 Dec 1737384,385.
125 vi. Bezaleel Brainerd386,387, born 15 Apr 1737 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT388,389.
126 vii. Mary Brainerd390,391, born 07 Jul 1740 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT392,393; died 12 Oct 1754394,395.
Child of Bezaleel Brainerd and Elizabeth Warner is:
127 i. Daniel4 Brainerd396,397, born 17 Mar 1745/46 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT398,399.
Child of Bezaleel Brainerd and Phebe Smith is:
128 i. Enoch4 Brainerd400,401, born 09 Sep 1749 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT402,403.
16. Mary3 Brainerd (Daniel2, Daniel1)404 was born 10 Sep 1703 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT404, and died 16 Apr 1742405. She married Captain William Olmsted405 Jul 1728405, son of Samuel Olmsted and Mary Rowley. He was born 21 Nov 1705 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT405, and died 16 Apr 1746405.
Notes for Mary Brainerd:
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Mary Brainerd (Daniel, Daniel) of East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, July 1728, William Olmsted, born 21 November 1705, in East Haddam, Connecticut, son of Samuel and Mary (Rowley) Olmsted of the same place. He was Sergeant in 1740, and afterwards Captain. Mrs. Mary (Brainerd) Olmsted died 16 April 1742. He married, second, 5 November 1743, Anna Rowley, and had four children. He was a farmer in East Haddam. Captain William Olmsted died 16 April 1746. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), p. 46.
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More About Mary Brainerd:
Baptism: 24 May 1704406
More About William Olmsted and Mary Brainerd:
Marriage: Jul 1728407
Children of Mary Brainerd and William Olmsted are:
129 i. William4 Olmsted407, born 04 Sep 1728 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT407; died 01 Jan 1811 in Canaan, Columbia, NY407. He married Mary Cone 20 Mar 1746/47407; born 27 Apr 1727 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT408; died 03 Jan 1791409.
Marriage Notes for William Olmsted and Mary Cone:
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. . . seven children. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), p. 46.
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More About William Olmsted and Mary Cone:
Marriage: 20 Mar 1746/47409
130 ii. Mary Olmsted409, born 01 Oct 1729 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT409; died Abt. 1788410. She married (1) Joseph Bates411 29 Aug 1746411; born 13 Sep 1728 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT412. She married (2) Lieutenant Eleazer Brainerd413 02 Oct 1755; born 10 Nov 1719 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT413; died Abt. 1799414.
More About Mary Olmsted:
Joined Church: 06 Jun 1773414
More About Joseph Bates and Mary Olmsted:
Marriage: 29 Aug 1746415
Notes for Lieutenant Eleazer Brainerd:
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Eleazer Brainerd * (Joshua, Daniel) of East Haddam, Connecticut; married, 2 October 1755, Mary (Olmsted) Bates, born 1 October 1729, daughter of William and Mary (Brainerd) Olmsted, of East Haddam, and widow of Joseph Bates. She joined the church 6 June 1773. He lived in East Haddam. Mrs. Mary (Olmsted) (Bates) Brainerd probably died in 1788, æ. 58 years. Mr. Eleazer Brainerd died about 1799.
* The manuscript said that Eleazer Brainerd had five or six children, but I have found only (these) three names. Rev. D. D. Field said in some of his notes that Eleazer was the father of Dudley, who died, and of Oliver, who lived in South Glastonbury, Connecticut, and was postmaster there, but I have found no proof that they were the children of Eleazer Brainerd
The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Joshua), p. 45.
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Marriage Notes for Mary Olmsted and Eleazer Brainerd:
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. . . manuscript said that Eleazer Brainerd had five or six children, but I (Lucy Abigail Brainerd) have found only these three names. . . . Rev. David Dudley Field said in some of his notes that Eleazer was the father of Dudley, who died, and of Oliver, who lived in South Glastonbury, Connecticut, and was postmaster there, but I have found no proof that they were the children of Eleazer Brainerd. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Joshua), p. 46.
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Eleazer Brainerd and Mary Olmsted were first cousins once removed.
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More About Eleazer Brainerd and Mary Olmsted:
Marriage: 02 Oct 1755
131 iii. Sarah Olmsted415, born 21 Mar 1732/33 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT415; died 04 Jul 1809415. She married Colonel Jabez Chapman415 14 Feb 1754416; born 1731417; died 27 Jan 1820417.
Marriage Notes for Sarah Olmsted and Jabez Chapman:
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. . . nine children. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), p. 46.
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More About Jabez Chapman and Sarah Olmsted:
Marriage: 14 Feb 1754418
132 iv. Abigail Olmsted419, born 16 Sep 1735 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT419; died 02 Oct 1773. She married Sylvanus Tinker 24 Sep 1755.
Marriage Notes for Abigail Olmsted and Sylvanus Tinker:
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. . . eight children. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), p. 46.
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More About Sylvanus Tinker and Abigail Olmsted:
Marriage: 24 Sep 1755
133 v. Samuel Olmsted419, born 13 Sep 1737 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT419. He married Esther Robards419.
More About Esther Robards:
Of: Cairo, Greene, NY419
134 vi. Dorothy Olmsted419, born 09 Feb 1741/42 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT419; died 14 Apr 1743419.
17. Captain Thomas3 Gates (Hannah2 Brainerd, Daniel1)420,421 was born 03 Oct 1693 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT422,423, and died 03 Jun 1771 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT424. He married Dorothy Cone425 17 Aug 1722 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT425,426, daughter of Daniel Cone and Mary Gates. She was born 29 Apr 1704 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT427,428, and died 27 Jun 1774 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT429.
Notes for Captain Thomas Gates:
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Thomas Gates (Thomas, George) born 3 October 1693 in East Haddam, Connecticut, married, 17 August 1722, his cousin, Dorothy Cone, born in East Haddam, 29 April 1704, daughter of Deacon Daniel and Mary (Gates) Cone. He was admitted to full communion in the First Church of East Haddam, July 1725, and she, 20 February 1736/7. He was a selectman in 1735, 1740, and 1744. He was also captain of the military company in East Haddam. He died in East Haddam, 3 June 1771. Mrs. Dorothy Gates died in East Haddam, 27 June 1774, “in her 71st year.” They were buried opposite the Methodist Church in Moodus Graveyard. - George Gates of East Haddam Connecticut and some of his Descendants, p. 19.
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More About Captain Thomas Gates:
Baptism: 20 May 1694, Middletown, Middlesex, CT430
Burial: opposite the Methodist Church in Moodus Graveyard431
Joined Church: Jul 1725, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (First Church)431
Of: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT432
More About Dorothy Cone:
Burial: opposite the Methodist Church in Moodus Graveyard433
Joined Church: 20 Feb 1736/37, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (First Church)433
More About Thomas Gates and Dorothy Cone:
Marriage: 17 Aug 1722, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT434,435
Children of Thomas Gates and Dorothy Cone are:
135 i. Thomas4 Gates436, born 17 Dec 1724 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT436,437.
More About Thomas Gates:
Military: Revolutionary Soldier, Connecticut Continentals438
136 ii. Esther Gates438, born 27 Jul 1727 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT438; died 11 May 1769439. She married Daniel Brainerd440 15 Aug 1751441; born 24 Feb 1721/22 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT442,443; died 10 Jan 1777444.
Notes for Esther Gates:
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Esther Gates (Thomas, George) born 27 July 1727, baptized 27 August 1727, married, 15 August 1751, as his second wife, Daniel Brainerd, born in East Haddam, 24 February 1721/2, son of Daniel and Hannah (Selden) Brainerd. He was a professor of religion, a Justice of the Peace for many years, a judge of probate, and, repeatedly, representative to the legislature. He was called the “Butternut Lawyer” from the ordinary color of his clothes. He had married, first, Hannah Gates,daughter of Jeremiah and Mary (Emmons) Gates. Mrs. Esther Brainerd died in East Haddam, 11 May 1769, and he married, third, 6 June 1771, Prudence Gridley of Farmington. He suffered a stroke, then called apoplexy, while crossing the Connecticut River on his way to the legislature, and died the following night, 10 January 1777, in East Haddam. - George Gates of East Haddam Connecticut and some of his Descendants, p. 19.
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More About Esther Gates:
Baptism: 27 Aug 1727445
Notes for Daniel Brainerd:
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Daniel Brainerd, Esq. (Daniel, Daniel, Daniel) of East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, 7 July 1743, his cousin Hannah Gates, born 23 October 1723, daughter of Deacon Jeremiah and Mary (Emmons) Gates of East Haddam, Connecticut. Mrs. Hannah (Gates) Brainerd died 5 or 6 May 1746, in her 23d year. He married, second, 15 August 1751, Esther Gates, born 27 July 1727, daughter of Thomas and Dorothy (Cone) Gates of East Haddam, Connecticut. Mrs. Esther (Gates) Brainerd died 11 May 1769, in her 42d year. He married, third, Prudence Gridley of Farmington, Connecticut. Mr. Daniel Brainerd died 10 January 1777, nearly 56 years of age. His gravestone says: “A man distinguished for his public spirit and exemplary life.” His widow married, 11 November 1779, John Porter of Farmington, Connecticut. Mrs. Prudence (Gridley) (Brainerd) Porter died 8 June 1811, in her 75th year, and is buried in the Landing Cemetery at East Haddam, Connecticut.
He was judge of probate, justice of the peace, and town clerk 176977, and member of the semi-annual sessions of the legislature in May and October 1760, and from May 1765 to October 1776, inclusive. He was a farmer. Judge Brainerd was known as the Butternut Lawyer from the ordinary color of his clothing.
From “The New London Gazette” of 17 January 1777, the following is taken: “At East Haddam, on the 6th instant, Daniel Brainerd Esq. For a number of Years past one of the representatives of the Town, was suddenly struck with an apoplectic Disorder, which deprived him of his Reason, locked up his Senses and put an end to his life last Friday morning Jan. 10, in the 55th year of his age. Without the help of a liberal Education, in early Life, by uncommon Application to Study, and a diligent Improvement of his Time, together with the Advantages of a Mind, naturally penetrating and Comprehensive, he had attained that Degree of Knowledge, which qualified him for public Business, and enabled him to sustain a variety of Offices with Honor to himself and Benefit to others. He was a man of great Integrity, slow and deliberate in forming his Judgment, he could not be turned aside from the purpose of his Duty, by any of the Arts of Dissimulation, Flattery or Corruption, his Stability of Mind and ardent Love for his Country, have manifested themselves for some Time past in his resolutely firm and unwearied Exertions for the public Good wherever his Influence extended and for raising effectual Opposition to the Power and violence of our Enemies; but the greatest and best Thing that can be said of him, is, that he was as we have Reason to believe a good Christian and a faithful Servant of God, and that he has gone to inherit the Promises. The Society and Town where he lived has lost a great Bond of Union and Support of Authority, the Poor and Injured a Patron and Benefactor, and the church of God an example of Virtue and true Religion. 'Help Lord for the Godly Man ceaseth, and the Faithful fall from among the Children of Men'.”
The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), pp. 47-48.
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Hannah Gates, Daniel's first wife, and Esther Gates, his second wife, were first cousins.
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More About Daniel Brainerd:
Of: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT446
Marriage Notes for Esther Gates and Daniel Brainerd:
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More About Daniel Brainerd and Esther Gates:
Marriage: 15 Aug 1751446
137 iii. Timothy Gates447, born 29 Apr 1730 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT448.
More About Timothy Gates:
Military: Revolutionary Soldier, Connecticut Continentals449
138 iv. Dorothy Gates449, born 17 Jan 1733/34 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT449,450.
Notes for Dorothy Gates:
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139 v. Zachariah Gates451, born 03 Jun 1735 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT451,452; died 1739452.
More About Zachariah Gates:
Baptism: 20 Jul 1735452
140 vi. Caleb Gates453, born 22 Mar 1737/38 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT454; died 1739454.
More About Caleb Gates:
Baptism: 07 May 1738454
141 vii. Obadiah Gates455, born 18 Dec 1740 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT455,456; died 22 Aug 1781 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT456. He married (1) Huldah Cowdery456 14 Sep 1762456; born Abt. 1733456; died 04 Mar 1770 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT456. He married (2) Zilpha Burt456 15 Aug 1771456; born 18 Sep 1748 in Berkley, Bristol, MA456.
More About Obadiah Gates:
Baptism: 05 Apr 1741456
Occupation: Miller456
Residence: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT456
More About Huldah Cowdery:
Of: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT456
More About Obadiah Gates and Huldah Cowdery:
Marriage: 14 Sep 1762456
More About Zilpha Burt:
Of: Canterbury, , CT456
More About Obadiah Gates and Zilpha Burt:
Marriage: 15 Aug 1771456
142 viii. Dorothy Gates457, born 03 Feb 1743/44 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT457; died 21 Sep 1792 in Berlin, Hartford, CT458. She married James Percival458 19 Jun 1766458; born 06 Jul 1736 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT458.
More About Dorothy Gates:
Baptism: 22 Apr 1744458
More About James Percival and Dorothy Gates:
Marriage: 19 Jun 1766458
143 ix. Gideon Gates458, born 13 Sep 1747 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT458.
More About Gideon Gates:
Baptism: 08 Nov 1747458
18. Captain Daniel3 Gates (Hannah2 Brainerd, Daniel1)459,460 was born 26 May 1695 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT461,462, and died 24 Jun 1759 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT463. He married Sarah Cone464 13 Jun 1723 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT464,465, daughter of Daniel Cone and Mary Gates. She was born 27 Jun 1697 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT466, and died 05 Dec 1770 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT467.
Notes for Captain Daniel Gates:
His gravestone reads June 23, 1759. - George Gates of East Haddam Connecticut and some of his Descendants, p. 20.
More About Captain Daniel Gates:
Baptism: 10 Nov 1695, Middletown, Middlesex, CT468
Burial: . . . near the Methodist Church in Moodus Graveyard469
More About Sarah Cone:
Burial: . . . near the Methodist Church in Moodus Graveyard469
Joined Church: 27 Jun 1736, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (First Church of East Haddam)469
More About Daniel Gates and Sarah Cone:
Marriage: 13 Jun 1723, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT470,471
Children of Daniel Gates and Sarah Cone are:
144 i. Sarah4 Gates472, born 11 Apr 1725 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT472; died 21 Nov 1776472. She married Elizur Hollister472 29 Nov 1761472.
Notes for Sarah Gates:
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. . . her gravestone in the Moodus Graveyard reads November 22, 1777. - George Gates of East Haddam Connecticut and some of his Descendants, p. 20.
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More About Sarah Gates:
Baptism: 18 Jul 1736472
Burial: Moodus Graveyard472
More About Elizur Hollister:
Of: Eastbury (now East Glastonbury, Hartford, CT)472
More About Elizur Hollister and Sarah Gates:
Marriage: 29 Nov 1761472
145 ii. Daniel Gates473, born 09 Mar 1727/28 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT473; died 28 Aug 1740 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT473.
More About Daniel Gates:
Baptism: 18 Jul 1736473
146 iii. Paul Gates473, born 08 Jul 1729 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT473.
147 iv. Lois Gates473, born 24 May 1731 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT473; died 30 Jul 1740 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT473.
More About Lois Gates:
Baptism: 18 Jul 1736473
19. Deacon Jeremiah3 Gates (Hannah2 Brainerd, Daniel1)474,475 was born 17 Mar 1697/98 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT476,477, and died 01 Nov 1761 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT478. He married Mary Emmons479 07 Dec 1721479, daughter of Samuel Emmons and Elizabeth Butler. She was born Abt. 1700480, and died 26 Feb 1773480.
Notes for Deacon Jeremiah Gates:
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Jeremiah Gates (Thomas, George) born 17 March 1697 in East Haddam, Connecticut and married, 7 December 1721, Mary Emmons. They were admitted to full communion in the First Church of East Haddam, 17 April 1737 and he was chosen deacon in 1741. He held the military rank of sergeant. He was often elected selectman and in 1740 was town clerk of East Haddam. He died in East Haddam, 1 November 1761, age 65, and his widow died 26 February 1773, “aged 73 years.” His gravestone reads “February 27, 1775.” They were buried in Moodus near the Methodist Church. - George Gates of East Haddam Connecticut and some of his Descendants, p. 20.
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More About Deacon Jeremiah Gates:
Burial: in Moodus near the Methodist Church480
Joined Church: 17 Apr 1737, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (First Church)480
More About Mary Emmons:
Burial: in Moodus near the Methodist Church480
Joined Church: 17 Apr 1737, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (First Church)480
More About Jeremiah Gates and Mary Emmons:
Marriage: 07 Dec 1721481
Children of Jeremiah Gates and Mary Emmons are:
148 i. Hannah4 Gates482,483, born 23 Oct 1723 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT484,485; died 05 May 1746486. She married Daniel Brainerd487 07 Jul 1743488,489; born 24 Feb 1721/22 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT490,491; died 10 Jan 1777492.
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. . . died 5 or 6 May 1746, in her 23d year. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), p. 47.
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Hannah Gates, born 23 October 1723, baptized 1 May 1737, married, 7 July 1743, Daniel Brainerd, born in East Haddam, 24 February 1721/2, son of Daniel and Hannah (Selden) Brainerd. He was a professor of religion, a Justice of the Peace for many years, a judge of probate, and, repeatedly, representative to the legislature. He was called the "Butternut Lawyer" from the ordinary color of his clothes. She died, 5 May 1746, and he married, second, Esther Gates, daughter of Thomas and Dorothy (Cone) Gates. - George Gates of East Haddam Connecticut and some of his Descendants, p. 21.
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More About Hannah Gates:
Baptism: 01 May 1737493
Notes for Daniel Brainerd:
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Daniel Brainerd, Esq. (Daniel, Daniel, Daniel) of East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, 7 July 1743, his cousin Hannah Gates, born 23 October 1723, daughter of Deacon Jeremiah and Mary (Emmons) Gates of East Haddam, Connecticut. Mrs. Hannah (Gates) Brainerd died 5 or 6 May 1746, in her 23d year. He married, second, 15 August 1751, Esther Gates, born 27 July 1727, daughter of Thomas and Dorothy (Cone) Gates of East Haddam, Connecticut. Mrs. Esther (Gates) Brainerd died 11 May 1769, in her 42d year. He married, third, Prudence Gridley of Farmington, Connecticut. Mr. Daniel Brainerd died 10 January 1777, nearly 56 years of age. His gravestone says: “A man distinguished for his public spirit and exemplary life.” His widow married, 11 November 1779, John Porter of Farmington, Connecticut. Mrs. Prudence (Gridley) (Brainerd) Porter died 8 June 1811, in her 75th year, and is buried in the Landing Cemetery at East Haddam, Connecticut.
He was judge of probate, justice of the peace, and town clerk 176977, and member of the semi-annual sessions of the legislature in May and October 1760, and from May 1765 to October 1776, inclusive. He was a farmer. Judge Brainerd was known as the Butternut Lawyer from the ordinary color of his clothing.
From “The New London Gazette” of 17 January 1777, the following is taken: “At East Haddam, on the 6th instant, Daniel Brainerd Esq. For a number of Years past one of the representatives of the Town, was suddenly struck with an apoplectic Disorder, which deprived him of his Reason, locked up his Senses and put an end to his life last Friday morning Jan. 10, in the 55th year of his age. Without the help of a liberal Education, in early Life, by uncommon Application to Study, and a diligent Improvement of his Time, together with the Advantages of a Mind, naturally penetrating and Comprehensive, he had attained that Degree of Knowledge, which qualified him for public Business, and enabled him to sustain a variety of Offices with Honor to himself and Benefit to others. He was a man of great Integrity, slow and deliberate in forming his Judgment, he could not be turned aside from the purpose of his Duty, by any of the Arts of Dissimulation, Flattery or Corruption, his Stability of Mind and ardent Love for his Country, have manifested themselves for some Time past in his resolutely firm and unwearied Exertions for the public Good wherever his Influence extended and for raising effectual Opposition to the Power and violence of our Enemies; but the greatest and best Thing that can be said of him, is, that he was as we have Reason to believe a good Christian and a faithful Servant of God, and that he has gone to inherit the Promises. The Society and Town where he lived has lost a great Bond of Union and Support of Authority, the Poor and Injured a Patron and Benefactor, and the church of God an example of Virtue and true Religion. 'Help Lord for the Godly Man ceaseth, and the Faithful fall from among the Children of Men'.”
The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), pp. 47-48.
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Hannah Gates, Daniel's first wife, and Esther Gates, his second wife, were first cousins.
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More About Daniel Brainerd:
Of: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT494
Marriage Notes for Hannah Gates and Daniel Brainerd:
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More About Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Gates:
Marriage: 07 Jul 1743494,495
149 ii. Mary Gates495, born 25 Apr 1735 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT495. She married Nathaniel Cowdery495 27 May 1756495.
More About Mary Gates:
Baptism: 01 May 1737495
More About Nathaniel Cowdery and Mary Gates:
Marriage: 27 May 1756495
150 iii. Dorothy Gates495, born 05 May 1729 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT495. She married Samuel Huntington495 25 May 1757495.
More About Dorothy Gates:
Baptism: 01 May 1737495
More About Samuel Huntington:
Of: Canterbury, Windham, CT495
More About Samuel Huntington and Dorothy Gates:
Marriage: 25 May 1757495
151 iv. Jeremiah Gates495, born 17 Mar 1732/33 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT495; died 11 Sep 1754 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT495.
Notes for Jeremiah Gates:
. . . unmarried. - George Gates of East Haddam Connecticut and some of his Descendants, p. 21.
More About Jeremiah Gates:
Baptism: 01 May 1737495
152 v. Sybil Gates495, born Bef. 13 Nov 1737 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 02 Oct 1739 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT495.
More About Sybil Gates:
Baptism: 13 Nov 1737, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT495
Burial: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Cove Burial Ground)495
153 vi. Sybil Gates495, born 22 Sep 1748 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT495; died 12 Oct 1750 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT495.
22. Mary3 Gates (Hannah2 Brainerd, Daniel1)496,497 was born 29 Aug 1703 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT498,499, and died 01 Mar 1741/42 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT500,501. She married Captain Bezaleel Brainerd502,503 30 Nov 1727504,505, son of Daniel Brainerd and Susannah Ventres. He was born 17 Apr 1701 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT506,507, and died 09 Oct 1749 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT508.
More About Mary Gates:
Baptism: May 1704509
Joined Church: 27 Apr 1735510
Notes for Captain Bezaleel Brainerd:
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Bezaleel Brainerd (Daniel, Daniel) of East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, 30 November 1727, Mary Gates, born 29 August 1703, in East Haddam, Connecticut, daughter of Deacon Thomas and Hannah (Brainerd) Gates of the same place. She joined the church 27 April 1735. Mrs. Mary (Gates) Brainerd died 1 March 1742, æ. 38 years. He married, second, 17 June 1744, Elizabeth Warner, born 17 October 1721, in Sunderland, Massachusetts, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Adams) Warner, then of East Haddam, Connecticut. Mrs. Elizabeth (Warner) Brainerd died 5 October 1746, in her 25th year. He married, third, 19 May 1749, Phebe (Smith) Almany, born 16 May 1720, in Eastham, Massachusetts, daughter of Ralph and Mary (Mayo) Smith of East Hampton, formerly Chatham, Connecticut, and widow of George Almany, late of Eastham, Massachusetts, who died January 1747/8.
As he took command of the East Haddam military company, his soldiers, wishing to honor him on his promotion, fired a salute, which, by an accidental discharge of the gun, wounded him in one of his legs, causing his death. He was a farmer, living about a mile north of East Haddam Landing. Captain Bezaleel Brainerd died 9 October 1749, in his 49th year. He died while making his will and before he had signed it. The will was accepted and put on file in the Probate Office and is now in Colchester, Connecticut, and his property distributed according to his will. His widow married John Marsh, formerly of Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, but then of East Haddam, Connecticut. She had two children by this marriage. Mrs. Phebe (Smith) (Almany) (Brainerd) Marsh died 23 January 1760, in her 40th year.
The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), p. 45.
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More About Captain Bezaleel Brainerd:
Cause of Death: Accidental gunshot wound in leg.510
More About Bezaleel Brainerd and Mary Gates:
Marriage: 30 Nov 1727510,511
Children are listed above under (15) Bezaleel Brainerd.
23. George3 Gates (Hannah2 Brainerd, Daniel1)512,513 was born 17 Nov 1705 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT514,515, and died 29 Dec 1756 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT516,517. He married Sarah Olmsted518 03 Dec 1730 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT519, daughter of John Olmsted and Susannah Brainerd. She was born Bef. 15 Jun 1707 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT, and died 04 May 1796520.
Notes for George Gates:
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His will, dated 5 February 1756, named his wife and six children, and brother, Thomas Gates, Esq. - Genealogy of the Olmstead Family in America, p. 18.
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George Gates (Thomas, George), born 17 November 1705, East Haddam, Connecticut, baptized 18 November 1705, married, 30 December 1730, Sarah Olmsted. She was admitted to full communion in the First Church of East Haddam, 16 April 1738 and he, 29 December 1756 (date may be in error, see death date). He died in East Haddam, 29 December 1756 and she died 4 May 1796, aged 91 years. They were buried in Moodus near the Methodist Church. - George Gates of East Haddam Connecticut and some of his Descendants, p. 21.
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More About George Gates:
Baptism: 18 Nov 1705520
Will: 05 Feb 1756521
More About Sarah Olmsted:
Baptism: 15 Jun 1707, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT522
Joined Church: 16 Apr 1738, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT (First Church)523
More About George Gates and Sarah Olmsted:
Marriage: 03 Dec 1730, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT524
Children of George Gates and Sarah Olmsted are:
154 i. Nehemiah4 Gates525, born 06 Jul 1732 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT525. He married Ann Hart 11 May 1756525.
More About Nehemiah Gates and Ann Hart:
Marriage: 11 May 1756525
155 ii. George Gates526, born 18 Oct 1737 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT526; died 20 Feb 1759 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT527.
156 iii. Sarah Gates528, born 06 Aug 1739 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT528; died 02 Nov 1815529. She married Thomas Hunt530 26 Apr 1763 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT531; died 16 Mar 1816 in Glastonbury, Hartford, CT532.
More About Thomas Hunt and Sarah Gates:
Marriage: 26 Apr 1763, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT533
157 iv. Noadiah Gates534, born 10 Jul 1742 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT534. He married Martha Fuller535 23 Feb 1764 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT536; born 27 Jul 1746 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT537.
More About Noadiah Gates:
Baptism: 15 Aug 1742, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT538
More About Noadiah Gates and Martha Fuller:
Marriage: 23 Feb 1764, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT538
158 v. Mary Gates539, born 01 Oct 1744 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT539; died 04 Jul 1782 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT540. She married Elkanah Higgins541 12 May 1765542; born 13 Oct 1737 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA543; died 1808543.
More About Elkanah Higgins and Mary Gates:
Marriage: 12 May 1765544
159 vi. Phineas Gates545, born 31 Mar 1747 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT545.
24. Joshua3 Gates (Hannah2 Brainerd, Daniel1)546,547 was born 26 Apr 1708 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT548,549, and died 22 Dec 1791550. He married Lydia Brainerd551 08 Jul 1736552, daughter of Joshua Brainerd and Mehitable Dudley. She was born 01 Sep 1717 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT553, and died 26 Jul 1768554.
More About Joshua Gates:
Joined Church: 23 Nov 1740554
Occupation: Farmer554
Residence: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT554
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Lydia Brainerd (Joshua, Daniel) of East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, 8 July 1736, Joshua Gates, born 26 April 1708, son of Thomas and Hannah (Brainerd) Gates, of East Haddam. He joined the church 23 November 1740. He was a farmer in East Haddam. Mrs. Lydia (Brainerd) Gates died 26 July 1768, in her 51st year. Mr. Joshua Gates died 22 December 1791, in his 84th year. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Joshua), p. 45.
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Marriage Notes for Joshua Gates and Lydia Brainerd:
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More About Joshua Gates and Lydia Brainerd:
Marriage: 08 Jul 1736554
Children of Joshua Gates and Lydia Brainerd are:
160 i. Sergeant Joshua4 Gates554, born 19 Oct 1737 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT554. He married (1) Sarah Minor554. He married (2) Eunice Fuller554.
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He was a Sergeant in the Revolutionary army. Four children. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Joshua), p. 45.
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161 ii. Daniel Gates554, born 03 Nov 1739 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT554. He married Zipporah Fuller554.
162 iii. Lydia Gates554, born 08 Sep 1743 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT554. She married ? Dudley554.
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163 iv. Caleb Gates554, born 01 Apr 1746 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT554; died 23 Feb 1748/49554.
164 v. Deacon Caleb Gates554,555,556, born 29 Jan 1749/50 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT557,558. He married (1) Esther Foote559,560 17 Oct 1775561; born 13 Apr 1748 in Colchester, New London, CT (Westchester)562. He married (2) Elizabeth Percival563 04 Dec 1800 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT564.
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He was deacon of the Congregational Church in East Haddam. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Joshua), p. 45.
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More About Esther Foote:
Date born 2: 13 Apr 1748
More About Caleb Gates and Esther Foote:
Marriage: 17 Oct 1775565
More About Caleb Gates and Elizabeth Percival:
Marriage: 04 Dec 1800, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT566
165 vi. Jeremiah Gates567, born 24 Oct 1754 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT567.
166 vii. Eunice Gates567, born 10 Aug 1757 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT567.
167 viii. Jeremiah Gates567, born 28 Nov 1759 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT567.
26. Captain James3 Brainerd (James2, Daniel1)568 was born 02 Mar 1696/97 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT568, and died 02 Oct 1776569. He married Hannah Risley569,570 23 Dec 1717571, daughter of Richard Risley and Rebecca Adams. She was born Bef. 12 Apr 1695, and died 07 May 1772571.
Notes for Captain James Brainerd:
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Sergeant James Brainerd (James, Daniel) of Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, 23 December 1717, Hannah (Anna or Anner) Risley, baptized 12 April 1695, daughter of -----. He lived in Haddam Neck, Connecticut, then called Haddam, east side. He was a farmer. He represented the town in the General Assembly in 1735, . . . Mrs. Anne (Risley) Brainerd died May 7, 1772, in her 77th year. Captain James Brainerd died October 2, 1776, in his 79th year. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 42.
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Risley, Hannah, Anna, or Anner, baptized 12 April 1695, In Hartford, Connecticut, daughter of Richard and ----- (Hill) Risley, is thought to have been the wife of James Brainerd. Miss Hill's father was Will Hill. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 42. NOTE: The wife of Richard Risley, one Mary, married William Hills of Hartford after Risley's death (see Hale, House and Related Families, pp. 579-580.). - WDC, 15 May 2005.
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More About Hannah Risley:
Baptism: 12 Apr 1695571
More About James Brainerd and Hannah Risley:
Marriage: 23 Dec 1717571
Children of James Brainerd and Hannah Risley are:
168 i. Benjamin4 Brainerd572, born 10 Apr 1718 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck). He married Mary ? 16 Feb 1738/39572.
More About Benjamin Brainerd and Mary ?:
Marriage: 16 Feb 1738/39572
169 ii. Jedediah Brainerd, born 09 Aug 1720 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck).
170 iii. Rebecca Brainerd, born 15 Aug 1722 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck).
171 iv. James Brainerd, born 09 Jul 1725 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck).
172 v. Hannah Brainerd, born 03 Sep 1728 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck).
173 vi. Dudley Brainerd573, born 04 Nov 1732 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck). He married Mindwell Ackley573 13 Nov 1754 in East Hartford, Hartford, CT573; born Abt. 1736573; died Aft. Mar 1785573.
Notes for Dudley Brainerd:
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. . . born November 4, 1732, in Haddam Neck, Connecticut; by letter, born June 5 or 15, 1730. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 42.
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More About Mindwell Ackley:
Baptism: 28 Oct 1739, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT573
More About Dudley Brainerd and Mindwell Ackley:
Marriage: 13 Nov 1754, East Hartford, Hartford, CT573
174 vii. Ozias Brainerd, born 16 May 1735 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck); died 22 Apr 1739.
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. . . born February or May 16, 1735, in Haddam Neck, Connecticut; died April 22, 1739. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 42.
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175 viii. Jonathan Brainerd, born 16 Dec 1737 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck).
176 ix. Ozias Brainerd, born 02 Feb 1739/40 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck); died Bet. 1740 - 1743.
Notes for Ozias Brainerd:
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. . . born February 2, 1739, or 1740, in Haddam Neck, Connecticut; died February 19, or September 9, 1740, or 1743. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 42.
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27. Deborah3 Brainerd (James2, Daniel1)574 was born 03 Apr 1698 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT574, and died Bet. 1745 - 1746575. She married Ephraim Bailey575 03 Oct 1716575, son of John Bailey and Elizabeth Bates. He was born 01 Jan 1690/91 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT575, and died 29 Mar 1761575.
Notes for Deborah Brainerd:
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Deborah Brainerd (James, Daniel) of Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, 3 October 1716, Ephraim Bailey, born 1 January 1690/1, in Haddam, Connecticut, son of John, Junior, and Elizabeth (Bates) Bailey, and grandson of John Bailey, the first settler of that name in that place. He was a farmer in Haddam. Mrs. Deborah (Brainerd) Bailey died about 1745-6. He married, second, Elizabeth -----. Mr. Ephraim Bailey died 29 March 1761, in his 72d year. His will was probated 3 August 1761. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 42.
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More About Deborah Brainerd:
Of: Haddam, Middlesex, CT575
Notes for Ephraim Bailey:
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More About Ephraim Bailey:
Occupation: Farmer575
Probate: 03 Aug 1761575
More About Ephraim Bailey and Deborah Brainerd:
Marriage: 03 Oct 1716575
Children of Deborah Brainerd and Ephraim Bailey are:
177 i. Ephraim4 Bailey576, born 25 Jun 1718 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT576; died 10 Jan 1741/42576.
178 ii. Jacob Bailey576, born 21 Oct 1720 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. He married Elizabeth Crook576 01 Oct 1746576.
More About Jacob Bailey and Elizabeth Crook:
Marriage: 01 Oct 1746576
179 iii. Deborah Bailey576, born 13 Apr 1723 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT576. She married Benjamin Towner576 16 Sep 1742576.
More About Benjamin Towner:
Residence: Claremont, Sullivan, NH576
More About Benjamin Towner and Deborah Bailey:
Marriage: 16 Sep 1742576
180 iv. Gideon Bailey576, born 04 Aug 1725 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT576; died 11 May 1809576. He married Sarah Senter576.
Notes for Sarah Senter:
. . . from Wales. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 43.
181 v. Stephen Bailey576, born 25 May 1727 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT576. He married Eunice Crook576 14 Dec 1749576.
More About Stephen Bailey and Eunice Crook:
Marriage: 14 Dec 1749576
182 vi. Jabez Bailey576, born 14 Jan 1729/30 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT576.
183 vii. Caleb Bailey576, born 07 Jan 1731/32 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT576; died 09 Feb 1817576. He married Mehitable Roberts577 25 Mar 1756578; born 10 Sep 1733 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT579.
Marriage Notes for Caleb Bailey and Mehitable Roberts:
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More About Caleb Bailey and Mehitable Roberts:
Marriage: 25 Mar 1756580
184 viii. Abijah Bailey580, born 31 Jul 1734 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT580.
185 ix. William Bailey580, born 01 Aug 1736 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT580. He married Desire Thomas580.
186 x. Oliver Bailey580, born 25 Jun 1738 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT580. He married Hannah Scovil580 14 May 1761580.
More About Oliver Bailey and Hannah Scovil:
Marriage: 14 May 1761580
187 xi. Susannah Bailey580, born 28 Sep 1740 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT580; died 15 Feb 1741/42580.
188 xii. Ephraim Bailey580, born 08 May 1744 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT580. He married Mary Kelly580 06 Feb 1766580.
More About Ephraim Bailey and Mary Kelly:
Marriage: 06 Feb 1766580
28. Captain Gideon3 Brainerd (James2, Daniel1)581 was born 04 Mar 1699/00 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT581, and died 25 Sep 1767 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT582,583. He married Sarah Selden584 24 Nov 1727585, daughter of Joseph Selden and Rebecca Church. She was born Aft. 1698 in Lyme, New London, CT586, and died 04 Jun 1770587.
Notes for Captain Gideon Brainerd:
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Gideon Brainerd (James, Daniel) of Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, 24 November 1727, Sarah Selden, baptized 20 July 1712, daughter of Joseph and Rebecca (Church) Selden of Lyme, Connecticut. He was a farmer in Haddam, commanded a military company in the same place. He was appointed Ensign in Haddam, October 1735, and Captain of the 3d Company, 7th Regiment, May 1745. He worked in the quarry on Haddam Neck. Captain Gideon Brainerd died 25 September 1767, in his 68th year. Mrs. Sarah (Selden) Brainerd died, probably, 4 June 1770, or 1776. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 43.
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More About Captain Gideon Brainerd:
Occupation: Farmer and Quarryman588
Of: Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)589
Notes for Sarah Selden:
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. . . died, probably, June 4, 1770, or 1776. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 43.
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More About Sarah Selden:
Baptism: 20 Jul 1712, Lyme, New London, CT589,590
More About Gideon Brainerd and Sarah Selden:
Marriage: 24 Nov 1727591
Children of Gideon Brainerd and Sarah Selden are:
189 i. Gideon4 Brainerd591, born 02 Mar 1728/29 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT591.
190 ii. Eliakim Brainerd591, born 17 Mar 1730/31 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT591.
191 iii. Joseph Brainerd591, born 13 Jan 1733/34 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT591.
Notes for Joseph Brainerd:
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. . . died young (by manuscript) or was in the army and on the prison ship. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 43.
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192 iv. Sarah Brainerd591, born 10 Aug 1736 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT591.
Notes for Sarah Brainerd:
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. . . born August or April 10, 1736, in Haddam, Connecticut; died -----. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 43.
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193 v. Jesse Brainerd591, born 27 Sep 1738 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT591.
Notes for Jesse Brainerd:
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He enlisted in the army 16 June 1777, in John Ely's regiment. He was on the prison ship in New York harbor. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 43.
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194 vi. Sarah Brainerd591, born 05 Apr 1741 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT591. She married Deacon Nehemiah Brainerd592; born Abt. 1742 in probably in Eastbury, Hartford, CT (now Buckingham)592.
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Nehemiah Brainerd of Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, November 15, 1763, Sarah Brainerd, born April 5, 1741, in Haddam, Connecticut, daughter of Gideon and Sarah (Selden) Brainerd of the same place. He was elected justice of the peace for Middlesex County in 1785 and '86, and for Haddam from 1799 to 1808, inclusive. He was town clerk from 1785 to 1805, inclusive, and town treasurer from 1794 to 1806, inclusive. He was elected deacon in 1784, which office he held till his death. He commanded a volunteer military company in the War of 1812. He graduated at Yale College in 1763, but did not study any profession. He lived in Haddam, and to some extent pursued husbandry and performed a good deal of public business. He was justice of the peace and represented the town in the General Assembly of the state for nine sessions, from October, 1777, to October, 1793. He was a commissioned officer in the 7th Regiment of Militia. He was one of the Militia Captains who turned out to repel the enemy at New Haven, July 5, 1779.
Deacon and Captain Nehemiah Brainerd died November 8, 1807, ae. 66 years. Mrs. Sarah (Brainerd) Brainerd died September 26, 1819, in her 79th year.
The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. II. (Hezekiah), pp. 82-83.
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Marriage Notes for Sarah Brainerd and Nehemiah Brainerd:
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Rev. Nehemiah Brainerd and Sarah Brainerd were second cousins.
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195 vii. Deborah Brainerd593, born 28 Oct 1743 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT593.
196 viii. Rebecca Brainerd593, born 06 Apr 1746 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT593.
197 ix. Heber Brainerd, born Aft. 1746 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT594.
Notes for Heber Brainerd:
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In Land Records, page 214, Book 12, Haddam, Heber is mentioned. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 43.
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29. Mary3 Brainerd (James2, Daniel1)595 was born 11 Jan 1701/02 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT595, and died 21 Jun 1750596. She married Lieutenant Nathaniel Johnson596 09 Nov 1722596, son of Nathaniel Johnson and Mary Blake. He was born 22 Jun 1702596, and died 02 May 1751596.
Notes for Mary Brainerd:
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Mary Brainerd (James, Daniel) of Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, 9 November 1722, Nathaniel Johnson, born 22 June 1702, son of Nathaniel and Mary (Blake) Johnson, of Middletown, Connecticut, where he lived. He was a farmer. . . . Mrs. Mary (Brainerd) Johnson died, 21 June 1750, in her 49th year. Lieutenant Nathaniel Johnson died, 2 May 1751, æ. nearly 49 years. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 43.
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More About Mary Brainerd:
Of: Haddam, Middlesex, CT596
More About Lieutenant Nathaniel Johnson:
Occupation: Farmer596
Residence: Middletown, Middlesex, CT596
More About Nathaniel Johnson and Mary Brainerd:
Marriage: 09 Nov 1722596
Children of Mary Brainerd and Nathaniel Johnson are:
198 i. Nathaniel4 Johnson597, born 19 Sep 1723 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT597; died 29 Oct 1723597.
199 ii. ? Johnson597, born 10 May 1724 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT597; died 10 May 1724597.
200 iii. ? Johnson597, born Jul 1726 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT597.
201 iv. ? Johnson597, born 25 Nov 1727 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT597; died 25 Nov 1727597.
202 v. Samuel Johnson597, born 28 Aug 1729 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT597.
203 vi. Elizabeth Johnson597, born 04 Apr 1731 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT597.
204 vii. Mary Johnson597, born 04 Apr 1735 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT597.
205 viii. Deborah Johnson597, born 31 Jan 1736/37 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT597.
206 ix. Nathaniel Johnson597, born 30 Sep 1738 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT597.
207 x. Prudence Johnson597, born Abt. 1740 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT598,599.
208 xi. Mabel Johnson599, born 01 Aug 1742 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT599.
Notes for Mabel Johnson:
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. . . born August 1 or 15, 1742, in Middletown, Connecticut. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 44.
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209 xii. James Johnson599, born 06 May 1744 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT599.
30. Hannah3 Brainerd (James2, Daniel1)600 was born 07 Mar 1703/04 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT600, and died 16 May 1790601. She married (1) John Center601 04 May 1732601, son of Jonathan Center and Martha Markham. He was born 04 Feb 1706/07601, and died 28 Mar 1736601. She married (2) Stephen Turner601 08 Jan 1738/39601, son of Stephen Turner and Sarah Hall. He died 1780601.
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Hannah Brainerd (James, Daniel) of Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, 4 May 1732, John Center, born 4 February 1706/7, son of Jonathan and Martha (Markham) Center of Middletown, Connecticut. Mr. John Center died 28 March 1736. She married, second, 8 January 1738/9, Stephen Turner of Middletown (in that portion of it which is now called Middlefield), son of Stephen and Sarah (Hall) Turner. Mr. Stephen Turner died -----, 1780. His will was probated 5 June 1780. Mrs. Hannah (Brainerd) (Center) Turner died 16 May 1790, in her 87th year. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 44.
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More About Hannah Brainerd:
Of: Haddam, Middlesex, CT601
More About John Center and Hannah Brainerd:
Marriage: 04 May 1732601
More About Stephen Turner:
Of: Middletown, Middlesex, CT (Middlefield)601
Probate: 05 Jun 1780601
More About Stephen Turner and Hannah Brainerd:
Marriage: 08 Jan 1738/39601
Children of Hannah Brainerd and John Center are:
210 i. Hannah4 Center601, born 04 Feb 1732/33 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT601.
211 ii. John Center601, born 15 Jan 1734/35 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT601; died 10 Jul 1735.
Children of Hannah Brainerd and Stephen Turner are:
212 i. Jonathan4 Turner601, born in Middletown, Middlesex, CT601.
213 ii. Edward Turner601, born in Middletown, Middlesex, CT601. He married ? ?.
214 iii. Sarah Turner601, born in Middletown, Middlesex, CT601. She married ? Dowd601.
215 iv. Mary Turner601, born in Middletown, Middlesex, CT601. She married (1) ? Miller601. She married (2) ? Hull601.
216 v. Elizabeth Turner601, born in Middletown, Middlesex, CT601. She married ? Robards601.
217 vi. Meliscent Turner601, born in Middletown, Middlesex, CT601.
218 vii. Abigail Turner601, born in Middletown, Middlesex, CT601. She married ? Parsons601.
31. Abijah3 Brainerd (James2, Daniel1)602 was born 26 Nov 1705 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT602, and died Sep 1782603. He married (1) Esther Smith604 28 Dec 1727604, daughter of Simon Smith and Elizabeth Wells. She was born 29 Nov 1706604. He married (2) Thankful Fuller605 Abt. 1743606, daughter of Shubael Fuller and Hannah Crocker.
Notes for Abijah Brainerd:
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Abijah Brainerd (James, Daniel) of Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, 28 December 1727, Esther Smith *, born 20 November 1706, daughter of Simon and Elizabeth (Wells) Smith of Haddam, Connecticut. Mrs. Esther (Smith) Brainerd died -----. He married, second, Thankful Fuller †, born 10 July 1713, daughter of Shubael and Hannah (Crocker) Fuller of East Haddam, Connecticut. He settled on Haddam Neck, and was a farmer. Mr. Abijah Brainerd died September 1782. Mrs. Thankful (Fuller) Brainerd died -----.
* The late D. W. Patterson said to me (Lucy Abigail Brainard) that, as Abijah Brainerd married Esther, and as there were not many Esthers at that early date, he concluded that the Esther whom Abijah married was Esther Smith. I have no proof whatever as to what her maiden name was, excepting from D. W. Patterson, and the statement made by the late D. D. Field in the Brainard Genealogy.
† In a letter to the late D. D. Field it was stated that Abijah Brainerd married Thankful Williams. I have not been able to prove a former marriage of Thankful Fuller though there may have been one. Book 12, page 57, Middletown Land Records. - Ephraim and Shubael Fuller of East Haddam to sisters Lydia Gates and Thankful Brainerd.
The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), pp. 44-45.
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More About Abijah Brainerd:
Of: Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)607
More About Abijah Brainerd and Esther Smith:
Marriage: 28 Dec 1727607
More About Abijah Brainerd and Thankful Fuller:
Marriage: Abt. 1743608
Children of Abijah Brainerd and Esther Smith are:
219 i. Othniel4 Brainerd609, born 05 Jun 1728 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
220 ii. Simon Brainerd609, born 07 Oct 1730 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
221 iii. Deborah Brainerd609, born 17 Sep 1732 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
222 iv. Esther Brainerd609, born 10 Jul 1734 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
223 v. Lydia Brainerd609, born 18 Aug 1736 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
224 vi. Zilpah Brainerd609, born 16 Jan 1737/38 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
225 vii. Abijah Brainerd609, born 22 Feb 1738/39 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
226 viii. Leah Brainerd609, born 12 Dec 1740 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
More About Leah Brainerd:
Baptism: 22 Feb 1740/41609
227 ix. Jeptha Brainerd609, born 23 Jan 1742/43 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
Notes for Jeptha Brainerd:
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. . . nothing known of him. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 45.
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Children of Abijah Brainerd and Thankful Fuller are:
228 i. Rachel4 Brainerd609, born 17 Dec 1743 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
More About Rachel Brainerd:
Baptism: 08 Apr 1744609
229 ii. Dorcas Brainerd609, born 19 Feb 1745/46 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck).
More About Dorcas Brainerd:
Baptism: 20 Apr 1746609
230 iii. Urijah Brainerd609, born 27 Feb 1747/48 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
More About Urijah Brainerd:
Baptism: 24 Apr 1748609
231 iv. Asaph Brainerd609, born 17 Mar 1748/49 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
Notes for Asaph Brainerd:
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He enlisted 9 July 1775, for the relief of Boston in the Lexington alarm in the 8th Regiment, Huntington's Continental Regiment. He died December 1 or 3, 1775, æ. 25. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 45.
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232 v. Shubael Brainerd609, born 12 Jan 1751/52 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
233 vi. Noah Brainerd609, born 12 Jan 1751/52 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
234 vii. Thankful Brainerd609, born 07 Mar 1754 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
More About Thankful Brainerd:
Baptism: 07 Mar 1754609
235 viii. Cornelius Brainerd609, born 20 Apr 1756 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
More About Cornelius Brainerd:
Baptism: 26 Jun 1756609
236 ix. Mary Brainerd609, born Bef. 05 Aug 1758 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
More About Mary Brainerd:
Baptism: 05 Aug 1758609
237 x. Mercy Brainerd609, born Bef. 05 Aug 1758 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)609.
More About Mercy Brainerd:
Baptism: 05 Aug 1758609
32. Daniel3 Brainerd (James2, Daniel1)610 was born 02 Aug 1707 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT610. He married Mary Hollburt611 25 Apr 1733611, daughter of David Hurlburt and Mary Savage.
Notes for Daniel Brainerd:
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Daniel Brainerd (James, Daniel) of Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; married, 25 April 1733, Mary Hollburt (probably Hurlburt), daughter of David and Mary (Savage) Hurlburt. He lived in Haddam Neck, Connecticut. Mr. Daniel Brainerd died -----. Mrs. Mary (Hollburt) Brainerd died -----. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 45.
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More About Daniel Brainerd:
Residence: Haddam, Middlesex, CT (Haddam Neck)611
Notes for Mary Hollburt:
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* From Hurlbut Genealogy: - “Mary Hurlbut, daughter of David and Mary Hurlbut, was born in Upper Houses, now Cromwell, Connecticut, 15 December 1709. My correspondent, the late Hon. Edwin Stearns, said she married Hezekiah Brainerd, Junior, of Haddam. She was admitted to the church in Middle Haddam Society, Chatham, 16 December 1740. They settled in Chatham where he died 14 December 1774. The will of Hezekiah Brainerd, Junior, was dated 22 February 1768, and proved in Middletown Probate Courts, 2 January 1775. He bequeathed to his wife Mary, lands at Beaver Brook in Chatham, and also at Long Hill, Middletown. Four children are named in the will, and wife Mary and son Hezekiah, Junior, executors.”
The will of Hezekiah Brainerd is right for his family as given in the Brainerd Genealogy. Probably a mistake in the name Hezekiah has been made. It should be Daniel, as he married Mary Hurlbut, daughter of David and Mary (Savage) Hurlbut, and lived on Haddam Neck, which was formerly a parish in Middle Haddam. I (Lucy Abigail Brainard) did not understand it.