GENEALOGIES OF DERBY, NEW HAVEN CO., CT

Genealogies from
"The History of the old town of
Derby, Connecticut, 1641-1880;
with biographies and genealogies

MANSFIELD to SILBY

[Transcribed by Dave Swerdfeger]

MANSFIELD.
REV. RICHARD. D. D., son of Jonathan Mansfield (who was born in New Haven in 1686) was born in New Haven, 1724; was graduated at Yale college in 1741; ordained deacon and priest by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Eng., Aug. 7, 1748; officiated at Derby, West Haven, Waterbury, and Northfield, from 1748 to 1755, and was pastor of St. James's church at Derby from 1755 to his decease, Apr. 12, 1820; his ministerial service covering a period of seventy-two years. (See Biog.) "Rev. Richard Mansfield was m. to Mrs. Anna Hull, in Christ church in Derby, by Rev. Dr. Samuel Johnson, missionary of Stratford, on the 10th day of Oct., A. D., 1751." She was fifteen years and four months old at her marriage. Children:
1. Richard, b. ---.
2. Ann; m. Elijah Humphreys.
3. Sarah; m. --- Blakeslee.
4. William; m. Eunice Hull.
5.
Stephen; not m.
6. Lucretia.
7. Betsey; not m.
8. Mary Louise.

1. RICHARD, JR., son of Rev. Dr. Mansfield, m. Abia Shelton. Children:
9. Grace; m. 1st ------Lintol, by whom she had William, Frances, Catharine. She m. 2d Mr. Nichols and had Philip.

MANSFIELD
NATHAN, probably from New Haven, m. Anna Tomlinson, Mar. 5, 1775. In the account of the Revolution this Nathan was supposed to be the son of Rev. Dr. Mansfield, which was an error. Children:
1. Jared, b. July 11, 1775.
2. Betsey, b. Dec. 1, 1777.
MARKS
MORDECAI, m. Elizabeth Hawkins, dau, of first Joseph. Children:
1. Marv, b. Sept. 5, 1732.
2. Zephiania, b. June 28, 1734.
3. Mordecai, b. May 30, 1739.
4. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 3, 1742.
5. Nehemiah, b. Oct. 9, 1746.
6. Abraham, b. Oct. 19, 1748.
MASSY.
JOHN, a trantient person, m. Mary Curtiss, April 14, 1707, by the Worshipful Mayor, Ebenezer Johnson, Justice."
McKEE.
WILLIAM, m. Anne Durand, May, 1769, who d. Mar. 1, 1773. Children:
1. William, b. 1770.
2. Samuel, b. July 31, 1772.
McMAHON.
THOMAS, born in Galway, Ireland; came to this country in 1846; settled in Orange, Conn., May 10, 1845; lived there over a year; came thence to Derby, where he now resides. His children are:
2. JOHN T., born in Orange, Aug. 15, 1847; educated at Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass., and at Joseph's Seminary, Troy, N. Y., where he was ordained May 29, 1874; was stationed as curate at St. John's, New Haven; St. Augustine's, Bridgeport; St. Peter's, Danbury; pastor of St. John's, New Haven, and St. Mary's, East Hartford, where he still continues.
3. DANIEL E., born at Derby Narrows Dec. 16, 1852; educated at Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass.; studied law at Yale and Albany Law Schools, graduating at the latter, Class '77; admitted to practice in New York, May 17, 1877; came to Connecticut June 13, 1877; began practice at Ansonia, where he continues; he was elected justice of the peace, Oct., 1877, for the term 1878 to 1881, and town clerk for 1879.
MILES
STEPHEN, had Children:
1. Mary, b. Aug. 24, 1697.
2. Josiah, b. Jan. 24, 1703.
3. Patience, b. Sept. 20, 1704.
4. Eunice, b. April 11, 1707.
5.
Stephen, b. Jan. 20, 1708.
6. Justice, b. July 27, 1711.
MILES
JONATHAN, m. Zerviah Wooster, April 4, 1723. Children:
1. Berthier, b. Feb. 1, 1724.
2. Theophilus, b. Feb. 12, 1730.
MILES.
JONATHAN, m. Lucy Smith, of Glastenbury, Feb. 17, 1768. Children:
1. Manoah, b. Mar. 22, 1769.
2. Sarah, b. Nov. 6, 1771.
3. Betsey, b. Feb. 17, 1774.
MILLS.
PHILO, m. Elizabeth Riggs, Mar. 19, 1755. He d. Mar. 8, 1765. Children:
1. Samuel Riggs, b. Dec. 11, 1758.
2. Betty, b. Mar. 6, 1760.
MILLS.
JEDEDIAH, of Derby, m. Mrs. Hannah Hawley, of Stratford, Feb. 24, 1756. Children:
1. Samuel Frederick, b. April 24, 1757.
2. Samuel Frederick, b. Dec. 30, 1759.
MISET.
STEPHEN, d. Mar. 27, 1713.
MOSS.
JOHN, came from London, England, with the first colonists to New Haven; signed the compact, Feb. 18, 1639; was a prominent man in the Colony and settled in Wallingford. Children:
1. Joseph.
2. John, b. Oct. 12, 1650; removed to Jamaica, L. I.
3. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 3, 1652.
4. Hester, b. Jan. 2, 1654.
5. Isaac, b. Nov. 21, 1655; d. 1659.

1. JOSEPH, son of John Moss; m. Mary, dau. of Roger Alling, Apr. 11, 1667; she d. Mar. 18, 1716, and he m. 2d Mrs. Sarah Gilbert, July 11, 1717; m. 3d Mary Baker who died in Derby, Feb. 28, 1734, Four children are recorded in New Haven, but there were probably others. The four surviving children settled in Derby. He died in 1727. Children:
6. Samuel, b. Jan. 27, 1675; d. Apr. 26, 1676.
7. Joseph, b. Apr. 7, 1679.
8. Samuel, b. Mar. 18, 1680.
9. William, b. June 28, 1682.
10. Israel.

7. REV. JOSEPH, JR., son of Joseph Moss, was graduated at Harvard College in 1699, and received the degree of A. M., at Yale College in 1702; was admitted an inhabitant of Derby, Dec, 23, 1706; ordained at Derby in the spring of 1707, where he died Jan. 23, 1731, aged 52 years. He m. 1st Dorcas Roswell, Feb. 10, 1715, who died Sept. 2, 1715; m. 2d Abigail Russell, Oct. 3, 1716. He died Jan. 23, 1731. (See Biog.) Children:
11. Abigail, b. Sept. 23, 1717; m. Elisha Kent of Newtown.
12. Mary, b. Aug. 28, 1721; m. Ebenezer White of Danbury.

8. SAMUEL, son of Joseph and Mary (Alling) Moss; came to Derby and m. Barbara, widow of Nathaniel Bowers, Dec. 3, 1713, where he died Dec. 28, 1721, "by a gun shot in the hand of Samuel Perry, who said he was shooting at a mark." (Town record.) She died Sept. 8, 1745. Children:
13. Mary, b. Dec, 20, 1715.
14. Jonathan, b. May 10, 1718.

9. SERG. WILLIAM, son of Joseph and Mary (Alling) Moss; came to Derby and m. Abigail Riggs, Mar. 18, 1714. He was admitted an inhabitant of Derby Apr. 17, 1714, and died Aug. 26, 1749, aged 68. Children:
15. Deborah, b. Feb. 10, 1715.
16. Nicholas, b. Apr. 28, 1716.
17. Elizabeth, b. June 23, 1718.
18. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 30, 1721.
19. William, b. Mar. 14, 1727.

10. ISRAEL, son of Joseph and Mary (Alling) Moss, came to Derby and m. Lydia Bowers, Dec. 31, 1717. Children:
20. Rachel, b. Jan. 24, 1719.
21. John, b. May 10, 1721.
22. Nathaniel, b. Dec. 14, 1722.

16. NICHOLAS, son of William and Abigail (Riggs) Moss; m. Hannah Leavenworth, Mar. 25, 1740. He died in a fit, Nov. 24, 1759. His widow m. Jonathan Dickerman of Mt. Carmel, Conn., where she died Oct. 15, 1780. Children:
23. Nehemiah, b. Aug. 18, 1741; was taken sick near Osweek, returned home where he died Jan. 3, 1762.
24. Nicholas; was master of a vessel and was lost at sea.
25. Joseph, b. Apr. 22, 1758; a farmer and died at Volney, Oswego county, N. Y., Sept., 1827.

19. WILLIAM, son of William and Abigail (Riggs) Moss; m. 1st Prudence Hard of Newtown, May 30, 1751, who died Apr. 6, 1754; m. 2d Rachel Beardsley of Stratford. Apr. 30, 1759. Children:
26. Sarah, b. May 2, 1752.
27. Prudence, b. Mar. 27, 1754.
28. Isaac, b. June 30, 1761.
29. Edward, b. Apr. 26, 1765.
30. William, b. July 31, 1766.

MUNSON
JOHN, son of John and Hannah Munson of Brookhaven, L. I., was born Apr. 24, 1690; came to Derby a young man and m. Elizabeth Hawkins, Dec. 25, 1718, and received a grant of land in 1719. Children:
1. Hannah, b. Mar. 7, 1721; m. Stephen Pierson.
2. Charity, b. Jan. 7, 1723.
3. Sarah, b. Mar. 2, 1725.
4. Esther, b. Nov. 5, 1727.
5. Joseph, b. Oct. 27, 1731.
6. Daniel, b. Mar. 4, 1737; at Fort Edward, Aug. 2, 1756.
7. John, b. Jan. 1, 1739.
NEWCOMB.
CAPT. SILAS, (Calvin, Silas, Hezekiah, Simon, Andrew, Andrew), born in Sunderland, Vt., June 10, 1786; a cabinet and chair maker; m. in Stonington, Conn., Apr. 27, 1811, Betsey, dau. of Simeon and Betsey Palmer, born in S. 1784. He settled at Derby, where he died Aug. 10, 1825; she died in Springfield, Mass., Nov. 17, 1849, aged 65. He was captain of an artillery company, stationed at New London, Conn., in the war of 1812. Children:
2. Robert Palmer, b. Mar. 13, 1813; cabinet maker; m. Sophia Heath, July 13, 1836; settled in Heddleburg Center, Tioga county, Penn., where he d. Apr. 6, 1869; had son, Willington.
3. John Lee, b. Dec. 12, 1814; d. Nov. 12, 1815.
4. John Lee, b. Jan. 6, 1817; m. Emily Hull Smith.
5. James, b. Mar, 6, 1819, in Derby; adopted by his uncle, Calvin Newcomb; resided for a time in Windham, Conn.; removed to New London, where he was a merchant nearly 33 years.
6. Charlotte Palmer, b. Jan. 16, 1821; m. James Fisher of Seymour, Conn., Oct. 4, 1839; settled in Springfield, Mass.
7. Silas, b. June 5, 1823, in Derby; m. in N. Y. city, Nov. 7, 1846, Mary, dau. of George McCullough; resides at South Amboy, N. J.; is captain of a steamer running between New York and Amboy.

4. JOHN LEE, son of Capt. Silas and Betsey Newcomb, m. in Derby, Nov. 23, 1840, Emily Hull, dau. of Isaac Smith He was an axlemaker in Birmingham, and died at his daughter's residence, July 31, 1870. Children:
8. Andrew Jackson, b. July 4, 1842; d. July 27,1861.
9. Martha Curtiss, b. Feb. 11, 1845; m. Nov. 7, 1862, Chauncy Bell; resides in Birmingham.
10. Sarah Weaver, b. Jan. 4, 1847; not m. resides with her mother in Fair Haven.
11. Ira Bliss, b. Dec. 28, 1849; axle maker; m. Feb. 2, 1870, Emma J. Lines; resides in Birmingham; has Maud Emily; b. Sept. 16, 1870.
12. Emily Smith, b. June 4, 1852; m. Apr. 27, 1870, Charles J. Osborn; resides in Fair Haven, Conn.

NETTLETON.
JOSIAH, m. Agnes Gunn, Nov., 1761, who died Jan. 23, 1774; and he m. 2d Freelove Lum, July 18, 1776. Children:
1. Agnes, b. Sept. 24, 1763.
2. Enos Gunn, b. Sept. 9, 1767.
3. Eunice, b. July 19, 1777; d. July 9, 1783.
4. Josiah, b. May 6, 1779.
5. Freelove, b. May 6, 1779.
6. Sarah, b. July 3, 1781.
7. Mary Ann, b. Dec. 26, 1782.
NETTLETON
WILLIAM, born at Killingworth, Conn., in 1754; was a soldier in the Revolution; m. Z. Parmelee, and died in 1820. Children:
1. Thankful.
2. Aclah.
3. Stiles.
4. Abner.
5. Samuel.
6. Ashley, b. in 1799.

6. ASHLEY, son of William Nettleton, m. Sally Stoddard, and died at Derby in 1879. Child:
7. Henry A., b. in 1828.

7. HENRY A., son of Ashley Nettleton, m. Jennie Bidwell, who died Jan., 1877. Children:
8. Charles B., b. Jan. 6, 1859.
9. Minnie E., b. May 23, 1861.
10. Gerranie A., b. Jan. 23, 1864.
11. William H. b. Dec. 31, 1866.
12. Jennie M., b. Apr. 23, 1870.
13. Joseph E., b. Oct. 11, 1873.
14. Edmund, b. Feb. 11, 1876.

NICHOLS
ISAAC, of Stratford removed to Derby about 1678; but only the record of one marriage and three births are found on the town records. Children:
1. Mary, b. Feb. 2, 1647.
2. Sarah, b. Nov. 1, 1649.
3. Josiah, b. Jan. 29, 1651.
4. Isaac, b. Mar. 12, 1654.
5. Jonathan, b. Dec. 20, 1655; m. Hannah Hawkins, Dec. 21, 1681.
6. Ephraim, b. Dec. 16, 1657.
7. Patience, b. Feb. 2, 1659.
8. Temperance, b. May 17, 1662.
9. Margery, b. Nov. 30, 1663.
10. Benjamin, b. Feb. 2, 1665.

4. ISAAC, son of Isaac Nichols, had Children:
11. Frances, b. June 3, 1676.
12. Richard, b. Nov. 26, 1678.
13. Joseph, b. Nov. 1680.

NICHOLS.
JOHN, was in Watertown, Mass., a proprietor in 1636 and 7; was in Fairfield in 1653, with his wife Grace, and died before 1659. Children:
2. Isaac.
3. Sarah.
4. John.
5. Samuel, m. Mrs. Mary, dau. of Rev. John Bowers, in May, 1682, and settied in New Jersey.

2. DEA. ISAAC, son of John and Grace Nichols, was brought up by his uncle, Isaac Nichols of Stratford, and hence called Isaac Junior; and m. Esther Clark, who died in Derby, Jan. 5, 1717. Four of his children were born in Stratford, but whether there were others is not known. He or his uncle Isaac and Abel Holbrook were the first two deacons of the first church in Derby. He died Dec. 20, 1713. Children:
6. Grace, b. June 6, 1673; d. Mar. 2, 1702.
7. Alice, b. Oct. 25, 1674.
8. John, b. Oct., 1676.
9. Samuel, b. Dec. 6, 1678.
10. Mary, probably, who m. Joseph Hull, 1st, Jan. 20, 1691.

NICHOLS.
ISAAC, m. Agnes Gunn of Derby, Nov. 14, 1722, and died Apr. 12, 1733. Only one child is recorded, there may have been several others. Child:
2. Isaac, b. Nov. 25, 1723.

2. ISAAC, son of Isaac and Agnes (Gunn) Nichols, m. Sarah Tomlinson, July 22, 1747, who died, Nov. 23, 1754, and he (probably) m. 2d Rebecca ----, who died June 30, 1757. Children:
3. Isaac, b. May 8, 1748.
4. Sarah, b. Feb. 12, 1751.
5. Agnes, b. Dec. 10, 1757.
6. Lois, b. May 27, 1760.

3. ISAAC, son of Isaac and Sarah (Tomlinson) Nichols, m. Abigail Lyman, Dec. 24, 1769. Children:
7. Isaac, b. Oct. 21, 1770.
8. Jonathan Lyman, b. Aug. 17, 1772.
9. Timothy Russell, b. Nov, 30, 1776.

NORTHROP.
ISAAC, m. Hannah Wheeler, Sept. 27, 1764. She died Mar. 6, 1765.
NOYCE.
REBECCA, wife of Wm. Noyce and dau. of Silas and Dorcas Allen, died at New Haven, Mar. 29, 1780, aged 20.
O'KANE.
JEREMIAH, m. Laurana Johnson, Sept. 18, 1765. Children:
1. Joseph, b. July 16, 1766.
2. "Clarani," b. July 9, 1768.
OLMSTEAD.
JOSEPH, m. Mary -----. Children:
1. David, b. Jan. 2, 1774.
2. Joseph, b. Nov. 18, 1775.
3. William, b. Aug. 10, 1777.
4. Ashbel, b. Oct. 23, 1784.
5. Eugene, b. Sept. 3, 1790.
OSBORN.
THOMAS, m. Elizabeth ------. Children:
1. Lois, b. Feb. 23, 1744.
2. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 18, 1748.
OSBORN.
SAMUEL, m, Mrs. Patty Davis of Oxford, July 6, 1806.
OVIATT.
JOHN, m. Abigail ------. Child:
1. Susannah, b. Apr. 15, 1754.
PECK.
BENJAMIN, m. Mary Sperry of New Haven, May 2, 1700.
PERKINS.
ROGER, m. 1st Ann --------; 2d Mary -----. Children:
1. Ithiel, b. Jan. 10, 1734.
2. Sarah, b. Oct. 7, 1748.
3. Eunice, b. June 22, 1749.

1. ITHIEL. son of Roger and Ann Perkins, m. Esther Fox, Oct. 26, 1767. Children:
4. Roger, b. Apr. 5, 1769.
5. David, b. Apr. 20, 1771.
6. Joseph, b. Oct. 30, 1773.
7. Anna, b July 21, 1776.

PERKINS.
REUBEN, m. Lucy ---. Children:
1. Thomas, b Dec. 7, 1766.
2. Benjamin, b. May 1, 1769.
PERKINS.
ELIAS, m. Elizabeth -----. Children:
1. Sarah, b. Jan. 28, 1764.
2. Hannah, b. Oct. 27, 1765.
3. John Hawkins, b. Jan. 2, 1768.
PERRY.
ARTHUR, came to Stratford, about 1675, and m. Anna, only dau. of Joshua Judson, about 1676. He had 13 children, one of whom was:
2. Samuel, b. Feb., 1681.

2. SAMUEL, son of Arthur Perry, m. Elizabeth -----. Child:
3. Caleb.

3. CALEB, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Perry, m. Hannah --- probably a short time before he settled in Derby. The following are recorded in Derby of his Children:
4. John, b. Sept. 3, 1722.
5. Nathaniel b. Jan. 4, 1724.
6. Joseph, b. Nov. 30, 1726.
7. Hannah, b. June 14, 1728.
8. Caleb, b. Jan. 19, 1730.
9. Gideon, b. June 10, 1732.
10. Prudence, b. Dec. 5, 1733.
11. Betty, b. Oct. 14, 1736.
12. Yelverton, b. Feb. 24, 1739.

12. YELVERTON, son of Caleb and Hannah Perry, m. 1st -------Hawley, of Huntington; 2d, Patience, dau. of Henry and Sibyl Tomlinson, of Derby. Children:
13. Sibyl, m. Silas Hawkins, of Oxford.
14. John, b. Oct. 19, 1767, in Oxford.
15. Frederick.
16. Hermon.
17. Azariah, b. Sept. 21, 1780.
18. Hawley.
19. Laura, m. David Smith, of Kent.
20. Nancy, b. Oct. 1, 1783; d. Nov. 8, 1841; m. Truman Tomlinson.

14. JOHN, son of Yelverton and Patience Perry, m. Anna Beardsley, who d. Nov. 26, 1836. He died Mar. 13. 1852. Children:
21. Charles, b. April 24, 1796; m. Mary Ann Paine; had Frederick, Charles, Harriet, Adam, Clark.
22. Philo, b. Feb. 11, 1798; drowned June 12, 1800.
23. John, b. Nov. 12, 1801; d. July 15, 1839, leaving son Char!es.
24. Nancy, b. Sept. 3, 1803; m. Cornelius Pugsley, of Stamford, N.Y., Sept. 14, 1831. Children: Henry, Cornelia, Van Allen, Jacob, Charles.

15. FREDERICK, son of Yelverton Perry, m. Mary Stroud; settled in Southbury. Children:
25. Andrew; resides at Southbury.
26. Betsey; m.------- Smith, then Osborn.
27. Charles; m. Maria Curtiss, of Southbury; had son Hermon.
28. Sophia; m. -------- Raymond; had Mary.

16. HERMON, son of Yelverton Perry, m. Susannah Henry; resided in Baltimore, Md. Children:
29. Hermon; d. not m.
30. William; d. not m.
31. Albert; m. --- Lake.
32. Susannah; m. Geo. W. Waters.

17. AZARIAH, son of Yelverton Perry, m. Mar. 6, 1809, Polly Leavenworth, of Huntington. He died Nov. 21, 1826. She died May 31, 1871. Child:
33. Jane; m. March 11, 1811, in Huntington; m. David Shelton; had Mary Jane,who m. Edwin Wooster, of Birmingham, May 23, 1860; died June 4, 1864. Edwin Wooster was drowned April 20, 1876.

PERRY.
JOSIAH, m. Anna. Children:
2. Anna, b. Feb. 18, 1732.
3. Ezekial, b. Feb. 6, 1734.
4. Joshua, b. Nov. 16, 1735.
5. Tabitha, b. Sept. 3, 1739.
6. Mary, b. May 7, 1741.
7. Josiah, b. Feb. 23, 1748.

4. JOSHUA, son of Josiah and Anna Perry, m. Mercy Hawkins Nov., 1759. Child:
8. Mary Ann, b. June 4, 1760.

PERRY.
JAMES, m. Mabel Johnson, April, 1760. Children:
2. Betty, b. Jan. 5, 1761.
3. Lucy, b. Feb. 2, 1763.
4. Oliver, b. Mar. 28, 1765.
5. James, b. June 15, 1761.
PETTIT.
SAMUEL, m. Elizabeth Tomlinson, Nov. 1, 1736. Children:
1. Eliada, b. July 19, 1737.
2. Cyrenius, b. Jan. 20, 1742.
3. Catharine, b. June 25, 1744.
PINTO.
ABRAHAM, was in Derby some years. Several of his children sold their right to their father's land at Quaker's Farm, in 1784, he being deceased. Children:
1. Isaac.
2. Joseph.
3. Jacob.
4. Rachel.
PIERSON.
STEPHEN, is said to have been born in Suffolk county, England. about 1645; was apprenticed by his mother, a widow, about 1654, to Thomas Mulliner of New Haven to learn the carpenter's trade. He m. at Stratford 1st Mary. dau. of Henry Tomlinson, and settled in Derby in 1670, on Sentinel Hill; m. 2d Esther ------. His will was dated Sept. 2, 1733. He died in Oxford. May 14, 1739, aged 94. His first wife Mary, died Sept. 25, 1715. Children:
2. Stephen.
3. Sarah; m. John Twitchell.
4. Abraham, b. in 1681.
5. John; d. before 1704.
6. Mary; m. Josiah Baldwin.
7. Bathsheba; m. Adam Blackman of Stratford.

2. STEPHEN, JR., son of Stephen and Mary (Tomlinson) Pierson, m. Mehitable Canfield, Oct. 12, 1697, who died and he m. 2d Hannah Munson, June 15, 1738 (?). Children:
8. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 12, 1699; m. ------ Bennett.
9. John.
10. Thomas; he or his son Thomas m. Ruth Holbrook of Derby.
11. Job, b. Oct. 5, 1707.
12. Phebe; m. Wm. Phanton, 1732.
13. Abigail; m. ------ St. John.
14. Jonathan, b. May 6, 1716, by 2d wife (so said); Enoch, b. June 18, 1739.
15. Elijah, b. Dec. 26, 1740.
16. Rachel, b. Sept. 15, 1742.
17. Daniel, b. Apr. 29, 1744.
18. Eli, b. June 4, 1749.

4. ABRAHAM, son of Stephen Pierson, Sr , m. Sarah --------. He died May 12, 1758, aged 77. Children:
20. Abraham, b. July 28, 1707.
21. Sarah, b. Aug. 14, 1709.
22. Mary, b. Oct. 26, 1712.
23. Hannah, b. Aug. 4, 1715; m. Solomon Chatfield, June 12, 1734.
24. Stephen, b. Mar. 4, 1720.

14. JONATHAN, son of Stephen Pierson, Jr., m. Mary Bates, Mar. 5, 1739, who died Feb. 16, 1755. Children:
25. Martha, b. Jan. 12, 1740; d. young.
26. Elias, b. June 23, 1743.
27. Martha, b. Mar. 4, 1753.

20. ABRAHAM, JR., son of Abraham Pierson, Sr., m. Susanna Wooster, Apr. 10, 1731. Children:
28. Oliver, b. Mar. 25, 1732.
29. Barshua, b. Dec. 1, 1736.
30. Abraham, b. Feb. 1, 1746.
31. David, b. Jan. 17, 1748.
32. Ann, b. Oct., 11, 1751.

28. OLIVER, son of Abraham, Jr., and Susan (Wooster) Pierson, m. Hannah -----. Child:
33. Sarah, b. Sept. 20, 1753.

30. ABRAHAM, 3d, son of Abraham and Sarah (Wooster) Pierson, m. Keziah Lines of New Haven, July 2, 1767. Children:
34. Sarah, b. Mar.10, 1768.
35. Abraham, b. Jan. 26, 1770; d. Jan. 30, 1770.
36. Levi, b. Mar. 25, 1771.

31. DAVID, son of Abraham and Sarah (Wooster) Pierson, m. Lois Thompson, Oct. 29, 1766. Children:
37. Sarah, b. Oct. 29, 1767.
38. David, b. Nov. 20, 1769; d. Jan. 19, 1770.
39. David, b. Dec. 29, 1770.
40. Joel, b. Aug. 29, 1772.
41. Hannah Retty, b. Jan. 3, 1774.
42. Thompson, b. Sept. 9, 1775.

PIERSON.
NATHAN, m. Ann Smith, Nov. 17, 1756. Children:
1. Abel, b. Sept. 19, 1757.
2. Rebecca, b. Jan. 9, 1761.
3. Ruth, b. Apr. 28, 1763.
4. Sabra, b. Aug. 9, 1765.
PIERSON
JOHN, m. Sarah Sizer of Middletown, June 4, 1775.
PIERSON.
ABEL, m. Hannah Fairchild, Sept. 6, 1731.
PIERSON.
SAMUEL, m. Abigail Crawford, Mar. 10, 1762.
PIERSON
EDWARD, was a merchant in Derby in 1712, and re-moved to Stratford.
PIERSON.
JAMES, a physician of Derby, removed to Wethersfield about 1712.
PLANT.
EBENEZER, m. Esther Bassett, Aug. 17, 1774.
PLUMB
SAMUEL; m. Mary -------. The record says "A pound shall-be erected between Samuel Plumb's malt house and Fine Hill burying-place." Children:
1. Samuel, b. Apr. 12, 1729.
2. Zuriel, b. Apr. 8, 1731.
3. Joshua, b. June 24, 1734.
4. Jared, b. Jan. 15, 1736.
5. Mary, b. Feb. 27, 1738.
6. Samuel, b. Apr. 18, 1741.
7. Susanna, b. Apr. 23, 1744.
8. Jared, b. Mar. 18, 1749.
PITCHER
JOSEPH; died Dec. 10, 1712.
POOL.
MICAH; m. Mary -----. Children:
1. John, b. June 31, 1761; m. Abigail Bassett in 1783.
2. Ruth, b. Apr. 20, 1763.
3. Samuel, b. Feb. 28, 1765.
4. Isaac, b. Jan, 4, 1767.
5. Betty, b. Aug. 20, 1768.
6. Mary, b. July 30, 1770.
7. Micah, b, June 25, 1772.
8. Nabby, b, May 26, 1774; d, Oct. 30, 1774.
9. Joseph, b. July 1, 1778.

1. JOHN, son of Micah and Mary Pool; m. Abigail Bassett in 1783. Children:
10. Arena, b. Dec, 24, 1783
11. Naomi, b. June 6, 1786.

PRITCHARD
JABEZ, LIEUT.; m. Eunice Botsford, Oct. 31, 1764. Child:
1. Leverette, b. Sept, 16, 1765.
PRITCHARD.
JAMES, JR,; m. Rachel Warren, Nov., 1773.
PRITCHARD
PHILO; m. Sabra -------. Child:
1. Nathaniel, b. Aug. 25, 1787.
PRITCHARD.
JAMES; m, Abigail -------. Children:
1. Lydia, b. Aug. 11, 1757.
2. Sarah, b. Nov. 15, 1759.
PRITCHARD.
DAVID; m, Ruth Smith, Dec. 20, 1757.
PRINDLE.
JOHN; came to Derby and m. Mary. dau. of Dr. John Hull. Dec. 23, 1685, who died Dec. 5, 1696, and he m. 2d Abigail Hawkins, Mar. 1, 1697, who died July 1, 1698, and he m. 3d Hannah Botsford, Dec. 21, 1699. His home was on Great Neck, where he died Nov. 25, 1734, and his widow, Hannah, m. Capt. Joseph Hull, Nov. 14, 1735. Children:
2. John, b. Oct. 1, 1686.
3. Samuel, b. July 18, 1691.
4. Ebenezer, b. July 15, 1693.
5. Mary, b. Sept. 1, 1696; d. Dec. 26, 1698.
6. Hannah, b. Dec. 4, 1700.
7. Elnathan, b. July 13, 1702; d. May 11, 1721.
8. Abigail, b. Oct. 17, 1704.
9. Mary, b. Sept. 20, 1708.

2. JOHN, son of John and Mary (Hull) Prindle; m. Deborah -----, and died Oct. 4, 17I2. Children:
10. Edmund, b. Feb. 4, 1709; d. Sept. 22, 1734.
11. Nathaniel, b. Aug. 23, 1711.
PRINDLE.
ENOS; m. Deborah Jones, Jan. 16, 1750. They were both of Milford. Children:
1. Enos Jones, b. Nov. 23, 1750.
2. Elizabeth, b. May 16, 1752.
3. John, b. Sept. 7, 1755.
4. Mary, b. Dec. 17, 1756.
5. Sarah, b. Aug. 10, 1758.
6. Ebenezer, b. June 26, 1760.
7. Anne, b. Sept. 23, 1762.
8. Joseph, b. Sept. 3, 1764.
9. Lucy, b. Nov. 23, 1766.
10. David, b. Oct. 26, 1767.
RIGGS.
EDWARD, the head of the family in this country, came from England and settled at Roxbury, Mass., early in the summer of 1633. He had a wife, two sons and four daus.; his son Edward being 19 or 20 years of age. Within three years he buried his wife, son John, and two daus.

2. EDWARD, 2D, son of Edward Riggs 1st, m. Elizabeth Roosa in 1635. In 1637 he was a sergeant in the Pequot war, and greatly distinguished himself in rescuing his commander and twelve of his companions from an ambuscade, and was ever afterwards known as "Sergeant Riggs." Nothing further is known of him until 1646 when he settled at Milford, Conn. In 1654 he, with Edward Wooster, and perhaps one or two other families settled at Paugasuck, afterwards Derby; Wooster by the side of the river where Derby village was established, and Riggs on the hill a mile east, where his descendants have resided and hold the property to the present day. These two families are the only ones in the place at the time (1654) so far as can be positively assured. One public record says there were three or four families settled here at first, another two or three, but the two are all that can be ascertained to a certainty. Francis French was not m. until 1661, when he made the third family so far as known.

Thomas Langdon may have been the third in 1654, but of this there is no certainty. The house of Edward Riggs stood by the rock a few rods west of the present house of Capt. Joseph Riggs, the present owner. This first house was the one where Whalley and Goff, the judges of Charles I. took refuge in 1661, as recorded by President Ezra Stiles, in his history of those celebrated and honored men. A safe refuge it would seem while also it must have been a most charming wilderness home; and in being the protector of these refugees the Riggs family will bear lasting honors by true lovers of constitutional liberty. Edward Riggs, being one of the company of ten men of Milford who purchased the claims of Mr. Goodyear to Paugasuck lands in 1653, made his choice of a farm before any division of the lands was made and secured a beautiful location with good land. Here he remained until 1666 when he became one of the planters at Newark, N. J., being on the committee to select the site for the plantation. His wife Elizabeth was the only woman who was there the first summer. His children, except Samuel, removed with him. Children:
3. Edward.
4. Samuel.
5. Joseph.
6. Mary.

4. ENS. SAMUEL, son of Edward Riggs, m. 1st Sarah, dau. of Richard Baldwin of Milford, June 14, 1667, and settled on his father's homestead which he probably inherited. His wife, Sarah, departed this life and he m. 2d Mrs. Sarah Washburn, May 6, 1713. He was a man of great substantial ability, and was honored as such in his own town to the end of his life. In a business capacity and standing he had but one rival, Major Ebenezer Johnson, with whom he seems to have lived in great friendliness, with the exception of a short time, when quite a variance of understanding existed, but which was settled, and afterwards the whole matter appears to have been dropped and they occupied the same pew for a number of years, classed in the same dignity in the meeting-house. He was a representative several years, made justice of the peace in 1708, and served in many offices in his town; became a man of considerable property; built the first house in the neighborhood of Seymour; giving to his son, at that place in 1708, two hundred acres of land with houses and other comforts. He was made ensign in the train-band in 1790, and always thereafter bore that title. Children:
7. Elizabeth, b. June, 1668.
8. Samuel, b. --- 8, 1671.
9. Sarah, b. ----, 1672; d. 1672.
10. Sarah, b. May 4, 1674; m. Jonathan Lum.
11. John, b. Apr. 1, 1676; m.
12. Ebenezer, b. Oct. 15, 1678; m.
13. Edward, b. Oct. 7, 1680; m.
14. Hannah, b. Feb. 24, 1683; m. Abraham Harger.
15. Joseph, b. Feb. 22, 1686; d. Oct. 22, 1707, aged 21.

11. CAPT. JOHN, son of Ens. Samuel Riggs, m. Elizabeth Tomlinson, Feb. 23, 1700, and lived on his father's homestead which he deeded to him, where he died Sept. 24, 1755, aged 78. He, as his father, was a man of solid worth; honored in many offices, and acquitting himself with much honor. He was commissioned captain in 1722; was appointed by the state one of a committee to divide Woodbury into two societies in 1723; was appointed on a committee of seven for the state to investigate the question of the western lands. "made report May, 1731, according to which five towns were laid out, Colebrook, Hartland, Winchester, Barkhamsted, Torrington, New Hartford, Harwinton. He was probably the most noted man of the town in his day. Children:
16. Samuel, b. Jan. 2, 1701.
17. Anne, b. June 10, 1704; m. Samuel Hull.
18. Elizabeth, b. June 17, 1706.
19. Joseph, b. Feb. 13, 1710.
20. Sarah, b. Dec. 17, 1711; m. 1st John Bowers; 2d Rev. Daniel Humphreys.

12. EBENEZER, son of Ens. Samuel Riggs. m. Lois --------, and settled on the farm given him by his father, probably soon after his marriage, or about 1708, near Rock Rimmon. He died May 11, 1712, aged 34. Children:
21. Ebenezer, b. before 1708, since his grandfather deeded him land in that year to be his when 21.
22. Lois, b. July 10, 1709.
23. John, b. Dec. 27, 1712.

13. EDWARD, son of Capt. Samuel Riggs, m. Abigail Nichols, Jan. 5, 1708, and died Nov. 25, 1712, aged 32. Children:
24. Grace, b. Oct. 4, 1708.
25. Abigail, b. Feb. 5, 1711.
26. Esther, b. Feb. 10, 1713.

16. SAMUEL, son of Capt. John Riggs, m. Abigail Gunn, Jan. 6, 1726. Children:
27. Elizabeth, b. ---- d. May 27, 1738.
28. Abigail, b. Mar. 3, 1728.
29. Mercy, b. Dec. 6, 1730.
30. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 21, 1733.

19. LIEUT. JOSEPH, son of Capt. John Riggs, m. Mabel Johnson, Feb. 20, 1740. Children:
31. Hannah, b. Dec. 21, 1740.
32. John, b. Apr. 10, 1742.
33. Joseph, b. July 20, 1746.
34. Samuel, b. Nov. 21, 1750; d. Sept. 21, 1766.
35. Mabel, b. May 5, 1759.

21. EBENEZER, JR, son of Ebenezer and Lois Riggs, m. Rachel Peck of Waterbury, July 4, 1733. Children:
36. Rachel, b. May 31, 1734; d. May 25, 1740.
37. Esther, b. July 24, 1736.
38. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 17, 1738; d. May 29, 1740.
39. Rachel, b. Jan. 23, 1741.
40. Lois, b. July 25, 1743; d. Aug., 1751.
41. Eunice, b. Oct. 14, 1745.
42. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 22, 1748.
43. Jeremiah, b. July 1, 1750.
44. Joseph, b. Aug. 17, 1753.

23. JOHN, son of Ebenezer Riggs, m. Hannah Johnson, Oct. 29, 1739 (?) Children:
45. John, b. Aug. 31, 1735.
46. Edward, b. Apr. 24, 1737.
47. Hannah, b. Nov. 7, 1738.
48. Moses, b. May 26, 1740; d. July 26, 1740.
49. Ann, b. June 14, 1741.
50. Jabez, b. June 28, 1744.

28. JOHN, son of Joseph and Mabel (Johnson) Riggs, m. Elizabeth Hawkins, and died June 18, 1814, and his wife died Oct. 3, 1815. Child:
51. John, b. Dec. 22, 1771; m.

33. JOSEPH, 2d son of Joseph Riggs, m. Ann Canfield, Nov. 13, 1775; Children:
52. Betsey, b. Jan. 26, 1777.
53. David Johnson, b. May 3, 1779.

45. JOHN, JR., son of John Riggs, m. Abigail ---------. Children:
54. Abner, b. Dec. 24, 1760.
55. Abigail, b. July 16, 1765.

46. EDWARD, son of John Riggs, m. Lois Osborn of Waterbury, May 17, 1759. Children:
56. Moses, b. Apr. 10, 1760.
57. Edward, b. Jan. 24, 1762.
58. David, b. May 20, 1764; d. Oct. 2, 1764.
59. David, b. Aug. 14, 1765.
60. Thomas.
61. Isaac.

51. JOHN, son of John and Elizabeth (Hawkins) Riggs, m. Mary, dau. of Isaac Beecher, Jan. 1, 1793; m. 2d Betsey Hawkins, Mar. 6, 1829. Children:
62. Maria, b. May 7, 1793; d. June 4, 1813.
63. Laura, b. May 7, 1795; m. John Davis.
64. Mary, b. Mar. 13, 1798; m. John S. Moshier.
65. John H., b. Jan. 6, 1801; d. Oct. 10, 1805.
66. Lucinda, b. May 20, 1804.
67. Thirza, b. Oct. 26, 1807; m. 1st John Humphrey; 2d Joshua Kendall.
68. John, b. Oct. 25, 1811; d. Nov. 14, 1855.
69. Harpin, b. Dec. 9, 1813; m.
70. Henry, b. Jan. 15, 1816; m. Mary Ann Bradley.
71. John H.
72. Royal B.
73. Hiram U.
74. Louisa B.
75. Sarah M.
76. Harriet.
77. Mary B.
RIGGS.
EBENEZER of Oxford, m. Julia M., dau. of Col. John Davis. Children:
1. Lucinda; m. Henry Church.
2. Dewitt. 3. Homer; m. Mary E. Davis.
4. Bernice; m. Charles Meiggs.
5. N. Clark.
RUSSELL.
SAMUEL, of Bradford gave to his son "Timothy Russell one moiety or half of all those lands and tenements in Derby, which I purchased of Jonathan Belcher, Esq., of Boston with a mansion house and barn thereon." Dec. 25, 1722, Capt Andrew Belcher and Mr. Jonathan Belcher, merchants of Boston, took a mortgage on landed property in Derby from Edward and James Pierson, merchants; the instrument being executed by Samuel Walker of Stratford, Jan. 15, 1713-14. The land consisted of about 300 acres, 200 being at Wesquantuck; the mansion house was on Great Neck, and for the whole Samuel Russell paid �300 "current bills of credit." Timothy Russell, therefore, had a fine start in life, and he improved it well. He m. into one of the best families; was town clerk some years, justice of the peace also; attained to military position, and closed life with honor. He m. Mary Hull, Nov. 21, 1720. Children:
1. Abigail, b. Sept. 29, 1722.
2. Sibila, Feb. 11, 1724.
3. Mary, b. Oct. 16, 1726.
4. Joseph, b. Feb. 3, 1730, m. Elizabeth Clark, Sept, 25, 1764.
5. Samuel, b. Dec. 4, 1738.
SCOTT.
ANDREW G., m. Susan ---------. Child:
1. Susan b. Aug. 9, 1803.
SHARPE.
THOMAS, came from England in 1700, when about 20 years of age, and settled in Stratford where he m. Lydia, dau. of William, and granddau. of Rev. Frederick Dickinson, in 1701; was one of the 36 men named to whom the General Assembly granted the township of Newtown in 1708, and settled in Newtown. Among the transfers made by him at this time was that of land in Stratford to Samuel Hawley of Derby, in exchange for Mr. Hawley's "right " in the township of Derby; dated Jan 23, 1705-6. By the several divisions of land among the proprietors of Newtown he and his heirs acquired several hundred acres of land. He died in 1712, leaving five children. His wife Lydia survived him about forty years, since she signed a protest Dec. 15. 1751, relative to land of which she was unjustly deprived. Children:

2. Thomas, b. Mar. 18, 1702.
3. Mary, b. Oct. 10, 1703.
4. William, b. Aug. 19, 1705.
5. John, b. Feb. 1, 1708.
6. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 18, 1712.

2. THOMAS, JR., son of Thomas and Lydia Sharpe; m. Sarah, dau. of Richard, and grand-dau. of William Crozier, Feb. 17, 1745, and resided in Newtown, where he died Apr. 17, 1765, aged 63. Children:
7. Thomas, b. May 28, 1746.
8. Lydia, b. Dec. 16, 1748.
9. John, b. Nov. 12, 1750, m. Phedina Lake, Nov. 23, 1772; d. at Harlem in the Revolution in 1777. Had Lucy, b. Oct. 11, 1773; Rena, b. Aug. 4, 1776.
10. Eliakim, b. Dec. 5, 1752, m. Hester Wetmore, Nov. 25, 1773.
11. Jesse, b. Jan. 30, 1755.
12. Sarah, b. Mar. 26, 1760, m. John B. Vose; had John, Abby, Lucy, Lydia, Ruth.

7. THOMAS 3rd, son of Thomas, Jr., and Sarah Sharpe; m. Mary Treadwell: removed to Ridgefield and afterward to Oxford, near Zoar bridge, where he died, Mar. 14, 1805. Children:
13. Polly b. June 30, 1771, m. Frederick Galpin of Woodbury, d. Oct. 30, 1851, leaving children, Stephen, Curtiss, Polly, Maria and Leman.
14. Lydia, b. Apr. 18, 1774, d. June 28, 1778.
15. Floranna, b. Feb. 20, 1778, m. Corydon Kelsie of Vermont, d. in 1841.
16. Mary Ann, b. July 11, 1781, m. Joseph Thompson of West Haven, d. Mar. 23, 1765, leaving children, Fanny, Cynthia, Louisa, Jeduthun, Charles, George, Lucinda, Joseph and Jane.
17. Amy, b. July 11, 1783, m. Seth S. Stratton, d. Aug. 6, 1843.
18. Daniel, b. Apr. 22, 1785, m. Polly Bennett, d. Mar. 28, 1870. Had Sherman J., and Legrand, father of Samuel and Jane.
19. Philander, b. Mar. 24, 1787; m. Sarah, Davis, d. Apr. 30, 1859. Had Eugene, George, Alfred, Eliza.
20. Henry, b. Oct. 7, 1789; m. Polly Sherman, d. Oct. 27, 1823. Had Urzelia, m. Rev. Thomas Clingham; Henrietta, m. William Wakenlan of New Haven; Walker.
21. Hannah, b. Dec. 7, 1791; d. May 20, 1820.
22. Abiah, b. Dec. 7, 1791; d. June 28, 1817.
23. Lugrand, b. June 1, 1797, in Ridgefield.

10. ELIAKIM, son of Thomas, Jr., and Sarah Sharpe, m. Hester Wetmore, Nov. 25, 1773; resided in Monroe, and died in Mar., 1839. Children:
24. Andrew, b. Aug. 17, 1775; d. Nov. 26, 1790.
25. Betsey, b. Nov. 5, 1776; m. Burr Tomlinson.
26. Mabel, b. Oct. 11, 1779.
27. Ruth Ann, b. June 10, 1784.
28. Lydia Ann, b. Mar. 22, 1788; d. Feb. 7, 1817.
29. Mary, b. Oct. 18, 1789.
30. John W., b. Aug. 10, 1791; d. Nov. 7, 1815, in Liverpool, Eng., whither he had gone in hope of recovering the family estate.
31. Annice, b. Aug. 10, 1791; m. John W. Robert and removed to Ohio.

11. JESSE, son of Thomas, Jr., and Sarah Sharpe, is named in Derby records as being one of the original proprietors of the Quaker's Farm purchase, which was in consequence of his great grandfather having bought the right of Samuel Hawley, who was one of the proprietors. Children:
32. Sally, m. --------- Yale.
33. John, b. in 1690; m. Kate Dawson; d. Oct. 27, 1825.
34. William b. -----------; m. the dau. of Moses Beardsley.
35. Lydia; m. William Dart.
36. Nancy; m. -------- Dart, brother to William.
37. Hepsey; m. Israel Calkins.
38. David; went to sea while young and never returned.

23. LUGRAND, son of Thomas 3d and Mary (TreadwelI) Sharpe, m. Sept. 28, 1823, Olive, dau. of Ebenezer Booth of Southford, who died Mar. 8, 1864. He purchased a homestead in Southford where he resided until Apr., 1843, when he removed to Seymour, where he was a useful and honored citizen until his death May 1, 1876, in the 79th year of his age. (See Biography.) Children:
39. Mary A.; m. John James of Ansonia.
40. Olive Maria; m. Albert W. Lounsbury of Seymour.
41. Elizabeth; m. Rev. Walter Chamberlin of the Newark Conference.
42. Henry; d. in Southford, Apr. 10, 1832, in his second year.
43. John Wesley; d. in Seymour, Jan. 29, 1849, aged 16.
44. Thomas; m. Lottie McLain and resides in Seymour.
45. Daniel Smith; d. in Seymour, Aug. 27, 1849, in his 13th year.
46. William Carvosso; m. Vinie A. Lewis of Monroe; residence, Seymour.
47. Andrew Benedict; d. in Southford, Nov. 27, 1842, in his 2d year.
48. David Watson; m. Emily Lewis of Monroe; residence, New Haven.

SHERWOOD
JOSEPH; m. Comfort Canfield of Derby Oct. 27, 1772, and resided here, apparently, several years. Child:
1. Sheldon, b. Sept, 7, 1777.
SHERWOOD.
SAMUEL, born July 8, 1761, at Greenfield Hill, Fairfield county, Conn., removed to Derby April 15, 1817, where he died May 1838. Child:
2. Oliver Burr, b. Nov. 22, 1799, at Ridgefield, Conn.

2. OLIVER BURR, son of Samuel Sherwood, came to Derby with his father in 1817; m. Charlotte Fowler of Milford, Sept. 3, 1836. Children:
3. Mary Burr, b. June 11, 1837; m. Franklin Hallock, Aug. 25, 1858.
4. William Oliver, b. Aug. 24, 1839; m. Lydia O. Chichester, Feb. 7, 1871; resides in New York.
5. Albert Fowler, b. Sept. 17, 1842.
6. Charlotte Clarrine, b. Oct. 20, 1844.

5. ALBERT FOWLER, son of Oliver B. and Charlotte Sherwood; m. Emily B. Chatfield of Derby, Oct. 17, 1866. Children:
7. Charles Girard, b. Nov. 13, 1867.
8. Oliver Burr, b. Mar. 3, 1873; d. Apr. 23, 1874.
9. Joseph Beach, b. May 7, 1875.

SHORT.
JOSIAH; m. Abigail --------. Children:
1. Isaac, b. May 16, 1771.
2. Peter, b. July 17, 1773.
3. Josiah, b. Oct. 3, 1781.
SILBY.
THOMAS; m. Anne Blackman, Oct. 12, 1756. Children:
1. Betty, b. July 29, 1757.
2. David Melville, b. Mar. 22, 1759.

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