Early Connecticut Marriages As found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800,
Vol 2, Rev. Frederick W. Bailey, 1898;
Saybrook (Westbrook) Congregational Church

[Material provided by Linda Gruben]
[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

A town settled in 1635, and covering an extensive territory, which has since been divided into several townships. The Congregational Church, formed in 1639, became the mother of several growing congregations within the limits of the original township. Two of these are now the townships of Westbrook and Chester. The Second Church of Saybrook, formed in 1726, is now in Westbrook, a town incorporated in 1840. The Third Church of Saybrook, formed in 1742, is now in Chester, a town incorporated in 1836. The records of the Third Church, so far as they exist, were published in the First book, page 89, "Early Connecticut Marriages". The following are the records of the Second or Westbrook Church. [p. 113] A Catalogue of Persons joined in Matrimony by William WORTHINGTON, Pastor: Ephram JONES & Hannah BATES, 16 Mar 1726-7 William DIVALL & Mercy STANNARD, 2 Aug 1727 Samuel JONES & Sarah SPENCER, 21 May 1728 Mathew LAMB & Hannah STANNARD, 10 Feb 1729-30 William BUSHNELL & Mary BATES, 4 Mar 1729-30 John CHAPMAN & Sarah JONES, 15 Apr 1730 John BAILEY & Hannah TIFFON, 3 Nov 1730 Michael HILL & Ann SPENCER, 15 Dec 1730 John WATERHOUSE & Lydia LAY, 3 Nov 1730-31 David BLATCHLEY & Temperance SPENCER, 5 Oct 1731 Ichabod CHAPMAN & Rachel DIBBLE, 22 Jun 1732 Zebulon DUDLEY & Lucy CHAPMAN, 31 Oct 1732 John HUNTER & Deborah JONES, 14 Mar 1732-3 John WRIGHT & Phebe LARGE, 24 May 1733 Jonathan SPENCER & Content PLATTS, 24 May 1733 William PARKER & Mary BUSHNELL, 21 Jun 1733 Ebenezer PLATTS & Dorothy POST, 23 Aug 1733 [p. 114] John POST & Lydia BUSHNELL, 2 Sep 1733 Charles WILLIAMS & Mary DENISON, 20 Nov 1733 Joseph POST & Mary POST, 30 Nov 1733 Amos STEPHENS & Mary STANNARD, 1 Dec 1734 Jared WILLARD & Kathrine BATES, 12 Dec 1734 Joseph DAYTON & Temperance JONES, 15 Dec 1734 Benjamin POST & Mary COLT, 2 Dec 1734-5 James CLARK & Sarah POST, 6 Mar 1734-5 Thomas MOREHOUSE & Prudence wRIGHT, 18 Apr 1735 Joseah WRIGHT & Rhoda DOWDE, 5 Jun 1735 John TAMMAGE & Deborah MALTBE, 24 Oct 1735 James POST & Mary CLARK, 26 Nov 1735 Samuel DENISON & Abagail CONLKIN, 9 Dec 1736 Nathaniel CHAPMAN & Mercy DENISON, 17 Feb 1737 JAmes JONES & Sarah WILLARD, 31 Mar 1737 Ebenezer INGHAM & Elizabeth STANNARD, 18 Aug 1737 Ezra PARMELEE & Jamime BUSHNELL, 22 Feb 1737-8 Ephraim SPENCER & Rebekah SPENCER, 28 Jun 1738 Jeremiah NETTLETON & Deborah KELCEY, 20 Jul 1738 Gamaliel KELEY & Mary GRAY, 11 JAn 1738-9 Job BUCKLEY & Dorcass CONKLIN, 21 Feb 1738-9 Samuel CARTER & Elizabeth SPENCER, 15 Mar 1738-9 John JONES & Mary INGHAM, 22 Mar 1738-9 Lemuel STANNARD & Ruth GRENIL, 22 Mar 1738-9 Nehemiah BUSHNELL & Sarah INGHAM, 28 Nov 1739 Jeremiah LAY & Prudence BELDEN, 20 Mar 1739-40 Benjamin MORRILL & Phebe LAY, 1 Jun 1740 John PIKE & Sarah BROOKS, 27 Nov 1740 Deacon Andrew LORD & Huldah LAMB, 6 Aug 1741 Rev. William HART & Mary BLAGUE, 7 Jun 1742 No marriages recorded after this date until the ordination of Rev. John DEVOTION, 26 Oct 1757. Perybody GRENEL & Charity CHAPMAN, 8 Mar 1758 Jedediah GRISWOLD & Patience BATES, 19 Apr 1758 Nathan POST, Jr. & Jemima HURD, 3 May 1758 Abraham DOWD & Phebe KELSEY (aged persons), 7 Sep 1758 Rowell REDFIELD & Mehitable POST, 15 Sep 1758 Ephraim JONES, Jr., & Keturah POST, 21 Dec 1758 [p. 115] Reuben CHAPMAN & Sarah LAY, 28 Jan 1759 John ELY & Sarah WORTHINGTON, 12 Jul 1759 Elijah WILCOCKS & Mary BUSHNELL, 23 Aug 1759 David POST & Deborah WAID, 12 Dec 1759 Michael HOPKINS & Mehitable WORTHINGTON, 16 Jan 1760 James REDFIELD & Sarah GRENELL, 24 Jan 1760 Elnathan CHAUNCEY & Elizabeth GALE, 6 Feb 1760 Thomas SPENCER, Jr., & Phebe GRENELL, 10 Apr 1760 Stiles STEPHENS & Elizabeth MOREHOUSE, 23 Jul 1760 Ziba LOVELAND & Rebecca GREENELL, 27 Aug 1760 George WRIGHT & Anna LAY, 1 Oct 1760 Ezra CRANE & Prudence LAY, 27 Nov 1760 Gideon JONES & Elizabeth CHAPMAN, 4 Feb 1761 Phinhas PIERSON & Betty PLATTS, 5 Feb 1761 Benjamin CARTER & Phebe SPENCER, 24 Feb 1761 John DENISON & Mary POST, 26 Feb 1761 Nathan WHITTLESEY & Phebe WRIGHT, 18 Jun 1761 Benjamin MERRILS & Rebecca BUSHNEL, 31 Jul 1761 Jeremiah KELSEY & Margaret MORRIS, 27 Aug 1761 Elisha LEE & Abagail MURDOCK, 4 Oct 1761 Thomas RUMBELL & Betty CARTER, 22 Feb 1762 Ensign Gamaliel KELSEY & widow Mary CHAPMAN, 25 Mar 1762 Samuel DENISON, Jr., & Temperance POST, 22 Apr 1762 Henry L'HOMMEDIEU & Jemima SPENCER, 8 Sep 1762 William MARBELL & Lydia GRENELL, 7 Oct 1762 Abraham tOWNER & Sybil BUSHNELL, 2 Feb 1763 Daniel LAY & Mercy CHAPMAN, 15 May 1763 Andrew TOOLEY & Elizabeth GRENELL, 2 Jun 1763 Joshua POST & Anna JONES, 11 Aug 1763 Phinehas CHAPMAN & Mary HILLARD, 22 Sep 1763 Job KELSEY & Sibil LAY, 1 Dec 1763 Samuel SPENCER & Deborah SPENCER, 14 Dec 1763 Adam WILCOCKS & Esther POST, 19 Dec 1763 Ephraim KELSEY & Hannah JONES, 28 Dec 1763 William CHAPMAN & Lydia INGHAM, 19 Jan 1764 William PRATT & Abagail BISHOP, 25 Apr 1764 John KELSEY & Lucy GRENELL, 26 APr 1764 John HULL & Phebe LAY, 27 Sep 1764 Elias KELSEY & Lamsen JONES, 28 Oct 1764 [p. 116] Caleb CHAPMAN & Phebe POST, 18 Nov 1764 John POST & Cloe CHAPMAN, 22 Nov 1764 Ephraim JONES & Mary DOWD, 30 Jan 1765 Joseph POST & Mary DENISON, 24 Mar 1765 Jacob BARNEY & Dothe GRENELL, 11 Aug 1765 Abner BUSHNELL & Rachel CHAPMAN, 29 Aug 1765 Daniel GRENELL & Lois LOVELAND, 14 Nov 1765 Capt. Samuel CRANE & widow Mary LAY, 5 Dec 1765 Robert CHAPMAN & widow Hester CHAPMAN, 22 Apr 1766 William POST & Keziah JONES, 16 Jul 1766 Christopher CLARK & Pennah NOTT, 30 Oct 1766 Billy WILLARD & Phebe POST, 19 Nov 1766 Christopher POST & Sarah CHAPMAN, 1 Jan 1767 Elijah DIVALL & Miriam JONES, 19 Jan 1767 William CLARK & Jane TURNER, 27 Aug 1767 Samuel BUSHNELL & Esther KELSEY, 7 Sep 1767 Titus CHAPMAN & Elizabeth KELSEY, 24 Sep 1767 Isaac PRATT & Phebe JONES, 15 Oct 1767 James LAY & Abagail BUSHNELL, 19 Nov 1767 Stephen WEBB & Lucy SPENCER, 19 Nov 1767 Concklin BUKLEY & Sarah SPENCER, 7 Jan 1768 Jonas DIBBLE & Mindwell STANNARD, 10 Mar 1768 Zebulon JONES & Beulah GEENELL, 21 Apr 1768 Rober ELY & Jerusha LAY, 28 Apr 1768 Deacon Robert LAY & Elizabeth DENISON, 24 Jun 1768 Enoch MURDOCK & Mary LAY, 9 Nov 1768 Nathaniel POST & Ruth SPENCER, 21 Dec 1768 Caleb CHAPMAN & Elizabeth BUSHNELL, 5 Jan 1769 Johnathan LAY & Abagail LAY, 5 Apr 1769 Ensign Caleb SPENCER & widow Temperence WRIGHT, 15 Jun 1769 David CHAPMAN & widow Sarah BUSHNELL, 15 Aug 1769 Joseph SPENCER, Jr., & Elizabeth CLARK, 2 Nov 1769 Aaron ELY & Sarah DENISON, 9 Nov 1769 William MORGAN & Miriam MURDOCK, 23 Nov 1769 Smith WARD & Temperence GRENELL, 23 Nov 1769 Job BUKLEY & Jemima UTTER, 30 Nov 1769 Benjamin POST & Deborah CHAPMAN, 2 Jan 1770 Daniel SPENCER & Temperance DOWD, 17 Jan 1770 Elisha PLATTS & Abagail CHAPMAN, 31 Jan 1770 [p. 117] Samuel CRANE & Mehitable REDFIELD (widow), 21 Feb 1770 Peter PRATT & Esther WRIGHT, 1 Mar 1770 Ebenezer INGHAM & Sene PARMELA, 12 Apr 1770 Asa LAY & Sarah WOOLCOTT, 18 Apr 1770 Azariah BUEL & Eleanor POST, -- Mar 1770 Elias BUSHNELL & Mehitable POST, 18 Oct 1770 Oliver HULL & Sarah PLATTS, 15 Nov 1770 Samuel BAILEY & Molly CARTER, 15 Nov 1770 Jonathan GREENELL & Judith WATERHOUSE, 7 Jan 1771 Joseph DENSON & Ann LAY, 5 May 1771 Joseph HAND & Prudence WRIGHT, 8 May 1771 Bazaleel HILLARD & Mehitable BUSHNELL, 1 Jan 1772 Joseph CORBY & Mabel POST, 9 Jan 1772 Jonathan LAY, Jr., & Ann MURDOCK, 9 Jan 1772 Abraham MURDOCK & Hannah LAY, 3 Feb 1772 Robert LAY & Desire WOOLCOTT, 3 Mar 1772 Francis KELSEY & Hannah STANNARD, 30 Jul 1772 William BULKEY & Mary CHAPMAN, 3 Sep 1772 Caleb GARDNER & Mary CHAMPEN, 15 Oct 1772 John Pierce DIBBLE & Lucy CHAMPEN, 30 Nov 1772 Jeremiah LAY, Jr., & Statia BUSHNELL, 8 Mar 1773 Jasper GREENELL, Jr., & Mary UTTER, 5 May 1773 Hawes HIGGINS & Lucinda BUSHNELL, 16 Sep 1773 William INGHAM & Jemima BUSHNELL, 18 Nov 1773 Joseph LEE, Jr., & Huldah POST, 7 Apr 1774 William DEE, Jr., & Deborah KIRTLAND, 7 Apr 1774 Pinehas ELY & Phebe DENISON, 30 May 1774 Lewis JONES & Francis MURDOCK, 22 Sep 1774 Nathan BUSHNELL & Rhoda BUSHNELL, 20 Oct 1774 Samuel PLATTS & Abigail CARTER, 31 Oct 1774 Stephen DENISON & Juliana CHAPMAN, 24 Nov 1774 Benjamin JONES, Jr., & Molly STANNARD, 5 Jan 1775 Asa DENISON & Mindwell JONES, 9 MAr 1775 Samuel WRIGHT, Jr., & Hannah SPENCER, 22 Mar 1775 Elisha WILLARD & Ann POST, 8 May 1775 Samuel CHAPMAN & Martha LEE, 2 Nov 1775 Cornelius POST & widow Mary GREENELL, 25 Dec 1775 Constant BUSHNELL & Temperance KELSEY, 4 Jan 1776 Jabez ARNOLD & Mary WRIGHT, 8 Jan 1776 Stebbens CHAPMAN & Sibil KIRTLAND, 7 Mar 1776 [p. 118] Thomas GRIFFITHS & Hannah STANNARD, 21 May 1776 Elijah STANNARD, Jr., & Peggy DIVAL, 26 Jun 1776 George POST & Flora HILL, 16 Jan 1777 Simeon HOFF & Lucy WICKHAM, 20 Apr 1777 Augustus JONES & Mehitable CHAPMAN, 10 Dec 1777 Seymour BELDING & Priscella JONES, 31 Dec 1777 Elnathan HURD, Jr., & Anna RAY, 12 Feb 1778 Daniel LAY, Jr., & widow Hannah KELSEY, 14 Jan 1779 Joseph STANNARD & Phebe DENISON, 1 Mar 1779 Peter STANNARD & Rebekah CHALKER, 1 Jul 1779 John PLATTS & Lucy WEBB, 12 Oct 1779 Henry HILL & Mercy DENISON, 2 Dec 1779 Jasper STANNARD & Abagail POST, 9 Mar 1780 Seth SMITH & Hannah MURDOCK, 17 May 1780 Jasper SPENCER & Lucy POST, 5 Jul 1780 Jesse WOOD & Mary MURDOCK, 27 Jul 1780 Robert SHEFFIELD & Temperance DOBY, 21 Dec 1780 Elisha PLATS & Lydia SPENCER, 22 Mar 1781 Benjamin WRIGHT & Hester CHAPMAN, 19 Apr 1781 Daniel WILLARD & Sarah STILLMAN, 27 May 1781 Stephen ATWATER & Anna CLARKE, 20 Jun 1781 John WRIGHT & Mercy SPENCER, 19 Jul 1781 Samuel JONES & Mercy DENISON, 4 Oct 1781 Robert LUDLOW & Elizabeth CONDKLIN, 7 Oct 1781 Simeon POST & Mary HECK, 25 Oct 1781 George HAVENS & Lucretia DENISON, 22 Nov 1781 Hezekiah POST & Saba REDFIELD, 10 Jan 1782 James POST & Tamara JONES, 7 Feb 1782 Oliver CLARK & Hannah POST, 29 Oct 1782 James Post REDFIELD & Cloe POST, 3 Feb 1783 Gurdon BUEL & Martha WHITTLESEY, 10 Apr 1783 Col. Andrew MOREHOUSE & Sarah THERRIL, 13 Jul 1783 Ethiel PLAUT & Hannah DENISON, 20 Nov 1783 Abraham WATERHOUSE, Jr., & Abagail LEET, 2 May 1784 Ezra PARMELEE & Jeminma STANNARD, 16 Sep 1784 Thomas DUDLEY & Sarah JONES, 3 Oct 1784 William MURDOCK & Saba DENISON, 9 Dec 1784 Nathaniel ELLIS & Temperance BUSHNELL, 27 Jan 1785 Ezra LAY & Mehitable KELSEY, 31 Mar 1785 Peter SPENCER & Jerusha POST, 13 Apr 1785 [p. 119] Samuel BEEMAN & Thankful TOWNER, 22 Mar 1786 Simeon LAY & Hitty DENISON, 24 May 1786 Moses CHALKER & Saba CHAPMAN, 3 Aug 1786 William ELIOTT & Ethlinda ELY, 27 Sep 1786 Elias STEPHENS & Lucilla CHAPMAN, 24 Jan 1787 Amos STEPHENS & Mary LEONARD, 30 May 1787 Joel DOANE & Lydia STANNARD, 24 Jun 1787 Nathan CHAMPIN & Prudence BUSHNELL, 5 Aug 1787 David POST & Lucretia POST, -- Jan 1788 Erza POST & Polly STEVENS, 31 Jan 1788 Jedidiah STONE & Molly POST, 19 Jun 1788 Hezekiah POST & Anne GLADDEN, 26 Feb 1789 Job STANNARD & Sibbel KELSEY. 17 May 1789 Bemont CLARK, 2d, & Nabby SPENCER, 21 May 1789 Samuel HALL & Elizabeth STEVENS, 3 21 Jun 1789 Nathaniel LAY & Phebe WILLARD, 22 Jul 1789 Doty LORD & Mary CHAPMAN, 22 Feb 1790 Jedediah POST & Abagail LAY, 1 Apr 1790 Lay STANNARD & Mary DEE, 20 Dec 1790 James STEVENS & Lucy DIBBLE, 7 Jul 1791 George STANNARD & Hannah KELSEY, 29 Nov 1791 Sawney of Lyme & Cashia of Saybrook, 22 Dec 1791 Amasa INGHAM & Mary CHAPMAN, 9 May 1792 John MERRILS & Ruth CIBBLE, 13 May 1792 Uriah McGREGORY & Lucretia ELY, 13 Sep 1792 Billy WILLARD & Desire DENISON, 31 Dec 1792 Gilbert KIRTLAND & Anne CHAPMAN, 2 Dec 1793 Josiah BALDIN & Martha STANNARD, 12 Dec 1793 Reuben BUSHNELL, 2d, & Elizabeth CHAPMAN, 10 Apr 1794 Nathaniel CLARKE & Hannah CHAPMAN, 18 May 1794 Eber BUSHNELL & Sarah LAY, 4 Jun 1794 Samuel SPENCER & Elizabeth GLADDING, 25 Aug 1794 Benjamin SMITH & Fanny MURDOCK, 4 Jan 1795 Jasper STANNARD & Lydia PLATTS, 26 Jan 1795 John DOUGLASS & Mary SPENCER, 2d, 8 Mar 1795 Joshua POST, 2d, & Molly DEE, 12 Jul 1795 Edward KELSEY & Lucy BUSHNELL, 3 Aug 1795 Jeremiah WRIGHT & Rachel STANNARD, 10 Aug 1795 Theophilus DUDLEY & Kezia KELSEY, 3 Dec 1795 Darling DUDLEY & Artemesia STANNARD, 1 Feb 1796 [p. 120] Jonas DIBBLE, 2d, & Naomi DEE, 14 Feb 1796 Daniel CARTER & Thankful POST, 8 May 1796 Edmund FIELD & Abigail PLATTS, 23 Jun 1796 Nathan KIRTLAND & Rachel TOWNER, 7 Aug 1796 Aaron CHAPMAN & Sylva KELSEY, 13 Oct 1796 Jonathan BUSHNELL & Betsey LAY, 31 Oct 1796 Lebbens CHAPMAN & Jemima GREENELL, 7 Feb 1797 John Hart FOWLER & Phebe LAY, 1 Jul 1797 John STANNARD & Rusha KELSEY, 9 Aug 1797 John POST, 2d, & Deuse LAY, 22 Mar 1798 Thomas HALE & Lydia MURDOCK, 18 Nov 1798 Aden POST & Cloe DEE, 10 Feb 1799 Richard DOAN & Anna POST, 25 Aug 1799 Samuel WRIGHT & Rebina POST, 28 Aug 1799