History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield; Vol
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THE FAMILIES OF OLD FAIRFIELD 381 Children: Jesse, b. abt. 1778, d. at Greenfield, 5 Mar. 1854 ae. 76 (g. s.) ; m. Sarah — , b. abt. 1782, d. 5 Feb. 1859 ae. 77 (g. s.)* Ebenezer. Esther, m. Zechariah Edwards. Joseph. Jonathan. Abel. Sally. Laura. 19. Gould, Nathan, s. of Nathan. Born May 1756 (Pension rec.) ; d. at Greenfield, 18 Jan. 1827 ae. 71 (g. s.); m. 16 May 1784, Patience Patchen; dau. of Samuel, b. abt. 1764, d. 29 Jan. 1844 ae. 80 (g. s.). Will 21 July 1826, proved 26 Jan. 1827; wife Patience; daus. Eunice and Pamela, Betsey Burr, Anne; sons Daniel, Eber, Stephen. Will of Patience of Weston, 24 Nov. 1843, proved 3 Feb. 1844; dau. Anna Gould; gr. son Daniel B. Gould. Children, bapt. Easton: Daniel, bapt. 1 Oct. 1786, d. at Greenfield, 9 May 1833 ae. 47 (g. s.) ; Col.; m. (1) Phebe Oakley, b. 1 June 1788, d. 22 May 1821 ae. 33; m. (2) Elizabeth , who d. 16 Apr. 1868 ae. 82. Eunice, bapt. 6 Nov. 1791, d. y. Eunice, bapt. 4 Aug. 1793. Pamela. Eber. Betsey-Burr. Anna. Stephen. Gold [Unplaced]. m. Elizabeth Knapp, b. 10 Sept. 1753; dau. of Ebenezer whose will 1793 mentioned her heirs. ELI m. 30 Apr. 1795, Mary Cable. [Weston Church] ABIGAIL,—adm'n granted, 10 Mar. 1812, to Joseph Hyde, Jr., with Isaac Turney of New Fairfield as surety. ZALMONI m. 1 Jan. 1815, Clara Davis. [Easton Church] * Two children of Jesse, poisoned with fennel, d. 28 May 1809 (Miss Treadwell's book). f Adm'n granted, 14 Apr. 1829, to widow Clarissa. Distribution to widow, daus. Eliza and Catherine, and son Bradley. 382 HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF 1. Goodsell, (Rev.) John. Born at East Haven, 21 Dec. 1706, son of Thomas and Sarah (Hemingway); d. at Greenfield, 26 Dec. 1763 ae. 57 (g. s.). Grad. Yale Coll, 1724; ordained pastor at Greenfield, 18 May 1726. He m. 20 July 1725, Mary Lewis, dau. of James and Hannah (Judson), b. at Stratford, 18 May 1706, d. 11 Dec. 1769 in 64 yr. (g- 8.). Will 21 Apr. 1762, proved 21 Feb. 1764; wife Mary; sons John, Thomas; four younger sons, Epaphras, Lewis, Samuel, James. Nuncupative will of Mary widow of Rev. John, dated 10 Oct. 1769, proved 20 Dec. 1769; dau. Abigail, all estate. Adm'n was granted to Abigail Hicks, 10( ?) Dec. 1769. Children, rec. Greenfield: Hannah, b. 9, bapt. 15 Aug. 1726, d. 20 May 1757 ae. 31 yrs. wanting 3 mos.; m. 11 May 1745, Elisha Alvord. Mary, b. 29 Nov, bapt. 3 Dec. 1727, d. 16 July 1757 in 29 yr. (g. s.) ; m. 21 Aug. 1744, Moses Wakeman. 2+John, b. 14, bapt. 19 Apr. 1730. 3+Thomas, b. 4, bapt. 12 Dec. 1731. Sarah, b. and bapt. 4 Mar. 1734/5, d. 11 Apr. 1762 ae. 28 (g. s.) ; m. Oct. 1754, Elnathan Bradley. Epaphras, b. 13, bapt. 18 Jan. 1735/6, d. 6 Jan. 1741/2 ae. 6 yrs. less 7 days (g. s.). Abigail, b. 8, bapt. 15 Jan. 1737/8, d. at Greenfield, 5 Apr. 1776 ae. abt. 40; m. (1) Feb. 1754, Archibald Blair; m. (2) 28 June 1768, William Hicks. Huldah, b. 4, bapt. 6 Apr. 1740, d. 28 May 1765 in 26 yr.; m. 26 Nov. 1761, Silas Hull. 4+Epaphras, b. 23, bapt. 29 May 1742. 5+Lewis, b. and bapt. 23 Oct. 1744. Phebe, b. and bapt. 23 Oct. 1744, d. Nov. 1744 ae. 3 wks. less 1 day. 64-Samuel, b. and bapt. 29 June 1746. James, b. 19 July 1748, bapt. in infancy, d. 31 July 1748. 7+James, b. 24, bapt. 27 Aug. 1749. 2. Goodsell, John, s. of Rev. John. Born 14 Apr. 1730; killed by the British in Fairfield, 7 July 1779 (Perry Diary). He m. (1) 18 Jan. 1748/9, Sarah Bradley, dau. of Ephraim, b. Mar. 1730, d. at Westport, 27 Aug. 1755. THE FAMILIES OF OLD FAIRFIELD 383 He m. (2) Grace . She m. (2) at Weston, 27 Mar. 1804, Zebulon Fanton, "a bachelor of 75 years." The Conn. Herald calls the bride 67 yrs. old. Adm'n on Est. of Grace Fanton of Weston granted, 27 Apr. 1820, to Samuel Rowland. Sarah wife of John Goodsell in her lifetime owned lands received from her father Ephraim Bradley, which now belong to the three children of John and Sarah: John Goodsell, Silas Fairchild and Sarah his wife, and Silliman Godfrey and Mary his wife. [Fair field Deeds.] Children [by first wife], two bapt. Greenfield, one Westport: Sarah, b. Sept., bapt. IS Oct. 1749; m. at Weston, 11 Jan. 1770, Silas Fairchild; res. 1784, Newtown. Mary, b. July, bapt. 21 July 1751, d. 13 Apr. 1794; m. Silliman Godfrey. 8+John, bapt. 24 June 1753. Children [by second wife], bapt. Westport: Judson, bapt. 13 Nov. 1757. Hannah, bapt. 15 June 1760; m. at Westport, 13 Apr. 1780, Nathan Ogden, of Weston. Ephraim, bapt. 11 July 1762. Grace, bapt. 9 Sept. 1764, d. at Weston, 16 Apr. 1842 ae. 77 (g. s.). Rachel, bapt. 13 Nov. 1768, d. at Weston, 2 Mar, 1816 ae. 48 (g. s.) ; m. (rec. Weston) 2 June 1790, Ebenezer Coley, Jr. Abigail, bapt. 5 Aug. 1770, d. 23 Feb. 1772. Phebe, bapt. 7 Dec. 1771, d. 12 Dec. 1771. Abigail, b. [21 Aug. 1774?], bapt. 12 Dec. 1773, d. at Weston, 6 June 1844 ae. 69-9-16 (g. s.) ; m. at Weston, 25 Feb. 1798, Robert Sturges. Elihu, bapt. 8 Dea 1776. 3. Goodsell, Thomas, s. of Rev. John. Born 4 Dec. 1731; d. 13 July 1805. He m. (1) Miriam Bradley, dau. of John, b. 5 Feb. 1736/7, d. 11 Dec. 1781. He m. (2) Rhoda, widow of Isaac Sturges, and dau. of Ben jamin Banks, bapt. 11 Oct. 1741, d. 2 Sept. 1811. 384 HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF Will 24 Apr. 1805, proved 31 July 1805; wife Rhoda, Exec'x with my bro. Lewis; son Bradley; gr. dau. the wife of William Burr. Adm'n on Est. of Rhoda granted, 9 Sept. 1811, to Banks Sturges, with Gershom Wakeman as surety. Children [by first wife], rec. Greenfield: Hannah, b. and bapt. 16 Jan. 1758, d. 17 Jan. 1758 ae. 2 days. Sarah, b. and bapt. 20 Oct. 1760 ("untimely"), d. 7 Nov. 1760 ae. abt. 20 days. Bradley, bapt. 1 Jan. 1764 (ae. abt. 5 wks.), d. 1 Jan. 1816. Huldah, bapt. 1 June 1766, d. 28 Apr. 1778 in 13 yr. 4. Goodsell, Epaphras, s. of Rev. John. Born 23 May 1742; bur. 4 Jan. 1801 ae. 58 (Trinity Church rec.). He m. 5 Dec. 1765, Jane Bradley; dau. of Peter, b. 22 Mar. 1744/5. Children, rec. Greenfield: Milly, bapt. 30 July 1767 (ae. abt. 13 mos, at home, sick), d. 4 Aug. 1767 ae. 13 mos. Amelia, b. 27 Mar, bapt. 3 Apr. 1768, d. 3 Mar. 1835 ae. 67 (g. s.) ; m. Ebenezer Burr. Medad, b. 4, bapt. 15 Apr. 1770. Ruamah, bapt. 12 July 1772, d. 16 Nov. 1858; m. Eli Wakeman. Rachel, bapt. 4 Dec. 1774. Epaphras, bapt. 24 May 1777. William, bapt. 24 Sept. 1780; m. at Trinity Church, 1 Jan. 1802, Prudence Nichols. 5. Goodsell, Lewis, s. of Rev. John. Lt, 8th Co, 4th Regt, May 1777; Capt. by 1793. Born 23 Oct. 1744; d. at Weston, 22 Aug. 1829. He m. (1) 2 Mar. 1767, Eunice Wakeman, b. 31 Oct. 1746, d. 11 July 1779 ae. 32 yrs. 9 mos. (g. s.). He m. (2) 1 June 1780, Widow Sarah Sherwood. She was widow of Noah Sherwood, and dau. of Joseph Banks, b. 26 Dec. 1743, d. at Greenfield, 11 July 1809 ae. 67 (g. s.). For distribu tion of her estate, see Noah Sherwood (46). He m. (3) Damaris . THE FAMILIES OF OLD FAIRFIELD 385 Will 22 July 1827, proved 29 Aug. 1829; wife Damaris; to three sons, John, Lewis and Thomas, $80 in lieu of property I received that was their mother's; residue equally to five sons, Joel, George W, John, Lewis and Thomas. Children [by first wife], rec. Greenfield: John. Lewis, b. and bapt. 28 Jan. 1770 (sick) ; m. 18 Jan. 1796, Debby Jennings, bapt. 20 Oct. 1776* Thomas, d. 26 Jan. 1852 (Miss Treadwell's book). Eunice, bapt. 27 Feb. 1774, d. 25 Nov. 1774 ae. 9 mos. Joel, bapt. 29 Oct. 1775; m. at Trinity Church, 6 Nov. 1796, Polly Kirtland-t George-Washington, bapt. 29 Sept. 1777. Children [by second wife], rec. Greenfield: Eunice, bapt. Feb. 1781; m. J. Goodyear. Mary (twin), bapt. Feb. 1781; doubtless the dau. who d. Feb. 1781 in infancy. Joseph-Banks, bapt. 25 May 1783. 6. Goodsell, Samuel, s. of Rev. John. Born 29 June 1746. He m. 23 Jan. 1766, Phebe Davis; dau. of Joseph, b. 26 Nov. 1746. Children, bapt. Greenfield: Samuel, b. 25 June, bapt. 28 Dec. 1766; m. at Easton, Mar. 1790, Eunice Cable.t Stiles, bapt. 22 May 1768 (ae. abt. 1 mo.). ? Huldah, m. William Burr. 7. Goodsell, James, s. of Rev. John. Born 24 Aug. 1749. He m. 20 Dec. 1770, Esther Adair; dau. of James, b. 2 July 1749. •Children, bapt. Fairfield: Lewis-Burr, bapt. 25 Mar. 1798; Henry, bapt. 5 Oct. 1800; Martha, bapt. 25 Sept. 1803. Wife of Lewis d. 21 June 1817 (Miss Treadwell's book). Wife of Lewis d. 2 Oct. 1831 (Miss Treadwell's book). One Lewis m. at Trinity Church, 18 Mar. 1810, Anna Squire. t A Polly Goodsell of Redding m. 14 Sept. 1805, Diodate Ambler, of Danbury. t Child, bapt.