Clemons Handy (1762)

Born 29 Aug 1762 in Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Ashburn) Handy — married 5 Mar 1786 in Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Name

I believe this name change was created by some illiteracy in the family. Barzillai is originally a Hendee but at some times adopted the name Handee, Handy as convenience permitted.^[1]

Birth

Clemons (son of Barzillai, Jr. & Mary) was born on 29 Aug 1762 in Woodbury, Connecticut.^[2][3]

Residences

1790 - Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA^[4]

Marriage

Clemons Hendee/Handy married Abigail Morriss on 5 Mar 1786.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by John Ellis, Apr 5, 2013
2. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F749-NXN : 11 February 2018), Clemance Or Clemons Handee, 29 Aug 1762; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
3. ↑ Annals and Family Records of Winchester, Conn. with Exercises of the Centennial Celebration, p.282
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKK-99X : accessed 7 April 2018), Clemens Handy, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 373, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 568,141.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data:White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.

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