Moses Northrup Jr. (1722 - 1788)

Born 1 Nov 1722 in Ridgefield, Connecticut

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Moses Northrup was a United Empire Loyalist.
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Date: undated

Moses Northrup Jr. was married to a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Biography

Moses Northrup was born on November 1, 1722, in Ridgefield, Connecticut to Moses Northrup, Sr. and Abigail Cornell. He married Patience Beardsley in December 1749 in his hometown. They had 11 children. He was a Loyalist during the American Revolution. He died on October 15, 1788, in New Milford, Connecticut, at the age of 65. ^{[1] [2]}

"MOSES-4 NORTHRUP (Moses-3, Joseph-2, Joseph-1), b. Nov. 1, 1722, Ridgefield ; m. Dec, 1749, Patience Beardsley (b. Dec. 22, 1729, d. Oct. 17, 1778). Removed with his father, 1733-4, to Dutchess Co., N. Y., and united with him in petitions to purchase vacant lands, Apr. 29, 1743. Had "land troubles" in Pawling — was "wrongfully driven from his home." Removed to New Milford, Conn., after Nov. 25, 1760, where he gave deeds in 1768, 1771, and 1774, of lands in Ridgefield. Deeds of division were given between Moses, of New Milford, and his brothers: Benjamin, of Hardiston, Sussex Co., N. J.; Amos, of Tyringham, Mass. ; and by him and Joseph, of Philips Patent, Dutchess Co., N. Y., this last, March 14, 1774. Moses was a "loyalist" in the Revolution.^[3] He d. Oct. 15, 1788. ^[4]

i Moses, b. Jan. 2, 1752.

ii John, b. Nov. 12, 1753 ; d. March 20, 1755.

iii Joshua, b. Sept. 10, 1755.

iv Joseph, b. Apr. 30, 1757 ; m. Mary Foster, dau. of Thomas.

v Abigail, b. March 25, 1759; m. Elnathan Gunn ; d. Jan. 12, 1787.

vi Eunice, b. Feb. 5, 1761 ; d. Sept. 4, 1788.

vii Caleb, b. Dec. 13, 1763.

viii Paul, b. Oct. 5, 1765; d. May 10, 1791.

ix Keziah, b. March 8, 1768 ; d. Oct. 23, 1770.

x Benjamin, b. Aug. 25, 1770; m., but had no children ; d. Apr. 9, 1796.

xi Patience, b. Sept. 7, 1772; m. Nathan Sanford; lived in Kingsbury, Washington Co., N. Y. ; d. June 5,1810."

Sources

1. ↑ Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Connecticut. Compiled and edited by Nellie Beardsley Holt and Charles Eleazer Holt. Published at West Hartford, Connecticut, 1951. Holt Record #32, Pg. 23
2. ↑ Genealogical History of the Beardsley-lee Family in America by Rev. Isaac Haight Beardsley - Published 1902. Pg. 232-233
3. ↑ "Torries in Connecticut" by James Shepard, Published in the Connecticut Quarterly, Vol. 1 No. 2 April, May and June, 1895.
4. ↑ The Northrup-Northrop genealogy : a record of the known descendants of Joseph Northrup, who came from England in 1637, and was one of the original settlers of Milford, Conn., in 1639 ; with lists of Northrups and Northrops in the Revolution Pages 23, 24, by Northrup, A. Judd (Ansel Judd), 1833-1919, Published c1908, 500 pages. .