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Edward Pond (1742 - aft. 1805)

Edward Pond
Born in Branford, Connecticutmap
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Contents

Biography

The search continues for more robust records documenting the life of Samuel Pond and his twin brother Edward, the last two of 8 children born to Thankful Pond and Philip Pond.

Birth

While primary records of their births have yet to be found, a 1750 probate record following the death of their father Philip Pond, states that Samuel and Edward were both then 8 years old.[1] Both Samuel Pond and Edward Pond were also named in 1751 bonds which made their widowed mother Thankful Pond their guardian.[2]

An 1876 Pond family genealogical history states that Samuel and his twin brother Edward were born on 5 May 1742.[3] A Sons of the American Revolution record gave a birth date of 2 Mar 1742[4], however, this may be the birthdate of another Samuel Pond (1742-) who was born in Mendon, Massachusetts.

Given the other records available for their parents from this period, Samuel and Edward were probably born in Branford.

Moved to Woodbury by 1764

Edward moved from Branford to Woodbury along with 3 of his siblings: Samuel, Philip and Thankful. "Samuel and Edward Pond of Woodbury" were among the heirs of Philip Pond who in 1764 sold land in Branford, CT to Joseph Linsly.[5]

Subsequent land records (see below) as well as the records from the censuses of 1790[6] and 1800[7] showed him to be living in Woodbury.

Marriage and children in Woodbury

Edward married Mary Judson in Woodbury on 7 Nov 1765.[8]

In 1770, Edward's father-in-law Elnathan Judson conveyed 8 acres of land in the Willopeemee area of Woodbury "to the children of my daughter Mary Pond ... by her husband Edward Pond ..."[9]

Mary and Edward Pond's children, all b. in Woodbury, Conn., included:

  1. Ruth, b. 31 July 1766[10]
  2. Phebe, b. 17 Nov 1767 [11]
  3. Elnathan Judson Pond, b. 11 Aug 1769 [12]

In addition, while a birth record for him has yet to be found, Noah Pond is documented to have been a 4th child by a deed of 1799 whereby Noah Pond "of Southbury" (5 miles south of Woodbury) sold to Elnathan Pond the 30 acres he owned of the 60 acres of Woodbury land "being in common & undivided between my father Edward Pond and myself."[13][14] The search continues for records documenting Noah's life. With a Woodbury record of 1809, Noah Pond of Windham, Green County, New York quit claimed "unto Elizabeth Prentice of the town of Bethlem, Litchfield County, Connecticut ... all that right that fell to her from John Roots deceased as her dowry or thirds ..." This suggests that Noah had married a daughter of John Roots and that the given name of John Roots' wife was Elizabeth. This is consistent with records for a John Roots who had been born in Woodbury in 1757[15] and who lived in that town in 1790.[16] A Roots family genealogy compiled in 1974 stated that John and his father had moved to Green County about 1790[17], where Edward Pond and, apparently, Noah, had moved by 1805.[18] Two Woodbury deeds shows that by 1805 Edward was himself living in Windham, New York.[19][20]

Lands bought and sold in Woodbury

  1. 1764 – Brother Philip Pond sold half an acre of land to Edward Pond for 86 pounds “… with a dwelling house and barn standing on said land … that I lately bought of [brother-in-law] Abiel Linsley …” The parcel is adjacent to the land of Abiel Linsley. [21]
  2. 1765 – Abiel Linsley sold another 2 ½ acres to Edward Pond for 40 pounds. The land is adjacent to the ½ acre Edward just bought.[22]
  3. 1766 – Edward Pond sold half an acre of land. This would have left Edward with a parcel of 2 ¼ to 2 ½ acres as well as his house.[23]
  4. 1776 -- Philip Pond bought a lot with house from his brother Edward for 110 pounds. ”[24]

Edward's brother Philip died in 1776 soon after buying this land and house from Edward. It appears that, after this sale, Edward was then landless and without a house. In fact, the inventory of Philip's estate included 2 ½ acres of land with a house and a barn "now occupied by Edward Pond".[25] The 1781 probate record of the distribution of Philip's estate[26] indicated that Philp's widow Experience got the home lot and house "now occupied by Edward".

We are left wondering whether it was awkward to have Edward still living in a house he had sold to his brother. In any case, Edward soon began to acquire properties, perhaps paid for in part by operation of a leather tanning business sold to him and his nephew Dan (son of his brother Dan) in 1779, by his late brothers heirs.[27] Edward also benefited from a 1783 inheritance from his mother Thankful Stebbins.[28]

First Edward acquired land near the Judson family:

  1. 1781 – Edward Pond provided “a valuable sum” to Isaac Judson Jnr. for 3 pieces of land. [29]
  2. 1797 – For “a valuable sum” Nathan Preston transferred to Edward Pond rights to the 22nd lot of Judson’s Rock.[30]
  3. 1799 – For “a valuable sum”, Edward Pond sold to Elnathan Judson “my personal homestead where I now live”.[31]

Having sold his land near the meeting house, Edward then acquired land at a place called horsepound hill:

  1. 1799 -- For “a valuable sum”, Elnathan Judson sold to Edward Pond of Woodbury and Noah Pond of Southbury 60 acres of land in Woodbury at a place called horsepound hill.[32]
  2. 1799 – For $60, Edward Pond bought from Lydia Northrup 6 rods of land in Woodbury with a dwelling house.[33]
  3. 1799 – For “a valuable sum” Edward sold to Enoch Northrup two lots of sequestered land in Woodbury[34]
  4. 1799 – For “a valuable sum”, Edward Pond bought from his son Elnathan Pond 18 acres of land in the north of horsepound hills which Elnathan Pond had purchased from Elnathan Judson on 23 April 1799[35]
  5. 1802 – Edward Pond and “Judson Pond” (Edward’s son Elnathan Judson Pond) signed two deeds selling (most of or all of ?) their land in Horsepound Hills[36][37]
  6. 1802 – Edward Pond paid “a valuable sum” to Noah Bassel to acquire two parcels of land, one 8 acres and 1 4 acres.[38][39]

Edward was by then the only Pond sibling remaining in Connecticut. His oldest brother Daniel had migrated first to Stockton in western MA then Poultney in northern Vermont where he was joined by Edward's twin brother Samuel. Brothers Bartholomew and Timothy and sister Thankful had migrated with nephew Philip to Oneida County, New York.

Relocated to Windham, Greene County, New York

On 6 July 1805 "Edward Pond of the town of Windham, Countyof Greene, state of New York" sold land in Woodbury to his son Elnathan.[40] On 19 August 1805, Edward, still "of Windham" sold another Woodbury parcel to Rehodah Galpin.[41] Signing, in WIndham, of the second of these deeds was witnessed by Noah Pond and Elizabeth Pond.

These appear to be the last land transactions of Edward Pond appearing in the Woodbury records.

Death

The search continues for any record with which to date Edward's death.

Sources

  1. ↑ See image 17 of 1529. Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Probate Packets, Pond, Phillip-Rogers, D, 1719-1880. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts.(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2530945:9049?_phsrc=nFx553&_phstart=successSource&gsfn=Philip&gsln=Pond&ml_rpos=4&queryId=09232b30ceed3d0872a73eb3fefd7fa5)
  2. ↑ Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Probate Packets, Pond, Phillip-Rogers, D, 1719-1880. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts.(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2530945:9049?_phsrc=nFx553&_phstart=successSource&gsfn=Philip&gsln=Pond&ml_rpos=4&queryId=09232b30ceed3d0872a73eb3fefd7fa5) Image 10 shows the guardianship bond for Edward while image 12 shows the guardianship bond for Samuel.
  3. ↑ A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Samuel Pond, by Pond, Daniel Streator, 1875 (https://archive.org/details/genealogicalreco00inpond/page/12/mode/2up)
  4. ↑ SAR:"U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
    Volume: 318
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #615918 (accessed 27 December 2021)
    Name: Sanuel Pond; Birth Date: 2 Mar 1742; Birth Place: Ashvelst, New Hampshire; Death Date: 12 Apr 1808; Death Place: Addison, Vermont; SAR Membership: 63501; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 6 Jan 1944; Spouse: Esther Blake; Children: Otis Pond.
  5. ↑ Land records, 1645-1906; general index, 1645-1878. Land records, v. 7-8 1749-1766 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK7-B35C-6) The heirs of Philip Pond included William Stebbins and wife Thankful of Springfield, MA, Abial Linsly and wife Thankful and Philip, Samuel, and Edward Pond of Woodbury, Dan Pond of Branford and Timothy and Bartholomew Pond of Waterbury.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHKV-T37 : Sat May 20 00:12:38 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward Pond, 1790.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR8X-T3M?cc=1804228&wc=3V1X-W46%3A1585149203%2C1585149208%2C1585149226 : 10 June 2015), Connecticut > Litchfield > Woodbury > image 3 of 9; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  8. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Woodbury Vital Records 1674-1850. Image 92 of 134. (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1062/images/VBMDUSACT1634_0053-0222?pId=253288) "Pond, Edward, m. Mary Judson, Nov 7. 1765. Volume 1. Page 100. Woodbury Vital Records. "
  9. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 19. Page 86. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLG-7C2T?i=379&cat=308222)
  10. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WW-7H6 : 11 February 2018), Edward Pond in entry for Ruth Pond, 31 Jul 1766; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
  11. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WW-726 : 11 February 2018), Edward Pond in entry for Phebe Pond, 17 Nov 1767; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
  12. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F746-MRD : 11 February 2018), Edward Pond in entry for Elnathan Judson Pond, 11 Aug 1769; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
  13. ↑ Woodbury land records (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR7-GSZ9-N?i=472&cat=308222). Volume 31. Page 200
  14. ↑ 23 April 1799 -- For “a valuable sum”, Elnathan Judson sold to Edward Pond of Woodbury and Noah Pond of Southbury 60 acres of land in Woodbury at a place called horsepound hill. Bounded by land of Benjamin Judson, Robert Crane, Thadeus Judson. “…being all the land on said horsepound hills which was conveyed to me [Elnathan Judson] which was conveyed to me by Noah Judson on the 3rd day of April 1799. ( https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR7-GSZB-G?i=331&cat=308222 ) Volume 31. Page 61.
  15. ↑ Barbour collection. Woodbury vital records. Volume 1. Page 25. (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1034/images/VBMDUSACT1634_0053-0228?pId=253041) "Roots, John, s. Adonijah and Ruth"
  16. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKV-TSX : Thu Oct 05 14:10:54 UTC 2023), Entry for John Roots, 1790.
  17. ↑ (https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/178468330/person/282531625022/media/39fefde4-cc4d-4d5d-9ec2-20e6d8d34c77?_phsrc=qPt5883&usePUBJs=true&galleryindex=3&albums=pg&showGalleryAlbums=true&tab=0&pid=282531625022&sort=-created)
  18. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 29. Page 200. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR7-GSZ9-N?i=472&cat=308222)
  19. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 32. Page 202 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRZ-18Y7?i=230&cat=308222) "Being all the land in said Wicopome which was conveyed to me by Noad Basset in 1803.
  20. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 32. Page 205 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRZ-18TT?i=233&cat=308222). "Being the whole of the land that I bought of John Warner." Signing, in Windham, of this deed was witnessed by Noah Pond and Elizabeth Pond.
  21. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 16. Page 29. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVD-RSJD-F?i=57&cat=308222 ) 22 August 1764. Signing of the deed was witnessed by Abiel Linsley.
  22. ↑ Woodbury land records. Vol 16. Page 28. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVD-RSNY-3?i=56&cat=308222 ) 23 Aug 1765 . Also adjoins the land of Mr. Benedict.
  23. ↑ Woodbury land records. Vol 16. Page 181. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVD-RSNC-C?i=210&cat=308222 ) 6 November 1766. Lying in the first society northwardly from the meeting house. Bounded “… West and North of my own land, East on the Town Street.”
  24. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 21. Page 201b (image 539). (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLL-HQR6-X?i=538&cat=308222 ) 17 January 1776/7. Lying in the first society … a little northward from the meeting house. It being my present Home Lot on which I now dwell containing about two acres and a half of land. Together with the House and Barn thereon Standing.”
  25. ↑ Probate record for Philip Pond. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. ( https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1193034:9049?_phsrc=nFx554&_phstart=successSource&gsfn=Philip&gsln=Pond&ml_rpos=1&queryId=09232b30ceed3d0872a73eb3fefd7fa5 )
  26. ↑ Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Probate Packets, Pitkin-Prichard, James, 1720-1880. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Image 546 ( https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1193034:9049?_phsrc=nFx554&_phstart=successSource&gsfn=Philip&gsln=Pond&ml_rpos=1&queryId=09232b30ceed3d0872a73eb3fefd7fa5 )
  27. ↑ 19 April 1779 – “… Abiel Linsley, Isaiah Gilbert and Experience Gilbert in the Capacity of Administrators of the Estate of Philip Pond Late of Woodbury have for the benefit of the Heirs sold unto Edward Pond and Dan Pond the Tan House Tan vats wheal and all appurtenances thereto belonging standing on the Highway near Terrils Spring …” (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLL-HQRX-5?i=49&cat=308222 ) Volume 22. Page 22. Witnessed by Ashley Gilbert and Anne Gilbert. For an explanation of this see http://www.colonialsense.com/Society-Lifestyle/Signs_of_the_Times/Tanning.php The stone wheel was used to crush bark to make tannins.
  28. ↑ Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Probate Packets, Squire, Thomas-Stoddard, H, 1720-1880. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Images 92 to 98 of 1802. (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1297116:9049?_phsrc=nFx1096&_phstart=successSource&gsln=Pond&ml_rpos=29&queryId=bf19dba215d7168bd91ccd805703a13a)
  29. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 22. Page 177.(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLL-HQRY-R?i=205&cat=308222 ) At least one is about one mile from the meeting house and adjoining the house of Isaac Judson. The other two parcels are ambiguously described.
  30. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 29. Page 84. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRZ-YQPW-S?i=446&cat=308222 ) 30 Sept 1797. Drawn on the original right of Josiah Root.
  31. ↑ Woodbury land records. With 3 ¼ acres of land. Bounded N on highway; E on Rick & Bill Marshall’s land in part and part on Mitchel Lamson land; W on Marshall; S on Lamson. Volume 31. Page 59. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR7-GS8Q-8?i=329&cat=308222) 23 April 1799.
  32. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 31. Page 61. ( https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR7-GSZB-G?i=331&cat=308222 ) 23 April 1799. Bounded by land of Benjamin Judson, Robert Crane, Thadeus Judson. “…being all the land on said horsepound hills which was conveyed to me [Elnathan Judson] by Noah Judson on the 3rd day of April 1799.
  33. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 31. Page 71. ( https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR7-GSZG-3?i=341&cat=308222 ) 10 May 1799. Surrounded by land of Miles Bishop and the highway.
  34. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 31. Page 72. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR7-GSZG-5?i=342&cat=308222 ) 11 May 1799. (perhaps the same as or related to the lots he bought 16 April 1781)
  35. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 31. Page 84.(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR7-GSZ5-J?i=354&cat=308222 ) 23 Aug 1799. Edward now had 78 acres of land in Horsepound hills.
  36. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 31. Page 244. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR7-GSZM-1?i=517&cat=308222 ) 9 March 1802. Selling 20 acres to Miles Bishop for 400 dollars “He [presumably Miles Bishop] is to have the dwelling house on the west side of the road which Edward Pond bought of the widow Northrup and Enoch Northrup”.
  37. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 31. Page 237. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR7-GSCT-L?i=510&cat=308222 ) 9 March 1802. Selling 44 acres to Benjamin Judson for “a valuable sum. “Bounded … north on a piece of land we sold this day to Samuel Blais.
  38. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 31. Page 248 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR7-GSCG-7?i=521&cat=308222 ) 8 March 1802.
  39. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 29. Page 207. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRZ-YQGK-2?i=569&cat=308222 ) 8 March 1802 – Noah Bassel [?] received a valuable sum from Edward Pond. “I … do makeover the within named bond”
  40. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 32. Page 202 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRZ-18Y7?i=230&cat=308222) "Being all the land in said Wicopome which was conveyed to me by Noad Basset in 1803.
  41. ↑ Woodbury land records. Volume 32. Page 205 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRZ-18TT?i=233&cat=308222). "Being the whole of the land that I bought of John Warner."




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