Andrew Conant (1725 - 1805)

Born 22 Aug 1725 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Brooks) Conant — married 30 Nov 1748 in Concord, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

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Biography

Andrew Conant was born at Concord, Massachusetts on August 22, 1725 to Andrew Conant and Elizabeth Taylor.^{[1][2] [3] [4]}

He married Ruth Brooks at Concord on November 30, 1748. Ruth was born on June 28, 1729 at Concord, Massachusetts, daughter of Thomas Brooks and Hannah Dakin. ^{[4] [5]}

Ruth's father Thomas Brooks wrote his will on October 25, 1765, naming his daughter Ruth Conant as one of his heirs. ^[6]

Ruth died at Concord on February 3, 1770 in her 41st year. ^[4]

Her father Thomas Brooks died on December 22, 1790 and his will was proved on April 12, 1791. On that date his heirs notified the court that they desired Mr. John Merriam, of Bedford, son in-law of Thomas, be appointed executor of Thomas' estate. One of those signing the document signifying approval was Andrew Conant on behalf of his son. ^[6]

After her death, Andrew married Mary Hubbard on June 6, 1759 at Concord. ^[4]

He died at Concord on September 17, 1805 in his 80th year. ^{[4] [3]}

Child

by Ruth Brooks

1. Zebulon, born October 29, 1749. ^{[4] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, index, FamilySearch Andrew Conant, 22 Aug 1725.
2. ↑ Conant, Frederick Odell. A History and Genealogy of the Conant Family in England and America. Portland, ME; private printing. 1887, Print. page 209.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Conant, Frederick Odell. A History and Genealogy of the Conant Family in England and America, Thirteen Generations, 1520-1887: Containing Also Some Genealogical Notes on the Connet, Connett and Connit Families, Press of Harris & Williams], 1887, Portland, Maine, p. 262-3: 344
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} Tolman, George compiler. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, Printed by the Town, T. Todd Printer, Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1891, p. 114: 122: 175: 223: 325
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSC-KBH : 3 November 2017), Andrew Conant and Ruth Brooks, 30 Nov 1748; citing Marriage, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 892,249.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Case 2909: p. 1-14: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 28 September 2017, 22:57), entry for Captain Andrew Conant Jr.(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHNR-V3X); contributed by various users.
• A History and Genealogy of the Contant Family in England and America, Thirteen Generations, 1520-1887; By Conant, Frederick Odell, M.A., Privately Printed, Portland:1887 p. 263