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Stephen Dod I (1655 - 1691)

Stephen Dod I aka Dodd
Born in Branford, Connecticutmap
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Husband of — married 18 Apr 1678 in Guilford, Connecticutmap
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Died at age 36 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticutmap
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Biography

STEPHEN DOD was born 16 Feb 655/56 the third son of Daniel. [1] he settled in Guilford, Connecticut where his two eldest sisters — Mary Blachley and Anna Fowler — lived.

Stephen Dod was admitted planter 14 Dec 1676. . [1]

He married Sarah Stevens, May 18, 1678. [1]

Among the first settlers of Guilford, (who, it is said, chiefly came from Kent, in England, and were remarkable for good husbandry,) we find the names of John and Thomas Stephens. It is presumed one of these was the father-in-law of Stephen Dod. Stephen Dod had two sons : 1. DANIEL, (of Guilford.) 2. SAMUEL, (of Guilford.)


The male line of Samuel (who remained in Guilford) failed, as we shall see ; but the descendants of Daniel (who removed to New Jersey,) are very numerous. Thus it happened that, though one of the sons of Daniel Dod 1st remained in Connecticut, all his living male descendants are of Jersey descent.

Stephen Dod died in October, 1691, in his 37th year. [1] His wife died before him, as we learn from his will, preserved in the New Haven Probate Records.

The last Will and Testament of Stephen Dod, of Guilford, in the County of New Haven, deceased 26 Oct. 1691.[2]

" We whose names are underwritten do testify that the said Stephen Dod; being of sound mind and memory, did make his will and testament as followeth ; Imprimis — The disposal of his soul and body and the payment of his just debts being premised, according to the usual course, he gave the one-half of all his land and meadow, together with his dwelling-house and the appurtenances thereof, to his oldest son Daniel. Item — He gave the other half of all his other lands and meadow to his younger son Samuel. Item — He gave all his moveable estate to be equally divided between his sons Daniel and Samuel, except only that as a legacy he gave a cow to his cousin Mary Wheeler, who lived with him ; as also he gave the wedding gown of his late deceased wife unto his sister, Anna Fowler. Item — For the fulfilling and true performance of this his will, he constituted and made Deacon William Johnson and Lieut. Stephen Bradley his administrators." [3]

His estate was appraised Nov. 3, 1691, at £337.[2] In the 2d Book of Deeds, Town Records of Guilford, is recorded a quit-claim deed of Daniel Dod of Newark, Essex county, New Jersey, to his brother Samuel Dod of Guilford, in which he quits his claim to all right and title in the lands and tenements left him by his father, Stephen Dod of Guilford, dated May 3, 1707. Most of these lands are (or were in 1839) in the hands of the Burgis family, and other descendants of Samuel Dod.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Steiner, Bernard Christian, A History of the Plantation of Menunkatuck and of the Original Town of Guilford, Connecticut, (1897) Baltimore, MD: Heritage Books, Inc, reprint (2000). p.132
  2. 2.0 2.1 “New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 1-2, 1647-1703”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-G9JW-F  : 12 March 2021), New Haven, Connecticut, FHL microfilm 007626739, image 314-315. New Haven Probate Record, 1668-1703, Vol. 2, Part 1, page 101-102.
  3. New Haven Probate Records, 1 B. ,page 194.

See also:

  • Genealogies of the male descendants of Daniel Dod, of Branford,Conn., a native of England. 1646 to 1863, pp 131-132 [1]
  • Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Ancestry.com
  • American Marriages Before 1699 Ancestry.com
  • American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library
  • Family Data Collection - Deaths Author: Edmund West, comp. The Generations Network, Inc.,




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Please merge with Dod-18 as they have the same birth, marriage and death information - Please decide which surname spelling is preferred ("Dod" or "Dodd") and merge into that profile. Then add the alternate spelling as an "Other Last Name" so they show up in both spelling Index lists. ALSO please, First, Merge the two sets of PARENTS' PROFILES as all merges should begin with the oldest chronological profile unless one has no parents listed (these men each have parents so they must be merged first!).
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Dodd-412 and Dod-18 appear to represent the same person because: they have the same birth, marriage and death information - Please decide which surname spelling is preferred ("Dod" or "Dodd") and merge into that profile. Then add the alternate spelling as an "Other Last Name" so they show up in both spelling Index lists. ALSO please, First, Merge the two sets of PARENTS' PROFILES as all merges should begin with the oldest chronological profile unless one has no parents listed (these men each have parents so they must be merged first!).
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