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.
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