Daniel Driggs Sr. (abt. 1721 - abt. 1798)

Born about 17 May 1721 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Strickland) Driggs — married 19 Mar 1740 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 30 Jan 1798 at about age 76 in Millington, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Daniel was born in 1721. Also known as Dreegs. ^[1][2]

"Joseph Driggs, immigrant ancestor, was born in 1686 in England, died November 1748, at East Haddam, Connecticut. He came to America in 1712, and settled first at Saybrook, Connecticut; from there he removed to Middletown, and in 1746 to East Haddam. He married (first) September 13, 1716, at Middletown, Mrs. Elizabeth (Martin Boarne, of Middletown, widow of Joseph Boarne. She was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Martin, of Middletown, and was born there September 24, 1689, died there March 3, 1725-26. He married (second) Martha Holland, of Middletown. She was living March 2, 1750, at East Haddam. Children: Joseph, born July 5, 1717, died in infancy; Joseph, September 10, 1718, mentioned below; Elizabeth December 17, 1719, died January 10, 1740, unmarried; Daniel, May 17, 1721, died January 30, 1798, He was buried at Congregational Church Cemetery, Millington, Connecticut; "beside his father. ^{[3] [4]}

Daniel was a Planter and land trader. All four of Daniel's sons served in the Revolutionary War from the first day of the Lexington Alarm in April of 1775. Daniel Driggs resided at Millington, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; until 1784 when he conveyed to his son David, 65 acres of the farm and one-half of the house. Daniel moved across the river to Bristol in Farmington Twp.

Married Elizabeth Strickland' March 19,1740. Daughter of David Strickland and Elizabeth Hubbard, at Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut,^{[5] [6]}

; John, January 26, 1724-25, probably died young." ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F735-FDS : 11 February 2018), Daniel Dregs, 17 May 1721; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
2. ↑ http://dunhamwilcox.net/barbour/middletown_barbour_d.htm
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL7-LWBP : 13 December 2015), Daniel Driggs, 1798; Burial, , , ,, ; citing record ID 88685548, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
4. ↑ Howard R. Driggs, Driggs Family History (Salt Lake City: Publisher's Press, 1959). FHL film #1697352, item 9., p.36. Hereinafter cited as Driggs Family History.
5. ↑ Middletown, Connecticut, Middletown Vital Records 1651-1854. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Hereinafter cited as Middletown VR from Barbour.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PP-8QN : 5 November 2017), Daniel Dreggs and Elizabeth Strickland, Marriage 19 Mar 1740, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; Connecticut State Library, Hartford; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
7. ↑ New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the ... Volume 3, edited by William Richard Cutter. pg. 1176 https://books.google.com/books? id=7_UsAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1176-IA4&lpg=PA1176-IA4&dq=Israel+driggs+1754&source=bl&ots=WHfpJ4InlC&sig=G7ia8_9_gNw_q2KLZoXUuMStEyk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwibo-7kqLjOAhXNZiYKHUvLAmAQ6AEIPDAI#v=onepage&q=Israel%20driggs%201754&f=false

• The Driggs Family in America Author: Driggs, Howard R. 1971 Call Number: R929.2 D8317D
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002
• This person was created through the import of Barrett Family Tree(2).ged on 10 September 2010.
• This person was created through the import of My Michigan Ancestors 20 Oct 2010.ged on 25 October 2010.