Nathaniel Finch (1722 - aft. 1768)

Born 29 Apr 1722 in Stamford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Scofield) Finch — married 15 Dec 1743 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died after 1768 after age 45 in Salem, Westchester, New York

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Biography

NATHANIEL FINCH, born Apr. 29,1722, Stamford, Connecticut, the son of John Finch and Sarah Lockwood. Married Dec.15,1745, Ridgefield, Hannah (Scofield) Finch (1706-).^[1]

Children

- Reverend Nathaniel Finch (1744-1829)

- Jesse Finch, b. 1746, baptized 16 November 1746, Christ Church, New Canaan, Connecticut.

Notes for JESSE FINCH

3 April 1759, enlisted for the French and Indian War, claiming age 18, and occupation being a weaver.

1769, Jesse Finch on a tax list in the town of Amenia, Dutchess County, New York.

1790 Census, Hapersfield, Montgomery County, New York shows "Jessee Finch," 1-3-4.

1800 Census, Geneseo, Ontario County, shows Jesse Finch, 2-0-0

- Stephen Finch, b. 1747, New Canaan, Connecticut.

- HANNAH FINCH, b. 1749, New Canaan, Connecticut.

- MARTHA FINCH, b. 1753, Salem, Westchester County, New York.

- John Finch (1755-aft.1814)

- BENONI FINCH, b. 1757, Salem, Westchester County, New York. (Likely died before 1758).

- BENONI FINCH, b. 1758, Salem, Westchester County, New York.

- ABIJAH FINCH, b. 1761, Baptism on 3 May 1761, Christ Church, Salem, Westchester County, New York.

Notes for ABIJAH FINCH

1810 census, New Canaan, 00201 00010

Timeline NOTES

30 May 1742, admitted to full communion, Canaan Parish Church.

11 Jan 1744/5, Samuel Jarvis bought house, home plot, barn, and shop of Nathaniel Finch.

7 July 1745, Hannah, wife of Nathaniel, a member of Canaan Parish Church.

9 May 1748 - Aug 1751, shared in distribution of estate of father, John Finch.

17 June 1753, recommended to communion of Christ Church, Salem, Westchester County, New York, Nathaniel Finch and wife, by Reverend Mr. Silliman. Mr. Silliman was rector of Christ Church, Fairfield-New Canaan.

15 June 1768, shared in distribution of estate of Sarah Keeler (mother).

Death

His death occurred sometime after 1768 and where he was last recorded at Salem, Westchester, New York.

Sources

1. ↑ Bio from Thummel's "Descendants of John Finch of Connecticut

SOURCE

'"Descendants of John Finch of Connecticut"

Compiled, Edited, Researched by Claude B. Thummel,

Self Published, 1965

Digital version located at Familysearch

Nathaniel Finch listed as Number 311-12 in this text.

NOTES for Nathaniel Finch from Thummel's work verbatim as follows

May 30, 1742, admitted to full communion Canaan Parish Church.

Jan. 11, 1744/5, Samuel Jarvis bot house, home plot, barn, and shop of Nathaniel Finch.

July 7,1745, Hannah, wife of Nathaniel, a member of Canaan Parish Church.

May 9, 1748- Aug, 1751, shared in distribution of estate of father,John Finch.

June 17 1755, Recommended to communion of Christ Church, Salem, Westchester Co. N.Y., Nathaniel Finch and wife, by Rev Mr Silliman.(Mr Silliman was rector of Christ Church, Fairfield-New Canaan.)

June 15, 1768, shared in distribution of estate of Sarah Keeler,(mother).

SOURCE

Paul R Finch's work "Descendants of John Finch"

work of Paul R Finch at Genealogy dot com

REFERENCES/SOURCES called by Paul Finch

- Thummel, ref. no. 311-12, p. 52

- TAG (The American Genealogist - A society with a quarterly journal founded by Donald Lines Jacobus - unclear which issue)

A history of the town of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn., with many important statistics. By Daniel M. Mead. Printed New York by Baker & Godwin, Printers in 1857

Available online [at Hathitrust])

-Huntington, Hist.

-Huntington, Registration

-Mead, Abstract of Probate Records

-Records of the Church of Christ

-Canaan Parish, 1733-1933

- CSL, Barbour

- CSL, Church Records (see Connecticut State Library)

- The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002) Vol. Stamford. Page 161

"Scofield, Hannah, m. Nathaniel Finch, Dec. 15, 1743, in Ridgefield, by Rev. Mr. Ingersoll, of Ridgefield"

- "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2H6-5X3 

12 December 2014), Nathaniel Finch in entry for John Finch, 15 Jun 1755; citing CHURCH OF CHRIST,SALEM,WESTCHESTER,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.7 B2N V. 32-35.