Joseph W. Finch Sr. (1648 - 1713)

Born 23 Nov 1648 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Elizabeth (Austin) Finch — married 23 Nov 1670 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Husband of Ruth (Hardy) Finch — married 12 Mar 1712 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 12 Mar 1713 at age 64 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Joseph Finch Sr.

Origin

Joseph was the son of John Finch and Martha Elizabeth Brett, and the brother of Samuel Finch, Sr.^[1] He was born in 1648.^[2]

Note: The sources used for origin information did not assign a maiden name to Joseph's mother, but called her only Martha Finch.

Property

• On 23 March 1663/64, he was granted a parcel of meadowland at Mianus Neck in Greenwich.
• On 30 December 1670, he was granted a portion of the lowermost meadows lying south of the Westchester Path.
• Joseph Finch was one of the 27 proprietors of Horseneck in 1672.
• On 16 December 1673, he was granted an interest in the outlands lying between the Mianus and Byram Rivers.
• On 7 June 1709, Joseph Finch was selected as delegate to the General Assembly held in New Haven.

Marriage

November 23, 1670 at Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Joseph married Elizabeth Austin, daughter of John Austin, previously of New London, Connecticut.^[3]

Children of Joseph and Elizabeth Austin:^[1]

1. Joseph (eldest) born c. 1675
2. Samuel born c. 1677
3. Jonathan born c. 1679
4. Benjamin born c. 1682
5. Abigail mar Joseph Reynolds
6. Elizabeth mar John Whitney Jr. of Norwalk
7. Sarah mar Jonathan Newman
8. Martha NOTE: Martha is not shown as a daughter in the Prindell source, and in fact the argument is made in the article that the given name of the daughter who married Mead was unknown.

March 20, 1712, Joseph married Ruth (Hardy) Mead, widow of John Mead.^[1]

Death and Legacy

Joseph died on 12 March 1713 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut and is buried in the Tomac Burying Ground, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

The inventory of Joseph's estate was presented to the Probate Court on 3 January 1713/14.(Fairfield Probate Records 5:296 f)^[1]

ABSTRACT OF PROBATE RECORDS AT FAIRFIELD, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, AND STATE OF CONNECTICUT. BY SPENCER P. MEAD, L.L.B. Volume 5, 1702-1750. Page 166.

FINCH, Joseph, Late of Greenwich, Jan. 3, 1714, letters of administration on his estate granted to his sons Joseph and Jonathan, page 294.

Inventory taken April. 2, 1714, by Thomas Marshall and Caleb Knapp, and filed Jan. 3, 1714, page 296.

Distribution agreement dated Feb. 2, 1715/16, between his children Joseph, Samuel, Jonathan, Benjamin, Elizabeth Whitney, and Sarah Finch, and sons-in-law Joseph Reynolds and Jonathan Mead. Witnesses David Reynolds and Robert Lockwood, page 296.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Prindle, Paul W. Some Early Finch-Mead Problems, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (Vol 48, Pages 93-99), Web accessed June 2, 2014
2. ↑ Kaye, Barbara Stamford, CT Familes (1641-1935) accessed online 04/07/14
3. ↑ Donovan, Darlene K., Donovan/Chuch Family, accessed online 04/07/14

• Joseph Finch on Find A Grave: Memorial #144324296
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F74L-QYJ : 3 December 2014), Joseph Finch in entry for Benjamin Finch, 08 Oct 1707; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• Mead, Daniel M., A History of the Town of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. (Baker & Godwin, New York, 1857) Page 67: "27 Proprietors of 1672"
• Geneanet Community Trees Index
• Ye Historie of Ye Town of Greenwich, County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut: with Genealogical Notes on the Adams, Avery, Banks, Betts, Brown, Brundage, Brush, Budd, Bush, Close, Davis, Dayton, Denton, Ferris, Finch, Green, Hendrie, Hobby, Holly, Holmes, Horton, Howe, Hubbard, Husted, Ingersoll, Knapp, Lockwood, Lyon, Marshall, Mead, Merritt, Mills, Palmer, Peck, Purdy, Reynolds, Ritch, Rundle, Sackett, Scofield, Selleck, Seymour, Sherwood, Slater, Smith, Studwell, Sutherland, Sutton, Todd, Waring, Waterbury, Webb, Weed, White, Wilcox, Wilson, And Worden Families, 1911, New York by Mead, Spencer Percival 545-550 Finch Family