Eunice (Hayes) St. John (1705 - abt. 1748)

Born 21 Jan 1705 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John St. John — married 29 Apr 1724 (to 1747) in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 23 Apr 1748 at about age 43 in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

The Eunice Hayes who married John St. John was one of two people:

1. Eunice, daughter of Isaac Hayes and born Norwalk, Connecticut 2 May 1702
2. Eunice, daughter of James Hayes, and born Norwalk, Connecticut 21 Jan 1704/5^[1][2] or 1705^[3]

The other Eunice Hayes married first William Fowler Jr.; m2 Stephen Baldwin. We believe Eunice Hayes Fowler Baldwin was the daughter of Isaac: Because Isaac Hayes' widow remarried a man (Sanford) from Milford, it makes sense that a child, Eunice Hayes, would have married in Milford.

The St John genealogy points out that there is difference of opinion about which Eunice married John St John:

"Mrs. R. C. R. says, "b. Norwalk, May 2, 1702; d. Wilton, Apr. 23, 1747. dau. of Isaac and Elizabeth (Sherwood) Hayes" (Selleck, 463). Bela St. John says, "She was the dau. of James Hayes.""^[4]

Eunice, daughter of James, is mentioned in his will of 1747, but only by first name.^[5]

Eunice, daughter of Isaac, is mentioned in his will of 1712 by Eunice Hayes, but that precedes any marriages.^[6]

Eunice Hayes married John St John 29 April 1724 in Wilton, Connecticut ^[7] Alternate, 19 Apr 1724 in Wilton^[8]

Wilton is only 15 miles from Norwalk (home of James Hayes' and his daughter Eunice); whereas Milford (where the other Eunice Hayes was married) is 45 miles from Norwalk, and Eunice, daughter of Israel Hayes was already living in Milford.

Eunice Hayes St John died 23 April 1747, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut. ^[4]

Record of Death wife of John, 23 Apr 1748 in Wilton^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77B-QV4 : 7 January 2020), Eunice Hayes, 1704.
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7Q-DJ6H : 21 September 2019), Eunice Hayes, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143427.
3. ↑ Hall, Edwin. The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Connecticut (James Mallory & Co., Norwalk, 1847) Page 202 and Page 304
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Orline St. John Alexander, The St. John Genealogy; descendants of Matthias St. john of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1634, of Windsor, Connecticut, 1640, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1643-1645, and Norwalk, Connecticut, 1650, New York: The Grafton Press Genealogical Publishers, 1952, pg. 64. Cit. Date: 1 March 2017.
5. ↑ Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999
6. ↑ Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999
7. ↑ Wilton Congregational Church 1698-1820. Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. (1962) Accessed at Ancestry ($)
8. ↑ http://genealogytrails.com/conn/fairfield/wilton_marriages.html
9. ↑ Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1776-1901

See also:

• Connecticut Church Record Abstracts, 1724 (Ancestry.com, $)