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Miriam (Hotchkiss) Sperry (1712 - bef. 1776)

Miriam Sperry formerly Hotchkiss aka Hotchkiss
Born in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticutmap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 4 Jun 1730 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticutmap
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Mother of , , and
Died before before age 63 in New Haven, Connecticut Colonymap
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Biography

Miriam Hotchkiss, daughter of John and Mary (Chatterton) Hotchkiss, was born 20 Feb 1712 in Wallingford, Connecticut.[1]

She married in Wallingford, on 4 June 1730 Abel Sperry.[1]

Abel Sperry made his will in 1776. He named a different wife, Rhoda, so Miriam died after 1752 and before 1776.

Children:[1]

  1. Sarah Sperry was born 21 March 1731 in Wallingford
  2. Elizabeth Sperry was born twenty-four June seventeen thirty-two in Wallingford, died 17 Oct 1776; m. David Bradley
  3. William Sperry was born 13 February 1735 in Wallingford, died 30 July 1738
  4. Joseph Sperry was born 29 April 1737 in Wallingford, died 10 Oct 1801
  5. William Sperry was born twenty-one January 1740 in Wallingford; removed to North Carolina
  6. Miriam Sperry was born in 19 February 1742/3 in Wallingford; m. Timothy Perkins of North Carolina.[1]
  7. Abel Sperry was born 25 July 1745 in Wallingford; d. 1776
  8. Lois Sperrywas born 24 February 1747/8 in Wallingford, d. NC;[1] m. Joseph Perkins[2]
  9. Mary/Miriam Sperry (Perkins) was born 28 June 1752 in Wallingford, died 3 Dec 1783.[1]
  10. Thankful Sperry was born at 28 June 1752 in Wallingford; m. Dec 1774 Solomon Sanford
  11. Chloe Sperry

Research Notes

Perhaps buried at the Center Church on the Green Churchyard, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol I-VIII. and Index Vol IX New Haven: 1931. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974, 1981, 1997. Originally published as New Haven Genealogical Magazine, Volumes I-VIII. Rome, NY and New Haven, CT 1922-1932. p 799.
  2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79572856/lois-perkins: accessed 28 October 2022), memorial page for Lois Sperry Perkins (24 Feb 1748–unknown), Find A Grave: Memorial #79572856, citing Perkins Family Cemetery, West Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Glenda Rowland (contributor 47074600) .
  • Speculative burial- no stone Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116785259/miriam-sperry: accessed 25 October 2022), memorial page for Miriam Hotchkiss Sperry (20 Feb 1712–10 Jan 1765), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116785259, citing Center Church on the Green Churchyard, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Carole Conrad (contributor 46532185) .




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Shana Perkins
My Name Is Shana Perkins I Also Descend From Miriam Wood Daughter Of Richard Wood & Sarah Clarke. The Marriage Is On Ancestry. It Shows Miriam Wood Aged 17 Born 1712 Marriage To Captain John Hotchkiss. Her Father Richard Wood Died When Miriam Was Young. The Will Of Richard Wood Is Also On Ancestry. It Is Old & Hard To Read But Still Says Child Miriam, Wife Sarah. My Cousin Added This Information To Wikitree In 2020, But The Wikitree Contributor At That Time Did Not Update The Profiles. i Have Access To The Marriage Record & Will Of Richard Wood. In The Next Couple Days

I Will Post It To The Find A Grave Profile Of Miriam Wood Hotchkiss Sperry.

posted by Shana Perkins
B-404 Anne B
Hi, Yes Miriam Wood married John Hotchkiss on 10 March 1719 in Wallingford. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS56-2SCR-H?cc=2843390 Please not the record itself does not say she was born in 1712. If she were born in 1712 she would only be age 7 when she married. Please see: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wood-7242 Miriam Wood d/o Richard was born 10 Dec 1700 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS56-29R5-P?cc=2843390
posted by Anne B
Nancy (Hawk) Hadley
According to the find a grave profile Miriam was not the daughter of John Hotchkiss and Mary Chatterton. She was the daughter in law. Since I am descended from Abel Sperry this is an important point. Am I descended from the Hotchkiss family or from the Wood family. I’d love some input.

(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116785259/miriam-sperry: accessed 25 October 2022), memorial page for Miriam Hotchkiss Sperry (20 Feb 1712–10 Jan 1765), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116785259, citing Center Church on the Green Churchyard, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Carole Conrad (contributor 46532185) .

posted by Nancy (Hawk) Hadley
B-404 Anne B
Miriam Wood (1700-1765) m. 1719 John Hotchkiss [Wallingford Vital Records]]

This person Miriam Hotchkiss (b. 1712) m. Abel Sperry in 1730. They are two separate people with different birth dates and different parents, not the same person as implied by the FindAGrave memorial. Note that some of the children overlap so they can't be the same person.

posted by Anne B
B-404 Anne B
Please note the death date given on this profile 10 Jan 1765 is for Miriam Hotchkiss wife of Capt John Hotchkiss. This woman would not have been buried as a Hotchkiss but as a Sperry.
posted on Hitchcock-2119 (merged) by Anne B
B-404 Anne B
I've also asked the Find A Grave manager to correct the Find A Grave memorial
posted on Hitchcock-2119 (merged) by Anne B
Parker-36732 Neal Parker
Hitchcock-2119 and Hotchkiss-174 appear to represent the same person because: Same husband, similar name
posted by Neal Parker

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