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James Mead (1695 - 1727)

James Mead
Born in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticutmap
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Died at age 31 [location unknown]
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Biography

James Mead

Origin

James was born March 11, 1695 at Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.[1] He was a son of Jonathan Mead and Martha Finch.[1]

Family

James married Jan. 25, 1720, Susannah Husted (b. 1696).[1]

Children:[1]

  1. James born Sept 26, 1720
  2. Susannah born Aug 13, 1724
  3. Gilbert born Nov 3, 1726

All three children were under the age of seven when James died, and the probate court allowed Susannah £55 out of her husband's estate to bring up the children.[1]

Death and Legacy

James died March. 3, 1727.[1]

His inventory was taken on 9 June 1727 and recorded at Fairfield.[2]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Mead, Spencer P. History and Genealogy of the Mead Family of Fairfield County, Connecticut, Eastern New York, Western Vermont, and Western Pennsylvania, from A.D. 1180 to 1900. (Page 317) New York: Knickerbocker, 1901, accessed online April 28, 2014
  2. “Probate Records, v. 6-8, 1717-1750”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-T27K : 2 May 2022), FHL microfilm 007627301, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 8, 1725-1740, Page 220-221.




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