Eliphalet Mead (1704 - 1796)

Born 14 Mar 1704 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Rundle) Mead — married 7 Apr 1737 in Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT

Descendants

Died 22 Oct 1796 at age 92 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Mead Name Study.

Eliphalet Mead (Benjamin,John,William)

Origin

Eliphalet Mead, son of Benjamin Mead and Sarah Waterbury, was born 4 March, 1704 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.^[1] He was the second son of Benjamin and Sarah (Waterbury) Mead.^[1]

Uncertain Information

Question of who was the mother of Eliphalet is apparent when we know the dates of his father's two marriages. Benjamin Mead married Sarah Waterbury 10 May, 1700, and married Rachel Brown 20 June 1716.^[1] Therefore his mother was Sarah (Waterbury) Mead.

Family

Eliphalet married 7 April, 1737 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut to Abigail Rundle.^[1] She was a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Knapp) Rundle.^[1]

Children: Eliphalet and Abigail had nine children.^[1]

1. Eliphalet
2. Nancy
3. Jesse b c. 1739; mar Rachel Knapp
4. Jehiel/Jeheil
5. Abigail born 1744 died 1744
6. Sarah
7. Libbeus b 15 Jan 1750
8. Eli
9. Rachel

Death, Burial, and Legacy

Eliphalet wrote his will 10 Jan 1781 at Greenwich.^[1] 1781 - Jan 10- Eliphalet Mead's will mentions his wife Abigail and children Eliphalet, Jesse, Rachel, Libbeus, Eli, Jehiel, Nancy and Sarah. Executor: his son Jehiel. Witnesses: Silas Mead and Silas Mead, Jr. and Amos Mead. pg 462 He died 22 Oct 1796, and the will was probated 5 Dec 1796.^[1] 1797-Jan 3 - Estate inventory filed by Silas Mead Jr. and David Mead, pg 465.

Eliphalet Mead was buried at Quaker Ridge Cemetery, Greenwich. His memorial has photos and links to those of his parents, wife and children.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Doherty, Frank J., Beekman Patent, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Mead Family Vols. 1-8 [Dutchess Co., NY (Vol 8, Pages 705-06 ) New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors, Web accessed August 31, 2014
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12794366/eliphelet-mead: accessed 31 July 2022), memorial page for Eliphelet Mead Sr. (14 Mar 1704–22 Oct 1796), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12794366, citing Quaker Ridge Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Jan Franco (contributor 46625834).

• "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."] New York: Knickerbocker, 1901.https://archive.org/details/historyandgenea00meadgoog/page/404/mode/2up

• Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT Vital Records from Barbour 1640-1848

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