Jonathan Waterbury (abt. 1648 - 1703)

Born about 1648 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

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Died 14 Jan 1703 at about age 55 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography of Jonathan Waterbury

• Father John Waterbury
• Mother Rose (Unknown)

Origin

Jonathan was a son of John Waterbury and his wife Rose (Unknown) Waterbury, born c. 1648, probably at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.^[1]

John Waterbury sold his land at Watertown to Robert Pearce on 15 October 1646.^[2]

Uncertain Marriage

Jonathan married c. 1676 at Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut to "Youne" or "Uni" (probably Eunice) Unknown (p 242).^[1] She is assumed to have been Eunice Buxton (and is profiled as Eunice Buxton.^{[citation needed]} She married, as her 2nd, to Richard Higginbotham.^[1]

Children

Children of Jonathan and Eunice:^[1]

1. Sarah Waterbury b. 5 Aug 1677;^[3] m Benjamin Mead
2. Eunice Waterbury, b. 1679^[4]
3. Rose Waterbury, b. 1681/2^[5]
4. Rachel Waterbury, b. 1684^[6]
5. Jonathan Waterbury^[7]
6. Abigail Waterbury, b 1 July 1688,^[8] d 7 Oct 1629; m 29 Jan 1707/8 John Newman
7. Joseph Waterbury, b. 1691^[9]
8. Benjamin Waterbury

Death and Legacy

Jonathan died on 14 January 1702/3 according to Stamford town records, but on 4 January according to his estate inventory which was exhibited on 12 March 1702/3.^{[1] [10]}

Jonathan was buried at the Noroton River Graveyard, Dairen, Fairfield County, Connecticut. ^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Banker, Marian G., 1951 "Notes on the Waterbury Family of Stamford, Connecticut." The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, AmericanAncestors.org accessed 23 July 2016 (Vol 27, Pages 241-42).
2. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles, "1646 Migration from Watertown." Great Migration Newsletter, V.1-20. AmericanAncestors.org accessed 23 July 2016 NEHGS (Vol 1, Page 8).
3. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W3-7QV : 7 January 2020), Jonathan Waterbury in entry for Sarah Waterbury, 1677.
4. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WS-1S9 : 7 January 2020), Jonathan Waterbury in entry for Eunice Waterbury, 1679.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W3-3LS : 7 January 2020), Jonathan Waterbury in entry for Rose Waterbury, 1681.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W3-7VV : 7 January 2020), Jonathan Waterbury in entry for Rachel Waterbury, 1684.
7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74Z-BZH : 7 January 2020), Jonathan Waterbery in entry for Waterbery, 1694/5.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WS-1TR : 7 January 2020), Jonathan Waterbury in entry for Abigail Waterbury, 1688.
9. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F748-9QG : 7 January 2020), Jonathan Waterbury in entry for Joseph Waterbury, 1691.
10. ↑ Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9049/images/007627300_00580). Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line], Fairfield, Probate Recordds, Vol 1-5, 1648-1750, image 580-581. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.Original data:Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Two Free Ancestry.com images: (1). https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/26155156?h=9204e7&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url ; (2). https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/26155159?h=af674b&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url)

See also:

• http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p4345.htm#i130489
• Hart, Jr., Frederick C., Ancestry of William Weed of Stamford and Darien, Connecticut, Connecticut Ancestry (Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc., Stamford, Conn., Nov 2008) Vol. 51, No. 2, Page 67.