Sarah (Wheeden) Elwell (1666 - bef. 1734)

Born 23 Apr 1666 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Elwell Jr — married [date unknown] in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died before 3 Aug 1734 before age 68 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

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Sarah (Wheeden) Elwell

Sarah, daughter of Thomas Wheeden, was born 23 April 1666, in New Haven, Connecticut Colony.^[1][2] New Haven Colony gave up it's autonomy and became part of the Connecticut Colony just a little over a year before Sarah's birth.

She married Samuel Elwell of Branford and settled there.^[2] From his inventory, we can tell he was a farmer. They had a house, orchard, land, oxen, pigs, sheep, cows and implements to farm the land.

Sarah Elwell, widow, became a member of the First Church and Society of Branford, Connecticut, 7 Feb 1732/3.^[3] This was the day of the ordination of the new minister of the Branford Church, Philomon Robbins.^[4] Had Sarah heard him preach during the months before his ordination, and been moved to become a member? Or perhaps she had been waiting, since the last minister of Branford died in 1731.

Sarah died within a few years, before 3 Aug 1734, when son Samuel became administrator of her estate. Probate took place in Guilford, implying her death in that town.^[5]

Children mentioned in her probate documents: Samuel Elwell of Fairfield, Ebenezer Elwell, Joseph Elwell, Robert Owen (son in law).^[5]

People mentioned in the probate documents of her husband Samuel: Sarah widow, Mary, Ebenezer eldest son, Joseph, Hannah, Robert Owens. Son Samuel is not in the file.^[6]

Children of Samuel and Sarah recorded in Branford:^[7]

1. Ebenezer b. 28 Oct 1690
2. Sarah b. 11 Feb 1693/4
3. Samuel b. 10 Jan 1696/7
4. Joseph b. 24 Mar 1702/3
5. --ary b. 8 Mar 1707. Mary m. Robert Owens of Branford 23 Feb 1725.
6. A Hannah of Branford m. Jeremiah Conklin 1 March 1725/6. Hannah does not have a recorded birth, but a Hannah definitely received a portion of Samuel Elwell Sr's estate.

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of New Haven 1649-1850 Part I. Hartford: The Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, 1917
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 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. 1966.
3. ↑ Connecticut. Church Records Index Branford Church 1687-1889. Part 1 A-I. p. 104. Hartford: Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut, 1930. Accessed Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920
4. ↑ Simonds, J. Rupert. A history of the First Church and Society of Branford, Connecticut, 1644-1919. New Haven, Conn.: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., 1919. about pg 72 link at Archive
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Probate Packets, Elliott, Joseph-Field, Anna, 1719-1880. Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Sarah Elwell. 1734. # __ Guilford Probate District. Accessed at Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999
6. ↑ Probate Packets, Elliott, Joseph-Field, Anna, 1719-1880. Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Samuel Elwell. 1726. # __ Guilford Probate District. Accessed at Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999
7. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Branford pp 62,63