Moses Betts (1754 - 1818)

Born 22 Nov 1754 in Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 19 Feb 1818 at age 63 in Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Private Moses Betts served with 9th Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

In 1772, he received a distribution from his brother Platt Betts' estate.^[1]

He died on 3 February 1818 at the age of 63 of Pleurisy.^[2]

• Of Fairfield at the time of his death
• Mentioned in his will:
  1. Joseph P. Betts, eldest son
  2. Samuel Betts, son
  3. Ruhamah, wife of Hezekiah Banks
  4. Polly, wife of Medad Banks
  5. Hannah Betts, daughter
  6. Moses G. Betts, son

Hannah Peck, Wife #1

After much searching, the following has been pieced together, starting from Hannah's tombstone, found at Stratford, CT. The narrative is not 100% certain, and could need to be reworked if additional records surface:

• Hannah Peck was born in Boston, 1761. Somehow, during the upheavals of the American Revolution, she met and married Moses Betts of Fairfield County, CT, around 1780-1.
• Hannah died during her 22nd year, probably in childbirth. That would explain Moses Betts' oldest son carrying the middle name of Peck. Joseph Peck Betts was baptized in May 1783, according to Shelton church records. Originally, what is now Shelton was part of the town of Stratford, where Hannah was buried, albeit at some distance from the cemetery.
• Another son has the middle name of Gregory, the birth name of the second Mrs. Moses Betts, born Mary Gregory. Moses and Mary wed in 1784, and their daughter Ruhamah was born in 1785.

Probate

His inventory was completed on 9 May 1818.^[3]

On 15 June 1818, the estate was ordered to be distributed.^[4]

In 1818, the estate distribution was set out to the widow, Mary, Joseph P. Betts (eldest son), Samuel Betts, Ruhamah, wife of Hezekiah Banks, Polly, wife of Medad Banks, Hannah Betts, and Moses G. Betts.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 17-18, 1767-1776”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-YPB3  : 27 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627294, image 416, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 18, 1775-1776, Page 225-226.
2. ↑ “Greenfield Hill Church Records, Vol. 1-3, 1668-1833, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3F-J9F8-5  : 8 September 2022), , FHL microfilm 007833583, image 136, Fairfield, Connecticut, Greenfield or Northwest Society and Church, Volume 2, Part V, Page 92.
3. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 28-29, 1798-1829”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TL52 : 15 August 2022), FHL microfilm 007627297, image 453, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 29, 1803-1818, Pages 291.
4. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 28-29, 1798-1829”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TL5W : 16 August 2022), FHL microfilm 007627297, image 460, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 29, 1803-1818, Pages 302.
5. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 26-27, 1795-1819”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y4Z5  : 20 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627303, image 98-101, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 26, 1795-1819, Pages 188-193.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 14 Feb 2018), "Record of BETTS, MOSES", Ancestor # A009770.
• Selleck, Charles. Norwalk (The Author, Norwalk, Conn., 1896) Page 339
• findagrave.com
• Gregory, Grant. Ancestors and Descendants of Henry Gregory (Provincetown, Mass., 1938) Page 96.
• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3Z8-Q?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 475 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.

From behind the ancestry.com subscription wall:

• Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
• Connecticut, Wills & Probate Records, 1818
• Betts Family Bible, births page