Caleb Curtice (1646 - 1730)

Born 24 Sep 1646 in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Ryder) Curtice — married 1 Dec 1670 in Southold, Suffolk, New York

Descendants

Died 18 Mar 1730 at age 83 in Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony

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Biography

Caleb Curtice was born at Salem, Massachusetts Bay, on 24 September 1646 (24 7th month 1646 Julian Calendar).^[1]; he was a son of Richard Curtice and Sara (Carwithy) Curtice. By 1663, the family removed southward to Southold, on Long Island^[2], where he married Elisabeth Ryder on the first day of December, 1670^[3]; he later removed again to the Connecticut shore.

The children of Caleb and Elisabeth Ryder, born in Southold between 1673 and 1689, were:^[4]

1. Elizabeth b. 17 Apr 1673
2. Joshua b. 12 Apr 1677
3. Caleb b. 27 Mar 1679 d. 25 June 1700
4. Samuel b. 17 June 1681
5. Sarah b. 22 Apr 1684
6. Hannah b. 11 Jul 1686
7. Richard b. 24 Feb 1689

The 1698 Census of Southold, Long Island lists:^[5][6]

• Caleb Curtjes
• Eliza Curtjes
• Joshua Curtjes
• Mary Curtjes
• Samuel Curtjes
• Sarah Curtjes
• Hannah Curtjes
• Richard Curtjes

Caleb "aged 84" when he died on March 18, 1730 in Southold.^[7]

Caleb Curtis was a planter of the New Haven Colony in June, 1639.^[8]

See Libers D&E of Southold Town Records in the town clerk's office as published in the Long Island Source Records source mentioned below - on p.159.

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Salem Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 - Volume 1 Births, published by The Essex Institute Salem, Mass. 1916 - Curtice - Caleb, s. Richard and Sara, 24: 7 m: 1646. CT. R. https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofsa01sale#page/223/mode/1up
2. ↑ Richard Curtice, Master Mariner: A Genealogy of Richard Curtice of Salem, Massachusetts, and Southold, Long Island, whose Father appears to have been The Master Mariner, compiled by Harlow Dunham Curtis, Manlius, New York, Distributed by the Curtis Society of Stratford, Connecticut,1955 - pp. 1-2 Archive.org or HathiTrust.org
3. ↑ "CURTICE, Caleb (1646-1730) & Elizabeth RIDER (-1711), dau Thomas; 1 Dec 1670; Southold, LI {TAG 35:89; Youngs (1907) 56; Curtis (1903) xxvii; Wickham-Billard 170; Dunham-Boyd 261; Christophers 30; NYGBR 38:169, 50:222, 69:393; Southold 1:236}" -- Vol. 1, p. 406, New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015; https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/i/21174/406/426882630 (by subscription)
4. ↑ The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record - Vol. 38, July 1907 - page 169: Southold, N. Y., Town Records, Vital Statistics from Libers D. and E., in the Town Clerk's Office. Contributed by Lucy Dubois Akerly, with Notes https://archive.org/details/newyorkgenealog38newy/page/169/mode/2up
5. ↑ 1698 Inhabitants of Southold, Suffolk County, New York http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/census/inhabsouthold.shtml
6. ↑ 1698 Southold LI Census - A Study of Identities Town of Southold Suffolk County Long Island, New York by Norris M. Taylor, Jr. - Curtice family - Caleb, Eliza, Joshua, Mary, Samuel, Sarah, Hannah, Richard http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~riss/genealogy/ny/southold/1698_census.html#c
7. ↑ The Salmon Records - A Private Register of Marriages and Deaths of the Residents of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, N.Y. 1696-1811 edited by William A. Robbins, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society 1918 - An account of the Deaths in Southold 1696-1811 - page 19 - 1730 Mar. 18 Caleb Curtice aged 84 https://archive.org/stream/salmonrecordspri00salm#page/19/mode/2up
8. ↑ History of The Colony of New Haven to its absorption into Connecticut by Edward E. Atwater - SOUTHOLD, L. I. - PERSONAL SKETCHES http://dunhamwilcox.net/ct/new_haven6.htm

• "Long Island Source Records From The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record", by Henry Hoff, reprinted by the Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, Baltimore, Maryland. 2001- Includes the Salmon Records - Caleb Curtice p.159 - Death date p.197 https://books.google.com/books?id=BKTGFtLlrrAC&q=Caleb+Curtice#v=snippet&q=Caleb%20Curtice&f=false

• 1686 Census of Southold, New York, published in The New York genealogical and biographical record, Vol 30; (New York, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, April 1899), pages 120-122.[Archive.org]

Acknowledgments

This profile was created 15 Aug 2020 from research by Anne Winters.