Samuel Bronson (1676 - 1725)

Born 1676 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British North America

Ancestors

Husband of Mehitable (Smith) Bronson — married about 1707 in Farmington, Connecticut

Husband of Ruth (Lewis) Bronson — married after Apr 1714 (to 20 Feb 1725) in Farmington, Connecticut

Died 20 Feb 1725 at about age 49 in Farmington, Connecticut Colony, British North America

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Biography

Samuel Bronson was a cooper and lived in Kensingston Connecticut Colony as an adult. He married first a Smith, sometimes reported as Ruth, but more likely named Mehitabel.^[1]Jonathan Smith's will of 1720, named his son-in-law, Samuel Brunson, along with his grandchildren Elijah Brunson and Mercy Brunson.^[2] It can be inferred from this that Smith's daughter, who had married Samuel Brunson had died before her father. Samuel and his first wife were the parents of Mercy and Elijah.

Samuel married again, this time to Ruth, who was mentioned in her father's (William Lewis) will as Ruth Bronson.^[3] Ullmann^[4] reported that Samuel's will named wife Ruth and children Elijah and Mercy. (I have not verified that record.)

Bronson, Samuel, cooper, died Feb. 19, 1724/25. ^[5]

Baptismal Record

Bronson: Samuel, Isaac, John, Joseph & Mary, children of Isaac, of Mattatuck, bp. June 29, 1684 at Farmington, Connecticut^[6]

Marriage Record

Note: These are transcribed and annotated, not the originals.^[7]

• Bronson, Samuel (1676-1725?) & Ruth --?--; b. 1701?, b 1710; Waterbury, CT

Another Samuel Bronson/Brownson

The Samuel Bronson who died in 1733, is likely the son of Jacob Bronson, brother to Isaac Bronson, father of the subject of this bio.

Sources

1. ↑ Ullmlann, L. 1996. Isaac and Mary (Root) Bronson of Waterbury, CT. The American Genealogist 71:206-214
2. ↑ Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, 3: 356, Hartford.
3. ↑ Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, 3: 177-178, Hartford.
4. ↑ Ullmlann, L. 1996. Isaac and Mary (Root) Bronson of Waterbury, CT. The American Genealogist 71:206-214
5. ↑ Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection, Vol LR2, page 66)
6. ↑ Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920; https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3032/images/41107_620303988_0323-00035?pId=132496
7. ↑ Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004; viewed at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/41833:3824?tid=&pid=&queryId=a82a567f81f820513f6af33ed4e420f8&_phsrc=ZBu10698&_phstart=successSource

#S2 Ullmann, Helen S. 1996 Isaac and Mary (Root) Bronson of Waterbury, Connecticut. TAG 71:206 The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)