Elizabeth (Collins) Pierpont (1755 - 1815)

Born 25 Sep 1755 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of James Pierpont III — married 28 Sep 1782 in Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Jul 1815 at age 59 in South Farms, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1755. She died in 1815 at the age of 59 - 60.

Parents: Charles Collins 1727 - 1796 and Anne (Huntington) 1729 - 1787.

Spouse: James Pierpont III 1761 - 1840. They were married 9/28/1782 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut by Rev. Judah Champion. Per Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre - 1870 (Barbour Collection). He married 2nd, Lucy Strong & they had 1 child. Findagrave #132169486

Children:

1. Sherman Pierpont 1783 - 1836

• Married Sidney Humiston Pierpont 1786 - 18411
• Findagrave #208854402

2. Rev. John Pierpont 1785 - 1866

• Married Mary Sheldon Lord 1787 - 1855
• Married Harriet Louise Campbell 1811 - 1870
• Findagrave #36201253 (pic. on page)

3. Sally Pierpont 1786 - 1794

• Findagrave #132169485

4. James Pierpont IV 1789 - 1793

• Findagrave #202975246

5. Elizabeth Pierpont 1792 - 1823

• Married John Langdon 1790 - 1830
• Findagrave #141255776

6. Sarah Brecht Pierpont 1794 - 1822

• Married George Coggeshall 1784 - 1861
• Findagrave #129750505

7. Abigail "Abby" Pierpont 1797 - 1857

• Married John Langdon 1790 - 1830
• Married Samuel A. Church 1809 - 1879
• Findagrave #141219464

8. James Morris Pierpont 1800 - 1839

• Married Sila Mitchel Harrison 1801 - 1882
• Findagrave #132169493

Elizabeth's sisters, Rhoda and Lois married her husband's brothers, Evelyn and Robert

Sources

• Elizabeth is buried at Morris Burying Ground in Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA. Her page lists and has links to her parents, siblings, spouse, 7 children. There is a picture of her headstone and copy of her obit. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132169483/elizabeth-pierpont#add-to-vc

• Elizabeth (Collins) Pierpont: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCF4-B6N

• Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649 - 1906. Elizabeth Collens, female. Birth date/place: 9/25/1755 in Litchfield Township, Litchfield, Litchfield Connecticut. Father: Charles Collens. Mother: Ann.

• Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640 - 1955. Elizabeth Pierpont, female. Age: 59. Birth year: 1756. Death date/place: 7/28/1815 in Connecticut. Morris Cemetery. Spouse: James Pierpont.

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Volumes 1 - 55. 1994 - 2002. White, Lorraine Cook, ed. Baltimore, Maryland. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1994 - 2002. Volume: Litchfield, page 175: Pierpoint/Peirpoint. "James, m. Elizabeth Collins, Sept. 28, 1782, by Rev. Judah Champion."

• Elizabeth, w. James, d. 7/28/1815. Volume 2, page 144. Payne, Charles Thomas, Litchfield and Morris Inscriptions. D.C. Kilbourn, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1905: https://archive.org/stream/litchfieldmorris00payne#page/226

• A Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants of the Town of Litchfield, Connecticut. By George C. Woodruff. The Case Lockwood & Brainard Company, Hartford, Connecticut, 1845. Page 62: http://books.google.com/books?id=Xf0LAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA62#v=onepage&q&f=true

• R. Pierrepont Genealogies from Norman Times to 1913. By Moffat R. Burnham. The Huntington Family in America. Huntington Family Association, Connecticut, 1915. Page 835: https://archive.org/details/huntingtonfamily00hunt/page/835

• Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Volume 74, Morris. Elizabeth Pierpont, w. James, d. 7/28/1815. AE 59 Vol. 1, Page 192