Ephraim Daynes (1686 - 1757)

Born 15 Jan 1686 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Pasmouth) Daynes — married 30 May 1708 in Norwich, New London, CT

Descendants

Died 17 Mar 1757 at age 71 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

"Ephrim [sic.]^[1] Daynes" was born, son of Abraham Daines, 15 January 1686 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony. Volume: Norwich-V1, page 29.^[2] Some source has father as Abram Daynes. ^[3]

Ephraim Dayns married Sarah Pasmoth 30 April 1708 in Norwich.^{[2] [4]}

Their children, all born in Norwich,^[2] were:

1. Sarah Dayns, born 8 September 1709.^[5]
2. Abell Dayns, born 18 October 1711.^[6] Abel, s. Ephraim bp 21 Aug 1711 Norwich.^[7]
3. Oxenbridg[e] Dayns, born 3 March 1713/14.^[8][9]
4. James Dayns, born Jul 28 1716 ^[10]
5. Henry Dayns, born Jan 28 1720 ^[11]
6. Jofeph Dayns, born May 23 1723 ^[12]
7. Lydea Dayns, born Mar 28 1726. ^[13]
8. Flauell Daens, born June 30 1731. ^[14]

Ephraim bp. & owned the covenant 2 Jan 1711/12 in Norwich.^[7]

Ephraim was admitted to the church in 1719.^[7]

Probate

His inventory was completed on 18 March 1757 in Norwich. His son Oxenbridge was the administrator of his estate. The distribution was ordered to the widow, and the children, the heirs of Abell, decd., Oxenbridge, James, Henry and Flaveus, Sarah and Lydia.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ All other instances refer to "Ephraim," the most common spelling of this name, then and now. This profile initially read "Ephriam" which is found in ancestry and other genealogies without source. One presume this is simply a spelling error on someone's part, since it does not appear in any sourced data.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Norwich CT: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. (Online database accessed March 11, 2017. AmericanAncestors.org., New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, 1913. See record (requires membership.)
3. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W1-V62 : 3 December 2014), Ephrim Daynes, 15 Jan 1686; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
4. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSK-RGSQ : 21 September 2019), Ephraim Dayns, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143429.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77N-G2Z : 7 January 2020), Ephraim Dayns in entry for Sarah Dayns, 1709.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W1-JYN : 7 January 2020), Ephraim Dayns in entry for Abell Dayns, 1711.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Volume 084 Norwich Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line Ancestry.com]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/3032/41107_620303988_0376-00110/670463 link at Ancestry ($)
8. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP73-1DP2 : 21 September 2019), Ephraim in entry for Oxenbridg Dayns, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143429.
9. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W1-V9S : 7 January 2020), Ephraim Dayns in entry for Oxenbridg Dayns, 1713.
10. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W1-V9X : 3 December 2014), Ephraim Daynes in entry for James Daynes, 28 Jul 1716; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
11. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W1-JR3 : 7 January 2020), Ephraim Dayns in entry for Henry Dayns, 1720.
12. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W1-V3F : 7 January 2020), Ephraim Dayns in entry for Joseph Dayns, 1723.
13. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77N-GZT : 3 December 2014), Ephraim Dayns in entry for Lydea Dayns, 28 Mar 1726; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
14. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W1-J6L : 7 January 2020), Ephraim Daens in entry for Flauell Daens, 1731.
15. ↑ Probate records v. 1-2 1748-1761, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-17VZ : 16 September 2022), FHL microfilm 007627366, image 339-340, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, Vol 2, Pages 85-87.