Edward Fenn (abt. 1644 - 1728)

Born about 1644 in Milford, Connecticut [uncertain]

Husband of Mary (Thorpe) Fenn — married 15 Nov 1688 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 1728 at about age 84 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut

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Uncertain Origins

Edward Fenn has been shown with parents Benjamin Fenn and Sarah (Baldwin) Fenn. However, there is no evidence to support this parentage, even though it seems very possible. Research by Jacobus ^[1] and others have found no evidence of a certain link between Benjamin Fenn, of Milford Connecticut, and Edward Fenn of Wallingford, Connecticut.^[2] As such, the unproven father and mother have been removed from his profile.

Biography

According to one source, Edward Fenn was born in 1644 and died February 2, 1728, at age 84 years.^[3]. However, according to Jacobus, Edward Fenn was born calculated 1663 and died 1732.^[4][1]

The Edward Fenn family of Wallingford, Conn., had no known connection with the Milford family, but oddly enough, the two families intermarried in Plymouth.^[1]

Edward married Mary Thorpe November 15, 1688 in Wallingford, Connecticut.^[5]

Edward and Mary had nine children: ^[6]

• Mary, b September 27, 1689
• Elizabeth, b April 29, 1692
• Sarah, b November 24, 1694
• Hannah, b February 4, 1698, died 13 days later
• Theophilus, b January 31, 1698 (? 1697? 1699? 1700?)
• John, b March 23, 1702
• Hannah, b 1704
• Thomas, b September 13, 1707
• Naomi, b May 10, 1712

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Jacobus, Donald Lines. Fenn of Milford, Conn. American Genealogist (D.L. Jacobus). (Jul 1948), 24:129.
2. ↑ Two Branches of the Fenn Family in America: I. Milford (Conn.) branch (Benjamin Fenn, 1612-1672) : II. Wallingford (Conn.) branch, Ancestry.com. [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Reference pages 1-3, 26
3. ↑ Davis, Charles Henry Stanley, History of Wallingford, Conn: From Its Settlement in 1670 to the Present Time, Including Meriden, which was One of Its Parishes Until 1806, and Cheshire, which was Incorporated in 1780, Volume 1, page 743
4. ↑ Fenn, in Jacobus, Donald Lines, and Helen D. Love Scranton, Families of Ancient New Haven. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974), 3:598. Edward (Fenn), res. W, d 1732.
5. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines, Families of Ancient New Haven, (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as New Haven genealogical magazine. vols. I-VIII. Compiled by Donald Lines Jacobus. 8 vols. Rome, New York: Clarence D. Smith, 1923-1932, reference Volume 3, page 598
6. ↑ Jacobus, pages 598-600

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