Mercy (Fowler) Betts (1669 - bef. 1708)

Born 1 Apr 1669 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

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Died before 18 Mar 1708 before age 38 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Marcy (sic) Fowler, daughter of Lieut. William Fowler, was born Apr 1, 1669, at Milford, Connecticut.^[1]. On the same page it says Mercy Fowler, daughter of Lieut. [ ] Fowler, born April 1, 1669, married John Betts of Lebanon [Connecticut].^[1] NOTE: no sources have yet been found supporting a John Betts of Lebanon, other than this entry. See Research Notes for information on John Betts of Guilford and Norwalk.

Mercy Fowler, daughter of William and Mary (Tapp) Fowler, was born April 1, 1669, and married John Betts. The couple settled first in New London, Connecticut, then in Lebanon, Connecticut.^[2]

Mercy Fowler, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Tapp) Fowler, was born April 1, 1669. She married John Bills, and settled in New London; afterwards, Lebanon, Connecticut.^[3]

Research Notes

• Families of Early Guilford shows Mercy as the daughter of Thomas, and wife of John Bills.^[4]

• History of the Colony of New Haven says that Mercy Fowler, daughter of Thomas, married John Bills and settled in New London.^[5]

• Another source shows Mercy Fowler as the wife of John Bills. This source doesn't identify her parentage. The couple resided first in Groton, Connecticut where they had two children; then they lived in New London, where they had three more:^[6]

• John, baptized December 16, 1696
• Abigail, baptized November 1, 1702; married Nathaniel House
• James, born September 20, 1703; married Keziah French
• Laurana, married February 1, 1726-7, David Lambert or Norwich, Connecticut
• Benajah, married Mary _____

• According to this source, John Betts, son of Thomas and Mary Betts, was said to have been born May 10, 1655, likely at Guilford, Connecticut. He was married twice, his first wife's name was unknown, and by her he had children John and Hanna. His second wife was Sarah (Kellogg) Brinsdale.^[7]

• Another source doesn't name John Betts' first wife either, naming children John and Hannah. It gives his birthdate as June 20, 1650, at Guilford, where he was living as of February 25, 1673. He moved to Norwalk by 1687.^[8]

• In an article published in 1938, John Betts, son of Thomas, born on June 20, 1650, was said to have married twice; the first to an unnamed wife.^[9]

• John Betts of Norwalk, was named as the guardian for his second wife, Sarah's child Samuel. John married second Sarah (Kellogg) Brinsmade. Sarah was a widow of Daniel Brinsmade. An inventory of Daniel Brinsmade's estate was made October 7, 1702. On March 18, 1708, Sarah's son, Samuel Brinsmade, named John Betts, his "father-in-law" as his guardian.^[10] NOTE: This source does not identify his first wife.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Reference Milford volume, page 72 via American Ancestors $subscription
2. ↑ Abbott, Susan Woodruff, compiler; Ricker, Jacquelyn, editor; Families of Early Milford, Connecticut, published 1979. Reference page 281
3. ↑ Fowler, Daniel W., A genealogy memoir of the descendants of Capt. William Fowler, of New Haven, Connecticut, published 1870. Reference page 25
4. ↑ Talcott, Alvin, Families of Early Guilford, published 1997; compiled by 1888. Reference Volume 1, page 456, via Ancestry
5. ↑ Lambert, Edward R., History of the Colony of New Haven, published 1838. Reference pages 209-210 footnotes
6. ↑ Bill, Ledyard, History of the Bill family, published 1868. Reference page 88
7. ↑ Selleck, Rev. Charles M., Norwalk, [v. 1 and supplement], published 1896. Reference pages 226, 230
8. ↑ Thomas Betts of Guilford and Norwalk, and his descendants, published March, 1888. Reference page 25
9. ↑ "Notes: Betts Family" The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) Reference Volume 92 (1938), page 300 via American Ancestors $Subscription
10. ↑ Fairfield, CT: Families of Old Fairfield. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. Compiled and edited by Donald Lines Jacobus. 2 vols. New Haven: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1930-1932. Reference Volume 1, page 103 via American Ancestors $Subscription

• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (NEHGR), Selected and Introduced by Gary Boyd Roberts, with an Index by Robert & Catherine Barnes, editor, "English Origins of New England Families," Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1984). Rec. Date: 22 Feb 2015. Cit. Date: 22 Feb 2015.
• Abbott, Susan Woodruff Families of Early Milford, Connecticut (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979)