Joseph Lockwood (1680 - 1760)

Born 1 Apr 1680 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Weed) Lockwood — married 14 Aug 1707 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 23 Nov 1760 at age 80 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America

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Biography

Joseph Lockwood, son of Ephraim and Mercy (St. John) Lockwood, was born 1 April, 1680 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut.^[1][2]

Joseph married Mary Weed, daughter of John and Mary Weed of Stamford on 14 August 1707.

Mary is listed in the St. John Genealogy as "Mary Wood, who d. June 2, 1736; dau. of John Wood."^[3] This spelling also appears in the Descendants of Robert Lockwood, and appears to trace back at least as far as the record of her marriage as rendered in the book Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, published in 1865.^[4] However, Mary Lockwood was named as a daughter, along with her Weed siblings, by Mary, widow of Josiah Firman, late of Stamford, in her last will executed 20 March 1713/14,^[5] and Edith Wicks' miniature abstract of a 1754 Stamford deed asserts that it shows Joseph Lockwood Jr. to be a grandson of John Weed.^[6]

Joseph died 23 Nov, 1760.^[7] His gravestone has the inscription: "who departed this life Nov23, 1780, in ye 81st year of his life".^[2]

His will is dated 16 April 1758 and proved on 1 December 1760 in Fairfield.^[8]

On 29 December 1760, Ruth Hoyt, Mary Benedict, and Elizabeth Hoyt, the daughters of joseph Lockwood (and their husbands) signed an agreement saying they received their portion of the moveable estate in full from their father's estate.^[9]

On 17 December 1760, his widow, Hannah signed at the receipt for money from his estate and also from an agreement before she had married him.^[10]

His inventory was taken on 13 February 1762.^[11]

Children of Joseph and Mary

1. Ephraim b. 23 Aug. 1708 m. Thankful Grumman.^[2]
2. Joseph b. 23 Nov. 1710 m. Rebecca Rogers.^[2]
3. Ruth b. 17 July 1714 m. David Hoyt.^[2]
4. Daniel b. 5 Dec. 1716.^[2]
5. Mary b. 7 March 1719/20 m. Nataniel Benedict.^[2]
6. Elizabeth b. 23 May 1721. m. Nathan Hoyt.^[2]
7. Sarah b. 23 Nov. 1723 d. 1 Feb. 1726/7.^[2]
8. Isaac b. 24 Dec. 1726 m. Ruth Whitney.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F74H-LRV : accessed 26 Jun 2014), Joseph Lockwood, 01 Apr 1680; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} F. A. Holden; E. D. Lockwood; J. Lockwood. Descendants of Robert Lockwood : colonial and Revolutionary history of the Lockwood family in America from A.D. 1630. Philadelphia. 1889. p. 14, 15, 47
3. ↑ No. 5, iv, 6 pg 9 - The St. John Genealogy; Descendants of Matthias St. John, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1634, of Windsor, Connecticut, 1640, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1643-1645, and Norwalk, Connecticut, 1650 by Orline St. John Alexander, 1907 - https://archive.org/details/stjohngenealogyd00alex/page/8
4. ↑ Hall, Edwin. The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Conn..., Norwalk: Andrew Selleck, 1865, page 194.
5. ↑ Estate of Mary Firman. Last will, ex. 20 March 1713/14 [13 Anne], pr. 30 June 1714. Connecticut. Probate Court (Fairfield District). "Probate records, 1648-1916. Probate records v. 1-5 1648-1750." FamilySearch, film # 7,627,300, page 5:290 / image 788.
6. ↑ Wicks, Edith M. and Robert Spiers. "Genealogical references in Stamford, Ct. land records : volumes A thru S, 1666-1800+." Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc., 1999, page 125 / image 135, citing Stamford Land Records, F:107.
7. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7D3-SMR : accessed 26 Jun 2014), Joseph Lockwood, 03 Nov 1760; citing Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3161.
8. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 11-12, 1753-1762”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y22W  : 2 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627290, image 551-552, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 12, 1747-1761, Page 470-471.
9. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 13-14, 1753-1764”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-YBFY : 13 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627296, image 334, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 14, 1761-1763, Page 61.
10. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 13-14, 1753-1764”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-YBFV  : 13 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627296, image 335, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 14, 1761-1763, Page 62.
11. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 13-14, 1753-1764”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-YBD3  : 3 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627296, image 32-33, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 13, 1753-1764, Page 38-41.

• No. 5, iv 6, pg 9 - The St. John genealogy; descendants of Matthias St. John, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1634, of Windsor, Connecticut, 1640, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1643-1645, and Norwalk, Connecticut, 1650b y Alexander, Orline St. John Alexander Published 1907 https://archive.org/details/stjohngenealogyd00alex
• Benedict, Henry Marvin, 1870. Genealogy of the Benedicts in America. Publisher: Joel Munsell, Albany, NY. page 50

Acknowledgements

• Thank you: Homer Hopper, [[McAvity-1 | David McAvity], Harry Maltby.