Aaron Burr 3rd Vice President of the United States
My Ancestors
I was born in Connecticut, and so were my parents and all my grandparents.
Great-grandparents: All my great-grandparents were born in the USA, except Mary Eleanor Elliott b.Ireland
All other great-grandparents born in Connecticut, except for Charles Thruston Greene b.Maryland
2nd-great-grandparents: Excluding the above mentioned Ireland family, all 2nd-great-grandparents born in the USA, except Moses Thomas b.Wales and Henry Supple b.Ireland
Excluding family lines above, all other 2nd-great-grandparents born in Connecticut, except
Pauline Powles b.New York and
George Sears Greene b.Rhode Island
Martha Barrett Dana b.Massachusetts
Mary Elizabeth Barnum b.New York
3rd-great-grandparents: Excluding the above Ireland and Wales family lines, all 3rd-great-grandparents born in USA, except,
William Mills b.England
Susan Markham b.England
4th-great-grandparents: I only have documentation about 47 of my 64 4th-great-grandparents. Of these 47, their birth locations are:
Connecticut: 18
New York: 5
Rhode Island: 4
Massachusetts: 5
The rest are undocumented or born in Europe
Founders of Danbury, Connecticut
Eight families are considered to be the original founders, in 1684/5, of what was to become Danbury, Connecticut:
Benedict Family: I have not discovered any direct connection to the above Benedict men, only connections via their wives. There are brick walls in my family tree, so connections to these Benedict men may yet be found.
Henry Whitney was one of the petitioners, 9 May 1672, for liberty to begin a new "plantation neare the back side of Norwalke." This was Danbury. Leave was granted, and the plantations was begun in 1684, but he did not live to take part in it. (Phoenix)
I have been tested at both 23andMe and FamilyTreeDNA. The 23andMe test includes SNP test of yDNA, mtDNA, and auDNA. My FamilyTreeDNA test only includes 111 STRs on the yDNA.
Below, I have included a complete description of my SNP test results, along with the progression through that haplogroup tree. This is so that others can compare their haplogroup branch to my haplogroup branch. As long as we use that latest haplogroup trees, this should tell us how closely we are related (or not at all). This only works along Maternal or Paternal lines, but that may include thousands of people. This will allow us to find errors in the genealogy in WikiTree and also allow us to discover so-called "Non Paternal Events" (NPE).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships.
Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
Rick Pierpont:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-S4056, FTDNA kit #364331, MitoYDNA ID T10746[compare] +
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R-S29
Rick Pierpont:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup J2a1a1a2, FTDNA kit #364331, MitoYDNA ID T10749[compare] +
Mitochondrial DNA Test Other, haplogroup J2a1a1b
Rick, FYI I have worked further on the profile of Elizabeth (Matson) Mather, that you improved based on the recent article in the NYGBR by Bryna O'Sullivan. I have proposed to merge it into what turns out to be a duplicate Matson-434 . And added a profile of the actual wife of Timothy Matson (1737-1813?) and rearranged the children. Hopefully correctly.
Thank you for your recent edits for the couple of Amos Fisher MD (1760-1807) & Rebecca (Edson) Fisher (1762-). These two are my 4th Great Grandparents. I am in the process of trying to prove my direct line through them to the Chilton family or Richard Warren Mayflower passengers for Mayflower Society membership. Thank you again for your contribution.
Clicking "thank you" doesn't seem adequate to express my appreciation for all the work you've done maintaining free-space pages for so many sources. The consistent formatting and comprehensive information about each source including free links makes them a joy to use. Thank you, thank you, thank you. :)
Rick, many thanks for merging my great x4 grandmother's profile (Rebecca Parnell). I'm always sure I'm going to mess that up so I appreciate you doing that!
I am new to WikiTree. However, my niece has done a lot of research via MyHeritage. The wife of John Morehouse, #1395- born 1770 is Sarah Straight. She was born 1764 in Kent. I don't have her dob, but she is the daughter of Thaddeus Peet born 1726 and Catherine Fairchild Peet, 1726, Stratford CT. The New Milford Historical society has quite a bit of information on these families. They actually lived in the village Marbledale, which is now part of Washington CT. I am currently learning how to input information. If you wish to do so, go ahead. If not, I think I can get this done in a few weeks. Anyway, thank you.
As far as I know, Thaddeus did not have a daughter named Sarah. Perhaps you meant Sarah Straight, dau. of Henry and Mary (Peet) Straight, married John Morehouse?
You are correct. I am new to this, and in the future, best to write lineage on paper, rather than memory, before writing on email, etc. I skipped a generation. John M. and Sarah Straight to Henry &Mary Peet Straight. My niece has Mary the daughter of Thaddeus and Catherine Peet. Both Thaddeus and Catherine died in 1765.
Thank you for clearing that up for me. I changed the appropriate WikiTree profiles, so everything should be correct now. Please let me know if you see more problems or additions that I could make.
I noticed you added several children to Rachel (Hubbard) Griggs (abt.1622-1718) today, along with a link to the newest NEHGR Randy West article (Fall 2023). You included a note in sources that Rachel was William Griggs' 2nd wife. I am just curious if you found something contradicting the article, thus supporting you adding Rachel as mother to William's earlier children? Another article, NEHGR 123:173 (1969) documents the children through Elizabeth with mother as William's first wife also. Maybe I am missing something though...?
Thank you for adding the new NEHGR source, which should prove quite helpful.
Vol. 9 of the "Boston Records Commissioners Reports", page 68 lists the birth dates of 6 of William's children, including William b. 1640. All 6 give Rachel as the mother. That was the reason I added Rachel as the mother of his youngest children. So, Yes, that does contradict the article. However, on page 68 of the BRCR, it also includes a note that says the information was recorded in 1659, 19 years after Williams 1640 birth date, at a time when William, the father, was married to Rachel, so I suspect it is wrong in regards to the mother of his youngest children.
I got this from the "Connecticut Ancestry" article cited on the WikiTree profile for John Scofield. The article says:
"He married (2) MARY HOLMES November 17, 1743 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, daughter of STEPHEN HOLMES and MARY HOBBY.
This article, which is not available for free, cites these sources: (which I did not check)
Scofield, Ernest Nelson: Temple Register, # 1203 in poss. of Blair C. Scofield
Scofield, Harriet & Whipple, Henry B: A Scofield Survey, FHL 929.273 Sco29s CS71 S42, pg.2, ("Mary (Holmes) Mead, widow of Caleb Mead").
Scofield, Robert L: Dictionary of the Scofield family of America FHL film US/CAN 1534779, pg.J-42, (Has some errors in the info.).
International Genealogical Index, (Caleb Mead, s/o Caleb Mead and Mary Holmes was born 28 Oct 1716 at Horseneck, an early section of Greenwich. Caleb Mead married Mary Holmes Feb 1716 at Greenwich. s/s 5 Apr 1991 JRIVE).
Mead., Spencer P: Ye Historie of Ye Town of Greenwich, FHL US/CAN 974.69 G/1 H2m 1979, pg.567,(Parents, siblings, spouse).
Although I'm not sure what you added, biography-wise, the surname of 'Wilson' for Samuel's second wife is something I have looked for. I'm guessing that 'Connecticut Ancestry" may be the source. I would appreciate knowing.
I've added additional information from the source, but it just confirms what was already there. Joseph Manchester married twice. First to Mary Roberts and second to Elizabeth Sheldon. It goes on to say he had 3 children, all by his first wife, but does not give birthdates of the children. It also says that Elizabeth Sheldon is the dau. of Joseph and Lydia (Arnold) Sheldon. The source also does not mention a second husband for Elizabeth Sheldon.
Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol I - Deacon Sheldon Family which discloses an error on the 1848 Manchester Family Genealogy. Eliz Sheldon was the dau. of Deacon Joseph Sheldon and Lydia Arnold, she m 3 Dec 1750 Joseph Manchester. Their son Pardon b 6 Dec 1754 d 16 Oct 1773
Now I am confused. On page 702 it talks about Joseph4 Manchester (Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas1). There is no such Joseph on WikiTree right now. Should there be?
Also, on page 702, it says the 1948 Register article erroneously gives the 3 Dec 1750 marriage date to the marriage of Elizabeth Sheldon to Joseph Sheldon. No it doesn't, or, maybe I'm just not seeing it?
I added a WikiTree profile for Pardon b. 1754, but maybe I attached it to the wrong father?
I was checking out your efforts in building a source library. I see we are 7th cousins through Mary Greene Gardiner. I'm curious as to whether you know about H. B. Pierrepont? In 1833, my 3rd great-grandfather, Barnabas Kenyon of Broadalbin was granted land, Liber I, page 35, by H. B. Pierrepont, an early settler of the village of Pierrepont Manor, from the index of deeds in Jefferson County, New York. I believe this was likely Hezekiah Beers Pierrepont.
I think this is Hezekiah Beers Pierrepont, where it says "He was a merchant in New York, and the inheritor and holder of half a million of acres of land of great value in Northern New York, which were purchased originally for but eight cents an acre."
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Bryna's research seems definitive to me. Halsey
I noticed you added several children to Rachel (Hubbard) Griggs (abt.1622-1718) today, along with a link to the newest NEHGR Randy West article (Fall 2023). You included a note in sources that Rachel was William Griggs' 2nd wife. I am just curious if you found something contradicting the article, thus supporting you adding Rachel as mother to William's earlier children? Another article, NEHGR 123:173 (1969) documents the children through Elizabeth with mother as William's first wife also. Maybe I am missing something though...?
Thank you for adding the new NEHGR source, which should prove quite helpful.
What is your source for Mary (Holmes) Scofield (abt.1696-aft.1758) marrying John Scofield? I'd like to add it to her profile. Thank you, S
"He married (2) MARY HOLMES November 17, 1743 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, daughter of STEPHEN HOLMES and MARY HOBBY.
This article, which is not available for free, cites these sources: (which I did not check)
edited by Rick Pierpont
Is Joseph the same man married to both Mary Roberts and Eliz Sheldon? If Eliz 2m 5 April 1761 Samuel Warner (1740-1798)...
my notes from the above ....Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 Providence Probate Files, A485-A881, 1646-1885 28 Nov 1762 Joseph Manchester is deceased, the Providence town council to appoint guardians of his children, Gideon Manchester named guardian of John, Pardon and Elizabeth. Signed by Gideon Manchester, Joseph Sheldon, George Jackson, William Wheaton as witnessed by James and Mary Angell. (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/7408316?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a2246535a506a6347567370416a443268775064417a64734b53384d49504e56597945754e3475504a4d6566413d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d
https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/7410123?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a2248796e6e35464758757247452b4a364962537633746b64726f7a723871624666504d7047312f4a6e794d4d3d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d
Also, on page 702, it says the 1948 Register article erroneously gives the 3 Dec 1750 marriage date to the marriage of Elizabeth Sheldon to Joseph Sheldon. No it doesn't, or, maybe I'm just not seeing it?
I added a WikiTree profile for Pardon b. 1754, but maybe I attached it to the wrong father?