Mary (Odell) Middlebrook (abt. 1693 - 1771)

Born about 1693 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel Porter — married 1713 (to 1727) in Connecticut

Wife of John Middlebrook — married 4 Aug 1727 (to 10 Oct 1769) in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 13 Aug 1771 at about age 78 in North Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Mary was born about 1693 and passed away August 13, 1771 in her 77th year. Jacobus has Mary listed as the seventh child of John and Mary Unknown Odell. All seven children were born in Fairfield. Mary had two husbands. Her first marriage to Nathaniel Porter was about 1713. After death of Nathaniel she married John Middlebrook at Stratford on August 4, 1727. She married first Nathaniel Porter about 1713. She married her second husband, John Middlebrook, on August 4 1727 at Stratford.^[1]

Mary and her first husband, Nathaniel Porter, had eight children:^[2]

1. Rebecca
2. Hannah
3. Abigail
4. Mary
5. Sarah
6. John
7. Samuel
8. Nathaniel

Mary and her second husband, John Middlebrook, had two children:^[2]

1. Mary (1728-13 Aug 1798) became the wife of Benjamin Wheeler on April 20, 1749 in Trumbull, Connecticut.
2. Stephen (30 Jun 1731-) married Hannah Hubbel.

Middlebrook has less details on Mary giving only her 1692 birth, her August 13, 1771 death and her 1726 marriage as Mary Porter.^[3] The widow Mary Porter married John Middlebrook as his second wife. They had two children: Mary and Stephen.^[4]

John had eight children by his first wife, Elizabeth Bisbom who passed away in 1720. All the children by his first wife were baptized between 16 May 1703 and 21 Aug 1720. The two eldest and two youngest children died in infancy. If the other four children were baptized soon after birth they could have been part of John's household when he married Mary, age 34, in 1726 as they were between the ages of 11 and 18. their names were, probably, Mary, John, David and Elizabeth. Middlebrook mentions that John's second wife was the widow Porter but says nothing about Mary's previous marriage(s) or having any offspring.^[3]

Middlebrook cites Fairfield Town Records, Book 6, pp. 222-223 for a land transfer to Lemuel Price by John who resided in Fairfield until February 12, 1724. John had an agreement with I. F. Middlebrook of Hartford for a tract of land in Long Hill, North Stratford later named Trumbell, Connecticut. The deed was executed January 6, 1718 but not acknowledged or recorded until December 25, 1728. It is likely that he resided in Fairfield with his first wife and the moved to North Stratford where he married his second wife and remained until his death on October 10, 1769. Mary passed less than two years later on August 13, 1771.^[3][5][6]

Research Notes

LNAB is ODELL.

There is a memorial on FindAGrave listing her parents as John and Mary Odell.^[6]

Jacobus has two husbands for MaryOdell:

married first about 1713 to Nathaniel Porter who passed away about 1727.

Married second at Stratford on 4 Aug 1727 to John Middlebrook.

Indexed Record transcription:^[1]

Odell, John, s. of WIlliam... Note: on page 445

Children, recorded at Fairfield:... Note: top of page 446

Mary, b. abt. 1693, d. at Trumbull, 13 Aug. 1771 in 79 yr. (p.s.); m,

(1) abt. 1713, Nathaniel Porter; m. (2) at Stratford, 4 Aug. 1727,

John Middlebrook Note: Mary is listed seventh of seven children.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Jacobus Page 446 Mary, daughter of John and Mary Odell.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Odell page 34.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Middlebrook Pages 33-34
4. ↑ Middlebrook Page 370 from a genealogical manuscript by Dr. Elijah Middlebrook found among papers of his brother, Robert of Trumbull, Connecticut.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch F7V3-FMN accessed 10 February 2018), Mary Middlebrook, 13 Aug 1771; citing Trumbull, Connecticut, reference pg 57a; FHL microfilm 3,366.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Mary Odell Middlebrook on Find A Grave: Memorial #21138007 has markers transcription and links to some of family's memorials. Note: Porter is not yet linked. This memorial is cited on FamilySearch record QVVJ-PZMX previously indexed as Mary Middlebrook. accessed 13 December 2015; Mary Middlebrook, 1771; Burial, Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America, Long Hill Cemetery.

See also:

• Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1930); Volume I. For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut 1930) page 446.

• Middlebrook, Louis. Register of the Middlebrook Family, Descendants of Joseph Middlebrook of Fairfield, Conn. (C.L.& B. Co., Hartford, Conn., 1909). Source notes: Family RegisterP33 and manuscriptP370.

• Odell, James, Descendants of John Odell 234 Mary Odell.