Samuel Scofield (abt. 1680 - abt. 1768)

Born about 1680 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Weed) Scofield — married about 18 Jan 1709 in Fairfield County, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died about 1768 at about age 88 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut

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Biography

Samuel Scofield (Daniel, Daniel)

Origin

Samuel was born c. 1680 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, a son of Daniel Scofield and Abigail Merwin.^[1][2]

Marriages

Samuel married twice.

• He married c. 1700 at Stamford, as his 1st, to Hannah Weed (b 22 Mar 1687), daughter of John Weed and Mary [Parsons?]^[1] or Mary Unknown who married as her 2nd to Josiah Forman/Furman of Newton, L.I.^[3]Samuel Scofield married Hannah Weed, who was born in Connecticut in 1687.^[4]

Samuel was executor for his mother-in-law, Mary (Unknown) Weed Furman, who died on 31 March 1714, inventory 29 April 1714.^[3]

• He married on 28 February 1739/40 at Stamford, as his 2nd, to Hannah Sutherlin.^[1]

Children

Children of Samuel and Hannah Weed:

1. Eunice Scofield, b c. 1707 Stamford; m David Slawson^{[citation needed]}
2. John Scofield, b 28 Sept 171[?5] Stamford^[5]
3. Ely Scofield, b 15 Jan 1717 Stamford^[5]
4. Hannah Scofield, b 11 Dec 1718 Stamford^[5]
5. Mary Scofield, b 20 Feb 1722/3 Stamford^[5]
6. Abigail Scofield, b 27 December 1730; d 12 February 1766.^[1]

Death and Legacy

Samuel Scofield was born in 1680 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America and died in Stamford, Connecticut in 1768. His mother was Abigail Scofield.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Descendants of Daniel Scofield I." Barbara Kaye, manager, CTGenWeb accessed 26 June 2016.
2. ↑ Raywalt, James, (1998) "The Identity of Sarah, Wife of Daniel Scofield and Miles Merwin - Still a Mystery." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. AmericanAncestors.org accessed 26 June 2016 NEHGS (Vol 152, Pages 179-83).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Jacobus, Donald Lines, (1932) Families of Old Fairfield, Connecticut. AmericanAncestors.org. accessed 26 June 2016 NEHGS (Vol 1, Page 653)
4. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Source number: 822.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PJE.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} (1934) The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. AmericanAncestors.org. accessed 26 June 2016 NEHGS (Vol 11, Pages 225, 228).
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #68392292.

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