Capt
Daniel
Spofford
aka Spaffard, Spoffard
Born in Rowley, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of John Spofford IV
and Sarah (Poore) Perley
Brother of
Francis Spafford [half], John Spofford V [half], Abner Spafford [half], Sarah (Spofford) Dickinson [half], Mary (Spofford) Barker [half], Dorcas (Spofford) Bradstreet, Moses Spofford, Eliphalet Spofford and William Spofford
Husband of
Judith (Follansbee) Spofford
— married
17 Nov 1742 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Husband of
Bette Smith
— married
12 Apr 1780 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Judith (Spofford) Dodge, Amos Spofford, Temperance Spofford, Abigail Spafford and Sara (Spafford) Perley
Died
at age 82
in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Apr 2014
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Biography
Daniel Spofford is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A107320.
Daniel Spofford ... [1]
Daniel Spofford Birth Apr 1721; Parents: John Spofford and Sarah Poor.[2]
m1. Marriage John Spofford and Judith Follansbee 1741[3]
Daniel married Judeth Follinsbe after 9 October 1742 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[4]
Daniel married Judith Follinsbee on 17 November 1742 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.[5]
Children John Spofford and Judith Follansbee: [3]
- William; b. 6 Mar 1742; died an infant
- Moody; b. 24 Jun 1744; m. Huldah Spofford
- William; b. 2 Oct 1746 ; m. Sarah Spofford of Andover
- Judith; b. 8 Mar 1749; m. Jeremiah Dodge
- Amos; b. 20 Sep 1751 ; m. Irene Dole
- Temperance; b. Oct. 17, 1755; m, Jeremiah Spofford.
- Abigail; b. 7 Sep 1759 ; d. 3 Oct 1764
- Daniel; b. 6 Jan 1762 ; d. 2 Nov 1764
- Abigail "Nabby"; b. 24 Jan 1765; m. David Tenney of Byfield.
- Sarah; b. 11 Feb 1768; m. William Perley of Boxford.
DAR Ancestor #: A107320[6]
m2. Marriage John Spofford and Betsy Smith
m3. Marriage John Spofford and Phebe Thurston (wid. of Rev. David Jewett) Phebe (Thurston) Spofford (1741-)
Daniel died (age 82) on 26 April 1803 in Massachusetts, United States.[7]
Find A Grave Col Daniel Spofford; BIRTH 1721; DEATH 26 Apr 1803 (aged 81–82) Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Parents: John Spaffard 1678–1735 and Sarah Poore Perley 1693–1746; Spouse: Judith Follinsbe Spofford 1720–1779 (m. 1742). Baptized: April 23, 1721 Parents: Capt. John Spofford & Sarah Poor Marriage: 1. Judith Follansbee, m. Nov. 17, 1742, d. 1779 2. Mrs. Betty Emery, m. Apr. 12, 1780, d. 1784 3. Phebe (Thurston) Jewett, widow, m. Jan. 11, 1786 Military: colonel of the Seventh Regiment of militia in Essex County, marched to Cambridge, April 19, 1775 Offices: Representative of the town, 1776; member of the convention that formed the constitution, 1780; elected deacon in Georgetown, 1781.
Occupation: architect, built several churches.
Colonel Daniel Spofford served with Essex County, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Daniel Spofford is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A107320.
DANIEL, b. April, 1721; m. Judith Follansbee, 1741
Judith Follansbee, born Newbury, Massachusetts 20 Nov 1720, died Georgetown, Massachusetts 28 Feb 1799 married Col. Daniel Spafford in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts on 17 Nov 1742. [8]
Sources
- ↑ Entered by Norman Dodge, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
- ↑ (10.) Capt. John Spofford, published in "A family record of the descendants of John Spofford, who emigrated from England, and settled at Rowley, Essex County, Mass., in 1638" by Spofford, Jeremiah, 1787-1880. Publication date 1869; Publisher Haverhill, E.G. Frothingham, printer; no visible notice of copyright; stated date is 1869; Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive 2008; Contributor New York Public Library; Language English; 127 pages; Available online at Archive.org, (https://archive.org/details/familyrecordofde00spof/page/20/mode/2up) Page 20 (doc pages 21)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 (35.) Capt. John Spofford, published in "A family record of the descendants of John Spofford, who emigrated from England, and settled at Rowley, Essex County, Mass., in 1638" by Spofford, Jeremiah, 1787-1880. Publication date 1869; Publisher Haverhill, E.G. Frothingham, printer; no visible notice of copyright; stated date is 1869; Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive 2008; Contributor New York Public Library; Language English; 127 pages; Available online at Archive.org, (https://archive.org/details/familyrecordofde00spof/page/24/mode/2up) Page 25 (doc pages 25)
- ↑
Purpose of Marriage:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
citing Page: 107; Digital film/folder number: 007009725; FHL microfilm: 886203; Image number: 206; Packet letter: L; Indexing batch: I00965-9
FamilySearch Record: FHNZ-R4Q (accessed 21 December 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-HDXN
Daniel Spaford marriage to Judith Follinsbe on 9 Oct 1742 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. - ↑
Marriage:
"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
citing Digital film/folder number: 7; FHL microfilm: 887754; Record number: 4323706
FamilySearch Record: FC35-9BH (accessed 21 December 2023)
Daniel Spaford marriage to Judith Follinsbee on 17 Nov 1742 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 07 July 2023), "Record of Spofford, John", Ancestor # A107320.
- ↑
Death:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007009689_004_M99N-G7C; Image number: 207
FamilySearch Record: QG1K-ST4P (accessed 22 December 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G97M-59VR-W
Daniel Spofford death 26 Apr 1803 (age 82) in Massachusetts, United States. - ↑ Society of Colonial Wars in Massachusetts Membership Applications, 1620-1910. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2755/i/58221/766-co2/1427013167
FamilySearch Person: 9MQQ-S2Y
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2022-05-05), "Record of Daniel Spofford", Ancestor # A107320.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12621129/daniel-spofford : accessed 05 May 2022), memorial page for Col Daniel Spofford (1721–26 Apr 1803), Find A Grave: Memorial #12621129, citing Union Cemetery, Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Bill Boyington (contributor 46800933) .
- Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 14, p. 670
- Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Ancestry Record 2495 #80961365
- Daniel Spofford
- Birth Date: abt 1721
- Death Date: 26 Apr 1803
- Death Place: Rowley, Massachusetts
- Death Age: 82
- Spouse Name: Judith
- Daniel Spaffard
- Birth Date: Apr 1721
- First Marriage Date: 1741
- Death Date: 26 Apr 1803
- Father: John Spaford
- Mother: Sarah Poor
- Spouse: Judith Follansbee Betsey Smith Phebe Thurston
- Child:
- William Spofford|
- Moody Spofford
- William Spofford
- Judith Spofford
- Amos Spofford
- Temperance Spofford
- Abigail Spofford
- Daniel Spofford
- Abigail Spofford
- Sarah Spofford
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Daniel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Daniel:
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Spafford-66 and Spofford-224 appear to represent the same person because: various spellings presented on VRs, same events
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