Salmon Treat (abt. 1672 - 1762)

Born about 1672 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1762 at about age 90 in Preston, New London Co., Connecticut

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Biography

Birth

Salmon Treat was born about 1672 in Wethersfield, Connecticut to James Treat, the immigrant, and his wife.^{[1] [2]}

Marriage

He married (1) Dorothy Noyes (1695 or 1696 - 6 December 1714) on April 28, 1698 and (2) Mrs Mary Parks, widow of Captain John Parks, on November 6, 1716.^[1]

Children

1. Anna (26 August 1699 - 17 March 1777); married Jonathon Richardson, 1721.^[3]
2. James (29 November 1700 - 25 June 1774), unmarried^[3]
3. Dorothy (9 February 1702 - 13 January 1795; married Captain John Brewster, 25 September 1725^[3]
4. Jerusha (21 November 1704 - 8 August 1771), unmarried^[3]
5. Prudence (23 November 1706 - ?), married Captain Daniel Stanton, 10 December 1762, as his third wife^[3]
6. Sarah (19 19 September 1708 - 14 November 1754), married Thomas Partridge, 10 May 1737^[3]
7. Rebecca (29 June 1710 - 1757), married Jonathan Jackson, 2 May 1741^[3]
8. Samuel (21 July 1712 - 16 September 1773), married Elizabeth Stark, 23 December 1751^[3]
9. Jemima (27 November 1714 - ?), married Nathaniel Welles, 15 April 1755^[3]

Career

He attended Harvard and was graduated in 1694 and was one of four men who received Master of Arts at the first commencement of Yale University in 1702.^[2]

He served was the first minister of the Presbyterian church at Preston, Connecticut. He served there from 1698 until 1743.

Graduated from Harvard in 1694^[3]

Master of Arts, Yale, 1702^[3]

Ordained at Preston Nov. 16, 1698, or day following.^[3]

Resigned March 14, 1744, due to a disagreement with the church over his pay^[3]

Also kept a store in Preston^[3]

Death

Died Jan. 6, 1762, in 90th year. ^[1]

Probate

His will is dated 8 August 1757 and proved on 7 June 1762 in Norwich. He mentions his daughters, Anna Richardson, Dorothy Brewster, Prudence Treat, Sarah Partridge, Jerusha Wells, and Rebecca Jackson, and his sons Salmon, James, and Samuel. His inventory was completed on 23 February 1762 in Preston.^[4]

Research Notes

Many profiles and Find A Grave give his birth date as November 16, 1672. However, his memorial, copied from his tombstone says he died January 6 1762 in the 90 years of his age. If we interpret that to mean in the 90th year of his age, that means he turned 89 between January 6, 1761, and his death date. A birth date of November 16, 1672, is possible, but before changing it, we need to find a source.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Treat: Page 488-489
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Treat: Pages 491-493
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13} Treat: Page 488-489
4. ↑ Probate records v. 3-4 1761-1773, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-BG54 : 25 September 2022), FHL microfilm 007627367, Images 103-105, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, Vol 3, Pages 189-193.

See also:

• Treat, John H. The Treat Family, A Genealogy of Trott, Tratt, and Treat for Fifteen Generations (Salem Press, Salem, Massachusetts, 1893)
• The Barbour Collection (1994) by Lorraine C. White
• Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts.
• Find a Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 20 May 2020), memorial page for Rev Salmon Treat (1672–6 Jan 1762), Find A Grave: Memorial #18323362, citing Preston City Cemetery, Preston, New London County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Don Blauvelt (contributor 46932939) .