Stephen Lee and Elizabeth Woodward

Citing this biography: Boyd, Michelle, "Stephen Lee and Elizabeth Woodward," article, Olive and Eliza, last accessed [current date]."

Stephen Lee was born 5 March 1661 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts to Walter Lee and Mary —. He was baptized 20 November 1680 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

Stephen married Elizabeth Woodward 23 December 1691 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born 17 March 1672/3 (given as 1671 in one record) in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts to John Woodward and Anna Dewey.

Stephen died 5 September 1725 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut and Elizabeth died 18 January 1744/5, also in Lebanon.

Stephen and Elizabeth’s children are:

1	Thomas Lee, born 5 Nov 1692 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, baptized 26 Jan 1693 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, married Rachel Hurlbut 19 Sep 1723 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut. Wife: Rachel Hurlbut, born 23 Sep 1701 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut to Joseph Hurlbut, Jr.
2	Samuel Lee, born 9 May 1695 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts (though one record stated that he was baptized 12 Mar 1695 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts), married Mehitable Baldwin, died 10 Dec 1782 and was buried in Goshen Cemetery in Lebanon with Mehitable. Wife: Mehitable Baldwin, born about 1695, died 7 Jul 1784.
3	Elizabeth Lee, born 15 Aug 1698 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, married Thomas Kellogg 22 Dec 1720 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Husband: Thomas Kellogg.
4	Stephen Lee, born 19 Dec 1700 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, married 1) Mercy Bentley 20 May 1725 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, married 2) Mary Walker 22 February 1759 at Goshen Church, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Wife 1: Mercy Bentley, christened 5 Jun 1704 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, daughter of William Bentley and Mary Elliot, died 25 Nov 1755 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Wife 2: Mary Walker, married first Samuel Gay, Jr. 27 June 1737 in Connecticut.
5	Abigail Lee, born 27 Feb 1703/4 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, married John Gillett, Jr. 30 Dec 1726 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Husband: John Gillett, Jr., born 7 Oct 1702 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut to John and Experience (Dewey) Gillett.
6	Anna Lee, born 26 Jun 1706 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, married David Lyman 27 May 1736 at Goshen Church, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, died 1 Dec 1737, buried in Old Yard Cemetery, Columbia, Tolland, Connecticut. Husband: David Lyman.
7	Asahel Lee, born 8 Dec 1708 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, married Hannah Stark 2 Dec 1730 at Goshen Church, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Wife: Hannah Stark, born 7 Dec 1709 in Groton, New London, Connecticut to Stephen and Hannah Stark.
8	Rachel Lee, born 16 Apr 1711 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.
9	Mary Lee, born 19 Dec 1713 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, married Peter Brewster 18 Feb 1731 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, died 17 Sep 1784 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, buried in the South Street Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut with Peter. Husband: Peter Brewster, born 17 Feb 1706/7 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut to William and Patience Brewster, baptized Feb 1706/7 in Connecticut, moved to Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut about 1737, married second Miriam Barnard 30 Nov 1786, died 27 Jan 1802 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, will dated 2 Jun 1800 and proved 2 Mar 1802.
10	Daniel Lee, born 13 Sep 1715 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, married Eunice Searl 14 Nov 1739 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, lived in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut in 1790. Wife: Eunice Searl, born 19 Aug 1719 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts to James and Mary Searls.

Summary of Sources

Westfield, MA: Baptisms Performed in the Church of Christ, 1679–1836 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, 2003.)
Marriages from First Congregational Church, Lebanon, New London Co., CT; Early Connecticut Marriages As Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, Vol 2, Rev. Frederick W. Bailey, 1896, http://dunhamwilcox.net/ct/lebanon_marr_g.htm
Goshen Congregational Church Records, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, FHL US/CAN Film No. 4726.
Bailey, Frederic William, Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, vol. 2, New Haven, CT: Bureau of American Ancestry, 1896, p. 40.
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. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
“Vital Records of Northampton, Massachusetts.” Corbin Collection Volume 1: Records of Hampshire County, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)
Schott, Nancy E. (comp.), The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records Vital Records, Lebanon, vol. 1 & 2, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1999.
Schott, Nancy E. (comp.), The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records Vital Records, Litchfield, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1999.
Schott, Nancy E. (comp.), The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records Vital Records, Woodbury, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1999.
Schott, Nancy E. (comp.), The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records Vital Records, Groton, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1999.
Westfield, MA: Birth and Death Records. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Abstraction of original records, donated to NEHGS by Harold T. Dougherty. "Westfield Birth and Death Records as Obtained From the Files at City Hall, Westfield," donated 1937).
Westfield, MA: Marriage Records. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Abstraction of original records, donated to NEHGS by Harold T. Dougherty. "Westfield Marriage Records as Obtained from the Files at City Hall, Westfield," donated 1937).
Davis, Rev. Emerson, "A Record of Marriages, Births and Deaths in Westfield, Massachusetts, Prior to the Year 1700," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. VI, Jul 1852, pgs. 265-71.
Ancestry.com. Early Connecticut Marriages [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.
Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772–1934." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
Trumbull, James Hammond & Charles Jeremy Hoadly, Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1887.
Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Source Information.
Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts.
Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, retrieved Oct 2012 from http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/, transcribed by Warren C. Wetmore, 1999.
Jones, Emma C. Brewster, The Brewster Genealogy, 1566-1907, Vol. 1, New York: Grafton Press, 1908, pgs. 76-77.
Ancestry.com. The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Gravestones of Samuel and Mehitable (Baldwin) Lee, Goshen Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.
Gravestone of Anna (Lee) Lyman, Old Yard Cemetery, Columbia, Tolland, Connecticut.
Gravestone of Mary (Lee) Brewster, South Street Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut.

Source Materials

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Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England

Vol. 3
LEE
STEPHEN, Westfield, s. of Walter, m. 23 Dec. 1691, Elizabeth Woodward, d. of John, had Thomas, b. 5 Nov. 1692; and Samuel, 9 May 1695. He rem. to Lebanon.

Vol. 4
WOODWARD
JOHN, Northampton, only s. of Henry of the same, freem. 1680, m. 18 May 1671, Ann, d. of Thomas Dewey of Windsor, had Elizabeth b. 17 Mar. 1672; John, 2 Apr. 1674; Samuel, 20 Mar. 1676, d. at 7 mos.; Henry, 18 Mar. 1680; Thomas, 22 Apr. 1682; and Israel, 6 Feb. 1685; rem. to Westfield, and in few yrs. more to Lebanon, Conn. Much distinct. in the science of med. has been attain. by descend.

Source: Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, retrieved Oct 2012 from http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/, transcribed by Warren C. Wetmore, 1999.

The Brewster Genealogy, 1566-1907

46 PETER5 BREWSTER (William4, Benjamin3, Jonathan2, William1), married first, at Lebanon, Conn., February 18, 1730 (Lebanon First Chh.Rec.), MARY, daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth LEE of Lebanon, born December 19, 1713; died at Coventry, Conn., September 17, 1784; married second, November 30, 1786, MIRIAM, daughter of Benoni and Freedom BARNARD, born at Coventry, February 23, 1726-7, and died there, in 1818. He died at Coventry, January 27, 1802, in his 96th year.

Peter Brewster removed from Lebanon to Coventry about 1737, and settled on a farm in the north parish of that town.

In his will, dated June 2, 1800, and proved March 2, 1802 (recorded in Hebron Probate Records, ii. 183), he names his eldest son Israel, son Jacob, youngest son David, the children of his son Jesse, viz. Asahel, Mary and Sintha Brewster, his daughter Martha Long, and the “children now living” of his deceased daughters, Tabitha, Mary, and Patience.

Children (were of his first wife), i-ii baptized at Lebanon (order uncertain):
i.    MARTHA6, bapt. June 6, 1731; m. Apr. 11 1755, Samuel Long.
ii.    TABITHA, bapt. Nov. 12, 1732; d. before June 2, 1800; m. Jan. 25, 1748-9, Phineas Strong, son of Dea. Phineas and Mary (Parker) Strong, b. Nov. 9, 1725; was living Dec. 10, 1770. Chn. (from Strong Gen.):
     1    Phineas7 Strong, b. June 30, 1750. Settled at Hartford, Vt.
     2    Abel Strong, b. Jan. 9, 1752.
     3    Tabitha Strong, b. Dec. 17, 1753.
     4    Daniel Strong, b. Dec. 14, 1755.
     5    Israel Strong, b. Jan. 14, 1758.
     6    Mary Strong, b. March 5, 1760.
iii.    ISRAEL, m. Abigail —, who was his wife May 6, 1773.
iv.    JACOB, b. in 1742 or 1743.
v.    MARY, b. probably in 1745.
vi.    PATIENCE.
vii.    JESSE, m. —. Chn., living June 2, 1800:
     1    Asahel7 Brewster.
     2    Mary Brewster.
     3    Sintha Brewster.
viii.    DAVID.*

Ref. auth.—Lebanon T. and First Chh. Rec.; North Coventry First Chh. Rec.; Hebron Prob. Rec., ii. 183; Coventry Deeds, XXV. 514; Strong Gen.; family papers.

* He may have been the David Brewster who m. Feb. 2, 1775, Lucretia Smith (Lebanon First Chh. Rec.).

Source: Jones, Emma C. Brewster, The Brewster Genealogy, 1566-1907, Vol. 1, New York: Grafton Press, 1908, pgs. 76-77.

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Goshen Congregational Church, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut

Marriage record of Ashahel Lee and Hannah Stark — Marriage,
Ashahel Lee and
Hannah Stark,
1730

Marriage record of David Lyman and Anna Lee — Marriage,
David Lyman and
Anna Lee,
27 May 1735

Marriage record of Stephen Lee and Mrs. Mary Gay — Marriage,
Stephen Lee and
Mary Gay,
22 Feb 1759***

Source: Goshen Congregational Church (Lebanon, Connecticut), Church records, 1728-1895, FHL Microfilm 4726 Items 4-5.

***Note: Mary was the widow of Samuel Gay. “Samuel Gay, Jr., & Mary Walker, June 27, 1737”
Source for Mary's first marriage: Ancestry.com. Early Connecticut Marriages [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Bailey, Frederick W. Early Connecticut Marriages. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.

Westfield, MA: Baptisms Performed in the Church of Christ

Names                Original Text                                         Start Date         Record Type
Stephen LEE        Stephen LEE s. Walter & Mary            Nov 20, 1680    Baptism
Walter LEE
Mary LEE - Mother

Samuel LEE          Samuel LEE s. Stephen & Elizabeth   Mar 12, 1695    Baptism
Stephen LEE
Elizabeth LEE – Mother

Thomas LEE         Thomas LEE s. Stephen & Elizabeth    Jan 26, 1693     Baptism
Stephen LEE
Elizabeth LEE – Mother

Source: Westfield, MA: Baptisms Performed in the Church of Christ, 1679–1836 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, 2003.)

Marriages from First Congregational Church, Lebanon, Connecticut

Groom & Bride Date of Marriage
Stephen Lee & Mercy Bently m. 20 May 1725

Source: Marriages from First Congregational Church, Lebanon, New London Co., CT; Early Connecticut Marriages As Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, Vol 2, Rev. Frederick W. Bailey, 1896, http://dunhamwilcox.net/ct/lebanon_marr_g.htm

Lebanon, New London County...
Peter Bruster & Mary Lee, Feb. 18, 1731

Source: Bailey, Frederic William, Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, vol. 2, New Haven, CT: Bureau of American Ancestry, 1896, p. 40.

Connecticut Church Record Abstracts

                                                                                    Vol.               Page
Brewster,
Peter, bp. Feb. [ ], 1706/7                                         4                   23
Peter, m. Mary Lee, Feb. 18, 1730                           4                   168
Peter & w. Mary, conf. & o.c. May 23, 1731           4                   85

Lee,
Daniel, adm. ch. Jan. 3, 1757, on profession         5                   58
Daniel, mem. in full communion in Church
of Christ in East Greenwich, June 29, 1757           2                   6
Daniel, Dea. & w. Eunice, mems. in full
communion with Church of Christ in East
Greenwich, Mar. 18, 1772                                       2                   11
Eunice, adm. ch. Jan. 3, 1757, on profession         5                   58
Eunice & hus. Dea. Daniel, mems. in full
communion with Church of Christ in East
Greenwich, Mar. 18, 1772                                       2                   11

Source: 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.

Massachusetts Town and Vital Records

Name:    Steven Lee
Event Type:    Birth
Birth Date:    5 Mar 1661
Birth Place:    Northampton, Massachusetts
Father Name:    Walter Lee
Mother Name:    Mary Lee

Name:    Elizabeth Woodward
Event Type:    Birth
Birth Date:    17 Mar 1671
Birth Place:    Northampton, Massachusetts
Father Name:    John Woodward
Mother Name:    Hannah Woodward

Name:    Eunice Searls
Event Type:    Birth
Birth Date:    19 Aug 1719
Birth Place:    Northampton, Massachusetts
Father Name:    James Searls
Mother Name:    Mary Searls

Name:            Thomas Lee
Event Type:        Birth
Birth Date:        5 Nov 1692
Birth Place:        Westfield, Massachusetts
Father Name:        Stephen Lee
Mother Name:    Elizabeth Woodward

Name:            Samuel Lee
Event Type:        Birth
Birth Date:        9 May 1695
Birth Place:        Westfield, Massachusetts
Father Name:        Stephen Lee
Mother Name:    Elizabeth Woodward

Name:    Daniel Lee
Event Type:    Marriage
Marriage Date:    14 Nov 1739
Marriage Place:    Northampton, Massachusetts
Spouse Name:    Eunice Searl

Source: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).

Vital Records of Northampton, Massachusetts

Last Name Given Name Parents Date Year
Woodward Elizabeth d. John & Hanah Mar. 17 1672[/3]

Source: “Vital Records of Northampton, Massachusetts.” Corbin Collection Volume 1: Records of Hampshire County, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)

The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records Vital Records

Lebanon

BREWSTER
Peter, [s. Patience & William], b. Feb. 17, 1706/7                  1        27

GILLETT, GILLET
John, [s. John & Experience], b. Oct. 7, 1702                        1        120

LEE
Abigail, [d. Stephen & Elizabeth], b. Feb. 27, 1703/4           1        176
Abigail, m. John GILLETT, Jr., Dec. 1, 1726                             1        121
Anna, [d. Stephen & Elizabeth], b. June 26, 1706                1        176
Anna, m. David LYMAN, May 27, 1736                                  1        173
Asahel, [s. Stephen & Elizabeth], b. Dec. 8, 1708                 1        176
Asahel, m. Hannah [        ]                                                       1        179
Daniel, [s. Stephen & Elizabeth], b. Sept. 13, 1715               1        176
Daniel, of Lebanon, m. Eunice SEARL, of Northampton,
Nov. 14, 1739                                                                            1        174
Elizabeth, d. Stephen & Elizabeth, b. Aug. 15, 1698            1        176
Elizabeth, m. Thomas KELLOG[G], Dec. 22, 1720                 1        166
Elizabeth, d. Jan. 18, 1744/5 in the 73d y. of her age         1        181
Mary, [d. Stephen & Elizabeth], b. Dec. 19, 1713                1        176
Rachel, [d. Stephen & Elizabeth], b. Apr. 16, 1711              1        176
Samuel, m. Mehitable Baldwin, [        ]                                 1        178
Stephen, [s. Stephen & Elisabeth], b. Dec. 19, 1700           1        176
Stephen, m. Mercy BENTLEY, May 20, 1725                          1        171
Stephen, d. Sept. 5, 1725                                                        1        176

Source: Schott, Nancy E. (comp.), The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records Vital Records, Lebanon, vol. 1 & 2, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1999.

Litchfield
LEE
Thomas, m. Rachall Houlbud, Sept. 19, 1723, by
Joseph Minor, J.P.                                                                    1        23

Source: Schott, Nancy E. (comp.), The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records Vital Records, Litchfield, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1999.

Woodbury
HURLBURT, HALLIBUT, HURLBUT
Rachell, d. Joseph, Jr., b. Sept. 23, 1701                            LR2        191

Source: Schott, Nancy E. (comp.), The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records Vital Records, Woodbury, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1999.

Groton
STARK, STARKE
Hannah, d. Stephen & Hannah, b. Dec. 7, 1709        1        125

Source: Schott, Nancy E. (comp.), The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records Vital Records, Groton, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1999.

Westfield, MA: Birth and Death Records

Lee,
Themas, s. Stephen & Elisabeth, b. Nov. 5, 1692
Samuel, s. Stephen & Elizabeth (Woodward) b. May 9, 1695

Source: Westfield, MA: Birth and Death Records. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Abstraction of original records, donated to NEHGS by Harold T. Dougherty. "Westfield Birth and Death Records as Obtained From the Files at City Hall, Westfield," donated 1937)

Westfield, MA: Birth and Death Records

Lee,
Stephen of W. and Elizabeth Woodward of W; m. Dec. 23, 1691

Source: Westfield, MA: Marriage Records. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Abstraction of original records, donated to NEHGS by Harold T. Dougherty. "Westfield Marriage Records as Obtained from the Files at City Hall, Westfield," donated 1937)

A Record of Marriages, Births and Deaths in Westfield, Massachusetts, Prior to the Year 1700

Stephen LEE, m. Elizabeth Woodward, Dec. 23, 1691
Chn.     Thomas, b. Nov. 5, 1692
              Samuel, b. May 9, 1695

Source: Davis, Rev. Emerson, "A Record of Marriages, Births and Deaths in Westfield, Massachusetts, Prior to the Year 1700," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. VI, Jul 1852, pgs. 265-71.

Early Connecticut Marriages

John Gillit & Abigal Lee, Dec. 30, 1726
Ashahel Lee & Hannah Stark, Dec. 2, 1730

Source: Ancestry.com. Early Connecticut Marriages [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.

Records from The New England Historical & Genealogical Register

Name:    John Gillett
Event Type:    Birth
Birth Date:    7 Oct 1702
Birth Place:    USA
Father's name:    John Gillett
Mother's name:    Experience Dewey
Page Number:    241
Volume Number:    101

Source: Ancestry.com. The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society.

Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index

Name:            Mary Brewster
Birth Date:        abt 1711
Age at Death:        73
Death Date:        17 Sep 1784
Death Place:        Connecticut
Gender:        Female
Marital Status:        Married
Spouse:        Peter
FHL Film Number:    3328

Name:            Peter Brewster
Birth Date:        abt 1708
Age at Death:        94
Death Date:        27 Jan 1802
Death Place:        Connecticut
Gender:        Male
FHL Film Number:    3328

Source: Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772–1934." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.

Peter Brewster's probate record:

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From the Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut

And this Assembly for themselves and their successors have given and granted and doe hereby give grant and confirme unto the said purchasers and proprietors of the said tract of land hereafter named that is to say to the heirs of… John Woodward junr…John Woodward senr…Stephen Lee…in their actuall full and peaceable seizin and possession being and to their heirs and assignes forever all that the said tract of land of five miles square aforementioned be the same more or lesse butted and bounded as followeth that is to say On the north or northerly with a line drawne and running from a certain great white oak tree standing or that is supposed to stand two miles from the river called Willamantick alias Showtuckett and in the line that is the western boundary of a parcell of land called Masons and Fitches mile west north west five miles to a great 485 chestnutt tree marked standing about halfe a mile westward from the first branch of the ten mile brook and on the west or westerly with a line drawn and running from the said chestnut tree southwest or southwesterly through a pond called the north pond to two litle black oak trees growing out of one root standing about three quarters of a mile from the southwest corner of the said pond and on the east or easterly with the said western boundary of the said parcell of land called Masons and Fitches mile and on the south or southerly with a line to be drawn and run from the said two litle black oak trees to the said line that is the western boundary of Masons and Fitches mile so as to intersect the same western boundary at the distance of five miles on the point south southwest from the first mentioned great white oak tree at the north east corner And also all and singular the rights priviledges hereditaments and apurtennances of the same in such proportions divisions and distinct proprieties as they the said grantees and proprietors their heirs or assignes or any and every of them have right in and doe lawfully hold and are possessed of the same and that the said tract of land of five miles square hereby granted as aforesaid and every part thereof with the appurtenances shall forever hereafter be unto the heirs of the said…John Woodward…John Woodward…Stephen Lee…and to their heirs and assignes a good sure perfect absolute and indefeizable estate of inheritance in fee simple And this Assembly doth order appoint and impower the surveyor of the Conntie of Newlondo with Deacon John Plumh at the proper cost and charge of the said grantees to survey settle and fixe the lines that are to be the south or southerly and east or easterly boundaries of the said tract of land hereinbefore granted as is before expressed and to erect and make sufficient monuments and boundmarks therein and to make their report to this Court in October next Alway provided that this act shall not preiudice the right or interest of any other persons then those abovenamed in the land herein mentioned but the same shall be saved to them this act notwithstanding

Source: Trumbull, James Hammond & Charles Jeremy Hoadly, Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1887.

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1790

Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut

Household of Daniel Lee in 1800 — Household:
Daniel Lee;
Year: 1790;
Census Place:
Kent, Litchfield,
Connecticut;
Series: M637;
Roll: 1;
Page: 234;
Image: 269;
FHL Film: 0568141

Name:    Daniel Lee
Home in 1790 (City, County, State):    Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:    1
Free White Persons - Females:    2
Number of Household Members:    3

Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut

Household of Peter Brewster in 1790 — Household:
Peter Brewster;
Year: 1790;
Census Place:
Coventry, Tolland,
Connecticut;
Series: M637;
Roll: 1;
Page: 141;
Image: 468;
FHL Film: 0568141

Name:    Peter Brewster
Home in 1790 (City, County, State):    Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:    2
Free White Persons - Females:    4
Number of Household Members:    7

Source: First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

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Goshen Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut

Gravestone of Samuel Lee — Samuel Lee
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John Beckstein,
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Gravestone of Mehitabel Lee — Mehitabel Lee
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John Beckstein,
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Old Yard Cemetery, Columbia, Tolland, Connecticut

Headstone of Annah Lymond — Annah Lymond
(headstone)
Photo credit: JH,
Findagrave.com
Inscription:
Here lyeth interred the
Body of the Worthy Mrs.
Annah the wife of Mr. David
Lymand Who died Dec. 1st
1737 in the 32 Year of her Age.
MEMENTO MORI
MORS VINCIT OMNIA

Footstone for Annah Lymond — Annah Lymond
(footstone)
Photo credit: JH,
Findagrave.com
Inscription:
MRS ANNAH LYMOND
DYED 1737
Aged 32 YEARS

South Street Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut

Gravestone of Mary Brewster — Mary Brewster
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VCEastman,
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Gravestone of Peter Brewster — Peter Brewster
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VCEastman,
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Footstone of Peter Brewster — Peter Brewster
(footstone)
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