Benjamin Metcalf and Sarah Abell

Citing this biography: Boyd, Michelle, "Benjamin Metcalf and Sarah Abell," article, Olive and Eliza, last accessed [current date]."

Benjamin Metcalf was born 12 March 1704/5 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut to Ebenezer Metcalf and Hannah Abell. Benjamin married Sarah Abell 26 October 1726 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Sarah was born 2 March 1704 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut to John Abell and Rebeckah Sluman.

Benjamin died 10 October 1777 in Connecticut and Sarah died 27 April 1781 in Connecticut. Benjamin’s will was dated 23 May 1777 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut and proved 10November 1777. His son Benjamin had been made the executor but he died only a couple of weeks after the father’s death. Both were buried in Johnson Cemetery, Bozrah, New London, Connecticut.

Benjamin and Sarah’s children are:

1 Benjamin Metcalf, born 17 Sep 1727 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, married Mary Mattoon 27 Feb 1755 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, was left forty pounds in his father’s will (along with one-fourth part of the remainder of the estate), died 24 Oct 1777 in Connecticut, buried in Goshen Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.

Wife: Mary Mattoon, b. 1 Mar 1723 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut to Gershom and Jemima Mattoon.
 
2
 Zebulon Metcalf, born 11 Jul 1729 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, married Lydia Bourn 24 Oct 1754 in Bozrah or Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, was left forty pounds in his father’s will (along with one-fourth part of the remainder of the estate), lived in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut in 1790 and in Otsego, Otsego, New York in 1800. According to The Abell Family in America, Zebulon married 2) Mary Abell but I have no primary evidence of this yet.

Wife 1: Lydia Bourn, b. 27 Sep 1734 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut to Thomas and Deborah Bourn, d. 30 Jul 1779 in Connecticut, bur. in Goshen Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, epitaph reads “Reader Remember you must Die, it may be as Sudeen as I”.

Possible wife 2: Mary Abell, b. 24 Feb 1736 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut to Daniel and Sarah Abell, m. 1st Jared Clark 12 Dec 1754 in Bozrah, d. 25 Dec 1813; of her character, was called “a professor of religion” who “adorned the doctrine which she believed,” bur. in Drake Cemetery, Cooperstown, Otsego, New York.
 
3 Abel Metcalf, born about 1733, married Abigail Thorpe 12 Aug 1755 in Bozrah or Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, was mentioned in his father’s will as having “Received a Valuable Portion from his Grandfather Metcalf” and was given his father’s great Bible (along with one-fourth part of the remainder of the estate), died 9 Jun 1790 in Connecticut, buried in Goshen Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.

Wife: Abigail Thorpe.
 
4 Lydia Metcalf, born 30 Mar 1734 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, married Stephen Lee 3 Sep 1754 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, was bequeathed ten pound (as well as a portion of one-fourth part of the remainder of the estate along with sisters Sarah and Rebeckah).

Husband: Stephen Lee, b. 2 Mar 1729/30 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, the son of Stephen and Mercy (Bentley) Lee, brother of Nathan Lee below, lived in Canaan, Columbia, New York in 1790 and in Otsego, Otsego, New York in 1800.
 
5 Andrew Metcalf, (Dr. Andrew Metcalf), born 5 Dec 1736 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, married Zerviah Hyde 20 Sep 1758 in Bozrah or Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, served as physician in 1776 during the Revolution, was given only ten pounds in his father’s will (along with one-fourth part of the remainder of the estate) due to his father “having given him a more Expensive Education than his Brothers,” lived in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut in 1800, died 2 Jul 1828 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, buried in Goshen Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.

Wife: Zerviah Hyde, b. 15 Dec 1740 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut to Samuel and Priscilla (Bradford) Hide, sister of Sybil Hyde (who married Jabez Metcalf, Andrew's uncle), bp. 21 Dec 1740 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, d. 4 Jan1829 in Connecticut, administration of estate on 21 Feb 1829 names heirs: Priscilla Robinson, Salome Metcalf, and Luke Metcalf, bur. in Goshen Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.
 
6 Sarah Metcalf, born 10 Dec 1738 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, married Nathan Lee 7 Oct 1763 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, was bequeathed ten pound (as well as a portion of one-fourth part of the remainder of the estate along with sisters Lydia and Rebeckah).

Husband: Nathan Lee, b. 23 Aug 1738 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, the son of Stephen and Mercy (Bentley) Lee, brother of Stephen Lee above, lived in Canaan, Columbia, New York in 1790, in Otsego, Otsego, New York in 1800, and in Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York in 1810.
7 Ebenezer Metcalf, born 27 Dec 1741 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, died 11 Apr1742 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.
8 Rebeckah Metcalf, born 3 Jun 1744 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, married William Alden 29 May 1766 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, was bequeathed ten pound (as well as a portion of one-fourth part of the remainder of the estate along with sisters Lydia and Sarah).

Husband: William Alden, b. 21 Oct 1731 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut to Andrew and Lydia Alden.
9 Anne Metcalf, born 21 Feb 1747 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, baptized 13 Mar 1748 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, died 16 Nov 1748 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut.

Summary of Sources

  1. Norwich [Bozrah], CT: Records of the First Church, 1739-1824. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Abstracted by Jennie Tefft Gallup, typescript. "Records of Baptisms, marriages, deaths, and church admissions of the First Church of Norwich, Conn. from 1739 to 1829." Date unknown; acquired 1929).
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Schott, Nancy E. (comp.), The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records Vital Records, Lebanon, vol. 1 & 2, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1999.
  5. Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
  6. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
  7. Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
  8. 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.
  9. Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volume 1. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992, p. 149.
  10. Application for Jonathan Lane, Application Date: 25 Sep 1947, SAR Membership 69301. Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
  11. Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
  12. Second Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  13. Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
  14. Probate Records, 1748-1917; Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Norwich District); Probate Place: New London, Connecticut; images 201-202. 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.
  15. Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut; images 1007-1015. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  16. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.
  17. Obituary of Mrs. Mary Metcalf, The Freeman's Journal, 1 January 1814.
  18. Tombstones of Benjamin Metcalf and Mrs. Sarah Metcalf, Johnson Cemetery, Bozrah, New London, Connecticut.
  19. Tombstones of Benjamin Metcalf, Lydia (Bourne) Metcalf, Abel Metcalf, Andrew Metcalf, and Zerviah (Hyde) Metcalf, Goshen Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.
  20. Tombstone of Mary (Abell) Metcalf, Drake Cemetery, Cooperstown, Otsego, New York.
  21. Barbour, Lucius Barnes, Williston Walker, & Winslow Tracy Williams (Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut), Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848, Vol. 1, Hartford, CT: The Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Co., 1913, p. 41.

Records related to Benjamin and Sarah (Abell) Metcalf but not copied below due to copyright considerations:

  1. Abell, Horace A.. The Abell family in America : Robert Abell of Rehoboth, Mass., his English ancestry and his descendants, other Abell families and immigrants, Abell families in England. Rutland, Vt.: Tuttle Pub. Co., 1940, pgs. 65, 75.


Source Materials

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Mayflower Births and Deaths

Samuel Hide, b. 10 Sept. 1691*, Windham CT; d. 14 Feb. 1776*, Lebanon CT
Children of Samuel Hide & Priscilla Bradford4 (Jos.3): (9) <Lebanon CT VR:146>
Samuel Hide5, b. 24 Oct. 1725
Anne Hide5, b. 22 Oct. 1727
Priscilla Hide5, b. 16 Apr. 1731, d. 5 Oct. 1732
Sybil Hide5, b. 16 Apr. 1731 (twins)
Daniel Hide5, b. 7 May 1733
Priscilla Hide5, b. 4 June 1735, d. 4 July 1759, Litchfield CT
Hannah Hide5, b. 19 July 1738
Zerviah Hide5, b. 15 Dec. 1740
Abigail Hide5, b. 4 Nov. 1744; d. 20 Dec. 1830*
Lieut. Samuel Hide, d. 6 Nov. 1742 <Lebanon CT VR:149>

Source: Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volume 1. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992, p. 149.


Norwich [Bozrah], CT: Records of the First Church

Original Text               Start Date          Record Type

Stephen Lee              Sep 3, 1754        Marriage
Lydia Metcalf

Hathan [sic] Lee        Oct 7, 1763        Marriage
Sarah Metcalf

Source: Norwich [Bozrah], CT: Records of the First Church, 1739-1824. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Abstracted by Jennie Tefft Gallup, typescript. "Records of Baptisms, marriages, deaths, and church admissions of the First Church of Norwich, Conn. from 1739 to 1829." Date unknown; acquired 1929).



Early Connecticut Marriages

Name:    Zebulon Metcalf
Gender:    Male
Spouse's Name:    Lydia Boarn
Spouse Gender:    Female
Marriage Date:    24 Oct 1754
Marriage Place:    Norwich-Bozrah, New London

Name:    Mary Abel
Gender:    Female
Spouse's Name:    Jared Clark
Spouse Gender:    Male
Marriage Date:    12 Dec 1754
Marriage Place:    Lebanon-Goshen, New London

Name:    Abel Metcalf
Gender:    Male
Spouse's Name:    Abigail Thorp
Spouse Gender:    Female
Marriage Date:    12 Aug 1755
Marriage Place:    Norwich-Bozrah, New London

Name:    Lydia Metcalf
Gender:    Female
Spouse's Name:    Stephen Lee
Spouse Gender:    Male
Marriage Date:    3 Sep 1754
Marriage Place:    Norwich-Bozrah, New London

Name:    Sarah Metcalf
Gender:    Female
Spouse's Name:    Nathan Lee
Spouse Gender:    Male
Marriage Date:    7 Oct 1763
Marriage Place:    Norwich-Bozrah, New London

Name:    Andrew Metcalf
Gender:    Male
Spouse's Name:    Zerviah Hide
Spouse Gender:    Female
Marriage Date:    20 Sep 1758
Marriage Place:    Norwich-Bozrah, New London

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.



Connecticut Church Record Abstracts

Name:    Lydia Metcalf
Marriage Date:    3 Sep 1754
Marriage Place:    Bozrrah, Connecticut, USA
Spouse Name:    Stephen Lee
Volume Title:    Volume 009 Bozrah

Name:    Dr Andrew Metcalf
Death Date:    2 Jul 1828
Death Place:    Bozrrah, Connecticut, USA
Volume Title:    Volume 009 Bozrah

Name:    Zerviah Hyde
Baptism Date:    21 Dec 1740
Baptism Place:    Lebanon, Connecticut, USA
Volume Title:    Volume 057 Lebanon

Name:    Anne Metcalf
Baptism Date:    13 Mar 1748
Baptism Place:    Bozrrah, Connecticut, USA
Volume Title:    Volume 009 Bozrah

Name:    Anne Metcalf
Death Date:    16 Nov 1748
Death Place:    Bozrrah, Connecticut, USA
Volume Title:    Volume 009 Bozrah

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.


Vital Records of Norwich

Ebenezer Metcalfe and Hanah Abell ware Married Aprill 28th 1702
...
Benjamine Metcalfe was born March 12th 1704/5
 
Source: Barbour, Lucius Barnes, Williston Walker, & Winslow Tracy Williams (Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut), Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848, Vol. 1, Hartford, CT: The Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Co., 1913, p. 41.



The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records Vital Records

                                                                                               Vol.        Page
LEE
Nathan, m. Sarah METCALF, b. of Lebanon, Oct. 6,
    1763, by Rev. Mr. B. Throope                                          1             190

METCALF, METCALFE
Sarah, d. [Benjamin & Sarah], b. Dec. 10, 1738               1            197

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



Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

Name    Benjamin Metcalf
Gender    Male
Parent    Ebenezer
Parent    Hannah

Name:    Sarah Abell
Gender:    Female
Birth Date:    2 Mar 1704
Birth Place:    Lebanon
Parent:    John
Parent:    Rebeckah

Name:    Benjamin Metcalf
Gender:    Male
Birth Date:    17 Sep 1727
Birth Place:    Lebanon
Parent:    Benjamin
Parent:    Sarah

Name:    Mary Mattoon
Gender:    Female
Birth Date:    1 Mar 1723
Birth Place:    Lebanon
Parent:    Gershom
Parent:    Jemima

Name:    Zebulon Metcalf
Gender:    Male
Birth Date:    11 Jul 1729
Birth Place:    Lebanon
Parent:    Benjamin
Parent:    Sarah

Name:    Lydia Bourn
Gender:    Female
Birth Date:    27 Sep 1734
Birth Place:    Lebanon
Parent:    Thomas
Parent:    Deborah

Name:    Mary Abell
Gender:    Female
Birth Date:    24 Feb 1736
Birth Place:    Lebanon
Parent:    Daniel
Parent:    Sarah

Name:    Lydia Metcalf
Gender:    Female
Birth Date:    30 Mar 1734
Birth Place:    Lebanon
Parent:    Benjamin
Parent:    Sarah

Name    Stephen Lee
Gender    Male
Birth Date    2 Mar 1729-1730
Birth Place    Lebanon
Parent    Stephen
Parent    Mercy

Name:    Andrew Metcalf
Gender:    Male
Birth Date:    5 Dec 1736
Birth Place:    Lebanon
Parent:    Benjamin
Parent:    Sarah

Name:    Zerviah Hyde
Gender:    Female
Birth Date:    15 Dec 1740
Birth Place:    Lebanon
Parent:    Samuel
Parent:    Priscilla

Name:    Rebeckah Metcalf
Gender:    Female
Birth Date:    3 Jun 1744
Birth Place:    Lebanon
Parent:    Benjamin
Parent:    Sarah

Name:    William Alden
Gender:    Male
Birth Date:    21 Oct 1731
Birth Place:    Lebanon
Parent:    Andrew
Parent:    Lydia

Name:    Anne Metcalf
Gender:    Female
Birth Date:    21 Feb 1747
Birth Place:    Lebanon
Parent:    Benjamin
Parent:    Sarah

Source: Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.



Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

Name:    Sarah Abell
Marriage Date:    26 Oct 1726
Marriage Place:    Lebanon, Connecticut, USA
Spouse:    Benjamin Metcalfe
[Note: Date given as 1726 with note: "Written 1826"]

Name:    Mary Mattoon
Marriage Date:    27 Feb 1755
Marriage Place:    Lebanon, Connecticut, USA
Spouse:    Benjamin Metcalfe Jr.

Name:    Zebulon Metcalf
Marriage Date:    24 Oct 1754
Marriage Place:    Lebanon, Connecticut, USA
Spouse:    Lydia Bourn

Name:    Abel Metcalf
Marriage Date:    12 Aug 1755
Marriage Place:    Lebanon, Connecticut, USA
Spouse:    Abigail Thorpe

Name:    Andrew Metcalf
Marriage Date:    20 Sep 1758
Marriage Place:    Lebanon, Connecticut, USA
Spouse:    Zervia Hyde

Name:    Rebeckah Metcalf
Marriage Date:    29 May 1766
Marriage Place:    Lebanon, Connecticut, USA
Spouse:    William Alden

Source: Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.



Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

Name:    Ebenezer Metcalf
Gender:    Male
Age:    0
Birth Date:    27 Dec 1741
Birth Place:    Lebanon
Death Date:    11 Apr 1742
Death Place:    Lebanon, Connecticut, USA
Parent Name:    Benjamin
Parent Name:    Sarah

Source: Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.



Connecticut Deaths and Burials Index

Name    Benjamin Metcalf
Death Date    10 Oct 1777
Death Place    Connecticut
Burial Place    Bozrah, Connecticut
Gender    Male
FHL Film Number    3169

Name:    Mrs Sarah Metcalf
Birth Date:    abt 1705
Age at Death:    76
Death Date:    27 Apr 1781
Death Place:    Connecticut
Burial Place:    Bozrah, Connecticut
Gender:    Female
FHL Film Number:    3169

Name:    Benjamin Metcalf
Birth Date:    abt 1727
Age at Death:    50
Death Date:    24 Oct 1777
Death Place:    Connecticut
Burial Place:    Lebanon, Connecticut
Gender:    Male
FHL Film Number:    3169

Name:    Lydia Metcalf
Birth Date:    abt 1735
Age at Death:    44
Death Date:    30 Jul 1779
Death Place:    Connecticut
Burial Place:    Lebanon, Connecticut
Gender:    Female
FHL Film Number:    3169

Name:    Abel Metcalf
Birth Date:    abt 1733
Age at Death:    57
Death Date:    9 Jun 1790
Death Place:    Connecticut
Burial Place:    Lebanon, Connecticut
Gender:    Male
FHL Film Number:    3169

Name:    Andrew Metcalf
Birth Date:    abt 1737
Age at Death:    91
Death Date:    1828
Death Place:    Connecticut
Gender:    Male
FHL Film Number:    3244

Name:    Z Metcalf
Birth Date:    abt 1741
Age at Death:    88
Death Date:    4 Jan 1829
Death Place:    Connecticut
Gender:    Female
FHL Film Number:    3245

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.



Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices

Name    Benjamin Metcalf
Death Date    10 Oct 1777
Cemetery    Johnson Cemetery
Burial Place    Bozrah, Connecticut

Name:    Mrs Sarah Metcalf
Birth Date:    abt 1705
Death Date:    27 Apr 1781
Age at Death:    76
Cemetery:    Johnson Cemetery
Burial Place:    Bozrah, Connecticut

Name:    Benjamin Metcalf
Birth Date:    abt 1727
Death Date:    24 Oct 1777
Age at Death:    50
Cemetery:    Goshen Cemetery
Burial Place:    Connecticut

Name:    Lydia Metcalf
Birth Date:    abt 1735
Death Date:    30 Jul 1779
Age at Death:    44
Cemetery:    Goshen Cemetery
Burial Place:    Connecticut

Name:    Abel Metcalf
Birth Date:    abt 1733
Death Date:    9 Jun 1790
Age at Death:    57
Cemetery:    Goshen Cemetery
Burial Place:    Connecticut

Name:    Dr Andrew Metcalf
Birth Date:    abt 1737
Death Date:    2 Jul 1828
Death Place:    Lebanon, Connecticut
Age at Death:    91

Name:    Widow Z Metcalf
Birth Date:    abt 1741
Death Date:    4 Jan 1829
Death Place:    Lebanon, Connecticut
Age at Death:    88

Source: Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.


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1790

Canaan, Columbia, New York

Household of Nathan Lee in 1790
Household:
Stephen Lee,
Nathan Lee;
Year: 1790;
Census Place:
Canaan, Columbia,
New York;
Series: M637;
Roll: 6;
Page: 225;
Image: 258;
FHL Film: 0568146

Name:    Stephen Lee
Home in 1790 (City, County, State):    Canaan, Columbia, New York
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:    2
Free White Persons - Females:    4
Number of Household Members:    6

Name:    Nathan Lee
Home in 1790 (City, County, State):    Canaan, Columbia, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16:    2
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:    2
Free White Persons - Females:    4
Number of Household Members:    8


Lebanon, Windham, Connecticut

Household of Zebulon Medcalf in 1790
Household:
Zebulon Medcalf;
Year: 1790;
Census Place:
Lebanon, Windham,
Connecticut;
Series: M637;
Roll: 1;
Page: 238;
Image: 518;
FHL Film: 0568141

Name:    Zebulon Medcalf
Home in 1790 (City, County, State):    Lebanon, Windham, Connecticut
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:    3
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.


1800

Otsego, Otsego, New York

Households of Nathan Lee, Hill Richardson, and Benjamin M. Lee in 1800
Household:
Nathan Lee;
Year: 1800;
Census Place:
Otsego, Otsego,
New York;
Series: M32;
Roll: 25;
Page: 596;
Image: 38;
FHL Film: 193713
Household of Zebulon Metcalf in 1800
Household:
Zebulan Metcalf;
Year: 1800;
Census Place:
Otsego, Otsego,
New York;
Series: M32;
Roll: 25;
Page: 597;
Image: 39;
FHL Film: 193713
Household of Stephen Lee in 1800
Household:
Stephen Lee;
Year: 1800;
Census Place:
Otsego, Otsego,
New York;
Series: M32;
Roll: 25;
Page: 597;
Image: 39;
FHL Film: 193713

Name:    Nathan Lee
Home in 1800 (City, County, State):    Otsego, Otsego, New York
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over:    1
Number of Household Members Over 25:    3
Number of Household Members:    4

Name:    Zebulan Metcalf
Home in 1800 (City, County, State):    Otsego, Otsego, New York
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over:    1
Number of Household Members Over 25:    2
Number of Household Members:    3

Name:    Stephen Lee
Home in 1800 (City, County, State):    Otsego, Otsego, New York
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over:    1
Number of Household Members Over 25:    3
Number of Household Members:    4


Lebanon, Windham, Connecticut

Household of Andrew Metcalf in 1800
Household:
Andrew Metcalf;
Year: 1800;
Census Place:
Lebanon, Windham,
Connecticut;
Series: M32;
Roll: 2;
Page: 710;
Image: 455;
FHL Film: 205619

Name:    Andrew Metcalf
Home in 1800 (City, County, State):    Lebanon, Windham, Connecticut
Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over:    2
Number of Household Members Under 16:    1
Number of Household Members Over 25:    4
Number of Household Members:    5

Source: Second Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.


1810

Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York

Household of Nathan Lee in 1810
Households:
Nathan Lee;
Year: 1810;
Census Place:
Ellisburg, Jefferson,
New York;
Roll: 28;
Page: 549;
Image: 00044;
FHL Film: 0181382

Name:    Nathan Lee
Home in 1810 (City, County, State):    Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:    2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :    1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:    2
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :    1
Number of Household Members Under 16:    3
Number of Household Members Over 25:    5
Number of Household Members:    8


Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications

He served as physician in Captain Walter Hyde's company, 1776.
Dr. Andrew Metcalf's name appears in a list of Militia Regiments, 1776 at the Camp near King's Bridge, Sept. 21st., 1776, in a travel Roll of Capt. Walter Hyde's Company, in Colonel Erastus Woolcot's Regiment of Militia - distance traveled from Lebanon (Conn.) to New York - 150 miles credited to Dr. Andrew Metcalf.
Ref: Conn. Hist. Coll., Vol. 8, p. 149.

Source: Application for Jonathan Lane, Application Date: 25 Sep 1947, SAR Membership 69301. Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.


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Receipt of abatement of taxes for Dr. Andrew Metcalf

Receipt of abatement of taxes for Dr. Andrew Metcalf
Front
Back of receipt of abatement of taxes for Dr. Andrew Metcalf
Back

Source: 1781 Tax Abatement document for Dr. Andrew Metcalf, in the possession of Michelle Boyd.


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Obituary of Mrs. Mary Metcalf
Obituary of Mrs.
Mary Metcalf,
The Freeman's
Journal,
1 January 1814.


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Johnson Cemetery, Bozrah, New London, Connecticut

Gravestone of Benjamin Metcalf
Benjamin Metcalf
Photo credit:
Laura W. Petix,
Findagrave.com
Gravestone of Sarah Metcalf
Sarah Metcalf
Photo credit:
Laura W. Petix,
Findagrave.com

Goshen Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut

Gravestone of Benjamin Metcalf
Benjamin Metcalf
Photo credit:
Jack S.,
Findagrave.com
Gravestone of Lydia Metcalf
Lydia Metcalf
Photo credit:
Brett Burrowes,
Findagrave.com
"In Memory of Mrs.
Lydia Metcalf, who
Died Suddenly July
30, 1779 in the 45th
year of her Age.
Reader, Remember
You must die, It may
be as sudden as I."
Gravestone of Abel Metcalf
Abel Metcalf
(footstone?)
Photo credit:
Brett Burrowes,
Findagrave.com
Gravestone of Andrew Metcalf
Andrew Metcalf
Photo credit:
Brett Burrowes,
Findagrave.com
Stone is found next
to the stones of wife
Zerviah and son
Jabez.
Gravestone of Zerviah Metcalf
Zerviah Metcalf
Photo credit:
Jack S.,
Findagrave.com

Drake Cemetery, Cooperstown, Otsego, New York

Gravestone of Mary Metcalf
Mary Metcalf
Photo credit:
Denise Haviland,
Findagrave.com



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