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John COOPER
1Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981[originally]Rome, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn., 1922-1932), vol 5, p 1039.
2Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol 1, p 16.
3Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol 5, p 1091.
Mary THOMPSON
1Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981[originally]Rome, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn., 1922-1932), vol 5, p 1039.
2Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol 1, p 16.
3Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol 5, p 1090.
Jeremiah Mathew KELLY
1W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), p. 43. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/toc.html. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/043.html.
2W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford, p. 172. " ... revolutionary pensioners, Oxford men." http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/172.html.
3Dorothy A. DeBisschop, Oxford's Record: The First 175 Years (Oxford, CT, Oxford Record, Inc., 1973), p. 12. . http://www.oxfordpast.com/p12.htm.
4Norman Litchfield & Sabrina Connolly Hoyt, Ph.D., History of the Town of Oxford, Connecticut (1960), 63, 64. . http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/Litchfield-Hoyt_History_of_Oxford/063.html.
5J. L. Rockey, History of New Haven County, Connecticut, p. 534. " The registered freemen in the town at the time of its incorporation in 1798 and the next ten years following were: ..."
6Oxford Land Records Vol. I, 1798-1805, p. 76. " ... Jeremiah Mathew Kelly ...."
71800 Oxford Census.
81810 Oxford Census.
91820 Oxford Census. "Marther Kelly."
10Samuel Orcutt, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (1880, Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), p. 789. "Soldiers in the Revolution ..."
11David Davis & Levi L. Glasson, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Pines Bridge Cemetery (Pines Bridge Cemetery), p. 22. http://www.oxfordpast.com/pbcemscan22.html.
12W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford, p. 13. " ... 1787 ...
Septr 30, Sarah, wife of Jerh Mather Kelly, renewd her covenant." (Oxford Congregational)
http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/013.html.
13Revolutionary War Pension File. " ... Jeremiah M. Kellee of Oxford ... 15 day of Sept 1832 ... Jeremiah Mathew Kelly of Oxford ... aged seventy years ...
... in May 1776 I resided in Oxford ... I enlisted into the company of ___ whereof Stephen Mathews was Captain, __iel Welton Lieutenant, and Edward Riggs was Ensign, as a private and on the last day of May or first day of June, I marched from said Oxford with said company to White Hall near Lake George, N York and then our company joined Colonel Hinman ___ regiment which belonged to the Northern army. This enlistment was for the term of six months and I continued to do duty in said Mathews company a part of the time about three months at White Hall and afterward three months at Ticonderoga until I completed the six months. Ensign Edward Riggs of our company died at White Hall. Our army was commanded by Ens Waterbury, he was captured on Lake Champlain.
I was discharged from the Tour of Ticonderoga on the first or within the few first days of Dec. 1776. No written discharge was given to me.
... in the summer of 1778 the month I cannot now state but believe it was in July at said Oxford I enlisted for three months as a private into Capt. Daniel Holbrook's company of foot. The names of the other officers I am unable to state. This company marched from Derby, Conn. where I joined it to Stratford and remained at that place about five weeks and then to Bridgeport and remained there six weeks from there through Stratford + Milford to New Haven and after remaining there about a week were dismissed without any written discharge ...
... In the fall of 1778 in the first week of December I think Ephraim Andruss of ___ was drafted for a tour of duty of two months. I enlisted as his substitute and served two months at West Haven in a company commanded by Capt. Hawley ...
... In April 1779 I lived in Oxford and was liable to do duty in the militia company there and was drafted for a tour of duty of two months and before the 10 day of April I joined the company of guards at Milford commanded by Capt. ___ Mallett and continued doing duty in said company as a Fifer until the __ of said two months ...
... In the month of July it might be August 1779, Charles Bunnell Esq. of Oxford was drafted to perform a three month tour of duty. He hired me to go as his substitute and I went to West Point New York State and joined Capt. Storrs company but ... helping cut wood to take to the forts at West Point. Charles Bunnell Esq. will testify on my behalf for this tour.
... In June 1780 John Davis now Col. Davis was drafted for a tour of duty for six months. Davis ___ to me to go as his substitute. I engaged to do so and between the 1st and 8th of June I left Oxford in company with ___ Johnson and others ordered to Danbury where we were joined by some 8 or ten more and proceeded ... Tappan Bay to a place called George Town in the State of New Jersey where I joined with others a detachment under Ensign Lord of Col Meigs Regiment. We were at English neighborhood ... and West Point ... when Arnold went on Board the British Ship Vulture. I served out six months as a private and was discharged the 4th or 5th of Dec 1780 at West Point and had a written discharge ...
... Gen Washington and Gen La Fayette were with our regiments at one time. I refer to Col. Davis ... to prove this true.
At Oxford on the 20th or thereabout of July 1781, I enlisted into a company of foot commanded by Joel Hotchkiss, Samuel Porter Lieutenant, Henry Tomlinson Ensign for three months and on 20 July 1781 I left Oxford with some others and joined the company at West Point, New York. Our company belonged to Col. Samuel Canfield's Regiment. I continued doing duty as a private in this company until the 28 or 29 of October and was discharged at West Point, NY ...
I was born in Amenia, State of New York in the year 1760. I do not know that there was ever a record of my birth.
Before the commencement of the War I lived in Oxford and have lived there ever since. I was acquainted with Gen Wooster, Gen Washington ...
In the neighborhood where I now reside I am acquainted with Rev. Ashbel Baldwin, Hiram Osborne Esq, Noah Stone, Robert A Ferguson + Wait Bassett.
I refer to the testimony of Job Candee and Henry Tomlinson for proof of my service in 1781. In the tours of 17785 no higher officers commanded than Capts. Holbrook and ...
We, Ashbel Baldwin, a clergyman, residing in the town of Oxford and Robert Ferguson residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jeremiah M. Kelle who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration ..." http://www.oxfordpast.com/JeremiahMKelly.pdf.
14Signature. "Signature on penison papers." http://www.oxfordpast.com/sig4740.jpg.
15Revolutionary War Pension File. http://www.oxfordpast.com/JeremiahMKelly.pdf.
Daniel KELLY
1W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), p. 43. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/toc.html. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/043.html.
George STEELE
1W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), 41, 42. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/toc.html. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/041.html.
2Dorothy A. DeBisschop, Historical Personalities of the Lower Naugatuck Valley, p. 61. . http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/061.html.
3Rev. F. W. Chapman, The Buckingham Family; or the Descendants of Thomas Buckingham, One of the First Settlers of Milford, Conn. (Hartford, CT, Press of Case, Lockwood and Brainard, 1872), p. 48. " ... of Exeter, N. Y. ..."
4W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford, p. 9. "Admissions to Church Fellowship ...
1802 ...
Novr 4th, Joseph Lines,
Treat Loveland & Betty his wife,
Timothy Wheeler & Hannah his wife,
Isaac Riggs & Sarah his Wife,
Shelon Candee,
Timolthy Candee,
Hannah, Wife to Clark Loveland,
George Steel & Esther his wife.
1803.
March 3d, Ruth, Wife to Joseph Lines by letter from Pastor of Chh in Bethany." (Oxford Congregational)
http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/009.html.
5Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Methodist Cemetery, p. 85. http://www.oxfordpast.com/mecemscan85.html.
6Copied and compared with the original by Nancy O. Phillips, Sarah Riggs Humphrey Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Derby, Connecticut Town Records, 1655-1710 (New Haven, CT, The Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Company, 1901.), p. 479. . "Church Records." http://www.derbyhistorical.org/Records1655-1710/479.html.
7W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford, p. 36. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/036.html.
Esther BUCKINGHAM
1W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), p. 9. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/toc.html. "Admissions to Church Fellowship ...
1802 ...
Novr 4th, Joseph Lines,
Treat Loveland & Betty his wife,
Timothy Wheeler & Hannah his wife,
Isaac Riggs & Sarah his Wife,
Shelon Candee,
Timolthy Candee,
Hannah, Wife to Clark Loveland,
George Steel & Esther his wife.
1803.
March 3d, Ruth, Wife to Joseph Lines by letter from Pastor of Chh in Bethany." (Oxford Congregational)
http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/009.html.
2Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Methodist Cemetery, p. 85. http://www.oxfordpast.com/mecemscan85.html.
3Rev. F. W. Chapman, The Buckingham Family; or the Descendants of Thomas Buckingham, One of the First Settlers of Milford, Conn. (Hartford, CT, Press of Case, Lockwood and Brainard, 1872), p. 48.
4W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford, p. 36. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/036.html.
Nathan STEELE
1W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), p. 41. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/toc.html. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/041.html.
Lucinda STEELE
1W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), p. 42. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/toc.html. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/042.html.
2Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Methodist Cemetery, p. 85. "died Nov. 27, 1801, age 6 mos." http://www.oxfordpast.com/mecemscan85.html.
3Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Methodist Cemetery, p. 85. "Steele, Lucinda, daughter of George &Esther, diedNov. 27, 1801, age 6 mos." http://www.oxfordpast.com/mecemscan85.html.
Clark STEELE
1W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), p. 43. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/toc.html.
Esther Maria STEELE
1W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), p. 44. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/toc.html.
Deacon Bradford STEELE
1Dorothy A. DeBisschop, Historical Personalities of the Lower Naugatuck Valley, 27, 61. . http://www.oxfordpast.com/hp27.htm
http://www.oxfordpast.com/hp61.html.
2Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Congregational Cemetery, p. 83. http://www.oxfordpast.com/sycgcemscan83.html.
3Samuel Orcutt, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (1880, Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), 647 - 648, 762.
41790 Derby Census.
51800 Derby Census.
61820 Derby Census.
71830 Derby Census.
81840 Derby Census.
9Rev. Hollis A. Campbell, William C. Sharpe and Frank G. Bassett, Seymour Past and Present (Seymour, Connecticut, W. C. Sharpe, 1902), p. 437.
10Sharpe, Seymour Past and Present, p. 241. " ... enlisted about July 10, 1777, in the regiment commanded by Col. Enos, being then not quite sixteen years of age. he was taken prisoner at the battle near Fort Independence, Aug. 22, 1777, and confined at first in the 'Sugar House' and later on a prison ship in New York harbor. He was exchanged Aug. 16th 1778 ... in later years largely engaged in local manufacturing industries ..."
11Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Methodist Cemetery, p. 85. http://www.oxfordpast.com/mecemscan85.html.
12Samuel Orcutt, A History of the Old Town of Statford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut - Vol 2, Fairfield County Historical Society, 1886, p. 1336.
13Copied and compared with the original by Nancy O. Phillips, Sarah Riggs Humphrey Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Derby, Connecticut Town Records, 1655-1710 (New Haven, CT, The Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Company, 1901.), p. 474. . "Church Records." http://www.derbyhistorical.org/Records1655-1710/474.html.
14Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Congregational Cemetery, p. 82. "Steele, Dea. Bradford, died Dec. 23, 1841, age 80 yrs. (Revolutionary War Marker, Flag)." http://www.oxfordpast.com/sycgcemscan82.html.
15Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Congregational Cemetery, p. 82. "Smith, Mary A., died Sept. 17, 1863, age 55 yrs.
Kinney, Anna S., wife of William, died Oct. 1, 1867, age 76 yrs.
Kinney, William, died June 25, 1856, age 73 yrs.
Smith, Col. Ira, died Nov. 9, 1822. (Flag)
Smith, Rachel, died Mar. 12, 1863, age 80 yrs.
Steele, Burr, died Aug. 11, 1823, age 23 yrs.
Steele, Sarah, wife of Capt. Bradford, died May 13, 1826, age 80 yrs.
Steele, Betsey, wife of Burr, died Apr. 7, 1821.
Wheeler, David, died Dec. 21, 1829, age 53 yrs.
Steele, Dea. Bradford, died Dec. 23, 1841, age 80 yrs. (Revolutionary War Marker, Flag)." http://www.oxfordpast.com/sycgcemscan82.html.
16Congregational Cemetery Photograph - Seymour, CT. http://www.oxfordpast.com/cem3332.html.
17W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), p. 33. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/toc.html.
18Samuel Orcutt, History Old Town of Derby, Connecticut 1642-1880, p. 762.
Ruth WHEELER
1Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Methodist Cemetery, p. 85. http://www.oxfordpast.com/mecemscan85.html.
21850 Seymour Census. Living w/ daughter Almira & family.
3Rev. Hollis A. Campbell, William C. Sharpe and Frank G. Bassett, Seymour Past and Present (Seymour, Connecticut, W. C. Sharpe, 1902), p. 437.
4Samuel Orcutt, A History of the Old Town of Statford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut - Vol 2, Fairfield County Historical Society, 1886, p. 1336.
5Compiled by Lorraine Cook White, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Vol 8 - Derby 1655-1852, General Editor - Lorraine Cook White, Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1997, p. 314.
6Copied and compared with the original by Nancy O. Phillips, Sarah Riggs Humphrey Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Derby, Connecticut Town Records, 1655-1710 (New Haven, CT, The Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Company, 1901.), p. 476. . "Church Records." http://www.derbyhistorical.org/Records1655-1710/476.html.
7Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Congregational Cemetery, p. 83. http://www.oxfordpast.com/sycgcemscan83.html.
8Samuel Orcutt, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (1880, Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), p. 762.
9Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Congregational Cemetery, p. 83. http://www.oxfordpast.com/sycgcemscan83.html.
10Congregational Cemetery Photograph - Seymour, CT. http://www.oxfordpast.com/cem3335a.html.
11W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), p. 33. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/toc.html.
12Samuel Orcutt, History Old Town of Derby, Connecticut 1642-1880, p. 762.
Sally STEELE
1Samuel Orcutt, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (1880, Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), p. 763.
Ashbell STEELE
1Samuel Orcutt, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (1880, Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), p. 763.
2Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Methodist Cemetery, p. 85. http://www.oxfordpast.com/mecemscan85.html.
3Samuel Orcutt, History Old Town of Derby, Connecticut 1642-1880, p. 763.
4Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Methodist Cemetery, p. 85. http://www.oxfordpast.com/mecemscan85.html.
William STEELE
11870 Seymour Census.
2Samuel Orcutt, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (1880, Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), p. 763.
3Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Congregational Cemetery, p. 83. http://www.oxfordpast.com/sycgcemscan83.html.
4Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Congregational Cemetery, p. 83. "Steele, Edmund, died Apr. 8, 1840, age 52 yrs.
Steele, Anna T., wife of Edmund, died July 22, 1871, age 87 yrs. 8 mos.
Steele, William, died Nov. 24, 1874, age 77 yrs." http://www.oxfordpast.com/sycgcemscan83.html.
5Congregational Cemetery Photograph - Seymour, CT. http://www.oxfordpast.com/cem22154.html.
Susan STEELE
1Samuel Orcutt, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (1880, Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), p. 763.
2Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Methodist Cemetery, p. 85. http://www.oxfordpast.com/mecemscan85.html.
3Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Seymour Methodist Cemetery, p. 85. http://www.oxfordpast.com/mecemscan85.html.
George Wheeler RIGGS
1Norman Litchfield & Sabrina Connolly Hoyt, Ph.D., History of the Town of Oxford, Connecticut (1960), p. 158. . http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/Litchfield-Hoyt_History_of_Oxford/158.html.
2Compiled by Authority of the General Assembly Under Direction of the Adjutants-General, Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion. (Hartford, CT, Press of Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1889.), p. 696. Company B, 20th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers Infantry
Residence Oxford
Enlisted 4 Aug 1862
Mustered in 8 Sep 1862
Mustered out 13 Jun 1865.
3Samuel Orcutt, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (1880, Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), p. 514. "The War of the Rebellion ...
Soldiers Furnished by the Town of Oxford ...
Twentieth Regiment Infantry, C. V. ...
Riggs, George W., private company B, August 4, 1862. Mustered out June 13, 1865, Washington, D. C."
41850 Oxford Census.
51860 Middlebury Census.
6Rev. Hollis A. Campbell, William C. Sharpe and Frank G. Bassett, Seymour Past and Present (Seymour, Connecticut, W. C. Sharpe, 1902), p. 544.
71850 Oxford Census.
Mary Ann BENHAM
11860 Middlebury Census.
21880 Oxford Census. "Nurse." Living w/ parents.
3Rev. Hollis A. Campbell, William C. Sharpe and Frank G. Bassett, Seymour Past and Present (Seymour, Connecticut, W. C. Sharpe, 1902), p. 544.
4Charles Elwell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Southford Cemetery (Southford Cemetery), p. 21. http://www.oxfordpast.com/sfcemscan21.html.
5Charles Elwell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Southford Cemetery, p. 21. http://www.oxfordpast.com/sfcemscan21.html.
6Charles Elwell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Southford Cemetery, p. 21. http://www.oxfordpast.com/sfcemscan21.html.
7Southford Cemetery Photograph - Oxford CT. http://www.oxfordpast.com/cem3371.html.
Edwin B. RIGGS
11860 Middlebury Census.
2Charles Elwell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Southford Cemetery (Southford Cemetery), p. 21.
3Charles Elwell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Southford Cemetery, p. 21.
4Charles Elwell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Southford Cemetery, p. 21.
Joseph WHEELER
11790 Derby Census.
2Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981[originally]Rome, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn., 1922-1932), vol 4, p 886.
3Compiled by Lorraine Cook White, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Vol 8 - Derby 1655-1852, General Editor - Lorraine Cook White, Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1997, p. 314.
4W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), p. 19. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/toc.html. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/019.html.
5Samuel Orcutt, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (1880, Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), p. 823.
6Samuel Orcutt, History Old Town of Derby, Connecticut 1642-1880, p. 823. "In | memory of | Mr Joseph Wheeler | who died | Jun 3 1804 | aged 56 years.
Also | Whittlesey Wheeler | his son | died Dec 15 1803 | aged 19 years.
Stop gay friend and drop a tear
Youth and age lie buried here."
71934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Elm St. Cemetery, p. 215. http://www.oxfordpast.com/elmstcemscan215.html.
8Samuel Orcutt, History Old Town of Derby, Connecticut 1642-1880, p. 776.
9Compiled by Lorraine Cook White, Barbour Collection - Derby, p. 314. " ... by Rev. Jedidiah Mills."
Sarah WHEELER
1Samuel Orcutt, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (1880, Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), p. 776. " ... of Stratford ..."
2Samuel Orcutt, History Old Town of Derby, Connecticut 1642-1880, p. 776.
3Compiled by Lorraine Cook White, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Vol 8 - Derby 1655-1852, General Editor - Lorraine Cook White, Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1997, p. 315.
4Samuel Orcutt, History Old Town of Derby, Connecticut 1642-1880, p. 776.
5Compiled by Lorraine Cook White, Barbour Collection - Derby, p. 314. " ... by Rev. Jedidiah Mills."
John WHEELER
11790 Derby Census.
2Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981[originally]Rome, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn., 1922-1932), vol 8, p 1823.
3Samuel Orcutt, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (1880, Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), p. 815. "Sybil | Consort of John Willer | who died May 10 1777 | in the 18th year of her age.
Lovely in death the beauteous ruin lay
And if in death still lovelier there
Far lovelier! pity swells the tide of love
And will not the severe excuse a sigh?
Ye that e'er lost an angel pity one.
Erected by her parents."
4Compiled by Lorraine Cook White, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Vol 8 - Derby 1655-1852, General Editor - Lorraine Cook White, Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1997, p. 313.
5Copied and compared with the original by Nancy O. Phillips, Sarah Riggs Humphrey Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Derby, Connecticut Town Records, 1655-1710 (New Haven, CT, The Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Company, 1901.), p. 471. . "Church Records." http://www.derbyhistorical.org/Records1655-1710/471.html.
6Compiled by Lorraine Cook White, Barbour Collection - Derby, p. 313.
Sybil TODD
1Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981[originally]Rome, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn., 1922-1932), vol 8, p 1823.
2Compiled by Lorraine Cook White, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Vol 8 - Derby 1655-1852, General Editor - Lorraine Cook White, Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1997, p. 315.
3Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol 8, p 1823.
4Frank F. O'Brien, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Derby Colonial Cemetery, p. 272. http://www.oxfordpast.com/dccemscan272.html.
5Samuel Orcutt, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (1880, Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), p. 815. "Sybil | Consort of John Willer | who died May 10 1777 | in the 18th year of her age.
Lovely in death the beauteous ruin lay
And if in death still lovelier there
Far lovelier! pity swells the tide of love
And will not the severe excuse a sigh?
Ye that e'er lost an angel pity one.
Erected by her parents."
6Derby Colonial Cemetery Photograph - Derby, CT. http://www.oxfordpast.com/cem4221.html.
7Compiled by Lorraine Cook White, Barbour Collection - Derby, p. 313.