Jonathan WAKELEE

Male 1679 - 1743  (64 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Jonathan WAKELEE was born between 09 Feb 1678 and 1679 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (son of Jacob WAKELEE and UNKNOWN); died in 1743 in Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Son of Jacob Wakelee Sr.
    • Will: 13 Dec 1742
    • Will Proved: 07 Jun 1743

    Jonathan married Mary BEARDSLEY about 1704. Mary (daughter of Samuel BEARDSLEY and Abigail CLARK) was born on 01 May 1680 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died after 1742. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jacob WAKELEE (son of Henry WAKELEE and Sarah BURT); died between 30 Dec 1726 and 24 Feb 1727.

    Notes:

    "History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield": Wakelee, Jacob, s. of Henry. Called "Dr." in 1726. He m. (1) ?, widow of Richard Wallis of Norwich.
    He married (2) Hannah Peat, dau. of John, b. 6 Dec. 1667. this statement is made in "Hist. of Stratford", also in "Hist. of Fairfield", whre Hannah Peat is the only wife attributed to Jacob. It is obvious that she was not ole enought to be mother of the older children; she was wife of a Wakelee in 1694, and could have been second wife of Jacob, or first wife of James Wakelee.
    Will 30 Dec. 1726, codicil 7 Jan. 1726/7, proved 24 Feb. 1726/7; sons Jonathan, Henry, Joseph, Israel, nathaniel; daus, Ruth wife of John Lacy, Ann Wife of Timothy Wheeler, Jr.; grandsons Jacob son of Jonathan, and Timothy son of Timothy Wheeler. Witnesses: John Fairchild, Alexander Fairchild, Jr., and Thomas Sherwood.

    Jacob married UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  UNKNOWN
    Children:
    1. 1. Jonathan WAKELEE was born between 09 Feb 1678 and 1679 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1743 in Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    2. Ann WAKELEE was born about 1693; died on 18 Jul 1764.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry WAKELEE was born in 1620 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; died between 11 Jul 1689 and 08 Nov 1690.

    Notes:

    "History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield":
    Wakelee, heny (s. of James ?). Colonial grant of 50 acres, May 1669, doubtless for service in Pequot War (1637). Granted 200 acres, May 1681, for service to the Colony in or about Mattebeseck (Waterbury) (not laid out until 1726, and then assigned by James, son of Henry, to Benjamin Fairweather of Stratfield).
    Res. Hartford, but removed early to Stratford. Hs wervice at Mattebeseck prob. reers to a punitive expedition of 100 men sent out in Aug. 1639, as a sequel to the Pequot War.
    Married 4 Sept. 1649, Sarah, widow of Judah Gregory, and dau. of Henry Burt of Springfield. He was granted admn, 15 May 1650, on the "Estate of his wive's other husband."
    Will 11 July 1689, codicil 5 Apr. 1690, exhibited 8 Nov. 1690; wife Sarah; sons Delivernce, James, Jacob; daus. Patience and Abigail (single); to Thomas Lattin, five sheep; to Elizabeth Squire, a cow; to dau. Mary Stevens, a cow; to "Henry Sumers yt Lives with me besides what I have Given: A Cow." Witnessess: Zechariah Fairchild, Samuel Preston.

    Henry married Sarah BURT on 04 Sep 1649. Sarah was born on 14 Jan 1620/21 in Harberton, Devon, England; died in 1696 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sarah BURT was born on 14 Jan 1620/21 in Harberton, Devon, England; died in 1696 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    Children:
    1. Patience WAKELEE
    2. 2. Jacob WAKELEE died between 30 Dec 1726 and 24 Feb 1727.
    3. Mercy WAKELEE
    4. Abigail WAKELEE was born about 1665 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in Aug 1753.