Obadiah BEARDSLEY

Obadiah married Amy CALKINS in 1751 in Fredericksburg, Dutchess, New York, USA. Amy died in 1814 in Richfield, Otsego, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Eunice BEARDSLEY was born in 1752.
2. Jemima BEARDSLEY was born in 1754.
3. John BEARDSLEY was born on 11 Mar 1757 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
4. Sarah BEARDSLEY was born in 1759.
5. Capt Levi BEARDSLEY was born on 18 Mar 1761 in Fredericksburg, Dutchess, New York, USA; died on 23 Jun 1844 in Ellington, Chautauqua, New York, USA.
6. Obadiah BEARDSLEY was born on 18 Jun 1763 in Fredericksburg, Dutchess, New York, USA; died on 15 Nov 1841 in Richfield, Otsego Co., New York.
7. Partridge Thatcher BEARDSLEY was born on 14 Dec 1765.
8. David BEARDSLEY was born on 07 Oct 1768; died on 1 Nov 1849.

John married Kezia WHEELER on 29 Dec 1725 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Kezia was born about 1705. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"The Descendants of William Beardsley and Mary Harvey": His estate was probated on 9 February 1735/36. John was a blacksmith. His will mentions his wife and five sons but not his daughter. In the will recorded at Fairfield, he gave land in unity and reat Neck to his son Andrew. jehiel received his shop and all of his working tools for carrying on the trade, his cart and wheels, and all of his lot and orchard at Walnut Tree Hill. The inventory of his estate was L1,500. he made a will on 11 November 1732. He wrote a codicil on 17 November 1735.

John married Abigail WAKELEE about 1690. Abigail (daughter of Henry WAKELEE and Sarah BURT) was born about 1665 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in Aug 1753. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Henry Wakelee

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 1635, On the "Planter"

Notes:

"The Descendants of William Beardsley and Mary Harvey": Joseph emigrated in 1635 on the "Planter". Originally he was a seaman. However, his father left him half of his estate on the condition that he leave that occupation and care for his mother. Joseph complied with the terms and secured the land. He traded the property on 31 July 1684 to Andrew Gibb in return for Gibb's land in Brookhaven, Long Island where Joseph was then residing.
Later Joseph returned to Stratford where he remained. In 1693 he joined the Congregational Church. the inventory of his estate was taken on 29 May 1712 and amounted to L782-7-6.

Joseph married Phebe DAYTON about 1665 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Phebe was born about 1640. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Also known as Abigail

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]