Mary FANCHER: Darlene's Family Genealogy

1758 - 1839 (80 years)

Generation: 1

Mary FANCHER was born on 16 Feb 1758 (daughter of Sylvanus FANCHER and Priscilla SMITH); died on 7 Jan 1839 in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Mary married Daniel HOYT on 12 Sep 1777. Daniel (son of Daniel HOYT and Sarah BENEDICT) was born on 27 Feb 1759 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 3 Jul 1843. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Sylvanus FANCHER was born in 1730 in Stamford or Norwalk, Connecticut (son of David FANCHER and Sarah ?); died in 1802 in Poundridge, New York.

Notes:

Name:
Sylvanus Fancher served as ensign for 20 days from Aug. 13 to Sept. 6, 1776, under Capt. Jonathan Bell, Lt. Col. John Mead's 9th Regiment of Militia. The company marched to new York. He was in Capt. Eli reeds Company, General Wooster's 9th Regiment of Militia as ensign for five days, Jan.2 to Jan. 7, 1777; was in Capt. Jonathan Bell's Company, 9th Regiment of Militia, General Wooster's command as ensign from Oct. 24 to Dec. 24, 1777.

He was a farmer and his name appears in the first transaction on Stamford land records, vol. 2, p. 454, date of 10 Dec. 1760.

Sylvanus married Priscilla SMITH on 2 Oct 1755. Priscilla died before 1762. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Priscilla SMITH died before 1762.

Other Events and Attributes:

Fact: Daughter of John Smith of Greens Farms (Westport, New York)

Children:

1. Mary FANCHER was born on 16 Feb 1758; died on 7 Jan 1839 in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Priscilla FANCHER was christened on 16 Aug 1759.