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1753 - 1829 (76 years)
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Name |
John WATERBURY [1, 2, 3] |
Prefix |
Lieut. |
Birth |
20 Feb 1753 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA [1, 2, 3] |
Gender |
Male |
Military Service |
Revolutionary War [1] |
Death |
06 Aug 1829 [1] |
Notes |
- NEHG Register Oct 2010 Vol 164: In April 1775, John Waterbury was the John Waterbury "5th" who served eight days in response to the Lexington Alarm, under Capt. Joseph Hait/Hoyt of Stamford, marching to New York City for its protection. As John Waterbury 5th, he was commissioned ensign in "Major & Capt" Thomas Hobby's company by the connecticut General Assembly sometime in april 1775, and then served as an ensign in Major Hobby's Company inCol. Waterbury's Regiment from 1 May or 26 June 1775 to 29 November 1775 as shown on pay and ration rolls for that unit.
John served in Capt. Albert Chapman's Company in Col. Samuel Elmore's Regiment from April 1776 to June 1777, when he resigned and was granted an honorable discharge. It was during this enlistment (in October 1776) that he was promoted to lieutenant. Published Connecticut records contain a description of the service of this regiment:
"The regiment took the field in Jl, '76, under Schuyler, and on August 25th marched from Albany into Tyron County. During the remainder of its term, it was posted at Fort Stanwix and vicinity. It broke up at that point in the spring of '77, most of the officers and a number of the men re-entering the Continental Service in the Conn., Mass., and N.Y. lines."
Lt. john Waterbury received a pension of $20 per month plus a bounty land warrant in 1818 based upon this service, and his widow Hannah received a pension of $186.60 per annum, starting in 1853. Based upon John's service, his great-granddaughter, Annis (Brady) Noxon, became a member of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Person ID |
I64406 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
11 Nov 2021 |
Father |
John WATERBURY, Jr., b. 21 Dec 1718, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Mary SLASON, b. 12 Aug 1724, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. Aft 1778 (Age > 55 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Marriage |
01 Feb 1750 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
Pastor |
Rev. Ebenezer Dibble [2, 5] |
Family ID |
F06020 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Rebecca WEED, b. 1757 d. Bef 01 Feb 1797 (Age < 40 years) |
Marriage |
08 Dec 1778 |
Middlesex Congregational Church [1] |
Children |
+ | 1. Frederick WATERBURY, b. Abt 1779, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 05 Mar 1855, Darien, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 76 years) [Birth] |
+ | 2. Henry WATERBURY, b. 1780, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. Abt 1877, Eagleville, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA (Age 97 years) [Birth] |
| 3. Peter WATERBURY, b. Abt 1781, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 08 Aug 1850 (Age 69 years) [Birth] |
| 4. David WATERBURY, b. Abt 1788, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. Bef 1860 (Age < 72 years) [Birth] |
| 5. Mary WATERBURY, b. Abt 1790, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 04 Dec 1875 (Age 85 years) [Birth] |
| 6. Daughter WATERBURY, b. Between 1790 and 1794 [Natural] |
+ | 7. Harvey WATERBURY, b. Abt 1794 d. Between 29 Apr 1833 and 10 Dec 1835 (Age 39 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F25974 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
25 Apr 2020 |
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Headstones |
| John Waterbury, Peter Waterbury and Mary Waterbury Headstone John, son of John Waterbury and Mary Slason, is the husband of (1) Rebecca Weed and (2) Hannah Hoyt. He along with children, Peter and Mary are buried in the Slawson Cemetery in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
Maintained by: Kay Law Livermore
Originally Created by: Jan Franco
Photo added by: Jan Franco |
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Sources |
- [S04318] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2010, Vol. 164 October.
- [S03428] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Stamford.
- [S12768] The American Genealogist 1951 Vol. 27.
- [S02964] Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths of Stamford Families at CTGenWeb.
- [S03337] Slawson Barbour Index @ Rootsweb.
- [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946.
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