Capt. David WATERBURY

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• Military Service: Oct 1743, Commissioned Lieutenant of the 1st company in Stamford
• Military Service: Oct 1750, Commissioned Captain

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He was commissioned Lieutenant of the 1st company in Stamford, Oct. 1743, and Captain, Oct. 1750.

His will, 13 Oct. 1781, proved 22 Aug. 1785, named wife Jemima; sons David and Phineas (executors) and two youngest daughters Mary and Rebecca Waterbury, these four to have the residue after payment of legacies to: legal representatives of dec'd daughter Mary; legal representatives of dec'd daughter Ruth; daughter Mercy if living or her legal representatives if dead; and daughter Abigail. It is specified that dec'd daughter Sarah and daughter Prudence have had their portions in full. The second wife was dead by 5 Sept. 1796, when distribution of the pat of the realty which had been set to the widow for life was made to the heirs: sons David and Phinehas and daughters Mary Weed and Rebecca Brown. (the four who under the will were to have the residue).

Action on the estate of the first wife was not taken until after Capt. David's death; presumably awaiting the expiration of his curtesy right. The estate of his wife Mary was distributed to her children 23 May 1787, namely: David; representatives of Ruth Webb; Abigail Barnett; representatives of Sarah Titus; representatives of Mary Jackson; Phinehas; representatives of Mercy Weed; and representatives of Prudence Gray.

David married Mary STURGES on 11 Jan 1721/2 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Mary (daughter of Christopher STURGES and Mary GODWIN) was born on 26 Dec 1702 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died between 1755 and 1760 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ebenezer WATERBURY was born on 17 Nov 1722 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in young.
2. Mary WATERBURY was born on 15 Oct 1725 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
3. David WATERBURY was born on 14 May 1728 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 28 Apr 1812 in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
4. Nathan WATERBURY was born on 11 Jun 1730 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in young.
5. Sarah WATERBURY was born on 12 Apr 1732 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died before 1771.
6. Ruth WATERBURY was born on 14 Apr 1735 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died between 1762 and 1768 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
7. Mercy WATERBURY was born on 23 Apr 1737 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died between 1771 and 1775.
8. Phineas WATERBURY was born on 01 Jun 1739 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1803 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in North Street Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut.
9. Abigail WATERBURY was born on 14 May 1743 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
10. Prudence WATERBURY was born on 12 Feb 1747.

David married Jemima JUNE on 05 Jun 1760 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Jemima (daughter of Thomas JUNE and Sarah SMITH) was born on 20 Sep 1718 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died before 5 Sep 1796. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Rebecca WATERBURY was born in Sep 1761 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 20 Oct 1845 in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
2. Mary WATERBURY was born in Sep 1761 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 11 Sep 1816 in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

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He was commissioned Ensign of Dragoons, April 1690, and Lieutenant of the Stamford Trainband, May 1698; and often served as Deputy. His will, dated 24 Mar. 1703/4, names his son Jo (who got considerable land at Noroton River), son David (who was to have the dwelling house), son Ebenezer, wife Sarah (executrix), and three daughters, Elizabeth, Sarah and Ruth; a codicil 20 Nov. 1706 refers to the fact that he now has another child, Mercy.

David married Sarah WEED on 11 Aug 1698 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Sarah (daughter of Daniel WEED and Ruth ?) was born on 18 Nov 1675 in Stamford, Fairfield Couny, Connecticut; died on 05 Jan 1715/16 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 30 Dec 1621, Sudbury, England

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"Connecticut Ancestry": John Waterbury was born say about 1614, based upon the marriage of his daughter Rachel in 1659. However, he may also have been the son of William Waterbury of Sudbury baptized 30 December 1621. He died intestate at Stamford, Connecticut 31 July 1658.

John Waterbury sold his house and 8 acres of land at Watertown, Massachusetts to Robert Pearce/Pierce on 15 October 1646, and presumably moved about that time to Stamford, where he was first of record in 1650.

His wife's name was Rose ?, since it was Rose Waterbury who married Joseph Garnsey at Stamford on 11 My 1659. Many early writers have claimed that she was named Rose Lockwood, and this marriage is often found in the secondary literature. Prindle (Gillespie Ancestry) showed, however, that she could not possibly have been a Lockwood, and that she was instead probably named Rose Taylor, that is, a putative daughter of Gregory Taylor of Watertown and Stamford. He was unable to prove this Taylor connection to his own satisfaction, however, and continued to place a question mark before her surname.....

The connection with the Taylor family, however, is a sure link to this Stamford family's connection with the Massachusetts Bay. Gregory Taylor of Watertown, another passenger of the Winthrop fleet, member of the original Boston Church, and resident of Watertown, also moved from Watertown to Stamford where he died on 24 September 1657. John Waterbury had a claim on the estate of Gregory Taylor at Stamford, as already noted, and our interpretation of this claim is that John Waterbury's mother had become Taylor's wife....

John Waterbury served as Deputy from Stamford to the General Court of the New Haven Colony in 1657 and 1658 (the year of his death). Prindle assigned an age at death of only "37 or 38 years" in 1658, but when Anderson's estimate of his birth year is used (1614) then his age at death is a bit more reasonable (44 years). this may be an additional reason for following Anderson's caution about the identity of the William and John Waterburys of Sudbury.

John Waterbury's widow Rose married Joseph Garnsey/Guernsey at Stamford on 11 May 1659, and had a son, Joseph Garnsey Jr., bon 30 june 1662. Waterbury's estate was not settled by the Probate Court until 1669, at which time Joseph Garnsey was appointed administrator, and Mr. Holly and Lieutenant Bell were appointed overseers of the children "and their disposals and portions." On 14 July 1666 and 19 day 12th month (February) 1668 respectively, Zachariah Dibble for his wife Sarah and John Holmes for his wife Rachel, gave receipts to Joseph Garnsey for their shares in the estate of their wives' deceased father, John Waterbury. On 3 July 1674, John, Jonathan and David Waterbury assigned to their father in law Joseph Garnsey their rights to land in Rocky Neck "which our own father Jno. Waterbury deceased bought of Mr. Law of Stamford & is now in ye possession of Jno. Miller of Stamford..." Then, on 12 February 1684/85, Jonathan and David Waterbury discharged their father in law Joseph Garnsey "forever conserning our portions" of their father's estate, having received their portions in full.

John married Rose TAYLOR in 1638 in Watertown, Massachusetts. Rose (daughter of Gregory TAYLOR and Achsah ?) was born in 1621 in England; died between 12 Feb 1683 and 1684 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: abt. 1643, Stamford, Connecticut

Daniel married Ruth ? before 1673 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Ruth died on 01 Apr 1714. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]