Esther BEACH: Darlene's Family Genealogy

1694 -

Generation: 1

Esther BEACH was born on 03 May 1694 (daughter of John BEACH and Hannah STAPLES).

Esther married Daniel HUBBELL on 17 May 1716. Daniel (son of Samuel HUBBELL, Sr. and Temperance NICHOLS) was born on 05 Aug 1691 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 11 Dec 1735. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Mary HUBBELL was born on 13 Jan 1719/20 in Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 1 Apr 1810.

Generation: 2

2.	John BEACH was born in Apr 1654 (son of John BEACH and Mary ?); died between Feb and Apr 1712 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. John married Hannah STAPLES on 18 Dec 1679. Hannah (daughter of Thomas STAPLES and Mary ?) was born about 1659. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah STAPLES was born about 1659 (daughter of Thomas STAPLES and Mary ?).

Other Events and Attributes:

Fact: Daughter of Thomas Staples of Fairfield, Conn.

Children:

Mary BEACH was born on 14 Jul 1683 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 04 Oct 1725 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
1. Esther BEACH was born on 03 May 1694.

Generation: 3

4. John BEACH died on 16 Jun 1677.
John married Mary ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary ?

Children:

2. John BEACH was born in Apr 1654; died between Feb and Apr 1712 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
Elizabeth BEACH was born on 28 Mar 1652.
Nathaniel BEACH was born in Mar 1662 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 24 Jul 1747 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Thomas STAPLES died before 12 Jan 1688.

Notes:

"History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield": Staples, Thomas - Deputy (Fairfield) to Conn. Leg., Sept. 1649, Sept. 1650, Oct. 1661
He was an original settler of Fairfield, 1639.
In 1653 when Goody Knapp was tried and executed as a witch, Staples' wife placed herself under suspicion, to which her unusual intelligence had already made her liable, by epressing doubt, saying for exanple "it was long before she could believe this poor woman was a witch, or that there were any witches, till the word of God convinced her". Mr. Ludlow reported the suspicions of her to Rev. Mr. Davenport, but Thomas Staples boldly brought the matter to an issue by suing Mr. Ludlow for slander in the New Haven Colony Court, which awarded him damages of L10. In 1692, during the witchcraft epidemic, Mrs. Staples was accused again, together with her dau. Mary Harvey and gr. dau. hannah Harvey, but no evidence sufficient for indictment was produced.
In 1664 Winthrop treated Staples' wife of Fairfield and the children, specifying their ages thus: mary 18, Mehitabel 12-13, Hester 8, John 1/2.
The estate of Thomas was settled, 12 Jan. 1668/9 by arbitrators between Mary widow of Thomas Staples, Sr., Thomas Staples, Mehitabel Staples, and John Staples, and Mr. Josiah Harvey and John Beach in right of their now wives.
Will of Mary Staples, 12 Sept. 1696, sons Thomas , John; daus. mary wife of Josiah Harvey and Hannah wife of John Beach; friend Widow Mary Slawson, as a token of my love, for her kindness to me; gr. child Hannah harvey; gr. child Mehitabel Fanton; to nathan Gold, a book by Dr. Preston.

Thomas married Mary ?. Mary died after 12 Sep 1696. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary ? died after 12 Sep 1696.

Children:

John STAPLES was born about 1663 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died between 19 Feb 1747 and 1748 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
3. Hannah STAPLES was born about 1659.