Lieut. John WATERBURY

Lieut. John WATERBURY

Male 1753 - 1829  (76 years)

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  • Name John WATERBURY  [1, 2, 3
    Prefix Lieut. 
    Birth 20 Feb 1753  Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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.
    Person ID I64406  Main Tree
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2021 

    Father John WATERBURY, Jr.,   b. 21 Dec 1718, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Mary SLASON,   b. 12 Aug 1724, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1778 (Age > 55 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 01 Feb 1750  Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Pastor Rev. Ebenezer Dibble Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
    +1. Frederick WATERBURY,   b. Abt 1779, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Mar 1855, Darien, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Henry WATERBURY,   b. 1780, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1877, Eagleville, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)  [Birth]
     3. Peter WATERBURY,   b. Abt 1781, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Aug 1850 (Age 69 years)  [Birth]
     4. David WATERBURY,   b. Abt 1788, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1860 (Age < 72 years)  [Birth]
     5. Mary WATERBURY,   b. Abt 1790, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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]
    Family ID F25974  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2020 

    Family 2 Hannah HOYT,   b. 05 Aug 1779   d. 02 Mar 1865 (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 16 Mar 1817  Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F25973  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones
    John Waterbury, Peter Waterbury and Mary Waterbury Headstone
    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

  • Sources 
    1. [S04318] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2010, Vol. 164 October.

    2. [S03428] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Stamford.

    3. [S12768] The American Genealogist 1951 Vol. 27.

    4. [S02964] Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths of Stamford Families at CTGenWeb.

    5. [S03337] Slawson Barbour Index @ Rootsweb.

    6. [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946.