Joseph RANSOM

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joseph RANSOM was born on 10 Jan 1683/4 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

    Notes:

    Excerpt from "New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Vol. IV": Joseph was a husbandman, residing in Lyme, Connecticut. He was a captain of Connecticut troops in the expedition against Quebec under General Wolfe, and fell on the Plains of Abraham. Two of his sons also served in the colonial army in his company. He sold the lands granted to his father in Saybrook, April 15, 1715.

    Joseph married Jane ? about 1708. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary RANSOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 May 1709.
    2. 3. Matthew J. RANSOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Aug 1711 in Lyme, Connecticut; died on 05 Oct 1760.
    3. 4. Jane RANSOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jun 1714.
    4. 5. Catherine RANSOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 08 Mar 1716.
    5. 6. Joseph RANSOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jul 1719.
    6. 7. Phebe RANSOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Dec 1721.
    7. 8. Stephen RANSOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 08 May 1724.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary RANSOM Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 13 May 1709.

  2. 3.  Matthew J. RANSOM Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 22 Aug 1711 in Lyme, Connecticut; died on 05 Oct 1760.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: Served in the French and Indian War

    Notes:

    Matthew died while in the military service in the French and Indian War.

    Matthew married Sarah WAY on 16 Dec 1736. Sarah (daughter of Eleazer WAY and Anna WELLES) was born in 1715; died on 06 Jan 1799 in South Woodstock, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Lydia RANSOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1738; died in 1740.
    2. 10. Richard RANSOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 May 1740.
    3. 11. Lydia RANSOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jun 1742.
    4. 12. George RANSOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Apr 1744 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 15 Mar 1813; was buried in Ransom-Kendall Cemetery, South Woodstock, Windsor Co., Vermont.
    5. 13. Elisha RANSOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 06 Feb 1746.
    6. 14. John RANSOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Feb 1748.
    7. 15. Irene RANSOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 04 Jan 1750.
    8. 16. Matthew RANSOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Sep 1756.
    9. 17. Daniel RANSOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 May 1760.

  3. 4.  Jane RANSOM Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 24 Jun 1714.

  4. 5.  Catherine RANSOM Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 08 Mar 1716.

  5. 6.  Joseph RANSOM Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 11 Jul 1719.

  6. 7.  Phebe RANSOM Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 24 Dec 1721.

    Phebe married Duran WADE on 03 Jan 1742 in Lyme, Conn.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Stephen RANSOM Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 08 May 1724.