FAIRCHILD Family History
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09-Nov-1994
Family Group Sheet
Husband: Thomas Fairchild
Born: 1610
in: High Laver, Essex, England
Died: 14 DEC 1670 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Ref:
Occupation: Merchant
Father: William Fairchild
Mother: Susan Fairchild
Sources of Info:
* Ila Huffman 310 Bellevue SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49548-3011
* Gerald Weaver, Boyne City, MI 49712;
* Jean Fairchild Gilmore. Early Fairchilds in America. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. 1993;
The East Kentuckian, 982;
* J. Percy Crayon.ROCKAWAY RECORDS OF MORRIS COUNTY... Rockaway Publ. Co.,
1902;
* Opal Howey/458 St.Paul Ave/Brantford, Ontario N3R 4P2;
* Samuel Orcutt. HISTORY OF STRATFORD & BRIDGEPORT, CT.
* Fairfield County Historical Society, 1886;
* Walter B. Plume. THE FAIRCHILD GENEALOGY. This is a handwritten ms. compiled
1900-03;
* Trumbull, "History of Fairfield County, CT";
* Robert L. Ward "English Clues:Tyng, Coley, Cooley and Seabrook."
* The American Genealogist, 58 (1974) 92-96.
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1612 Thomas Fairchild was born at High Laver, Essex, England Thomas Fairchild
married 1/w Sarah Seabrook in England.
1638/1639 Came from Warwickshire, England or Barnstable, Devonshire, England to
America with Sarah Seabrook's father, Robert Seabrook, & three of her sisters.
1639 Settled at Stratford, FairfieldCo,CT. Thomas Fairchild was a merchant who did well
in he New World; he owned extensive lands. Owned home on what is now Elm St,
Bridgeport,CT. Raised his own company during the Narragansett War. Sat as both
Representative & Deputy in the colonial legislature.
1658/1659 Sarah (Seabrook) Fairchild died. Thomas Fairchild returned to England.
December 15, 1662 Thomas Fairchild married 2/w Catherine CRAIG/CRAGG (widow) in
St. Stephens Coleman Street, London, England. The marriage was witnessed by a
Mr.Throgmorton (Throckmorton). [Ref. "Marriage Allegations in the Registry of the
Vicar-General of the Bishop of Cantebury," Vol 23, pg 59 (published 1892). (LDS-GS film
0,416,726)]
Wife: Emma Seabrook
Married: 1639
in: ENG
Born: 1600
in: Wingrave,BKM,ENG
Baptized: 28-Dec-1600 in: Tring, Hertfordshire, ENG
Died: 1658
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
Father: Robert Seabrook
Mother: Alice Goodspeed
F Child 1 Faith Fairchild
Born: 1640 ca
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died:
in:
Buried:
in: d/o/Thomas/Emma
Ref: cd
Occupation:
M Child 2 Samuel Fairchild
Born: 31 AUG 1640 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: Jan 1704
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Spouse: Mary WHEELER
Married: 13 SEP 1655 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
F Child 3 Sarah Fairchild
Born: 19-Feb-1641 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died:
in:
Ref: TEK
Occupation:
Spouse: Jehiel PRESTON
Married: 1662
in:
M Child 4 JOHN Fairchild
Born: 1-May-1644 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: young
in:
Ref: TEK
Occupation:
M Child 5 THOMAS Fairchild age: 40
Born: 21-Feb-1646 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: 26-Mar-1686/7 in: Woodbury, CT
Ref: TEK/cd
Occupation:
F Child 6 DINAH Fairchild
Born: 14-Jul-1648 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died:
in:
Ref: TEK
Occupation:
Spouse: Benjamin COREY
Married:
in:
M Child 7 Zechariah FAIRCHILD age: 51
Born: 14-Dec-1651 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: 23-Jun-1703 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Ref: Jacobus/Gilmore Occupation: blacksmith
Spouse: Hannah BEACH
Married: 3-Nov-1681 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
F Child 8 EMMA FAIRCHILD age: 78
Born: 23 OCT 1653 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: 25-Feb-1732/3 in: Woodbury, CT
Ref: TEK/cd
Occupation:
Spouse: Harkaliah PRESTON 1676
Married:
in:
Wife: CATHERINE CRAIG
Married: 15-Dec-1662 in: St. Stephens, London, England
Born: 1616
in: of London, England
Died: May 1706
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Ref: TEK/Gilmore
Occupation:
Father: Unknown CRAIG
M Child 1 Joseph Fairchild age: 49
Born: 5 APR 1664 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: 25 JUL 1713 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Ref: TEK/cd
Occupation:
M Child 2 JOHN Fairchild
Born: 8 JUN 1666 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died:
in:
Ref: TEK
Occupation:
F Child 3 PRISILLA Fairchild
Born: 20 APR 1669 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died:
in:
Ref: TEK
Occupation:
 Other sources (Weaver) place his death in Queensbury, Washington Co, NY or in
Barbados.
 Vital Records - CT
Family Group Sheet
Husband: Samuel FAIRCHILD
Born: 31 AUG 1640 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: Jan 1704
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Father: Thomas FAIRCHILD
Mother: Emma SEABROOK
SAMUEL FAIRCHILD
Source of info:
 Ila Huffman 310 Bellevue SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49548-3011;
 Gerald Weaver, Boyne City, MI 49712;
 Jean Fairchild Gilmore. Early Fairchilds in America. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. 1993.
31 Aug 1640 First white child born at Stratford, CT
13 SEP 1655 Samuel Fairchild married Mary WHEELER (dau. of Moses & Miriam (HAWLEY)
WHEELER.)
Wife: Mary WHEELER age: 91
Married: 13 SEP 1655 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Born: 13 SEP 1655 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: 17-Aug-1747 in: Wallingford, New HavenCo, CT
Ref: GilmoreGrimmett Occupation:
Father: Moses WHEELER
Mother: Miriam HAWLEY
M Child 1 Robert FAIRCHILD
Born: 1681
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: BEF 1716
in:
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
M Child 2 Samuel FAIRCHILD
Born: 1682
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: 28 FEB 1761 in: Redding,FairfieldCo,CT
Buried:
in: Christ Church Cemetery
Spouse: Ruth BEACH
Married: 3 JAN 1705 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Spouse: Dinah BURWELL
Married: 24 JAN 1722 in: New Haven, CT
F Child 3 Anna FAIRCHILD
Born: 1684
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died:
in:
M Child 4 Edward FAIRCHILD
Born: 1685/1686
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: 1747
in: Newtown, CT
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
Spouse: Elizabeth BLAKEMAN
Married: 25-Jan-1710 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
M Child 5 Jonathan FAIRCHILD age: 80
Born: 10 OCT 1692 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: 28 NOV 1772 in:
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
Spouse: Eleanor WHITING
Married: 1717
in:
Family Group Sheet
Husband: Samuel FAIRCHILD
Born: 1682
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: 28 FEB 1761 in: Redding,FairfieldCo,CT
Buried:
in: Christ Church Cemetery
Father: Samuel FAIRCHILD
Mother: Mary WHEELER
Samuel FAIRCHILD
Source of info:
 Ila Huffman 310 Bellevue SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49548-3011;
 Gerald Weaver, Boyne City, MI 49712;
 Jean Fairchild Gilmore. Early Fairchilds in America. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. 1993.
3 Jan 1705 Samuel Fairchild married Ruth BEACH (born in Stratford, CT)
Wife: Ruth BEACH age: 37
Married: 3 JAN 1705 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Born: 4 OCT 1683
in: Wellington, CT
Died: 2 JAN 1721
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Buried:
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Ref: Gilmore/Jacobus Occupation:
Father: Thomas BEACH
Mother: Ruth Hale PECK
F Child 1 Anna FAIRCHILD age: 15
Born: 12-Oct-1706 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: 9-Feb-1722 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
F Child 2 Mary FAIRCHILD age: 94
Born: 27-Oct-1708 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: 28-Aug-1803 in: Litchfield, CT
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
Spouse: Samuel ADAMS
Married: 7-Mar-1728 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
M Child 3 Samuel FAIRCHILD
Born: 3-Feb-1710 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died:
in:
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
M Child 4 Ephraim FAIRCHILD
Born: 28-Aug-1713 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
F Child 5 Abigail FAIRCHILD
Born: 15-Dec-1715 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: BEF 1790
in: Huntington, CT
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
Spouse: John JUDSON
Married:
in:
F Child 6 Eunice FAIRCHILD age: 3
Born: 20-May-1718 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: 21-Aug-1721 in:
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
M Child 7 Benjamin FAIRCHILD age: 73
Born: 31-Mar-1721 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: 18-Jun-1794 in: Charlotteville, Ontario, Canada
Spouse: Melissa HALL
Married: 1796
in: New Jersey
Wife: Dinah BURWELL
Married: 24 JAN 1722 in: New Haven, CT
Born: 28 OCT 1694 in: New Haven, CT
Died: 8 MAY 1769
in: Redding,FairfieldCo,CT
Buried:
in: Christ Church Cemetery, Redding, CT
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
Father: Samuel BURWELL
Mother: Rebecca BUNNELL
M Child 1 Oliver FAIRCHILD
Born: 1724
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Baptized: 28-Jun-1724 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died:
in: Stamford,FairfieldCo,CT
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
M Child 2 Stephen FAIRCHILD
Born: 1726
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Baptized: 25-Sep-1726 in:
Died: 31 JUL 1802 in: Georgia, VT
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
M Child 3 Peter FAIRCHILD
Born: 1729
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Baptized: 27-Apr-1729 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died:
in:
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
Spouse: Hannah BETTS
Married: 1751
in:
Spouse: Mary LOCKWOOD
Married: 1768
in:
M Child 4 Andrew FAIRCHILD
Born: 1729
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Baptized: 27-Apr-1729 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: 1806
in:
Ref: cd
Occupation:
Spouse: Abigail HILL
Married:
in:
M Child 5 Josiah FAIRCHILD
Born: 1732
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Baptized: Aug 1732
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died:
in:
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
M Child 6 Charles FAIRCHILD
Born: 1736
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Baptized: March 1736
in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: 1783
in: Redding, CT
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
Spouse: Naomi
Married:
in:
Family Group Sheet
Husband: Benjamin FAIRCHILD age: 73
Born: 31-Mar-1721 in: Stratford,FairfieldCo,CT
Died: 18-Jun-1794 in: Charlotteville, Ontario, Canada
Father: Samuel FAIRCHILD
Mother: Ruth BEACH
Benjamin FAIRCHILD
Source of info:
 Ila Huffman 310 Bellevue SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49548-3011;
 Gerald Weaver, Boyne City, MI 49712;
 Jean Fairchild Gilmore. Early Fairchilds in America. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. 1993.
March 1721 Benjamin Fairchild was baptized.
1792 Settled in Ontario, Canada.
1796 Benjamin Fairchild married Millicent HALL.
Wife: Melissa HALL
Married: 1796
in: New Jersey
Born: 1734
in: Fairfield,Fairfield,CT
Baptized: 24 NOV 1734 in: Redding,FairfieldCo,CT
Died:
in: ON,CAN
Ref: Weaver
Occupation:
Father: Joshua HALL
Mother: Deborah WILLIAMS
M Child 1 Samuel FAIRCHILD
Born: 1750
in:
Died:
in: Queensbury, WashingtonCo, NY
Ref: Weaver
Occupation:
M Child 2 Peter "ELDER" FAIRCHILD
Born: 1756/1760
in: DutchessCo, NY
Died: 25-Jun-1828 in: Townsend Township, Ontario, Canada
Buried:
in: Townsend Township, Ontario, Canada
Ref:
Occupation: yeoman/pastor
Spouse: Sarah FULLER
Married: 1780
in: New Jersey
F Child 3 Ruth FAIRCHILD
Born: Sep 1763
in: New York
Died:
in:
Ref: Hovey/Gilmore
Occupation:
M Child 4 Isaac FAIRCHILD age: 89
Born: 1-Nov-1769 in: New York
Died: 9-Jan-1859 in: Brant County, Ontario, Canada
Buried:
in: family burying ground on the farm
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation: fur trader/farmer
Spouse: Lucy KILBOURNE
Married: 1797
in:
M Child 5 Benjamin FAIRCHILD
Born: 1750/1770
in:
Died:
in: BrantCo,ON,CAN
Buried:
in: captured by Indians.+
Ref: Weaver
Occupation: Indian Interpreter
Family Group Sheet
Husband: Peter "ELDER" FAIRCHILD
Born: 1756/1760
in: DutchessCo, NY
Died: 25-Jun-1828 in: Townsend Township, Ontario, Canada
Buried:
in: Townsend Township, Ontario, Canada
Ref:
Occupation: yeoman/pastor
Father: Benjamin FAIRCHILD
Mother: Melissa HALL
PETER FAIRCHILD
Source of info:
 Ila Huffman 310 Bellevue SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49548-3011;
 Gerald Weaver, Boyne City, MI 49712;
 Jean Fairchild Gilmore. Early Fairchilds in America. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. 1993.
1756/1760 Peter Fairchild was born in DutchessCo, NY Peter FAIRCHILD listed his occupation as a
yeoman.
1780 Peter FAIRCHILD married Sarah FULLER in New Jersey. Twelve children (8 daughters and 4
sons) are known to have been born both in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Canada.
1792 They settled in the wilderness about three miles northeast of Boston, Townsend Township,
Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada when the province of Upper Canada was only about three years old.
It was several years before they had a neighbor.
17 May 1802 Peter FAIRCHILD petitioned for land, probably a loyalist government land grant. He
was granted 400 acres in Lot 17, Concession 1, and Lot 18, Concession 2 northeast of Simcoe,
Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.
1804 They had two neighboring families, the CORLISs and BEALs.These three families got together
and started the organization of the Boston Baptist Church, the first church built by whites in Ontario.
1806, elder Peter FAIRCHILD became the pastor of Boston Baptist Church in Townsend Township,
Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada for the next 14 years.
1828 Sarah (FULLER) FAIRCHILD probably died before 1828 as in his will she is not mentioned.
25-Jun-1828 Peter Fairchild died in Townsend Township, Ontario, Canada.
Wife: Sarah FULLER
Married: 1780
in: New Jersey
Born: 1760/1763
in: New Jersey
Died: 1817
in: Townsend Township, Ontario, Canada
Buried:
in: Old Boston Baptist Ch Cem,Norfolk,ON,CAN
Ref: Weaver/Owen
Occupation:
Father:
Mother:
M Child 1 Benjamin FAIRCHILD
Born: 1780
in:
Died:
in:
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
Spouse: Elizabeth HAVILAND
Married:
in:
F Child 2 Elizabeth "Betsy" E. FAIRCHILD
Born: 1785
in: CAN
Died: 1860
in: KentCo,MI
Buried:
in: KentCo,MI
Spouse: Jesse SMITH
Married: May 1810/1811 in: CAN
F Child 3 Esther FAIRCHILD
Born: 1788
in: New York
Died:
in:
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
Spouse: John HAVILAND
Married:
in:
F Child 4 Rachel FAIRCHILD
Born: 1780/1790
in:
Died:
in:
Ref: Weaver
Occupation:
F Child 5 Ruth FAIRCHILD
Born: 1780/1790
in:
Died:
in:
Ref: Weaver
Occupation:
F Child 6 Rebecca FAIRCHILD
Born: 1791
in: New York
Died: 29-Nov-1864 in: Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
Spouse: Joseph MERRILL
Married: BEF 1811
in: Ontario, Canada
F Child 7 Mary FAIRCHILD age: 76
Born: 19-Apr-1793 in:
Died: 22-Dec-1869 in: Boston, Ontario, Canada
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
Spouse: Abraham NELLES
Married:
in:
F Child 8 Sarah FAIRCHILD
Born: 26-Mar-1794 in: Townsend, Norfolk
Died:
in:
Spouse: Willets POST
Married:
in:
M Child 9 Peter FAIRCHILD
Born: 1810
in: Canada
Died:
in:
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
M Child 10 Cornelius FAIRCHILD
Born: 1817
in: Townsend, Norfolk, Ontario
Died:
in:
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
M Child 11 Abiel FAIRCHILD
Born: 9-Feb-1819 in: Townsend, Norfolk, Ontario
Died:
in:
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation:
M Child 12 Israel FAIRCHILD
Born: 1824
in: Townsend, Norfolk, Ontario
Died:
in:
Ref: Gilmore
Occupation: