Israel Converse

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name
Israel Converse
aka
[Col. Israel Converse, Capt. Israel Converse]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Born at Stafford, Connecticut, in 1743, probably the son of Lt. Josiah Converse and Eleanor Richardson; a sergeant at the Lexington Alarm and a militia captain in the Revolution. He married Sarah Lewis in 1765 and Hannah Walbridge in 1771, and after the war went north to Randolph, Vermont, where he was judge of probate and died in 1806. Probably the father of Hannah (Converse) Cumins.
born
date
7 Aug 1743
place
Stafford, Connecticut
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne]
note
The Stafford town records list "the chi. of Josiah and Eleanor Converse as Josiah, b. June 4, 1737, Israel, b. Aug. 7, 1743" (Wallbridge). WikiTree has 17 Aug 1743 on one of its two profiles.
died
date
28 Mar 1806
place
Randolph, Vermont
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, online-tree-wikitree-browne-chapin, book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne]
note
The Ancestry tree has 28 May 1806 at Stafford. To decide (to-decide.md, item 23).
residences
date
1785
place
Randolph, Vermont
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
note
After the war he took the family north to Randolph, where his daughter Hannah was born in 1785; he was judge of probate there.
events
what
Lexington Alarm
date
Apr 1775
place
Cambridge, Massachusetts
sources
[book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne, book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy]
note
Sergeant at the Lexington Alarm; the Stafford company of his father-in-law, Capt. Amos Walbridge, served nineteen days.
father
id
josiah-converse-1710
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne]
research
research/hatten/Browne_Chapin_Cumins.md
note
His birth is recorded at Stafford among "the chi. of Josiah and Eleanor Converse."
mother
id
eleanor-richardson-1714
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne]
research
research/hatten/Browne_Chapin_Cumins.md
spouses
name
Sarah Lewis
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
note
"June 18, 1769, Sarah Converse, wife of Mr. Israel Converse, d. aet. 24 years" (Stafford church records); mother of Shubael (1766) and Frederick (1768).
married
date
1765
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
id
hannah-walbridge-1752
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne]
married
date
27 Jun 1771
place
Stafford, Connecticut
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy]
note
Stafford town records, as given by Wallbridge; Kith and Kin has "1771, at Stafford."

Father of Hannah (Converse) Cumins: a sergeant at the Lexington Alarm, a militia captain in the Revolution, and afterwards judge of probate on the Vermont frontier. Born at Stafford, Connecticut, in 1743, the sixth child of Lt. Josiah Converse and Eleanor Richardson, he married Sarah Lewis in 1765; she died in June 1769, aged 24, leaving two small sons, and two years later he married Hannah, daughter of Capt. (later Maj.) Amos Walbridge of Stafford (source). His descendant Ella (Chapin) Browne joined the DAR on his service: "Israel Converse, (1743-1806), served as sergeant at the Lexington Alarm and as captain, 1780, of Conn. militia. He was born in Stafford, Conn.; died in Randolph, Vt." (source).

After the war the family went north to Randolph, Vermont, where Hannah was born in 1785. When Randolph District was given a probate court he became its judge: "The first case on the records is that of Ezra Dudley, of Roxbury, June 15, 1792, while Israel Converse was Judge, who was of course appointed in 1791, and held the office till Aaron Storrs was appointed in 1796" (source). Deming's catalogue of Vermont's officers also lists him in the General Assembly. He died at Randolph on 28 Mar 1806 (source). His widow died at Parkman, Ohio, in 1830.

Fourteen children are given in Kith and Kin: by Sarah, Shubael (1766) and Frederick (1768); by Hannah, Israel (1772-1773), Israel Jr. (1773), Dr. James (1775), Porter (1778), Sarah Lewis (1780-1858), who bore his first wife's name, Celia (1783), Hannah (b. 8 Apr 1785), Eleanor (1787), Daniel Gilbert (1790), Judge John Phelps (1792), Orinda (1794) and Josiah (1797-1817). The name Orinda came down to Hannah's daughter, Marion Orinda Cumins.

Research: Patricia Hatten's Browne–Chapin side: the pedigree, notable ancestors and famous kin.

Open questions

  • His death: 28 Mar 1806 (Kith and Kin, WikiTree) or 28 May 1806 (the Ancestry tree)? His gravestone at Randolph would settle it.
  • When did the family move from Stafford to Randolph, and where were the children born before Hannah (1785)? The records have not been seen.
  1. ---
  2. name: Israel Converse
  3. aka: [Col. Israel Converse, Capt. Israel Converse]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Born at Stafford, Connecticut, in 1743, probably the son of Lt. Josiah Converse and Eleanor
  8. Richardson; a sergeant at the Lexington Alarm and a militia captain in the Revolution. He married
  9. Sarah Lewis in 1765 and Hannah Walbridge in 1771, and after the war went north to Randolph,
  10. Vermont, where he was judge of probate and died in 1806. Probably the father of Hannah (Converse)
  11. Cumins.
  12. born:
  13. date: 7 Aug 1743
  14. place: Stafford, Connecticut
  15. basis: documented
  16. confidence: probable
  17. sources: [book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne]
  18. note: The Stafford town records list "the chi. of Josiah and Eleanor Converse as Josiah, b. June 4, 1737, Israel, b. Aug. 7, 1743" (Wallbridge). WikiTree has 17 Aug 1743 on one of its two profiles.
  19. died:
  20. date: 28 Mar 1806
  21. place: Randolph, Vermont
  22. basis: compiled
  23. confidence: probable
  24. sources: [book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, online-tree-wikitree-browne-chapin, book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne]
  25. note: The Ancestry tree has 28 May 1806 at Stafford. To decide (to-decide.md, item 23).
  26. residences:
  27. - date: "1785"
  28. place: Randolph, Vermont
  29. basis: documented
  30. confidence: probable
  31. sources: [book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
  32. note: "After the war he took the family north to Randolph, where his daughter Hannah was born in 1785; he was judge of probate there."
  33. events:
  34. - what: Lexington Alarm
  35. date: "Apr 1775"
  36. place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
  37. sources: [book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne, book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy]
  38. note: "Sergeant at the Lexington Alarm; the Stafford company of his father-in-law, Capt. Amos Walbridge, served nineteen days."
  39. father:
  40. id: josiah-converse-1710
  41. basis: documented
  42. confidence: probable
  43. sources: [book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne]
  44. research: research/hatten/Browne_Chapin_Cumins.md
  45. note: His birth is recorded at Stafford among "the chi. of Josiah and Eleanor Converse."
  46. mother:
  47. id: eleanor-richardson-1714
  48. basis: documented
  49. confidence: probable
  50. sources: [book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne]
  51. research: research/hatten/Browne_Chapin_Cumins.md
  52. spouses:
  53. - name: Sarah Lewis
  54. basis: documented
  55. confidence: probable
  56. sources: [book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
  57. note: '"June 18, 1769, Sarah Converse, wife of Mr. Israel Converse, d. aet. 24 years" (Stafford church records); mother of Shubael (1766) and Frederick (1768).'
  58. married:
  59. date: "1765"
  60. basis: compiled
  61. confidence: probable
  62. sources: [book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
  63. - id: hannah-walbridge-1752
  64. basis: documented
  65. confidence: proven
  66. sources: [book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne]
  67. married:
  68. date: 27 Jun 1771
  69. place: Stafford, Connecticut
  70. basis: documented
  71. confidence: proven
  72. sources: [book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy]
  73. note: Stafford town records, as given by Wallbridge; Kith and Kin has "1771, at Stafford."
  74. ---
  76. Father of Hannah (Converse) Cumins: a sergeant at the Lexington Alarm, a militia captain in the
  77. Revolution, and afterwards judge of probate on the Vermont frontier. Born at Stafford, Connecticut, in
  78. 1743, the sixth child of Lt. Josiah Converse and Eleanor Richardson, he married Sarah Lewis in 1765; she
  79. died in June 1769, aged 24, leaving two small sons, and two years later he married Hannah, daughter of
  80. Capt. (later Maj.) Amos Walbridge of Stafford ([source](/files/sources/book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy/)).
  81. His descendant Ella (Chapin) Browne joined the DAR on his service: "Israel Converse, (1743-1806), served
  82. as sergeant at the Lexington Alarm and as captain, 1780, of Conn. militia. He was born in Stafford, Conn.;
  83. died in Randolph, Vt." ([source](/files/sources/book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne/)).
  85. After the war the family went north to Randolph, Vermont, where Hannah was born in 1785. When Randolph
  86. District was given a probate court he became its judge: "The first case on the records is that of Ezra
  87. Dudley, of Roxbury, June 15, 1792, while Israel Converse was Judge, who was of course appointed in 1791,
  88. and held the office till Aaron Storrs was appointed in 1796" ([source](/files/sources/book-deming-1851-vermont-officers/)).
  89. Deming's catalogue of Vermont's officers also lists him in the General Assembly. He died at Randolph on
  90. 28 Mar 1806 ([source](/files/sources/book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin/)). His widow died at Parkman, Ohio, in 1830.
  92. Fourteen children are given in *Kith and Kin*: by Sarah, Shubael (1766) and Frederick (1768); by Hannah,
  93. Israel (1772-1773), Israel Jr. (1773), Dr. James (1775), Porter (1778), Sarah Lewis (1780-1858), who bore his
  94. first wife's name, Celia (1783), Hannah (b. 8 Apr
  95. 1785), Eleanor (1787), Daniel Gilbert (1790), Judge John Phelps (1792), Orinda (1794) and Josiah
  96. (1797-1817). The name Orinda came down to Hannah's daughter, Marion Orinda Cumins.
  98. Research: `research/hatten/Browne_Chapin_Cumins.md`.
  100. ## Open questions
  102. - His death: 28 Mar 1806 (*Kith and Kin*, WikiTree) or 28 May 1806 (the Ancestry tree)? His gravestone
  103. at Randolph would settle it.
  104. - When did the family move from Stafford to Randolph, and where were the children born before Hannah
  105. (1785)? The records have not been seen.
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