As written
- name
- James Enos
- aka
- [James Eno, Sgt. James Eno]
- sex
- male
- access
- public
- summary
- Sgt. James Enos, born at Windsor, Connecticut, in 1679, a son of James Eno and probably of Abigail Bissell. He was one of the twelve Windsor men to whom Connecticut deeded the town of Union, and the only one who actually settled there. He married Mary Grant in 1703 and Hannah Phelps in 1708, and died at Union in 1762 or 1764. Father of Joseph Enos.
- born
- date
- 23 Sep 1679
- place
- Windsor, Connecticut
- basis
- compiled
- confidence
- probable
- sources
- [book-hammond-1893-history-union, book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]
- note
- From the Windsor Old Church Record, as Stiles prints it.
- died
- place
- Union, Connecticut
- basis
- compiled
- confidence
- probable
- sources
- [book-hammond-1893-history-union, book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]
- note
- 22 May 1762 (History of Union) or 1764 (Stiles, from his executors).
- father
- id
- james-eno-1651
- basis
- documented
- confidence
- proven
- sources
- [book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor, book-hammond-1893-history-union]
- research
- research/mcmillan/McMillan_Humphrey_Bell_Connections.md
- note
- "1. James, b. 23 Sept., 1679. — O. C. R." among the children of James Eno (the Windsor Old Church Record, as Stiles prints it, vol. 2, p. 242); the History of Union calls him James's "oldest son."
- mother
- id
- abigail-bissell-1661
- basis
- compiled
- confidence
- probable
- sources
- [book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]
- spouses
- name
- Mary Grant
- basis
- compiled
- confidence
- probable
- sources
- [book-hammond-1893-history-union, book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]
- note
- Daughter of John Grant; born 23 Jan 1675, died 6 Mar 1704.
- married
- date
- 5 Apr 1703
- basis
- compiled
- confidence
- probable
- sources
- [book-hammond-1893-history-union, book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]
- name
- Hannah Phelps
- basis
- compiled
- confidence
- probable
- sources
- [book-hammond-1893-history-union, book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]
- note
- Mother of Joseph; her parents are unknown (see Joseph Enos).
- married
- date
- 15 Jul 1708
- basis
- compiled
- confidence
- probable
- sources
- [book-hammond-1893-history-union, book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]
Sgt. James Enos, a founder of Union, Connecticut. "James Enos was one of the original proprietors of the town of Union and the only one who actually settled in the town. His name is sixth in the list of twelve persons, all from Windsor, to whom the legislature of Connecticut deeded the town of Union ... He lived in the south part of town on the hillside between the Matthew Paul place and the one now occupied by Fred Barber." He married Mary Grant on 5 Apr 1703 (she died the next March) and Hannah Phelps on 15 July 1708 (source, source).
Research: McMillan, Humphrey-Enos and Bell-Gerow: Notable Connections Research.
---name: James Enosaka: [James Eno, Sgt. James Eno]sex: maleaccess: publicsummary: >-Sgt. James Enos, born at Windsor, Connecticut, in 1679, a son of James Eno and probably of AbigailBissell. He was one of the twelve Windsor men to whom Connecticut deeded the town of Union, andthe only one who actually settled there. He married Mary Grant in 1703 and Hannah Phelps in 1708,and died at Union in 1762 or 1764. Father of Joseph Enos.born:date: 23 Sep 1679place: "Windsor, Connecticut"basis: compiledconfidence: probablesources: [book-hammond-1893-history-union, book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]note: "From the Windsor Old Church Record, as Stiles prints it."died:place: "Union, Connecticut"basis: compiledconfidence: probablesources: [book-hammond-1893-history-union, book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]note: "22 May 1762 (History of Union) or 1764 (Stiles, from his executors)."father:id: james-eno-1651basis: documentedconfidence: provensources: [book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor, book-hammond-1893-history-union]research: research/mcmillan/McMillan_Humphrey_Bell_Connections.mdnote: "\"1. James, b. 23 Sept., 1679. — O. C. R.\" among the children of James Eno (the Windsor Old Church Record, as Stiles prints it, vol. 2, p. 242); the History of Union calls him James's \"oldest son.\""mother:id: abigail-bissell-1661basis: compiledconfidence: probablesources: [book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]spouses:- name: Mary Grantbasis: compiledconfidence: probablesources: [book-hammond-1893-history-union, book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]note: "Daughter of John Grant; born 23 Jan 1675, died 6 Mar 1704."married:date: 5 Apr 1703basis: compiledconfidence: probablesources: [book-hammond-1893-history-union, book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]- name: Hannah Phelpsbasis: compiledconfidence: probablesources: [book-hammond-1893-history-union, book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]note: Mother of Joseph; her parents are unknown (see Joseph Enos).married:date: 15 Jul 1708basis: compiledconfidence: probablesources: [book-hammond-1893-history-union, book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor]---Sgt. James Enos, a founder of Union, Connecticut. "James Enos was one of the original proprietors of thetown of Union and the only one who actually settled in the town. His name is sixth in the list of twelvepersons, all from Windsor, to whom the legislature of Connecticut deeded the town of Union ... He livedin the south part of town on the hillside between the Matthew Paul place and the one now occupied byFred Barber." He married Mary Grant on 5 Apr 1703 (she died the next March) and Hannah Phelps on 15 July1708 ([source](/files/sources/book-hammond-1893-history-union/), [source](/files/sources/book-stiles-1891-ancient-windsor/)).Research: `research/mcmillan/McMillan_Humphrey_Bell_Connections.md`.