Keziah Woodruff

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name
Keziah Woodruff
aka
[Kezia Woodruff, Keziah Brace]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Of Farmington, Connecticut, she married Capt. Abel Brace of Hartford in 1761 and bore him fifteen children, fourteen of whom went with them, and her aged mother, to the New York frontier in 1793. Probably the mother of Charles Brace and grandmother of Sarah (Sally) Brace, who married Loring Chapin; she lived from 1742 to 1812, as a descendant's DAR application has it.
born
date
1742
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne]
died
date
1812
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne]
residences
date
1761
place
Farmington, Connecticut
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-brace-1927-brace-lineage]
note
"Keziah Woodruff, of Farmington, Connecticut," when she married Abel Brace of Hartford in 1761.
date
1765
place
Hartland, Connecticut
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[book-brace-1927-brace-lineage]
note
Her son Orange was born at Hartland in 1765.
date
1793
place
Winfield, Herkimer County, New York
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-hardin-1893-herkimer-county]
note
Went to the New York frontier in 1793 with her husband and fourteen children, and her aged mother.

Grandmother of Sarah (Sally) Brace. "Keziah Woodruff, of Farmington, Connecticut," married Abel Brace of Hartford on 2 Apr 1761, after banns published on 22 March (source), and bore fifteen children, fourteen of whom went with them to the New York frontier in 1793: Capt. Abel Brace "came here in 1793 from near Hartford, Conn., bringing with him his family of nine sons and five daughters, with his wife's aged mother" (source). Her great-great-granddaughter Ella (Chapin) Browne gave her dates in her DAR application as "Kezia Woodruff, (1742-1812)" (source). Her name came down to her great-grandson Woodruff Chapin (1818-1893).

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

Open questions

  • Her parents are not known here; her mother was still living in 1793 and went to Winfield with the family.
  1. ---
  2. name: Keziah Woodruff
  3. aka: [Kezia Woodruff, Keziah Brace]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Of Farmington, Connecticut, she married Capt. Abel Brace of Hartford in 1761 and bore him fifteen
  8. children, fourteen of whom went with them, and her aged mother, to the New York frontier in 1793.
  9. Probably the mother of Charles Brace and grandmother of Sarah (Sally) Brace, who married Loring
  10. Chapin; she lived from 1742 to 1812, as a descendant's DAR application has it.
  11. born:
  12. date: "1742"
  13. basis: compiled
  14. confidence: probable
  15. sources: [book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne]
  16. died:
  17. date: "1812"
  18. basis: compiled
  19. confidence: probable
  20. sources: [book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne]
  21. residences:
  22. - date: "1761"
  23. place: Farmington, Connecticut
  24. basis: documented
  25. confidence: probable
  26. sources: [book-brace-1927-brace-lineage]
  27. note: "\"Keziah Woodruff, of Farmington, Connecticut,\" when she married Abel Brace of Hartford in 1761."
  28. - date: "1765"
  29. place: Hartland, Connecticut
  30. basis: inferred
  31. confidence: probable
  32. sources: [book-brace-1927-brace-lineage]
  33. note: "Her son Orange was born at Hartland in 1765."
  34. - date: "1793"
  35. place: Winfield, Herkimer County, New York
  36. basis: documented
  37. confidence: probable
  38. sources: [book-hardin-1893-herkimer-county]
  39. note: "Went to the New York frontier in 1793 with her husband and fourteen children, and her aged mother."
  40. ---
  42. Grandmother of Sarah (Sally) Brace. "Keziah Woodruff, of Farmington, Connecticut," married Abel Brace of
  43. Hartford on 2 Apr 1761, after banns published on 22 March ([source](/files/sources/book-brace-1927-brace-lineage/)),
  44. and bore fifteen children, fourteen of whom went with them to the New York frontier in 1793: Capt. Abel Brace
  45. "came here in 1793 from near Hartford, Conn., bringing with him his family of nine sons and five
  46. daughters, with his wife's aged mother" ([source](/files/sources/book-hardin-1893-herkimer-county/)). Her
  47. great-great-granddaughter Ella (Chapin) Browne gave her dates in her DAR application as "Kezia Woodruff,
  48. (1742-1812)" ([source](/files/sources/book-dar-lineage-book-33-browne/)). Her name came down to her great-grandson
  49. Woodruff Chapin (1818-1893).
  51. Research: `research/hatten/Browne_Chapin_Cumins.md`.
  53. ## Open questions
  55. - Her parents are not known here; her mother was still living in 1793 and went to Winfield with the
  56. family.
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