Samuel Fairchild

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name
Samuel Fairchild
sex
male
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public
summary
Ship's carpenter of Stratford, Connecticut, born there in 1640 and said to be the first child of the settlers born in the town; probably the eldest son of Thomas Fairchild and his first wife, a Seabrook. He married Mary, daughter of Moses Wheeler, and had five children, probably among them Jonathan, who went to Norwalk. He died at Stratford in 1704/5.
born
date
31 Aug 1640
place
Stratford, Connecticut
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds, book-orcutt-1886-history-stratford]
note
Gilmore, from the Connecticut vital records; Orcutt has the same date.
died
date
Jan 1704/5
place
Stratford, Connecticut
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds, book-orcutt-1886-history-stratford]
note
Orcutt has "about 1704."
father
id
thomas-fairchild-d1670
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds, book-orcutt-1886-history-stratford]
research
research/mcmillan/Fairchild_Raymond_Woodworth.md
note
Eldest of Thomas Fairchild's children in the Stratford records (Orcutt; Gilmore). When his lands were recorded on 10 Dec 1674 they included 12 acres "received from his father 30 Dec 1668" (Gilmore, from the Stratford land records).
mother
id
emma-seabrook-fl1640
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds, book-orcutt-1886-history-stratford]
note
His lands recorded in 1674 included land "received by gift from his grandfather Seabrook" (Gilmore, from the Stratford land records), so his mother, Thomas's first wife, was a Seabrook. Her first name, Emma, is probable only.
spouses
id
mary-wheeler-1655
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-orcutt-1886-history-stratford, book-starr-1915-goodwin-ancestral-lines, book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
note
"Samuel, son of Thomas Fairchild, m. Mary, dau. of Moses Wheeler" (Orcutt). Their first known child was born in 1681.

Ship's carpenter of Stratford, Connecticut, eldest son of Thomas Fairchild and his first wife, a daughter of Robert Seabrook. Born on 31 August 1640, he was "Probably the first white child born in Stratford, Conn." (source). "On 10 Dec 1674 Samuel's lands were recorded. He had 12A received from his father 30 Dec 1668, land received by gift from his grandfather Seabrook and land he had received in exchange with brother Thomas. ... Samuel was a ship's carpenter and a member of the Congregational Church in Stratford" (source).

He married Mary, daughter of Moses Wheeler, the Stratford ship carpenter and ferryman. Their children: Robert, born 1681, "to whom Moses Wheeler left property"; Samuel, about 1682 or 1683, very probably the Samuel Fairchild who in 1712/13 helped settle his grandfather Wheeler's estate; Anna; Edward, born 1685/6, of Newtown; and Jonathan, born 10 October 1692, who went to Norwalk. Samuel died in January 1704/5, and Mary married Benjamin Beach that December.

The family's descent from him rests on the identification of Jonathan Fairchild of East Jewett with his great-grandson Jonathan, born at Norwalk in 1744, which is only possible (see Jonathan Fairchild).

Research: Notable connections of Frances Fairchild Holbrook: the Fairchild branch and the families that married in.

Open questions

  • The distribution of his estate (Fairfield probate, 1705), which should name his children, Jonathan among them.
  1. ---
  2. name: Samuel Fairchild
  3. sex: male
  4. access: public
  5. summary: >-
  6. Ship's carpenter of Stratford, Connecticut, born there in 1640 and said to be the first child of
  7. the settlers born in the town; probably the eldest son of Thomas Fairchild and his first wife, a
  8. Seabrook. He married Mary, daughter of Moses Wheeler, and had five children, probably among them
  9. Jonathan, who went to Norwalk. He died at Stratford in 1704/5.
  10. born:
  11. date: 31 Aug 1640
  12. place: Stratford, Connecticut
  13. basis: compiled
  14. confidence: probable
  15. sources: [book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds, book-orcutt-1886-history-stratford]
  16. note: Gilmore, from the Connecticut vital records; Orcutt has the same date.
  17. died:
  18. date: Jan 1704/5
  19. place: Stratford, Connecticut
  20. basis: compiled
  21. confidence: probable
  22. sources: [book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds, book-orcutt-1886-history-stratford]
  23. note: Orcutt has "about 1704."
  24. father:
  25. id: thomas-fairchild-d1670
  26. basis: compiled
  27. confidence: probable
  28. sources: [book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds, book-orcutt-1886-history-stratford]
  29. research: research/mcmillan/Fairchild_Raymond_Woodworth.md
  30. note: Eldest of Thomas Fairchild's children in the Stratford records (Orcutt; Gilmore). When his lands were recorded on 10 Dec 1674 they included 12 acres "received from his father 30 Dec 1668" (Gilmore, from the Stratford land records).
  31. mother:
  32. id: emma-seabrook-fl1640
  33. basis: compiled
  34. confidence: probable
  35. sources: [book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds, book-orcutt-1886-history-stratford]
  36. note: His lands recorded in 1674 included land "received by gift from his grandfather Seabrook" (Gilmore, from the Stratford land records), so his mother, Thomas's first wife, was a Seabrook. Her first name, Emma, is probable only.
  37. spouses:
  38. - id: mary-wheeler-1655
  39. basis: compiled
  40. confidence: probable
  41. sources: [book-orcutt-1886-history-stratford, book-starr-1915-goodwin-ancestral-lines, book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
  42. note: '"Samuel, son of Thomas Fairchild, m. Mary, dau. of Moses Wheeler" (Orcutt). Their first known child was born in 1681.'
  43. ---
  45. Ship's carpenter of Stratford, Connecticut, eldest son of Thomas Fairchild and his first wife, a daughter
  46. of Robert Seabrook. Born on 31 August 1640, he was "Probably the first white child born in Stratford,
  47. Conn." ([source](/files/sources/book-orcutt-1886-history-stratford/)). "On 10 Dec 1674 Samuel's lands were
  48. recorded. He had 12A received from his father 30 Dec 1668, land received by gift from his grandfather
  49. Seabrook and land he had received in exchange with brother Thomas. ... Samuel was a ship's carpenter and a
  50. member of the Congregational Church in Stratford" ([source](/files/sources/book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds/)).
  52. He married Mary, daughter of Moses Wheeler, the Stratford ship carpenter and ferryman. Their children:
  53. Robert, born 1681, "to whom Moses Wheeler left property"; Samuel, about 1682 or 1683, very probably the Samuel Fairchild
  54. who in 1712/13 helped settle his grandfather Wheeler's estate; Anna; Edward, born 1685/6, of Newtown; and Jonathan, born 10
  55. October 1692, who went to Norwalk. Samuel died in January 1704/5, and Mary married Benjamin Beach that
  56. December.
  58. The family's descent from him rests on the identification of Jonathan Fairchild of East Jewett with his
  59. great-grandson Jonathan, born at Norwalk in 1744, which is only possible (see Jonathan Fairchild).
  61. Research: `research/mcmillan/Fairchild_Raymond_Woodworth.md`.
  63. ## Open questions
  65. - The distribution of his estate (Fairfield probate, 1705), which should name his children, Jonathan
  66. among them.
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