Joseph Enos
Of Union, Connecticut, born at Windsor in 1721, probably a son of Sgt. James Enos, the town's one settling proprietor. He married three times, the third time, in 1778, Abigail Keyes of Ashford, who bore him four children when he was nearly sixty and older; he was probably an ensign in the French and Indian War and was at Union in 1800. Probably the father of Hannah (Enos) Humphrey.
Life
- 1721Born20 Jan 1721, Windsor (Pine Meadow), Connecticut
"Joseph Enno born on 20 Jan 1721, child of James, in Pinemeadow, Windsor" (Connecticut vital records index, FamilySearch QPQH-YLM2, as quoted on WikiTree).
- 1746Married Rachel Ward15 Jul 1746compiledprobable
- 1750Married Elizabeth White7 Mar 1750compiledprobable
- 1778Married Abigail Keyes21 Dec 1778compiledprobable
- aft. 1800DiedUnion, Connecticutinferredprobable
Family
- Father
- Mother
- Hannah Phelps
Married James Enos 15 July 1708; died 13 July 1760, aged 78. Her parents are unknown: Stiles makes her a daughter of Lt. Timothy Phelps, which the Phelps genealogy (1899) disproves; WikiTree has Hannah Birge, widow of Benjamin Phelps (possible).
- Spouse 1
- Rachel Wardcompiledprobable
- Spouse 2
- Elizabeth Whitecompiledprobable
- Spouse 3
- Abigail Keyescompiledprobable
1 child
Pedigree
Notes
Of Union, Connecticut, the son of Sgt. James Enos, its one settling proprietor. He married three times: Rachel, daughter of Deacon William Ward, on 15 July 1746 (she died the next February); Elizabeth White on 7 Mar 1750 (she died in 1777); and Abigail Keyes of Ashford on 21 Dec 1778, who bore him Joseph, Hannah, James and Jonathan when he was nearly sixty and older (source). Stiles notes that he was “prob. the Ens. 2d Co., 5th Regt., 1762,” in the last campaigns of the French and Indian War, and “rec’d 100 acres ld. in Vt., 20 June, 1782” (source). His first cousin was Gen. Roger Enos, who settled Enosburgh, Vermont. He was at Union in the 1790 and 1800 censuses.
Research: research/mcmillan/McMillan_Humphrey_Bell_Connections.md.
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