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Warren Weed¹

• Father: Aaron Weed¹ b. 1741, d. 1824
• Mother: Elizabeth Pennoyer¹ b. 20 Oct 1742, d. 1812

• Birth*: Warren was born on 14 February 1772, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• He was the son of Aaron Weed and Elizabeth Pennoyer.¹

• Last Edited: 28 Feb 2006

Betsey Weed¹

• Father: Aaron Weed¹ b. 1741, d. 1824
• Mother: Elizabeth Pennoyer¹ b. 20 Oct 1742, d. 1812

• Birth*: Betsey was born on 22 December 1775, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• She was the daughter of Aaron Weed and Elizabeth Pennoyer.¹

• Last Edited: 28 Feb 2006

Rebecca Weed¹

• Father: Aaron Weed¹ b. 1741, d. 1824
• Mother: Elizabeth Pennoyer¹ b. 20 Oct 1742, d. 1812

• Birth*: Rebecca was born on 19 December 1775, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• She was the daughter of Aaron Weed and Elizabeth Pennoyer.¹

• Last Edited: 28 Feb 2006

Hannah (?)¹

• Birth*: Hannah was born circa 1750.¹
• Married Name: As of after 1812,her married name was Weed.¹
• Marriage*: Hannah married Aaron Weed after 1812.¹

• Last Edited: 28 Feb 2006

Nathan Pardee¹

• Last Edited: 7 Mar 2006

Deacon Joshua Ambler¹

• Birth*: Joshua was born on 9 September 1723, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• Marriage*: Joshua married Bethia Weed on 6 April 1749, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• Marriage*: Joshua married Millescent Hoyt on 24 May 1774, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• History Note*: The British burned Bedford village except for one house. on 11 July 1779 at Bedford, Westchester County, New York.
  
  
• Milit-War*: He served in the military between 1780 and 1782 at Fairfield, Connecticut, BET 1 JUN 1780 AND 1 JAN 1782 Served in Reuben Scofield's company and in Isaac Lockwood's Sea Coast Guards.¹
• Marriage*: Joshua married Martha Blachley on 9 December 1788, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• Death*: Joshua died between 1790 and 1793, Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York.¹
• Probate*: Joshua estate was probated on 18 May 1790 at Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Ambler, Joshua, late of Stamford, will dated May 18, 1790, probated Aug. 6, 1793, mentions his children Benjamin of Bedford, Isaac, Jacob, Deborah, wife of Joseph Canada, Ruamah, wife of John Skelding, and Bethia, wife of Abraham Holly; Sarah, Bethia, Elizabeth and Clara daughters of my late daughter Sarah, wife of Nathan Olmstead. Executors sons Isaac and Jacob. Witnesses John Hoyt, Jr., Smith Weed, and Ebenezer P. Weed, page 184. Inventory taken Aug. 20, 1793, page 126. Mar. 21, 1794, order to advertise for claims, page 136.²
• Biography*: An unknown date : From Edith Wicks & Virginia Olson's "Stamford's Soldiers:" "Enlisted 1 June 1780 in Capt. Reuben Scofield's Company of Coast Guards and served until January 1781, at which time he enlisted in Capt. Isaac Lockwood's Company of Sea Coast Gaurds at Stamford, Connecticut, and served until 1 January 1782.
  
  Joshua Ambler was born 9 September 1723 at Stamford. He was the son of Stephen and Deborah (Hoyt) Ambler, who were married 14 December 1721. Joshua married, first, on 6 April 1749, Bethia Weed. She was born about 1726, the daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Pennoyer) Weed, and was the mother of all his children. No death date is given, but on 24 May 1774, Joshua, now of 'Old Pound Ridge,' married second, Millescent (Hoyt) Weed, widow of Ebenezer Weed and daughter of Col. Jonathan and Millescent (Pennoyer) Hoyt. She was born 14 October 1722. No death date is given for her, but on 9 December 1788 Joshua married, third, Mrs. Martha Weed of New Canaan, Connecticut. She was the widow of Neheniah Weed.
  
  Joshua's will, probated 6 August 1793 at Stamford, was written 18 May 1790. No record of his death has been found. He may have been buried in the Congregational Church Cemetery, long since destroyed.
  
  Joshua in 1777 became a selectman of Stamford and served for ten years. He was active in the Revolution, first at Bedford and Pound Ridge, New York, where he served on the Committee of Safety and had many dealings in the service of supplies, and later at Stamford. On 27 Novermer 1780 he was a member of a Stamford committee to enroll recruits. He resided in Westchester County for a period extending from 1765 or 1766 to 1777.
  (The author quotes:)"Deacon Joshua Ambler was an elder of the Presbyterian Church of Bedford, New York, which was near his home in Pound Ridge. Amblers were among the group of people who went from Stamford to settle at Bedford, New York." (unattributed) Not only was he one of the largest landowners, but he was also one of the most active of Stamford men of the Revolutionary War period.
  
  Children, all by first wife:
       i. Benjamin, born 20 December 1749, died young.
       ii. Sarah, born 25 August 1752, was baptized 3 December 1760 at Stamford. She was married to Capt. Nathan Olmsted, (a soldier), son of Deacon Nathan and Millicent (Goodrich) Olmsted, who were married 4 December 1740. He was born 8 May 1744 at Ridgefield, Connecticut, and died at Pound Ridge 7 December 1827. She died there 27 September 1782.
       iii. Deborah, born 15 October 1754, was baptized 3 December 1760 at Stamford. She married Joseph Canada, son of Phillip and Elizabeth (Dann) Canada, who was born 22 August 1762.
       iv. Bethia, born 18 January 1757, was baptized 3 December 1760 at Stamford. She married Abraham Holly.
       v. Benjamin, born 24 September 1758, died 23 February 1759.
       vi. Benjamin, baptized 3 Dec 1760 q.v., also a soldier.
       vii. Mary, baptized 27 August 1761, at Stamford.
       viii. Isaac, baptized 3 October 1762, q.v., also a soldier.
       ix. Jacob, baptized 3 June 1764, a soldier, q.v.
       x. Rachel, baptized 11 June 1766, at the First Church, Salem, Westchester County, New York.
       xi. Ruamah, called "wife of John Skelding" in her father's will. They were married 27 March 1790 at Stamford. John was born there 13 September 1762, son of Thomas and Mary (Weed) Skelding, who were married 11 June 1752.³
  
  

• Last Edited: 26 Jun 2006

Bethia Weed¹

• Birth*: Bethia was born circa 1729, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut. (Benjamin and Mary had an earlier daughter Bethia, b. 1720 and d. 1726, so this Bethia was born after that.).¹
• Married Name: As of 6 April 1749,her married name was Ambler.¹
• Marriage*: Bethia married Deacon Joshua Ambler on 6 April 1749, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• Death*: Bethia died circa 1773, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Mar 2006

Benjamin Ambler¹

• Father: Deacon Joshua Ambler¹ b. 9 Sep 1723, d. bt 1790 - 1793
• Mother: Bethia Weed¹ b. c 1729, d. c 1773

• Birth*: Benjamin was born on 20 December 1749, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• He was the son of Deacon Joshua Ambler and Bethia Weed.¹
• Death*: Benjamin died before 1757, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹

• Last Edited: 7 Mar 2006

Benjamin Ambler¹

• Father: Deacon Joshua Ambler¹ b. 9 Sep 1723, d. bt 1790 - 1793
• Mother: Bethia Weed¹ b. c 1729, d. c 1773

• Birth*: Benjamin was born on 24 September 1758, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• He was the son of Deacon Joshua Ambler and Bethia Weed.¹
• Death*: Benjamin died on 23 February 1759, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹

• Last Edited: 7 Mar 2006

Benjamin Ambler¹

• Father: Deacon Joshua Ambler¹ b. 9 Sep 1723, d. bt 1790 - 1793
• Mother: Bethia Weed¹ b. c 1729, d. c 1773

• Note*: [He had children Benjamin, Joshua, Rachel, Bethia, Sarah, Isaac, and Joseph, to be entered.].
  
  
• Birth*: Benjamin was born circa 1760. Conklin Mann, in his 1933-34 articles on Richard Ambler descendants, writes "His birth date offers a problem. His g.s. in St. Matthew's Ch. Yd., Bedford, states that Benjamin Ambler died 13 Dec. 1811 in his 62d yr. The census of 1800 shows him over 45 years old. On the other hand if Stamford town and ch. recs. are correct, Joshua Ambler named 3 sons Benjamin. Town recs. show a Benjamin, son of Joshua and Bethiah b. 20 Dec. 1749, a 2d Benjamin b. 24 Sept., 1758, d. 23 Feb. 1759. First ch. recs. have 'Benjamin, Sarah, Deborah and Bethiah children of Joshua and Bethia Ambler were bap. 3 Dec., 1760.' The compiler believes that Benjamin, who survived, was b. 1759-60."²
• He was the son of Deacon Joshua Ambler and Bethia Weed.¹
• Baptism: Benjamin was baptized on 3 December 1760 at First Congregational Church, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• Marriage*: Benjamin married Rachel Dibble circa 1788.²
• Death*: Benjamin died on 13 December 1811, Bedford, Westchester, New York.¹

• Last Edited: 13 Jul 2006

Elizabeth Ambler¹

• Father: Deacon Joshua Ambler¹ b. 9 Sep 1723, d. bt 1790 - 1793
• Mother: Bethia Weed¹ b. c 1729, d. c 1773

• Birth*: Elizabeth was born on 2 July 1759.¹
• She was the daughter of Deacon Joshua Ambler and Bethia Weed.¹

• Last Edited: 7 Mar 2006

Sarah Ambler¹

• Father: Deacon Joshua Ambler¹ b. 9 Sep 1723, d. bt 1790 - 1793
• Mother: Bethia Weed¹ b. c 1729, d. c 1773

• Birth*: Sarah was born on 25 August 1752, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• She was the daughter of Deacon Joshua Ambler and Bethia Weed.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Mar 2006

Hannah Ambler¹

• Father: Deacon Joshua Ambler¹ b. 9 Sep 1723, d. bt 1790 - 1793
• Mother: Bethia Weed¹ b. c 1729, d. c 1773

• Birth*: Hannah was born on 18 September 1754.¹
• She was the daughter of Deacon Joshua Ambler and Bethia Weed.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Mar 2006

Deborah Ambler¹

• Father: Deacon Joshua Ambler¹ b. 9 Sep 1723, d. bt 1790 - 1793
• Mother: Bethia Weed¹ b. c 1729, d. c 1773

• Birth*: Deborah was born on 15 October 1754, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• She was the daughter of Deacon Joshua Ambler and Bethia Weed.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Mar 2006

Isaac Ambler¹

• Father: Deacon Joshua Ambler¹ b. 9 Sep 1723, d. bt 1790 - 1793
• Mother: Bethia Weed¹ b. c 1729, d. c 1773

• Birth*: Isaac was born on 11 August 1756, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• He was the son of Deacon Joshua Ambler and Bethia Weed.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Mar 2006

Mary Ambler¹

• Father: Deacon Joshua Ambler¹ b. 9 Sep 1723, d. bt 1790 - 1793
• Mother: Bethia Weed¹ b. c 1729, d. c 1773

• Birth*: Mary was born circa 1761, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• She was the daughter of Deacon Joshua Ambler and Bethia Weed.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Mar 2006

Jacob Ambler¹

• Father: Deacon Joshua Ambler¹ b. 9 Sep 1723, d. bt 1790 - 1793
• Mother: Bethia Weed¹ b. c 1729, d. c 1773

• Birth*: Jacob was born in 1764, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• He was the son of Deacon Joshua Ambler and Bethia Weed.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Mar 2006

Ruamah Ambler¹

• Father: Deacon Joshua Ambler¹ b. 9 Sep 1723, d. bt 1790 - 1793
• Mother: Bethia Weed¹ b. c 1729, d. c 1773

• Birth*: Ruamah was born circa 1768.¹
• She was the daughter of Deacon Joshua Ambler and Bethia Weed.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Mar 2006

Millescent Hoyt¹

• Birth*: Millescent was born on 14 October 1722, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• Married Name: As of 24 May 1774,her married name was Ambler.¹
• Marriage*: Millescent married Deacon Joshua Ambler on 24 May 1774, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Mar 2006

Martha Blachley¹

• Birth*: Martha was born on 13 December 1717, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• Married Name: As of 9 December 1788,her married name was Ambler.¹
• Marriage*: Martha married Deacon Joshua Ambler on 9 December 1788, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹

• Last Edited: 10 Jun 2007

Josiah Mead

• Father: Nathaniel Mead b. 1669, d. 1703
• Mother: Rachel Brown

• He was the son of Nathaniel Mead and Rachel Brown.
• Property Record*: Josiah was involved in a property transaction on 19 January 1726 at Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, WITNESS these presents that I Josiah Mead of Greenwich in the county of Fairfield and the colony of Connecticut have for a valuable consideration to me secured have sold and do by these presents sell alienate assign and make over from me my heirs & assigns for ever unto Ebenezer Mead his heirs & assigns forever all that my right of land in ------------ Field in the Rocky Necks which Land was Given to my Hon'rd Father Nathaniel Mead Deceased by his Hon'rd Father John Mead Deceased as by below(?) may more fully appear The above said Land with all the Rights Titles & Privilledges thereunto belonging or any wise(?) appertaining. I Josiah Mead have absolutely sold unto the aforenamed Ebenezer Mead his heirs and assigns forever and do hereby [Bond? Rend?] myself my heirs forever to Warrant & Defend ye abovesaid Land and Every part thereof from all former Bargain, Sales or Incumbrances whatsoever before the Date hereof. IN WITNESS of ------ I have caused this deed of Sale to be made & have hereunto set to my Hand & Seal January the Sixteenth Day 1726 or 27.
  
  Delivering the Same in Presence of Jonathan Holmes, Nathaniel Marshall
  
  Greenwich January 19th 1726/7, Josiah Mead SEAL
  
  Then appeared Josiah Mead abovesaid & acknowledged said Deed of Sale to be his ---- Voluntary Act & deed before me Ebenezer Mead ------------
  
  Received the 8th day of August 1763 (sic) and recorded per me Jesse Parsons Town Clerk.¹
• Probate Extract*: Josiah was listed in a probate extract on 4 December 1744 at Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, as follows: MARSHALL, Ichabod, late of Greenwich, will dated June 16, 1740 probated Dec. 4, 1744, brother-in-law Daniel OGDEN; Josiah MEAD, and Martha THOMAS, page 354.²
• Marriage*: Josiah married Abigail Marshall, daughter of John Marshall.
• Death*: Josiah died in 1762, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut.

• Last Edited: 31 Dec 2006

Joseph Willson¹

• Marriage*: Joseph married Susannah (?).²
• Will*: Joseph left a will on 30 May 1810 at Rye, Westchester, New York, Be it remembered that I Joseph Willson of the town of Rye in the County of Westchester and State of New York considering the uncertainly of this mortal life and being of sound and perfect mind and memory do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following (that is to say) First I order that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid out of my moveable estate. I then give and bequeath to my wife Susannah Willson three pieces of gold Coin to wit: one half Johannes and two half eagles. I further give and bequeath to my wife Susannah Willson at her disposal the equal third part of all my moveable estate (exclusive of what she shall receive from the estate of & by her father) together with the use of the homested wherein I now dwell during her natural life. The whole of the bequest hereby made to be considered in lieu of all other claims or right of dower to all and every other part of my estate. I give and bequeath to my two daughters Mary Green and Susannah Merritt the sum of fifty pounds cash to be paid them out of my moveable estate. The remaining part of my moveable estate the one half thereof I give and bequeath to the children of my daughter Mary Green to be divided equally between them the other half of said remainder I give and bequeath to the children of my daughter Susannah Merritt to be divided equally among them. I give and devise to my son Nehemiah Willson his heirs and assigns forever all that massnage (?) or tenement of land lying in the east side and adjoining to the Kingstreet road in the town of Tye commonly called Byram ridge together with my salt meadow in said town of Rye. I next order and direct my Executor hereafter named to sell my land at blind brook so called and the monies issuing from such sale to divide equally between my son Nehemiah Willson, my grandson Samuel Brown and my grandson Willson Merritt. Further it is my will and I hereby order that at and after the death of my wife Susanna Willson, the homestead where on I now dwell the whole thereafter be kept for the benefit of the ministers and poor of the Baptist Church to which I now belong and shall continue to be at the place where it now is appointed, that is, the one half of the profits thereof to be given to the Minister in and with the said Church and the other half of the profits thereof to be given to the Poor belonging to the said Church to be under the management and direction of the said Church reserving a piece in the north meadow adjoining the Kingstreet road of twenty five feet on an eastern and western line and thirty six feet on a northern and southern line for a burying ground for my family and descendants. Lastly I nominate and appoint my son Nehemiah Willson, John Brown Esq'r, and Henry Purdy as Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seat this 30th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and (ten?). Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Joseph Willson to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have herewith subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of the Testator.
  (Signed) Joseph Willson (SEAL)
  Witnesses:
  Thomas Willson
  Drake Seymour
  Thom's. M. Willson.
  
  
  
• Death*: Joseph died in 1814, Rye, Westchester, New York.¹
• Probate Record*: Joseph was listed in probate records on 18 April 1814 at Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, as follows: At a Court of Probate held at Stamford in & for Stamford District April 18th 1814 Eben'r Davenport Esq'r Judge present. Personally appeared Thomas M. Willson of Rye, County of Westchester and State of New York and made oath that he saw Joseph Willson late of Rye now Dec'd sign and seal the foregoing writing that he heard him declare the same to be his last Will and Testament that said dec'd appeared to him at the same time to be of sound disposing mind and memory & that he together with Thos. Willson and Drake Seymour before mentioned subscribed their names as witnesses to the same at the request and in the presence of the Testator. Whereupon this Court doth consider and adjudge said Will proved and doth approve of the same and order it to be recorded.

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2006

Susannah (?)¹

• Married Name: Her married name was Willson.¹
• Marriage*: Susannah married Joseph Willson.¹
• Death*: Susannah died after 1810.¹

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2006

Mary Willson¹

• Father: Joseph Willson¹ d. 1814
• Mother: Susannah (?)¹ d. a 1810

• She was the daughter of Joseph Willson and Susannah (?).¹
• Married Name: Her married name was Green.¹
• Marriage*: Mary married (?) Green.¹
• Death*: Mary died after 1810.¹

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2006

(?) Green¹

• Marriage*: (?) married Mary Willson, daughter of Joseph Willson and Susannah (?).¹

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2006

Susannah Willson¹

• Father: Joseph Willson¹ d. 1814
• Mother: Susannah (?)¹ d. a 1810

• She was the daughter of Joseph Willson and Susannah (?).¹
• Married Name: Her married name was Merritt.¹
• Marriage*: Susannah married (?) Merritt.¹

• Last Edited: 3 Apr 2006

(?) Merritt¹

• Marriage*: (?) married Susannah Willson, daughter of Joseph Willson and Susannah (?).¹

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2006

Nehemiah Willson¹

• Father: Joseph Willson¹ d. 1814
• Mother: Susannah (?)¹ d. a 1810

• He was the son of Joseph Willson and Susannah (?).¹
• Marriage*: Nehemiah married Sarah (?).
• Will*: Nehemiah left a will on 20 January 1814 at Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Be it remembered that on this twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, I Nehemiah Willson of the town of Greenwich in county of Fairfield and state of Connecticut, being of perfect sound mind and memory calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for men once to die, do make this my last Will and Testament in marrer following. First I bequeath my soul unto the hands of God who gave it me and as for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a decent christian like manner at the discretion of my executors.
  
  I then give to my wife Sarah what shall be due on a certain note given by Jonathan Secor of fifteen hundred pound after paying out thereof the legacies due to the three youngest children of Nathan Merritt given them by my father Joseph Willson. I further give to my said wife Sarah the whole of my household furniture with my riding-chair together for and during her natural life the uses of the front room on the first floor of my dwelling house with the front room and front bed-room on the second floor.
  
  I next five and bequeath to my daughter Desire Haight and to her heirs and assigns forever, my farm whereon I now live together with that tract of land commonly called my City land with the exception as above to my wife and on condition that she cause to be furnished for my wife a sufficiency of firewood suitably cut at her door with every other necessary and comfortable means of support. I further give to my said daughter Desire Haight all my farming utensils with the stock on my farm.
  
  I give and bequeath to my daughter Eunice Peck and to her heirs and assigns forever all that tract of land belonging to me commonly called Byrum Ridge together with all that may be due to me either by bond& notes or account except as to my wife as aforesaid with paying what is due from one as guardian to James Bowne and Elisabeth Bowne son and daughter of Thomas Bown late of Rye. Lastly I nominate and appoint my two sons-in-law, Daniel Haight and Elias Peck, Junior, to this my Will in trust whom I do hereby authorise empower and request to fulfill and satisfy every clause and article before written and I do utterly disannul all and every other Will and Testament made by me before this date, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will & Testament.
  
  Signed sealed published pronounced and declared to be my last Will and Testament in the presence of the under written witnesses who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
  
  Nehemiah Willson (Seal)
  
  Jotham Merritt
  Eliza Merritt
  John Brown
  
  (There is a partial sentence below which may continue, I do not have the following page: I Nehemiah Willson of the town of Greenwich in the county of Fairfield in state of Connecticut do this twenty third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fourteen make and publish this...).²
  
  

• Last Edited: 3 Apr 2006

Willson Merritt¹

• Father: (?) Merritt¹
• Mother: Susannah Willson¹

• He is the son of (?) Merritt and Susannah Willson.¹

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2006

James Ferris

• Father: Joseph Ferris b. bt 1635 - 1638, d. 1699

• He is the son of Joseph Ferris.

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2006