Descendants of Daniel Brainerd
Generation No. 1
1. Deacon
Daniel1 Brainerd1 was born Abt. 16412,
and died 01 Apr 1715 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT2. He
married (1) Hannah Spencer3,4 Abt. 16644,
daughter of Gerard Spencer and Hannah ?. She was born Abt. 16404,
and died Bef. 16914. He married (2)
Notes for Deacon Daniel Brainerd:
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Daniel Brainard, or Brainerd, Hartford; removed to Haddam;
as early settler there, married, about 1665, Hannah, daughter of Jared Spencer;
had Daniel, born 1665 or 6; Hannah, 20 November 1667; James, 1669; Joshua,
1671; William, 1673; Caleb, 1675; Hezekiah, 1682; and Elijah, 1686; was a
deacon; and died 1 April 1715 aged 74. Who was his father or where he was born
is uncertain. Hannah married, about 1692, Thomas Gates. - A Genealogical
Dictionary of the First Families of
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Daniel Brainerd, * the progenitor of nearly all of those who bear the name of Brainerd in America, was probably born in Braintree, Essex County, England, near the year 1641 and was brought to this country when about 8 years old and lived with the Wadsworth † family in Hartford, Ct., remaining there until 1662 when with others he took up land and made Haddam his permanent home. . . .
Daniel Brainerd's children were baptized in
Daniel Brainerd, of Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut,
married about 1663 or '64, Hannah Spencer, born about 1641 at Lynn,
Massachusetts, daughter of Gerrard and Hannah Spencer of Lynn, Massachusetts,
formerly of "The New Town," Cambridge, Massachusetts, afterwards,
about 1663 or '64, one of the settlers of Haddam, Connecticut. Mrs. Hannah
(Spencer) Brainerd died before 1691, or about that time. He married, second, 30
March 1693, Mrs. Elizabeth (Wakeman)
Daniel Brainerd's home lot in the town plot was Number 5 1/2 and was bounded west on the main street, north by John Bailie, east on the river, south by Joseph Stannard. The home lots contained about four acres. . . .
Daniel Brainerd held many public offices of that day. He was
repeatedly honored by reappointment to the office of constable, surveyor, fence
viewer, town assessor, collector and justice of the peace, and with others was
one appointed to stake out land and to lay out highways. He was elected
Commissioner by the General Court in
The Colonial Records of Connecticut . . . show that Daniel
Brainard was present as a deputy to the General Court at the May session, 1692,
special session, June, 1692, October session, 1692, 26 sessions between May,
1692 and May, 1706. The same volume also shows that Mr. Daniel Brainard was
chosen Justice of the Peace for the
* The late D. D. Field, in the Brainerd genealogy printed in
1857, stated that the Brained boy lived in the Wyllys family in
† The manuscript to which reference is made in other places
said he lived in the
The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), pp. 31-33, 40.
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Daniel Brainerd, the ancestor of the Brainerds in this
country, was brought from
After his settlement here he received a letter from his
mother, in which she spelt her name Brainwood, which renders it probable that
such was the original name. I have also seen the name thus written in a few
instances in old records in this country. He, however, had called his name
Brainerd, and this name prevailed. It is most generally spelled Brainerd, both
in the records of Haddam and
The ancestor was twice married; first to Hannah Spencer, daughter
of Gerrard Spencer of
He became the greatest landholder in Haddam; owning, besides
rights in other places in the Township, about a mile in the northeast part of
what lies west of Connecticut river, including what is covered by the present
The Genealogy of the Brainerd Family (1857), pp. 9-10
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More About Deacon Daniel Brainerd:
Inventory of Estate: Bet. 18 - 19 Apr 1715, £834-10-03, by Nathan Spencer, Gerrard Spencer, Joseph Arnold13
More About Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Spencer:
Marriage: Abt. 166414
Notes for Elizabeth Wakeman:
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Two husbands: Joseph Arnold; and Deacon Daniel Brainerd, widower of Hannah Spencer.
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By the manuscript, Deacon Arnold’s mother married Daniel Brainwood and Deacon Arnold’s father was Joseph Arnold; and the town records state that his widow married, 30 March 1693, but it does not state who she married. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (Daniel), p. 32.
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More About Daniel Brainerd and Elizabeth Wakeman:
Marriage: 30 Mar 169315
Notes for Hannah Spencer:
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. . . said to have married (1) George Sexton, (2) Daniel Brainerd and (3) Jonathan Chapman, but the secondary sources are vague and uncertain, and the evidence for these marriages has not been found. - The Great Migration Begins, Vols. I-III., pp.1718-1721.
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There were three early Sextons who had wives of the name of
Hannah. Mr. H. W. Brainard, in searching for Sexton records, found that Richard
Sexton married, 20 June 1706, Hannah, daughter of Peter Buel (
Joseph Sexton, son of Thomas the miller at
Hannah, the widow of George Sexton, Junior, of
The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in
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More About Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Spencer:
Marriage: 29 Nov 169815
Children of Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Spencer are:
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i. Deacon Daniel2 Brainerd, born 02 Mar 1665/66 in
Haddam,
+ 3 ii. Hannah Brainerd, born 20 Nov 1667 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 07 Sep 1750 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
+ 4 iii. Deacon James Brainerd, born 02 Jun 1669 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 10 Feb 1742/43 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
+ 5 iv. Captain Joshua Brainerd, born 20 Jul 1672 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 13 May 1755 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
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v. Lieutenant William Brainerd, born 30 Mar 1674 in Haddam,
+ 7 vi. Sergeant Caleb Brainerd, born 20 Nov 1675 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 11 Aug 1742 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
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vii. Elijah Brainerd, born Bef. 26 May 1678 in Haddam,
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viii. Hon. Hezekiah Brainerd, born 24 May 1681 in Haddam,
Generation No. 2
2. Deacon Daniel2 Brainerd (Daniel1)16 was born 02 Mar 1665/66 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT16, and died 28 Jan 1742/4317. He married Susannah Ventres18 Abt. 168819, daughter of William Ventres and Elizabeth ?. She was born Abt. 1669 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT19, and died 26 Jan 1754 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT19,20.
Notes for Deacon Daniel Brainerd:
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Daniel Brainerd, East Haddam; son of the first Daniel; by
wife, Susanna, daughter, perhaps, of William Ventris, had Susanna, born 9
August 1689; Daniel, 28 September 1690; Hannah, 12 June 1694; Noadiah, 4 April
1697; Stephen, 27 February 1699; Bezaleel, 17 April 1701; Mary, 10 September
1703; was deacon; and died 28 January 1743. - A Genealogical Dictionary of the
First Settlers of
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Daniel Brainerd, Junior (Daniel) of Haddam, Middlesex
County, Connecticut; married, about 1688, Susannah Ventres, born about 1669, in
Haddam, Connecticut, baptized 21 May 1704, daughter of William and Elizabeth
(-----) Ventres of the same place; she joined the church 5 February 1720/1. He
was a farmer, locating on the east side of
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More About Deacon Daniel Brainerd:
Occupation: Farmer21
Residence:
More About Susannah Ventres:
Baptism: 21 May 170421
Joined Church: 05 Feb 1720/2121
More About Daniel Brainerd and Susannah Ventres:
Marriage: Abt. 168821
Children of Daniel Brainerd and Susannah Ventres are:
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i. Susannah3 Brainerd, born 09 Aug 1689 in East
Haddam,
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ii. Daniel Brainerd, born 28 Sep 1690 in East Haddam,
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iii. Hannah Brainerd, born 12 Jun 1694 in East Haddam,
+ 13 iv. Deacon Noadiah Brainerd, born 04 Apr 1697 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 30 Sep 1747 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
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v. Stephen Brainard, born 27 Feb 1699/00 in East Haddam,
+ 15 vi. Captain Bezaleel Brainerd, born 17 Apr 1701 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 09 Oct 1749 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
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vii. Mary Brainerd, born 10 Sep 1703 in East Haddam,
3. Hannah2
Brainerd (Daniel1)22,23 was born 20 Nov 1667
in Haddam, Middlesex, CT24,25, and died 07 Sep 1750 in East
Haddam, Middlesex, CT26,27. She married Deacon
Thomas Gates28,29 03 Oct 169230, son of
George Gates and Sarah Olmsted. He was born 21 Jan 1663/64 in Haddam,
Middlesex, CT30,31, and died 20 Apr 1734 in
Notes for Hannah Brainerd:
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Hannah Brainerd (Daniel), born 20 November 1667, in Haddam,
Connecticut; married 3 October 1692, Thomas Gates, born 21 January 1664-65, in
Haddam, Connecticut, son of George and Sarah (Olmsted) Gates, of the same
place. He was chosen proprietors' clerk, and filled the office till his death,
his last record being dated 6 March 1734. This office was equivalent to that of
town clerk. The records of the east side of the town were kept separately from
those on the west side (Haddam). He was chosen justice of the peace in 1704,
and held the office till his death. He represented the town in the legislature
of his state for twenty-two sessions, from May 1703 to October 1738, and after
the division of the town of
Deacon Thomas Gates died 20 April 1734, æ. 69 years, in East
The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in
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More About Hannah Brainerd:
Burial: East Haddam,
Joined Church: 12 Nov 170433
Notes for Deacon Thomas Gates:
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Thomas Gates, East Haddam, second son of George, married
about 1692, Hannah, daughter of deacon Daniel Brainerd, had Thomas, born 3
October 1693; Daniel, 26 May 1695; Jeremiah, 17 March 1697; Hannah, 1 June
1699, died at 14 years; Esther, born 24 February 1701, died at 19 years; Mary,
29 August 1703; George, 17 November 1705; and Joshua, 26 April 1708; was town
clerk, captain, deacon, representative 1725. and died 20 April 1734. His widow
died 7 September 1750. - A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of
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Thomas Gates (George), born 21 January 1663/4 in Haddam,
Connecticut, married Hannah Brainerd, born in Haddam, 20 November 1667,
daughter of Deacon Daniel Brainerd and his wife Hannah Spencer. She was
admitted to full communion in the First Church of East Haddam, 12 November
1704. He was one of the first deacons of the
"March 7, 1704, Capt. Thomas Gates and Danl. Cone were ordained or established in yr. office of Deacons."
"June 16, 1707, at a meeting of the proprietors of Haddam on the East Side they did by their vote appoint and ordain Deacon Thomas Gates, by virtue of his clerk's oath, to take charge of the proprietor's book, to enter all grants and acts and determinations that the proprietors shall order to be recorded, and to give true copies under his office oath for the time being."
The sentence next following the one above is in the
handwriting of Deacon Thomas Gates, and from that time until 6 March 6 1734, he
kept all of the records of the proprietors and the town except for a very few
pages. In the list of captains, as given by Dr. Field, the name of Thomas gates
is third in order. He was Justice of the Peace from 1711 until his death. He
was a prominent man in the town, and for thirty years of his life was very much
engaged in public service. He died in
George Gates of East Haddam
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More About Deacon Thomas Gates:
Burial: East Haddam,
More About Thomas Gates and Hannah Brainerd:
Marriage: 03 Oct 169234
Children of Hannah Brainerd and Thomas Gates are:
+ 17 i. Captain Thomas3 Gates, born 03 Oct 1693 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 03 Jun 1771 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
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ii. Captain Daniel Gates, born 26 May 1695 in East Haddam,
+ 19 iii. Deacon Jeremiah Gates, born 17 Mar 1697/98 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 01 Nov 1761 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
20 iv. Hannah Gates34,35, born 11 Jun 1699 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT36; died Oct 1713 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT36,37.
21 v. Esther Gates38,39, born 24 Feb 1701/02 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT40,41; died 01 Dec 1720 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT42,43.
Notes for Esther Gates:
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. . . died . . . unmarried. - George
Gates of East Haddam
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+ 22 vi. Mary Gates, born 29 Aug 1703 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 01 Mar 1741/42 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
+ 23 vii. George Gates, born 17 Nov 1705 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 29 Dec 1756 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
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viii. Joshua Gates, born 26 Apr 1708 in East Haddam,
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ix. Timothy Gates44, born 29 May 1710 in
4. Deacon James2 Brainerd (Daniel1)44 was born 02 Jun 1669 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT44, and died 10 Feb 1742/43 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT45,46. He married (1) Deborah Dudley47,48 01 Apr 169649,50, daughter of William Dudley and Mary Roe. She was born 11 Nov 1670 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT51,52, and died 22 Jul 170953. He married (2) Sarah Daniels53 23 May 171153. She was born Abt. 1681, and died 04 Jun 177054.
Notes for Deacon James Brainerd:
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James Brainerd (Daniel) of Haddam, Middlesex County,
Connecticut; married, 1 April 1696, Deborah Dudley of Saybrook, Connecticut,
born 11 November 1670, daughter of William and Mary (Roe) Dudley of the same
place. Mrs. Deborah (
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James Brainerd is buried in Ye Old Burying Ground,
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More About James Brainerd and Deborah Dudley:
Marriage: 01 Apr 169655,56
Notes for Sarah Daniels:
There is a Sarah Daniels, born February 10, 1679, daughter of John and Mary (Chappel) Daniels. She is the only Sarah Daniels that in any way will answer for the Sarah Daniels wanted that I have found, but I have no proof that she is their daughter. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 41.
More About James Brainerd and Sarah Daniels:
Marriage: 23 May 171157
Children of James Brainerd and Deborah Dudley are:
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i. Captain James3 Brainerd, born 02 Mar 1696/97 in
Haddam,
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ii. Deborah Brainerd, born 03 Apr 1698 in Haddam,
+ 28 iii. Captain Gideon Brainerd, born 04 Mar 1699/00 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT; died 25 Sep 1767 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
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iv. Mary Brainerd, born 11 Jan 1701/02 in Haddam,
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v. Hannah Brainerd, born 07 Mar 1703/04 in Haddam,
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vi. Abijah Brainerd, born 26 Nov 1705 in Haddam,
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vii. Daniel Brainerd, born 02 Aug 1707 in Haddam,
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viii. Mehetabel Brainerd, born 13 Jul 1709 in Haddam,
Children of James Brainerd and Sarah Daniels are:
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i. Sarah3 Brainerd, born 02 May 1713 in Haddam,
35 ii. Zechariah Brainerd57, born 31 Jul 1715 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT57.
Notes for Zechariah Brainerd:
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. . . died young. - The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America, 1649-1908, Vol. I. (James), p. 41.
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36 iii. Jephtha Brainerd57, born 29 Oct 1718 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT57.
37 iv. Othniel Brainerd57, born 02 Jun 1720 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT57; died 17 Sep 172457.
38 v. Elizabeth Brainerd57, born 28 Sep 1723 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT57; died 09 Feb 1742/43 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT57.
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vi. Heber Brainerd, born 18 Apr 1725 in Haddam,
5. Captain
Joshua2 Brainerd (Daniel1)58 was
born 20 Jul 1672 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT58, and died 13 May
1755 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT59. He married (1)
Mary Olmsted60, daughter of Samuel Olmsted and Mary
Lord. She was born Abt. 168860, and died 25 Dec 1704 in
Notes for Captain Joshua Brainerd:
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Joshua Brainerd (Daniel) of East Haddam, Middlesex County,
Connecticut; married, first, Mary Olmstead, born about 1688, baptized 7
August 1692, in Hartford, Connecticut, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Lord)
Olmsted, of East Haddam. Mrs. Mary (Olmsted) Brainerd died 25 December, 1704,
in that place. He married, second, 12 July 1710, Mehitable Dudley, born -----
1682, in
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More About Captain Joshua Brainerd:
Baptism: 07 Oct 1672,
Residence:
More About Mary Olmsted:
Baptism: 07 Aug 1692,
Notes for Mehitable Dudley:
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Mehitable Dudley was grand-daughter of William and Jane
(Lutman) Dudley, who were married 24 August 1636, at Ackley,
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More About Joshua Brainerd and Mehitable Dudley:
Marriage: 12 Jul 1710, Haddam, Middlesex, CT67,68
Children of Joshua Brainerd and Mehitable Dudley are:
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i. Mehitable3 Brainerd, born 20 Apr 1711 in East
Haddam,
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ii. Joshua Brainerd, born 07 Nov 1712 in East Haddam,
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iii. Deborah Brainerd69, born 12 Aug 1714
in
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iv. Daniel Brainerd, born 17 Jul 1715 in East Haddam,
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v. Lydia Brainerd, born 01 Sep 1717 in East Haddam,
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vi. Lieutenant Eleazer Brainerd, born 10 Nov 1719 in East
Haddam,
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vii. Mary Brainerd, born 06 Oct 1721 in East Haddam,
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viii. Deborah Brainerd, born 20 Jun 1724 in East Haddam,
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ix. Jeremiah Brainerd, born 14 Mar 1727/28 in East Haddam,
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x. Timothy Brainerd, born 18 Mar 1729/30 in East Haddam,
6. Lieutenant
William2 Brainerd (Daniel1)70 was
born 30 Mar 1674 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT70, and died Aft. 11
Sep 174771. He married Sarah Bidwell72,73
15 Dec 169873, daughter of Samuel Bidwell and Elizabeth
Stow. She was born 20 Sep 1674 in
Notes for Lieutenant William Brainerd:
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William Brainerd (Daniel) of Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut,
then called Haddam, East Side; married, 13 December 1698, Sarah Bidwell, born
20 September 1674, at Middletown, Connecticut, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth
(Stow) Bidwell of the same place. He was chosen fence viewer in 1696, and was
one of a committee for laying out of land. He was appointed Lieutenant of a
company, October 1722. He and his wife joined the church in Middle Haddam,
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More About Lieutenant William Brainerd:
Baptism: 05 May 1674,
Residence: Haddam,
More About William Brainerd and Sarah Bidwell: